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The New York herald., 1871-05-28
RELIGIOUS NoTEs-pERsOyAL AND GENERAL.

Rev. James McDougall. Jr.. has been called 20 the
Presbyterian church at Babylon, Long Island.
About one hundred clergymen and many laymen
have united in the address OF sympathy sent to the
Rev. MIR. Cheney
Tho North church In Portsmouth. N. H.. are to
celebrate their two hundredth anniversary July 10
and TO- and Invite back all former members or the
church or parish.
The Church Of the Disciples, Unitarian, Boston,
Rev. James Freeman Clarke pastor, Ia conducted on
the freeseat principle, but Its financial condition b
reported excellent. The receipts last year weEe
$63s5.
DR.. T.. De Pressense, the eminent Protestant
clergyman Of Paris, who raised his voice to protest
against the persecution OF the Catholic priests by
the Commune has been IN danger or arrest aud
Imprisonment.
The first Sabbath evening or this month all tho
Evangelical Protestant congregations OF Buffalo
save the Episcopal, OF cOurse-assembled In the
Central church 10 hear the claims OF The American
and Foreign Christian Union presented. At least
1000 were present.
Franklin College, at New Athens, Ohio. which has
been III q state Of suspended animation, Ia doing
what Mrs. Dombey could not do-makipg an effort
Professor Andrew Il. Ross formerly connected WITH
the institution, has been Inaugurated president and
It's friends.
The Church in Clinton. N. Y, have been greatly
blessed under the faithful labors OF their esteemed
PASTOR Rev. I. h. Hudson. Thirty live nave bean
added To its membership since the beginning OF the
year. part OF the fruit OF that blessed revival wtk
which the Church was visited In the winter ana
early spring.
The New York herald., 1871-05-28

the concert saloon and some theatrcs.r 7 ask,
Does she know what these underground .'concert
saloons are viii tell her. They are Que kind Of
houses OF hlfaue aud every female In them Is eX-
pected TO dispense her ltvors 10 any every
male who may enter the place and take "A
fancy 10 her, and II she refuses 20 sub
nit her person 70 him, she Is dismissed and her
place filed by others. she also says ~ would sng
gest that whenever those creatures found on the
streets at nghG tney be sent 10 the Island Tor three
years instead OF three monlhs. Would inat be right
and just 10 send these mothers The Island. where
they woud receive no benetty VINO would cake
care OF ther iltlle onest Could they have them at
the worhhouseY Would the island accommodate
the thousands who ToGlt thus be sent thereR No :,
Again say that funo, which could be partly raised
by subscription and partly 10y appropriation, for the
purpose oil assisting those who have families to pro-
vide for, wculd prevent thousands from entering or
taking the lrst step toward leading lie of shame.
Thefc are thousands OF dollars given TO missionary,
tract and other societies IN this city every year which
DO out very htte good. One-half or these thou-
sands, II given To this fund ana rightly distributed
occasionally as needed by the poor creatures, would
do ten times the amount OF good that 1t now does,
for missionaries and their tracts are gene
rally laughed at the moment the missionaries
backs are turned and ! could cite cases where
visits from missionaries have rather done harm than
good. have thus written plainly that all may uu-
derstand, rather dealing in facts that | have wit.
messed, than take az truth what some one, MI. So
and-SO, said about this ana that.
In conclusion, VIII say that the only true way TO
prevent and persuade women from leading a life OF
shame Is to provide fund to assist them-not to
lead HE or ideuesS and easebut when they are
striving to earn an honest living for themselves and
hand. All that Is required 70 start the good work IL
true men and women and money. "Ah that's the
good--or ab.ect slavery Necessary evil y When,
oh, when viii 'the iatesn more equally distribute
thy "wInning smiless" When make thee only SER
want OF highest brOadest, nobest ones, instead OF
day OF the worlds release from bondage to thy ma
terlalistc behests, Money BELPHEGOR.
The New York herald., 1871-05-28
The Explorations In Palestine.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE HEBALD:--
In your article OF this morning upon "Expora
tions In Palestine" founded on Dr. Crosby's lecture
of Sunday last, you arrive at tho conclusion, re-
CARDS the inscription the Moabitish stone that IL
Is entirely con1rmatory OF biblical account. Allow
me to point out TO you that IL ~. on the contrary
totally at variance with the same except In the
statement that Moab had been oppressed for forty
years by Omri ana his son Ahan, Kings OF Israel
The inscription declares that subsequent to that
period King Mesha mad liberated his country, de-
sr0yng the cities OF Israel, killing the inhabitants,
and carrying away the vessels Of Jehovah And out
OF gratitude to Kemosh for this deliverance
the stone was raised. Tue Bible, on the
contrary, says that King Mesha having
their arInes and. upon the advice and prediction OF
success OF the prophet Elisha. fought KING Mesha,
whom they utterly routed. Upon what authority
years after the Moablte victories recorded on the
stone King Mesha was reconquered by omli. us'ir-
prehend. | have diligently searched the Bible, and
can In 1t only discover one Omri, who certainly
was q usurper Il Kings xvi, l6) but is not this
the very Omri mentioned In the Inscription, the
father OF Ahab and grandfather OF that King Of Is
rael Jehoram) who. according TO II Kings ill.,,
fought against the rebelous King Mesha2 or an
other King Omrl, also % usurper, l una nowhere
mention made, nor can l make out whence Dr.
Crosby derives the three or four years as having
elapsed between tue defeat and the victory OF the
Israelites. 1t would OF course, be highly satsfacto
ry If the two records were found really and without
equiv e%anivocalion to agree; but not what harm m Is
preserving our faith IN our own version, and
pron0unclng the other incorrect9 But what Is far
more apt TO do Injury TO and weaken faith is the
well meant attempt, so often INDUCED In by kind Of
special pleading 10 iorce INTO religious proofs what
Is contrary 10 plaiD unsopnlsticated reasoning ~
well as 10 evidence.
Far be 1t from me 10 maintain that Or. Crosby's
explanation Is Of This nature. All wish IA 10 he en-
lightened on the subject ana, II mistaken, corrected
la my views.
NEW YORK Nay %. 1871.
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To-day 81. johns Methodist Episcopal church. IN
West Fifty third street. will be dedicated.by Bishop
James, who VIII preach In the morning. Dr. Fowler.
OF Chicago, viii preach In the sf@rnoon, ana Dr.
Eddy OF Baltimore IN the evening. The church Is
one OF the handsomest, and, wtthal the cheapest
built In the city. The ground and building are valued
az fl00,0ye The mason and wood WORK have been
done hy monbers OF the church, ana IN tue very
bess as well "a the very cheapest manner nosSoc.
The exterior front Ia hnlshcd III Beeyille brown
sloXA and ohio freestone in the Norman. Dorc style
OF architecture, and the interior Is finished Ia hard
native woods, such as blrdseye maple, black wat
nut and chestnut aud the eject IS eXceedlhgy
pleasing. Galleries run all round the church, unsup
ported by pillars, thus allowing q fsll view OF
the preacher from every part OF the house Inc eno
ana organ are placed in the rear OF the pulpit. Ihe
audience room Is lighted by two relectors from tae
ceiling Great care has been taken NJ seeui,ns me
most perfect ventilation, ana the acoustic proper
| Ties Of rne houae arc admirable. The cass rooms
and reception parors are large ana airy, ana inc
church "a furnished with all tue neccs-
sarv annnances for social entertainments,
which have Of late years become suca
The New York herald., 1871-05-28
Meeting Of the society of rr,cus,

The select annual meeting OF ministers and elders
or the Society OF Friends was held Yesterday morn
Ing In The Rutherfurd place meeting house. This
meeting Is attended by the women ~ wen as by
men, aud there was as large an attendance OF tho
former as OF the latter Ministers and elders froun
various meetings throughout the country were
present, including George Trueman, William Dorsey
Haynes, from ONO; Sarah Hunt, from Morristown
n. H. and others from Baltimore.
George Macey Il clerk OF the convention, the pur-
pose of which TO inquire after the state or affairs
among the Friends. Six queries were put and
answered as 10 whether they mad given encourage
menl such OF the brethren as need It, and admon-
ished those who did wrong.
THIS morning public meeting for social worship
will he held
The New York herald., 1871-05-28
swodsnborx and Spiritua!iam.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE HEEALD:-
In last Sundays issue OF the HERALD | noticed a
communication from one who signs himself
"Reader," wishing TO know the difference between
Swedenborgianisn and Spr!tualsm. Being OF the
Swedenborgian faith myself ask OF yon room In
ysur valuable paper for the following very brief
panatIon:-Tne Sacred Scriptures Word OF Cod
forbid seeking intercourse with spirits and Emanuel
SwedenDorg teaches that such Intercourse IL dan
ger0us because IL interieres with mans freedom.
Swedenborg teaches and Swedenborgians believe
In the sole and supreme divinity OF the Lord Jesus
Christ. and that the Sacred scriptures are divine
that is, HIS Word. Spi1ualists deny the divinity
the Lord and His Word, and rely wholly on the
teachings from spirits. There may be exceptions,
but II there are they are probably very few, and
they must he OF those who arc unwilling to give up
their confidence In the Scriptures divine and
not wholly given up to the influence Of spirits.
Ii sReadern feels Interested enough for Iurthcr
Information / would refer HIM TO either OF two
valuable but inexpensive works-one on Spiritual
ism.r by the Rev. VIM. Il. Hayden ana the other
"Death and Life,n by Mrs. Ware, both OF whom are
Swedenborgaus The books can be obtained at any
Swedeuborglan publishing house. ;.
The New York herald., 1871-05-28

fca,urs among Christian congregations. Ths
church IL the 0utgrowth OF n mission established
shefe iew years ago ia al Old frame church wAicn
was sold out by the fapusts and the membership
mas grown from a handful 20 $50. The SABBATH
aasho1l ALSO numbers over two hundred children.
Ihr church building and furnishing cost $50 900.
inc rev. a. D. Nai ls the PASTOR The churcn viii
be maintained as free church. but families now
belonging 10 " will he allowed 10 select their own
pews, NhIch Will always 0e preseryad for tneIn.
The New York herald., 1871-05-28


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
In your edition or last Saturday week you have
the sermon delivered 10y DR.. Gulneim on ,Sacri-
nces. which, TO every lover OF religious liberty,
shows that the present generation or Israetes do
not hold themselves bound TO follow precepts
carried out In olden times and which the liberal
mind Of Moses could not abolish after having taken
deep root In he heart Of nations MANY years.
Hundreds OF years before Christ heathen came 10
Kabbi Hlllel ana asked him To teach hiin our wnol
law while he stood on one foot. Rabbi Hiel
answered him. Love thy neighbOr as thyselr--all
other things are by laws.f In conformity with tnis
which we live, the same as the sacrifice OF slavery
has been abolished In the United States.
Your correspondent. c. II. H., administers
severe repfOOf to DR.. Gutheim for
Jews do not believe that Christ has wiped away with
His own blood all the sacrifices and sins OF the
world. For this reason we cannot abolish the same.
would ask the learned gentleman If SACRIFICES have
does he give TO the thousands OF martyrs murdered
by the Inquisiti0n' Are they anything else out
aacrlilcesy Were the thousands ana thousands
slaughtered BY religious prejudice In the and
thirty years wars among the sects OF Christians
were chey anything else but sacrifces2 Even the
last war between Protestant Germany and Catholic
France, were they anything else Dut outrageous
sacrifices In the eyes OF God and men-asking
Christs assistance 10 destroy each Other' we have
abolished sacrifices; but our Christian friends
have made Improvements. They sacrifice
those OF whom God said, In my likeness have
If It IL true, as Mr.. G. II. Fl. said that we have no
city of our own are liberal; we consider part OF
the whole earth ours. well as heaven above and,
according to our religion. every honest man IL ad.
mted.
Have our Christian friends followed the example
OF Him who said "Father. forgive them they know
not what they do" N. GROSSMAYEK.
The New York herald., 1871-05-28

pie act OF faith or belief. instead OF reaping what
they have sOwn Has the Lord forgotten Ills chill
dren, Lo He comes 10 the Christian world IA an
unexpected hour ana manner. Us he came at the end
OF the jewish dspensation. Does He find faith on
eartha Let those who are watching for the morning
Judge. j. l..
The New York herald., 1871-05-28
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
May 2S-Whit-Sunday, on
PentecOst.

Schedule Of To-Day's Religious Labor-Herald
Religious Correspondencs-The Great sps-
cialty Of Christianity Recreation for the
Poor on Sunday-The Sunday Libra
ries-Ihe Morals OF Our School Chill
dron-rhs Social Evil Again
swslsnborg and Spiritual
ism A Squabble Among
the Petticoats
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Religious Movements Personal
and General.
The New York herald., 1871-12-21
ELEMENTS OF WINIER.

The Weather Intenscly Cold In the North
Traffic on the Hudson River Suspended
Iceboat Races at FOughlkcepsie-The Ohio
River Blocked with Ice-The Snow and
Wind mt Annapolis.
TORONTO, Dec. 90, 1871.
This was the coolest day OF the sea<on. The ther.
mometer is four degrees below Zero and is falling
BUFFALO, Dec 20 1871.
This was the coolest day OF the season. The ther-
mometer was zero.
PoyaHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Dec. 20. 1871.
The Poughkeepsie steamers have ceased running.
The river here blocked with heavy ice. and the
weather is extremely cold. Active preparations are
under way for series Of important iceboat races.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 90, 1871.
The river is blocked with ce The steamer Amer
ica from Memphis TO Cincinnati, heavily laden, is
Ice bound near the Kentucky shore, this city.
The mercury In the thermometer at one p. M. was
two degrees below Zero
ANHAPOLIs, Nd. Dec. 20, 1871.
The binding snow storm OF yesterday was sue.
ceeded this A. M. by clear sky, bitter cold atmos
phere and furious gale from of the bay that drove
the newly fallen snow In binding clouds through
the streets OF this ancient City, making out-oldoor
lccomotion an extremely difficult undertaking.
The New York herald., 1871-12-21


George W. Miller, OF Albany, superintendent OF
the State Insurance Department, Is at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Colonel @. X. Halliday, OF Topeka Kansas, Is
stopping Mt the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Congressman Samuel Hooper, of Boston, yester.
day arrived at the Brevoort House,
8. s. Ellsworth, OF Penn Yam, Is sojourning at
the Everett House.
M. dc Clermont is registered from Paris at the
Filth Avenue Hotel.
General John L. Milford, OF Richmond has
quarters ut the Grand Central Hotel.
Colonel George Richardson, or Washington, yes
terday arrived aJ the Sturtevant House.
Colonel ii. 8. McConb. OF Delaware, is among the
recent arrivals at the Brevoort House.
General 4. Kingman, of Tennessee IS among the
sojourners at the Grand Central Hotel.
william II. Seward, Jr, yesterday arrived from
Auburn at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
ID. Cameron, OF Harrisburg, is residing at the
Brevoort House,
Governor Hoffman came to the city last evening"
He proceeded TO his usual apartments the Clarcn-
don Hotcl.
j. l.. 4horndykc, OF Peru, who Is stopping at the
Metropolitan Hotel, Is o business connection OF
Henry H. Meipgs, the Yankee who Is the motor that
Keeps The South American republics up to the de-
mands OF the time In the matter of internal i'm
provements. Upon Mr.. Thorndyke is devovcd much
OF the labor necessary carry out the great rail-.
road projects OF MIR. Meig
The New York herald., 1871-12-21
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

THERE WILL soon be published q volume or the
novelist Balzac's correspondence never before
printed, to embrace his "Letters to LOUISE sister
of the lustrous writer.
In LONDON they are about starting a new journal,
devoted exclusively to recording births marriages
and deaths.
THE ENGLISH Post ONCE authorities have put
stop to the circulation through the mails OF the
nasty books OF quacks on sexual physiology ana
nosology. This Is done by cassing such works as
distinctly 'obscene," under act OF Parliament
Heretofore they were considered as medical works.
The saturday ReUieac, In notice OF recent
American literature, says that although 'there Is
no department OF literature or science In which
Americans themselves would question the supe-
rlority OF England" yet 1.-the public documents OF
the states Of far more varied ana general value
aud interest than own" II goes on to extol
American tnoroughness and mastery in geographic
cal science, upon which, 1t says, our authors ''have
written much and carefully"
SWISS EDITOR In the canton OF Uri was re-
Gently prosecuted for advocating woman's rights,
but was acquitted.
MAX Won scuLAGEL is the name OF the new Ger
imaginative power.
SOME INDIGNANT buyer OF books at the recent sale
in Boston OF what was advertised "the library OF
the late william ii. PRESCOTT has written to the
Cincinnati Gdzette:-"Why did the heirs OF Mr..
Prescott take out the book plates mutilate the bind
ings and scissor the title pages In order obterate
all evidence as to their former ownership How
many and what books were taken out or Mr.. Pres
colts library before this catalogue was made up?
We submit that II the catalogue had read thus
THE remalnders un mutlated condition) OF the
library or the late Mt. Prescott, with some addi-
tions' the true state OF the collection would have
been expressed" The complaint Is just, though
collection sufficiently attested the appreciation by
the public OF the devices referred TO.
VICTOR HUGO and his two sons, 1t is said, have
invested all their united fortunes In the daily Paris
journal, the Rappe,.
THE LONDON Spectator has high praise for Mrs.
Edwards last novel, "Ought We to Visit Her r'
which, IL says 's full or sparkle and point and sub
acid humor II ends happily, yet originally, and its
air throughout s fresh and pure"'
AN EXACT fac-simile reprint OF Hariots "Bref
and True Report or the New found-land OF virginia.
one OF the rarest OF books relating to America,
will soon be issued by J. Sabn & Sons, OF Nassau
street.
GEORGE ELIor's new novel VIII be called "a
Story OF Provincial English Life" and IL VIII appear
In eight monthly parts in London, also In HarDer's
Weekip
THE DICTIONARY OF WORDS, their history and
OF Baltimore, Iow being Issued In numbers, Is
spoken OF by the saturday Reuteto as q work
promising to be 'of great Importance, as 1t Is one
OF high pretensions and undoubtedly OF enormous
lab0r.n
The New York herald., 1871-12-21
BELGIUM.
Court News and Joy in the Family.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 90, 1871
The Queen Of the Belgians is pronounced en-
ceints.
THE SUCCESSION TO THE BELGIAN THRONE.
The King oil Belgium has two daughters. He ex-
perienccd deep grief by the death OF his only son,
the Prince Royal Leopold Duke OF Brabant who
expired on the 22d OF January. 1859. after linger
ing Illness in the tenth year OF his age. The heir
presumptve to the throne at this moment is Philip,
Count OF Flanders, brother to the King, so that the
present condition OF Her Majesty the Queen is made
douby interesting both to the Belgian people and
their monarch; the nation expecting the birth OF
male heir and the guarantee Of q direct sovereign
succession to the throne provided the child should
live
The New York herald., 1871-12-21


The HERALD correspondent in Matamoros
has forwarded us the following special des-
patch:-
MATAMoRos, Mexico, Dec. 20,
Via BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Dec. 20, 1911
In this city and in Brownsville, American
Intervention is confidently anticipated. The
representatives Of Texas in Congress are
requested by the people Of Brownsville and
the adjacent parts to favor it, on the ground
that the lives and property of United States
citizens along the Mexican frontier are endar-
gered by the unscrupulous warfare of the con-
tending parties, bands of marauders having
violated the frontier and committed depreda-
tions on American territory.
ooRTINA TEMPoRIzINa.
The insurgent General Quieroga is at Ce-
ralvo threatening the town of Mier. General
Cortina, the commander of the government
forces, has had a consultation with his col
league, General Paaccos, with whom he is
ostensibly in accord, though the contrary is
said to be the case by many, who assert that
Cortna is intriguing with the revolutionists.
Cortina is now moving toward Mier with 400
mon, which are all the available forces of the
government, TO meet the reyolutionists under
General Quieroga, who has larger force at
his disposal.
But General Cortina's allegiance to Juarez is
so doubtful that he is quite as likely to unite
with the forces of Quieroya as to fight them.
General Martinez is marching on San Luis
and General Navanjo on the small town of
Bacatras.
ANOTHER rRoNUNoIAMENTo AGAINST JUAREz.
Valdez, heading a small force, has recently
pronounced against the government at San
Carlos, in this State. He has started toward
Monterey. This is very significant event,
because Valdez is creature of Governor
Canales.
4 A government steamer, with funds to pay
the troops, is hourly expected to arrive here
from Tampico. Unless the money arrives
soon pronunciamento by the military Of this
city against the government is imminent.
The New York herald., 1871-12-21

THE GEORGIA REPUBLICANs, it seems, did
let the late election for Governor 60 by de-
fault, Notwithstanding the apprehensions of
the Atlanta Sun to the contrary. Now what
will they do? Do they propose to contest the
legality of the election, or do they expect to
make trouble which will require the interfer-
enoe of the federal authoritiesa Georgia. like
ell the rest OF her Southern sister States,
wants peace.
The New York herald., 1871-12-21

The Communist Trials and Work and Re
cord Of the Courts.
Religious Equality aud Freedom of
Conscience.
1flrepAKs TO THE NEW YORK HERALD

PARIS, Dec. 90, 1871.
The work OF trying the Communist prisoners Is
progressing as fast as possible, and additional
courts are to be created the moro rapidly to dispose
OF the remaining cases.
To the present day 14,37s persons have been tried
for Communist offences OF these 2,o22 have been
convicted aud sentenced, and 1856 have been dis
charged.
THEIRS AND THE THEoLoGIANs.
deputation OF French Protestants had an inter.
view to-day with President Theirs, who received
them with afrabity and promised that religious
equality should he maintained.
The New York herald., 1871-12-21

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 1871.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
STR-Returning to town after an absence Of seve-
raj days, see for the first time the articles In the
New York Times OF the 13th 14th and goth instant,
under such captions rs 'Mr. Belmont and the
Ring,n &C., &c.
All the charges, accusations insinuations and in
nuendoes therein contained OF my completely with
corrupt transactions or corrupt men are false end
caiumnlous Your obedlent servant,
AUGUST BELMONT.
The New York herald., 1871-12-21

LONDON, Dec 20, 1871.
The English journals, while expressing no opinion
as to the merits Of the case regret the difficulty into
which the American Minister, Mr.. Schenck, has
fallen. and cite as precedents the cases OF other
Ambassadors, notably that Of the Duke Of Saldanha
who, while Minister OF Portugal TO foreign Power
was permitted to engage In private speculations.
THE COTTON SUPPLY.
Four thousand nine hundred and five bales OF
American cotton were landed at Liverpool to-day.
The New York herald., 1871-12-21

THE BOSTON Post thinks that Senator
Logan's 'pugnacity has at last found its
appropriate channel. He appears as tho
Fighting member of the anti Grant party, and
If his blows are less deadly than those Of
Trumbull, Schurz and Sumner, they make o
terribly resounding thwack when he delivers
them" The period of grief must have arrived
when Logan 'bites his thumb" at the admins
tration.