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The New York herald., 1871-02-27

ners ., Not that Christ lived In such q conviviaI
manner as u be called bon rtrant. He made him
self q man among men. He was perfect Jew,
brought up III rigorous conformity TO Jewish life; he
did as the people about HIM. Here was the social
Christ and the ascetic John--the rude man OF the
wilderness, and the sympathetic friend, that little
children ran alter and clasped and climbed upon.
ana they would not. Neither would they
when weddings were played. They would not take
the truth from Jonn nor Christ. But wisdom is JUS
titled OF her children. In application Mr.. Beeeher
said:-Peorle often find fault with ministers ana
churches. not so much on account OF imperIections
In these as from the state OF their own hearts No
man Is better aware Of the
WEAKNESSES or PREACHERS
than those who preach. There are those who stand
they would have us believe that the reason that they
are not better Is because religion Is so poorly nd
mlnstered This Is not SO. The Is that are
In their hearts ndisposed the change which shall
bring them into spiritual life. Like sick children
they VIII have neither thing nor another.
When men ale under the full administration OF
wicked passions they cannot be changed by any
skin or power OF man. No art, however sublime,
can win them. Not that we should not use skull and
the utmost possible endeavor; but no combination
OF argument can reach man entrenched behind
PRIDE and sordid worldness and selnshness. All
that man can do, unless aided by the spirit OF God,
is TO break upon them hike the sea upon rock The
sea falls back and tine rock remains. IL will
ENCOURAGE ALL LABORERS
G S'' s sa s5 R S4 n H0S Snss Sssr 9s
through this lie With little apparent result. He
gathered no church, lie set aside nothng lie left
the old TO be overcome by the force OF the new
pOWSf. ynTlSk SQuAnt no external churchj ue mad
no Bect, nd SCHOOL. and when lie died but five or sX
hundred persons wer6 at all affected by His loss
Are yon working, parent without seeming reward,
remember that the Chief Shepherd gave Ills own life
and reaped almost nothing. How many faithful
men have spent years III one place and have gath
cred but hte harvest. IL is great to go on faith
fully to the end through
sEEMNd FAILURE.
1t IS easy to work when the fruit is falling all
around, but to work and die without having entered
the promised land that Is heroic. In the other
world many that were last shall be first, and the
first shall be last Many poor missionary Will be
astonlshed at the honors that shall be heapcu upon
him at the last day. II much and reap little
remember that you are In the school OF Him died
and now ON HIS Fathers throne waits through the
centuries 10 The travail OF His soul and salts
fed
The New York herald., 1871-02-27

gesteu py tne wheeis OF Providence In Ezekiel,n
vision seem peculiarly fitting 20 this Ienten aeason
when tho Churcn OF Cnrist throughout the world n
sounding the bell to prayer AMI calling sinful men
70 repentance and faith In a cruclned Redeemer
Ezekel In his vision beneld one of the wheels mon
the Earth. and does not ancient and modern h,s
tory abound with evidence Of the moyeTnenta
over our world OF that swift emblem OF Providence,
From the days OF Cyrus, King OF Persia who re-
stored the captive countrymen OF Ezekiel to their
native land, and who, though a heathen, Is spoken
or by God as his annointed can we not trace tho
course OF the wheel or Providence over the des-
tnies OF nations as well as or indivdualsS Some
unseen dngers unravel the tangled threads OF the
CHRISTIANS life some invisible hands drop the
healing salt into the bitter waters from which he
drinks Does not Sc. Paul speak or the angels as
minisering spirits2 And who can say that tue gen
tie tracks around the Christians life the lov.
Ing Impress OF the mystic wheel, and
THE ETHEREAL HANDS
80 friendly 10 his earthly needs those whom Ezektd
oeheld behind the wings Of the chcrublm under the
arch OF promise which glittercd above the throne
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pented OF IL, but the feeling afterwards manifested
toward him by the Saints such that ne rendered
his resignation. THIS resignation would have been
cheeruly accepted by the Church, but that the
Council became possessed OF Information that he
had subsequently, denounced President Young In
language suihcienty strong to
DAMN ANY SAINT ON EARTH
Tne council, therefore, communicated the late
Brother Brash and 1T rs for you. my brethren he
said, 10 vote upon their action. Those who approve
VIII hold up their right hands. (There was gene
raj showing or right nands.) Contrary show right
hands. None Were shown.l The elder then de-
ciared tne late Brother Brash unworthy OF further
association win the Latter Day Saints and took
vote upon the case OF Mrs. Brash, who was also
condemheu Tor heresy by the Council. She, too,
was eXcominunicated in the same manner as her
husband AS compensation for the loss thus sus-
tanned by the Church Elder Seares introduced
new priest from Dundee, Scotland, who was 10y.
luny admitted To the communion OF the Saints.
LAMENTArIoN OF THE ELDER.
Ne then addressed the congregation at great
length anu much earnestness on the present condl-
tion or the Church. He said we do not properly ap-
preclate our standing Latter Day SAINTS. We for
get that we are above the world. We forget too
often that we should not stain our hands as the
worlds people stain theirs. Yet 1t would be wen
Tor some or US to take example from those people OF
the world who earnestly worship God In their way.
Their examples are good In that respect. IL Is
tced by me that when our converts FIRST come to
for exaltation they become Joyfu ana give express
sion to their newly found happiness in various ways;
cold aud sQHetlmes rebelllous, and leave us. This
SHOWS tnat the spirit Ql the Lord Is leaving rs for
something that we do, and therefore close with
the prayer that the spirit OF the Lord VIII abide with
ana not desert us. This PRAYER was loudly re-
sponded TO by the "AmenS' OF the congregation.
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TIE MORMON CHURCH.

Recommendation and Lamenfntion in the
williamsburg Mormon Mission Church
WniIing and Gnashing Of Teeth.
Nearly oil the Mormons OF Williamsburg and VI
cinity attended meeting yesterday afternoon, the
occasion being one OF unusual Importance to them.
Elder Searles, President OF the Mission, conducted
the exercises and was assisted by several priests
aud
ORDINARY SAINTS,
who occupied raised seats beside him. After the
usual exercises Elder Searles rose and said that
Council OF the Church had been held during the day.
and that the business upon which IT had taken ac-
tion would be submitted to the assembled saints for
their approval or disapproval.
ExcoMMuSIcATIoN OF A BROTHER AND SISTER.
The elder called the attention OF the congregation
to the fact Of brother having recently been excom
municated for reasons satisfactory to the Church,
and reminded them that Brother Brash on that occa.
sion deeply sympathlsed with him. This sympathy
vas pacalled lQr, sad Brother Brasa aaaQI 70,
The New York herald., 1871-02-27
ST. PETERS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Temptation-Sermon by the Rev. Fathe
EruUciOva.


Temptafi0n-Sermon by the Rev. Father
FranciOla.
This handsome edlnce was crowded yesterday
morning during last mass notwithstanding the rain
and slush In the streets After the usual services
which were more than ordinarily Impressive. the
respected pastor Of the church, the Rev. Father
Franctola assembled the pulpit and taking his text
from the gospel OF the day, preached practical and
earnest sermon on temptation. The reverend gen
tleman, after some preliminary remarks OF season.
able nature, commenced the consideration OF his
subject by the remark that instead OF q curse,
TEMPTATION WAS BLESSING.
It was fruitful OF good because If man was not
tempted he never would struggle to attain to that
state OF goodness which it is the aim OF every true
Christian to reach. Nan is never tempted beyond
his strength, and his powers Of resistance 10 his
pesetting sins are accurately measured. 1t Is a
grave error for any person to persuade himself that
because Of certain innrmities in his nature he Is
not accountable for his sinful acts for an a-wise
Providence gives to every being the strength re-
quired resist and repel msidious and open tempa
ton If they choose to exercise It, No doubt it seems
to some rather hard condition OF Christian exist
ence that their path should be beset with snares and
pitfalls; but to the believer the wisdom OF the Al
mighty in this regard is easily dscernble. Tempta
THE STRENGTH OF OUR FAITH
In God and our belief in the Omnipoence and power
OF God over the rachinations OF the devil. Aud
1t is the crowning glory OF true Christian effort
fully all a the advances @ Of the S evil one e''sss snd
to hight the good fight OF faith with single eye
to the achievement of victory over sln and the
sequent triumph when the battle OF life Is closed.
All who successfully resist temptation are sure of
their great reward, not only In the world to come,
but IN this. And moreover, the practice OF such
resistance exercises healthy influence on the mind.
which could not be obtained without such disci-
pine. Besides this, there Is another reason why
temptation Is fraught with blessing. The true be-
lever and good man now knows that vir-
tue will be rewarded; that the triumph
Of conscience VIII he Credited TO hlW.
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NEW YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
sermon by Rev. ). 5. Mitchell the OBJ
servaucs Of the sabbath.


servaucs OF the sabbath.
WASHINGTON, Feb &C. 1871.
The morning services at the New York avenue
Presbyterian church were very interesting to-day,
and well attended The Rev. $. Mitchell delivered
the sermon from The text. first chapter of Malachi
part OF the eighth verse-"And II ye offer the blind
for sacrlflce Is 1t evils ana II ye ofer the lame
and SICK is 1t not .evils' The reverend speaker
said the exemplincations Of human conduct and the
principle are the same from age to age: and this
principle like other principles has Its own pecu.
larities throughout the world. AS men insulted
God centuries ago, so men insult God to-day. We
speak this morning of those do not serve God as
they should-those who fear being called religious
men and neglect their religious duties. The most OF
the churches arc open two three in the week.
The first day Sunday Is set apart for divine ser.
vice. No work Is done. The business offices are
Closed Their duties do no not prevent any from
attending this service Why could they not devote
one day other than Sunday to Gods worshipy No.
They devote no other day than Sunday because they
have
NOTHING ELSE TO DO
on this day. and then only one hour is prudgingy
given. Men come to church Sunday not with their
hearts full OF earnestness but deeming it duty
be performed. This Is tring with our spiritual
ture. This form Of worship Is an empty form, and
one our Heavenly Father will not receive. The one
hour week man gives TO God IL perhaps better
tnaA none At 81: aRt Why can ueI not Uye tnar
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A correspondent, who has been traversine
the country from Buffalo along the shores
OF Lake Michigan to Grand Haven, writes an
interesting account Of the immense fruit in.
terest Of that section. The most luscious
Bartlett pears he saw sold at ninety-fiye
cents a bushel, and peaches of the finest
quality at sixty-five cents. Four steamers
take into Chicago daily fifty thousand
baskets, and from Southern Illinois came
thirty thousand baskets of peaches and
pears. This truly fruitful part OF Michigan,
he says, - known AZ the ''GOd exempt belt"
from tho fact that frost never visits it until
late in the season, the winds from the lakes
tomperinG the air. One farm alone in this
belt exports thirty thousand baskets every
year to Chicago.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-30

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES TO THE
TREATY BETWEEN The UNITED
STATES AND CHINA, OF JUNE TO-
1858.
A Proclamation by the President Of the
limited States of America:
WHnRrAs. certain additional articles &c
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By the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of State.
A PROCLAMATION by the President OF
the United States of America:


WHEREAS, 1t behOOves people sensloie
of their dependence on the Almighty, pun
llcly and collectively to acknowledge tneG
gratitude for his favOrs and mercles, and
humbly to beseech for their continuance;
And whereas, The people of the United
States, during the year now about to end,
nave special cause to be thankful for gen
eral prosperity, abundant harvests, exemp-
tion from pestilence, foreign war and civil.
Now, therefore, be it known that 4.
e. Sl!sses 5. Grant. President of the Unit ed
states states, concurring in any similar rec nm
sSn . from chief magistrates Of
tt :" do hereby recommend to ali cit; ,ens
IN '" TS IN their respective places OF VIC rshin
Nnva, thursday. the twenty fourth d sv IF
ho "voMoer next, there to give thanks fsy tho
close ~, u God during the year .,.ont ITO ~
harsaf anu 10 supplicate for its con , ua. w
In witness whereof. I have he,
my hand, and caused the seai of :eunto set
States to be affixed. "a lhe United
pope nt d 5ss city cit Of Was ur,o. til.
our Lord one thousand eight the year Of
seventy, and of the Indrna hundred and
United States [of America, adence of the
he ninety fifth.
By the President: !. s. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Seer
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A PROCLAMATION by the President OF
the United States of America.

August, 1870, my proclamation was issued,
enjOining neutrality i'll the present war be-
tween France and the North German Con-
federation and its allies, and declaring, 80
far az then seemed to he necessary, the re-
spective rights and obligations of the belig-
erent parties and of the citizens of tie
the United States:
And whereas, Subsequent information
gives reason to apprehend that armed
cruisers of the belligerents NAV be tempted
to abuse the hospitality accorded to them
in the ports, harbors. roadsteals. and other
waters of the United States. Nv mat;na
such waters subservient to the p1rposes II
war:
Now, therefore, I, Ulysses s. Grant pras-
ident Of the United States of America 10
hereby proclaim and declare that anv fra
quenting and use Of the waters within the
territorial jurisdiction Of the United states
by the armed vessels Of either bei.
ligerent, whether public ships or mi.
vateers, for the purpose Of preparing
for hostile operations, or as posts of
observation upon the ships of war or
privateers or merchant vessels Of the other
belligerent, lying within or being about to
enter the jurisdiction of the United States.
must be regarded as unfricndly and often
sive, and in violation Of that neutrality
which it is the determination of this gov.
eminent to Observes; and to the end that the
hazard and Inconvenience of such appre.
hondeO pract1ceS may DE avoided, / further
proclaim and declare that from and after
the twelfth day of October instant, and
during the continuance of the present hos
tilities between France and the North Ger
man Confederation and its allies. M shin of
war or privateer of either belIigerent shall
be permitted to make use of any port, har
Dor, roadstead, or other waters within the
jurisdiction of the United States as a station
or place of resort for any warlike purpose.
or for the purpose of obtaining any faciIi'
ties of warlike equipment; and no shin Of
war or privateer of either belligerent shall
be permitted to sail out Of or leave any port.
harbor, roadstead, or waters subjeet to the,
jurisdiction of the United States from
which7a weasel Of the other bellieerent
whether the same shall be a shin of
war, . privateer, or a merchant shipI
shall have previously departed, until after
the expiration IF at least twepty-four hours
from the departure of such last mentioned
vessel beyond the Jurisdiction Of the United |
States. If any ship Of war or privateer Of !
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A PROCLAMATION b.
the United State sno FreMdent OF
given 10 N. N tfa sery evidence was
this month Nv The 9o. seventeenth day of
that the d;:cr;m;ns Henmeot Of Portugal
levied in the nort. ting duties heretofore
kP0etagl On merchan-
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settled in article vi. After comparison with
the list, the advices shall be despatched to
the Offices drawn upon, and the letters en-
closing the orders posted for delivery. The
lists, by means of which each office Of ex-
change communicates with the other, shall
be according to the forms A and b an
nexed.
ARTICLE VIII.
The lists dispatched from each Office of
exchange shall be numbered cOnsecutively,
commencing with No. l, at the beginning Of
each year, and the entries, also, in these
lists, shall have consecutive numbers, those
in the lists from the United Kingdom COM
mencing each calendar month with No. l.
OF each list dispatched from New York, a
duplicate shall be sent, which duplicate
shall, after being verified at the British
office, be returned to New York.
ARTICLE TX.
Should any list fail to be received in due
course, the dispatching office shall, on re-
without delay, q duplicate Of the list, duly
certified as such.
ARTICLE x.
Each Office of exchange shall prompt
ly communicate to the other the
correction of any simple error which
it may discover in the verifcatiOn
of the lists. When the lists shall show
| irregularities which the receiving office
shall not be able to rectify, that office shall
Happily for an explanation from the
dispatching office; and this explanation
shall be afforded without delay
ARTICLE XII.
Duplicate orders shall only be issued by
the postal administration of the country ON
which the original orders were drawn, and
in conformity with the regulations estab
lished or to be established in that country
| ARTICLE XII.
At the close of each quarter, three copies
of an account shall be prepared and Trans
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for British Columbia or other British North
American provinces, Mexico, Central and
South America or the West India Islands,
when transmitted from the United States
by sea, twenty-five cents per ounce for
letter mails, and twenty cents per pound
for all kinds of printed matter.
The New Zealand postoffice shall render
an account to the United States postoffice,
upon letter bills to accompany each mail,
Of the weight Of the letters, and also of the
printed matter contained in such closed
mails forwarded to the United States for
transmission to either of the above named
countries and colonies; and the accounts
arising between the two offices on this class
of correspondence shall be stated, adjusted
and settled quarterly, and the amounts OF
the United States transit charges found due
on such closed mails shall be promptly paid
over by the New Zealand pOstotfice to the
United States pOstOffice, in such manner as
the Postmaster General Of the United States
shall prescribe.
ARTICLE V. Prepaid letters from foreign
countries received in and forwarded from
the United States to New Zealand shall be
delivered in said colony free of all charges
whatsoever, and letters received in New
Zealand from the United States addressed
! to New South Wales or Australia; will be
| forwarded to destination, subject to the
same conditions as are applicable to CORE
spondence originating in New Zealand and
| addressed to those countries.
ARTICLE vi. In the event Of any of the
Australian colonies not agreeing with New
Zealand to contribute to the maintenance
of any line Of mail packets plying between
New Zealand and the United States o.
America, and subsidized by New Zealand
the New Zealand postof6ce may require thu
United States postofice not to forward by
such subsidized packets any mails, letters
newspapers, or other articles addressed t.
Office may refuse to transmit to their desti
nation all mails, letters, newspapers, O.
other printed matter addressed to such col
ouy, sd received in New Zealand frsR tn
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right to intervene in the domestic
administration of China in regard to
the construction of railroads, telcgraphs,
or other material internal improvements.
On the other hand, his Majesty, the EN-
peror of China reserves to himself the right
to decide the time and manner and circum-
stances Of introducing such improvements
understanding it is agreed by the contract
ing parties that if at any time hereafter
his imperial Majesty shall determine to con,
struct or cause to be constructed works OF
the character mentioned within the empire,
and shall make application to the United
States or any other western power for 1acli,
ties to carry out that policy. the Onlted
States viii. in that case, designate and au.
thorize suitable engineers to be employed
by the Chinese government, and will recon-
| nerd to other nations an equal compliance
with such application, the Chinese govern
ment in that case protecting such engineers
| in their persons and property, and paying
| them a reasonable compensation for their
| service.
In faith whereof, the respective plenipo,,
1 tentiaries have signed this treaty anu
thereto affixed the seals of their arms.
| Done at Washington the twenty-eignth
| day of July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixtyelght;
| WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
ANSON 3URLINGAME.
| CHIH-KANG.
SUN CHIA-KU.
And whereas, the said additional articles
have been duly ratified on both parts, and
the respective Publications of the sap'>
have been exchanged:
Now, therefore, be it known that :,
Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United
States of America, have caused the said
additional articles to be made public, to the
end that the same, and every clause and
article thereof, may be observed and full
filed with good faith by the United States
and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof / have hcreunto se4
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