The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-16
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY APRIL IS ouADRUPLE SHEET

e SHEET.
IRON walls OF her prison house are fast crumbng.
an that everything bids fair for her To stand N que
time a. the true hepmect and mighty counsellor OF
Inal as lie ia whose image she was create came
FORM 10 be the Mighty Counsellor OF the Father Ia
the great conflict wna Salan before The world was.
satan the great antagonist understands wen that
when woman's chains are severed TIE whole race OF
Adan VIII rise step % sep from tie dark ana cruei
as shrewd, cunning serpenr, he keeps
back the nour he mi ch breads by
Inc VS." raxs ae " MI, tnai o as
women wno with satan, their master, are enemies
81 CHRIST and His kingiom The Devi Is progress
s'e being; ne moves forward with the times, selzes
every idea o. reform, and works with his lo-.s OF
agents his object in bringing base, blind women
women throughout the world IS To deter ami keep
back virlnous and Christian wOnen. He tells them
OF their sex they VIII be cassed vita Those women
III the 'front.' ranks, That they Will be pointed III anu
o. SATAN. Though his agents TO prevent woman
from rising 10 the position God intended her to oc
capy iron the beginning must ever prove futile.
She must occGpy ner dvineiy appointed place in
tina creation, Tree from the shackles which have
been clan IN. Tor 1900 years. God. through The
logic or events VIII lit her US quickly as the sur
roundlngs will admit or ana place nor ty the side
IS tho true helpo.eet and mighty counseior OF man.
her leoS. And when sne Is liShlly placed the III Q
OF the Prince OF Peac. Mrs. M. G. BROWN.
The forty-seventh annual meeting OF the New York
Bible Society was held at The Bible House, Thurs
day evening. the 18Th inst The President S,as d.
Browneil, IN the chair. The annual reports OF the
Treasurer, John 5. Bussing, and the Corresponding
Secretary. Morris NJ Budony, were read, and the
following officers were elected Tor the ensdlng year,
y,z:iTesldeu6, Alire l.. Edwards; Wee Presidents,
Lcnuet o. Sanu ord, TneO lore Glilnan James Hush
Peters, Jonn ). Bussing, L. NJ. De Lamater and
John j. Marvin; Corresponding secretary, ID. ).
Lvegsol; kecoro ny secretary, Allen q. Hutton;
Treasurer, Charles NJ. Earle.
Topics tor the Youas Mems Christian Assoc
citation in Washington.
The Executive Committee OF the Young MEMS
Christian Association have announced tnat the fol-
loving topics Will he submitted for discussion ut
tue annual Convention to be held In Washington
May 2l:-
!. Gods word-How ahall 1t he studied. ana how
shal the study OF /. DC promoted III our asSOcla-
,. Modern Skeptcism In It's Relations to Young
Men-iiow shall 1t De met by our associationss
j. Secular instruct.On-What place snoud IL have
In the work OF our assOciat Ols?
4 Young Men IN Busrlcss-- what are tA cir tempta
tioas aad how shall they be resisielY
g. Money IOr che support OF our asS0clatlol--liow
shall IL DO rllsedf
D. our religious worK--How shall 1t be made
more eiectyeY
Well known gentlemen have been invited to I'D
dress the Convention, In opening the foregoing
topics. Tor not more tnan threcqnarters Of hour
to be followed by general discussion.
When Church 3mbsc riptions nre Binding.
A case has recently been dec ded by the Supreme
Cours Of OHIO involving the validity OF subscriptions
for church purposes Tie general principle cstab-
llshed Is, tina, after church has incurred any Ina
bililies on The Strength OF subscriptions. these suo
sctlpfon5 are legally binding In tue case decided
tae VS. Ter ne paSen n 81 cnnro
honnd 10 pas. uhsCrluticn may be Withdrawn
Dcfoe there Is an mde Jtedness, BAT not aiterward
A New Denomination.
Rev. DR.. Cooper for the past year rector OF st.
Michael Episcopal church, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
and formally connected with ole or more Episcopal
chnrches III Chica 20 mas announced ia a letter to
Bishop Ice his withdrawal IRON the denomination.
Dr. Cooper mas eoae 10 Lhca 20 ald proposes 20
establish q new chnrci. the service WI be II com
bina ion OF the itlrscal an eXtempvraneous. and
the pulpit Will he oaen to all evan secll and other
cergymeD, restricted by cer,ain forms.
Religious N0tes-Yersou a,d General.
The RroaJe is, regards as "pitiful revenge" a
proposition to erase IRON the isis OF the French
Academy Of sciences tie names or distinguished
German Swans
The receipts or the AmcrlcanBole Society the past
year were we'll up TO the average X ihsy were rc-
ported at the last monthly sesing ttae flnanc al
year having ended on tne 31st ul, nc $4,000. AS
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OFF OF 900. The issue vi Bibles ana Tsstaments
Tor the year lacked 1900 OF mill on copies.
Rev. DIR. w. II. Elton has succ ,edei m raising
the 500, J5J ,Or ywtol (Mass.) theological SEMI
nary, an enterprise nc undertook two years ago as
agent of the institution.
Tac Presbyterian gives the strength of the de-
nomination IN the eight iargos, cites OF the country
as ioiioss:-pna ic phia. iSl37: New York. l5..i6;
Biouk,yn. 7,4jo Cincn iatl, 3,3O2 chicago, Zig;
..tJS t.. 2. 81.
Bishop Pinkaey, o. Mar Iald, recently confirmed
sevents-eiSht persons IN 81. LuSeS cauici, BIlu-
mole.
soy. Hermann Bokum. late Conmiss, oner for the
Stiie oi icnnesse: AID nov IN charge o. German
mss on IN the city OF Atiai Ga VISITS New York
III oder To interest the iiiehds Oh CHRIST n belalt
HIS mission.
Presoyielitn cnnrch oil d ytoI. ono, has been
elcctcd Professor oil Greek III Lane Theological Scin
nary.
AIRS. Hannah Coolidge, OF waI,ha,n. Mass. whose
VIII ~ 81 resented ior lrobaie. left $1,000 to The
Congregational society he G. size also directed the
intcre.I on $1,000 10 nc divided among the poor,
gave tho American Bible society, sl,JJu; Hunic Al y
sionar, SocctJ. s3OUo, and Alnc icaD and Christian
Rev. Alexander Fair, OF Christ church. New Or
lean. 81 . tnc IiorSt,an vora y totally deal, vet
he breaches constantly and conyerses Iue atly. IN
outstanding every hing that Is SAID merely % the
motion o. the lips
Rev. Friend ". Smith. Of Easton Conn. vene-
rape alvin. 81 ty years standing, and who 10
have delivered an ADDRESS before ne Methodist EpIs
conal convention at STANFORD, Conn, died suddenly.
Willie at the prel last table Oh ne u! iast.
Tne lac VII. zap an i.ooie, OF Gornim. Me. left
his Inc manson ~ n GIT to the congregational
Church III that pitc, Tor a parsonage.
hey. v. i. Veeder. D. D.. ac.,ng presilcnt of Uni
vers,ty College, IN Saa Francisco, has received an
appointment 10 the Chdtf oi Natural Philosophy III
the lmge1.l nIyersity III JeddD Japan.
Rev. Or. john iiaii, OF new iorA, = expected 10
add &c tnc society u lrquiry Oh MIssons,n OF
Union 10 Biological sem nary, aampin cydney, Va,
on day o. the anniversary OF the institution.
Eev. Lavdelte Perrin, D, d.. oi New Bf,lin, has
accaptei Cal % DeC0 ie pas OF tho GJngresga
tolal church 10 North ctonngiOn. Conn
serics oil four organ recit.il5 aud sacred music
(vocail in ala o. the House oil Rest iof Cons mp
tives will he given at the church OF The Heavenly
lest. Fiith avenue ana Fotty-nith ST. cel conlelc
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