The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-08

VI VIC Cnsoo csaso9 Navy, anu P0fsVnai VI iFo
Morse.
Mr. STEWART sad-I had the peasura and happiness Of
Joining with you in your worship yesterday, and had cir
cumatances allowed would have at thu. time graft
ned participate the prominent object then before the
minds of the brethren which tho successful laying,
supposed and still suppose, Of ths Atlantic cable. By
the rem which made md the references which
made TO that circumstance incident very
orcbly brought 70 my mind in connection with Pro-
fessoF Morse, who ID old and early friend OF mine
Shortly after the success Of the telegraph established be
tween Baltimore and Washington, for the first tme me
him. and congratulated him upon the Of this great
triumph In science He at once were, repuised the
congratulatory and complimentary remarks which .
friend making to MIN, declaring that instead Of hsv
ing his vanity excited any sentiment of SELF eongrau
aon connected Win the tances, he felt humoled
before God that he had believed taat the sppca
ton Of this discovery " the utsran purposes or le
that was only carrying out previous purpose If Al
mighty God for the achievement Of his ultimate gores
the earth; that he felt that it was the prodac.
Of the wisdom and goodness Of God; thu. he
had only been the agent In accomplishing
this end, and in that Of felt himself numbet
the DUST before his Maker, and even before his fellow
men, that he doubted not but there thousands Of
men u vsrious countries the earth just capable Of
accomplishing the achievement which mad been assigned
10 him be himself was aud that the great happiness
and Joy 70 him was not in connection with tue commercial
cation Of science, but that In the social blessings
and in the moral triumphs which, he believed would DC
his lends join with him giving thanks to God that
he had made MIN the humble instrument OF muncAt
which he took Of II, he st the same time related an
incident which had just occurred. he had been then
called 70 Washington by the Austrian Ambassador
favor Of the Emperor OF Austria In connection with this
great discovery. The Austrian Ambassador had given
him dinner in Washington, to which invited many Of
the most distinguished persons 1t that time the capital
In Illustration OF the blessings which he believed w,ud
flow from tss discovery and The OF IT, he stated
close of the entertainment called his end
Of the table BY saying, "ar Morse have message 70
deliver to you. have recently had daughter married
and removed for the first time from the none of her
father and her mother, which distance OF
graphic Communication from her. saying, Father God
biees Mr. Morse for although am many miles from
WsshOs;oD to INQUIRE how YOU are and re,eve the an
swer before cit oown to my breakfast God bless Mr..
Morse" This was but simple illustration Of what he
believed TO be the hignes. blessings that would 70
the human family, socially and religoosy through the
application Of his great invention Whilst are per-
ml1ed to rejoice In the hope OF iss ultimate triumph in
this respect, have fresh to believe that the
social moral religious blessings sill be surpassed
by any ths. political II this should
be proved TO be the result OF the ruphs science in
its reference TO the moral blessings Of mankind and the
progress OF the kingdom Of God s have say
Bess God for the blessings which he has conferred upon
US through Mr.. Morse"
GRAND ILLUMINATION IN BROOKLYN IN
HONOR OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
graph cable has met with fitting response from Brooklyn
Last evening there was general illumination in the
vicinity OF the City Hail. Flags OF Great Britain AMI the
United States were displayed rockets and other fireworks
were exploded and bands Of music played the national
airs Of England and America.
The scene about the Hall was aumated-several
housand people had gathered in the neshOorhood aud
considerable enthusiasm manifested.
HAlsey's immense iron front building in Fulton street
illuminated from top bottom and presented most
brilliant spectacle The lower oors being occupied as
stores, looked grand.
The Poe, once also shed rays Of light from every win.
The Nassau Insuraoce Company was illuminated on the
Court and Remses street tides.
The Mechanics Bank Building, on the Of Court
arc Montague streets, vas blaze OF light transpa-
rency CONTAINING the following deepstcn from Captain
Budson to bis family in large Roman Characters
rsaArrY BAY, August s, 1858 (
! God has been with us Che telegraph cable Is aids
sNl well. Yours anecionatey. Wa. L. HUDSON
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Nos 2e6, 2os and 500 Fulton street. pied piano
mandatory stores and residences, presented brhso.
appearance In the Windows OF the nrst nu Der
were trsnsparencies bearing the following inscr ptons
TWO WORLDS UsfrED.
MARX EvKSr
And
sUcsrs TO TIE ATLANTIC TksiGRArn.
We are living, we are dwelling,
In grand and awful time
In an age OF thrilling wonder
To DO living Ia sublime.
The Brooklyn Band played from the pazys Of Bslseys
Buldngs during the evening. "Hail Columbia was the
mrs. air and "Goi Save the Queen followed, both Of
which were spplsuded by the large assembags IN
and about the PARK. Other succeeded and the in
terest kept up until late hour. say rockets blszed
from every direction IN the meantime, and everybody APP
peared 70 be rejoiced 1T the great undertake
Ing which brought this display forth Fulton street is
uuay thronscd on saturday evening, but This
there pcrecs jam The City Hall looked handsome
something like the moon-by the light reflected upon It's
white surface from the surrounding buildings. Nos q
candle ersced ne windows and not flag waved from s
cupolA
RECEPTION OF THE NEWS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY.
RUTLAND, August 9, 1868.
There great rejoicing here onght In appreciation Of
The grestcst event In the history Of the world. AL the
bells are ringing merry peal and bonnres burning in
Ia fhn ruya