Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 13, 1873, Page 9

'THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1873 fl-——_‘————_—____—_——————___——_——_—w._—__fl__ THE CHURCH. Christianity and the Indians--=The Reve 8¢ Jo Humphroy’s Observations, The Summer Veoation--- Wherea~ bouts of Some of OQur Ministers, Interesting Extracts from the Y.ocal Religious Prees. The Decline of Methodism-~The Church Guild--General Notes. Programme of Services To-Day--- Calendar for the Weclk, .Tho Rov. 8. J, Humphrey, in o line with his ‘professional dutios, Las beon up in Dakots look- ing aftor tho welfaro of tho Indinn populntion of that Territory. Ho bias just roturnod, and ro- porta s four days' conforenco with civilizod tribos hold near Yankton., They aro said to be choerful, hopofuf, becoming moro and moro civilized and Obristianized, aro wearing whilo mien'a clothing, reside in log cabins, go to achool and church, and so cultivating tho lands, Tho direct influonce _of tho misoion work yonches 8,000 Indjans. Indirectly it aflects tho wolfars of 10,000 more. Tho, civilized portion aro inoronsing in population, and it is expected, by intormurriago and Christian influences, thoy, -will. soon renounco their tribal relations, pre- «ompt Jands, and becomo usoful citizons. Forty families havo dono this alrondy. Among tho “principal Agoncics roprosonted ot the Conven- ‘tlon wore the ! Bisueton,” on Lake Traverso, :just over tho wostern boundary of Minnesots, ‘whichhaa a rosorvation of ovor1,000 squaro milos, and the * Yankton,” with 400,000 nores. Tho ilato meeting was attondod by ovor 100 native dologatos, somo of whom como from oxtromes of 500 miles to be present at tho conferonco. Onc-third of theso woro Indians that had been amprisoned bocnuso of thoir supposed counoc- tion with the Minnosotn masuacro of 1863. They howover, innocent of any relation wore, with that awful offair, but it ia put down 88 & romarkablo fact that the Justico monsured out by tho Government to the guilty red mon in 1862, was tho oceasion of & great Indian’revival, From that timo to tho presont the Christisnizing work among thom hns boen moro and moro offctivo, The total mombership at presont from this class of the population is about one thousnnd, which is gatborod into nino churches, and sil ‘nuder tho caro of the American Tonrd of DMisslons. The membership recoived during the yoar, on rofoesion of faith, i8 79; contributions, about 1,000 ; numbor of ordained Indian_pastors, Ncontisto _ proachers, 8; teachors, Doacons, eldora, and othor assistants, 50—all which s & - Jery oraditablo showing of Ghristian work, ‘ho fiold is diractly in charge of five malo misalona- two of whom —the Revs. B, R, and T. 8. Williamson —have been in this cause for moarl forty years, Thess mon have = roduce the ‘Ianguage to writiag, have published & :Dakota Lexicon and Grammar, 500 copies of which aro now in the great libraries of Lurope, and which, at tho prosont timo aro being studiod . by colebrated Gorman philologists. No wondor " tliat Mr, Riggs has just beon ** doctored” lately IH a promiuent institution of lunmlns Mr. ' umynrcy ‘bolieves in tho power of the Gospol, .and in its power on the Indian eart, The \showing of this recont conference is cortainly +gery encouraging in this direction, B TEBSONALS, The Rev. Olinton Locke, D. D., Rector of -@raco Church, will loave to-morrow, on invita- tion of Commander Brown of_tho United Btatos atoamehip Miclngan, in port hore at present, to sccompany the Commandor and officerd to hinekl- naw, whoro he will smfi off ang remaiu & monti. Durlog his_sbsenco the ohurch will bo open story Bundsy morning, difforont clergymen officfating. i *'Tho Rav, W. J. Potrio, Reotor of the Church of out Savior, Joft last wook for the tour of tho Tokes sud & érip down tho Bt. Lawrouco. Ho ‘will bo nbsent five or six wecke, His church, ‘monntime, will bo supplied. ~Tho Rov. Arthur Brooks, Rector of St, Jamos' ‘Epincopal Church, has just roturned from tho East, where ho has boon spending a few months' .recroation. Religions service inhis churoh will {be resumed to-dny. " Tho Rov. 8. G. Hair, who has boon a valotudi- parion for soma time, and who went to the moun- $ains of Pennsylvanis for remadics, las returnod. His many frionds will bo glad to loarn that ho in snjoying robust hoalth. < Tho Ltev. Edward Sullivan will spond the summoer at & watering place on tho 8t. Lawrence Rivor, taking lis doparture this woek and loav- ing bis_church, Trinity, in charge of tho Rov. Dr. Coleman. The Rov, Charles Edward Chenoy, D. D., will depart henco in o couplo of weoks for sonio, 0 ot, unknown svint, and will bo gono six weoks, It i oxpectod his church will be supplied * during his absenco. ‘Bishop Whitehouso has just returned from « tho commencement of tho Genersl Thoologioal Bominary, whero ho doliverod tho address of tho + oecnsion, The Rev. E. M, Barrett, pastor of the Preaby- + torian Ohurch ot Austin, doparts hence, via tlo Iakos, to Quobee, whoro ho and lua family spend . & season of recroation. The Rov. Dr. Kittrodge, of the Third Presby- + terian Church, leaves for his vacation on tho 46th inst,, & fow weeks soonor than usual, He + will go East, Dr. Hitohcock, of Cincinnati, was in the oity . Inat wook, looking after the now buildings of the . Methodist Book Concern. The Rev. T, 8. Pycott, Reotor of All Baints’ « Churoh, Northflold, Minn., was af the Graud . Pacifis during tho past weok. Gen. 0. H. Aoward, the Westorn Becrotary of | 3ho Aimorican Missionary Association, is just 1 nnz l?o,ldgg aftor the rod man in Minnesota aud 3 Dakota. °™ """ ° Tho ; Rev, George Huntington, pastor of tho (Congregationnl Church at Onk Park, proposes to 1 spend {\Is yaontjonnt the Nowfoundland fish- \ eries, with line and ook, Tho Rev.,Glen Wood, of tho American Tract Bociety, has gona to Gonova Lake. The Union Park Presbytorisn Ohurch, corner Monroe and Paulina, has callod the Rov.J. Bracken, of Nilos, Mich, Prof. Booth, of tho Ohicago Beminary, i tosching eloouflon to tho atudonts of Grinuell, Iowa. Tho Rev. J. F. Walker, Reotor of Calvary - Oburch, expects to depart this wook for the Up- s per Lake rogion. Prof. Maroy, of the Northwestern Untvor- sity, Lins gone with his class on s eciontific ox- ¥ 3ltion £ tho North Bhoro of Lake Superior. ‘" Prof, Bonbright, of the Northweatorn Uni- - yorsity, -i8 spending his vacstion at Long . Branch, Prof. Wheelor, of the samo inatitu- tion, is rusticating a¢ Rockford, OUURCH OF THE MESHIAIL AND PARTOR. The Rev. Robert Laird Collior loft for Boston + faat Thursday, Ho will apond his vacation in . that city and vicinity, returning sbout the 1st of Soptomber, at which time 1t is oxpected tho . chapel of Lia now churoh will Lo roady for acou- panoy. Tho work on the now bullding is bolng rapidly pushed, and alrondy tho outliuos of tho .coming edifice’ are shuwn by tuo wally, wine .dows, roof, ete. The chapol I8 in the rear of the main’ bullding, end i 405100 foot, and two- -atorien, with entrance on T'wenty-third street, The main room ls 90x67 feet, and one-atory, with two grand entranceh on hi(umgm avenuo, The materials used aro the Jollot marble, rough ashiar, drossed with drab sandstono trimmings, ‘From the presont indications it bids far to rank ‘among the firat of tho fincat chureh h'"mh"if in Ohicago. It ia the intontion to havo the W olo 2difice completod by the 1st of October, THE CITY DELIGIOUA PHESS. The religious anua for the past weok gives ua tho usual amount of Interoating reading matter, The editorlal thomen discussod are such &3 Con- aulting God in Marriege,” “‘A Power Meking for 'fllghmmmnnuul" SAn Interview with a Mission- ary Beorotary,” ** Bomo Lossona in Re) ublican- ism from Olilnamen," ¢ Intemperancon Great ‘Britain,” eto. 'The Advance compliments, in its way, the Sunday &:paru the Interior cor- teqts the Independent (the Independent hon just ocorreoted tho Interior); aud the Ad- ‘gocate firea into tho ° Tuferfor, The Slandard, which #aila on deop waters, s, »a ugusl, and eerene. The Yew Covs enant editorially considera ' Tho Fourth” and #+ Progross,” and takes tho Advance to task about 18 Univoraalism Evangolioal 2" Tho Standard gives n column on * Tho Frao- Pasn Systom," and ontors its protest againat tho wholo systom 88 it now stands. It belioves the ¥ dear publio, and aspocinlly the dear nowsprper Ellhllc, hes altowed itself to bo In some dogreo amboozlod.” It is burning down a houso to cloar it of rats, the puulrfilug of a_thousand wion for the crimo_of ono, In nword, says tho editor ¢ Wao mnat be oxcuncd If wo decline to Join in that in- lscriminate declamation upon thu ovils of & deade Tieadfam," which is just now tho fushion of tho hour, Wo ara tho Tess fuclinod to do 50, aa wo aro perfectly suro {hint this will provo o bo another of thioso upors ficlal burats of publte nontiment which help no gooil cause, aud which sponk but poorly for tho comtnon Bohigo of thoso who unito in thom, Wo will Jolu tho huo and ery whon wo lave reason o Lellove that the fugltive {s really tho thief, not before, Sponking of the Prosbytorian Thoological Bominary, the Inlerior enys: Tl prospects of our Thoologlcal Seminary for tho next sounion ar highly encouraginy, Tho Sncrearo in menbors will bo Inrgo, and tho ablilty and promso of tho young men anuouncing their intentions to come, aro el e Lo o particalarly gralfylng fo the faonlts, "Phio Profousors hope ta be nbio to ko able ta welconio to thielr anaintanco . R, W, Patlerson at o early po- riod In tho sesainn, i€ not biforo it in entered upou, Young men will Qud all arcanzouents for tholr jpor- sonal comfort complote, end wich ritements und “op- yortunities for cultura i oro vxeeoded in uo othor in-* atitution, And of the Church of {ho Iligrims tho Ad- vance saya : Tho * Churel of tho Pilgeims,” of thin city, which woceded, with $fn pustor, from the othnny Congeegs tionat Chureh, and was refuned recoguition by 2 Gon cegational Councll, s hoen reculved to the “sheltors o armin of Prenby fory, which reminda ua of the re- mark of tho Infcrior sk sceek, thuk “nll dlmaTected Treabyterinna taka rofugo in the laisez fuire polily of tuy Congregationnl Cliurel 1 BAPTIST CHUNGIES AND BUNDAY SCHOOLS. From roports just l)uhlisho(l of tho I'ox River Baptist Associntion (in which aro included tho Cliicngo churches) which held ita_thirty-elghth sunivorsary recently at Naporville, it appoara that tho whole Baptist mnml)owhi}) in tho dis~ trict ropresonted, which inclndos 46 clinrchos, is 5,369, of which, during the last year, 207 wore aptized, 416 wore addad by lotter, 43 by expori- enco, ond 22 by rostoration. Threo hundred and~ sovouty-threo wero dismissod, 84 wers dropped, 28 excluded, and 55 died. Tho largest churech reported (six are not ru[:urun) is tho Ohicago First, with a membor- sblp of 1,028, The Union = Park Church is put down with 841 members; Mich- lgnn Avenue Church, 2853 Unh‘nmlt{y Placo Chureh, 242; Wostorn Avenuo, 320 ; Fifth, 1763 Nortl Star, 124, Tho avorago’ membomship for each church ia 119. Tho contributions during tho yoar havo boon, -for church _cxpenses, 866,878,005 for Bunday-school and church mis- slone, 36,338.00; for foreign missions, 30,490.005 homo miksfons, £1,260.00; woman’s missions, $981.00; ministoriaf education, §1,403.00; chuirch oxtonsion, $9,360.00, nud othor objooty over $8,000.00, making » total financial show- infi of $09,198.51. In tho Bunday- school dopartment, thirty-soven schools ara roported, hinving n total of 669 officors and tench= ors, and 6,817 schiolars, 436 of whom aro in Biblo classes. 'The average attendanco during the year for all the nchools Is 4,841 scholars, Four- teon tenchiors and ninoty-nine scholars have boon baplized. The various librarics contain 6,069 volumos. Tho number of papers (aken are 82i0. The Bundsy-School oxpenses aro 93,038, Tho amount contributed for State 8. 8. work is 241,000, for bonovolent urposes, 31,601; total, 86,700.47, Tho largest school reported is that of tho Firat Ohurch, Chicago, with 728 scholars, noxt to whuch is the North Srar, with 680 acholara ; Union Patk, 610; Michigan Avonue, 403 ; Covontry Strect Church, 863; and Twonfy-fitfh Stroot, 850. All tho schools study the * Intornational Berios of Les- gons.,’ Outof tho wholo number of scholars in sttendanco, only 917 are over 16 years of ago, and only 447 church members are reported as on- gaged in the gront and glorious work. . TIE QUILD, The Guild, which is a socicty for the promo- tion of Christinnity throughout the country in connoction with tho Episcopal Ohurch, and of phich mention was mads quite fully in Tz Tripuss two weeks ago, held an important mecting laat Tuesday, The neod of & moro through organization was discussed and arrauge- monts mado for & moro gonoral moot- ing, at which decisive action mny be oxpected, to bo held in tho Cathedral on Bt. Jumos' day, July 26 It ia cxpected tho ‘Bishop will deliver an addross upon the occasion. It is quite ovidont thoro is an incroasing Inter- et _rospecting this department of Christian work, and it is to bo hoped a more offective lo- cal organization muy soon bo porfocted. Menn- timo, for tho accommodation of the Council and members of the Guild, rooms have beon fitted up at No. 46 Scath Giaris stroot;-over Mitohell & Huthaway's book-store, woro lrangors yisitin 1o vity _eud ohwvalimon ganarally aTo wolcomed, e he) donbt wonld find it DIOMRRE b0 Viett. Tho rooms will be open daily. *! Tyl DECLINE OF METHODISM.” This subject, originating st n lato proachors’ mooling i New York, s stirrod the roligious ross of that donomination to its very bottom. 4 is clnimed that in Now York City there wore of Mothodist churches in 1768, 14 ;"in 1840, 28 ; {11 1860, 34 ; in 1856, 405 in 1800, 40; in 18G5, 80, and in 1870, 89, and henca tho decline of Methodism, or at least no increaso, in that motropolis for the last twonly yonra. Aseuming oll this to bo truo (which | somo dony), various solutions havo been offored by tho prees and olergy, It is contended by somo that tho Beecher stylo of preaching has ervaded the Mothodist portion of the metropo- #, and produced the *deoline,” which, by the \vn{, Boocher says will not do; athers attributo it to & departuro from the old doctrines; to the lovo of monoy, worldlinces in genoral, ete, A portion of tho m\iFInun press 18 in- Clined to treat the whole mattor jocosely, but ae it Drlifiinlged at n Mothodist mooting of rominent divins, thera is, no doubt, some data For thio caption quoted. Tho tidal wavo haa o Inst renchod our city Advocate, and the curront number perhaps gives a very good oxplanation in thoe following : ‘Wa suspect that tho numbor_of peopls who belong to, ond a8 non-mombera attond, Mothodist churches ia constantly incressing in_proportion to tho population, ‘Avo wo not too ready with our criticlama upon the “aonsationallsm”_and *thoological omasculstion” of our modern Methodist pulpita? Tho style, the idlom, tho air of our preaching moy bo chisuged, but it i not true that this wmodification is justitied through the incressed number of hearers Wwho go to our churches 7 It In not necesmarily a roproach that our reaching s moro * popular,"” sinco A man may bo oth * popular ¥ and falthful to his mulnF nd Rince some of our most devoted, successful mi I8 atiract the largest_audicnces, We ahall vory choorful- 1y make the rounds of our chief citics aud canvass our most crowded churchos, and, #a s rulo, submit our most popular Methodiat proaciers to this teat, GENERAL NOTES. Tho agoncles of the American Tract Socioty in 8t Tonth aud Chicago hove boon consolidatod, with but ono ofilco now, at 70 and 73 Adama Btraot, Ohlengo, The namo for tho new nrrange- ment is_the *Interior Agoncy.” The Rev, Charlos Peabody will hiave ¢! mr%u of the oflica work and the Rév. Glon Wood of tho flold man- sgoment, Mr. Wood's large experionco quali- fos him fully for his dopartmont, Prof, Bwing still continues on _objective oint for Ohioago correspondonts of religious ournala, This timo it is & writor for the Walch- ‘man and Reflector, who confosros to the Profos- gor's popularity, and says that many aro attract- ed to tho theatre, where ho preaches, who would g0 0 no othier place of wors Tho oditor of the New Covenant hos engaged to aupply tho Universalise Ohurch at Bluo Ieland for one yoar, and will take up his residonce in that suburban town, During the past year thiy ohurch Lias been in charga of the Rov. A, Tib- bets, and tho sccicty has enjoyed union snd harmony. Tho out-look of tho church is quite encouraging. The Rov. I, T. Campbell, who Las beon for some time pronching in Murray (Unitatian) Ohapel, Lins united with tho Plymouth (Cougre- gational) Church, Mir. Campboll is & gon-in-law of the Tov, Goorge Porkins, who was tho first pastor of tho First Congregational Churoh. A council has been callod to liconso, if tho way is clear, Mr, Compbell as o Congregational minle- tor. The Btook-Yard Mission, horetofora in charge of the Bocond Baptist Church, and whiob Lins or- ganizod rocently ag a churoh, was oflicially roos opnizod 88 suchi, by & Council on_Inst Tuchday. | ‘tho pastor chosen aud now at work for the now enterprieo §s tho Rov, G. W, Noad. The ratary plan of dolug busiuess which per- vados the minjsterinl and other dopartments of the Methodist Church has beon rojectad, aftor » yoar's trial, by tho Northwestorn Univarsity, Tzo rule in that justitution, once a professor always o profossor, now obtalns, It ia now expoctod that the cornor-stone of thio naw Lrinity (Episcopal) Church will bo lsid on the 16tk inst,, and that on tho following day tuo annual plonlo of the church and Sunday- school wiil tako placo at Riverside, ‘A number of our prominent divines were called upon to orate on J-‘IO 4th inst, in the suburban towns. 'The ddross of the Itov, J. O, Peckab Bycamore, on ‘o Republio and Working~ aus,” ling boon vory highly complimented, The Olinton_Btréot Congregational Church, tho Rov. John Bradubaw, pastor, lias coutracte for o now house of worship. Mr. R, Miller, of the ahlcnfio Theological Bom- Inary grnduntlnF olaus, hias beon callod to Cowm- bridge, ae supply for one yoor. Mhero ia talk of the Indians Avenue Baptish Ohurch nullmF out to the Bwodenborgians and Luilding ou Michigan avenue. The Union Park Congrogational Ohurch re- colved twalvo mombors lnst Bunday. SERVICES TO DAY, DAPTIST, The Tiev. N, . Ravlu pesclice, s usual, at o Titlh urcll, —Tho Itov. W, L. Noyes preacher, this morning, st tho Freo Cliurell, o Livor Learnini, Novor Wiso.” —Tha Koy, Flovonce McCarthy witl preach, as uaual, at the Union Park Church, 'Thiv ovoning subject is o Dignity of tho Chureh, —Tho tov, Jessa 1, Thomsa will El‘mh‘, ihis morn- ing, at tho Michigan Avouue Ohurcls, on ‘ Have Faith in God,” Tho ovenlug subject ls about Wives, M, Hartley, tho colobrated Sunday.8chool worker, of London, and Rov. J. 11, Vincont, o prominent Sun- Asy-Beliool workor of this country, will speak in tho md Boptial Chiurch, corner of Morgan and Mon- troets, this ovantn o ttv, W, . at tho Firat Ohe ing Goapol mucting. " br, Atitchell Will proach this morntny Everts this ovaning, at the Iudiaun Avenue ETIB0OPAT, Tlio Ry, 11, 0, Kinnoy wil oliiciato as usual ot the Church of the Atonomont, = —1Tho Rev, E. Bullivan will ofiictato ‘at tho usunl Niours nt 'l'rlnfl{ Chureh, —Thiero will o tho uaial services at tho Church of tho Ascenslon, No, 310 North Walla stroat, o Zlo Ttov. lionty G. Torry officiotes ‘at All Saint'a urch. —'¥tio Roy, Oharlos Edward Ohouey preachies this motulug aud ovoniny in Olicist Churcl, ‘—Tho ey, Johu Wilkiuson bas resigned the pastor- ship of the Church of the Holy Communion, Duruside, near Twenty-ninth, in tuls city, and accepted that of Graeo Ohtreh, Madiaon, Wis, 1o ofliciates to-day au uemal, Thesy will bo My, Whkinson's lnst nervices be- are leaving tho clty. “Fho Rov. Jobu Wilkinson wiil preach and admin- {stor thie holy conumunion in tho Tresbyterian Church, L wood, this aflurnoon, o Trbuily ordiuation for tho diocens of Iiinols ill Lo held fn tho Cathedral B8, Peter and Poul to-day, ‘Morning prayer will bo seald nt 8 8., ‘Tho ordiuus- tion rervice, beginning with o sormon, will commenco ot 10§ 8, m, rta will preach this morning ., ¥. Jncobs will load the oven= and Dr, hapol, PHIRHETERIAN, Tho Ray. U. D, Gund. % will presch this morning aud avaniung at tho Alioricn Hoferined Churel, O prat, Swing will preach (s moruiug at MeVick- et bila Jast eermon beforo il summor vacation, "2 Tito Rov, Jamen Larriaon ofticlutoa as usual ot tho Chureh of thie Pllgrima, “Phio Rev, Bow, B, 8, Efy prenchen an unusiat Grace Church, —The Rev. J. 1, Walker preaches this morning and oveuing ot Tounion Clurch, o Rov. Mateo Procliot, Waldeusian postor at Genon, and doleyato from tho Waldonsian Ghuroh to tho Presbytorisu Goneral Ausembly at Bultimoro, will preact ot tho First Church this morning, on * Ttaly, Hier Jtogonoration and Evangelization,” ~The Rov. W, W, McKaig will preach thts morning aid ovening at tho Niuth Church, —ho Rev. A, I, Kittredgo will tlio Third Chureh, Thoso will bo foro his summor Vacation, —Tho Hov. O. L. Thompson will preach ss uaual at ho Fifth Ohicch,” Tho wveulog subjoct fa * Doath of [ones," E‘vmuh 88 usun) ot s last services be- steriiopIsT, Thio Rov, R, D, Sheppurd will ‘preach this morning, at tho Michigan Avenuo Church, on *‘Tho Chriatian ‘There will bo i {!Ynll(‘-mnu\lllg at night, “The Itev, M. M, Parkhurst will preach, this morn- ovoning, in Graco Church, ‘o Kev, Win, F. Stowart will proach, this morn- ing, at the Rouben Btreot Church, K ‘—The Rev, B, McChesnoy preachos, this morning and ovening, ot Trinity Church, " Mio Rev, Dr. Daiidy preaches, this morning, st Cenfenary Churcli, 'Tho Rov, 4. O, Pock prenchos’ in tho ovoning, on * Christ Winning the Worla,” CONGRROATIONAL. Prof. Flsk will preach, this morniig and evening, at tho Leavitt Btreel Church, . —The Rev, C. D, Heimer will Yfl'fltll, a9 usual, at the ‘Union Park Ghurch, Tho ovonlng subject is * Liberty and Law."” "L Fho Tiov, L, T, Chomberlain will preach this fhorn. ing, nnd tho Rov, W, Alvin Bartlett {his cvoning, at Plymouth Ohureh, Z_The Itov. E, P, Goodwin presches, snd ovoning, at the Firat Ohurch. —Tho Rev, W. Alvin _Dartlott preaches, tula morn- i1ig, at tho New England Church, and tho Rov. L.T. Cimboriain in tho oveniug. TUNIVERSALIST, Tho Rov, Dr, Forrester proachon this morning at tho Church of the Redeemor. Noevening aervice. ‘—Tho Rev, Dr, Ryder will proach this morning to the cougregation of St, Paul's Ohurch, "2 The Rav. &, IT. Pullmon will preach, this morning and ovening, in Murray Ghapel, NEW JELUSALEM, Tho Tev, J, X, Hibbard preschos this morning, at he Prairio Avenuo Church Ifall, on “Tho Woman Clothed with the Sun,” Ho will 0 preach in the af- tornoou st tho Unlan Park Templo, on “Tho Church this morning in Philadelplia,” '—Tho Rov, 0, Day Noble will preach thia aftornoon to the Becond Swedenborgian Society, in Plymouth Chureh, on “Tho Glory fn Common Things,” UNITARIAN, There will bo no services to-dny at the Fourih Chureh, Z"Tlie Rov. Mosca Bmith will preach {o-day at the Third Ohurch. " Tho morning subjsct s, * Our Father Tl Rev. 0. W, Wendlo will preach this morning at Unity Churchi, No avening service. 5 MISOELLANEOUS, ‘Prof, Hamilton apcaks to the Firat Socloty of Spleit~ ualista at No. 00 West Randolph stroct, this morning and evoning, " Thio Progrensivo Lyceum mosts at 19:30 at Gool Tomplar's. Holl, coruor ‘Washington aud Dosplainos streote, "I Rov. 3. 0. 3f. Howitt will proach this morning ity Churcl, Ouk Park, on * Tito Success Elomont o Lafo, —Eldor D, B and Mrs, W. 8, Manafield preach this morning and cveliug ot No, 019 West Lako atreot, and in tho afternoon in the grove, near Lincoln Park, '—Tho Christians mect fhis aftarnoon in Brommer Tall, No, 344 Carpenter strow, “Tho Broturen of tho One Fah meet this morning and ovening, at the corner of Lako aua Wood stresta. . Tho Wost Side Mission of the Olristian Olureh smoots this aflornoon in the ball of tho Washinglonisn Home, 3-’1‘::0 Rov, A, X, Shoemaker will preach thia morn- ing at tho Church of God, on ' Christ's Transfigure- " tion, “%it1der Tsaso Errott, of Cinelnnatt,will preach at the firet Chirlutian Clurch, corner of Indiaca avenuo and Twonty-fft gireat, ot 1t &, m. and 8 p, m, Hosta ree, % CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL, _, July 18—Fifth Bunday after Trinity, ROMAN OATHOLIO, July 13—8ixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 14—8t, Bonaventure, B, O, D. July 15—8t. Hen! July 16-B. V. July 17—8t, Alexius, O, July 168t Camlllug of Tells, O,; B8, Sympho- 7osa aud Cowmp., MAL, July 19—8t. Vincent of Paul, C. » Emparor, O. , of Mt, Curmel. ELSEWHERE. Only ton of the Congrogational churchos in Kansus aro solf-supporting. A groat religious awakening s roported at Au- gusta, Goorgis. The Lulheran Visitor is not hopefnl about tho prospocts of that Church in the South, The averago salary of tho ministors in the Kentuoky M. E. Conferouce is oxactly 2500, Thoro aro 400,000 converts in Hindostan min- istored to by native prenchers. The Congregational Publishing Bociety receiv- od in cash Jast yenr $112,220.01, Trish Prosbytorianiem still stonds ont against tho uso of instrumental musio in public worabip, Bt. Mark's Iipiscopal Church, planted in the heart of Mormondom, rejoices in bocoming flrm- 1y ostablished at last, and froo from dobt. Bishop Olarkson, of the Episcopal diocoso of Nebrasks, snys ho ia in constant _troublo to find live men who can work up now places. Spurgeon's Colloge, in London, is slroady sup- plying o Baplls Ghurh fn Obio withi some efiiciont ministora, ' Tho Boston Miniaters' Meeting_for a number of auccessivo weoky have beon disoussing tho ¢ Highor Christian life.” A Mothodist minister of New York recently preachied a sormon in favor of daucing 28 & do- mestio entertainmont. A commoncomont has just been made in San Diego, Californis, to Iny the foundation of & Roman Catholic cathedral, to cont $100,000. A sensiblo movement is on foot at Ithacs, Michigan, to unite tho Congregational and Y'res- bytorian Oburolies, ‘Elder 8mith, a brother of Joseph, the founder of Mormoniun, 18 nt Athens, Greace, at the hoad of o delegation of Mormon officials. Tho theatros are now nsod {n London for ape- clal xullfiiaus gorvices for the masses, which, d‘umlg‘ 0 past soaton, weroe attended by 240,006 peoplo. o throo Reotch Ohurches—the Froo, the Ea- tablishod, uud tha United Presbytorian—raised over 86,000,000 lnst yoar for all churh objocts, 0 Bishop of Bombay, Indis, has writion & lotter rocommending tho formation of a Brother- hood of aerifico, for tho purpose of systemstio missionary worlk. The Epinuonul Dishop of Alabama has suc- covded In all but two cases in bringing up the ‘minfmum salury of every married clergyman In tho dioctso to 1,000 b year. Tho Thiladolphis I'ract and Mission Bocloty distributed last month 08,838 Inglish, 8703 Clorman, and 137 Fronch traots—in. all 77,668~ gratuitously ovor tho oity. A writer in the Ghurch Journal thinks there {8 1o more c{f'iug nocossity than un elocutionist to toach our divinity students aud the geuoral run -of our ministers how to read. Tho Rov. Dr. Jonss Xing, once s misalonaryat Athous, Greece, js taking part in tho now Jowish' ovaugelioal movement st Pesth, Hun- gary, ono of the most ancient capitals in Lu- ropo, . I'lio Connéotiont Episcopal Conventlon at ite Into wosalon, resolved that its delogatos:should ‘memotinlizo tho General Convention to hste & corroot tranalation of the Nidsjo craod mado for the use of the American churgjen, Tho Rov. Dr. Bridgoman, pahtor of tho largest, Daptint Ohnrol In :ATbsuy, . X., Istoly admiuloe tored tho Lord's Hn{) or at the O1d Ladles’ iome, in that olty, to all tho Old Baints, Baptists and othors alike, without discrimination. Tha Rector of tho Eplacopal Ohurch at Wood- Innd, Cal,, found It nesrseary to baptize by fm-~ movsion, inaccordanco with the popular iden ot the community, beforo he could hops to ostab- Lish & pariah. The Rov. &, I. Hepworth, the ex-Unitarian Bronulwr of New York, will atny at tho Iulo of hoatn during tha mohth of July, Tlo lins a yacht belonging to ono of his parshioners ontiroly at 1iis disposal, Tho Noy, DoWitt Talmaga hns acceptod the odl- torship of tho Christian at Work. Iforoaflor his gormons nnd arifcles aro to bo published oxelu- sivoly in that journal. Mr. Talmage begins his duties in Auguat. The Tov. Dr. Peck, ono of the nowly-sleotpd Mothodiat Bishops, is about to tnknnfi hia abode on thid Pacifio_const, sccording to tha arrange- mont of the Goneral Couferonce, though his wifo i8 80 broken 1 hoalth that sho will bo une- blo to accompany Lim, The Rov. Dr, James, paator of the Btate stroot Prosbytorian Clhurch in All)un‘; bas requested that tho uso of fans in churel bo discontinued, 1fo says ho could stand one, but a hundred un- norva him, Hasn't the congregation forgolten to send this man to Furope # Tywonty-two young mon have just graduated at the Epl.!copnl ‘Thoological Bm‘!flnnrym'in Now York City. Tho Rev, Andrew Oliver, D, D, wan elcotod Professor of Biblionl Lnorning and Intorpretation of Beripture. ‘I'ho Rov. Willinm J. Beabury was elocted tho Charles and Eliza- ‘beth Ludiow Profossor of cclesinstical Polity and Law, Bislm{l Randall, of {ho Epiacopal Church, hes just roturned from nn oxtonded visit in New Mexico, Ha traveled 1,600 miles, of which 1,400 were by stago and ambulance, Ho officiated ina rumbor of places where the Episcopnl services” hiad never beon held, and found a vast feld ready for missionary labor. . Tho Rey, Johu Lythe, nn Episcopal mimster, Ernnuhnd the first sermon evor delivercd in the tato of Kontucky. This was My, 1875, undor tho shode of an.old ohin on tho Kentucky River, nenr the Boiling Springs, iy congrogation was composod of seventcon hunters and advonturers. Theo firet E;I)lncnpnl parish was organized in Lox- ington {n 1790, REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS. THE DRAMA. An the summer sosson advances it Lecomes moro aud more monotonous and stupid, Ouly two theatres now appest to b doing a logitimsto ‘business, for the Academy ia closed, Myers' is unocouplod, and Alken’s for ront. This is fish to the nots of Mosars. Hooley and McVicker, but, after all, ono fools tho noed, even in summer, of o varioly, But the summer soason hns passed tho zonith of its inelpidity, and is now working its way to tho ond. When that end comes ovory- body will bo tho moro ready to welcomo it, bo- causo of the vaoulty of the woeks praceding, HOOLEY'S THEATBE. Aftor arun of throo weoks, quite an nnusnal timo for the summor season, ‘f Caste” will bo withdrawn to-morrow for ‘‘Home," anothor of Robortson’s bright comedies. It 18 not strango that “Casto™ has beon as succossful as it has, ‘bocnusoe it filled a painful vacuumin the amuse- ment world. Possessing Buporior merita in it- sol, it bocnmo still more attractive through tho modium of good acting, and hance held thostage o much longer timo than is usual during tho hot months, * Home" islike ¢ Caste” in tho gon- oral foatures of strong poriraiture, brilliant dia- logue, and ingenious incident; the plot is not ospecially intricato, but tho interest is sustained in the miiroring of cspecial phascs of sooinl life, with extraordinary faithful- neas, and is further enrichod with keon wit. It is commonplace in nothing, and necossitates, a8 do all Robertaon's picces, an even reprosenta- tion all round. It is unity and finish that aro ro- quired to bring out tho full flavor of theso charming comedies ; just as wator at tho boil- jog pointonly will givo the propor tone to ' Hot Bootch.” Lot tho acting bo lukowarm, and Rob- ertron’s comedies are insipid and indigestiblo— soarcoly tolerablo ; increase the temperature to tho voiling point of hearty intorest, snd the of- foct is wonderful. Tollowing is the cast of characters : Alfred Dorrison. W, Blafadell Capt, Moutrof . Delvil Ryan Mr. Darrisoa, s 1t {a probablo that thia cast could bo materially strongthenoed, and, thaugh the mavsgement have 50id Hothing hbout it, thoro 18 ronson o holiove that 1t will Be chaiged, +Homo” will B3 fui- Jowod by the farce, * Tho Two Polts," with John Dillon in the laughable role of Peler Polt, The prospect is good for anothor run. 3'VIOKER'S THEATRE. Mias Katio Putnam, Edwin Browne, and their combination outer to-morrow upon the last ‘woek of thoir engagement at MoVickor's Theatro, playing in a now picce nover boforo prosontoed in. Chicago. This would not show any es) ocial on- terpriso, but tho fagh that “Tho World and Stago” ian very meritorious emotional drama by 5 Palgrave Bimpson, doos indicate n great deal of good aonse an tho part of the manager. It was flgni roduced at tho Haymarkot Thoatro, Tondon, under the managoment of J. B, Buck- tono, Tho plot is simple, but effectivo, ity aim Doing, spparontly, to 'vindicato tho stage againgt tho prejudicas of lgnomnno and so-called igh-morality; Which scos in actors and sctrosses nothing more than sdventurers of tho most im- Thoral stripo, and in tho purest plays tho seduc- tions of tho Enomy. Tho berolne of tho atory is an actress. AMary Somers and her sister Zucy aro loft orphians and quite unprovided for by thoir rolatives. The younger sister wina the affection of Sir Norman Ualuecrng, » gontleman of tho old school, old snough to be lior father, and .6 torriblo etickler for conventlonality, Afary, boing driven o support hersolf, fimm upon the ntngo\)ud so scandalizes her aucient brother-in-layw by this dlsflwnfnl aot thav he forbids his wife from say Intorcourse with her gistor, The sctross asaimes the namo of Kata Roberison, sud bocomws s famous artist, un- known to hor sister or her relatives. The Ion. Harry Malpas is a youdg man, shout town, whose ohiof ocoupations sre guming, toduction, elope- ment, and 8o forth, He sohomos to oarry out an elopoment with Lady ‘Castlecrag and at_tho same time makes lave o “Kats Robert- son, who ropols his advencos, Lady Casllecrag, howeysr, OnoOUragos them to- ward herself, Kae {nkos a ocottago mnoar Tor sister, in order, if possible, to provent the consummation of Malpas' villainous designa. Sir Norman and Lucy happen to arrive at the cottago on an lnvnsllEntlng tour just as Malpas leavos it after his first xobuft, Theyare natural- Iy surprised to find@0_nristooratio s youug man, ywho visits thom, dangling in this dangerousnaigh= borhood. Kate suddenly appears boforo thom, and, in tho confunion causod by the recognition, Maipas slips & notointo Luoy's hend. Kale wit- oraos the littls tranesction andmakes aresclve to save ker alstor from ruin, This resolve she carries out, and succeeds in bringing her sistor fo her sonsos just as sho ia about to olops with falpas The ploco ends with the loés of Sir Norman's weslih, and a goneral reconolllation all round. This s & very gonersl outline of the plot. The drama is vory gkilifully padded out by the introduction of inot- dontsl oharnotors, and sbounds in strong, but not.sensationa), situations, in the vulgar Btnxo of. tho word, In)\rnint of faot, it is by far tho DLoat plece which Mr. Browne has yob atiempted, and, 88 the sconory will be o0d, there is evory roason to expect an enjoyabla performanco, tho oloso_of Miss Putnmn's cngagemont tho thoatra will romain olosed until tho #econd weok in August. Thero s no need of rofitting the house, but a little cloaning and yonernl ovor- haullng i4 of courss necessary. The now com- pany will thon open tho theatro. NIXON'S AMPHITHEATRE. Tony Pastor's Now York Combination at Nix- ow's I4 doing & good busivoss in the varlety lino, Thero are n groat many good foatures in tho por- formanoo, aud it ia in iteolf vory popular. . Paator's enceens in Ohicago not loug ago fu sufli- olout to funmulne a good soason for him &t the prosent timo. TIR GLOBK THEATRE. Mr, Frank Lawlor s making vigorous efforts to put this theatro in ordor for the coming moa- son. Ho will open it an & Bowory thentre, for whioh thero is un oxcollont chanco fu_thlu “clty. As tho other managers, Mossra. MoVioker, Al- Jen, and Oardiner, havo gobblod all tho Arst and pocond-olasa stars, Mr, Lawlor's theatre will sorva oxcellontly for tho stars who ahine to much advantago in ¢ Across tho Donm‘mut.' “!Phrough Fire” # Tho Red Pocket-Bogk," and W ovorsy Flat.? His vouturo will uudailbtodiy bo succossful hove, it Alr, Lawlor obsorvas ong or wa oseontinly, It will bo bonefloisl to the theaire-goiug public, who prefer other pleces to - cluco, t] find these highly-spiced plays conflned to ono plnco of entortainment. DRAMATIC NOTES., ' M. J, K. Emmot hna played Fritz in Brighton, England, Iately. Bothorn's moxt practieal Joke will be an tompt Lo play Famiet at Wallaok's noxt season, the public in Balvini’s en- ork thontro is holglitoned by the aunouncomont that Ristori will probably Tho Intorest folt b§ aggemont at a Now Joln him, ann{ Davonport, the TFifth avenuo magnet lio paat wintor, will, it is said, go utarring during noxt senson, Katlo and Annie Mayhow are in Now York, and aro golng on & cruiko in Loug Luland Sound willy a patty of thoatrloal poaplo. .__Mre, Bon Butlor was once leading Iad; Nnt:finnl Thoatroe, lloston, baing then BF oth. Drot Marte's poems, 'Hor Lottor' and ! Flynn of Virginia,' have boon dramatized for o Bun Franoleco thontre,” Poor Brot. Lydia Thompson and Lotla will rcturn to thia country in Angnnt‘ the former yith & now com- pany, and Lottn wl Mr. Daly has oial cltios with hi th soveral new pioces, laat. Two now plays have been given in London Intoly, ono a four-nct drama by Mr. Conway Id- wardes, onilod * Tho Finger of Scorn,” tho other & comedy called * "Twixt Oup and Lip." At tho jubileo exbibition in tho Parls Thentre Ttalion, {8 a small roliquary ‘about doublo tho wizo of a flugor nell, containing n smail quantity at tho g ITHl~ Pm’cctod a tour of the provin- s Fifth Avonuo Theatro comody compony. Thoy will open in Uincinnati Bopt 1. Mr. and Mre, Joseph Jofforson nnd Mr. Will- iam Warron sniled for England on Wadnesday, in tho Cuba, Mies Neilson sailed on Wednesday Fow playwrights of our time can thus touch both oxtromos_of tho dramatio gamut with equal force. ‘Mora' and * Miml® are tne worat and bost ploys of tho wenthior.” Tho Lirald says: * In many respocts tho translation {8 happlly oxcouted, and tho Rluuu nolthor rises above nor fally bolow tho medium slandard of goodnoss.” Who Ttmes calla it & *thing of mhrodn and ]mtelncn; and incidonts of tho most improbable tind, and convorsations of the most surprisin charactor, jostlo nituations and sound dlunnnm\i aflor woidy rovealing cloarly tho lLand of the practicod Flnywrlgllt.’ Tho Trilnno vays: “The porsonu {niroduced are clearly individualizod, and oach portraituro of charactor—though all aro little ‘more than skolchior—Ia cousistontly sugtained. Tho jucidonts are numorous; the follow each othor in m}xld anccesslon. Thongl “Mimi’ bo tho namo of both tho play and the horoine, and though the story of that herolno's Tove aud fato bo tho main subjoots of tha placa, yot Its contral Ogure, lls magnet, its alluro, its geintillnting spirit of fun aud scntimont, 18 ity humorous daro-dovil, Maurice Durosel. The sontiment and_donoucmont of the play aro sald to rocall ¢ Camille.’” Mario Soobnoh in 1870-71 attracted large audi- encos, nat only in the metropolls, but also in all tho Bonthorn and Wostern cition, She admitied that her uuruln&s had boon vory l-rsu, and all at- that sho regretted in regard to hor sojourn in the United Btatos was tho Inoxplicable thoft which sho liad to suffor in Deocembor, 1870, of hor valuablo jowelry, eatimated at 4,000 Part of the stolen goods was shortly nftorward recoverod, but when Mario Seebach in the month of February following played at Balti- more, stranga to Bay, & similar misfortune bofell hor. ' Mme. Hoobneh roturned to Buropo in 1871, and has since thon played with hor company in yarlous citios in Gormany and Austris. On'the 14th of Muy shie npsalm:ll 88 Mary Stuart, at tho Royal Theatrs of Posth, and on the following morning tho Pesth Lloyd, the lending German journnl of the city, coutainod tho following 1 oF Whito powdor—tho dust of Mollore's boncs. | 1A a et tour Tast gkt Do Mars Bab Anothor dramatio Rip_ Van Winkle bas ap- | bach, the grent tragedionme, wan robbed by ponred in Ltho person of a Mr, Joseph IL who 15 uow playing Irving's vagabond loro ono of the Philadelphin thoatras. | ‘Tho reconsiruction of the Park Thoatro Brooklyn has begun. ‘Thomas E. Morrie, Augustin Daly will reopen his Fitth Avonue Twonty-oighth stroet, Theatre on Oct. 18, on noar the cornor of Braadway. namo of the Broadway Theatro. TPepita Sanchoz, 41 yoars of age, and known in this country as a circius rider and in Europo ns o varloty porformor, recontly jnmped out of a and died, bocause Honry Frane e had window n Parls, 18 Loo rofused to give hor 5,000 francs. slroady glven hor 80,000 fratice, ‘The Dirootors of tho Alexandra Palaco hay- ing nccoptod tho offor mado by tho Directors of tho Crystal Paluico Company in London to sot apart 8 day for tho bonafit of tho sufforers of the Iato firo, tho date was fixed for Mondsy. The ‘bonofit was o grent success. Tho groat and clovatod skotch of motropolitan 1ifo ontltled ** The Bents of NowYork,” with Mr. thio author, in {ho principal char- ‘scter—¢n silly play and an inofiicient notor "— waa given lng woek nt Niblo's, whore it failod. Tho flicatro is closed, and will reopen in Au- J. J. Wallace, gust with ¢ Tho Black Crook.” Now York nouncemont ag the “Man O' Airlio,” One *¢Bottor news Ling not boen recordos tembor. ‘Whito *¢ Miss Rosn " was boing liftad by a ropo to the trapeze duringa cirous performance in San Francisco, on the evening of the 2ith ult., Tho netting had not boon raisod, and tho girl atruck froat foreo on tho ground, recaiviag sorious tho rapo broko, and she foll twonly foot. with injuri o8, Itis announced that M. Offenbach will open tho Gaiote, Paris, on tho 16th of August, whon the ' Dornior Gascon,” a grand drawasin five arrioro aud Poupart Daval, will be produced. This will bo Offon~ ‘bach's first movoment as & thentrical manager, acts, by M3 Theodora although he leased tho Gaiote some time ago. Itia alloged that tho systom of managorinl protoction” which prevails in the Parisian actrosses, has Without this sgreeable accompanimont, the curront theatres with reforenco to lending siroady found its way to Now York. Fronch drams would bo devaid of iuterest thoso bohind the footlights, Tho avorsge_salaries of hareback riders aro from £175 to 8600 per woek., James Rebinson, Koane, 1t will bo reopenod in Bop- tembor, undor the scting menagomont of Mr. “Hia prosont oa- tablishment will bo retainad by him undor tho Jenem hail with gladness tho an- nt Lowronco Barroté will bo scon in ono of the principal theatres of thatcliy soon, I})Bl’ BAYH or & lon, timo—for this ia one of tho most bosutiful an boneflcial imporsonations that grace tho stage.” Fraulein Olara Zioglor, tho Gorman trago- dienne, who Las & life engagomont at the Royal Theatre in Munioh, is trying to got leave of ab- gonco in order to accept an engagemont offered by Ullman for 100 porformances in the United Biatos, nt 1,000 each, boginning next Sep- unknown thioves of Ler two watchon got witl dinmonds, of tho bracolets yrosmmd to her by tho King of Hanover, and of five dismond ringa; tho whole valued at 11,000 {rancs,” Thig in- formation, as a matter of course, created no liitlo sonsation; but the landlady with whom Mmo. Seobach and hor company stopped—Mmo. Annn Bofnoy—did not take the affair in vory ood humor, 8he hastoned to the Profect of olice and demandod that Mme. Bogbnch should ‘be summoned bofore him, and bo examined af in a8 to tho miusinf atticlos, Two hours lator the grenl tragedienno, accom- panied by hor . handsomo dsughter, made her appoarance in court. Aftor a rigid ox- WAS smination nw:onmd that Mmo. Beebaol unablo to specify tho articles whioch she pre- tondod to Linve missed ; and tho magistrate, who had boforo him the sorsp-book of Mme. Bechach, #aids ‘““Alme, Seobach, I soo ‘that you have claimed similar lIosses in the New World. There thoy wore not investignted. Hore, it is plain, thoy did not exist. To my mind it sooms liko & yulgar way of reclame. You have cortainly vio- Iated tho Iaw, and I fino you 100 florins; _or, in caso you refuse to pay, you shall be imprisoned for threo months,” Mme, Becbach paid her fine aud forthwith Toft the inbospitable Oity of oath. Music, Musical events aro now almost exclusively confined to the fature. With the oxception of the snnouncoments below, tho public can look for nothing until Septomber. Themusiciansaro vory genorally loaving the city for their summer vacations, with tho oxoeption of those engaged at tho Normal Institute, now in session. TUBNER HALL. Under the impulso of Mr. Balatka’s energetic sdministration, the Turner Hall orchostra Is making rapld progress in the right direc- tion. It now numbers twonty-cight pioces. Most of the dead wood has boon ro- moved, and new playors saro boing added. The nowoboist, Mr. Bareithor, whohas a brother in the Thomas Orcheatrs, is ono of the best, if not the best, playor on that instrument in this country. It isintondoed to fill up the rauke to about forty-five pioces, with a view to the sorious work of noxt fall and winter. Moesnwhilo, the orchoatra {5 finding plenty of work, boing engaged at Tarnor Hall on SBundays and Lincoln Parkon Saturdays, Arrangomentaaroalsomakin) by our enterprising noighbors .of Hydo Parl to soouro it two or three timos & woek. In the ‘managomont of Turner Hall on Bundays several radical changes have boon made. The first part of thie programme is now dovotsd to muaic of & higher class than has usually boon played, and duripg this part emoking is not allowed on the lowor iloor, aud refroshmonts oan only be served botweon tho piecos. The second and third parts are dovoted to Hil;t music. The new_voeal so- cioty, the Licdorkranz, of which Mr, Balatka is conduotor, has a suito of rooms in the hall, in- cluding » rohoareal-room, Indies’ rocoption-room, billiard-room, avd resding-room, which ara elo- to who hag beon thirty-two yoars in the businags, | Bantly furnished, being ~ fu fact the aud is rogarded as the beut: baro-bnck rider in | most’ besutiful — rooms ever — occu- tho world, has_rofused $700 per woek in Gor- | pied » musical gocioty in this city. many, while filling anolhor more lucrative o The Lioderkranz has porfoctod ita organiza- gagoment. Madumo Roland and Madame Dock- | tion Ly tho alootion of tho lonu'wlng—i’n cort : B onch commaud about 2400 por weok and ox- | Presidont, Edmund Jussen: Vico 'residont, ponaes, Tobert Thiom ; Huarntnriv),'“}. Boliorer ; Finan- cinl Becretary, Max Polatchek; Treasuror, Matt Blorgan, whose panorama, ‘‘Paris in Toars,” wna one of the chiof attractions in * Loo and Lotos” at Niblo's, is now engaged upon five suporh paintings roprosonting the temptations— Wine, Woman, Wealth, Power, Yortuno, and ‘War—to buinfroduced st tho rovival of tho * Black Crook” in Auguat. The paintings, which aro very largo, ara said to be oxecuted with th minutest attontion to detail and offect. The New York Mercury says: * Tl wintor has boen uunnumr'; o4 % wotl, 85,000 in sido’ spoculations Toat alf he had at thie Varictios, Now Orloans.” A Philadelphia papor foots u; businosy af ono of thio principal B oW § $18,000. Mmo, Janauschal played woe'ka, and the naclgtn wore 35,10, Sothorn played for oigh and tho Tocoipts were $60,600. Miss A 14,000, $760 per night, A now and bonsvolont protoctiva order is that of Heals,” composed of mombers of tho dramatio profession, 1t was or- ganized in Boptomber, 1872, in Ban Francisco, *0d proposos to unite within the bonds of one pacred brothorhootl the scattered and discordant olomontw'of art, literature, and intolligent ;ork- Fron- dgo thoro bolng known a8 “The Grand Lodgo of tho United Btates," and many other lodges have been eatablished in differont Tho * Ordor of Souls" has undertakon a most desorving work, aud fow witl deny 1t their good wishs in reconolling with known 88 “ The Order o mnnshlg."l ‘The hoadquarters aro at Han 6 1o oitios of the continont, onch other the touchy flock whomw it proposes ombrace within its fold. "N, situstion durin convorsation with & manager : tho “summor vacuum,” in Lo year round from oncompass it. Do you not know that walting for tho oye of vigilance thoy take possession ? me, though you may not soo hun, Dattlo thore can be no rost, If you dally for noment with oaso, the Colman Sisters comn uu‘r; ut hor innxm'z: Dblo grasp. On overy hand throng tho ensmios. T would not have tho champious run away and it you turn aslde from tho plain path of Lotta or Littlo Nell will have you Jonvo the citndel to them| Would you ?* A San Francisco paper ®ays: of our roaldents who gave her somo lottors iutroduotion, Hhe says: ‘The lottors given mo All hin Wi i ojectod. on Punc, tlo nowsspor Tounch, of courdo), | Wi J harlos Roudo, last and him warmly and with keen 1 wish I had spaca to toll you of tho oelubritios I mot at dinner-partios, or of the goldon prospeots Iu ttore for mo in thatssmo laco of news I + Charlos Reado has dramatized Liu Ohristmas story of the Graphio of lnat year, Dby Btove Massett led fo famous rosults, frionds of Lang Byno—thirloy Brooks (wha, tha-by, is no longor on the London News, Dr. Bird, Bwinburne, ‘host of sll, speak of romombrance. old wmoky Loudom One tiny will smugglo In ask disnstrous to_thoa- tres, especially in the West and South, It has been stated that Bon Do Dar lost $10,000 in Bt. Louls, Memphiy, and Now Orlesns ; David Bid- New Orleans, Mobile, and in out- ond that Lawronco Barrott th‘u dmmnfllu eatros as fol- ies Noilson played for thros wooks, and tho receipts wero $27,000. Miss Ouarlotto Cush- man played for two weoks, and the receipts wore or four Mr, wooks and throo nights nos Y| layed for two wooks, and the roceipts :‘::‘E Mrs, Chanfran played for three wooks, and the receipts wore $18,500, or sn avorage of Cryuklo” thus desoribes the dramatic 1 would have ou guard the sscred prociuote of the drama ail { ho atoalthy euomies that Oofty Qoofts are continunlly hnvaring about, only 0 nk\n{: that b, my friond, boliove Doud Byron is always lurking in your vicinity, watohing his chaneo with 8 now play. Ono lnadvertont stop, and ho takos possossion of the stago. In this “Migs May Howard, writiog from Viouna, sponks of her ox- perionce in Loudon, and returns thanks to ono Horman Vogler ; Librarian, Ob. Froebor; roctor, Hans Dalatka ; Committea on Constitu- tion, dmund Jussen, Theodoro Karls, Horm an YVoglor, Lawis Kochono, and Robert_Thiom. Tho new rooms will soon bo formally dedicatod. The programme for tho rogular coucort this evening will be as follows : 1. Overture to * Egmont”. 2. Adagio Rollgloso, 8, Bolo for Flute.. 4. Socond finalo to ¢ Lucia ¥, 6. Egyptisn March”,... P 6. Waltz— Storles of tho Vienna Forasta ¥ 7, Potpourl from % Der Froyschuotz " 8. Overturo to Haideo’ 9, Nightingala Polka. 10, Quadriile—" Dlaclk ; TIE GEBMANIA CO Tlhe programme for the Germania Concert, ab Vorwarts' Turner Hall this ovoning, is 0s follows: 1. Xnights Templar March.,., 2, Overture to * Prometleus 8, Waltz—4 Heavenly Violing,",.. 4. Grand Potpourri—* Buquet o 6. Boronade—8olo for Trowbone My, Albere K 0, Fantasts—!' Dreams of I 7, Overturo—Ta * Nabicco, 8, Lo Rovell du Lion,”, 9, Quudsilio—*Luxer, THE NORMAL_INSTITUTE. The National Normsl Musical Instituto com- mencod its sossions last Wudnaadn{nnb tho Chi- cego University under vory flattori auspices, over 100 pupils being on tho rolls, Carl Zerrain arrived in this city on 'Taosday ovening, and was promptly at his post on the noxt morning, The othor tonchors ava Goorge F- Root (chureh musio, class-teaching, and barmony), P. L. Bliss, (voice lensons und%xnmnny), ‘Mosgra, Blackman and Whittomore voico lessons _and _graded system for publio schools), and F. W. Root (¥oice oulture and harmony). Thore will also bo rivate lossons given by Oorl Zerrahn, Louis alic, Jamos Gill, . Dogto, aud F. W. Ttook in thoir rospectjve speoinitios, Tho goneral work which Mr. Zorralin lins undor his cliarge is that of oratorics and chorus_practice, tho musio sok for study being Mendolssohn's *!Hymn of s | Praiso,” “solections from Costa's I, and “iP'he Part Bonga.” OPERATIO NEWH. Tn tho doarth of ourrent musionl intelligence it will bo ploasant_to anticipato tho facts of the coming opers seagon, whicl promises to be ono of unusual brillianoy. The engagoments for the Marotzok troupe aro now complate, and inoludo Madamo Luces, Mile, DI Mureka, Mme. Natall Teuta, and Mosary, Tamberlik, 'v'lzznul, Teata, 1fari, Jumot, and Castelmary, Throo nights in tho wook_will be devoted fo Italian opora aud throo to Gorman. Miss Clara Loufse Kcllo;ig, whoso English opora yonture has for somo time beon vaguely allded to both in this country and abroad, last weolk eignod n contract with Ar. O, D. Hoss, tho former mnnmfin‘ of tho Pareps-Rosa troupo, which makes lier u1|1penunm in English opera this fall a fact, contingont only on_thio securing of first-oluns’ assoclnto talont, It 1w tho in- tontion, wo hbeliovo, of Mies Kollogg to muke 'this _eutorprisa in all its otaila worthy of her talonts, aud thors can be little ‘doubt that it will commund & very Jargo sharo of publio attontion notwithatanding the number of lyric vonturos thnt are alrendy What thoso dotails are is not known, Wo hiavo, howeyer, heard the namo of 1{abelmann montioned as the tonor, Peakes as tho basso, Mra, Moulton nud Mra, Van Zandb as soprani, and Moreusl as contralto,, Wil rogard o tho Slrakiuel troupo, the Amer- ican ftegister, publishod in Y'arls, furnishos tho following dotalls: Tho mliurlly of the artlata alread; to of socured by the d ledyed tuerit, “T'ho Wandoring Heir, und prosontod the Eamo },{,«:mg;;mg;;gg;;ug,;r,:;“';z:;1;,‘:=‘,;:;;.,,_\, tome. 1sthat good fortune or not? MreTrol- | yuplioat the tivo royal opera-louses in London, Hiuco Tope says it is, aud that Mr, Tteado rauks amon 107 Jast vini¢ to fho Unitod Btatos, Mme, Nilseim, the not only thoe firat writors of his timo, but {1 ohief among tho first dramatiste.’” ‘Tho New Yorlk oritics oanlt's now play, **Mimi." ‘Whe has lusistod workt summor play of theuoason, writing the bouj, l‘onnnlly np‘alnnd TBouels . Vorid snya: W3fr, Bouoloault, nok contont with writing tho Wosay * writhe* advisedly. star of the now Hirakoxch Cumpany, has woi fresh laus Tolu i 81, Potaraburg, Mascow, kud tho Engilsh nie- tropolls, " Tho ather 'rime donue seonrad for tho tod fitatea sro: 1, Milo, Turisnt, Wwho possoss- on tho triple advintages of youtl, good ook Wha 2 Gharming voloo, 3 Ml Ma- on | reat ung © dramintio soprauo with a 2 ‘yo Tottitul quality of yoloe, Who appeared to grest ade vantago last season fn Milsn snd Genos fn " Fatat,'" and 1o “Romeo and Juliot,” Bhe has boen engaged by the Meanrs, Glrnkoscl to' ing Lueretia, Ak, nini othor dramatic roles, 9, Misn Annis Loulse Cnry, an American Indy, with's fine coniraito voico, alrendy an ontablished favorilo with the musleal publia fn tho Tbitod Slates, and who i6 to bo tha_primn donna con= tralto for tho approaching senson. tho principat tonora for tho new troupe will Lo Campanini amil Caponl, who nro ot present dellghting Ifer Srujonty's "loges at" Drury Lano, Al Jonfte tollt, an excallent young touor from ha Bealn, Milan, Blgriori Maurol and Dol Pacnite will bo (1o leading barle tones of tho troupe, Blgnor Manrel {s nt presont on- Ibv'fl At {ho Royal Italian Opera, Govent Garel Tu * Willinm Tell,” "¢ Dinorul,” “ Linda,” and * Faust, 1o baw proved n forimidable tval to Paure, mor Dt Tuenta In the favorito baritono of Tier Majesty Drucs Lane, Tohoa o lijgh havitors vofeg, and ox in " rovatore,” “Travintn,” #Rigoletlo,” and “Ln el Bignor Nanotth, of {ho Teyal Itallan Opers, {!olvonl Uardon, is ongaged o the prino bawso asaoe Luto, nnd hin recant porforinaiice of ‘Ilephistopielea i Faust " haa rafsod hin greatly Inpublic catimation, Bignor Murlo, tho well-known maeetro and composer, snd {ho favorlto friend an pupll of Vordl, 18 to have lho musieal diraction o tho now frawpe, Tho “Ada” of Verdl nand Wagnors “Lolion. arin® will bo the princlpal noveltica produced in Now York. T additfon to thum fho r clude * Martho, ¢ Tho H|1u|xn||n|‘:«‘,,’c’r‘%‘|-l;?v::::lr£-“;- “ Traviatn® Rigoletlo” Wkt amiot.: ¢ Mignon,” Don tlovatnn,” @ Nozzt di Figaro. “ Tubrorts Toria o Leln, O Homage o Fanst,” ko, Tho Messrs, Btrakoach hava junt te. turned ' from Italy, whoro {hoy lhave or. dorod » lorgo sipply of scenory from fhe it derorativo nrtiats of the ltaiian thoatros, Tho Aconery for ¢ Atda" tin ninted by the anmio artict that mounted the opors fur lio Vicoroy of Tgypt, Tho costinnes for *Alds ¥ and “ Tahongrin ' aro being made by the first_costumery of italy, o short, tho prellminary sxpones incurral for tha appronching Aonson in Now York alrendy far oxcood those of Any provioiis sosson of opera ovor givon in that cily, The London Figaro says ¢ A company ins beon organtzed by Mr, Carl Rosa, for the porformanca in tho provinces of operas in Eng- lish, Among {ho ougagewents nro those of Mis Blaieio Cole Miss Tuno Jioruse, Ar. Wiliam Qasti, Mr, Osrupboll, Miss Lucy Franklin, Mr. and Mrs, Aynsloy Gook,” Concorning this vonture Ohernbine, in Maaro, Aoy “Iam unwilling to predict fallurg for Mr. Rose’ nterpris, but Iam bound to say that tho main reason why English opora does not succeed Jn_ Eoglaad, i in conscquonco of its fn. difforent intorprotation by second-rato English aing. cra, An English oporatlo traupe composed of slugorn 1 M. Santioy, Nr. Blms Tooves, Mr, Vornon 1iig- by, Bigaor Foll! Mutnmo: Tatops,’ Madamo Troboit Bottinl, and othitr first-rato vocnllets, would atand s good cliance of auccass, bmt {t ia not fiving o falr trial 1o English opora when'it 1 proposud to il Hun Lol of rtiies abazs oF whora, ot leanty ate of the sscond-class,” i Hobolmann's Gorman Opera Troupe is in its third wook at the Apollo Opera-llouso, Bt. Louis. ’Ib bos made quite a succoss with “Tho Jowers,” tho oporn hiaving o run of eight nights, MUSICAL, PUBLICATIONS, Bonham Brothers, the Indiauapolis music deal- ers, havo just issuod a veory Landsome socond odition of Richard Wagnor's ‘“Ensny on Bectho- ven,” translatod by Albert Parsons, The new edition is embellishod with an_excellent photo- graph of Wagnor. 1t ia for salo at tho principal musio and bookatores, The Musical Standard, T.ondon, Pdnla tho me-~ trofiome tm'npl of Mendalssohn's “Songs With- out Worde,” aa taken down by DMoscheles fromi the composer's playing. WAGNERIANA, Tho firat porformance of Wagner's “ Loban- grin,” by the London Philharmonic Society, took place on the 11th inst., when tho parts waro dis- tributed s follows: Lohengrin, Signor Mongini ; tho King, Mr. Lowls Thomny; Frederick Talre- mund, Mr. Maybrick ; Elsa, Mllo. Elena Corani ; and Orfrud, Mllo. Enoquist. Tho Vionna corrospondont of IArt Musical states that some Hottontots who are visiting tho Exhibition in that_city oxprous tho groatost do- 1light with Wagnor's music. Thay appear to ro- E"d all other strains with stolid indifferenco, n:ctlguéfiatun l:fm:[ax’n} of the Bavarian composor em almos| ronzy. ] is doubtful. 2y, (The “oompline MUSIOAT NOTES, Aimee commencoa & four ka' Now York, Aug. 23. wooka' geason in Goorge Hows, a well-knawn piano - turor oF Boston: diaon tho Bih s Tovmubic Liboral offors, it is said, havo b Minnio Hevck {6 roturn to thia eountry: B Maestro Patricio Gilmori, of Boxton, is nt Sar- atoga. 3 Mnidame Lucca's name has been flonrished thus far at olevon watering-places, At arocent Paris fote, tho Bwodlsh night- ’E:fi:‘gl“‘ Nileson-Rouzoaud, warbled in f;v: %n‘n- 08, Thore is no_truth in tho roports of & vinit Horr Hane von Bulow to_Amiorica, in. tho fall: Ho Is ongaged for a 7 Ho Iy oogag oncorts in London during tho Miss Anna Loutss Cary, the prims donna con= tralto of tho Strakonch Troupo, hin Jusl. arcived in London to study hor rolo in A dlreotion of Bignor Muzio, S Mme. Nilsson's performance of Mignon i :lpgg(ten Bl:( b{’t l(;lm oudon Orchestra L"A!IB" "'.t\:(!\ notewol crreumstanc o ofontys Operasn o this scason at An altampt to make an opora out of Mozart! f:“vl‘;:l“-\:‘lzogflamtnncn Wabsr, &4 tho Carliieatia i Vienno, as twlod, tho Viouneso not ikl musio to lumnpa:h‘cgg_"“omun" of Mozartiaa Wilson, tho colobrated vocaiin, i his carringo near Edinburd, & Beaeibrora ar xocording o acoident, e, el state that he wasablo ¢ < ToNevink ovsning t thveo pisaar s TTO OB The Lord Ohamberlain of England i t an onil £0 ho Cavo0rs OF Froeh ARG ok on his gide of tho Channel, by what the English popors cnil e vidieuidus” and_depiotalia Sqtiosmishness » in oxorolumg the o S eTatoes tho e g the nower aliat Tho latost tidings from Mme. Anna Biéhop and Tior concert troups roport thom at Salt Lako City, A concort givon thero on Juno 25 was nttonded byan overwhelming sudionco, aud resulted, on the morroy, in numorous hl;;hly complimentary allusions t0 tho einging of Mmo, lsishop, M. Egifl: Guston Gotteobalk, and their follow- ista. Tho Theatro of Manhoim haa just brought out. snew opera ontitled * Dornrweschen,” literally Wild Roso, snd founded on tho story of tha Sloeping Beauty. It is the first work of a youns composer named Fordinand Langer, and who ap- poars to boa docidod partiean of tho schioal of Richard Wagnor. 'The work was noverthieleas, s undoubted success. Mr. Mapleson, of Hor Majesty's Opors, who, Tiko o}l managers, is poatored to death by aspirt ants for theatrical honors, has hit upon tha “happy thought” of allowing unknown arios, Grisis, Tamburinis, Lablachos, and Albonis Lo try thoir powers on_ the stage of Drury Lano Theatre everfi ‘Tuesdny afternoon, in prosence of Limsolf and his maestro al piano, ‘Wao underatand, says tho American (Paris) Register, that & most advantageous ougagement hins beon offored to Mlle, do Bolocon %:y tho direction of tha Imperial Opora at 8t. Petera- burgh for next season, It is not probablo thet she will socept it, as ho is desirous of making hor dobut in Paris. Every ono who has hoard’ this young vocalist fs confidont of hior succoss ns. s dromatio artist, In addition to her munieai gitts she is both beeutiful and graceful, quali- tios that will aid her omm\dumlfiy in her pro- foasional career, Wieniawaki, the fiddler, has found a protege inSan Franoisoo in the 10-year-old sonof o joweler named Lichtenborg.” The littls follow Played several pleces for the grent violinisy, and aftorward repoated a pieco Wieninwsli himnele had played. Wioniawski i8 to give him daiy lemsons during his naiay in 8en Francisco and take him to Emva snd place him in the musical conservatory st Vienna, under hisown tuition, freo of chargo, till he graduatos, i “"We rogret to learn,” snya the Ame) Reghter, of June 2T, ihat tho Mosara. Hira: kosch hava withdrawn thoir offor for the loase of tho Hallo Ventadour. The principal motiva of their rotirement from tho negotiations whiclh wore almost on the eve of conclusion, was tho fack that the Minister dey Doaux Arla nsista. that whoevor takes tho lonss shall undortake to porform Fronch aud Itallan apera altornately. Verdi has written to the Byndic offering to compose a funeral mass in henor of Manzoni. The offor Was, of gourso, oagetly nccogtenl. Tha mass will bo oxooutod on tho 224 of May, 1874 the mspoivorsary of Mauzonl's doath. Voral Dhimself will superintond tho rehaarsals and con- duct the porformance, Bhould tho performauca Do given in tho Dumo thora can be uo fowsle ohorvs, unless the clerionl authoritios oumu bao provsited upon to abrogato for this partioular ocession the usual rule, which lem‘»flu tha pretonce of female artisty In churoh choird. ha Tiiverpool Afbfon eays t ‘ The, ¢ Talinman> of eata has, Boon mnuc,’ Signor Nota_boing Ouderlined for the (part of Ceur do Lion In Yien of Bignor Collinl. Mennwhile it Is fionm\“-{ rumored at the thaatro tiat the opera will not ba Tsyod at all this season, sud that the rohants- alg, which are shortly to comaonco, will be mera~ ly intonded ws #0 much ground proparc for ite porformauca noxt yoar. horo appear 0 be oxcollent grounds for thin surmisoj nothing . has a8 yot _ boen done, ovon in thoway of rohoarsals, and Madamo Balfe is determined not to risk a ymlnl fallura by permitting her husband's posthumous work 10 Lo produced at the fag-ond of tho season.”