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The New York herald., 1869-03-15
TIE LaBca QUESTION.


strike Of the German Cabinet Makers To-
day-Other Strikes.
To-day the German cabinet makers strike for an
advance OF wages, in accordance with resolution
passed at their last meeting In this city there are
lo7 shops in which cabinet makers-most OF them
members af the German Cabinet Makers Union-are
employed. They are now earning from eighteen TO
twenty dollars per week. different shops paying diff
ferent prices. The strike Is to be for general ad-
vance or about fiffeen per cent The men employed
IN each shop, however, will determine the price 10
be PAID The men are well organized. some $500
belonging 10 the society, and they expect 10 achieve
an early triumph.
GAS AND STEAM FITrERs.
The gas ami steam filters intend striking for an
Increase OF wages on Monday next and are now
busy engaged collecting funds and otherwise pre-
pairing for The contest They are at present earning
three aud half dollars per day. The society Is no.
very large two hundred and fifty members), but it
comprises the best workmen in that line OF business
in New York. The advance TO be demanded Is fifty
cents per day ON Friday night q meeting VIII be
held TO take definite action on the strike
STONE RUBBERs.
The stone rubbers strike al Messrs Fanlaugh Il
GIlls yard. inlWest Fftieth street,isti continues
ard the unemployed men have been supported by
their brethren in work for two weeks. During that
tnle $50 have been received by the men on strike.
There Is not much chance OF the strike terminating
satisfactorily for the men. because their places have
ali been filed by ''scabs.n The society men have
been ordered to work any price at this yard now
with the view OF working out the scabs. The men,
however, are not desirous OF doing so.
THE PRINTERS STRIKE.
There is no change TO note in the condition OF az
fairs relating THIS contest Eight bosses still de-
clne accede TO the demands OF the Union and the
ouy tuing for the men do be the starting
ol a cooperative printing establishment and work
the bosses oaE Of Job. The strikers are subscrib
ihg money ior this purpose and up TO this time have
placed 500 in bank. In about TWO weeks time they
expect 70 make a movement toward fitting up i
shop Sld commencing operations.
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TIE HRoA1wsy GAMBLING AffHay.
Arrest and CommitiaI of One of the
suiluufs

Arrest and CommitiaI Of One of the As-
Irwil be remembered that few days since there
appeared in the HERALD an account OF an ARRAY
which happened in a Broadway gambling saloon, in
brutaliy assaulted and robbed OF 81 100 IN money
which he had won from the proprietor OF faro
''bank.- ON Saturday afternoon Connor appeared
before Justice Ledwitn, at Jefferson Market, and
made afiidavig that on Wednesday night
OF last week he was M the gambling sa-
loon No. 5l2 Broadway, on the second
floor, being somewhat under the influence OF
liquor aiier an exciting nights game, in which be
had been successful In bleeding the bank 10 the
tent 81 81 s0e $I,100 OF which he held In his hand.
N n!e engaged in conversation with two OF the
irequenteFs OF the place, better known '.ropers.
IN named Jonn Tully ana Dutcn Charlie, Tuly d.
vcrted lis attention 20 some OBJECT IN the room ana
then dealt him blow Ia the face with ms hst which
had tue effect Of telling him 20 the floor, and while
lslng there Dutch Charlie orciblE took the money
ircn his hand and lett the house. The party not be-
lrg satisfied with rcbcnr the man. concluded to have
satisfaction oat Of hin for being fortunate enough to
WIN thcr l-gotten gains. Tully and ms friends sec
to beating him. ana did not deslst until the unfortu-
nate tonnT was nearly insensibie from kicks
cnas aad blows. As scon as abe he left The
premises and proceeded TO MS residence, where he
was confined unrii SATURDAY. warrant was Issued
upon ne n0fe facts being worn 20, and placed 10 The
HANDS ed'cer Marunot, or the fourteenth precinct.
nlgnt ara incarceraisng hin m The station
house. He was arfaicned before Justice Ledwlth a.
y rs9n Market Yesterday, and, upon his informal
rAaguuatlon stated Ae Mas thirty years o. age,
2 native q Cauada, residing - 20. 90Nandam street,
Nf occupation q mach.nist, ana not guilty Of the
ci4fre preferred against hIm. tie was committed
lN 4aial4b cf tlay9 NaN 20 apsNcr 10 the Cont cf
General session. Dutch Chgriic gfill remains aG
iA-e lAa JGcsr not having succeeded n erecting
hlH @rr II. Ndt Will. no G0lib,. Mnd ain ere many
ca7a e.tA51, a8 he is wei knaw4.
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Ba sA.ya -TrlLasElvE.

ArcIDrSr--fe@rss Goodwin was accdenaGy
thrown oem bis carriage n the corner 81 G0id ana
Froat siFoeis yesterday morning ana eerl6nsiq ir.
jared. ltg was taken q his nome Ia reuf avenue
aEtsSgn GRAND LAntaNY.--A CLERK. Samuel
Ne8erey was arrcstei py an oNceroi tic Forty
nm.a pse.mss charged Win stealing norse ana
M~& tae NfQa-.t ~ tetef hc1Vpy. q SPENCER
sH..s 1850 .tF.rVaied i0fks ana four butter plates
y W. #qa0 ID Ute possession I'd the accas1a. re
Was ia-at ~ tNl AliatNn before Justice ColnWli.
1aG&s. .@fFfS4.--A cala named Fanny Lisser
wastHn over n naseis waven e.d badly Injured
81 Nft tgeuue. as saturday evening. The vehicle
W. t1t alerE 3. e reeSiess spesi AZ Tie time of
y ~ uefn 1orir1 frrg store epH was isub-
So a .aa NJ Ter nDms, Std. % fyrts avenue.
EtN lNtH " 4 F&RABE's WA8oy. "A heavy
uisftt wetoa, belonging % Henry \ VAN pe,t
Bay l1f7e vhiie hel1g driven rapidly along Mamf-
tn1 AFsH.e oa a.HFday evening" pas1ad over
i,la.a4 sua ~. rlue Year, % wee indrtug severe
7 arsE about tae ssaA aad at8 ras unfortunate
" 4 st.el " tNe Lont Island ColltRe
r0tp.i.l ier ant-icG IedrWepn Lie driver of tie
W EF4 stein9 .lie t.lsehi-s Witch he oocas!clrd
di, W. a~as Iapaiy y &yua aifes.
~ ss "fti'rf8tsffalE C1xflfcr' or RArrs.-A
4 na Te occurred between two boys res.dingw within
Il srec.nols 81 Datuey's rasoh On saturday ,asi.
ia gat was ono q prejudice % color ths iaycnie
cattra vhte. alton, who IS only thirteen yeafs
. Z II. 4fgw pcflsnlie and stabbed h.s adversary
tue 81 shoulder blade. Tie accused was arrested
~ ct icer Lewis, ana was locked up al the FORTY.
thfd precinct station house 10 await the result 81
the ttiufies Inflicted, wAich are " dangerous
CaGrao ieF.
BRoo FLyE CRY TRACT AND MISSION socisTY.--The
annua meeting or the Brookyn City Tract and Ms.
sion 81 tlety was held last night at the seq
ond Pre-. 'Dsterian church. at ne corner q
Clinton and Fulton streets The Rev. Dr.
Il. S. Storrs, Jr., presided, and the Hev. Or Ken.
neay read portion Of the scripture and offered TIE
Osenlng pra yer Mr. william w. Wickes read the
treasufers report. from which II appeared that the
receipts last year were $40, IO---all OF which had
been expenaen excent l33. Rev. Dr Canneid read
the annual repart 0i the society which showed that
there were tWeatS missionaries aud ass voluntary
NlAlnfs; tlat ~ ehIren had hcen gathered Into
sunday scnog@. 4Le.ysQye9 sent 70 public schools,
li9l persons - lGeccl 10 attend church ss6
were A0DefulY c3n4ats1 Ad1rcssas wore made
by rev. 1r. seaFer 1858. nr ~. 4. BuuaihgtOn ana
teg II sofgs. amer aheA We cDnst gallon Wese
G4sAa-eeJ.
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cOyxEcr,trr.
New naxen.

PREsESrArroSs.-on Thursday the cadets attached
TO the Sunday school OF the s.. Mary's Roman
Catholic church were presented by patron OF the
company with handsome sword. Friday evening
~ dicaael Gallagher formerly of this city, now a
memoer Of the liiberntan Minstrel troupe, was re-.
dancing, ne was presented with a tiifY dollar gold
medal ~ the 0nng Irish Club u New Haven.
CLEARiSc THg DocKxr.--For some time past
ca !, p tae Superior Court have been Kept from
itAif fY i4s -oexa' beDg lumbered up with
c.4s H. As'e oeen setilei. deiaufed or
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YrsrcrrsrrR cou ry.

FinE Ar SPryrey DrYvfL.--shortiy after seven
O'Clock yesterday morning nrc was discovered II
tie extensive iron foundry and machine works of
the Messrs. Johnston, nc spuyten Duyvn, West.
chester county. The police rep or that tie building
was partly Consumed, involving loss or $4,000
on wnch there are policies Of $4,000 N Sew York
citY companies Tie Fire Marshal has made no IN
festg alton yet, nor has any estimate Oi the loss
Lten made " tbs deputies attached ~ hls bureau.
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SHIPPING NEW s.
Almanac for New York---ThIs Day.
PORT OF NEW YORK, MARCH II, 1859.
Herald Packages.

H6fuIu TucKB8oss
Captains Purssr OF Vessels arriving at this port win
please deliver packages intended for the HERALD to
regularly authorized agents who attached to Steam
Yacht The New York Associated Press do not
collect marine reports attend to the delivery OF PACKAGES
win be the following extract from tho proceedings
OF the regular monthly meeting held March 8, 1885,:
Resolved, That April !, 1855 the Associated
Press VIII discontinue the collection OF ship the
harbor OF New York. Passed unanimously.
rrs- The once Of the Herald yachts JAMES and
JEANNETTE Whitehall slip. All Communications from
and consignees the masters Of inward bound
sells viii be forwarded free Of charge.
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YORK HERALD MONDAY MARCH l5 ls6s.-TRIPLE SHEET

general Law providing for punishment FOR cruelty
to animals.
A deceived Pfttsburger advertises that "Baptist
preacher with q long pare OF whiskerH oil over his
face" has eoped with his wife. xg
The Pennsylvania House OF Representatives win
consider the new constitutional amendment
the State Senate on the 1lth-on the 22d inst.
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frslaLl nnTt,.

INC Nanaaaa rarilament meets April IS.
tennessee Las extensive beds Of mineral paint.
Kansss 8 gong eyicnsiyeiy into grape culture. n
Ntloclpcae races are now "a!l the 90, In Boston.
:, seysny Sge Eoises are 10 training at Lexington,
KY, for the spFlaxTac NJ - -I'l T'r0 l't
colamn ofa Chicago paper
Mr. George Collins, highly respoctaSlo citizen on
Llnfoln county, Ga, died recently agcd 1o2 yeats.
There Is nov before sae pennsylyaa.a Legislature
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Disnsters II IL vnbnras.

DisnsterN IN fnN B1burfns,
We reeeiyaa from corresp5u iani o following
hsi Or wrecks and isaes 81 tae bahamas wthc Names
ofbose seeking Nassau b ds,fe duae III, month
or Fcbruaryi
NASSAU, Nf. March 3, fssn
Feb 2r bark Undinc Shaw, Aslsr from Ulgnfuee0s
Eos'on VIII saEnr zee otay os. about s4 mcs from Gun
and brought io this risch u win he forwarded
FtD IL Affvei elNt Susan 5rs1u Cant Barief from Sd
DohirYo city ior PnsDl wlh oQw01d ani Coffee Caplaia
Esl oaeef ani sevnra down wh fever nainsa nSn
away 3,tpN aud leaking ifia nuppet works pfocO ed
nAw sss ahpprl Two extra aen and pncec3ra the 2o
ali wtl. \
Ftb iiArrvei bas Nep'une dr. isaycs nom kingston
via Key West where she hsi us pnicrecne erars With
CARD OF sugar pinenp anf Yooi, Philadelphia, leaking
badly has disthar .oi AMI Wit Dc ,i8ckrd.
Feb w. Nhnrg schr y Richards of New Bedforhj,
wehb. months cut sean rnd hoaf tys,ed AMI cang
M tersNes; o5Ane new rudder cased opsdes and sailed
or dc 2jtb.
f1b iRrg Lailra of ana Halifax from Kngston ya
Ch4 Gabriel VITA sglr, pmcno, coffee aad bijes
Hsasfe ncsr Gofdas Aoae9 n lrAkY con ion ~ cargo
qasftdry and ofonsh g tia pof and Aaee e cieJ
NJ h evnefs ,1Ne4a
Fsb ssnl Lindsey WILSON, was sssorc On brink,
got bgwa wfec-rs rgs trre VII feceisel dra John
I Ehay A -, Boston. fer u oU5. gold. tllN n q
NJ ftb H. yea Dfir TO- ~ and for Halifax from flfn4
fue4 4pe, Capt iiyaa with rolasea icaking uppr
has fAehafsed ne ~ rarRo, rauikuR from
M tua ferarp about bow tmbtrs ani hawse ppes wher
hhe ID pANv kVften g NM f"t
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. fpgn sTrAueurr city on cAL4rNonr.l

AtIctNrF, feb 21-h Arrived Rolling Wave, Hail. NYort
RaIvIiNr-uftic staa rs 4, ssip \ d Cushing from
Rssplaux, Fe5 sT-1friyed, pcuz Louis, Berso Char
eiaeo Madras Gania M Kew Orleans both from Bor.
nSa,trr.r n q, Japsi--krrrrd Eleanor Miller Core,
New YORK ,aaiS Ssiled saa ,aE Geps g ysni.,; 80.
rgtn ngri'r rss T saeaa caafoh. resse SYors ''''
ghYt1 w si,Afved .ier, isoFs,n, lr son. Mn 49,.
Va il & iSe Dosas s TX Cereal. lcacni. from Bos'ou 10
Pstwcvrr, xsrcs ,saied, Freeman CLARK. Hesworh,
Grsseow March ,-sared, J. a r. walsh. Herbert new
ssss,3 IN WIN sskfrlcr6 nynr,e Smith. Hsv. vyork
Utotttaifn Narrh 2saled, fheodosius christlna,
Hirvica. March i-sanea, Marin Iuihcr, nielsen, Boz.
1.vrrua rss se-ffrivel ftupcnle cahubl.y NYort
.isgaIewf, March 2lr ipi MeFsha heiilr Carnegie,
fGysatu1j. warsh l-Arlysa, Queer o resihy Parte,
Nlors yArI Jgtrsen asesi p 2 ~, Anp,r isweeti,
yrb.ar. Knirht Savannah.
.eir, ID, raIinyrs tsi Wstsnn, Syors,
ciaarsl "a, John hinn nann, Boston Ericsson Mat.
S. sg Srx , x.psa' % & b bSS ane sHs 1l'ss ys *
y'1 E,npa PITY sns s, s9a g,fa1r irnrsascsl,
0.oiicgtiefi JAs,s flsh 4Fown, MORT
,.se ass1nEa ne,& os, n 4 r@ @ Juan" ~ p100' SR0rs
ciesped, ii. syyanas blanchard, Hsady, cardir and
s.se ~ a yss2.sln I'qss Tsr1s g s,. Syor
PiyaoUrH, March 2-Arrged Limn, umnuss, Antwerp
fof htort.
otAssaIDsk, March a-Arsei, Oracle, Humphreys, SAN
sasd kangaroo o.. Manning dro@ Lverpool), Hail
Rio dssTsso, Jan 90 Arrivet CIV of Limerick 81,
EnTftpnNa feh 27Cichrod. 6 RI tner. Smith, pos,on
scspFRtANp, feb - Entered on., Colorado, Atkinson,
sasssse g Pe5 aAryed previous western chcf Lon
dor
fivfmrrR reb ~ Arrivsa, Grprd Pre-, doombey, sa-
,sbAah. =. l M#f
F 1ascsican Ports.
TosrQN, wnrcb Y. ,AI~Arrlsed, steamships Saxon,
ea rs phsdeiphin; Nervous. bfhNt, Hfufk sChfA Fisher
HattI. IsnsIcr hhby HURLEY, Parker rhitteptia
~ safti -gteAmtnip Geo hlyoa' AqWv Hhtiui1rc VI,
NoA0k fhp t asllipvon o0an Ganny. NYntk. bfiga hr
IND Rsesa, ilgAne. Ga,ee ana marke Louisa Al Young
f rhgha: tchfa urrriti lrewsat, 9podae. Galveston
htikaN favaes. Smith, sNfannab,f squire, Eiske
Char esion.
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~ EMOvAL.-I REG TO INFORM NY FRIENDS AVID
ihe public generally that hsyc removed nv place ~
Nhrs from as Fast Fourteenth street lds F
Having ust restncd from burope with large and
ere stock ot EngAh aud fTsDch cassmerr continrs &e
cali to examine the sar1r. f'..N.
ISAAC wALKER, Merchant Tailor.
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Al OFFICIAL DRAWINGS
Al. Missouri and Kentnnkx State Lolierlea.

A1. Missouri and Kentussy state Lotteries
a. Nlasop 9 = Il fx5 x =. = cess MAH9A n issa .
- - MsBorni-cLAss 9fs MArcu II 1859
aa 75 y, 81 gs "a .e tS y M q, 29 70
~ y 9, % y, sa ~. ~ 10 OK ~ Ga ~ Z.
y, ~, A., g. is. 70, % -s 81, %, ~, y, 4
Information Furnished N thc above ~ also Royal iasara
Lotteries By j. CLUTE, Broker 900 broadway and lss Fui.
ton street.
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A BsOLuTB DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED ~
"a different states; Gesertl1n ac sufficient CAUSE, pub.
Ncly charge nntl divorce obtained; afvice free.
NJ. HOUSE Attorney ~ Nassau street.
A HsOLurE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED IN
~ any state, without publicity exposure. Good every
where No Tees chhr7c1 IN advance Consultation aud
confidential RobERr CHASE Counselor, 10 Nassau u.
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Bark Gisvinnina 1,nll, iro days from rt Black ss,
SAILED.
sicanshlp smidi, Rrcncn.
Wind IL eanse,s.
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paganism, but he failed most ingloriously,
for the simple reason it was dead tree
Since that time no one, so far as we know,
has ever been silly enough to attempt to re-
call to life the ancient religions of Egypt, of
Babylon, of Nineveh, of Persia, of Greece,
of Rome. Not an idol of the religions of
which we have spoken, when once dethroned,
has ever been restored to its place. The
reason is, those systems possessed not that
revival-power which belongs to Christianity;
and hence, like old volcanoes that have been
burned out, they have nothing to leave when
once extinguished except scorie and ashes.
Let Presbyteries, then, take courage
Those old Churches must not be striken from
the roll. They are not dead; but, like
Lazarus, they sleep, and they only await the
terminating voice of Him who infused life
into the slumberer. Give up those Church.
es? No, never! There are too many hal
lowed "reminiscences connected with their
histories to justify such procedure.-Ban-
ner Of Peace, Of Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. :
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Revivals.

Above all, let us remember that revivals
are not machine work. "They arenot worked
up nor worked down" They come often
after patient and fearful labor, on the part
of pastor and people; or they come after the
long and agoniziDg prayers and preaching
of the pastor alone; or they come in answer
to the prayer of the poorest widow in the
valley, or of the humblest child in the vii.
lage; or they come in a manner unexpected
to every one. AL this, however, does not
ignore nor preclude the most assiduous labor,
on the part of the preacher and people, for
the descent of the Holy Ghost. We cannot
determine the time; we cannot judge the
manner; we cannot always rely upon the
visible manifestations; but we can, every
one, improve our spiritual state, by a hearty
and all consecrated devotion to the work OF
advancing the cause of which we profess tc
be disciples. And any who stand aloof from
the work, and refuse to cooperate, must pay
the penalty of barrenness and coldness o.
SOUL Western Christian advocate.
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name who hast continued us all alive to this
day. 0 let thy grace humble me- 0 Lord
1 desire to acknowledge the great mercle'
and benefits and my family have received
not only all our lives long, both spiritual anc
temporal, but in particular these severa
years of late. AS first for our preservation
in this difficult time of war, and for the sup
plies and releases thou, in thy kind provi
dence, hast given US, as to things in this life
And secondly, l would, and do lament the
sad Improvement / have made of these, thy
mercies, both spiritual and temporal. And
likewise l would acknowledge my shortcom'
ings, my carelessness and negligence in duty,
the wanderings of my heart, and my un'
thankfulness for all thy mercies.
l would now give up to thee these four
children also, viz: John, William, Samuel
and Martha, and | would beseech thee for
thy grace to them, and would lament the
carelessness of these my children in respect
to their souls. And now, 0 Lord, desire
to renew all these, my former obligations
and promises, to ask forgiveness for the many
shortcomings, sins and backslidings am
guilty of. and l would, through thy grace,
resolve to be more careful and diligent for
the time to come. l beg this grace and the
guidance of thy Holy Spirit, through Jesus
Christ.
o, give to me this grace! And may ii
operate in all thy people communicating in
the holy ordinance approaching! Make ii
"a glorious time, 0 Lord, to the conviction
and conversion of many to the glorious Re-
deemer! JOHN WOODS.
May 9th, 1866.
The above is copied by grandson of John
Woods, who can adopt the ideas of Cowper,
if not tho very words:
''My boast is not that deduce by birth
From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth
But higher far my just* pretensions rise
A SON of parents passed into the skies"
Rurahd, Dec. 4A, 1869.
II do not like TO hear the words "pride" and
''proud" used in good sense.
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Vacant Churches.

During the last two or three months we
have, as our readers know, visited quite a
number of Presbyteries; and, to our morti-
fcation, we learned, while in those ecclesias-
tical assemblies, that we have a number Of
vacant churches. The most melancholy
thought connected with the history of these
unoccupied charges is, that they were once
strong organizations, and like great bea-
con-fre upon the mountaiD.top, cast their
light in every direction. To-day, however,
they shine but dimly, and Presbyteres seem
to be meditating the propriety of placing the
extinguisher upon them, lest their fickering
beams only serve to mislead the remnant Of
the many that once were guided by their
light.
In our travels we passed some of the va.
cant churches. No language can express
the emotions we felt as we gazed upon these
silent, mute temples of the Most High
The doors stood ajar, the window shutter.
were broken off, and the long grass was
growing in the paths which were once trod
den by hundred happy worshippers. "Nc
footsteps echoed from those aislcs, no voice
from those pulpits, no music from those
pews." Solitary and alone those building
stood, reminding US Of the old, forsaken
haunted castles of which we used to reat
when boy. The prayer meeting was giver
up, and the Sabbath School abandoned. =
May we never again be called upon to con
template such scene
To our mind, however, there is one en-
couraging thought, and we give it, hoping
that Presbyteries will profit by it. Tha
thought is this: Christianity, unlike all tals
religions, possesses the pOwer of revival. 1
has eternal life as one of it's elements, an(
hence it has the power, when apparently
dead, of living again. Nature, during win
ter season, presents a gloomy aspect; but
when the warm sunshine thaws the frozel
sod, the force of an inherent life is exhibited
Just so with the Churches of which we ar
speaking. There is vitality in them, and al
that is necessary is to focalize the warm AM
genial rays of gospel-truth upon them. A
we intimated previously, there is vas
difference between the religion of the Bibl
and the religion of paganism. The latte
has no inherent life; and, therefore, when i
begins to decline, nothing can arrest it
downfall. Julian, it will be remembered
brought all the power of the Roman Empir
tc bear for the express purpose of restoring
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A Death Bed Sermon.

The New York Daily Star gives the fol.
lowing as of actual occurrence in that city:
GA gentleman died last week at his resi-
dence in one. of our uptown fashionable
streets leaving eleven millions of dollars
He was member of the Presbyterian Church,
in excellent standing, good husband and
father, and thrifty citizen. On his death
bed, lingering long, he suffered with great
agony of mind, and gave continual express
sion to his remorse for what his conscience
told him had been an ill-spent life. 'O!he
exclaimed, as weeping friends and relations
gathered about his bed, 90 if could only
live my years over again. O! if I could
only be spared for few years, l would give
all the wealth l have amassed in life time.
1t is life devoted to getting that |
regret. 1t is this which weighs me down
and makes me despair of the life hereafter !
His clergyman endeavored to soothe him,
but he turned his face to the wall. 'You
have never reproved my avaricious spirit,
he said to the minister. you have called
it a wise economy and fore-thought, but l
now know that riches have been only snare
for my poor soul. 1 would give all l pos
sess to have hope for my poor SOUL" In this
sad state Of mind, refusing to be consoled,
this poor rich man bewailed life devoted
to the mere acquisition of riches. Many
came away from the bed side impressed with
the uselessness of such an existence as the
wealthy man had spent, adding house to
house and dollar to dollar, until he became
a millionaire. All knew him to be pro-
Tossing Christian and good man, as the
world goes; but the terror and remorse Of
his death-bed administered lessor, not to be
lightly dismissed from memory. He would
have given all his wealth for single hope
of heaven"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-12-22

OUR SAvIoUR's DEVOTION Another in.
stance of His love to God was his delight in
conversing with him by prayer, which made
him frequently retire from the world, and
with the greatest devotion and pleasure,
spend whole nights in that heavenly exercise,
though he had no sins to confess, and but
few secular interests to pray for, which, alas
are almost the only things that are wont tc
drive us to our devotions. Nay, we may
say his whole life was kind of prayer, con-
slant course of communion with God. If the
sacrifice was not always offering, yet was the
fire still kept alive; nor was ever the blessed
Jesus surprised with that dullness or torpid
ty of spirit which we must many times wrestl'
with, before we can be fit for the exercise o.
devotion.