Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 30, 1873, Page 6

RELIGIOUS NEWS. Begeriplion of the New Second Presbytevian Church Edifice. History of the Society Since Cthe Year 1842, Sketch of the Life of the'itev. R. W, Patterson, D.D, The Religlous Press on *Boss” Twoed, ¢aba, and Other Topics, More Sunday-Sohool Work-—Notes of General Interost, - Programme of Services in the Churches To-Day. In tho externals which mark the roliglons progress of a ofty like Chicago, this Sabbath day will be significant in the history, from tho fact that tho Socond Presbyterian Church Sacloty, one of tho oldest, wealthicst, largest, nnd most influontial in the city, ocoupies for tho first time $heir now bullding on Michigan avenue, The dedication {8 set for a future occaslon, but the houso will bo thrown open to-dny, and religions servicos held at tho rogular hours, The Scooud Presbytorian Church was organized in 1842, and cousleted, as has been facotlously remarked, of & ‘“colony of twenty-six souls."” The first house of worship was a emall, unprotontious” wooden building on Randolph stroot, near whoro tho Bherman Houso now stands. In this bumblo manctuary tho Booioty mot regu- lorly, and enjoyed the menns of grace adminfstored by the Rev. Dr. R. W. Pattor- son for a period of nino yonrs, Tho “young preacher” had appeared on the stage of action w8 oarly as 1840, and had ‘given the villago a “ tasto of Lisquality; " but it was not until 1842 that he was called to tho charge of tho mow church. During those nine yosrs the church momborship and congregation gradually {n- creased, carrying into tho fold many of the most Influontial citizons. Tu 1849 it was ovidont that & now building must bo erccted. Accordingly, tho approprinte committeos wore appointed and tho work commeonced. 'Cho public—we wore' sbout to eay the world—Ikmow tho result, Tho, “Bpotted Church” was oraoted, . The work bogan 'in ‘188 and tho mew, buflding was dedicated in 1861, It was 8 megnificent structure, on the cornor of Wabash avenue and Washington stroot, 80x 180 foot, with a tower 164 feet high, capabls of seating 1,300 persons, sll comploted atan ox- penso (including tho organ, tho gréat bell, and tho lot) of only: $42,000. Tho same work doné over to-day, Including tho purchase of tho same lot,-would run up into tho hundreds of -thou- sauds,—not far from a quarter of o million of dollara! In this building the Society worshiped until tno grest fire. It is o romarkablo fact that this church disposed of this property Just boforo this great snd disastrous _evont, and bad sccared uew quarters in the Olivet Prosby- terlan Church, on the corner of Wabash aventé aud Fourteenth gtroet, which they oceupied for tho firat'timo the day of tho fire, It should Le moted that about this time tho Olivet and the Becond Churchies were united undor the pastorate of the Rov. Dr. Patterson. The united charch contivued to worship in the Olivet bulding until’ the chapel of the present ~edifico was .completed, which was sbout 'a year. Buochia the brief history of this organization aiuca 1842, All'along ita pethway it bas ranked ns the leading church of Chicago. Its membor- ahip has been among the largest, its congrega- tion the wealthiest, and its buildings, in their dny, tho fineat, and last, but not least, its pagtor, il the whila the samo good and great man that hois, who stands among tho ablest "divines of she whole country, and whose reputation has gone ont over the wide world, The new build- ing, which will be occupied as a house of worship for the first time to-day,is, without doubt, the most stotely and eclegant church edifico in the eity. Espocially is this true of tho interior ar- cangemonts and finishings. The high ceilings, he triplo lines of windows, (he areades, tho a3ty frescoings, the immonse orgam, the gal- dovies, pillare, arches, broed nisles, and sittings, a1l linned und oxceuted by one miud, mako it \?r\m.pl ‘Lo finest. ohurch odifico in tho Grast out. - “ DEZACRIPTION OF THE BUILDING. The odifice, now that tho labor of the nrehi- teek and artisan have beon brought to a con- clusion, presents o ploture that nll who loye the beautiful will roadily edmire and find interest- ing. 1ts monumental proportions, picturesque “.ontlines, and well-studied dotails litts 1t from . tho common rank of church odifices, and gives it a placo in"tho listory of Chicago erchitecture sod robuilding that no other building poasesses o 8o ominent o dogree, The nave pud mido aulos are woll oxpratied on the exterior by tho certre gablo tower and -side gable. ‘The towor §8 21 faot squaro, the centre gnblo batweon thoe buitroesas 40 fost, and the side gables 10 foot. “Fho principal entranco is directly in the contra, ‘The door Lsa recessed columns ond rich folinted caps, the daeply molded arches, with ita bagutifully carve ornament is . enclosed with a high pitchod gable, baving ‘a folintod terminnl. Oa cither gide aro sturdybut~ tresses aud pinnecles. Gablets inclose thewins dows on_cach side of the door ; at the foot of ench gablat'ls au oxquisitely onrved gacgoylo, meking a very protty pieco of *prehitectural con- +eeit, 4] Al Above tho door {8 zn arcade of windows, tho &illy’ resting on o projesting molded -etring courso, .. . Above the ercads is a Leautiful cireular win. dow twenty foet [ diametor, fillod with lovoly trncery, Around tho window- aro earved in stono the omblems of tho four Evangolisis, , which aro very beaulifully executod, sndare Pprobably the only ones in tho West. * -~~~ Ihe contre gable is filled sbove- the string course vith a traceried window. The apex of tho gable js woro than 100 fect from tho side- walk” ' ¢ wat | ‘Tho fower hins massive buttrosaes projecting’ an avery faco, aud with thelr many wontlierings and offs s Jook as sturdy as tho Lulls, It {8 in- tended next yoar to complete’the towor sud spire, which will be 210 foot from the sidswalk, ‘Tlio nido gablo has » pretty couplod window and smull circular windows over. iy flanked by pinnacied buttrosscs. On Uwentioth street, the hays botween the buttressos aro fllled,, undorneath tho glllur&,’ with tripled windowa, Above are large, hand- 8umo, tracerled windows, At the -wast end of the facade, projecting ont from the lige of tho ' sido sisle 12 feot, I8 the lecture-room, wihich Jias o frontago of 62 feot. Tho whole longth of the Twoutioth stroot front 18 168 fect. The gablo of the lectura-room Is flanked on both oides with pinnscled buttresses, Tho ontrauco 18 in tha centro of the gablo; on eithor side are couplot windows, Abovo s an arcade of win- dows, aod in tho gable ica tracoriod circular window. The upper part of tha gable s fillod with a dlafora ornsment, The clear story of tho church {8 an arcads of tracoried windows, with buttrosscs betweon, Tlio tout ensemble of tho Luilding Is oxcood. logly imposing, and mude wparkling sud attractive by tho differont colors of tho stone, ‘The architects liavo treated succossfully tho nature of the prairie stons, and nat nl!ml“c by eutting it to a lovel fuco. Tho bLlouding of thio dark limestone with tho lighter color of tho sandstons bands, weatherings, and archos is par- ticularly harmonious and well choson, ko interior of the chinrch is nq\ull{ imposing, Flio nuditorinm botwoon tho noureat wally is 85 Teot loug by 70 foot wide; the nsve Is 45 fock * wide and the side aislos 12.0 wido, ‘The centrs costibule {8 83x14, and the tower vestibulo 15 fuct square, and the north ono 17x18 foot, In oach of the eide vostibules are stuircases loading ulleries. - R ek 6ad of the cliusoh Ia o pulpib platform. Abovoand bebind the platform is tho A1An aed ahowa Hha aing. acobitcotur, and 18 besutiful, It inal of § 1t divided i thrao parls,—tho tivo sides and the contro, centro I8 ralued above tha slngors’ twolve feol ; tho orFx\nlu‘ Blty rlsl The gallory nbont it with tho singora. . Tha gallories aro divided Into family pows sovon faot aquare, snd linaa boantitully piorced paeapot (n front hetwean the nave calumns, 1o navo arshsos, Lriforinm, and clove story and roof-Lrusson. rant on fron columne, the onpitals Loing benntitully foliated.. The colling In iieventy foot from tha tloor, and fa archiod, pari of tho tinber-work shawlug, ‘I'ho trussea rost on wmall colnmny with foliatod caps and mold- ed bnges, and fn thelr turn aro carried by benu- tifully folinted corbots. Tho trusses are fillod with rich tracerios. Tho lecture-room bullding is arraugod as fol- lows: On tho right of tho entrande vestibula fs tho lndlen' rocoption-room, 28 fook by 24; dl- rectly fn front na you onter is {he door into tho leoture-room, 68 foet by 88 feot, and north of the leoture-room 18 o Bible class room 20 feot by 27. On the socond floor is the Bab- bath-sobool room, nstor's study, i~ brary-roow, *infant's class room, with all nodessary acobmmodations, The basoment ls davoted ontlroly to henting the building; ven- | tilation haa boen pecurod by having duots un- dernonth the church floor, and connecting it with tho ventilnting shafy, which is Lieated by o cail of pipo. Tho wholo of the church and locture-room building is finely decoratod, The walls bave a good, warm tint, enriched above tlie walnscot, At the apringing of tho windows, and round the arches of ‘wiudows and doors, wilh bands of Ligh colors, - The moldings of tha aovoral cor- nices are Lrought out in flue reliof by judicious deop-toned un%s. Tho woodwork s mlutcd 8 bnlfi the cavea and chambers being paluted red. Tho payo-caps -sre plcked out with buir, brown, and rud‘: - Gold” Lias'boon used on the higher parts of the folinge. P : At tho mpringing of the roof arches, andona lino_with caps of the columns, 'is & buautiful band of decoration, the gilding on tho onps and ‘basos standing out in brilliant reliof, The fine arcndo of clove story windows is n wonderfully atiractiva part of tho interior, Tho,rich flood of light which stroams through them, and illumi- nates the warmer tints of tho triforium, and the benutifully cool color of tho cobnlt camupf with {ts ultramarino bordors snd edgings of white and buff, mako a charming sceno, on which tho oyo gozon withous fatiguo and roproach. Bolow, tho nxtrumnliwe chosoen design and colors of the oarpets, tho cushions to the soals, snd tho scats tliomselvos, hospeak . the thought- falnees snd good taste whiol is evinced in tho | most minuto_dotail, Itcan bo fairly eaid that evorything which entors into tho composition of tho hoblo structure. haa an Injrinsic valuo which will ropay the trouble of investigatig, and lenves nothiug for good tasto and knowlodge to desiro. -' ‘ In the time o eome, when Chicago will bo gurrounded with buildings on which knowlodzo and good taste will Y:uvn!l, tho Seoond Pres- byterian, Church will &lways bo 'pomted to 83 a landmark of tho progrces. of tho knowledgo of ecolosiastieal " arohitooture and will be an enduring monumoent to the good tasta and diserimination of tho Bullding Committoo, and tho_ability of the superintonding architeat, Jobu Addison,” The cost of tho building is about 8176,000.- Tho Building Committco consiat of Moegra, Goprgo Armour (Ohairman), Gould, Olark, Carter, %!wmxs’. and Bouton. TUE IV i, ‘;k W AT, It {8 proper, a pint, to say o word re- u‘pacungp (i worthy pmgr of the oliurch, . Tha Tov. B. W, Pattorson, D, D., was bomn in Eoat Tonncases,' A, D. 1814, Ho ig, tnorofors, in . his @0th - year. At tho ego of 7 years the ** Proirie Stato” became his homo and on its broad plaine he spent his lmEp hood. What has boen tho effact of tho far-ronoh- ing viows, everywhero prosented I the State of D{l;nala, of mingling with & paroly ** Waeatorn peo-. Jo ' all through his oarly 1ifo, no ono can toll, ut {t 8 an observable fact that Dr., Pattorson iy ovory whit & Wegtern man, and tho prodact of Tltinols. His”opportunitios for education woro necossatily limitrd, ond it ju hot strprising ta find hiny - mastering his * early lossons with- oub even o taachor. At tlo age of 18 find him in the preparatory department of the Collogo nt Jackeonvillo, where he graduated in 1837 Aftor spending o year as futor in this in- stitution, wonoxt find.him at the Lanp Presby- torian Theologioal Sominary fn Cineinnatl pro- perlug for lho miniatry, - and cumrl_uung his studiea thore in 1840, af which timo his connec- tion with Culoago virtually bogan. In 1850 tho highost compliment, perhaps, the churoh could poy him, was_glven by luviting the Doolor to -suacecd tho celobrated Dr. Beecker in thp Chair of Theology in Lane Somivary, § position whiol bio was, aven thon, o utly qtualitled to flll, sand in which, no doubt, ko would have distin- gulehed himself, but which he refused. Soon nfter this, from Hamilton Collegs, ho received tha titla of D,D,, pnd is in 1839-chosen Modera- tor of the Gongral Asgembly of tho Presbylerian Church of the United Btates of Amorica, ~Ia ro- epeot to his characteristics ‘?lml abilities 23 o mivister it bas. beon. eaid. that ko *'be- longs to tho new echool of prenchiors,” He' is pot much uddicted-to- ideality, aod" has sn old-fasbionod habit of ‘calling evorything by ita right name. . His style {8 » good Saxon-En- glish, plain, simplo, straightforward, hitung al- WO tgu mark he sims at, Flo adopted this stvlo at the beginning of hia carger, and has stuck to it ever since. Ho.has nover sscended to the florid or Romaneaque, but bes boen con- tont thint Lis church ahould exhibit that in an .architecturo of stone, while ho pre- sorves tho Bszon in an srclilleoturo of words, -Ho holds tho bard Presbytorinn, dodtrino aud proclaims it boldly. " It .is, a3 .he..bolisves, iho ‘Word of God to tho salvation of souls, aud ho, as Qod's minister, must preach it plainly and in all singloneas of purposp. “This tio' has doue now Jfornpre than thi -tKyonrs. ‘Reoontly ho has boon elepipd to tho chairof Cliristian’ Apologot- ica iu the Proshytorian Thcologiesl Bominary of this city, and will guter upon tho dutics of that ney fleld in Januavy pozt, at wlich time his rodignation a3 pastor of tho ehurch will tako cfract. No mau haa dono more for fluz Preésby- _torian Churel in the Wost than Dr. Patiorson, No man 16 botter acquainted with tho growth snd history of that Church in tho West, aud it is not (09 much to pay, that no man is moro en- titled to and q?nllfled for this now. position in the school of thw prophets, located in the mydst of @country and’ ¢ify with which lo lge grown. up, ond "whoss roligious |, {aith Lie has been go influential in “molding, It hns beon nppropriatoly said only lnst Mondsy ovening, at the mooting to roceive his resigna- tion, by one who has known him ' long and well, —ox-Goy, Brogs,—'1 have scen him fu the riveoy of the most intimate friondship; - I huve Ecnn with him undot the whadow of Kt, Potor's .in Rome, and pleowhere in Xuropo and in this country, and"ou the broad Atlautio; audjtis ropor Lhat I eay hers -and now, in parting with Eim as_pastor, though pocds no - such words from ‘mo, that I nover” kppw him to do s single Act or gay ome word Lhgt was pot in strict . accordabce with' the truest typo of. 6 gentleman, or derogatory in tho lenst to my highest Idonl of & minister of our Lioly religicn., ~ This testimony, which comes from tho rleepest raccrnes of 1wy huart, musb, 1 think, be. b of ovory mgm, woman, ‘and ghild who 3 Loars mo.” . Amonj 0 Jeading membors of this . con. roguwi vf,fin, nnd a¥o pov, the'Hon, Win, 3, f)m\m,_ ndge’ Mark Sidunor, Judge Forter, Mayor’ Ul.Bonn;arTrum\mu%g.lw on. Nor- man B, Judd, the fon, Joln Waoutworth, e: Gov. Broas, the Iiop, O, Farwoll, Prof Edmond' Anilrows, the Hon. J3. . Raymond, ¢ Hon. 7. H. Danham, Jndgo . 2. Mathor, J 0. Williams, T, B, Ooter, 2. Groyor, H. N. QGonld, John McGiunis, Wm, Blair, Yotep fi'ngfl,. I, H, Burch, Judge Van II. Higglna, Dr, B.°N. Igham, tho Hon, E. Isham, Guorge . Suow, Dy M, O, Hoydook, B. H, Haddook, Luther Haven, apd mapy others, # JYDIVIDUAL XINFRTY " 5 TEMPERANOE. To the Fditor of The Chicgan Thibhae; Bir s The prstor of the T) Preabytorian COhureh of this city, the Rav. A. I, Kitkrodge, jn tho coprse ot an article jn tho Inferior ot Noy. 18, on'* he Liate Eleotion,” rpomparks ps follogs on the Temparance queation ¢ 3 bo sccond truth for which Christian min mnd szonne o Jabor 18 o speoiy Femsoval of o cieho af dntemporsuce,. In this strugyi the law can go ouly 80 far a0 presprve the peace and order of the city, and thosa who deynamd thal the law shall prolidit men Jrom drinking, ‘make g et ndotake, and wnteesers elth widwidua! (bcsty. Tapblntion Lss o Hignl to closa ealoons on the Hubbathiday; s gn eloction daye, B et s 1o T Lty of (hs ety md ik ‘noceswar: alth of the Larinesa. Should’ conso’ Wwith All otlers, ffcmi‘nu u loon-ki hi B l:f&rl‘l’m it of thu saloon-keeper, who y mfi ‘hio & boast for the Lnku of the qrflnl 1o hiy awn purse, Legialution siould protoct iho fumlly of the drunkard from abuee aud violonce, and should liold the talogn~} wm}r respousiblo for all damagos to the famlly rosulting from his busiucs Dut legisla~ tion cannot chapgo drinkurds futo telporsnce man, nar eroMe worul revolntions, To his glorious.work the Oulatix Clinrch must bo moro uzselfshly condoe orutefl, T'he {talieisod rlayse containa the noxious doos trine that has doue nuch to embarraes and im. ade the progress of tho temperance cause; and may aleo add, to encourpge babite of qmql}m- tion and inobriaoy, In the dresd prozoncu of a great and growing ovil, an ovil thab has ai- nined such nlarming It]rnport(anu that ft not only sy sud sbould piotect the drunka Lindorasnd abstructsihe workof the Churob, but threatens to engulf this nation in baukruptey and ruin, it is lauontablo to hear a note lika tho above sounded by a sentinel upon the wafch- an | Mr, Kittredge is radionlly wrong, into | not to interfora with:** individual lfberty” come - Olass; His warning pola tho conolnefon that o has besomo {ndoo. trinatod with tho slakl( idens of tho Princoton ‘domitilos npon this snhjoct. + ‘Wo must not advoodte sud work for the onnct- mant of prohibitory laws, bacauna, forsooth, thoy will work nn * Interforanco with indivinal Uiborty.” * [ndividunl Itherty " to do what? To drink? Now, Nr." Kiitredgn fs uadoubledly of tho opinton that dinukenuons 14 3 Hin—-n orime, Of course hia iy, for such Is the unguoationable torohing of the word of God. It drunkonnoss is A uin, 18 ol that asin which oxposas mou to dommit 8in? Blatintics domonstrate gnoranca tobo o truitfal powroo of exime: Touot thabn orimo_whioh oxposes mon to that conditton of mind? And, furthor, it lny been laid down a8 an _axiom in soclology that * what. evor inducos mon to cormit orime is n causo of orimo.” Daos not drinking Induco deunkoonons ? Does it do it all at onco ? “Doca & wnn becomo drunkard in a day, & woolr, or smonth? The exparionco of not one drunkard n & thonsand enys B0, TFncts ehow thatthe progross townrds drunkennegs is gradual, rnd ofton {mpercoptible to tho drinler himsolf, The ranks of tho drunk- ards are daily rooruited from thoas of the mod- orato drinkors, Tho author of ‘‘Bacchus De- throned” says on pngo 16 * IL hns beon com- puted that one-thirteanth of all modorata drink- ora evontunlly dis dvunkards, How_ many of thom, think yon, lLecoms drunk- ards? Tho moderato drinker, a8 ho sips fuis ruby wine, or foaming alo, thinks not how dan- snrnun and fasoinating is the onowmny ko ia intro- lucing within the citadal of life. lio now bonats 1of his firmness of purposa and strongth of ro- nolvo, and fancles that ho is porfect mastor of tho situation ; that Lio can take a glass or loave it, au his ploasure, and ovon pities thoso weal, silly follows who can'’t rostrain their appetitos, butare continmally planging into exooss, Bub wili ho always Ve ablo to atand thus tlem ? Alas! experionce warrants us iu declaring that a gronb many drinkora will not bo sblo todoso, . . . ‘Wheu n modorato drinker informs ma that thora 14 no foar of his bocoming a drunkard, the reply i, that, in such oaeo, it must bo owing to the provantive operation of soma powerful ruling panslon, such a8 avarloe, or to tho absouco of some {:lhynlmu and Jooial qualitios nocousary to mako bim o drunkard, . , Buch porsous do not readily becomo drkards, but thuy aro oapa- blo of bocoming that which is quito s diszusting, though, porhaps, not quito 8o dangoroua; thay can become goakers.”" ~Does Mr. Kiltrodgo mean to teach us that it is not innnoral and eintul to drink modorately? If o, how ara you to deter- mine tho moderatoucss or imoderatoness of oue man's drluklnfi? Simply by tho fact of drunkenness? Woll, but o quantity of liquor that will “jntoxicate ono man, will “exorcise no orcoptible effect upon Lis nelghbor. I8 tla Int- r to bo rogarded ws & moral man, and tho former as au immoral man? If wo, by what codo of moralg? It 5 man hes tho *indinidnal liberty" to drink, has not auother the * individual liborty * to soll him & drink? Aud thon, Laa not thelatior. tho ““Individun! liberty " to soll fiquor to whom- Bgover g ploases 2 But Mr. Kitirodgo may say, the man ought not to gotdrunk, Truo; but liow aro you going to_provent it as long ns tho ifquor fs accoestblo? Ap long e thero is the supply, “thoro will bo s demand. But Mr. Kittrodge tella us' wa must Iabor for *'tho speody romoval of tha cuvae of intomper- ance.”” If' his **individual liberty® doctrine 1oads to tho consequences I havo indlcated, and that doctriuo {8 to control ud in this cause, how lang doas ha calaulato it will taka to effect tho * xomoval of tho cursa of intomporanco 2 But, fartlor on {u the abovo oxtract, Mr. Kit- tridgo says ‘‘Loglation may and should protect the drunfiard from the grasp of tho aloon-keep- er," and that *lepielnilon shonld protect tho fam- iy of ‘the = drunkerd from ebuss and violonco,” &e." Whe sooial mcience which teachos " that mon should labor with effocts, and not with caures, fs fundnmentaily unsound. ‘What good would such teaching do in cholers times ¢ I8 it wiso and prudent at such timos to let tho causcs of tho epidemio alono and, hestow all qur caro and attention-upon oficets ? Tho morcenary ** grasp of tho snloon-keopor ” end tho * abuso and yiolenco tho fomily of tho drunkard " receivo aro only offects ; tho gront producing causo lies behind, Toreis a colossal upas troe, suraharged with poisonous socrotions aud surrounded by n doleterious and dexdly ‘nt- mosphore, Ono” aftor another fall = vie- tims to " tho deadly efiluvia. Would tho crying noed of tho honr bo appreciated by simg}y.pndenorlng to disivfact the peutilont aimoaphoro ?, or by offorts to offsot ts postifer~ ous oxhalations ? * Would not the'tree romain in all the plenitudo of ita ‘pastilontial nud de- structive powdér? Why thon fiittor away time upon effects, whon we nok ‘only - sllow to stand unmolestod, but wator and cullurg, n8’ it were, their great, producing eause? In fino, why no! tear tho tros up by the roots? . It is useless and farcical o ‘tallk about ‘regulating tho rum _traflle, © Such ‘n. cowdo /im- lo hifng with this glant curso, f it iz no ‘intorference with ludividual lib- erty” to prohibit thie sale of liquor on Sunday nnd election duys, we vortinly will not trample upon that precious boon (7) by prohibiting the Bale oneveryday of thewoekand at all times. In ony word, theonly mathod by which * tho npeedy removal of thoe eiirge of iutempersuce® can bo effacted- is by camplate and {qtal prolibition of tho mnnufacture nud tho snlo. Until “ihis goal in reached, this Jaud will bo cursed with jutom- perauce, Wizniax . HENDEREON, ANOTIRR SUNDAY-80100L MELTING, The State of IWiuois is the ** Bapnor State” in tho Bunday-uohonl work of this country. It is not surprising, thoreforo, that anothor meeting for enlarging the sphoro of labor in this depart- mont was hold in tho Mathodfst Blook yostorday morning. Prof. Bliss occupicd tho olilr, Pro- liminary romarka woro made by B, E. Jacobs aud-othors, whon it was aarried by o motion that the Cook Counly Sunday-School:Convention bo beld in this city on Dec, 16 and 17, A Commitioo of ~Arrangomecuts was a pointed conuisting of one membor from oach denomination, Thoy aro as foilows : T.V, Ilar- voy, Mothodist ; B, X. Juoobs, Baptist ; J. Fair- banks, Congrogational ; Robort Gifford, Frionds ; the Rtey, 0. L. Thompaon, Prosbytorian ; Georgo O, Chrisuian, Christian ; 'tho Rey. Dr. Cheney, Episcopal ; the Roy. U, D: Qulick, Amorican ReformedfPronbyteriag ; and M, Wallace, of tho Upited Prosbyterlan Church, Tho Committoo will srranga ‘the Erngnmma of exorcises and procuro the vpeakors, he samo Committco was ompowered to add to their mambers and ap- olat sub-committees, if it should bo ncncpuarg. comtnitlons of entortaiument was nppointed, consisting of one porson from ench Sunday- £chool in tho oity, affer which tho mecting ad- Jowrned until noxt Saturday. THE NEW 8T. PAUL'S CRUROR, The Sunday-tchaol room conucoted., with the now 8t, Paul’s Oliurchy un Alichigan avanue, near «Eightdenth au'cnkh!s complotad, and will be used 86 a placo of worship Ly (he Roy, Dr. Rydor and i nocioty until tho grand struclure now being ' érocted at tho exponss of over $100,000 in fiu- Isked. It ia o spacious and vory convonient .room, located ju the busement, at the oant ond of tho buum'ni.x. The dimensions avo 88x52 feet, withoctagonalends, Onthowestsido of theroom, entered by large double doors, arathe Bible pluey and infant class rooms, each 25320 feob, . On the east side aro the oxtenelve Indies' parlor and the library, The maguificont doors opening iuto those rooms ore pancled with plato mlags bonrlng the. imprint, ** Ludies Darlor," * Biblo 7 @ Infant Olzag," and ! Sunday-Echool ‘Che walls of alf ayo finished in plain white, tho intoution boing to freacos thom after while, - The wainscoling is' in panols in buff color, The windowa are of tho Gathio stylo, in siuined glnss. - Tho soating is with chairs, and the hicating by moaus of o farnaco. Altogother, it’ 'is “quite’ ‘perfoct in its rrrangomenta, and furninties's splendid prolude to what ia com- ing whan tho great odifice is completed. Binco the fire, tha sceiply his been “worshiping in the Bynagogus, on tha ' gospor of Yaok court and Webash ayeuto, until within the Jast two months, when_sorvicos were lold n Ailon's Theatre, The Sunday-school room will he a very pluas- jut place for worship, and rogular servioes will B hald in it horeaftor at tho noual hours, JW3LT TUEOLOGICAL STUDLNTS MAY DO, A large and enthusiastic mooting of Dap- tists from tho cburehes of the eity nnd vicinity wps rocently hold .in tbe Tirst Baptist Oliureli, at which the plan of nm{»loyinx ‘thoological stu- denta ta ougage fn preaching -and gthbrwiso as- sistipg in building up the Buptist ‘cuuse 'ju the city and its swrroneding towns was fully dis. cussed, It was statod ab the meeliug ihat a Inrge number of plucey within thirty milos of Chicagn aro deatituta of Daptist prenching, that uld bo roadily supplied by tho theological enta In the Bominary, It was also bold "'that thers wan no more im- vortant © misgdonary field {n tho wholo Woat than this ono, Iero was (he flold aud Lora wero the studonts, Why ‘nob_bring thom togothor? Tho fisld needed” tho laborors end tho studonts noeded the Iabor, Thoy raquired suppory, and here wes ot loast oue vhunuel fu whioh it conld Lo given, A letler had just hoon rocolyold from ono prosont, written by the Rov, David Denedict, D, D,, of Rhodo Gland, who' wag now 95 years of ago, In which it was statod that *he' rocoltocted uitending tho Dapist Triennial Couvention i Washington, whon su uxplnrlnf; missionary mfimrtod that ha thought tha military station, Obicaga, would be & ‘suit- oblo plags " for & mimsionary, g8 he thought thore would somo duy bonBaptiet church there|™ The oy, Dru. 'Everts, Nurthrup, Dlackall, Balloy, the Ruva, Mz, Gordon, I', W, Goodipoed, Wathacsad fravaad tha maaling, ‘THE CHICAGO DAI all_most heartily commonding the plan. The followling resolutionn wero adopted: + Wirneas, In addition to lay talent in'one_churches, and ministerlal gita tn conuootion With our denomt. nntional press ntd eocletios, and faculties of instroo- tlon, theta la ninong ua n largo and Inaresntug closs of minlstorial studenta without any syelomatlo omploy- ment and v Wannras, Flolds of spirituol husbandry are npennd Arid ever-widening fn fho elty aud V‘fl.“l‘l"y:‘ \:3‘;:\':5&]] o nrfi:ln 3t prowuive to themsolves aud tho dunomination an £ thewy minbeeriat gicts might be omploza: Ayururas, Buck enploymonty while. supplemonting ol progestonat edusallon, inlght, alsa provids for thoir ozpensea while prvaiog thefr studies, and at tho snine tmo, by plonooriug the primary work of ‘our cheehed, 21yt greatly promota the prospurity of our denomiuation in’ Oblcago and she Northwost; thare. fore, Qtenolved, That wa, mémbors and ropresentatives of Bapiiat churchow of Ghleagy and_vicluity, ars pro- foundly conviuced that we caunot do our ity to thosa atudents for the minlatry, providentiolly located Amoug us, nor La loynl to our denomination, wilhout providing somo plas for tho aystemtio occupation of o destitute and simporlant folds In our olty nid iefnity ; that wo heroby pledgo ournclves parsonally to co-operate {n this wark, and seck o organiza it it Al our churchoe, Qlesolred, Thnt, pomllnf tho adoption of & conatitn. lon and Tilos of order, ¥, N, Hobatt, 11, Danlols, O, R, Bluckwl, O, N, Holdon, A, Bollemy, A. N, Arnold, A. V. Kingaiand, 11, 11, Hasf, I, G, Obapell, and T, R, Paimor, be a Provisional Comisiiies, to make ar- rangements for employing our boneficiary stndeuta in the dustituto felde In tho cily and vicinity, and committing the ohurches to theii l\l&);mrt In thix work, Hesolvod, That all our pastors of £his city and vicin. 1ty bo raquestod lo commend the claims of thin work to their congregutions, and seek to organize a thorough and uystomatic co-operation in cach church, Mlesulved, That whon this Gonventfon adjourns, adjourns to moat at thp call of the Provisional Com. mittes, 10 hiear repotts of progoss of wark, aud adopt coustitution and by-laws, 5 -ANOTHGR COUNSE OF LEOTURES, Wo sra called upon this wook-to annonnce anothier coures of lectures, aud, in doiug so, re- pent thab lecluros in churches, just now, aro quite tho stylo, and aro productive of much good. ‘Thero are elways current. topics, of n moral kind, around which tho Pu_b].iu mind fs moving, that connot Inil to interost aud in- strnot whon elucidated through o serics of loc- tures. Tho Rov. Dr. "Lhomas, .of the - First Methodist Episcopal. Church, is . proparing » serios of disgonrsea on tho Origin, tho Nature, tho_ Condition, and tho Desliny of Man- kind,” tho first of which will bo iven on noxt Bunday eveulug, Dee, 7. r. Thoras i3 not only an_ able divine, but also & liboral thinker and A profound searchor after tho truth, His views .on.the.above inquirios annnot b othorwiso- than -interesting and in-' atructivo. Tho lootarca-will be doltvered in tho Mothodist Block, corner of Clark aud Washing- ton stroate. . 5 THE TELIGIOUN TRESS, ., The good cheor of Thanksglving pervades the oity roligious praus for- the weck just closed, The ehtors axo 2l nppurently bappy, and send out thoir best wighes to tho wide world. Mony reasons aovg . given for thapkful- noay, smong . which - is montioned that tho very world should- be hoart-brokeu i gratitade that God heo eaved ft from ita own olf. Tho honrt is bad, atubbory, ogo- tistie, blind, and half of ite aotivity is aimed ogeiuyt its own greas Savior, nud yet, in spite of tho world’s lunacy, it his boon growing bottor. “Lhe ddvance, in its now dress, looks a8 neat as 8 pu. It naturally, under tho clrenmstances, opens with a leador on “Tho IuePix'hlimz of Vie- tory,” cnd oloses with o solid shot at William M. Pweed, in the following language: Nothing hoa huppened for o long whilo that hina giv~ en honest men greater satlefuctlon than the conviotion and gentenco of Tiweod, It has,in the first place, oll tho pleanure of n surprise, Tho public Liad cause to expect, with Tweed himsclf, that his money. and his political fnfluonco would, in ono way or. anothor, Sliold iy frou ymnbwcnt, Lo could hwva jott ths |-, counlry, aq Bweony and Connolly did, &ud fakon hia plunder veith hiw. 4 good miauy Liopel Lo would—for ey saw wo chancs of his galting any groator punish- ment. Dat ho preforred o unjoy Lis laok ” at hiomo, aud could seo no resson vy lie should go into volun~ tary oxllo. Ifo muy ind $0io way yot.o gat out of tha Colin of justieo, THut the chunces are sltogother agalnst bim, And it will bo o spectacls as whulosome as fme pressivo, wlion tho countey poes thhe. Axcli-robibor ex- angings tho luxurles of Lls Pith kvenuo mansion for # couviel's farc on_Iinckwell's Ishind, Thoro Ja o po- etlo fuatace, atler ull, {1 tho reerning dofuct of tho Ly {lnt ranky" Lis erhio only a8 & misdemesuor, and 6o sots fiim to wheeling o barrow in the siriped uniform and {ho compsny of the plckpockuts, straot-brawlars, aud vagrats who nro not thonghit sorthy to go to Sing Siug. Such on {gnoifnious puuichmont” vels tho meinness of the peculator in its ight Ught, Tl cone yletion of Tweed, If this verdict Lolde,. will_greatly facilitato thie convielion and punishment of . his con- foderutor, und 1t wiil do a world of good, 88 ou cx- cliungo e2ytcarod it fn deorlorizing (he Aoral atmes. phero of the whole countrs, .+ ¢ . - -Tho Standard la glad 10 learn that .thse now Gity Jail on tho Noith Side is nmodel of neatr moas, end argucs » good wnoral . offcas, in couse- quenco, upon tha prisonors. Tho editor snys o ** can goo that tliis fuitiatory may bo to the risonor almost & Bacrament.” The * Exool- onoy of Clristian_Cousccration,” tho * Ritunl- ism of Infant Sprinfilivg,” aud 'tho * Trinl by Jury”aro tho subjects editorially disoussod. 'he editor docy notenthusinstically indorso the Jury system as the highway to justice, and offers a8 & subistituto tho following plan s A subatitate for our present unsatisfactory jury systom miglit bo a conrt, to consist of not mora than threo Judyas, ¢ Ioarnod In tho law.” Thoso shiould bear tho ovidenco and deride tho cascs, 1t would o douo wifli much grestor facillty, ‘and fhie chances in favor of arriving at an oquitable conotuston would Lo grestly increaced, Accustomed -to welgh and spply eviduico lu connection with the law, thsy could not be swyod or movad outof 3 siglt cofirse”of uction by tho appeals of coundol ; achooied {n Jegal tralning, they would viow tho caso dispassionately, and fustico would Do done mora swiftly aud mare surcly than through the intervention of twelve men; somo of thom Jgnorant | genorslly, and capeolally of 13w and. the sulea of oris aneo ; others carrupt, 1t may bo, and still- oflior | pez- saus who suffer thelr Judgment to ho warpod and con-. fzoilod by prejudico sl proconceivod opinions. A tribunal such g8 o Lisva suggestod might- bo found o grest improvoment upon our present: sysiem fu nll Tespeeta, It would bo cheaper, miore expeditious, and litigants would find the(r rizhta bottor -taken - caro of in tielr adfudications than (uey can bo by tho verdicts of twelve men taken at raudom from all clacses of Hoclety. ; : : Tho Advocate takes ieaue with the Hon, Gorritt Bmith on tho quastion of * The Bible in the Pub~ lis Bohools,” Hp Uolieves Mr, Smith has ovor~ laokod the msin point, aud adds : % e objeet to the removal of tho BBible from publie scliools, ou groundy willco v, Smitis, It Siak spearo or Milton were constructively anti-Papal we should consent o thelr ostraciam, and lesary should not save the baoks, Tho Dible is tho sll mioyality, and iis leyal and histore stotus ‘velating 0 our Repubilo s suol’ that (Lo omus 1a o those who ‘would oject it from aur schools, Wo profer to dobuto wliether or ot our commou-school system aliall con- tiuuo rather than whetber or not tho Biblo shall go out of tho gohools at the demaud of thoso who ex- prestly say in advanco that they will not stay in the schools if oven Wo couscut to eject tho Hoult, Tho demand 13 no moro rassouable than tho concelvable ong, by s Jow, thag wo, {n doferenico to him, ohall to wrlte “In the year of Our Lord,” and dats owr lottera ¢ In tho f‘car of the world (873,” It may be truo that, notwithslanding tho prescnce of tho-Bibla in kchiool, St 48 roud very it ; bub why not arguo the abolition of the conunon kehool. itaslf, bocatao 1 mera minority of childrenatlend] . oo Ater all, this 13 Just whiere the'question gravitates, Taplata call for n division of the scheol funds, or o Tobuto of sehool taxes, and dofouso rgaingt the dew mand opens dobato toiiching the achool Gystom, AS 3tr. Smith aays, compromive belokens downfall, Wo roposo to defond tho aystem: ss conductod &t tata expouge, with tho modifications hiuted above, Tho Neto'Covenant is dstorminod thot thero ehall bo lesa misconcoption of Universalinm smong its readors, and so givos. slong and inv torosting communication:on. this: topic, The objeotive point, 88 clalmed, is to- call more ate tention to the charnctor of God, His purposes and lovo; tha govaroment o han ostablished ovor us j tho demands of. 1fia lawa ; the valuo of the lito we hnve ; how largely our -measuro for good nnd ill 8 affacted by what wo love ; to lead peoplo to “chorish bright and hopofal 'views of the divine coonomy, that thoy may hayo groator Joya in prosperity and moro. abiding rost in ade Yerally, Tho Cabun question is pronounced upon by the edltor, who favors n'ponco polioy, He AP o e aro among thoss who hollavo that the tme will como whon thie anucxation af Gaba will bo an accom- ‘plishiod facl, but not lesk should wo dugrocalo the dire caleanity of's WAr o further tho sawtart denting of the Goul of the Antilles, Wo hava bad war enoitih for anw generation, Let us' 2o notling—untees our honor damands ft—ta precipiiato annther, And {hose who &ro o puslly ot work funning tho flame of atrifo are not friendls t0 Lumanity vr Amerioan or Enropean elvillzation, And certaiily wo aro scthng agatiss tho interests of republicuulant it wa pravoke hostility witl morlt. asla of Bpaln, strugeling us sho i to oatahiinh u Bepubic, until w608 {h f nt Lit Cubung violated tie Luw of nations fn ;;;;:9 of the Virgiuius, &nd that Bpain suuctions , DR N W. PATTERAON, A COhlesgo correspondont of the Herald and Presbyler, " Presbytorian pupor publishoed In D‘hwmnut’, aflar uolieing the fast of the Rev, Dr, Patlerson's resignation ao pastor of the Hocond Presbytorlun” Chureh, compliments tho Duotor as followa : e it fsappazent ono of tho longest nnd most sitc- cesaful pastorates In tho Weat will presontly closo, Dr, Paftowwon hus wailo th Socond Chinecl o povor 1) onr Acnomination. 11v i Limself the Diskop of thu Northe Wavt, unil oursoINIYY 43 10 Lo Pposlily congratulute ed ofyauch su aoociwiun of atrengts to jin fucnlty, ¥ TILE BEY, JKS31 D, THOMAS, A Brookiynt corrcrpondont in the Stgndard rayi 1ospecting: tho eall of tho Wov. Jusse 1, Thomas to that place: 3 E : A draw upon Qbicago“fe threatencd in the action of the Piret aud Plospont Strbot Cliurchics fn Inviting unanfmoutly Jesro I, Tlhonus, D, D,, 10 the pustorate, o remeriiablo unanimity of 'tiie voto aud the eutiu= elaviu which characterizea boih churshee in calling i, malkes 1t seom lko s voice of Yrovidouce. 1fs in loved tn Brooklyn as fu Ohfcago, snd 8 the Work bo- fore thuso chjrchen uggostod whou Lio waa s roal- dunt vusior biore, the fealing Is genaral that bie 1s sups LY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1873, monod not only te A1l n_important field, but to do WOrK whiich hog boen Loy long noglocted, " A NOTRS, The Rev. Dr, Andrua, Prasidont of tho Tl ana_Asbury Univarslty, iy been leoturing at the Garratt Diblloal Instituta, A religlond jouarnal, In dofining the dnties of Thankugiving Day, says: Bo thanktul, sond & turkay Lo the nalghbor who is oub of work, and take cavo not to eal Loo muel." Xixoapt the Lurkoy nud 1ta glorions surround- Inge, Phankngiviog wes & faflure in the muburban Villago of Loiabard, ‘L'ha proachor, thongh anuounced, falled Lo come at tho a/p- pointed time, - Tha oy, &, #T, Buohnall wil be inatalled phe- tor of tho Lioavitt Broot Congrezntional Olureh, Dee. b, tha Congregatlonsl ministors of the ity onfolutlnly‘ dho Noon Sunday-School mesting, which oo- onrs evory Baturday in ths Mlethodist Ohwurel Blook, {s Iargely attended and oxcoedingly in- mfi“‘n‘? ohtgoriory will sponk to - Montgomory will spoak to the raflroad m intho allvay Nonding-Ttoom, at. the Niohigen Bouthern: & Rock lsland Pnanongor Dopat, 1o- gm,x.s 4:30 p. m. Soats frec, and ull sre in- . ; Ono of tho now things on Thankagiving w tho sonding In of Bomulgb(nl: losa {lhlf;"n nng-lu::ll of lurkoys to the Congropational Thoologioal minaty bys euburban ohurel, all of which wna mado the Lasis of & good time over thoro smong the studonts, 5 SERVICES TQ-DAY. Tho Rer, Dr. Btocking Wil sondnet th 0 Rev, Dr, StoexIng wl ‘tondnel 16 sorvicos s the Ourch of the Eplphiany st 10:0 a. m.:'xid 'l:flnfl P, —Tuo Rov, Dr, Locks will ofiiclate morning and eventng in Graco Gaurch, —The Rev, Dr, Petrla will offictata at 10:30 &, m, nnd 7:30 p, m, In'tha Churoh of Our Savior, cornor of Bol- deu xnd Lincoln avonucs, —Tho Rey, Edward Sullivan will prosch in Trinlty Quazely corsor of Tudlania svenue onl Twenty.iscond stroot, morning pud ovening § morning subject, * T Worldu Noa o £ ourlt, 4 iy : Mty ~Tho firat nerios nnder the anapiocs of the Chica Chtiraly Guild Wil be lield noxt mmdn; wvening in the Tectugs Toom of tho Mothoaiat unrel Dlock, —Tholtey, Honry G, Pe ota i B{‘,‘,"‘f;,m‘i‘["""r oy w‘mu 8 usunlin —Tho Rov, Mr. Magill formorly canon of the Ostho- dsnlll,':éll officinto i "Oalvary. Churali morniog s evoning, —Thio Rev, 8, Russoll Jones will offclate morning aud ovoning in the Church of tho Holy Gominunion, between Twenty-ninth sud Thiortisth stroots. ~—Thero will bo full Gnthedrul sorvices in tio Cathio- dral, corner Washington snd Pearls strosts, ot 10:00 #, m, and 7 ‘!).nm. —There will bo sorvices in 8t, John's Olurch, on Achland avonue, nea Madison mtreet, at 10:30 g, m, and 720 p. m, {n the evening, tho Hov, Mz, Counsctioit, il preach, o the Bov. Ms. Pigott, of ~Tiio Ttav, Dr, Warren will officlate, morning and evening, in Bt. 3arks Oburch on Cotlago Grove ave- o, MPTIODIBT, Tho Rov, J, O, Peok will adiminfster the eacrament in tho morning ond_will preach in the evoning in Oentenary Ohurch on Mouros atrect, noar Morgsn, ~Tho Rov. Dr. Dandy will predel, moraing mnd evoning, iu tho Ads Stroct Clinrel, 52 frlonds seatiug wil 2 ld at 11 6 m. fn tho prayer-meeting room of the M, B Church Blodk, cor- nor ot Olark aud Washinglon atreola, 0 Rov. W. M. -Milburn, tho’ colohrated blind preactier, will apexk fn Wabaoh Aveuus Qhurel, cornor of Fourteontl atzcel ot 1030 3. .y and (oo, . L . AlcKown vill'preuch to young nion . tho even G Qualitios tigt Win.s >0 e g —Thore will bo praaching in English ut 3 p,m, in the Goiman Church coruor of Yortland avenue aud Twenty-eighth streot, —1ha Ruy, A, Gravker will continun bis serles of services on * Tiibls Characters » this morning, sud will preach ou “Eathor® (his oveming, in ihe Westorn veuus Church, s ¥ mtho Tay. It Lango il pronch, ‘marning and evaning, in Immanuol Ohurch, corner of Harbine and Laflin slrocis, ~Tho Rov, Dr. Thomes will proch in the Firet hurel, corner of Olark and Waalington strects, ot 11 a.m,, and 7:30 p. m,, will, by request, ropeat the sor- mon on ** Our Indeltodneus to the Past and Our Obl- gations to tho Future,! —Tho Rev, 8, MeCliemoy will prosch thin morning, and tho Tov, Mr, Milburn this ovonlng in_Trinity Church on Tadia avonus, nnar Twenty-fourth etreot, BAPIIST, Tho Hov. A, P, Gravor, tho Evangelist, will prescls morning el ovoulng in Uaton Park: Ciuzeh, and then. S o Bptistn t tho cloeo of evening sorvico, §2—Tho Ttev, ™. WV, Goodsreed Wil freach in. tho ‘morning, und tho Rav, I, J, Geodapeed, D, D., in tha evening, witon tharo will bo Laptism Iu the Hocond Churel, coruer of Murgen and Munroo ctrecls, oatls Yov. Jorso 3. Lo, D, Dy will preack, ‘moruinguud ovening, fi tho Jichigan Ayeuuo Oliurch, coruer of Twonty-tultd street, —Tho Rov, A, G, 1borhart will preech in the morn- ing, and the Rov. N, F, Tiawlin in the ovoning, in Tem- pla Clitireh, corner of Hiarrison und Sangamon strests,- —Tlhe Rav, Dr, Evarts will preach in Uuiveraity ‘Placo Ohuzcl, opposito khodus avenno, af 11 . 1w, and &t hulf-post 7'p, m, tho partor will doliver tho thikd of hisseries of sormons on # Tho Dying Wordy of Olirlat ~Tho ov, Dr, Northup will preach at half-pact 7 P, m. 40 (he cliurch: b the coruor of Poulina nud 3fon- sire: —Tho Rev, A, J. Trost will préach in tho First Olurch in ¢ha mor(ug sd fn the ovoning, Thore will b 3 gospel meotlng conducted by 1, F. dacoby, —17, W, Evaria, Jr,, will preach I tho Indluua Lve- nuo Chitpel, corner of Thirtleth atrcot, in tho moru- ing, and D, Evaris {n (o eventug, —~The Rov, J, Malvern will lrowch in the Freo Church, cornér of West Jackson and Loomis strusts, morning and eveuing, ~Tho Kov, John Gordon will presch in the Weatern Ayeaue Chusel at 10:39 and 7:30 p, 1o, PREFUYTLRIAN, 1o5Eet: Biring wil proacl st MicVickor's Thostes at 2, m, —Tho Rov, Ben E.'S, Ty will proach In Grace Churaty, corucr of Vincennes and Onk Aventies, morn- ing andovening, —Tha Rev, . McKaig, D, D,, wilt preach morn- ing und ovening in the Ninth Cuurch, on Eilis Ave- nue, ~Tho Rov. Abbott E, Kittredgo will prench in ttie e Thdrd Chureh, corner of Waskington aud LCarpen~ for atrcely, thla morning, ou “Tho Resurrection,” and - this eveuing on Paul Lofora Agrippa.” —Tlio Rov, Dr; Stowell vill preach this morning, and tho Rov, Mr, ilirclson this ovening, In fho Tenth Chwreb, on Ashiland Avenus near Roboy, ~Tho Rav. J, K, Walker will prench twica in tho R - ion Clhurch on West Yourteeath atrect, noxr Throop, ~The ey, James McLanchln will proach in tho Bootoh Churel, corner Sangamon and Adams stroats, {u tho morning on_* ‘The Xud of Falso' Flattery,” nnd in tho cvening on “ The Lougly Winter i Putnios," —The Rov. E, G, Poolo will proach ot 7:20 p, n, In Compbell Fark Chapel, on Leavits streot, near Har- risen, OONOREGATIONAL, [The Rov. 3z, Daslott il preact arico in Piymouth Chuvel, comor of Indiena avouto and ‘Tenty-atzth sirent, —Tie Rov, 0, D, Helmer will preach twico in the Duion Park Church. In tho ovening he will dolivers Thanlesgiving scrmon, ciihwTor, 3. T, T1ydo vill preach trvco {n Oakland e, - s Rov, Atbort Bustinell will preach twleo 1n thio Laavitt Strect Church, comer of Adsma strcat, —Tho Ttov, M. Oolicn Btuart, delegate from Rotter- dam, will proachs this morning, and tho pastor thin evening, fu the Now Englaud Oburch, on Whilo atreot, near Dearbor, UNIVERSALIST, Tho Rev. 8, A. Gardner, of Gaicsburg, will preach twic in the Third Chureh, —Tho Rov, J. E, Foriceter swill preach in tho Churel, of tho Bedeenier this morning on the * Lingidom of God,” and this ovening on * Woman—~Wifs und Mother, s —Tho Tov, Dr, Rdor will preach this morning fn thie sow churel of St Pawl, corucr of Michigun uves nuo sud Eightoontl utract. 'No ovoniug sorvice. UNETARIAN, Tho Rev, Rohert Coliyor will proach, as usual, fn Unity Church, North Dearborn sireat, corner of Oak, ~1'ia Rev, Robert Lafrd Colller Wi‘l reach in the Ohurch of the Mcsiah, corner of Mfchigan avenus and Twontysthird strect, i1 tho moriing ou Will lte- lglen Burviva 7° and in'tha ovenlug on Selcnta Ap- plled to Curlstinnity.” —Tha ey, Blinot J, Savago will preach in tho Third Chureh thfs morning to # Weat Sido Taberals,” and in the' o:eulng on “Thanke for tha Nincteenth Oen- ury, % "o v, 0. Y, Wendte will preach in fho Tourlh Ohurch thjs ‘morning on “tho Darablo of tho ‘Tulento,” * ‘ 3 MISORLLANFOUA, Tho Rov, @, XL, Yool, of Now York, will preseh in’ Tmmanuel Obiureis thia moruing, snd Dz, Gnopar wi, lactura fn {he avouing on * Lo Land of the Monte~ T, ~Tlio Rev, 1T, Reek will presch at 11 o.m, in the Engllsh Evengoilcal Luthitrzn Obureh, corner of Doar- ‘orn and Etlo atrol, —Tho Progressive Lycenm will meot in Good Tem- plary Tiall, ooror G Washiuglon aud Dospladuce etrealy, o . . —Tila Lirst Socloty of Spleitunliats will meot n tho No, 181 Suuith Qiarl streot, 5t 10:40 . m, and I3 Samel Maxwell, thd Qunltor *mpdinia cakior, vill auswer quostons’ and. dgseribo spirits in 1 o) thouudlonca. ~—Llder (:\Mrgn Mulling will preach In_Central Cliristian Church, on Adains siroet, ucar Jetforson Tarls, In the morning ou ** Coine, for All things Are Now' Meady,” and fu (e oveuing on ¥ Roliglons Lihorl?" a Jyvlow of Both tho Irrutional, Liboral, and Uuscrfpbural Orthadox Posttions,” —'Pho Rev, 0, Day Nable witl prench on * Individual Inspiration™ for t1o Becond Bwedonborgtan Kocloby at 1ta, m, in Murray Chapcl, on Indlang wyenuo, : —Prof, ‘Caylor will proach in the Globa 'Theatre for tho Froo Nelfiglonis Kocloty ‘st 3 -y, m, Subjeit: ol aa Antilod to Woild-Buildibg Bad tho Do velopitient af Afaiter snd Mind, #e R ~Tho Rey, U, D. Gulick will_presch twied tn the Ameriran Refornied Church on Washingion street, near Aun, hio ovening eormon being tho Nl in the serioa {0 young tuen on the bfslory of Josoph, —— “THE MAYOR'S BiLL. To the Tdifor of The Chieago Tribune: Sm; In ashort timo tho Btnte Legislature wlil convane, whou tho maiiy wants'of the peaplo will bo congldared, all of whioh will no doubt bis gretiied {n & smanndr commonsurate with ilo pracguro und influeuca necompanylug osch want, * In your jssuo of the 17th fust., you notice very approviugly tho morits of the so-called * Mayor's BIL" It s of suid bill that T uow writo, aking o .modorate. une of-your columns for the quintly. Iyterosted - oltlzons to disouus ite merlis oro and cot, belloving that a littlo agitatfon of the uastion will nwaken the poople to s consldera. tion of what I lellova to bo vory port- uont to thelr Inlorests, I bellovo &leo that tho maling of enid biil o fixed law is rouch to be doslred, promialng thas I ronson only from our expul’onoe of its workings for lhoFMt Lo yoara. Bnt I go furthor, even if I ot in judgmant and am mcoused of advocating anti-Iepublionn doctrine, aud assort that oxpe rionce teachea mao that tho poople are not sufli- clontly oultured in moral artvibuton to, appro- oluto Pully Ropublloan prinolplos, and govern in all thiugs in sccordance with thown, If this susortlon i Lruo,—snd I think uo one will quon- tlon it,—tuon I asl, \hat wiil we do for good governmant ? 1 think the power conforr by sald Dill will vitinte much of (he ovil likoly to sccruo to our Intorests. We all know ‘that honor, intalligenco, and intogrity ara not the attributen which are writton on tho stnodards of all who neek nnd obtain offico, but aro atirlbutes whioh aro wanting in a marked dogreo in tho majority who are lifted into® power by the meaton, ‘Whon we_ consldor the present incumbonts, those-who have but recently beon elnoted {0 offios, thoro is as muck cause for our minds to bo fitfod with misgivings now ay whon tho bill waa paesed. Then, why not make an offors to obtrina bond for thelr good conduct, now as then? Ithink the coming men givea evidenco of hia good Intont, consequontly is as dosorving ot support as hia prodacessor, I havo looked through your paper for the past fow days in hope of scoing somothing in advo- cacy of the hill, but find nothing. guroly tho meantiro {s of wnflicient importauce to keop it woll before the poopla. QOtvio. Omiuao, Nov, 36, 1879, Al REVIEW 0F AMUSEMENTS. THE DRAMA “ has boon remarkableduring the weok for nothing. moro than s large incroase in tho attondanco at tho thentres etill in oporation. This hag been gensral,—tha strong public atraction at ona placo of amusemond not appearing to intorfers with the sucoess of the othors, Not that tho piccon on the boards during the woel: are as do- sorving ng thoss which ‘have vory recently besn played to but small audicnces. Yor inatanco, ‘¢ Leah, the Forsaken, " as played during tha weok ¢ Hooley's, haa boon & vory miserablo perform- snco, taken all tho way ' through, com- pared with the plecos ' that preceded St And eertainly, &s far sa logitimato acting and intrinsle worth aro concorned, all tho lags of the Thompson combination would bo unavailing in n raco for commondation with Mrs, Chanfrau, evon in the second-rate dramas played by hor, Murdor and arson at tho CHobo gavo way on Monday to quite another variety of ontertainmont, and tho changs resulted in comfort to tho managomont. Myors' Minstrels did better than during tho provions week, and nearly ag woll as oy wook this senson. > M'TICRER'S THEATRE, The ro-opening of McVicker's Theatte to-mor- Tow ovening, with the vivaclous Lotta as the atar, will without doubt bring out tho fun-loviug publicin largo numbers, Tha re-oponing shonld be gufiiciont to insuro & largo houso. Added to this thot Lotta has always beon a favorite in Chicago, aud that this ig her firat sppeatanca for = very long time; that hor Europosn ‘visik hins beon devotod to tho etudy of the banjo and other ossontial ingrodients of hor entortainmont, and thero can bo no doubt of hor playing toa full houso to-morrow evoning. Her engage- ment opons with * The Old Curiosity-Shop,” aa dramatizod by John Brougham, and kuowa on tho stage ns ‘! Little Noll and the farchioness,” tho stor playing both rolee, 8ho is supported by Mr. E. A, Looke and MoVicker's compsuy, with tho followlng oaat : Little Nell ‘Tus Marchioness Dick Bwiveller, .. Lotta r, B, A, Locke Daniel Quilp R, Plerco @randather Tre 3. Rainford Ned Trent... . W, Noirls Samypson Brass, Bock A, Bium, .., sorge olland W. H, Seymour Ed. Bluurt N, Wilson ‘Aiss By Montello .Olara Stoucall Emuwa Morblo Mrs, Harl GLODE THEATRE. Ar, Harry Lindon, & popular eomedisn, who had, to all apporrances, retirod from tho atage and gouo into business, commonced a two weels™ star engagoment at Mr. Lawlor's theatre on Monday uvunin[i,« ppesring in bis specialty of Willing Micaw] He was fortunate in having tho support of Mr, Lawlor himself in tho rolo of Peggotty. Whilo the perfarmance in its entirety oaunot bo spoken of o4 especially brilliant or syminetrical, tho acting of both Messrs, Linden and Frank Lawlor was sufflciently good to make {ho audience regret thut theso tio gentlemon diduot play a litzle mora froquently. ''his wook Mr, Lindon will play Blinkey Brown in Colin Hhnzelwood's drama ** Waitiong for the Verdict,” & drama founded upon Solomon's famous paint- }nfi in the Royal Academy. The cast is as ollows : Hnrry Linden ., Harley .M, Egbert Bergeant Stanl r, Grafston Bir Honry Hai 8lerlfr Grange, Thorpe, . Barah_ Mrs., Burnloy, Servaut.... - On Friday, Harry Linden has bonofit, .whon “Unela Diok's Darling” aud *Buried Alive" will be played. AOADENY OF 3USIO, Tho firat wook of tho Lydin I'hompson season at tho Academny of Musio is over, snd has: hocn. Kucullnrly successful, 'Uhe fow thousands who- nve spcculsted as to what - coustitutos the at- traction of Britigh Blondo Barlesque will dnd tho problem simplified somowhat by the fack that the oponing pieos, which hing notted the PRIty g0 handsomely, waa the oldest, and.we sincorely Jiope tho wilost, of all the Lurlosques of tha ‘Thompson ropartofro. * Blue Beard” has been Dlayed here frequently beforo, with, at any rata, one comodian {n tha enst, . But Harry Bockett in [’lhsylug.hu legitimato comody, and_his placo s cig incompletely ocoupied: by Mr, Tuylor, During thelong engagoment of tho former wa can. call to mind no gosturs or action that was conrse or indecent; aftor Mr, Taylor's performance: on the Indder lnat wook, tho asmo cannot bo seid. of him, Thero can be no earthiy doubs that the mnin attraction of the oamlmuy is tho ‘legs of tho women ; aud, if -this in tho caso, the ehtor-: tainmont surely standa on doubtful gromnd. Honeo, the tondency must neoessarily. be to ox- poct something of n doubtful character. Tha munager, thereforo, cannot be tao:caroful in cheoking any tendoncy to grossneas on the part. of tho-playera. Tho present week, tha fivat four posformancea will ba * Sinbad,” Aladdln . boe ln{; [filvuu for tho remainder, “As-the place it- Bolf {s of no partioular mccount, it would be woreo than uscloss to give tho cant. 1t. would aled bo an Imtyruvnmanh it the nnrsery Thymen" worg eritically roviewod by semebody, to provont Mr. 'Laylor from giving vont to coup- lets of an undosirablo churacter, such ay he sang last Mondny avening, : MYENS' OPENA-UOUSE, . Durnt-cork burlesqus is in strong contrast with the lighter shiado fn a peeulinr way.” Peeu- niavily, 1ks two branches of burlesquo are not so different, for Mr. Myora' banlk-accouut tolls tates of crowded houses, Tho prosout weok will Lo 10 oxcoption’to tha rule, for tho bill ia as good ni'aver. Lh8 firat part 18- quito new, Bon Uot- ton has a dorio song, The-Evening Party,” und Aclington auother, -+ Jimnyy, tho ‘Curtor Lad,” while Frodoricks and Surridve have sentimental dittios, and Maater G, W. Uuthbertron s bullad, cutitled ¥ The Little Onos Waiting for Me,"” with a doseriptive finwlo, entitiod *Mr, Irown's Mulo," by the whole company, Linden, Now- comb, Muokin and’ Wilion, end Master Davone port, xléo nppoar In their vpecialifes, Tha farcos will o, ¢ ‘}untbd & Nuvés,” und *'W'he l'wo Whoya'" 4 DRAMATIO NOTES, Livorpool enppditu six guod theatron, Jamoy Coojier, & man with wooilon legs, gots is living in Englaud as a dancor, Hothorn Las played Dundreary five hundred tives mora than Owous has™ pleyed Solon Shingle, i ? .. Mlartz, the maglolan, and’ Colton, the laugh- ’ Ve Y gas man, have formod a copartnoralip in the show busiuess, . Tho Young Men's Bocloty of Olovoland mada. - 70 conty protits off John Hay's locturo by . lng tho gas durnod low, i 225 Koep Mian Braddon’s nos drama s founded n Boccascio's ntory of *Qriscldo.” It wil) 1,57: four acts, and 18 writton in biraX vorso, . Daly find that it inlorferes with a man's lels. ure Lo manage four thoatres fn Now Yori, #o he will drop onu—~ihe Droadway—from s lak, © ) A Now York managor advortlspd for mupor- numoraviey, and had 2,000 spplications, Two- n;l;uh of the numbor woro respectablo young gitla. Edvin Booth has transferred his thoatrs to gnk DBall, l:l‘h? oaul:ll;ler:nzz is nomiua), and 0 proporty ia subjoo a morl, .MQI&D'F 'y : )] gage of Mrs. F. B, Gon"\fiy, hos two daughtors, of the Brooklyn Thestre, Ainnie and Lillian, on the stago. Lillian, who fa ouly 16, mado hor debut last wosk no Virginia. =+ 1t Is announced that Mr, Jofforson will s, pear 88 Dr, Pangloss snd Bob Acres during his forthe coming ongagement in Ballimore, whiok beging early noxt wonth, Lefngwell, the " gushing Olorinda," thirly my'\’n 511'11? was o jvznmuymr:n :nl:pmmrhln Enlmm . Thoro's na tolling w & 1 Bo had stuck to bhis plang: o T A New York damnol of tho shoddy parsunsion, who wituemiod * Drutus, or the Bal of Tagt quin," at Bootl's Thoatro, thought that Edwin was reel smaat In #Brutae, or Saul of Turaus.” M, Doly's now Fifth Avanuo Th ‘b:! n,{‘.]e’l;u('lhtm aboub fi;m lmi‘d‘:}‘l’a ul'nfi‘:c%;\l?er?ui: n80 & conjocturo on ths - pect of tho bullding. * It bida Yair o, b e e gont theatre, 1t has boen noticad thet the men wha intar- supt the ond of o play by broaking for the door allbave low forebends aud scrubby Dbair, and their ladles are gencrally posasssad of largo foet and poor figuros, Mr. Tony Pastor han introduced to the fra. ucntora of his opora-house a contortionss with tho Orlental nnd Wandoring Jowish name of Prince Sadi Dialma. The current local drama thero {5 callod’ * T'he Mutch-Girl of New York.'* It s roportod that Harry Palmor estimatos the total procoeds of the ** Blaok Orook " at 81,677,~ 807, sinco the timo of ita firat production in So tomber, 1808, According to theso figures, the suiinal avorago of roceipta has boon upward of 226,000 & yoar for Boven yoars, or at the rate of 4,800 per woels. : + A Now York oorrespondent of & Mobilo paper enys: “ Miss Olara Morris, long ago duulnrr«;flpby mo tho fooming woman,' fias!at Inut shaken hore wolf freo of plays in four actd, threo drinks, and five dressos. It is o happy relense for hor, and of groat promiso to her meny admirers,” - Tho Lafayetto Journal thus gives away o of ita prominent subueribers + g“A vunuyral:’lg gontloman, who doesn’t want his namo montioned, had o rcsersed seat for the Wallaco Bistors’ show, week boforo last, sad, placing his ohack for tho samo in hio"bat lining, forgot all about it until Sup- day, when, as hosat in church, ho discoverad tho chock Teating movenoly ou ‘tho tap of his boad. Tthad drepped oue and botrayed him, To add to his mortiication, his wifo wag with bim, and romombered tho prossing businoss that ealled him down town on the night in question,” 2Mlle. Defozathas rocently bogun a profession- sl tour in the Fronch mvlynueg.u ’l‘h‘\ln romark- sble womnn was born bofore the cloko of the eipthtoonth contury, and had won some reputa- tion on tho boards bofore tho hattle of Walerloo waa fought. Bho cecins to have possessed ber- gelf of tha secrat whioh cuablod tho famous Ninon do 'Enclos to kieon old ngo 8t bay, for tho ports sho plays to-day aro tho same na thoso in which sho won famo and fortine Hifty years ago. A performanco of * Lo Marquis do Louzan," ab Joigny, in Lor present tour, 18 doscribod 3 completo triumph, and whon {t i3 remembored that tho churaotor is that of dashing young fel- low, the wondertul proservation of Lar powers sud her physique will be understood. ‘The traveling correspondent of the Liverpool Lost thua brielly complimonts a Iady not un- known in Ohieago : L lots Chicagon tho st waek of Jaly, according to the imost approvod plap, ot night. The economy of timo is 50 obyie ous l!_xnt man who travol long distances by doy- timo in tho States aro_looked upon uitflor o 10018 or Triglisbmon. I proparod mysolf by & briof aud hurried spoll ut ono of the theatres, at which I was rojoicod at hoaring 5 sontimont of tho good old Rulo Brituunix sort (tho play was 4 Hehool ™) ront out in eannou-ball fashion by a charming yonng lady in blondo. The Yankeos did not seom st nll to resent it, for thae speaker was fair, A roforenco to he bill showad ima thué tho young Indy was Miss Sydnoy Cowell, who was reprosenting Naomf Zighe, = This was some sort of consolation, for my first theatrical oxe perionce in Chicago was embittored by ths anco- dole shout tho American insoct which annihilate ed the British bonstor." Mr. Edwin Booth appenred at his own theatfe In Now York lost syeoks in the park of Drufus in Johu Iloward Payne's tragedy of * Tho Fall of Tarquin.” * This pieco,” srys thio New York Ziney, *ia scidom blnyod, but those who Lavo Boon it aro ayaro that it hns tho drawback of containing only ono charncier, that of Zrutus— tho rost bolug mero dummics, Ax this inppena to bo exaotly the condition of tho compiny at this boantiful theatro, the andience bad the sin~ gular treat « £ beoing 2 play thot contaius one charactor plaved by o company that containa one nctor, That Mr, Booth did full justico to i will not surprine thono who_have nualyzed his power; and detected its sombro coucentration, Tho passion he shows in liko tho glowing of chorcoal, poREoasing infonse hont and s dull glow. It lacks tho brightness and the vagno- negs of flame, and, as this is precisely tho char- solor of tho Drutus of the pieco, the grent actor Wwaa nover more truly in his cloment,” W. 8. Gilbert's charming thyee-nct play, Tha Wicked World," was produced, for tho first tima in Amorica, at tho_Uulon Byuare. Thoatre, Now York, last woak, Xfics Olara Morris appeared as Selenc, Queon of the TFairies, Tho comody is .{ playod it oue sceuo, oach not admitting of o dif- foront baockgrotnd, un tho fairy land is supposed to move in tho clouds, ‘o plant & compnny of actora in fairy lnnd, to havo thom talk, walk, and aof in the clouds, awey nbove thin mundane sphero, and to make them realizo to tho audi- cuco tho s‘mlt and pootry of auch a picco as the ¢ Wicked World,” it will bo admitted fu n tausk which might (errify the most skillful of dram- atistg, Tho outire comedy ia written in flowing rhythmical blank vorse, tho situations aro of the munt goraplox cheracter, and the suthor's infon~ tlons and bright fancios cau ouly ba conveyod by scting of a miogt dolicate description and sn equipolso throughout tha cast such as wo rarely 8co nowadays. Miss Blorris is said to act hor part slillfally, but the play iteel is probably too dainty to enjoy a prolonged run fn Now York. Tho New York Sun givos the following descri) tion of Bouolcanlt & Stuart's new theatre Now York : “Tho ontranco, on Broadway, is of unusual width 5 the auditorium presonts n come bination of the American and Euglish systems, end the stago ig 42 feob deop by G0 fn” width, With & olonr Lieight of 52 fect to tho floor abovo, on which the machinery is placed. No plaster ia usod upon the walls of the nuditorium, Eut thoy oro upholstered from top {o_bottomn with light framas’on which is stretohed ratin, eacki forming 8 Inrgo square tamborine, The coiling s sug~ ‘pended over the auditorlum like an foverted Baucer, and may borafsod and lowored st plensuro, whoreby tho ventilation of the building can ba regulnted, “Tho gus jots are ont of sight of the audiouco, and tho principal effoct of the light ix ' coneantiated on tho stagze, Littlo or no gold is ugod in the decoration of tho anditorium. Amer« feun hard woods of varlous tints, rolioved by white warble aud s brilfiant sheou of satin, are roliod upon for (he garniture, while the gold s gnlhure}l on y into the prosconium, whichis ado the eynosure of tho thoatro, 'The lines of aight wio pronounced to ba n9 porfest as pny theatro in”the world, and tho ncoustio qualitics cxaollont. A whispar, 1t 13 eald, muy bo beard &1l ovoy tho thoatra frowm tho yewmotcst part of tho stage, Tho walls rronnd tho auditorium e fluted with venlilating flues, whigh avo so con= trived au to cnrry off nob only the producty of combuution of tho gas, but to auck the fotid afr from all parts of the thoatro, Tho building has been oreiod at tho oxpenvo of Alv. Jamed Pureoll.” . Music. Our operatie oasou will b inaugurarsd 0+ moiToy oveniuys bytho Jiaglish Opers Zroups, 86 Iooley's Theatrs, with' the pecformanco of Lugia,"—alwayit o favorits 0Puza hero, Mika Koilogg standy cantesesidly at tho head of the troupe, and hep popilatity and tha fact that 16 ia hor first veusion (- Muoglish opera aught to draw. all her admirevs to the thoatra to wolcome hor, ‘Phio othor artlyts of tho theatro are: 3luio, Jennie Vanzandt, tho ominont Amorlean woprano, for woveral sonsons ouwo - of tho reigne ing fayorltes ' of = Covont 'Gardon Royad Itallan Opers, and La Bosls, Milsay Mrs, Zelds Sogulw, “Tho Contralto" of thd TEnglish atage; Misa Annle Starblrd, second 8o prano of the theatres of Itsly; 3lr, Pheodsre Usbelmann, the nol.l-knnwu'h_\'arita tonor,