Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1873, Page 6

& { THE CHICAGO DAILY IRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 35, 1873, P e e e N RELIGIOUS NEWS, Meefiugs of the Ministorial As- sooiations, The Tone of the Rel}gious Press Last Weel. Religions Status of My Lincoln--The Reformod Episcopalians=- Gerald Massove COhristmns at \the Poor-Houge-= Notes and Personals, Sorvices in the Churches To-Day, CII0AGO MINIGTERIAT ASSQOIATIONS. Tho Congregational, Prosbytorian, and Moth- odist Minstorial Assoctations of thia eity met Monday, ag ususl, but, instend of dlscussing tho - questions proposed ot the proceding meoting, thoy turnod tholr oyos to the splritual condition’ of tho churches undor thelr charge. This was not done becauso theso sociotios wero necosan- ‘rilyin o siato of coldnoss, but for the pur- poso of bringing all the avallablo forcos posaiblo to bear upon thom at this pare ticulor monson, Whon rovivals are moro common, and when they aro oxpected. In n number of tho churches rovivala are already in progresg, and in all thero {s much reason tohopo for blessings, One eminent divino remarked thatho wes striving moro to mako his pooplo botter than to add mombora to his church. This was hiilod a5 something rathor now sud vory good. In the Mothodist moeling, the financia} status of the churches was disoussed. It waa nnnounced that several parishos were bolind in their aasossmonts, but it was bolioved all could pay at on carly day. In momo of tho foreign churches of tho city, whora the membors wero on half-pay work, sovoral thousand dollars had been raised Iately to pay off church dobts,. from which it was argucd that tho moro wealthy Soci- otiens could cortainly moot their nsscssmonts, The Congrogatiounl meeting was abruptly brought to a closo by a firo “breaking out in tho Pacille Hotel, .. where « thoy wero Ingession, In this body tho Rov. O, D, Holmor gavo & ecritionl reviow of Strauss' 10w work on **The Old and tho Now." Hosald b was worth reading, bocauso it was, porhaps, a@ much a8 anybody could . say in’ tho way of do- structive criticlsm upon tho Biblo, and it wasa notable renuncintion of the Chriation raligion, and remarkable, from tho fact that it camo from a rohool of writors thmt:claimed 8o much for liboralism. Theso mestings nro always vory lengaut to those attending, aud sre of gront importance to the pastors. TUE TRIAL OF DIBIOP CUMMINS. Proliminary moyoments aro making for the trial of Bishop Cumming. Bishop Smith, of Kontucks, prosiding Dishop, hns solected tho Bonrd of Inquiry into the chinrges preferred ngainst tho ]}mbuq; I'he placo of . meoting is roquired to bo in tho Stato of Kontucky, at such timo and placo as designated by Bishop Smith, ‘The choice of ths Board yaa determined by lot, Tho following aro its mombors: a Kentucly—Olertcal : Tho Rov, James Crak, D. D, and tho Rev, Williom H, Pintt. Lsy: Messrs, William Cornyall und Samuel B, Churchill, Ofo—Clorical: Tho R, Johu' Ufford, D, D., andt the ltev, Lowis Burion, D, D, Lay: Mossra, John W, Androws and Augustus i, Moz Indiana—Ciorical : The Rov. D, ond_ tho Rov. Georgs J, Mugill. John 8, Irwin, 3T, D., und Willio H, Morrison. Tennesseo—Ulerical ;- Tho Rev, Jobm A. Harrison, D, D., and tho Rov. James Carmicliacl, Lay : Mossrs, George R, Fairbanks and Jobu F, Jott. THE WEEK OF PRAYER, ‘Tho American brauch of the World's Evangoll- cal Alliance has nunounced its schedule of sub~ jects for tho Week of Prayor. 1t is us follows : ‘Sunday, Jan, &—Sermong, tho unity of the Christion Cirurch ; tho roal onenuss of all truo bellovers ; Line drances and motives to unions the bicsaings to be hoped for {rom tho union of the bellevors in prayor— Join 17 : 21-23, “Monday, Jun. 5—~Confession, our common unworthi- ness and guilt, —Thanksgiving, for natlonal, domestic, and person- sl mercios, tomporal and spiritual, SR .—Suppilcation, for gpestal blossings on tho Wek of Froger—Dan,9: T3 Ml 8310, Tiuesday, Jan, G—Prayer, for tha Chrigtian Chureh ; for lier $ncreava in faitls, Noliness, and lovo; for por- secuted and suilcring Oliristians ; for Ourlstian iberty, sud for tho moro abundsnt outpouring of the Holy Bpixit—Col, 1: 9-11; Ieb, 13 3; Hab, 8: 2 Wednesday, Jan, T—Prayer, for’ fumiilica ; homo snd parental miltenco ; sous und daughtors ; {ho absent, 4hic elck, tho erring ; inmates of prisons: oll educi ‘tional tnstitutions—Ps, 115 : 12143 144 : 12, Zhurslay, Jan, 8—Prayer, for 'nations, for peaco sraong meu ; for publio virtuo and rightoousness; for tuo bunishment of intemporarce, disonety, indddlity, ond superstition ; oud for tho diffusion of pure au Curistian literature.—Is, 60 ; 17, 18, Iruday, Jan, —Prayer, for tho evangolization of all pominally Christisn countrios ; for the conversion of Iaracl; for scem { for misalconries; for o sproad apel in Mohammedan and heathen countrios § Tor {hio converston of tho world to Chrlst,—Ps, 02 91 } 2 34, < Heb, . A . ‘aturday, Jun. 0—Prager, for tho Christlan mins~ sry ; for Sunduy-schioola § for rovivals,—Matt, 83 38; Deut4:0 Hab, 813, Sunduy, Jan. 11—Sermons—Sublect : * Christs Ringdom 'Universal and Evorlasting.’—Pa, 073 1, 2 Results of the Sixth General Confesence of tho Evangelical Atilance. THE RELIGIOUS PRESS. The religious pross of the city is losing Bomo of its s‘}nnm interest in the new Reformod Epis- copal Church, aud this wack takes & moro gon- eral cditorial susvey of things, _* Obrigtmas i, howover, a commen thome, and much is pald alout it {rom diforant standpoints. A% 5 rall- gious Lioliday, it is claimed to bo more generally obsorvad thin auy other in tho calondar, Eulo- glos aro pronounced in all upon Agnssiz, snd in one a_quotstion of alimost & pago is_mado from bis writings. Tho Alliance is out ngain as & fresh Bunday journal, with Prof, Bwiug's last sermon at MoVicker's, and a groat varioty of roligious nows. One of ita oditoriale treats of Presidont Lin- coln's Iteligion™ in the following manner: Tho wlicel of fortune, which is constautly turning and sending forth Its lofs, as uncertain in thelr charac~ ternson April sky, s sot agoing again tho dobate abont the religlous status of Abraham Liucoln, Itfs ‘perhaps unjuit to Fate to sposk of ths frosh dobate s 1ho result of ber wheel of fortuno, for it is wall known that thero fs o wheol down at Springfiold whicls turns up thero matters not blindly, but consclously, whon monoy gots low in tho pockot, nnd fumo doad’in {ho world, “Botter to burn o birn and bocomo famous, thiought somo one, than to suffer tho obscurity whick Loucaty might ring, . . ", Thore used to be a vitriol man in Now York, who wah irreslatibly driven ot times to talo his stand ob some church door ar opara ontrance, and shoot vitrlol upen Aomo dress that scomed richeat, or faco that seemod fudrost, Thoto aro -duplicates of this man in thellforary world; and tho names that aro fairest al- whys recelvo the most stlentlon from these meu of tbo vitriol schiool, Tho attack upon Mr, Lincoln is the milideat form of fho Springfleld malice, but is yet ono of the studiod mothods of abuss, It tho closs of o Jetter upon (he topis In queatlon, some Enfscopal cler= gymun of this city gives us tho following words 3 + 5y, Lincoln wus o thorough unbeliever aa.fo tho rolirion be kuew, but Lo was becomfug a firm bellevor o soliglon 6t Jesus Ohelt an sauuy of s widr- etand It, I bellova thut the hlessed Suvior would Lave reeelved him, and {ho Ohureh could not have refectod i € o bud ¥ Siupposiug tiat M. Lincoln knowonly somodistorted form of Clilstianity, and that lio \waa becoming & Chiristion us rapldly i ho could oxtricato bimeelf from faluo voraions of ruligion, and tnat, If Christ had been Jiving, o would Lave roceivod bfin into Xlis church, wyeuif thio go-called orthodox would not, 'This testi- uony thus oxplainod i pretly valuablo, coming, ns it dovs, from o poraoual frieud of tho beloved Presidont, In tho region of spiritual things, Mr, Lincoln to yoars differad greatly from what tho world cald an * infde), and, a6 tho membors of 1l houso- hold woll knew,’ bocame a° solemn, Lalf-melanchioly worsliper, Ha'read much in tho gospols and pasims, and prayed often, both_alone and- in the presenco of his nearest frichds, Mis roligious benring was so ‘moriced (hat ono womber of his family complainad to Liim ono day that hio was_golting to ba ¢ too good for this world,” 1If ovor such lnst days, full of prayor, full of woralip, full of kumility, full of » Clirfstianlike chiarity and forgiveness, suy ond wishes in any seaso to pronotince tho word ¢ {ufidel,” thin country will grant tlicso tho liberty t0 do o, anil th bad taate ulgo, for our lnad ot ouly places ho reutralut o slsccly bt also leavos any kind of tusto, good. or bad, to revel in its own stylo of luxury, Tho Advance has & good editorial on #The Morals of Chicago,” from which we quoto tho . followin “Thiera ia no city in the Union whero religious instl~ tutioun of all clusscs aro moro readily petroufzsd, Siwco tho firo, every church burnod hos oiblior been rou Duilt, entarged and besutifled, or 14 in tho_procoss, Oliieago i tho hot-bed of thrifly misslon schools, Tho noon-iny prayer mooting odist Ghurel in fia lnull\u‘u;){lh York, which Lilock riyals Fulton nreot moating in Now York, inita fl‘:lvyn scnlor, Thoro are hundrods of pronounced Olyristian men in tio leading industrics of our alty,— ‘men of pational roputation, und more of hesvenly rovel, With all tEu dangoerous elements which huddle oot and rpldly-increseing population, with al the forelgn oustoms and tho apriukliog of w frontior ‘reedom, Ohicago is pre-ominently 8 e Tolico aiatintica aro oredi i coptionally good, and nuimataus, of overy grade,—pib- loschiools, privals somitiarios,universitics, nod & Clira— tinn Theological Sominary for tach division of the city, Tho ltors of cinrch newa alono’ during. {his lioliday acason would finl column with roports.of sourly mootlugs, of charitablo concorte, saclablos, sup- vers, :flllllufl‘ and fairs, which are uniformly muc- Consfuly 2 Tho Standard han beon slow In committing itaol€ on Lo now clinroh movemont, but it now: doos this all tho moro positively in tho following: worda Lo 1 Wo sympnthize, of courso, in many woys, With tho ‘now movainont, 'Bolh tho gontlomon namod fu thls articlo wo liold in high poradual csteom, and for tho stand thoy havo takon in opposition to grlnvuuu orrora of dootrito, wo aincorely honor thom, 1t Is fmpossi- blo, liowaver, that n position £o cquivocal aa 15 the ono thoy lold upon tho subjoct of minintorial recognition (showtld bo satisfactory. Thoy are, in fact, attempting yhat ia essonilally {mpraaticable, " oy sro rying Lo | ame _time, Lo Eplscopal aud nouEplscopal st o 0, Thoy liold o tho spostolls successton and surronder it in tho ssmo momont, Inshort, fhoy. ato whoro ail ‘mon and il socts must over Aud themeolyes, Who {ry o think it ‘sutlclont o just leaven ayslorts wiioly \human witha_corlain_smount of Now Tostament simpliolty and purity. That s not thosortof “ lump'* which *a littloleavon * will regenorato aud out of it ‘mako n truo Gospol loaf, - It ien In of things abao. Tutely inflexiblo, n this warid, that both mon aud. 6ys- {oms must, In tho_tremondous altornalives of fruth ‘sud orror, bo either ona thing or the otlior, it thoy wisly {o eacapotha destiny that ovor avalta thé unreal and 0 falne, * Tho Advocate pays its respoots to Gerald Mas- 8oy in a Yary ont manuor. The_points of: his leoturo in tho Mothodist Ohursh - Block -aro: givon, after which follows the editor’s idea of tho mun, Wo givo an oxtract ¢ Wo hiayo nover boforo hitard of Alr, ‘Maascy's claima 14 an Orfontal scholar, or ovon tht ho was rospoctablo in otymological reseatch, Wo,renlly muspoot that his parad of ancient dorivatiyes will botter bear tho test of an English communistia mob which lovos o clicer o tirudo agalnat royalty, than tho cool ariiclams of oven tho fenst among tho ton thousand of real scholars who have learnod to venorato the Truth os it is in Jesun, Wo consider it o sufliclont imposclment of n public teachor whon he rises up bofore an sudienco and claime right in tho faco of Ohrlation alvilization that thio yory easenco of Christisnity as illustrated oven by defdctive Obristtan oxporlenco is cold, solfish, and dostructiyo. Mr, Massoy himsclf fs, {0 use own flguro, rowingina boat facing tho past and {g blind to tho lessons ho approaokied back foremoat, It wero wonk toargue With such o declaimor, einco the aspect of Ohriatian clvilization {6 opon to o school-boy, aud 1o that runnoth may read constant rotutation o st which Alr, Massoy afiicma, To i3 6_matorialist, of {ho grossest kind, and_ such ‘men nto tho natural converls of Spirituslism, . Somu vory good mon fall fnto this error, aud to somo tho ez~ ror- may bo -stopping-atouo fo'tho Truth, .It. 18 o pertious fournoy, snd fow become oxtricated fram tho orazy nllucinations which hold tho majority.of Bfr. Massoy!a sudlonc fu.thelr. cold, .cruol, . treachorous grasp, That locturer, $ho audience, ‘and tho wild Tioories which domand ko much credulity couatitutod u atudy that wonld bo curious to tho lsht degreo wero it ot pitiful fn tho oxtremo, . The Inlerior glves ng its leading cditorial # The Tiowsons of Obrist's Oradlo.” - 'heso aro, adoration-from all mon aud-a- tanglblo way of sliowing it- - The wiso mon not only adored, but prosented - gifts. . Undor tho. last caption, the editor romnrks : 3 . : Nor. Iot, any. of ug’think that tho. oxamplo of . the Mogl lina 110 leagons for 1, becauso wo havo professod our faithin {lic Lord who bought i It wasouc Tord who paid : Insmuch a yo did it unto ono of tho loast of-thoao my brothron, yo.did unome, ~ 1t da o hard winter.through which Wo aro pasuing, A great deat of suffering comes to our Imowledge, und there 18w great dedl of Which wo do not hoar, becauso sonsi- tivo naturen aro slow to make known thetr wants, Wo aro 1o .odvoeates of indiseriminate charity, knowing that much of it is misdirectod, But wo would say ono word for tfo Lord's poor, Thoro uro ten who will roud this paper who lisve more monoy than thoy can over use, Aud thorobro poor minfsters, whom wa Jieard of only to-day, who do not kmow whero food sud rument for thomsolvos and thoir children aro to como rom, If Ohrist wero asked how To would linva thom lionor Him, 1t ia_very likely that Ia would say, in & Litoral seugo, what To eafd to. Poters ¢ Fead my Sheop. he Taraclilo bronght tho ohiolecal lamb of b flockag o sacrifco lo God, o Magl Lrought gold gnd frantdnconso and myrzl: o Jegun, Tho Obrls tian Obureh of to-day hionors Tim by giving o amall fraction of what romains, aftor personsl comfort la considered, to what it calls * the causo of Ohrlst.” A GOLD WATCH PRESENTED TO DR. SWAZEY, ‘Tho ladios of the Ashland Avenue Prosbyteris an Church gave & grand fostival at thoir church- pariors Tridny ovoning, ab..whioll a vory happy ovont took placo nob down on tho programma, In tho midst of tho festivities, which wore mora than usually joyous, tho presentation of o hoavy gold hunting-cage watoh sod chain was mado to tho pastor, tho Rev. Dr. Swazey. This plossant dg‘?-dovul\'ud upon F. A. Ttddio, ‘sq., who eaid : & Dit, SwAZEY: Tho wiso man has sald : “ Thoro fa to every thing o _soason, and a mo for ovory purposa undor tho hoavens.” ‘Whethor Bolonon hiad dlrect ref erenco to this occasion or not, makes but Lttlo diffor- onco-to {ho membera of sour cougrogation, who ut s scason havo' dotermined o impress upon your mind the prosent value of tho passing hour, Thelr ‘purposa in this respect {s manifest, for tho proscnt, in this boautiful Elgin Watch—a goldon monlior of fugis tive time, With this measuro of flying momnts, it ia forvently hioped that, aa tho pastorof this littlotlack, you ghall count not only days and years, but many Uccades in tho journay of your lifo, In' belmif of your congregation, I command you to accopt this gift, 1s 0 loving tribute of thelr respect for. your manhood 88 0 man, a8.a festimontal of thelr appreciation of your Inbors fn'all tho miulatrics of hifo, of thelr gratituda for your falthifulness a3 n friond, whethor in brosporl~ ty ar {n ndveraits, in Jog orin sorrow, in sickcss or jn Yealth, Tako it s the offering of loviug lioarls, over ‘Whoao piritunl welfaro you shiall keop ward aud wutah, As In tho past, you Layo fuithfully ministored to us in things pertaining fo tlio yesrs of cternity, eo in tho 4imo to como wo shall ook to you, an undor-shophord of the flock of God, placed upon 'tho. high towers of Zloniu a fearloss watchman to tell us what of tho mght! Dr. 8wazoy was much overcome by this unex- pected movement, but_rallying, 08 & truo man Blways doos undof such circumstances, in vory sppropriato terma thankod his friends warmly for this rich token o thoir remembrance and os- teem, and declared himsolf as devated to his pooplo as thoy sroto bim. 0 watch s & stem-windor. Elgin, Taylor movemont. It i8 propor to horo' atato thab tho Ashland Ayenue Prosbyterian Olrch is, in al Yespacts, a prosperons and flourishivg Bocloty. The membership is incrensing, and the congre- gation enlurging, and & handsome new church edifice ia to be orocted In the near future. OHNRBTMAS AT THE POOU-IIOUSE, A tow frionds, who hava boon laboring at the Poor-House for some timo [;Bsk on the Babbath, thought it would bo pleasnnt for thom to 8ad old Santa Olaus once again, and, a8 a Tesult of tho call fn the papors, thoy wero enabled to pub into the hands of the paapors, 400 packages, ench containiug an- orange, three apples, o fow crackers, and gomo cracked nuts. Thoss woro given to tho slck, blind, and feoblo onecs. ' Tho ohuldron ench had & besutiful box containing linlf-a-pound of candy procured by fricnds from Norwood Park, aud, in rddition, Mr. Shepard, of Norwood Parl, gave osch ohild & pair of mittons and woolon stockings. This Ohristmes day will long be remembered by thom. % DERSONAT. The Rava. J. O. Peck, 0. D. Holmer, Prof. Swing, and President Fowler have boen doing tho lesturo work this woolt. 2 ‘The Rev. W. 0. Young bLns_roturned from his bridal tour, and gono to hoard work sgain in the Fullorton Avenuo Prosbytorian Churoli. Tho Rev. Dr, Hitcheook, who has been for Bome timo looking aftor the intorests of tho Mothodist Book Concorn, in this city, has gone home to Cincinnati. Tho Rov. TFlorence McCarthy, pastor of tho Union Park Baptist Oburel, roports hin Society in tho Waichman and Reflecior, ng tho third Baptist Churoh, In size, iu this city, Prof. Bwing lwrcmubea his last rogular sermon in MoVicker's Theatro this morning, Tho now church on tho North Bldo, cornor of Cass and Buperior streets, will bo occupied next Sunday. The Revs. J. O. Foster, of 8t, Charles, J, 8. Rand, of Council Bluffs, and J. Roads, of Elm- wood, woro In tue city lnat wool., AIr. Foator i about fo issuo & religions work on *Tho Yrini- ty. NoTes, Tho Rov, A, P, Gravos has boon pronocbing in the North Btar Baptist Church this waok, The editor of tho Advocalo knows n young ministor who lng paid two church dobts by leo- turing, - Willinm Belay was . rocently ordnined ot tho Ofivet Baptist Ohurch, tho Rovs, Do Daptisto, Whitehead, Kernott, and Arnold officlating. Tho new First Cougrogationalist Ohnroh odl- fico is slowly receiving its fluiehing touchos, Not until some time in February will 1t bo ready for oceupaney, e Tho Rov. Hornco Burchard, of Woodstook, I1l., has recoived and acocptod a callio tho Millard Avonue Church at Lawadalo, and 18 ot work in the new flold, Cbristmas foativalg, th tho Sunday-schools and churchos have boon the order of the woek, Wo know of no oxception, aud if thero ia any, wo pily tholittlo ouos of that congrogation. The religlous book atoroa of the ity sold an usunl amount of holiday goods, that of tho Blothodiats solllng mora” thmw at any similnr sopson, Dr. Edwards esys tho paulo is all pootry, . A now Catholio Churoh at Evanston was con~ secrnted fu Lhe presonco of n lurgo cougrogation, b¥ Bishop Foly, last Bunday morning, in tho altornoon o numbor of tho young peoplo wero confirmed ns mombors by the Bishiop, ' The cold woathor, 8o faras it is ocold, doos not interfera with the work on tho many now ohurch buildings in tho oity. Tho noxt ono to ta | bo dedicated will_prokably'be tho Fourth Pros- | formity tho Brat of virtucs, Bytorinn, whick {a to bo oaouplod noxt Bunday; and dedlcated soon aftor. ' ‘I'ho Trugteon of tha First * Mothddist Church iaxo dotormined that 1o moro “lootures ko that of Gorald Massoy' shall bo doliverod : in -thnt Imilding, and havo nccordingly passod resolus tiony to thiat offeot. o b3 "Tho weol. of piaser 18 sppro churchon ara quito gouorally sorvo it. Alrondy, iu many of the congregations, nching, atid tho' thoro ia n coneldorabla dogroo of roliglous in- | tarast, The Ohristmas gorvices iu many of tho Tpia~ copal and Catholio ehurches wora very imposing. and quito intorosting, Ohurch on Tyolfch niroot, whore the mnusio was nhrmomluunt foature, attrnctod an {mmouso: throng. 3 . LSEWNERE. LB - Ho will arrivo fh danuary or Fobruory, ond conios ab tha Invitation of numerous frionds in (this country in New York, Boston; aud' also-- ‘whero. T'ho Roman Catholle Blshop of Dotrolt has ia- suod an'nddross to tho peoplo of lus diogoso do- elaring that o Onthollo school must o cstablish- «od ifi ovory parish aud misaion of tho Btato ne apeadily a8 possiblo. X Dean Stanloy doos not bollove in apostolio succession. Ina gormon rocontly proached by Lim in Edinburgh ho showed that ns a matter of ‘history, thoro aro ho augcossors to tho Apostlos. Thoy died and appointed no ouo in their place. * Tho Cinclnnati Commercial mentions tho call of the Rov. 0. B. Boynton back to thnt olty, after tho Inpso of nino yours, to tho Vino Btroe Congrogationnl Church, Ho was pastor of the samo church twonty-soven yoara ngo. In his #ormon last Sunday Mr, Boynton sald Miea Sarah Smiley has boon preaching agaln in Dr. Cuyler's church, Brooklyn, and wany aro wondering what tho Brooklyn Presbytory will do this timo, It will bo romomborod that this body took Dr, Cuyler to task for admitting Miss Smi- loy to his pulpit on a formor ocoasion. Bishop Cummins had olghtoon classmates in. Dickinson College, eight of whom becnmo min- istors of the goepol,~throo Episcopalinns, four. Mothodists, aud ono Prosbyleriau. Although thirty g'om lins passed since tho graduation, six- teon of tho munbor are still liviog, Tho noxt distinguished visitor to this country from abrond is to bo the Rev. Clirles Kingsley, of whom tho Now York Zribune says : e, Tingaloy funlks o ono of tho Lt pulplt oralars in Englaud, o s, morcovor, ono of the most hude- vepdent smong Eaglish clsrgsmon, long staco marled out for atinck by that great scetfon of tho Oburch which resonts frcodom of {bought, and cousidors con- You' might carch many of s books fu vain for n Lint thet tho writer of them over put on thio surplico ., you could not read any ouo witliout discovering that'ho wns & mon who took the Tibegty fo (hink for himsclf, Oncs Ita wes 8o radical or 1 intorest In tho working classes 0 great that lio waa callod tho Ohiartist Parson, and Obartist in thoso days vina 08 odlos A amo 88 Commuulst naw, . Later lia wha known aa the apostlo of musoular Ghristianity, and bostlll looks It, This mized roputation did nol provont g bolng rado Profoesor of Modern, Mistory in Cambridgo, and aftorsard Canon of Ohestor, whic Iatter Iio has Intely oxclinngod for tho better profor- ‘ment of Weatminstor, A grent Jflnsinm\rf Moating has been hold in Pitlaburgh by the Mothodists, where it was an- nounced.that $1,000,000 would be noeded for tho mission worl: {1 coming year, _Bishop Tos- tor, who lind ‘just roturned irom Europo, was prosent, nnd gave au sccount of the Work in for~ oign flolds. v Germny, lio fald, was nob & heathen country, but Claims to be tho most Christlan country In_the world, But Gormany wan an inchristion Ohristian comntry § tho most unchiriatian of all Chrjstion countrics, Tho Teformation bind left it nomiually s Protestant couns try, and Germany was formerly superetitions, but now it'was £n miidel country, Tho malo population of Gere many did not attend chitireli, Tho most of tho peoplo ‘who elafm to bo religlous nttend clirch nbout twico o year, Tho spenker hind gono nto o_cathedral iu Ger- ‘many {o Liear ono of thomost cloquent preaclors in {ho country, Tho clivreh, which wouid hold 8,000 peoplo, containied 37 nien—16 'of wiom woro Americana—and 250 women, To usk a German if ho ia 4 Obristion 3 to imoult him, A Ohristlan, according to tho German idea, was n_naw who had been bornina Christian country and Eaptized. K A conferenco of efghty Methodlst ministers had beert eatabishicd, who hud g6 many circuits. Soma of tlicto clrcuits Included four or ive appolntments o churges, ‘whilo tho mnjority of them contained fifteen or twonty. Many of thieso preactiers traveled 60 miles in two ‘Weoks, preacliing avory day, Not ono of them owned A bordo, ‘Thio_mivlstern, thongh thoy suffcred incons veniences In traveling sbout, wero untiring In their ef- forts, ey now lisgo 8000 convorls. Th pay which the Methodlst ministors rocelved was from £3U0to $600 peraonum, - Tiwanty-soven years havowrought imporlant chnngea evan 4n tho, duitiosof tho -minfater. Tlo prinelglos onco contended for by tho fow have been adopted b: tho mony, and discuseions onco needod aro over ai gonc, a part now of tho burled past, Nor nced 1 stand Biero ot as tho oxpounder of reods o tho champion of n chmrch polity. Tho sharper outlinea of theso aro fast fading sway. Tho churches grow dully more fol- ornut or more indileront 10 regard fo names.and forms, Tho ono uame, Ohristian, cclipacs all othera in s wurprislng glory, anid lugreaslig Wiouzauds long (o8 thorouniou of tho keattered mombors of the ono body of Chriet, Tho world grows fmpatient of doctrines, ond declares thut it nceds s 1ifo instend of a dogma and it would Le quite right if it would demaud 8 Qlirfain Ufo us o gutgrowtl of a Chrltain Lollel, Thio world. forgets tliat right couduct sud ciazactor spring only from right belief, Porliaps you will not Vo surprisad i my preaching, whilo holdiug firmly tho old_exsential tratlis, should tako o fecer, wiilor Falgo than in formor years. Iwish fo givo nil due respect to the opiniona of othiers 08 fo what tho Dible means, ‘but also claim (he right to form and express opinions of my own, though uob found in nuy commontary oF confession’of faatls, SERVICES TO-DAY. EPISCOPAL. Tho Tov, Dr. Stocking will preach morningand even= {0t the Ol of tho Epiptiany, Evenlug subjoct : 4 Nijtasliem and Ritualists,” —TTlio Rov. Fraveis Manéflold will preach morning and gvoning ot the Ohurch of {hie Atonement, —Tho Clirlstmas musle will Lo repeated ‘at Graco Chureh this morning, and tho Rov, Dr, Deloven will ‘preach morning and evaning, ~—The Rev, H, O. Tnnoy will preach morning and evoning at e Ghurch of tho Holy Communton, —The Rov, Edward Sullivan will preach morning and groning at Crindly Chiapol. —The Rov, Hunri/ h, l’cr%wfll preach morning and g Clhrcls, —Thoro will bo full Gatliodral sarvico at tho Cothes daral o{ 88, Poter and Poul, }Tho Bishop of Illinols will roacl. —Tho Tey. W, 7, TPetrlo will preach morning and ovoning at {li Clwrel of Our Savior. —Tlo Rov, Geo, O, Sircot will preuch morning and eveuing at £t Pelors Hall, corncr of Congress and Stato stroota, —Tho Rov, Arthur Brooks will proach morning and eventng at 6k, Jomes® Churels, Children' Obrlstmas Garol ot 2:30 o'clock, —116 Rev. I, N, Powers will oficiato a8 usual at 8, Jolw'a Ohurch, —Tho Rev, I, I, Van Duson will prench {hid after- oo, in tha Lecturo Boom of tho otliodlst Clivreh locls, - PRESDYTERIAN, Prof. Swing will presch us usual st MeVicker's this mornivg. ~Tlo ey, A T, Witredgo will preach morning and ovening in Uio Third Churel, 'Subjocts ; * Historical Toviow of tho Year ” and tho * Closing Year,” —T1 Ttoy, Albert McCalla will preach morning snd ovoning st Graco Churel:, . —Tho Tov, Alfred Xddy, of Miles, Mich, will prench mornfng and oyening nt tho Ninth Ohurdh, —Tiso Rov, Jumes Harrlson will preach morning and pvening at the Contl burch, ‘horo will bo_evoning sorvices os usual ot tho bel) Tark Mission Clinpel, 1o Rov, U, D, Gulicl will preack’ns usual to’ tho Ameriean Tioforuicd sod Jofferson Park congregu- oy, —1Tho Rov, O, L, Thompson will _preach this morn- and ovoning in tho Fifth Ghurch, In_{ho evening ho will speals on “ Tho Diguity of Lubor,"” CONGIEGATIONAL, Tho Tov, T 2. Govdwin will preich mornin oveniug ot tho TFirst Ohurch, 44 Christ’s Genenlogy," —Tho Rov, Jumes T, ydo will preach morning and ovening at thio Oakland Church, evening at All Saiul and Morning subject s roparing to obe- Those in tho Josult! ~-=Tho Rev: James S swill proscy s morning and- rovening at Bmitl's Hal to Englowood, —Tho Rev, J, L, G, MoKown,' D, D, preachios nt thos , Wabash Avoniuo Giinreh this morning.on * The Biriy .m’ au(fi.:,"'v-lmg thin ovening Lie shi proach on * Qual., o8 that Wini . T || =Tho Rov, ‘P, Minnors’ presoliea ns, usual ot Im. i{ manuat (Gormmen) Oburan, ~Tho Rev, W, O, Dandy will lm,nnhnl ugual ot tho A e 3. W, Tiotnaa: will preacls aa s | —1ho ', D, A 8 lat 114 Tleat Glaurot,~ Tho oveulng. aublockIn, * Whati ~/Ttia Rav, Dr, Felloan nmngh‘u. a8, (Chureh, i Tho Tiov, Robort” Collyar will pronch, morning nd’ ovoning at Unlty Ohureh - -~ - * ' —Tha Itov, O, 1L, Trighinm will preach morning and evening.at ho’ Fourth Oburch, . Evening, subjoct s, o Minc: arags Wil prash morning and 0 Rov, Minot J, Bavago will proac! | avoning ot tlo Thira ONiurole- Fvoriug subjoct: ki , Workingmen's Problom.” LSRR ; —Tho Rav, Laird Qoliler will- prench mdening < and: \ovouing at the ' Gliurch of tho Mesaiah, ' Bubjocts : 4yVas Joaus o Myth or 5 Man; # and “Evolution and Oortatiantty.” ;- T Tho Rov. Dr, Ryder, will preacts thls morning at S, Taul’s Church, 2 i i il MISORLLANEOUS, * » 5 Tho Primary Gounall of the Universs! Assoolatton of Spiritualiots whl meot this morniug’ and ovening at inion Hall, cornor of Monroo and Ulark 0 ture by Tu B, A. Pope, on Tho Invisibio. " . —Thio Trat Boclaty of Bpiritualiata will moot - morn- ing ond ovonlog ot Grow's Opora-Tall,' Bamucl Max: ol tho Quakor modium, il suswor. queations snd K e o eecribo epirits, or W, J, Towo, of Indinns, will preach- at tho Indinun Avohiud Ohistian Ohurob, morming snd evon- n "o Doy, I, Peck wil proach this morning at tho English Luthorsu. Oburch, coruor of Doarborn, aud Erlo atroola, i) —Frionda’ mooting {his morning in, the Methodlst' Ghureh Block, i —Tho Rev, Mr, Stowoll Wil preach morning and' oyening ot tho Micslon Rooms, cornor of Pollnd Tioboy: sieeota, 5 . ; —~lioro will bo @ moating in tho Rallwny Readin Tiooms at tho Michigan Southern Padsengor Depot, o 4:30 o'clock this afteruoon, ~ o —Tho Rev. A, 8, Kirman will conduot rovival moot~ ing at tho Greon ftrcot Tabornaclo to-day snd every- morning this wook oxcont Sunday, B i Mz, 2. Wilson, aditor of tio flatitution) wil lec, turo this ovening at tho biall on tho corner of Lako nnd Boymour stroota, - Bubjoot: ! Tho Fifth Univorssl npiro,” P . sim i —1ha Rov, B, G, Blover preachos this morhing and cventag fn tlio Gontra) Ohristtsn Church, Elder G, G, Mulling dolivers n address in tho afternoon, and wili install tho churoh officers, & ..t il —Tho Chrlatadoplians ineot this morning at No, 140 i East, Tandolph streot, RS —Tho Rev. 0, Day Noblo presches 'this’ morning in Bwodenborglan Qongro- Murruy Chapal to Lo Secon gation, on * Tho Christ-Child. ' * JEFORMED EPISCOTAL, ' s ° Tho Rev. Olorles Edward: Chaney preachos {his ‘morning and eventug in Ohrlst Olmrch, * i CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, . e ETI80OTAL, - Dee, 28—Fifst SBundoy aftor Christmal Holy Innos . conl B : Jan, 1-Qircumetslon, ' . g HOMAN OATHOLIC Des, 28~oly Innoconls. Dec, 30—Bt, Thomas of Cantorbury, B, M, Dee, 31—8t, Bylveater, P, 3, Jan, 1—Circumeision of Our Lord, REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS. THE DRAMA. ., . Tho holidaya havo been looked forward to by tho managers to replonish their somowhat at- tonuatod pursos, and, 8o far, their antlcipations havo boon realized, all the thoatros having dono o capitnl business during tho wook. This was, of courae, due to the seagon, although - tha. at- tractions wero -considerably -above the average In dramatic matiors. Tho ontortainmonts: havo Jeen varied in’obaxacter, and gonorally ncdept- ablo. FOOLEY'S THEATRE, ', . The past weok has boen a . very..succesaful ono ot Hooley's; innsmuch -ns it Las given tho public an . opportunity to seo a - good play . well ' playod and., woll mounted and becauso, on the othor hand, it has:brought & fair- sharo .of ‘profit to the managor. * The Genova Crosa * hus been “noticed at longth in thoso columns, 'aud, now that it runs smoothly and uninterruptedly, we are confirmed in the good opinion formed of . the.dramn. Tho acting is fair throughout,—weak in somo cesontials and atrong in others. Oortain' dofoots’ which wo took caro to point out in the playing bave beea judiclously avoided or partially romedied, and tho pioco will enter on. ita sccond wook to-mor- row ovening with a strongor gusrantoo, than over of pleasing o critical audienco, Thoso who ‘Tavo not seon 1t played should svail thomselves of tho opportunity to do 8o tho' prosont weelt. They will ba amply repaid for their attendance. ACADENY OF MUSIO. - Mr. Bothorn bas beon keoping unusually largo audiencoes in a two-hours’ roar of laughtor at the Academy in big inimitablo part ot Lord Dun- dreary, with which character ho {8 moro inti- mately nesocinted thian any other in hisrepertoiro. The bueiness for the weok has boon ouormous, ond the seats havo boon sold overy day beforo nightfall. Bo great has beon tho ‘desire to see Mr. Sothern in this part, that the manngomont bave docidod to give tho publio another oppor- tunity, Hance * Qur Amarican Cousln” will be Kopt on tha stage Monday, Tuosday, Wodnesda, and Thursdoy ovenings, and at the usual Wednes= day and Now Year-matinoes, and thig will proba- bly bo tho laat of it. Triday, Mr. Sothero haa a bonofit, when ho will play tho compaulon-pioua, eppearing aa Sam, whioh will bo repeatod at ‘both perrormancea Baturday. » 3CVIOREW'S TIEATAE. ‘- Littlo Lotta's four weeke' engagemont has ondod, sud tho vivacioua little lady hua loft us. Sho must have boen a triflo disappointad, for tho public have outgrown thoir appreciation of hor noneenss, sud, though the audiences haye nl- ways boen fair, they have been in marked con- trast with thoso sho used to command provious to hor doparture for Burope. Lotta is not tho favorite sho waa; hor star is declining. Bhe is forgotten, and each succooding senson will find hor drifting furthor from popular favor, ‘Wo oven doubt whether sho will over - play af MoVicker's Thentro sgain, This is not-to be Togrottod. On tho oontrary, tho publio aro to ba congratulated upon having tired of tho vapid nongenso of the plays in whioch she has appenred, and hayving at lnet concluded that even Lottn's eceentricities could not (llumine the dallstupidity of tho back-ground agninst which thoy wero pro- jeoted. Lotisisgono, snd, bright, vivacions, ploasant lady as shio iy, we cannot rogrot thut tho nblio bins beon awakened from its infatuation. iss Thompeon hias gone, too, and the dramatio world will be none the less puro on that account, Both are fiana. and perhaps somathing wigor and moro protitablo will take! tho places of both. The present wools at MoVickor's is sigualizod by the appoatance, **for ono woek only,” of the noted charactor-sctor, Mr.- Bhiel Bury, who will appear in two dramas during his engagemont, onday, Tuosdey, Friday, and Saturday nights and tho Now Yosr's motinoo ho will play fn Mr, dryler's drams, *‘ Olristmos Eve ; or, the Grey Lady," with tho following onst : ! Thaddy.... 4 Fathor Owot. Luke Murdoc] . M, Darry Mr, J, O'Neil TIhe Tov, €, D, Ttotmor will preach ity morning | il at the Unlon Park Church, In tho evening there wi Lo o children's Clristmus rorvice at 7:90 o'clook, 0 Rov, L, ', Chamibarlafn vwill proach morning and ovenlug at tho New England Church, —Tho Nov, W. A, Bartlott will preach {hfe morning at Plymouth Obiurch, Tu the ovening thora will Lo o ‘Draléo gorvico, ~Thio Rov, Mosos Smitlh will preach morning and ovening at the Tabernaclo Chureh, ~'T'ho Roy, D, Wiliinns will preach morning and evening in Davoy’s Block, cornor of Grecn and Madi- son streets, [ DAPTIAT Tho Bov, W, W, Bverts, D, D., will preach this mornfog ot ho Firat Chiirch, It tho ovening thoro will bo u Gospel meating, ~Tho lov, T, W. Goodspeed will proach thla morn. ing, ond tho Rov, £, J. Goodapeed (hin ovening, t the Socoud Church, Eivoning eubloct: God's Slothod with an Anclent Defaulter,” lsptlsm after tho sors mon, —ilio Roy, Jeese B, Thomas, D, D,, will proach ‘moruing aud ovening af tho Michigan Avonuo Ohurch, Bpecinl communlon servico al 325 o'clook, Daplism ufter ovening tervice, —Tho Rey, A, G. Northrup, D, D., will preach morning snd pyenlug at tho Ashlana Aventio Ohiurcl, —Tho Ttov., G, W. Bbarhurt will prosch this morning, and tho Rav. N. T, Ravla thia oveutog, at tho Tapls urch, —~ThoTov. T. L, Tl wiil preach morning and eventng ot tto Twonty-ifth Btreet Ohureh,’ Laptism alier ovening aurvico, . ~ThoRav. A, T, Trost will proaoh mordiog aud ovening at {he Untercity Placo Chreh, ‘o Tov, W, W, Evorta, Jr, will prosoh this morn. ing, aud tho Tov, Dr. Everts thia ovening, at tho In- dfata Avenuo Clinpel, —'Tlio Rov, John Gordon will preach this morning and oveniug ot tho Wostern Avontio Oliurch, METIODIST EFIGCOPAL Tho Rev. 8, McQlioanoy will proach 'this morufng at Wrinily Cburch, In tho ovening, tho Oratorlo of tho Pilgrimage will be glyon by tho teholsrs of the Bun- day-school, ~—Thu oy, 3, O, Pock will proach morning and ovaning ut tho Coutonary Chureh, —thy Nev, A, Youkor will preach morning and ovoning at tho Westorn Avepuo Oburoh, Fvening wubjoat, Job, Tho romninder of the wagk, Tho Refugees,” by tho samo nuthor, will bo- played, . Monday the great Salvini wil bo horo andoponat MoViels or's. This will be tho event of the seasou, TIs¥ GLODE TUEATRE. Mr. Lawlor's thoatro was & minstrel hall last wook, and_tho bunt cork gentlomon, callod ¢{Tho San Francisco Minstrols,” did o falr holi- doy bushioss: .This woeok an old Chiosgo favor- ito, and o lady of considorable bistrionio abillty, Miss 'Augusta_ Dargon, will be tho atar, Miss Dargon ls “woll known in tho _oity, wud bhag YO Y ndmizors, Mondsy, Tucnday, and Wodnosda; eveniugs and Wedhosduy matinge the plece wil be, # Faing of tho Aloon," Thuradey, matinge aud evening, sho will appear as Deborah In_the drama of that name, tho plago to be follos by a rocitation by tho gtar, and tho . farco, *'Tho Tool of tho Family," Friday ovouing and Baturday matinge, * Camille,” with Mius Dargon in tho ttlo rolo, and Mr, Lawlor as Armang. Saturday night, Luorotls Borgia,” Miss Dar- gon hag o boneilt Friday night. MYERs' OPERA-[QUEE, The ridlenlous’ pantomime, “Bimplo Simon,” ab Myors', has mob with onormous results, o far ns making fun and money are concornod, Ohrlatmay 3%y, peoplo conld not forae thoir way iuto the houss, and siuco tho first night tho liousos hove boon noarly a8 I.nr;io steadily. Tho pantomimo {8 runllfi desorving, ‘inasmuck: ua it is alover, ‘Thoro will boa grnm‘l Now Yoat's mati- noo 'I'huradn{umrnnuu. .Tho programme is chonged for tho weok, as usual, AMATEUIL THEATRIOALS. A vory plenssnt dramatio entortainment by amateurs wa given Ohrlatmas night at the rosi: donoo of tho Hou, Thomas Hoyno, Tho fih formance commenced with ao overture by Miss “Dolln-Brown, “Tho Boston Dip," in: which Mossra, Frank G, Hoyno, Bonton, and Powers onnotod tho loading parts, and My Brotlhor's Keoper,” with Moeusers, Powers and Adeit, and Misios Jennio Hoyno, Hunt, Huntor, and Bon- ton na principnl porformots, woro played to tho dalight of moro than 125 pooplo. f DRAMATIS NOTEG Talconor his rovlved s ¢ Toop o Dag” af itho Adolphi, Londou, to gront applao: | - Mins €hnrlotto Oushman’ rond tho -wholo of | 1Jamlot " at Philadolpbin, lnst wook. | | . Barmim Ling’ brought ont, in New York, a mili- :|'tary epectaclo involving o battlo soono, Mr. John 8. Olarko will shortly roburn to Amoerloa to 4l profossionnl engagomonts. ' Salvind will play ot MoVickor's Thoatro, Jan, \g.‘ nclfamwn. Ho will only play four times in :tho oity. i B Tho Now Yorlc Tribund snys: ~ * Mr, Chnfran without bis kit : 1 Btiss Adn Dyas, of tho Pringoss’ Thontro, Lo | don, hoa alroady takon Qlara Morris' placo at the | Titth Avonuo Thoatre, % “ M. Theodoro Darrioro’s comody of ' Dlana' hins boon produced in Italian ot tho Valle Then~ tro of Rome, but without much suocess. * Tho Hungarlana aro devoloping o tasto for Shakeponro, - Riohard IIL,” with muslo by It, ;g\kx:mnn, 18 now pinyod at tho Posth Natlonal ontro, » “Humpty Dampty * hing entorod prosporously on {ta fourth wook at the. Grand Opera-Houso, Mr. Fox proves to bo the bost magnot yob ostab- lislied 1n that theatro. . __Apropos of Satvinl it ia statod byan oxchango : During tho Unitod States engsgoment, so fnrl “Qthollo” has beon aoted 18 times : *Bullivan,” 10; ‘“Sonsone,” 5; Il Gladintora,” 5; * Am- lofo,” 4; # Ingomar,” 2; *Paulo,” (in * Frau- coscn d Rimini), 3, and * Orasamnca” 1.~ Tho troupo numbers 85 porsons, Tho London E¢ho remarka that the story of the “Mnl’rlngu of Figaro” hiis boon produced at tho Olympio l‘huan! undor tho titlo of “'The Behaol for Intriguo,” imitated from Boaumar~ chais, by J. Mortimer, with all thut an onter- prising “manager could do to give offect, by moaus of capital sconery and dressos designed for the occasion by AL Faustin, “'The ranala~ tlon," it adde, *“is-yery frco, decidodly Amort, and g princfplo and chiaractor Fronch 1n the ox~ ome. . Oblengo managors aro fiot tho only victims of dead-hondism, 'Tho Now York Sun estimates that the managors of that city are snnually de- frauded of €300,000. "Tho caneo of tho investi- ation of tho subjoct by tho Sun is given, as fol- lOWB ¢ . A Now York Polico Commissioner recontly applied to, {tio Mandger of tha Acsdemy of Musko for fre0 okets, Tho tickots wero refusod, and tho Commissioner thero: 11pon dircctod tho poliooinon ususlly detatled to duty at that.plnca of smusement to ba removod, This clrcum- stanca han directod publio ottention to'the gubject of dsadiioails, or persons claiming fron ndminsion to thes atres, and a Sun_roporler has interviowed sovoral ‘prominont thoatrical managors on tho subjoct, 0 4 Mr., Duff, Manager of tho Olympio Theatre and_Grand Opera-Louse, Now York, says on the dendhond question : ‘When Henry J, Raymond was editor.of the Zimesho and I had mony talks on the subject, He was of tha oplnion that tho bystem ndopted by tho London Tele- ranh should bo (atraducod on tho fowspapors of Now Gtk Tho Telegraph has \ickols, Drinied for overy graloof prices, nud when an omploy s suthorized to ‘¥iolt tho theatrs o takea: ono of these tickats, presonts 1t 0 the box-keoper, and fs pussed In, Every month thoso tickets nro inspected, and the amount of money {hoy roprescnt is doducted "from tho bill for advortit fng, Dy tio way, ths London papors clnrgs (L thes trea bnlf prico for advorlisivg, Asn gouersl rulo. I o find tho iowapaporn vory troublcaome, Thay iro much moro considerato than they used to bo cight or ton years ago, k Imngiue tho vonornblo and atately Chnrlotte Cushman piranotting -about on tho stage and pointing alott, ballet-fashion, -Lor “heavenly- minded too " "During o’ rehearsal of * Honry TIT." at tho Boston Thoatro, on Thuraday, Miss Cushman being the' Queen Katherine, the bnllot- 6(:15 of & spectacular porformance, which was to o rohearsed as soon as ‘*IHomy VIIL" was dono, woro q)‘uctlclug o littlo at tho wings, and essuming a)l sorts of gracoful positions. The pootry of their motions, snys o Boston papor, good Queen Jatherine declnrad to bo infectious, and, with » most doflfiht[ul nouchalanee, sho at- tompted some ot tlo vory quiotest posturca herself, to the great amusoment of all on the slago. Hore is an interesting reminiscenco, related by tho votoran_actor, Mr. O. W, Couldocl: . * In 1859, just aftor tho terriblo panic, I was playing in Now Yorlk City with Laura Keeno. Sothorn was with us, Ono duy Miss Xeono banded me the now play, *Tho Amorican Oousin”’ I wns assigned the part of Abel Alurcott, It was then o promisont port—nad not baon cut down to what itnow is, I took tho playandreadit, I considored it a Yankoo furco, aud said I wouldn't playinit. Sothern camo storming into my room oud said Lo wouldn't play Dundreary. Wo declared wo'd throw up our engagements, Then Miss Keouo camo about_to pacily us, and bogged us not to lenve hor. BSho said o could chouge tho parts to suit oursclves, She would not hiear to our throwing up our ohgngoments. Tho play was to run onll‘y . wock, nnd alo thought 1t wowd bo o hit. Tinally, we yiclded. Well, whon Bothorn camo upon tho sisge as Dundreary for tho firat timo, ho happenod to 8n06zo, and the audionce laughod. 8o he intro- ducod snoozing into bis part, A night or two aftorward he happonod to rip over & pleco of carpoting as ho was coming npon tho stago, and tho sudienco laughed. So ho introduced the skip that causes to much merriment, - Again, he forgot his part one evoning and stammorad. Tho pooplo roarod with lnughter, Aftor thab Dundreary was » stutleror. He stumbled into the very eccentrioitics that havo mado hig for- tune, I'm gladho's doing 8o woll, You know ws“&“““: of oumxezl tg ovail guui': solf of 'éu opportunity when that opportuni rosonta it‘;gll'. "l'l.lllh’s the socret of ftinui g:mmm‘s srceoss,” Alr, Jolin Lowlow, clown of Robinson's cireus, related to & Oinoiunati reporter the mannor in which tho Texau Thugs domand admission : Mr, Lowlow—Bometimes 2 man gomos to the tickay wagon, prosents n revolyer to tho tickat seller's hond, and asks if that. (tho revolver) is 00d for two tiokots, Bometimes a man goes to the doorkoopor with a revolver in ono hand anda g‘okn?h in tho other, and asks which will sdmib m Reporter—Don't you think Jaoksonvillo is in neighborhood more run over by desperadoes than othors? . 3Ir. Lowlow—TI know that. At least it was our exporionce, eportor—Wero you ovor thero boforo? Mr, Lowlow—Novor. This iy tho fhest timo tho sliow ovor went thoro, Toportor—\What hag boon the oxporience of othor shows at that placo ? Mr, Lowlow—Tlioy all got into fights. Thoy killed two mon in Orton's show, two in Noyes', and ono in Horaco Bmith's, in tho lagt four or fivo-yoars, Tha long-oxpacted comody by Mosars, Robort- son and Albery bos at longth’ boon produced, Mr, Robertson's namo bolng withdrawn. ¢ Mars riod " is the titlo, "'ho London Zelegraph com- monts upon it as follows: s Suppogo tivo merry madeap glels, shut up in aloncly cotintry homo in Bolland, partly from milschof and Jutly trom wickod dssto' Lo warsy o prosy old cotcl sotainer Kooplag guurd ovor tio protly birds, arranged on o Uberal acalo un elaborate practical Joke, Buppaso nguin, that tho wild and thoughitloss Sest took somothing ko tho following turni—thiat. Eily Spotfs- woode, thu dughtor of tha Liouse, & tall, stalvart, buxom young Indy, dressed up n 'the clothes of Lk Drother fiab, & partioularly thin and olegant young Tugh, wont urm aud arn 0 tho noarost Scoteh” Krk, with'her school-follow and ftimate frlend, playfully called Aunt sAnne, und got marriad| Supposo tho minfstr foolisls onougl to bo hoodwinked, tho mir= Tiugo corrostly soleinnized, tho rogister aiccessfully foried, U acromeny ovor ot dotaction, ot tho @il toto-amtoto ut tho breakfast table, calmly_cousid~ Gring the offoct of thoir girlish folly, "Wo con bioar hundfeds of peoplo oxclalming that they nover cauld supposo _augthing 8o “prepostoroiia and ridionlons, Wo ean fanoy mattor-of-fact folks do claring that, aftor all, nuch things hnve knypencd, and Hliat Ulay ha'va*acon such & casa (n tho Paperd.” Wacan betlove that such an_cccentrio idea might linyo' Loon uyofully omplayod for {Lio purpoin of slOct Mo 2iuo atory, Wo can_undorstand that such o subjoct wonld cotnmend itaolf fo s wrltor of farcca: but that n thin, fur-folchiod motivo of this kind should Iavo boon considered by i ramatlst o8 suflielent for o threo-ack modern comedy fulrly astonishes us, Yet it Is the caso, Thia fomlniny fost, this glrlmnrriago, (4 tho Towidatlon-atono of ATF, Jsmes Albery’a now and orlgle nul comody cafled # Married,”” 1t did not requiro o canjuvar {0 toll s that o incst Allliful kand and fne gonlous Toucy wonld Lo hecessary biforo snbstance ‘Gould be obiainod from o futut & drumatio shadow, A Tuock musrlago of this kind, dangerous in ossonco, and ugly in auggostion, may, at first eiglt, call up farelcal situulions sud plaborato Tmbroglio; LY n thy prosont Inetanco it hus boon found quito tsolcss for tho pur- poses of Luglish comedy, musio, The interval betweon ,tho English opora sea= san which cloared last weel aud the sommence- mont of tho Itallan senson noxt monih will be virtually silont 8o for as mnsic Is concorned. Many iutoroaling avents, howeyor, are on ths tapls, smoug thom the regular concortof the Apollo Olub geries, Jan. 18; n concort shottly aftor by Mr, Wolfaohn with his Boethoven So-~ cloty; tho Unitod Gorman Couoort, undor the ausploes of Afs, Qtto Liob, for tho benedt of tho islikotho prodont “cobbler: ho nover travels | “Gorman Rollef Sooloty; tho Apollo-Club~ Con | gort, with, tho Theodoro Thomss oroliostra, in Fobran I and tho potformanca of ** Masanie(lo” b{ the Liodoskrang, Yions Dalatia, condnotor, alro in Tobruary. Onr summary for this wool, thoroforo, 18 rathor moagro, A ¥ QONGENT AT ENGLEWQOD, An organ bonoflt-conoort will bo givon at the En!flnwood Daptist Church on Monday ovoning, - 0th, by the Oliolr, nsslsted by Mr. 0. K Havons, Brgél‘!lutt Mra,Addlo Tovond, sopeniio Brd. T, . Soymonr, soprano Mr. G, O, { aud Ae, W N, Binith, bugho, o ror el tenor i 1 e m:nvx;m. & : toro will Lo n pralee aorvico this evening ab tho Dlymbuth Gongrogationnl Oliwoh, pomes. of Twonty-aixth stract and Indlens’ avonue, 4o’ programme of which will bo au follows : Organ piotudo, ..., Antl ord—eTratia W Tord, A, Fooms 48 Mang. 0" Y Hayd: Reading of Paalm, kg 5 Viereeasss Bpohe .+ «sT1tin0, Ooronation. ager. . Anthom— O Thou that nquun-t in Toaven,” L Bizto Peres Reading from the New, Testam; ToDoum, 18 A TVIORe o Flagler Biriors . Dasa Balo—** Now Ifeaven in Fullost Glory Bliono,” sy Address, Ohristmag Antlhom—* Bhout tho Glad Tidings,” & Wilson Hymn 104, «!Tano, Duka Btroct Organ postlude,. Mendelsaohn FROMENADE CONGERT. 3 Among the pleasant attraotions of Olrlstmas night was a promenade ‘conoort and ball at tho Woodruff onso, on Wabash avenus, nont Twen- ty-gocond atraot, which woro givon {n aid of the 1d Ladies’ Homo, and which resultod fn n vory liandsomo presont * to-'that oxcollent charity, which will of vory material nesistanco. - Tho wholo affalr was conceived and carried out to anccess by tho indofatigablo oxortions’ of ono large-honrted lady connectod with tho Plymouth Congrogational Chureh, TUBKER WALL. . The programme ot the North 8ide Turner Hall: this afternoon ia ns follows : i 1, Moreh... ' 1, Overtura ‘Glovanni 77, 5, Third Finalo to * Tho Templar fanr T, 4. Overturo to * Rioned o 6. Hononade for fluto and Fronch i Holns' and Nef, ¢, Troumeroln. .. 7. Grand Potpourri from 11 Trovators : Tane 1T, 8, “NMuaical Signala " oipourrl, 0, T ‘alos * Waltz, 10, “*Fiowors from the ‘MUSIOAY, PUDLICATIONS, s ol The Vox IHumana, publishod by Goorgo Woods, 8% Cambridgo, Moas., .ouo of’ tho- boat: musical poriodicals; publishod. in - this country, g(vaa in ite. January number ;& Christmas a hom, Boliold I Bring You Good Tidings," writton exprossly. forits Ynxon by, Joseph Barn-, Dby, tho well-known Engllsh’ composer. It is. s 80prano golo with chorus, ; J. L. Potors, New York, has commenced the isatio of n new musical sorinl called La Cremede la Oreme, illed with light and brillant music sulted for advanced players. L i & ‘- OPEBATIO'NOTES. i At o recent railway accidont near Idvérpool, thoro were Boven members of Mr. Carl Rosa's opors compsuy on the train, namely, Miss Roso Herage, Madame Vauerl, Br. Ohaflorton, Mr. Agneloy Coalt, M. A, Howall, sud Alr. 5. How- oll, who hnd boon elnging at a concort in Tem- ernuce Hall, Loicestor. Mr. Frank AMusgrave, essoo of Nottingham Theatro, who was with thig paxty, hna taken tickota for tho wholo party, and nearly all of thom got into n carringe at tho end of tho train, ~Mr. Aynsley Cook bad nt firab got into a carrisgo noar the ongine, intending to liavo o guiot sumokio during bis _rido to Notting- ham. In tho compartmont werd two othor pos- songers, who strongly objooted to any smoklng, and Mr. Cook, pomoyliat angrily, gof out of:the carringo, ond, fortunatoly for him, joinod. bis frionds at tho baok of tho train. Whon the col- lsion took placo tho pnesengors in tho opora enrringe vecoived n violent shock, Miss Rose Horseo was -budly abaken, and Mr, Frank Mus- ave was knocked violently ngainst the baok of ho carringe, and his hnt was smashed: In giving o goneral rovieiy. of the Stralkosch opera soadon, just ended at the Acadomy of uaio, tho Graphic makes the following com- ments: “After thirty evening porformances and ton matineos, tho Strokosch management closed oporations at tho Acndemy of Musio until Fob- Tunry noxt, thereby conoliding tho flrst.moicty of oiio of the most Lrillisnt soasansof opora ovor known iu tho Oity of New Yorlk, and that, too, with a public oypmanud and. unhingod by tho discomfiture of tlio unoxpired finnncial panio a8 yot upon us, ' Tho works porformed have beon Mozart’s ‘Il Don Giovanui, Moyerboor'a ‘Les Huguenots,’ Gounod's ' Faust,’ Flotow's ¢ Aar- tha,’ Thomas' * Miguon,' Donlzotti’s ! Lucrozly Borgin’ and ‘Lucis,’ and Vordi's ' Traviats,' “Proyntore,’ Trpani, ‘ Rigolotto,’ snd ‘Aidn," which havo Boon auvurm&him‘m‘nhfl by Mods dowmos Christine Niloson, Torriani, Maresi, and Cary, and Mossrs, Campanini, Capoul, Maurel, Dal Puonto, Naunetti, Scolarn, and Bov, with an oflicient cbiorus, and 'an_orchiostra - of excop- tiomal brillianoy and olieacy, undor the ozpori: enced baton of “Signor Emanuel Muzlo.,” *TLo- hongrin,” ¢ Romoo and Julict," and * Othollo” will'be ‘&rnducnd by Mr. Btrakosch in tho spring, at tho Academy of Music Maurlco Btrakosol’s success in his new ven- turo as o Porisian moungor hes boen remarkable. To has ronewed tho vogue of tho Italiene, a fact tho moro noteworthy inasmch as tho theatre had fallen Into -diarepute. Mlle. Belacca has }mma aronl Buccess; sho has.only appoarod four times since sho firsb camo- ouf, some six weels 0go, and, 13 yet, unly in one charactor— Rosing, i “Ii Barblore.”” Tho ox-King of Manover, who was presont at her last perform- nneo, sont for hor, asked aftor Ler father, s Con= seiller &' Etat in 8t. Potorsburg, whom His Hnjesty Jmow personslly, and complimented -the young singor in, tho most omphatlo terms, Tlioro 1 ovory probability of tho French opora boing por- manontly transplanted to tho SallVentadour, and thera is ovory probability that, at the begin- ning of Docember, Fronch opora will altornate with Italion. Tho Kollo, Acadomy of noxt mouth. MUSLOAL NOTES,' Carlotta Patti is singing with grent succoss in Toudon,” E x > Minoio Houck’s greatest succoss hag boon In “1Mignon,” at Pesth, “Dio Walkurie,” by Richord Wagrior, has been rondered into English, and the rendering printed for privato distribution, Madamo Von Sohalols, formorly Misa_Scott, & colorad lady musicinn, 'is nttracting lorgo ou- dioncos in Portland, Ao, Sho plays tha~ piano and banjo,—not both st once. Mme, Parapa-Roan positively bringa with ‘her ‘noxt sonson Wacbtol aud Santloy, and likely Sims Rooves, Bho Io to'bo the Elsa of tho forthcom- ing production of * Lolongrin * -at Drury-Lano Thontro. N Au important orahestral compogitian, by Horr Jobarucs Bralims, was Iatoly produced. at Vien- na, with much succogs, for the flrst timo, It coneistod of varintions'on an audante thome in Bilat, by Haydu. Tho King of -Bavatio Lns fssuad an arder that tha composers of muaical works roprosentod at the Theatro Royal, Munloh, aball in futuro re- coivo n cartain percentago on_tho recelpte. Tho now arrangoment went into oporation on the 18t of November. Tor o * prospoctus” commend us_to tho Phil- harmonie and Orpheonist, of Now York, as_tho rendor will Boo by tho following : It you don't like the looks of this paper, then road if, and 800 ‘hiow It is yoursolt, Many o pudding looks nnaty, but tastos nice.” 'The prinoipal fonturos of Theodoroe Thomas' Philbarmonic Coneort, at Brooklyn, on the 2lst, ‘ere Itni's Bymphony Im Waldo,” the over- ture to *Coriolan™ snd HBorlioz's - sehorzo from ‘ Queon Mah." Tho New York Post, al(wnldug of tho sonson, snys: *‘It is expected that dunu{; tho sonson & now s{: phany on the thomo of " Hinwatha,' by Prof, E. 0. P l\filgfl‘ 3 resident musician, will be produced by tho Phil- Linymono Boclety, Prof, Phelps {8 not unknown o8 o composer of orchostral music, and under r. Borgmana's diraction sovoral of bis works wore performed in Brooklyn.” + Tho non-prodution last sonsonat Drury Lana of Balfo's posthumous opora, * 11 Talisiane " (8ir Waltor Soott's tnle), was_nseribed to the Fr(mn donna, Mmo, Chifetine Nilsson; but tho ndy hos formally dontod this, and has mado a formal stipnlation in hor now contract with the dirootor that tho work shall be producod for-hor firat appoarance noxt Alay, In order that she may fullill hor promiso to the late composer to under« tako the part cf_the lioroine; Siguor Osmpauini ‘will be tho Kuight of the Loopard. A stago acoldent has in esd faghion cut short avory promising young life—that of Milo, Dartls, o formor pupil of tho Prague Consorvatory. Throo yenrs ago this young lady left tho Consor- vatory,and sinco that thno bas croditably ad- vanood in hor carcor as oporn-slngor, Homa nights agosho was playing Alargaret in ' Taust™ at tho Agram 'Theatro. In tho spothoosls tho ropo which was holating Margare! toward tho {lios enappod, and tho poor artist foll to the ground from ® goodly holght. The jujuries ahe opora troupo will sing at the sl 1n Naw Yorls Olty 0sao tre anatalned doomed hot to tho bed from which alie * did not riso again until death put an ond to hor sufforinga. - Tlio position of Profosror of the clnsao do por- foctionnoment in the violin sootion of tho Brus- sola COonservatory of Muslo has just now boon tondorod, in n cabls dispatch, to M, Honrl Wion.: Inwelki, The oftos I thio highest of its order in Europo, for thoro s no doubt that tho Brussola rflouunlwrturi' has quite outstripped its French xival, nnd that the traditions of " tho violinist'a art, ogpoolally, iavo boon moro faitlfully pro-: sorvad ahd mora allifully trausmittod to fts pue Plla thanby vy other institution of the Iind, It iy not surprising, thoroforo, that M. Wionlawslki &hould hnve doolded upon Accopting it, Hao will sail for Europo 4" the spring. 1L Vieuxtomps, until racontly .the incumbout of the affice, la dangorously- ill, "and ‘has already, wo' fanoy, ofTored his rosignation. v ... GOETHE. Anccilotes of s Boy=Eifo. In his lately published *Btory of Goothe's Lito,” Gmr&u Honry Lowaa ralates some inter- ooting mnecdotes of tho boy-life of the great poot of Germany, who was, it Booms from vari~ ous sccounts, altogothor a progocious ohild, At 8 years old ho could scldom bo brought to lay witl littlo ohildron, and only on the condi- lon of their boing protly, . Ono day, in o noighbor's houso, ke suddenly bogau to cry and oxolalm, “'That black ohild muutFB,nwnyl I can't bear him 1" and ko howlod- until hio was carriod homo, whoro ho was slowly poolflad; the whola causo 'of his griof boing tha uglinoss of thachild. Anothor day, his mother, soolug bim from Liof window noross {ho stroet with his comrades was amused with tho gravity of his onrriago, nnd nskod Jaughingly, if ho ‘monnt thoraby to distinguish himsolf from his companions, - Tho little fellow roplicd, I begin with this, Lator on in lifo I shall dletlngfluh mygolf in far othor waya," On anather accasion ha plagued hor with quose tions ag to whether tho stars would perform all thoy hind promisod at his birth, *Why," eald sho, * must yon have tho assistanca of thio atars, - when other paagln gob on vory woll without “Tamuot to bo satisflod with what doos for othor pooplo,” aald the Juvonilo Jupiter, . Ho was onrly a roflectivo listouer to theological dobates, and &t ono time it ocourred to it to build an altar to the Deity in good old Biblo fashion, For.thls purposo ho eolocted somo types, suoh as oros snd othor naturdl produce tans, and arranged tlom in symbolicsl ordor on. the elovntions of o music-stand; on the npox was o bo o flame, typleal of the ‘soul's sspira- tion, and for this nrnfltlln did duty. Bunrise wes awaitod with impationco. The glittoring of the housotops gave signal. He appliod a burning- glass to tho pastile, and thus was tho worship consummatod by a priest of 7 years, alona in his bed-chamber, ™ During bia sixth, sevonth, and eighth years, hin fathor’s mothod waos to dictato anecdotos to 1im, gonorally somathing from everyday lifo, or ‘porhaps o trait of Fredorlok the Great; and’ on thin tho boy wrolo dinlognuos nud moral roflec- tiovsin Latin and Qorman. Some of theso' have boon proserved and publishod, showing what a mastery Lo hnd thus early achioved ovor Lntin, writing also, boforo ho was 8, in Fronch, Ttalian, and Grook, The occupation of Frankfort by the Fronch during tho war, while intorrupting tho courgo of tho boy's studies, brought him tho advantages of convorsationn! familiarity with tho Fronch lan- gungo and ncquaintance with tha theatra—tha army cl\rrylnf its cafo and thoatro along with it.. A cbottering }ittlo braggarl named Derones ine troduced him **behind the scones,” and ho he- camo a froquentor of tho greon-room and was admitted into tho dressiug-room to tho socioty. of-actors and netrosses, ; A grotosquo scono took plnce botween himsolf, and Dorones, who cxcolled, ne 1o afirmed, in nf-. faira of honor. Ilo bind beon engaged insovoral, nnd liad alwaye nionsgod (o disstm. bis putago- nist, and_thon nobly forgave bim. Ono day bo Frntmdnd that Wolfgang bnd insulted him ; sat= sfaction was peremptorily domended, and & dusl waa tho roault. Imagine Wolfgung, dgod 13, - rayod in shoes and silver buckley, fine woolen satockings, dotk sorge broeches, gropn cost with gold fac] higs, o waistcoat of gold. cloth, cut out of his thor's wedding-waistooat, his bair curled snd powdered, his Lot undor bis arm, and littlo sword with silk sword-knot. This little manikin stands opposito his antagonist with theatrical formality; swords clash, thrusts come quick upon sach ofhor, tho combut_grows hot, when thie point of Darones’ rapior lodges in the bow of Wolfgaug's sword-knot ; horeupon the Froncli boy, with grent magnenimity, doclaros thnt ho is entisfled, Tho two-ombrace, nnd re~ tiro to a cafo to rofresh thomselves with o glass of almond-milk. Hig mother's admirable method of cultivating fhio invoutivo nctivity of tiie boy is charmingly given in hor own words in deseribiug her story= tolling for hiis own amusement when Eu Was very. voung : ‘4 Alr, flro, enrtli, and wator, I roprasented un- dor tho form of Princosses, and to all natural Blwnnmnnn 1 gave a menning, in which I almost olloyed moro forvontly than my little hoerors. As wo thoughit of tho paths whick lod from stax¥ to atar, and that we should one day inhabit the atars, and thought of tho great apirits we shiould ‘moot there, I waa us oager for the hours of story tolling g tho childron themselves. I was quite ceurious about tho futura course of my own im- provisation, and any invitation whiol intorrapte ed thess ovonings was disagrooable, There I ent, and there Wolfgang Leld mo with his larga black eyos, and whon the fato of one of bis favorites was not nccording to hia fanoy, I saw ihe lmEry veins ~ swoll on 8 tomplos, I saw him_ropress his tears. Ho ofton burst in with, *But, mother, tho Princess won't marry the nasty tailor, even if ho does kill tho giant.” And whon I mado a pause for tho night, promising to continuo it on the morrow, I was_cortain that bho would in tho meanwhile think it out for himself, and 8o he often stimu- Inted my imagination. Whon I tarned tho story according to bis plan, and told him ho had found out tho _denouement, then ho was all firo and flamo, aud ono could @ea his littla hoawt benting undorncath his drossl ' Xis graude mother, who mado a groat pot of him, was the oconfldanto of all his ideas a8 to how the story would turn out; and as sho repoated these to mo, and I turnod tho story acoordlng to theso hints, thoro was a littlo dl Jflnmutlu #oorecy bo- twoon ug which wo novor discloaed. I had tha plensuro of continuing my story te tho delight and astonishment of wy hourers, and Woltgang 8aw with glowing eyea the fulfillment of hisown c?ucup!’!onn, and lstoued with enthusiastio ap- Ruso.” . ? & Not only did ho tell slorios, ho wrote them alao, a8 is gathored from s touching little anec doto proserved by Dottiuo. The small-pox had carriod off his liitlo brother Jacob, To tho sur~ gflan of his mothor, Wolfgang shed no tears, alieviag Jacob to b with Gou Tn Logyen, wDid you not love your little brother then,"” asked his mothor, “* that you do not griave for his losa?"” Herauto his room, and from under the bod drow o quontity of papara on which he had writton etorios and lossons. ‘' All these I hud written that I might teach thom to him,” said tho child. Ho was then 9 yonrs old. During the Fronch occupanoy e made an claborate nd= dross in tho stylo of Piron, Whon tho play waa complotod, o submitted 1t to Deroncs, who, polnting out sovoral granunatical blundors, promised to examme it moro critically, and talle ot giviag 1t L support with the maaagor: Wolf- goug' sow, in his mind’s oyo, the name of his play alrendy placarded at tho cownors of o stxoot | Unhapoily, Daronos i bis sritical capnoity was morciloss, o picked the play to pioces, ond stunned the poor author, 68 many authors had been stunned—by critical jargon. ‘His tbuge of the Englisk and sncora at the Gor- muns, whilo he maintuinod tho sovereignty of thie Fronch tasto, sot Wolfgang to -thinking on those clorical canons, the resnlt boing contempt for tho systom of Corncillo and Raclno ; and somothing of tha dofiruco of rulo in Golz von Tterlichingen 18 thaught possibly owing to Dos Youos, tho Franch boy. Rubolais. Tabolala was onco chosen to reprosont the Uunivorsity on & miesion to the Govorument at Parls, whore Lo was to plead tholr causo before tho Chancellor Duprat, in tho mattor of corttin of thoir privilogos, Tho Chancollor refused him ® hoaring; bub tho story goes that Rabolais adopted the following singular modo of proour~ ingan_sudienco ; Clothiyg bimsolf in o long groon dress with hanging slooves, withupectaolos on his noso, & staoplo hat of outlandish shape, and ulmFo inlk-horn fastonod to bis girdle, ho araded [u front of tho vexldonce of thoflinncol~ or, 18 gecentrio costume vory aoon eOllocted o arowd, and their orles and laughter brofight tha Ohancollor to bia windows, Duprat was 5. man who loved such churacters as Rabelais (“lio was himeolf & llnu'on of mon of wit aud of_lenpning, and liked to Lave thom about him. e “callo ont tolmow who ho was. I am,” anaverod Rabolais, '*a skinnor of calvos.” Duprat's curi- osity was aroused ;- lio sent o page to malko fur~ thor inquiry ; Rabolals suswored him in Latin, Tho pago cama for some ono who kunow Latin, and Rabolals spoke Greok to Lim to tnird messongor who could sponk Qroek ho roplliod in Hebrow, to o fourth fu Bpanisb, thon in Italian, and o on, using a fresh language to cach now omissary, till tinally Duprat had Lim brought into Lls own presonco, 'ho traditlon goos on to 8ay that ho uned his opportunity of gaining the Oliancollor's good graces with sioh effect that wou him oyer to grant the potition of tho Uals vorulty, »