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took place before large congregation The DIMENSIONS
OF hs hnndsome edhee arc 60 by So feet with chapel 10

brown stone with side walls OF BRICK Inc C,"i., .i
tains Sunday school room, olassroOms Chui'h paU,,
Sc The dcGcatory services opened win prayer 10y
the Rev Dr. Porter after which the hex' Hav, conn, Tbc
preached rom Luxe NiN -; Veeuig n htosonhcrs and
reverend preacher observed that poets 40 n,
nOVcsjs, and. indeed all thougbttul men wiz w. Ivy
restther creed on revelation are cndessy harpng on
mOurnful strain of the my Stefy OF ne lio "
est thinkers in highest flights are as gnoanI 0
their MISSION as the degraded except they are Will
ing to accept the text Man ior whom a." & ~
10 havp been created, more OF failure than any
other creature: and life is failure viewed only on
This side of the grave In the eYehne sno hoW, ., "a
tne chanel according the simple rites Of the VI. T.
Church The services were brought TO close 10y col
lection being taken up from which the liberal sum OF
$4,000 was realized
THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH
The Rev. DR.. Milbum, the blind preacher,
delivered last evening in Dr. Gallandets church IN Eight
eenthst eloquent and impressive lecture the first OF
a SERIES 1.-THE Fathers OF the Church the Early Stru
giles and Trumphs OF Christianity" The speaker in the
course of hs remarks gave interesting account OF he
organization Of the first Christian community ana me
prosecutions they endured during the days OF the Roman
Empire After beng disbanded they scattered over s
earth and their scattering their strength Inc Ou
the martyrs he characterized as the seed OF 'he
Church. The eminent divine gave grapme picture W
the torture of the venerable Bishop Of Antioch VINO Was
pieces III the Coliseum of Ancient home ni.y ~
stances were cited of martyrdOm by the early Christians
while disseminating the doctrines OF inc Ohris"'"i
Church
THE FUNCTION OF ART IN LIFE.
BosroN, March G.-The lecture of the Horti-
cultural Hall course this afternoon was given by Ms
Fdnah d. Cheney of this city, well known as writer on
AIT subjects. Her topic The Function OF ART III
Life" She begun her discourse with an extended com,
parson Of art, science and relglo ana aISrmd.u ~
brief historical sketch of Greek, Roman, Etruscan ana
early Christian illustrating the relation Oh ait 10
religion. The speaker then turned 10 inc teIg tI
10 MS I'm our own land at this time endeavorng 10 make
70 and that il is especially needfu the health OF
state and the perfection OF our NE our neeu anu
our possibilities alike indicate that future III ART as III
Government open to richer than was ever oneFed
MIS- Cheney refused to concur with critic, who said
that the object TO increase our happiness nap
pness may come in the process ana IN Inc nnal result
but art as often VIII bring DIVINE dltcOnIcht IL
will make us alive and vital living that we shal not
ask whether we are happy OF not but WINE arr b hH l
synthetic and harmonious nature the power 10 soon
spirits and to round out and fill our sharp angles ana
opposons. II is absolutely needfu TO US as correc-
tive OF the fierce hurry and excitement OF our hNe e
strong auagonisms of our politics. centrifugal force
of our large physical enterprises, the speculative char
acter OF intellectual action Art does noJ MOCK Az
these strong characteristic they the straight
Cuidenes and angles around which she winds her Dedu-
uiul curves, thus securing strength ana power uut
molding them into beauty and love- ,.,,-
Her power tends TO free from ourselves breathing
into us consciousness OF Eternity winch makes our
haste ridiculous, and our despair Dlashtny Ar ny
paint the terrible, the suffering the awIul Du never
without the light OF the grand eeIha io'e I%ug upU
II. Art too has hberazlng tendency; IL shaiaeS o
bgOtIies and expands our charities 80 100 u DlhGs
and dictionary to read Raphaels thought IN ms nauon
mas, or hear MoZarts voice III his sy1npHuNts, ilu
Shakespeare and Milton an eternal tie between the
Ola England and the New. 1en We mus not -"
service from which she VIII not render Art 10 no
wills does not constrain by legal enactment she is
panacea TO cure the diseases Of the State, but only
healthfu ennobing influence 10 keep us active. sOuhd
and Youthful that may strike down our own enemies
ana purge own diseases. p.
Many mOralists have decried art seeing IN ~ Only
handmade of luxury and an instrument OF corruption m he
state We forget this Any delight IN sensuons
meaning. is an indication of danger III this direction
Charm of color richness Of FORM melody OF SOUND become
a snare the they usurp the mastery, ana instead
of expressing spiritual life overlay ana c0nlOI ~
Mrs Cheney referred 10 some OF the Influences Whch
cd n "A
mere outward form, which Is the lazy substitute ior inc
frne study of nature is the direction of deterioration
This not necessarily confined to its old ace and decay
il may sap the vgOr Of youth, and we cannot PM see
signs Of existence among ourselves. Again we ma
strong tendency to sentmentalsm, preponderance or
feeling in exaggerated expression over welbaanced
aud healthy thought. But we need not despair because
these faults have appeared among u.s. The too STREET
imitation of nature will OFTEN prove its own corrective:
the literal representation Of outward nature may be the
natural and genuine PtePaauOh ior ne H End S'Hy
treated Of the danger OF seTve Imitation OF the an
tique and that sensuOus delight IN art aud passive re-
captivity may be confounded win lIOlucuve acuH.y
and genuine appreciation, and touched upon the subject
Of artificial protection in the arts which according to
the laws Of political ECONOMY ID all other things induces
production without corresponding perfection
To elevate American art the American people must he
educated demand and 10 value noble things, that the
artist may be inspired and encouraged to create them
and observation Of good works by training in the rules
of various arts, which gives not only :he
and accurate thought, and by nOber spiritual life IL
fused into the whole current Of our society
After speaking Of the influence OF the reproductive
rechansms OF the present day winch she Thought still
left opportunities for honest mcdocrty Mrs Cheney
went on speak Of the necessity for commanding idea
in art which makes all things its ministers and helps.
and inquire what there is in the religion and life Of
our own times can BID hope for the renewal of
th nron whether amid tie strife of churches The cor
ruptiou OF politics. the dishonesty OF business the mate
rasm Of science the retrOgrade despair OF free nsttu
mons there i, any thought which can renake Tor the
world for us and the spirit OF faith,
she was inclined to give a hopeful answer.
To her seemed That the religion OF our day IN It's deep
-
Of all creeds-has great truth which, in higher plane
and in nObler form Is enough to bring back the age OF
gold again. and give world OF ugh andibc autyte
gods and the hlrmOnes of angel choir
Our age has welcomed anew the great thought OF the
mmanence of God in nature and His constant presence
in the human soul Can any faith be more fitted To FIJI
world with meaning and human life with glOryl The
Oldest churches discaim the idea that speculative
belief eternal salvation, and make service 90
many important part OF worship OF God. Science,
by its discovery the unity Of forces revealing
the grand harmony of the universe, and alike IN its
nutest Investigations as In Its erandest CONGRATULATIONS s
giving spiritual meaning TO every material fact. The
same thought is Struggling toward expression IN true
democracy III politics. ii COO Is lncarhated III humanity
every human being OF infinite value IN the divine order
and contempt OF the neahes becomes Diaspheny AGAINST
the highest TINS Thought ming the aFtlsts soul VIII
make every human being infinitely interesting TO HIM
lie Will find the Christ III every heroic soul which, hap
tized with great idea, meets knartyTdOm III the con-
scOusness OF victory.
affirm as truth. The freedom Of the past pam
pered by limitations IN thought and in practice. Ours Is
struggling and imperfect The noDest words OF free
dom and brotherhood upon our lips nave found feeble
expression i'll institutions and forms But the idea u
with and the great function of art is 10 express II
in every form which win our hearts. Nature, Life,
and Humanity in all its forms, Will be the theme OF the
artist OF day, and his function is 10 ncarnao the
highest spirit in the most beautiful OF forms In TINS
OF art and the smallest note is OF Importance II swelling
the grand symphony Of love and praise.
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE TAXPAYERs IN
WESTCHESTEK
The landholders of the town of Westchester
ara atv awaited over the exorbjtant rate of the taxes