New-York tribune., 1873-12-23
1rCTl,RES AND MEETINGS.

Rcreution exercises were held III the Poly
sectac school, al No. ~ West Fortyfour,h-st, last
.i.hi The following pnpls took part Henry Scbawb,
John Camp. ADson G.. stewart, and j. H. Banta
The Board of Assistant Aldermen passed
aesolulons Yesterday informing the companies that
tls cit, will not paw gas supplied 70 lamps in front
O. bank. Other public buildings after January next
AT a meeting of the Board of Direction OF
ale American institute, yesterday, The following were
proined committee TO drdft resolutions IN regard TO
- ..s,l ,t Prof Aga,SiZ: President Barnard Prof.
b ~ Dimau, aud John J. o&'lt
The Literary Society of the Church of the
Ds.u.es AT The earnest tequos nf those who were
a.. Obtain admis on 10 their last tblesus entertain
p.ent decIded 10 rcDeat n tnis evening Nh Hey
worm viii read appropriate selections.
At the request OF Chief-JustIce Daly, Presi-
o.ut of the Geographical society Of tins cty, l.. c.
Bood,not a Cherokee Indian viii read paper before
the Society tonight upon the 'nlaec 81 the Indian Ter
ytory aud The Indians ichidpS lheeih me haulbE ui
Nj Bouoinoi viii 'o.ow the Lecture al Gen simpson,
u A.. on the subject OF The A%iec run" "i New
Be1i'".
A musical and literary entertainment was
s>ep a.t evening" at the Church OF The Disciples Tor
IL. beneBI ofthe NorIlrEasteru DspensaIy Mr. g. Z.
He's, Niss Anna T. Dunphy, Mlss G. Farnell. L. H. Ben
s.t, q. b. Smut, snd = b. hs Noiunterred thcii ser
y,.e, Dnrine the evening The Rev. Mr.. HepwOrtb de-
l,ered Orie address IA when ne urged me necessity
Of supporting institution tnat was DONG ~ much
sood ss the DisPensAfS
The Rev. Newman Hall preached his fare
well .errnoD last evening the Forty seyenth-s Pres
tyteTan Church 10 a large congregation. Previous 10
the sermon be spoke length the Lincoln Monument
which 10 be erected his church IN London. lie
would aud the money had been raised
&35f here and 93500 IN London. and $1,000 had been
Oy bs church He referred 10 the old Surrey
Chapel, built by Rowland Hjl and then delivered his
sfTmoh, taking for MS text the words, Lord show us
tbr fatDer" He will set out for England tomorrow.
Prof. J. w. Dawson of McGill University,
Canada, delivered lecture in Association Hail. Brook
ID Issi night, On the Advent OF Man" The lecturer
ad that trace OF could be found until the
spt Of the geological scale reached. All The fossil
,ryosn that had been found In caves testified
40 t,e long existence OF OF of larger stature
nan Ile The absolute these ancient
,,en could not inferred from geological data and
80, remaiu u The fossil remains lend mo
souport 10 the idea Of brute ancestry All geology
Ioined the doctrine of creation and with
iore notices OF primitive man narrated Ia the Bible
Al the Methodist Preachers meeting. yester-
e., the Rev j NJ Vincent made the closing address on
,be subject Of the alleged decline OF hethodism. He
sa,o bs thought should be more generally
4, tbe membership Of congregations and also IN class
pd prayer meetings The children should be required
q, attend the pablie services as well as Tue Sabbath
...oo The preaching should oe erpository I'D ts char
.s,eT and the singiDg strictly congreeatioBsI th0r
s,nsao should not be encouraged. The Rev Dr Roche
.sS am PissaI,tm IN the Pulpit" aud the anthOr re
essc The Rev Df, Curry sisS spoke the same sab
jeSN seseHltss ~ shp"Ssss w s'fs,Ss ss'''eeA