Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1874, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBfiNE: MONDAY, APRIL 1 , 1874 THE PULPIT. Mri Savage's Iden of Woman's Work, Ho Wishes Them to Establish Chiequer and Dillfard Roows. The Rev. Dr. Bartlett on the Harvest and the Laborers. What Mr, Chamberlain Says of Moeke ness in Religion. Sermon of thie Rov. Mr. Hibbard, WOMAN’S WORK, Sermon by the ltev, M. J. Savage. Tho Rov, M. J. SBavage, of tho Third Unitarian Olureh, pronched o sormon yestordny morning at the clhurch, cornor of Laflin and Mcmqo etreots, on * Woman's Worl.” 1le took for lis tost the oighth vorse of. tho fourtoenth chapler of Mark, *8he hath dono what sho could.” In iy oponing remnrks, tho preachior statod that it might look strango for hia to arrogate to him- goll tho right to dictate to women un o subject which thoy would naturally know moro about thuy ho did, but he thought there wero mann; things about men which wero bost understood by womon, aud it was probablo that the converso of the propasition was also truo, The proncher £aid that ho did not proposo to oxplain fully what it dovolved upon woman to o, but Lo trusted that his sormon would be the plantiug of somo voed-thoughts on tho subject, which ho hoped would in timo hear fruit. He «folt like the hoad gardener in the spring-timo, who Liad to indicate the plun of oporations for the onsuing veason, He did not think that tho nttncking of sny particular sin would onl with its overtbrow, Nor his partlio expected to Iny down his woapons of warfaro, his tools of hus- Dandry, whilo yot thoro wore' rank weeds in tho garden, and much work to be necomplished. Good men Dad Inbored ngainst sin from the Deginning; God himself had labored, and yol Liero in the ninotecnth contury sin existod in tho world, e did not bolieve that thore was 10 bo in tho nineteonth contury any sudden in- flux of good, such as was boing suxiously looked for, Goud was always ready 1o bolp thoso who felped thomselyes, and thoro was no donbt that tho persistont offorts of womon toward tho nt- taining of good results would meot with ulti- mato success, ‘The thing wns how and whore theso offorts shogld bo applied, Ho would like to montion some of the peculiar kinds of work which devolved upon womon. Ko would bogin at homo, whoro all good bogins, Thoro sl markod out with her fingor tho lino of life for hor family, and in the dircction sho chose it had {0 flow, At tho same timo ho bolteved that every avenuo in swhich woman had power and “ability to work shonld bo thrown open to ber. A man could build a houso, il it with furniture, carpets, aud benutiful objects of ovory doserintion, butno ma conld mako a lome, A woman took s mass of Drick and mortar, and the furniture and nll, and Dreathed info it s atmosphere_of love and womanly boauty and rofinemont, ind mado it n homo. "The difforonce of the Torrid and Arctio Zones was not o difference of soil, It wasa differenco of atmosploro. If one could transfor tho warm, Janfle broozes of tho sonth to tho icy plains of 'Groenland, they would blossom witih he roso. Thio inspiring motives of the movement in which wonien aro at prosent engagod ware, with- ont s doubt, dovotion and solf-sacrifico. It was o fact, liowever, that woman's utrongost power for good over hor husband was the making of hiis liome n placo of joy and hoauty. Ty doing 1his, slio could bocome ns much n Bavior as was Jesus of Nazaroth., It was not enough to do this, Tiowaver, but tho bomo must bo rovolutionizad iu ono respect. Not only must the wife ond ‘mothor look after phiysical comforts, bub after ‘spirithal mattors. Not only must woman be afforded culture in brain and” culture in hearl ; “not only the most toworing_education thawcould bo bestowed upon hor be placed at her disposal ‘o make bor a perfect wife, but sho must also ':_myu a due regard for lier powor in apiritual af- aivg. ‘The grand thing that o woman noeded st the Ppresent duy was moro time. As arule all her Linte was Lakon up In the dendgory of supplying to her family the lowoest necessities of life. How 10 securo for her this timo was s quostion for Inturo considerntion. Co-operution in ‘Lousokeeping was mentioued a8 ono wmeany of s ecouriag. This was the grand iden of tho community of the ruce, by which one family out of every fifty could alternntely do the work for the othor forty- mine fumilies. ~Another way a radienl reform in dress. A weol ago Lo had resd & paragraph in Tug Trisuse wging that men band togother and make raids upon the dry-goods at which their wives mird daughiers spend so much time and money. The paragraph was ovidentiy writ- ten iu & playful spirit, but thoro was roolly much 00d £enee at the bottom of the idea, 4t eeemed to the proncher that most of the woineu were ticd down to this ono idea of dreus, What wonla they think if o number of men et together and the bulk of the con- versation consisted of such quostions as, “How do you like my mnow boots?” or “What do you think of this coai?” or #Ia not this a love of o vest?” [Langhter.] And vet thors was no doubt that in such conver- sution ax this too much of the time of women wagspent. He boped that thus wonld change, and thought that thoe hope \was uet an unressons able one. T'wo hundred finnm ngo the stroets of Loadon werae filled with buttorfly men just a3 the utroors of Chicago wero to-day filled with buttoilly women, Yot the times had changed, and a man whoge idons did not sonr above dross was cou- eidered to be coutemptible, ‘Che proaclLer be- lioved in boauty, bub bo thought tho women ehould doviso some means by which the ovor- plus of time devoted to tho considoration of dvoss should be more profitably employed— would bo utilized in dragging them from their present position. . Lenving the family, ihe preacher said that women shonld band togothor in tho chureh for the good of mankind. 'Thoy could croate in tho church an atmosphere of fellowship which would greatly increaso its ueofulnoss. By doing this they would incroase the powor of tho pautor n thousnud-fold. In socioty tho eamo loving, genial, womaunly atmonplicre could onter. ho uuty-calls which women mude npon-one auother with asigh of reliof on the puct of both visitor and visitod a8 soon 03 thoy ‘wora ovor, woro an arlificial mockory. o hoped if any wanted to call upon him from o senso of duty that they would ttay nway. Alier ufludiug to the power womnn possessed »8 o member of socioty over those young and jnoxporieuced in tho ways of society, the preacher stated that it was in tho powor of women to oreate creato reading-rooms,- chequor-rcoms, backgamon- rooms, billisrd-rooms, smoking-rooms, and other places of smusomont, and to mako themn more alluring than thoso intimatoly comuected with which aro the most evil influences. Wo would likto to seo the bar-rooms bonton at their own zame, 1lo was suro it was poesiblo to snpply iho young men with cheapor gumo of billiurdy shan that which they got at tho down-town bil Jdard rooms with bar-room accompanimonts. Ile would give them a comfortable room to smoka in. It might be said that it wug wicked to smoko, but thon mon always had smoxed and always wonld smoke, and it was much bettor for bim to emoke undor good intluoncos than avil onos, ‘The speakor showed tho natural antipathy of n young man to hu little, chieorloss 1oom on tho top story of u hotel or boarding-house, and the gauo with which ho foll under tho inflionces of the gaily Jit saloons, All the ernyora of all tho women of Chicago would not do a8 much good &6 the instituting of ono roading and amuso- ment-room for young mon in each ward of the iy, Hiipra wore young working-women in tho city fighting against want, sowing-women working twolvo hours o day for 63 couts, thousnuds of these from whoso numbers the ranks of the social evil were recruited. ~For thedo the womon could arrange conrses of hmlmuqun, AmUNC- muonds, and woekly ontertaimmnonts. The hunting up of such, and bringing thom Ly means of theso wmusemonta into the fuld of tho Church, womld Ts ono ot the grandost charitics 1 the world, 1y nssociating with theso workingwomon, thoy woutld 1I£L them from tho degradation which was sirongly suppasod to arise from lubor, 1o had yeadin’ Tue Pumyne an oditorial which stuted that the great trouble amang the workingwomen wuss their Inck of knowledgo of skilled lsbor. Ahere was o steady demuud for womon who nkt work ekillfully, and it was bis idos that 4 women. sliouid o so cduonted as to be v, if necd he, with cloan hauds and s pury Liourt, to work thelr own way through life. Lustly, women ehould domund charactor from tholr malo nouociates, fust ns they did from their {emalo assncinten, Tlhay hnd it In thelr power to shut tho door {n tha facos of men of ili-ropute, Strange to mx{, such mon wero too ofton pottod and moro highly favorod by womon than mon of noblor chntactor, Womeon should ovor reniom- bor that tho good to Lo accomplished by thom s not to bo dono in ono suddon assanlt. Thoy must lay slow slogo to evil, surround it as a bo- sieging army surronndod o fortross, snd fiually, whon day by day thoy had drawn closor and closer to {t, they would be abla to vyerthrow it, Aflor tho conolusion of thie gormon movoral Indios of the cnn;{mi(‘ltlou callod upon Mr. 8av- ago and oxpressed thelr willinguess to co-ope- Trato in the formation of auch placos of nmuso- mont for the young mon and womon of tlo city a8 ho had snggosted. 'Thero {sno doubt that tho suggostionof thoir paator will be acted upon bofore vory long by tho ladion of tho Third Uni- tarian Oluireh, and thet If properly condnoted such institutions will be productive of utnons- urablo good in this eity. P . THE HARVEST AND THE LABORERS. Scrmon by the Itev. Dr, Tnrtletty of Plymonth Oburch. Tho Rov. William Alvin Bartlott pronched in Plymouth Church yostorday morning, taking his text from Mothew 9, 57 *Thon enith Xa unto s disviples, tho harvest truly is plontaous, but the Inborers aro fow,” ‘Tho following is an ju- complate synapsiy of his romnrks s All ambiguity is takon from thoso words, as Christ omploys them twico i o sinnlar connec- tion, at the sonding forth of His Apostles, and in Luke, at tho sonding forth of the Boveuty. It can ptato but one theme, and that is the _readinoss of mankind for tho Gospel, and tho inadoquate monns for applying it, which in- volves our responsibility. Lhe bottor to under- stand that the world is ready for Olirist, lot us unfold tho facts associntod with tho toxt. IHar- vost ropredonts a crop at the stage of maturity. It s wating for tho reaper. W shall recognizo tho universnl rondinoss for Ohrist if wo con- sidor tho autecedent preparation for him. A harvost implles precedont toiling, sowing, and careful cullure. It presupposos o spring timo and & perfecting summer. Such o spiritunl progress {s dofinitoly mnr]mlxl on the unfolding of rovolation from Admng" crudo noconce, though tho torrible oxperiments of evil until Christ pronounced tho test. Not only ig: this proparation marked in tho Jowish liuo, but in tho history of all nations, Lnch has passed through o similar keod-time and calture, aud como to 118 domand for something highor. All the nations of tho earth, out of their pro- phetie wants, ont of thoir past progress, stood around tho Bothlohembirth, Tho historic status of tho world whoen Jesus came, announced it ripe for & now impotus. They sought grandor probloms to tnke tho placo of tho worn-out thomes. A roligion that wonld nnnp{f tho hun- gor which all tho religinus bitherto bad only pro- voked, o chinngo as radionl as botweon whoat in tho flold and wheat put to tho granaries or put into brond. This long dprupm'nllan for tho blarvestisso well porocived that we call it God's law of do- velopment, and wo admit that so uniform a pur- pose must have boon under one supremo control, 80 that at Jesug' day, whon but n fow of the na- tions had hoard the gospol and but a small mi- nority of theso wers improssod by it, the hurvost was plenteons, Lvery iustant since, this mighty spiritual harvest ins hoon ripening more and more. ‘Liko o limitless Westorn whont-field, a few spiros Lkad matured just around the Moditorrancan. Our Saxon ancestors were running wild fn Northern Burope. Vost China, Indin, Africa, Amorica, and tho islands of tho son were groon a8 yot. To-dny it doos scom as though all prophosy lind lonped to fulfillment, ns though Iunlah ind bacome history. Thore are probably leas than o million pnupln on the globo inaccos- giblo to the Gospel, e swarming empiros of tho +Tast hove boon plerced untll they invito light—invito anything that is higher or bettor in civilization or religion. From all quartors thero comes a Macedonian ory * Comoe over and help us.” There is an appeal in this to groat minds. Josus novor bid for niggardliness, You will not frittor powor—it shall bo copiously rewarded. o ‘pnstor horo iltustrated by exsmple tha consorvation of forces, For instanco, Chinn is noarer to Chicago than Now York was forly yoats ago, Thero aro o quarter more buman ivoh.\gs upon the globe than thoro wore & contury ago, It is moroe thau & thousand-fold shame to Lo ignorant ond vicious to-day than it wnsa nhuudred yoars ago. ' It is s fair inforonce that tho world “18_roady for the Gospel beeause in- crensing intelligonce and truth ripon the harvest, Tho moro powerful a man beeomos bfl Lhis aupo- rior, culture, tho moroncoed of God. Tho contlicts whiols woro once hotween natlons ‘aro mora aud moro between principlos, Lha religlon of Clwist has beon cleared of much wickedness, by rovolu- tiony, by intelligonco. Future scholarhip may wake it more lnmiuons, But yon should cbsorve this, that Christiauity has led overy other do- partmont in_ throwlng off fotters and fu )‘)Innlug itself upon n ground of reasonablo inteliigonco, Bcionco itsoll has moved slowor than the Church, Christianity has led the light and thriven iu it. Ir tulelligonco should bocome so many-lensed that it shall pull the stars out of heavon, so that wo could analyze thewm, wo should ouly sce the dainty flugers of divinity coming out'of their shulowless bpirit juto form, or, looking throngh the socret bonrt of tho rovchud, wo should only digcover tho invisible soul bohind it, finging its love Into this physical kiss. ¢ 1 now intelloctunl light demands now spirit~ ual life. ‘T'hey are both but the shimmer of an unripo wlent-hend passod from tho groon into thie golden condition. 'This ngopraves it. Thoro nro 10,000 now asking in the daylight what tho one jailer cried out In the miduight to Paul and Silns : **What shall I do to bo nuved ?"" All tho joils of the old superatitions have been shaken in the clutch of tha now light, havo shaken of the darkness, and tho groat brong earth is ask- ing o8 nevor bofore for tho Ong who Buves and eatisfios, 'T'ho proacher alluded to the quarry of Pontali- cus, out of whoso snow-white buds of marble Lnd been built the Parthenon and the Tomple of Thesous, and othier great worlw, nnd it had thuy becomo tha instructor of art to buccecding nges, It was like tho Bible, out of which the groatest lossons bad boen drawn, but in which atill groat- or ideald wero possivle. Wo noed not institute auy ivtricate philosophical processes in ordor to arrango the phonomona which _indlonto that it is just the gospol thnt tho world is craving, Evory wicked lnw, evory cruel act, every ignorance and Dbigotrv, overy wenkuoss, is o ory to tho Church of God that the huryest isplenteous, How shall it bo reaped?” By laborers. Our reaping-machiuos ero uot automatio, They can- not be handled without laborors. It is God's wisdom that the humun family must bo saved through the instrumontality” of the humun fanily, Man mustapply tho gospol to man. God will not interfere fora spiritanl harvest, any more {han for a matoriul barvost, exceptas our worl 1uvokes ITia. i Woare nos only professors of Clristianity, but laborers for Olrist, Tho threahing, tho garnering, tho grinding, the bnkmi. roprosent the procusios by which the new boeginner In Christ is to o brought to Lis highest netivity by tho co-operative action of his follows. Tho la- borer who simply swings his sicklo and leaves hin grain progtrato on the ground, without after- caro, is u Iabortows tritler and criminal. This 18 too ofton the trentmont of a chureh to its young converts. They are out down and loft, *Alas, the Inborers are fow,—fow as comprred to tho harvost, fow us compared with the professors, 1ow few young mon of talent aro fascinatod by this wondrous ontorprise of God's. IHow fow Chyistinn mothers aro dedicatiug their children to this Joftiost ministry. 1ow many to-dny ure uwirled into the engulling worldliness, 'Lhe In- borera avo few, and yet there aro more than you thinlk, . All modorn lenrning, and commeros, and the mechanisms, aro silont missionnries of tho Cross, 1 holiove that nctivity of any sort is not only bo- gotton of Uhristianity, but bogety it It is the tramway lald through tho ‘ruts and ovor the morasses, aud soon you will sog the headlight of Christian intelligonco lead- ing on the comfort and Lhe rost of the cars of truth, You must ba struck with the grandour of tha work, the riponing of o world for Iioaven, tho porfeot developmentof humanity, Bublimo boyond conception is the mission. We do not want churohes as a luxury, as n lady 18 dying for o camel's-hair shaw), but as the family want moat, brend, and novessary olothing, Who can atford to lfve and nob bo'n lboror in tho vive- yard? I that sleopeth in hwrvest is & son that causeth shuwme," Iaryest is not s porma- nout condition, It is only a transiont opporfu- nity, Tho lahorer is only snved in soving, You who love niot only the rewards, but tho oxbilara- tion of (ho work, ducs not such an oJ:puannIU fusciuate # Work with God, for God, for your fellows, for yourself, and theu you shall never take up that lumont of Intluite satluegy, ** Tho harvest is paseed, the summer is ondod, and my soul is not snved,' g pastor ‘conoludad hia disvonrae by stating that thin was o practionl mibjoect, wnd made the n‘ppuumlun to the vontemplated work of ralslng tho now chureli, It i tho doxire to raise 50, 000 to build a Inrgo plain chureh that will bhold 2,500 pooplo, o Bubxeription lists wore pagrod around among tho audience, and they were raguostod to wign tho notes sud sund thein in, Al Bartleth, Ar, Undorwood, and Mr. Campholl are tho Uom- mittos to whom subsoriptions can bo sont. Tho nolos are iu tho following form : OII0AOO,uuv s 4se, . 1874, For valuo received, I prowmine to pay to tho Plym- outh Congregationnl Sostoty, of Glioaga, for the pur- Tons of bliding n ehirel for ‘muldBoclely, on Aichi- gan avonio, noae Twonty.ixth strcot, g sum of wessssaseses t0 Do pald n five oqual monthly pays monts, commoneing Jiuno 1, 1874, providod tho suwm of 30,030 shall bo ralaod for that plirpono, And I promiso to nay tho furthor sum of $,..u000eee in throo erunt monthly payimcots, commoncii Nave 1, 1074, provided tho facthior sum’ of $20,000 shall bo Titsed for tho purposo aforcsald, —_— MEEKNESS IN RELIGION. Bermonby the Rov. Mre Ohnmberlaln of the New England Chureh, The Rev. Mr. Chamberlain doliverod aser- mon on * Moeknosy in Religion,” jn the Chapol of the Now England Congrogational Ohutoh, North Dearborn strook, yostorday morning. Tho proachor took his toxt from Matthow: 4 Blosaod nro,tho meok, for they shall inherit tho eartl.” o procoeded to quote coplous oxtracts from_ Biblical sourcos to show that truo religion and mookness ovor wont hand in haud. It was tho most onnobling of Olristian virtues, for it showed that tho erentuiro novor forgot his posi- tion beforo tho Creator, and that whatavor of good was in him cawmo from God alone. Mook- 1088 was, howaver, not to bo misconstruoed as alavishness. Thoro wore thoro who thought that tho march of intollect might bo obatructed by Tumility ; that tho Luman mind, guided sololy by Christian lights, might shrink from {nvostiga- tion, nnd wrap itself up in the gloom of con- sorvatism, Others, again, thought that humill- L{ wont far to show a lack of moral courago on tho part of tho possossor. Lack of courage! No. It way mwardly, the soul daring to recog- nizo tho Inignificanco and pollution of & man's solf, baneatlt tho purity and majesty of a God ; and ontwardly, il monnt standing Tonrlessly in tho placo which the love of God direoted, Hu- millity, o false, attiflcial posture,—n lollow dra- matic’ attitudo? Nonsonso, for _humilily, Chrlstian humility, as thoy bad seen, was buqufi overything elso, tho porcoption of roality, tho recognition of fact, And so it was that, so far from moeknoss bo- ing the antagonist of vthior aud differont forms of practical groatnoss, it fostored thowm as heing, 1ike itsolf, part of n moral whole, 1Io confessor that his goul burmed with au intenso, yet, ho Llioped, righteous indignation, when he” heard moeknoss stigmatizod as practical wonkness, As nainst thut stigma, ho appealod to lifo and to listory. Show him n man of holy zoal for the welfare of his fellow-nien, of a pure, uncompromising hatred of moral o¥il ; & mai full of that horolsm which was mighty to work und to suffer, und he would show thom s man who was essentlally mock,—a man whose abandoned self-relinnco was more than made up Dby the trustful- nees with which ho leaned on the arm of God. Tor illustration, tako MNoses, meckest of mou 3 ono who shrank buck in_agon; from the lumlol’a‘xin to which ho was enlled, “an who wns willing to be himsell biotted from the Boole of Life, if only i pooplo were spared. Did honot faco tho mightiost mirnole of the world, and punish the tdolatroua_worshipors of the golden calf, and execute judgmont on tho fmpious host of Korah# TalevEfijali, man of El‘nynr nud gelf-distrust, DId ho not slay the 00 prophets of Baal and make oven tho guilty Ahab temblo? ‘fake Joln the Daptist, so meok that at the coming of his divine, yob youngor, Kinsmnn, ho put asido_entirely tha chaneos of hisown préformont, and prozlaimed bLimgolf as unworthy to looson tho latchet of that Kingsman’s shoos, The preachor proceeded still farther in {his strain to illustrate his monning and to sustnin Lis argnmont that moral weaknoss was very far from boing » synonym for moral weaknoss, IIo concluded ns follows: Tho Grent Apostlo to the Gentiles epeaks of * bringing ovory thought into ceptivity to the obodionca of Christ." s Lo, in this, invading the religion of moral and reasonablo intollact ? No. It was only the undus oxealtation of in- tollect, which Lo proposed to overthrow. Ifa would have Christ reign thore, and would have the soul, in all its dopartments, harmonize with ita own necbssitics and with tho clnims of God. Lot no one, then, doem the spirit of Christian meeknoss to bo inconsistont with intollectual power or true futellectunl frocdom. 1t 1w in the ordor of naturo, as woll as of grace, that ho who ix humble shnlt bo elovated. Lo who bullds on tha doepost foundation shail one day life to ils place tho loftleat top-stono with shoutingy of grace and joy. Thus hayo I touched upon cortdin phagos of our themo, with o view to discloso, If possible, evon to tho natural understanding, somoswhat of the ground, and naturs and working of Chnstinn meckuess, I have hopod that I might commend 1L to oo who huvo boon accustomed to ehrink from its demand, Thavo fell thac It dosorved such a gotting forth ag should win for it n place among the things which all mon couut noble and precious. But thero I8 n Dlessednoss and humulity which must bo entored into, in order to bo understood, tho blossodness of ouo who from the midst of his need ns aloat elnucr looks up to Jenus in lowliness of heart, Those who linve known the rosult of such self-nbasemont and such pationt trust, kuow that no languago can portray the blessed reliof. To have the word of forgivencss spokon, and the hand of reconcilintion outstrotchiod; to have God ih Chirist bestow tho pledge of oternal favor, that is o happincss which the lips can novor spenk. Our toxt says thut ** tho moek shall inkorit tho earth,” TFor tho momont i$ mny scom that tho proud are In placo, yet Baon the rovorso coumos, and Mordoend of tha gato Is advanced to bo nex! the Xing. Indeod, who looks out from s meok and lowly henrth possesses tho ourth without holding the deod of its acros. Jlo viows it ns the demesne of tho Hoavouly Talhor, and, therofors, his in nll swootost ways of enjoyment and use. Without tho burdenof ownership ho breathes tho fragrance and soes the bonuty, and walks smid the grandout, even on earlh,” IIe has, through meeknoss, tho ‘*all things" which aro intended iu tho promiso. Yeu ; for 8o tho marvel grows, ho looks boyond thie world and Gounls tho new hoavou and the new carth o8 likowiso his own. Ile koo tho radinnt city and the glory unspealkablo. Ifo be- holds the joys otornal and tho aplendor inoffa- Dle, and, with humblo faith, confessos that such also ave tho things by which God mnkes kuown tho blossednosa of those who muckly trust His son, RS LTT TEE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD, Sermon by the Ttev, J. 1L, ITibbnrd of the New Jerasalem Charch, The Rev. J. R. 1Libbard, of the Now Jerusalom (8wedenborginn) Church, preached ycstorduy af~ ternoon in the Union Park Templo on the subject : “Lotthe Doad Bury Thoir Doad.” Contrary to the oxpootation, which may have been excited by tho titlo of the sermon, it had no referonce to tho procoss of cromation, bub was, instead, n homily upon the duty of fullowing Christ. 'Ihs toxt wns from the 8th Chaptor of Matthow : Aud & cortain scribo caine and gald unto Tim, Maater, 1 will follow "Thes whithersoover Thou goest. And Josns waith unto him s Thu fozes hays holes, and the birds of tho ni bave nesis ; but tho Kon of Man Liath not whare to lay his 1load, Aud onother of His disciples siuid unto 1in : - Lord, auffer me first to go and bury my father, But Josud said unto bim: Yollow mé, aud let tho dead bury their doad, Tho sponker snid that tho seribo spoken of above ropresantod a class of men who desired to follow the Lord, when such following did not in- volve much sacrifice. In tho present ngo tho fol- lowiugg of Christ did nob ncoossitate physioal paln and poril, but the spiritual side of roligious lifo was quite as full of trinl us it over was, It ro- quired courago and faith and trust in the Lord of noordinary kind to suy to the Lord: I will follow thoo whithorsvover thou goost.” Anotlier and yory munerous olass desired to follow tho Lovd and to reng tho bonollts and advantagos of 1is followship, but they wero not quite ready to do it, and it was they who said : * Lot mie go and bury my fathor," “Takon litorally, this would soem to bo an altogother humane and not uunatural rogrot, but the text mnust bo con- stracd in a difforont houso, Lo bury meant also to_resurroct,—to bring to a new lifo,—whilo the old und ovil naturo was tio father ol tho man, Ho was williug to follow Christ, providod hio was pormittod to retain his richos and plensures ; but_the Lordeald: * Lot the dead bury thoir dend,” monning thoreby to inforco the tenohing that a discipio's cave nud thanrght aud duty woro with tho prosont, aud that ho had nothing to do with the pnst. Buoccessivo churohos wore but suocessivo men in larger form, tho lator Churel Inboriting the inolination to ovil which caused the firet to die. In the now Church thoro should 30 ,F?x"a of this—"Let the dend bury thoir load. Whon Buwnuor vislted Buraps, the fivat time, I1e took with him lotters from Judge Blory, Al one timo lie wag invited to wit with the Lord Ohlef-Justioe of tho King’s Dench, During tho trial & polnt aross which sosmod a novel one. ‘Ihe Lord Ohlof-Justloo turnod to Bumner and naliod him if. thoro wore any Amorioan dooisions ou that poiut, * No, Your Lotdship,” ho repliod, “rhut tliis polnt hins boon dooided in your Lord- ship's court in wuoh & caso,” glving hitin the oita- tion, 'Phin remarkablo roadinesy gave Lim colut thraughou ths Kingdow., M'CARTHY. His Sormon Yesterdey After- noon in Grow's Hall, His Peou}icu- Views of Petor's Walk- ng on the Water The Constitution of tho New Amity Chureh, Its Pastor |s Not to Bo Dismissed in a Hurry. Pathetle Appenl from His Friends, MR, McOARTHEY AT GROW’'S HALL, ‘'te Rov, Floronco McCatthy pronchod yoator- day aftornoon iu Grow's Iall, cornor of Madison streot and Dishop court, The hour was 2 o'clocl, at which timo tho hall was comfortably Ailled, and porsons kopt pouring in until all the seats wero ocoupled and only standing-room ro- malued. : IN 118 TRAYER the preachor alluded to his troubles with the Union Park Church, and ssked tho blessing of God on bimself and those who stood by him, hoping that thoy would b fostrumontal in sav- ing mony souls, IIo then gave out tho hymn boginning Jesun X my cross havo taken, s Bofora it was sung, ho suggosted tho propric- y of TARING UP A COLLEOTION to dofray tho oxponses of tho hall, Thera wero prosont somo Baptlsts, some Prosbytorinus, somo Episcopalians, and some who could not bo olassed undor any of theeo hoads, but who had Obristlan hearts. Mo wolcomed thom all, and hoped that soon tho * thiu and disgusting par- titlons " that kopt Christians asundoer would bo torn dowu, so that thoy could sco each othor eye to oyo und faco to face. Ilo nunouncod n prayor- meeting to bo hold at Ars, Burbank's Chursday oveniug, and procooded to remais that ko did not believe in OLOSE COATMUNION, and that in exprossing thut belief he made no somersnult, a8 Lo had suncunced the same apin- ion in the Union Parlt Uhurch somo two yours ago, o lad not’ changed his opinions ont the subjoot of communion uue hairsbrendth siuce he cnuo to tho city, ~Ile belioved his views were entortaiuod by nino-tonths of tho Buptist do- nomination, shd by tho entire unconverted world, At tho requogs of some persons iuter- estod, ho wishod to aunounce that thore would bo n Bpiritunlist mooting 1u tho hall w the evon- ing. gvnu roferonco to tho meoting it was intended to hold that afternoou to orgenize the Amity Daptist Church, ho wished to atato that the pre- limivanos had not ol boen sotiled, sud, conso- quontly, it was postponed, but would probably bo cousidered one wool honcs. Following Ia ‘T PIOPOSED CONSTITUIION of the now church : | *NANE, SrorroN 1, Tho namo of this religlous socfety shall bo “Tho Amity Baptist Qhureh of Chicago,” onikoz, Srorion 1, ts objoct uhuil bv tho rostoration of the fallen raco of maylkitul to tho lost jmags of God, as ox~- hivlted in e lifo and character of our Lord and Savior Jenua Ohrist, OnEED AND coDE, 8E0TION 1, Tho creod aud coda of thia church shiall bo tho Now Toatamont, as intorproted by the Baptist danomination, Sro. 3, Its discipline, whother for publie or private offensus, in caso of pastor and peoplo uliko, slill cone form scrupulously to Matt. xviil,, and L Tha,, v, 19, AMEMDERS, SEoT10N 1, Tla mombors shuil bo elocted by o unani- mous vote, on tho following couditious: Flrst, crodible profession of faith in Uhrist, (3) satisfactory soundness in doctrino, (3) baptism by fumeraiou, (4) agroelng to puppors tho' constitution, and (5) promis~ g to contribto monthly to the pectinisry support of tho church according to auility, - BEC, 2, A lottor of dismission from a slater Baptist cliurch shall boaccopted aa proof of converslon, bap- tism, orthodoxy, and good stauding, 8e0, 3. Alottor of alemission olll only boe granted by o unsuimous volo ; oud sliall not bo yrantod uless tho upplicant shall nae tho church to which the loiter 15 to bo dircctod ; and the grantiug of a lotter sliall bo tho termination of memboranip, CONTRIDUTORS, BrotioN 1. Any person desiting’ to shara {he privi~ Teges ud expenses of this church, und Laving paid to thu Treasurer for six mouths, or o longoer tims, not Tess than $1 oach calendar motith, nor less that §8 cach quatter of tho calondur year, iu advanco, shall theroby becoms a contributor, 0. 3, Any person who shall pay a8 much ns $100 at ono time to the Trousurer s a donation to the church shall tnereby becomoe o contributor for Jife. FRANOIISE, SEoTron 1. No member of tho church undor 16 years of age shall bo entitiod to voto, 8ro, 2. Every coutributot who has not heen in nt any tme during six months provious to the arrew ‘Dutting of question, ehail e entitled tu vote thercon, unloss It coricarns theddctrine, discipling, memborship, or coustitutionof tho ehurch, or¥iokls, Srorion 1. Iis officors shall consist of a Pastor, thros Duacous, thros Trustees, o Trausurer, and a Clork, Btc, 2, Theso officors, tho pastor oxooptod, shinil bo electol, afier tho fizst oltction, anuuslly, at tlo regular busiueds meuting on tho Monday ovenitig nost provud- ing tho first Sabbath In Octobor, or os soon thoresflor ay muy by, by o majority of tho votors present, to gervo tntil tho fums meeting of tha uoxt eur, ab the discrotion of tho chureli, . pAsTOR, SeoTION 1, Tho pastoral relations shill not bo formed or_dissolved 6xeopt by o two-tlirds voto ;- te church sliall not vote on its dissolution withot glving tho Jor tieeo montie! wotieo; a resolution to distol t shall not tako oilect until thres mouths aftor p: ud tho pastor shall not dissolve tho rolath t glviug tho church threo montha' notice, unless tho clurel shull waivo tho notico, Sko, %, No action of tho chireli, nor of its officers, formal o informal, shall bo tuken’ to conipol, induce, or requost the pastor to resign, nor to defeat o splrit of tho preceding avction, e0, 3. Tl pstor sl Lavo absolito control of the religious mectings of the cburch, oud of tlio musio fu partieular, whenever it shall futorfora with bis dosigns of tho orkship, Se0, % Ilis salary shall bo paid punctually month- Iy, it {ho end of ovory calondar nonth, und shall not B reduced oxcept annually at tho bisiness meoting nost proceding tho Arst Babbath in October, and L sliall Lo ontitled to n vacation of least thirty’ days in overy year, at sticl times 03 io my ssloct, DEACONA, SroTioN 1. Tho dulfua of tho Deacons shall be the propuration of and attondancy to tho urdinniicss, tho control of the poor fund, aud the supyly of tho piipit wiion vacant, nnder tho diroction of thy pastor, or, whion that caiuot bo bad, of tho chiurch, TRUSTEES, Scorion 1, 1t shall bo tho duty of the Trustees to hold and proservo tho church property of overy do- ucription, {0 admintster tho Dusucey, oid provide for public worahip, includiiig musio, undor the direction of tho thurch, subjoot to tho laws of tho State of Till- nols, “8E0, 2, The church shalt clect no ono as o Trustes but 8 Deacon, ur & coutributor according to ardelo V., TREASURER, - 8rotion 1, Tho Tronsurer shuil e ono of the Trus. tees, and ho, or the othor two Trustee have puwer to convena the Trustees for businesy, 80, 2, ‘Ilio Treasuror shull kvop an acourate ac- count aud moko » roport at cach rogulnr busincs meating, or whonevor tha church may oall for it, of all tho niouoys lio ha recelved or disbursed, whother on_chureh aceount or s benofuctions, und furnisly vouchera for all disbursomonts, oLEnE, Broriox 1, 1t shall bo the duty of the Glerk to keep n rocord of (o proceudings of th chitrel, and to make o annual report of ily” Listory and growth, ab the business meeting noxt preceding the first Sabbath of Octobor, or us soon tliereufter as wsy Lo, MEETINGS, Bror1oN 1, Tha ehurch shall hold'four regutor busl. noss moatings in overy yesr, utless dispoused with by order of the chutely, viz: on the Mondsy uxeulvgs ozt procoding the st Ssbbath iu January, April, July, und October, Heo, 2, No othier business mocting sball bo called cxcept Uy tho pastor, for the purposo of rocolying or lllxln‘ludnu members and a&:pu juting delegates to rop- resent tho church fu other bodtes, 8e0, 8, No business moolings shull be ndjournod to anothor Hme, S0, 4, A quorum shult consist of not luss than ten voting mewbors of the clurch, GUNSTITUTION, ovnstitutlon . ehall mot Lo altered, smended, or abollshed except at a regular hualness meoting by & tliree- foiirths voto uf the voiing mombers presont, after notico glvon from tho pulplt, by ordor of tho chureh, on thio sabbath next precediog the action aud ‘otting forth tho cliango proposed, Atter contributions wete collected and tho hymn suug, tho proachor stated that his toxt woulil bo found In Ratthow 14, 30, and 81, uy follows 1 ut wien he saw tho wind Loistorous, ho was afraid and, beginulug to séuk, he oricd, wyiizs Lord savo mo, And imniediatoly Josus stratched forth ilis hand wud canght B, und sald anto him, O thou of little falth, whierofors didst thou doubt ? Ilo snid tho text was un lllustration of iife and sorrow, What cofid bo moro like thne thun an Goean? What could bo imore like 1ifo thon u voyage npon tho osoan? What could Lo moro like %mub!o than the olouds, wind, aud waves from which tho sailor sutfored? What vould bo wmore llke an sconmulation of troublo than a ntorm ot soa ? And what could be wova like ro- Hof Leow troublo than & oalm agd {tg neaceful ron 8rorioy 1, Tho a‘)l;\m::;?:h(n?]? -Tunnn;xki-cillovad Iila poaplo from , and ag wotho He could do so now.u i snl ylace'ago CHRIST RNEW all about the memornblo ovents, recordod In the toxt. 1lo browod tho atorm on’ tho monntains aud sont the disclples to #on ot that particular tme, " Ila planned tho wholoof it. 1o airanged it all, Mo sonb thom into troublo, Christinnn should not bo afrald when thoy wore in trouble. il Lrothiron and slsters of the Unfon I'ark Church should not ba damaged by the storta, through whioh thoy hnd passcd, JESUS DID IT ALL, and when they could seo s don} , thoy would be sntistiad, Potor wauted to walk on tho water tomoot Jesus, 1ilo alwaya thought that was EXCEEDINOLY FRIVOLOUS IN PETER. The storm waa howlng, thio salls wore flap- ping, the ship wns lcnklnfi, yob_ho nctually pro- Pose to got out of the ship and wn{k on thipZantor. " Potor did not go out of curlosity to souwhothor Christ was renlly living, for his curlosity would hardly overcomo his foar. Poter wauted to show thoro was novor stich a faithful man as Potor. It was vanity—spivitual prido. Lotor wanted to jump s ditoh or oross & Lridge boforo ho eame to them, Potor sauk in tbu wator und was taught o lesson. Ile went for wool and got straw, Whenover man ruehed voluntarily into spiritual pezil ho would be hum- bled, would moot with bigger game than Lo was huullns for, and be dovoured by 1t, THAT QURIOUS COMI'OUND, tha Apostle Potor, walkod on tho watoer as if it was granito, untila little wind aroso and blow nway his - faith, Somo of them were Dotors, Thoy thought thoy woro full of faith un- il a littlo gust arogo, and then tholr faith gave out in tha vory faco of tho faob that God was thelr friond aud 1leaven tholr home. Ohrist got 1lis poople out of thelr troublo, Dr. Beott, in his commontaries, said it must havo takon Ohrist an hour snd a half to walk out to the ship, and ho must have started boforo tho storm aroso, Tho Soa of Galiloo was & -, FRIBKY LITTLE SEA and a storm browed there vory quickly. Christ kuow the storm was coming, and_started from ths shoro so ns to bo ab tho vorsol's sidoe in tho nick of time—nt tho moment of danger. Christ Imow what was going tohappon, Hothought of it beforo the morning stars sung togethor. Soma ersony did not bolleve in predestination, 1o id. o would baliova it if thero wes no Biblo, EVENYTUING WAS PREORDAINED, and could bo tracod back to Adam, yen to_ all ctornity. Tho goodness of God was'plannod in tho councils of " etornity. Porhaps soms man dropped into that mooting with a nore and bur- doned heart and found o drop of balm in that sermon, whick God predestined yours ago, Ho did not boliovo tho day of mirdctos way past, Who was tho authority for saying it was? Any ouo who lived nearGod would seo miracles in hig own life. T'ho gentlomanlnunched off into a cot- lutoral disquigition on prodestination and fate, IT WAS ALWAYS STRANGE TO HIX thut tho Lord'Jesus saved Iotor. That Ilo snved ono of the other Apostles ho (McCarthy) would not have thonght so strange, but it was strango Ho saved Potor, as Ho kuow vory woll that Poter would botroy Him. Had a Clristisn been thero with the knowladge of what Dater would do, b would have advised Christ to lot Potor godown. DBut Christ, although Ie know liow Poter would maltront Hige, snved him, and Hoe would savo the sinner, no mattor when Lo ho had beon drunk, or how much ho Lad stolon sinco last Bunday Fruridud he gavo tho monoy back. Lhoy should go to Chirtst. PLIER§ PRAYIR was an ojaculation. Whon Lo was sinking, ho did not make n fiftcon-minuto prayer with one ot tlio panlms for an introduction, for Lo would not bave got fivo minutes into it befors Lo would hnyo beon food for fishes. Pelor came to the polut at onco, and cried: ¢Lord, sayo me, or T peish.” Thag was the way thoy should pray for holp at any timo of the dny or night. When thoy wanted to make long prayors, thoy could go to their closets; but sliort, Ethy, enrnest prayors wero tho right thing for instantancous and overy-day uso. 1IB AND 1S CONGREGATION had beon out on tho gea in a storm, whon the wind howled never so dismally, and the waves ran novor £ high, but God would bring thom to Innd, and thoy would save sculs that swould nover have been saved if they hidd not been in aflliotion. Boma parsons liked to have OHRINT IN THLE ATTIO, or in o apare room, and some wonld actually im- muro Ilim in n conl vault,s0 long ag thoy thought they could eall on Him whon thoy wers sick or sufforing. That was not tho way to do. They should take Christ with ‘them to tholr work, in ibeir_ business, keep Him with thom slways, as ITe waa tho only true friond for n tompest-tost human being to™ lave with him on tho voyage of life. NOTIOES: Alymn was sung and it was aunounced that the lunchey in aid of the Amity Baptist Church would bo continued during the week. A Unitarian notico was given outana the bene- diction baving boon pronounced the congremn~ tion disporsed to moet noxt Sunday, at tho same Lhour and in tho same placo. ———— TFTLORENCE M'CARTHY’S SLAUGHTER o the Editor of The Chicauo Tribune : Bin: Astho enemies of Mr. McCarthy have beon permitted the froe nso of your columns for their purposes, his frionds presume the same courtesy will bo oxlended to them in their ef- forts to vindicato this much-abused porson bofore tho community in whose midst ho has boon for tho past threo years laboring hard and faithfully m the \'ilm{n.rll of the Lord, We do not wish to longthon this unplensnntcontroveray, nor cun we sit wockly by and seo a follow-gol- dier, who has boen ‘a vigilant watchman on the Walls of Zion aud o bravo and gallant ““dofondor of tho faith," dragged down from this ‘““holy elevation” “and cast hoadlong into the ignominious dust, and that, too, by uncloean hauds instignted by un- eanctified hoarts, without, at lonsy, & romon- stranco. 2 ‘Wo asgort that the publicnind has boon binsed against Mr. McCarthy by the manuer in which the subjeot was opeucd. Tho first inlimation it lind was tho “ Dlnzonry of infamy" cast upan him by inuinuations, which gave tho impression that lic was guilty of a large prolpnrtmu of tho critaes which composo tho *catalogue of vice." But yonr renders will ploase notics that nono of thoso things wero considorod by the Councit that triod bim to Lo, 1 the “light of the evidenco,” rongonablo ground for his dismissal from the Chureh, We say this orroncous presentation of tho matter, clothod as it was, with venom, cumberod tho vision of the thon disintorosted public, and mado it to percolvo us through o glaus durkly.” Tor it is o truo saying, that ilvst improsgions axe lnsting, and wo aro certuin that chis ocension will furnishno excoption {o that statoment. Honrsays were made to bear the impress of positive fucts. TFlonling rumors wore wrought into tho most palpuble {)robul)ililius. The un- ecomly jests nud romarks of othors were per~ sistontly attributed to being of his own pro- duction. Evon tho very thoughts of his ‘tra- ducors, wo doubt not, were foreibly shaped into fall-fledged realitics. 8o acrimouious did this *Cupitlt " of dissousion™ Ulocome, that nothing soomod to his opponeuts t0o base for their pastor to indulgo. “All thisuuploasant condition of affairy is duo to tho waut of a smull portion of charity, tho greatost of tho trio of Clristian graces. - During this strange motamorphosis of the foolings of hig ‘*flock,” whore the ¢ black shoup™ scomed to prnpundumto, in that they had ovorpowerad the *wshoplerd” tomporatily, tho pastor was circulating freely smongst them, liopings and endeavoriug (o discovor the occasion of all this commotion in tho * camp of the I’lil- iutines," but utterly failed to procure any tan- giblo proof of culpublo misdomonsnor, Iut tho storm continued to brood ovor the host, when suddenly the augry cloud burst and revealed to his aslonishod gazo an irrogular and umiswlul esaombly of Iis pooplo gathered for the pur- pose of effocting his miulsterial decapliation. Wo fanoy the augels of Leaven must bave shricked with holy mdignation as thoy looked down upon thub wigodly company, convened in wreath, with malloious i ~leaping from tlmlr oyos, ag, with wild gesturo and vehement daolamation, thoy hotly coutended for the dogru- dation of thelr miuister. 1lo washwried along to his doom without ocoasion halngi)gmntcd him for dofonso untit all tho harm had been done him that conld wall bo donoe, und after an illegal and projudiced Coun- cil ("Bquity” to tho contrary notwithetanding) had been outled to tako ncflou In the matter, Wouso the nbove torms with roforonce to the Counell bocsuse it s quito rational to so considor it, inasmuch Ay was oulled Ly lns onemios, and was, in fact, an ox- pirlo Councll, as Mr, MeO's friouds wera vory foobly roprosonted in tho call for the Council by ronson of boing disfranohised, as will b showh horonftor. ‘I'hat it wos prejudicod i3 also ron- sonublo to prosume by “the faot that, balug ox- purte, it (uncouscionsly "“l“““‘z leauad that \v? in the direction frony whioh If was proppod nothor faot by 1o moans inslgnifloant, anc whiuh lont coloring to tholr vordiot, doubtioss, i, thut 1t was ontertained by the * partioa to tho proscoution,” who lost no_opportunity to aceompany Lhoir colfes and cdiblos with olhiolce bitiof persuasion, gossip, or dainty yonom,—that sooialistlo artillory whiol the ladies cun use :;jth suol **tolling "{oloct whon dotormined on e, In thowo suggoutions wo ediny hothitig agalnat tho Intaielty o woll-monuing of tioyo goutlomon e T P S S S S or Indlos, but simply alludo to that ** wonknoss of tho flosh ¥ to whh?hywu ara so liablo to yleld,— A8 did Hlorad, whon oaught fn tho samo trap, stcoumb to tho wiles of tho daughtor of Hlerodi- 8, who brought him tho head og John tho Bap- tist,—In this cnso it ls tho head of Florouco McOnrthy, 1Iad thia Councll not bosn subjoot to all this ““coloring matior,” wo thini their con- clusions would buve boon difforont. Iut, n if tho indigrity honpod upon the dofondant was not already gufllelent, a counsellor for the plain- tfls, who s woll Inown to have boon pordonally projudiced against Ar. MoCar- thy (but “who, when quorled aboub it, denfed l‘bl). is pormitled to polson tho minds and awakon the onmity of his henrors againat tho acousod by Lis high-sounding_titade agatnst tho ministorinl capacity of tho dofond- aut, as it ho {munanud immnoulato porception by #tqfyino right,” For shemo | that In this coun, try and aga of bonstod justiag such a disgracoful procoeding is tolorated, and that, oo, within tho conscerated walls of tho “Templo of God." And tho ond s not yot, Aftor the conclusion of tho deliborations of this body of “ dim roligious lights,” amidst whom tho “aconsed ” loomad up liko o *“blazing Oalolum,” was an ingellectunt Achillos, surroundod by & compuny of pigmias of orudition. Another taveting of fho church Is callod to take flunl action against tho pastor, based on the vordick of the GCouncil, Obsorvo tho strango lnuguage of _ that documont, “the resolutions of tho Coun- i cil.” They sorrowfully withdraw tha hand of Cliriation followship, but rccommend him to ba rotained {n tho Church. But wo waive all com- ment on this rhetorical paradox, At tho above-named meeting of lis churoh, which was to dotormine tho fato of tho insultod pastor, tho names of tho votera wers called, to which thirty-two responded for the sovorance of tho pastoral rolation, and eloven contrary, show-~ ing an ovorrholming majority for his romoyal, Tlio caues of tho Immorloa{ strongth agaivet Mr, McCarthy was that his oppononts wora out in force, aud ad presorvod their votos by gon- stant or suffigiont attondanco upon the servicos which woro hold in the old oburch building from which Mr. McCarthy was barred by tho **don- cone,” and where his friouds would not go so long a8 thoy contd henr him pronch olsowhore, anduo, by following him amlsu];pnrung biminhis “hour of Lrinl," thoy lost thelr voto to the construction Plncnzl upon the tion of thnt church " by Lis enemies, There is a claugo fn' the franchise which roads *that no membor who hus not attonded four 1{n-mmhlu sorvicos, if that many woro held, of this chure] In onch of tlio thrae calondar months immediate- ly precoding the month in which sald mooting is Liold, sholl not bo entitlod toa vote.” Had 3lr. MecCarthy boon allowed the uso of his church on that and the following Sabbath Lis friends would havo hold the *“balanco of power,” or if ho hud preachod but once more, many wonld have been voters who, by that simplo * inmgue agninst justico” wero rendored * voiceloss,” and wora only pormitted to view the * slaughtor of the in- nocont.” Upon this lnst occasion o number of bhis frionds did not appear, knowing that thoy would have 1o say in the matter, but the names of his frlonds who were present bulnfi taken, it was found that (with thoso who had not lost thoir votes) Mr, McCarthy’s adhoronts wero de- oidodly in the mojority. ~Thus, by * palpablo injustico " and prodetornination on the part of bis _foos, the trith was *‘throttled,” and Mr. McCarthy doposed. ‘Wo contond that tho construction given to the fronchiso was unjust, in that tho churoh-build- ing s no moro tiie Church than n man's bt is his bead. When the Bavior, in_the language of similitudo, spake of tho Church a8 his brido, Ho monnt momoihing else than the colossal architectutal straoture, or an old shanty (wo sposk reverently) like that at the corner of Puulina_ and Washington strecta. Likowiso we contond ihnt the momberslip, with pastor, comprise tho Church, and that, conse- tlxmml]y, wo, the friouds of the abused minister, florouco McOnrthy, are the logitimate and laws fal Union Park Oliutch. We contond our posi- tion to be maintainable in accordance with ecclo- sinstical law and by common law, if we woro dis- posed to contost it.. ¥ Weo kindly ask tho readors of Tne Tnmuxe and friouds of justico to reconsider their decis- ion, Lviewod in the light of truth which wo have endoavored, dispassionrtoly, to throw on to tho subject, Romombe:lng that to *orr ia huma wo commond our young pastof to the sympathy and rogard of ull who have road tho ~ deounciations - of his complainanty, assuring them that their opinions of him,arrived at from that sourco, ara worthy ot lonsk of re- consideration. To tho Yuopla of Chivago, who aro moro immedintoly intercsted, we suggost, go and hoar him when occasion nffords, keaping in view tho fact that, had he but inslstod upon tho mombars of his church utteud.ln[; tho tor- vicos at the regular plnce, instend of hoaring hun at strango piaces, in ordor to rolain thelr votlug capacity (but which ho rofused to do from princlple), thay would hear him in bis own churefl ingtead of clsowhero, and be convinced thot tho zealous sorvant in the cause of Curist iy not the ** wolf in sheep's clothing * which the * Satnnic earicaturists ” have endeavored to pic- ture him, but au ardent, peralstont, and intelli- gont ** warrior of tho Cross,” 1lonEsty, R S — MISCELLANEQUS ITEMG, Tho Pope will bo 81 noxt nonth, D—ml"rluca Arthur will soon be made Duke of ublin, —Tho Danbury News mau will locturo noxt fall at $250 a night, —Some Hartford mon tendored Mark Twain a welcome suppor, sud the bill, amounting to 5208, wag sont to him. He ynid ity but reatrained humoronts commenta, —Senntor Schurz_will deliver hig enlogy on Sonator Sumuor in Musie 1fall, Doston, on the 20th inst. Mayor Cobb will prosido, Wendoll Phillips will introduco the orator, and Oliver ‘Wendell 1Iolmos will read a poem, + —Daniol Pratt comes to the surface to sny that no man can slrika a harder blow by spitting on his linnds Orst, and that it is n uscless custom, which ho would liko to sce abolished. full-grown mouso * bottled " in & four- ounce vinl is o curiosity at Lafayotto, Ind, ‘I'o moueo is supposed to havo crawled in when quito small, aud i¥as rnabla to get out again, —I'rinco Frodoriok Obntles;” of Pruesis, in- tonds to sinrt on o tour around the world in July, znd expeets Lo be nway from Borlin about & yoar aud o Lolf, 1is ronte will be across Russis ‘aud Siboria ; thenco to Jupan; thonco to Ghius, from whoro lio will como to o Unlted Statés, A Prugslan war vossel will convey bim from Now York back to Germany. —A wondorful discovery has boen mndo at Coralville, lowa, In tho limo pite, whilo making axdrill holofor o blast, tho tool strick sonothing hard, It préved to bo o brouze shield, similar to those found in tho Island of Silt, Denmark, Although much corroddd, marks of brows canbo aem]x on it, aud gome remains of zigzag metal work. —Sian Franoiaco's donth-rato is tho third low- ost in tho world, Zurich boing the healthiest city, Gonova next in salubrity, and 8an Francis- co followlng at tho rato of nivotoen deaths per onr in o thousand, Bub then Mre, Foir is in il somoe yents, and somo of thoso yours when Bl i nt large sheis not mwriied. Give her freodom, fair-pity, aud o busband and she will bring up the m-urn;ie.—llunton Lranscript. ~1he Danish Houces lavo canceled, by a —A largo majority, tho titles of tho doscondants” of tho orlgmnl;l\ioltkce, who hod n{»pued for re- admittauce Into the Dauish nationality. 'The motives givon or understood weto the prolonged nbsonce “iu Iolstein, whore thoir obiof estates lio, aud abroad ;_their [sympathios with lfol- stoln during the Dauno-Gorman War, whon their fathor took sorvice in the Austrinh army ; and porhaps elso tholr rolativusbip with Flold- Marshal ount Moltke. Women Ifofore the Law. Alr, Johu Proffutt, a member of the New York Bar, haw writien a book ontitled, ** Women Bo- fore the Luw.” In a prolimitary chupter, hio has brought fogether a mimbor of lutctesting and mmusing facts relating to the condition of women in othor countrics and in former times, What will thoso who cry out so loudly against the prosont intolerablo Puuulou of women be- fore tho law sny whon they road that in tho twelrth your of m"i" Hony VIIL it was judlcinl- Iy declarad that *'if a mah bont nn outlaw, n traltor or pagan, his villoln or Lis wife, it is dis- punishable, Enu-uuo by the Law Common these porsons osh have no” action.” And we appres }mud thoy will not like much bottor tho law of Y'rance, tob fortks in o sontonco in Krouch, but which ‘we translate:s * Evory husband muy Deat his wifo whon she will not oboy his com- mnnds, or whon she curses bim, or whon sho lign, provided that ho bent hor moderatoly, and withiout death ousuing.” The words ** without doath onsnlng,” wo constrne to be tho law's deflnition of **modoration,” B orsbatte - — KotterysNwindles, Hrom tie Halthnors American, Maryland wos the first Btato south of Mason & Dizon's lino that put o stop to tha lottory business, Tho American fought the lottorles singlo-handed until tho neowusary logislative motlon was socurod, Tho businoss iy still enrriod on, however, in most of the Bouthorn Statos, snd i8 ono cause of the gonersl stagnation in watorfal progross In that sootion. 'Pho old flam- ing postors, printed in ull the colors of the ruin- bow, ura stitl vistble in Kontuoky and Louluiaus, and 16 ia only ruuenu{ thut little yDalaware hoy boon induced to puf an ond to thin mode of u\m:mlnx tho iguoraat and pooker cluve of ite oltlzous, ILLINOIS TOWN ELECTIONS, The Connty Board of Suporvisors for 1874, [* donoten re-olected,] OARDOLL COUNTY, Chorry Grovo—DBonj, P, Shirk.* Ellsorn Grove—3, Z. Landon.* Toir avon—Josoph Turnbough.t Treodom—William R, Laird.* Lima—Emnnuol llnfllnr.' Mt. Oarroll—Samuel Proston,* TRoclk Oreok—I, . Dingeo. Balom—John Mackay. Bavannn—3. Dupuis, Bbannon—Jothiro Mastin,® Washington—Itobort Gilloby.* Woadland—Joha I, Enokor.* . Enstnbrooks,* . Fronch.* Total, 14 § ro-cloatod, 11, Party lines fgnored, and no opposition to most of the Bupervisors, On old political issucs, 11 are Ropublicana and 8 Domocrals., 5 OLARK COUNTR Andorson—Ninovoh Oraf, Auburn—Loe N. Rood.* COumberland—John Bhort.® % Darwin—Bonjamin_L'rancls, * Dolson—Emsunel Millor, Douglae—Lewis Main. Johnson—Richard Bearnon, Muarsball—I, 0, Bugan.* Martinsvillo—Samucl Faslg. Nelroso—~James B, Shenploy. Qrange—Samuel Blankenbeker, Parker—Calvin Nowlin. - Wabash—Thomas L. Orndorft.* Waostflold—B, M., Lowry. York—Robort Willismson,* Total, 15 § ro-clectod, 0. Lnat year, 6 Ropab= licans, § Domoorats, This year all oxosyt thres belong to Farmors' Clubs. COLES COUNTY, Ashmoro—J. M. Ashmoro, Jiop. Charleston—E. B. Buck,* Hop. Charleston—Xtobsrt Reod, Tiep, Hickory—Jamos Brown, Opp. Humbolt—aA. G. Clinprinn, Onp. Hutton—Frankiin Johus, Opp, Lafayetto—John Monroo,* Opp. Mattoon—J. F. Diesh,* liep. Battoon—J. J. Benl, épF. Morgau—Lnfayotta Oralg,* Opp. North Okaw—3artin Price, Opp. Onkland—Hiram Ruthorford, Rop. Yaradiso—R. B, Tate*, Rop. Dloasant Grove—DPatrick Nicholson, Rep, Total, 14; ro-olected, 5; Ropublicans, 7; Ope pmxtuion, 7. Last yoar, a majority of Demo craty, % FORD COUNTY. Bronton—L. T. Bishop, Opp. Button—J. O, Kirlktpatrick, Opp, Dix—J. I Robinson, Opp. Drummor—J, 11, Collier, Rep, Lyman—II. B, Ferguson, Opp. Mona—~Munroo Bute, Opp. Patton—Johu M, Hail, Opp. Tatton-—John Koeuoy, Opp. - Teach Orchard—T, F. Kingsley, Bopy Pella—Jamos Sheldon, Opp. Rogers—Bamual Olayton, Opp. Bullivant—bf. L. Sullivant, Rop, Wall—Willinm Kocl, Opp. Total, 13} Nopublicans, 8; Opposition, 10, Last year—Ropublicans, 12; Democrats, none. Kow Doard on old political issucs—10 Repube licans, 2 Domocrats, 1 unknown. J0_DAVIESS COUNTY. 4 Apple River—M. Maynard,* Rep, Borreman—D. Tillany, Rep. Council Hill—William Pausmoro,* Rep. Dorinda—W, M, Logan,* Rep. Dunleith—Thomas Maguira* Opp. Tlizabeth—Willinm Howarth* Rop. Galoua (East)—P. D. McGough, John P, Dax, Opp. ‘Gnlona (West)—Richard Seal, Opp. Jacob Moegle, Opp. Gnilford—8. W. Hathaway, Opp. Hanover—enry Chapman, Rep, Menominge—James Horan,* Opp. Nora—VWilliam H, Puckett,” Rnf. Plonsant Valloy—E. B, Troxall,* Opp. Ttico—Augustus Morgin, Itop. Rush—Andrew Dean, Rop. Sealos Mound—John Moore, Opp. Stockton—M. K. Hammond, Opp. “Uhompson—Philip Parkin,*' Rop. Vinegar Hill—'timothy Kennody,* Opp. Warron—Jamos Bayne, tap. . Ward's Grove—S, Tyrall, Opp. ‘Woodbine—Donald McKenzie, Rop. Tolal, 2¢; ro-elocted, 10. TRopublicans, 12; Opposition, 12, Last year—Ropublichns, 18; Democrats, 11, ‘ ACOUTIN COUNTY, Darr—T. J, Motealf. Bird—John Craggs.* DBrighton—William Jones. Brushy Mound—George Cowell, Bunker Hill—F. W. Cross.* Cahokia—James Hoggett, Cnrlinvillo—Datty I Burke.® Carlinville—Qeorge Fishbnol Olosterficld—Amos Goodsell, Daorchostor—Thomas J. Luckenl Gillespio—P. H. Pentzor. Girard ~Jzmoes P, Wiloy.* Hillvard—Richard Cromwell, Ilonoy Point—James W. York. Nilwood—William II, Richardson. Otter (North)—A. A. Atkihs,® Ottor (South: o808 Jewell, Palmyra ENoth} Tmrl B, Vancil.® Palmyra (South)—D. N. Solomon.* Polk—Moscs L. Eldrod.* Buottvillo—J. H. Bolrer.* Bhaw's Loini oorgo W, Barnott. Shipman—Samuel Willlamsa, Btaunton—F. AL Hendorson. Virden—John G. Smith, Westorn Mound—William O, Edwards, 3 Total, 26; re-olectod, 13. Jesuo: the Courte ! IMouso bonds. The people ate determined fiot to pay more than the Court-House cost, which is : about balf tho face of tho bonds, ‘The new Bu- | porvisors will maintain the attitudo of tho old Board. L MOULTRIE COUNTY, Dora—Teubon Adkins,* Opps Tast Nelson—TIsane Fleming,* Opp Jonathan Greek—Levi Sears, dep. . ) Lovington—Joel F'reoan,* ‘Ind. Lowe—0, A. Raoyes, Opp. i Mairowboue—-A, R, finan,’- Opp. % Sulliyan—Ab. Patteison, * Ind. ; Whitloy—Jamon N. Watlier,* Opp. Total, 8; re-cleoted, 6. Opposition (nomi- nated by Grangera and Farmors’ Olubs), 6 In~ dopendont (no nomination), 2, Last year, 4 Roe publicans, 4 Democrats. PUTNAM COUNTY, | : Granville—S. . Btewart, Itop. ; llunnuillu—-\vlllim‘n Alloit,* Hop, Bagnolla—B, T, Hildobrahd, B(a 3 Bunelhwino—John G. Freoman,® I“np. Total, 4; ro-clected, 2, Ropublican, 8; Oppo~ sition, 1. VERMILION doUNTY, i Dlount—Goorge C. Bmith * Opp. 3 Butlor—Bradloy Buttorflolil,” g[:':p. : Curroll—A, 1L, O'Briant,* Opp. £ Catlin—G. W, %ilton, Opp. ; Danville—J. G, Holden,* Ind. ¥ 4 Dunville—Willlam Morgan.* Ind, Danville—James Knight, Ind, P Llwood—J. C. Plorco.* Top. Qeorgetown—William Bhieots,* Rop, Grant—Villtam T\, Youtgblood,* Opp, . £ Alddle Fork—Caleb Albort, Opp. 5 Nowell—Willinm R. Campbell, Rnp. Oukwood—Jamos I, West,* Itop, Pilot—Ohnrlos V. Keoslat,® Opp, Ross—Alvan (Hlbort,* Rap, i3 Bidoll—Willinm Mooro,* Itep, * Vance—Iliram Yerkes,* Rop. Total, 16 ro-slectod, 1, Ropublicans, Opposition, 6 ; Indepoudent, 8, —_———— The Bukd Mountain ¢ firncleds ; According to tho atutomont of 3Mllos Migglne ‘ to the correspondent ol tho Ralbigh Netes, tha & Baold Mouutain esrthyuakd was nn answer to g{uyum sout up Ly a forvont Daptist proachor. r. Higgius is thus teported T wus about thres days bofora the firetshook that notice was gout over tho mottntain thab Rov, Posoy Owonsby, a sort of » Baptist preach- i, or that lived on the mountain, wonld commence ) o revival of roligion attho achool house on a cortain night, Ho camo, bt mot ouly w alim congrogation. 1o kopt up his rovival dyxrondnyu and nights without gotting |\{A the alightost ox- citoment. On the night of the 9th of Fobruary ho mado n long and fervent pruyory in whioh ha said, *O Lord, for three days and unights hath Thy gorvant eundeavorod i vpin to move tho strong heartw of this wnkal pooplo, Now, wo begcooh 'Theo that Thou wouldet, In Ly groat and omuwpotont powor, caue Yo mouutain to shako and tromblo Lohoath tholr foot, that thoy might be_bronent to s tonssious- b 16K of T}ney powor and wrath,' ota,, oto, The nuuplu‘xml romained unmoved, but al the honr of 10 o'olock noxt day tho mountain shook awl trombled bouenth the foot of the pooplo. 'The Rovorend Tosoy waa at work oloarlug up naw ground; whon the shocks oamo, one aftor another, Uurrying tothe house ho told the old woman to,muko all posuiblo upood for an mes dwta evacuntion, When u;u .‘T foRa hoat worulvg Hald Mountaly wan far b Povoy's soar,'