Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 17, 1874, Page 6

H i | e THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY, MAY 17, RELICIOUS NEWS. Opinions of the Papers About Frof. Swing. What the Saturday Review Thinks of Chicago Revivalists, Tt Is Not Satisfied with Moessrs, Moody and Sankey. iNotes and Personals at Home and “ Rbroad. Church Services To-Day. 3 PROF. SWING. he trial of this divine is not yet concluded, though very near & close. Tho following extracts will give some idea of the opinions of the religious and secular press roncerning this remarkable case. The Northuestern Adcocate gays : Dr. Swing declares himself not s Presbsierian who receives the historic fatalistic doctrines of decrecs, siection, reprobation, ond all those poiats which in his opinion liave bred infidelity and rationalism at fearful rates, Our eurprice st thia declaratton in such pres- £nce is equalod_nlone by the quite manifest fact that Dr. Swing's claim_in favor of tho * Presbyterian Giiurch actuzl” us distinguished from historic Calvin- fem must be “actuslly ” admitted by the Chicsgo Presbytery. This, ince the falluro to prove heresy agzinst the defendant, was really the unconfessed issuo befors the body, and the verdict simply attests that whicn we Arminians bave believed for many years, *" Receiving Prof. Swing'a declaration of faith, as wo Imust, what is ho but quite & good Methodist ? e is 2o martyr, no advanced philosopher, mo reformer. The early Methodist prescher fought that succesaful Dattle sguinst Calvinism balf s century ago. THE CHRISTIAN UNION. The Christian Union says: Prof, Swing §s arreigned before the suthorities of his Ohurch, for Rot being faithful to the doctrines of the Festminater Confession. For that, and that only, he 45 to run the gauntiet of Presbytery, Synod, and Gen- etal Assombly, Ho is known 10 all men,—or goon wiil be, thanks to his prosecutors,—as an eloquent snd ear- newt preacher of practleal Christianity, The first of fho two charges agaist him, that “ he hias not been Zeaious and feithful in mainsining the traths of the Gospel,™ is utterly without force except au it is aefined Ty the mecond charge, *that ho does not sipcerely re- céive and adopt tho Confexeion of Faith of this Church s containing the aystem of doctrive taught in tho Feoly Serptares” It is only by identifsing the West minster Confession with the Divine Eeveiation that the mdictment hns any standing-room whateser. "It the statements of doctrine of the Westminster Gonfession be taken in thoir literal and obvious sense, then Prof, Swing does not sccept them, nor doea Do pretend o, In his spoech befors the Presbytery, %6 Avows with manly fraukness his dissent from such Futements, and bis belief that the Church hzs out- grown theth, Hia writings show berond all doub that Christianity doos not present itself to him in the Sepects in which Calvin eaw dt: that he repudiatea itk horror that view of God which Calvinism pre- vents. I8 he therefore insincere? Ought he to leave {ho Presbyterian Church? If yes, then sn immense smujority of its ablest ministers ought also to go. . . Tra man 8o contravenes the wholo method ‘and spixit of his ssgociated brethren that ho cannot labor Peofitably among them, he should depart elewhere. ‘A mun who condemns liturgies cannot bo made useful ja u liturgical church. A minister who cannot submit to suthority is out of place in an Episcopal Chureh. If Trof. Swing's differences from the sncient Presby- torish standards had made co-operation difficult and L ministry unfruitfol, it might be well for him to zeck other companionship. But his ministry has been emtnently froit{ul; bis people wish to retain him; {bere 18 very wide sympathy with him in his denomi= yintion 3 and it is be, and not his opponent, who repra- £-nta the best genius of American Presbyterlenismi genius is one of Obristian Liberty. It has fought 1:tics and won victories in days_gone by ;'3 1. a0unced for the sake of peace and_reunion; aud we “ilieveit will win # Dew triumph in the' present struggie, & THE INDEPENDENT, ‘This paper &ays: § What the[result of the trial will e I8 already pretty clear, The evidenco bus ridiculously failed to sustain {be chargee, and Mr, Swing will be triumphantly sc- quitted. In his summing up, Prof. Patton will, no Joubt, make all o can of expressions picked out of X, Bwing's nermona and newspaper articles, to which, Dy holding them in a certain light, the color of hercsy auy be given; but, fortunately, the meaus of s larger Judgment sre within the reachi of the Presbytery, and 3r. Swing 15 mot likely to be convicted on sny such SEOWIBG. .+ = . » Mr. Shufeldt, whois a religions Radical, was placed upon the stand and testified with chermifg indefiniteness. . . . He did not know \what the + five paints ” of Calvinism were, snd did not Erow whether the three mentioned were smong them ormot, He was, howover, quite clear that either Mr, String or the Presbyterian Chirch had abandoned in” funt damnation and *sbsolute total depravity,” put- {ing & constent emphasis upon *abeolute.” The feel- Tugs of Mr. Patton when this witnees left the stand may be nagined, o brief dispatches of the Assoclated Press give no {dea of the uttce collapse of the case for the prosecu- tion. The verbatim reports in the Chicago papery show much more clearly that the prosecutor must bive entored upon kis tzsk with very peculiar notions of the nature of evidence. ‘M. Swing's plea to the charges against him, resd before tho Presbytery, was a model of manly dignity and good temper. Tt fs saffietent to say that the evidence presented in 50 particular contradicts the statements made by Mr. Bwing 1n his ples, Evidently he1s s man of singular modesty and rare candor, and it i3 3 good Providence which has called him to etand as the defender of a ra- Fonsl faith against the sesaults of medbval supersii- Hon. 1t was thought st the 1ot unlikely that the Presbytery would scquit the accused ; but, in the presented should get much favor in any body of ra- lional Christian mea. THE ALLIANCE. Inan Alifance editorial, presumsbly written by Prof. Swiug, the heresy trial is treated in & sprightly, pievsant vein, and the funny spect of tho proceedings is presented most enjoyably. 1t is noted us a gueer fact that the houso is di~ ided just as it would be if the trial were gotten up bétween Jeff Davis aod John Brown, or be- tween Charleston and Boston ; DPatton being Eurrounded by the old Democrals, Swing by the Abolitionists : When the “ infidel ¥ side speake, you would think Mr. McCormick would faint, but when some great “ Christian " kike Mr. Goudy, does something for the ealvation of fhe Church, tlo cloguent philosopher and theologiun, Mr. McCorntick. renews Lis youth and be- comes hapyy again. Thus, for the whole (5o weaks, Tappiness tnd misory have played shuttlecock across 1he lionse, reposing Row upon the manly form of Eider Lec, and now upou tho great philanthropist and tax- Falehero, Joln Foreyth. What it is that thus gathers the Abolitionists upon one zide and the old slavehold- ers apon tho othor, it ix dificuit to determine, secing {uat the cuse, acconling to the prosecutor, has no rela- tion whatever o Ol and New School theology. ‘ WASHINGTON COUNTY (I0WA) FRESS. ‘This paper £aya : Prof. Patton, editor of tho Ingerfor, s Presbyierian orgim, and Professor in_the Chicago Seminary which G H."McCormici rnns for the glory of God, fogether ~with his reaper and mowes wori, and. eel{-appointed uccessor {0 Servetus-burning Calvin, bas procured the indictment of David Swing, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterizn Church in Chicago, for hereay, s e The thin, wiry eingle-entrailed, spectacled, blocdlezs, clammy Patton, wants o oust 'Swing becatise ho will ereist in breathirg the theological air of the nine- Tconth century. . . . . Peoplo who like common teane in religion 3s in_everything else must rejoice 1hat 2 man of Prof. Swing's commanding ability and Influenco has cut Joose fram the blus-blazes theology, &nd accepts the nineteenth century. OTHER PAPERS. Tho Omahs Republican says : Trre. Cricano TEIDUNE prints 3 _sermon from Prof. Swing, which is_orthodox enough for the strictest tsh, and yetin its dednctions Ifberal enough to macet the sdvanced progress of the sge. Heis s wpn- derful preacher and a wonderful man, worth a scoro of his troducers and leading them fn piefs, eloguence, aLility, and progress, The Liberal Christian remarks : The trial of Prof. Swing for heresy, which is now in progruss in Chicago, can bardly help being of service Lo the cause of pure religion, whatever its. fsaue may Te. Iue:dentally, it hus myen an opportmaity {6 somo Tirave men in the Preebyiery to state their position, 32d 80 will clea the theological atmosphers and ex- tend the liruits of toleration, ‘The South Bend Tribune observes : We must confess that to an outsider it Iooks as if Prof. Patton abrorbed so much of the Sharter Cate- Chisn in hie spirit that therels Do room left for the Hermon on the Mount, —— THE COMIC GOSPEL. The Saturday Revicw of-April 18 has the fol- fowing article on the work of Mesars. Moody and Saukey in Scotland, which—tlcse gentlemen being so well known here—is given entire : It sppears that for some months past much excite~ ment bren produced in Ediuburgh aud other Toeine in Scotland by the singular exerciscs of 3 couple A itinerant Americans—Mr. Moody snd Mr. Sanker, $or & vory Jouz time no_entertainment has’ been 86 Topular in Edinburgh as that which goes by the name ©of these gentlemen. It is atlended by overfiowing O fienece, Crowds of enthusiasts follow the perform- ot trom ona place to another, for it & part of thelr svétem to have ss much variety a3 posti- or®and to bold thar mestings in all sorts of different buildings—in fown-halle, es of all denomina- Iocturerooms, and e, The meetings are held at - all Lours of the day, 2nd soma are for young men, gome for mothers, some for fatkers, others foF young Womcn, clerks, atudents, oriiftle children. Curlosity is stimulaled, by huge placards on the walls, snd several periodicals com- mand a largo sale by describing the performances, The pature of the exhibition is stated in the following anuouncement: At 6:30 p. m. 3ir Mvody will preach the Gospel, and® Mr. Sankey will sing the Gospel.” Mr, Moody and Mr. Sankey arc Americans from Chicago, and we learn from one of thoir organs thut their visit to Scotlsnd was prompted by a feeling tust tho churches there ftood ‘speciafly in need of the application of thoee brisker, livclier, mare Qirect modes of sppoal which are charactemstio of America.” 3r, Moody, we aro further told, * is notu mon of much education or culture; his manner i3 s speech bristles ‘with American- ‘sharp, rapid, and colloquial” Ho is of sanctimonionsnees, i3 play of humor spurts out sometimes in hla most serious addresses.” He inlerlards his lectures with droll or wonderful stories, or, #3 the writer puts It, “hie hus in his posscesion s large number of incidents and expericnces well fitted to throw Light on the points he employs them to elucidate, and to’ clinch the ap- peals which ho uves them to enforce,” In the inter- Tals of Mr. Moody's lectures, Mr. Sankey singa hymos. *CAbhorring the Dotfon of providing s musical enter— tsinment merely to plezse those who are not i the Kingdom of God,” bo secks to move “Ly truth ex- presaed in the most winning toues,” It is also * in Subservience to spiritual ends that Mz, Sankey uzes {he harmopium,” Ssnkey's “Socred Solos” are pald by the thousand ; and bis exampls and cxhortations are also £ald to hitvo been given a great impulse to the irade in harmoniums. 7he fort of eutertzinment which is thus presented may be gathered from the doscriptions” given by persons Who pro- fess o have enjoyed it “Wo are hanng o very good time ~ just mow” writes one; % o3 Formality has got his neck broken.” O Fridsy night,” says auother, “after Jr. 3oody's solemn word, there cesmed to be & great smasking up of souls ‘The sudience is alternstely moved to Tiughter and tears, Tho Gospel is preactied not only Wit the pronunciation, but in the dialect, of Chicago; o the result ix no doubt something very differeat from that to which Scotch cungregations are sccus fomed, Jokes, slang, stories, sud scusatio: Iations are freely interepersed. 3ir. Moody's strange Sccents and ** spurts of humor * work up the people it a state of excitoment in which it is 28 ezey to cry 18 laugh. A parable trausialed into the lauguage of and enlivencd by touches of Yaukeo censation, and the effect is enbanced Dy » sudden changs to Siartling threats of dumpation, peals 2nd to come and bo saved. Then comes Sankey's lively rolo, sung in very good style to & melody that might pass for seculsr in & worldly con- Gertoroom but for the words, People who go oniy fo Do amused, a8 most of the audience go, are provided with & curfous and racy entertainment, quite as good I its way as the Christy Minstrols, Othersof sa im- preraible tempersment are thrown fato 3ore or less Violent puroxysms of hysterical emotion. Thoss who are scquaiuted with the history of reviv- als will recoguizs {n the sgitation which has been car- od'on in Painourgh aud slaewhere a repatition, 1n & Slightly modified form, of tha ordiuary type of theeo Qisorders, There are ditferent methods of gettivg in- foxicated, sud this s one of them. Nothing is easier {han for & skilled £nd daring expert a revivalism to Work upon the nerves and feelings of weak, suscepti= blo persons ko as to throw the blocd to the head, and Dring on all the symptoms of violent excitement.” One of Mr. Moody's disciples has desiguated bim the {Lightning Minister of the Lightning City,” and there can beno doubt that his performance 8 of 8 very Toustng kind. In commou revivala mers shouting and shrieking answer the purpose of the operators, but Mr. Moody's exercisea are of a more artiatic qual- ity. Fricnds of the movement, mingled with the su- divnce, also lend their aid. They pounce upon any one v:‘m seems to be moved, sud pour in their exbortations; and _ thers are also - private Tooms to which caes of distressare conveyed. “About forty,” says one sccount, * confemsed. that they wers new converts, and sbout forty stood up 23 anxious to Do saved, and were asked t0 go to the other side of the ball, where they were conversed with.” A servant- girl s described ea weeping liko an_inondation. The & vorkers 7 in attendance on her bad to keep her con- etantly supplied with a chunge of pocket-andkerchiefs and dry hymn-booke. Another time Mr. Moody calied Qpon seven gentlemen on the platform to tell the coni- pany how they were saved. * Moat of them were well- ¥nown men—s minister, 2 Colonel in the ermy, mer- chaut, s Sheriff, 3 doctor, s nobleman, and a Captain fnthe srmy. The effect was marvelous.” Prayers were offered up for *an uncle who i3 an fnfidei,” for s family, the father an svowed infdel, and the mother snd children unconverted,” for s clergy- min of the Church of Ireland who fs imbued Jith Rationalistic errors,” At ouo of the meetings fhe experiences of 3 young lady were given as part of ihe entertainment, For an hour sho ast in the greatest agony; her hands were clasped, her eyelalis fooked as it they would start from thelr sockets.” Even children ere worked upon—littls children of 8 or 9 \with all the terrifying formula of the revivalist 4chool. A little boy illustrated his fuith by remark- fog that, if hus sister received an ofler of marrisge from a very rich men wo hsd promised sho should Tive In & fine mansion, wonld she not ba very foolish £0 Tefuse such an offcr? At ous meating we are told of #a dear lttlo boy, sbout 9 years of age, at most 10 g as if bLis ittle father] things t00 deep for him to understand. W read of & ook which wes sent to another child contuining thres leaves—one white, the next blood-red, and the third white, indicating salvation. * You esn't have oo ‘much blood,” $s Moody’s motto, Tt 16 eaid {o be too soon to estimete the rosulls of the agitation which has becn carried on by these oxpedi- suig: butitianot vory aifticnlt to snticipate what, Judring from former experience, they are Likely tobe, 1t 15 imposeible to_imagine anytbing wore unwhole- ‘some and debilitating then the sort of morbid excito- ment nd hysterical ropture which s thcs cultivated; and in other cuses the comsequence has invariably’ been 3 reaction of a deplorable kind. In {he country districts of Scotland rovivals hava usually left thelr mark in an increase of drankenucss and a scandalous addition_to the Registrar-Gaueral's statis- tica of illegitimacy. In Edinburgh the heat and frenzy Dave probably been less intense than might be sup- posed from the extravagant langusge of the organs of the movement. It can readily ba understood that, 38 one of fhese papers 8ays, * bundreds of youog per- Lons who were formerly accustomed. to go to the thea= tro, opera, and pantomime, gave up deliberately, and from choice sud force of conviction attended the prayer-meetings;” but the explaation in a groat sort, and that its decision is to e sccopted. Evors council, therefore, ~should - ba mutual and tho parties - calling it should feel themselves 23 much bound in honor to acept its decision 83 aro the parties toun ordinary arbitration. The e'xpefllbnl of upsotting the verdict of one ocouncil with the Verdict of anotncr, is the direct road to amarchy, and generaily adopted would throw our whole s denominational system into confusion.” On tho other hand, the Norinwestern “Advocate rojoices that the discipline in the Mothodist Episcopal Charch s 6o conducted a8 to svoid scandal, anarchy, confusion or bittarness, or, at least, to reduce them to the poseible mini- mum. The Advocaleeays: Nineteen out of every twenty church quarrels, or sensationa not involving moral character, in other de- ‘Hominations, coma of the unsettled influgnces of thete “attled pastorate.” Every reader can recull the out- lines of the most notorious of recent church agity. tions,—and we thereforo appeal eonfidently for candid judghment whether or not the tronbles have oome either of -an ungodly desire to Deutralire the in- fluence of 8 t00-8 mivister, or of » desirs on the part of & church minority to obtain a change of pastors . . . . Correspond- ing Methiodist agitations bave been prevented by tho of the confercnce year will settlo all iesues by due course of discipliue, and that the merita of the cases will be canvassed by Mothodist Buhops who do not sdmit reporters to their cabinets, s Methodist congregation wants a new mastor, it noeds ‘ut to walt for the land_*iron wheel” to turn round again, and to by disciplinary provision to bring their Sty dcsire, Itis frequently ssid that our system is good for the church but *crueily hard upon the jtiherant,” We doubt the personal alternativa, and Hincerely balieve that thers is no system under the sun whicn can so perfecily protect the individual pastor Jnder all clrcnmutances, a8 does eur long-tried and soatehiless discipling. fact that the oo Tmany cases is 1o, doudt, that the prayer-meetings were found fo be ore amusing and stimulating. One af Mr. Moody's most *scresminghits,” s they ecy in the play-bills, ia a mock representation of & court of Iaw for the tral of Jesus Crist, He asks the congre— gation to consider itself a court of inquiry, and nom- Inutes one of the ministers present to be usker snd to call in witneeses, who are_then examined with Yankee freedom and joculrity by Mr. Aoody, Tilate’s wifa is called Alre. Pilate, snd among the other wit~ nesses are the Apostles, the zngeis, and the Deity. Tnis wort of roaring fun gots beyond snything on the mtage. It i hard to sy whether the trestment of religlon in this mauner docs most harm by bringing icred ihings into ridiculo, by abiicting some feeble minds with ille agony, or by overialancing others with the inflation of sell~ righteous arrogance and conceit. There is Dot the faintest trace of educated intelligenoe or spiritual cle- Yation in Mr. Moody’s harangues, They cre a mere fabble of texts, interaperecd with grotesque or sensn- tional unecdotes, sud spiced with vulgar Argerican slaug, The iost estraordinary festure of the agitation i3 that it ehould be connived at and patrouized by the clergy of Edinburgh and other towna. It is obvious fuat, if Moody and Saukoy ere right in thelr mods of preachivg thy Gosncl, and if tha success of these per- formanccs is reslly a “great awakening™ and the “ Power of the Holy Ghost iu Scotland,” the ordinary services of T must_bo s melancholy farce. Eversbody who Lins beon in Scotland must have been Biruck wilh the severe endurance and fortitude with which a Scotch congregation tits out not ouly long and dreary sermon, but a series of prayers which are the worst rort of sermons in dlsguise ; znd it is not Eurprising that the Scotch laity should be thanidul for 2 little relaxation, But that the ministers theinselves should come forward in this mauner to_proclaim pub- i tem is a faflure and waste of ‘time, 3 really st 1t must be still more wonder~ ful if, in supporting and recommending Messrs. Moody and Sanker, they do not see that tiey are co demuing themeelven, Either a great awikening is good for their tlocks or it 18 not ; if it is why do they Tot tako measures to bring it sbout on their own ac~ count? The only justification whick {s offored for the eccentricitics and buffooneries of the Yankee prope= gunda {8 simply that the end_jurtifics the means, and that tlic grest thing ia to produce an impression on the public mind, Do mstterhow, It would appear, therefore, that esrmons hed better be examined for singing and ators-telling, snd there is o loglesl rea— zon why the reform should stop here, The banjo and the bones might be substituted for tho harmouium, and Mr, Ssnkcy’s solos might be occasionally varied by o litlle dancing. The Fantce Flip-flap Fandango would be an sppropriste accompaniment to Mr. Moody's * spurts of humer” and_ select anecdotes. 1f it is to be understood that it 1s the business of Chris- tian churches ta compete, a5 the Lritiah Ecansclist Bolds, with * the theatre, opera, and pantomime,” why is the competition left to these ‘American _centlomen ? It is stated that Meoers. Boody and Sankey may Fhortly be expected_in London, but they will perhepu discover that their line of busfness has alrendy been pretty well worked at the Tabernacle and elsewhere, —_— HOW TO CURE CHURCH QUARRELS. The Standard eees au evil under the sun, growing out of its church councils, which are merely advisory bodies in matters of church discipline, and from which there is no appeal oxoept to another council-of no higher powers, and whose expression of opinion is of no more sauthority thau the first. The case of the Rev. R. F. Parshall, of California, shows the nature of this evil alluded to by the Stand- ard. Mr. Parshall has been arraigned before four councils, whose decisions have been about 88 antagonistic to cach other as they possibly could be, without settling anything. The recent Baptist Council in this city is an instance of how matters are managed m theso bodies. The Standard is evidently dissatisfied with the con- etitution of the church in respect to its courts of judicature. It remarks that theso councils by their conflicting decisions have simply the effect to conf ound confurion. Disorder, divishn, weakness, =nd denominational disczedit are thus brought upon us, and the very sonnd of {howords, * charchindependency,” made s de- jsion. . . . Councils, for whatever purpose, should be called odly s & last resort, only after much and united prayer for Divine di- rection, and should always be so called as that every disputed question, whether personal or other, may hLaves fair and just representation. When met together, such councils should be or- penized and conducied 088 to ba protected sgainat every kind of disogganizing inflnence, and ko as that the inquiry may be deliberate, un- impassioned sod unprejudiced. It should be e NOTES. METHODIST. A new parsonage is to bo built in Sycamore, Iil., this summer. - « The Minnesots State Camp-Meeting begins Jupe 25, and will close July 3,at Red Rock, near St. Paul. Seven Methodist churches in Bt. Louis have received, during the past winter, about 400 new converts. o A new Methodist church will be dodicated in St. James, Miun., May 31, Bishop Morrill is ex- pected to be present. Dishop Krener, of the Methodist Episcopsl Church Soutb, reports six Metbodist churches in AMoxico, with & weekly total of 2,000 worshippers. ‘A mecting of the Bishops of the M. E. Church was heldin Columbus, 0., yesterday (Msy 16), for the purpose of arranging the sessions of the anouel conferences which are to be held in-the West next fall. [ Rosolutions requesting the General Confer- enco of the Aethodist Episcopal Church in Can- nda to sdmit laymenat its session in Angust next, were offered at the Inte session of the Ni- 2gard Annual Conference, but they were ruled out by Bishop Richardsan. The Methodists of Boston are agitating the question of purchasing Music Hall, as o _central metropolitan gathering place. 'They believe that a live Methodist prescher supplomented by Dr. Tourjes, with ons bundred of his singers, ‘coald draw as large andiences as Mr. Alger. It is reported $hat Bishop Wiles, at the late Nowark Annual_Conference, held 'at Patersort, told the Methodist preachers that they should pot divide their time botween life insurance Bgencies, real ostato dickering, specalation in cranberry patches, and the salvation of men. The Gencrnl Assembly of the M. E. Church South, contrary to the expressod fears of many prominent men in the M. E. Church, hes ro- ceived with warm cordiality the delogates from fhe Northern Church; nnd the hope is revived that the time is not far distant when tbe two Drauches. divided by the Slavery question in 1644, may be sgain united. A discussion hag been _going on for soma time in the Eastern and Middlo States, respecting tho admsability of enlarging presiding elders’ dis- tricts in the AL E. Church. A committas ap- pointed by the Nortuern New York Conference, B short timo ago, roported_adversely npon the sabject. The ANortiern Advocale asys after the vote was takon, Birhop Fostor sunounced that, 20 far 88 he wax concerned, he should mot Lave changed bis course, whichever way the voto bad been given; but aliould exorcise his own judg- ment s 1o the bost intorasts of the work. The Methodist people of Evanston are about completing the largest sudicnce-room owned by the denomination in the Rock River Confer- ence. The hasement of the building wea com- pleted just befors the fire, snd has been occu- pied since that period for religious eervices. The audience-room will be complcted some time in June, and will seat 1,600 people. The church has a membership of 600, and is sccond in size in the Conference. The Sunday-echool has a membership_of between 800 and 900. The chnreh is under the pastoral care of the Rev. 3. > C. Briggs. PRESDYTERIAN. The General Assembly of the Cumberland Prosbyterian Church will moet at Bpringfield, Mo., May 21 The Third Presbyterian Charch will commence the erection of a largo tabernacle as soon as the prosent tabornacle is sold. The Presbyterians of Ishpenning aro sbout organizing a church, Theroare about twenty- four Presbyterians in ihe place, who will con- stituto the young church. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church will meet iu St. Louis, 3lay 21, in toe First Presbyterian Clhurch. The Rev. Howard Crosby, D. D.. LL.D., the Moderator, will preach 'the opening sermon. There is nolawin the Presbyterian Church forbidding the preaching of women, although the Presbytery of Brooklyn in 1872 sont an over- ture to the Geucral Assembly, requestiug tbat body to ndart rules forbidding the licensing and ordaining of women to preach. But the Geae- Tal Assembly voted that there Was 1o necessity for such change in tho Church constitution. BAPTIST. ‘Western Avenus Baptist Church received four members by baptism last Spuday evenivg. The Daptist Church at the Stock-Yards has been christened the Halsted Street Church. * A now Baptist church has beon inaugurated at tho corner of Butterfiold and Thirty-sixth streots, The Western Avenue Baptist Church, in this city, organized July 28, 1870, with fifty-five members, bns increased to a church of over 400 ‘members, under the ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Gordon. TLast Sunday afternoon, the Rev. E. E. Buyliss was formally ordamed pastor of the Baptist Church in Hyde Park. The council lo recognize the church consisted of members from the city end saburban ehurches. The Tirst Swedich Baptist Church, on Oak strect, in tho North Division, has erected o neat chapel. The charch’is prospering under tho astoral load ®of tho Rev. J. G. Bergstadt, and [iaa now about 113 members. Tho Duptists of Chicago proposo, o hold s convention in Chicago, abont July 1, to make some arrangementa for n active canvassin favar of the centencial fund. The mecting will be held in connection with the commencement of the Univarsity of Chicago. All Baptists intor- ested in denominational educational mattars are invited to attond. The Twensy-fifth Street Baptist Church of tnis city, formerly the Shields Mission, estab- liehed by the First Church, is au example of & flourishung church. A little more thon s year 220 an indopendent, church was organized with fifcy-two members. Since then 12¢ have been 2dded to its membership, and the Sunday- school has increased from 200 to 600. Tho Rev. L. T. Bush 18 the pastor. CATOOLIC. The Pope reccived 21,500 s an Esster gift from the servant-girls of Great Brittain, The Jesuit Almanac for 1874 says the Order comprises 9,101 members, aud, of thess, 1,538 axo employed ss missionarics in Americs, Asis, ‘Africs, and Australia, . An English paper says: The Papal ceremony of the coronation of tho statue of 8t. Joseph with the Divive Infant, at il Hill, took place Apnl 12, with all the imposing accessorics of Catholic celebrations. Archbishop Manning offi- clated, by virtno of & suthorizing him eo to do, from the Pope, and he was as- sisted by soveral Bishops and many of the clergy, a plenary indulgonce being promised to all who visited the statue and prayed before it. An interesting event in the religions world was the departurs, yesterday from New York, of 2 band of about 100 Romsn Catholic pilgrims for Lourdes in France, and finally for Roms. It is the design of the pilgrims to have the reception at Rome tako place on the twenty-eighth anni- versary of she pontificate of Pius IX, which will be during the first week in June, These pil- grims will take to tho Pope sums of money_ag- grogating £300,000. The parts left New York Yesterday on the steamer Pereire for Havre. Their badges, which wera prepared by the Sisters of Charity, and about two inches squere, of white flanael, upon which are worked in scarlet tho understood, en all hands, that it is the final re- sacred heart and cross. _Tho pilgrims will carry » banner marked *‘The Bumng |B;n0n Lady o ba deposited a4 the Basilica Lonrdes,” which of Lourdes. COSGREGATIONAL. The Congregational Church at Ovid, Mich., although ita houso of worship is advertised for sale,.on account of & debt ars moving $0 Py off the debt. Nearly thirty persons united with tbe Firat Church in Detroit, May 3. Over 400 persons joined the Congregational churches of Boston April 26. Mr. Storm, of Chicago Theologieal Sen_:ing{, commencad his pastoral work at New Berlin, Ill., May 3. The First Church st Ottaws, Ill., bas given a call to President Rickard Edwards, of the Stato Normal University. s Miss Laura Day, Misslonary to Natal, will re- ceivea fine cabinet sawing-machive from this city, the gift of a deceased friend. . Beecher received into bis church, 28, more than a Lundred now members. occasion was celobrated by & multituds of floral decorations snd & crown emblazoned * Victory.™ After the servico Mr. Beecher distributed the Toses among the new members. The Adc(mcean{‘s the Clinton Avenue Con- grogational Church, under the Rev. John Brad- shaw's wise and efficiont pastorate, has out- grown its dependence upon tha Plymouth Charch, and bas celebrated ita independence. Seven new members were received at the lnst ggrunmnuiun. « The Bundsy xchool numbers about Tho church fn Elgln < members May 8, making eigbty since Jan. 1. The little church af 'fumer, Ill., received cighteen op tho same dny. The charch at Nounatosa, Wis., eight ; tho New Lisbon, Wis., Church, seven; the church st Lone Prairie, Wie,, ten. The church at Red Oak, Ia., re- ceived twenty-four mombers on the eame day. ‘The Duluth, Minn., Cburch received eleven ; the church at Crete, Neb., eight ; and the church at Nellsville, Kan., muno ; sll oo May 3. EPISCOPAL. Bishop Lee, of Tows, addressed tho 300 con victs of the State Penitentiary last woek. A new Drotestant_Episcopsl paper is soon to be startod in Now York, in the interest of he High Charch parsy. Dishop Williams, of Connectiout, admitted last April The recoived twenty-four week a Presbyterian ministor to orders—the twelfth this year. Mias McHonry, of St. Stephen's Church, Phil- adelphia, ha raied $300,000 for three Church Homes, which cares for 600 children. Bishop Paddock, of Massachusetts. in his visitations, not only preaches and _confirms, but meots and eatechizes the ohildren and confers with the vestries. The Irish Church Synod for Liturgical Re- ~vision, has substituted a new epistle for that read ob the First, Sunday after Easter, because the old one contained a passage considered spuri- ous. 1t in proposed at the next General Convention toraliove the Presiding Bishop from diocesan duties, and to divide the Church into eight pro- Sincos, with s trionnal eynod, having a General Conventicn once in tcn years, composed of delegates from the synods. The Rev. Nicholas Bjerring, priest of the Or- thodox Russian Church, New York city, writes that the Eastern or Greek Church rever seeks to secure proselytes from the Anglican Church, be- uso it hopes and earnestly prays that tne two gu urches ehall be formally united on a common is. The Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr’e Church in New York, bas, during the past tep years, raised the remarkable eum of _$650,000 for church aad benevolent purposes. During the past year, be- sides the cxpenses of constructing a naw house of worship, the Church has distributed among its parochial charities £50,000. MISCELLANEOUS. Lutheran Churches and ons TIceland has 100 Bushop. The Christian Church has twenty-three mis- slons in Misaissippi. Tho aoniversary oxcrcises of Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, 0., occurred last week. The 8econd Reformed Church of Holland, Mich., was dedicated May 3. It cost $15,0¢0, ana will seat 700 people. The Christian Statesman does not like tho ap- pointment of & Jew to the lectureship of Hebrew History in Cornell University. The Universalist Stats Convention of Wis- cousin meets at Fort Atkinson June 2, and wilt continue in session three days. There ars oighteen Shaker Bocietios in the TUnited States. Their founder, Mother Ann Lee, camo to this country just a century £go. The pews of the First Reformed Episcopal Church wero partly sold in New York last week, renlizing ©4,000. The salo was continued for one weelr. A State Association of Christisn Mibisters and Churches has been formed in Kentucky, the object being the promotion of Christiau fellow- ship, the aid of feeble churches, and the more eflicient proolamation of the Gospel. & Says an Eastern paper: In a large section of Bouthwestern Missouri the Home Missionary Society has founded eleven Congregational churches, whero, five years 8go, there was a million of pevple aad not & school-house, and but fow meoting-houses, The Wafchman and Reflector (Baptist) thinks thereis an increasing brevity of pastorates, growing from the over-sonsitiveness of pastors Swho cannot endure opposition or little slights, whicih are sometimes wholly 1n the pastor's imagination. The Herald and Presbyter, published in Cin- cinnati, O., says Mayor Joanson, of that city, sttended church last Sundsy, but ouly stad uon- 11 the munister began resding the Scriptures. The editor regrets that his Hooor did not re- | main long enough to hear the masic of a passing brass band which drowned the preacher's voice and interfered with the services. —— PERSONAL. cRIcAGO. The Rev. J. H. Vincens, editor of the Sunday- School Journal, was in the city last wesl. The Rev. S. T. Davis, of Chicago, hes sccept- ed acall to the First Presbyterian Church of Hiawaths, Kan. Mr. Mellord, a licentiate from the Congrega- tional Theological Semmary of this city, has taken = pastorate in ono of the suburbs of St. Louis. ies Closson, of Cesarea, Tarkey, will lecturs in Chicago on Tmissions about June 1, under the aus pices of the Womsn’s Board (Congregation- alist). ¢ The Rev. E, M. Boring resumes his pastoral labors at Woodstock, Ill., to-day. He has been compelled to take a farlough of several weeks on account of ill-health, The Board of Visitors of Chicago Bominary huvo elected President Angell. of Ann Arbor, Mich,, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the res- ignation of tha Rev. O. 8. Dean. The Rev. J. L. G. McKown, pastor of the Wa- bash avenue Methodist Church, nas been appoint- by the .President & member of the Board of Visitors to the United dtates Naval Academy at Annapolis, which meets May 20. Last year he was appointed & member of the Visiting Board to West Point. ELSCWHERE. Tho Rev. Dr. McCosh will visit Rurope daring the coming summer. Tho Rey. W. C. Van Meter, has just ret o e Ton Tintani b, Jusysetimod The Rev. Thomas Spencer has accepted & call to the Prosbtorian Charch in Palating, {1l Bishop Wiley, of the Methodist Episcopal Chureh, is said 'to bo temporarily lnid aside by illness, occasioned by over-work. . The I¥estern Advocate esys Dr. F. H, Newhall ig so ill that itis not probable thathe will be able to resume tho presidency of Ohio Weeleyan Seminary. Ttis said that the late Bev. Thomas Binney, by his _will, directed that no attempt may be m."t!e oii :_sncln:_ned byh).\in il!I‘Amuy pr friends to writen life of him, as he wishes to I & fully remembered by God. el The Rov. F. F. Ellinwi one of the Secre- taries of tha I{xeabyterxnno&'m ot Foreign Mis- sions, is making_arrsogements for a trip of eight months to China sud Japan. for the pur- pose of visiting the missions in those counsries. Some mintsters become so without being “ called,” and probably the Rev, Mr. Ingereoll, of Peois, familiarly and gecularly known o8 * Bob,” is & casa in point. The New York Zrib- wune, however, * calls "fhimraverentially 3 clergy- man, and that should be snflicient. Mrs. J. P. Willing, of Weslsyan Universit; Bioomington, T, Mes. G. AL Stoels, wife of Prosident Stesls, of Apploton, Wis., and Mrs. Robert F. Qasal, of this city, represented the Northwestern Braoch of the Womon's Foreign Aissionary Soctety, at the meefing of the Exeou- | of beights, covered with eternal enow. tive Committos of the parent society in Phila- delphia last week. —— RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. 3 & T HOME. 2 Germany has now 50,000 old Catholica, or- ganized into ninoty-two socioties, which are ministered to by thirty-one priesta. From 1853 to 1873 the Dutch Reformed Chuarches have grown from 822 to 481 ; the min- istry from 832to 301, and the communicants from 86,597 to 67,123. AR A meeting of Hicksits Quakers took piace last week in Philadelphis, & sort of reunion of the representatives of the denominations from all Dacts of the country. It was a purely social Bathoring; mo offork was made_to Teform the areed, or to remove a horetical brother. In this respect this body of zeligionists seera tobe ex- ceptionally favored. A quarter of a century ago. all the great re- ligions snniversaries of the Protestant hurches wero held in New York. But during the last fow years thers haa been a tendency to meet in provincial towns and cities. This year, how- Bver, o very Iargo mumber of the annual relig- ious gatherings have assembled agsin in New York. Among theso saro the American Seaman's Fricnd Society, which held its forty-sixth suniversary inthe Charch of the Holy Trivity; the American Home Missionary Bocicty in Brosdway Tabernacle; the Presby- terian Board of Foreign Missions in Dr. Paxton'a church; the American_French Guardian Society in the West Presbyterian Church; the National Temperance Society in_Steinway Hall; the Ametican and Foreign Cbristian Union in the Bible House; the American Tract Society in the Bible House; snd the Baptist Sunday-School Union and tho American Congregational Union, On the 19th ot April last the final services wore held in &, Paul's Charch, Clevelaud, O., prior to its abaudonment by the society for anew and more spacious structure. The farewell ser- mon Bunday evening was preached by the organ- izer and first Rector of the parish, the Rey. G. B. Perry, D. D., LL.D., father of the Rev. Terry, of All Buints' Church, Chicago. The moraing discourse by the present Rector of Bt. Paul's, the Rev. Fred K. Brooks, contained an interesting account of the formation and growth of the parish, which was_organized under Dr. Torry, Oct. 26, 1816. The first edifics was burned, and was replsced by s spacions brick chureh, occupied in January, 1851. Aftor a Rec- torship of about aix years, Dr. Perry resigned in 1852, and was succeeded in time by the v. R, B. Claxton, D. D., tbe Rev. Wilbar F. Paddock, D, D., the Rev. J. H. Rylance, D. D,, formerly of Bt James Church, Chicago, and lastly, by the Rev. Fred K. Brooks, present incumbent. Ia a little _ Jess than twenty-five years St. Paul's parish property haa grown to a value of nearly 1,000,000, and the parish has extended its workings to the ee- tablishment of three other successful and well- sustained churches. Since its organizauion, the Elnlh has given about §200,000; thers have ocn 599 baptiems, 403 confirmations, and 1,000 communicants (all these apart from its mission work), 233 marriages, 352 funerals, and moro than 2,000 Sunday-echool members. On the oo~ casion of the final services. Dr, Perry was wel- comed by a host of old friends and admirers, glad to bear him once more. Ho officiated a8 Rector of Grace Church, Cleveland, over five vears, after leaving St. Paul's, and also founded &t. James parish. From Clevelsnd, Dr. Perry went to Mississippi, and thence to Kentucky, \hero bo now residea. Ho bad visited Clevelsod but once since his departure, that being on the anniversary of Perry's victory on Lake Erie, when, with _George Bancrott, the histonan, as orator, Dr. Perry officiated a8 Grand Chaplain at the inauguration of the Perry statue in Monu- ment Bguare. 3 ADROAD. It is becoming quite common with English Wecleyans to have the Bible and hymn-book bound together. Tho Scotch people, who have been sccustom- ed to the old metrical version of the Psalms of David, have been greatly moved by the singing of American Bunday-school hymos, and the old Scotch version of the Paslms promises to yo-' como & thing of the past. g The Wesleyan Missionary Society (England) employs 1,125 missionaries and assistant mission- aries, 4,783 catechists and schoolmssters, has 170,360 church-members, 500,000 persons attend- ing the ministry, and 270,000 in the schools. It has 847 principal stations or circuits and 6,647 chapels and athor preaching places. A minister once was heard explaining to his congregation that Urim and Thummim were the names of two precious stones which were set in tho high priest’s breastplate of judgment, and when consulted they displayed tho will of God by showing a wonderfal brilliancy, though thay give no lustre if tho matter required were dis- approved. My brethren, thisis what learned Jewish and Christian expositors tell us concern- ing these two_precious stonss—tho stones are lost, but, my Christian brethren, we need them not, wo have & surer means of 'discovering the will of God; and etill it is by Crim snd Thum- mim, if wo alter a singlo lotter in ono of those mystorions words, Tako your Bibla, my breth- ren, use him and thumb him, and you will dis- cover the will of God as surely as ever the high priest did by the story of the breastolate.” Baboo Keshub Chundor Sen, Chief of the BrabmojSoma, a sect of Hindoo reformers, Uni- tarian in worstiup, and who discard modern Hin- | doo idolatry, writes to M. D. Conway, of the Cincinnati Commercial : We deem it highly desirable for all spiritually-minded Theists, whenever possible and convenlent, to go and npend & few days, or weeks, in prayer and devotion in o bantor Drsaio plgrims pave Tate P n mo vo lately goneup the Tiinusiays for this purpose. . Thelr object 15 siaapiy 0 invigorate and purify their souls by means of solitary doyotion, and anter into sweet and lasting communion with the Loving Father, No worldly motlve has led them thither. They have not proceeded in rearch of gold and silver, but they Liave left home, family, snd friends to seck the treasuros of faith, love, sud purity. They have goue to seo tho Lord's glory and beauty in His heavenly mansiops on the mountain tops. They have gone to worship Him in solitude whom they Dave long adored in the midst of farmily and friends. They are lodged in quiet and_romantie places, where they command 3 splendid view of & long Tange In the morn- ing they all go away in different directions {or prayer 20d meditation. Each sits alone in a scparate place, e oo, shade frects and seoks tho Lord o th inner chambers of tho heart, 1t is intcresting to aco them thus engage? in profound meditation and de- votion. Now and then they pray and sing together, and realize the blessings of spiritual fellowship. EPISCOPAL CHURCH (ABROAD). A TUnitarian traveler in England writes that there are diffarences of opinion existing in the British Church which are 1t8 glory, as it requires only as its platform of faith the simple, bistorio Apostolic Creed; ‘but these differences, even, are infinitesimal compared with those which ex- iat smongst non-conforming bodics. There are 300 different sects in England, and seven sprung up during the past yesr, viz: the Congregation- al Temperance Freo Church, the Hope Miesion, the New Mothodist, the Protestant Union, the TUnion Christians, the Unsectarians, aud the Christian Dolphins. The last hold that nove out of their society can be eaved, and but few in it, and that there ig no difference between their souls and those of animals.” i S CHURCH SERVICES TO-DAY. BaPTIST. The Rev. Florence McCarthy will preach, 10:30 this momning and at 4:30 this afternoon, to the Amity congregation, in Martine's Hall on Ada street. Sub- Ject: *Christ Precious to Bellevers,” and “The First Principles of the Gospel.” —The Rev. N. F. Ravlin will presch s usual in the Templa Church, corer of Harrison and Sangamon streets, Evening subject, * The Relation of Chris~ tianity to the Theatre and Other Amusements.” —The Rev. J. Malvern, pestor, will conduct the morning and evening services in the Free Communion Church, corner of Loomis aud West Juckson streets, —The Rev. W, W. Everts, D. D., will _preach in the morning in the First Church, on Wabash avenue, sonth of Hubbard court, Gospel meeting in thaeven ing. Z At the Indians Avenue Chapel, corner of Thir- tieth street, the Rev. W, W. Evrts, Jr., will preach in the morning, and Dr. Everts in tho ovenlng. '—The Rev. Dr. Mitoliell will presch st the Unlon Park Church morning and cvening. "“The Rey. Dr, Chency will preach morning and evening in the Ashland Avenue Church, corner of Monroo and Psalins streeta. —Tho Rev. C. H. DeWolf will presch morning aod evéning in Immanuel Mission, corner of Centrs and Dajton streets, ~The Rev. F. 3. Ellis will preach morning and evening in the Michigan Avenue Church, near Twenty- third street. —The Rev. H. K. Stimeon, authar of “From the Stage-Coach to ihe Pulpit,” will preach in the morning in University Place Church, sud Preaident T. J. Mor- gan, of Nobrasks, in the evening. —At the Second Chureb, coruer of and Mon- Toe streets, the Rev. T. W. Goodspeod will preach in {he morning on “ The Importance of Doctrine,” and the Rev, E. J, Goodapeed in the evening oh * Religion and Honor; or, The Model Man,"—a sermon fo young people. —The Rev. B, P, Allison will preach in tne morning, and the Rev. J, V, Garlon in the evening, inthe Twenty-fifth Strest Church, west of Wentworlh avenue. PREABYTERIAN. The Rev.J. Monro Gibson will preach morning snd evening 15 ihe Second Church, corncrof Michigan avenue and Twentleih straet. —The Rev. James Maclaoghlan will preach moralog and evening fn the First Scotch Church, corner of Adams and Sangamon strests. Morning subject: “The Old Theology.” Evening services s ususl in Csmpbell Park Misslon Chapel, on Leaviit street, near Harrison. —The Hev, A, B. Kittredgs preach morning sad evening in the Third Church, sermer of Wasbingion and Ann streets. Evening subject: “What is Evaa. gelical Tratha™ —Tho Bev, Ben E, 8, Ely will preach in the Grace Presbyterian Church, corner of Vincennes and Oak aventew, at ths usual morning and evening services, - —The'Bev, Arihur Swazey will preach in the Sweden- mm ‘Church, on Washington street, near Union —Prat, Jsmes D. Butler, of Madison, Wi, wil reach morning and_ qrening st tho Eighth Presby- Perian ' Church, Morning Subject: i Christ tha Man ;" evening subject : The City of Jernsalem.” - —fThe Bav. J. G. Brawn, D. D., of Pittsburgh, will preach in the First United’ Presbyterian Chuzch, cor- Ter of Monroe and Paulina streets, at 3:30 o'clook this afternoan. —The Rev. W. W. McKalg will prosch morning and avening io the Ninth Church, on Ellls averue. Prof. W. M. Biackburn_will preach morning and ovening at the American Beformed Chuzch at the usual hours. i 5 The srvices at. Al Baints Eplacopal Chiurch, corner o sorvices o1 of Nerih Carpenter and Fourin etreets, will bo con- ducted by thé Rev. Henry G. Pecry, pastor, this morn- ing and evening. ® The Rov. Dr. Locke will officiate morning and evening in Grace Charch, an Wabash avenue, south of Fourteenth strcet, “—Trinity Church, Highland Park. The Rev, Frank 9 Osboras il preich morniag 824 eseniag at Cen- ~The Rav. Dr. Sticking will presch in the Church of thio Epiphany, situated on Throop street, between Monros ead Adims strsets, at the wrual hour of service. The Rev. Mr. Faw, of Ssndusky, 0., will preach morning and evening in 8t. James’ Ghurch, corner of Huron snd Caea streets, : —The Rev.J. F., Waiker will preach in Calvary Church, Warren svento and Qakley street, at morning snd evening services. —There will bo full Cathedral service at the Cathe— dralof 89, Pefer and Paul, morning sud evening, ‘corner of Washington and Peoria streets. "ZThe Rov. W. H. Smytho will oficiats morninj the Church of the Holy Communion, on Dear! Strest, botween Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets. Evoning subject : * Why doT Believo tha Bibla to be the Word of God 1" . " The Bev. Francls Mansfield, Bector, will conduct tho ususl fervices at the Church of tho Atanement (Episcopa) this morning and evening. 2 Thero will be morning and evening servico in ‘Chureh,corner of Twenty-ixth sirest and 1 avenue, the Rev. Edward Sullivan offciating. The Nev, H. N. Powers will officinte 85 nsual in 8. Jonn's Church, Ashlznd avenue, to-dsy. His morning Bubject will be A Joyous Religion."” —The usnal morning and evening serrices of tho 8k, Stephen's Epdscopal Church,on Johnuson stroet, between Twelfth and Taylor streets, will b conductsd Ly the Re, H. C. Kingey. Sorning snd afternoon prayer and celebration will Do conducted at St. Peter's Mission, 45 Tnird avenus, by tho Rev, Gecags O, Street, chaplain. METHODIST. The Rev. Dr. Thomas, of tho First Chureh, will preach {n the Highland Park Presbytarian Chureh st 7:30 o'clock this evening. —Tho Rev. A. P. Med will preach at 10:30 o'clock this morning in the First Church, corner of Clark and Washinglon sireets. The Bav, Dr, Hurd, of the Pres— Uyterion Church st Highland Pazk, will exchange puk- plts with the Rev, Dr. Thomas in the evening. —Tho Bav, AL O. Brigay, D. D., will preach at morn- ing and evening seivices in tho Trinity Church to-day, ~The Rev. A. Youker will preach at the usual hours in the Wentern Avenue Chus '—The Rev. J. 0. Peck will presch morning and even- ing in Centenary Church, on Monroe strect, near Mor- gan., —The Rev. T. C. Clendenning, of Grank Place Church, will preach in the Michigan Avenue Church at morning service. The evening sermon will be preached by the pastar, . —The Bav. W. H Daniels will lecture this evoning {0 his church, corner of Park avenue and Robey str on “John Calvin and the Errors of His Theology.” CONGREGATIONAL. The Bev, John P. Gulliver, formez pastor, will prosch in the morning in the New Englind Church, Corner of North Dearborn and White strects. "—The Re, E. F. Wiliams, former pastor, will preach morning and evening in the Tabernacls Church, oo Weat Indians street, —The Rev. Albert Bushnell will preach morning and evening in the Leavits Birest Church, corner of Adam street. Prestdent Blznchard, of Wheaton College, il ‘preach n Plymouth Church, corner of Indiana avenue ind Twenty-sixth street, morning and evening, st the ususl hours, CETTARIAN. The Rey. Mr. Bavage, pastor of the Third Church, corner of Lalin and Monroo streets, will preach in that edifice this morning and evening. * Subect for the evening : * Somo Leasons of the TriaL” . "The Rev. E. C. L. Brown, of Boston, will prosch thls morning i the Fourth Chuzeh, corner of Prairie avenue nd Thirticth treet, Subject: * Uring Lan- gunge to Conceal Thonght.” No evening service. Tne Rev. Henry Powers, of Now York, will preach tpis marning and evening at the Church of tna Mes- sinh, corner of Michigsu aveouo and Twenty-third Streét, Morning subject : * The Miseion of the Lib— eral Charch.” His evening subject will ba: “The Story of Eacch.” e itev. W. 8. Ralph, pastor, will preach in the Marray Cirurch (Third Universalist), corner of Indi- ana avenue 2ud Twenty-ninth stréet, morning and avening. swrpEDoBGIAIL. The Rev. J. R, Hibbard will preach in tho New Jeru- salom Church Hall, corner of Brurie avenus and Eighteoath tzecty at 11 0clock s, morning, on e sabject: % Why do the Sacred Scviptures attribute to God such evil passions as hatred, revenge, wrath, an- g, ealouey eied? Tup sermoh will o repeatéd in & afternoon at Union Park Temple, 2 Tno Second Swedenborgian Soclety will worship at Murray Chapel, on Indiana avenue, noar Twenty- Tinth straet, at 3 o%clock {his afternooh. Thu Rev. S. 5. Seward, 'of North Bridgewater, Mzse., will com. mence a tiro months' engogement with b Soslety on the occasion. 3 UNIVERSALIST. St, Paul's Church, Michigan avenue, near Eigh- teenth sirect. The Bev, Dr. Ryder will preach in the morning oo * The New Testament Doctrine of Salva- tlon,” and in tho evening, on * Wby the Bible is s Misinterpreted.” —Thbe Rev. J, E, Forrester will preach at the Church of the Bedeemer, corner of Washington aud Sangs- mon etroets, at morning sud evening scrvices. Morn- Trinity Alichi ing subject: * Does Orthodoxy Believe Its Own Creeds?™ Evening subject: * iinistering Spirits.” MISCELLANEOTS, The Sunday-Afternoon Locturs Soclety meets at 3p.m. in Wall's Hall, corner of Adama snd Halsted strects, Prof. Nathan Sheppard will deliver an en- tirely new lecture on * Godliness and Manlinese.” A funer rervice in memory of Cap. Lull will be held this morning in_the Church of God, coruer of Warren avenus and Robey streets ; sermon by the X. Shoemaker, “iThe Rev. Mr, Stowell will preach at3 . m. in the hall corner of Butterfield and Thirty-sizth strects. —The Adventista will meet in their hall, No. 213 West adison street, morning and evening at the rogular bours, The Eider, C. C. Marston vwill presch in the morning on “ Lternal Life,” and in the even- i s Jeeus the Messiah 7" & The Progressive Lyceam, of Chicago, will meot at ‘nlf-paat 12 Oclock this afternoon at Templare! Tioll, corner of Washington and Desplatnes streets. 2 Elder aills Grant, of Baston, will hold three ser~ +ices st the Green Street Tabernacle, mear Monros strcet, to-dsy, a the hours,of 10:30 a.1. and 8 and 1:30 p, m. : 2 FhoFirst Soclety of Spiritualists will meet in Grow's Opera-Hall at 10:30 5. m, and 7:30 p, m. Sam- el Aaxwell promises * ontranced answers, qusstions, and dereriptions of apirits.” -rimaty Council No. 1, of the U. A, of Spiritnal- ists, will meet in Union 0. 181 South Clark atrcet, at 10:30 o'clock this morning, They will discuss £ The Sociai Problem.” Erneat Whitford will lecture on *iWhat 1 Know of Community Life among the Shak- o, at 7:50 p. m. 2! The Bev, William J, Leonard will preach in the ‘morning in Christ Charch, Beformed Eplecopal, cor- Tor of Michigan avenue and Twenty-fourth atreet. No evening service. “Ine Christadelphians meet for worship in the ‘morning in the upper hall of Dshrenfurth's Businesa College, No. 149 Randolph street. Tt Rev 4. O. Tully will presch in the Indians Avenus Christisn Church. Morning subject: *Law, Liberty, License.” Evoning subject: “The Great Request.” ervices will beheld i the.Trinty English Lu- tberan Ohareh, corner of Dearborn and Erie streete, a¢ 113, m., and in Bethlehom Church, coruer of Sanga- ‘mon and Phillips streets, at 7:30 p. m. The Rev. £d- ‘muna Beifour will offictte in both places, gt CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. TISCOPAL. May 17—Bundsy sfter Ascension. BOMAR CATHOLIC, May 17—Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension; St. Paschal Baylon, C. May 18—St. Venantius, M. sy 198, Peter Celostine, P. C.; Bt. Pudeati- ana, V. Hay 20—8t. Bernardine of Bienns, O, May 2t—Octave of the Ascension. oy 23—8t. John Nepomucen, M, Aay 23—Vigil of Pentecost. A Bemarkable Suicides New Orieans (May 1) Cw“l'upxzdma of the New York ‘or r A most remarkable and romsntio suicide of & member of one of the first families has just oc- curred here. The prevailing opinion is that the death was accidental, but 1t 18 koown to the friends of the family to have boen a suicide. Tast winter, & besutiful snd bighly accom- plisbed young girl removed to thi city from Natchez. IHer parents woro in moderate circam- stances. She entercd beariily into the social yetiee of the season, 2ud, at the termination Eueot. found sbie had won two lovers. One was young clerk, handsome, gay, aud fascinating; the othera merchant of exteneive means, butsone years older than his rival. Bociety generally be- lieved that the yom ‘man had won the maiden’s hoart, bat ber good sense provailed over her sense of romance, and ehe accepted the hand of - tho morchant. A few davsago they were mar- ried. Among the guests present at the cers- mony was the rojected lover. Ho was in excel- Tont epirits, and never shoneto better advan- tago. The guests having departed the bride retired, apd the groom and a few friends Zathored in the supper room to drinking a part- ing tosa:. Justas the champagne cork popped and flew to the ceiliog the young man entered, approsched the groom, and Without an an warning word felled him to the floor. The friends interfered and prevented an immediate encounter. The groom, much excited, iu- sisted upon & prompt eeitlement. The house was searched high and low for weapons, and nothing but an old pair of rusty foils found. The buttons were broken from these, the men placed in _position, and in a moment more engaged in.martul com- bat. The young man was the better sworde- man, and by & quick and eu * i i Opponedt: threr hum on s b seimey £ the act of throsting his foil throus thy 148 fling man's throat when the door e rpapn; o bride, clad in her nizht-dress, ruqeyd throw herself between the coa.\b'mnu_ o begged bier husband's ife from his rivafy by 2 The young man, with an 0ath, thiey i‘f,“" apon tho foor and rushed from the hgse (& next morning ho was found 1n. bis poes 18 bullet throngh his brain. Tho facts, fis influence of the psrties engaged, we, ) pressed, and the shooting pronunncs = dental. wh % E REVIEW OF AMUSEMENT, % THE DRAMA. : ° There has been very little nowa with refe, to tho drama in‘Chicago during the i Hooloy's Theatre being closed, end the gy ¢ being mearly onded everywhere else, ) cares about the drama any more. Ou{ddu:q tractions are beginning to usurp their phgs. A'VICKER'S THEATRE, % Miss Meggie Mitchell has concluded herg eek, xh;iug in her original part of supportd by McVicker's company. h “Littlo Barefoot™ will be ixéqx,n;, b Vicker supporting the mtar in-the o, Jummy, in which he bas mudo & marked on previous occasions. ACADEMY OF UsIC. The Buffalo Bill party, includivg Mr, Jfr. Omobundrn, and Madame Morlacchi, Ph‘u; at tho Academy of Musio last woek, the drgy being *‘ The Scouts of the Prairies.” Thiy Mr. Gardiner announces the engaxoment of Joy Murpby, in his Irisb-American drama, by g © Maeder, Maum Cro.” Ho will bo supperiaiy George Davenport and the whele of Mr, gy, diner's compuzy. 5 THE ADELPHI. The management announce for this week #, production of the Shakspearean buriesqus “Bq Dickey,” which haa been in preparation for ity past three weeks, and will be presented wik gy § most sumptuous accessorics, local hits, and gy, gant costumes. Tn addition to this will bo py * ey Symasts Yorfotmnses, he Bemma g ces, Su?ax‘i?::.\ a gfiuy of nov n'm:. ey ATYERS' OPERA-EOUSE. The 3linstrels have playea their last in g Thouse for the present season, and laave for iy country to-morrow. The noxt attraction afty theatro will ba the{Royal Troupe of Marimelus, | under the management of McDonongh & Py, . shaw. ‘These sre called the St. Jamw H, 3 London, Marionettes. E E I forming during the weel: at Kivgsbury Hal v been _uniformly large. Arrangemonts wil by mado to give three matinee performances . ing the present weeic. FOREPAUGH'S CIRCTUS. ~ EINGSBURY MALL. 3 The othér troupe of automatons has beed jus with great popular success. Tho atteadsnceby Already the vacant fences gromn wih m nouncements of Foropaugh's grest oircus, wiih § iu announced to appear i & fow dsya. Iihy 2o3 always been popular, aud will probabiy coatiu { : 10 be 80. 3 PARIS TY MOONLIGHT. H The panoramic exhibition of * Pans by Yo light,"at the Exposition Bailding, has beea pey poned until to-morrow evoning. Tho camy the delsy is s2id o be the inability of smd the contractors to finish their work in @ season. % 'DRAMATIC NOTES. Madame Janauschek has goue to Germsay, Miss Neilson, the actress, is said to cleared $150,000 since coming to the Ui States. ' The ascent of Mont Blanc is tho lztost consy | - geusation at the Haymarket, London, Besh - stone will be the ehicf climber. The “ box-trick " was mada clesr at Bufih by o kick frozu an ambitious youth who had v unteared to do the tyng. Mr. Charles Popo has beon plsying Lelphent © inthe drama of that name at the Califoriy Theatre, San Francisco, with immsnse succes. The death of Mr. Addison, tbe well-knom comedian, is snmounced. Mr. Addiscn was& vears of age. Ono of his most successfcl pura Was that of Sir John Falstaff. He was the fatka of the Misses Frnny and Carlotta Addison. The dramatic version of Hawthome's “8an let Letter,” which has been produced in Parig is gaid to be & melodrams of tho heaviest and portentonstydong. Nevertheless, it is liked, Olive Logan praiscs it in moderation. Maggie Mitchell has added to her rapertolta ¢ dramatization of * Wearithorne,” a novel of Scotch life, by Miss Marian Reeves, whose * Iz gemisco” and “ RandolphHoner,” publsbed o der the nom de plume of * Fadcte,” some seus ago, were popular novels, Itisto ‘be prezented at an carly day, Mr. and Mre. W. J. Florence, the popular 2oz edians, sailed Wednesdsy on the Scotis for & protracted sojourn abrosd, They contemplsiss visit to the Holy Land and the other poicia o interost. TLis will be their sixteenth tnp. [ their return they will faltill cngagements Wesh including one of four weeks in San Franciscost McCallongh's Theatre. 5 A dramatic company of tweney-Gre Indisat with ponies, fivo squaws, three children, axd femafe captive is organized to give & moral and aboriginal sbow. It il fanl with o tent capaple of sesls 'his 18 the American through the count iug 6,000 peoole. for which the' country has been waiting ot s many years. Eareka. Among the marvelous fests performed byHet: mann, the famous prestidigitateur, while in L don, was the production of a live baoy {rmt Iady's bonnot. When tho trici was first plsrd § the aadience of the Egyptisn Hall was wrou3 ) toastate of enthusiasm seldom witnossed @ Epgland. What adds to the stranganess of 1 featis tho fact thot Prof. Hermaun uses ¥ mechanical apparatus; all his feats are p J formed in fall aight of the audience. : Messrs. Jarrott & Palmer inangurate tbéf 3 £ TR A T iy scason at Dooth's Thestre on tho 10th of ped August. Mr. Boucicault has writieo 8 Bf American drama espocially for the occasi® hich hus not, howover, been named as yet. T Jeading role, which is ono of heroic interest, ¥2 be sustuined by Mr. Jobn McCallongb, whoisst present playing 8o succesefally at that thestrs Str. McCullough will be tho last star at Boolk¥ this season and tho first next. Tho New York Tribunc of the 1iih s | +The cast of parts with which * Camille " will Bt offered next Thursdsy eveniog at the Uni® Square Theatro, will includo Miss Clars Miss Emily Mestayer, Mies Bato Claxton, 3% Aaud Granger, Miss Kate Hoilavd, 3Ir. G B Thorne, Jr., Mr. John Parsclle, 1. Stuart Bob eon, Mr..McEea Rankin, Mr. Claude B: and other players. Tho last performan: 4 L:; Astray,’ on Wednesday evening, will be 160th."” Mr. A T. Stewart_has at last_found s teosd for Niblo's, Mr. Charles R. Thorne, Sc. 3% Thorno bas takens three yoars' leaseof premiscs at an anousl rental of £35,00. Tee gseason will be opencd on the 25th jostsat. _Ag Dlay to be presented s tho new version of 14 % Lady of tho Lzke,” & dramatization of 5ot & oom, that proved g0 successful at ta® Deaf 3% e Theatro, Tondon, last scason. 3 pany has not been entirely completed, but fli E. Eddy, who_ will act as stage-managely assumo the rola of Rhoderic Dhu. Arrangements are in progress for & perfor atict, at ono of the principal theatres of Lozdst for tho bonefit of the widow and children &tE} late Mr. Bhirley Drooks, editor of Pundh. document in his_bandwriting, dated ‘.\gfl! ok 1873, found after his deccase, coutalns 5855y lowing passage: ** All I have tn the woridl o Jeave to tho zbsolate disposal of m)'dwn} e who has helped mo to_mako eo mach 00 Should T die suddenly, T have no objeetion % theatrical performanco or sugbt elso that bt o herto Live comtortably and eduats 88 bogs." Tho new Park Theatre in New York i3 d«)fi 115 career has Leen bricf aud unfortuadis Boncicault, with whose name tho_estzblic was first, associated, withdrew from the priss before tbe first porformance 100 and Mr. Fechtor was, suddenly sonouice pear in & new play adapted from | himself. On Hrearat night, April 13, ther® "; a goodly andience, bus on the second night attendance was poor, and has ot since. In three wecks the management 1081 7 twveen 7,000 and 38,000. Of late tho cTF bas not an nzidl. and nnly‘_ednc:ig: ;2;, cided to play no looger. Tt i i o S foe cbitrary betiavior of Jir. rxh!ff’g ward the gentlemon with whom he was PUTH 1ed to mach dissatisfaction. Ar. Stest probably 6oon reopen tho house With company. e s e muszc. " The fortheoming ovent of musical iflter:;‘ the great National Saengerfest, at Clevatil which commences Jane 22" Carl Bergisnd sccomplished leader of the New York Pili% monic Bociety, will be ths gonducto,