Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 10, 1874, Page 6

i sz ik THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1874 RELIGIOUS NEWS. Rewspaper Comments on 'mr. Swing and His Trial. The Extent of Methodism and Iis Subdivisions, Women Preachers---Salaries of New York Clergymen. Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad. —_— Church Services To-Day. PROF. SWING. The chief religious topic of the week was the tricl of Prof. Swing for beresy, but the roports of the proceedings have beea so generally read that it is useless to recapitulate what was done. The trisl sl e resnmed Tuesday, when the arguments will be begun. SEWSPAVEE COMMENTS. Antong the verious religions neaspapers that bavo discussed the Bwivg trial are the follow- g . 1iie Independent eays: - During the Last week a report was put in circulation that M. Swing had Tesolved to withdraw from the Presbytericn Caurch, ruther than endura tho bufet- a tric] for beresy ; but tae report was promptly 1ed Ly bis fricuds, No dotut bis inclination Would lad him to withdre'w from the conlict, for ho Tn pota lighting man, and the jsxue forced upon him 35 cro which Le meets with reluctace. But he canzot Dow refuse to stand trial. Ia his person the quesion {210 Le eettied whetser A literal adiierence to the Pres— Dyterian Confession of Fuitn i to bo exscted of all the mfnisters of 1 h :and the interests of moral- Tequire that the question eicn, Heis just a8 iruly st e of liberty in_the interpretstion of the for the & Irestyterian etandards as Lymsn Beocher was in for- .oz gugs, £nd it would be infidelity to s solemn trust £or him to run awsy from the battle. The Christian Union thinks : Whatever the Chicago Presbyie: Pev. Prof. Swing, it teema that bis church are pretty 001 convineed tuat there {s notaiug Wrong about his orthogoxy. Tie Elders at lcasi are unanimous in Lacir disvetiel of the charges of eresy made against Fins, and tuey bave taken the troubls to ssy eo in Trist. They naturaly cisim a right to be heardin the maztT, ey have veen Elders in the church Eince , and ought to ba well informed a3 to tor's viewe, Having found him faithful in fcachibg the truths of the Gospel both in the pulpit o fn (e moro toclul religious meetings, and _know- iBat there bas always existed 3 spirit of lovo and Detwesn the pastcr and Lis Leople to an un- epree, tbe Eldcrs don’t propoes to te Suding their mivister put on trial, Under fseumsLunces it Would seem thnt neither tho trial e 2y possible result of it ehould alarm them. o The St. Paul Press eays: o print clecwheroa document that will beread with i ‘interest by Athanasian aud Arlap, Calvinist fan, and by all Protestants of all forms of ‘We refer to Prof. Swing's reply to the ‘icent of Prof. Patton, for which he {s zow on ‘before the Chicago Présbytery. It is evident from % perusal of tkis document that Ir, Swing does not Delieve the formulas of the Presbyterisn Church accord- i0g 1o its uncicnt and accepted steudards s laid down by the Westmiftister Assembly and the Synod of Dort. hd yet it is s2fe to say that in discarding the *dark fatelisn * of the aucieut Calvivistic docinine and sore lber cract dogmas that fizured in the old creed be Taitly reprcsents the phase of opinion now dominant in tie Presbyterian aud all other progressive Protestant Churches, and those who insist on 3 literal adberenc fo the old thealogical formulag s a test of ortbadoxy Wil probubly fiud that in cutting off the heretics they | a1t bzve simply o cut themsclves off f7ow tho great Dbody of the Cliristian Church. THE ALLIANCE. One of the editorials in the last number of the Alliance, presumably written by Prof. Sviog, has the following cn the eubject of & “Call 10 the Miniatry :” When a clergymen baces his claim only upoa any smiraculous call from God, be separates between him- eelf 2nd all the other professious. The ministry is not Sutiered by special grace, It is not one of the miracles 1hut stance, ke Lot's wife, o pillar of salt, by special f humenity, all inborn, and inwoven, Tike literty of reaton, or taste. Young men contem- pleting the min used to watch their dreams, or Eeo wliat events foliowed their prayers, or were wont £0 let the Biulo fall open in their hands, snd mark upon what text tho eye first fell. 1f the words were WG preach my Gospel,” or +The Lord hath need of him," the evidence of & divino commission was come lets, and, thus fusiied, they began to array them- Eelves for the carcer, ¥his method not only gave to fhie prlpit thousands who beloaged to the saw or tothe plow ; it also built & wall of partition between the min- Titry "and the otber professions, end marred that Trotheriiood, that fricudship, without which truth mzkes butle progress, ud the profession is narrowed in ite iumost soul. Hence thodegal man, the medical mau, thio scientific man, the orator, meeting a cominon Preatlier on the street or in the soclal circle, felt that aiscordunt elements had mct, and, after, cold words, 1hey tought reparation 10 Lody pgAID, to ‘accord with the peryetunl separation of apirit. ‘But God works very much fu znd through society ; and as we ay that society demended and created the office of Inwyer, and poet, and naturalist, g0 we feel that scciety domands' the puipit, and has created it and cudowed it by its longings snd toils. ~Out of life's Casulrtry, out of its sorruws and sins, out of its great mytery of desth, out of its dream of an imn:ortal Tife, Lus grown up tho sacred otfice, 8 plant watered Ty iwo knds of tears, those of scrrow and of joy, and with roots and tranches spreadiug to two worlds, In- stead, therefore, of referring its clm back to a fa l- iug open of the Bible, or to 8 recovery from sickness, how gizdly should the pulpit refer to mankind for its t, and move niong upon the mever-changivg Dasis of ‘the world’s common ecnse. Happy is that miuisier who c2n £it down with the paturalist, znd the statesman, and the engineer, cud the farmer, snd {e poet, and feel that mankind has ordered the Whole group with thio same sweet but reelstless Yoice. Tt 18 well that upon the head of the Episcopal can- didate (ko Lends of the Dishop must rest; and that {he Presisterian licentiate must be eent forth Ly the Juying on of bunds of the Presbytery. The methods aren gusrd and an impressive solemnity. But there 15 2 grander luying on of bands than this. There is 3 Golemuity of whizh this Bisbop scene or Presbyterial sceac is but o faint shadow. Society in all jts moral dep e znd heigita ; society in its eatanglement of mustery; sovicty Eweeping alorg to thie Rrave; society trying to penetrute the cloid-covered futire, hus reachied out its to hands in holy prayer, and bas d them upon the servant of God as never rested m of Bizlop, or of any of tha children of mor- 3. T 'was not any laying on of sectarn bands that mods poctry oo ert. It was the wants of the human race. Andsoit is not a Blehop, nor a conference, nor & Presbyters, that stands back of the puipit, Tt is the nature of the world, of men, here and Loreafter. - Toe Inferior refers to the wial, but merely to eriticise the action of the Presbytery in refernug Prof. Patton's charges to a Judicial Commitiee. may do with the —_— . METHODISTIC BODIES. Herbert Speucer tells us that development is slweys accompanied by differentiation in sil things which exhibit tho phenomena of life. Ino- tegration and disintegration, in fact, make up the greater share of the processes of life. One forco constructs aud snother pulls down, In the light of plilosophy, therefore, especially of the phisophy of evolution, the unusual sgitation now going on in raligious circles is an omga of ronewed life, although tuat new life may be but alsterand a better outgrowth from the -disin- tezrated church orgavisms that preceded it. The growth of tho Methodiet Charch, acd its separations into various subordinato branches is agood examplo of the operation of the law of d:Jerentiation. THE GEAND AGOREGATE. According to tho Methodist Almanac for 1874, the agzregate of tho Methndist Episcopal bodies in the United States was, at the close of 1873: ethodist Episcopal, Jethodist Epscopal South Coiored 3ethocist Episcopal African Methodist Episcopal rican Methodizt Episcopal Zio Trangelical Ascocisdion...c... Total Methodist Eptecopal...... 2,620,857 The non-Methodist Episcopal bodies form an aggregase of much smaller proportions, namely : Members. Total.... oo fa 148,000 The Methodisi Caurch, as is generally well known, took its origiu from the preaching of the Trothers John znd Charles Wealoy, commencing sbout 1729. The lttle meetings of adhberenta 55a associatcs of (hese wen, acd of the Rav. Whitefield, in Oxford, have develoved into the great denomination of Wesleyans in Great Brit- B and bas spread wto Europe, America, and tho ‘West Indies, and counts its adhercats by millions. THE WESLEYATS, following theirillustrous leadsrs, never senarated Sholly from the Eetablished Chuich of England, Dut tho iity, 58 well 3 the clergs, commune with tnat church, the latter being considered un- ardained or lay preschers. THE DOCTRINES of theMethodist Church throughall its branches aro the same, except that the Calvinistic Meth- odists of Englend, adopting the views of Georga Whitefield, believa in the Calvinisticdoctrines of election and forcordinatiog. L'ne chief dilfsr cuces in all the other branches Telate almost waolly to questions of governmeut or chureh policy. IN AMERICA. . Methodism commenced n the United States in 1766 as mere Wesleysuism, and the Lpiscopsl Cumichisstilin existence in New Yoik whers Philip Embury partook of the Holy Commuuion according £o the ceremonies of tas Church of England. At the close of the Revolntionary Wur, however, in 17384, Methodism set up for itsulf n this country, order of political ‘events then inaugurated. ‘Thomas Coke, sent over by John Wesley, 2s the first Bushiop, was sccepted, aod, sith’ Fraucis Asbury, they were ordained in 1774 at Baldi- more, thus w:arting the preseut Methodist Epis- copsl Church of the United States, with a dis- cipline and central board of suthority which subordinates the most remoto aud obscure cir- cuit-rider with the popular metropolitan preach- er, aud causes them, with a laity now approach- iag in pumbe:s two millioos, to labor for the ritile purpose of the spreadof tne Gospeland the couversion ol men. THE MLTHODIST PROTESTANT, r In 1830, & considerable body of the Methodist Courch, tot likng the Episcopacy, protested 2yainss the rule of the Bishopa and the practice which placed all authority“in the hands of the travelivg preachiers. Before this, in 1823, they hiad provented a pecition for & botter reproseutii- tion of the churches in the Geueral Conference, buc the potition - was received coldly. =~ ‘Lhis chureh formally seceoded 1u 1830, Its General Covlerence meots ouce_in feven years, instead of once in ten vears. It is formed of one cleri- cal and one lay delegatefor every 1,000 communi- cants, TIE WESLEYAN METHODIST connection thus in.country was organized in 1843, after & long and &erimonious debate and conflict, Sontimued throngh several years, rolaung to the questions of slave - holding aad ' tem- loance. . DLishop Emory in ops New ugland Couference refused to entortziu a motion In_cepunciadion of _slavers, cnd he ‘was seconded by Bishop Hedding. Loth these Bishops puolished to tho New Lb; and chircbes eizenlar letter, denouncing and deprecating all sitotion ordiscussion of slivery; but the letter only inereased the agitetion. Alany wers excom- municated for retusing to obey. In ISil & charch in Lowell, Mass., “went so faras to re fuee the preacher sent Ly the Lishop to tunister to them. ‘Uho Bishop irsued s proclamason pronounciog the recalcitrant body outcf the Dharch. The war went onuntif, 1n 1542, O:rnge Scott, Le Roy Sundeiland, and other promiu nt Methodists formally seceded, and the next year the Methodist connexion was formed, priucipally 25 o plotest agsinst the pro-slavery slcment. The doctrinea arc the same as thoze of the parent Church. ‘The government is demozretic, Sach church Laving power to govern its cwn afaiws. Eech Quarterly Conference has poswer to liconse Eruchcm. snd to recommend licen- tiates to t! a3 the General Confareuces are compozed of equal uumbers of clergymen and layinen. THE CHUBCH SODT; In the very nest yesr, at the mceting of the Gaueral Conlerence of the Methodiss Episcosal Chiurch, the separatiou hetween the Aethodists of tho Soutiern siave States and of Lhe Notthern States took place. Ths immedizte cause of the secession was_ the introduction of & resolution denouncing Bishop Andraw for marrying 2 wife who held slaves. The division between the AL E. Church South and ths 3. E. Church still continues, and thersis no immediate prospecs of its termumation. Siuce the War missionaries from the northern section of the Church have planted churches in various parts of the South, Retier- ing in some whites and many blacks ; but theix efforts ava not regarded with favor or pleasure by the true-blue ethodists of the South. THE AFRICAN METHODIST ) Episcopal Churches reparaced from the main body for social reasons. The doctrines and gov- orumont are the same as in the Methodist F: copal Church, The colored peorle in th ganizations have their ovn Board of 2nd mansge ,their church afiairs in their way. . IN ENOLAND. The Wesleyans 1 England have exhibited similar nchisms and &eceszions with their breth- ren on this side of the Atlantic. The ealiest separation took place in 1510, the Primitive Methodists, otherwise called Ranters, going out. This secession aroge from a differcuce of opinion in regard to camp-mec! gi0us pur- poses; also upon the q females to prezeh. Iu 13l th 161,229, and the preachers 12,112, THE BIBLE CHRISTIANE, or Bryantites, seceded fo 1815. The only differ- ence between them and the chief body of Meth- odists is that they receive the Eucliarist in a standing position. TNE CNITED FREE CHURCH had its origin in several ministers expelled for insuboraination. The body numbers about 70, 000 members. ‘Fhe Welsh Calvin Methoedists are the spiritual descendants of Whizetield, who was a Calvinist, Or ull the dietholitic denominanoas, the Methodiet Episcopal Courch is the most thrifty. Its ministers, toough not possessad of e bigh- ext culture, are all earuest mMiseionaries, who still believe that the poor as well 2s the rich should have the Gospel preached to them. THE STSTEM OF ITINERATURL, end the carefal supervision of the Bishope, gives to every church 3 mimister =ad Lo every Tinister employment. In the more demociaue organizations there ars alveys many churchés without pastors, sud a large number of vastors with nothing to do, simply bscause there is no power to bring these _complementary ngeats to- Fether and itto barmony, Probably the most Fapid'y growing Christian body to-dsy is the Aethodist Episcopal Church. Sies ki THE M. E. CEURCH SOUTE. The General Conference of the 3. E. Church South has now beea in gession at Louisville one week, and has accomplished some business, though nothing of great importance to the world, outsids of its own denomination. The body consists of about 200 delezates. « The Book Committee report that, in response to the appeni for nid t&'rebuild their partially- destroyed Publishing House in Nashville, Tenn., they have received the sum of §10,002, more than £30,000 of which was given by citizens of Nashville, The new building is 224x116 feet in eize, and four stories high in front, with & rear poition seven stories high. The bouse and grounds sre estimated to be worth £220,507.55. The report shows a balance in favor of the House in the last four years of $125,684.66. The Publishing House has & capital of $314,037 over ali its liabilities. The Christian Adtocate, the organ of tue Church, hes & subscription-list of over 11,000. The department of Sunday- rchool literature circulates 13,000 Sundsy-tchiool mugazines, 80,000 lesson-papers, 53,000 Litile People, and 23,000 Sunday School Visitors. The Bishop's rddress sets forth the condition of the Church and its needs. The Bishops re- port pesce_ and tranquillity throughout the Chureh. and not the peace of stagnation, for the people giva to the truth & reveront welcome. The missionary work of the Chureh is notin n satisfactory condition, especially that which re- lates to foreign fields. Wihile sinvery existed there was pleuty of work of this Lind at home: but now the colored peoole have churches of their own, and are provided with the Gospel. The Bishops urge the imporlance of giviog added emphasis to the foreign missiouary work. oy report great Lrogress in church-building. Consolidation of feeble Societiss a¢ centres of population has enlarged congregations, “ and se- cured a better and more unifornadministration of the ordinances, and made circuit work more effective. In the opinion of the Episcopal Bench, the time has come for the General Conference to make some rule of discipline in. reference to class-meetinys, worldly amusements, and family religion. The great body of the Church beliove that the General Conference of 1856 abolished class-meetings 24 & test of mombership, and as a Methodist ipstitation. The Bishops recommend retarn to the old custom axain. They com- plain that in young people evorywhera there is 2 tendency to worldliness which needs correc- tion ; and that the Cliurch is suffering grievous- I from the very general neglect of morning and evening worship in the houses of tie people. The principal change in legislation recom- mended is the restoration of the rule whichre- quires a preacker to travel Lwo yeara befo ik eligible to Deacons’ ordera, and four yew fore he is orazined Eldsr. ot S . NOTES. EAPTI3T. In the Western Avenue Baptist Church four- teen received the hand of fellowship last Sun- dsy. Twelvs persons received tho nght hand of fellowahip in the Indiana Avenue Baptist Church last Sunday morning. The pastors of the Baptist Churches {n Chica- go and 1ts suburce roport the reception of eights-eight members by letter end by baptism during the month of April. 3 The Standard remipds Prof. Swing that he is not treating Baptisie fairly when he intimates, in harmouy with tae new | e Yoarly Conferences. The Yearly | a8 the Standard charges thathe April 26, that the Baptists hold to immorsion asa regen- erating ordinance. Tho Rev. Alr. Pentecost, pastor of the Warren Avenuo Buptist Church, Boston, gives, at every commusicn sessoa a full invitation to members of il estor churches of Christisns. to partake of the Lord's Supper, without reference to de- nomnuation. - The Rev, H. C. First, pastor of the Baptist Ctiurch in Princeton, LIL., writes to tho Standard that Le has resigned the pastorate to taice effect the latter part of May. Tho Chaurch is 80 weak us to be unakle to support a pastor. Tao Society 148 & bouse ot worship and a good parsonage. The Boston Ezaminer and Chronicle (Baplist) is disgusted with Dr. Talmage's practice of im- mersitig such candidetes ns prefer. that method of baptism. The Buptist orean think:s the prac- Yico " ia contemptible in principle, and hurdly falls short of projancness. The Alnmui Meeting of the Baptist Theologi- cal Seminary will take place in the hall of the Semiuary Tueeday eveving. The programme includes addresses by tho Liev. Mr. Leslie, the Tev. T, O. Taylor, of Tovia, Mich. ; the Rev: I. P. Savage, the Rov. W. Faroum, and the Rev. Dr. G. W. Nosthrup. The Seventh Aunual Examination of the Bap- tist Theological Semiuary beging to-morrow at9 . m., and continues until Wedcesday afterooon. ‘he annual sermoa will be preached this mora- jug in ihe First Buptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Burlingham, of St. Loais. ~The address botore the Students' Missionary Society will bo delivered in the Second Baptist Church this evening by the Rev. H. F. Coiby, of Das- tor, 0. The souual commencement 80d gred- uatifg addresses will occur Thursday afternoon in the Unive:sity Place Chuich, commenciug at 3p.m, Tae graduating class 18 as follows: James M. Coou, Hermann H. Deppermann, E ‘ard 4. Ince, Wilbam A. Irwin, Joha L. Jack- won, Charles M. Jones, Reuben E, Manning, Roger P. Stephenson. PRESDYTERIAN, New Orleans has just laid the corner stons of A new Presbyterian Churel. 4. new Presbyterian Church in Jacksonvills, Til.. was dedicated Apnl 19. The corver stone of the Memorial Presbyte- rian Chiurch, Pennington, N.J., was laid May 3. A new Presbyterinn Church was dodicated in Indinneposis April 9. It will seat about 300 people. The new chapel for_ the Fullerfon avenue Presbyterian mission, will be fiunshod about‘the first of Juve. The St. Louis Prosbyters has voted to send Commissioners to the Genorzl Assombly of the Southern Prosbyterian Assembly. Seven were added to the membership of the Figbth Presbyterion Chusch, in this city, last Sunday. Dev. R. C. Mathews, & former pastor, officiuted. Sisty-five persons have recontly uvited with the Presbyterian Church of Batavia, il The Church has been established ahout forty years aud has never before had euch & revival. An:interesting Sunday-school exhibition was iven in the First Presbyterian Church, at River ark, Saturday evening, May 9, by the young peoplo of Westminster Church, of this oity. The committeo appointed at the meeting of the Evangelical Alliauce lust October, to make arrangements for & Pau-Presbyterian Council, hes called for an expression of approval or dis- approval of the Conncil by all the Preabyterian organizations throughout the woild. “The April number of the Congregational Quar terly gives the following summary of students 1 the theologiesl séminaries of the denomina- tion at the present time: Andover, 78; Bangor, 40; Chicago, 12; Hartford, 17; New Haven, 993 Oakland, b ; Obcrlin, 46—total, 827. 014, staid Presbyterianism seems destived to bo plagued with now-fangled notiens in these latter days. Tho Presbytery of Washington City recently adonted a minute to the effect that responsive worship is in socordsace with the traditions and geuins of Presbytcrianism, and liberty in this regard is in harmony with the ge- Dius of tho ciinreh. EEFOIMED EPIECOTAL. The First Reformed Episcopal Church has se- cared the chureh editice on the corver of Forty- seveuth street and Aludison avenuc. Tho Chureh of the Incarpation, in New York, now worships in the Cumberland Street Chapel, botwoen DeKalb aud Lafayette aveaues. The Rev. W. T. Sabino preached his first ser- mon 1 the Tiset Reformed Episcopal Church, New York, last Susuay, to a very large audience. A achism in Graco Prolestant Episcopal Glhiurel: in Newerk, X. J., hee mado 1t probable hat a Reformed Episcopal Church will soon be orzanized in that cu The Reformed Episcopal Church in Ottawa, Canada, iy reported to be growing very rapidly, Dr. Gallagher, who lies becn zctivg a tempora- ©v Rector, was tendered o reception on tle evo of hus departure, and was presented with s gold- headed cane by His Houor Meyor Featherstone in behalf of the church. Speecnes favoring the refozm cause were also maoe Sonator Sidal, the Hon, J. L. Jolinsor, and others. Anctler Teformed Eriscopal Church has been orgasized in Philadelvhia, makivg the second in that city. Bishos Chevey and Messrs, Gordon S. Hubbard, Albert Crone, W. Aidrigh, El- Lridge G. Keith, Willism E. Wheeler; Alfred L. Brriow, Peter Van Ecuinack, &nd L. P, More fouse, of Ciwist Churea, snd . the Rev. C.H. Tucker and Julina Wooster, of Emenuel Chur leavo to-morrow as delosates to the Council whicli convenes on the 15tk in New Yoik, CATHORIC. The Now York Frerman's Journal declares that it is wrong for Catholics to become Grangers. The Catholics of New Brunawick are preparing 20 addross to the Queen, asking for separate schools in that province. Archbishop Pareell, of Cincinnati, is the only surviving Disbup of the Roman Caiholic Church appointed by Pope Gregory. The Government of Gautemala has prohibited priests and clergymen from wearing the usnal distinctive dresses, escept when engaged in religions services, The Roman Catholic Bithop, Hendrickson, of Rhode Lsland, has pronounced strougly agains: ihe Aucieut Order of Hibernians. The Provi- dence Hibersiaus threaten to appeal to the Pishop of New York, if Dishop Hendiickson persists in his opposition. EPISCOPAL. Eleven Bishops of tie Episcopal Church have resided for a tune in Hartford, Cono. St. Mlark’s Church, Mauch Chuok, Penn., in seven years has coutributed $130,000. The Bishop of Pittsburgh has opened «Hougo of Deaconesses” in his Diocese. St. John's Episcopel Church, Jersey Gity, meets its annusl expenses of over 5,000 by voluntary offerings. James 8. Aspinwall, who has, for msny years, been Transurer of the Foreign Boatd of Missions, died April 23, aged G7. Cornell Universit, N. Y., recelved lust week two gifts, one of §90,000 and one of $100,000, from Episcopalizns. A bill is to be introduced into the British Par- lisment for the increase of the Lpiscopate. Disraeli favors Suffragan Bishops. Bishop Wadsworth has delivered a denuncis- tion of simony, which he afirms to be inereas- ing in the established Church of England. The Chippews Agency, at White Earth, hith- erto in the care of the Congregationalists, is to léi mr:ed over to the cara of the Episcopal urch. - Dishop Claughton has gone to the Continent to hold confirmations among tho foreign Episco- pel Charches o+ Brussels, Bruges, Patis, Chan- tilly, and Goulogne. The Erster offerings of the Brooklynchurches were 310,000; of Beitimore, $150,000; of Bos- ton, $00,0005 of New Orleaus, 3450005 of Chieago, £10,000. 3 Bishop Hzre is a Missionary Bishop for the Indinng alone, in Nebrasks, Dakota, snd*Wi: consin. Bishup Whipple superiutends tue mis- sions in Mmnesota. . Holy Trinity. Xew York City, hss within ten years contributed $700.000 for church and be- Devolent purposes. Daring this time 987 per- sons have been baptized, 597 confirmed, 536 buried, aud 248 married. The Protestant Episcopal Board of Miselons emploss one Missionary Bichop among the I dians. Subordinate to him are seven mission- acies, three native ministers, trelve catechists, threa taachers, and twolve ladies. Recently, the Rector of the Episcopal Church in’ Coldwater, Mich., resigned, aud the Socie:y resolved to rely upon lay service. A Sunday or two £go, a8 the services were closing, the Rev. Charles Hewson, o retited clergyman, arose and #2id he hoped God would forgive the people for haying Jay-service in the presence of two or- dained ministers. Tho Southern Churchman has got its Ebenezer raised by the ritualistic iunovations which are proposed on all -mides. It saya: * We can fford to wait a fex months longer. I nuthing is done to put an end &t once, and forever, to st ehamelul pervs then it will be time to tikea stand which will be decided, and which no one can possibly misunderstaud,” The Dioceses of Alabame, Albany, Connecti- cut, Indians, Maine, Missourl, Western New York, Central Now York, and Wiecousin, have voted to amend ths version of the Nicena Creed 80 a8 to make it copform to the criginal Greek text, aud to the present umee of the Greek Church A religions exchavge says the great Exeter Cathedral case Las been settled. It is decided that 1mozes are illegal, and that sito relievo figures come under the head of ijmages. The Bishop, therefore, ordered the romoval of the reredos and the substitution of the Ten Com- mandments, At tha same time he ino- timated that he wonld eraut s permiesion for suything that would udd to the beauty of the Cathiedral, 6o long as it waa nob illegal. Ttisreported by sn English paper thst the Vicar of Lichmond created somn oxcitemont in Liis parish by building a high wall in the church- yard 8o 28 to separate the elect dead from the nonconformis: dead. ‘The friends of the latter rallied end tore down the wall, and an ecclesias- tical court has prohibited him from rebuilding it. A common footpath por, nu herotofore, di- vides the ** dissenting " dead from the *‘estab- lished ™ dead. The Rev.John Cotton BSmith, who was the enggcinl friend of Mr. Cheney, says that Mr. Sabine withdraws from the Episcopal Church becauss the Prayer-Book teaches that s *‘bap- tized child is thereby *mado & cbild of God, and an inberitor of the kinpdom of heaven.'™ Dr. Spith further says: * The Prayer-Book of the Roformed Church has preciaely the same as- sertion in its baptismal office as that to which M, Sabine takes exception. Itthanks God that it ‘hath plewsed Him’ to make the baptized child *His own_child by sdoption,’ and ‘to in- corporate him into His holy Church.’” Logi- cally, he must deny infant bap'ism itsell. Mr. Subine is the gentleman who refused to bury the actor, Holland. Dean Btanley is fally as popular as everin London. April 12 the first of the wpecial Sun- dny evening services st Westminster Abbey took place, when there waa s very crowded at- tendance. The gates were thrown open at 6 o'clock, an honr before the commencement of the service, and in about » quarter of an hour the spacious nave was fillad, every seat being ocoupted, as well as the aisles, and & large num- ber were unablo to obtain admission. An inti- mation was posted outside to the effect that tho Abbay was full, sud the gates were closed, but considerable numbers coutinued to arrive, and somo bundreds remained at the entrance gatos for some time after the commencoment of the services in vain endeavoring to obtsin admis- sion. At the rezular monthiv meeting of the Proles- tant Episcopat Conference, oaday, Mey 4, an able paper was rend by the fiev. Dr. Gallandet, on *The Necessity for a Rewision of tho Lec- tionary.” He argued thal some of the lessons were £00 long ; the lessous were not alwasa wise- 1y selected in refereuce to the leading idea ol the Sunday. He would do away with with many of the chapters taken from tho Apocryphal books. He would zlso have the lectionary ar- ranged according to the ecclesinstical rather than the civil vear. Dr. Gallandet emd he would have the 13th chapter of the book of Sam- uel end st tus 23d verse. In the discussion which followed tho reading of the paper, the Rev. Dr. Ozgood and the Rev. Dr. Pert heartily agreed with the cssayist. The Rev. Dr. Wash- bume thought littla good would be done by the utterance of these lberal views in_ the Confer- ence. Ho wished some of this wisdom could be uttered in ihe General Coaference ; but no one seemed bold enough top:oposeany such changes there. 1t was considered rapk heresy to touch even a comma. He hoped the revision of the lectionary would be made, but he did not expect 1t, for in_America there was a feeling of timidity. The English were belderin such mat- ters, and had already produced & revisad lection- ary. OLD CATHOLICS. The O1d Catbolic Armenians have cecured the recoguition of the Turkish Government. The 01d Catholics in Bwitzerland are consult- ing with refereuce to the national organization of an Old Catholic Church, and the appointment of a Bishop. Tialy is moving in the Catholio reformation. Archbishop Panelli (who has joined the ola Catholics) hay, as his first oflicial act in Naples, confirmed Aft-three persons. Austrin has propoeed that the Catholicsa who rojeot the dogma of Infallibility, shall be con- siderad s part of the Catholic Church, and shall enjoy full protection: thst the bouefices of thosa rojecting papal infallibility sall be undis- disturbed ; that the Cures electod freely by Old Cathotics #ball be rezaided as legitimato; and that when ove-third of a Commuve ars Old Catholics, she Church of the Commune may be used by thew. METHODIST. Mre. Mary H. Villars, wite of the Rev. Isaac ment, IiL., was licenzed to presch by the L. E. Quarterly Confereuce, which was Beld i that isce April 25. She is tho first nsed to preach within the bounda of . Couference. The Methodist Society at Roger Park, which was only orzauized o fow weaks azo by Presiding Flder Juthins, has commenced the erection of a beautiful_chugch structure, which is ravidly approaching completion. It will be ready for dedication 1n sbout five weeks. The anniversary of the Garrett Biblical Insti- tute will oceur during the iast week in May. Class examinations wil tako place May 26. The snwnal sermon will bo preached, May 25, by Prof. Niude. On the evening of May 26, Dr. Banuister will eddress the Pastors’ Theological Union. All ministers of the Church are wvited to tho meeting of the Theological Union. A Baptist paver calls attention to the fact that thie Biethodist Bishops bave aiopted anew ques- tion to be put to candidates for admission into full connegtion, namely: *Will yon be_careful not to preich too loug, nor too loud " The critic notices a difference in the public taste, which 1n formor times called for “loud™ and #jong” preaching. CONGREGATIONAL. A bandsome ect of pulpit chairs was presented t0 the Sonth Chicsgo Congregational Church, by J. L. Griggs, lust woek. The Young People’s Association of Plymouth Charch. Chicago, issue s neat monthly called Plymouth Rock. The Osk Park Congregational Church, the Rev. George Huntington, pastor, received twelve additious last Sunday. Tie Congregational Church {n Grinnell, Ia., is aboat to undertzke the building of a fine new adifice of stone, which will sccommodate 1,000 worshipers. The Rev. E. G. Miner, pastor of the Congre- gational Church st Genmova, . Wis., received Sight persons to memberakup af the March com- munion, aud tweniy-one at the May communion. JEWISH. _ The Zion Congrogation of this city are bold- ing services in the Sabbath-school room, on ac- count of repaira in progrzés upon their house of worship. The Universal Israelitish Alliance of Paris has taken stops to convene a conference at Koenigsberg to deliberate upon the beet means af relicving the Jews of Western Ruseia. The famine of 1869, it seems, haa left many of these peoploin a very destituts condition. ~The Alli- auce has encouraged large numbers of the Jews to emigrate, and has odopted many of the orphans and apprenticed the youths in various towna of Europe. _The Rev. Dr, Fobler, of the Sinai Uongrega- tion, of thi city, still continucs his Bupday as well as Satardsy services, for the convenience of some of the members who are compelled to at- tend to their business Saturdays. The Sunday setvices are largely attended, and consist chiefly of religious aod histosical lectares. Thereisa larze cobgregation in Berlin, Germauy, which holds Sundsy services, and in tho Inrge cities of this country, where the competition of commerce is most active, the movement towards Sunday services promises to become quits genoral. Nevertheless, the Rev. Dr. Sonnepschein, of 8t. Louis, has lately entered a. strcnfi protest against this innovation upon the old religious costoms of the Hebrews. MISCELLANEOTS. A Christian Church_has been established ;:lflyng the Chickasaw Indians by the Rev.J. is. The Rev. Exile Zorel is trying to build up a free Evangelical church among the Fi - pleof Nme York. AR B From Oct. 19 until March 23, thers wers dedi- cated twenty-twe Lutheran churcbes in America, some of them very hsndsome structarcs. In addition to these quite a number are in process of construction. According to Bishop Niles, of New Hampehire, that State 18 in s very destituto concition spir itually, containing & population of 400,000 and only fifteon parochial and missionary clergy. The Bishop does Dot seem_to recozniza the tuc: that there ara other religious denmominations than Episcopalians. The followjpg is a statement of the member- ship of the Lutneran Methodist Church: White, 659,677; colored, 8,42Y; Indian, £,779. Total, 676,000, or 22,441 more than last year. The number of traveling preachers is 3,137, anin- crease of 121, and of local preachers, 5,344, an increaso of 210. Tho Rev. George B. Cheever preached a ser- mon last Eanday, in New Yors, on *Darwin- ism.” in which hie took the ground that the de velopment philosophy was anci-Christian and tlcustic in 1ts teachings. The same numbor of the New Yorlk ZTribune which containn the ser- mon of Mr. Chesver also publishes new evi- dence, developed by Prof. 0. G. Marah, of the transmutation of species, 83 developed in the snciont and modern Lorse. The Dniversalist Register for 1874 gives tho following statistics of tho churches in Canada, Nova Scatin. 20d New Branswick : Stato conven- tions, 21 ; assaciations 74; purishes, 95%; fam- ilies, 40,032 ; churches, (33; members, 27,709 Bunday-school members, 54532; ministers, 651; mectuig-houses, 657, vaiued ot 37,845,447, The pumber of colleges, academies and theological schiools is 14, mith en aggregate of 93 instruct and property worth ors end 1,195 studonts, 2,595,000, The Murray centenary fund amounts 10 $120,920.44. e SALARIES OF NEW YORK CITY CLERGYIIZN. The New York Erening Post has given some intoresting statistics in regard to the salaries of ‘ministers in New York and Brookiyn. Iteays: Mr., Beecher receives the largest sulary pafd to any pastor in the United States—$15,000, Tie salaries af Dr. Potter, of Grace Qhurch, and the Rov. Morgan Dix. of Trinity, come next 10 that of Mr.’ Baochor, exch receiving $13,000, Dr, Morgan, of St. Thomus’ Church, Fiith avenue and Fifty-tuird erreet, receives $10,00,'a0d Dr. Montgomery, of the Cousch of the Incarnation, DF. Halgnt, of 5t, Psulls, sud Dr. Weston, of Trinity Chapel, the same aimouxt. ' Dr. Tyng, of St. George's, 16 paid $6,009, and Dr. Tyng, Jr., of tiie o'y Trinity, the sume. The salary of Dr, Jobn Cotton Smith, one of the ablest men i’ the Pratestant Epis- cnpal "Church, is £5,000. The pastor of St. Bartliol- omew’s Church, Dr. Cooke, receives $£3,000. The lowest ealary paid in the Episcopal Church is $1,000, and the entirs sulary-list amounts to about $300,000. Dr. John Hail, of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterisn Church, receives $10,000 & year in gold. He is one of our most popudar aud ef- {ccive preschurs. Tho Rov. Dr. Thompson, of the Fourth Presbyterian Church (West Thirty-fourth street); Dr, Hastings, of the West Prosbyterian Ohurch (West Forty-second streot), recelve each $6,000. Several _ other Fresbyteri:n preachers, including Dr. Paxton, Dr, Northrap, Dr. Burchiard, and Dr, Hitchock, aro paid $5,000 each. Dr. Eldor, pistor of tho Mzdison Avenue Baptist Church, receives $6,000, the higaest ssisry paid by this denomination, Dre. Armitsge, Kendnck, and Kin- pard, of the eame denomination, are 'each paid 5,000, and five Baptist pastors recéive salaries as low 28 §1,000, Ssizries of minisiers in the Tia- formed Dutch. Church rmnge higher. Drs. Obambers, Ormiston, and DeWitt _receive respectively $8,000; Drs. Thompson and Roagers 5,000, and Dr, Huiton and 2fandeville §5,000. Only Three pastors of this Church are pald a3 low as §1,0%0. The salary of the distingnsbed Dr. Chapin i@ onty $5,000; Drs, Sweetzer and Pullman, of the same de- Bomination (Universaliste), sre puid $3,000 each, Only oo Methodist church—it, Pauls, coraer Fourth avcnue sud Twenty-second streel—pays ita pastor as Tuch 8 $5,000, Two others pay $3,000 each, and ten Tmore §2,000, One Lutheran church (Holy Trinity) pays $5,000, and apo:ler (St. Jemes) pays $4,000. Solno Lutheran pmstors roccive less than $1,000. The Salary of Dr, Bellows, of All Souls’ Church, s $3,040, Dr. Deems, of the Church of the Strangers, reccives $5,000, and the Bev. Chauncey Giles (Swedenborgian) Teectves $3,500. All pastors of Koman Catholic thurchts Teceive $400 @ year, and assistant pastors i PRGN WOMEN PREACHERS. A theological class for young ladies is about to be established at the Fres Church College in Edisbargh. Au extraordinary revival of religion is said to have sprung up in Jackeonville, Fla., under the 1abors of Afrs, Palmer, of New York, Last Monday evening the quarterly session of tho Western Avenue Methodist Church licensed Ara. Fauny Shufeidt 88 & local preacher. Dr. Cusler says, after discassing the troubles arising from liss Smiles's preacling: ‘Wone of us want an ordained femsle ministry in the Prestytenan Church, But thousends ot ua do desire most earnestly to see the prodigions woman-power of our churches unlized dircctly and eflicientls for God's glory ~nd the salvztion of souls, We are 6o loyal to Zebel out we mean to labor for the enzctment of such rues uu 1mjunctions as sball not tempt us to rebel- Jion, and shail not bring reprosch upon Presbyterian- fsm, Let the General A+3ymb y review this whole mat- ter calinly, and prayeriily, sud then—sey just what they mesn. The Springfield (Ma: Republican says: tThe evangeliat, Mrs. Vaa Cott—even evangel- ista must have bonuets, you know—wrote from New Orleans to Mrs. Hull, of this city, recently, for o spring bonnet, which was to catch ber at Obicago_on_the Way across the continont (*trim it with lacs; no flowers or_ feath- ers,’ ube 6aid) ; and told this amusing incident of & prayer offered in her belelf by a colored brother in one of her ardent mectings: ‘ Oh, Lcrd! Send dvangel to pin de wings on Sister Bancott’s heels, dat she may fly troo de world preachiz’ de eberlastin’ gospel!’ And one »dded, *Lord! give wings on her shoulders, too, or the presching will mot have effect, for sho'll iy upside down !"” —_——— PERSONAL. cmicago, The Rev. W. J. Petrie, Hector of the Onurch of Our Savior, Chicago, 18 about to make a short visiv East. The Rev. Arthur Brooks, Rector of St. James Parish, Chicago, has gone East to remain about 3o woeks. . The Rey. J. E. Roy, D. D., is to deliver the annual address at the Commencement of Carle- ton (Minn.) College, June 30. Mr. J. E. Storm, from the Chicago Theologi- cal Seminary, will supply the palpit of the Can- sregauional Church 1o New Berlin, IIL., daring the summer vacation. . It will be an item of interesting news to Bish- op Clarkson’s many friends in this city that he colebrates bis silver-weddiag at Omalia, Neb., May 17. Invitatious to be present have been seut to many of his Chicago riends. The congresation of the Westorn Avenuo Methodist Church, at their mceting Mouday evening, voted to lncrea¢o tho wiary of thoir mipister, the Rev. Alexander Youker, $500 n year. His efiicient and untiriog labors have add- ed 80 much to the strength of the church that this sction is only & proper recoguition of his werite. He was also given a vacation of two months. ELSEWHERE. Mra. Van Cott preached April 28 in Centenary Chutch, Minueapolis. The death of the Rev. I. Carr, Canon of Dur- ham, born in April, 1773, is announced. The Rev. Robert West was installed pastor of the Congregational Church in Alton, D, April 29. The revivalist Hsmmond estimates the con- versions in Jacksonville, Ill., aa high as 1,000 as. the rasults of one week's labor. The pastor of a colored cburch in Pichmond, Va., is said to have baptized 105 persons by 1mmersion on a single Sunday. 3Misa Maria C. Ogden, one of the first female missionaries sent by the American Board to for- eign fields, died at Honoluly, April 3. -~ The Rev. Dr. Middleditch, of Flushing. Yiong Teland, bas resigned his pastorate in ordar to take charge of the Bapiist Weekly. Gen. Augur, in commsnd of the Department of Texas, bas becn elocted a Vestryman in St. Mark's Epiecopal Chareh, San Antonio. Prof. E. H. Merrill, of Ripoa College, Wiscon- sin, has declined an trgont call to the pastorate of thie Oslikosh Congregational Church. Ths Rev. Henry D. Moore, formerly of the Viog Street Church, Cincinnati, has been in- etalled pasi Springtleld, ILl. Howard A. Hanaford. son of 1Mra. Hanaford, peator of the Universclist Clurch in Jersoy City, waa_ordsined pastor of the Universalist Chazch in Welldeet, Mass., recently. = The Rev. W. T. Moore, pastor of the Christian Church in Indisnapolis, bas held a series of re- vival meetings resulting in eigaty accessions. A son of Senator Morton is one of the number. Bishop Harris, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, hos gone to Germany, and will visit Bulgaria in May. Howill go to the Englith Wesieyan Conference, and then refurn to Chi- cago. R Mra. A. F. Bourns, wife of the pastor of the Metnodist Episcopal Camch in Adnian, Mich., has issued a circular asking the friends of tem- perance to hold temperance prayei-mestings on Thursdzy of each_seek, commancing with the 1ast Thuraday in May. The marriage by Dr. J. H. Viocent, at Plain- fieid, N. J., of the Rev. W. F. Crafts, author of “Througn the Eya to the Heart,” and other Sun- day-school works, to Jliss Sarah J. Timanus, the well-known primary-class teacher, is announced by Zion's Herald sa a new Sundag-echool union. —— RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. AT HOXE. The colored Methodists, of Danville, Va., are in the midst of a revival. Among the phenome~ na presented by tho colored brethren are such as these : A female enthusiaat stripped herself of all but one article of clothing, walked tha tor of the Congregational Church of honse-top and 8at on the chimne; One negro | womsn eaid she had been to beil and saw Spy | Toss there; another had been to heaven and | saw the Savior smoking a golden pipe. ‘Tnere i is o similar frenzy in Potersburg. ; The San Francisco Post saggests as & subject for » sonsational sermon the question, **What E Christ Would Have Done with a Million Dol- lars.” H The American B8undav-8chool Union has or- | gamzed over 1,200 echouls durine the past yoar, | and simce the commencamert of ¢he institution, i in 1824, over 54,000 schools. with 5,000,000 schol- | ars, Three thousand churches have also been | entablishied through the azency of this Society, | and 500,000 persons have been coaversedthrough | s estimated. ' A monthly paper called the Freeman, for- merly published at Leavenworta. hag removed tothis city, whero the first number has becn jssued. Anideaof the creed of ithopaper may be derived from the following extract : An Obfo subscriber asks us if wears in favor of | Probibitory Liquor Laws.” Wa auswer, no; we aro in favor of *temperince in all things,” not only in | drinting wine, but in eating Sunday dianers, but ar orpored to seuding nien to heaven by force, 'We con~ sider it one of the tnalienable rzhts of sn Amercan Zitizen to go to hell if he wants tor-and a Bible rigit, foo, for werw it not so the God of the Dible would huve | sealed up the entracce to the ** bottomless pit * 5o that men could mot get in, The fact that Ho left the gates | opea shows that He recopnized the right of peopleto | I its exertions, there; and the furthier fact that ke made o # broad | £03d " leuding thercto ¥howe that He expectod 3 great many to go. We don't want to abridge the hberties of tne peopie, or thwart tie plans of God, ADEOAD. Joan of Arc is to bs canonized. Toman Catholicism does not soem to flourish in India. The Vicar Avostolic of Eastera Ben- unlunse: © Protestantism, with all the evils Which, naturally flow from it like to 8 _blighting frost in spring, annihilates the hope of ever see- ing oar Loly religion grow and Hourish in the Pagan world.” Pope Pius has addressed aletter to the Aassn- chusotts Catholioc Temperance Union exhortiog them for the welfare of their country to vigor- ously urge on the total abstinence movement, under the guidance of the Church, * Thus,” he added, il soo, beyond il gontradiction, deserve well of God, of the Church, and of your fellow-men.” Tho Rock (English) ssys that the Rector of Hughenden, baing anxious toobtsin afdcalty em- powering him to make certaia alierations m the pacish church, focluding the erection of a rare- dos and the substitution of a marbie slnd for the present table, Me. Diaraoli bestirred hrmsol? until both these obmoxious itoms had been struck ont of the petition. A writer in the Churchman's Shilling Maga- rine, England, estimates that there are 17,000 roligious bymns in the English language. Of this number the soal of approval of the entiro Anglican Church has_been given to only 216. There are 24 by Wasts, 21 by Wesley, 16 by Mont- gomery, 11 by Heber, 9 by Newton, 23 many by Tato and Brady, 8 each by Cowper and Doddridze, 20 3 each by Keble, Kelly, aad Neale, sndof the whole number only five ara by ** Anon.” ‘The Italian News says: *The second an- niversary of the ltalian Bible Hociety is one of the evidences that Italy desires to work out her own redemption. It may be onlyan idea, & mere sentimental hobby, to print in Rome an Italhan Family Rible, but men will often Jabor hard to eatablish an idea when they are careless of the solid realities of life. Jlen value far moro highly those things which are purchased by sheir self- denial, thaa otber things which are thrust upon them by zealous or charitable persons. It may be urged a8 an argumeut by soms ot our readers that the British and Foreign Bible Socioty is abundant- Iy sble to supply Italy with all -tho copies of the Holy Scriptures she may be need. We admit this fact with joy. Bat the little leaven of netional pride has bewan to work in the minda of the peoplo, and they decira to accomplish & part of their own roligions rezeneration. _The Sible has beea kept frota them by & designing =od _corrupt priest- hood, and, having heard the glad tidings, thoy a;la desirous of possassing & copy for them- selves, . An Eastern paper eaye: It seems to be generally allowed that the Mobam- medan religion s a¢ prescnt making decided progrees in Asia, end tnat there are ominous sigms of an out- break of its old fanaticlern: It fs not dimicult to see the gruund of this movement among the Arabs and osher Siemitic races who look upon Mobammed as the Teatores of the ancient patriarchal faith, The remark- able fzct now is that this faith is painingsmong Asiatic people who have no such acrociailons, The esplina: tion may, in part, bs found i3 the princinle acd post tive charicter of the Islamite creed, especialy in its ebarp practice with all Taystical creetd and ecilesias- tical complications ; o in its poiicy of a wordanda blow, and periaps ike blow befor of mitch speaking. Vwhilet we point out tho zppeal of the Eoran fo the senses of Oricutals, and contrast its polygamy with the strict Caristion law of the fumily, \ws oro nOt tn laave ont of sight 3 certain Protuataut element fu Mohummed, nor 3o forget wiet that pro- found thinker, Richurd Rothe, esid in oze of hit sphorisms—thet the Arabian prophet was “tha first i 2bsorption of s zomenhat the Germagic reces ara taking. is something of the d ti:o old priest- hoods there are in danger of losing their power {rom the inroads of Bismarcks and King Williams i tur- bans, instead of helmers. et sl RELIGIOUS HUMOR. A bit of orange pcel seta good Iowa deacon flat on his back while passing the contribution- box. Oracge peel is very popular there now.— Boston Post. A Scripture lesson from Punch : Preceptor— “Nor. can avy of yon tell me anything remarka- ble in the life of Moses 2" Boy—* Yes, sir. Ho was the onls man who broke all the command- ments at once ! An Eastern paper seya: “A Vermont preacher, who sarcastically aked his congregation to pray for the oditor of the local paper recently, bad a bill sent to him for thirteea years' subscription to that paper, a0d 3200 worih of Teligious no- tices.' A Boston preacher, in speaking of the danger of permitting ths Bible to bo crowded out of the newspaper, perpetrated the following pua: +3Mon nowadays.” smd he, *arelike Zaccheus —desirous of sceing Jesus, but they cannot be- cause of the press.” A clergyman being annoyed by'some of Lis audience leaving the church while he was speuk- ing, took for his text: *‘Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting.” ~ After a few rentencos he said: “ You will please pass out as fast 88 you are weighed.” The Independent remarks that a sensational ripple has passed over 3 Baptiss church in Bos- ton, where, on & recent Sunday morning, while the services were going on. a lady left her pew and walked up to the platform. ~ The minu supposing she hal something to commaricate, advauced to meet her. 5ba ascouded the stops, and, with an ar worthy of o bishop, lafd et hands on the head of the astonished minister and retired. g CHURCH SERVICES TO-DAY. BAPTIST, Amity Church Society will worshipin Martine's Hall, on Ads etrect. The Rev. Florence McGarthy will preach in the morningon *The Ready Harvest,” and in the afterncon om *Not Ashamed of the Gospel.” —There will be sarvices morning and evening in the Free Commanion Church, corner of Loomis sud Jack- son sireets. Subjects of sermons: * Spiritual Quackery,” and **Reisons Why Men Beject Evan- uths. —Prof, Mitchell will preach morning 2nd eveaing in_ the Unjon Park Baptist Charch, corner of ash- ington znd Paulioa atreete. ZThe Rev. Dr. Burlingham, of St. Louis, wiil preach this morning in the Firat Baptist Church, on Wabash sveoue, sonta of Hubbard coart, Guspel musting in the evening, 'ZTho Rev, KL E. Stinson, suthor of ' From Stage Coach o Pulpity” #ll preach n the_morning in_the Temple Baptizt Chureh, corner of Haxrizon and San~ gamon strects, The Rav. N, F. Ravlin will presch in the cvening, —The Jev. Dr. Cheney will presch morming and evening in fue Ashland Avenue Church, coruer of Monros and Paulina streeta. —The Rev. C. H. De Siolf will presch morzing acd evening at Immanael Miseion, cornes of Ceatro aud Dayton streets. 3 The Rov, Mr, Stowell will hold Baptiat service in 6izth streels. ' The Tiev. A, J. Froet will prea:h morning and evening fn University Place Church, un Donglas place, opposite Bhodes avenue. Mrs. A, K. Scotf, of Gow- Datl, Assam, will address the Ssbbath-scnool at 9:3) a.m. Dl Rev. F. 3. Ellis will preach morning snd svonivg in the Alxchigan Avenua Caurch, coruer of | Trenty-third street, At the 8ecopd Church, corner of Morgan and onroe streets, the Rev, J. E. will” preach | ia the morninzon ** The Iufirmities of Christians, and | the Quarre!s of Churches,"and §a the evening the Rev. Mr. Colby, of Daston, will preach, EPISCOTAL. —Tne Rev. Henry G. Perry will officiate moraing | and evening in'All Safsits’ Caareh, corner of Carpen- ter and Fourth streets, - Tho Rav. Dr. Stocking will ofiiciate morning and evening in the Cturch cf the Eciphany, on Throop street, between Monroe and Adama. The Rov, Francis Maosfield will preach morning and evening In the Church of the Atonement, corner of Warhington and Eobey streets. —The B.v, H. N. Powers will oficiate as usual in St. John’s Church, on Ashland avenue, —Thers wili he morning 53d eveaing services in tho Church of Qur Savior, coraer of Belden and Lincoln avenuea, —The fiends of B e Folicopali Mlaston havs | { Caurch, Cottaga Grove. thefr'ball N Elder H, G. M:C. h. b7 2 evening on 8 :nd former teachers sre 2 ‘menee at 3. m. church corner of Erie and Dearborn streeis in tha imorning, and iz B raon zad_fhillip Edmund Befour P in Lit lustrated, There will ba musie, fasn e «iWhfto bird, and white bird!” sighed @ peutm maid, Sitting by tue sunset in the Iattice-ahade; Round tira trellised roses made 3 glawy znd grace Dut the fairast thing thero was the maiden’s fack. Past there went an Aogel: “ Grievost thou?” be iy B e white bird down the thicket fel Gould T but hava csught him T had the bern biecti O my white, my white bird, It me fiod thy nest!’ From ber side the Angel hastened dovn the lkady Camo again, the whi o 2 I.\ughcg ‘ths happy maiden, clap; 62 her bandé mlslnl 10 'ty pretty white bird, come and Livs with o sl Oace more came the Angel: check 1" A Q1 want the wild bell blowing pp the pesk # Where is, then, the white bird 7" * Here within W et White Lird 2nd wild ball—then T shall be blest.” 3 he brought the wid bell from the dreadful peaki Gladness came for s:dness {n her e5e a0t casek. “WTonder tiny piak cloud Sosting in tho West.” Then he Lrought the pink cloud ; but, when morzisf ecame, : From ita ferm had died out all the tender fame; | Like a little smoke-wreath on the afr it lay ; Witticrod was ths wild bel, the Lird bad down 17 “ Bright ster, and brightstar 17 wept the maid Thea agzin the Angel st i) nm? mo yonder bright star—somethicg from Eartis 1 see has nothing that will do for lova.” Down he brought the bright star—0 aud bow B But before the doy ross all its light was gond, A ves brigut aiar was a lump of claT. ¥hen the Anzel paseed again she was sitting paler ¢+ Earin ‘end sy bad lfiw, and her hourt mO fail : 8214 the Angel, Who is bleat with ono thing, e Gotd 1ovs, 5ad God's love 17 aighed the maid a2 wWaited for the i Lo, the gift of Gaa's love bure be o her br_m_lu.‘. < God'a lova, xad God's love I—liere s Lash 4.7 —Jade Robinson in Good Torde. grand entertatnment adard Ea o Wednestsy H. Smythe: officiate morr| i the Cliich of the Hots Communios "4 Deuruora sicel bebwee Twenisoninth snd Toiciay street ening sul 3 ™ {smal Comg missh:n.'l'_‘ i e gt -The Rev. J. F. Walker will preach ' 07 in Galvary Church, oo Warren svepues iern avenue, o av. H. C. Kinney will preach moral; 5. Stephen's Gaurch, on Johoson Gret near Taylor.: —St. Peter’s Egiscopal Misslon, No. 45 Third s nre. Morning prayer at 10:0; ceiebraticn of 1y 115y Communion, with sermon, at 11:39; evensongys » o o Rev. Dr. Warren will officiate In St. ) Aorning subject: 35;‘%;‘ Teatmakers.” Trening sermon to soung men, —The Dev. Dr, Kelly will preach worning and evep, ing in St. James’ Church, corner of Cass aod Harg streets. —The Rev, Dr. Locks will preach in Grace Chure on Wabash avenue, near Fourteenth sire reirg and evening, PyEl The Re. A E. Kittrgdge will B o Rov. ttrodge will preach In the Thiy Chiusehy cormer 51 Washisgton 550 Cerpentee s AMorning subject: * The Presbyterf:n Church fnly Past History. . Evenisg subject: * The God of G tion and of Atoning Lovo—Can We Frove Hia Eqe oS e Rev, . Monros Gitson wil ““Fuo Rov, 7. Monroo Gibson will preach morutg and evening in tis Sccond Chuzeb, corn e oottt cocuss of Mickipy " Evening services 3s usual in Campbell Park i, sion Ciapel, on Leavitt strect, near Harrison, Prengy ing by tho Ttev, 3r. Giloert, editor of th 4 duance: =T Ter, Sou &5 Hy'ml presch corog evening in Grace Church, corner of Vinceaps Otk vehaee. gal S Prof. Aflan Carr, F. . 8., of Tondon, Zagiy, will preach fn (e moraiug (£ Weshninsie Glunt Corner of Peoria and Jackson £treets, aad tho ey, 3. Brsolin ho evening EaTi —In ifih Courch, corner of Wab a0 Taleiy. st streess (ad Bove Oatlen Lo Thoweass Tl _presch in the morning on “ Tho Progress o Folib,”and the Rev. L. T. Chamberlain, of fa Sep England Congregational Church, will preaci England Congrega urch, will preaci ia g At Trinity Chareh, 0 Todizaa ity Chureh, 03 1zdiana svenus, near Trm ty-toncih srezt o Ker, chtflhmneye:nll Dresh e morning, aad Prof, urr, of Lo eveng. 3 Bt ' Thé Bov. 3 W, Phelps will preach as urual Michigan Avenus Cluren, Tesperacs Y ovenliig, T Rev. 7. 0. Pock will preach =2 ural Centenary” Chireh, o Moaeos sirety Rrofigtiiic.) Tening, eermon "o young peopie; subject: & ooy Do Thyeaps o Peopies mublect: Eay Ing ftev, Dr. Thomas wil presch In the moming ubiag, in the Firat Church, corner of Clark and Vs strcets, on * The Success of Aethodism,” asd ¥ Jans G. Swisshelm will lecture in the evediog e [2 “gocial Purity.” —Tue Rev, Jobn M.Vincent, D. D., of New York, v preach this morning iu the Wabish Avenas Chdrc, Corner of Fourt:eoth street. Taa Rev.J, L., NeRown preacies In tho evedlng on s At elen.” —“The Tov. Dr. Dandy will preach s3 nsual fa iy Ada Sirest Ghureh. Evening subject: * What g Tath 2 —Tre Rev. &. Youker will preach as nsual Western Avenue Church. i o Rov. Dr. Felton will preach morning sxd orening In Grice ‘Church, corner of LaSaliesnd Wiy streets. —Thers will be preaching ss usual in Immapmg Chureh (German), corner of Lafin and Haibine stroey, by the Rev. P. Hipners. CONOZEGATIONAL. At % mouth Chured, corner of Indizna avenuand Tiwerty-cixth streer, tha Rev. Dr, McKown, pwtard the Wabash Avaaus JL E. Ciareh, will preach in thy moruing, and the Rev, E. I, Williama, of te Yot Sevencs Street Congregational ChurcE, in the evan ng. The Rev. Albert Bushuell will preach in toc mrs. 8 ing in tho Leaviit Street Church, corner Adams amwd, . g No evening servive. —In the New England Chureb, on North pexr Wiite 'lumbmx: e will preach ia the mar ing and the Rev. C, L, Thompson, of tha Filth iy werian Church, in the evening. UNITAZIAN. —The Rev. E. C. L. Browne, of Boston. will praud- inthe mornieg, and the Ruv. M.J. Savaze m the evening, iu tha Third Caurck:, corner of Monros sed Lafinaioit. Sowers will —Tha Rev. Heory Powers in the Chere) of the Messiah, cormer of Tweg«rymh d strest 22d a1 Mornlag suble hat Comes of It.” Evening subje turo Hexyen.” —Tae Rev. 3. J. Savage will preach thls morisghy tho Fourth Chureh, corner of Prairie avenuaad £/ Thirtieth strect. No eveniag fervice, UNIVEESALL At tho Clnrchof the Redeemer, corner of Wad. fugton and Scogamen etreets, the Rev. D, Byda Wil preach in tke morning, and the Bev. J. E. Pams. er in the evéning. —The Dev. Dr. Forrester will preach in the morzing in St. PauPs Church, on Michigan avenze, mast Eighteenth street, and in the evening Dr, Ryder wil discuss the bwing- T, Tho Rev. 7. R. Hibbard (New Jeruslem} will presch in the morniag in New Charch Hull, corner of Eighe teenth wireot and Incians avenne, and ai $:30 p. o 8 the Cuion Par’s Tempie, T, Fiesy Saviciy, of Spiritulists 20ld moraizg and eveifing services in Grow’s Opera Hall Sum Mazywell az s and de.cribes spirits, Elder Miled Graut, of Boster, wiil hold (kres sete vices i tha Green Stract Tabernzele, betweea tLuditca and Mouroe strveis, Evening subject s **Sigos of Afoses Hull will epexk morning and evening i3 Daion Hall, No. 181 Ciari strees, on ™ Suroag Dee usion,’ e s will zmeot moraicg and evesingly TWest Madison strest, Preachivghy 1 No. gressive Lyceum moats at 12:30 p.m. f ? Hall, corner of Washington end Dee noy will preach in Ckrist Chareh, ce zveaue and Twenty-fourth stredt t.” Lvenisg Tiev, Cisn: in e aear J. Evening subjec ‘orgian Soclaty will wosahlp 33D, ilev, Premdent of the Frea Religiouy Lic evening in the hail corpet of >0 streets, on tho sabject, * o strect, near Tourt English Lutterzn services will bo hc'd in tha b ebem Church, corner of Sangw trcelz, in tho eveuing. The Bav, 1 ofdiate in both plices. Tk Cnristadelphions meet far worship fhis mers o= bl of Dyhrenfurth's Buciness Collegh olph street. i noon Lecture Socisty will mest 'a Hall, comuer of Adsmsand Foster will lectute o Tas lecture will be fl- R g ] A Dr. I Siructures.” ¥ 35 AMay 13—Rogativ: May 14—Ascension-Diy. 20: : caTmoLYO, May 10—Fifth Sundzy after Exster. 2ay 11—-Kogation-Ds; 3iay [2—S§. Nereus ernitas, 3 May 13—Vigil of ibe M1y 13~Assension of Our Lord. 3lay 15-0f tha O: sy 168t Ubaldu —_—— THE MAID AND THE ANGEL. n-Day. Pogatioz-Dar, bird percoed opon ks basd, 4id bell, &: dwfldbdlé” 0 rll:\s!dghuimum ing in the 8 inset a8 eho sat before. ng in the 8 inse st ek i Pink cloud, snd pink cloud !” on the moTTow €78 ent tha little et agalp. % O and.stiil yoo grisrel® @ 1 tho 1asing Angel - * What will mais you vlest en noro] ‘beside the loor. atove: shono ! befare the day rozei—in the open dag #0ns thing, thing givets rest; g e iead & aat.? weited not 1o Eia : J