, 1865-01-14
FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH..
Festival and Fair in Bryan Hall-Thc
Scotch Cottage Scenes.

| The ladies of the First United Presbyterian
Church, in this city, com5etAecd yesterday two
days Fair and Festival, In aid Of their church
fund md it Is but justice to them to eay that the
affair Was one Of the most czoditabc OF the
Nearly every one connected with the church had
ioined in the work; hzd criuced great liberaiity
and no g1udge OF dine. They set ont with the
determination to deserve liberal patronage, and
they achieved it. The. hall last evening was
crowded with visitors, and during the day the at
tendance was not small
+ The tables whcreon meals were served in the
lower hall, were an exception to The rule too often
established With regard to public dinners. There
WINS IN abundance Of good nrat class cdibles, aud
enough was left after all had taken their ill, to
feed. ecorca Of hungry ones. They promise that
the stpp1y to-day shall be equally liberal. Our
friends need not therefore hang back in the fear
b q ss need msa not
Be- sefysd ,1 up any where than TINT spread out in
In Tie upper hall there were tables set with
US wei htisd win cieFEs The band of tSc It'll i5t5
E.h G. occupied the gallery and gave forth their
The great attraction Of the;cyen1ng was the re-
Presentation Of Scottish fafm house. Scotia ia
thc home Of Prcebytcr1apism, and sery many OF
those who in this country worship in Presbyte-
Iiun churches hail from North Britain, either In
Of s Ths W. thus
surroundings, also the talk we're emlnent1y Scotch,
without error On the side Of exubciance. Several
so5Fs e5c r. sung IN reay>e1eellsnt styls So
qsest 1t Will be repeated this afternoon as well
In the evening.
To-day Will Be the Last The hall will be open
ported. 4 rerJ pleasant hour may be spent there
even by those not connected with the church.
JosErH Anx REDH1yUs.-We we'll remember
pYrfta nAufs fEvan in,
England by the systematic swind1ing Of one *.Jo-
eeph Ady," as he delighted to dgn himself at the
bottom ofletterz containing the promise Of ''some
hing to your advantage" on receipt OF soycr-
ciEn. So extended was his circle Of operations
that nearly 81 Of the prominent men IN The conn-
~ we5e Tte1 o md any o. ths r. nc
perf. and the news even travelled to this country,
where a1uslons were ever and anon made to the
Joseph ADJ style Of literature. But Joseph at
Inst was played ont, and the memory OF his sins
followed him Into obscnrity+
Buthc lires again. We sometlrnes latfefIy come
acroet eouac saeh letter as the following, evident
Jan. 9Th, 1865.
to aa
81. Address J. q. Tutte, Tutsle's Corre:e, Nj.
Mr., Tuttle has sent his uissiye To the wrong
Rsss ta %
closed dollar such IL life"
The "somcthlnc to your advantage" is per-
ftcty protean in It's shapes i takes the form ofa
TO Lii IS, ,C60 at 1cast; check Tor Thousand
dollars offered a. security for the loan Of Atty; ad
vert1sementa Of situations vacant for which nppl-
eants must inclose one dollar to pay expenses Sc,
&c. Sensible people are never gulled by thesc~
catchpoles, but unfortunately these bear, but
small proportion to the rnnss OF humnntly.
musici3n once wildly observed that he could find
onc Thousand A dats for one B sharp. The lattsr
hns real existence in the musical scale, aud but
an occasional one In the social.
SPECIAL RE11o1ors sERs1cEs.-Therc will be
Union meeting Of the Methodist churches Of this
city ut the Clark street H. E. church. this (Satur-
day) evening at II o'clock. The pastor will be
assisted BY the several Methodist pastors.