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The New York herald., 1870-09-05
REoPrSING OF The HOWARD MIssIO r,

Mr.. Van Meter Surrounded by His Friends-
The Mission HSA>,e Renovated and Ont Of
Debt.
The Howard Mission had = very interesting service
yesterday afternoon to celeyrats e reopenns OF the
institution and to welcome back to the held OF MS
labors the Rev. Mr.. Van Meter, who mas peen the
guide and director Of this house for the iast nine
years. Mr.. Van Meter presided cpd was surrounded
on the platform by u number of cit' cergylheh anu
others interested in the especial wol \ "oich '"e
Howard Mission has adopted as its own. 4A'ei re-
ilgious exercises The Rev. DIR. Hscox addres yea 'he
meeting ana spoke OF the time when in 1857 the arse
meetings were held which had since eliminated "
the excellent institution which they all were
SO well acquainted with. 1t was then seen
that in the Fourth ward there was no place where
poor destitute children could be FED or clothed or
cared for in any way. Meetings were held at the
time alluded to IN the Sailors Home and the great.
est di1iculty was found in getting children ia at
tend He remembered thar at one OF
THE VERY FIRST MEETINGS
ned 10 AID these poor children there was large
number oil them present; but he had no sooner
closed his eyes in prayer at part OF the service i,n
all OF them had lett the room except three or ,our
and II required the utmost persuasion TO induce
them 10 return. Then came the revival in the
AcadeDlv oil Music and the crowded meetings In the
Ola BOwery theatre, when the latter place used to
be hiled ON Sabbath evenings in every part from
pit 10 ceiling. He remembered all this. and in look.
ing back al the work that had been accom- pl,shed he
felt proud and well satisfied.
THE REV. MR. VAN METER
next addressed the assemblage, and IN audinV to
his recent tour In foreign lands spoke very ccenply
or now the memory OF the Old Home had ever been
present to his mind wherever he han been through
Out all his jOurneyings. Never had he even when
a"'naS lae oroud tenipes OF RoMe, or ruDlaatug
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ana to pour out at the feet OF the minister OF
Jesus Christ the tale OF their many Sins. We are
hibited IN this work by the people. by the clergy
and need not say that l participate In II equally
with them. IL ls q happy aagury. and, trust the
promise OF fnal and full success You. brethren,
viii support IT.; you Will encourage IL by your llbe-
rality and generosity; you will not allow 10 TO fail;
you Will give and give again, and make generous
sacrifices to this work, which is to be, we
trust, the source OF many blessings IN the
midst OF this vast, and alas l mlsi
add wicked city, that needs all the opportunities OF
religious instruction 9a9 a9uyces 9f religious grace
slbly multiplied within 1t. congratulate you,
and beg Gods blessing on the work and on all
who shall generously take part In II hat they may
receive their reward In this life anu hundred IOu
in another and a better lite
The Very Rev. Father Hemprecht then dellgered an
address in German, ana the proceedings Terminated
by the Archbishop lmpartiug his blessing TO the
people.
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CHUR CA OF CUR SAVIOUR.


BAD THEOLOGY and True Religion-Serm0u b|
Rev. J. NJ. Pullman.
The church Of Our Saviour sixth untversaifs, was
opened yesterday for the first time after the summer
vacation and was filed with a congregation who.
to Judge by their sunburnt cheeks and general ap-
pearance, must have been rustca'ing during the
warm weather, and worshpping God In the temple
of HIS own creation and offering up mute alteration
in the contemplation Of the beauties Of nature. The
pastor Rev. j. NJ. Pullman, who has just returned
from the country, seemed wonderfully refreshed aud
Invgorated and spoke like man who has had time
TO reflect on his subject. Certainly his discourse
was really excellent and was listened to with the
greatest attention by his large congregation. His
text was taken from the l22d Psalm, first verse't
glad when they said unto me, Let us go Into tue
house Of the Lords He Said it was very easy to
that these words
WERE NOT WRITTEN IN AMERICA.
Every seldom happened that an American used
saa IN , such
ter istS Ito use such phrase. There is great
an idea o. sLmpclty OF true faith IN 81 was glad.'
deal OF tne >texuberancc and longing. IL is such
IL expresses be used by a young man before go
phrase as nigh q, and who as yet was free from
ing into the wori ut it was not written by such u
contamination. b great evils OF religion al the
person one OF the sno. the pure alteration and
present pres M aay Is t'lat IL and KIND Saviour, but
sort OF servie fear for a. MS is IN the teachings Of
Deity The great fault Of I. rey,
OF which there Is great deal. 10 look into your
the true means of serving God '>instinc, your
heart where He himself has placed you into thss
guidance The motives which brint hesrt always
noiHe OF God are various. The human sffer being
leels glad when 1t Is at home and you ALL 70 ~ as
separated during the summer, are glad Ne from
nome Tor here IL your home. You como mc N ~
she influence OF long habit to meet your ir,e- our
the church door and talk vita them 10 h%e ,ssce y
accustomed seats and to see wen Known sso. -,
IIere aas the marsisse Of gaar best freud takes
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RELIGIOUS.
The Doctrine Of Damnation Applied to
the Dying Empire.
Protestant Protests Against
Papal Pretensions.
Tho Protection Of tho Almighty Invoked
for PrOstfatc France.
Papal Infallibility Exp0unded and
Explained.
PROVIDENCE AND UNDISCOVERED CRIME.
Homily on Leprosy and the Herald's
Religious Reports.
Sermons and Services in the Metropolis,
Washington, Long Branch
PROVIDENCE AND UNDISCOVERED CRIME.
Homily ON Leprosy and the Herald's
Religious Reports.
Sermons and Services in the Metropolis,
Washington, Long Branch
and Elsewhere.

me services in the churches OF the metropolis
were decidedly sensational yesterday, the absorbing
subject of the collapse OF the French empire AFFORD
ing q rich subject OF Illustration. Large crowds
oiled the sacred edlAces and listened to the utter.
ances OF their spiritual advisers with more than
usual attention. The day was most favorable for
the worshippers and the clergy, the sky being un-
clouded and serene. Besides the ordinary services
there was most imposing ceremony In Thompson
street, the occasion being the dedication OF new
house OF worship. This, together with the sermons
preached, will be found graphically described in the
following reports.
The New York herald., 1870-09-05
TRINITY cuvacz,


Sermon BY Rev. r. OgilbS.
The eject OF tue return OF moderate weather In
swelling the attendance OF worsnippers at thu
various churches In tho city was noticeable yester
day at the morning service at Trinity church. almost
every seat having Its occupant. The sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. Frederick Ugiiby, who took
for his text the following passages from the cpiste
OF ST. James:-"H any man among you seems to bc
religious and bridleth not his tongue but decelveth
MS own heart. this mans religion is vain Pure
religion and undefled before God and the
Father IL this--t0 visit the fatheriess and
widows in their afiiiction and 10 keep nim-
self unspotted from the word.' The greatest
DIVERSITY OF OPINION,
the reverend gentleman said, existed to the true
nature or religion, ana mems ears were assaiied
every side by the Giscordant din created by con-
tending polemics. Perhaps the origin and cause Of
these unceasng disputes was tnat men do not sub
init themselves numbly and implicitly to the true
guide Our knowledge OF heavenly truths must Of
necessity be imperfect In consequence OF our human
fraties but the practical lncnlcaiOnS OF religion
are plain and easily cOmprehended. Among the
directions gwen them for the guidance OF their lives
that contained in the passage he had quoted was
not the least important. ltinplies que 'ti0n. IL
asks is that religion which profess, upon which
my
HOPES OF ETERNAL SALVATION
depend, van2 VIII it stand the test OF the scrutiny
to which 1t Will be subjected by the all-searchn4 eye
OF God on the dread day or judgment! The text
tells what Is not religion and what s IL plainly
hints that the religion which Is too much given 10
professions is vain. Men who talk mucn about
their religion have generally very little religion 10
boast OF. True religion exhibits Itself much more
in acts than in words. rather In deeds OF goodness
and self-sacrl1ce than IN professions wnlcn Oiten
are as
HOLLOW AS THEY ARE RICH SOUNDING.
The concluding portion OF the text tells US what
religion pure and undefled is. We are told TO keep
ourselves unspotted from the world. God will look
to find in spirit OF charity and justice, without
which there Is no salvation. Let US therefore re-
solve to shun the strife OF men, to show the faith
that Is In US by good works rather than idle contr0-
versies, and we may rest assured that the God OF
goodness and mercy will not fail to grant In this
life that peace which passeth all understanding aud
glorious Immortality hereafter
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JOHN STNGET METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.

Impressive Services and a LnrHe C9ngrcGa-
tion-SermOn by the Rev. l.. =. Weed
The services yesterday morning at John street
Methodist Episcopal church were edifying and i'm.
pressive. and attracted numerous congregation Of
worshippers among whom-and the rarity OF the
occurrence renders its noticeable-the represents
tives OF the male were In very decided ma
jority. The pastor the Rev. L. S. Weed, conducted
the services, opening with an eloquent prayer, In
which he invoked the divine blessing upon the
congregation, and prayed for the advancement Of
mencing
Whom all perfect God own
Restorer of Thine image lost,
Thy various Offices make known,
was next rendered in effective and pleasing style,
after which the pastor delivered an eloquent ser
mon taking for his text tenth chapter OF ST. J0hn
tenth vcrse-"i am come that they might have lfe."
Ponderlng the significance of these words it would
appear that but for the Lord Jesus the human race
would have pershed from the face of the earth. The
apostle tells US that "by one man sin entered into
entailed the penalty or oeath upon mankind, aud it
Is through the righteousness Of Christ We live add
possess all the
PoTENTIALITIEs AND POSSIBILITIES
OF our existence. But the text had higher and
holier meaning. Life without Cod was worthless,
have life" he undoubtedly meant to convey that
they, hls followers, might have lie in communion
ligOn, went about their daily vocati0ns and return
ed to their houses without best0wing thought
upon God or His goodness But there was no human
being who did not in the hour OF his extremity,
perience an impulse to have recourse to the Divine
Father and who did not derive cheer and cons0Ia-
tlon from the reflection that Christ standing at
the throne OF Coo to make intercessiOn for him.
There something in the tenderness and mercy OF
God to touch the coldest and sterRSst heart. He
might have displayed the inneXbillty OF His rule or
justice by the destruction Of the human race, but I'm
His love and mercy preferred TO sacrifice Himself
that we might 1--we.
OVERLOOKING WITH LOVE,
he invited all to come to him. He did not ask them
were they pure, was their life righteous, but only
were they weary. Then let them come to Him and
he would refresh them. But the text, rightly inter-
.preted, meant still more After all our conception
Of God and Ills goodness In this world must neces-
sary be faint and inadequate. AS the Script ture
said, 1--WE see through glass darkly." 1t was only
in the life TO come that our souls purified from the
drOss OF earth, would comprehend the attributes or
divinity. And Christ has promised us that glorious
Immortality If only we will cooperate In His beneh-
cent designs and not permit our evil passions to de-
prive us Of that place In heaven which His love he
has provided for us.
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the world over. the Frcnchman, the Spaniard. the
American. the Irishman the African and the Amer'-
can spoke the language OF the Church, anu
THE ARRAY or CHUROHMEN,
representing over two millions or Chrlstans 70.
corded their votes and question was decided which
challenges the the respect OF the community. Inc
doctrine OF fnfallibility ls as old as Chrisapity.
The definition Of the Council merely dispels the
clouds and mists from the eyes OF the wavering
Christian; no new doctrine Is declared, and IL be-
comes son OF the Church to receive the dogma
meeky and with q revercntial submission TO the
power which issues the decree.
The New York herald., 1870-09-05
LEGLIsE DE ST. ESPRIT.

Celebration of High Mass-Father Ouvrcu,s
Exhortation to His Congregation Concern
Ing the European War-Iiis Faith In FRANCOIS
Success. .
High mass was celebrated In the basement OF the
above Fron0h church yesterday morning with all
the ponpVus ceremonial and ecldt peculiar to the
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-26

"A BILE has been introduced
in the Connecticut Legislature.
providing that when an intox
icated person commits an inju
ry to person or pruperty, tn,
party who sold him the liquo,
upon which he got intoxicated
shall be liable for all damages Q
andin case any one is, killed b,
an intoxicated person, the per
SON who furnished such persoi
the LIQUOR shall be liable for al
damages to those who ,&er,
dependent Upon the murdere,
man for support. gliw brg 1901
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The New York World, good
Democratic authority, y says
that Thomas Jefferson '.:never
was.a member ofa party organ
ization calling itself the Demo.
cratic party Wv o''' - -, 60.
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lADFERTIsING uERAfs<
nd ever SO dimly / Irealized

n-1ns1na.l.. =, ~. : s.as. =.
and ever SO dimly | realized
that the train hadFpn on to
the wood track and had stop.
ped.sL' .haa-'i 'aolic9 'Gi'J"
! put out my hand to touch
the head of Paul Stanford
he who had . soughtmy life
but great iHeavenl there was
no head on his bodylA Ny I'm.
gers were clottedokith somes
thing warm and sticky; and,
overcome by the terrible reve.
lahon itmsdel o to bme, | lost
consciousness E9sd ed 9t
4 When 1 came to myself 1
was lying mar settee in the
station, and great crowd filed
the room. 2o rc;.b5 sdl 2I,l@
l told my story--by degrees
las could remember it, and
could see that my listeners
believed It,. l'!V H'..oy" ,ia.1s
1t was settled. beyond doubt
that Stanford had changed the
lights; he had been seen to do
it by one of the employees Of
the road, a stupid fellow, who
could not think Of any harm
coming from it. .bir yugJ aeiH
His object was plain enough
to me, though | never spoke of
it to any one. He hated me--
he was jealous ofJmy gaining
popularity, and he wanted to
ruin me in the estimation of
the company and the estima-
ton of Florence and her faith,
eE 3 aLl adaf gjn8og r1iHit Ht
But he was dead, and when
l thought lofetbe fearful NAH
ner of his death, / forgave him
freely 1go q. woeo a2.av
| suppose you have gnesaed
that | married Florence Wayne.
"ALREADY opposition to the
Tariff bill in the House has be-
gun to bear its legitimate fruit.
BY a dispatch from Londondget
learn that the, anticipated, re-n
duction of the duties on iron
bv the United States causes
great activity in the iron re.
gions of w ales." This means
that cheap labor in South
Wales, in and around Merthyr
Tydvyl, the center Of the fich-
est coal and iron region in
Great Britain, is soon to food
the American market with
cheap British iron, and par.
alyze one of our most import
ant industries. When will
Congressman appreciate the
results of their suicidal policyl
This dispatchis the most perti-
nent comment we have seen
upon the fatuity of the persist.
tent efforts that have beer
made in the House to reduce
the duties on iron.-Neat Horl
Tribune. .,... .., 4f..ota,
And the result is alto begin.
ming to be seen in the iron dis
tricts of Southern Ohio. Sta
Furnace, at this. place, blbwe
out on Monday last, and on
streets are filled with Wels,s
and other miners, thrown ou
of employment. This furnace
was doing well, and paying out
thousands OF dollars for labor,
and TO farmers for supplies;
but now that is all ended. ~
Verify Congress, and espeei,
ally aspiring candidates tor
seats in the next Congress,
will hear from the people next
fall. Wait and see.-Jdckson
Standard.
| "A RtI.L, has haeti tintrnf1hcea
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THE BEST MERICINE,s


Take the open air, 0'' 4. ''''' 2 80
Themore you take the better;
Follow Nature 9 laws i.iIi iV3
aii To the very letteBsms.Jas0
let the doctors gooh .sii0qiI:sD
Z TO the Bay, y,of BlscaBIiiGH sUd
r The aGiyi braady iiy ana ana the WHISKY lasI
-. .-lp.y 9N Iu ll9Jit muiI I19i
Freely exercise; JaoH , .,ni
Keep your spirits cheerful;
. Let no dread OF slclihess o. if"i
- Make you everifearfuE D9ilo1
Eat the simplest food;21s sal 20.
2 Drink tho pure. cold water; JHRl
Then you will be well. J-..,-...N
Or at least you ought TO-. W
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UaROBACK'S aI
STOMACH BITTBRS

lFrom the Oxford, Butler Co., o.
Suaa '-' Citizen. .'1aoJ lg
DIR. C. w. RoBACK,
having made himself
a name in the world
by his great Scan
dinavian Remedies,
will again distin-
gushing himself by
the results of his Gel
ebrated "Stomach
Bitters," which he
is now introducing.
These Bitters are not
OF the KIND that now
food the . country,
madeup Ofpoisonous
liquors, spices, &C.,
but contain medical
properties; though
not unpleasant the
taste. They are cal
culated to purify
the blood, and to
strengthen and re-
store a weak lconsti-
-utions to its natural
state. 81 We freely
recommend this new
article to our read
ers. For sale at
McGra'w &Richey's..
October II, 1861. .g. GA / .',a''5 ,i,9s
.yEs% Office and manufac-
tory Noss56, 58, go and 81
East Third Street, s7s3 f 3. f.sy A, 8 !, I,
aH98A Cincinnati, o.
49,. ono ,aItIaAeA
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,jectlhe could have in feigniinig
a friendship for me which he
did not feel, l was at a loss to
imagine. % l'i1 -- q
az received his advances With
a coldness which woGld have
repulsed most men, but it
seemed to have no effect on
him. He smoked his cigars In in
my little private room, ana
read his papers there, and
talked to me in a genial, off
hand 'h wayAso thoroughly
friendly that at times | was
ashamed of myself and my
suspicious. O. 3faso.d GOOD
Thinking it over now, l know
that shook or by crook
ne managed to worm out of
me all the secrets of my
business,-if indeed they might
be called secrets; but at that
time | did, not take notice Of
his inquiries, SO gradually were
they put. t.,..n ,l r,, .7,.
Meanwhile, I gained the
confidence Of the company-I
was trusted with large sums of
money, and was generally
thought well of Mr.. Wayne
invited me to dine at his house,
and Florence sang and played
for me, and | would have been
perfectly happy if Stanford
had not made his appearance
and beguiled Florence awsy
from my side. '1' %. ,-- .'''
One dark, foggy night re. !.
member it was Friday, and it
was in March--just as the
clock pointed to 10 (the hour
when the Halidon express was
due,) l heard the whistle of a
steamboat, three sharp whistles
and one long one--a signal
that the draw must be opened.
| seized the green lantern
and went out. Stitson was al.
ready there, for he had been
setting the switches and hang.
ing up the alright signal.
"Ease her down, Stitaonl" /
said; and We took the red Ian.
tern down and hooked OH the
green one in its place. gal
"It's cussed inconvenient
having this steamer come jest
at this time" growled Slitson;
"won't old Giles"-referring to
the driver of the express
awon't he swear at being stop
ped?" ,-,-
He opened the draw, and
just as he did SO l heard the
whistle Of the approaching
train! But there was no time
to notice tive were fully oc
cupied with getting the steam
er through. BY some mis-
management on board of her
she falled,and had to be backed
which took up time, and glanc'
ing up l saw with horror that
instead of the green lantern ]
had hung from the standard a
moment ago, the red lantern
was flying out like the eye OF
doolnl 4'f''."'Na'a"".N ah' b.
"Great Heavenp cried Slit
son, following my glance "tht
red light is UP and the trair
will. 90 to ruin, and the com'
pany will send US after 'em to
morrowl' '"o'
Like lightning shot through
my brain the thought of the
switchl If I could only reach
it IN time | could send the
train up the steep grade of the
wood track, and before they
reach the end of it, the engi,
neer would be able to stop. ]
flew ovet the rough grohnd
and laid my hand on the iror
rod of the switch. | had the
key in my pocket, I turned i
quickly and flung back the
leverl and simultaneously
hand grasped my throat and 8
voice ! knew well Kissed in my
| adtt
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and the helpless burden with
which EI'waS trying to reach
the shore. ,m o! tlleV ,d 5'il
ii But b thebsight Iof Florence
standing on the sands, her face
white as death~she arms ex.
tended towardlsus, 5gaveame
strength, and BY and by, more
dead than alive, | succeeded
in laying the, old man at his
daughters feet, And / would
have risked my life oyer and
over again for the sake OF
hearing her say again as she
said then: 1gi,o emil .,,.r.
william Morton, may Heav-
en- i ever y bless you'll, You have
| ~. III . ~ IL - |+l tslff tf'fE N-
saved all I have to love!" t.,t
Paul Stanford was a on, on the
spot mostimmediately-
much out Of breath and very
prcfuse in his protestations Of
sympathy. He had witnessed
the danger of Mr.. Wayne from
Colney's Hill, q quarter of a
mile away, and had come with
all haste. but. too late 10 be Of
material assistance! He hoped,
however, that Miss Wayne
would z not refuse him the
pleasure Of supporting her
father TO their cottage. -4''o'
And so by hrs superior tact
ana address he managed to se-
cure for himself what / was
dying to ask for, the privilege
Of accompanying them home.
But Mr.. Wayne remembered
with: gratitude the service /
had done him, .. I..,......
Three days. .afterward | receiv.
ed a letter from the president
of the Shore Line, and Point
Pleasant railroad, saying that
| could have the situation OF
station agent and signal tender
4 at Bachly's bridge. The salary
was a liberal one, considering
the, duties, to be performed,
and l was indebted for the Of
fer Of the situation to Mr..
Wayne, who was. a personal
friend of the president. "f
of course | accepted the
position. 1 was in needof en-
ploymens, and misplace would
pay me a better salary than
could hope to earn anywhere
ellie by manual labor alone. 1t
was a. trust Of responsibility
but l prided myself on my
punctuality and integrity, and
had no fear in regard to being
able to do my dutye oiamsJi
The management Of the
switches came under my su-
pervision, and also the order
ing Of the, "draw" which had
been fixed in the bridge to al.
low vessels to pass through
By day we used balls as as sig
nails IF the draw was open
two green balls were hoisted
from the standard a few rods
below the draw-if it was
closed, and all were right, two
red balls signifed that fact t
the engineers. .aeg.tT
BY night red aud green Ian
terms were substituted for tht
balls.s. So you will readily un
derstand that any failure OF
the. part of the station master
to attend closely to his dutiel
might send some passing trair
to destruction in the twinklins
of an eye.iv l9srA; be
For two months every thing
went like clock work. l hat
an efficient assistant in John
Stitson, o porter who had beer
employed att the bridge for ter
years; and knew all the ropes
. T. saw Florence not unfre
qnentlyAshe often wentto thu
:ity-and always came intt
the Office for her ticket Once
J when the carriage did moi
come for her from the cottage
! II drove her home In my OWL
I buggy, andihad the felicity o
holding her soft hand a mo
II ~