New-York tribune., 1877-07-11
PERSONAL.

The Rev. Robert Laird Collier of Boston
departed for Europe Saturday
Sir J. D. Hooker the eminent English scien-
tist arrived in Boston from England on Monday
The Rev. Wayland Hoyt, of Brooklyn,
preached First Presbyterian Church In Utica last
sunday.
The unvailing of the statue to Richard Cob
den In the Royal Exchange at Bradford. England, has
been definitely fixed for July % Mr.. John Bright will
perform the ceremony
At the funeral of Mrs. Francis p. Blair last
Saturday five grandsons OF tie deceased acted as pal
bearers Mr. Hayes wac present at the church ana iol
William Lloyd GaTisOn's vigorous Old age
exces the envy o the Britshers. writer in Liver.
pool paper says: no would take him TO be IN hs
seventyhird year. He OF the youngest Septuage-
narians ever saw"
Lieut.. Flipper late of the West-PoiDt Mill
tary Academy given reception at his home IN At
lanta Ga last week. On his arrival in the town, no
was pointed by his colored friends as one oh DC
United Siatcs GdZettes''
The New-England Spirtualists are to have
campmeeting at Lake Pleasant Mass. next month IL
s ANNOUNCED that among those VINO to speak or ng
on the occasion is Mrs Thayer, the "Eiower Medium"
She seems to be OF new sect
Gov. Fairbanks of Vcmont Gov. COnnor
and ex-Gov. Dmsley of Maine; John b. Cough, Mrs.
Mary A. Lyermore and the Rev. Dr. A. A. Miner VII
participate the National Christian Temperance Camp
Mass, tomorrow.
Prof J. W. Davidson has retired from the
associate edtorship OF The Library Table which is TO TO
published only once fortnight during the summer NJ
Davidson has, the forthcoming Harpe's Nonhty,
long Scotch ballad in dialect
The coming Fall promises TO afford several ex-
ceptional opportunities collectors. Besides the re-
markabe catalogue on which Me-. Phes is AT work, an
other collection especially rich IN Americana, and said to
surpdss in this respect the MenIics Library viii aso
come under the hammer
Senator Bayard was entertained at 4 banquet
in Boston Saturday On being asked to eniiyea the
festivities with a song he replied: Don't ask me There
is at least one respect in which resemble my lastoas
namesakc OF yore and that iS-s9ns Re~ 'sohss pooi
They didn't press the request any further.
The piOner of MethOdism in Eastern Connect
cut is Elder d. n. Beuty, Of Norwich. He is ninety
two years old, and attends regularly at the Church IN
which he served for seventy years. In all enuich mat
ers he has kept abreast of the most modern Innovations
with the exception of pipe organs which he tenael9usy
opposes BECAUSE aS he expresses H. Ee uOvS uot oSV'o
in pumping praises to Cod
The President sent the following letter to
Mr. Conrad EeFy, OF Newport, r. l., at whose request
he rested under bedqult during his visit To that
state 81 write thank you for the honor OF sleeping
under the beautiful historic quilt used by Washing
ton in Newport many years ago The quit the CORDIAL
welcome OF the good people OF Rhode Island, the many
pleasant surroundings all combined to secure sweet
sleep and pleasant dreams Accept my thanks, aad Do
| eye me your Trend slhcefcly.'
The monument to p. p. Bliss dedicated yes
erday at Rome Pa consists Of an Italian marble shaft
upon Pennsylvania bluesto8e base and stands twenty
four feet in height the base being four feet square The
inscriptions all upon the die from which ascends the
slender shaft all surmoanted by half yecd rest
ing upon the top Of the plain Dorc capital On the west
face in an oval framework from the stone the fol-
lowing words Erected by the sunday-schools OF the
United states and Britain in response to the invita-
| NJ l. "A L.
| thor OF Hold the Fort and other gospel songs"
| ON the shaft above this is the figure OF
| lyre or harp, with one Of the strings broken
and underneath il the words: "Thy statutes have been
my songs in the house OF my pilgrimage" Psalm cxN
54 On tho face of the die looking south are the Words
But would You To be ignorant, brethren con
corning them which asleep that ye sotro" not even
As others which have no hope For the Lord ilinsai
shall descend heaven with "a shout VITA voice Oh
thc Archaugol and the trump Of God aud tne dead II
Christ shall rise first. Then which are alive ana fr-
| main shall be caugnt up together with thsnl IA tIe
clouds meet the Lord IN the air; and 50 shall We ever
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