New-York tribune., 1873-12-16
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

r. j. DE COrdOva delivered his humorous
lecture" entitled :" Mrs. Grundy" at steinway Hall,
last evening The proceeds OF the lecture are 10 DC
appropriated for the rollei oi the poor
A fair under the care of the women of Al
pha Chapter Of the Order Of the Eastern star was opened
in Robinson Hail. last night and will be continued until
next week Wednesday The proceeds OF the lai VIII pe
added TO the charity iund OF the Order.
At the Conference of the Baptist ministers,
Yesterday the Rev. j. d. Fulton made remarks on the
subject of the state Of the church. affirming that there
WAS need OF revival The subject OF the address was
aiterward debated by the Reys Messrs' hcAi'Nuf
Yerkcs, Winfield, and by other ministers.
The Sunday school Teachers Association
held Its monthly meeting last night IN DIR. Crosby's
Church at Fourthave. and Twenty -second-st class
of children questioned in regard 10 the new Iesta
ment The Rev Dr. stephen ii. Tying delivered SNORT
address the duty OF patient continuance IN wen dog
The first monthly meeting of the Associa-
ton for the Extension and Protection OF the Reformed
Dutch Church was held last night in the Collegiate
Chapel, at Ffthavc ana Twenty ninth-st report OF
the Executive Committee was adopted, rec9mnlehudns @
the leasing Of a building IN Twenty ynlnth-st., near
Ninthaye.. for the purpose of providing a place OF
worship for iIol!anders living In this city.
The Brooklyn Committee OF One Hundred,
at meetpg last night, considered the amendmehts 10
tie charter bf the city which IL purposes to submit 10
the next Legislature for enactment. by the proposed
amendments the powers of the present COMMISSIONS
would transferred to one person In every depart
ment The section passed upon last nSht proposes 10
consolidate the Police and Excise departments under
the rule OF one Commissioner
The meeting of the Committee of Kings
County Board OF Supervisors appointed 10 investigate
certain charges against the conduct OF the Health Board
and Coroncrs Jones and Whitcil, met yesterday ana
sub appointed to examine tht records OF
fbe BOARD of Health. The subcommittee VIII meet
again this morning To examine the lnquleiuon papers
and he Examining COMMITTEE VIII meet Ioi iui'hoi
ACTON next Friday.
At the meeting of the Methodist Preachers
Association yesterday, the Rev. James Buckley read an
essay on &" Plagiarism IN the Pulpit" lie ailrmeu that
the ofense was one, ana denounced 1t as ono
of the worst forms Of dishonesty. The Rev T. o. lia
ven ID d. IN reply said that he thought the motive OF
a preacher should be regarded In passing judgment
upon his moral responsibility FOR plagiarism Homer
and Sbakcspeare paglarists 50 also was St fter
when he quoted words from st. jude WITHOUT giving
credit, The Rev. H. VI. Adams ana the Kew - IL ioss
also smoke IN regard to the subject of the essay. The
Pey Mr. George OF the Oneida tribe OF Indians described
the mode OF his CONVERSION
The Rev. DIR. Newmdn Hall repeated, Ivy re-
ouest AT the Brick Church in Ffh-ave., last evening
his discourse upon she Reasonableness OF Prayer
urged by skeptcs to the utility Of prayer and main
tanned its reasonableness well It's untold benents
ON intellectual moral spiritual and scripural grounds
Al the close of the Dr. Hall stated that he had
now been In about three months, ana hau
thousand miles defraying his own eh
penses and preaching to large congregations II bad
been his custom to take up a COLLECTION Wherever ne
went himself, but az contributions 10 the inter
national monument about TO be erected TO the memory
OF Abraham Lincoln in his church in London. Three
thousand pounds had been fixed as the sum 10 he tur
nshed by each nation. The English part or the fund
was already subscribed ana he was happy 10 state that
only about 5000 remained 10 complete thc AWeTIcah
PORTION.