New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-07

y,,;,o,, TS,, oyJ Ey1e5 ;fyvrhe1ein he traced his
career from the time when he wac student az Oxofi
In 1861 10 20 the tine wbeo he established tne Com
nonwealth Of PeDosy yaniawaich province, the lee
turer remarked, was given 10 Penn IN eAchSnge TOT
debt OF $1,000 which the English Government owed
bis fsiher Sir Admiral Penn, at the time Of hS DEAN
The lecturer said that Penn the first man who e'-
tsblished a government upon these shores upon the
true democratic principle
F.RsyR's CLuB.-This body held their
weekly meeting &. noon on Tuesday at the American
Institute Broadway, Judge Livingston in the chair.
There were several beautiful cuttings OF fruits aud
vines sent by different persons which were distributed
among the members paper was read on the facility
Of propsgsng herbeceOus plants and as0 melons from
cutiings The mode recommended was 70 MI white
glass vial with water aud put In the cutting the mouth q
he vial being about q OF inch WIDE, and then place
IL In hot bed The cutting would sprout in three or
four days when il could be placed Ia the earth. This
method was tried with the utmost success The que@
top Of the dsy wa the best mode Of ferizng soils
Judge Van WICK stated that he considered Guaoo
hot for this country and stated that had not succeeded
in England and beside no one could be cure he got the
proper article was mixed with other material eDd
in this state cold genuine He alluded ~ article
which appeared in The London FdrnsrS Magazine on
the continued RAISING Of beet crop. by buyng the tops
each year which, II commended, would be sufficient
10 fertilize the land for another crop.
Professor Mapes, In answer stated That he ma nos
consider eusDo could be easily adutersted and tins
could be done 10 Epgand could not here He aso con
tended that the bdryng of the tops could not return 70
the soil whist carried away ia the ro) az the ater
contained hundred parts Of inorganic matter for the
twenty FIVE parts which the tops contained and that
these hundred parts should be 10 some manner restored
10 the soil before it would be brought TO that state IN
which before the production OF the crop and this
The burying OF the tops could not do The Professor
continued ut length 10 nforcc the Of usno
acme other MANURE and said If the leaves and tops in
stead of being buried were used in feeling cattle and
manure bought for TIE price they would bring, and put
on the ground, 10 would be much better.
Mr. Robinson spoke and took like view, and said the
only instance in which he ever knew guano % be sdl
tersted was in where sloop had been sent
from this City TO Philadelphia with sduhersted
ticle After come further discussion the meeting sd
journed
NEw-YoRK AND BROOKLYN ASSOCIATION
This body held its annual meeting at the Union Con
eregstionsl Church, in Fourth-st, on Tuesday and
Wednesday OF this week.
Rev DIR. Lansing was chosen Moderator, and Rev
Mr.. Atkinson, Scribe.
This Association, few years ago small, has
become an important religious body in numbers and
the distinguished ability Of many of its MEMBER
Nearly forty cergymeD now enrolled on the list of
membership in this Association
The sessions OF Tuesday occupied with the
hearing of reports the choice Of officers and miscella
neous business 70 the evening the annual sermon was
preached by Rev Mr. Eggleston, Of Brooklyn from I'd
Cor, v. 20. Subject, Christian Automatically.
Dton Of the nature Of the ministerial Office, and pro
ceedsd TO exhibit Of the more important infer
ences thence to be deduced He argued that the office
of an Ambassador for Christ IL of uneqused dign
y that minister ought 10 be esteemed tor the hdeIy
with which he Ambassador, represents Christ aud
uhls bis instructions rather than Tor any native or ac
ouired cndownents that the work Of Christian min
lister Ia properly one Of sympathy entreaiy ana love-
et the ChrSan minister, in proportion "a he IL hath
fu will present truths which unwelcoe, anu oien
offensive and finally, that hearers OF Chrsts AMBUSH
doris must necessarily give account OF their hearing a.
involving good III treatment OF Christ himself T 40
principle carried throughout the discourse, that the
Christian ambassadorshp is not confined to any distinct
orders officers In the Church but embraces the whole
Christian brotherhood, every disciple OF Christ being
commissioned by him his ambassador 10 his fellow
Tho sermon closed with nu exhortaton 70 listen
to Christie ambassadors with becoming seriousness and
attention.
HG Jeseup r.. Martin and j. Edwin Roy, of the Union
Theological Seminary in this City, and Mr. 5 Mccall Of
the New Haven Theological Seminary, presented them
selves for examination rs candidates Tor the Christian
ministry They were examined a, much length, and
proved themselves more than ordinarily qualified to go
forth the religious instructors OF their fellow men
Beeidos this business somewhat remarkable dis
cussion ensued upon Spirit Rappes. 1t seems that at
semi annual meeting Rev. Charles Beccher, of
Newark. had been requested 20 prepare a paper on
esprit Rappings" But Mr.. b ia now In Europe, and
the question was whether the paper should be sdby
proxy.
DR. Patton said that he would move that they should
take Nm the subject when the Providence of God would
PERM, Rev Chas Beecher TO read his paper In per
son and not resort the uncongregationsl system oil
having 1t rcad by proxy lRev. 7. Beecher had been
delegated by his brother 10 read the paper There was
mot verv great danger 10 be anticipated from the Spt
Rappingsh at the present time la their congregation
and he for would be ready 10 take an Insurance oil
half per cent upon them. o..
member moved as an amendment that a Commit
h.. pte1 tn IL
snd N ON ex ami alton OF the paper should be deemed
right Il might then be published In the public papers
DR. Patton accepted the amendment.
Rev T. BeecheI said he had no personal opinions TO
expreas on the matter but there some facts res
tive 20 the paper of which he would wish 10 put them
npOssesson IL would be desirable his orother thought
10 have the subject Of Spirit Rsppins plsced in some
uethodised form The arguments IN the paper were
founded on certain well authenticated phenomena inc
first part OF IL would be found 10 eonssto strong state
nent of The natural argument the second strong safe
uent of the spiritual argument and the third oil the DID
hcal argument aud winding up with aproper coaclH
sion The paper does not settle the controversy be-
cause the controversy has not In Il the eleeps rs yet
al least OF settlement To prepare H. ms brother wa,
Obliged To enter into volumiDous correspondence ana
careful about il thai some parts have been written and
rewritten upward OF tive times IL was arranged that
IL should be published Immediately after being read hH-
fore tina, body, thus ~ 1t were receiving It's stamp he
had made an agreement with publisher but II was OF
such a nature that the paper was not read be
fore them. no disappointment would be experienced
Rev Henry Ward beecher asked tue ModeiMor "hA'
motion was before them, for he understood ths the mo
non making the reading of the paper the speaL order
for TO day. bad been carried
Rev MI. Cheever spoke in favor ofposiPonius the
reading of the paper till the Return OF Rev Charles
Beecher IL would be attaching too much importance
altogether To the Spiritual RsPpcrs, 20 have 70 be-
fore the community that that body were engaged IN the
examination OF matter OF such trivial nature IL was
only nine DAYS wonder and would o Itself die out As
Tor HE part he of opinion that they should not sude
20 IL At all lie the tables dancing anduitng about
hut he was not therefore going n iorsake the Bible ana
serve tabIes Iaushterf lie condemned DR.. Tyos,
also for giving too much prominence 10 The msiter
Rev Henry Ward BeeCher said that, Ike the "li'h'
the, should not be afraid Of the ghost which they them
selves had rased. IL was an Interesting SUBJECT ana
had been intfusted to judicious family Tie had no
sssr 1,r eonseouepces lie would therefore sup