New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-31

nary will be read with especial interest be-
cause it discusses at some length an Ameri-
can writer on Biblical topics, and deals, incl
dentaily, with tendency to sensatiOnalism IN
discoursing on religious questions which the
Dean declares, and no doubt truly, to be
more prevalent in this country than in his own.
The address was as sensible as it was unpre-
tentious, and could not have failed to add
something TO his auditors stock of ideas.
The Republican rally comes tonight at the
Cooper Institute. The Hon. Edwards Pierre
poDt, late United States Minister to Great
Britain, is to be the principal speaker,
and we can assure our readers that
what he has to say Is we'll worth
their best attention. There is also hope
that the committee may be able to cap
ture Senator Blaine. Let the Institute be
hacked with an Old-time audience of
our best citizens. There never was more
pressing need that they should rally in de-
fence of honest money and honest legislation.
If the Vanderbilt will case does not afford
much information about the Vanderbilt will,
it at least keeps the community appraised OF
the latest and sweetest things in spiritualism
and other cognate subjects Yesterday, for
instance, an expert in splritualism told how
he once edited two papers of opposite
politics in Holland, and though he was
drawing Government salary, the Govern
ment paper invariably got the worst of it. 1t
is not clear, to be sure, just what this has to
do with the mental sOundncss of the late
president of the New-York Central Railroad /;
but the Surrogate's Court furnishes free en-
tertainment and dead-heads ought never to
hiss the play.
A letter from staff correspondent confirms
all the cheering reports that have been heard
of the likelihood of a sweeping Republican
victory in Erie County. The election of Senator
II. V. Pierce to Congress is considered as
almost certain; his splendid majority last
year, when running for the Senate, shows
his strength. with his own people, and there
seems to be no possibility that Mr. Lock-
wood, the Democratic candidate, viii fall up
stairs second time The division OF
the parties on the old lines, Green
hackers being scarce and unlni1uentlal,
makes predictions concerning the result
less liable to error. Our correspondent
feels confident that the Republicans will
also gain two. if not three. As3emblymen.
This belief is but a repetition Of similar
confidence expressed in various quarters of the
State. The Republican party is certainly APP
preaching election day with the highest an
tciDatlons of success, and with the strongest
faith, in particular, that the next Assembly
will be of the same political complexion
as the present Senate, and chat Mr.. Conklings
successor will be Republican champion OF
hard money and public honesty.
The gathering of large company of ear
nest people in the midst of this great,
bustling city, to avOw their belief in
the second coming of the Saviour. must
be to the most indifferent observer an i'm
press1ve incident The character of the
gathering. and its spirit as disclosed in the
eager attention given to the addresses at
the opening session yesterday, and the
fervent responses which greeted some of
the fervent assurances that to some
generation the second coming of Christ
would be a thing seen, no longer to be
prayed for-serve to deepen the observers
sense that this is a council OF sincere men and
women for a real purpose. Yesterdays
addresses opened the discussion, which the
DAYS that follow are likely to extend into
something more like debate. The conference
was begun with a brief paper from the
hand of the elder Tying, which was
succeeded by the main address of the
day-that of DR.. Tying. the younger. set
ting out the whole belief of those who join
i'm this movement. DR.. Tying sought to estab-
lish these three propositions: 1.-The authority
" of Holy Scripture is the basis Of all knowl-
ledge that the Lord Jesus will in anywise Ie-
"turn to this earth; the language Of Holy
Scripture is the source of all information
concerning the manner OF the return OF
"our Lord; the laws OF language are
"the instruments by which we arc to
"construe the words of God, to ascertain
" the character and circumstances of His ap-
''pearing" His argument proceeded upon the
theory that the establishment Of all these
propositions was necessary TO belief i'll per-
sonal second coming, and, the establishment
once made, there could be 10 doubt of the
doctrine itself.
THE REAL FINANCIAL ISSUES.
Can hard times make this people dishonest,