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New-York tribune., 1874-06-11

sion apuointed a year since TO examine the savings
hanks OF the State The commission has done its WORK
with great thoroughness and It's report emoodes '
amount Of valuable Information as to the conoion anu
management Of savings institutions Inc fepo.t sno"'
that some of the banks have been managed very loosely
openly and persscnty violated the provisions OF
lw as 10 the making OF loans, and have obtained more
than rates OF Among the special cases OF
loo ose cement instaneed by the
of the Townsend Savings Bank OF New-Haven WHICH, -
reported as having held, the 1lth OF February As
notes OF NJ Ryder OF NewYork. with the Endorsement
of Cornelius 8. Bushnell. formerly director OF 'ae
Jvnion Pacific Railroad, and whose name Is famia' n
connection with the Credit Mobilier trlnssctious o
600 The par value Of the securities held by 'ne
hank as collateral for this loan 59Io Dut somc
OF them were known to have no market vaue. Among
the secures were s3sO,00o OF Arkansas State bonus
s.ss oo in bonds OF Mississippi and Oaschita hi'
road tsooOJo In stock Of the Union Gas company "
and sl7I 900 IN stock OF the Oxygen Gas Lght
Comnany OF New.York 1t Is reported that the mana
eers Of the bank recently disposed OF these
,,es in the London market for sum wnch WIN 'o'',
the loan But glance ut the character OF tno co"
:. ..,eept to show that the structures made by tue
snec,s commissioners TO this particular loan "e.o
warranted Another which special attention -
directed by the report s the purchase BY the
say,ngs Society OF bonds Of tho Southern Minneso'e
Railroad to tho amount Of .elSosoo No In terost ns
been paid on these bonds since Oct is7i ana the
of the road are now IN litigation. At the time ~nea
our chsse sss made the President and First V'ceffe.
dent Of the savings society were the for
uIaciue thou. The Commissioners recomuenu os,
Changes in the regulating savings banks ."G
Ts rn Of onice OF directors OF ssvlnks banks hid
three years OF one year 2. at prssen and oo
Board Of Drsctoss S y II dSsctaf for two
.e.,lvs termG SseaWd Nv om9er VI psas VI eSSVS'
New-York tribune., 1874-06-11
nRooKLYy ELECTION FRAUDS.

.a,e will be resumed tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-23
THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH.
n, Rev. E. 4. Washssrn at CALVARY tP. E.) caurc

r..
The sermon at Calvary (P. E.) Church, yes
terday was delivered by the rector the Rev. T.. A.
Washburn d. D.. and formed the fourth of series of
discourses upon the Ten Commandments The text
the lfourth commandment, rs given in Exodus: "Re
member the Sabbath day 10 keep 1t holy Six days shalt
thou labor and do all thy work. but the seventh day is
the Sabbath OF the Lord thy God" This was supple
mented by the words of Christ. found In St. Mark ill., q
"The Sabbath was made for man, and not for the
Sabbath"
THIS statute. he said stood like buttress TO
uphold the temple in ancient Israel When study
its history II is not too much 10 that 1t has more i'm
porance than any other feature iu the system and In
that light claims attention enter upon It, however
with far more difficulty than either of the other
maudnents because there such q variety OF opinions
application TO our Christian faith yet II we
examine IL with fidelity TO the word OF 900, we
Of It. as we learn the Lords own teaching that the
Sabbath was made for We Will study, then. first
Of all the origin Of the day as Hebrew institution 10
DISCOURSE II is admitted by oil Interpreters that s
with the solemn enforcement of the Mosaic code in the
wilderness Some have claimed that IL was prmeyal
opinion partly by certain traces in early history and
partly by the sentence IN the second chapter OF Genes
which tells us that God rested on the seventh day The
incidents far for satisfactory proof Of this
sha az this division OF time IS hardly Known among
can rest no argument on IL as a primeval fact We
cannot take that thought Of the rest OF God after
l
receiving as sublime type to the sraeite OF his
holy rest and his Remembrance the Divine Teacher
whatever our views upon this fact, must assign the
observance OF the Sabbath binding and national
70 the time and ths stately scene OF the wilderness Al
mand OF the sterness character. But when look
this ordinance shondt all OF the ancient record
its bearing the education OF a rude people we can
not fail 70 soc In II one Of the nobest OF faith and
purity. There is, indeed. people whose social spirit
has not led to divisions Of sacred time But who tha
turns 10 that Hebrew record does feel how mucl
moro OF national affection eptwined Will
these gious gatheIngs does recall the brgh
picture Of tho crowds as they came together fron
every village the Holy CITY, and mingled their shout
TO the God Of IsraelA That sacred sabbath IS the
New-York tribune., 1874-03-23
AIDS TO CONVERSION.

The Rsv j. w. SAael1yord at tn ChSreh of tH Rof'cner
The Rev. j. w. ShackelfOrd, Rector of tho
Church of the Reieemer. at FOurthave. and Eighty
secOndst preached upon the subject OF Aids to Con-
version" and in the course of his brief sermon, he
spoke substantially as follows:
One of the greatest aids to conversion il the power OF
the rene wed will. principal reason why men fail In
religion is because the will not firmly bent and they
have therefore only spasms Of religion when they arc
over sin Is parleyed WITH and temptation to commit II
rumphs Many refuse to he converted because they SEQ
hypocres at the communion table !but what has your
conversion to do with your neghbors hypocrisy Leave
your neghDor God and do not make his sin an excuse
for dsobeying Gods commandments. Instead OF trying
10 find evil In Others how much Of it you can dis
cover in yourself and II you make baf an enOr the
discovery will appa you, and you will conclude tDat
you have quite enough to do 10 purify your own heart
Another powerful aid To conversion IL the doing gOOi
70 Others for you will become better yourself IN pro
portion % the benefit you TO your ellOw-man In
doing such good that it costs effort do not
content yourself with merely relieving sickness AMI
suffering and want when It comes to your door, but go
into those portions of the city where misery ana ds
titution reign and give your personal attention TO ale.
Waiting IT, Kneel down by some hardened sinner aui
pray for him administer directly 10 the wants OF some
moor sufferer be az angel o. hope and mercy TO thOso
who have seldom had kind or encouraging word, ana
Won will feel that have been lifted nearer Heaven
thaneyer before and that you following closer than
ever in the footsteps of Him who taught and praceed
mercy and charity and good all His life.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-23
THE LIFE OF JESUS.


The Rev. Cyrus ID. FOss, ID. d., preached
vesterday morning at st. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
church at Fourthaye. and Twenty-secondst. choosing
bis text from Philippians II IS, 9; Look o"
every man on his own things bot every man aso on tho
things OF Others Let this mud be In you which was
also In Christ Jesus Who, being In the form OF God
thought IL not robbery 10 be equal with Cod Inc ""
lowing brief extract ls taken from his sermons
A chaplain who during tho war. was taken prisoner
wrote: .My spirit Is utterly broken; my ears are tof
,ured every day with obscenity." Yot Jesus. the III
6nisely holy One, was compelled TO hear diseord 'na
blasphemy. As He lived. He died He became obeaie''
unto death. From his prosecutors arose the uiu1i
He saved others, Himself He cannot save Ompipo".St
no wer slnmbers In HIS weak tongue. Had lie 6ut
a syllable the power OF death would have been o. 4,
angels would have mtnistered 10 His wants pa1.
death, as IN life, His mission was not ivi ,y.rk
His life was spent Tor Others. Snrns S,nsry Hls
n sth was one OF agony Bis exstaton Was us II
ia right TO emlnence Is IN the fact OF MS u.S
sac rifice for the good or others MAD, IN usras
from the lower animals, IL created that NC Wensi
dist,netiop lie longs 10 rise in wealth. lonuNrs
nower social position, or letters He asplres ~. ~
somethiug better and nobier than he Is. hoid %sg %
essential power or passion u our nature Is wlstv
Moral depravity Is In the abnormal use OF any l.ri
aense or im pulse with which the Creator mas
man. Tho desire for distinction is not uprooSu r,t
vraoe transforms the soul The hOlest men NV
Excelsior Is the motto OF the good as well rs OF VIC "a
Il 10 not needful possess intellectual grestIen
achieve eminence that Is sublime one haii ss
AGO M q few among you will remember, thero 80
modest who. although dying at the age 9I ~
been the direct means OF saving loo SOUS us ~ Whsa
testimony WAS 1T 10 all OF God and not OF me- s,ssn
Christ comes to make up His Jewels those VIII ee
70 snne most resplendent whose luster y! seu e'0S
on Garth was brightest
New-York tribune., 1874-03-23
SPIRITUAL CHRISTIANITY.

The Rey w. n. hil5vrn a, the torsyth-st M +. CburA
The Rev. W. H. Millburn occupied the pulpit
at the Forsythst Methodist Episcopal Church yesor
day morning. His text was taken from the First Epise
OF St. John ill., 90" But ye have unction from the
Holy One" He said:
The purpose this discourse Is 10 set forth the crd
nal conception OF Spiritual Christianity set forth by
the writings the beloved Apostle. This divides ITSELF
into threefold statement; first To the character OF
God. second as TO the atonement Of Lord, Jesus
Christ and hrd the work and Office OF the Holy Ghost
Let the way for the discussion be prepared by this prop
ostion The final appeal TO Christianity is not made 10
1he senses nor to the intellect but to the heart In re-
cognton Of the fact that the ultimate powers of our
nature are resident In the affections, aud not only So
but our religious capacity is found where else IL
the province OF natural religion to appeal TO the senses
The sentiment awakened that OF admiration, ana our
response poetry but Our religion comes 10 tech US
sduation therefore the diversi ty OF appeal Nor
the appeal made 20 the intel ect more than 70 to
senses for as duty the complement or the sense 80
complement OF the intellect One is no more
religious than the other This point Is illustrated al eOh
siderable length OF great importance just now
1t Is the purpose OF Christianity so TO present tno
the senses and intellect and the heart TO come
10 Him. The highest revelations were then stated "
prepare the way for our Sayiors teachings lhus sh'
keynote of religion Is struck and the domestic suoo
tiOns appealed to. Such Is the sentiment OF Cuis
tianty Bnt sentiment becomes lfeess unless ny
the objective form OF fact and this you nnd IN the e
and death Of Our Lord not sage prophet meeting
martyrs state, but Jesus Christ by the grace ucu
tasting death for every msu "Godi so loved the World
that lie gave His only begotten Son" l. not thss
fathers love. aud have you not here the blstoteh
embodiment of the sentiments But ientimspt, tn w
efficacy by distance and time, unless there be qu1ke
ing influence attached Tnis is that OF the Holy unVs
world. The comforter Ia sent 10 convince, conVertI
new, and be the abiding evidence OF 1ne l.St ., me
Holy one and through His presence and power our lo
Is transfused oy the llght OF ChriSI
New-York tribune., 1874-03-23
FOR GODS GLORY. NOT MANS.
IN. Re- T. L. Cuyr D. d., The L1fcvstsaUe. Presbyeria
Br0okiya.

Church, brooklyn
The Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyler, d. D., preached
yesterday morning in the Lafayotteave Presbyterian
Church. Brooklyn. He spoke In the main az follows:
shall speak 10 you this morning about this truth OF
God which we find In Pauls First Epistle the Thes-
salonans and part OF the fourth Not pleas
ing men God, which treth hearts. This Is all
the time trying question with US, each Of us,
in lives daily and thoughts. and pursuits and pur
poses and pleasures. Why, when wrote down these
words tempted 10 prepare something, 20 say some
thing which would reflect credit upon myself We are
all tempted 10 do something which will bring TO our
selves praise, s0meth that Will rebound To our little
poor glory. How often u minister finds himself In dan
ger OF being led To writing something that will please
whether God be pleased. whether God be gorifed,
whether an undying soul be prOnted or not When We
seek to please only do not please God
minister should try TO be IN sympathy with the
popular heart for the popular Jesus preached
to the people, and the people heard the Son OF
God gladly did the child the poor the peasant the
iterate fisherman Every minister and Christian
to win the confidence and teach the hearts OF the
people The sharpest truth may be spoken In love. III
love point the arrow God with II. believe that
the Gospel Of Jesus Christ Is adapted TO every mans
wants and every mans sinful conditions. warn those
who about to make profession Of faith in this
church look They strong,
and people the the SWAY ships
Mortal souls the rocks and into the undercurreDts
Of sin. The drift OF these currents IL away from God,
toward enjoyment and not toward eternal enoy
ment they toward the and not toward the
money aking its sake, toward Injury for
sake. AT the hour OF u nations peril the current
sets toward patriotism. Men not carried with II so
much BY tue principles as by tho undertow This
good aud strong and just strong this
are the bad currents. Why do men turn away from
Godi Because the natural heart the carna heart 10 at
them TIL they look NJ IN she right way When they
do look at u In s right vay' then they love ~ ueA
New-York tribune., 1874-03-23
THE TRAGEDY At CALVARY.
nm -
Tie Rec Fai.er Presfoa at ST. fans tR. o. Chrreh.

Rec PTeEOa at 81 dan'S th. o. ChNrch.
st. AIMS Or. c. Church in East Twelfth-st
was comfortably filed at the morning service. The
sermon delivered by the pastor the Rev. Dr. Preston
was adapted TO the season Lent, descriptive
of the sufering death OF the Son OF God, and
gesve OF the religious duty Of the faithful. His text
taken from the Gospel OF ST. Matthew, was the nara
tive of the insults and contumely heaped upon the
Savior ana the final tragedy.
He said they had come TO the latter days Of Lent,
when the Church would ask thom TO more to
Calvary and mnge their tears with the blood Of the Son
God 1t would ask them TO come, and in the purest
spirit gaze upon that most awful ira gedesa tragedy
which shook everything but faith. The mystery OF the
Word made Flesh has been taught TO the Church. To
this great mystery IN the center OF all living truths does
the Church invite contemplation We approaching the
days when pail shall be hung over our sanctuary and
the spectacle Christ cruced and the faces OF HIS dis
cipe3 shall DO covered with purple-thc symbol OF
MED his Savior who had been condemned to an icnc
minious death because He had declared Himself to be
that which He was-the son oi God Tle speaker de;
by His ImpOus tOrmenors, who. buheting Hin, called
upon him TO prophesy who had struck nm. Al these
blasphemous acts were ONLY the oeshhh8 Vi the 1sey
which terminated at Calvary.
on the threshold of events like these, no desired to
suggest thoughts. The first this: the suffering
victim whom to follow on His way OF sorrow
was the only Son of the true God For love of Ho
became man, aud having become man, lie placed HIM
self In the haDdc OF His creatures. With stable for
shelter, open fields for seepingplace and rocks for
pillow, haTassed by tormentOrs, crowned with thorns
and dragged through the streets OF Jerusalem lie ends
His glorious life atOnug sacrifice, upon the cross,
between two maldactcrs ana amd the JeeIs ana pas
phemy Of the rahbe. With Calvary before us what are
The reflections which should present themselves 10 tho
Christian heart and minif The work OF true and
grateful heart should he 10 ascertain whether II has
rejected Christ II should count up ITS sins which had
offended God, for It for these that he was pracu
cally rejected The preacher concluded with earnest
cxhortatiOn to all to bear the burden and rejoice In the
imposed upon them in this lie and TO let tevery
thing perish that would draw their heart and souls
away from God.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-23
DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY sArRIplE SHEET

thew long for IT, then they posscss It, God hateth the
nyer Tie does not hate their scs but the sin that Is
in the m ,ust as mother who lows her son hates the
am that may stain lin and may damn
him Every who comes into this
church this morning without love or COD ana
His cospeI Ia dspeasing TO God. Think OF that, my
friends e gave y0u your morning NEAL Iie gave you
tho breath you are drawing this moment He mnDness
his OF disregard OF His children by pun
Ishng Them he cannot punish the abstract SIN
am often astonished and panied by certain mode OF
pre- senng the character OF jehovah Gods love not
the foolish affection OF father Gods love IL searching
Il H exceedingly greats N is pure and sincere that II
crowns righteousness and obedience with glory. How
who has been a along disobedient undertake 10 please
its father or motherf It saws, Father, did III Tor
give me- / will not do 1t again.. III the cbld shouid
only ask "Father, give me strength and help me 70
shun doing It again." the comparison would be
complete / would say 10 those about TO
start out on public confession or Christianity,
mark this word in your heart, Obey" obey God, obey
your Divine Master who ought to be your beloved
Master. Enoch had that testimony that he pleased
God; he walked with God; by and by he went up 10
walk with God in glory. His biography was sublime
lie pleased God Could tnat be written on your tomb
stone in Greenwood mnef Put IL down In your note,
obey Christ; will ask what Is profitable; no, not
what will bring me ten per cent no, not what VIII brin2
me applause in the prayermeetng, but what will please
God" This is the test question. Life Is IKE Tree;
each takes leaves and drops them cant ilve thls
year years foliage, and can't live TINS year Oh
last years fruit. You must have new supplies OF grace
each hour while marching on 10 God. MAY IL Dr our
morning and evening prayer that we may I'VE 10 please
God aud not men.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-23
METROPOLITAN PREACHING.
TEMPERANCE AND OTHER THEMES.

TEMPERANCE AND OTHER THEMES.
SERMONS BY THE REV. DR. CROSBY, TIE REV. DR.
RossTTRR. THE REV. DIR. wAsHBURN rHE REV.
j. W. CHADWICK, AND OTHERS.
The churches were thronged yesterday OWING 20
The fine weather and the increasing interest when
the approach of Easter produces among the mem
bers of two religious bodies. The days preaching
was notable from the fact that manS OF the pulpit
themes We're national and social topics, about when
nearly every one is now thinking, such as temper
ance. whether conservative or radical, and the
degeneracy of politics. A few of the more note
worthy sermons are reproduced herewith.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-30

WHERE DIAMONDS ARE FoUND.-There
are now twelve places in Australia where
diamonds are found-two being in South
Australia and five each in New South
Wales and Victoria. In the Vaal river
territory, South Africa, the diamond dis
trict comprises nearly four hundred
square miles. In the province of Bahia,
Brazil, is a region as yet but imperfectly
known, which produces diamonds by
thousands. the annual value being esti-
mated at three million dollars. This re-
gion is tertiary sandstone, a very re-
markable fact, and some mineralogists
are Of opinion that there will be discover
ed the history of the formation of the
diamond. The use Of the diamond as a
boring tool is thought to lie a modern in
ventioE; but there is q tradition in South
Africa that the Bushmen of past genera
tions were in the habit Of seeking for
diamonds along the Vaal, and using
them to bore holes in large stones. which
were their tools, implements and orna-
mentS.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-30

TEE vETo N TEE HousE.-In the vote
in the House Of Representatives, on the
bill to fix the amount of legal tender
notes, on the proposition to increase the
amount issued to $3.50, OO0, Ooa, the fol-
towing States gave majority against in
crease: Maine. New Hampshire. Yer
mont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island.
Connecticut, New York. Maryland. Ne
vada, California. and Oregon. The fol-
lowing States gave majorities in favor
of increase: New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Virginia. West Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Ala
hama. Mississippi, Louisiana. Texas,
Arkansas. Tennessee. Kentucky. Mis-
sour, Ohio. Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska. and Mime
sota. From Ney England, but one soil
tary member voted for the increase.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-30
Cremation Exempliiicd i'm PhiiadeI-
psAia.

From lie Philadelphia Press, arri! 19.l
A actual case of cremation occurred
in this city on Friday last. The body of
Geoiss Opdyke, son Of Dr. Francis OPP
DIXIE, was burned in the cellar of his
late residence. 1919 North Fourti. street.
George died Wednesday morning. Oh
d.sIs we're immediately seI.t IS follows:
To baiier-inaker for u boi.er-ike con-
,rivance. Sin feet and Il half long by two
fee, SIX inches III diameter, closed an.
rive;eJi at both ends, and opening in the
middle on hinges; It was t. be made q
the. best boiler iron; to u trickiayer TO
construct a furnace iii the cellar closi, 4,
~, with it tie large oprnir- beneath tEy
chimney, AMI making q floor Of brick,
half way in the furnace au,l half way in
the chimney on the brick f'oor were cree
t. / two little brick towers, some SIX feet
apart. uraa which TIE boiltr or coffin,
Eat upon one side, was 10 rest, for two
leads of yellow reSiuoGs pine.
The orders wore nj! filed and the work
done by Thursday night, ana on Friday
commenced The body. perfectly naked.
vas placed within the iron cotii.,. which
was rivetel and screwed together. put
fcCt above the floor, IL" tin throat
piece taken from the chimney. wood
piled t,nderabout. and around the iron
coffin, and set on Ere The cellar win
iuws were opened fer better GraUght. II
will, Of course. be understood that. to
prevent the boiler bursting, holes Were
pie,cad for the escape of the gases all
along the upper sides. 1t was kept at
- ~
they ceased firing up. \ coEsi and Il Lalf
of wood was used.
1t was at first thought that tn coffin
could be opened about midnight, but Ii
was afteyward determined to allow 1t 10
remain is it was until daylight. 1t was
then drawn forth. When opened not q
vestise of the body Notwithstanding
but al ont a quart q whitlsh gray ashes.
These ashes were cl e>tel ami are now
in an Urn on the inantel III the doctors
study There is not n particle of bone
among them, and the doctor declares
that when the ancients burnt their dead
on wood piles and collected the ashes
they took with them many pieces of
bone, for, he says, nearly all the old
burial urns opened contained small bits
of bone.
During the burning, which the doctor
himself superintended. and which was
attended by several prominent physicians
AMI other gentlemen, there was little if
any unpleasant odor in the cellar. 1t
was about A. Il that the ashes were de-
posted in the urn. When We called
upon tie doctor he showed US about a
teaspoonful of these ashes. They are to
the touch much like pulverized sugar,
and perfectly odorless. The vase is
shaped like common flower vase, cork
eli and sealed with red sealing wax, and
is about eighteen inches high. In
s.ribed upon it is the birth and death OF
George Opdyke.