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The New York herald., 1876-12-25
COLONEL BAGLEY's oBsEQUIEs.

The funeral OF Colonel James Bagey. one OF the
Sachems Of Tammany Hall and formerly COMMANDER
OF the Sxty-ninth regiment, NG. N.Y.. took place
yesterday. Shortly after eleven O'Clock the remains
were taken from the residence OF deceased, No.
81 Pike street. ST. Teresas Roman Catholic church.
corner Rutgers and Henry streets. The church waa
filled upon occasion BY largo and respectable body
OF friends who assembled ior the purpose OF paying
last tribute one who well known TO and highly
respected by them. The following gentlemen
acted pallbeurers-Comproller Kelly,
Augustus Sche. Commissioner Dunlap, Alder
man She'll School Commissioner Gouldng,
Robert Whitehead. ex-senator Kelly Edward
L. Donneiy, William McCiean, General Spinoa, Lieu
tenant Colonel Dempsey, M Fcey, Hugh 0'Donneil,
A. Dougherty ana Thomas j. Cummins. Among those
VINO attended the funeral Colonel William P.
Roberts. Judge Mcguire, ex-senator Fox Alderman
John Reilly, Joel o. Stevens and several other prom
nent members OF the rammany organization. High
mass was celebrated at ST. Teresas by Rev. Father
Flattcry, pastor Of 81. Cecila's assisted by Rev.
Fathers o'Farre and Flynn. Soon after one o'clock
the funeral cortege formed on Enst Broadway and
proceeded slowly to the Grand street ferry. The
reached at Calvary Cemetery about three o'clock
There Rev. Father Fattery spoke feelngly the
character OF the deceased. He (he speaker esteemed
him highly u friend, aud loved him brother.
He was true man, and would reap the reward OF his
charitable works in the world to which his soul had
been suddenly called Thursday evening last Tho
coffin was then lowered into the ground, and the
mourneIs turned away from the sad scene
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL.
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
LAST YEARS WORK.

ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
LAST YEARS WORK.
The annual meeting and election of officers OF Mount
Sinai Hospital held yesterday. Mr. Adolph HALL
garten the President called the meeting order. The
minutes OF the last annual session were read and
approved. The President submitted his annual mes
sage from which shown that, during tho year end
iLg December /, the Executive Committee had passed
upon ], 500 applications tor admission to the hospital
466 treated gratis, SO patients paid tor tnel
treatment, 154 refused account OF their cases
coming within the scope OF the hospital practice,
15l6 Tor during the year, OF whom
l04 remained 964 discharged cured 800 improved,
23 improved and % left before treatment.
The daily number OF patients averaged
about 49, and average stay In the hospital
admitted in a hopeless condition. number or emil
nent members OF the medical faculty have rendered
valuable services free OF charge to the institution and
the following physicians were the regular attend.
ants:-Drs. +. j. MESSENGER, M. J. MESSENGER, Mary
Putnam Jacobi, George H. Butler, Paul J. Mund, Ru.
doph Tauszky. u. Froelich, U. Williams aud A. A.
had to be made including boilers and heating ap
paratus involving expenditure OF about ST. 900.
The treasurer's report showed balance IN his hands
OF 000 OF which $12 600 belonged TO the sinking
fund.
Alter the close OF business the election of officers
proceeded with, resulting IN the unanimous choice
OF the following gentlemen n:-Prcsident, Mr.. Adolph
Hallgarten, re-elected Vice President Mr.. Harris
Aronson, reelected; Treasurer Mr. Samuel NJ Schaier;
Directors for the OF four years. kesss Ferdinand
Kurzman, Isaac Bumenthal, Louis Silk and solomon
The directors whose term of office has expired
Messrs. Henry Gittermau, !. N. Stine solomon SON.
mcrich, Edwin Einstein, L. Fatman, Levi Samues,
Isaac S. Solomon Harmon H. Nathan, Hyman Blum,
v. H. Rothschild; Nathan Ltthauer Honorary Sccre.
tary Joseph L. Scherer Assistant secretary Mr. Leo
pold B. Simon was reappointed superintendent
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

THE CHgIsTs OF ART, OF THE SCHOOLS AND OF
THE GOSPEL NOT THE LIVING cuRIsT-sER-
MON BY HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
As there will be service held in Plymouth church
to-day Mr. Beechcr yesterday preached what may DO
considered his Christmas sermon Except unusu-
ally brilliant display OF flowers upoE he platform
there was little 10 mnrk the festival A Christmas
carol by Dudley Buck sung by the choir, with soprano
oblgato by Miss Clcmenunc V. Lasar, opened the
vices and the OF the exercises followed the usual
routine.
always bearing about in the BODY the dying of
The Lord Jesus that the life also OF Jesus might be
made manifest body was the text OF Mr..
Tccchcr's He analyzed Pau's character and
explaHd the influence oil the iecnng expressed in the
text upon the lie OF the apostle When Paul stood
Erm where others would have ialcn away he used TO
recognize power oil Christ within supporting him;
when he suffered he hailcd the suffering OF the
pangs which Christ suffered for men, and so in every
jituation IN his hie identined himself with the
Saviour
No man, said Mr. Bcccher, has any Christ who
has not one that l. born wltnln himself No mans
Christ is other than that which, y termed ~ nun.
There is Christ IN the text. the Chrsi that lived IN
tile New Testament, but Ho lived 10 Ganec, you do
not lie walked and talked around us shores you
have never-most OF you-rested your eyes upon that
mace He rested in the Temple; your eyes be-
held IT. lie wore the garb OF the Jews and spoke IN
the ancient tongue This Christ IS tne phantom OF
history lie IS spectre OF The long past 10 you,
aud Christ OF the text can never DO the Christ oil
lo.dny and OF your vital experiences Then there Is
low sometimes the various embod ments OF men-heir
rouception the head OF this Hero OF heroes this
Lord OF lords-Jesus CnrIsL And although there are
none that need. almost all OF them bring TO
us a certain pleasure. But after all y is dramatic.
The pleasure that derive from art representations OF
Christ and His lie belong to the realm OF imagination
To tue great realm OF beauty which art dweis, and
out OF which 1t attempts TO fashion human liie But
The Christ OF art, although IL may be auxiliary, II
sou have other than that. you have none that
Is Tor you Then there is the CHRIST Oh pnli-
osonhy the Christ OF the schoois--His nature
delipsated, His rank and station marked down-thc
Christ OF trinity OF the Atonement OF the church
ard although there Is HExiliarv help thls, he who
has no other Christ than this that has been thus made
out OF the elements OF Judgment out OF intellectual
elements has no such Christ as Paul had All these
are pictures lney all another Christ than the ono
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
INCOMPETENT SWITCHMEN.
AN ACCIDENT ON THE ELEVATED RAILROAD or


AN ACCIDENT ON THE ELEVATED RAILROAD or
SATURDAY.
TO THE EDITOR HERALD
left Liberty street this afternoon at about nvo
o'clock In train that was supposed TO stop at Thirty
ourth Forty second, Ffticth and Filtyninth strecta
After delay Of thirty orty minutes the passengers
requested to get out at Thirtyfourth street, be-
ing informed that they could 60 further. The Wild
est rumors spread this evening about
dreadful accident In which several persons had beer
killed. Learning that car was OF the track at Forty
second street at hafpast nine visited the The
car 1t appears, was the foremost OF q dowr
train and the wheels had jumped the track
found the advance wheels projecting sew.
eral inches over the street side Of the track,
the Wheels on tho sidewalk side beng supported by
the wooden cross bars Tne car was ashed on to the
tramway and half q dozen men were working hard
by narng lamplight, standing on the switchman's
platform, trying TO right the car Upon inquiry
learned that the swchman had misplaced the switch
old story. As he found that his platform
being carried away he began TO shout The
ductor was 50 much frightened that no did not know
whether to pull the bell what to DO. and the on.
gneer finding that the train going heavy. stopped
the engine. only just IN time, ior bad the car been
pushed many feet further on, IL must have gone
into the street The passengers were taken of
and serious harm was done.
My object In writing Is To suggest to you to draw
tenion the imperative necessity " engaging OF
brans at whatever salary Is necessary, attend tho
swItchea The countcnances of the switchmen do no.
indicate the highest intellect. With many othe, am
a regular traveller the road 1t is a great con-
veniehcc to We like IT. and having become accus-
toned it, would return 90 the horse great
reluctance There ought To be double track all the
way. Property has improved In value above Twenty.
third street Ia OF tho Elevated road and
wnen Il proposed 10 extend II 10 seventy cghth
street there considerable inquiry about the value
Of real estate In that vicinity Help along double
track IL you please; but help in the meantime TO
feel that our ivcs are jcopardzcd by swi,chmen
who have not got their wits about them. Yours
respectfully, vIAT0R
NEW YoRK. Dec ~ 1919
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

said Of him as II said OF Sir Robert Peel IN 100
that .he wanted no virtue but resignaton.' .
Whatever Cabinet may now be formed, whether NJ
Jules SIMON, or NJ Loon say, the Duke dAudinret-
Pasquer becomes Premier,
THE ADVENT or NJ GAnBETTA TO POWER
cannot he long delayed. Indeed from an enlightened
point Of view the Marshal would 90 vol 10 eptrus the
chief OF the republican party AT once with the lorna
tion of new government for the popularity OF lew
French statesmen survives lew mon lbs OF ohce, ana
q kabagas Ministry mlghtspeediy produce reaction
OF ..mora order's and dukes, whom the irony
OF fate has this country funnily linked together.
Possibly the angel OF Kingdoms, 10 whom is conhdcd
the destiny OF France, has OF humor, fostered
by long study Of The counirymcn o: Rabelas and Le
sage.
In yesterdays sttip. OF the Chamber W. de Marcers
made a state with respect TO the military honort
rendered to deceased members Of the Legion oil
Honor. Virtually Marshal MacMahon completely
aoandons the position taken up by his advisers fort
night ago ana the same donors wiil now be rendered
to all Legiouares whether inferred with religious
ceremonies or without them
The New York herald., 1876-12-25

where lies child dead DO YOU think the mothers OF
the past did not know what grief wsss DO you think
their hearts less tender than oursy See that
mother bending over her child, sui and white as If
carved OF marble. she stands IN the presence OF
tions elicit response from that cold clay. Tell me.
can those great philosophers. those men OF whom We
Just spoke-men whose fame is boundless can they
give her any certainty OF the future 10 which nef child
is gomez No. tie may and say II is an IRON
fate, and that she must stand IT, Harden your heart,
he tells her TIL is stone and then only viii you be
fiji to 1--we. Go with me Rome There the army was
the only power, and its Governor said 10 Christ,
with a tone OF disgust when He talked TO him OF truth
. ''What Is truihY ] know none put the arm. pu,
my faith in Roman spears and Roman swords" Sne
captured Athens-that is she captured the bodies OF
the Athenans-but III time Athens captured the minds
OF the Romans Again ask, where can find consola-
tion ana heps
ruE song or the cgsruRiEs
We will 20 back TO Bethlehem and kneel, as the
shepherds those people from the East knelt and
ask there the same questions that hrve been asking
the world The answer is perfectly satisfactory Jesus
gave us the ambition 10 cultivate our moral nature,
and He did IT to leach ha God s not our King, but
rather our Father. He has told us how TO dry our
tears by looking through them. To-day, when
mother kneels beside her dead child, what differ
ence there is between her and the Athenlan mother
One feels the sorrow OF despair the other looks up
and says, "rhy Will. not mine, be done.
remember once hearing the story Of soldier who.
during late war, doing guard duty before HIS
commanders tent. AS he paced 10 and iro he began
singing that dear old hymn. ,,'an mWnen ! can
grew louder and sentinel little dis
tanco Oft caught the refrain, and there was
duet They sang the old hymn as II ~ were song
OF victory and presently another voice joined In and
there was chorus and IN a few moments the notes
had sweed along from post to post IRON tent to tent
until the whole army had Joined in that wondrous song
in the presence of the enemy
When read my title clear
To mansions in the sky.
When first heard this story thought could see
that poor carpenter singing Peace on earth,' and
after little the disciples took It up and the next
tury more, yet still more, and now in the nine
tcenth century the music OF tna wondrous begun
by the poor carpenter at His workbench Is sung in
every quarter Of the globe.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
EPISCOPALIAN ORDINATION.

The interesting ceremony of ordaining four deacons
and two priests place yesterday at Trinity chapo
Twenty-slxth street, near Broadway The church wal
filled with the friends Of the young men who were
about devoting themselves 10 tho ministry. Bishop
Potter presided, ana tho Rev. DR.. DIX preached the
sermon Tho candidates were presented bv the Rev.
Drs Peters. Seymour and Eigenbrodt The Rev.
Drs. Swope 0lmsead Nacke also took part in the
services, which unusually imposing. The or
daned priests +. II. +. Horseheld and George W.
Douglass; and the deacohs re:-Messrs. Van Ranse-
lear, Peters, Ungar and WestervelL
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
SALARY SAUCE.

Tho Rev. Francis George Henry Smith, late pastor o.
the Zion African (Methodst Epscopa church, Of Rocky
Hollow. S. l., recently sued Burr Sicadweu as one oil
the trustees of the church, before Justice Hemmycr
ror balance OF $40 so due him on account OF salary
The defendant alleged that the preacher had not ac
counted Tor certain moneys received by him at the
Clifton Park camp meeting, but smith produced his
vouchers, showing that he received ana dsbursed the
moneys IN proper manner and had n balance OF
sixty-seven cents in hand. The Justice decided IN
favor o The preacher, dcductng the sixtyseven cents
from his clam.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
THE LATE JOHN PULLMAN.

Memorial services for the late John Pullman, who
died last Wednesday wcck, were held yesterday In
the Twenty street Methodist Episcopal church
The deceased strong supporter OF the Methodist
Church and contributed largely to the building of the
Twentyseventh street, the Thirty street and
the Sixty first street churches He was member OF
the from its foundation down to the day of hs
death. Touching cuogles were delivered by the Rows.
Dr.. w. Clarke, DR.. Curry and Dr. Stevenson.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
BORROWING A WAGON.

Andrew Fay, OF East Now York. who resides ON tho
Jamaica plank road, yesterday identified the wagon
found IN the possession OF the coorcd burglars who
broke into the grocery store Of Charles Brccher,
corner OF Broadway and Conroy street as his prop.
erty The horse was stolen from Mrs Adcne Hill
denbrandt, Of Liberty and Smith streets East Nsw
York
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY DECEMBER 25, 1876.

down. Tho OF the birth OF Christ was the sea-
OF all others when II became them 10 get down
upon their Knees to confess Their SINS TO acknowledge
the dcpraviiy their and To celebrate the re
gion that with the Prince OF Peace; but the
celebration was a desecratiou. But with the decline
OF Puritanism this spirit has passed away Wtmn
the half century the influx OF foreigners-
Italians, Germans and Spaniards-has leavened our
whole intellectual and spiritual world with the
spirit OF JOY Gay Is patronzeJ by the people.
Lille and color is what demand. IL is carried INTO
our religion. In closing Mr.. rockingham sand The
belief OF Chrstendom is that the fulnass OF light IS
Gomez that the END is reached and we have Eothing 10
do but difuse the light that We have The whole sig
ni6cance OF this Christmas to is the power OF the
dawn. How much is 10 be knowny How lar we
from having solved any great problem Far be 1t from
TO believe that the light Is Let US use the
light that we have not feeling that we have more than
actually possess, but though II be but beam use H.
apply it. let IL shine 1t Will spring in joy 10 the
earth II will open heaven for and the dayspring
from on high will come in our hearts with healing in
its beams
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PATERNITY.

The illness of Dr. Chapin prevented his attendance
yesterday al his church, and tho pulpit was occupied
by Rev. J. Smith Dodge, Jr., OF Stamford, Conn. Mr..
Dodge spoke most eloqucntly, preaching without
notes. OF the Christmas season. and OF the grandeur Of
the occasion TO the Christian world. The church
was decorated with Christmas greens and holly
and special music was gwen by the choir
upon the organ by Mr.. Albert J. Ho-
den, the organist The quartet were Miss Maggie
+. Hall, soprano; Nine. Fuda do Gebele, contrato; ;
Mr.. H II. Romeyn, tenor; Mr.. George G. Deyo, basso
The musical programme consisted oi organ prelude;
overture, sMessiah," Handel; Festival Jubatc in
fiat, Mosenthal Moett Calm on the Listening Ear Of
Night Holden: Oh, Thou that Tellest' tsoio and
cuorusl. Messiah, Handel; Christmas anthem, WILL
ams .sCuus Animam," Stabat Mater, Rossini; Halle
lulah chorus Handel
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
COLLEGIATE REFORMED CHURCH.
SERMON BY DIR. LUDLOW ON THE STAR IN
THE EAST.

THE EAST.
The services at this church yesterday Of i'm
pressve and interesting character 1t intended
they should tako the place Of the Christmas cele
bration no services being held there to-day The Rev.
Dr. Ludlow preached from the text Luke VII, g.
.Lct US now SO and tAis thing that has to
pass" The preacher spoke OF the great humility EVIL
denced IN the Son Of God being born In manger at
Bethlehem and OF the great faith OF those who had oh
served the Star in the East which guided them
where tue Saviour was Land What sublime lessons OF
humility and faith do these facts teach us! II the
infinite Creator of all should by His choice be
born among beasts q stable, should be
wiling 10 endure whatever trials and troubles Heaven
may. in its nscrutabe providence, place upon US
Let us rejoice to-day that the God is born redeem
the world from sin and to children olering
them everlasting bliss and happiness
The music rendered In effective manner by
Miss May Tallman. soprano; Mrs. Mitchell, alto; Mr.
Hills, tenor, and Mr.. NJ A. Ward who presided AZ the
organ.
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
ST. FRANCIS XAvIER,s CHURCH.

KNOWLEDGE OF GoD-sERMoN BY THE REV.
FATHER DEALY.
Tho services at ST. Francis Xavier's church were
largely attended yesterday Tho sermon preached
by Rev. Father Dealy. The text OF tho sermon
taken IRON the Gospel according to ST. John l.. H.
And the ord was made 1csh aud dwelt among u.s."
The preparation OF the church for Christmas the
ercnd gentleman said, was in response to the
mand, prepare ye the way Of the Lord" and tho
Church had ceased to exhort US to pay attention
to the command. Tho coming OF the Saviour pro-
claimed to with renewed enthusiasm invitations to
be in that frame OF mind in which might profit by
the festival II asked who is the being whose birth
about TO be ed the heart would throb with
delight and answer that 1t was the ever blessed Jesus
who had come down from heaven and dwelt among US,
and this brought 10 mind the truths which naturally
occupied the thoughts OF the faithful at this time
The blessed sacrament was the fruit OF the incarnation
the perpetuty OF the presence with which the dis
cplcs familiar when they converscu with Him
earth. He had promised not TO leave them
orphans but TO return TO them again. When the doors
closed upon them He suspended the laws of
tu-c stood in their midst saying "See my hands
and feet that it IS myself for spirit hath flesh
and bones such as you me to have. il is the
Lord and Master whom you have known; with whom
you have eaten, drank and coEversed. IL is myself
who come to you In all my personal Identity"
This holy mass was the divine worship OF the Catholic
according to the word OF the evaugelists
and over His divine presence sprung the
throughout the world He was also manifest in our
faith. His disciples had seen Him and we had not;
but in what had they Him than we? They
had Jesus and He was God. They had
His manhood, His glory and resurrection, and
that all that human eyes flesh and
blood could see. We Him they did, with this
dstinction-that we recognized Him in the exercise
Supernatural powers and the pcrpeiuity Of His love
for us The Jews had seen God through sense alone,
aud believed Jesus to be the carpenter whose mother
they knew Nicodemus had seen Him through both
sense and reason, Tor he said unto Him, 1--WE know
that thou art teacher come from Cod" but It was
Peter who added the illumination OF faith and con-
fcsscd the divinity which neither sense
could In like manner knew the sense, saw the
bread In the blessed sacrament and alone pene-
trated the boundary of sense; but when reason bo-
came illuminated by faith we knew that Jesus had
ordained tho succession OF the priesthood and the
presence of His body and blood. The Catholic Church
alone taught His presence and would do the ond
of f1me
The New York herald., 1876-12-25
CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION.


ADyEST-sERMoN by THE REV. DIR. BROOKS.
The Church OF the Incarnation, corner Of Madison
avenue and Thirtynfth Streets was taseiully deco
rated with evergreens yesterday in commcmoraon Of
Christmas large congregation was in attendance
at the morning service. The sermon was delivered
by Rev. Dr. Brooks, who chose for his text the first
epis,e of Paul to the Corinthians, 4, u-"Now
all these things happened unto them for
samples and they written for ad monition upon
whom the ends OF the world come" DR.. Brooks
described the enthusiasm of the apostles in their
ticpation OF the second advent The Master had
promised TO again, and they looked with
unboundcd JOY and implicit faith to the fulfil
OF His promise. They were prepared.
Ii was he said the duty OF all good Christians TO be
work unlalh uness to that preparation well
illustrated in tie Bible. Every act OF glory must bo
carried by The second advent told us TO look
behind and taught us that there time which
could be caled unnecessary. The preacher spoke
at length OF the lessons OF tho dying year and the
morals to be drawn thercirom. The wise man OF busi-
dd cease labor he said because the new year
was close at hand; rather he worked the harder in
Strengthening and arranging his AFFAIRS knowing that
the coming year grows out OF the one about 10 expire
1t thus that the earnest Christian should WORK the
harder and prepare the more diligently and carefully
for the advent TO come
The reverend gentleman referred 10 the xety and
plcasurabIe anticpations OF the children in the know
edge that Christmas morn would bring them things OF
Joy They watched and waited patiently with throb-
bing hearts for the coming OF the day. Workers Tor
Christ should, In the same manner regard the happy
OF the coming oil the Master. Blessed indeed,
would he be who, when the second advent comes, is
ound fully prepared The reward of h,s labors
sure. In conclusion Dr. Brooks exhorted his hearers
faithful earnest Christian work, warned them OF the
dangers resulting from lehargy and assured them OF
the happy result sure to follow OF duty fulfilled with
fidelity