! *’ ' t £c~T Lr ~ -‘W*ZZXiF' t “'■•'« *y CITY HOLLBTIR. • Memento Mom— A. terriidn by BisHdpSimp wn —Bv ho denomination are its .bishops rnore revered than by the denomination ot Methodists. In their innermost hearts are • enshrined the names of the founders of their ' protest aeainst the cold formalities that con- Mbntr d the surroundings of John Wesley, - aud that impelled the P'lfe spirit of Charles ' weslev to abandon the frigid counterpoint of the music in the Church "of England for the simple melodies that are as much the cliarac - teristies of Methodism on the frontier and in the backwoods at the present day as they ■were when Wesley held the first open-air meeting now immortalized iu the pages of" hisioryTnotonly sacred, but secular. „ •"Thonames of Whitfield and hummerfield, iand ithostof others, are inscribed in letters of love upon the Methodist heart. Coming down to recent date, it has boen bereft of two of its bishops, who died with the harness yet imon them, and for whoso life the church in —^, n t. r al-will neverJ'aiLto-entertalii. feelings oL rC llfslmpTfic)mpson, 6f West Virginia, and Bishop Kingsley, wlio haifheen laboring an Oriental countries, have passed away. Every Methodist knows their history by heart. To reneat, it would be here superfluous. On his. •wav to Conference lie sickened and died. Bishop Kingsley yielded up his pure spirit to its Author while in attendance at a council of missionaries in the far distant city of Beyrout. Bishop Kingsley was a man of gigantic mind and indomitable energy. He interpreted the command: "Go ye into all nations, given to • His disciples, ns literally applicable to himself. •As Paul said Wo is me if I preach not the Gospel,” so felt Bishop Kingsley as to lus re-" lations with those who were as yet in dark- D< Kshon Kingsley visitea the Conferences in Inland China/'He expected before return ing to his borne to participate in the Conler ' once* of Germany. .This purpose was frus- b ytheProvldencethatcalled kturhomy —not te an earthly home—but to the rest of the home that remaineth for the people of God.” Bishop Kingsley also visited Palestine. ■ Had he survived, it is believed that the litora , ture of the country would have been enriched by at least one more production of his pen. ;'" Xo' commemorate the departure ot these saints, memorial services were,, this morning, held in the Union Methodist"'’Episcopal Church, Fourth street, above Arch. The . auditorin* was so crowded that, although , reaching the spot, in advance of the hour ot commencement of-the-services,..oiw reporter with difficulty made . his way to the pulpit ■ front; The central-seats , were occupied by - preachers, of whom were present from vari ous parts of the surrounding country a goodly number of representatives. The interior of the sacred edifice was draped with the sym - hols of mourning. The pulpit and the front ot the- galleries were hung in sadly-suggestive P The exercises were begun by Boy. Alfred Cookmanj who announced theJoB3d hymn. Kev. Mr. Cook offered, and Kev. Sir. Post, ~ of the New Jersey Conference, read an ap propriate selection from the sacred Scriptures. The text of Bishop Simpson was the words,- 11 precious in the eyes of the Eord is the death of His Saints.” .. . When the angel of death, said the speaker, makes visitation to' our earth, enters a nouse- -hold'aml'calls away some loved one to the fu ture state of existence, the hearts of the be reaved are thrilled with sadness. The tomb,-to the survivors, looks dark, and we then feel thq 'strength, though it be unseen, of the tie that has bound us to those who have gone before. I Wlienthe wise and tbc great aud the good • areremovedTromus a nation’s, heart is sad dened. Jn the words of this text, living and dying, we are the Eord’s.- Wo are the chil dren of the Eord, who seems to bend over the dying bed, and whose expiring moments are precious in His sigfiE,_We .do not always realizethia, -though wesbould ever be assured of the constant presence of God. His word is not only a revelation of His will; there is a. sensein which His word removes the veil from the face of Nature and gives it all its force. There is something ui every flower and every-tree, in every-Object upon, the face ot Nature, that tells 11s of Infinite goodness and wisdom. In our perversity we often fail to recognize His presence around and about us, though tiie whole material earth is filled aud imbued with tlie majesty, of His glory. The touch of Hisspiritupon the herfvfc is the utterance that renders us appreciative of His ■ presence, and of the moral position we should occupy before Him. The speaker graphically -.j.i beautifully illustrated the übiquity of God. He then depicted the death-bed of the Christian. . , , , , Nolie of us, while here, yviHli to be called “ Saints.” And yet, to a certain extent, it we come up to the standard of His Word, we are so. The Apostle writes to the saints which are in Ephesus and the saints which arc iu Corinth. The speaker devoted the remaining portion of his discourse to consideration of the loss to the church in death of the distin guished Bishops in memory of whom the ser vice was held. As our reporter is informed that a copy of the seriuon has been asked for, for publica tion, every Methodist will understand that for its verbatim perusal he has a treat in store. OuTKAGE IN GEUMANTOWN—AN AGED (.'oiii'i-i: Beaten, Gauged and Robbed.— Ou Mill street, Germantown, resides ati aged gentleman, named ICsau, and his wife. On "Wednesday night last their house was entered by thieves, who climbed up to the second story window. The robbers then made their way to the shaping apartment of Mr.’ and Mrs. Esau. While carrying on their opera tions they made a noise, which arousod-tlre sleepers. The scoundrels, discovering that the couple were awake, assailed them, and heat them while they ivere in bed. Being very feeble, neither Mr. nor Mrs. Esau were able to make much resistance. Mr. Esau raiseil one of his hands to ward off a blow, when he accidentally got his hand in the mouth of one of his assailants, and one of Ills fingers was nearly bitten off. After thus maltreating the occu pants of the house, the rascals gagged and tied them. Then commenced a search for plunder. Nearly every portion of the house yvas ran sacker!. Closets were opened, bureaus forced and trunks broken. The robbers succeeded in securing about S'.ed in cash. They did not * seem to care about anything else. Upon the conclusion of the examination of the pro mises the desperate fellows tied Mr. and Mrs. Esau together, and left. The police, of the Fourteenth District are making every effort to obtain some clue upon which to effect the ar rcst. of the perpetrators of this gross outrage. Thu Wimjamh Okviian Fund.— The fol lowing contributions to the fund for the or nlian children of Captain Williams, of the Cneida, are acknowledged by Edward Ship pen, 5.12 Walnut street Thomas H. Powers Kicliard Si Mason Joseph N. Pcirsol M. C. Eea Cash Previously acknowledged InounjbiAnisia.—Mr. JCnoch Hopkins lias erected on T«hirty-sev«ntli street* near Hocust. two iiue dwellings. The houses are not quite finished, and there are shavings and other in flammable material about the premises. Last evening, about seven o’clock,' Mr. william Freure, who lives in an adjoining house,nponi looking through the window jot’ one ot the ncwTmUdingH, discovered that it was on fire, v He efieeied an entriance, and as he did so three hoys ran out. Mr. Frearo thou found that a lot ol'shavings hadLbeeu set en fire. He . scattered thin burning mass and stamped out JDohway Koi-.hkiiv.— William Wilson. a member of the l'. ,S. M m ine Corps, was ar rested lust night, at. Fifth and Monroe jilroets, after a short chase, upon the charge of high way robbery.. Michael Shui.t, residing atiSo. K2M South l* 1 ifUi street, was standing on the sidewalk. ‘Wilson, it is alleged, stepped up to him,'snatched the watch and.chain from his vest and ran. During his (light ho threw away the watch. Tim aceuHudJiail W hearing before Aid. but/., and was committed to answer. Ow>'F.lt Waxticjo—A keg of galvanised snikes, found oil Larkin street, helow l.om mi owner at fSe'Thinl District I I ill 11, U»