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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-06
MEANING OF THE RESURRECTION

The Rev DR. Potter Grace Church. Protestant EpsoopaL
The Rev. III. c. Potter, ID. d., preached in
Grace Church yesterday morning upon this text But
fruits OF them that slept" First Corinthians chap XVI
2O) The preacher began by saying that
has declared that these words OF the tho
noblest and most conclusive argument for the truth OF
the doctrine OF the resurrection OF the dad But still
stronger and more conclusive argument is found in the
life and convictions OF the man VINO uttered these
words In the conversion OF Saul the Tarsene the hater
and prosecutor of those who professed faith In Christ
and In His rising from the dead, into Paul Apostle
the great preacher OF that faith II the Christians OF
Paus time could have been mposors and tho origna-
tors OF an Ingenious hctOn, have
In England the other day how easy IL Is 10 strip
the mask OF fasehood from pretender and TO pose
his PROFESSIONALISM shall We OF the conversion or
Paul, the peer and almost the superior intellect OF
any man OF his time with great Abilities with keen
insight aud marvellous analytical powers, and with
sboundlng scholarship, he weighed all the evidence
and was convinced lie lays down the prejudces OF his
whole life, takes up the service OF faith, and
arms as the convection OF his life that Christ i Risen
from the dead. by the words "bcCome the nrst fruits
OF them that slept Is meant that Chrsps resurrection
Is the pledge OF the resurrection OF all VINO are ueu
faith To HIM. Nothing Is easier than To degrade me uoc
trne OF the resurrection by much ltefaLnR ny sur
rounding II with the she'll false conceptions Inc
literal truth Is that for you and for me- o no ,,
of Christ prepared body yet TO be and the whole dt
or the Apostles ana analogles
heavenly body shall be like this earthly body OF ours III
everything that IL nobest aud best All our most ek-
allied powers shall exist and endure AFTER death, only
goriaed ana gre the life which s 10 come We
have been repeating this truth all our ives ana nave
become familiar with 1t that IL is liable to become 10
us dead tradition having no power over VA bat 10
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.he world before Christ entered tho resurrection Of the
Dody "a wo regard IL was unknown conception. Tho
old embalmed their dead cIingng a. best they
might 10 These Door mortal remains, after fe had Jeff
them because the hope OF future existence had never
entered their minds The Buddhists believed that by
ueath the BODY was forever separated from the fag
meLt OF the Infinite Soul which had animated N, and
was dissolved into atoms and swallowed up by the
material world The Greeks aud the Romans thought
that death fixed everlasting divorce between body
and soul and that the body and everything like body
was laid aside "a a useless she'll Tue Hebrews under
the Old dspensaOn considered that tie spirit
To God wh6Raye IL. but the body resigned to the
earth % perish. The Apostles noble teachings sho W.
while flesh and blood shall not inherit the Kingdom OF
God that our bodies here are prophecies Of tho bodies
yet TO come. and that the soul in heaven shall
medium Of expression and communication. which shall
be far superior the most admirable OF present
bodies az the nobes OF human bodies are far above the
poorest Of bcastly forms.
Most OF all the thought which should rest with us this
Easter morning II the thought and the anxiety whether
there has come to pass, Is 10 within us, that
resurrection Of character that rising OF
out or the values OF dead selves past
without which anticipation Of future life must be
disturbing and unhappy. God forbid that life hero
be spent IN beautfying and improving the external.
hanging htgs ana banners upon the outsde ot lie while
the spirit Is dying daily within US Let us ask the
Master first for the resurrection OF heart spirit and
soul and from that resurrection OF this NE there sh,
liked within exalted conception OF the glory and
happiness OF the life yet to come.
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CHRIST DIR EXAMPLE.

Th Rev H,ny Ward B6ehsr at Plymouth ChahI
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached
yesterday morning TO very large congrega ton from
the first four OF the third Chapter of Coosaus
III ye then be with Christ, seek those thiugs
which above where Christ sittetn the right hand
OF God. Set your affections things above not ON
things OF the earth. For We dead your life ia
hid with Christ in God. When Christ. who is our life
shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him IN
glory" lie said among other things: Taken by itself
the Christian teaching the subject OF the resurrec-
ton Of Christ has from the earliest times been laid ope
10 many objections. Much philosophical opposition has
been arrayed against H. But is not fair 10 take any
one OF the elements the pta elements OF the history
Of Jesus and discuss them If they stood alone They
belong to a composite whole and If would Judge OF
them ia the lest light and the trues We must combine
the whole We have all seen a Transparency
or on canvas brow which, considered alone would be
subject To a certain criticism which, IL joined 10 the
whole face IL would not justify The history OF our
savior in ike should be judged q whole aud
not alone It's separate elements At every step OF
CHrlsts lie. expectation disappointed. The
ceptiOn Of redemption Of race by gradual unfold
Ing by increment upon increment Was hidden from the
wisdom OF antiquity aud yet wac the Divine METHOD
How much you can tell ~ child does n)t depend ON
what You know the extent OF the language, but on
what is the condition OF the childs mind We speak OF
the ncarna ~ God n Jesus Christ not he absolute
and ualyersA God walking with Christ upon the earth
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THE MOSAIC LAWS.

Dr. 9othNI, at ths ye1rtsA Temple kmndhe,L
DR.. Gothei preached at the Jewish Temple,
at Ffthave. and Forty third-st, saturday moraug
He said in part:
ask you once more TO glance with me at the rearing
the Temple and therefore call your attention to tho
opening verses Of the With Lesson: "Ani the Lord
spake unto Moses, saying, the first day oi the hrst
month shalt thou set up tabernacle OF heent oil tho
congregation and thou shalt put therein the ARK Ot tho
testimonyn haye selected this for the purpose
OF directing your thoughts TO the peculiar name under
which the temple reared. Precisely what the tesu'
mony is can be found without difficulty. The testimony
was Gods revelations Moses; the ark OF the te'ti
monv WAS the receptacle In which deposited thu
tablets and books OF the law In general terms, ths
testimony was the entire collection OF the Mosaic lava
IL sesms 10 me that the Mosaic law as such Is OF thd
most profound signinea9se. Inc Aeupe, h LPPppT,
80 ahove and beyond all, place OF testimony. Tho
testimony delivered through Noses IL permeated WITH
teaching which dIstlngussnHs cur vh % hnicd ~
RaaI AZ peculiar compared with any religion Of
tiquity In Moses's time II was protest against Idol
airy IL pre- sents God who is beyond human compre-
henslon 10 gives IN few bold outlines, may SAY, IN
grand sketch revelation OF Deity, and wisely leaves
10 individual minds the filing IN OF details it repre-
sents God as mind which presides over the
ties OF the Universe the spirit which shapes destiny
Such Is the God OF Moses OF Judaism. Other Eastern
ligons have manifested themselves In fantas tici
writings The Scriptures show careful avoidance OF
everything but plain exposition OF the truth. Tho
founder OF Judaism himself at once 10 the great
question, How the belief in the great Cause ot
things TO enter and permeate human life as 90 sanctfY
for Gods g. Hence law binding all alike.
accessible 10 all alike offered TO tho lsrasl.s se-
cepted by them, ana deposited IN the Holy OF hOles
The entire sanctuary sanctined. To the JeNa
tho Invisible was made visible, not In images
fashioned by hands but by an intelgtLe law The ene
abstraction; containing the ARK ot ns
Testimony, Il became To tho HoDrews concrete Verih
Gallon. Whoever ehtaged the tent thsrshY declared IN
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LESSONS OF THE RESURRECTION.

rHs Rev. Dr. Geissenhainr Of ST. PduFs LuAeran
The Rev. L. w. Gessenhainer Of st. Pauli
Lutheran Church, at sixth-ave. and Fifteenth ST.
preached yesterday morning in German eloquent ant
pathetic the Resurrection. Taking his teu
from St. Mark xvi, to inclusive, he introduced hI
discourse by alusion the general character Of m
Easter festival and the victory achieved by Christ. II
his resurrection, for man. His text was ]. john III.
8: "Beloved now are We the OF God, and it dou
not yet appear what we shall be; but we know tha
when be shall appear we shall be like him." Who wer
the first to visit the tomb OF Christi Women TbeI
early in the morning. at the first flush Of dawn,
order anoint the body OF Jesus 1t is significant
fact that to woman instead OF was mad
the first announcement that Christ is risen
Through woman sin entered the world. Jesus IN
HIS infinite mercy made her the herald OF redemptoI
Queryng who should roll away for them the stone fron
been removed and looking H. beheld Young ma,
clothed In u long white garment. Fearful, oppressed
with anxiety, they were speechless with emotion ant
terror Mary Msgdalen. she for whom the savior hs&
appeared, was filed with unuterable longing to knoa
whittier her intercessOr had gone. Then the angel de
lvered mis- message. From his consideration, the man
in which he quieted the terror OF the two women
were not Christ is risen." but afFrghted."
minister 10 DO successful Is 10 enter into the needs the
circumstances OF his hearers he Is so 10 identify him
self with those mis- teachings that he shall
irresstby attract them and thus having prepared ths
angel who announced the glorious fact of Chrlsrs
triumph over death was young. Age in Heaven
is unknown. Most fitting Is IL that the day which
celebrates Chrsts divinity and through Him mmor.
tally, should be crowned with floral offerings. Though
the announcement made not long, yet II was deep
and broad. aye seek Jesus OF Nazareth, which was
orucihed he is rsen." He who had hung on the eros
who had bed who had suffered, when In his bitter agony
had cried out by hast thou forsaken me T. had yind
Gated bis Godhead-He was risen. The women were u
tell His disciples aud Peter that He g0eth before
into Galilee. The saviors forgving kindness, His low
ing thoughtfuness breathe Ia this message To Peter
the welcome first OF all To be gwen; TO him
whose denial OF his Master had led Jesus TO cast
him look OF speechless. sOrrowful surprise. FIom MS
bitter his awful detection the Eastei
tiilngs exat him TO the happy state Of July
pardoued sinner. Mr.. Gessenhaner dwet In conclusion
on IN which the two Marys fulfilled the con-
mission assigned 20 them. Saying nothing on tue way
they announced the resurrection as they were com
manded The lesson drawn that we who receive inc
Easter message none the less bound to make ~
known, presenting moreover, Chrsrs death anu resu
recton orderly and conclusive manner that ING
Mary Magdalen, Mary the mother OF James and all the
apostles and their successors who have achieved
that will convince, and be productive Of permanent
1uni
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EASTER SERVICES.
CELEBRATION BY THE CHURCHES.

CELEBRATION BY THE CHURCHES.
SERMONS ON THE RESURRECTION ny PREACHERS OF
MANY DENOMINATIONS DIR. CUYLER ON TOTAL
ABSTINENCE.
The demonstrations in the Catholic and Episcopal
churches as well in some of other denomina.,ouS
of Christians, yesterday, of character seiuoin
before witnessed on Easter Sunday in TINS country
The preparations had boon very extensive ana maze
by larger number of churches probably than III
anv former year The Winter had been one OF I'M
usual hardship. involving great demands upon the
svmpathy and benevOlence of the churches,
and calling upon them equally for
special devotion and conservation. This has
been very generally felt by the churches
of all orders and creeds and the Lenten season has
therefore been one of more than ordinary signlh-
canoe aud cOntrtion among those who adhere to ITS
customs and as the end of Lent approached, the
minds of all began to anticipate the birth OF the new
church year. and to contemplate the grand and vital
doctrines of the resurrection around which clusters
so much that is precious in the Christian tath' ana
Which is celebrated to some extent on Easter sun
day by the great part OF the Christian world lne
risen Lord which, in one form another is the
theme of the Christian pulpit from the
beginning TO the end of the year. mas
on Easter Dav peculiar import accompanied as II IS
with the outward expressions of homage and adora-
ton IN the shape of large audiences and elaborate
decorations Sabbath-schoOl festivities &c. iester-
day was especially favorable to the proper celebra-
ton of the sacred day, except that the lingering
March winds forbade any very general adoption OF
Spring toilets which is usually noticeable feature
of the day. In most of the churches the seats were
all filed and much Of the standing room was
occupied. The decorations of flowers were
extraordinary, both in profuseness and In
beauty of design. Large and small crosses, pyra-
mids of lilies, harps of carnations and violets,
arches memorial tablets. lambs. doves, hearts, and
anchors were among the many designs which graced
the pulpitS and chancels The flowers most largely
used were Annunciation and Ethiopian lilies vio-
let's Japonioas, pansies, and carnaton pinks, white
flowers entering most largely into the formation of
the various designs. The music in all the churches
also very carefully prepared and skillfuly rem
dered the prOgrammes-many of which were given
in Saturdays TRBUNE-cOmprising much original
music prepared specially for the occasion and per-
formed by large choirs of boys, OF by quartets,
assisted in by several pieces of instru-
mental music.
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A WONDROUs MYSTERY.

The Re- rahr seGna al ST. SiepAas Roma" ca0t Church
The Rev. Father McGlynn, ID. d., preached,
yesterday morning, at ST. Stephens Roman Catholic
Church sermon from ~. Mark, chapter XVII verses
TO giving the details OF the Marys' discovery that the
Savior had risen. He laid particular stress upon the
words We seek Jesus OF Nazareth which orucied ;
He is risen, He is not here" He said substantially:
During the pas week The Church VI God has oonmel.
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pears weak and unsatisfactory; but the belief In the
doctrine is counted as the most precious possession OF
the largest pteects That body and soul not one
and inseparabe. and do not dissolve together In the
grave, Is conviction almost as old as intelligent man
certainly old as in his highest attitudes OF re-
llgon II is sometimes claimed to be universal belief
universal as the idea OF God but TINS cannot DE
proven Yet IL certain that in every the who
have been the leaders of thought have almost always
been most profoundly convinced OF mans immortality;
They have not inherited their faith from tradton u
ha. rather been born them with the birth OF higher
powers OF insight; 1t was an intuition an instncNe
not be presented in logical phrase as To defy crcls
hut which lay strong and deep IN their own hearts ana
1t has indeed. been said that i IS so much gratea-
ton Of mans vanity to think that ne sla ouast an ma
tcral things that might expect Tue idea whenevrt
had arisen to be forever cherished but that this
sufficient explanation OF ITS exstenee IS SHOWN ny ne
when this life was generally counted as all and no
strong traditional faith existed TO be handed down 10
and silence the reas0nlngs OF philosophy mere
and there men in whom strong IeIglous element "as
allied TO other preGminent power. OF mud have risen TO
eternal character that was IN them nas not Deeh Tue
mean, the sordld or the sesh Wno nave sPpear .1s
power have onged for more OUT II was they VINO ad
trial for others good, those in whom love has been
strongest and conscience most sensitive, and VINO might
and trnst asking for nothing because duty had
been DONE and they had no accounts OF remorse nor
lis Of our eternitie they the prophets OF all Time
commissioned summon man from us pursnt Oh snort
lived pleasure to Preparation iUr m ,t in Inn
mortality grows firm That men shall never die cannot
proven in HIM who reads the presence OF an eer
nal goodness i'm the universe and who longs 10 have
closer acquaintance with that goodness hope strength
day by day into an assurance a. Joyous as lenea
ton 10 eye and ear could produce 10 MIN VINO nNes
here as though he were immortal there comes no DOUBT
OF the future; and If at any time our cOnnlehce
dnmed or smartng under injustice, or Deh0idng tie
evil exalted and the righteous despsed ana defeated
we are compelled echo the words OF the jewish skep
tic man has no prominence above beast; as one
deth so dielh the other" II question our own souls
We shall find the vision OF the living God has been
"a 10 fram
10 yydness 10 feel this real living presence Is the sures
way of putting all our skepticism to hight.
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THE COAL MINERS, STRIKE.

Meeting or Delegates for Generalization
No Prospect OF an Understanding with
the Mining 900 Men
Idle-A Mass Meeting To Be Held To-
Day. 49,.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. 10, 1874
meeting OF delegates rom the Wilkesbarre,
Sugar Notch, Hartford and Plymouth districts of
the Miners and Laborers' Association represent
ing over 1900 miners, was held here TINS alter-
noon. The hall was crowded with miners not dele
gates who had come to listen the deliberations.
The committee appointed at previous meeting
to wait upon Mr. Charles Parrish, President OF the
recently formed and powerful coal organization, and
make known to him the demand OF the men for an
advance of ten per cent over last years basis,
reported that Mr.. Parrish stated he could not
entertain any such demand motion was then
introduced that further action on the question be
postponed until alter Mr. Parrish should issue MS
circulars stating whether the company was gong
to reduce the wages of the miners or not. This
was unanimously voted down, the delegates all
stating that they had been distinctly instructed 10
oppose any measure OF pOstponement
A Committee Of Three was appointed to make
known the action OF the meeting to Mr.. Parrish
Immediately. and 10 report az q mass mee''nS ="
The following resolution was unanimousy
adopted
Resolved That adhere firmly to our demand for ten
cent advance, and recommend all the dlsrlcts W
effect a thorough organization al once
corresponding secretary was appointed TO
keep all the districts posted as to the action OF
their delegates and to effect unity OF action among
ALL that the miners Of one district should not go
to work until all had agreed to do 3d. Confer
ence Committee was also appointed, whose duty it
Is 10 devote special attention to the measures Tor
furthering the interests OF the miners.
The delegates were above the average OF the
mining class IN intelligence. AS to what action the
mining companies will take on this demand moth
ing Is known further than the reply OF Mr.. Parrish
TO the committee would Indicate. All the miners
of the new company, OF which this gentleman Is
President, are now idle, except two near the city,
and OF this company alone there are nearly 1000
men now idle other companies have stopped most
OF their works and perhaps 1000 would not more
than cover the number OF idle men and boys in
this section Of the anthracite regions.
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OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.
TELEGRAM TO TIVE NEW YORK HEnAlp.


The British Steamship Wallachia De-
stroyed by Fire-COilisiOn and Proba-
bic Sinking of One of the Vessels
Arrivals and Departures.
LONDON, Jan l6, 1874.
LOSS OF A STEAMER.
The Steamship Walacha (Brl. has been destroyed by
nfe in the harbor OF Almeria Spain. THE an
iron steamer registered 712 TONS built at West
Harflepoo in ls7l, and belonged TO Liverpool
COLLISION.
Bark Susannah Elizabeth Dutch Won der Borde
which sailed from Amste rdam Dec q for Pensacola put
INTO Flushing yesterday damaged, having been in col
son with the Roll0, which was supposed to be
sunk.
Bark Harriet Wade DIR put into Deal to-day with
damage, the cause Of which is not reported.
VESSELS ARRIVED.
Arrived at Liverpool Jan I5 steamship Samarla Br),
Binge, from Boston; chip Artist Br), Sargent, from
New York; bark John Harris (Br), Durie, from New
Orleans schr Charles Gibson, Thatcher from Calves
ton
Arrived at London Jan &c. ship Thomas Hamln, Gibb'
from san Francisco.
Arrived at Grsvesend Jan l6 brig Juno Ger) Ipniken'
from Wilmington, NC.
Arrived at Plymouth Jan Is, bark Fortuna barpara
QtaI, Deandries. from New York via Queenstown.
Arrived at Hull Jan I5 bark vero utaD' haze"o'
from New York via Falmouth
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PORT OF NEW YORK, JAN. l6, 1874,
CLEARED.

Steamship steiBmann tBelg), Iecbere, Antwerp
Steamship Gamma fBD, McKiehan, Hamilton--A
Outerbridge.
steamship Regulator, Martin Wilmington, Nc-Loril-
steamship Ellen Terry, salyear. Newbern-Murray.
steamship Benefactor, Jones. Observation-Disclosures
Ship niagara (Br. Mcfarland, London--Henderson
Bros
Ship Joven Thomas Porp, Pellia Acknowledgements
Bark Cronstadt (Br), Armstrong, Lverpool-C Wright
Bark Fri CSorJ, ostensen, Queenstown Falmouth
Tetens Bockmanp.
Bark Goe the Ger. steenkep, Bremen-Chas Lung 4
Co.
Bark Roycroft (Br). Pardy Bremen-Heney 4 Parker.
Bark Madcap (Brl, Varwell 1reste--G BuIIey.
Bark Abby Bacon, Game Maaga-D b Dearborn.
Bark ralisman Br), Blackboard, Pernambuco-J
Big sarah Crowen I'D Morris. st Johns PR-Master
schr d II Bisbee. Anderson, Maranham and Para--L =
schr Spectator CB) Peters, san Bias-Niiler Hough.
schr Fannie Pike Robbins Jacmel-,John Boynton's
schr Florence Shay Van Cleaf Matsnzas-van Brunt
schr Geo Clark Bartlett Matanzas-souire, Thornton
schr Osseo dBr), Martin. st Jonn, NB-Heney 4 Par
schr Hawkins, Wyatt Charieston-Evans Ball Il
Co
scnr Charlie stedman Dunton, Norfolk R staples
Schr Ruth Carlisle. smith, Philadephia-W Ba-
ker
Schr Sea Breeze Coos Gloucester Ferguson Wood.
Schr Dreadnongnt, saunders, Providence-H W Jack
schrs Goodwin, Waterbury, stamforu-stamford Man
ufacturiDg Co.
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Hunt.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IT, 1874.
In the National Womens Suffrage Convention
held to-day q committee of seven was appointed to
act in conjunction with the local association of the
District Of Columbia in asking Congress to give
Suffrage to the women OF the District, Miss An
thony peing chairman Of the committee.
Miss Anthony read a petition to Congress- which
was endorsed by the Convention, asking to be re-
lieved Of the sentence of the Court for voting for
Grant and Wilson at the late Presidential election.
Vice President Wilson being in the assemblage,
Miss Anthony appealed to him to az word in
behalf of the cause. She knew his heart was with
them and she hoped II he would not come on the
platform he would rise in his seat and give them
Q word OF encouragement
The Vice President arose from his seat in the
centre of the hail. and said :"I wish simply to say
that I am under imperative orders to make no
speeches on any subject. will add however that
twenty years ago came to the conclusion that my
wife, my mother and my sisters were as much
entitled to the right OF suffrage as myself, and |
have not changed my mind SINCE" loud ap-
plause)
ident Wilson Is the first Vice President we have
ever had who was in favor OF woman suffrage. Let
me also predict that our next President Will be IN
favor OF woman Suffrage" tApplause.l
Mrs. Stanton read a resolution calling Tor the
impeachment Of Judge Hunt, which was unani-
mously ADOPTED.
which she referred IN compliments terms to Pres
ident Grant for the reason that ne has appointed
more women to ONCE Than any President we have
ever had.