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> METHODISM.
Celebration of Its Centennial in
North Carolina.
RESULTS OP A HHDRED YEARS OF LABOR
The Spirit and Work of Wtslty and of
Loyola Contrasted.
ADDRESS OF COLONEL WALTER CLARK.
Wesley'8 Influence in the Old and
New Worlds.
IUmior, March 31, 1*7(1.
The martial Ignatius Loyola waa a true antetype of the
equally enthusiastic and militant John Wesley. In tbo
career of each o( these founders of complex and far
reaching hierarchies, as well as In the history of their
great societies, there are many historic parallels. It
la tact worthy of note that the Praying Club or the
Wesleya at Linooln College, Oxford, In 1720, which
waa the germ of Methodism, was preceded precisely 200
years by the similar association of Loyola, Peter Faber
and Francis Xavlor at tbo College of St. Barbara, In the
University of Paris. The "spiritual exercises" of the
Company ef Jesus corresponds, as closely as could bo
expected from the distsuce in time of the two eras, to
the Scriptural readings, godly convcrso and devont
prayer of the pious English students. Both are sliko
ascetic In character, mystically emotional, and Indefinite
In aim. Each institution, in Us development,
had much of tho military element of compact
inu eucuMVQ uikiuisduuii, iuu ui niuti nuuurumanuu
to one recognized superior, and they woro charucterIzed
by the samo Interne missionary spirit and apostolic
fervor. The itinerancy of the Wosleyaus was
but a counterpart of the Josuit vo*r of "perpetual
travel." The two societies wore based upon the doctrlue
o< obedience, animated by the same generous
enthusiasm, and closely held in band, each by a sin[lo
master mind.
Neither was Instituted as a new sect, but as an ally and
COADJUTOR or TUX CHCRCD.
Far from anything llko a schismatic Impulse, each
pros insptrod with a burning seal for the propagation
Bfthc acceptod faith.
Ono hundred yoars ago there were but throe Methodist
circuit riders In North Carolina. The roll
of the clergy now exceeds' 200, while the
email band of laymen has expanded to a
migbtv army. Methodism is now, numerically,
the leading denomination in tho State. The
meagre and scnttered Sunday schools of a century ago
have matured into great and flourishing seminaries of
learning, such as Trinity College, near High Point,
and the Wesleyan Female College at Murfrcosboro.
Tho 683 lay members of 1776 have grown In 1876 to
that number of congreaattons.
To Rev. L. S. Burkheod. D. I).. nastor of tho Fldcn
ton street Metbodiat Episcopal church in tills city. Is
due the honor of conceiving the idea ot commemorating
TIIK ACHIKVBMKSTS OS A CKKTrllY
10 rich in fruits and so full of promise for the futnre.
In answer to his snmmons the "thundering legion" of
Methodism has come up grandly and an overflowing
multitude attended the opening exercises of the festival
to-day at Metropolitan Hn!l. The hall was a picture
of vornal and floral beauty. All about the platform
snd along the galleries, around the pillars and attached
to every possiblo point d'appui, were huge
wreaths and festoons of evergreens. These adornments
were not only profusely bestowed wborevcr
they could be made to stick, but their variety in style
and romposltlon was almost bewtldorlng. Tho perennial
laurel was everywhere wodded to the forest cedar,
tho box and holly klssod each other and the dark green
Ivy twined lovingly about tho bright, hard arbor vitas.
Btrewn over all, and relieving the otherwise monotony
of color, were myriad flowers contributed from tho
conservatories and outdoor parterres of the Raleigh
ladles. Theso adornments constituted, in fact, a huge
bouquet. Emblazoned here and there were the mottoes
and rallying cries of Methodism. Over the platform,
in large golden characters, was this legend:?
Promptly at the designated hour the great Wesleyan
inasa meeliug was called to order.
TIIK KXKBCISBS or TUB DAT ,
opened with prayer by Kev. Junius P. Moore, Presiding
Elder of the Metropolitan district of the North
Carolina Conference, alter which tho vast congregation
joined In singing the grand old hymn "Coronation;"
prayer was then offered by Itev. E. A. Yates, Presiding
Elder of the Newborn district. The great moss meeting
was then organized by electing Bishop McTyeiro
president, with bishops Marvin and Doggett associate
presidents. All tho presiding elders of the North
Carolina Conference present were made vice presidents;
Rev. Frank L. Reld, of Louisburg, was appointed secretary.
The "Address of Welcome" waa then pronounced by
Colonel Waller Clark, as lollows;?
COI.OMKI, CLARK'S AUPRKSS.
A little over two centuries ana a half ago a humble
monk ol the Oraer ol rtt Augustine, while crawling on
bended knees up Pilate's iStair, near the Yauuau,
In Rome, heard, as he thought, a call to a great mislion.
.seven years later he nailed his theses on the
door of the church at Wittenberg. It was the call to
arms. Europe woke irom ages of priestcraft and
the Reformation begun. Forty years saw the utmost
limits ol its conquests and the beginning ol its retreats.
Luther htiuself died in the eunvictiun, as bo sadly declared,
that a revival ol religion could not last lunger
than one generation. The Reformation waa more an
attempt to overthrow the organic system and
the abusos of tho Papacy than an evangelical
revival ot the spiritual llle of tho Church. Ucnce its
early loss of power. It Is not from tho
Reformation, then, that we can dato. Wbeu John
Wesley?clarum el vrneralnU numm?appeared, not religion
only, but morality was at its lowest ebb both In
Great Britain and on the Continent. Such Is the concurrent
testimony of the writers of the times. The
degradation, tho imtnoialtty. the infidelity of tho age
was all-pervading. It reached all classes and blackened
alike the palace and the hoveL To use the language of
the historian, "The immorality or the timet in ita
frossnees, iu universality, surpassed the infamy of the
/>wer Empire and of France before i be great Revolution.''
The nations sat in the shadow of
A OAKAT MORAL OKATH.
From the rectory of Kpworth, in the providence of
God, proceeded the great religious movement which
affects so largely our common Protestantism, and
which ta destined to aflect It still more profoundly.
In the languago of an omiucnl member ul the t'hur< h
ot England, "It ie Irom the labors of Woslry and (runt
the year 17311 that the rcl.gotis epoch now current
mast dato Ita commencement." Then waa made the
declaration of independence from all rite* and croeda
are as aids to faith. Then It waa that Protestaousm
began to assume as Its eardlnal principle that tho
purification ol the individual man, pursued in his Individual
freedom and on (he responsibility ol his Individual
conscience, Is the characteristic design of
Christianity. Methodism, at It waa tho beginning of
a clearer perception of iheso principles, has ever remained
their Incarnation.
The remarkable mail who was the divine instrument,
chosen like HavW Iroin ibo masses of the people, to
conduct this moral rcvolm on, in himself, in his labors
and In the organization of bis wonderful system,
showed that be understood that hts mission was to the
masses; and he founded his Church upon a catholic
basts. His labors were simply stupendous. His
writings would till a library; bis travels averaged annually
4,MX) mdes down to bis scvontieih year; and at
ihia rate ho equalled the eirenlt of the globe in every
Six years; preaching, at that, two, three and four
times naiiy. tie centered id bis work 4;g.i*e> sermons,
N'lnf an average ol Ofteen per week. Heslirsclert the
largest sudlenres of modern times, sometimes numbering
over 30,000 people. "ntn yen;ns lor government,"
Mrs Macau lay, "was not Inferior to that of lliche.
lieu."
There was s military coolness about titm In times of
dnager that impressed all beholders. Ho waa a namesake
anil possibly aklnsman ol tbs greatest captain
of tbe hnglisb race; he who
s fur away.
Against the myriads nf A-sate,
Clashed with hit fiery lew and won,
and against whose Sombre linos the itory onrets or
France loamrd themselves away. John Wesley, In the
estimate ol competent critics, po-soa-ed a greater military
genius than he. His immense capacity lor labor,
his wonderful aptitude lor orgnniralion, marked li.m
for a leader among men. But his most marvellous
conception was
thr itisrsavt ststu*.
It was the born soldle-. ami organizer who conceived
that design, it waa a stroke of Renins; aniens, Indeed,
we say lhat It waa a revelation ol Provideme. i ho
Itinerancy is essentially a military organisation. Die
world contains nothing else like li. Thore are no pr.-cedentslorlt
The only luaiuntion that even slightly
resemble* it is that founded tar Ignatius i.ovolu. mm
thai attained such power I lint H was said, "lira Order
ol Jesus isntvrord whose handle Is at Home and who**
point la evcrywhetn," DiBoring iroin Jesuitism, even
NEW TORE
antagonistic to It In motive and object. It surpasses It He |
In Its organization and in its success. The world baa for
seen no other triumphs like thoee achieved by it, past
Working to caat and weal It liegau by evangelizing ahoi
(treat Britain and Ireland. It theu carried ihe una- 01 ti
t-ion.iry alaudarda of Methodism to the Continent o( enfc
hnrope, to Africa, to the Kaat Indies on the one hand ralti
and on the other to the West indies, to Canada and the , thin
United Males, whence, on either hand, its pioneers scb>
and adrance guards have penetrated the i-landx ol the lull
Australasian seas, and at Iho anli|M>des have joined . won
trie links of the chain of Christian labors and Chris- ' srlu
tiau charity which encircles the whole earth. on a
Mr. Wesley threw nluselt against the generaldemor- 1 ehu
allxaltou ot bla times, without reputation, without olhc
money, with no resource but the soul wmbln him und and
Cod above. He devoted all the great energies of his exp
long ale, in spue of obloquy and densiou, Jur what he and
do<'Uicd tbo highest good ol his species. Croat iniel- j befti
leclually, great morally, great physically, he died in thoi
lha eighty-eighth year of his age and the aixty-illlh of , Ji
his ministry, nt the hoad ol a compact host of 560 1 on
itinerants, thousands of local prcaehea* and more thau poir
140,000 members. Great Britain has erected ; In II
s statue to him in hpr now House of I'ar- ' trus
lianient, but lis has achieved a lame In this ot <
lib- more extensive than the Knglish language and in ' corn
the tile to come a reward which only eternity can bast
nnusuro -The great lin n who have founded physical bull
einpirca have left them to fall as soon as the hand that chu
moulded and made them was withdrawn. But Wesley gagi
empire, founded in the aoula and the hearts ot men, , tori
widens with every year. As a celebrated historian has will
said;?'"Of the few names whose influence will be po- con
tent, millions, perhaps myriads, of years hence, ciiu
should the globe endure so lung, la that of Jobn Wes- mat
lo}'-" met
WBSI.KT'S COX njPTORS. met
Time folia me to speak of bis coadjutors?those bold, givt
early itinerants whose labors and whose cheerfully en- rnlil
countered dangers have never beeu surpassed Dy man. the
Whlietlcld was the foremost pulpit orator of modern elee
limes. coke, another or iiieui, was me urst iTOies- j win
tuni bishop whoso leel ever trod the soil ol the New j pro
1 World. Altor cpiscopally organizing the Church Id pro|
: this country nud commuting the trust to Asbury; ' port
after evangelizing the West Indies and traversing Great
| Britain and Ireland; after originating and systcmniiz- oft
lug tho missionary work of Methodism, he died at sea, whe
: on his way to bear the Gospel to the vast country ; lose
, which hJti known no missionary since St. Thomas, and eoi>i
which had lately been wrested Irom barbaric rule by witl
I ('live, lie sleeps beneath the ocean?a titling tomb for and
one whose fiery zeal, like Its waves, reached to every cam
horo. I or
OKK hundred years AOO, Som
our circuit, created by the lialtlmors Conference of ; law,
that year and or indefinite proportions, embracing the nan
Carolina*, was all ol Methodism within this Stale. Hy IIoi
a providontial provision the itinerancy came, wtltt its Miiii
remarkable adaptation, to our country just as It wdb J quel
needed. The Araericau Revolution made this country llrs.
the gutberlug place of the nations. No other system mill
: could have prevented its rclap o into Inlldolliy. There
was no .Slate Church. The harvest was plentiful; the p
1 reapers were lew. At this juncture Methodism came
I lorward with a machinery adapted to tne work. Kssen'
tially missionary and propagandist, it sent its Itin1
erants into every nook and corner of the land. It Brv
; preached through them tho Word to thousands who y
could have been roached In no other way. Theso
j hardy men kept pace with tho march ol immigration, E
! tl not aheud ol it. They raised the church spire where j
| the smoke of the wigwam bud hardly disappeared. ;
; Their zeal rising to religious chivalry, their devotion : Y
I to thoir work, their disregard of ca.-e, rendered them 0m
! tho most sell-sacrificing, laborious and practically sue- I
i cesslul body ol mou lu tho annals of the world. To the i mor
I Church militant they have been what the Truth l.egiou mot
| wuNloCsesar; what the Did Guard was to Napoleon?a ; )0Uf
solid lance head of iron tempered in ttio fire of battlo? j
! or rather, like tho famous Persian corps, known as the ' 0'"'
j "Immortal*." in which one no sooner tell than an- : imn
other took his place. The itiucrants lorded crocks, | wer
! swum rivers, slept In forests, tearless of red man or
I savage beast? ! A
luconquered lords of pleasure and of pain, ! Pr()<
No dangers fright ikem and no labors tire. j ), vn
Beneath tho dome of a world-known building In t)ia)
| I.omlon lie the bones of the architect whose genius
i lorinod the edifice. To kings and lords and heroes on ! *"e
| either baud rise monuments carved with eulogies. On peri
! the unadorned slab over the resting pluco of the arcbl- w>r
i tect are inscribed these words:? I
j ^ IW you UI9 uiui.u.uc.1., .vua nw'cJ^. < 0I
I ^ long alter the towers of St. Paul's have crumbled MI"
! to their primal dust, the answer to him who seeks 'Kit
j Wesley's memorial pillar will be?''Is>ok around you { tjje|
{ ami behold it." His monument in North Carolina it
this, that when a century ago one circuit, just organ- j l"fl
; Ued, was the possibility, today more ihau loo circuits, adu
i more than tlOO itlneranta, more than 300 local preach- ) i|cI|
crs and nearly 80,000 communicants arise, a living reality
to tell of Methodism. Nor is this all. There are *"c
in North Carolina over 800 Melhodist Sunday schools, perl
with over 6,000 teachers, training nearly 60,000 chil- gea,
! dren to tako our places aa we pass on. Within the
limits of the Stale are lour coniercnce colleges, seventy ! "1#i
parsonages and 800 churches. Strike out wnal Method- j wer
! ism Is and has been in North Carolina, and the past 1 ..
and present of the Stile would be dark Indeed.
In the wilds ol Africa, in the jungles or Asia, amid wltl
, the apicy breezes ol the lar-off island world the folds of 1 of t1
1 our missionary flag have floated, and wherever It has .
' gone there has gone with K our Church's triumphal or !
penitential hymns. More truly than the drumbeats of 1 torr
! Kugiand, the lyrics ol Charles Wesley have j ami
SNCIRCLKD THK WORLD 1 .,
i and added to the glories ol earth the triumphs of
, heaven. They havo boon moro devoutly committed to >n(1
memory and oftener repented from the cradle to the tus|
I deathbed than any other poems In the language. ,
Such is our Church. Vull down her pillars, shake
down ber tower*, and the clock of the world would go ,he
j back ten centuries. con
In snothor hundred years a second centennial of ' th
| Methodism will, tit the providence of God, be beld In lbs
city ol Kalclgh. Times, inauners, even governments may ' ?lBt
have changed. Stale and county Imes may have van- ask
Ished. A citv of more than 100,000 inhabitants may gi>,|
repluco the Raleigh of to-day. Perchance the world trie
will have grown wisor and belter. Another and an obe
' abler speaker will address anotbor and a larger audi- h iv
j ence. Hut whatever be tbe commemoration, whatever II m
j its surroundings, in tbe name of the representatives of the
I the Methodist Church assembled now aud here 1 ask Got
liiin to suy that on this occasion 1 made the declaration , mh
! that Methodism was ou this day in lull vigor; that It the
1 had kept the leith unspotted-; that Its usefulness was the
undiminished; that its organisation wasslill preserved, | the
and that it was arousing itself to a more active energy Bei
aud a yet atronger trust for ibo achievement of those rep
{tri'Ul iriuilB iui lUU tnuro ui vhiipi nuit u, nun uiuii/ . IO I
Foreseen by us, thai audience In 1970 will witness. and
, Bui why should 1 apeak of war in the presence of ! dre
' Agamemnonr I see beiore me three of our dixtln- i the
gutshed bishops, whose addressoa during our memorial and
week will cover every phase ol our ecclesiastical work aud
I and act forth tltnngly the glorious episodes of our his. gist
' lory. They will a|>oak to you ol the founders and the elm
i progressive steps of Methodism, of Its revival annals nnc
and of the struggles and spiritual victories of our early and
backwoods pioneers. . hav
My insk is done. To those of you who hnre loft your veil
: Louies to visit us I am commissioned by the Methodists ! spli
| and by the citizens of Raleigh to bid you a sincere and ip|<
' hearty welcome to our city and to the hospitalities of Chi
| all our people. whi
The address of welcome was responded to by Bishop whl
! McTyelrc, or Tennessee. The audience then united In
; singing Bishop Ken's doxology, aud a benediction was I I,or
j pronounced by Bishop Boggett, of Richmond. ; 10 '
ADOITIOXAL KXKRCISKS. |
At three P. M. the two Methodist churches of the j "Is
i city were thronged with eager listeners to eloquent T""
; and able sermons The mass meeting reconvened at
Metropolitan Ball to-night, when Kev. 11. N. McTyelre, 1 the
Bishop of Tennesson, delivered an interesting dis.
oourse on 'Methodism and Its Founders." Remarks
upon the samo topic wero also made by other gentle- Son
; mon. The city Is full of stranger*, bat the open. 1 w1,
banded and warm-hearted hospitality of Ralslgh makes |
i room for all. [ low
____________ 1
NEW YORK DISTRICT CONFERENCE. !
! nan
8U5DAT SCHOOLS AMD CHURCH LAWS?CHRIS- | pro
TIANOT PABT OP THE COMMOX LAW Ot THIS ^,l
STATE?BLAKPHEMERR MAT BE PUNISHED. AU!
This Conference held two. sessions yesterday and
closed up its business about Qve o'clock. Its next and
; meeting will be held In 8ing Sing tlx month* bence. ,he
After the admirable addre** of Bishop Foster, on Mon- !
day evening, on the progress of Methodism, the Con- , tiat
lerence tendered him a vote ot thanks. Blahop . r
Sun peon was expected 10 be present yesterday and ad- {Jjj.
dreas the Conference last night, but ha tailed to come, to n
' and hence the earlier adjournment. After the transac- ' 01 '
Hon of some rootln* business the Kev. M. 8. Terry, I ?0*'
! pastor of the Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal ,-cri
| church, read an able essay on the questions, "Why
| do so lew children attend the preaching of the Word f
I and "Why are so few adults In our Bnnday schools?" ! beir
I In answering the first question he believed long 1
and doll sermons are the chief cause. He
did not advocate special sermons to children, win
I because that which Is Interesting and Intelligible *("1'
to the avcr.ire rlate of adults will bo' so to the >vrm>
I clas* of children. And the atorlm thai will Interest 1 line
the on* will also Interrat the other. Another reason *,u](
forthe non-attendxnee of children Is the number of t(l0
; meetings they here to el tend on the Fabhoth. If there ber
arc two cessions of the Sunday acbool they must jjjj"'
' spend three or more hours in one room, and it ia too *f|
' mueh to expect them to May to preaching also and and
maintain any degree of quiet. Another reason ta the ters
looae actions and practice* of churchgoer! who art the
Iroin impulse and not from duty, and go to church plar
when they pleaao. Such irregular hablta are mevilublo thej
In large cute* when we have so many Sabbath meet- ' hen
Ingx and the people choose between tlietn, not carina to tin t
attend sli. Christian pnrenta are imperially to blame was
In thu matter, fhe Sunday school can never take tba j lta?<
place ot the home, and should not bo expected or . seiv
allowod to do an by any parent. I'nrentai example I* one
the mightiest of teachers. In answering the second I S|hh
qne>t on Mr. Terry deemed two >e*?lon* ol Siiodar wlir
school, together wtih the preaching nad prayer meeting* one
' 011 Hie Sabbath, loo ureal a strain on the lima at a great the;
I many adults. Besides, the sun.laj school is regarded thiu
as an Independent affair, and not as a part and parrel the
ol the church. When our young men grow np they olllc
look lor offices in the school or promotion a* icnclicra, and
and If they cannot ire that pronded for they denartand : sum
go else where. He had j ot t
mi nitmnn of ox* srnooi.. pe?<
which showed three aupcrlnten tenia, live secrotarles, a , Tho
musics! director and three llhrat ana. The system of i flea
prtaea Mr. Terry considered an cvtl of great magnitude. I Kiel
: herMjD, wednbsda
Ptggestod that a uniform boor ought to bo adopted
holding the session lo ail schools? from two to half.
three o'clock K M. The true object of the wui"?
nld be the study of tho Scriptures. A bolter class
<achcr* should l>? secured if discipline cannot bo
tread it la batter to let children play ou the street
icr than in the church on the Sabbath day. Kvcry- |
g that does not tend to tho true purpose of tho
ml should be excluded and there suould be as
0 as possible to do with prl7.es and rewards. It
iid be well to separate the library ironi tho Sunday
joI auil to have a church library open
1 week evening, and lha heat mon and wotnen in the
rclt should lake an interest in the school. As tew
ers as possible should be chosen?superintendent
secretary, hp thought, would be quite enough. All
enses tor tho school should be provided for as light
fuel are provided. A praise sessior of half au hour,
>re the moruing preaching service, Mr. Terry
Ight, would be a good thing.
idgc K. L. Kanclier read an easay in tho afternoon
the law us related to religious corporations. Ho
uedout wherein religious societies dliter Irom other*
no eye of the law In regard to the oleetton of 1
iters, church members of both sexes and" members
;ongregations have a right to voto, provided they
iribute lo the current expenses of the church. And
tet collection* come within iho meaning of coniri
ons. In Brooklyn, however, members ot the
rcli only may vole. Trustees cannot legally inortt
church property without the consent ot the mu- '
ty of the church members, nor can they sell j
tout the ronsonl or the church and the civil
rta. Trustee* who refuse statedly to uttend the
rch mcet'ngs cease to hold oftlco, auu their places
r he declared vacant, ltut If they attend the church
dings they may absent themselves from the official
dines and yet hold offico until u fresh election should
i relief the trustees have charge of the tempoties
of a church, but they must hold all lunds lor
uso of the particular church by which they are
led. They cannot divert It to any other purpose,
an they sign a bond or mortgage on the church
perty they become personally res[ionstblo. The j
per way to sign such legal documents is by the cor- >
me name of the society, with John Doc, President.
TRlTHTSK8 ML*ST ItK MKMIIKKH ,
he church or society in which they hold office, and
in they loso their membership lor any cause they
i their office also. Previous to the act ot 1N76 a
gregation might change its iiamo and denomination
tout any regard to those with whom tl affiliated,
could tako the church property with it. But this
not bo done now without tho consent of a court
equity. In this Mtato and Pennsylvania aud
ie other States Christianity Is part ot the common
, nnd it Is an offence against tho law to profane the
10 of God or Jesus Christ, or to speak against the \
y Scriptures. Jurisprudence is held to embrace
igs diviue as well as secular. Judgo Punchor was rested
to furnish a copy ol his essay lor publication and
Crawford and Wheutley were appointed a cornice
to publish.
:ntering the cloister.
EN YOUNG LADIES RECEIVE THE WHITE
EIL AND THREE OTHERS MAKE THEIR SOLI
:MN VOWS AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD CON- j
ENT.
esterdav was another red letter day In the annuls :
Ito Good Shepherd nuns, and one ever to bo ro- j
nborod by tho ten happy participants In tho coro- I
y. As this Is tho sonson of I?ent, when all rollg.
i communities observo a more rigid rule thau at
sr times, tho number of guests was limited to tho
aodlnto relatives of tho postulants and novices w ho j
e to bo clothed aud make their profession,
t nine o'olock tho convent bell announced tho ap- j
ich of tho procession, tho chanters intoned tho
in "Avo Maris Stella," and the Rev. Father Du- i
es, vested In stxrpliro, stole and cope, stood within
altar grating to receive tho postulates as tho Su- '
oresR ana nor assistants lea them for
d. At the end of the hymn tho rercrfatber
offered a prayer asking tho God
charity to enable all there assotnblod' and ,
?clatly tho community which la consecrated to
tr Lady of Charity ol the Good Shepherd," to do all
r works in the spirit ol charity. Tho candles wero
a blessed and given to each postulant, with the
tonilion to receive it as a symbol of the celestial
t to which Jesus Christ calls those favored souls
> withdraw from the world so as to servo Him moro
Pectly in the cloister. The postulants having been
ed near the grato the reverend fathor addressed
on, as well as the three novices, upon the act they
c about to perform, and bade them consider well
Importance of so grave a step as tho attempt to
idraw from home and friends and all tho attractions
he world to devote every thought, word and deed to
entire service of God. He pictured In glowing
ns the love of God and tho charity which must
nato those souls who soek to save tho lost, lift up
fallen and guide the pcDitent In the path of virtue,
assured his bearers that tho same God who had
vircd this laudable desire will also supply grace for
complete and perfect accomplishment. He
n Intoned the "Vent Creator Splritus;" tho choir
linued the hymn while tho postulants approached
grato and knelt there, the Superioress and her nsants
remaining near tbem, while the officiant
ed of each what she required. The reply was, "I
ioit Ibe habit ol this holy bouse, tho favor to be
d in the practice of tho Christian virtues and the
or van ec of the holy constitutions. Uoe thing 1
-o asked of the Lord, and will never cease to ask of
it. is, that I may dwell In the bouse of tho Lord all
days ol my lite." The officiating priest blessed
I lor having Inspired thoin to take the Lord tor an
eruancc, and bade them hearken to the words of
lloly Spirit, which says, "Korget thy people aud
bouse of thy fathers, that thou niayest draw upon
e the lavorahle looks of thy heavenly Spouse."
ng asked It they persevered In this detnaud they
lisd that they did, and hoped by tne grace of God
>e (allium to the end. Tho officiant offerod a prayer.
the poslelaota retired to exchange their bridal ,
ases ol soil cashmere lor the white serge habii of
religions, and the tlcecy illusion veil !
I orange wreath for tho white linen gutmp
I veil. The priest blessed the habits, the
er sncristare carried them away, aud while the
lr sung the I'salm, "How lovely are thy labcrles,
O Lord ol busts," tho belts, scapulars, veils
I rosaries were also blessed, aud tlie posluianlH,
tug returned clothed In the habit and loose boon
I, they approached the altar singing "1 have deled
toe kingdom of this world and all the vain
iudora u( the age, lor the love ol the Lord Jesus
ist." The cboir replied, "Whom 1 have known,
out I have loved, In wnom 1 have believed and to
am I have consecrated myself." The poslulauts re d,
"I hove chosen to be the last In the bouse of our
U Jesus Christ." The ofllciaol tlteu prayed the
<1 to keep their coming lu and tbelr going out und
corp tnem purlfled through His grace. The scapular
i then givcu to each one as su emblem of the sweet
I imii I.In ,.,.Ln ,.f J.nu Phrlil w-k.. I,-. ...a
I r"" " ? vu..n., " *"
saru ol m? to be meek and huuiblo of heart and
i shah find rest vo your souls. " The veil was then
rn is the symbol of ih it modesty and purity which
.racteriic the spouse who withdrawn her eyes Iroiu
attractions of the world to tlx them on God and
bee to be bidden in Ubrial. .The roaary marka dcioii
and consecration loliie modosl Virgin Mother,
? kept and treasured the sayings of her divine
i, and poudercd them iu her heart. The long,
lie choir mantle was then laid on tho shoulders ol
hone, as a type or her having Joined tbatmnum- |
bie throng of virgins whose happiness It is to "foltbe
Iamb without spot, whithersoever he goelh!
, finally, s now namo was given to each, becauso
let bar promised that they who overcome the devil,
world, sin and self shall receive rrom Ilim a new
least mark, of victory. The recipients of this j
misc were Miss Margaret Hanuiirau, in religion
or Mary of St. Agnes; Miss Kate liealy. Sister Mary
St. Friscilia: Miss Theresa Mickey, Sister Mary
tills; Miss Catherine Keon, Sister Marv or St.
ysios; Mi.-s Anne iiaxler, Sister Mary of SL Thomas
ilnas; Miss Ann till loot v. Sister M. of Si. Kmclda,
Miss Mary Coil, Slater M. ol St. I-ucle. As soon as I
ofhciant had pronounced the blessing upou these
y retired to their places In the choir, and tlie three
ices who had completed the lull term ol their novl0
approached the altar to make their vows.
he oitiriant began by asking wnat tlicv desired, and '
r replied that they wished the favor of dwelling in :
house of tho laird all the days of tbetr lives, and
ake their religious profession In the congregation
Our Ludy of Charily of thu Good Shepherd." The
riant then carclullv questioned them as to their fli1
(or this lite, their knowledge ot the rules and ?>?>- 1
ranees, the extent of the vows anil obligations they
bed to assume, and their courape to practise tho
agoinents imposed upon those who vow poverty, ;
itiljr and obedience to tho laird. The answers i
ig satlstactory, he then asked the Hnperlores* if
, with her sister religious, consented to receive
He candidates for profession. She replied In the
-matiTe. The ofUciant then bade them accomplish .
it they had resolved upon, tho choir sung tho
iem, 'T will oiler my vows to the Lord before all ;
people: I will consecrate myself to Him at tbo
slice ol His temple." fiurtrig Ibis time the novices
It holnrc thi? Altar nriii Aft (hit r!<?**> nf thn
,r,n each one reed aeoarately and distinctly hvr
Lien vow. Kaoli novice then signed tier name to
vow which will be preserved in tl?o convent during
lift*, and bo placed in bcr hands at death. The
ir then sung the I'saltn, "The l#ord hear tbee In tho
of trouble."
le ofllrinnt then oflercd a prayer, blocsed tho veils
allver hearts, and (Tiring tho latter hade the stsiimiaie
the example ot :bat noble Virgin who la
model of all virtue*. Tho black veil* wero then
ed upon the heads of the newly professed while
sang the anthem, "This Is me place of my rest;
.'.bail I dwell, for I have cboaeu It " The ofllrinnt
1 gave tbom a Mutable exhortation. When the pall
withdrawn and the ulllciniii bado the prostrate
era arise from the shades ol death and clothe themes
with the light <>f Jesus Christ, giving to onch
an she arose a lighted candle, to which they rended,
"The la?rd is my light and my salvation;
un aliaU I tear r" The oiliciatil then gave to each
n crucifix, bidding her glory In ihat alone, and
i replied, "Mod lorlnd that I should glory in any
, ... . L. ...... ..... | ...H I...... CI k. ?I....k
IK IIIIIIUC Uir?l>?l <'? .Wl? ?? ?? "UK ii
world U crnclllcd lo mo and I lo the world." The
iaui ibot. blessed thrin, bidding Ikm ?? in in pewc;
then intoned the "To l?euiu," which tho choir
I while the Monroe* of Novice* condoctrd her choir
cn to the riiiperioresi, who f?.?vo them the km of
50. which ihoy conveyed lo tlio other roliKione.
*e who were profoMMM arei - .sinor M ol the Marred
it, Mlm K"lb; Mister M. ol 31. Iiotiiiiim, MlM I
Ir, ?nd Sister M. ol SL llyacluthe, Miss 11} ml
e
Tt MARCH 22, ' 1876.?T
MOODY AND BANKET.
The nsual crowd* attended the Hippodrome incet
at noon, four P. M. and eight P. M. yesterday. Tl
waa a goodly attendance of workingmen ut the hi
day meeting, and the Inquiry rooms were '
attended. My. Moody was surrounded with a nuu
ot minister*, among tbcm Rev. Dr. Ormieton, f
Dr. llepworth and Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick. Rev.
Ormieton has been quite constant In hiiattcndanc
those meetings recently, and aided Mr. Moody very m
In his work. His prayers are very effective, and
short discourse* are to the point and seem to touch
heart* of his audience. Rev. Dr. Hepworth, us us
read the requests lor prayer frotn numerous sis'
aud mothers lor their brothers and sous and fi
wives lor their husbands that they might he brou
to Christ. Mr. Moody spoko on the subject of "
be he I."
In the afternoon meeting, at which 6,000 pe<
were prosent, his subject was "The Holy Ghost,
Comlorter." He explained the personality of the I
( host, and how necessary it wus to call on llun if
sinner denied Cod's spirit to pervade liiin and ti
accept Christ should havo. lu fact, every
who was converted was converted hy
newer ol the Holy (ihost. Mr. Ssukcy sung the 1;
hymn, "Come holy spirit heavenly dovo." In
evening the Madison avenue hall was lilleu, and it
wus an overllow meeting in the Fourth avenue >
Contrary to his usual custom Mr. Moody did not re|
the sermon of the afternoon, but took his text frotu
fifth chapter of Secoud Kings, and told the stor
Human, the leper, who was cured by dipping se
'lines In tho waters of tlio Jordan. He told It
homely, talcing way, and uutdo tho Blblo narra
quite familiar to Ills hearers. Alter the meeting it
was, as usual, a largo crowd In the inquiry rooms, ai
young mon's meeting, which lasted till len o'clock.
SALE OF A CHURCH.
It Is announced that the (Ireene street Mcthn
Episcopal church, on Greene street, above Broo
has been sold for business purposes for $100,
Three years ago $175,000 was offered for the samo pi
erty; but, owing to the opposition of a trustee,
offer was rofused. The first Sunday in April wil
the last .Sunday ou which the building, which is n
tliuu forty yours old, will oo used as a church. Off
second Sunday in April the congregation will tn
lino the IVashinglou square ltoloriucd Hutch churc
REAL ESTATE.
The largo number of sales udvertlscd to be n
yesterday at tho Exchange Salesroom attracts
greater attendance, in point of numbers, than us
(Several of the sales which were expected to take p
were either adjourned or withdrawn, hut lha propi
that was put up went off at very lair prices. Tho
lowing sales were hold:?^
A. H. Mullor & Hon sold by public auction the
story brick tonement house, with lot 212.2x76, N<
Stanton street, south si do, between Forsyth and
ridgo streets, together with the premises No. 61 S
ton street, adjoining above, embracing a lot of s
size, with a throe story and basement brick hi
upon tho rront thereor, una u tour story nnii bason
brick nouso m roar, lor $20,950, lo Thomas Gill. J
similar sale, the Ihrcu story ami basement b
bouse, with lot 20x100, No. 987 DeKalb avenuo,
tweon Lewis and Smyvesant avenues, llrooklyn,
$0,526, to Jorumiah I'ungborn.
Kichard V. Harnett sold by public auction the
six story and baMcment brick stores ami dwelln
with plot 48.2x58 0 (rear lino 60.4 lent), Nos. titio
282* Broome stroet, northwest corner of Orchard sir
lor $17,4(111 over n mortgage of $25,000 to Era
O'Ncll. Also Supreme Court foreclosure sale, A
Klrcheia, reteree, a houso. with lot 19.9x77,
Luxtugton avenue, southwest corner of Twonty oitj
street, for $20,800 to Hlchurd Berry. Also, Supri
Court loreclnsiire sale, S. M. Morehouse, refe
lour lots, 125x100.4, ou Fast Sixty-third slrcet, so
slilo, 100 feet east of Madison avenue, lor $120,000 c
a mortgage ol $20,100, to Laac Innes.
1 E. II. l.udlow At Co. sold, by .Supreme Court fi
i closure decree, Moses Ely, referee, three 1
each 25x100, on East Eightieth street, north side,
Icct wost ofiTliird avenue, lor $9,240, to John i'ulln
Black well, Kikor Ac Wilkins sold, by Suprt
Court foreclosure decree, J. a. Beale, role
two lots, each 25x100.11, on West loOlh street, nc
side, 1150 foot west of Ninth avenuo, for $4,800
Henry K. Merrium, the plalntlir.
Jerc. Johnson, Jr., sold by public auction,
1 premises No. 80 Sheriff street, between Stanton
Kivington streets, comprising one lot 25x100, wit
two story basement and utile iramo house in fr
I and lour story brick house In rear, lor $*,500, to 1
{ man Arinstice. Also, similar sale, the follow
' Brooklyn properly:?One three story and basere
: brick bouse, with lot 22.4x100, No. 2i7 Kwen str
between Deroe and Alnslie streets, for $8,460, to
Gilmoro; one cottage, with lot 25x100, No. 79 IB
; street, near Leonard, for $1,450, to same purchase
last; one two and a half story brick house, wit!
I 25x100, No. 490 North Second street, betw
Ewen street and Urabam avenuo, and one two e
' brick stable with lot 25x100, No. 498 North Se<
j street, adiomlng above, lor $8,450, to W. Hut
! also, executor's sale, lo close estate of Augnstu
Unlbert, deceased: live lots situated on Central uvo
: corner of Woodbine street, lor $475 each, to W.
bv^; two lots on corner of Evergreen avenue and W
| bine atreel, for $810 each; and lour lots on corne
Broadway and dhaffer street, lor $990 each, to
Dean.
dwkm.ixos kxcxxti.t soi.d.
Tho threo story and basement brick house and
23x9*.9, on the south side ol Twenty-second sti
118.0 feet Kant of Sixth avenue, sold for $20,000;
three story and baaeineut brick bouse and lot 21.10
on Lexington avenue, 44.2 feel south of Tweniy-n
street, sold for $21,2AO; the bouse and lot 84.8
Nos. 47 and 49 Grand street, on the southwest coi
ol South Kttth avenue, sold for $18,000, and the
story brick tenement houso and lot 25x92. on
south aide of .Seventeenth street, 313 feet oast of
enue B, sold lor $18,000.
Taxxsraas or kkai. kstatk.
40th st., n. a, 272.0 ft. e of ltJtb a*., 24.2xlOri.5j
llrnls Kurgan and with to Alexander 8. Kali.ke.. $21
lilih av., w. '25.5 It. a ol .V>th st., 25x75; Joseph
Laser and wile lo Julia J. Bully 20.
Mncduugnl st.. w ?., 50 ft. t. of utli St., 25xl02,llx
11.11. Il-,i,l P... n,?l WIT. I,. M-lil,,!. Sl,.w.,l IX
82ij ??., n a., 108 It. e. of .'?tli ev., 22x10 1.4; Ueo. W.
Tucker mill wtle lo William M. Stllttnen .... N
Allen ?., w. a.. 175 ft. a. of tirendsX, 25x870; Henry
Jerdon anil wile to Wary A. KIiik 25.
Villi at- a. a., 1'<< It. e. of sHi av., 25x100.5; Alex. H.
Kaiiake and wife to Denis Horffan 18,
85th at., a. a.. 07.4 It. w. of Lexington av., 40.10 2-3x
102.2; Martlia Melntoah to John K, Kitauerald ... 10
43d at.. n. s . faiII w.ol lotli nr., .V)x2UO. 10; Frede
rick lleerleln and drill" to Frederick Folx. 58
5th a*., n. e comer of l(2d at., 26.5x11*); William SI.
Silktnnn and wife to lleorxe W. Tucker N
Ofuli at., x a., IM ft a. ol N as., 5<>xlU0.H)?; fliillp
llenn and wife to Catharine Michel 1
llili at., a. e. corner lUnh at., 50.llxl05.5t4; aaino
to same 2
11 til av., x x corner lfSHIi at., aame property; J'hlllp
Michel aud wife to i'hillu lleiin 3
(Kith at., a. a , I5A ft. e. ot 3d av., 50x 1008)4; eame to
same 1
loth av.. w. x, 35 I ft n. of 4.5th at., 25.1x100; Mary
A .Stafford to William Noble 20,
145th at. n. x, 375 It. e. of Willi, av. 25x100 ,23d
ward) ; Krancit K. iiaujciuan aud wife to itIchard
Tattcraall ?. 1
117th >1.. a. a., 275 ft. o. of 2d av., 25x100; Cornelius
Donovan and others to Klla .1. h'arev 3,
28th at., a. a., 425 It. w. of dm av., 25x88.1); John (J.
\f eaaella to Francis I,. Wandell N
28th at., a. a., 425 ft. w. of nth av . aame property;
Krancia Ij. Wendell to Sarah R. W'cesellx N
1 :*tth at., a. x, 175 ft. e of 7tli av., 75x1)8.11; Nathan
itiahop and wife to William A. Cauldwell K
l.'JHth at, X x, 175 ft. a. of 7th av., aame property;
William A. Canldwell and othcra rex. of) to William
A. Cauldwell N
l?ilh at., a. a.. 125 ft. e. uf7lli av., QOxiW. 11; William
A. t'anldweil and wife lo Caroline C. Kiahop N
130th at., a. x, 125 ft. e. of 7th av., same property;
WI litem A. Cauldwell and others (et. of) to Caroline
C. Hi shop N
67th at, n. a., 275 ft. w. ot 8th av., 40x1(10.5; aame
to aame N
S7th St.. n. a., 316 ft w of Otli av., H0xIU0.5; aame
to William A. Cauldwell. N
57th at . n. a., 275 ft, w. of IHh av.. 40x100.5; William
A Cauldwell and wlfa to Caroline I!. Hiahnp K
57th at., n. a., 315 ft. w. ot Dth av., HOx 100.5; alhan
Mialiop and wile to W illiain A. Cauldwell N
Veaey at., a a. (No. 50,25x82; John S. lilies ,trustee)
to Catherine >1 Morrison and others N
Molt at., w a. (No. 2211,25x10 i; Washington (J. Hut
ton and others executors) to John K. Hvrnca H
51 et at n a , 2flO II. e. of lllh av., 25xl">.5; alao
Kranalln av.. corner of Mth at., IMxIOU (iitd wnrdi;
Jaiuea Treanor to l'eter l.awlsaa Ni
51 at at , n. a, 2oo ft. a. of 11th av., 25x100.5; alao
Krnuklln av., corner of 8th at.. 84xiU) (23d ward) ;
I'eter l.awlesa to Kllen I!. Treanor N
3d av., w. a , 77.5 I0k207.5 loxirreyular (23<i ward);
Frederick. Smyth (referee) to kdward F. do I.an
cey leaernlorj 7,
Atenlarina plaee.n. e. earner of tferrard ar. (IrrernInri
; Krederiek Suiylh (referent to Kdwnrd K. da
Laueey (execntor) 10,
aoRTflAUKS.
Samonoa. KHaa A., to Mutual Life Inference Company,
(. ?. 41at ?t? e. .r>tli it. ; 1 year 3,
Cooper, Jame* and wife, to aeme.i. i. Northern Terrace,
? corner i'ark place i24th ward) ; 1 year.,,., 3,
M'-Unckln, Henry, to Michael Cain, a. t. Slat at.,e.
i.lli ar , .'year* 0,
Book. John M. and wife, to Mary^A Craft, i. e. corner
Willie nr. and l:v<tn ?t (J ul ward'; ft ycere 5,
Koahny. J. liewllt, to Waiter Brkker, ,Nne. 3*2(1 and
J24 Weal at.; tt
Tattcraail. Klrti ird. In Kranci* K. Bruiinan, a. a.
14-till et.. e. Willi* air. (J'-Ui ward) ; 8 reara 1,
Dcaly, J*in"? and lirlr*. to Kllaabetb 1) niimca, a. I.
corner Wltlnrk nr. and IfHti at. i'kl ward); ft
year*.. I;
Noble. William and wife, to Addle II. Woolaey, w a.
I'nh a v., n. 4.'?th et.i ft year* 13.
Carey, Kll* J. and helre, to I ornellna Don or an ami
oiheri, a. t 1I7tli at., e. 3d ar.; o year*. ,u 3,
Allen atrert Metlmdlat Kploeopnl ?hnrelt to Dry Doc*
Sarin** Bank, e. a. Allen at , a. Hlvio*toii at.; 1
year 4,
Qnmlan, Jeremiah, to Jatnea Lynch ami otbera, Re.
117 Kail W'th at.. No. IM W illiam at.
Noble, William and wife, to Mary A. Stafford, w. a. ol
Hhh at., n of 4'dh, J yeara ft,
dame la ranie, w. a, of lutli at., n. of 4.*ith. 1 year .. 3,
Callaifhan, Patrick, to Augim Belmont, n. a. of 120th
??., e of loth nr.. ft year* 1ft,
Ward, Itohert, to aaina (ex.), a. e. cor, of Mauiaon ar.
aae laRlt at, ftyeara 30,
T,,.k Harriet \ and hii.t.ai.,1 t,i I l.r,.1 iar, liar *
. tit >lh av ami H4tli it., | year 32
K*l>-? Alex S to Henta Morgan, n. I. of 4?Hli at.,
r. nt loth av , ft month* 3,
Whltaoa. l>r?f| V. unit wlfa, to John II Whltann,
m. a of I dal"Ct?n av.. n <i| 24th nt.. .4 yf?f> S
Huller, Kaia K. arid htaahaud, to Henry J. Hnrcltell,
?. . ot l,f?ln|fttiii av.. n. of ith at.. 1 year
Clanaen. Herman Y. K. and wifa anil nthera, tu F.dwart
II Owen (am.), a. w. cor of 2d av and 44th
at., A yeara ., 10
M.iiiaoea. Herman W. and wlfa, to Flreman'a Invaranee
Company, a. a ot Itowarjr, a. of Canal at., 1
year ,... 2
tfilkman. William M and wlla, to ttanfua W. Tartar,
o. a. of C2u at., a. of 5tU av., 3 yeara 1
KIPLE SHEET.
~ T8I Slilt" CAPITAL
iere
joo- #
"ec"; Defence of the Railroad Committi
tor. Against Corruption,
e at
T, WEST, THE INCORRUPTIBL1
the .
ual,
r'm He Saye He Is Not a Run
igbt
Member.
?plo
I ho
loir
the MR. WORTH IN HIS NATIVE TONGl
tavo
to
on?* *
the
Important Statements b
iere Dr. Vandorpoel.
Kill. X
icat ??
yl y* Ai.eant, jlnreh 21, 1S70
yen Those members of the Railroad Committee w
lu 11 wcro charged by "Ono Who ICuows'' with being in I
ring of tlio committee, and who wero not prosi
rirl a lasit nvonimr mnrln iho ilnu/t "Vn Vrt.il Vn I. ir.t" t,il
1 pretty lire corpeo to-day. Mr. West, the chatrmi
! was tbo first membor to rlso to a qnosi ion of prl
lego. llo said that he bail read a staletiH
()1Rt lu tho Hkkai.d which contended that I
mo i Hail road Committee had "bartered aw
0^ j their honor" for money in reportl
rop- adversely on the "No Seat No Faro" bill and certi
tj|q others, llo denied that tho committee had taker
I t,0 dollar, directly or indirectly, to tnlluenco their actii
lore j "I have," said he, "been a member of this House
l'|? five years, and 1 never allowed my voto to bo ml
j" 0 euced liy any unworthy consideration. 1 will s
frankly that tho Urst year 1 camo hero 1 did ull I coi
to encourage tho lohhy to como and see mo lor
other reason on earth than to seo how it was done,
tide FIVK nukdbkd iioi.i.aiis ilKFOIlK iikkakka.st.
d a "They used to come to mv room at tho Delavau bef<
uah breakfast, and I've had them to offer mo |500 to gol
lace a certain bill." The lloiiso was apparently tnu
i'l'ty amiisod over this frank statemont and laughed qu
lol- j heartily. West added, after order was reslorod, "li
1 always told them that 1 had money enough before
four came here, nnd ttiat if I couldh't got along wlthc
). 49 getting paid by tlio loliby I'd go home nnd sell all i
Fid- mills at once. No lolihyman has it to say tt
tan- ho could inflnonco mo liy money or any otli
amo consideration. 1 suppose that when the Speaker i
oueo pointed tho chairman of tho Kailroad Committee
lent had confidence in mo. I know that when ho told I
ilao, that ho intended to appoint mo I answered that I i
rick not foci liko accepting until 1 had consulted someof i
ho- friends. Said ouo of them to me, "Can you afford
Iur | take that place and come out of that committee
two honest man?" I replied, 'I can,' and so
iigs. ns lay in my power nothing dishonest woi
be done by that committee. Now, tho Hers
ncls has put me down as a rural member. 1 have u gr<
F. respect for tbo Hkkald and its correspondent here, u
[hth for a" ?"'or correspondent*, but they do got m
L>me taken onco In awhile like other people. I've been |
ree, ; down, I sny, n? u rural member, yet I go to Vow Ye
u"! 1 threo or four times a week on business, as much of" i
iver i
I business Is done there, and 1 know something about t
"re- city and the accommodations of city ruilroad cars.
C?6U came to the conclusion that tho bill, If pussod, wot
lan. be impossible to on force, that it would
me impracticable. 1 bcllovo that a measure that Is not I
frct*J ! tbo benefit of tho peoplo Is a dead letter. You oai
, to enforce It. The committee belloved, as I believed cc
scientiously, that this No beat No Faro t
and w,10n ,l wttS flrst introduced was an itnnrac
h a cable bill, and though we considered the bill faithlu
onl an<l honestly there was but one opinion about it. T
,pr- only remedy lor the ovorcrowdlng of the cara is ra|
'dug transit. Now, as to our roport on this bill. If tlx
>out bad been
net, A nt'SDRRD WLUOff or OOIXAR8
Mr- put up to get a favorable report on that bill, and
ivoe don't claim to lie honestt tiian oilier peoplo, an<
r as think the Itailrond I'otnmlttee are as hom-st as the r
1 'ol ol this House, 1 believe the committee would have
'e> n (used to so roport. Mr. W est then went ou loexplain h
torT be had told Mr. Wensel on Friday, when lie heara tl
ond he was to movo a reoonslderatlon of l ho vote on I
,orli committee's report, that he would do all he could
8 D. huve Wie time extended before the adjournment li
DUei day so that the motion could be made. He then s?
, up to tbe Clerk's desk a letter, which ho asked to tin
ood- I read, and which, he aafd. wou'd show how tho lob
r "r somotluies worked. Tbo letter wus ruud it was sign
Mr. I by "One Who Knows What Is (Soing on in itie Kailio
I Committee. " it was addressed to tbe nnperintondc
of a railroad company, and called his attention tc
let i bill that had been iniroduned bv Mr. Taylor, of Roi
' el, salaer county, which provides for a reduction of t
"lp faro on the road, staling that the Itallroad Commit!
"hU, were determined to report the bill, and lhat, If it ev
mill : gni belore tbo House, it would be certain to pass. T
**?, writer ofthe letler then added lhat the Snperintendei
rner | tr lie desired lo make tho bill cerium ol defiat in t
lour .committee, should call upon Mr. Chorion Kdwari
'h* ' (Mr. Kdwards is n notorious lobbyist here). Wh
| made this letter rather Important as a guago of t
way the lobby manages to aeeoinpllsh their objects
us Mr. West slated, that It was in the same han
I writing as a bill handed some lime ago to u nienilx
i,H0o which be refused to introduce, nnd which is new In I
?y. mwauMiuii in jii. n t-?i. urn |wiij wuu iiAiineit i:
hill to ihii members Ik a man named Brlggs, a crony
1,100 Kd wards, and who, with Edwards, was hauled up roi
1 time ago by tho Siratiun Investigating Committee. M
om. West, without stating the Tact, Iclt llio House to dri
It* own.lnlorouco, which wax that lirlggs wiik the writ
j of the letter, who excused himself lor not sigui
00) | hut name, beoouao ho was "an nttachfe of the A
I soinbly"?whtch ho la not. "Supposing," said M
,000 Wont, In closing his remarks, "that the Siipcrmtende
I ?r lhat r"a<l h.Ti gone to KdwarilH nml paid bun to Ml
.000 K^ilrond Comnntjee, and the hill should be report
om ! adversely by the committee, what would he ha
thought, innocent ol the wholo transaction as t
,000 1 committee might Im f Why, that tho committeo h
I been bought. That IS one of the ways of tho lobti
.000 gentlemen, but talk a* the newspapers will, so long
00,. ! 1 know I'm right, they can talk as they plcuse."
j A MS AT ASO MO SKAT.
.000 j Mr. Rosen, another member yf the committee, h
1 lowed Mr. West in delonding the committee. 1 ful
.000 Indorse, said he, all the remarks of Mr West earn
1 thai which refer* to tho $100,000,000. Ho udded th
SV) | he bad voted to report the bill sdveracly console
tiously because he deemed Itan impracticable ineasm
,.100 1 Yet bo did not bollovo that rapid transit was the on
| remedy for the overcrowding of the atrc
om. | rars, for he thought some discrimination could
I made between a seat and no scat.
' | When Mr. Rowen had bis say, the member* w
era. wore anxious lor an adjournment to go to dinner, as
i wa? tlieu Just the regular hour of adjournment, cat
to the conclusion that the privileged question buslnc
oin- was over iortlioday. Hut Mr. West, who had so cu
i ningly managed on i rlday to gel Bells to yield the flo
* I to him on the promise that he would renew Beti
motion, but dlo not, considered that he too should
om. heard, us he was a member of the Railroad Commute
MR. WORTH KKI.AtRS HtS KXPRKfKSTKum
Mr. Worth gave a very good explanation of bis ov
oia Ignorance of the affairs gcnorully by confessing that I
1 bad not tiad hia attention called to tae Hkkai.duv
om. , two or throe times during the past year, sod at il
same lime paid a high compliment to the lutelligcn
<>>?- ol Ins conaillueiiis by claiming once upon a lime th
when most all the papers in Hie Stain at
" I all tho papers In his district were against hi
ooo he was ehcted by the largest majority bo ever o
I tained In hi* life, while last year, when ho was non
! Bated by bofh parlies and all tho papers were Isvo
?m. able to him, he was elected by majority of only S
| the Stale ticket of his party receiving a majority
on | 2,'WO. This, In the opinion of Mr. Worth, showedih
the newspapers were only beneficial to a man wbi
I they opposed him; but, in the opinion of a good mar
??00 ; people, il Is proof positive that when he got ll
! largest majority ho ever received in his li
roo In* constituents did not know htm so well as they <1
when he only got a majority ot eighty eight. Kven
certificate of good character Iroin the politicians of ho
. no parties aod the praises of ihe editors in his dtatri
were powerless to convince Ihe voters last tall that I
had changed lor tho better since the ttmo whi
000 all tho papora wore all against him Bout:
less his constituents have come to the conclusu
,.V?i i that what the papers had then said about him w
; the truth alter all. Mr. worm allowed conclusive
?? 1 that he rrada I lie newspapers very seldom, lor
(jno Pr,,ve lhat llie Hkkai.ii was looonautent mi lla refc
eoees to the committee, because its regular coi respo
dent hud atatod thai Mr Baldwin had voted against t
000 adverse report, whereas a coiomunlcallou to the pap
said Baldwin was one ol the ring. If Mr. Baldwin c
"n talned a liltlo credit lor the way ho wan declared
VI) have voted It was given to him on the slrongth of thr
memlwrs of tho eommtttee who raid he did vt
against tho report, one of the tbrce being Mr. Baidw
000 himself.
WOltT'l iv IfIH xativk TOJtOr*.
Mr. Worth, after making a i|iioer exhibition of bti
000 self as an ofator who not only despised newspapers li
[nai bad sworn eternal enmity to I,i tin ley Murray and I
teachings into the bargain, got oft tho following:?
I "t lear no immyiptr," tliny her msde a gren m il
W) men and hejr unmade n great many ; doorlug w
they made a great many generals hut Iverv
,AM 1 when It came to action. Kny man who an t
built *"hout th" nld or* nao<<>j>aper is no man. i
nm la * paper mil)." Then Mr. Worth remarked wi
O *i Kr''<tl f u?to that if II tin.I been In the powor oI the pre
in tho |Mit to bring about bin political annlhilntli
Jtfn there would not now lie enongh ni him led to led of I
own death which it may be auied ban been a grout in
foriuno thn* far to too pastern division of Rrooklyn.
0n0 TUB filBBITTKf.'a DRXMBSTIIICIH
Now that the Railroad Oimmiileo hare all told tb<
ono little ptory. It may not b? out of plane Jest here to a
why, If they considered the 'NoMeat No tare" bill
',800 Ita original abupo bo utterly Impracticable, that
5
attempt was made in tlio committee to make It
practicable V They ail claim that lliey gave it fhll
consideration, yet even Mr. Power, who confesses
that aoiue discrimination ought 10 lie made betweou
a seat and no seat, did not in committee
ofler to rnodily the bill even to that
extent. Certainly, If his Idea had Ixinti adopted and
1Q lh? bill so reported as lo compel the companies to carry
>v or hall fare, or something less than lull fare, pas-eager*
who ran get no seat* on the car*, it would have
been something ot u gain for the travelling public; for
sueh a law would force the companies to put on more
car*, as tho more seals they would provide the greater
would bo the lares. Hut oh no! This would
r? 1 liafo .Inl.lfloA lit t f.O-ft
I-1' lug public servants" as one of the committee
calls tlio railroad companies and therefore the best
way uot to datnago thcsa. in the opinion of the committee,
wus to lot them do as they have hcon doing lor
sQ years?-just as they please. Indeed judging from the
way some of the members of committee talk now otio
would think that all u commiltco has to do is to be for
or against a bill as u whole, and that It is until* province
to amend a bill. Supposing this "No Seat, No
Fare" hill had boon treated as the Park bill has been,
would there not have been some good result?
JE That bill wa* reported Irom the Committee on Cities
favorably in a certain shape. The members did not
like It, and sent it back to tho committee with instructions
le report within thren days. What did Mr. Fish's
committee do?take it lor grunted the hill was imy
practicable and report it unfavorably f Hy no moans.
They reported an entirely new bill, which did away
with the impracticable leaturos of the original, and the
result is it met with general satisfaction and is now
j awaiting Us third rending. There is only one conclusion
i to arrive at now concerning the railroad committee.
* Kither they hto too stupid to know what to do when
bo ' they got a hill Into their hands Ihoy do not like as a
. ' whole, yet which. Judiciously amended, could he mado
a worthy measure, or that ihero is a certain class of
ml hills which tho committee teel hound not to amend lor
II a fear, If amondod at all, there would be no excuse left
for reporting them adversely. I lonvo every one to
1 judgo for himself who has wutchod tho mano-uvnngs
vl- over the Kllllau hill for the past month where the
int weakness ol tho committee lies.
IgPAKAXTINK HKI.K SOSTAISIKll.
Dr. Vandcrpocl, tho Health Officer, appeared before
'ay tbe Assembly Committee on Commerce and Navigatig
tion, which hns under consideration tho protect of
inaklug Quarantine self-susialning, if possible. In
"n 1S74, the Hoc-tor said, Ins entire fees amounted
t a to $-10,000, and $.'10,000 lust year. lie said
JU j $ti 50 was charged for boarding foreign
' vessels and $3, $2 and $1 for coasting
,r vessels; this branch of Quarantine brought him
lu- about $700 every month; for fumigating vessels rarinv
' O'lng more thrill 100 steerage passengers he charged
' $50; vaccinations brought about $400, and $10,000
"J was ilio toial receipts for lurnigating vossels; lor
no : conveyunco to Ward's Island ho charged $00, and
I $20 to Ulackwoll's Island; ho believed Quarantine
coflhl be run at a cost of $50,000;
| It is not likely that tho Committee on
>ro Commerce and Navigation will take any action on the
'or If end Money bill before It, since the courts hnvo
. | decide I that the "head money" Is an unlawful tax on
the steamship companies. What tho immigration Comilo
' mission will now do for a living is a mystery.
i?t Tint SUPPLY BILL
. ' is to be discussed in the Assembly m a special order
1 I next Thursday morulng. An ollort Ik to bo mado to
>ut have it pas.s both houses before tlie close or tlio prosenl
nv mouth with thn view of compelling tlio Governor to
" i return it signed as a wholo or with his vetoes ns to 111*
features ot the bill he does not approve hcloro the
icr tin il adjournment. Ho is obliged under the constltuip.
tlon to return any bill ho does not approve, with hie
. reasons lor his disapproval, within ten day* after its
passage. Under the amendments to thn constitution
mo ho haK the power to veto separately items in the Supjld
I'1)' hill whllo approving others. So if the bill is sent
to him, say two or three weeks before the llnal ad"7
Journment, tho majority will have n chance to dtsto
agree with bis item vetoes, which they would uot havo
Jin II it was passed us of old, only a fow days
helore tho adjournment. Tho belief Is general
'nr now that the adjournment will not tuke place iielors
Id the 20th of April There is no truth In tho story thai
ln tho two houses will holdover until after the 4th ol
May, so that by tho Senate being In sess'on when tho
harbormasters' terms explro, tnese worthies, who ar?
nd ! republicans, may be saved, for tho very good reason
(H_ that the terms of all tho present harbor1
masters, but one expired last nonth. Il is not likely,
ul even if It was neoe-sary to savo the poor man, that tho
irk Senate wenid hold over for his sake, no matter what
T|_ henellt ho is to tho party as a wirepuller.
' mi'RovKMKNT or rouRTit AVRRCX.
I,0 I Senator Blxby introduced a bill nutliorixing ths
I | Comptroller to issue bonds for an umouut not exoeed..(j
ing $250,000 for the Improvement of Fourth nvenuo,
between Sixty-seventh and Ninety sixth streets,
bo CX-UOVKKXOR nix AH RKUKST.
or : Ex-Governor Mix is mentioned as successor to Prosj
per M. Wctmorc as Regent of the University.
I COMMllS SCItOOI. tkxt IIOOKS.
,n- 1 In tho Sennto this evening tho hill to provide for untilll
lormity ol text books in common schools was dta...
| cussed at length, Prluce opposed It on the grounds
' that It afforded an opportunity lor vast corruption, and
II.v ho thought It would bo very Improper to allow any
he board, as proposed, to designate the books to be used,
ild The bill was laid over for further consideration.
re TRK OOMMI8SIOXHH Of JURORS.
Mr. Rlxhy's bill providing for a hoard to appoint a
commissioner of jurors in New York city was jtp la
I Committee of tho Whole. Mr. Gerard moved to InI
i sort tho words "at the expiration of tho terra of office
o-t of the present Commisaioner ol Jurors." Mr. bixby
re- explained that the bill was Intended to settle a dispute
ow and litigation between two persons who claimed the
int office. Progress was reported without action being
the taken on Iiaaden's motion.
to T1IK COURT or GKXKKAL, SRSSIOSR.
tat The bill to provide for tho payment of the officer* ol
int < the Court of General Sessions, Part 2, waa ordered to
ve a third roading.
by I COX FIR RATI OS or A PRMOTHAT.
ed The Senate unanimously confirmed tho nomination
.ad of William H. Henderson lur Judge of tho Eighth Ju."
mt dtcial district, in place of George D. I.amont, deceased,
i a The republicans ol the Scnap arc evidently better dials
posed to conllrm the nomination of a straighteut
he democrat than of a republican who assert* Indcpendee
once of Judgment and leaven bin pirty for good and
'<>r sufficient reasons. South worth, whose personal fitness
he for the position was admitted on all hands, was
it, relented because he became a liberal republican. Thlw
ho was his sole otlenco lu the eyes of the republican Senala.
tors. The Governor might have been under tho
lat delusion llial he wan offering a sort of compromise
ho nomination when he sent in the name of Southworth,
Is, but he must be relieved of that now, and will underd
stand in lulure tbat a pronounced democrat Is larmora
ir acceptable to repnhlican tastes than a half-and-half fol- *
he t lower ol either party.
lis innrkascniasd mktikiiiist ritk aciikhs.
of Mr. Kmnrson has been informed that ihuro are 1,500
no Methodist ministers In thllt Slate who are practically
Ir. disfranchised hy reason ol having no settled place of
iw residence. Thyir circuit duties from year to year never
or allow them time to stay long enough in any oqe plans
ng to acquire the necessary residence qualification for a
,*- voter. To meet this slnto of affairs he ollered In ths
Ir. SSenalo tho following amendments to tho constitution
lit Unsolved, (If the Assembly coucnri, That scelion t, arx'
1 tlcle 2, of the '-.institution be amended an fellows:?Kvnry
oil male eltlsen of the age ol twenty-one years who shall have
Vo been a cltiron for ten day and an inbabitant ot this state
, one year nest preceding an election, and lor the last four
month* a resident ol the county, and for the last thirty day*
"" a resident ol tlit; election dialrlct In which ho insy offer his
y, vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election
as In the election dlntrict of which he shall at the
time be a resident, and not elsewhere, for all officers
thai now aro, or hereafter may be elected by the
I eople. and upon all questions which may be aahmlttcd
i lo the vote of the people, provided that In lime of war BO
'y elector iu the actual military service of the Mate or of the
|'t L ulled Wains, In the armv or nary thereof, shall he deprived
nl of Ids vote hy reason of his absence from such election disr.
triet. and provided that no minister ot any religions denomination
shall he deprived of his vote by reason of any change
. of residence made in the regular discharge of his ministerial
dutiea; and the Legislature shall have power to provide tbe
Ct manner In which and the time and place *al which such ahbo
sent elector* may vote, and for the return anil canvass of
their votes In tho election districts iu which they rnspeo
no lively reside.
H 1 Ths resolutions were laid on the table under the rule.
?? A BTATK BOARD OT Al"blT.
,ss Owing to the constitutional amendments the I.egta
n. lulure haa no longer any power In its committees te
or aihlit clauna against tho State (Ivor atx weeks ago
|g' Senator i'nre introduced a bill to create a Statu Board
be of Audit, lor the purpose of considering all claims
!0, ' against the State. To day It was dlacuaKud at soina
length and ordered to n third reading,
ro amended by making the Comptroller, Hecreli?
' tiry of State and Stale Treasurer (la place
er of Attorney-General) constitute tho Board,
l,u and providing that It shall ho the duty of the Attorney
co Genoral to appear At earn Bitting of the Board of Audit
at tor tho pur pone of protecting the intereeie of the State,
ol and he shall have authority to suhpn-na witnesses on
in bcliall ol the State lu reference to soon claims and acI).
counts, and requiring the Board to report evidence aa
il. welt as conclusions on the claim* be lore them to the
,r. < Legislature.
M | TUB BTATK miVTINa.
of There hits been a groat deal of talk about the Stat*
ni printing contract and the Printing Committee of tbe
:n Assembly have been trying their level best to find out
iv Just what it amountB to. The result of their Isbors It
lo shown In the report they submitted to the Assembly
in this morning, and which la signed by all ilia members
id ! of the committoo, asking lor a new coutract.
a | i.vihsi.stivr norica.
th Mr. Starbuck contemplates devolving a heavy Job on
ot fl>c county clerks and registers of the State In a hill
ho providing that these officials shall furnish the Socre
n tary ol ftato with a statement of all tho mortgages of
it- j real estate recorded on their books from the year 1854
an to 1878,
na There Is still a rhtnec thst the Judge of the Court of
|y Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce, N-w York,
to j may be allowed tho salary stricken out of tho Approif.
priatlon bill The subject will be again discussed on
n- Thursday.
Mil. SCHLAMOWITZ EXPLAINS.
10 : To ths Form* 01 trs Hskai.d:?
An article appeared in the Hkrald thle morning
iu which so grossly misrepresented the tacts In regard t?
i jd action of lalse imprisonment brought against me by
,n. one F. Duvall, that 1 desire an Imtnedlnte correction.
I|(t It is true that such an action has been commenced and
us | that an order ot arrest was granted. The amount ol
ball, however, was Used at (300, Instead of $3,000, and
ay insie.nl of being Imprisoned in default or hail I waa
At ' free to go upon my own recognisance until this morn"d
Ior. when 1 promptly deposited with the Jtherlff the
oe amount ol the bail. The arrest of lluvall, a few weeks
lo ago, on wliirh this action is based, was occasioned by
tli his giving me a check In a Petitions name lor goods
as sold. Yours, respectfully,
jn KMANUEL H. 8CHLAM0WITZ.
us Nbw York, March 21, 1876,
ROBBING A POLICEMAN.
Patrolman Adams, of ilia Fourth precinct, Is minus
In coat and shield. An unterrlflod thief stole them (runt
no the hallway of his residence, So. 171 first avenue,