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tract This psalm commences with . painful
record Of WEAKNESS, suffering and sorrow for SIN
which cannot DO excelled. The words In the
second verse. my sore ran In the night" signify
literally, my hand lay slack and OPEN" What an
lying Enclosed and nerveless, while the soul
was c0mf0rtess and the waking eye staring into
vacancy through the long hours The words ''Dut
l Will remember" In the tenth verse. have Deen
and nineteenth verses SHOULD be read together.
Not long ago / was taking with q minister who
told me OF young brother who had come to his
study lew years previous broken down with
doctor nursed him and comforted nm and sent
him BACK prepared for i've years more OF hard,
patient work. and then the end came and God
took hun. once during those days OF dependency
stronghold, and on looking over his manuscripts
alter his death there lay sermon sketched and
Planned from THESE very words. The weak hand
had found the strong Iighthand' and all was well.
Christian whose duty lay all IN active, earnest
work might have had but little time for this until
God called hlm aside to q place OF rest ana
quiet where he could ind how profitable was
are apt to brood anu mediate too much, ana
presently they find themselves in some sphere
OF work requiring entire orgetulness OF self.
Every one OF US has some close acquaintance with
well his own besetting SIN. With some IL is an
irritable, selfish teinper with others u IS covet-
business; with others vanity. and you thlnK you
have overcome 1t when suddenly God makes you
and there Is still your "in1im But there, too.
are the years OF the right hand OF the Most High"
ana ellis way OF the sanctuary" resistiess as the
way OF the sea Tor your sure help. 'GOd never IS
before HIS time and never Is henind.n
communion service was held in the afternoon
at half past three.
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ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.

REV. DIR. M'GLYNN ON THE OBSERVANCE OF LENT
The high mass in st. Stephens yesterday morn
ing was celebrated by the Rev. Father McCready.
weber's mass In was finely rendered by the
choir. The onertory, Mercadante's Salve Maria"
was given with great effect by Signor Buongiorno.
the new bassO After the first gospel the Rev. Dr.
McGlynn preached a timely and Instructive dis.
course on the dispositions With which his hearers
should spend the approaching season OF prayer
and fasting. Before reading the gospel OF Quin.
quagesima Sunday-Luke xviii, 81, 43-the Doctor
announced that the Right Rev. DR.. Vaughan,
Bishop OF Stafford, England, would lecture in st.
stephen's church GA Wednesday, the 18th inst,
on '.The Gladstone Controversy" the proceeds OF
the lecture TO go to the charities o. the parish.
lie then explained the Gospel In which our Lord
for tells HIS passion and death and cures the
blind near JERICHO and sald:-
The bind man, oil whose cure we read, is q Jypc
OF those Chr stlans who do not see The enormty OF
Sin, the misery oil cvncuplscence. the littleness OF
pea ure, the beauty OF virtue and the worthless
ness OF all sensual Delights He had the ha ppiness
TO De conscious or his mis- ortune and sought help
at the haids OF Him who IS "the lie and the
pOtence, "ReceIve thy sight, thy rsith hath made
tree WhOle.n II we would remove the spiritual
blindness which prevents our seeing the heavenly
the Church and comply with the regulations
which she has given for our guidance during the
penite tiai season which approaches.
Fasting ought never to go alone. 1t must be
Joined as much as possible with aims deeds and
prayer and all other good WORKS. There is one
form OF lasting which | would specially recon-
mend TO tie members OF this congregational
mean total abstinence from intoxicating liquors.
source Of nearly all the misery and crime which
stand in the way and oppose the work OF God and
one in this parish to ab tain not rom shs
abuse but from the use o! intoxicating liquors
during the coming Lent, and thus give good ex-
their friends
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THE UNION TEMPERANCE PRAYER
MEETING.

TIE SECOND ANNIvERsARY EXERCISES YEsTER-
DAY-sTAT1sTIos OF THE WORK.
The second anniversary OF the society known q:
the CRUSADERS was celebrated yesterday IN thu
Washington square Methodist Episcopal church,
o large audience being present President Nc
Mullen announced that although all the ministers
had been requested by circular to participate, the
only one VINO responded was Mathew Hale Smith,
who made an address. The report OF the President
was very long, giving history OF the organization
OF the society here in the lecture room OF the
Church OF the Strangers on February 2, 1879. Ac.
cording to this report the general lesults OF the
first years work, ending February g. 1874, wero
SO meetings held. $50 hymns sung. POI prayers OF.
Tered. 221 addresses made, 81 requests for prayer,
~ signatures to the pledge. 1886 persons
who attended, 81 meetings led by the
President as LED BY ot6srs l27 situa;
TO return 10 their homes $3.50 received from col.
ections and contributors, and the amount ex.
perienced in securing church after they had been
reused the lecture room OF the Church OF the
Strangers, which resulted in the offer Of the Sew
enth street Methodist Episcopal church and she
Washington square Methodist Episcopal church.
The arst meeting IN the latter was neld June 10.
meetings. reviews the work at Harry HIS where,
to use Inc Language. OF the report .God had in
deed opened to us the very gates OF hell" and
cords the following statistics as the results OF the
attempt to convert Harry and the audiences
made, 10; attendance, $780, signed the pledge.
81. Mr.. McMuen alleges as the reason that he
discontinued 10 labor at Harry's. that members OF
the Church OF the Strangers objected, and
finally the finance Committee and Dr. Deems
requested him TO discontinue them. He was con.
sequently obliged to do go rather than lose the
use OF the lecture room OF Dr. Deems church,
The report then reviews the financial difficulties
experienced In establishing meetings IN other por-
lions OF the city and In Brooklyn. All these meet
ings were largely attended; but without money,
they had to be abandoned. and only the usual
work was attempted. The general results for tile
prayers onered, $50; addresses made. 6OS requests
Tor prayer, 2ol; signed the pledge, 3,s3s; total at
tendance, 1851. There have been held since the
last anniversary 90 meetings, so OF them at the
Church OF the Strangers. 2 at the Second Baptist
Met i Epscopa church. at Harry Hs and
at Association Hall. The present Indebtedness
Is SAIL 80.
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LYRIC HALL.
REV. o. B. ROCKINGHAM ON ''NEw THOUGHT
AND TRUE THOUGHT"

REV. o. d. ROCKINGHAM on ''NEw THOUGHT
AND TRUE THOUGHT"
There was the usual large and attentive congre-
CATION at Lyric Han, on Sixth avenue, near Forty
second street, yesterday morning Mr.. FrothnR-
ham commenced the exercises by reading some
selections from the Talmud He announced a. the
subject OF his discourse, New Thought aud True
Thought" The author OF the Book OF Ecclesiastes
(said he) commences his lament over the world by
saying that everything new has been exhausted,
and that there is nothing more TO be discovered.
The author OF the Apocalypse writes that all things
viii be changed and become new The FIRST writer
was sceptc. In whose mouth all things had
turned 70 ashes. To him life vanisnes away and
comes to nothing. IL Is all the old, old story the
same SORROWS the same sunerings, and. finally,
death. The other writer all alive, keen
and eager. His eye was not fixed upon
the wretchedness OF the world, but
upon o method for alternating II. These two
orders OF thinkers are represented to-day. There
are always men who look upon life without zest
or enjoyment They cling to old customs, old
clothing Old furniture old pIintings aud mustv,
worm-oaten books. Anything in the shape OF i'm
provement cisappoints and dlspleases their
STATIONARY IDEAS.
There are other men with fresh minds. keen ex-
pectation and bright dispositions, who wish to
bright, airy and modern, and everything ABOUT
them must indicate the progress OF the present.
Some OF these people who are conservative in
their feelings are radical In their thoughts, and
some OF these people who are not conservative In
their feelings are conservative In their thoughts.
Few people are so entirely earthly and grovel-
ling that they wish for nothing new;
but some cling unconsclousy to the
old philosophy. There are people, on the other
hand, who assume the philosophy OF progress.
They believe that things must get better, for the
mere people live the moro they know. They pro.
ject their lives on the theory that .he world Is
always improving, ana they are continually
qraspng after something newer and higher. how
far does the novelty OF an idea guarantee Its
truth ? Ia the question to which wish to direct
my attention. They say that certain revelation
was made to Jesus and the apostles, which they
understood and enshrined In their hearts. They
believed that between the covers OF the Bible was
the very essence OF truth. But after this period
other IDEAS flowed In like little streams. and pol
luted the nam current. Corruptl0ns heaped upon
corfuptions aud errors multiplied upon errors, and
every kind OF ingenious Invention perverted the
truth from Its true course. fHsI came pagapism,
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ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL.

SERMON By THE REV. FATHER KEARNEY-THE
SEASON OF LENT.
The Rev. Father Kearney delivered the sermon
at the high mass services at the Cathedral yester.
day. There was a very large congregation in
attendance and the musical part OF the services
was, as usual, excellent. Father kearney's dis.
course treated OF the season OF Lent and it's I'M
portance as time during which every good
Catholic should devote himself in an especial
manner TO prayer ana to the modification OF his
body. 1t VAS he said, special season when God,
as 1t were, was more than ever earnestly calling
upon those who had been negligent 10 the per.
torrance OF their duties TO return to Him. II was
a time when our thoughts should be turned In
ward upon ourselves, when We should prepare
ourselves thoroughly TO begin our-career anew, to
TURN OVER NEW PAGE
IN the history OF our lives. God was God full Of
saved. In the turmoil and excitements OF our
every day life In the world we were apt to forget,
or at least neglect, our duties as Christians.
Many OF us during the year too. often gave up our
thoughts 10 tn things or the world, to the utter
exclusion OF our eternal salvation, and the season
OF Lent was therefore, o time TO be taken advan-
tage OF BY every one. II was the acceptable time.
the day OF salvation. 1t reminded US t1at we had
something more 10 battle for In this life than the
mere possession OF worldly goods, Of riches; that
We In dying could not take away with US fame
and glory that were evanescent. The salvation
OF our eternal souls was the chief aim IN
life. II We eaineI all else and lost that,
OF what avail would 1t bes When on Ash wednes-
day, then, the priest would put the ashes on our
foreneads, we should mediate that we were but
mortal, that sooner or later we must return TO
our mOtler earJn. We knew not the DAY nor the
hour when we would be called away. IL might be
when We were the least prepared; II so, we would
have only ourselves to blame We should tnen
curing Lent devote ourselves to prayer and the
fasting prescribed by the Church, and by q thor
ough repentance start again In lie, firmly deter
mined never more 10 fall into our bad ways but,
fortified by the grace OF God, so act that when we
were summoned away from this world we would
be sure OF enjoying a life OF eternal happiness with
God through all eternity.
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CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.
SERMON OF REV. WILLIAM II. ALGER-"A
LITTLE CHILD"

LITTLE CHILD"
Despite the cold weather yesterday morning the
Unitarian church at the corner OF Thirty fourth
street and Park avenue was largely attended, the
pastor, Rev. William II. Alger, having announced
for repetition his beautiful sermon, IA Little
Child" The musical services In this church are OF
high ORDER and those yesterday we're OF de-
scrptlon to cali forth deserved praise the anthem
sung by the quartet, "Cnildren OF the Heavenly
King" being especially well rendered. Alter an
eloquent prayer the pastor took as his text t1at
portion OF the Gospel Of ST. Matthew which reads
thus:-"Jesus called o little child unto him
and set him in the midst OF tnem,n and
continued:-By this act OF sitting little child
among the learned disputants In the TEN Bio
Jesus meant to convey that even q little soul
should have the Hottest place in heaven. In
humble imitation OF the example OF the Great
Teacher lei us call little child unto ourselves, and
set him IN the midst Of US and see what lessons he
win teach. He Is new revelation OF Coda clear
demonstration OF the Creator. His birth Is an
every day miracle, perfect proof OF God, no less
than the construction OF the solar system in
all Things. Called IRON the minnie possibilities TO
enter Oh career OF conscious experience, he
moving, reflection Of the indnite God who mace
hip, q machine Tor the haoitaton OF an
nSso sns ] an Of mss the Sou Child P
ated from HIS own being, ana IN his own
resemblance. This being the only ration IL idea OF
tue origin OF the human race, the only rational ex-
piana ION of its purpose Is that they are to receive
ms love forever and opeyer. me old word ap
us, - and every child Is an "enmanue" When q
little being comes into our dwelling. living piece
o! poetry, God draws nigh to us III blessing. For
these little ones lie has set
LOVE IN EVERY BREAST,
80 that the mercy they co amanj is the strongest
proof and iu-tration OF Providence. Lett to him.
self cnild Ia the embodied picture Of he pessness.
and yet behold this poor little pensioner upon
human pity; no Eastern monarch ever welded q
more oespotic sceptre than that placed In his tiny
hands. He Is as safe from cruelty and blows as ir
sneui he'd in adalnant. "As a father pl Ictn his
children 80 the Lord pitieth them that fear HIM.
Inc most monstrous doctrine ever incucated
on eartn Is the doctrine OF the total depravity OF
little infants. Millions OF people are listening to-
day-not knowing Ito this heresy In prosperous
churches, while tne churches when are preaching
the love OF God a.e left to struggle as they may.
How can children be wholly evil unless 1t has
pleased tie Almighty 10 convert part OF himself
into evil; II 30, every little child Is demon, preg-
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CHURCH OF THE COVENANT.

THE CHRISTIANS RELIANCE IN GODS PRoMIsEs'
"And said, This is my inirmity. but Will re.
member the years OF tie rigat hand OF the Most
High. ] will remember the works Oh the Lord
surely Will remember thy wonders OF old. will
mediate also OF all thy works, and talk Of thy DO
ings.u-PsaIm lxxvil., verses 10, IL and H. From
the ABOVE text Dr. Marvin Il. Vincent preached an
ELOQUENT sermon. OF which tha following " IN ex-
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would DO TO send troops to crush the rebellion,
but though warning against Hum, His love for Us
is as boundless as the The love OF Christ Is
like mighty river moving rom the past into the
present and thence into the great ocean OF eter-
nifty. In IL we have been baptized and purified for
ages; from Its waters we have drank: into IL cast
our culture, our education, hopes for this lie
and that which Is 10 come. Go not alone then
Go ALWAYS with the consciousness that Christ's
outstre tched hand Is close YOU. Take mold OF 1t
and be lifted up from hill top TO mountain top and
at last from the last mountain 10 the threshold OF
the New Jerusalem.
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ZION CHURCH.

SERMON BY THE REV. JOHN N. GALLEGHER.
A. Zion church, Madison avenue, corner Of
Thirty. eighth street, service was conducted
yesterday morning by the rector, Rev. John n.
Gallagher After the preliminary prayers the first
chapter OF jeremiah and the sixth chapter OF Mark
were read as the lessons OF the day. some excel.
lent singing BY the choir Intervening. Then was
sung the thirty -iOurth hymn, followed by the
thirteenth chapter OF st. Paul as the eplstle and
chapter from Luke as tho Gospel. The usual
prayers and litany were recited with marked
fervor by a very large congregation.
The programme OF music was rs foows:-VOl-
untary, Brstow; ..VeElte," Handel ''Te Deum,n
in G, Thomas; "Benedictus" In +, Winter; ''GlJria
Tibi," Greatorex; onertory, "God Is q Spirit"
Bennett; Voluntary, Mozart,
THE SERMON,
which was brief one, was preached by the pas
tor, the text being from the seventeenth chapter
OF Luxe, "Behold. the Kingdom OF God is within
me- The preacher explained the text in an clio.
quent analysis OF the Kingdom Of God as the inner
lie OF man and the Kingdom OF the world which
was the outer world. From the inner life pro-
ceeded that stamp upon the outer which showed
the Christian man. There was q struggle between
both. Gods law was written on the heart, and It
was in proportion to lis accord with the spiritual
desires that mans life approached perfection or
sank INTO mere wOrldliness. Having elaborated
tnls I0ea, the preacher proceeded 10 say tnat at
the present time the world engaged IN the
consideration OF tremendous questions. It was,
what security Is there for existing institutions?
There was no security. The law had lost it's spell
TO check murmurs OF discomfort: the prestige OF
centuries vanished i'll one night OF persecu-
ton; no longer did divinity hedge round q
king. Even in republican institutions there
was trembling for vast questions were in agita.
ton. The night was coming, but what did they
propose VINO were to control the nations? What
barriers were they to raise ? Force and secular
education had been tried and had miserahly failed
no had
lose Secular education had taught the people
their CONDITION, and, having sharpened their Ia
good. the realm OF culture did not touch the
heart. For eighteen centuries the Church OF God
had been preaching thar the more Christian a
man was the more Just he was. But II was given
no recogniton-no churches, no Schools and
Gods name was taken from the schools and the
statute books. The world might well now appeal
to Christianity for aid, while 1t trembles before
impending ruin, but would Goa mock the appeals
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN PATTERSON.

The committee appointed In behalf OF the cred
itors OF the Grant Locomotive Works In Paterson
have made report and suggested basis OF sss
Element. The liabilities OF the concern are
$751; %; the assets tTi2eS1 IS; liabilities oven
assets, slas 500 Is. The synopsis OF the proposed
basis OF settlement Is that the bondaolders shall
consent 70 satisfy all mortgages and bonds leaving
the property free OF encumbrances; that the mort
gagees and general creditors receive In paymenl
OF claims the capital stock (t9oo,oo0) pro rata
TO the amount or claims; that the claim
Of all creditors determined %
the report or the receiver; that The
certificates Of stock 90 assigned and surrendered
70 ID. d. Grant upon payment OF the par valuei
without Interest; the net prous OF the concern 20
be divided annually among stockholdeTs; a nee
profits exceed six per cent IN the amount OF pres
ent indebtedness SIX per cent dividend TO %
made; should the PROFITS In any ear moe amount
70 SIX per cent the deficiency 70 De paid Qut OF the
earnings OF the next year that exceeds ak per
cent net pfoht before any sul plua bev0nu ax per
cent snaIl be dlvfued among stockholders; 4
board oil nve directors TO be annually agreed upon
TO manage the concern, three oil whom snau pe
nominated Dy the general creditors; Mr. ~, 3.
Grant 70 be employed "a manager OF the WORKS I
saiery OF $4,000 per annum, ne agreeing 10 ansg
all interest In patents owned by MIN and cue
Grant Locomotive Works; this basis OF settlement
not to pe ondng unless signed by ali me creditors.
Thls 10 very important matter for Paterson, the
continuance OF the establishment being OF vHai
interest to the place. Il usually employs 400 90
500 hands, most Of whom have been Idle since th@
are deyoutly praying tuat the settiemons proposes
Will be agreed upon, 40 tnnt business may oe ~
sumed 1t Il said tnat all me principal crecltvu
Are ready 70 sign dns agreement Det ss ~ ~
mene 10 settled uppn IL Ia reared me ntAce WA %
! sela ous ana closed 10 snslfsaa
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BLACKWELL'S ISLAND.
A Herald Reporter Sent Up
for Thirty Days.
Practical Experience Of the Life
of Small Offenders"
SORROWFUL PICTURES.
Lively Scenes at the Tombs and
in the Black Maria.
Humanity Degraded and Civ
ilization Outraged.
vi ZEN VEHSOS FRlSONER.
Brutality Of Keepers and Abuse
Of Inmates.
The Reporter as a Groom
Of the Stables.
Q u d G. E L r u T. E /.
Horrible Sanitary Arrangements and Oh
setnity in the Cells
Now for Reforms and Changes by the
Charity Commissioners.
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CITIZEN VERSUS PRISONER.
Brutality Of Keepers and Abuse
Of Inmates.

The Reporter as a Groom
Of the Stables.
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lis the same with common natures
Csc fem kindly, they rebel;
But BE- rough ne nutmeg graters,
and tue roGues obey you well.

was prepared to offer Mr.. Cummings some
sort Of respectful alutatIon bur all cnance OF my
doing 50 VAS Killed Dy his mutterng surlllg be-
tween his teeth, the Yery moment we reached the
sable door, NOV, you big fellow 20 and help
them men mix that cut .eed.v I went through
the sosil process Withdrew inside my shell OF re-
serve aud obeyed his Instructions, carrying the
feed when mixed, and Distributing II In the man.
gers. H. watched me with cruel look 10 his eye,
a. though waiting tae slzntest Opportunity to
maui me over roe coas. took pleasure la notic.
ing that hts DISAPPOINTMENT at M MT doing any.
thing wrong made hin pun very vigorously at the
dirty clay pipe he nao In his mouth ond 90 ex.
naust HE tobacco prematureiy; Of the same time
l made mental photograph Of my friend. After
having carried around the feed, was ordered to
hsin aDhitdR the harses O. snav ea0R tat tnen 70
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Lively Scenes at the Tombs and
in the Black Maria.

Humanity Degraded and civ
ilization Outraged.
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BLACKWELL'S ISLAND.
A Herald Reporter Sent Up
for Thirty Days.
Practical Experience Of the Life
of Small Offenders"

SORROWFUL PICTURES.
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was duly installed as one OF the 'stable gana.n
and far from relisned the general demeanor or
tone OF voice or our ''boss" before had been
nalf an hour under his orders. he appears to be
familiarity addressed az sJoen by bis brother
Keepers, ana 70 rejoice 10 the surname OF Cum.
mlngs. Well, have no hesita In saying that
Mr. Cummings is aDous the surIisst sulkiest speci.
men or humanity with whom 1t has ever fallen to
ms lot 10 be associated. Every prisoner in the
gang warneo me that he was an ''u2ly cuss; - and
can testify taat did not hear him ever address
any OF Us otherwise than II we had been so many
vicious mules the whole lime was In nis charge.
Mr. Cummings has evidently adopted Aaron Hilfs
very much mistaken theory a. TO tue treatment OF
those over wnom circumstances empower him 10
excercise pettv tvrannV.-