Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1874, Page 12

12 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1874. P R e e e e ] RELIGIOUS NE The Progress of the Revival Movement. What a Presbyterian Thinks of Br Patlon’s Course, Dr. Thomas and His Lecture on Immortality. The Opinions of the Religions Press on Blatters and B Things. Notes and Personals in Chicago and Else~ where. Services in Chicago Churches To-Days ' REVIVALS. Revivals continue to be reported in the relig- ious papers of tho Northwest. From tho reports of last woek wo take the following: BAPTIST. Seven baptisms at Minonk, HL; st Charity Charch, TIL, ninoty-eight personshave been con- verted ; about forty personsat Neponsot,IlL, have expressed o Gesiro to' become Chrlstinns; the =dditions to tho Lapiist Church at Efingham, Iil., have becn forty; eixtecn porzons have been s2ded to the Baptist Church at Climox, Mich, ; feur were baptized at Big Rspide, Mich.; five “% bapized Feb. 8 in the church at Rock Falls, Mich. ; nino were added by baptism to tho Port Huron, Aich., Daptist Church Feb. 22; ten were baptized st Beaton Hsrbor, Mich., Teb. 22, making twenty-gix since the 1et day of January; uineteen have been added by baptism to the Littio Flock, Ind., Church; oight baye besn edded by letter to the South Bend, Ind. Baptist Church; twents bave been boptized at Eiihert, Ind.; ot the Old Middleton Baptist Charch, Ind., seventy-seven additions havo re- coutly been 1sde;_in tho Brown’s Valley, Ind., Peptist Church, forty-fivo edditions have Loen made; five have been recently added to the Bap- tist Church in Norwall, Ia. ; in the Baptist Church in_ Muscatine, In., twenty-threc have been sdded by baptism; the German Baptist Obarch, Buscstine, 1a., baptizes_eight converts to-day; the Hopawoll (In.) Baptist Church recently bap~ lized seven converts; sixty-fivo mew converts aave boen mado in the last four weeks in Mal- vom; Ia.; in tho Balcour (In.) Baptist Church jwenty-nino have rocently beea baptized; ten have been udded to the Percival (Ta.) Baptist Church recently; tho Ashland (Neb.) Baptist Ohusch added four by baptism n few days ago. METHODIST. Conversions sre still réported in a large num- ber of Meihodist churches throughout the corn- try. At Goshen, Ind., the cburch has incrossed from 230 to 302 within & year; fitty-five conver- ions beve taken placo in tho church in Wash- ington, In.; at Lyons, Ta., thirty havo onited on probation; fourtcen sdditions Lave been made 1o tho church at Gilmen, TIL; fifty-gix hayve been converted in tho churchat LaGrunge, Mich; thirty have been converted in the Afetho- dist - Church nt_ Osnge, Ia.; about twen- iy-four lavo joined the church at Broad- Hesd, Wis, 28 the reenlt of a Yevivalj twenty bavo united with the church at Epwortb, Tu. ; thircy-one conversions have taken place ré Young's School-Honee, near Genova, Ia. ; at the Sixteeuth Bireet Charch, Detroit, lifty-six bave beon edded on probation, as the result of a series of moetings terminating Feb. 12; at Hill's Grovo, [n.. forts-four conversions Lave taken placo; over fifty persons bavo been converted in the sharch ot Marquette, Mich.; in tho Rushrillo, havo pereons with the church; eeventy-thy sons havo united with the church in ich. ; at Haucock, Mich., twenty conv 2o poted 3 in Menketo, Minn., forty-four have been received on probaiion ; five Liave joized tho Methodist Chareh in Magoolia, Til. ; at Decorab,, Ia., Eeventy persons have been converted ; in Bpéncer, In., twonty-iive, nourly all heads of fawilics, have been converted; Bixteen bave joined the chureh at Exrly School-House, Ind. ; at Seclysbarg, Wis., twenty-two converts have bocn eounted, acd soverul backsliders rojuven- ated ; over ‘sixty havo asked privers i tho Kinderhook (Mieb.) Circuit ; a6 Bell Centro, Wis., ten conversions bLave taken placo} betwoen thirty snd forty have united in_proba- tion with tue Neshua Church, lows ; in Lin- cola Centre, D. T., thirty-thrco have beep edded tothe churchj forty additions to the church in Belleplain, Ia., arothe result of a revivel meeting in thab g!ua; twenty-seven nemes have been added to the chrch-roll, as the Tosmlt of arovival meeting in Big Grove, In. ; nineteen more recentiy joined the church in Via- ton, In, ; fifty-four mew converts hava joined the Madison Street Mothodist Church in Peoria, ©s the result of & revival meeling continm- iug cleven we TRESBYTERIAX. More than forty have united with {ho Presby- ferisn Church I ¢ Linve jowed the Presbyterian Church in Prook- fym, In. ; at Rloumouth, 1L, thirty bavo asked for prayers ; ot Nashvillo, I1L, about 100 bave becn converied ; ten perscas were receiv- ed inlo memlership with the Effingham, I8., Presbyterion Church ot its last commuuion; filty-four - havo _united with tle church during the year; nineteen united with (he church at Philo, IlL., recently; twenty- two have been received into the chrarch at Frank- fort, Ind.: filty-two were received into the Pres- bytesian Church ot Psoli, Mich., » short time =304 in the Fairmount Presbyterian Chuxch, 8%, Louis, geven united with tho chusch un}wrufes— kion, Feb. 22; the Presbyterian Church of Moro, in the Alton Presoytery, received fifty new con- verts Feb. 15 ; the great revival at ifattoon, IiL, has resnited in the union of fifty-three persons with the Presbyterian Church of tbatcity; in Lnglewood, Cook County, IlL., twenty persons yero roceived on profossion, Feb, 22. : MISCELLANEOUS. The Christian Intclligencer ssys that it inds the record of a single week to be a total of over 8,000 admiceions to the cburches in some four or five denominations. £ A religious journal saye: ‘At Michigan Daiversity is & student’s Christian nssociation, which, ever since tho week of prayer, has held n daily praver-meeting, These meetings are largely stiended, both by students and tho Pro- fessors, and the, despest interest is manifested, and some havo for the first time accepted Jesus as their Bavior, and £re now rejoicing in sins forgiven.” = A union revival meeting with the Congregn- sonal Church has been beld in Rockford, Iil., or some time. The M. E. Church has been crowded ezch evening; aboat tweoty-four have asked for prayera, and several have been con- Verted. Thiore is an interesting revival at Seward, TIL., iLo Ty, C. C. Adumns, pastor. Between forty ané fifcy conversions have occarred. Samper Bill Church, Illirois, hos received seventeen as fruits of recent Inectings, and nino- tecn otbers expect to unite at tho next com- muion. The New Lisbon, Wis., Church are re- joicing inadeep work of grace, which began with the week of prayer and the session of the Lem- onweir District Convention. MRS. VAN COTT'S PREACHING. Probably tho most famons and successfal woman preacher in tho United Btates st the present time is Mrs. Maggie Van Cott, &t pres- ent helding s series of revival meotings in Balti- wore, }Md. The Rev.Mr. Hummond does mnot succeed in dn\vi.:fi 50 largo audiences s does this lady. The editor of the Baltimore Amer- dean,_ofter trying in vain to hear her in Mary- land Instiiute, being ewept away from the hall with gome 5,000 others, who tried in vain to get in, et st got in early, nnd took a front seat, to 1wiako & record of his impressions of her manner. The American eaya: Peshaps our expecistions wers unreasonsbls, for they certafuly were disappointed. We neither eaw nor heard anything thst, in our opinion, justified the cx- traordinary cagerness of the resolute bundreds who pushod yest ikie_doorkeepers and policemen, and, in epite of cntreaty nnd expostulation, secured for themsoives stazding-plices fn the sisles snd galleries. She took a fext, but it ‘socued mercly for the purposa of giving her sn oppor tupity of ringing the changes on Nathan's terrible nr- ruignment of David, “Tnou art the man.” There wos 10 connection between tho text and {he argament, z0d, in fact, there was no argument, Forn fow min> 08 the epeaker dilated upon the disposition shown professing Christians to find fault with swmall thidgsin otliers to theneglect of wefghtier mattars “ of | judgraent and mercy,” but .the instant that the stock of standard guotations’ and phrases which are so iargely dmwn upon by speakers of limited aifsin- tuexts £=iled hey, she floundered sbout in the hope- in Aalvern, Ir.; thirty-one’ lers “Tort 10 ray something that might nrrest ot~ tentiua Ly it noveily, nntil ¢he couid swing back §1t> a famliar fext, or & Btanza from some popular byom. "o American sccounts for her extraordiuary success by pointing out soversl qualities other than intelicetual, which are usuaily important points in great oratora; as thet nséuro has ca- dowed her with n wonderful voice, of great ~volume and swoetness, accompanicd by a native grace that is rarely scen even in tho best speak- e1s; her presence is commanding, ber form robust, her demeanar unombarrassed; she is a finished elocutionist. She camread or recitea chapter from tho sacred Scriptures with such dramatic effoct a8 to enrapture those who listen ; lor reading Euggests tho stage. A Iady critic says sho Las the voice of Cush- and iho _form _ood ranners e of f‘fnciuo TWestern. Besides, Mrs. Tan Cott has a remarkable memory ; and i8 able to use a vest 1:umber of second-hand phrases and cxprassions with such moduletions of ~yoico and grace of gesture 88 to give them new beeuty nad foree ; and finally, she has nerve ; g0 isnot afraid of Ler andience, and scems to bis entirely conscious of her power to make an impnassion. A reporter of the F}allimnm paper, of Fob. 23, gives an ac- count of her manner of opewsing and conducting services, from which the follwing is taken : Yesterday afternoon Mre, Van Cott sat for a little whils on the staga conversing with fricods. At 3 'dlock she stepped to the plege, made 8 commanding leged rights trawmpled upon. esture, snd eaid, The time {8 up; opea tuat gate %im barrier separating tho packed audience from the Slicd reservesi seats were removed, ‘every available epaco was occupled, A o SHitia confusion, snd ATrs, Van Cott, rapping 2 cane on the desk, commanded them to keep quiet. Blie then called on all to sing * Rock of Ages cleft for ne? Whilo this and other by=ms wera being sung, 3rs. Van Cott beat time in the aixr as tho leader of on orcliostra would do. Her monner was eariest aud fome commanding. Sho told those n the front scats 1o #it cloee, 80 s to make mom flor others. She said showented every geotleman to remave his hat, for vehils they had the use of tho pisco it was the Lord's honse—&io houso of God, Bho calied on all to join in pinging tho hymn, * Thero isa foun‘nin Alled with blood” Then she asked the ewrmest attention of every one present, Sho' wanted it porfectly quist, Tt us havo no moro moving about. The ushers will pleaso cemss seating the people.” She then read in an impreesive manner the 85th pealm, and ended by nn earnest pxsyer that salvation might bo given toall the precions souls therc, She then called out, “ Lot every head De bared, and let usall uaite in exrmest royer.” P e proyer was led by a clergymsn, and was fora Tavival of God's work, ~Mre, Van Coft miked that every ono should stand up, 2nd then sbko began and all joined in singing “Come, Thou Fomut of Every Blexsing,” AMrs. Van Cott bosting time. Tho last line of tho bymn was * Prone o wander,” &c.,and Mra.- Van Cott declared that this was a confession that 5 Christinn should be ashanied to make. No Chrlstian had a right to bo_prone to wander, for wandcring led to wretchedness and woe. 1 wou't wander gLould e thie purpose and_desire of every Christian heart, Ters comfortably Sho declared that Meryland did not comtain’ moucy | enough to hire ber to como to that placons_she Dot sbe biad come i tho namo of Jesus of Nazaretls, Teping to bring somo tv the arms of the Savior. Sho held that giving to God was a pert of religion, however, 2nd she warz:cd that the great sudience present shoald give = xornl collection, a5 proof to others of tho pro- <ious work God was 'doing In their midst. Howas ‘zaving soula by scorcs and thousands. +"1i%% Van Cott suggested that =1l 46 turn showld call ont audibly fhe promises of God on which they spocial~ 1y relied. Sho wanted & hundred prowiscs given by Drothers or sistcrs. Some ono quoted the declarstion {hat those for off had been Lrought mear. Alma. Von \Cott led, znd all seng, T am trusting, Lord, in Thea.”. ,Somo one called out the promise, Come unio me, zndi T will give.you rest.” Scveral others followed, and then 2frs. Van Cott led in singing, *Give Him glory,, just mow.” Soino ome repcated the promise fht. after this earthly tobernacle is dissobred, wo ehall: ovo & bome oternal in the heavens. An old gen- Ueman made » brief statoment, and closed by dom claring that he was s miracle of grace. s, Van Gott e in singing, “Iam clingingto the cross.” A dozen Scripture promises were calied_out 2 different. parta of the house, and then all sang, “ Jesus, lover of mysonl” Bix Or elght more promses werd cailed out, end then Mra. Van Cott led in singing, “I am gladl ealvatiow’s Tree.” A young gentloman declared that he had peace through our Lord Jesus Christ, and all sang, * Take tho name of Jesus o you.” Half & dozen more promises were calied out, and 3fre, an Cott led in minging, *Jesus, my nll, to Heaven s ons.” i 50Bomo ons called ont the promize, “If T bolifted wp- I will drew ol men unto me,” aud 3irs, Van Cott led in singivg, “Oh, how I lovoJesus.” Then a dozen Scripture promiees were called out, and all san, 2 0nly trust Wm just now.” A young man declared s Farposo always to love God, aud Mrs, Van Cott led in einging “Jesus the water of lifo will give frecly.” Alrs, Vau Cott suggested that thero wes 1o time for testimonics, but called for more prowiscs, Ons old man ecid Be felt ko would mo: bs long here, aud he woald Liold on toreligion until be crorssd over, Mra. Yan Cott led in singing “ Ay dsys 2re gliding swiftly y," ete. THE RELIGIOUS PRESS. TIE STANDARD. The Slandard gives a succinct history of the Baptist Theological . Seminary in Chicago, and praises the work of Drs. Culver, Patterson, Northrup, Mitchell, and Arnold. The Secretary, Dr. E. S. Beilay, calls for the raising of a fand of 300,000 for increased endowment and en- Inrgement, and hopes to sco it subscribed be- foro the close of the present “jubilee move- ment.” The Standard notes the crusede against intemperance, and, thongh it acknowledges that the movement has some featurus that ere undeniably grotesque, and to that extent ob- jectionable, yot it belicves that chers is a £ne sonso of propriety in o woman's nature which saves her from blunders into which men fall. It is undenicble, morcover, #ays the editor, that there are two elements of real power enlisted in the work,—namely, the mecasure and influcnce of womax end praver to God, mixed with sweet epiritunl songd. From the fact that old methods bave proved uscloss in o great messure to remedy theevil of intemperauce, the Stondard thinks that wo may hope that the ladies have found a *“moro excellont ” way of reform. 4 , TIE INTERIOR. ‘The Inferior still has Prof. Bwing hanging heavily op its hands. It devotes threo end a uarter columns to a eingle editorial, in which the - * Interior’s doubts” in repard to that Dreacher’s orthordoxy aro moro fully explained. Dr. Patton does “‘mot find noyticng in Prof. Swing's printed sermons to skow that his Christology is s whit above that of Channing or James Freeman Clarke.” But declares that his *‘views on 8in and salvation are for the most port down fo the level of Unitarian- ism “In fact” esys Dr. Patton. “The Professor's trumpset gives a very uncertain sound,” and pleads that he came honeetly by his doubts ns & consequence. The editor Tegrets that Prof. Swing should deliver a lecture in a Unitarian chapel. Ho dogs not zee how the Professor, ‘ eaa_Presbyterian minister, could oonsistenflyfive his moral and material support to_Robert Laird Collier's infidelity.” Their i€ doubts ” s 10 Prof. Bwing's orihodoxy grew ‘out of an articlo in the Lakcside Aonthly, out of his eulogy of Jobn Stuart Mill, eto. The editor still * doubts ” whether Prof. ing believes in the Church doctrine of the Frinity ; *doubts ™ ** that he believes in tho expiatory character of Christ ;” ‘“doubts ” whether ho belioves in oternal puniehmont ; and finally says : We hava been frauk in giving the rcasons for the doubts e enteriain, becxune wo feel thot it is high time that the Presbyterian Church should knovw just where Prof. Swing stands, Dr. Paticrscn is only ons of a grest many who feel that tho Professor’s preache ing {8 “eerionsiy defective,” .THE ALLIANCE. The Alliance controverts the point in the Nortluestern Advocale that there ™are some things settlea™ in the Christian religion. The question nt iasue, the Alliance says, is not doubt- ing whother there Do sny such thing as Resur- rection, Inspiration, &c., but whether it ig poseible to antertain doubts * about ”” these doo- trines, or how they ara to be interproted. The articleis pot periicularly lucid in ite argument or statement ; but the writer makes the follow- ing point : ) Wo have o special intezest in the con! a3 be- tween tho Hethodist edifors; but the principle in- volved =s fo_thie rightsof chnrch papers is an im- yoriant one, 1f Dr. Edswards is right, wa necd look for 110 new light on any doctrinal subject from within the Ciurch, If any ono—editor or preacher—get a new thought, he must go outside {o express it Even Dr, Curry must leave the Church in which he has worked all Bis life, or go to & secular paper, or to the paper of some Liberal Church, to give his lalost and ripest re- Tections. e hardly thin Brother Edwnrds infaliible in such mattery. If 50, 3 pood almanac and o Discipling or Confession of Faith is about all a well-regulated family needs. MISCELLANEOTS. The Religio-Philosophical Journal devotes two columns to the expression of a longing after o “Truthometer ” with waich to measure such ministers a5 Florence McCarthy. The Aew Covenant cells Jonathan Edwards a “fossil monster,” and describes his preaching as follows : 5 3 God 1s angry with the wicked; a8’ angry with the Iiving wicked i “ with many of - those miserablo cres- tures that ho is now tormenting in hell.” The devil i vaiting; the firo is Teady; the furmaco is hot: the fpititering sword {5 whet and held over thom,” cnd the pit hath opened her mouth. fo recelrs them. Tho unconverted are walk- ing on a rotten covering, whero thers are fnnumer- able weak places, snd those places not distinguishable, Ths flames are *gathering and lashing abont” the rinner, and all that prescrves him for 3 moment is “the mere arbitary will and uncovenanted, uncbliged farbearance of an incensed God.” But does God ot lovasinzers? Hardly in s comforting scose. * The God that holds you over the pit of he'l, much as ono L10lds a spider of some other Inathsome ifscct over the fire, abhars you, and is dreadfully provoked ; He looks P00 500 88 Wofthy af Dothing elso buk 10 b3 cast into e, The Catholic Vindicalor enters a strong pro- test against the proposition now before the Wis- conein Legislature to repeal the laws exempting church and school property from taxation. It regards the vrx:gouiuon aa indicating a desire to ipterfere with the vromulgation of religion, by- @ selling church property for non-payment of tnxos.s It rc,’:nrdls) the bill as an attempt to Iessen privata echool property, and thoreby drive the clildren into the publie zchools—an attempt which must be met nnd defeated a¢ tho hustings. TILE ADVASCE. The Advance speaks a good word for the wom-~ &n's tompcrance crugpde. <The movement bas already accomplished wonders, and the Advaace woyld do all in its power to add faol to the flame of enthusissm, and yet hopos those matbods will be adopted which will best staad tho test of time. Let tho rum-soller get nocdvantage from Tl;:d Ad.'vnnce n:eo explaing why tho American Doard donominates l’n‘;ml wnut)r'ieb “nominally Christian,” and ro- marks that Romaniats should not be worried becanso missiouarics are sent oven to old Romo t0 toncls & puro Gospel. _*How to Prolong the Revivel” ig the subjoct of another editorial. CORRESPONDENCE. DR. PATTON AND THE PRESDYTEBIAN SEMINARY. To the Editor of The Chicaze Tridune : Sm: ‘The entire Christian public are greatly obliged to you for the chastisement you have bestowed upon the religious proes, Itis time the dark practices of these ** whited sepulchres” wero expoeed to merited ecorn. For years the monoy of quacks has commanded the insortion of sdvortisements in regard to the most villain- ous nostrums, to the utter loathing and disgust of rnsfiuctnblo peoplo. Yon haye taught them » much-needod and wholesome lesson, which, it is to bo hoped, will save the public from farther infliction. . But, a5 an 0ld Presbyterian, I regard your ox- posuro of Dr. Patton's intolerance aud bigoiry of the greatest value to the interests of the Pros- Dbytorisn_Church of our city znd of the North- west. Hia treatment of Prof. Bwing, and of yon for tho kind words you havo spoken for the Pro- fessor, is about as pure & specimen of arrogance and malignity as I have noticed coming from & rofcssed clerggman for many o dey. Wioat right, I beg to osk, has _this gelf-sppointed * Holy Inquisitor” to coin Lis ¢ gvil surmisings ™ into_the prossest slanders against Prof. Swing, and publish them abroad in tho columns. of a newspsper? Does he not thoreby take a position alongsido of the Devil as an accuser of tho brethren > Who gave bim the rxight to issue his *don't belioves” in rogard to & most oloquent aud honored clergyman, ‘the Iatchet of whoae shoes * most peoplo_thiok Dr. Patton not warthy to unlooso” P As yet, Prof. Swing is untried by his peers, and hence tho dogmatic Patton has no legal ormoral right publicly to_aiaign him at the bar of his own narrow projndices. But this unmasking of the principles and the animus of this Presbytorian Professor has a wider and a more important bearing upon the interests and prosperity of the Presbyterian Church of the Northwest. The people now know precizcly what manner of maa he js. Wil they gend their sons to be educated under a man whom you aptly chrracterized a8 **a sixteenth- century bigot—born cut of time, and educated . in tho wrong Church.” In a kingle generstion most of the clergymon of our Cburch, if educat~ ed under Patton, would be types of Ignativa Loyols, whoso soul Socws to - have returncd to the earth in tho body of Dr. Patton. He may think be is firmly intronched behind the jmmente wealth of 3[r. Cyrus H. McCormick. Mr. MeCormi ‘money and power may reiain him as Professor; but even Lis monoy cannof gecure etudents outside of his own immediate family and personal influence. Presbyterian fathers will not support a Prosbyterian ing isi- tor, cven tiuough he bears the name aof their own beloved Chareh. d It is sad that such & narrow-minded bigot is whero bo can palsy the influeucs of twa guch om- inent divines ay the Rov. Dr, Patierson and the Rev. Dr. Blackburp. But it wore better that abls men ebould lectura to empty “beaches for tho remainder of their lives than to have our risiug race of clcrgymen poisoned with the anti- quated "dogmeatism of their associate. Now, while good men of all decommations -are com- biving taeir energios to put down the wicked ness and tho abomirations that make the very foundutiont of socioty tremble, up jumps Dr. Patton, oud burls epithets ot omo of opr most elognent and successful _preachers. Alas, that, from tie position that Dr. -Patton bolds, he should preach division and etrifel After moro than a generation, tho £wo branches of the Presbytcrian Church have become united, a3d are happy in the belief and the practice of their anciout faith. Confesecdly, this is one of the most educeted, earnest, aud successfal Beo~ tions of the Church, acd surely he assumes a fearful responsibility who stirs up strifo among theso brethren. Wozld' it not be well for Dr. Palton to inquire under whoxc banner bo stands, —that of the Cross or of the Arch Enemy of good ? . 8. Cricaco, Feb. 28,1874 DOIORTALITY. T the Edior of The Chicago 1y Sm : { desiro to say & word jn ; cism which appeared in Tae LRicoe of last Sundey upon my sermoz on ¢ Immortality.” Tho writer says : As an exponent of liboral and advanced Christisnity, Dr, Thowas is_pulilc proj<rty, and, when his viows on questions pertrining to morals snd religion are made public, it is for us_ to criticino and call them in question, if nced be, ond if there is any weaknoss, any loose thread, in his argument, o must not take it to Deart 1f it is brought to tho Light and made the lever af iy overthrow, if it;is possible to bodone, ave no objoction to honest and friendly critici=ms, and such is tho spirit of your correspondont. Indeed, I think the ttme has fully come when, Iaying =side all prejudice, tho truth ehould be the suprems and _sacred pursnit of every soul. No ons can afford to cherish an error, and. surcly no one should feel offended when' s mistsken opinion or a wenk argument ia pointed out. Leastof all should the pulpit ahun tho clearest light and tho most eearching svalyeis. The truth will stand, and it is oniy by preaching the truth that tho pulpit can hope to noldits high place in the confidence and affcctions of an enlightened people. Nor have I any sym- pathy with (he dogmalic spirit that assumes everything, and becomes patulant towards every one ko ventares to question, or dares to doubt, aud conveniently gets rid of argument by crying “infidel.” Bat then it ofton requires scarcely less ability to criticiso an argnment than it does to make it, and often a_discourse or a proposi- tion is misanderstood. Such is the fact in reference to my critic. Tho discourse was not published, so far as I know, sod Le must have either heard, or heard of it,—more likaly the Iatter,~for o fails to wholly grasp the argn- ment, except in our caso, tud complains that no Bible argument was given, whep, in fact, the final argument was based wholly upon the Biblo, A desiro has been expresned that the discourse bo repeated, and it will afford me plossure to comply with that request on next Surdoy moruing. W. Toxas. INFANT BAPTISM, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: CSm: In these days, when the quostion of infant baptism is “of ‘80 much imparlauce that the Circuit Court of Cook County bas bcen en- gaged for two weeks in detcrmining what the velief of the Episcopal Church is upon the sub- ject, it doos seem that other Orthodox churches should at once gce to it, for fosr it may require a judicial investigation to dotermine the exact status of that doctrine in the Presbyterian and Methodist Charches, for example. The * Orthodox,” or right-thinking people, hevo latterly been looking to Dr. Patton, of the -Interior, for direction in “all dogmatic theology. But recently, it grioves mo o state, there is & Tumor about the city that Dr. Patton aotually beliovos that unbaptized infants may possibly bs saved—if they die before yaars of discrotion. It grieves me to think that any one ehould embrace such o hoirible doctrine;” and, above all, that Dr. Patton, should give room for oven a -doubt a3 to his Orthodoxy upon that question. I think that the rumor must have been started by somo ** Eclectic,” like Prof. 8wing, who desires 10 stay the “Ery wave that is about to engulf him, with his horrid doctrines. I do hopo that Dr. Patton has not 8o far departed from Usalvin- ism and the early teachings of the Prasbyterian Church o5 to creste a doubt as to his Orthodoxy upon this ono point. How can he have the dar- ing to call otkers to account, if perchance he has only caused a doubt 2s to thie one point? 1f ho be truo to his professions, as wo think he is, he will at onco got al rest the doubt raised as .to his ** right thinking " upon this one beautifal doctrine of infant damnation. If he has the manhood of Bishop Whitchoues, ho will make himsolf & very Peter in defense of infant rogeneration in baptism, and of infant damnation outside of it. OzTHODOXY. %HE SUN-DIAL OF ATAZ, To the Editor of The Civicago Tribune : i Sre: I wish to answer the inquiry of & mem- ber of the Presbyterian ClLurch, through yonr much-rosd and valuable paper, as to the retro- gression of the ehadow on the sun~lial of Abaz, In answer to Hozekiah's prarer tho Lord changed His mind. Repontance and prayer al- ways make our Father who art in heaven ‘change His mind in regard to His erring ohil- dren. Again, he assumes God did it to gratify the curiosiiy of an old man. Did Christ toll the story, of tho Prodigal Son only for thosa who heard His voice,-or did the womsan of Samaria zlone receive comfort by hearing of the well of water of which wo may drink and never thirst again, of which fainting o3 well as the uu:ung may drink and not %arjsb, ‘bat heve etornal life Prayer is the cup, tho moans by which wa secare the waterof fife. . : Agein, he says, ‘the exnenditure of force 1 scems to have been out of all proportion to tho object attained.” God created the heavens and tho earth, and waa not created by them. He is qualified %o be the King of kings by being ablo 0 control all the forces of the planctary sysicm which Ho has sot in operation. 7Lhers need not, Doceasarily, have boen any Tetrogressive’ motion of the world on its axis, nor *the machnery of the vast eystem of worlds thrown into confu- gion.” He is a God of order and not of confu- sion, Ho is willing to make His power known, and usos all the power, all tho means at His command, to turn men from the error of their ways. Congratulating you on the fact that scionce has carried men 2bovo and beyond the supsrati- tious ignorauce that beffoved in mythology and the “machinery of tho world,” I am, very respectfally, A ScreNTIFIC METHODIST. RITUALIBTIC PRACTICES. To the Editor of The Chiccgo Tribune : Sm: A few woeks azo, I went to the Sunday marning service at Grace Church, Wabash-ave- nue, I found it o comfortable church, tho ser- vico well read, the singing good, aud the scrmon not o be found fault with ; but ono point T want some of your church-correspondents to enlighten me upon, viz: Wby the assistant-minister turns Lin back to tho congregetion whon reading the anto-communion service; and why Dr. Locke, during the same time, knelt in the chan- cel with his back to the cougregation and facing the enst window. If 1t had been a Sacrament- Bunday, I fear Ishould have usssumed tlat, in accordance with the views of his fricnd, Dr. De Koven, “ ho was adoring, and teaching his peo- plo to adore, Christ presont in the elements un- der the form of bread aud wine; but, there being no elements present, I was puzzled,—not daring to think that he was giving venoration to tho boautiful picture of the Cruciiixion in the paint~ ed window. If worship to Christ was only in- tendod, why turn from the congregation to look at & particular placo at that time? Surely He was progent in every corner of the chureh, or *Wherever two or throo are met togethor in His name,” I havo partaken of the Memorial-Sup~ per with a number of Bishops and clorgy, and nover saw this practico before; but there may be some new canon on tho subject, orperhaps some of.the books recommondod for Lent reading by the Doctor, as ** The Lentzn Rosary,” or ‘“I'he Key to the Prayer-Book,” mey explain it. One conclugion I fear I must come to, which our “Noble Reformers” expressed in the 22d Arti- alo: that the practice in question * is grounded on no warranty of Scripture, but ratber repug- nant to the Word of God.” I remein, gir, Ax EPIscoril Cuunci-COINUNIOANT oF FonTz YEAns' Braxviso. 7 NOTES. PLESLTTERIAT, Tho new Presbytcrisn Church of Aurora, IIL., has just been ononed for sarvicos. The build- ing cost about 5,600, and is a very moat, com- modious, and tosty structure. It is of Gothic style, and can seat chout 500 peoplo. Dr. Tal nevw church in Brookln, N. Y., was dedicated last Sabbath. I¢ will seal 4,000 cople, which we think is the Tabernacle hurch's full share. ! TTho Presbyterian Digest, a componnd of tho Acts and Deliverances of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, hes just been pub- lished. In Oregon, IIL., the Presbytorians aro engaged in bui!din; 4 houss of worship to cost sbout 210,000 "The roof is nearly on, and tho building will be ready for dedication abous Jily 1. The Ashland Avenus Presbyterian Church bave decided to havo o proaching Sunday cyea- ings; bat in its placs to Lol preise-misciings from house to house. The Uulierton Avenue Presbyterian Chureh is {rying a similar cxperi- ment.” The now order is, so far, rogarded as a success. DAPTIST. Threo were baptized into the Firsi Church, Chicago, Feb, 22; azd two into the Indiana Ave- vue Church, Five persons wore baptizod at the Western Avomuo Baptist Clhurch on tbe ovening of Feb. Tho xcEnlnr monthly Baptist ministers’ meet- ing will bo held onday a: No. 61 Washington sircetf, to clogo with & Junch. The semi-anuual election of ofiicers will be Lold at tho meeting, previons to which the foliowing order of oxer- Ix- cises will bo observed: Pastors’ reporta egosis, 1 Cor., xv.,20, Dr. Arnold; Org: tion of Church Work, Bro. Woodiul, The Standard complains thnt tho statistical roport of tha General Association of 1lli is vory imperfect, 2nd hopes that mora paina will be taken in the coming year to make the rotarns more complete. The Sunday-school department is especially deficicnt. Mrs. Robert Harris, of this city, gaves social and literery enterteioment st Dav Lowss last week, the proceeds of which were for the benetic of the Homo for the Friendlesa. Tho Ladics’ Missionary Circlo of the Firet Baptist Church held its regular monthly mecting and sociablo on Thursday last, at the Louso of Adam Bmith, Esq., 447 West Wachington etreet. In tho evening about 100 ladies and gentiemen gathered in the parlors of Mrs. Smith, who bad ‘provided for tho occasion a most elegant supper. The Temple Baptist Church of thia city com- menced in January tho publication of a monthly paper, &8 an orgen of the Church. The number for Tebreary is beantifully printed, and con- tains a larze amonnt of intoresting information in rogard to the church. Tho pastor, the Rev. N, F. Ravlin, eays in this number: Bome peoplo are oppozed to any kind of {astrumental music {n church. Tha violin i3 especially sinful and wicked, The innocent fiddle in treated a8 thongh the very devil was in it. Now, I like it. I like it in church, As an accompaniment to ths human voico in eacred rong, few instruments surpass it. I would like two or three moro violins in my clcir, A violoncello, fiuto, clariner, znd oue or iwo inetruments from a Lrues ‘band would maks it atill pettar, Anygood performers on’ oy of theabove nemed Instruments, who love music for its own pako, would bo cordially welcomed in the Temple Church choiz. CATHOLIO. A Btate Convention of olic benevelent Bocioties i8 to bo beld in Biocwiugton, Il., on the 25th of March, Bunday last the members of the St. Vincent ¢l Paul Society of this city approached Holy Com- muniog in St. Patrick’s Church. Bishop Foley Waa present, and Fathers Corbott and Conway. The Bishop delivored an address, after which the Secretary’s report was submitted, showing conforences in city, 83 members on roll, 260 families relioved, 421 ; vi madoe, 4,915 ; mom- bers in Sunday-school, 41; aonual receiots, $8,786; exgund.\tmes, £6,400 ; balance, $2,346. The Vindicator says the first Shrovetide on- tertainment by the dramatic corps of the Young Meu's Sodality of St. John's Parieh wea given in the presence of alarge and appreciative audicucs in the hall of tho Parochial School on the even- ing of Feb. 17. METTODIST. The Rev. George 1i. Palmer, Presiding Elder of the Onarga District of the Illizois Confareuca (Alethodist Episcopal Caarch), has preached 500 sermons within tho past sovon years. 5 A DMothodist Church, Gothic in style, and beantifully finiehed and furnighed, has just beon dedicated in Ogden City, Utab, froe of debt. At the Mothodist ministers’ meeting, held Monday evening lest, Presiding Eldor Jutking called attention to the necessity of reforming the resent metbod of conducting class-mectings. @ notes_that many mombers did not attond them, and recommended that ten good memburs be selected from cack scciety to visit, exch weels, such persons s did not atiead and invite them. Thero waa need, ho thonght, of devaloping .greater social power in tho churches. It was rosolved that a collection ba taken wpin the charches to-day in behalf of ths family of the late Rev. E. A. Cook. The Altiancc says the Rev. J. G. Switzer, a thoologicsl studest at Byanston, and s member of the Contonary hfethodist Church, hag eatab- lished & mission church in the vicinity of Ir. McQormicl’s resper fectory. The - Sunday- school, commenced about five months ago, nam- bers now 120 pupils and teschers, and the Sab- bath congregation numbsred ninoty iast Sunday. Mr. Switzer hag associated with him in this woric William E. Eing, a fellow-student iu the e seminary. As an instance of what can bo dono by a resi- dent Dishop, the Paciric Methcdist, of tho Aeth- odist Church South, cites-the fact that recently in the Howard Streot Methodist Chareh, Snn Francisco, Bichop Peck had raised, ot o fingle cellection, $14,000 towarcs tha payment of churely’s indebted ;5 aad tho Central Meth- od:si Church raissd for » similar purpoee nearly $16,000. It is reported that tha 1 Allen, » memler of (2 Colleo of - thi ‘properts, valu western U the sum of $10,000, which isto be_ pai young lady to whom Le was betrothed, an vided that the interest on tho remainder shall be paid to said young lady eo long as she lives. The Methodist prezchers of Newark, N. J., recenily diecassed the question of permaneat pustorates. Several favored permanent settlo- ment in cities, while tho-majority were in favor of the jtinerancy. The Bev. G.A. Baeder, Methodist Eniscopal ‘s Dr. Oriou J, IT, of. Rueh Medical eqacaibed ki 5,60, to the missionary at Proscott, Arizona, is now angn&v‘ed in building the first Protestant Church in that Torritory. 3 CONGREGATIONAL. The ladies of the Lvanston Congregational Chareb made over $300 by a recent exbibition of teblesux representing ecenes from Pilgrim's Progress, _ Tho ddcance saya tho Rav. J. Tompkins hag introduced somo intcresting features into the meetings of the monthly concert in his churcn at Kewanee, IIL At the last meeting two essays and a poem were read, and an address was given by different membors of the congregation, the whole ending in a liberal contribution. A church of thirty-four members was organ- ized, Fob, 20,in tho De Courcey Valley, three miles from tno villago of Leon, Wis. The Ad- vance says: “ This is an out-station of the Leon Church, where the Eev. Robert Quaifo has leld special meetinga siuca tho new year, preaching sixty-ono sermons, holding forty-nine conferenco mectings, ead traveling nearly one thomsand miles, This was a2 ungodly region, among the bluffs, and the change is wonderful. The man who fiddlod, while nearly all tho people danced, Sundays and all, is now clerk of the new church, and sn_aclive Christian worker, Mr. Quaife gocs to Virogua to held special meotings for two weels. The Standard of this city docs not think #¢loso communion” is o doctrine that is falling into a stafo of decay. But bero is 8 straw that indicates something of that kind. The Advance of thia waek roports that_the church at Worth- ington, Minn., hus_invited the Rev. J. B. Bharp, lately of tho Baptist Church at Geneseo, 11, to labor with them's fow weeks with a view to ‘permunsnce. Mr. Bharp is reputed asan able preacher. He leaves his former connection on acoount of a change of views as to close com- muuion. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. Dishop Lewis, of Ontario (Protestant Episco- pnl), Bunday, Feb. 2, preached a sermon on the Tieformed Episcopal secession. He remarked that it was somowhat curious {hat, smong the 250 sect ot present existing, tho dissatisfied in the Protestant Episcopal Chorch could not find a cougenial home, The Bishop oxpressed the belief that Dr. Cammins would be degraded from tho Clhurch, The latter had left the Clinrch on account of his bigotry. The secodera hoped to attract mombors from othor denominations by the charm of a spurious Apostolic euccession; but their expectations bave not been realized. Those who were wavering inregard to the question of joining the now movemen: he warned that thoy would tind tho flaming sword of consisten- cy would stand belwecn them and the Church, and they would go down the steep grade of infi- delity or slideinto Popery. 1f there wore au: persons prezent who believed that they would sti be, 1n some manner, connected with the Church of England, only in a better and reformed shepe, he would assuro them that thoy wero toring under s misapprehension. Persons who joined in this movement would bo cut off from communion, s thongh they had joined the Mormon gect; their claims on the Charch of ZEngland would not be recognized; their minis- ters would not be sdmitted to the pulpits of the Church; and ho werned them to disabuse their minds of any idoa that this uew sect might still bs in some way connected with the Church of their fathers, K ‘Tho Dev. W, H. Rei Church of the Mediator, Orinon place, Brook- Iyn, Tacently tendered his rosignation, ‘This ia gaid Lo bo & proliminary step towards joining tho communion of the Reformed Episcopal Church. IMISCELTANEOTS. Tho'Universalist Church of Prairie du Sac, Wis., Las just peid off a debt of $1,000. The Rev. J. S. Fall, pastor of tho Universalist Chuzch in Downgizg, Mich., bas challenged the paster of tho Methodist Church of that piace to a discussion of tha subjects of endless misery, and the fiuul holiness and happinees of ‘the Tuce. A quarterly meeting of Universalista is to be held in Grinaell, Is., commeusing alnzch 6, to continus over the Sunday aud Mlonday fellowing. irs. Livermore lecturos in tho samoe place on the evening of March 10. : A fand of $1,300 bas beor; a Roctor of the new ajs2d to commenco thio building of a Universalist church in Viebiter City, Ie. £ . An organ concart given in Christ Church, Osk Park, for tho purpose of testing tho now organ, proved that tie instrument was perfectly satis- factory. Onlk Park Congregational Church realized 260 19 the proceeds of an onte: tainent given last Tuesday eveaing. Tho Adzance remarks that tho woaderful work of gracoin Scotlend, in _conue:tinn with Mr. 2foody's labors, wiuch still continves With-uo- abated powers, would scem to indicate that the rominent and conservative Chicago Doctor of Jivivity, who, two or three years ago, told Mr. Mocdy that he *could best eervo the Lord by gileuce,"” wes probably mistaken. PERSONAL. cicAco. The Rev. J. B. Laugridge closed his labors with tho South Daptist Church, Chicago, Sunday evening, Feb. 22. The church is small, but froe from debt, and growing in numbers. The Rov. W. IL. Daniels, of the Park Avenue Methodist Church, Chicago, is disabled by bron- chitis, 20d, having obtained leave of abzoncs and a practical godsend from the peoplo, has de- parted for a short sojourn in the South. The Rev. J.J. Coghlap, S.J., pastor of the Tloly Family Charch, Chicago, mot sith a pain- ful accidant the other day, caused by his horsze's suddonly palling tho hitchiug-strap through his hand, larcerating it badfy, and rondering him in- capable of service for severul weeks. Tho Vindicalor says the Rev. 3. Dornoy has beon appointed assistant pastor of St. Jobn's Church, Chicsgo, in place of the Rev. Hugh Me- Guire, transferred to the Church of St. Pius. Dr. Roy has goné to Molino toassist the pastor of the Congrezational churoh there in a series of revival meetings. The Rov. Dr. Locke, Rector of Grace Episco- pal Church, returncd home last Taesday, The Rev. James Hill, recently residing in Chi- €30, has been tranaferred to the Ohio Confer- caco, and stationed a¢ Town Strest Church, Co- lumbus. Prof. Blackburn, of the Theological Seminary. of the Northweat, read au interesting lecture one evening last weok before tho Evanston- Philo- sophical Society, on **The Influence of Greek and Foman Calture.” Cyrus Bentley, Esq., met with a pleasant sur- priss, a {ow ovenings ‘ago, from his frionds of the First Baptist Church in this city. Mr. Bent- ley hias been clerk of the church for twenty-one yéors, and, in recognition of his long and effi- " ciont sorvice, the pastor, with several members of tho church, appeared unozpectedly at Mr. Bontley's hougo ou Indiana avenue, and pro- gented him with soveral fine books. 8. Bent~ loy was also the recipiont of a very beautifal bouquet. Dr, George T. Allen, lato United States Con- gul at Moscow, delivered a lecture on “Russia and the Rusaians,” last wcok, at the Firah Preebyterian Church in Chicago. E ELSEWLLEE. The Rev. E. L. Dodd bas removed from Tip- ton, Ia., to Centravitle, In. The Rey. Charles Axtell, of Knightstown, Ind., has accopiod a call to tho church ab Tipton, Ia., and will commence his labors there March 1. . The Rev. J. 8. Inskip has been invited to de- liver s series of disconrses in Iretand on * Chris- tian Holiness.” .. Dr, Bellows says his health has been greatly improved by his visit to Florida. Gen. John Tsler, son of tho Iate President Tyler, bas been licensod to preach by the Quar- terly Conference of tho Bouthern Methodist Chureb, which met recently at Tallshasece, Fla. Tishop Cummins, fortho six yoars of hus Epis- copatoin Eentacky, roceived the totalsum of 783. Lora Hayncs, for msuy years Librariad altham, Mass., has been studying for the isit-y at Canton, N. Y., and will £oon begin preaciung in Univeraalist churches. ¢ Tho Rev. Miss Turnor has becoms pastor of the Unitarian Ciwurch at Melbourne, Austrelia. Sbe conducis the eervice withoat any embar- rze3ment, and ber_serons aro careiully 'Lro- rared esszys, quietiy delivered. Tho London Timnes’ correapoadont who sonds the item calls this fotlowing an American precedent. 1 Bishop Simpson has arrived in Mexica, in good heal Itisfeared that the veneratlo Rev. Henry Slicer, D. D., of tho Methodist Episeopal Courch, is about to Cioss Bp work. His digsose ‘18 prostration of thomaccalar and phyaical sys- tew. RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. AT HOME. The American Tible Socicty has published in New York 59,000,60) copies of tho Libie since tho organization of tne Society. Tho Univeraelist Regiater shows that there are f!Iaco aud fing esbroldery to o foreigm now 657 proachers of that denomination in the United States. Thirteon were ordained in 1872, and eighteen in 1873. A correspondent writes to the Church Journal to eay that ** wafers” instead of bread have been introduced in the administretion of the Lord's Bupper in _the Episcopal Diocess of Teanessco, and asks if thero is no law ogainst it. The Jour- nal says “ No.’ Tremont Temple, Doston, reports the Sunday morning congregations to number 2,200 ; tho nf- ternoon. congregations 8,000; snd frequently {rom 500 to (00 aro turned away. The Rev. George 0. Lorrimer, D, D., is pastor. An exchange ssys: Walnut Streot Dsptist Church, Lowsville, Ky., numbers 700 members, raf‘rezenfing £6,000,000 of property, and yet Dr. ‘Wharton, the pastor, made the astonishing sta! ment in areceut sermon that there was a defi- ciency in the treasury of more than £1,000. The memorinl seazon of the Passover com- menced Feb. 16. The unleavened broad, or matsos, which i8 eaten each year during tho soven days of the Passover by tho Hebrews, is thus described by a Now York paper: The matsos is made of flour and water only, and the Ioaves are cut out in the form of a cracker as asa dinner-plato snd thinner than a biscuit. The loaves or cakes apo baked ta 3 crisp, and &re very light,—abont &n to the pound. The loaves are disposed of at 11 cents a pound, and_ nome but thoss that aro wholo are 201d: and the bread ia broken by tho head of tbe fam- 1ly at each meal, the pater familias eaying an appoint- od prayer provious to tho breaking of the bread. The broken loaves are ground up and used in making the crust of pies, taris, etc. Exough Lresd is purchased at once bya family to last thirough the Passover sea- aon. A missionary inono of the Southern States writes that, among the freedmen, there is a pe- qulizr gervice known as * The Midnight Cry,” founded on the parablo of the Ten Virgins, The assembly waits antil midnight, when their pas- tor comes in disguise, representing the Bride- groom. When discovered his appearance is hailed with extraordivary domonstrations of joy. The Catholics of Boston have subscribed $70,- 000 for » new Episcopal residence. . Anew and fine church in Hydo Park, Mass,, stands uonsed and undedicated. The Episcopsl congregation ordercd ita erection, and placad the supervision in the hands of the pastor, %ho sssumod all responsibility, the understanding being that when all was done the transfer of the Empuny should be legally mado. The pastor, owever, exccoded the limit of cost by $1,000, and congequontly the congregation refuso to take the church. Dr. McCosh's profect of a Fedoral union of Presbyterian Churches throughout the world has very goneral approval wherevor it has been con- sidered. No revised creed is proposed, but cach body can come in on its existing creed, provided only it shall ba sound in the faith. An Eastern psper ssys the Rev. Mr. Swoeet- ger, of tho Bleecker Btrest Universalist Clinrch, in New York, having been announced, lately, to preach about ‘Flis Satanic Lowness, the Dovil," tho organist, with a delicato rospect for the proprietics, selected for the *voluntary™ tho tune with which the suggestive words, “ Bhould Auld Acquaintance be Forgot is uni- versally associated. An Eastern paper says: The Lafayotte Avenno Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., the Rev.T. L. Cuyler, pastor, whickhas tho largest mombership of any Preshyteriau church in the United States, hed its origin in the bum- bleat sort of & way, in 4 amall wooden shanty. It commenced 88 & rovival church, and has never Jost its character. Inallits history, not s vear Los passed withont a revival of a arked type. The chicf men of tho organization kuvo always been rndical temperance end aati-glavery men, and nearly every male member of prominence i8 a teacher or a scholar in the Hunday-gchool. A writer in tho New York Fzpress argues that the righteous alono are jmmorzal, and thzt the second deat! agolmn of in the Bible 23 doom of the wicked is “the destruclion of the soul, or the annihilation of tho pirit. ATROAD. The Waldensian Miseionery Churches of Ttaly are to be reorganized on & Presbyterian basis. Tkere are thirty-eight of them. mainly sup- ported from England, at an_sunual cost of 240,000. Tho Fies Church of Italy is nearly ea Iargo, whilo the Wosleyan Ifizsionary Society bas fourtucn under its charge. Tho Christian Union ssys: Dr. Beke, the English explorer in that direction, ciaims that he bas at last located Mouut Siuai. It is sitoated a2 day's journey northeast of tho village of Akabia, in Arabia, at an altitude of 5,000 feet sbove thesen. Dr. Deko is confident’ thet he has discovered the truo Sinai at this point, from tho fact that ho found the remaius of animals tbat had been sncriticod, and bad 2l:0 mede ount. Sinaitic inscriptions. It is not at all certain tiat other Oriental travelers will share his con- fidonco in the matter. According to s religious journal, the pure theism of thie Brahmo Somaj is now being prop- agated in India by missionery effort, several leading Drabmos having recently started on a proselstivg tour_through the country. From the writiugs of Keshub Chuuder Sen, the chiuf apostle of tho sect, it appears that tho Brahmo Somaj belioves in the unity and fatherhood of God, the univorsal brothorhood of man, and the necd of conversion to God, boginning’ with ro- pontence, carried on by foith =nd proyer, and completed in the heavenly kingdom by divine grace. It denies tho eternal perdition of sinnors, 2ad is opposed to what it calls * tho sublime exotism and sclf-assertion” of Chriet, The num- ber of Brahmo Somajes in India may bo reckoned atabout 190 ; the number of its adherents is un~ koown, nor can it bo told with certainty how largo & portion of the Brahmos have gven up exitiroly tho practice of idolatry. In soversl im- portart rospects the Brahmo Somaj co-operates with Chiistianity. It has taken s frm stand against idolatry ; it bas proclaimed the abolition of casto d:stinctions to beona of its leading aims; 1t endeavors to reform the Hindu marriago cus- toms ; it opposes materialism and positiviam ; it it bas quite recently given material assistacce in the campaign against obsceno literature. Tho Bishop of Exeter, as reported by the Lon- don Spectator, recently eaid thatthe “practica of auricular confeseiou aroso, as the prosent revi- valof itis arising, because it was thought that it would be ‘& great aidto true spiritual life;’ but,” ho proceeds, ‘it was tried, and found burtfol. “In many cases it fosters weakness of character ; it sometimes canses a terrible temp- tation to falsetood ; it sometimesleads a man to drwell on what he ought rather to cast ont of his soul with resolute aversion ; it sometimes leads to vory dsngerous intimacies: it perpetually rans the nek of interfering with domestic life, by bringing an outeide intluence betwecen those who ought to deal directly with each other.” ‘The Roman Catholics of Rome do not look upon the activily of Protestants in the Eternal City with favor. Their organ, the Voce della Verita thus characterizes them : “Hydra-headed, with thelr chapels, tabernacles, 2nd aven churches, Eaglish Low_Chrrch, American figh Clurch, springing up in all directions, Lvangelizers, and apostlceses sowing Biblos brozdcast In every street, Not even the authorized transiation, which,’ says the “ avery Catlolic may read, but the translation «af that Calviniet, Diodall, who has perverted texts to | suit Lis herctical doctrines.” ‘Then the Voce gocs on to enumerate tracts which are fiying about Rome, among which the *Frate at the Death-bed ” seems to excite miost spite, Certainly bot Proteatantism is bav- icg its dsy here now ; the Scarlet Lady {s humbled in mourning dress, aod disposing of ‘all her »plendid old ator, at great_dispdvantage to herself pecunéarlly, taking'es- pecially into considerstion the high exehange for - colned monoy. The Church of the Sacred Heart, which is to ‘ be built on tho Summit of Mont Ilartre, will cost about £1,400,000. As yeb ouly about’ $200,06%0 has been subscribed. Church statistics show that throughout Christ- _endom the majority of worshipers aro women, "Criminal statistics show that in the various ‘prisons in Christendom the mejority of prisoners are men. In seventoen years Spurgeon has recoived 18,000 pertons into his church in London on profession of therr fth, hay erccted thirty-six. chapels_in the metropolis, and sopplied them Iwith mioisters trawcd in a coilege ke founded ‘and manages, in which over sixty young men are stadying for the ministry. < . 'Ibe Bishop elect of Athabasea, in the north- “west territory of the Dorxinion, for more than ¢ight years has lived in the Arctic regions, sce- ing no white men except the Hudsoa’s Bey Com- paoy officials, aud presching in eigat didfercat dialects, thres of which are, ia fret, distinct languages. There are very few fires used in the :xegion. The people live in sa0w hoaues warmed by oil lamps, and eat nothing bus animal food. Ths British Presbyterian Conference hasa ‘hundred micsionaries in Soutl Africs, besides 12,000 church memnbers, 5,000 ox probation, and 14,000 Sunday-B8ehool scholars, 1t is proposed to erect an episcepsl throne in Christ Church Cathodral, Oxford, in memory of tho late Dizhop Wiibsrforeo, £300 baving been “already subscribed. SERVICES TO-DAY. A - CONGREGATITFAT, Commumion rervice will bs Leld at the Tnion Pork Chnrch, corner of Ashlsnd sveauo zxd Warhmglon Btreed, fu the morning. The Lov. C. D. ifelmer will deliver his fourth lecturs on * Exodus” in tho even- ing. ZTtie Bey, Albert Busboell will preach morning and | and Plicitas, ML evening at the Leavitt Street Church, corner of Ade ams and Leavitt strocts, —The Tev. Alvin artlott will preach morning an¢ evenicg at the Plymonth Clu; chl:}emer of Iniiica 2 cca this morning in street, near North ¢1and Churc, o Wi Doarborn, conductzd by the pasior, veninz ehildren’a meoting will bo 22dressod by D, W, Whittie, ic Rev. JOUR Brud how will treath evenirg in the Clinion Bircet Chureh, corsy son strcet, TrrTcorAL. Thers will be fall choral s22vic at the Chuvch of the Ascexsion, corner of Llm 229 LaSalle stroets, t 10:3 .. and 3 20d 7:10 p. . —The Rev, Francls Slacsfickd, Rector, will preach af tho Church of the Atonement, corzer of Washington snd Robey strsete, —The Rev, Dr. Warrsn will hold servicea morning snd evening in the St. Mar¥'s Church, Cotlage Grova e ‘Ti:s Right Beverend Dizhop will preach iz tns morniog in the Church of tho Epipaany, Throop street, near Monroe, The Roctor, the Hov, DF. Stocve ing, Will preach in the evening. Subject: * The Mine istry of Angels.” —The Rev. lienry G. Perry, Rector of All-Saints® Church, corner of Carpenter ‘Gnd Fonrth streets, will officiate morning and evening, 0 g prayer and ecrmon =t St, Pater’s Mission Chiapel, ¥oa. 223 sad 23 State strect, in the morning, snd children’s sarsices st 3 o'dock ., P Zine Rev, E. Sullivan wil presch morning snd evening st Trinfiy Chaurch, coraer of Twenty-clxth and Mfchigen avenue, —AMid-day Lenten scrvico will bo held at No. 48 Soath Clark: strect, —There will bo full Cathedral eervices in the Csths. aral of 8S. Peter and Paal, corner of Washington and Peoris streets, morning =nd eveaing, The Bishop of Ilinots will officiate. —The Rev. H. C, Elnney will preach morning and evening in St Stephen's Church, on Joknson streot, between Taylor and Twvelfth strects, 3 ATTUODIST, The Bov. Dr. Thomss will preach at the Pirst Chureh, corner Clark and Washington streets, Morne fng subject : “ Tho Temperenco Crusade.” Evening subject : # The Judgment Day.” —The Rev, Georgo Rodgers, of England, will preach In the Caicago Avenue Church, corner of LaSalis strect, in the morzing, aud in the West Side Taber- pacle, corner of Vest Indiana and Morgan streets, in the evening, —Mr. . B, Croagin will rpeakat the Railway Resding . Room at Lulf-past 3 o'clo-k in the afternocn. —Sorvices will bo held in the Be.hel African Ch 2 Third avenue, south of Taylor, morning and eveping, The Rev. J. W. Ml o pastor. g “There will be g by the Rev. P, Hinners in ‘mmanacl German Caurch, corner of Ladin and Ninoteentl elrects, moralsg and evening, —Tho Raov. 5. McChesncy will preach st Trinity Church, on Indiana avenue, nesr Twents-fourth streer, mornlpg snd evening. I8 morning subject will b raying-Wora: i's Zeform Movement.” —Tho Dev. A, J, Juttns, Presiding Elder of the Clicago District, will preach morning and evening in the Wabasl: Avinue Church, corner of Fourteenth © street, Love fesstnt 9340, m.; tho Lord's Supper at y will preach morning and evening in tho Ad: Strect Churci. —The Rey. Dr. Felton will preach moraing ard evening in Grace Church, corner of LaSalls and White atreets. —The Lord'a Supper will be sdministered in tha morning in tho Ceutenary Church, on Mouroe street, pear Sorgan, Thero wul bo no scrmoa. In the evens ing the Bev. J. O, Peck will vreach, Revival meetingd every night except S A TIERIAT. Prot. Swing will presch morning and evening in the Fourth Chnreh, —The Rev. U, D. Gulick will preach morning and evening at (b6 American Ii:formed Church, West Waskington street, near Ann, Evening subject: “Tha Bed Se Crozsed.” —The Rev. fr. Thompeon will preach morniag and terian Church, corer of day evening. The e, Dr. Patterson will preach at tho Second Church, corner of Tweatieth street and Michigin avenue, morning and evening. —Tho Sacrement of tho Lord’s Supper will b misistered fn the me-ning in the Tiuzd Chuzeh, co ner of Washington and Ca-penter strects, 1n the evening the Lev. A. T. Eirtredye will preach on the subject * The Christin's Stronghold,” —The Rer. Jamea Harrison' will preach morning ond cvening at the Fourth Cuurch, on Ashley streot near Robey. Evenlug subject: ** Adoption.” —Tero will be preaching morning and erening st Westninater Chucch, corner of Jackwou aad Peoria strects. Tho rastor is the Eav. David J, Burrell, * —ThoTiv. T, L. Patton will preach at Grace Church corner of Viucenncs and Oak uyenues, morning and evening. Caunpbell Park Mission Chapel (Third Church) Leavitt strect, nesr Harrison. Bervices, a3 usual, the ovening. REFORMNTD EPISCOPALIAT. Biskop Cheney will preach in CLrist Church, comnex of Michigan avenus and Trenty-fourth strest, Sanday moruing and evering. Subject for the morming, % 4 Volce {rom the Communion to Nou-Communiciata ;¥ for the evening, ¢ A Righteous Judgment.” AWEDENDOBGIAN, Thero will be ecrvices at iho Dew Lincoln ¥ary Ghureh, North Clark steet, near eaominee, morslog and evebig. " Tho Hoy. Dr, Hibbard will hold service in the New Jarusslem Churel, cornss of Eighisenth stresh and Prairie avenue, this morning. 1Ty Sucond Swedenhorgian Socioty will worskip fn Mutay Chapol 5t 3 p. m. > —Tn the Union Paci. Torple tho Bav. Dr, Hibbal weill preach this afternoon at balf-past 3. Bubjectt #Tio Eluct of Christ’s Diptisin.” ZPTIST, ‘Tho Rev. G. W, Northrup, D. D., will preach morne ing and ovening for the Ashiand Avenus Churcls, corner of Monrue and Paulina strects, —The Rev. E. C. Mitchell, D. D,, will supply thy pulpit, morning and eveuing, in the Union Parx Ba]:tiit Church, corner of Washington snd Paulina etrosta, —~In the Sccond Church, corner of Morgan and Afouroe sireets, in the morning the right hand of fel. lowship will be extended to eighty now members, Preaching in the evening, and baptism at the close of the sermon. g —The ter, N, F. Ravlin will presch morning and - evening in_the Temrls Church, Bapusm at th ot of tho evening servico. —Tie Rev. Florence MrCarthy will preach in Grow's Opera-Hall, on West Madison aireet, near Bishop court, 8t 3p, m. —1In the First Church, on Wabash avenue, sonth of Hubbard court, the pastor, the Lav. W. W. Licris, D. D, will preach fn tha morning, Gosielmecting, conducted by B. T, Jacobs, in the evenlng. ~In the Indiana Avenuo Chapel, cornes of Thirticth street, the Rev. W. W. Everte, Jr., will preach in tbs moraing, and Dr. Everta in the evening. ~There will be Baptist service in the Hyde Park Town Hall, st 10:30 this meraing. UNITABIA: The Dev, M. J. Savage will preach at the Thirl Church in tho morning. Subject: “ The Way of God.” Thera will Ly no evening service, ~—The pulpit of the Bev, Laird Collier in tha Church of the Messiab, corner of Michigan avenue and Twen~ ty-third etrect, will bs filled thus woning Ly tho Bev, JuhEanyder, ‘pastor of the Church of the Messiah, of 8t, Lonis, - —In the Fourth Church, corner of Prairie avenus and Thirtieth street, ths Rov, F. E. Kittridzs, of Aloesachusctte, will preach in the morning on & Spire 1tusl Climbing.” No evening eervice. 3 —The Eey. Robert Collyer will preach morning and evening in Unity Clurch, corner ¢f North Deacborn snd Whitney stroeta, UNIVCRSALIIT, In Bt, Paul’s Church, on Michigan avenue, near Efghtecnth street, the Rov. Dr. Rycer will oificfate in the morning, and’ admiuister the Lord’s Sapper, In tha evening will be held a meeting in tho interestsof . “Peace, uddressed by iss Jae Weeden, of Boston, —In Murray Chapel, Third Uudversalist, theze will be morning service, a8 usuxl, o cvcalag ecrvice, —The Ltov, Dr. Forrester will preach worning and evening in the Cburch of the Rodeemer, corner of Washiugton and Scngamon sirects, Subject for the morning, “ Religion in Home Life;” for tha evening, #Qught Rafferty to L{ave Becn Ezecuted 27 MICCLLANZOUS, Elder Goorge S. Mulllins_will preach in the Cenfral zffrraon Purk, Icorning and Le, “ Jesus g37e iples tothe mul- on in ed, though no one x y presch in the Town-llall, Union Stock-Yards, at 3 O'cleck in tha afternoon ; sabject: * Almost thou pets suadest me to Le a Cliriatian,” - —Thero will be English Lutlieran scrvices ot the cor- Der of North Dearvorn and Erie atreets, at 11 o'clock in the morniug, 2nd at the Bedichez Caurch, cormer of Sangmon and Phillips sfrcots, at 7250 in the even= fug. Tho Bev. Edmund Beijour will oficiate ot boh piaces. —Tiie Progressiva Lyceum will meet ot half-past11 at Geod Templars' 11ull, sontlwest cormer of 2= ington and Des §2 will preach momnirg’ fan Cuurh, corner of ca zvenae, Sl % “ Endicrs Pt —Tho Adventints wan formsrly worshipped iz Grsen Strect Chiapel will meet at their hall, N, 213 Watk Madison sireet, mornicg acd evening, ilr. 0. Re Fessert, of San Froneisco, wil peoach. morning, % Tio L —X. . Hoyt will L tuo Fres Religions t uy‘p. 19, comnar of Baudolph “ Reforma and TEUL ktrects. ra-Tzil, No. ol Aixacl Quaker and déscribes g —* The Futarp of the Holy Land " wifl be therud- 500t Of & discouiren ia svaiut by Thoms Wison, i tho uall coruerof West —Frieads’ mecting sirect beimeon Indiana ar —Temyeraaco experimes m o Suuday cvering ab ko Cuarel of ‘Home, X03. 557 aud 56) Wast Mdison uircot CALENDAR FOP c €. ; Bt Lucius, P, & Efi‘m 5 Laaco snd Naita. wnas Aquinzs, G, D.