New-York tribune., 1870-12-12

ton This city Is ruled by Roman.ts and but year
ago Romansts held nearly every Office In the metropolis
Not single Bishop mas eSor eh me- nnnsiJere5
himself bound to the duties OF citizen But the oatn
Hy 40 tntx take penoSpeed rs Uns o ali allegiance to any
country or ruler. The 0stensble attack now iho p ny
them is the reading OF the Bible In the fupc nc P
but their real object Is the destruction oi 'ne iuo'
School system itself -. ,L oa
This adIolt attack Is worthy OF Jesuts nasmncn ds M
It beseges the stronghold OF America Inc pea nan ~
by Roman Catholics is that OF eonscence-a "Ora az
which every true American hesitates THIS Jesui'rStt ht
plea has divided the ranks OF the PrOtestants, DuI
should American citizens accede to these dehiai%ils % H.
II should be the duty OF al TO oppose mem a. & no PNo
only should the Bible be retained in the schools DnI %
should also be issued az Textbook, ana daiy sIluc
ton ut much length given from it, instead Of the mere
reading of chapter
UNIVERSAL SALVATION.
The Rev. j. NJ. Pullman, of the Church OF Our
Savior preached yesterday morning at the Beccker'
Universaist Church from Ist Timothy, iy, 10: I" For
therefore, we labor and suffer reproach because We
trust in the living God who is the Savior OF all men,
especially Of those that believe" Tine medieval theory
said he which is called evangelical and which has been
the leading theory the world for dozen centuries is
that God has committed the salvation OF man to another
being than himself and put another TO be the door
keeper of the kingdom OF Heaven. This theory party
dead and not of the living. We have nothing 10 90 WIN
Him, only with His ycegerent tisan INADEQUATE cOnceP
Co being who has the power to bestow IT, 90 not
believe the Lord God has intrusted the oaNaoh VI i
Shall the living God TO whom we ascribe all justice,
through all eternity, turn deaf ear 70 the creatures oL
His hand after they have expiated their sins ana
pIrned with sorrowng and repentant hearts, desiring to
lead better lite When He put us here without our
agency when He knows tha we inherit dispositions
aud fTailties from parents, shall He, through al
eternity. turn deaf ear to cresi ask you TO trust
theories longer but to believe in the true, the living
God revealed in the Bible, and In true science ana
true philosophy,
HENRY WARD BEECHER's CHURCH.
The annual report of !. A. Fowle, clerk of
Plymouth Church. Brooklyn. shows the following eondl
tion OF the Society:
MsraJership-Reporedla last year. ssl admissions, 49,
removals. T5 net increase 80; present number OF men,
772 present number of women, l2lO. Total membership
BGptsms-Chldren baptized %; adults sprnkled, 81
DtafbsThere have been II deaths during the year. In
! cluiing one Deacon, Benjamin T. Jones.
| Schools Plymouth Enrolled membership, ll0; ave-
rage attendance 7l2; Bethel-Enroed membership ''o'
Coiiections-Ccnera collections OF church S9siG 46;
collection for poor, $l4O; Plymouth school cohrct"nS,
$3.50; Bethel school collections S6l 90; pew rent s19I
collections for MI Everest ChuIch' soooOi oo'o''oA
| fol Mr.. Russell's Church, $3.50. ,
Many minor collections and pledges are not mere nane
Tho Board Of DeacOns report that $500 VIII be Wahed
for the poor during another year Inc report OF ltda
urrr o. e. Coombs shows the total receipts of collections
to be, 81 O99 IA; whole amount paid out so9iI w. bdi
ance in Treasury, $2,2lt Is. .,,
ing May 1870 follows Mr.. Camp Musical Drec-
tor $1,000 Mr.. Lockwood, tenor, $1,000; Miss Ihursy'
ist 800 Total, 5000 The following new deacoles',s
elected Mrs. Moody and Mrs Bryant in the place
Of Mrs Bird and Mrs Finning. Mr. Moody H. H. Nhl'e'
and A. Z. Davenport were also elected In the Mu,lc
Committee, J. B. Hutchinson aud L. 5. Chaplin We're
elected in place Of A. FOwle and John Bliss. Mr. rowe
was unanimously reelected Clerk for the ensuing year
! mer, Dr. H. l.. Morrill, Treasurer, o. B. CoomOa.
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
The Rev. Mr.. Kinney, of Surgeons Metro
politan College London preached I'm the open Commun-
ION Baptist Church. in seycnteenthst, near slAtAAye,
| yesterday.
The new Mission Chapel, lately erected in
Clrros near Hoyt Brooklyn was conseerated, ye'ter-
day morning, with appropriate exercises Addresses
delivered by the Rev. Wayland HOyt ana the REV.
| 5. Brown.
DR.. Isaac |. Hayes addressed the children Of
the Morning star sunday-school yesterday afternoon,
treating specially OF his explorations in Greenland,
and describing the wonders OF the Arctic regions \
poem was read by Fannie Crosby. little bnd gill; and
Superintendent r. p Perry made a short speech
The Rev. +. d. G.. Prime, d. D., addressed a
large congregation last evening at the Madsonsquare
Presbyterian Church. on the Religious Prospects Of the
World g'nS netS a tS Se ats ~ bis pSr9onai Oh
servatons during his recent voyage around the world
The Rev. j. w. Leek was yesterday ordained
pastor of st. Johns Episcopal Church at Cold Spring
Long Island. The exercises were conducted by BshoT
LltejOhn, assisted By the Rcy DR.. johnson OF BROOK
lvn the Rev Mr.. Stocking Of oyster Bay and thu Rev
Mr. Ellsworth Maspeth Tho discourse and the charge
to the pastor were delivered by DR.. johnson.
Solemn services were held yesterday by the
congregation of the Zion Baptist Colored Church OF
Beecker-st at their hall in Cottage place, in cOmmemO
ration of the late Rev. john T. Raymond first minister o
that church. Addresses descriptive of the life and char
OF the deceased minister were delivered BY the
Rv c. Graham pastor of Zion Church, the Rev. A High
Land Garnet pastor of Shiloh Church. the Rev ". Spell
man, the Rev. Mr. EfSkinc, ana others.
The first annual sermon before the Young
Mems Association of the South Reformed Church de-
liyered last evening, by the Rev John Cotton Smith,
from St. Mark x-2l: "One thing thou lackest." The
Association organized for the relief OF worthy objects
ot charity by payment OF rent, by gifts of fuel, pro-
visions and clothing and by procuring employment The
society numbers so members. The Rev. f. T. Rogers, d.
D.. is President The receipts Tor the year have been
, s3ll 9O expenditures, SSO5 20; balance, Sl2 70.
The Rev. Isaac Weston, ID. d., preached TO a
large congregation at the Plymouth Baptist Church. in
Tiftyrst-s last evening from Ezekiel XXI %: Twill
oyertnrn overturn il and it shall he
until he come whose right IL Is and Will give IL 10
him" God intended this land for PrOestants, said he,
because held 10 back from the most strenuous efforts
of the Catholic powers OF Europe 10 settle it until He
had people sufficiently disciplined and organized to
come aud take possession. small vessel with only 100
suus board with royal authority 10 back then no
wealth 10 sustain them fugitiyes from persecunng
cOycrumcut landed the nhO,pitabe shores or old
Plyuonh and sOwcd the seed Of divine truth which has
slruus up most luXurauty, and to-day ~ ifut waves
from the Atlantic tO the Peifc. God owned the coun-
t and lie intended il, not for Catholic Europe, pt 2"
b, a land where absolute freedom OF religion c"ud Do
developed.
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SECOND NILSSON.
To the EdftOr Of The Tribune.
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