New-York tribune., 1874-02-10
JFCTUREs AND MEETINGS.

The first annual ball of the Press Lodge
No. 9i Knights OF Pythias. will be held at Tammany
Hall on Friday evening.
"Foreign Tours will be described by the
Rev. H. d. NOrthrop at the West Twentythirdst Pres
Dyterlan Church this evening.
Henry A. Mott, jr, will deliver a lecture on
"Light and Color" at Association Han next Friday
evening He will be introduced by Prof Chandler.
DR.. F. Adler delivered lecture in Lyric
Hall last night the Life OF Buddba" The lecturer
narrated the lie Of Buddha and then s1DaHsH s D sne
pose and teachings Of Buddha were praised
Miss johnson, an amateur musician, OF East
Twelfth st. has given her rooms for private charity
concert this evening. The artists volunteer their ser
vices Among them are the we'll known names of Wer-
ner violoncest: Pecher, pianist Frtscb, tenor Mrs.
EastburD, Miss simms and Sonora Castaho.
A charity entertainment for the benefit of
the poor will be gwen Lyceum Theater this even
ing under auspices OF the Rev. o. b. rockingham
The performance will CONSIST OF Mortons comedy OF
"A that Gltters not Gold" and the farce OF Barney
the Baron together with violin solos by Mr bernard
Mollenhauer.
The Committee of Arrangements for the
Ladies' Reception of the New England Society held their
final meeting last evening at DelmonicOs, Fourteenth
st. and Fifth-ave The Committee decided not to issue
any more tickets for the reception, there being now
above 400 tickets disposed Of Letters or acceptance
have been received from Admiral Rowan Judge Jonn X
dents OF the 81. Georges, 81. Andrews, and otaer
societies.
Several papers were read last night before
the chemical section Of the Lyeeum Of Natural History
at No g. Madison-ave. One by Prof. Albert
Leeds on "Azarin and The Dissertation OF Certain
Compounds at Very Low Temperature one by William
Folk Adipoere," and one by Prof Henry WurtZ on
The Water supply OF the NewJersey Towns and Sc wage
Pollution" Prof. Wurtz said his paper vas digest OF
the two reports made by HIM to the authorities OF
Newark and Jersey City, after he had made careful
analysis of the waters Of the Passac River which sup
plies the two cities with water.
At the monthly meeting of the NewYork
Baptist Sunday school Teachers Association in Calvary
Church last night, the Rev. C. F. Deems, u. D., deliv
cred an address Beney oent Training p Giving and
Iaborlne in suuday-schoos" lie said that the work
needed not literary instruction but spiritual ln-
struction. Children should be made to feel that they
were members OF Chrsts church One OF the nrst
things TO point out TO child was his own seihshness
aud that by sin this selfishness was intensified The
Rev. Joseph Armage gave lesson on the subject OF
"JehOyah's Passover
John Kehoe addressed the XllIth Assembly
District Republican Association last evening AT No i6
Eighth-ave., the Injustice OF allowing men, not resi-
dents OF NewYork. TO be appointed to positions OF
emolument in the City Departments He more par
tcularly referred TO Departments OF Finance Police
Public Works, ana Public PARKS In all OF which he said
were men who had never voted In this city He thought
il unjust upon those who had worked hard for the
OF the Republican party to lind that nonresidents
% lad no epformed tbe labor had 70 remaiu ids for
want OF employ yment
At the Methodist Preachers meeting yester-
day the Rev. Dr. Crook Of Belfast Ireland read
the Preaching demanded By the times" No preacher
Of any denomination he said should preach doctrines
at variance with the standards of hrs Church II he
scientously differed from tnem he should retire from
the Church and declare them elsewhere. The Rev DR..
Hodlch referring to the essay, said more attention
should be paid elocution by ministers, frequently
the meaning OF certain hymns and texts was destroyed
by imperfect reading The Rev. Joseph Pullman main
tanned that Methodist preacher could be tried for
heresy only by the Discipline OF his Church aud not
by the teachings Of john Wesley or Richard Watson.
The Rev Dr. Foss said that the testimonial for Pastor
Emile Cook OF Paris amounted TO nearly $780, An effort
be made TO raise t 10 s 600 in gold The Committee
concerning death the Rev. Dr. Coblegh, editor OF
The Methodist Adroeae at Atlanta, Ca, read brief
memoir. which adopted.