New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-21
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THE USE AND ABUSE OF hADii' =,
A lecture was delivered last evening on tlle
above subject at Brevoort Hall. by tho rev ~ M ,No
lows Having cited several passages OF scripture '
Ia r., tho spbicct seemed in some measure 10
navo occnned the attention Of men In ages past 'un
should not be governed by instinct because Srb
they would be led into inc of man The lower
creT of animals governed ny ns'incs, n p az
they not imbued win See thing in one way
man dcsr Of conducting musc wen WIS bot ~
SSimser shonld acquire and faithfully continue TO
aet i'm a sphere OF usefulness ana snoul1 eAerGiso
Ifsaif in relicon and faithfully observe ana keepls
emets The observance OF this would be habtual and
there was no danger that he would not continue ~ II anu
NOT Improve and progress In the sphere III which Ae Was
situated. .r,o,o =, dr,v
or in any capacity in which he was called TO act Ny
often happened that progress was ignored al0setnei
and sometimes its necessity and virtue denied mat was
the abuse Of habit The lecturer c0uneled MS hearers
i'm whatever they were engaged In, or whatever tier
worldly experience was. never to be satisfied WIN VIA,
they had done. doing. hut TO recognize the I'M
porauce Improvement and progress, and strive odo
better - -
THE wATER-sT. HOME FOR WOMEN.
This institution is going forward III way
that is highly satisfactory TO its managers. The eX
penses are borne entirely by the founder, the Rev. Mr.
Boole Of Williamsburgh. lie would not have even
Bishop James or the NJ f. Church have anything TO DO
with the Mission lest in some manner they might be
compromised in its fortunes 1t Is not company con
some have thought nor has II any ol5ahlleu so
ciey sustain it, As an institutions STANDS or las
sole responsibility. The Mission certainly has some nll
ence with the neighborng dens as il is drawing ont
attend tho meetings The house itself is being altered
Enough been done already TO permit the reception
of number persons and 10 now cared for These
all girls from the adjoining hauns, WIN the eNcep
ton of two from GTeenwicl-st, and one from uptown
They are all newly reclaimed, and the credit or tncr
rescue belongs solely to the new mission At the aier.
noon mee9s yssefy Reno w condnCta bo yere
aud preached forcible sermon MIS- Had!ey 10 mauoh
IT Is asserted tLat Kit Burn is to start another dog
pit at his present m door to ,MG M2P ao
He Dublin His father lives IA the house win
him aud it said to church TO the Mission House
the way instead Of the Home next door when MI
goes anywhere he shows preference for TIC Home,
perhaps because he formerly relgned there
CITY MISSIONARY WORK.
| A largely -attended meeting was held last
evening in the Scotch Presbyterian Church to encourage
city eyangezaon and TO aid the NcwHork Missionary
and Tract Society The Rev. George j. Mingins pointed
out the great need Of the mission Work IN this city and
said he had been told that some people thought there
were enough MISSIONARIES All lie had TO say about this
was that il there 100 more there would be nothing
Ike euOugh and year after year there VIII DE heeI ZOE
more as growing callousness 10 the truths OF
the Gospel and nddehty Is on the increase, u y l
in the matter for II the church shows mat u cares
ng for the church lie don't for money tobulld $4,000
chapes be open week, but TO support lnssona
ortion OF the people in New York arrested in
year lie found that people naturally don't care FOR ne
stated that ten missionaries made 099 visits last year
1904 persons have attended religious services Ihe
had procured 2o21 sguers TO the Temperance pledge ana
Gs2c persons had been relieved eNeldlnE &c '! ne d
tafu tne hSed What "harI @asesp tney
sometimes met. But they had always found mat
| no man was deprayed entirely. There a pas
| sage in every mans heart which was open TO
receive Gods truth. This missionary work Is not Only
for il gives opportunity for The exercise Of practical
Christianity, aud many Of the missionaries are women Of
the weathIest families. The speaker concluded Win
description of the lower wards OF the city, which the
mission work was confined mainly and enInes1y a',
pcaed TO the congregation to contribute hoeIaly as
| they had never yet received contribution HOm 'Hat
| church.
| The Rev John Hall followed, and commenced by de-
scrbng the condition Of the criminal classes and stating
the causes OF their degradation and then considered the
best means of making Christians OF them. The law can
not reform men-cven the holy laws Of tie j bic cannot
formed in prison, but come ont reyenseig, aud often
times than before. This city Is the haror for
10 reform them all the while. In conclusion, he was oi
the opS mat s only T@y 20 lnsG 20
them, and speak 10 them kindly and .JmIatho iie@liy
| sion fund Instead OF sending money Abroad
| AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
A meeting OF the American Colonization So
ceiy held last evening in the Church OF the Ascen
sion. The Rev John Cotton smith, rector OF the church,
presided and, after few preliminary remarks, intro
duced Dr. Orcult Secretary of the Society who
gave an interesting historical sketch of the Society He
in Washington D. c. in l9l6. The first emigrants sentto
Liberia under its auspices embarked from this city IN
Is?O Every year the Society las cOlonzed more
or less in that land, the Whole number Of col
Onists mp TO the present time, including re-
captured Africans, being nearly 20,0OJ. The whole
number sent during the past four years " about 2I
which is larger number than ever before sent IN the
period, except in instance. nor do these
stitute hall Of the applicants who desire To 90 Aud We
have abundant testimony from reliable sources to show
that the emgrans seut since the OF the better
class OF the freedmen OF inc south and that they are
pleased with tlelr adopted home Dr. Orcut ia snNstan
tiaOn Of this statement. read extracts from several
letters winch he had received from the coloHist Of Lbc
ria and now. where paransn regned supreme few
years ago. we behold Christian civilization with all ~
attendant blessings gOou crop ~ certainty PROOF uil
the seed sown was not worthless, and that more OF the
the society actually needs $4,000 To meet present de-
Society owns a ship which will comfortably accommo-
date COO people: II also has colonization building In
The Executive Committee men Of Intelligence and
high position worthy OF the respect OF the Christian
The Hon. J. NJ. Van Colt Of Brooklyn and the Rev
SPhsn a IKmF 1 rs } aysr S Is Sr
ing that black man could do honor TO an elevated
be AT least 100 black in Congress represent the
four million freedmen Of the South.
collection taken up at the close Of the
CLERICAL CHANGES.
The follOwing-named ccrgymen OF the
Methodist churches in New-Jersey preached farewell
sermons yesterday: Tie Rev. r. Il. Meredith, ST. Paus
Church, the Rev. J. H. Burr, Central H. L. Church; the
Rev. Jno Atkinson ynion-st. Church. the Rev. r. Har.
court; Chn0n.ave Church all OF Newark; the Rev NJ
l.. X. Dunn, ST. Pauls Church; the Rev. Geo IL Whit
Emory GhIrch Bergen CITY; The Rev. Il s. Amt smp
son Church, Hudson City.
TIE BOSTON HORTICULTURAL HALL LECTURES
THE REV. ID. A. WATSON on JEsus, CHRIS
TIANITY, AND MODERN RADICALlsM.
BosToN, March 2O.-The lecture in the Horti-
cultural Hall Religious Course) this afternoon deiv
cred by the Rev. d. A. WATSON. His subject was the
Relation of Jesus Christianity and the Ideal Element
In Religion" was critical essay written with view