New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-04
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.
Prof. Proctor will lecture at Association

IlOI. 1IOCJOT VIII lcCNtIlt 1T ASsOCItttloH IAN
at . D. IN. to-day, on Life in Other Worlds"
The last lecture in the Cooper Union Free
Course Will be delivered this evening, the Great Hail,
by Major j. NJ. Buudy. The Relations between the
State and Federal Governments
The Rev. Justin d. Fulton, d. D., of Brook
Ign will deliver tomorrow evening, at the Tabernacle
Baptist Church, Second-ave. and Tenths a memorial
sermon the late Elder Jacob Knapp
Miss f. H. Churchill will give recitations and
readings at Association Hail. this evening, under the au
spices of the Mercantile Library Association The pro-
ceeds will Deigiyen 10 the poor of the CITY.
The Rev. DR.. T. l.. Cuyler of the Lafa-
yette-aye. Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn, will preach
tomorrow upon the subject OF temperance,
plying tie argument Of the Rev d.. Howard Crosby
delivered two weeks SINCE
At the last regular meeting of the New
York Educational Society, G. b. Hendrickson, Principal
Of st. Johns School, elected President. This
society is "a chartered OrganizaUOn, having Tor It's
object the promotion OF popular education.
At the last meeting of the Board of Managers
Of the NewYork Bible Society, the various standing
committees reported follOwsi During March, 4,iOG
families residing in the Fifth, SIXTH Twelfth, and Nine
tecnth Wards visited, aud 9OS Bibles or Tesla
ments were distributed among them by gift sale $50
vessels lying in the harbOr supplied with 1920
Bibles Testaments IN different Languages aud 7tl
Bibles or Testaurnts were distributed among 1896 emil
grants landed at Castle Garden.
The Baptist church in West Seventeenth st.
having sold with view to obtaining better stu
alton and more suitable building, the congregation
will occupy the Church OF the Disciples in Twenty
eghths Jointly with the attOr congregation gularly
wOrsping there. The latter will hold services IN tho
morning aud the former in the evening Union com
munion services will be held by the Baptist congrega-
ton tomorrow at p. at which number of proml-
nent ministers Will attend
The General Committee of the German
Democratic Liberal organization held meeting at the
Teutona Assembly Rooms last night, the Hon. Michael
Gross in the chair. The Executive Committee was in
structed to prepare "a memorial TO DO transmitted to
the Legislature calling for the passage of an act max
lug offices OF Police Justices, Commissioners OF Eu
cation and School Trustees elective. IL resolfed
that the Assembly District organizations should attend
in body the meeting at the Cooper Institute
Monday evening next to protest against the acton OF
majority OF the Commissioners OF Emigration.
The Workngmen's Union held a meeting
last evening at Pyhagoras Hail, i'll Canal street. Thos
f. Suttle presiding. A report received from the
Empire Lodge of American Carpenters and Joiners
nouncing that meeting would be held Monday
evening next at Masonic Hail. to take into considerable
the proposed change from hours TO 10 hours day
work. resolution adopted requesting the Depart
Inents Of Public Works PabIc Parks and Public Docks
not to pay the fOremen any day when the men are
not working. This resolution, the mover said, was
adopted in the interest OF the who often sent
home body the slightest pretence, while the fore
off on pleasure excursion and are paid for thus
enjoying themselves. The meeting then adjourned
DR.. Adolphe Levie lectured last evening
before the Liberal Club 1.-THE inner structure and
life Of plants" He first spoke OF the importance OF the
study Of natural science especially OF botany 1t IL
not possible to obtain scientific results regarding plants
while the simple element forming the foundation OF the
most different forms is not ascertaned With the aid
microscopes the starting point Tor the whole theory
discovering much OF their inner fc The lecturer spoke
OF the growth OF plants and the succor they received
from the SAP and said cOncusOn The foundation
for the structure of all plants however much they
differ IN and size IN the cell, the knowledge of
which must necessarily precede the understanding OF
the whole plant