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The New York herald., 1876-07-17
LIVELY PISTOL PRACTICE.

scene resembling the Newark tragedy, though not
so disastrous IN its results occurred early yesterday
morning IN the Fifth ward Roundsman Halpin or the
Leonard street police station, willie his beat at ten
minutes to thrcc NJ in passing through st. Johns
anc heard sounds of alray the corner of Beach
street. Rushing to the spot tho officer found a man
and woman quarrelling. Both were very much under
the influence OF liquor Tho officer separated them and
drove them away. The woman went away but the
man, not seeming to understand why any one should
interfere with his private quarrcls drew revolver and
fired upon tho policeman Fortunately the ball only
grazed the lower part of his stomach leaving bat q
slight scratch The would be assassin then ran down
ST. Johns lane through York street and West Broad
way toward Canal street. The officer, first stop
suit. When he reached Canal street he
met by Officers Matten and Clemans of
spot on hearing the alarm rap They joined in the
race ahead OF officer Halpn and gaming their
man when he turned and fired at them. Officer Matten
stopped and, drawing his revolver returned the
salute. Officer Kennedy, Of the Filth precinct who
on post IN Canal street. here attempted stop the
flying man. but he lodged and ran. followed by his
pursuers,. now increased to four Finding them too
many for him hc stopped, and, deliberately aiming
officer Kennedy, fired two shots ut him. One of the
balls passed through tho officers blouse and pants
was turned of by some pennies in his pocket thus
leaving him uninjurcd. Officer Roche now came up,
and received two shots from the fugitive, which, how
ever, were without elect The man
haustcd, but, determined to fight to the end,
INTO the doorway OF an oyster saloon No.
$40 Canal street lie stood there bay with
his back against the door and lust about rails 'ng
his revolver to lre again, when Officer Kennedy who
too smart for hun. Tired three shots in quick sue
ccsson, dangerously wounding him. One OF the shots
took effect IN his right breast aud the right hip
The man then surrendered and was taken tie Fifth
precinct station house on stretcher. whence he
sent TO the Now York II Hosptal ia ambulance
AT the police station he was recognized as Peter
Shaw, aged twenty-cight, residing at No. % varick
street lie is ex x-poiccman OF the same precinct
and was employed as dry goods packer He had boen
discharged IRON the police force Tor intoxication
The woman with whom he was quarrellng was ar
rcsied aftcrward by Roundsman Hapin and detained
as witness She was in state of ntoxication. Her
name Mary Bray and she resides Mulberry street.
The New York herald., 1876-07-17

desires. Delicate shades of meaning be indi-
Gated with measurable accuracy thereby. Fine emo
tions transceoccn ideas, dainty conces OF heart and
brain. are, may be translated by speech and con-
yeyed 10 the understanding OF men, Great sentiments
awe ana wonder aud power, OF terror and hope aud
heartbreak OF and aspiration and expocta
ton OF surprise and disappointment and regret, the
numberess other ideas thoughts, sentiments and
tions that visit and nhabt men, have been embodied
in words Throbblng passions stand gigantic in sylla
bcd utterance Anger and grief and love, JOY. de-
spar defiance ali haze been clothed speech and
thus conveyed to other minds as the vital, VIVID, cleo
trc fluid conveyed by the charged mine IRON land to
land Yet human language tails TO express the power
OF God and HIS love; fails 10 express the vast unspcaka
bic idea OF God How much moro does language be-
come dumb when II would utter Gods idea
self a subject What? Tho omnpo,cnt God
subject? Can the king be subjecy Can the
government be subjecty | answer yes; the mighty
God is subject To whom? To what? Not to any
whom for the uncreated Creator cannot
to the created He is alone in HIS trlune complete
OF uncreatcd beng 1t is not then 10 any whom
that God IL under dominion. but to law, principle
And that principle is love To the old French provcrb,
',Noblesse obge,' may add the English, 'Love
obliges." Those whom love sways are, In sense,
slaves OF passion. n sentiment an emotion. They
constrained by love TO given course of action This
affection of fond parent who strives and sacrifices and
denies himself many needed things and all luxury in
order 10 advance the schemes and purposes the inter-
csts and welfare OF good, clever noble son. No
Is surprised at these evidences OF genuine affection.
Love obges Tho case is changed when the same
striving self sscrifcing spirit displayed toward
disobediont unnatural and vicious child Burdened by
slow hcartbreak. and anguish the parent labors
on creating surprise because the efforts do
Love lives and strives ndesruclblc principle. See
tue love elt by he wife for the unworthy husband. IL
is OF the laws OF love that tho object fer which
most Is borne and undergone becomes the dearest.
Why else is the mothers tenderness the love nearest
God'sY l. 1t not because OF the long endurance, the
great sacrifice and the unequaed pangs the child has
cost herr II IL indeed these hat render hun part OF
her being that her love cannot abandon him and OF all
her true offspring what mother loves not most the one
least fair and attractvc God is subject this potent
principe OF love II Inhercs in HIM. Hear HIS declara-
ton that In heaven there is more Joy one sinner
that rcpenteth Than ninety just persons that
need no repentance The preacher in closing elo-
qucn enreatcd those yet unrcconcilcd TO Gou those
who had gone astray those who felt that cared
TOR their souls, go back spirit TO tho Father in
heaven, who is mourning for their love- and longs as
did the father OF the Prodgal Son. loving with
lasting love, and, with loving Kindness drawing all
unto him.
The New York herald., 1876-07-17
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

MACARTHUR
"Icad mo to the rock that is higher than II These
words Of David, expressed tho sixty-nrst Psalm,
formed the text of a sermon delivered in Calvary Bap
tist church yesterday by It's pastor, Rev. r. S.
Macarthur Tho reverend gentleman drew a vivid pic
ture of tho circumstances under which the words OF
tho text were uttered and the which inspired
the invocation No man, said the preacher, who
knows the history or his heart in experiences
deny that he has had times OF weaknesses aud
conscious powercssncss in the presence of God. The
preacher had no sympathy with those who looked for
mans nrmness aud strength power within his
own nature When the Prodigal Son came to himself
he said IL will arise and go 10 my father" Every
man who has not become Christian has never come
TO himself When a man knows his higher self he
knows God, or, moro truly, only when knows
God does he know his higher SELL Concerning the
mystery by which God is surrounded in the Bible tho
speaker said many believed that the Bible created
these mysteries. That was a mistake; they had
always existed, but the Bible more fully revealed
them.
The doctrine Of Gods sovereignty and mans ircc-
dom instanced. We cannot, tho speaker said re-
conce them; yet they appeared long before the Bible
was written. When the Unite and ln0nte minds touch
there must DC questions which only the lnInlte
answer TIE soul longs Tor God, and the intellect
out, LEAD me TO the rock that Is higher than I for
the mind, like the heart needs Goi The human
heart was made to love and to be loved He is not
more but less a man who has not these longings Tor
sympathy and to best0w sympathy. But nothing
earthly according TO GODS teachings and our
pericnces can satisfy these ongnes OF the soul
When David said, las the hart panteth after the
water brooks SO pants my soul after thee, God" he
expresses that which every has felt
The preacher dweit at length upon Christ'b atone
ment converted Brahmin, who asked why be
first abandoned his old religion replied that be-
cause he felt the necessity for atonement which
that theology made no provision for. The preacher
traced the OF Pagans who threw their children
into the Ganges, or cast themselves under the ponder
GUS wheels OF Juggcrnaut to inrate feeling that
punishment was due Tor sln-taat some atonement
was necessary TO the supreme Seibg. "ln many
pccls' SAID the preacher, 'l athoicsm simply bap-
tzed hcathcnism as their penanccs and seliiniclcd
castigations show. saw man stand in constrained
posture Tor hours in a Catholic church in Canada
had the curiosity TO make inquiries and learned
did it vohntary-that he had committed q sin and
trying TO atone for it in this way" The sermon
concluded with sine. in which those who had found
Christ were iRened to persons the top of mighty
rock, whose height was bahed in sunshine while storms
and darkness ragged around its where the
redeemed.
The New York herald., 1876-07-17
FELONIOUS ASSAULT.

Early yesterday morning Thomas Green, aged
twenty. of No. 4l5 West Thirteenth street,
saricd and stabbed in front Of his residence by
men, named John Mcdonnell and Daniel Dawson. OF
No. 423 West Thirteenth street. II appears that
Tour weeks ago Mcdonnell struck Green in tho face
with his fsL Greene threatened have him arrested
tor the insult, but Mcdonnell was not 10 be found
Green had not seea HIM until this ailray. As soon as
McEOnne ana Dawson saw Green the latter Kicked
HIM IN The es and Mcdonnell, without word OF warn
ing, drew large Knife and stabbed him twice in the
abdomen ana ia the chest The prisoners escaped at
the time, but were alterward arrested by O,lccrs
Omen and Jewell OF VI . Ninth precinct Green was
sent TO the New York Hospital. where his wounds were
said 10 be severe though not dangerous
The New York herald., 1876-07-17
THIRTEENTH STREET CHURCH.
CENTENNIAL DISCOURSE BY REV. s. D. BUR.
CHARD, YESTERDAY.

CHARD, YESTERDAY.
Tho Presbyterian church in Thirteenth street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, was about half
Glled at the morning services yesterday Rev s. ID.
Burchard delivered the sermon, which entitled
centennial DISCOURSE 1t appears tina, each Prcsby-
teran pastor has been directed write on, during the
centennial year history of his church and congrcga.
ton. After reading this history in church 1t will be
sent to Philadelphia where it be deposited IN n
building now about being constructed and which will
be known as Presbyterian historical cdacc The
collection taken up in the Thirteenth street church
yesterday goes towards the erection of this building
Rev. Dr. BGrchard read u sketch of the Houston
street aud Thirteenth street churches The former
congregation was organized Ia 1852, ut tho of
Houston and Thompson streets. Only tweniy-e,rht
members belonged TO the original church but 1t socn
grew numbers. Rev. Mr. Lawson was the first
pastor. lie was installed on tue second Sabbath OF
February 1867 The installation scry:ccs took place at
Masonic Hall, then located IN Broadway. near Pearl
street On the 9th oil April, 1884, the church was
formally dedicated Somo short time after
ward difficulties in the congregation and
thoy were divided among themselves For one year
they we're without pastor, but Interests became
rcconccd and The church again prospcred. There was
considerable opposition exhibited TO the Houston street
church by outsiders on account OF It's seadast advo
cacy OF the abolition OF slavery but the WORK OF the
Lord went on and s3l members added To he con-
lrcgation during period OF years. Lots were
tncn purchased so 900 in Thirteenth street unon
which TO erect new church. majority OF the mem.
bers aitcrward rcconsdcrcd thor action and withdrew
the money tney had subscribed. They considered tho
location ineligible Tor n church, 1t vas then fthlrty
years ago) too far up town This dsaIcctiou caused
good doai OF embarrassment However. on Nav u,
ls46 tue fhrteenth street congregation zcd
wiih iso members On september !, 1877. the church
was dedicated During the progress OF lis erection
serviccsswcrc held IN the chapel of New York Unit
vcrsiiy In 1893 the church burned and aitcrward
reconstructed The whole debt of tho churcn. so.nc
Slo0o was also shortly alter paid OIL by voluntary sub
scriptions The reverend gentleman then spoke at
length upon tho bcnchts by the church and
its sabbath schools some thirty Of its members had
joined the Ministry seventy five had taken active
part IN the civil war on tho Union side. since
ganizatiou 2,2s4 members had been within the told.
Adding Tie Houston street membership the grand nj
would DC sweed 10 :, lis After relating personal
iEcdcnis relative 10 tho congregation the reverend
| speaker concluded his remarks
The New York herald., 1876-07-17
CHURCH OF THE COVENANT.
THE rowrn OF GODS Lovr-sEnMos pr TIL

REV. HENRY q. rLfNN.
The congregations OF the Brick church, the Rutgers
Presbyterian, Rev. Dr. ConSnr and the Church Of tho
Covenant Rev Dr. Vincent, assembled yesterday in
the latter edice to hear sermon by the Rcv. Henry
6. Bnn, Of Cambridge, y. \. The congregation OF
the Brick church is now without a pastor. Dr. Couk
ling at Narragansett Bay and Dr.. vncen, Brls.
tcl, II. Each congregation averages $50 souls ~
the opening OF the the beautiful Church OF the
Covenant, Park aud Thirty-nith street. was
fairly filed Mr.. Gedncy presided at The organ and
during the service the choir composed OF Miss Kate
Stark, soprano; Mss louise kemlo, eontralio Mr.
George G.. lockwood, tenor. and Mr Jules Lombard,
basso rendered tho hymns and chants with grace ana
feeling The minister selected the text OF jeremiah
xxxi c. IL have loved thco with everlasting love;
therefore with loving kindness haze drawn thee -
H. presenting HIS Thoughts explanatory of tho
text the preacher said.-Hnman language Is
rich words that express the sNarming
muititudinous human thoughts affections, and
The New York herald., 1876-07-17
CENTENNIAL BAPTIST CHURCH.

suE DEATH OF GENERAL CUSTER AND THE
LESSONS or OUR INDIAN ro1IcY-sEaMoN BY
arv. JUSTIN d. FULTON.
7ee,erday forenoon Rev. Justin y. FULTON preached
at the Cenicnnia Baptist church, Clinton avenue, near
Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn upon the death Of General
Caster and the Lessons Of Our Indian Policy lc
took for his the words Of Jeremiah, XVIII. IL
~Anye that about him bcmoan him, and all yc
ssat know his say, How Is the strong stan
broken and the beautiful rodi' The reverend gentle
man said that these words brought TO mind things
The New York herald., 1876-07-17
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Edward Dougherty, carpenter, OF No 500 Seventh
avenue, fell asleep on the Of Thirtieh street
and seventh avenue on Saturday evening" John Van
Burcn, who said he had no occupation in company
with three Others, came along Knocked him down and
robbed han oi $50 which he had In his pocket.
Doughcrty raised an alarm and Van Buren, ran away
to 10 captured after long chase by Officer Reilly OF
the Twcnynnth precinct un being arraIgned he
fore Judge Duty at The Washington Place roce
Court. yesterday, Van Buren, held await the
suit of an examination which viii be held this alter
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II was expected tho pastor would make some alluson
TO the extraordinary charges made against the trustees
by Rev. Mr.. Mccarthy who oticiated for nine months
up his pasorship when he lett. year ago. travel in
Europe and Asia at his own expense IL was under
Stood however that no permanent appointment would
be made until the return OF Mr.. Sweescr. Mr. McCar
thy was temporarily engaged, but failed to gvo
faction, anu the congregation claim that they had
bear with great deal from his occcnrictes acc-
tatons OF manner Finally he was relieved by the
tees, aud he went away threatening to burst up
the congregation and make Startling revelations
corning some OF its members In the meantime the
services carried IRON Sunday to Sunday IN "A
haphazard sort OF way aud IL tn great sense OF
relief the congregation assembled yesterday to greet
their regular pastor. Mr. Swectscrs sermon short
He took his text from l. Chronicles--"O that one
would give drink Of the waters OF the we'll of
Bethlehem" This fervent exclamation OF David, ia
his cry and desoate wanderings, was made
eloquent use Of The preacher used vlgor-
He INTERCEPTED IN his sermon his experiences OF travel
Judca and stated as TACT that the Of spring
well in that country is the pcssessor OF fortune He
described the cave OF Adullum. In which David took
gates OF Bethlehem. Tor The water OF which David
lcngcd-just the same well to-day In the days
OF David. He described and dwet with much fcrvor
the action oil the three followers OF David,
tcrprIse and the Phistincs ravagipg the
land, made their way to the well at Bcihlehcn ard
brought from there to crafty tho wish their chief
tain pitcher of water, IN his cry so. that would
give TO IrinK of the waters of the well of Beth
ichem." He related this incident by way of parable
to illustrate the devotion OF Him not alone put
His iite in jeopardy, but gave II up the to
bring US the waters or regeneration, and how tran-
what might he deemed the sublime human devotion of
David's followers
The New York herald., 1876-07-17
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.

MIRACLE OF THE LoAvEs AND FIsHEs-sEH-
MON ny THE REV. DE-. o'REuLY.
Tho Rev. Father McCaulcy celebrated the high mass
at ST. stcphcns church. Fast Twenty eighth street.
yesterday morning. and tho sermon was preached by
the Rev. Dr. 0'Rciy, who made the gospel Of tho
The New York herald., 1876-07-17
BLEEoKER UN1vERsAL1sT CHURCH.
SERMON DY REV. MR.. swEKTsER-DAvID's
FOLLOWERS

FOLLOWERS
The pastor Of the Beccker Universast church.
Rev. Edwin T. Sweetser, was welcomed homo yester-
day by his congregation on his return from visit to
Italy, Egypt and Palestine. The little church was
fairly filed. Over the platform the words, "we
come Home,' extending from pillar to another,
and at either end of tho scroll were flags and
greens. beautiful floral design stood a marble
top abc in front of the reading desk and several
qucts ~erc placed at tho edge of the platform. A
hymn to the tune of "Bannockburn" printed, dis
trbuted and sung by the congregation. The following
was tho concluding verse
The New York herald., 1876-12-12
Tho Beaes % Again smnon.

Homer was about as distant in time from
the heroes whose exploits he has chronicled
in the Iliad as we are from the days Of Marl-
borough and Prince Eugene, Turenne,
Montecuculli and Sobieski. He was quite
as near to Agamemnon as we are to Louis
XIV. of France. In fact, he was too near to
the King Of Men to dare to touch with free
hand those dreadful family histories which
required seven hundred years more of the
softening effect of tradition to fit them to the
uses of Eschylus and Euripides on the
tragic stage.
Yet it has been doubted whether the
great event that the first of poets so sim
cerely chronicled ever occurred. or whether
his heroes were other than mythical fancies
with personal names. It is hardly con-
ceivable case tha. any sane person should
now doubt that Louis XIV. was q real
sovereign of great country, and the
French King did not make SO great an i'm
preston upon the world of his time as the
son Of Atreus did upon the smaller
world of heroic Greece. It is doubt
full, even, whether the art Of printing
has increased the vividness with which the
memory Of famous men is passed on from
generation to generation. Printing GER
tainly gives ampler scope to our view it
gives US the past in greater detail it is
like q photograph of street scene in which
all the small detail comes out as clearly MS
the greater facts. The commander of the
forces is there. and so is the pedler
of peanuts at the corner. But tradition
is like the historical painter who concen-
trated his skill on the attitudes and faces Of
the essential tigures-gives us the hero glo-
rifcd, perhaps, and leaves out the unessen-
tial nobodies, For this reason tradition,
perhaps, transmitted from bard to bard the
well studied traits of the great figures with
a livelier fidelity than written history can
reach. 1t is supposable that Homer knew
Agamemnon as wildly as this generation
knows Napoleon Bonaparte.
1t has been piece of critical folly, there
Homer's chronicle but this is folly of
which the world has seen the last now that
the patient deliver who uncovered the Per-
gamus of Priam has actually brought to the
sunlight the very bones of the commander
of the expedition against Troy. Dr. Schlie-
mann's discoveries have in them all the salts
faction Of naked reality. They are historical
autopsies, rs convincing on the points they
touch as post-mortem examinations are
medically We give to-day some further
narticulars of his most Interesting cxnIora
tions at Mycenm.
The New York herald., 1876-12-12
why Not Adjourn 3

The first week OF the Congressional ses-
sion has, on the whole, been creditable to
both houses and both parties. In the Sem
ate democrats have joined with republicans
in settling the dispute about the twenty
second joint rule by declaring it abrogated;
in the House Mr.. McCrary (republican) has
offered, and the Judiciary Committee (dem-
ocratic) will favorably report, resolution
for committee of five members to cooper
ate with Senate committee, if such shall
be appointed, to devise a new rule of pro-
ceedings for the Presidential difficulty.
The House has passed one of the Appropria-
ton bills, and both houses have appointed
committees to examine election matters in
the Southern States. 1t is satisfactory
weeks work, and we trust next week will
make as good showing. But as some time
will be required for the Southern commit
tees to make their reports, and as meantime
there will not be much actual work for Con-
gress to do, we hope the houses will adjourn
next Friday. not to meet again until the
new year.
Several reasons concur to make this course
advisable. The Appropriations Committee
is behind with it's work and needs to sit
until New Years without interruption to
complete its labors in readiness for the
action OF Congress. The Southern commit
tees, as we have said. will need some time
to gather materials and complete their re-
ports. No profitable discussion of the Presi-
Dental dispute can take place until they re-
port 1t would be an advantage to members
and Senators to have the opportunity to talk
with their constituents and come back inn
pressed with the public opinion Of their lo-
calities upon recent important events. FL
nally, there is good deal of irritation be-
tween the two parties, which, with lack Of
actual and practical work to do, would
probably break out in exciting and injurious
debates.
For these reasons we shall be glad to see
Congress adjourn for the holidays next
Friday. The members can be more usefully
employed in the vacation by talking with
their constituents than by talking at each
other in the Capitol.
The New York herald., 1876-12-12

The FAST MAn-The whole country will
rejoice to learn that the fast mail trains are
70 restore to the people the postal facilities
which have been so severely missed during
bhc past few months. The old system has
been almost uncomfortable to business men
and newspaper readers since they have
learned with what promptitude their letters
and papers could be forwarded under a
live postal policy, and they have had
excellent reason to complain that economy
should have been attempted in branch of
the service in which the extreme expense is
30 triling when compared with the magni-
tude Of the interests which it affects. The
official credit of the renewal of the enter
prise is to be divided between Postmaster
General Tyner and General Superintendent
Vail but success would have been impos-
sible had not leading railway managers met
the department in friendly and liberal
spirit.