Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-18

Cdlne III, ana on seeing them at his table, spoke
to them about their undue familiarity, where.
upon Fleming struck him, and then both he and
Wagner ran. They ran to no purpose, however,
for they were taken to the lookup in a few min
utes after.
CONFERENCE OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Es.-rhe Worcester central conference met in
the Salem street church yesterday forenoon
The meeting was presided over by Rev. Andrew
Bigelow, D. D., of Boylston; Rev. A. II. Cool
idge of Leicester, secretary. The first portion
of the meeting was spent in devotional exer-
cises, after which the remainder of the forenoon
session was occupied in a discussion of the i'm
portance of prosecuting religious and secular
instruction among the freedmen, by Rev. Seth
Sweetser, d. D., of this city, Rev. Elnathan
Davis of Auburn, and others.
In the afternoon, the meeting assembled at
two O'Clock, it being Sabbath school meeting,
and was opened by prayer from Rev. VIM. A.
Houghton of Berlin. Rev. E. Cutler, D. D., of
this city, then delivered an address.
A prayer was offered by Mr.. P. L. Moen, after
which Rev. E. Porter Dyer of Shrewsbury read
an essay on "Books for the Young, and how to
use them" He began by quoting DR.. Watts
saying, that "books are sort of dumb teach
ers," and said that books should be fountain
of knowledgeland entertainment, where the mind
may derive instruction in the absence of the
living teacher. All books said he, are not such.
The press teens with vast amount of trash,
which is worthless if not worse: the young
drink indiscriminatey, and if not guided to
pure fountains they will drink at impure. He
also quoted Milton where he says, "a good book
is the precious life-blood of master spirit, en-
balmed and treasured up on purpose to a
life beyond life" First, he maintained, good
book should be instructive; second, truthful;
aud third, entertaining. AS to the second part
of his subiect-the use of books he thought
that every bad book should be thrown aside,
and every good book, worthy to be read, should
be read again and again. The books which we
read in youth should be such that we shall be
profited by them in ripper years-such book is
the Bible.
This essay, of which slight abstract is given
above, was followed by discussion cf the sub.
ject treated, in which part was tai Rev. H.
L. Cheeyer, Rev. VIM. A. Houg' David
Metcalf, Rev. DIR. Colt, Rev. DIR. v. Z.
Davis, Mr.. j. B. Knox, Rev. Henry Gun IS,
Rev. A. H, Coolidge, Rev. Mr.. Wheelock and
Hon. Milo Hildreth.
In the evening the meeting was held at Union
church, DIR. Cutler presiding. 1t was opened
with prayer from Rev. NJ. Lamson, followed
by an essay on "The lives of Christians, an ar
gument for OR against the gospel" read by
Rev. Horace button of Northboro.
After remarking that neither the life of any
one protesting Christianity, nor lives mould
ed by corrupt form of religion, af-
ford conclusive evidence against Chris
tianity, he went on to show that
the gospel itself again and again authorized the
appeal to the life as the conclusive test of It's di-
vinity-"The tree is known by its fruits" as
some one has said: "The Christian is the sim
ner's Bible" The essay closed with an appeal
to those who loved the gospel to show such
fruits in their lives that men should be attracted
TO the truths of the gospel
A prayer was made by Rev. Henry T. Cheever,
and remarks upon the essay followed in which
the following speakers participated: Rev. Henry
T. Cheevcr, Rev. DIR. Colt and Hon. Milo Hill
dreth.
The Rev. VIM. A. Houghton offered prayer,
and the evening session closed with remarks
from Rev. DR.. Cutler.
This morning, after devotional exercises the
session will be spent in the presentation of mar
ratiyes of the religious condition of the churches
in the district, and by addresses suggested by
these reports. In the afternoon the regular con-
ference sermon will be preached by Rev. A. H.
Coolidge of Leicester and the session will close
with the administration of the communion ser
vice.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-The case of Philip
O'Connell, for liquor keeping, which came be-
fore Judge Williams yesterday, was continued
for trial to the 10Th. Sumner X. Bixby, for
common drunkenness, was sentenced to three
months in the house of correction. Edward
Rivers and Charles H. Prescott, for fast driving
and disturbing the peace, were fined SIS and
costs each on each complaint James Harri-
man, for drunkenness and disturbance of the
peace,was fined So and costs on the first offence
and SIS and costs on the second James Kelley
was also fined SO and costs for drunkenness,
and S. and costs for disturbing the peace. OF
those whose offences consisted only in drunken
ness, jeremiah Casey and Henry Allen we're
fined S. and costs each; while James Murphy,
John Gallagher, Robert McKendrick, jeremiah
Casey, Patrick Driscoll and Patrick Holland
were each fined So and costs.
SUPERIOR CoURT-Crinsinal Tcrnl-DEwEY,
J. Wednesday, May 17.-Wm. H. Barrett, of
Fitchburg, was convictediof breaking and enter
ing the house of Peter NJ. Sanderson, of Phil
lipston, on the night of April s, and larceny
theretrom, and was sentenced to the house of
correction for one year. On another indict-
ment, to which he pleaded guilty, he was sent
over for six months. Very for the defendant.
Andrew b. Jaquith, of Ashburnham, for forg-
ing an order for the payment of money and the
larceny of bank book retracted, and pleaded
guilty. He said it was the only and last time
he should be engaged in such business and
asked the lenlency of the court He was sem
fenced to the house of correction for one wear
for the forgery, and his indictment for larceny
was placed on file subject to his future good be.
havior.
The jury in the case Of James McKenna and
Ann Halgan, for adultery, rendered verdict
of guilty, but recommended the woman to the
mercy of the courtson account of her being in
an intoxicated condition at the time. He was
sentenced to the house of correction for three
months, and she was discharged on her own
personal recognizance. The case of Mrs Hall
gan goes to the supreme court on exceptions
taken by her counsel Mr.. Very.
Nellie Carter of Worcester, an inmate of what
is called "The Farm" place OF ill-repute, was
convicted of vagrancy. The court instructed