Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 16, 1873, Page 6

(] RELIGIOUS NEWS. The Elegant New Edifice of tho Church of the Messiah, Its Formal Dedication to Oc- cur This Forenoon. The Reve Dre Bellows and Robert Collyer to Conduct the Services, Desoription of the Building and History of the Soolety. Allegorical Chicago---Religion and Politics. 3 Programme of Services in the Churches To-Day. CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. ANOTIER NEW TEMPLE, - svhose magnificont proportions and architectural bonuty placo it swong tho firet in the .country, and fineat in tho city; will bo dodicated this day to tho solomn sorvicos of Almigty God.. Itis tho Chureh of tho Measiah. The exerolsos will take placo this morning, the Rov. Dr. Bollows, of Now York, officiating. On Sunday, tho 24 inst;, wo gavo s detalled description of tho Memorlal Chapel;, which s connccted with and forms a part “of- the Ohurch or the Megsiah odifico, and now wo give' n conciso description of- tho - church proper, which will ba dedlcatod to-day. Tho odifice fa gituntod on tho southoast cornor of Michigan avonuo and Twonty-third street. Tho plan of tho church is o rectangle ; the suditorium ‘is 63 Ty 94 foot; tho pulpit is placod,at tho rear ond of | tho auditorium, aud at the south side’of the pul- pit is the organ-chancel, 16 foet wido by 10 docp, At the front corner of Michigan avenuo and Twenty-third streot stands n campnniln,’tluongh‘ which is ond-of the main onirauces to'the chureh, with a grand doorway 8 feot wide,' Tho interlor of tiis companile forms a large vosti- ‘bul, 13 feot G inchos sprn, From this vestibula wo enter au innor vostibulo 10 foot square, snd from this can bo entdred the suditorium through large doorwaya. At. tho ecorresponding south- woat front cornor fs o vostibulo built -in projec- tion, with entrances, tho same, Tho sudito- rium is arranged to seat 800 poople, thero ‘boing no gallerios, .and is lighted by five Wia- dows on each side, and five in front for the tower section, and a large window. alove. The organ chancel ja lightod - 'by - @ largo window, Tho south wall of tho church is placed 8 feet B inches from tholotlino § the front wall is 9 feot from ihe wall on:Alichigan v, and the north wall-is 23 foet 6 inchos from the lino on ‘I'wenty-third .street. The cornor campanile projects from the front wall line of: the church 4 foot, and 12 foot from tho aldé wall toward Twenty-third streot.. The.vestibule at tho other cornor projects’8 feol from tho front wall of the churel. . Tho seats are arranged for throo aiglos, tho centrp ono 6 fdet wido, and the other two 5 foot iwides Tho pulpit platform is ’ 8 feok high, whilo there is-a platform 8 inchea’ * high around the samo, with a chanchl raii, ~ Tho ehoir platforn is raised 2 fopt 8 inches above tho floor, on the top of which is p paneled | front, 8 foot high, 3 EXTERIOR DESIGN. Theye is a retaining wall on both the, streot fronts noxt to tho sidewalk, 2 foet high, of lime- stono, laid in regular coursos, rook-facod worl, onthe top of which is.n maseive cut-stono The baso line of the building"is sot 4 inchies above'tho level of tho sidewalk, and from the top of the retaining wall to the base lino of tho building thero {8 a sloping torraco, hpnd- somely sodded, whioh prosonts a fine appear- ““anco, This fonturo is quito novel and very-ap- propriate in our city, whero tho ground surfaco iaso loval 3 for, while It gives o yariety of pgt~ lino, it nlso presents a massive baso to tho structure, ; There- are two ontrances 'to thio churel in addition to the cao throygh the Me- morisl Chspel. Theso pre reachod by wido flights of atone stops, flanked on cither side by polid stone buttrosses, with massivo sjouo newels 8t tho,. bottom. Upon thoso .nowels aro ' to ' gtand . ornamontsl Jump-posis of & bonutiful deu) ‘There is & baso courso feotb high all around the outiro building, made of goft-facod stono~ worl, Tho plain wall-surfaco is entlrely .faced with limestoue from the Lomont quarrics, laid in regular courses, rock-faced asblar, and tho rim- mings uro of the Loren sand-stone, of abluo tiut. Thore is & water-table 1.foob high, with Bteop wash. Nt p Tho campanilo is 20 foet 4 inohes squaro at itd baso; nnd it might be enid that it is started with asolld buttross at each of its cornery, finished in regular- stops; producing au appearance of atrangth and solidity which is ‘obarscterisio of tho cntiro design; Thesa corner buttressos ‘ex- tond up to the tainht of 9 foot, whon the four walls ntart Aquare, of 18 foet on g gide, and extond up tho hoight of 0 feet 8 inchas, {0 the belt-cornice. Thig forms the lowor soc-: tion, or lower of the campan- ilo, on the north “sido of . -which is' tho grand entrance door-way.- On the other ?wo sides are placed single windows. On a lino with tho top of tho corner buttresses ia o moulded - bolt- courso, which strikes tho spring .of tho arohes of tho first.window and door-caps, aud over this for the windows and door are wmasnive pojoted cut-atone window-caps. story, “ Above’the Jowor “eocction, or first story, is o massive monlded eut-stohd bolt coureo of cor+ Unico, 3 foot_ bigh, with -heayy projection, and on this, ot the corners of tho compavile, aro placed anglo biooks of Atone. tho-tops'of which _aro rounded up to recoivo the chamfor of tho- coxnors above. ‘This ohamfor has asquara of 1 foot, and continues np for a distance ot 7 foot, when thiera is s vlain belk courso -of- sandatoue, 8 inches wido, which is on # leval with tho g .of tho arches of tho windoyws in this stor this point tho chamfer inoreakos, unfi _helghitof 7 foot 6 Inchos, it 153 feot on tho square, Thin hoight isthatop of tho sccoud section or'story of tho campenile. Noxt is a hoavy cornico, throo foot and six inohes Ligh, with hoavy projostion, This conneets with. a corresponding.ouo on the Front walld of the church, which forms £hoe cop- 'ng 0f ‘cortain ports. - ‘Next above thia ptory i bo ner, thoy cunso, continue up for a distange of. 18 feat, whon sud the cowmpanile gnsumea tho squaro ngain,—14 feoh: pqugre, Above thiy Is uced o wide moulded eyt stono buud, 2 foot 8 fncucu Ligh, upon which eprings the grund srches over tho belfry-oponings, 'This story or section ig 8lill carried up tho additional hejght of 10 feot and 4 Inches, - and. horo recelvos the cornico. 'Thip story is furnisbed with ono lnrfio window 0 foot wide by 20 foot higlh, - At tho bottom Js & pancled touo railway. In gach.of thoso oponjugs s placed & finmo wilh sloh tracory hoads, tillad with stainod gluss, whilo the floor portlon iu Joft opon,' giving it tho dosign _of the original Iialinn Tawer ; but iu order to fully carry out the do- sigtt, there should be the 'boll with -jla larpe xkuu[ exposod to vigw, which probably will ho furnishied ot somo future timo, -. Abovo this story or rection [a the main ocor- pice, and the attio story, lighted by sbarp-point- £d dormer windows, {ilJad with rich stained gluss, Tlis cornica and dormors séo mado of hoavy gnl- yunizod irop, ‘Lhe roof or stepplo of tho eam- anite starts on the cornico line, is square and E 87 feot and 0 inches high above tho cornice line, 13 covorod withs ulete, with massive hins at the corpers, and surmounted at the top with o fiuinl 16" fect nnd 6 inchea high, of galvanized iron ; making tho total height of tho campanile, from its base to its top, 120 foot aud 8 juclies, TUE NUILDING, Tho front of tho ohureh é)mpm'iu quite brokon in outline, Thero is arcontre portion 85 foet 8 iuchos, projecting 13 inchos, the first section aof which I3 plerced with Jine pointed windows, with houvy storm gills and caps, Next above is the moufded corbice cover, corrosponding and con- ncoting with that for tho campenile; sbovo this ia n Jurgo rafnod panel, within which is vich tracery window, 17 feet In dinmett with the most olaborato stained glass, thiy panel. sbove tbe window, la rich penel work laced n fillod ‘ront, bdlfry story or section; the chamfored dor-, NWithn | in atono; ovor tho arch ta n moulded eut stono can, routing upon foliated corbols; over thia, and in the gable,is " n" trofoll window, with rich moulded work around. The cornioo line in front in broken up with stono corbels, and at tho foot of the cornico of tho contro portion are sida pa- bles, nnd nt tho -apox s n rich orors, 'That portion of tho front wall, botweon the contro portion and tho - companilo, dn finishe ed, for tho firat * section, with throo -pointed arched windows, atid the noxt above With a einglo circular. window, The wall ovoris finfshed with n. heavy. l‘numlml baluatrada or coping. At the-south eido of .tho main contre projoction {u the frontice-pieco or projecting vostibnle, This is finished with projeoting but- tross sides; with massivo doorway, with hoavy out stone cap and sharp gable tmndnu the streot, This coutinues back until it sirikes the wall of the church, on a lino with the fueide of tno vostibule, . making & bold set-bnok, or anglo cor- nor, at this point, Tho two eldes of tho chroh sro finislied siml- larly. Thore aro five windows on tho south and four on the north elde. Thoso windows are 4 foot wide and 10 feet high. Tho sides net,u{) 6 fool from the ground, and tho sido walls bel "5 only 16 foot high. The swindowa . extan above tho wall lino, and tho tops of thom aro fin{shod aa dormors, with sharp gables, Thoso topa aro stone, and rost upon solid ‘corbela bullt in tho wall. Abovo thoro windows and on the roof sre five Lriangular dormor windows, oo oach sido, fillod with rich stainod glass, Tho roof is covered with Ponnaylyanin and Yormont slato, in variegsted colors, laid in the most artistio man- nor. ‘e ridgo ia to bo finished with an ornn- mental iron-cronting, painted in blue and car- mino, and the tips glided. ‘Tho eido walls are finishod with massive Lut- trossos botween the windows, the wholo, taken in conmeoction with the memorial ohnpel, pro- I} duces the varied and Uroken outline, and pro- #enty o perfect ploture, in perspective, nnd is decidedly the moat pioturcsque and bonutiful de- slgn of any structuro of tho kind in the city. £ o5 i TUE INTERION, The auditorium is spanned by four nrched trusaes, which carry tho roof. ‘heso trusscs spring from a eolid stona corbol, 8 foot: only from " tho- floor, At tho foot of tho trusmes’ are massive, - brackets, and wupon {hesa spring & somj-circular arch, tho entire width of tho cburch auditorium, Tho roof is’ what is called half-opon thnber roof, That por- tion of tho trusses exposed is fillod with rich tracary. Tho heiglit of the colling s 48 foat from the lovel, of the floor. Tho resr ‘end of ‘tho auditorium is finished in threo pancls, the contra ono being finished on eithor sido with massivo cluntor columns, with-moulded basa and faliated cap, and ovor these are olusterod mouldings, On ‘tho ono ‘side of this geutre pauel in a rocossod panel, within which is an entranta door to.the memorial'chapel, and on the othor sidois n correspouding.arch which opona into tho organ-chancel. In front of the organ-chan- cel is the choir, tho front of .whioh is richly fur- nished _ in panel work. Tho front of tho puipit latform is'that taken from the old church et~ Rcu, 0180 tho * chancel ‘rail. ‘Whilo it doea not harmonizo architeolurslly with the rest' of tho - design, it looksquite woll, Tho paws are algo | those takon from the old eimrcll, and are of the. snmo- stylo. ' ¢ i Tho" most attraotivg featurs of the interior is “tho: fresco painting, and we' aro of tho opinion that it is tho fineat work west of New York. Tho walla are s soft buff color, tho jamba.of the windows and dooran doep ‘maroon oolor,.richly stenciled, the coraico at tho qaves I8 fn -tho richost colors of cobalt, ultra- ‘marime: blue, carmine, gold, and black, in bred- patternd, There is o rich stonciled baud on g tho auditorium, just above the tn{:n . _/Tho columns at; tho sides of - the anol of the pulpit are in rich gold and rab color, and stouciled and gold-loaf on' cor- tain parts § the baso and: tho follated caps are finished. in gold-leaf; the. panel within them g laid off in_the'richest patterns' nnd colors, and ' ptonciléd ; -the othor panel at tho sido in tinted .and . atenciled somowhat to harmonize ‘with the organjon tho opposito side. Tho choir~ front is fiuished in fresco to correspond. © - 'The organ has no cago abovethe section which contnfns tho key-bosrds, Tho pipos abovo are Joft oxpospd, aud aro .llluminated and gilded. “Theso pipes are placed to {it in the arch, snd are tho mog} effoctive. Tho insido “doors- aro in fresco, and are beantiful, All the jnterior.wood- " worl is fluished in frosoo, oxcopt tho paws’ and pulpit.’ Tho pulpitis a besutiful specimen of workmanship and design, of mixod woods : and gold. The chairs upon tho platform aro made to ocorrespond, . ‘Cin glags fop the windows is;of a new atylo; and very rich, 'The oolling of the suditortum i, In thomain, blue, with rich stonpil bands, The truescs aro flulshed in fresco, richly gtenciled and illuminated. b HEATING AND VENTILATION. '-The building.is to bo hoated by furnaces, but ‘ia” planned - 8o that steam can bo intro- \duced withopt changing the structure in tho loast. Tho system of ventilation is on tho' Ruttan " prinoiple,: with sir-ducts from eonch rogister direot to tho sbhaft, Tho ventilating shafts aro eacl 2x4 foot, and are arranged to ontor ench shaft in tho sccond story of the ! chapel,’ by means of emall doors, * Within theso ‘shafts thore'js & gm-pi{m, extending around the same, with Jets in the pipo to light, i ordor to ourront. - S h g It is propor to mention two facts in connoction’ | with: i chuseh edifice: First, that the whalo ‘building or ‘bnildings, inclyding the momorial chap Lsdld not cost su’; exgood 8’]}0,000; and tho contracts, too, wero let at tho timo prices wero veryhigh; and eocondly, that-it is not six months ot einoo tho cornor-atano wap lald, and to-dny, he structuro iu dedicated. Tha architcots ara Mesgrg, Cochrano & Millor, DIr. Cochrape hng perionally superintended the work to its final complation, # HIBTORY OF THE SOOIETY. = The first Unitarian preuohing in Ohicogo waa by Dr. Follen, in June, 188G. “I'ho sorvices wera held in the old Lake Mousc, on the corner of Miohigan and Rush etrocts, “A society was or- ganized Juno 29, 1836, under tho laws of Illinois, with tho titlo of * T'ho First Unitarian Society | Whito, E. J, Chiapin, W. M. Derby, E. G. A rarify the air sufficiont to create s strong npward | of Ohicago,” and 2800 woro subscribed at once for tho purcheso of & Jot, TFor sevoral yoara nfter the organization there’ was mo sottled pastor, ond the Socloty was dopendent upon such ocoasionnl proaching gy n;ay conld obiain, Tho Rev, Mr. Huntoon' prozehed for #omo timo in 1887, Iv Jnup, 1838, the Rov. dames Thomp- gon, of sflem,‘htmu.‘, prenobied throo -Sundayn with mnch benefit to the Bocio?. In tho early part of 1880 the ' Rev, Orawford Nightingalo preached for some months, Borvices wero hold at this poriod in' tha *Baloon Building,” so. callod, situated op the southenst cornerol Clark and Lako stroots, In the eamo year tho Rev. Mr. Barrett proached two Supdeys, snd'the Rov. Dr, Hosmer, of Buffalo, throe or four:Bundays with groat socoptation. In Ootobor, 1889; tho Roy, Josoph Harrington srrived and took oharge of tho _Socioty ' as thoir pastor. Tho ~flrab Bundoy hie held gorvices in the ““‘Baloon Building,” with an audionca of ten ‘persons, Mr. Harrington preached in the samp place during thp wintor to o constantly-incropsing pudience, #o that in tho epring of 1840 ho detar- minod to' go-Last god aslk for help in bullding & church, He wns sngeessfy] in his migsion, and . & lot was purchased_on! Washington' streot, bo- twoon Olark and_Dearborn, 8) by 200 feet. bullding - yas' contracted for with Alaxapdor Toyd 15 Betobor, 1650, and it was dedicatad by tho pastor, tho Rev, Joseph Hurrington, in Mdy, 1841, ‘The cost'of thot church-wes 39,708.4 i of tho land, £600;- making o total of s B2 th7n thorammy collectad ap tho Ensty ' [*chietly throngh thp pxertions of Mr. Hamington €3,688,46; collected fn Chjopsro, 81,069,809 ; ¢os! of ‘stoeplo, builvaftorward, #ibL, 55 The Rtov, Mr, Harrington olored his pastorato o ithe fall of 1844, "aftor whick' the chiurgh had the ' servicos- of "the Rov. ' William T.ord, the Roy, Henry Gilos, the Rov. William P, Huntington, and’ thp Roye, Measrs. Riploy aud Counnnt nt various timed,” In February, 1847, the Toy. Williem Adata was called to tho pastorato of tho Hocloty, aud: enterad upon hia dutips in the following "June, ITe romained about two care, aud was Bucoceded by tho Rov,. R. R. fihlpp«m, iho prosant’ Sogpetary of ‘the American Unitarian Asgociation, who' began b9 prench in tho fall of 1849, - .Mr, Ghlpfion,unutmucd 08 pAts (or ‘of tho Hoclsty unil July, 1857, Un- dor Ll miulstrationn tho congrogation’ attainoed wuclt pra.peri&y that the ohurol building was twico enlarged. - The Rey, Georgp I, Noyon suc- ceoded the Rtev, Mz, BhippouTn Heptembor, 1857, continuing au pasfor wntil tho spring of 185, whep be resigned, Undorhis uuuglouv, the Min- istry at Large was organized jn_tho wytinm of 1887, bnd thie Rov. Willlsm H. Hgdloy placed x¢ its hosd. His lui{_n henltl, however, compolled him to absudon il work':he had moat enogonu- fully commonced, _He visa {ollowed us Ministor at Lorgo by tho Rov. Robort Qojlyar, When Ir. Collyer was callod to tho pastorate’of Unjty Church, Misp 15, P. Nowcomb was chogou by the ‘Irustecs Lo oanduat the buuiness of tho Ministry at Largo, tng contiuyed to Ml that position uus tilJuly, 1860 " Aitjeyt' the reslgnation of tho Rev. Mr. Noyed, tho Hocloty remujned without s ‘;nstor el the summer of 1801, but their pulpit wus qupan during the greator part of this periad by yva- rlous clorgymon, among whom may bomontioned thoRov. Mesgrs, A, B, Vullor, B, IL.Boars, Horailo Stobbins, I'homas Hill, A, D, Mayo, and Robork Collyer," In tho spring of 1864 thoBocloty deter- mined to eoll their church-proporty on Washing- ‘ton streot, with o view of buildiug a now housa of worship. -To faoilitato this object, Mr, Jonathan Bnrr generously douated to the Booje- ty forty feot, of land located on Wabash avonuo, near IIubbard court, and, by the purchaso of . forly feot ndjoining tho asmo, au eligiblo sito was® sconred for tho new church, The old lot on Washington niraot was sold for 815,000, Tho Building Committeo of the now church, Almohllud in May, 1809, con~ sisted of tho followlng ciuutlnmum Mesara, 15, K, Rogers, Jerome Leccher, D. A, Gago,, and Dantol Thompson, In June, 1862, tho dosigna of T, V, Wadskior, architect, wero ndopted, and in tho fall of that yenr tho fonudation was Inid, Tho cornor-stone wus laid with approprinte cora- monles, April D, 1863, and the work of building rosccrited with endrgy during that year. On ho 22d of May, 1863, tho old church-building on ‘Washington stroot was totally dostroyed by fire. Abvout tfiu 16t of Docombor, 1868, tho Booloty wore enablod to hold sorvices in tho lecluro- room of the now clurcl,. and continued them without interruption until about the 18t of July following. s ‘T'ho complation of the church was unayvoidably rotarded Iu tho yeara 1864 and 1865 by tho sot~ .tling of tho towor, which was takon entirely down after it had boen completed, and noarly the wholo front and ono eido of tho structuro hed to ba rebullt, In February, 1866, tho Trus- toos, on balinlf of the Bocioty, oxtondod n oall to TUL REV. R, LAIRD COLLIER, to bocome pastor of the Church, ‘which was no- copted I;{‘him, to take effcot upon the comple- tlon of tho church edifico. The Church of tho Maosalsh baving boon ‘comploted, waa dodioated with lmpaull)l'llg ceromonjes to tho worehip of Almighty God on the 16th of April, 1800, and on the ovening of tho 17tk of {ho'samo month tha Rov, R. Laird Qollior wag fltlli installod as_iis 'Eutnr. Imtnediately aftor thoe groat fire tho uilding _wna surrendored for tho' uso.'of tho Chiongo Roliof and Aid Bocioty, and tho congros gation being somowhat bLroken np and scat-- tored, was doomed oxpodiont’ , to soll tho church for busiuess purposes. A gale was made to Mr. 1, M, Wilmarth in Dovembor, 1871, aud the Socioty purchosod a lot at tho southenst cornor of -Alichigan avenuo and Twonty-third strost, on which tho prosont now churoh ptande. During the years of tho presont pastorate, the Third aud Iourth Unitarian So- olotios have boon organizod. Tho firat yoar aftor ldaviug thoold church the congregation' wor- shipped in tho hall of Bryaut & Birattou's bag- Ines_collego, on tho cornor of Indians avenuo and Trwonty-second stroot, and dmlnf tho winter and spring 6f 1872-'8 in Martine’s Hall, on the opposite corner of the samo street. The plans of tho presont churoh woro presentod by Moesrs. CQochrane & Millor, architects, and adopted- by tho Bociety. Tho foundation was lald ‘dutin; tho autumn of 1872, tho coruor-stone waa lale on tho 18th of May, 1878, and the building has gono forward. undor. tho . offictont direction of 5 Building Committoo, consisting ' of tho following Igeutleme + Mossra, "H. T, Macfarland, " D. L. Bhoroy, Louis ‘Wahl, aid 'A. 0. Badgor. 'Tho presont Trustecs of the_gl h aro Mossrs, H. J. Macfarland, James L. Ward, and. John T..2{acAulo E'l‘mns- uror, O, D. Biokford ; Becretary, 0. X.'Bivclair. T'ho Btanding Commniittee of -the Olurch consiste of tho_following * gontlompn s+ Messrs,” Louig ‘Wall, Murry Nelson, A, G. Burley, Daniel Thompson, D. A, Gnfin, Jerome Baechor, Guor%u P, Gore, H, K. Tikius, O. O, Morriok, A. 5. Gng]g, N. 8. Itiggins, B. D. Blocum, 8, G. Balloy, J. E. Gradg, and Goorge W. Montgomery. Among tho old eitizons, who are mombors of this congregation, aud not already mentionod, are H, G. ‘Loomis, Btophen L, Galo, A. H. Burloy, Joseph Grog, E. L. Jillett, M. L. Satterleo, Col. J. L. James, D, B. Shipman, E. K. Ropers, W. Densmore, Dr. Brock MoViokar, an alcott, Amon, identified with (! E. 1. B. tho prominont oitizons who are s Bocloty ara : Meanry, Tlorace any, Chulés I Goburo, 'Z. "3, Thiolps' W. 1 Pago,. William H. Thompaon, T. W.-W tlmarih, W, R Wentworth, J. L, Clark, and O, H. 8, Mixer. ,'QENERA_L RELIGIOUS NEWS. . ALLEGORIOAL OHIOAGO. 4 , Now that tho Exposition 1a over, somo of tho roligious editora aro tnking o look at_the colo-" brated ‘¢ Allogorical Chicago,” and proubunocing upou tho same in very plain torms, It.is n * grand painting,” says one, and yot to & noyico in art thore sectns to be goveral dofocts in' tho design, etc.’ Ho does not like tho monapoly . soryico of England and Americn thnt sppear. Chiengo arose by the help of othor hands and with the sympathies of other hearts, than' thoso recognized by tho artist, and therofore Gormany and Franco, ho believes, should have bnd a ‘sub- ordingto position in the picture. - Thon Lo doos pot like tho nudity of Olieago b * all, and neks **Would not a boitor dosign havo been o @tained and ° wasted faco with & more depleted form, botter cled, alboit in smoke and tatters?” Ho noxt objects sori- ously to tho coutrast botweon tho Lion and the engle, The former is bold, and the latter seoms to bo'making bLis will. That the eaglo should look sad the editor admits, but. in this caso ho looks & * little too much used up ” for tho faots. Tho bost Lilt of the editor is tho grandmothor part of his criticism, which wo give in his own Ianguago : f 'The unnatural youth of Kngland's conntenance, wo ronounco the mdst etriking blomish of all. Chicago young, which {8 propec, ~ Tho cuntrast botweon tiio aniftton dsughter and Ler sympathizing mother, Amorica, wo thin¥ cun baxdly bo_improvad, tho lattor appearing o8 a matrou of scarcoly. middlo uge, and yot finoly matured, But whon we turn our oyes to Ln- glaud’s face wo_oxperionce s twingo, aud as wo look; another, Itis much youuger than young Amerion, and o {hiuls most porvons would Judgo It 1ho young: cat of tho threo, 'Wo eannot Lo Yoconlied fo this, Wo wouldn't like it if Gabriel hnd been tho artist, I¢ America 18 Ohlcago's mothor, Eogland is hor grand- mother, Engiaud might bovo Lewna smabler -form than America, Lut ehis should have shiown an older countenance. Inglisbanan at our side offers o crumb of comfort in tho information that tho coun- tonanco wo are crificlsing fs truo to that of © Dritun- nla"—tho * Coluniba" of tho Briton—which at onea exprossos nndmolds the Englishman's concoption of Eugland, But {bi is only o crumb, The artist Bhould Laye ylaced Lis cuecl In'tha United Blatea ralbor thon Eoglsud, auid abaudonod; * Britannia® for fact aud nulure on enleriug on uch o task an ‘. RELIGION AND romaTICS. The editors of tho oity religious press manifest groat'surpriso at tho result of the lato city oloc~ tion, Tlioy ‘ovidontly expocted no such figur Howover, thoy havo token it a8 mildly as po; gible, end great hos been tho Pl.\“ofloplllzmg. Lattlo hos beon said nbout the * Committeo of Boventy,” and still less nbout what any other suol committeo may attempt to do 1n tho fuiure. ‘o Catholic organ, throngh a contributor, climinatea the following: ¥ Thero 1810 use in denying it 1 {ho principal canse of tho defent of tho tickot nilndod to1s, thatn mafor. | ity of tho votors Lielfeved that, 1€ auccesaful, tho pirty of Testriative oud - sumpluary laws would ‘ot stop af what fhoy pretouded to waut,” Tlio leaven of {ho old spixdt of Puritantsm and intolerauco was ot work, and stop by stop wonld tho party of restriction’ advance untll ftwould bo §mpossibla fo tell what principlo would bo aesailed next, Lsay this wis the jdoa which lod to1ts defent, and whether it is* corract or uot, it i ot my proviues to say. - 3 Tho Baptist organ is more gloomy,. this to say 1 B 5 o yony expoct, on _the advent of * the now Govorn- ment, tho Innuguration of tho scunes whicllisvo dis- raccd tho formor history of tho city, Tho result s o deplorablo one, overy wity,and was brought about, periially, at least, by a lurge numberof the Lotter Class of ‘oiir cltizous fulling to do thelr duty,-whilo Fhisky, by vxponding. monoy profusols, wis abio to bring ull ita votors to tho poity, * - ' Tho Copgragationnl organ famuch morq hope- ful, bolieving thiat things lght hayobeon:worss, and-that attho hottom thora iy solid rock. 1b Bays, nfter admltting itn groat Aurpriss at'tho re~ Wo sball haye nolsy Bundng]l for tho noxt tyvo Len-, sl on fncrenso of crimo. But the situction 1 nat st ap bpd s Jt might be,” The rosponsibilition of of= ficu upnatly sobor mon, aud they never earry things with quite 8o high & hupd an they” are vxpectédto, Our Gormsu follow-citizens, too, are frugal, snd will not . stand vory much squonderingof pubfje’funds, aud a* corroaponiding - fucreass of tixos, ovon by afiiéars of tiojr oym choosing. And no city in the land los o Lelor judiclary £o fall buck on na'a chack upbni oflical ruscalily than’wo huyo ju Chicago, Morvover, tho resent coulition canuot las, Ko political ring can ong keep tho Irish and German glemonts pulling in “#ho spine traces, Fed y . The Mathodist organ is quito choorful.' Aftor mnking Ita usunl sliob at tho daily pross, it broaks out as follows ; i ¢ Our lamenta are not very loud, Of gourco 'wo To- gret that the conntry will “bollovo that - Uhlongo 13 ny longer *a lnw-and-order ¥ cily, but mattors ore nok y sy moane desporute, Wo o not holievo thigt thu Voto uxpresdes 4o real sontimont of tho ciky, or the ideas that Wil “yeaesnpen conitrol at tho oud of two yeara, Deantime, Uioygh our Pollod Bupcrintondent, Mho biso gaiwed fhe fll-will of all* yrrongydoors, must go out, though & Howsn Gatholly fake” tho Illnrn ot n Frotestant as Uuum{ Hupcrlpteudont™ of " gchools, though » majorily of tha Council v gphi-timperdhcg, and though our Gity Nourd of ¥ducatlon may bocaino provailingly fnsdol or pupal,—we yotLopo thit the oy w0z, o 1o b roputabla guntlenian, miy show hini- Belf Svorthy ‘of wupport by eitizens who would falu Baye found hiw do company bebter thon that which disgriced the sucdepstul tokot, Lho New Covanant suiounces the fact of tho eleotioit pud caudidatea plucted, “sud ! pothing more." . # MOODY's Wohk OONTINUES, Mr, Moody’s work in England contlnies un- abated, He 18 btill gasiitod by Mr. Sankey. Mr. Moorobouso ls also with biw, The co-operation 15 vory genoral, and the results are slmost mur- velous, Wo clhl tho following from ouc'vf owr floralgn exolmugos, writton Ey Houry Mooro- ouse ¢ Dl.u brothior Bloody's meotings evorywliera are sn and liag TIE CHICAGO DAILY- TRIBUNIS:- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1873, crowdail na ovory and scaros of ‘soils geom to Lo swoote ly,osting upon tho finiatiod work. of Obrist, In -fact, Jinsp MOVOr eoon aiyylioro b dooper work of graco than in thoss townn, I hava myaslf parsonally spoken to many of the converts, and find in most casos that thie work {n deop and of tho Lerd, Ao far an ono ecan Judgo. A deaji nenro ot ain, an uftor noed of Bavior, and tlion o calm reating upon tho porson and_work of Olhrlt alano, soom fo mito liivolieen renlized by many, 1§ conld tell you miich Hiat wonld iddon youe lioart) Dut have uot tima now,” God, tho loving Gixd, i work~ ing mightily, and dear MY, Moody and ALr. Sankey noed muoh, Yary muct, prayer, And thon tho naoiy Drayormisctiuay1 must fall 5o of thoio.. Thoy aro Junt dolightful, ' Mr,-hoody Iends them now, Kvory dlay fhoy Tinvo Incromnd and, Merotned, unbil Tauppor £rom GO0 Lo B0 attond them,” Thio dear minlsters toma and hiclp, Thoy hava thrown opon many of Lhelr chnpols, and thelr kind worda mid Joving docda cheor us much. Tho Biblo lecturea hava Doan o groat blass- ing, and I have no donbt bout’ this Work, for the do- #ire to hoar what God ays ‘boiit Jeshia i tho Bibla fn vyory gront, This woek, it thé Tatd {arry, Mr, dMoody han nmngml for no loan” than ' thirty-four different maotlugs, in various plhcos, "’ 2 IR TNR RELICIOUR TIESS, 7 A now uan;l.toglu appowrs in the Standard, entitled * Porfootionism,” by ** Ralph,” whi¢h ‘is quito sovore on thoso who bellove in that doo- tiine. ditorinlly, tho papor epoaks of the # Men who Never {nnm" snd tho ** Educailonal Campaign,” tho lattor bolng grumllnd with tho following onconraging outlook on tho goneral offorts of that Churéh to ralse $10,080,000 for ‘educational purposos: SR Bolh in New England and.-New York, hewover, roprosontativo brotliren havo mot and erganized for work, with a degroo of carneatuess and enthusissm thnt promises Inrgo results, In the Bonth, olmo, the ‘propoailion to commemorato our Daptist shiare in' tho great favor God hoa whown to ihe Amarlesn peoplo, aud to signnlize ihose facts in Daptist history which Iny upon 1 na o people kpocial obligationa of gratitis, DY giving to g satine of donominational sdacation & aiim wortliy of it and of oursclves, whils warmly wal- coméd, ins alrcady, o tho case of ' Richmond College, beeu nobly acted upon. : Immodiate effort in tho Wesl may for & tinio o somowlat atagad by tho aamo eausg whiclrhas mnde some delny noaesaary in the East; yot {1 In nono 100 anrly 1o orgeizo and prepare for work, ¢ ' THE WEBTERN OATHOLIO | is prolifio in both news and original matter, In tho lattor dopartment tho subjocts whioh pass undor review are ‘‘Sophisma {n Religion," Contrast," “The Golden Rulo,” * Molo-Blind," and tho ¥ Lottor of Mayor Modill.” The editor hagthis to eay in the closing words sbout the Mayor's lottor: . An for us, whoso anceators and ourdolyos have been.-| constrained to' endure such ‘s frightful oxistonco, political and soclal, as Mr, Medill witnossos, wo feol our angry prssious boll witiin ns, and tha blood rush ‘warmly through our arterivs, from- indignation at the tymauny and oruolty, roccived at the hands of buothar aldon, > . g Tlioao foolings are the natural impulss of tho huitan heart, ontraged by suffering and_wropg. Wo.muat control them il the timo comes whon strength will ba filvan‘un to rectify tho ovila which unbappy Irsland o sutlered for 700 yenzs, a certalu that tho Irlsh lo would not' alle thohunaiven 5 bo: Exoatsd 1 s ey ose- i b s *lawu to bo free, Buta poworful nation, which -has attened on rapine, keops them down, Not for ever, Tho Advance troatu on " Eleotiona” (gonoral~ “ No Toar of Panicn,” and ** Church Disci- {il‘iuu Digcarded,"” tho first namodl philosophiziug :tho following atrain ; U, party toa aro ovidently loosening. . Nover woro such markod Ilnlpflb ruvlyrm nmeod with @uch dndiferénco by Ropublicans thomselves,, The numbor of intelligont, honost men who will not Hoaltate to bolt, d nowiuations and scrateh *regular'? tickels, and who will hold themselves roady to support whafoyer Tarty 1s likaly t0 give s the most honoat and. capablo Govarnment, 18 rapldly. incrossing, It ia & hopoful slgn of tlo imoa. . "They hold tho balanos of power, aud may bo able to ctrapal the rival parties to sot up good men, and BUPPort good muasuros, ss_they could. Dot while wearing party Dlinders ond paliing in party traces, * In thoso local dleotions thia fall they have dow alarod thelr bollef, not that tho Ropublican ‘parly ban outlived its usofafness, but that it nioeds to tarn aver o new leat 4 it will moek a t ought the esponnibilitien tlat awalt, duriog the noxt decads, tho pnrty of eco omy, réform, and true progress, .. . Tho Advocals ‘devotes & ago to -editorinls, troating on Buch mb}umu 08 “The General Mat~+ tor of Confidonce,” *Vaguo Yoarning and Gom- mon Scnae,” *‘Natlonal Polilical Partios,” and “Tho Wostorn Book Committeo.”. The mon Sonse ™ artiole closos as follows: ! Wosliall only tmnks oursclvéa unsless pan And in tenso dlsgust.by vonturing awsy from thie duty writlen | largs upon our doors, “Wo niust h‘“fl’ L0 wrong ‘when wo roject tho Ughts matle for all who pess along tho strects, God éducats us in' musses, tolls our futhars the truth thiat ‘ahallavo_thelr sons} puts on- orgy ond ardor fnto our blood, God-ward {nclinntioi inta our education, and- breathes the loly Ghost all around us and vl through ua, “The struggles to resist thoss Uest tendoncies .und divino inspirntions is o effort to ‘uusphere our owx world audrto reorganizo God's world to suit our caprice or to harmonize with our ignorance, The New : Corenant contains an intoresting articlo on ‘! Growing Aged Together,” from tho pon of tho Rev. Robert Collyer, from which this oxtract is talken ; I think tho nvurn&n novol 48 ms . 8ad mischief in the average mind In'its plcturcs of truo love, It ig o wuch thing ; it is trno pasion, that is ull ; & blossed power purely and rightly used, but no moro truo lovo thian thoso little books and tendrils we seo in Juno, on & shooting vine, oro {he.ripo clusters of Qctober. Far tric love growy out of reveronco and defence, loyalty and courtosy, good servico givon and takon, dark days and Lrighit daye, sorrow nnd joy. Itls tho fino essenco of all wo uro together, “and all wo da, Trug passion comea fimt, truo love lnat, ¢ It s ralsed o spiritual - body,” snd soit fs writton, “The first Iman {s of the ourth carthy, but tho Hocould mun i tho Xord of Heave: 3 DIAFOP OUMMING, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: E dri\';'litxlr l;lfi nrtlglo m‘ :el;'.ion ]:c ]”-}u‘; wltl;; sbop Oummina from the Episco Church, you state that ‘' Ho was mvmvpev.l l-l: o sharp controvorsy . with Biehop Whitolionse, growing out of gomo interferonce in the Chenoy: mntter.” Tho dificulty was not in relation to Dr, Chenoy. Bishop Cummins-came here to Proach in bobalf of ono of the missionary socistios | of tho Protestant Iplacopal ‘Church, _and was requested by his former parishioners of Tilnity Church to deliver the sermon there. This Bishop Whitohouso forbada (though Do Liad 1o authority ovor Bishop 0). Tho. lnt- ter, notwithstanding, preached to orowdod con- ogations, in tho morning in his old parish Trinjty), and in the avening at Ohrist Church’ Dr, Chenoy's), At that time no formal action Lind boon taken againat Dr, Cheney. Al On10aco, Nov, 15, 1673, ; . DINNERS AND DONATIONS, The Indies of tho Second -Univorsalist Chureh, who gave lunch-~dinnets . rocently for tho benotit of the church, ‘donated the proceads of tha Inst day, £200, to the sufferors at Momphis, which Ling boon ackuowledgod as regelved by J, 7. Bus- by, Chinirman of tho Citizens’ Reliof Committoo. The ladigs scknowlodge tho following dounntions from othier sooiotios and individuals : The Union Park Congregational, two .donations ; Third Prosbytoriar, one donation ; 8t. Paul's’ Univor- salist, . five douations. Also_donations from Bhopard & Goodrich, Case ‘& Martin, Mr, Van~ darhurf;h Lyman & Bifliman, Lawis hosn, Mrs, Russoll, 8. T, Woodmau, snd o of hall by the Mousrs, Androive, —'T'wo cakes, donated by Mus. Tussoll, brought at auction 847. 3 2 GENEDAL NOTEH. Thé Rov. Dr. Ballows, of Now_York, s in the oity,-and will ofliciato at the dedication. of tho Churoh of the Mossiah, to-day. ¢ I'be Rav. J. B, Thomas, who has Leen called to the Unitad Ohurobos, the Firat, and Plerpont, Baptist, Brooklyn, on & salary of §6,000,.1t.i8 thought will acgopt, . . A.fi). Tuolker, son of tho Rav. Bilas Tuckor, D,D., bog boon ordained to tho work of the goa- ol ministry, and installed pastor of the Baptist hurch in Aurora, -, The Rev, Dr, Arnold of the oity agsistod at tho sorvices, .\ Tho Rev, R.-A. Jondit, son-in-law of the Hon, 8. M. Maore, Judgo of the Suporior Court, iu in (o city. ~1tehas just sccoptod & uuanimous call'to'the Valton Breet Presbytorlan Church ab Peorla, I, > s : - = 'ho Rov. Willlam B, Truax, of OChlcago, lng beon invited to take charge of -a roligious* sud edueational onterpriso in-Ban Dlego, Cul. ' Ho ,will give tho winttor duo ‘consideration’ provious. | ‘to'decisivo otlon, . S ¢ "Tfworo i3 considoerable r_e'll[gllu\m' intoraat !in.tho | We.crn Avonuo Baptint Cliurchi,” A number.of accessions havo hoon mado; aud prayer-midetings aro boing hold ovory evoning” duriug tho prosont , mouth, The coufircgnnopp aro vory largo, + A:Couneil for the rocognition.of tho Ashland Avonuc Baptist Church will bohald in tho Unitod Prosbytarion Churoh, cornor of Taulina aund Mouroo strooty on Thursday Nov. 20, .at half- nst 2 p, 1. ){I)u atos from tho differont B“F. ist churches whl bo prosont tg participato in tho exerpises, J'rionds of this intorest aro os- pecinlly invited to attend, The Executivo Committoo of 8t,.Michaol's As- soointion linve sont within the last two weoks o pontribution of $3,200, for Lhe véliof of tho suf- foring ab Mamxéhlu, 8100 of -thin comes through Fathor Doaly, 8, 8,, from tho Xavior Ahinni As. sogintion, gud $260 of it from the Friendly Hond of Bht."l’nmuk *for the roliof of the suffcring Trleb,” v 0 % 1875 One of the Methodist ohurch organs has thig tp say abont fino clurch edifivos and the tax-ox» pmption question: * Wo bellovo that Mothodist chuirches sbould bo largor, and loss costly, The roper practical gpplication of tho principle of Funtlnu of churchos would regulato the mattor of uscloss aud wicked oxtravagauce jn building. ‘\Vhf.llur'l'umnu, Lavo o costly splre, eapecially u oltlon ?! A committoe las beon appoluted by tho Bape 1t Miuistorinl ‘Associntion to conglder the quos- jon of gooupying tho fields opening in Chicaga wud vicinity sgrogul; the nid of ministerial Blus donts, and also p plun’ for ryisjug monus to sup- ply thio wants of bonoficiaries, oto, %hin gom- mittce rocommend a meting 10 bo held oy noxt I'uouday ovoning, in tho Firet Baptiat Oburah, to congidor tho question still furthor. A full at- toudanca of il intorested is requested. The Exovutive Commliteo of Wie aptis Theologioal om- | Union, in_co-oporation with the movement, }mgnlmnusly Jmnecd tho following resolution ! ' That wo cordinlly npprove of the movement of thn{:lntoru to omploy sludents in tho misnion work of this tity and violnity, thus promoting the work of oclty minions, an alding neody ntn- donta ‘In the most offloiont and oconamionl mnn- wor.” Thia Ia undoubtedly »movo in the right direotion, nnd will cortainly prove-succossful, WHERE TO WORSHIP. TROGUAMME OF TO-DAY'S BRRVIOES, Btrangors and othera will, by consulting the following diractory, bo enablod to find placos to worship both this morning and this ovoning : PREADYTRILIAN, Tho Amerlean Ttoformad and Jefforaon Park Congroe- e T S ) o 8% Whsempeon wil proact aa 5'1‘10‘1‘1512%31’”{5' Chureh, The evening subject ia ~—The Rov, Dr, 3 N 8hm—:1\1. r, MoRalg will proach ns usualat the bott B, Kittredge will proach this —Tlia Rev, Ab] morniug at tho Third Church on *.Christ in the this ovonlng on “Pltcling the Julgment Ttall,” nud Teaf Towsed aondan.s —Tho Rev. Arthur Bwazoy will preach this morning 10 tlio Ashiand svenue co 3 ton streot Swedontory o Gy, 1 tho Weahtg (ho Tiov. Dr, Tatton will présch fn tho mo a‘ll\‘\l;;ll; ‘paator in tho evening, l'l) tho mllnleflno;nAl;l:lll:l& —Prof, Bwing will prosoh at. MoVickors iy e Bing il prosch at MoVickrl Theatr to- Tho gy, Dr. Blocking oMciaten an 0’ Tev, Dr, Blocking offcisten aa usual at tho Ohirchi of tho Eydphany, ‘Thy' mornin 16 (hird fn Lo courss o Eiljsh, % hemion i e Rov. Dr. Locke will offiolato this morning, and tho Kov. O, 1. W, Blocking thla ovaulg,ab Gracs * —Tho Rav, Henry G, Porry will oficiato as usuai. m%n%ungmf’m e el ot ~Tho Rav, I, O, Kinney will oficlatons usnal o Ghnrch of the Atonemont, i —Tha Rov, J, T. Walker wiil proach this morning at Oalvary Chureh, on * Manouvro-Tussday, or & Field Doy in the Temple,” and in tho ovoniug on “A Now Attempt to Adjust an Old Quarral,” y ‘a2t Tav. Gaclcs Edvard Glloney prescies thia ‘morning at, Olirlat Oburch on_*Tho Riss of Bubmi alon,” suud {lla ovoning on “ Tho Knock at tho Door ~There will be eorvices us usual at the Churach of tli Holy Communion, ¥ —Thre will bo full cathodral services this morning 2nd ovening st the Catiredral of 58, Foter and Pauly Tho Blshop of Tilinots will oficinte, —The Ltey, I, Bullivan will (wemh morning snd evonivg ab Trinity Oburch (Martino's Hall), cornor of Twouty-sccond strest and Indians avonue, Morn= ing subjoct: ““Dialiop Cumming® Becession from tho Eroleatant Eplacopal Chureli” . €16 v, W, X, Yiudany of Branaton, wil n -@ho Rov, W, X, Yindany, of Lvanston, wi acl to-day fu the Contenary Chural, ! oA —T'ha Rov, J, L, @. McKown will ‘preach this morn- 12, ud tho Rof. 5. McChomuey ihia evaning, st Trin- i ud tho ° r '_Tho Rov. 8, McOhesnoy will preack thin morning 10 tho Wabaali Avenyo Ohurch. In (o ovoning Dry Mekown will preach bo youni meis on * The Ut of g 155 Tev. 0. 0, Fetton, D. D., prosches thts mor- ing at Grnco Olturch o Hopo Memental and Come Tleted,” nud this evoning on * Tho Unrecoguized Bon- oiits of Oliriatianity,” . —Thie Bav, Dr, Thomas will.. pronch s ueual st th Firat Ohurch, The evening ubjcot is Tho Fhiloao Py of Lifo.” —Tho ov, A, Yonker will preach ns ususl attlio Western Aveutio Olurch, Tho oveulng subject is ¥ Trath» . —Tho Rav. J, W, Pholps will preach .18 usual at tho = Mloignn Ave no‘ahurcg'.' [y ~—1'ho ay. A, G, Parrish will preach this morning Inizhu:ml:n s ‘o Dickson Bhfifj‘; Churell, i 2 P, Hinuers wil preach morniyg an - 1ng in Immannel (Gurmnan) ’él.ur: N g oxen " parrist, :Tho Rev, Jensa B. Thomos will proach 88 toust af {0 Michigan Avenuo Church, ? 3 > ~—Tho liev. G. W. Nurthrap, D, D,, will preach ibia evening for fhe Aehland Aventio congregation, in, tho. ohureh corner of Monroo und Pauling irect, T —The Tlay. A, J. Frost will prouch as usual st tho Unlyersity Pinco Ghurch, e b —lo Reb, A, G, Bborhart will preach this morning, 8nd tho Rov. N ¥, Rasin this oventug, ut tho Tompls wrel, . 3 8 —Tha Rev. W, W. Everts prenches this morning at tho Firat Chiirchi, In tho evening B, F.. Jucoba will lead tho Gospel-meotbny. b : =W,'W, Lvorts, Jr., will preach this moring, and v, Dr, Everfs thls ovening, at the Indinns Avo- nuo Chiapel, —~Tha Rev, Florence MeCarthy will preach as usual at tho Union k Church, % Tho Rev. L. 'T. Bush will preach this mornlogand ovening at the ‘Twenty-fifth Stroet Church, —Thero will o servicen n8 usual in tho. Socond Ohurch, Tho subject in tho eveniug will bo ** The Dis- honauty of Bomo Miuluters and Christisns, uad 1ta earlugs,” X 270 Tov. 7, Malvorn will proach, morning and - evoning in tho Fros Churel, corner of Juckagonand Loomis streotsi, Moruing subject, “'Tho All-Tmpor- tant Quosrion.” the Re: CONGREGATIONAL, ; The Rov, O, D, Helmer, haviog just roturnied from - his auuuul vacation, will preach ‘tlis morning and oveuiug at tho Unfon’ Pack Ohureh. —Tho Rev. Busbnoll will proach this morn- fng and cvoniug at tho Loavitt Btrect Church. —Tlo Rov. L. T. Chiamberlain: proaches 1 ing and oveniug nt the Now Engloud Chura —Tharo will bopreaching as usuat ot Church. ~Tho Rev, Willlsm. E..Holyoko will prench this morning and eveniug at the Wicker Purk Oliurch, ~Tho Rev, E, P, Goodwin will preachas usual at tho - Fieat Ghiuroh, 3 —Tho Rov, William Alvin Dartlett will presch’ibla morning nnd evoning ot Plynionth Okurch, . ~1Tho Rev. Fravk ¥, Woodbury, of Rockford, will &uc&‘mu morning and eveniug at tho Taburnaole urcl ¥ TNITATIAN, There will bo no sorvices at Unity Ohurch,” on so- [ count of the dedication of the Ohurch of the Messinl, —Thio now Church of thio Messlah, corner of Michi- gan avenuo and Twenty-{hird street, wiltbo dedjoated s morning, The Rev, Dr, Boilows, of New York, will, prouch tho dedicutory sermon. 1In tho oveping thoro will bo asorvice b which Robort Collyer, Dr. Dollows, M. J. Bavage, and others will mnke sd~ drosacs, I . —Thero will bo no servico to-dny fn the” Fourth Ohaureh, . s - UNTVERAALIST, Tho Rov, R, I, Pullman will preach thia morning and evening at Murray. Chapel, . : —Tho Roy, J. E, Forostor wiil “preaoh morning and evoning in tho ~ Churoh. of . tho Redeemer, cornicr of Waushiugton and Bangnmon piresls. , Morning subjoct, 4 Qhristian Manhood ;" evening, # Amusements,’ o .. GATHOLIO. . dad > Tho Rev. J, Do Blieck, 8,J,, will letura tlila oven ing $n 8t, Patrick’s Ohurch ou’ “'Tlio Popo King and | tho Robbor Ring,”. . . AMIECELLANEOUS, Samuel Maxwell, tranco_speaker, will leciura this morning and pventig to the Firat Socicty of Spiritual- 18ts in tho Ll over No, 181 South Clark strect. & —Thero will ho's Friends’ mooling this morning in tho Mothodist Church Block, —Eldor Georgs . Mullin proaches this morning in the Central Clristinn Church, on *Go Preach the Gospelwud this oveniug on “Tho Tranaiguration of i —Tlio Progieistve Lycoum mout in Good Templar'a ‘Hall, corner of Waslington and Desplaines styects, o Rov. 0, Diiy Noblo will proach this sfternoon in Plymoutli "Cliurchi ‘to" {lioSccond Bwedepborgian congrogation, on “ Méney,” ; —Thio Rov. Dr. Cooper will officlate this evening at Jmmuzal Ghurel, 3 ~1Tho Rov, Prof, Rock will preach this mojning in fhio English Lutheran Churdl, © —The Chrlstadelphians meot for worship thle morn- fig ut 103 'clook i th Wpee I of Dytirenfurti'a Oollego, Raudolph stroot, Strangeru arejuvited, CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, s .. EPISCOPAL, . Nov, 16—Twenty-ihira Bunday ofter Trinity, TOMAN OATIOLIO, Nov, 16—Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentacost, Nov, 11—8t, Grogory Thaumatdrgua, B, O, | - Nov, 18=Dedication of £8, Poter und Psul, =+ Nov, 1084 Hiizaboth of lungary, W. ; SF. Pontisn, 208t Tollxof Vaiols, O, i " Aow, 21—-Presentation of-the B, V, B, " +Nov, 32—5t, Cecilis, V. 3, 'NOT - WHOLLY.TRUE, To the Editor of The Clitcago Tribune ; t - Bin: The Cinclumat!’ rumor that the stispon-- slon of Moyt, Spraguo &.Co. was occasiuncd by tholr paymeut of 29,000,000 German'draft to Mr, A. D, Breed ie nob ¢prre The, silver-mino. roforred to la tho * Onriboo," 40 niles nor{hwost of Denver, and was owned-and eold by A; L. Beovill & Oo., patont-medicine manufncturers,— thio partuore belug Mr. A. D, Brood end Dr, D. B, Miller, of Oinolnnati, with 'Theodoro Qurran, of Now York, Tho price of,tha mine was §3,000,- 000. The purchasors—ilio. Nethorland Bining Company, capital €5,000,000—paid 1,000,000 about six months ago through Jay Odoke & Qo, he romaining $2,000,000 mony havo been pnid by Hoyt, Sprague & Co. Mr. Curran is my brothers in-lnw, and told moin Junia, of tho 1,000,000 aymont, and thon statod that.the romalnder was 0Do paid about the timo. of..tho I, B.!& Co, susponsjon ; and, as he pnt $350,000 info the firm of Johu I’y i Curran & Co, on Oct, 1, 5 METROPOLITAN MODES. The Faghion in TFur Lower Rates than Usual---Seal-Skin Still the Most in Vogue. The Manner of Making Sacques-=- Crown Russinn Sable, Tyom Our Own Corrésvondent, Nzw Yozx, Nov, 18, 1873, Bomo of tho *oldest fuhabitants™ in tho ros glons horoabout are prodioting 'a mild wintor, and thoautumn has cortalnly warranted the hopo. One’ propliot, whose peoullarly wan, =poctro- lko appoarsuco gives an unroal roality to all ho skys and doos, " doolarod last yoar that wo should have an exceedingly sovero winter, becauso of tho birds golug oarlior, or - staying lator, than usual, or for some equally ocoult ronson, Now, Lo assorts that tho coming goason will bo comparatively ethereal, and wo ara all waiting for the fullliment of his ploasant prognostications, & Notwithstanding our oharming fall, than which, motoarologieally, nono has boen moro dolightful in the laat docade, Motropolitans scom dotorminod to jump from Beptember to January, 80 far ag oclothos go, Whon thoy leave off grouadine and foulard, thoy got into flannols and furs, ‘Th}l may ba—probably {s—an economla micaguro.” We aro'not koo rich this season, as I have said, and wo must mako our one dollar BO o8 {ar a8 flvo in ordinary timoes. Tor those of *ud who hive not more than ono, it is extremoly difticult to skrimp more than usual, Indoed, from o fominine polut of view, thero is nothing partioularly attractivo in eaving monoy for do- foulting oaahiers to pooket, or for * gound" banka to lond on waste-paper socurity. I havo henrd more than one pretty financlor wish that 6bo had put into dry goods that whion her fathor, or -brothor, or husband hed lost during the panio. wUzs, In tholr various foyms, and far-trimmed gar- meonts, are the subjeot of muoh consideration at pragent, Though we bo poor, wo must not, therofore, freoze; and furs are wondorfully comfortablo, and, just now, choap withal, Por- hiapa chienp is too strong an oxprossion ; loss ox- ponsive than common may bo nearer the fact. It will only bo alter tho Millenniuw, when we shail livo in 8 beautifully-equable climato, where furs will be unnecesenry, that they will bo oheap/ I au}lpolm ono dificalty is, thot the animals whosa sking are takon for our boneflt are mostly very . #mall, while wo aro tho contrary; and thero aro: not.nice skins enough to go round, Nobody ean’ ‘buy furs for a Fong (s prima-donun would find it inrd to do tbnm it one veuld, what & burst of molaody would {lll the surrounding oirl. Boal-skin . is, 08 it has baen for two years, tho ‘mot fashionnblo of- polta. Thero nover was any~ thing that slipped #o qulietly aud unoxpectedly into popular favor as tids_soft, brown stuff, 1t plenses uvor_vhodfl; babies waarit, and so do their grandmothers. The oolor is, perhaps, mora gonor- ally becoming than that of any other fur, nnd a wholo siob of .1t forms o good part of o wintor's wardrobo, Among thoe choico skins, 1t is ono of :Aba lopst exponsiva. To be guro, the loweat price for & ronl. knoquo - 18 $65 5 and ' from . thore tho hundrods ris to fiva or six. Tho expense may be largely mereased by having the garment bor dorad -with pluclod sca-ottor, tho most benattful of tho short brown fare, Vonsibly you aronot awnre what plucked- otter fa, I wasnat, tili tho other day. “The originnl otter is covored with long brown balrs tbat grow wido apart, having no ostensible relation to thodelicato ilkyeurfaco -of the polt. With theso bairs on, it presonts a to- tally dilfercnt appoarance from what it doos with tho hiira off y aud, thoraforo, the * plucking,’ or pulliug-out, process—dong ‘zy hand—{s rosort- od to. 'Lhis taken 50 long, of course, that high zato must be oharged for the fur when finished, It1n ofton used for trimming, “unpluokeds® but, excapt for fashion’s snke, fow would chooso it when the other could be obtained. . e, KR aRL i : 'ur sacques are made this geason with a geam in the hno‘i, slightly shaping to the figuro, which in o proat improvamont,” Tikoy galn o Ygbylo thoy hevo alwazs lacked, and aro-prosorved from that awkward ¥ bulginess” thoy wero wont’ to presont. A' now style of ocollar 15 add- ed; tho collar rolling behind, with brond, fur-ined’ rovors in iromt,, 60 cut {hat they can. bo lappod to form an oxtra _grnwg.finnlor the luugs in very cald weathor. Fur buttons aro another, nove "31 but, beside thero, thora ia lictle chango. . So ‘bonu are flat, aa hitatofora, oud genernlly bout halt o yord #horter than any othor, kind:” Muffs of all sorts. are of medium slzo, and finished indifferently. | wath tassely, gros-grain baws, oz loft plain. Tho . Iatter iy the newest, and -probably will bo tho most ' taking,” stylo, .Comparatively, pota_of: ‘muff sud bons &re choap, aince they como-bo- tween &30 and $75. TFor $B0-anybody ean bo satisfied ; loaving a httlo margin for & cap that costs £5 or.§20, a8 you ohoose, You ecan pay s tribute to your favorite singor at the eame time, for tho oaps are lmown as the Lucca, the Nils- son, Kollopg, and Pattl; while, for tho nou-op- oratically ivolined, remnins the Alpine, boaring” the rogulation denf (uot of tho reigning family’ in the orown. ‘ How you would have sighed could you' have soen & got Of e foge OROWN RUSAIAN RADLE that Iatoly spurrcd moto a minute oxamination of my oxchequer! It waa dark, and lopg,and goft, and scomod—ivoll, it soemed more :1tko it~ self than anything in the world. Thoe dealéreaid the 'short boa-aund .tiny mufl wore cheap at ©1,000; but they would have boen ve dear to auy woman's heart, You can pay $1,600 or 1,000 for no more square inches of pelt, it youcarto; but then yon may-be coonomical, snd spend bo- tween 880 and £760. Of courso,:tlio quality and color will not aquat the most exponsivoe; but.it is doubtful if your nearcst and most envious friond appreciates tho difforonco, s’ Hudson's Doy eable is_quile contenting to many poople, and, when it-drops.as . low as 850, and goos no bighar than §400 s sat, its. virbuos bacomo manifold. ] E s I A suporb blacl volvot carriage-dross, just com- plotod, and trimmed with Hudsou's Bay pablo, oos not fairly represent the stringont money- market, The doml-train skivt is rather narrowly sgored, and cut vory round at tho bottom,; Three va-inch banils of the fur follow tho.outline of tho skirt:(the width of- tho bands apart) un- il they roach the socond goro, when thoy gradu- ally slono upward, aud, on xeohing {ho- frong breadth at the knoe, turn a square corner, -sud ore carrlod straight across the Lreadth. Lha l:o‘ lonaiso ia open to tha: bolt, slightly .draped be- hind, and Joopod very high on tho sidos, * It is bordored- avound "the edge and up the fronts with tha far, which, afler arrivipg at tho walst, Fnuuu up over the, shoulders, vest-shape, lio Laok, mosting again at tho bolt, sproading onco more, pnd outlining & short squara basqua qu the wkirt, The sleoves,aro coat-shapo, with ‘s band of fur -following. tho buck sopm and roynd. the-hand. : A Marie Btuart bounat of black velvet, odgod with u narraw- strip of fur, and o bos aud mufl of -tho same, finish tho tollotta; Tho woight of’ the costumo must be filghtful,—only equaled by tlio prico, There nro . ovor tyvonty surds of ‘trimming, which mny have coet anywhero, botween 813 and 50 o yard ; s0 that it 1n confidently belioved that the gontte- rusn who i8 expociod to pay tho billiwill an< nounoo an oarly susponslon, Asfortho..s 54 3 | . -, .DuLRAFUDS, ..} silyor-fox and chinchilla have . entiral; sedod ormine. The Iatter i #o \\'uil\lfy 1unbe- coming to most comploxiona that venityihng do- manded its withdiawal from the posiliony of the * only thing," which it has held 8o lung,” Tu tho form of opern-wrops and sacques_alone- Goos it have o stoudy enle, <, A | L'hls reminda mo tlat & now fur wrap, in the dolman form, is much mora - convenient fov tho purposo than o spequo. It invarlubly oruphes nico gosn moro or leea to put # sleeved garmont over it nud the dolman, which is” mwado. in seal aud ermino, has all tho virtues and none of tho defeats of the older ntvlo, 'To porsons who can aflord thom, §300 or §500 doos nob wound : high ; but, to my thinkivg, tho sum could bo more ad- supor< unrg I presnmn the $2,000, 00" oy pald a8 romored, Yours truly, Uimiosao, Nov, 14, 1673, — —A man in Kentucky, all alive and woll, racont- 1y sow a atatewent of it own death in's nows- paper, Lo did not so muoh rosout the ancral ptatoment ag the Iuacewrnoy of tha dotails; and g0 ho wrote to tho oditors * Sir, [ notice & fow errors in the obituary of mysol?, which sppeared fu your papor of Wodnesduy last, I was born in Groonup County, not Caldwoll, and my retiro- ont from businoss u 1860 was not owlng to il onltl, but to u little tronbleT had in conncotion With & horsa, Tho quuse of m{. doath was not ' ion, A8 - yantageously laid out, . 'he nowly-awskened liking for chinohilla, at Yono timo almost whuug rosigned to childron, ia o favorablo augury of tho growth of puxe taste, Its oxquisitely besutiful shading is wairm end toudor onough to wuit any faco from b to 50 ; and tho fanoy for it s so wide-aproad that tho price has naturally rivon, Mauy vory clegant carriogo drossos of _Dblnak velvot” are “trimmod with it, and the effoct ia more vetined than of ormiue and volvet, Indeod, fur bands ou volvet, notwithetanding the oxpouso, are by ng means & rare design of the prosout soason, Thera aro doluded mortals who {magine they uro economical bocanse thoy find theg «enn purchase » sab of chinohills for between $15 and 875, and ‘small-pox, Plenso muko correotion, for which I eucloso ifty couts,” by the yard from $1,60 to §13, Lot them look ol boforo thoy leap! Ohinchilla {an tomrllug tri I to tho touch and tha night ; but, its othor nn) I8 frailness, Two wintors of most caroful una will genorally rendor it usclesa for Curthar nors '| vivo.” Doslora say that, for a Jady who hablitne ally weara it, thera i no moro oxpensivo fur,. chanp as 1 may appoar at fintt, 4 Bilver fox, dainty s ia its flossy flnoncns, haa roved 8o unenatisfactory, that its ndmirors have argely gono ovor ta its now rival, Moro costly thau chinchilla, its endurauce i not so gaont, aud it Iy & thourand pition to give from §30 to $160 for what will bo hut n ghoslly remembrance tho socond or third winter, Bluo fox, of tho samo . texturo na silvor fox, has tho color of stono-marten, and 18 foshionable, though not noarly so attractivo as it rolstive. The kamo nl:]nc{lonu belong to it, and the samo dolicnoy of nmpect doonnob, Tn price It riucs to the ssme altitudo as chinchilla, but falls not go low, . Grobo, whose peculiar whitonoss, sabduned by tho fatnt brown atripes, I8 not at ail ndsultod to the majoru(, Liag, throyigh coprice; fallon out of modieh ranks. Inm; judgmont. -its tiny, oloso- llgfxlng fonthora aro far prottier than tho yellow- white and staring-black tails of ormiug, but, thia yonr, it is even Iozs dosirod. It is very roason- ablo,—too ronsonable, mayhiap, to maka it strictly fashionablo,—880 getting » handsome sot, Young maidens will monopolisg it for o whilo at least ; but it 1 to be hoped ita banishmant from matara complalsance will not bo extended. Tursiora say their goods will not bo mo low again for yeara as thoy aro now. Tho panio bas affected thom like sverybody olse, though in rathey less degreo, Novortheloss, thoy hava marked down tholr wares to what they are plonsed to conaidor * attractivo prices,” and ox- oct an activo trade, They are nover compolled 0 mnke Ko Iarge reductions na other morchants for thelr ntooks are less subjeot to ohangoes o‘ stylo; and, if thoy do not meet with rendy sala hore, thoy ‘can bo shipped to Europo, whora thero isa stendy and inoronsing demand for American furs. TURBELOW. THAT “‘PRUSSIAN” FLAG. Mr. Wosing Explning Why and Xlow Ee Displayed the German Fing on Ilis Building on tho Day After the Olty Eloction. Tromthe Ilh"léll S(alllo-"Zl:.fll}l‘nn 110460, oy, o the Battor of the Tinsis Staate-deibang's ' A great many Americans have sskod mo the .quoation, Whathor 1t is trno that gou displayad on your building, on tho day after fho election, n largo Gorman flag, and immodiately under it n very small Amerioan flag, hava denied it numbarloss times ; #till, in my opinion, it Is tho gonoral boliof among Amoricans, aud, § think it croates an unneoossary and unploasant projudice, Enowing the lovo which the Awmerican ?nnti\-e- born) has for his national flag (and, I think, tho Gorman-Amorloan shares it oquaily), I deemed 1t bost to eall your atiention to this curront ru- mor, 80 that you may do what you cousider bott in tho pramises. Yours, truly, A, F. B, In reply to this kihdly letter, lot us frst stata the facts, * 2 - Upou the Gth day of Novembor, ason z grert many previous' odoasions, the Jllliniois Slaale- Zeitung displayod on the top of its building two flags, viz.: thé national Amorican flag over tLa rincipal front on Washington stroat, and the which is tho emblem uud symbol of German nationality ovor tho side front on Fifth avonue. Bowflags ore of oqual wizo; nofthior.of them i hoisted ‘bolow tho other; only an unmitigated fool could believe us capablo of offering such en insult to cither the national omblem of the coun- iry of our choico. or the country of our birth. But, a3 far as there ta any difforonce {n tho poti- tion of the two flagn, it is in favor of the Aworie can flag, Bince that wavon over the maln front cf tho builiting. As ‘stated above, both fiags havo beoun displayed in’ the snme relative position upon wony formor ocengions, but this is tho firut time rumt anybody objocts £0 it. . Nay, to thoae who objeot from * sheor cussod- neas,” beeauso they hatao tho iden of baving Leen defoated by a number of a8 good Americau eiti« &ens 18 any who hnpgun to inve baon born cn Amerionn soil, but whose. mothor tongue js not tho English, e have uothing ,to eay nt all, It would bo of no use. Tor they, da il probubility, 8pito of all wo could say, would litto us and loolt down upon msod_* forelgners”, with tho samo superoilions contompt_with .. hich tho only genuing * Amerioan,” Mr. Lo, looks down upon om. Dut with those of our fellow-citizons who sin= carely believo that the dluplniing of the German flg alongside of, or nezl o, tho Amorican flag i an impropor thing to do, wo are willing to rozson in tho kindkiost mnuner, In the words of the lato Mr, Greoley wo nddross thom ag ‘“ Aen and Brethren ;" Many and mauy » tima you hnye soen processions of American citizona of Irish birth, oarrying the groon flag of Erin 8ido by sido with tlio Amorioas flag, 1evo you ever belioved that theso citizana were desirous of returning under tho bouign rule of the Brit~ inh Quoon ? Have you not luoked upon that tlag .~not as_tho omblom of foraign alleglanco, but 24 on emblom oxprassive of the kind remem- branos in which the country that gave them birth is held by n numbor of Amoerican ecitizens, who havo become o by choico, not by accident, a8 youhave P Tor, as for that matter, you know vory very well, mon and brothren, that none of ot wero aslod whother yuu would or would nok . bo born on Amorican soil, but that you haa to, becauso you could not helpit, Now, wo do not blamo you_for it, but neithor sliould you blamo us for kindly romemboering tho mother that boro . “That i all the significanco tho displaying of tho Gorman colors has, and wo want you nck only to tolorato it (for flial you could not claim any special crodit, beeanso wo sball do it any- hotw, whether you do or do not approciate olir ropsons), but fo undorstand why wo do it nhd why wo. aro not any tho wordo Amorican citi~ gons for showing that.we honor our nativa nnfionnmi: ¢ Thnt “ Prugsian flag " ag you call {t—somo of -you do in 8pito and hatrod, but most of you vub of booa fldo ignorance ; that Germau flay us ywa enll it, doos not moan that tho Germau-speaking oitizens of this_country consider themsolves ay ¢ subjects of Tmperor William ;" it does not gignify an sllegiance to any foreign potontate. Honce, it-would nover be displayed, if thero ox- islod tho slightast possibility of ita belng conw strucd as an ovidotico of our taking sides with Gormany, n8 o nation, in auy conflict botween -that nation aud iho United States. Our nl+ 1oy iantmlolx‘ms tn!thlu Ropublic, which we hava volun chiosen for our country ; our flial lova (no more thau that, but no less Mther)flll.mlnngs to that country, from which, mon and brathren, your anvostors, too, have emigratod to England, Onnnot you undorstaud that sentiment? Onl: frytol You that Liave boon bora noar 1’1,vmcnd§ Rodk, do you not, through all your lifotime, fondly remombar tho “Old Commonwealth * ag' _I:ur mother, and, though you may bave helpodl, buildiug up now glorious States orcitics * out’ Waost,” does uot, ou all joyful occasions, your momory carry you back “‘“down East"” . to” tho place whero your cradlo stood, whero o loving mother guided ‘your first mnmnfi stops in lifc, where all your' remembranco of the associationg ,of childhood and omdy youth contors? And if thore woro- particular symbols of that pprfoctly logitimate sontiment, would you not display thom wlionover you wanted to exproes yonr joy and oxultation at somo public ovent? If you apawer that question in the aflivmativoe, then, men and brothren, you have. stated the , renson for which citizens of Chicago, boru a fow thou sand miles oust of Plymouth Rock, love to givo outward ‘oxprossion to their remombrance of their placo of . birth, g Yy ‘What the displny of the Gorman flag does not elgnify - (viz.: nllogituco, to o foreigu country) you have baon totd. Whnt it doos signify in this: That wo, coucoding to no ono, who hng-~ Emm to linve baon born upon American spil, that 0 i o truorgand moro faithful citizon of the Unitod States than wo are, uball fully insist upon the fullest equality of rights and dutios of thoro citizons who Liavo boou born upon Goruian soil, and ‘whoso mothor-tongue ix tha original Gnr~ man, with those athor citizons whose aycestors bava been born in Eugland and. whoso nother- tongno s 'a compound of German roots with Normau-French and nceassorles; that tho Ger- muou-spenking acerotion to tho population of thiy Ropublio is an integral cloment of tha American nationality, which, as long wi the couutry has not apupulation of at least 200,000,000 of intmbitaute, fu yel .2 the procoss of formation ; thab o ara resolved upon contributing nll whioly may bo good in our charactor, couvictiony, habits,” snd customa toward the formation of that Ainerican nationality, and that no narrow-mindad bigotry of those “who ny conz_lor thowmselves 1ha priviloged landlords, n*1us tho subordinato ten= autry of the vountry, * .ll doter us from feeling and noting ,as equal aud iudepondent Amoriean oltézoua. 1n dlsplagt o osumup: In displaying the Gorman fla alanguido of (uollbor Above not below) (1g Amorican, wo niean to say that, whila loying aud bonoriug our wife, wo shall vontinue to honor and love our mother, ¢ Now, mon and brothren, it you do underatand and apprecinto theso sentiments, yon ava wol- comotoit ; 1f not, wo aro aorry, b cun't help it In that caso bo contontod with tho wysuranco that, although the Gormun tlag may oftou yot bo displayod on top of our builiing, 1t wijl nover Appoar, a8 it never lLas apponred, abovo tha Ameriean, ¢ —0no fomalo clotk fn tho Tronsury Doparte ment can count 9,000 notos in an bour, and hag couated 4,000 in twenty minutous :