New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-12
LECTURES. MEETINGS. ETC.

LECTURES. MEEllNbS' biN'
The fourth annual German Workingmens
Festival will be held at Jones's Wood today
The Vocal Society of German veterans,
composed Of vocasts who served in the war port
Rebellion had an excursion yesterday to college, lon''
A "Summer Holiday" will be celebrated to-
marrow at the ROckland County House OF me tt"pn
Shepherd Tue cornerstone OF new chapel Will w
laid.
The North German Landwehr Vereih' III
organization which originated with the German Ie"co
Jubilee engaged in military exercises at Joness "oou
yesterday.
The Rev. DR.. Schenck preached sermon
last evening before the young ladies OF the Packer S
tute Rrooklyn in connection with tho 25h anniversary
of the institution which will DE celebrated this week
The Hackmen's Protective and Benevolent
Society unanimously excited the following oicers last
evenino. PrCsdentPatrck Donnelly; Vice-Presldent-
po,rick sbarkey; Recording Secretary-Chares QUINN
Recommendation McKeeyer; Scrgeant-at :,
Mclaughlin; Chairman Of Board OF IrusteeS-Su""iu
Qugg. - II,
The American Geographical Society Will
hold their last monthly meeting of this season. on
day evening at their rooms In the Cooper lhsuIue'
walton Grinnel esq., son of Henry Grinnell, VIII theh
tead nanqr on his tourney through Eastern MuntchOl-
ria with observations the habits and customs OF INC
inhabitants OF Korea
The Park Commissioners resolved, on SAL
urday that their opinion there should be no rther
Riverside Park and that on the confirmation OF the
cnort Of the Commissioners immediate action should
he taken towards the Improvement OF the lana ac1ure
II was also resolved that the subject of repairing inc
Bloomngdale road, where required, between Elghty,
fourth and Ouehundredand-ffty ifh-sts be referred
to the Executive Committee with power
The Sunday-SchOOl of the First Baptist
Church at Parkaye. end Thirty-nnhst. celebrated its
39h anniversary yesterday afternoon In the ectureroo
Of the Chapel letter read from the pastor OF the
n, d., And who ia in "a
yannab Ga stating that the Sundayschools in that
section both white and cOlOred, are quite prosperous
The Rev Robert S. Macarthur ana snpt u W. d 5,a,,il
addressed the meeting. reunion OF iorlner oupJi,m
tendens teachers and scholars was held IN me evening"
and brief addresses were made by Nlilam JQheS oro
miah Taylor and T. Franklin smith. Ihls sch0Dl num-
bers about 500 pupils 100 having joined during inc p9O
year. .
A meeting towards raising fund of S10,Vo
for the exploration Of Palestine east Of the Jordan was
held last evening at the First Presbyterian Church. IN
Brooklyn The Rev Howard Crosby. d. D., gave an ac
count of the recent discovery OF inscriptions written in
early Hebrew upon blocks Of stone excayaed from the
ruins Of a city Of Moab. lie displayed a large canvas
Inscribed with enlarged copy of an inscription Wei
tie history OF the Jews mentioned IN the Second Book OF
Kngs and argued that inscriptions OF the hghest lnter
the REGION properly explored. Appeals 10 the no
crafty Of the cOngega were also made ny tue s'
j. =. Thompson and the Rev. J a. saXt0n.
The cornerstone Of the new Roman Catholic
seventhave, was laid yesterday afternoon, by Arch
| bishop McCloskey. A long procession of members
total abstinence and benevolent societies formed neal
Union Square Of p m. marched with several bands o
music, through FoIrtceLth-st. aud SeYcnth-dye "a
Thirtcth-st, and gathered on platform covering tie
Site OF the church The streets, windows, aud mouse
tops i'm the vicinity crowded with spectators. A
was ra niug hrSky the time the usual ceremony was
fastened The church has front OF % ltet, Wil
cost about s0COO aud DE finished II Is expected by neg
Christmas Ia the rear an educational institution VII
be erected running through To Thirty hrsts The con
gregatiou Father Gonaycuua PASTOR Is no" W0Tshlpi
In the scloo! building o. ST. Michaels Church Ninth