New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-19
CLOSE OF THE FAX Ar THE ACADEMY
DIR. oAuiLL's LIZ cTURE.

DIR. CAHiLLS LIZ cTURE.
The great Fair at the Academy of Music for the
benefit of the Sstes OF Mercy, after two weeks con-
tipuance was closed on Saturday evening The p1n-
cip4l interest OF the close concentrated on the
very valuable book Of autographs collected by Mrs.
Jas W. White, Of which have already given
some account. A large number of the letters con-
IIsed in ii, private letters mover yet published,
many OF them highly interesting. Mrs. White made
the collection in about ten months. II numbers 400
autographs, some Of them exceedingly rare.
We have never so interesting volume.
IL was pla ed in he Fair to be given by lot TO one
tmoDg eco who should pay 81 into the treasury Of
tie Fair. The numbers remaining untaken on SHur.
day, were filed up with tie name oil tne olN5rs o.
composed If the following gentlemen were chosen 70
snperirtend the dra wing; ia. l. Brady, No. 81
West Twtnty-'hDd street; jas. w. White, No. 95
East Thirty -lOuth street; Saml X Hubbard, No. Is
West IhiIry -fIs street, Calvin Angler No. OBJ West
Fourteenth street; Ew'd PRIME j., No. IL West Six
teentb stree {; A. Marie, No. West Eighteenth street.
The numbers carefully deposited IN a large SILVER
bowl were placed by the Committee within ful view
of the expectsnt audience, and gentleman then an
uounced tba the fret number drawa would win the
prize. little girl chosen from the crowd, DIRE" the
ticket and three hearty cheers wee gysn when II
was announced that share No. 30, owned by the Sis
ters OF Mercy, bad been drawn The Illuminated
MSS Bible was put up at auction but not reae lng so
arse IL ean DO made to bring at private SAFE,
was wItbdIawn.
moved and last evening" the largest audience winch u
is possible for the Academy to hold, was assembled
within its walls The occasion was lecture from the
Rev. DR. Cahil an Irishman, "olch very htiy rounded
off the Ladies Fair, and added $1,000 10 the Fands,
which are 10 90 the Sisters. The Archbishop pre-
sided and introduced DIR. Cahill with warm eulogum,
and hearty recommendation .
Dr. CAHiLL said that lie was happy TO make his irst
appearance as lecturer in this country under sueh
auspices and before such audience. He elt that ne
was not in "A ge place; be was ut home. IL was
not the bills and the mountains which made nome out
the arm heats and bosOms Of one 3 counirymen he
lad new n seep such SIGHT before though be had, at
the request Of Cardinal NIsenau lrcturec n all the
thesiers ID London. He had thought that lecture on
Natural Philoropny would be out Of pafe on suaday,
and had selected % bic subec' the Dsliieency OF HUI
nan Reaton 20 acquire Christian faih. Reason
was toersbly efficient for this world, but II
was mpotent beyond tue grave. Great In rs own DO
main il pow Weress for The other world iHe genius
o. reason was known in poetry, art, and industry but
not i'm religion. But, even in matters OF TINS world
reason wgs ut fault. How came the ivory Oi me ele
phants tooth out OF the clay under our ieet VI this
material came all the products Of THIS eartn yer nov,
reason could not tell Nor cOuld reason tell now his
earth came If then reason was 40 easily baked
in itr own realm, how fo' lIzh It was 70
attempt 70 apply 70 The feola 1rea, sehoar '~ was
liable for bis scholarship TO fall into the wort
depthi of skepticsm, while the lowliest servant gIr
was .sfe in The hgIt Of revelation. human reason
could have 10 conception OF tue hnnAJ VI 10y
could have no idea Of original sin. Thai there had
been original sin was evident from .oeeiy ou reason
coulc tel nothing Of ts origin. Revelation Told as
that came from eating apple Ieasoa would laugh
at the apple. But what greater commandment eoah
have been given lin than not TO eat the apple.
He could not command him 10 love him.
there Was DO need Of that. Adam would
| Of eouns not profane the maine OF tie
Lord whom be knew; be could not honor his iatner
and mother having none, nor could he murder, or
hear IA &c witness aganst his neghbor be could MOI
soye, bis reghbors wife, for. he knew no neighbof
and be kne 10 woman loud srnilesl; aud & Was IN
possbe for him TO transgress the sixth commandment
| 80 10 make him responsible, God gave Adam thls
\ command which then included ali others. MAI ;
whole being lost by this transgression required Om
apotsn sacrifice be restokec snd the service Of .ae
| whole being avail itseh Of that sacrifice Inc
| faith sfce which God called mnst take IN doc,
| trines as apparently against logic ss the lAe'
| Of the creation Gi something out OF nothing
faith and good works the two conditions Wlihc@
| which men could not be saved. They must oetevs
what they could not understand for reason wtaes
tLey could not deny. Agains, this was ranged n'ocF'
philosophy, Ind the wicked man who resisted ihe com
mandmenls. The whole Of the New Iestam at wa
page after page cl facts dening the hHats OF hrma