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New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
CHURCH and safe EDUCATION.
LECTURE BY PRESIDENT ANDERSON or ROCHE TER
UNIVERSITY.

LECTURE BY PRESIDENT ANDERSON or ROCHE TER
UNIVERSITY.
A course of nine or ten Sunday evening lee
lures by prominent Baptist cergymen Is now IN progress
at the Washington Avenue Baptist Church. Brooklyn.
Tue second Of the delivered 10 Large
audience last evening by the Rev. Dr. Martin B. Aner-
sJu Presi Rochester University, who spoke tie
subject Of " Church aud State LducauOn" lie said III
part:
Christianity founded sublme facts and prnei les,
which must be- understood 10y Christians thc religion
loses character ami declines toward heathenlsm. IL"
early Pro.cstan.s found tbcir religion imbedled In
heatheuish iorms AM ceremonies, and their clorts
To emancipate II resulted In the formation "f
educational Institutions As the State obtained rol
religion 1t also grRdnaly obtained control OF eduear
iiou, rupr, macy watch the union Oi Church and state
tended on y to increase. When religious equality was
proclaimed IN this country, rduca ona equality followed
IA a natural equeuce but the State was slow to
witudr s support from the higher grade Of Chrsian
schools On account OF this un 'ertan policy, somc
hoos received grants from the state placing
them prominent pos.tUDs Institutions Of learning.
This IL illustrated In the bui ding up f Columbia
co lrgr ana Other wel-knowu Institutions But
te ile OF ropul,r feeling ~ now setting ~ favor ri
Drfdrtuu OJ the state. The parent - one to Ic Ie
sonriue for tine re- 1ous suraon OF the rising genera
ton. 1Ie Sae IA bound Ia give only sucI an elncou
viii render It's citizens integen cnOusl To unGer-
s'uL and obey it, laws. WnL, tn"n is the limit OF tn'
4 STATE should control only sncb scho Is ~ can De
snst ei h. tn HJOrity of tx,payer AMI as give In
s,ruci0n the common and rudiineniaIy b. anoIcs
lucOn The institutions FOR advanced lcnrpins should
not De conducted and supported by the state beeats
they benrnt only icw hucn institutions should thr
lie conducted by vOlVut aud religious organizations,
Tor Iuat the instruction given IN any school
Tor advanced c,lncttJn rests upon i0lnda' ION al
morality and religion. Cud REVEALS hiuIstlf i the laws
Of universe, tue mental and moral constitution oi
mau, and In the principles wblci undeil, all science
ami the student enters upon those ud e.
which Cill play tie Alghcr faculties az the Inlhd ne
ulgcl either Ia recognize OI It,ett tine lNts'id W
God No pursue The study NJ any science am
not enter into discussion OF the gIcnt I'M lrrlying
ami sllr uul rutns the B,be. The Writings Oi Mm
Spen, or, AMI Darwin ami otnrr scientists wO seek g.
ignore the p,rruuaity Of God offer abundant pro fn %
tus fact Thc form vf atheism otli> Is t0und III
that ah cied reverence tor tie unknown How, then,
rnll clergy bo educated In the sccDcesf sl tAeS
educated iniucn,eS and In Institutions wrch
i-uIre God or u those when recognize His being and
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28

not because it is very witty, but because it Ia very
gross. The Berliners have what the French cal the
eprit Gaul0is only without tie esprit. am speak
ing of the lower classes mainly; yet must aid that
! have heard stories told early at Berlin dinner
table, such az would not be told anywhere else so
long as anybody was sober enough to talk at all.
And journalism In Berlin has nothing like the social
rank il has in New-Y0rk. in Paris, or in London
That partly accounts for its ferocity its base n-
guisitiveneSs; its malignant treatment of such
topics as the loss of the Deutschland the crime of
Thomassen. One paper was found TO assert that the
Deutschland was left to perish English sh res
brcause she was a German ship and more than one
traced the depravty of the Bremerhayen criminal
directly to his American birth.
Certainly we need not wonder that Press capable
of such excesses should be denounced in German
Parliament by the first of living Germans as
scurrilUus. The notion Of treating IL with contempt
finds no favor with Prince Bismarck. God help
u.s." ne cries, from breed of statesmen with
hearts of lead and hides of leather. Let us have
men whose blood moves to their cheeks when lies
fling in their faces for il is ideal of mine to
become hardened 10 liars.' His maxim is rather
blow for blow, and few Of his enemies have had
cause to complain that the blow was not heartily
given. | suppose it is certain that he foregOes
reluctantly the additional penalties the Government
bill originally sought to impose. He makes the best
of it, however. lie admits that police-courts will
not teach poteness We could do well enough
without penal code, If all aiikeall who care for
honor and good manners; all who believe in
Christian culture and chyalry; all men OF morals
and faith, who do not use faith mere weapon
for political hatreds-would detect and resist these
lies and ISLANDERS have spoken against
All this II very sweeping; possibly exceptions
ought tO be allowed, and certainly some papers are
worse than Others II is tho misfortune of the good
journals that they too often have to submit TO be
judged by the prevailing tone abOnt them; some
times even TO be included in condemnation which
liz Justly the worst IL will rema n true that
there is country in the world whose journalism
poorly represents the morals and culture of the
people; none which attracts TO itself SO small
proportion of able men; hardly any which is less
readable or worse printed, or has less news North
Germany possesses but single jnurnal-the
k6,Rische Zetaag-which has, or deserves to have.
anything like a European reputation. That has
bolh enterprise and ability.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.

PNkIs, FVD y, 1915
NJ. Teisscsence de Bort has accepted The Min
istry OF Agucu.
Several profess have been sgned against NJ Rouhers
election in ROm
Tie Decazes has written letter announcing his
intention peIseverc in the electoral eOntcst The
With Arrundssement OF Paris He says he looks 70
the onsdtuon and new Institutions convince all, both
al home and abroad OF tAe mod Iatiou and stability Of
tBe kepub ic.
Up this time of the Prefeete have resigned
OF tie OF NJ. Buffet, the Secretary Of
the Interior. The pohtca remains unchanged
LONDON. Monday, Feb %, 1875
A dispatch 20 The Standard from Paris says " Chat
four. Republican lidIe u the Ell shth Arondssement
has withlIawn in favor OF Duc Deeales Tic contest
now between Decazes and RaoHal Ddya.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28

WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsnINGToS Fob. y. 1870.
EI CONGRESSMAN White OF AiabA.na. nominated fol
Chc Justice of Utah, before tae Senate Judiciary
Committee yesterday % explain his alleged connection
VIII, tio ParLman. Brooke cotton ,auds The Comm I
ice were d sIosed ~ port adversely The nOn4uon
hut judge Wnte made suoa statements aa sattel ia
Committee Of I.s Innocence. C rtd one oI tlc heh
connected with tle ciLn constituent Of Eis whtn
no In Congress and All ne did "a the Gaze was VII"
could properly aud rcts nably bo done hlelhTr W
rrident Oi Iis dsr'oi' sucn as intiou"e'ohs "o "
oaclds.
The senntc Committee Military Affairs have r.
ported against claim of John Mcfarland Of the Git
Oio Volunteers y, Tor pay wbio prisoner Of war a.
Audt r.onvilc McFafl md enlisted into the Rebel army
FROM Anderson, Pr,On, aDI says ho di J. p e1N,
by tnc Union forces. Tue Connltee Llhk II NOhiu "
injustice Ia iOyn men, w'o S'nefcd ahcf lh"u 'p"u
don Lcir eiuse, 10 grant thls claiih'
An lnCerceins but soni'wAnt eXtravagant statement
VIA made by eI- Peace Jmini-s win. Wesh 0f Pla
dpuia before INC House Military Committee yestcfda'
during the consideration of te b Transferring the in
dan Burnu the War ID pariin -ui. Mr. Nclsh h'ilu
tu,. he lli,ycu that ds Oi appropriation IOi
c Indian service exp n' Or ihc elect oi Unit"
states renaIors. lie sioRe sronSy Ia favor "i Ia" ol'
Tue House seIect Committee on tho Texan Border
Troubles Will not report Tor somo days Tie ohimlto"
adneie 10 Their opinion at there should be more oav,.
and Infantry n tne border bat the .mpoymcnt Of Iexas
militia (, NOT approved iisLncss IA ~ lar, nlihl
Involve ns ia war and those tdyocate tue acInsi
,n OF sox can t.rltOry would not object to any neas
urcs winch would lead 10 sncn a result.
The business Of tie United statrs ana Mexican Com
mission nas close The cases ON which there was
die agreement have been placed ia tbs hnnds o CIR t
ward ihoUJu who the kscity ls owod SIX uiou'hp
lending VITA July nexo t. determine te Ilest"h' pro
sentcd.
The Washington tribune ea;ablishcd by printers be-
longing to tue Typogra blca Union months ago, has
been purchased ny Mcssrs. BuIrit TaicOtt kdlbi@s
and ID t. bo published authoritative exponent o
Democratic pfIncplos."
Tne coored people ~ this district preparing 10 SEND
delegates the Convention OF Coored People of thc
Unite States u held la NasIye The 5th Of AJri
for political purposes.
The American Institute Of Mimi: and Engineering has
adjourned to meet June next at Philadelphia Resolu
tous Of thanks terde.cd 10 Repre- sentative Hewit
for the abundant Jspltites ehtendeu
10 them ON Thursday night.
speaker Kerr VINO left Washington for HewYork yes
teray to consult his physician. Will return ttnorroS
morning.
den Babcock nnd Levy p. Luckey returned this morn
ing from et Louis and tho course OF the day were
visited by many OF their friends.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
AN EXTRAVAGANT REQUEST.
$4,000 YEAR SPENT on A RIvLR IN nINNEs'
ASp Nnyy NONE wASTrn

$4,000 A YEAR SPENT on A RIvLR IN MINNESOTA,
AND NOW MORE WANTED.
IrRoN The REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBuSE.I
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Legislature of
Minnesota sends TO Congress resolutions instruct
ing the Senator's and requesting the representatives from
that state to their influence in behalf Of measure
for the Improvement OF the Minnesota River by system
of dams and locks whereby navigation oi that
river may be obtained during the when II Is not
The last annual report OF the Chief OF Engineers
paper prepared by officer Of the Engineer
Corps setting forth elaborate plan for the improve
that this special report demonstrates the feaslb
hy Of such Improvement, IL IL not true that any
public interests demands that ths expensive iin-
provement should be made, that the spent upon
making the survey should have been used IN that
way. Toe st. Paul aud Sioux Cty Railroad, TO which
the United States uaJes very valuable grants OF ands,
extends parallel with the Minnesota River, at only
short distance from ali the way from tue point where
empLes into the Mississippi 10 the head cf the nayiga
tiOn. This railroad Is in complete ruunlug order
and affords ample facilities for moving the crops OF the
whole region. The improvement OF the river on the
expensive plan proposed would be as unJn-tiadble
piece extrayagance tue annual Appropriation oi
10000 for removing from this river bar been FOR
many years. The snags taken out during the wn'cr
have generally left upon the lee Ia al back into
their pa Spring opened and TO serve Us basis
for new appropriation tao next year.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
FOREIGN NOTES.

LoNpoS, Eeb. 2S.-A Vienna dispatch TO Tas
Datiy hrrs repurta tEat the floods have destroyed 70
holscs III T. stli.
Sr. JoTN, y. b., Feb. GA Gre has partly
Destroyed vgt s;oros including those OF Dane, Nealc
Eilot., and McCsItny.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 26.-'rhe G0los urgos
IN, inco,pur.ton of Kaoklua WITH Russia under tue
name If the Government Of frrhan II IA believed 40
khO1en. hat az er the recent battle at Asake all th6
nii,an prisoners In the 1aIs OF the Insurgents were
,uas iloIed ag Margbii.al.
SCnoNEBECK, Feb. 2G.-The inundations
hrrv nave carsed tca1u damage. The water entered
600 Of the 700 houses ia the town, te most Of which
wir Hooded 10 the to0is. Tie inhabitants had barely
tinie through the Tics Over 80 houses were
wrecked Tnc Ma,cIS nov euhsld!ng TIC newspar
pers appealing TOR subscriptions for the sufferers
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28

tabshmen for which the faith Of the United States has
beeu pledged; persuaded that these objections only
arise from the nature OF the comp nsaOn and not from
any indspo oOD To compensate those who sacrificed anu
suffered, aud have just title to the appreciation ana
reward OF their country therefore, Resolred, &c
The committee ascertaned that the number of oicers
on whose account these claims are preferred Is upward
OF two thousand. whose annual pay as between $780,
600 and 100000. BY consulting tables OF mortality it
Is found that the average expectation OF life Of these OH
cers at the end OF the war would not he less than 80
years. 20 that the that would in the bill
would be between $l9,O00,OOO and SoO,OO0,000, for
American citizens alone and than S3,o00,0O0 for
foreign officers average OF about 1900 each The
committee reported that all claims under IN resolutions
Of the Continental Congress had been fully settled and
that the United States the descendants OF these
men nothing
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
THE CANADIAN FINANCES.

no CHANGE n THt T,RlFF PROPOsED.
OTTAWA, Feb. 26.--ln his financial statement
Mr. Cartwright declared tnat the Government proposed
leave the tariff untouched. He pointed out the pc
cular and exceptional circumstances under when tho
pesen crisis had approached and expressed the belief
that unattended with nj igating condinons
and that tie OF country actually less dan
1rIous than under infuenc. OF imitation thea
years ago In the year nng June 80 1878, the receipts
A 64S and the nJitures S23 ,071 leay
ny surplus o, S935 GA The current year. therefore,
W aid be tie I'll Il la show defiot. The sources VI
revenue for the ensuing year are thOut any
change IN tnr rates of taxa ion, calculated as follower
I us.OuIs $l3jOO,U00; EXese, S5o0O,000; Post
Office, III 0OOUO0; public works Sl,l7JOO0; miseel-
neous II V2o. 900; and stamps about fps 900 max
atJgc .her 4232o0OOO or anOut xjOO,OOO over aud
tDc estimated xlendtre. Regarding the presenk
,.at. OF hiiIs exceptional, tae iinace Minister pro-
posse to ct tie deauds OF the yea with the taIes
already lowed,
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
s,sAy n. ANTHONY ON THE SCANDAL.

Council BLUFFS. Iowa, Feb. 27.-SuSn 3.
Anthony arrival this ci. has talked freely
with her friends oonc,lrlns the Beecher complication.
he MAKES secret of her belief IN Mr.. Beechess guis
Though protesting admiration for either OF the others
named .he asserts that any have grievances they are
tie ones The Advisory Council she regards whito-
washing move. and thinks the ultimate result Of the
wnol. fair viii be Mr. Beechers death, though no will
prob,Iy never confess guilt. having Determines
when his troubles hrst began. ehe Gays thss
Mrs Triton rst confessed her guilt 70 Mrs. H. D. 6tantoDs
snbs1uenty to a. Antbo ncfeelf and OF the uufn OF
her Isssons at the time Miss Anthony he's no douo1
II Is the latter desire 10 avoid oil publicity N eosnocoea
w,fh
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
A FIRST VOTE ON THE CURRENCY.
yUR DEMO Graf c CAUCUS COMMITTEE Favor THi
PAYNE BuI-wBAr HARD-MoNEY MEN NAY YE,
HAVE TO DO.


PAYNE BuL-wHAr HARD-MoNEY MEN NAY YET
HAVE TO DO
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.l
WASHINGTON Feb. 27.-The Committee of the
Democratic caucus, appointed to prepare Currency
bill held long meeting yesterday, and discussed
the subject in almost all its bearings, and finally
took preliminary vote. The only question which
has received much attention from the Committee
has been whether a bill introduced by Mr.. Payne
early in the session, and slightly modified by HIM
since shall be reported TO the caucus, OF whether
the Committee shall report resolution providing
for an unconditional repeal of the Currency act OF
1875. Mr.. BaTnum at the meeting yesterday offered
q resolution that the Payne bill be adopted,
and on this resolution the vote stood
as follows in the affirmative, Messrs. Morrison,
Payne Barnum, Mcdonald, Thurman-5 in the
negative. Messrs Holman Bright, SOuthard, Walker,
and Sheakley-5. There were absent Messrs. Bay
ard Merrmon, and Gibson. Mr.. Bayard, who was
called away from Washington several days ago. Is
expected TO return tomorrow and it is hoped that
full meeting may be held in the morning. OF those
who were absent, MeSsrs. Bayard aud Gibson would
DO doubt vote for the Payne bill, while Mr. Merri-
mon would vote against It. 1t is therefore ex-
peeted that the Payne bill win be adopted in the
morning, and that Mr.. Lamar, Chairman of the
caucus will be requested TO call that body together
on Tuesday evening, to hear the report.
The six infationists Or as they call themselves,
anti-contractOnists, namely, Messrs. Holman,
Bright, Southard Walker, Sheakley, and MerriInoD.
will probably unite in minority report. so that the
Committee is likely to return the currency question
to the caucus in very much the shape in which
1t was referred to it. One member of the Com
mttee is now at work upon compromise measure
which at the meeting tomorrow lie will submit as
substitute for the Payne bill, and which he hopes
may be accepted by the minority. The discussion
Of this measure may occupy more time than is now
anticipated, and may cause postpOnement of the
caucus few days longer Persons who have talked
freely with the members Of minority of the COM
mttee are very firm in the opinion that the six
gentlemen referred to will not agree TO any com
promise that the majority can consistently support
The opinion also to be rapidly gaining ground
among some Of the bard-inoney Democrats, that the
caucus will find 1t as difficult to unite the DeinO
cratic members of the House in favor of any cur
rency measure it has been to prepare bill which
IL acceptable to all the members Of the caucus Com
mittee, aud that it may yet come to pass that the
hard-nOney Democrats will have TO unite with those
holding the same opinions in the Republican party,
and pass some measure irrespective of party ties.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
BATTLING BOOKKEEPING.
HOW THE DISTRICT OFFICIALS CONCEAL FACTS TIL
PUBLIC OUGHT 10 KSOw-LIGHT WANTED AS TC
TIKI 1856 BONDS.

HOW THE DISTRICT OFFICIALS CONCEAL FACTS THE
PUBLIC OUGHT TO KSOW-LIGHT WANTED AS TO
THE 1866 BONDS.
iBT TBLEoRAPK TO THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 27.-The action Of the House
on Friday in postponiDg the consideration Of the
port of the Conference Committee OH the disagree
Ing votes Of the two Houses the bill to provide H
the payment Of the interest the 1858 bonds Of an
District Of Columbia shows disposition to take 10
sction in regard to District affairs without perfect
understanding of the effect which any law passed
may have upon the liability Of the United States
and without knowing just what the amount Of the
District debt at present is While there is doubt
that the report Of the Committee was a proper one
and ought to be cOncurred ill., in order that the in-
terest on these bonds, now nearly month past due
may be paid there was force in the objections
made by Mr. Holman and Others that il is impossible
for any one to d out just what the liabilities Of the
District are at any given time This arises from the
fat that the reports of the Commissioners of the
District, the Board of Audit, the Sinking Fund
Commissioners, and Of the Engineer have heretofore
been made at different dates. The Sinking Fund
Commissioncrs' report shows a gwen amount Of
bonds outstanding at certain time. Some days
later tho Board Of Audit makes a report Of the
amount Of claims audited, bat between the two re-
ports number OF suditOrS certificates may have
been converted into bonds that the one report
does not supplement the ether. Again. some days
later still. the sngineer makes . report on the
amount of claims examined and passed Ia his Office,
bat between the dates Of the report VI the Board Of
Audit and this report claims may have zone from the
ONCE of the latter TO the former Besides this the
Engineer may have upon his table claims not acted
upon, or there may be work which has been COM
pleted and not measured. account Of which would
therefore appear in his report 1t has been suggest
'hat In order to ascertain for just what the
financial standing of the District s, the Board Of
commissioners, Board Of Audit and Engineer Of the
uHtrict be required to make sworn statement Of
,ne amount Of 3.65 bonds issued upon certain
.4'sI also, the amount Of uncontroverted Board Of
euoi' certificates outstanding In the hands Of any
one the amount Involved In measurements for
Nnica no certificates have yet been issued the
amount Of work done and not measured, list Of
esAntsnents by engineers since the date Of the last
slAaai sspcrt. and she ay'ount involved In clsims
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
GOV. HENDRICKS OPENS A SOUTHERN FAIR.

NV -ORLEANs, Feb. 27.-Gov. Hendricks
elvoi,d opening dlress at the southern lndusua'
Exposition In this city yesterdly. There wac ltrg'
KAT ering TO hear hin speak which became entn,oi
stlc one ~ he touched upon patriotic topics. HIS refer
ences to prevalence OF the Union sentiment IN the
SOUTH the dawnng of au era of good feeling toward
tne sJdtn III the North, heartily appaudcd fde
speech argIuenG Tor morc diverslned industry
IN TIE -outh coupled With remarks upon the muOrnnce
M te SIuh market tUT the productions of ihe Nurtn
of the GOV ernOrS a0d NJ pigeon snuJtinS
tournament, DrSan edleT IN tue day, was rusluoI.
New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
WASHINGTON.
c,,x p,pcOcK IN WA HINGTON.

CEN. BABCOCK IN WA HlNOloN'
aspoRrANT ACTION IN CONGRESS lo,.a' ~ nIIv xy,Tr
pARcocK AND LCCKEY BACK ~ inn 49,,
,,-e xo couRT OF INQUIRY TO BE AshhD
FOR ,r, Ill, bo three I'M
w w,suxcToy. Feb. 27.-There VIII oe .iiieo I'M
...o.+ resolutions introduced In the hOuse u"
- rro,y One will call for all Correspondence anu
- rolatin0 70 the BabcOck Court Oh inquiry az
Cb;cogo whose functions were suddenly eu' sioi'
- .I'e trial of Babcock before the civil COURTS
Inotber will call the Secretary Oh tne AIeasuiS
tor all documents and papers relating 10 'he o''
Iou;s whisky frauds. Another VIII pioVioe ioI
.,ecial committee of five TO investigate the WHISKY
frauds in that city' -, IL ..;,,ds
- ba has no present intention of resigning nus
sition of secretary to the President, nor does he
Yidr II at all necessary TO renew his request 1or
~ ,, conrt of inquiry to vindhcate him from the
horoos which have already been disposed OF after
t and fair trial By the civil tribunal. tits learned
,bot tbe iury unanimously voted for acquittal whcn
,hev had been out only seven minutes, but, as the
Court had taken recess until 8 p. ~, the verdict
.onId not be rendered for some hours subsequently,
Dpr;nQ the evening of the day OF his acqmttal Oeh
Rabcock received over hundred eongratuiatory
kilograms from all parts of the country. Ihe nrst
one received was from Indianapolis from west
Point class-mate, who served IN the Confederate
army.
communication of the Secretary of War to the
House. giving list Of military officers engaged III
civil service since 1865, mentions the name OF Gen.
Rabcock among the rest. He is spoken OF as having
been detailed by the President for the performance
of duty at the Executive Mansion, but not to the
neglect of his office of Commissioner OF Public
Buildings and Superintendent of the Washington
Aoueduct. Levi p. Luckey is the Presidents
nrivate secretary proper, appointed as such under
ie0al authority, and not Gen. Babcock, as erro-
neouslv represented. Both VIII resume their duties
on Monday at the Executive Mansion.