New-York tribune., 1873-06-16
prITGIOITs TOPICS.

The Rev. Wayland HOyt preached last even
ing AT the Baptist Tabernacle at Tenthst and second
ave. on The Dangers to Young Men in Large Citles'"
He took for his text Samuel chap 20, verse 8; buV
truly as the Lord veth and thy soul yeth there Is
but a step between mo and death" Tho danger, nc
said. which David saw, gathered about tho
very point which would have seemed to be the
most fortunate His high elevation was the cause oIhS
peril In this respect he was type OF the young men
in our large cities where the rpest results OF our s0ca
and educational life found. The dangers menuoneu
by the speaker as most liable to beset young man III
such a city as this temptation to dishonesty 10
disregard OF the sabbath the habit Of social intemper
and TO centiousnes The special dangers arising
from each of these were forcibly presented by the
preacher. ,-,,
At the Chapel of ST. Lukes Hospital at Fifty-fourth
s and Ffthave William A. MuhlenOerg, the pastor ana
superintendent of the Hospital, made an adofess as
evening after the regular sermon was eOncludeu' III re
latIon to the Fresh Air Fund" lie said that the iuu
was an old institution he having number OF years ago
rlsbed tract concerning the removal Of the desery
ing moor women and children from the city during the not
Summer months where they could breathe the e'h ar
of the country time. At that time large con-
rbutons we're in and year by year they hcreaseu
Finally, W. IL. Aspinwa and others gave large tract
OF land in Suffolk County II. l., which they called St.
Johnland and upon which several buildings were
erected improvements had been made annually and
now. through the contributions which they received
from charitable people, they enabled to send com
panies OF 80 women aud children 70 their homestead
throughout the season, where they could spend fort
night.
Prof Roswell D. Hitchcock d. De- lectured IN the Cen
tral NJ T. Church in Seventhave last evening, on the
exploration OF Palestine. He gave general outline OF
what has been done in clearing up this land OF mystic
1ies The society OF which he is the president has made
an agreement with similar society in England, by
which the latter is to condne its operations to the lands
living west OF the river Jordan, while the Americans
explore the comparatively unknown regions to the east
OF that river The work OF the English explorers Is well
purh finished while that Of the Americans has scarcely
vet begun About $4,000 required 20 prosecute the
undertakng 1t will be finished in five or SIX years ana
the result will be Of correct maps Of the Holy
Land which will supersede the imperfect ones now in use
e expenses OF the Society lar have been sustained
bv The iberality Ofa few NewHOrk genteluen Subscrp
tous are now requested from all who feel Interested III
throwing light upon the Scriptures which Is the prlncl-
nal object expected 10 be attained by the e&pOratons
Ar the Close OF Prof HitchcOcks remarks, the Rev
Mr. Thompson, the son OF missionary ana was
horn in Palestine, told some interesting stories OF
the discoveries in Tyre and SCOu, ana appealed ior
he In 10 pusl forward the work He thought the clear
iur up OF the Holy Land OF as much lupOrtace as
Inc finding of the Northwest passage, or an open PoIaF