New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-21
LECTURES And MEETINGS.

A course Of six lectures, on the Principles
and Means Of Art" will I've given, Wednesday even
ings beginning Oct 49, by Prof. John f. Wier at the
Gallery OF the Brooklyn Art Association.
The annual opening meeting of the Taber-
pace Free College for Laymcn took place last evening.
VIM. f. Dodge presided. The Rev. Drs ormiston'
schencE, DuryCa, and Talmage delivered addresses
Gen. Van Buren,, U. S. Commissioner to the
Vienna International Exposition will visit tho Kings
County Exposition at the Rink this evening In company
with Gen. WIN. Myer. Tho Exposition viii close on
oct. %.
The Sunday-schOol Union of Brooklyn will
hold its annual meeting ut the Lafayetteaye PIesby-
terrain Church tomorrow evening, when the Rev. Drs
Cuyler ScheDck lngis and others VIII be present. ana
make addresses.
The Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity,
at Classonave and Madisonst Brooklyn, was dedicated
by Bishop Loughln yesterday morning The ST. Patrcks
Alliance and other societies were present Ihe heV' j.
T. Moran is pastor
The Long Island Presbyterian Synod will
hold its annual meeting in the Ross-st. Presbyterian
Church Brooklyn, f. D., this week. The opening ser
mon will be preached by tho retiring Moderator the Rev.
L. Whitaker, this evening
Prof. George 7. Barker Of Yale College will
deliver an address before the Long Island Historical
Society Brooklyn tomorrow evening on the History
Of Astronomical SpectrOscOpy'' Alnpie Ausl@Ioli7
will accompany the address,
The Morning Star Mission Sunday School
held fourth anniversary exercises at No 2S3 seventh
ave- Yesterday afternoon. Addresses were delivered by
the Rev DR.. Deems. DIT. Anderson, Hugh stael Br0Wn
and Col q. T. M. Davis. poem, written Tor the Occa
sion, was recIted by Miss Fanny Crosby.
At the Plymouth Church prayer-meeting, in
Brooklyn Oh Friday evening next report to be re-
ceved from Committee appointed to discuss the sub
iect OF erecting some substantial memorial Of the first
quarter Of century OF the churchs existence. Among
tue pans spoken of the erection OF Sailors Home III
NeW-YOrk City at cost of $2500D0 and new chufch
near Prospect Park, to be called the "Beecher Memo
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The Foreign Sunday -schoOl Association held
public meeting last evening" in Association Hall. Dr.
Philip Scha said the SundayschOol question presented
two aspectone educational and the other missionary
the latter being the subject Of the addresses The mme
date occasion the appointment by the London Sun
day-schoO Union, OF yesterday and to-day as days Of
special prayer in behalf of its Efforts which thus far had
not been as fruitful in spiritual results desirable
He then introduced DR.. Albert Woodruff, President OF
the Foreign Sunday-sChOO Association. DR.. Woodruff
said that the value OF SundayschOOls could not be over
estmatcd they looked upon as the future hope or
the Church. The American Sunday school system was
little known in Europe until 1864 Then in spite OF the
preiudces against It, school established In Berlin
and this method OF instruction has spread through all
the chief cities Of Germany and TO other countries
Further addresses made by the Rev. Nessrs o. C.
Morse, Edward Eggeston, George Constantine and Wm
NJ Taylor.