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Year: 1872

The Unity I'm Design OF Judaism, but


the Separatcness I'm Practice-Serm0n


by Rev. 8. M. Isaacs.


Yesterday Rev. Mr.. Isaacs preached In the syna.
gOgue In Forty fourth street. near Sixth avenue to
o moderately sized congregation. The month OF
holidays having passed, he said they might take
q few practical lessons from the Scriptures which
they had read. He therefore called attention to
Genesis XII, 1:-"And the whole earth was of ono
language and OF one speech" How good 1t is, said
Mr.. Isaacs, when brethren dwell together In unity.
Everything was designed and intended to be .
unit in its compile teness but when we look around
us we find that there is a lack OF oneness
in many things. Look at the people who lived ON
the earth in the time OF the Deuge, OF which we
might speak. The world was full OF wickedness,
saved in that overflow. everything has been in.
tended for unity Just Israel has been selected to
be one people holy unto the Lord. But tins unity
lesson from which the text Is chosen declares, when
the people were OF one language and OF one mind
they fell the more readily Into sin. How beautiful


FAMILY DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY


And yet when the antediluvians were one they
sought to build tower whose top should reach
unto heaven, intending thereby, as some comncn-
tators think to insure their own safety in case of
Should drown Himself also. But that is not the
reason given in this chapter 1t ls that they might
make name for themselves Materialism was
their aim and their creed They forgot the true
God, and in their Ignorance sought to reach Ills
presence by other mears than those which lie had
appointed. But God said "Lct them 90 on; will
cOnfound their speech and scatter them abroad
throughout the whole earth" But religion was
not destroyed No, there was one man-Abra-
heart. Judaism il one and is intended TO be one,
but yet It. is not In every respect one. Look at
what some OF us are dong. We are building o
tower and proclaiming that VIC are wiser than our
nthers. Some give large doses OF religion and
some take 1t In homeopathic doses. Where are the
prayers that were once used among uss They are
not said now save In the synagogue. There are


NO MORE PRAYERS OFFERED


In the houses save among few OF US, he said, and
he knew not where this would stop. He regretted
the Indifference manifested toward religion by Is
raelites but he prayed that God would revive q
love for His service In the hearts OF the people. Mr.
Isaacs then addressed few words OF advice to q
youth who had just been admitted to bership
aud to the privilege OF reading the Torah In the
synagogue.
Year: 1872

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD


The suggestion made by Bishop Potter in his re-
cent address before the Episcopal Convention has
attracted much attention. To the rejecting OBJ
server 1t, however, seems like an idea which comes
about four hundred years behind time. In DAYS
long past the cathedral system, undoubtedly, had


Its uses; but at this very moment, when the Eng
lsh Bishops OF Manchester and Peterborough have
expressed their doubts as to the expedicncy OF the
English cathedral system, 1t appears rather odd for
prelatc in a republican country to be urging the
revival here OF an eirete medieval institution It
should be borne In mind that the proposed cathe.
dral OF New York is TO be built from voluntary
subscriptions gathered in the diocese, unless,
indeed, the Trinity Corporation should be
willing to part with some OF its i'm
mense wealth for the purpose. But, II
either the Episcopaans OF this diocese or Trinity
be disposed to lavish several millions on some
special ecclesiastical purpose, would they not be
dong better to pay OF the debts which already are
crushing the energies and hampering the useful
ness OF some OF our most important Church organi-
zationss There are In New York prominent,
fashionable churches, whose Gothic portals open
on our most opulent avenues and whose existence
is a pretence and fraud. They are SO overwhelmed
with debt that they are really the property OF
others rather than OF those who occupy few OF
their pews. Would not our wealthy laity, or the
rich downtown corporation, do better work In
paying on these debts than In erecting cathedral,
Which, while IN point Vf srceltectugA aplen-
Year: 1872

BAL MAsouE OF THE VIRGINIA GEsASG.
vERE1N.-Richmond has never witnessed
such masquerade as will be exhibited ut
the Theatre on next Monday evening, under
the auspices of our leading singing society.
1t will be to the spectators scene long to oe
remembered, and to those who participate IN
the festivities an entertainment of real enjoy.
ment. 4 substantial spring flooring will be
laid across the stage and parquet for the
accommodation of the dancers, while the
dress circle will be reserved for those who
come only to see the show. The programme,
published in another column, gives but q
flint idea of the scenes in which the masquers
are to take part, but it is sufficient to insure
the sale of an immense number of reserved
seats. We would therefore advise all pro-
posing to attend to secure their seats early.
The sale of these will commence on Wednes-
day morning at West & Johnston's book
store.
Year: 1872

TEACHERS REUNION AT THE CENTRAL
SCHOOL BUILDISG-LEcTURE OF MAJOR HoTcH-
K1ss.-On Saturday morning the teachers of
the public schools OF the city, by invitation
of superintendent Binford. assembled at the
Central School building, corner of Twelfth
and Clay streets, aid were pleasantly enter
timed by Major Jed. Hotchkiss, who deliver
ed IN interesting lecture on the subject OF
Geography" The meeting was opened (f
such thing can be said Of the informal re-
uniop) with cheerful song, which was very
sweetly sung, At the conclusion Of this the
lecturer on the occasion was introduced, and
alluded to the powerful influence Of educa-
ton on cities by reason Of the advantages of
concentration. He said that geography was
no question for authors, but of methods and
textbooks. The organic and the physical
method he considered the true one. 1t dis
plays the plan Of universal intelligence.
it regards the world as an organism. The
parts all united by golden chain into one
harmonious whole. 1t addresses itself to the
pupil not merely a5 something to be learned,
but as Il life-giying mode of leading out the
powers to observe and think. The most i'm
portant task of the teacher, he regarded, is to
translate the visible forms into well-defincd
image in the mind, to cultivate the ilnagina-
ton in true and healthy sense.


The first idea Of geography is in the school
room. Map-dmwing is the first resource
not merely to get mechanical skill, but to fix
picture in the mind. Let pupil draw first
the school-room, by proportion, on the board.
The fingers are the natural diYiders, the
instruments supplied to every child to fix a
definite measure by span; so Of the step
and the length Of the arm. Teach the pupil
to refer everything to this standard and to
feel that he is part Of this living, thinking
world. Beginning with the body Of the
loom, lot him locate its doors, seats, &c.


The outlines Of the city Of Richmond we; e
sketched upon the board by the lecturer,
showing finely the principle of constructing
maps. The valley of the Shenandoah is 12U
miles long and 80 miles wide. The name means
"the Beautiful Daughter of the Stars" A
county map was here shown. This map
would have bewildered a beginner, if studied
in detail. How, then, would we proceed to
make child familiar with the geography Of
the Valley? We would begin with the noun.
tains. By simple outline map upon the
blackboard we construct all that is necessary
for the pupil to know about that valley. The
Blue Ridge, the North Mountain, the Shenan
doah with its forks, come out boldly with 9
few touches. These are the elements which
tell practically upon the value of geographic
cal knowledge.


The speaker also spoke at some length Of
profile maps. r, 80,


The march of s.orm was discussed a:
seen from one of the coast survey stations
the observers looking over the storm-cloud
for over hundred miles and watching itS
majestic movement.


A geographical description of Asia and
Africa was next given, and an outline mar
of South America shown, Il T. .tE : E


The lecture was very interesting, and was
listened to with respectful attention.
Year: 1872

REMOVAL OF TIE PENITEST1ARY.-Mr.
Wynne presented to the Senate on Saturday O
petition signed by about 1900 00mechanics ask
ing that the penitentiary be removed from
Richmond, and that convict labor shall not be
brought into competition with the skilled and
honest mechanics of this city.
Year: 1872

Whers the Public Funds are Kept


An article in the Wing Of the 20th instant
showed that the profit of keeping the pubic
funds for the last year were st least seuenty
thousand dollars, and that this profit was di-
Year: 1872

Run OVER AND KL1ED.-.Monday
evening about dark James Whalen, a
very worthy citizen OF Grafton, q stone
cutter employed at the quarries mile or
so east OF that town, was returning home.
wards walking on the track. 1t was
showing and blowing fercely. A ton
mage train was coming down from the
east on one track and a passenger train
coming up from the west on the other.
Mr.. Whalen observed the approach ot the
former; and while he was standing on the
other track waiting for it to pass, blinded
by the driving snow and gathering dark
ness, and dealened by the noise OF the
approaching train, the passenger train
from the west swept down on him at full
speed. The mangled man was carried to
his home at Grafton and died yesterday
morning.
Year: 1872

THE COUNTY COURT Bn1.-The atten.
tiOn of city and county readers Is directed
to the accurate copy printed in this issue
Of the bill recently passed by the Leglsla.
ture for the organization Of this county.
1t will be seen that the board of super.
visors Is continued, except that 1t is called
q board Of commissioners. The net re-.
suit of the business, so far as this county
Is concerned, is that a Judge with a
salary oftwo thousand dollars Is added to
the official machinery Of this county. We
now have two local judges, costing "a 900,
In additonto a circuit Judge and the usual
number of justices. This may not be too
much judiciary, but 1t is a good deal Of
money to pay for Judicial lore for this one
county.
Year: 1872

FROZEN TO DEATH.-A man named
NJ. O'Donnell was found frozen to death
yesterday morning, In the race just above
the -four mill at Elm Grove. 1t Is believ.
ed that the unfortunate man lost his way
home in the darkness, and in the delirium
and stupor produced by the keen and Bit
ing cold, had wandered to the spot where
his body was found, and sitting down,
passed into "that sleep which knows no
waking" Deceased's house was not
many rods distant-and perished almost
within sight Of vile and children. Our
informant passed Elm Grove, yesterday
morning, before it had been determined
whether an inquest would be held, or not.
A son Of the deceased had but recently re.
turned home from the west, and was to
have been married to-day.
Year: 1872

HANNcAH.-This day, known in He
brew annals as Hsnncah. the anniversary
Of the dedication Of the Temple, Gomez
this year on the same day celebrated by
the Gentle world as the birthday OF the
Savior. Hanncah is observed by the or
thodox Hebrews with all It's ancient
solemnity for tAe eight days Of Its dura'
ton. The reformed churches celebrate
1t also, but not with so much fullness In
their forms. Tho orthodox Israelitet
light one candle for each male person in
the family on the first day, two on the
second, and so on 10 the eighth. The
members of the reformed churches light
but one candle for all the first day, and
increase to eight on the last day. Wher
ever there are synagogues, services arc
held each day. 'FL
Year: 1872

NEW YORK, December 24.-The YER
dict Of the jury over the bodies burned at
9th Ave. Hotel, returned last night to the
effect that the servants came 10 their
death byl sufocation and fire under
the following circumstances: the room oc-
cupied opening on q corridor closed at
both ends, the means Of egress were by
way Of narrow platform stair case built
entirely Of wood up which the fire was
burning; a small skylight opening into
the roof, windows opening into each
screens and the jury further find that the
proprietors Of the hotel gave orders to IA
cilitate the escape OF the inmates in order
10 preserve life. We further recommend
that the proper authorities be requested
to Immediately inspect every hotel in this
city, in order to prevent reoccurrcnCe
OF like calamity.
Year: 1872

The astronomers tell US that gravity
is so increased at the sun that bodies
would weigh twenty-eight times as much
there as here. What singular results
that might occasion if the sun was in
habitable For example, a sylph-like
belle, weighing say one hundred and
ten pounds on earth, would weigh over
three thousand pounds at the sun
What lift she would be for lover
seeking to rescue her from her papa's
burning dwelling Then just think
the avoirdupois of man heavy on
earth-say three hundred pounder-
at the sum- There he would weigh
eight thousand four hundred pounds
Imagine such man falling from fifth
story window upon the head of an un
suspecting passer-by The coming
down Of thousand of brick on earth,
would be nothing to the impact of such
a creature on the sidewalk III front of
his sunny home. But the astronomers
are unanimous in the belief that the sun
is without inhabitants and we agree
with them, if it be true, as they say,
that the temperature of that organ is
ten million Fahrenheit
Year: 1872

FOSSIL ELEPHANTS IN ALAsKA.-lt
has been generally supposed by scien-
tifc men that the fossil elephant Of ST.
IBERIA had no representative in the same
latitude on this continent. Recent ex-
aminations on the Yukon river in Alas
ka. however, have established the fact
that the remains are even more plentl-
full on the west than on the east side of
the North Pacific. Enormous quantities
of bones are found. and supply OF
ivory sufficient to last the world for
centuries. The valleys of all the streams
and all the low grounds are filled with
bones and tusks, so that every vessel
now arriving from these remote possess
ions has part of its cargo made up OF
these new-found remains. The elephant,
whose range was formerly almost uni
versal. is now confined to small por-
ton of Africa and Asia, and it would
seem as if the species was in process OF
slow extinction. Neither Europe nor
America, which once swarmed with them,
has now either climate or vegetation
fitted to their existence. Their remains
however, are likely. to give Alaskan
value not previously suspected.
Year: 1872

A WONDERFUL MAN.-Ihe following
rather staggering story is published Sc
riously in an exchange as rebuke to
people who make the deprivation Of a
leg or an eye an excuse for throwing
themselves upon the charity of others
''Wm. w. Hawthorn died at his resi-
dence in Millsboro, Washington county,
Pa, on the 18th ult., aged about seven
ty-fve years. At the age of thirteen
he was afflicted with rheumatism, which
deprived him of the use of both legs and
also his right arm. His feet were drawn
up against his thighs, and his right arm
and hand had contorted into everything
but natural position. The flesh of
these limbs gradually shriveled away,
while his head and body continued to
grow into all the proportions of a we'll
developed man. For the purpose of To-
comotion he was placed in box. in
which, constantly lying on his back, he
attended to all kinds of business for six
ty years He acquired common Eng
lish education, and taught school for a
number of years, and at the time of his
death he was serving his seventh term
as justice of the peace, having acted
in that capacity for nearly thirty-fve
years. He used his pen with his left
hand, and wrote a very accurate and
legible hand. In 1868 he was awarded
a contract for carrying the United States
mails on the route between Pittsburgh
and Waynesburg, and also on another
route he was awarded the contract a
second term. He superintended the
whole business himself, frequently driv-
ing in one-horse spring wagon to
Pittsburgh Washington and Waynes-
burg, with only small boy for company.
At the age of twenty-three or twenty
five he eloped with Miss Wilson, and
was married without the consent of her
friends: but she being of suitable age
for matrimony no trouble ensued. His
wife proved to be valuable helpmate
for man in his peculiar situation, and
as time sped away she bore him twelve
or thirteen children. He possessed an
iron will, and almost an iron constitu-
tion, and by dint of indomitable energy
and economy he accumulated quite a
respectable amount of property. Com
PEELED. as he was, to remain continually
in a recumbent position, he wrote with
his paper on small board, placed across
his breast, and by the necessary habit
of keeping his head raised upward and
forward the muscles of his neck acquired
sufficient strength to enable him to hold
his head in that situation for hours with
out apparent fatigue.
Year: 1872

against the door, and the splinters flew
in every direction It was but the work
of moment to break the door in, and
when it fell from its fastenings, Isallied
forth with revolver in each hand =
One man dropped before me, another
reeled and fed precipitately down stairs


A few shots were returned. one of
which took effect in my shoulder. and as
the blood trickled down my side it only
increased my desperation. rushed af-
ter them, firing whenever | was sure my
shot would be efectual When reach
cd the bar-room, | could see but one
man, and as he fed through the door,
gave him my last shot. He fell and he
begged me to spare him, as he was the
only remaining one Of the party. Think
ing he could not escape, l returned to
the house, and taking light. searched
it thoroughly, and could not find anoth-
er live man about it. | then ascended
the stairs, and found the girl somewhat
recovered. We then set about dressing
our wounds, and was so absorbed in the
matter that | did not notice a glaring
light which was breaking through the
door.


''The house is on fire." exclaimed the
girl, springing to her feet.


Taking her by the hand, we rushed
to the stairway, but it was one continu-
Gus sheet of fire. We then returned to
the window, and finding the ladder still
there by which the men had ascended, |
took her in my arms and descended, thus
effecting our escape from another immi-
nent danger. The man had set the
house on fire, and either perished in the
flames, or dragged himself to some place
of concealment.


Finding two horses in the same stable
close by, we took possession of them, and
returned to little town near the Miss
issippi River. The lovely girl and myself
who had met so strangely, never parted,
but will remain one and the same until
death nor have we forgotten the Rob-
ber's Roost, or Hans Last Victim.
Year: 1872

Say, is your lamp burning, my brothor'
l pray you look quickly and see;
For If it were burning, thcn surely


Some bsams would fall brightly on no.
Straight, straight is the road, but faltcr,
And oft fall ont by the way;
Then lift your lamp higher, my brother,


Lest l should make q fatsl delay.
There are many and many around You


Who follow wherever Won 30:
II vou Thought that they walked in a shadow
Your lamp would shine brighter, know.
Upon tie dark mountains they stumble;


They sre bruised On tho rocks, and they lie
With their white pleading faces turned upward
To the clouds of the pitiful sky.
There is many lamp that is lighted,


We behold them aheal and aftr
Bat not many OF them my brother,


Shine steadily on like star.
think, were they trimmed night and morning,
They would never burn down or go ont,
Though from the four quarters of heaven
The winds were all blowing about.
If onco all the lamps thatare lighted


Should steadily blaze in line,
Wide over the land and the ocean


What girdle of glory would shine!
How all the dark places would brighten!


How the mists would roll up and away
How the earth would laugh out in her glad


ness


To hail the mileual day!
Say is your lamp burning, my brother?


pray you look quickly and see;
For if it were burning, then surely
Year: 1872

SIN sure don't know what to say.
The land knows l need help bad enough,
but it pears to me such slender little
midget as you couldn't airn your salt
What dye say your name was p


"Mary Smith. And indeed, if you
viii try me for only week, I'm sure
you will keep me till the season is over


Mrs. Clements Looked out of the win
Year: 1872

A ST. LOUIS woman hearing that the
boarding house OF her lover was In
flames, and that he was In an upper
story unable to escape, rushed frantic
ally to the spot, seized ladder and
mounted 1t, despite the entreaties OF
her. friends. Agilely ascending, she
soon disappeared amid the smoke and
flame which enveloped the windows Of
his fourth story room. A breathless
silence fell on the multitude below,
but soon the brave girl reappeared
with her darling in her arms. As she
descended. the ladder bent aud swayed
beneath the double burden, and the in
creaslng flames caught in her long
crlnis and crinoline, but the steamer
played on her increasingly, and amid
shouts which rent the skies, preserver
and preserved reached mother earth In
safety.
Year: 1872

WE are to have another shock of sur
prise over the human nature Of WASH
ington. It Is now disclosed that the
Father Of his country was In the habit
of buying lottery tickets. Various dis
closures are now made of the little
weaknesses Of the great man, and 1t
will turn out after awhile that he 10
not to be classed among the "truly
good" It Is a relief to know that we
may look upon the hero and the sage,
as we see his picture OH postage stamps
and bank notes, with the comforting
assurance that there is great deal Of
human nature in every man, Washing
ton included.
Year: 1872

ONE of the dromedaries at Womb
wells menageris in Edinburgh gave
birth to fine calf, recently. It was
taken from Its mother Immediately
after birth, and Is being brought up BY
a feeding bottle, It order that it may
escape the fate of Its two predecessors,
which we're squeezed to death by the
mother, apparently in the fondness tor
her offspring. The infant dromedary
Is three feet high, and appears to be
''all legs together" This Is the eighth
camel which has been born in Womb
wells msnagerle during the past six
years.
Year: 1872

IT Is said that at New York house
lately = party Of some half dozen
young men were assembled In the par
lor, when one rather eXcitable looking
person was accused Of carrying con-
cealed weapons. He acknowledged the
fact, and offered to bet ten to one that
every man present was armed In like
manner. The wager was taken, and
sure enough every man was protected
with q six-shooter Of improved pattern,
and one or two carried slungshots in
addition. 4.