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CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Dedicatory Services--Sermon by the Rev. j
ID. Wilson.

SSTVtccs-SerInDM W. a..
ID. Wilson.
The Central Presbyterian church, new structure
capable or accommodating about 500 persons was
dedicated yesterday according to the usual manner
Of the Presbyterian rite. The church Is situated Ia
West Fifty-siXth street, near Broadway. It's exter-
nal appearances is pleasing but not imposing. The
interior is. for the size OF the building, peculiarly
effective; chastey AMI beautifully rescoed and pre-.
senting q light and agreeable appearance In fact
the utmost has been made of the space at command.
The church building and adjoining temporary school
structure cost $4,000. The grounds attached extend
from FtysiXth to Fifty-seventh street. and cost
$4,000. Ultimately as that part OF the metropolis
becomes-as before long 1t villas largely populated
as the "down-townu portions 1t is intended TO
build instead of the present structure, large and
imposing structure fronting on FTtyseventh street.
The dedlcatory services yesterday morning were
attended by crowded congregation. at hafpast
ten O'Clock an Invocation was made by the pastor,
the Rev. j. d. Wilson, The Rev. DR.. Spauldng then
read the Scriptures and offered UP prayer. The Rev.
j. ID. Wilson delivered the sermon, on "The Infu-
ence OF the sanctuary" taking for his text Ezekiel
place. OF the influence Of the sanctuary the
individual, helping his understanding in It's conflict
which SO many, VINO are convinced that a religion is
desirable, require. without the sanctuary the zeal
Of the Christian would be spasmodic-the
Christian character without symmetry and beau
ty. The sanctuary gives, said the speaker,
sanctuary besses the family by endearng the prin.
ciples or religion TO tho minds of Children AS
regards the influence of the sanctuary on society
II we regard the sanctuary simply as building con-
secrated 70 God by intelligent and discreet men-it
stands as monument OF faith. The service Of Gods
house brings all classes OF the community into fel-
lowshp, and teaches men to love and help each
other as children OF tho same father and pilgrims
journeying towards the same home. Every sanctuary
built Is step taken towards the perfection OF
humanity and the spiritual eman spation of the
world. Men. therefore, should love the sanctuary
and appreciate how noble Is the work la when
those engage VINO build house for Jehovahs wor-
ship. -
In the afternoon there was held in the new church
large reunion oil the Old members OF the Central
churcn In Broome street. In the evening the Rev.
DR.. Murray, pastor,oi the Brick Presbyterian church,
delivered, TO a large audience, discourse from the
text "L0rd, to whom shall we goY Thou hast the
words OF eternal llien The reverend speaker COM
bated the prevailing scoptical and ratiouaistic
tendencies Of the age; none OF the theories OF
Hceptlcs and rationalsts pointed out scheme by
which mankind could be saved, whereas Christianity
founded on the inallible words OF Christ offered to
man the sole means by which he coald obtain
salvation.
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COURT CkiSRDAaS-THlS DSl.

SUPREME CouRr-GENERAL TEB,n-Before Judges
Clerke. Cardozo and sutherland Court opens AT
ha-past ten A. NJ Non-enur aerated motions.
SUPREME CoUHr-SPEClAL TERM.-before Judge
Barnard. Court opens al halfpast ten a. M.-Nos.
100 1872 10, l82 $50, "a o. 242, 252, $50 253, 272
zt5, Zi9, 30, 40, z, 4 2fs, 279 $50.
ouPhEdE SorRT-CHAMBERs. Held by Judge
tt lgssn y miro Monday Calendar ealed a.
sUPEP ,op CouRr-TRIAL TERM-Part l.-Before
suuge McCunn. Court opens at eleven y. M.-Nos.
l2.s 1882 T2o, 1855, 1917, 1908, 1871, l0i9 1919,
1881, l227, 49, s4S og9 fats isaa 'u o
li42 1904 1910 1856 1886, l345 Il7S lS, 1862 1852
COMMON PLEAs-TRnL TEaM.-rart before
Judge sol lo saS az s s Il ss i' f'O i'''
MABISE CouRr-FRIAL TERM.-Part l-Beforo
Judge Alker Call OF calendar at ten A. M.--Nos.
4l40 4le2 1880, $685., S9Ic 4oso ala 457 s-l3 1909
Iudge cross. cali OF calendar at 10 A. Mos.
So Soi2 9ei3 4203 $685. 4022, AGO. 42l7 42ls 4219,
apo 1921, 4222, 1928, ago.
COURT or GENERAL sEsstoNs.-beIore Ton. Gun
ming 5. Bedford, Jr, City Judge.-lhe People Va.
Holm Walsh feiopous assault and battery; Same vs..
William Higgins, felonous assault and battery;
same vs. David Jones' feonious assault and battery;
same va Thomas 0iBrlen feoniOus assault and bat
tery same vs.. Alfred Mellen felonlous assault and
battery: same w. william Lyons roDbogy same vs..
James Gibbons, robbery; Same w. James Morrison,
grand larceny; Same ys. Samuel strauss and
Maanus Leary, grand larceny; Samo Va. Peter
Thompson ana Charles HuQhes, grand larceny
Same Vi. John Nolan and Patrick Haley, grand lar
ceny same vs.. Reuben Miller, grand larceny; same
vs. James Wills burglary; Same vs. Jonn w. Harris
grand larceny; Same Va. Dennis Leaiy ard James
Martin, larceny from the person; Same vs.. owen
FITZPATRICK burglary; Same w. Ernst bergman
burglary; same vs.. Richard McGarigap aud Franz
Burns, burglary; Same vs.. John naSgerty, robbery
James Council, grand larceny; same w. Louis Voss
receiving stolen Ko0dA
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calvary CHURCH.

Anniversary Services Of the Ladies' Do
mestic Relief Association OF the Protest.
ant Episcopal Chnrcli.
Last evening the first anniversary services OF the
LADIES' Domestic Missionary Relief Association OF
tho Protestant Episcopal Church were held in Calvary
church, corner OF Twentyhrst street and Fourth
nue.. The attendance was not large but what
it lacked in matter OF numbers was more than com.
pensated by the decided interest eyinced In the
YEARS. work OF the benevolent society There were
present in the pulpit the Right Rev. Horatlo Potter,
Bishop OF New York; Il. A. Washburn, D. d., rector
OF Calvary church H. O. Potter d. d.. rector OF Grace
church; A. NJ. Littcjohn, ID. d., rector OF IoyTrnty,
Brooklyn; @. II. Hall, d. d., and A. 4. living d. d.,
VINO took part in the services After the usuaI ~
sive Introductory lesson and prayer OF the Epi' -
Church had been read, Bishop Potter H. <ccpa
DR. irving, who proceeded TO read the cerOdncet
The secretaries. From that of Me .,sS 'spoTts Q
ton recording secretary. IL r,a Wy " Hamll
association was organized So9e armed that TN
Grace church; Mrs H. rdfic emeer = tsgS r q
opuS Wa ~ supply clothing and other necessary
son % tho Cue hundred and nfty or more mis-
seo' -aries and families employed In the domesti,
cid OF this church. The cooperation of all parishes
was earnestly solicited and the necessit0us condt
| ton OF many or the missionaries was mpressivelI
portrayed, vigorous EFFORT being urged toward
liberal ana confederate relief of their wants. Subse
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Episcopal Church OF the United States contributing
TO the funds or the missionary society. The aver
age amount paid by each Is little over ffty cents
per annum. Now, II the work is % be prosecuted
during the coming year that the missionaries
may even be enabled TO hold the ground they have
gained, It VIII be incumbent the members OF the
Church 10 raise sum FOR the missionary society at
least twenty-five per cent In advance OF last year.
There are az present fourteen missionaries OF the
American Methodist Episcopal Church In China, i've
In Japan and about eighteen in India. These mis-
sonares are carrying on the work OF the Gospel In
spite OF every obstacle, and 1t Is the duty OF the
members OF the Church at home to aid in especial
degree the work OF the foreign missions.
After Bishop Thompson HAD concluded his remarks
several members or the church spoke on the i'm
postance or doing, ami their willingness TO do all IN
their power 10 aid by contributions the work OF the
missionaries A large nlmberstood no and sipniaed
their Intention of paying double the amount OF sub
scnpGlon they paid last year.
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ST. PAuLS sOnH CATHOLIC csusca, aalnsLYa.

Devotion TO the Blessed Virgin-Serm0n by
the Rev. Father j. j. Kane, Of virginia.
There was a very numerous attendance at the late
morning service Of St. Faults Roman Catholic
church yesterday. The mass sung, which was admi.
rably rendered, Is a new composition by ST. Clair,
an American author, and Is OF the Italian STYLE
being rather lorid. The mass, which is IN .C,n was
sung by Madame CLARKE, soprano; Miss Estelle A.
Murtagh cUntralto; Charles John, tenor, ana Mr..
Becker, bass beautiful sermon on devotion to the
Blessed Virgin Mary was preached by Rev. Jonn j.
Kane, OF narpers Ferry, Va, one OF the youngest
and most eloquent priests within the jurisdiction or
the diocese OF Richmond. The reverend gentleman
dwelt with much pathos, replete with cogent argu-
ment and spiritual Illustration, upon the purity and
sanctity OF the custom OF veneratlon TO tile mother
OF Cod The greatest saints OF the Church, those
whose learning and pety have made them to shine
forth In tho pages Of history, were all most notice
able for their great love and devotion to her whom
OF all his creatures, our divine Lord has honored
and her children or the Church was OF the closest
and most sanctlned kind. She was the great
medium aud dispenser Of the treasures OF her SON.
her were those 10 whom ignorance OF mind, more
than malice should be attributed her position had
been clearly defined by our divine Creator himself,
Calvary. shedding His last drop OF blood for our
redemption said 10 her, who knelt at the foot with
her heart pierced by the sword Of grief, Mother,
behold thy son ~ ''son, behold thy mother z,
The genus and sanctty OF all ages mad done
her honor and language had been exhausted
almost In finding words SUFFICIENT to depict what the
heart OF the rue child OF Mary elt for her who was
ever intercedlng for us al the throne OF divine
grace.
tened TO with enrapt attention by the congrega-
tion, Father Kane urged all good Catholics to say
their rosary regularly In honor or the Blessed Nir-
gin, ana reminded them that no one VINO ever sought
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IdOlNlRG STAB SUNDAY SCgolL.
lyonihly Observation-Disclosures by Rev. J. Hyatt
Smith aud Others.

Wonihly Observation-Disclosures by Rev. j. Hyatt
Smith aud Others.
The monthly concert OF this very interesting mis-
sion school was held yesterday afternoon in the
large lecture room of Apollo Hail. corner OF Twenty
eighth street and Broadway. The services attend .
ing this religious reunion were full OF instruc ~
and marked with suGcieat variety and nlel ,,,,,,,
as to be productive OF good results t. 49, aa,,'s.
minds for whose education and er o,,,tS,n',. 49,.
school was founded Nearly 800 ,n,,,,,s -, ' wy
and girls, well dressed az .s,,ss, -, =,
nayed' took part in the .neetng. It was company
Vi i's.'o @ ,sod well cared for anu this was
oApio's,seS ..rten on every feature, that their
e'us's IS were fully enlisted IN the good work.
any - .dcipated with much fervor in the variou:
- .rcises. Since the date OF organization, 0cto.
, cer L. 1865, the oIicers OF TIE Morning star
/ Sunday school have given similar periodical con
| certs, when with pleasant Music and short plthy
ADDRESSED well adapted to the juniors whom the
religious food s prepared, and In this manner tue
| school has been more closely bound together win
the silver cords OF love and kindness. Although III
the matter Of local habitation by lorce oil crcum
| stances The school has been unsettled, wandering
from place TO place during the past year, It Is now
| IN lOurlshing condition. as upon lis record book
there are the names OF 0)1 scholars, While tho aver
| arc attendance morning and afternoon OF eacn sun
day Is about 100. Its officers are as iOl0Ws'-Supen
4 intondcnt Or. n. J.. Perry; secretary GeoIke ~
! COhe; Treasurer, $. q. Jordani Librarian, W. "
Heath,
! The exercises were appropriately opened with
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Services and Ceremonies Yes
terSaay.
The SEcumcnical Council, Church Dedication
and Confirmation.
missionary Labors---gundsy sScho cl
Exercises.

The progress Of Christianity In the Metropolis and
It's sister cities is truly inspirting If one may Judge
from the regular and numerous attendance and the
finished discourses given at the various places OF
public worship on each recurring Sabbath. The
continued increase in the number Of temples de-
voted to Divine worship is also cheering exponent
OF the spread Of Chriss doctrines. In all these re-
CARDS attendance, discourse, dedcations inaugura
lions ana other ceremonies, yesterday must be
looked upon as bright day in the religious annals
Of this vicinity The following reports or the prn.
ctpal sermons and services on yesterday win be
found interesting and gratifying to the friends OF
Christianity.
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PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

The Greatness of the Name of Jcsus--Scrmon
by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
After the usual preliminary services at Plymouth
church yesterday the Rev. Mr. Beecher took for his
text the ninth verse Of the second chapter OF Paul
to the Phipplans-''Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him and given him name which Ii above
every NAME" Having diated upon names gener-
aily showing that different words had different
magnitude and richness OF context, according to
the attributes and grandeur OF the thing to
which they were attached, that personal names
oftentimes stoou for certain qualities the reverend
gentleman went on to state that the name Of Jesus
rose above every other name ever known In the
world II expressed all the nightiest most teider
aectonate and noblest qualities that the heart leaned
to. There was no literature in the world expressed
his divine love. 1t was infinite and far beyond
human conception Yet 1t was necessary for every
to form for himself the picture which the name
presented in order to form conception of his God,
however short nis imagination might be. 1t must
DC formed out of the Things which his heart most ap
precated. No man could learn Ills God out or book.
Nor could one study GOO from the Bible itsAf-4or
every man must frame God iii their souls or course
the negotiations Of men would always be under.
never above, the reality and so the deficiencies and
mistakes which might be made were harmless In
measuring God. Moreover, man must frame God in
his mud according to his formula-lust and re-
IN pity ana enduring in patience "on0'H Let
no man be afraid that he will ever change
the color, God was never better for mans descrip
ton that lie was in himself. The preacher dwelt ut
considerable length on the greatness of God His ten
derness, sympathy, love, power and justice, and
earnestly exhorted the congregation to frame the
Supreme Being In their minds according to the
best qualities they possessed. Mans conception of
God should every year be more exalted, grander and
more loving and thus sincerely impl0ring His mercy
man would, when this earth mad passed away, stand
in the great spirit realm surrounded by the vast and
ever congfegating multitude, made up Of the rich
ness OF Gods creation, and where would arise in
sweet simplicity and raptnres OF love The name OF
the great Saviour OF the world, whose heart bled to
save mankind above all other names. After prayer
and the singing OF hymn the proceedings closed
with the Dele ,iietUn.
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prayer ana the reading OF the second chapter Of
Proverbs when, after the singing OF the hymn

Proverbs when, after the singing OF the hymn !
Blessed arc the people that know the joyful sound,
DR.. Lincoln OF Boston, was introduced by the
SUPERINTENDENT and pertinently told his young
hearers much that amused and instructed them.
Inc rev. j. Hyatt Smith then came forward and
preached or rather told them his SNOWFALL ser.
mon, His text was from the great outdoor bible,
ne SAID, aud graphically told his audience how they
could be good boys and girls how sin could be kept
rom their hearts, and how love was the great
hgens tnat melted the badness within every soul.
MT. smiths sermon was full OF appropriate Illus
tratve matter and 80 oil oquent and Interesting was
ne AZ times aud so thoroughly mad he his audience
rlvelei to ain, that he seemed to command al will
their laughter or their tears. Not alone to them
did his ''snowballn and "sinbair' sermon apply,
as the Oldest IN the hall also derived much instruc
tlon from IT, When he concluded, all present exhb-
tied the greatest satisfaction. and voted him a
unanimous "thank your 1t was sufficient reward
for such an effort in such noble cause
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Letter from the Pastor of the Spring Stress
Presbyterian Church.

NEW YORK. NOV. 3, Ib6v.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Let me thank you for the report OF my sermon in
this mornings HERALD. l have sometimes and
indeed so frequently, been made to suffer py the
reporters that 1t refreshing fall into the hands
he too mnch tranh,e inr Won ~ Dive NV tnankn
Acknowledgements to the gentlemaniy reporter who,
was In my church yesterday Respectfully yours
WILLIAM AIKMAN.
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THE HEAAlD'S RELIGIOUS REPORTS.

Letter from the Pastor Of the Church of the
Messiah.
CHURCH or THE MESSIAH, |
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 1869.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Ihave read your reports Of my sermons from SUM-
day to Sunday. and want to thank you for their
general accuracy. In these days, when one is so
often reported as saying what he has taken great
pains not to say, 1t is refreshing to see an account
which Is truthful. You get the gsm OF the sermon
every week and hope you Will not think me intru-
siye IN thanking you for II. Yours sincerely,
GEORGE. IL. HEPWORTH.
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family of this clasa, under the supervision OF
a select committee of five from the School So
ciety. who also gave much volunteer cOopera-
tion Many children were thus enticed into
the schools Int few could be induced to
stay. In one report IL Is stated that'
out of LIN yagrant children admitted,
only 356 remained. After faithful trial
of three years, during which 1t became
manifest that the results did not justify the
expenditure involved, the whole scheme was
abandoned
In ts49. the Free School Society, after an
honorable career of almost 40 years OF sell
DENYING and unrequited labor, under much
obloauy, and discOuragementSt that WOulu nave
disbcartencd and driven from the field body
of less conscientiOusness and public spirit, ana
for which they deserve from posterity more
thanks than they received from their genera
ton. surrendered their precious ana weh-au.
ministered trust into the hands of the Board OF
Education. This, and the Public School Society
that superseded it in 1858, disheartened by inc
ernorience of the Free School Society, aban-
doned the vagrant children interest and gave
their whole energies to the perfectlng Oh inc
Public School system. For the last thirty
wears. then, this whole field of juvenile Vagrancy
and destitution in this City has been surren-
dered TO the volunteer mlnistrations OF re-
Ggious and benevolent organizations. lhese
have become numerous and diversified In their
sneciic aims and methods of procedure. All
are well administered, and some are powerful
and eminently successful They are IN
tended TO cover the whole ground and sup
ply its wants. And yet the number of idle, lg-
norant, yagrant, destitute, and criminal children
of this City has never attained so large a
nronortion over the whole number of children
during this century as it holds to-day. Their
rate of increase was never so large; their
DEGRADATION never so revolving their depravlty
meyer so inveterate and defiant; the power Oh
tbeir accessories in evil never so Formidable
and their resistance TO all efforts for their
Moderation and reformation was never more
obstinate. In the face of all that the Church ana
the State, personal effort and organized DeneV-
oIence. the highest order of intellect and the
most enlightened experience, have done tor
them. they are now more unreClaimed and IN
corrjcible than ever. They have not been
either cowed or Cajoled into reformation. In
their own sphere and range they have the
field and the day, 1t is from this noxlous
nursery that all the enginery of vice Is sup
piled and every ministry of evil recruits It's
RAPIDLY exhaustive forces.
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Mr.. Fletcher, Tennessees Secretary of state
has written to certain holders of that States
bonds that they will not be repudiated, for
several reasons: First and above all, because
"the people of Tennessee are too proud and
"too honest" and that, finally, "No Legisla-
"ture can or dare adopt a measure which
"would brand every Tennesseean with disgrace,
"wherever he may 90 on the face OF the
"earth, and which would make our children's
"children blush to own their nativity"
These be brave words We hope they are az
true as they are brave. But, should this same
Legislature vote into the U. S. Senate Andrew
johnson - who has officially recommended a
reputation of the National Debt, or Emerson
Etheridge, who says that Reputation will be
universally demanded within the next two
years-we shall take them at very consider
able discount.
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That our readers may have better OppOr-
tunity of Judging for themselves upon the in
trinsic probability of the Byron story, we pub
lish on another page some additional partcu-
lars of the history of the three persons chiefly
concerned, and especially of the circumstances
of the separation. 1t would hardly be worth
while to pronounce a verdict upon the evidence
thus arrayed for whatever impressions it may
leave upon our minds, it really settles nothing
either way. Mrs. Stowe it is to be presumed,
has evidence in her possession which has never
yet been published; at any rate, she probably
knows upon what ground Lady Byron
charged her husband with the horrible
crime of incest. The controversy has taken
such a form that she is bound to make good
her rather loose statement as far as she can,
and the publishers Of The Atlantic Monthly are
bound to see that she does so without loss of
time We await some announcement from these
sources with confidence that both author and
publishers will recognize what is due to their
own regulations. Meanwhile the argument
may as well be suspended until the essential
part of the testimony is in.
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thousand persons or over, and shouid 20 U"
till every laboror who chose to become a CO.
operator shall have been made welcome 10
that industrial partnership in which he SnaiI
he best fitted for usefulness. The Laborihg
Glass may speedily employ and direct its own
labor. receiving all the profits accruing there
from. il it only will. If it chooses the status
and recompense of hirelings, Its right 10 'i'''
choice is equally clear.
We think the Congress evinced good sense IL
steering as clear az may be OF questions WIN"
have become the subjects Of partisan contention
and disregarding all appeals to form a ne" po-
iitical party If it should ever become necessary
for Labor to form party of its own, that ne
cessity must be, not cOurted, but forced upon
it and accepted as a necessity. We Judge that
no such necessity has yet been demonstrated