The New York herald., 1850-02-18
CITY Inteiilueuce.

THE CRIME or REApisG on PossEsssG scrsar PArER
D,aouNerp ~ CHuRcH, AND sPinfrEp ErsuKr TO the
pEr.cBrn.At the morning service, yesterday, In St.
TsuIs church. the meek and pous divine who for some
time past has ofcisted In the forenoon took occasion
In his to his flock against the awful sin Of
reading possessing, or handling Sunday newspaper.
IL has been lopg question among divines In what the
Sin against the Holy Ghost, which be for
given consists But the Rev gentleman seems to have
discovered in the depth Of his theological lore, that
this dreadful and objectionable sin be no other
than coming in contact with Sunday paper IL is the
only solution Of the deuunciatiou he uttered Upon
no other principle could he scare away such sinners
from the house q God; for ministers Of the Gospel
generally exhort the worst sinners TO come and hear
the words Of salvation and Christ hiusef invites Of
TENDERS of the de.pes aye 70 come 70 sim Tor mercy
But great, an uncommon divine makes exception
and lays down the d,et,n that all who read sunday
newspapers without the pale of alton and have
business at the holy communion or ct ehursh
He said he knew well dressed, respectable maa Who
went from that church and purchased Q sunday news
paper. He forbade him and sn ~ho touched the vile
fhest TO approach the holy communion. and he DID
want them 10 come inside those walls. one esutlsmsn
MIR Robert Hamilton, residing In North Moore street.
and OF the frm Of Campbell GO from his nd
walked out thus administering most e.ectual rebuke
TO the audacous presumption OF calling him seifa
minister Of the Gospe In not only denouncng that
unholy or sinful which the Bible nowhere cosdenss,
but dealing deep dsmnation upon the heads OF ali so
have anything - DO with the vile trash" There was
sensation, 81 no ordinary Kind, In the church. at
the dtgnttsd course purtued hy MI. Hamilton,
Il pity did not follow his example lie did not
leave the church because be felt the denunoiston
let elled OF him (for be knew that uo; but ne
felt utterly dissrsed at the fana,csm exhibited
that he came to tbs copci usion Saint Pseia no
longer spot In which he could receive much sdiesa.
uon.
A rIoopY ArFR,y GsNrtt~s House On Satur-
day evening, sanguir AIRY array took place in ssu.
bling hous- in rark Row In which of the party
wounded In the temple With bowie knife sessriug the
artery oeusrg the 20 bleed almost TO death aud
un his trt.nities Geld. surgeon ~ length
sent fer Who adninistered such aid ss probably saved
The despsrson Of the gsmtng houses OF TIT. eity 10
fact approaching to the condition Of New Orleans.
E,p, .Sp Loss % Two LivEs.-At an early hour yes-
tstday morning Ere broke out in wooden buiidiBx
ct the Of ThiItyhrst stresf and Sixth le,
which entirely consumed before the hremen could
render any assistance The most nslauchoiy fssture
cor ~ih bis nre vss the losscf tvo young chill
Or, n no were burned to death la the gsmss We Odd
not ls arm their names Coroner Getr Will hold an in
quest N the bodies to day.
Irowxrp-At o'clock on Saturday evening sailor
fell from the bsHspfit q the bark Brookssy api ~ss
drowntd
Fiicur or NErsI sIicssr AND Wseos. The horse aud
ysgOn belonging TO Thomas Bscs smsn the carrier of
IL, daily papers in the Twelfth ward made ruoBtns
Welt % thu tth district about hsf pest too ococS
yesterday morning leaving All tSs ne~s brhind. aud
str rA nibg tn ough nuuber u our streets night
ma, bihki.g he had b-cuaIt the wsgon fss snoush,
std s he could ren far better vithyut IT, left " 10
Nsst srCsoWs, sud ttsn dsshsd alon. til he
Landed iu The ~ 40 "a Wt,t arost sty sa
~ss '2trcaed but,hseiiy tiuttd alt.f 50 desperate
rpn.