The New York herald., 1870-03-20
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Religious Services To-day.


Relisious Services To-day.
Rev, William p, Corbit viii preach forenoon and
afternoon at the John street Methodist Episcopal
church.
Rev. Eastburn Benjamin win preach In the morn
ing and Rev. DR.. Il. \. Higbee, evening, at the
Church OF the Holy Light.
Rev. DR.. Cheever selects "Sauls Pursuit after
David and the CONFLICT between Fear and Faith" for
the subject OF his morning sermon at the Church OF
the Purirans
Rev. Chauncey Giles breaches on Heaven in the
Family this morning At the New Jerusalem
church.
Hunters Point Baptist church worship In Smith
s0nan Hall, across the river. rev. r. 9. Romano
breaches morning and evening.
Rev. J. M. Pullman breaches this morning az the
Church OF Our Saviour on Cast into Utter Dark
ness"
Rev. Dr. wescovt breaches In the morning and
Rev. Dr French In the evening at Plymouth Baptist
church.
Rev. G. H. Hepworth will explain "what Catholi-
the Church OF the Messiah.
Rev. r. N. Bellows will preach this morning on
"Our Home Life and Religion" ana this evening on
"Tne Use and Abuse Of Habit" at Brevoort Hail.
The prophet Snow will reveal the "Signs OF the
Times" this afternoon ut the University.
At che Chapel OF st. Augustine there will be SER
vices morning and evening.
Tho Suffering Jews In Russia.
The Executive Committee In tns city OF the Board
OF Delegates OF American Israelites have issued
formal appeal 10 all Jewish congregations in the
United States for pecunary aid to relieve the suffer-
ting laws In Russia, who. deprived OF their homes,
are compelled to emigrate to distant regions ana
start In life anew. In this appeal they say
The receipt OF an urgent letter from NJ. Cremieux,
OF Paris President OF the universal israelite AIN.
ance.' admonishes the committee that the aid OF
the benevolent Is sadly required IN behalf OF the
large Jewish population OF West Russia. Suffering
fearfully from famine and disease. they are bear
ing grievOus burden. and, lacking the impulse OF
liberal laws to encourage their INDUSTRY they have
provernial benevoleace OF their brethren.
It Is contemplated TO promote their migration to
the interior OF Russia, where GENIAL climate annn-
unustiy against :he on the fr0ntier, may restore
them TO comparative comfort and lmbue them with
The Executive Committee are satisfied that their
coregionists Will respond with their wonted gener-
osty TO this appeal for substantial sympathy In
confirmation OF their cries OF the urgency OF this
case and the importance OF speedy ana liberal aid
mittee present an extract from the circular OF the
Alliance OF last summer, and the present letter OF
n. Cremleux.
Contributions will be received and gratefully
acknowledged by
Abraham Hart president, 4so Library street, Phil.
Broadway, Broadway % New York; Leopold Conn, vice presi.
dent 2l8 West Thlrty- ninth street, New YORK;
New York; Myer s. Isaacs, secretary, 24S Broadway,
New York.
Curiosities OF History According to German
Authority.
The Germans were converted to Christianity by
Briton-St. Boniface-and the Cets by German
st. Patrtck-whose true name, the Germans say. was
Patricius, a native OF Kattenland, now known as
the Prussian province OF Hesse. This Is shocking
cruelty. While the Irish claim German, French and
Spanish generals being OF their nationality. the
Germans retaate by robbIng the Green Isle OF the
honor or having given birth 70 st. Patrick SHOCK
ing, isn'tiCr
The Trouble in the Congregation B'nai
Jeshurun.
In reference TO the difficulties which have arisen
In the congregation, several statements, somewhat
conflicting in their character have lately been pub
lished In the HERALD. The following, also sent to
this office does rather eliminate the trouble and
needs no comment
To THE CONGREGATION B'NAI JEsHuRUN:-
HERALD by the Board OF Trustees OF the congrega.
ton B'nai Jeshurun, referring 10 the exclusion OF
private member and it was stated that Mr. Kramer
merely escaped expulsion on account o! insanity.
Allow me to correct the alluslon mentioned. Inc
insane 1t is also true the trustees would seek TO
expel every honest and upright member, because
such do not suit their purpose. Some OF these trns
tees ought TO 60 up the North river for awlile the
air up there would do them great deal OF good.
They would get honestly cured OF their bad disease
by shower pain AN aSssE MEMBER
Distress i'm Jerusalem.
To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON Standard
SIR-A few days after you did me the favor OF in
scrting IN your paper the appeal from the Jews OF
Jerusalem several contributions were sent to me,
which imme dlately forwarded to the sixteen repre-
sentatives OF the congregations whose names were
tnt ttaar Z nd tn mo mn