Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 5, 1874, Page 3

THE CITICAGO DAILY RELIGIOUS NEWS. Chicago Clergymen Off on Their Vacations. Edward Eggloston on Moody-LLThe Camp-Meeting Season. The Cliristian Cynosuro on the Laying of tho Corner-Stone. Jobn' Wesley’s Bad Habits Up for Discussion. P Comments and Opinions of tho Relig- jous Press. Notes and Perronnls at Ilome 3 and Abrond. Church Services To-Day. MINISTERIAL VACATIONS. Few of tho Chicago churches will bo closed dnring the liot weather of midsummer, yot. nearly all tho pastors will linve vacations of greater or loss duration. The editors of the Alliance ore jubilating m advauce over their prospectiva trip to the Rocky Mountains, They will bo gone two weeks, and nmong those who il holp mako up the party will be Gov. Bross, tho Rev, Robm¢ Coliyer, Prof. Nathan Bhop- pard, and soveral othor promiuont citizens. Tho Alliance £ayn the Tov. It W. Goodspoeed, the Qov. 0. 8. I, Savage, the Rey. Willinm Alvin Dart- Jott, and D, Liverts and Foriestor ava already enjoying ‘thoir vacations, The samo paper is authority for the following: The Rev. F. G Thontlo will spond a few weeks fishing in Genove Lako, starting on the Oth inst. ‘Tho Rev. JOW. Phclps will go ont in the far West, slartiug in Ootober. Tha Riev. Dr. Northrup goes to Min- nenpolis, starting noxt weol, o will be absent’, about n mouth. Tho Rov. S. Glibert, editor of tho Adrance, will depart for Vexmont iu September, for & fow weoks' vacation, Tholiov. C. I, ‘Tolman, of the Amoiican Daptist Union, starts for Minue polis July 7, to bo gone a month. The Rov. Wulter Forsyiho, of tho Englowood Prosbytarinn Cliurch, will spend tho snmmor in Europe. Fho Rov, A.G. Darriwh spends two wooks in tho Michigan fruit region, near St. Josoph. Dr. 0. R. Bluckall will spend o month with his fuily Bt Gonove Linke. 'Tho Rev, J, W. Potrie, ector of tho Clutroh of Our Savior, lenves next weok foratrip_to Nova Scot, to roman sovorul wooka, The Rev, A, 1. Kistredge, pastor of tho Tlurd Prosbyterian Church, lawves the city about twvo wooks for a_two-mionthe' vacntion ab thoe _ East. The TRov. R, Coutine epends two months at oneva Lake, gu-nchlng a8 usnal _ in bis chureh undays. Tho Rov. Dr. Felton, of Giace M. E. Church, will spend his vacation at Dayficld and smong tho J{pumlu Islunds in Lako Superior, starting nbout Aug. 10, Lho Rov. Dr. Goodwin, of the First Congregational Church, nccompa- viced by his wifo aud_Messra. T, M. Avery aud J. W. Scoville, will visit the north shore of Lake Buperior, starting about* the middlo of July. Among thoso who will romain nt home, attend- ing to their duties as_usual, nre the Tey, Dr. Bullivan; tho Itev, J. 8. Humphroy, of tho American Bouril of Foreign Mixatons ;" Presidunt Fowler ; tho Rev, C, A, Towlo; tho Rev. Dr. Driggs, of the Kvanston M. E, Church; tho Rev, Dr. Duudy, of Ada Street M. 1. Church, and the Tov. J. L. G. Mokown, of tho Wubash Avonue M. E. Clhurcb, —— CAMP-MEETINGS. Tho annual camp-ineeting sengon is at hand, extending from nbout tho middle of July to the end of August. During this period from fifty to aixty great gatherings of . Mothodists will tako plncoin the groves in various portions of the country. 3 7 Thoso meotings are said to have originated in 17905 sthough tho anclent Jews used to hold cotings of very much tho game naturo, callod tho Fenst of ‘Enbornacles. Notwithstauding all that bas beon said ageiust theso summor nssom- blagos, they appoar to grow in popularity ; and other denominations than Moethodistsuro serious- 1y discussing the quostion of astablishing sum- mor gathoring places along the coasts of goa or lako, Tho gront Methodist comp-grounds of Ocean drovo, Bea Chilf, and Orchurd Lonch, bave shown tho overago public mind the advoutages of combining religion with Bon-breezes ; and there is o genoral tondency to sbandon loeatities heratofore choson for purely “roligious purposos, but subject to the drawbacks of mud, mosquitoos, and malaria, aud pitch tho tonts, booths, and tabernacles along some broozy headland or broad reach of river. 4 his tendoney bas roachod the Wost, and the good Mlethodists of Chiesago, who would unite comfort of Lody with coutrition of heart, e Tioviug for the abandonment of tho Despiaines grounds and tho selection of higher and more airy quartors o the bluil banks of the lake to tho northward of tho city, 'he Chicago camp-grounds will remain ono yonr louger, ug at proxent; but it is not unlikely hint tho spirit of progress will causo thom to be abandoned aftor this yoar, As has boen alroady noticed in Tig Tuinoxe, the Desplumes Camp- Mocting begins Aug. 17, aud closes Baturduy, Aug. 22, Tho first national camp-meoting for this sea- on Las just closed at Sterhug Junction, Mass, §6 vas under tho load of the Rev. J. 8. Tnskip, who has acquired o wide fame for his suceessful managemont of theso gathorings, The greal cump-meetiug of the senson is that which begins at Round Lake, N. Y., July 8, and which will continue two weeks. Invita- tions hayo beon sent to sll branches of the Meth- odist body, South o well a8 North,, without dis- tinction of racoor color. Bishop Janes will pro- sido, and Bishops 1opresonting the AL, E. Cuureh South, tho African Ziou Chureh, tho African Mothodist Cbureh, and’ the 3, 1, Church of Cunsda, aro expected to be presont, together with half-a-dozon of the Bisliops of tho M. £. Cuhurch. “'hio grouuds wora oponed six yoars sgo. Itisabour one hour's nde from Albany. 1 tako n wlacked with ualmon_ trout, sud ar- Tungements are wade for any amonnt of bontlug aud fishiing. 1t in snid to be one of tho most beautiful spots in the State. Ocean Grovo camp-ground, sltuated only seven miles from Long Bratich, hnk become & _fanons cawp-ground, I'wo meotings are to be leld thiere this year, one commencing July 16 for tho romotion of holinoss, and & regular camp-moet- ug comnmoneing Aug. 14, ea CIUY 19 tho gronnd becoming most popu- lar to llmyuuplu of New York and Brooklyn, 1t ronched by a wafl of twenty-three milos up ong Irlnnd Sound, The grounds ure elovated %0 n hoight of 200 foot abovo tho wator, aud efford o broad view across the adjacent country, winle they are constuntly swept by the cool soa-broezes, Thice meetings aro to be held at Bea CHfT, tho first commencing July 29, and olos- ng Aug. 2; the wocond will o s German gathering Aug, 19, to continno ten daysj Aug. 27 another meeting will begin. Ball fusthor eastward ure the camn-grounds of Bholter Inland, nesr tho extreme end of Long Talaund; Marth's Vinoyard camp; the Daptist camp-grouad of DButtonwoad Bouch, on Coryos- got Luy, and that of Orchard Noach, neur Portiid, Me. Eavlyin Augunt o grand gathering of Bunday- gchool teachors and supeiintendents will tuke lgco on Chautauqua Lake, under tho direotion ot Dr. J. 1, Vincent, formerly of Chicago, e ow editor of tho Sunday-School Journal, pub- ighed in Now York, The Southern AMothodista gather in camp- mooting about two miles from Biloxi, on the Qult of Mexico, July 24, In nddition to those gatherlngs the twontloth nationnl eamp-meeting will be hold at Indinnapo- lis Aug. 19, aud the twouty-Hrst at Joliet, 11, : —_—— # BROTHER MOODY." Edward Bggloston, in tho last Christlan Union, has au urticlo on “Brother Moody." It begins thuss Tu the old Chlaago, befora the cow kicked over the eronono lsmp, end before thustvepreachivg and Jatton had helpad Hwiug to his well-dusorved fame, The veliy.ous lito of that eity bad two poled—Itobeet @ollyor und Dwight L, Moody, ~Loth wers rupresonta- 1vs Obtcugouns, self-iuudo, wolf-retinut, tiroleas, hopo- 1us o wd mea could e more unlike fa il taniea and aympnthien, fr, Qollger in a poct and soar, with geniita for ltorature, M, Moody, o man utior= y practieal and matter-of-act, with a_gonius for oftairs, 10 thero wan any rod thg that would rauso tho wrath of tho proacher of Unity Chnrch, in tho dnys heforo tho fire, it was Mz, Moody's onergotia cavrinat naulseavitig.? . And If tera wan over n thine that the riing sprit of tho gresl noon i miccting dronded It was tho scntimental hes of 1abert Collyer. I doubt not eaoh of thomn admired o othor’s ability, but noithor of them had eathoticity enoiigh to umderatand how miteh of banevoleneo anil Chriatian feeling they lad in common, Befes noira thongl they wera to ono snather, Chicago wonld not hiavo Leen Chieago without thom, Aud naw that boll af thorn hitva nttanod rantpr fain, T doubt If olthor of them will forgive ma for, coupling Lim with tlo other in thin paragraph, Mooly grow upen Gheago with ovory ycue ho te- mained’ thers, When ho frst gava up hia place ns clork fn_n shoetore, o8 & minry of $L200 n vear, ani detormined fo * work for Jesus” and *livo by faith,” o wan dubbed * Crazy Moody,” and tho namo uticl {o i many years, Dut whi the littls olaes of raj-n-muting in North Market ITall grow to the well-appolnied Tliinols Street Miaslon, and when 1l Clirfatian Arsoclation tnder hin leadership bocamo ane of thio rullng powars, aud whion Farwell Hall roso the second time, Chicago begon to sporeciaie hiin, 1o wun 4 Crazy Moody” no longor, Chiongo liken vital- iy, Tho newspapers promotod him fa * Brothor Moody,” nuid the title adheres to him yel A house wan given httn rent free, hia friends furnished i, aud tho most eminent nrtists pninted hia ownand his wifa'a portraltn for lum, Alwaye proud of s uniquo posnersiont, Chiragn hincume loaaiful of Drother Taody, nnd eanked Wim wilh her olovators, her water= fiunel, hor holels thut went up on jnckecraws, and hor Totiert Coliyer, To thin list of iiquitics slio Lins #inen ndded the firo and David Bwing., ‘Moody's improvement fu zoputation wns partly the ofariiig of o vory-genuine improvomont i his own el oottt charactor and {n biu mothors, e was liko nimost nil young men of real power, lmiiative at the start, 1fe adopted from othiers cant plirasca and Aheoctien, Tfia catechiam alwoye began witli ono quics- tons Aroyoun Christian ' Ho wan once nsked to o a vlllago n Michigan by o Iady who wan suxions thst her husband, & Tonding lawyer, should ba bronght \mder Mr. Moody’s infiuence, * Ate you & Chrlatiun, A auk 27 nekied Mr. Moody, I think T am," an- Mfeged (o tawyer. % Itow about yoursolf, now, Mr, Touiy 7 Aaody 7' eard Moody tell haw, Whilo fn the Ghristinn Comnitasfon rervice, ho ouce propannded his favorite question ta a Tennesres planter, Dut ua the man was deat, ia ropeated vocifaration of * Ate you a Qliris- {5n 2" falled fo brlng o ronly, Turning to the biack Tt ashio stood by, e anked, * Ta sour masier n Crls- {7 No, madsn, hio's 8 Prisbytorian I Thut was baforo Prof, Tutton’a'day, = It wan ot uncommor tn thosa daya for 3r. Mooily {0 nasall muddenly & strange young man wilh this Sini-blank query, | Of courso lia oon bocane noted For his zeal and corontricity, A yowng man from {ho country, who had Thiold naituation in tho city for Just Hiixee waokn, was thus nocostod by him n U atreot : # Are you o Ohristinn 7" 1o roplled, *It's nono of yourbusineent # Yes tt 181 4 Then'you must be D, noily,” inid the stranger. Tadam,” Baid Moody 10 an_ Trlsh woman, *won't ou go to chureh ‘(-lllgl]ll 2" AN whosota it ? s it {lumly'fl chureh 7 » No, it's God’s church, but Mooy goes thero.? # Troih, thin I won't go, 1'll go to hear an eddleated man, but I won't gfl to Liear an onld biacksmith iiko Moody,” With that sho Logan to charge Moody with_divars crimes, not knowing to 0 *Youwd bettor bo'careful,” wald lie, whons #hio BPOKC presentl; my name's Moody,” *Tutl tut,” safd Hen ity 1 know'd Hlie, with Trisk dextority and effrontory, Moady afore yoit was bore'n."" ‘Moady bolonged to tho Execntivo Committes of the Btato St.ndny-Sctao) Aeaociation at one tinio, nud gavo r el tronblo by bronking up ¢ Connty Conventlon o and then, and tiruing It inton revival meeting, Tt upiottint a denl of nico machinery, At Poutfar, 10, thioro was & revival that swopt tho’ county. Even a11Ekio Tnwyers fofued tho chmrehies, snd tho dntirt had T ndjourn ut 10 minutes befors 12 fo_uttend noon Prayer.menting. Tho rovival wan begnn by Moady Eeeping throvugh tho town on a muddyday and FaTking to every mian, woman, and child bemet, Ap- Prouching & grouw of politiclans, lie heard ono of then iy of n yroposed nowination: "% T ik that would earry tho connty.” My friond," interrupted he, %8 want to irry thia county for the Lard Jesun Ohvist,” 'The politicin, with o Wosterner's pride Shont taking n_ Joke, lapped Mooy vn tha shoulder, Duimt into a langh, snd_cried ont:” T am with you Hhere, old fellow,” But Mooly's worda became ‘thy Witeliward of n very remurk)blo religlons wmovemont, P T danbt not the county 1s botter for having onco beon enrricd for Chriat. Tint Mr. Moody lin_grown wiser, Te has pared away Fomio of Lis cccentrivitics, 310 hon improved his Taind by atndy—not very broad, but dillgent, o b Rrown In tnodesty. Tho rea) sifcerity of the man fa F power, | 1To knows nothing sbout oratory ; but ko T vioorau, dircet, and_often excecdingly ¢loquent. Tienring all hefore him by n resietiess momentum, Hia fhieors I thut n man ean bo useful 41£ ho will only get {own Jaty vnongh for God to work through him, . Itis creod dn stinly Calviuistic, nnd ho often pratouts oo~ Frines i u sway offensivo to thoughtfnl people: but lio 5 bottor thin is erced, and liodocs not hold (¢ infoler- Antly, axopt, perhaps, toward sich © ontside barbari- ane ™ ne Ubitarians, Spiritualists, and what-not. There was once an_ot-and-out-come-guter of rome aor who pervisted in interripting the noan prayer- Mentnga and_ atroct-yrenching. s eNfroutery snr- Tasned oven Alr. Moody', nud Lo waw sa peristent tint ooy, whose putionco was porely tried, conld not put hiins down, At th elose of (he noon meeting, ne Mr, Moodly stood aliaking hands with tho peoplc, thers came ylong this obstreperoun radieal, After o moment of besftanty Moody_strotehed out s hand, thinking atond as follows : T appose If Jcrug Chrint conld oat flio racrament with Judas Tscariot, T ouzlit to sbiake hunda with son.” "Tils grentext wirougth les In lis managoment of men. Jlo 14 tiot o firal-rate argunizer, bt he faa born leader, orlnps no othier rovivaliat conld have overcome ihe ‘atrongt Seolch vrejudiconn hie hu, Soon afler hobullt TNinoin Streat-tiaxlon, thceTrish Catholic Loys got into e bt of stoning thie windowd. Mudy went ta nce tho Catholie Biahop Dugmn atout it. “The Bishop uroke aamiringly of r. Moudy's zeal, it regrotied That ba wan niot o_burning Hght in thie Moty Aother Chureh, % Perhnps Tom wroni? sald the Intter ; 4 Tope you will pray for me, Bisliop, that, I wrong, 1 nuiy boled futotruth? e Disop promisal, tut Rovdy dropped on his kmaes, aud fnslated on baving tha praser on the spol, Bishop Duggan knelt und Traged for him,a(ter wiich Joody an fervontly prayed fortha Dihap. Tho Bishop always afterward ex- Drensad cxteem for Alr, Moody, and thero were no Tiorostones thrown, i tact 18 of tie bighest order, and such fact, en- ergy, udnatry, and indomitability mut have enrlched it it ho hnd meed them selllsbly, 1l recont re- fusal of £1,000, offered him by o araness Durdott- Contta, was churacloristic, You moy (hiuk him fanat- Senl. Thut, at least, ho ia sncere, aclt-serificing, and Whote-henrted, Tha religlons lifs of the whole Norti- \weat lins felt his influcnce, and Scotland s now under- golng something Hke & rovolution. ¥or, coneervative #9 1o 4a in doctrine, be s n perfect radical i method, Tho offectlvo way 18 nlwnys Lhia best with him, 1lo i not clerical in &poech or appenrance, and o will nover bo anyting but tho greatest Iy proacher of anr timer, Thoy say in Scotland thut e apeaky the ¥ Crifezgo dintact.” What ho does speak is the West= orn Mukmnchuto'tn dialect, 1o pronaunces * wholly an all Now Englanders do, and softons (ho o fn_stone, And hio says “ nuthin? ¥ for something, 80 also docs 1he Vice-bresident of the United Btates, bowover, Bit an enrnest i fn botter than o _polishied nan. Tho foading pulpita_fn Chicago have for years weleomed “ Rrother Mondy 7 ocanse ho fsa_man, And what perpetund application do wa find for that Raying of Emeruon'a s + Words bave welght when thore's a wun bellnd the: —— DID JOEN WESLII"IXY PHAVE BAD HAB- S The Northweslern Advocale expresses its ap- precintion of the Iate criticism of Johin Wesley, by tha Rev. Robert Laird Collicr, aa Yollows: The Christian Reqister (Unitarinn) has heard from one ufml:- {ullow-cluuul who is in Loudon just now, Vu ure told ¢ #Dr, Robert Lalrd Colller has been looking over the original manuscript journnis sud account booke of Jaln Wealey, Ho fonud that when Joun Wesley wiis at college, at tho ago of 27, ko wpent abont £100 u year, Among the itemu of expenditure were * beef,” ¢ tobuc- co,’und * lost at cards,” Dr, Collier atates thut at this time Wasley was i member of tho ¢ Hely Olub,! but it can hurdly bo Fupposod that auch slrango cxpenses wore fncurrad at uny of its meetiugs. 1f Dr. Collier 1ins mado any error i thesa utatements, Lo will probu- Lly hear from some of Lis old friends,” ‘The * tohnceo, beer, and cards” {temn do not sur- prise us particularly. Some Enfilluh clergymen utill Jilay whint, beer §s fiidorsed by thio other Coilyer, and Very guod men In America ot tho proscnt dy aro addlcied’ to_tolncco, Wo know some other things about the sceonui-books of Johu Wosley, and wo wonder that onr not very accurate friend Collier aid not full upon the *# hranidy » ftems named fn_some of tho grocery-hooka used Dy Johu Wewley, This emie nent_nuu—Wesley, 1ot Collfor—was ué that tme member of *The dfoly Club” but wus yeb nucons yerted, which lattor point will' not count ch with Mr, Collier, who does not believe fu conversion, That close nblervur—\\'mwlu{, not Coliler—seemy, however, o have forgotten all that lie once knew ahout Wealey’s srugul collego hubits nt the timo when that good man —Wenloy, not Colller—was ged 20 und in collego, o, i M fmmortal Journul—Wesley's, not Colliers— sy’ of biuwelf it o fived on £28 3 aud whien e, In different years, Lnd £30, or £00, 'or £90, or £120 he uniformly hved on £24, snd gave away the remain- der, When thik great Americun travoler, now quoted Dy (he Zegister, wan_oncs leforo abroud, he gashd sinuelngly ahionit wu Ttalian mass ho beard somewhere, aud coutid searcely bo conyincod tut papisty wny nias, the world over, i1 Latin, We do not wonder, the fore, thut o oit hin wocond visit_does not distingulel butweori-pounds sud dollurs, -~ Oue chief point i, that Wusloy when uncouverted did not drink beor und play whint, Wo huvo recurd that later ho gave up svoir tea s uniecesnary, and cortaiuly that busy man lnd no time for cardd, ‘Tho ngo was given to liard drink, and Wouloy, when he egan hie publo work i enrhoat, wroto toful abxtinence documents that must seem ox- treme Lo the soute American obmerver from whoin wo Juat now beur, ———— RELIGIOUS PRESS. THE CYNOSURE. Tho Ohristian Cynosurelins an editorinl on the laying of the corner-stone of the Custom-Houso, from which tho followlng extracts aro taken : Qrand Master” Iawloy bowed aud, with mock so- Jemnity, called for an tnvoeation fo the Mawontu deity, tho *# Grand Architect of tho Unverse,” Thon canie the Ligh priost of laul, Forrester, & Universulist proachur, and scting Gratd Chuplain, and followsd In Wit tco-coid, Ohrietlcsn, pagan prayer (o (o unknowy 0d of tho lodye, whlch, 1€ 1t coukl buve afectod tho fiotticn of tho bwoltoring snss, na it did their souls, would buvo_cooled thom in spita of the leat, Tho prayer wus th sumo us thut of Dr, 'Tiffany ut tio cor~ ficrstone of Douglas Monument, fu substance sud ¥itit, with thio oacoption thst ‘Tifany obuyed the laws of 1he ludge, muking 1o sllusiun to Christ, whils For. Feutor bud (o brzen fnpudenico to wind wp his heath- on prayor with n violation of Masoury, and un uttempt to awlidlo and impose ou Clislulat feoplu by wdi the wordn 1 % Through Jesus Clirint our Lord, Amon," Now this olericul futaificr know vory well that sucl al- fusfons to Chidst are nubusonfv, uiid have buon con= demued eud forbidden by lodge-uutliority sguin aud v aqain, Tho vory namo of Chrlat In ds Ups wa, thoro- fora, ot n prayor, bt & falagbond and a biasphomy | At whit do o ool A bustliug, cousopuontial unknown lodye-mastor asking Judgo Dlodgett to ne pist In theso coromonlon by yreading n portion of tho cemont, And Judgo Diodyott, inatead of answering it fmpndoneo with a blow, or what wonlil Lo moro minif tha dignily of hin position, walkiig awny in e disguat, takes np u trowel and, apreading the cemont, nithsides, nnd the damuing farce foes o, 8o havo wa neen an English family in decay, fnonlted by the bust- Jing strumpet which “*my Jorid ? Lus brought in to jiateoulzo and degrado and jusult tho moek mother of n Ohristian honkehold, If thero wan o Unfted States Marshal in the crowd, 4t wna hia duty to huve oxtemporized o posse of eitizona and collared and walked thowo oilicions meddlers oif the ground, and allowed the Government of the United States, in the porsou of Judyo Blodgolt, to lay that cornur-stono, bought, puld for, oud latd by the taxes of the poople, TITE ALLIANCE takes strong ground in fuvor o Mr. Doacher, in the Beecher-Tilton controversy, 1t sayu s Mr, Doechier stands in porllous need of dolly- oranco from inJudiclons frionds, ifo has been wise, pattont, and disereet, for himwelf, Lut peopla who mapine themselves divinely com niissfoned to correct il tha wrongy of tho univorao ara genorally vory Inconveufeut frionds tohave. I€Me, Tilton and Mr. Boccher, whatevor iy biwve been the grievanco butween thom, Lad sete flod thelr own_dinileulty, who eleo liad iy right to onter into that private stfalr and Lring ¢ before tho public court? If Plymouth Churcl was conleut to cep its puator in tho midst of nli tho seandal 3 if 3,000 Chrintine mon and women gavo hitm their nnwavering conlidenco and purc-heartod ntfoction, what right Lnd 1110 publie to thrast itael€ into that. which wan tho ex- clusive busluess of this partfeular church? Thuir Commiltos lind mado Invostigution nnd eatiufed thonia aulves {hat tho pastor bad not forfelted thelt cou- fanee, Me Hoochar wa eutitlud o thia protection by tha faith and love of his flovk, And to tearthis shel fer down about his ears, whetlier by blunder or fu- fent, 18 a most miserublo plece of businesy, It 15 gossip gono mad,—it in slandar ratapan t 15 4aid that 4 man §8 not tv be wh ica by his goniuw or cmdnonco, Certafuly not, But doen a it oss bl pervonal rights through gontus and omufuence? Is Mr. Hovcher tho first great man upon whom snspleiow hos fallen? It would have been timo enongh to put him on trinl, when somebody presented charges against him, doflufto and tangible, To was not bound to notice rimors, howover aeundule ous, Lealdes nll this, he did, after tho Woodhult spndtor, chullouga his shinderers to produco uny Tettors that miight criminnto hiim 3 and In tife sato commuul. cation declared wll sock ruwmnors false, in generst and in particulsr, Thot plajn snd emphatic deniat of guile wuroly onght to huve furnishied a ressonablo answer 40 uguo Feporls, - THE INTERION, in n discussion upon Calvinism, admits that that bolief is a rusty weapon to fight with in theso dnys. Yet it uvors that *“wo na Calvimsts will nover give up our hold upon tho adnmantine Qoctrinos by which we anchor to tho Ruck of Ages. Mothodism would gain nothing aud tooso vastly if woshould. On the other hiand wo aro not going to push nud jostlo our Methodist brethren bocauso we are satisfied that thioir chnin i8 wenly, and thelr anchor fractured, On the oontrary, wo aro disposed to pitch grapnol into their rigging and draw thom closor to ourgelves, Wodo uot mit our doctrine of the Ebruuvm‘a\mu of tho snints of Prosbyterions, Wo have no tear that the devit will tafty carry off any Mothodist suint, ‘T'no fact 1s that tho Methodists when thoy get into deop water aro sure to grasp this very doctring, and othors of ke ehurnecor, wi theoketically they dischum ; and thioy eau say a8 much of us 1 rogard to their upecinlty of good works, Wo trust i tho Lord with ali the taith wo can, but st the sume timo lovk curofully altor tha cundition of our powdor.” . The maneging editor of tha Inferior, W. . Qruy, has just nad thodegree ot Ph. D, con- ferred upon him by the Wooster Umversity, Obio, and this 18 whnt ho says about it : 1t s come to our knowludge that u membor of the Interwr St (o say “etall * for thu purposo of make iz tho must of our pint of chder) hus been comniise slousd by the Universiy of Wooster Lo practics In Cals eugo aua vidnity s Pailosopbl Doctor, The urgent nocesslty for Buch n practitioner la unquestionsulo Dut there [s o wide murgin for debute i regurd to the qualit cutions of the purty designuted for tie position. Yiiloeophy fu this reglon s sick, It hus hydrocepliatus, tho ften, pyrosts, rickuts, the cotfe, varicella, podud= ciew, optioptis fite, meanled, dumentia, sud soveral other nilniotits, und Lestdos fts gencral hemth 1y not good, Tuhas o worbiil appetits tor Lubbouk, green theordes, Bpeticor, und shuler Uubealtiy tranh, The mortdd coudition of Ihilasupliy will o appreciated when we eay that it doats on thiat barburism which built grund teinple of murble, Ivofy, and yold for the npotbeosis of # Htdde black nioukoy, ~Tuo iut siep toward curing it 1s to kil §¢, . THE CENTRAL ADVOCATE, of 8t. Louis (Mothodist), dues uot vhink o Tem- porance party cau accomplisl wuca in itself. Lho Adrocate ways: Now the wav out of tho difficuity 1 not to organiza a third purty, but for overy temperanco it fo reve olutely serateh from his ticket sll wio ure not strlcliy temporauce men, Tua politlefans will uever give us good cuudidates while wo cun be cajoled to vote for Dud onies, Whon the tonpersnco nien havo th pluck and pafnciplo that enables thent to vote thalr principles agaiust party sowiuations, tho victory is ganed, To reach sticlt 3 rosult we need organdzation; locul so- cieties muwt prepate the way for voncentratud sotion, Tl moat dinonit suattor {i a Republic 15 L0 organiz & urty, and it shiould not be undortaken oxcept ud u last resort. ‘Tlo work that s needed i8 nearly all local, aud Indapendent of tho guestions whick must form the foundation of all permanent party orgunizations, THE ADVANCE discusses tho help which farmers give to the fingneinl world by thoresults of their husbandry; to polties by wealthy agitation, and to the churcl by well-reguintod piving ; allhough tho doustions from the agricultural portion of the community is represented as quite iregular aud spasmodic. _The rematning articles are ** Ritual- ism under Regulation,” and ** Is It Magnani- mous 7 "' an mterrogation point thrown ab Ar. Baocher, - e, ‘NOTES. METHODIST. Tho Rey. Dr, Rhes, of Dubuque, dedicafed a now Methodist ehurch st Rockdule, near Du- buque, Juoe 21, An excwrsion to Tvanston was made by the mombors of Dicksou Streot 3. E. Church ono day lust week. A new Mothodist chnrch was dediented at Sound Creek, Delavan County, Tows, June 21 It cost $1,050, and 18 freo from debt, The several Mothodist Lodies of Canada have agreod upon o basis of union, The first General Couference of (he united body will meet in ronto iu September, The United Churelr will numboer about 100,000, . Tho British Wesloyan Church is revising ita pealmady. Dr. Osborn is the chict rovisor, act- ing in conjunction with Mr. Arthur, Dr, Pun- shon, Dr, Ltigg, andothers, It is to be produced within the nexc yoar. The New York Erxaminer and Chronicle (Bap- tist) says: ** Succens udhovea to the Methodiuts hikd moisture to M’Ym'gu'“ and shows that fn o part of Liooklyn whora ail othor churchion fuiled, the Methodiste bave budlt up a large and thrifty sociaty. The Rev. 0, B. Felton, D. D,, pastor of Graco Churel, Chieugd, bas prepured directory of 'his churcly, whicl is a llne commentary upon tho rapid growth of that religzious association since the grout fire, It now numbers about 250 mewmbors, the largor portion of whom huva boon admitted rince the appointmont of Mr. Felton to the pustorate. ‘The Now Orloans Advocale complains that tho Methodist piscopal Chiureh South is voty fu- jurionsly affected by the sins of duncing end Tiquor-dealing nmong thoe members, It expossos the belief that * liquor-dealors uud dupcers aro alike destitute of oxporimental religion,” and thinlts the consclanca I both coves st be aius gulurly obtuse. DAPTIST. Dudley Streot Baptist Clurch, in Boston High« Innds, Liag Just paid off a debt of 512,500, Beven persong wero immersed iu the river abont four wiles bolow Manuchester, In., June2l, The ‘Iuird Buptist OChurch of IHvdo Iark mude an oxcursion lagt Monduy to Bouth Chi- cago. The Young Peopla's Aesociation of the Wost- oru Avoune Iaptist Church Look an exoursion to Elgin last weole, A now Daptist church ia to bo bullt in Greon- wood, nour Brooklyn, N. Y. It iuto bo of brick, wilt cost about §80,000, and will seat some HUU pordons, “Tho Qenova Lake (Wis.) Baptist Institnte commeoncad yestorday, July *, aud continues til July 8, Itound-trip tickets to Gonove Lake and rotirn aro obtainable for $4.20, Philadolphin has 60 Baplist churchos, 15,000 mombery, aud property amounting to about &3,000,000, A quuttor of a contury ago It had but 28 churchas, 7,000 mombers, aud 300,000 of church property. Last Bunduy a new Baptist churoh was organ- Izod in the city, called the Xmunuol Ohurel, The church numbars twenty-eight mombors, uud will bo Increased by the additivn of saveral othe ors who have askad for lettord from the churohes with which they ava now cannectod, The Rev, 0, H. DeWolf, of the Baptist Sominary, s pastor, ‘The new church i situntod an tho corner of Dnyton and Oeutro streets, in & growing part of tho city. On the corner of Thirty-sixth and Butterfiald streots o unw Bupcist mission hus boon sturted, which promises soon to develop iute a sirong ohureh, A Sabbath-schiool of, ovor ninoty hus beon gathorpd, Irenching sorvices are hold at Oand 8 p.m, Noother Eugllsh-spoakiug oburch XY 5, 1874 bas acoujfed this part of tho city. The Rev. A. 11, Btowel) Is iu ohargo. *Fbo Ttev A, J. Frost, pastor of the University Pinca Bnp‘ut Chnreh, baptizod one convert lad Sundny evining. Tho an‘xe Univeralty nt Des Moinos, Tn., has hnad alvory prosperons yoar, Tho attend- anco, malo ind fomale, hins amonuted to 160, A vory ploashiz religions interest has heon mani- fent for moit of tho year, resulting in the con- verslon of flom fifteon to twonty of tho pupils. OATITOLLU, An 01d Cajhollo congregation has baen formed in Basle, Bwizerlaud, which: moots In the Mar- tinsldrche, o Rev. {obn Snith, 8.J,, formerly of Sb. Tguatiug' Cherol, Daltiniore, hag recently re- Liiruod from Lo South, his hoalth much bonetit- od. 1lo hag Lyon transforrad to Philadelphin. Froo schonldaro at o premium in Dorr, Allegan County, Micl. A Catholio pricst aseaulted two of his parishionora boeauso they inalsted in sond- ing thelr childton to the public schools, nud he hine been abhigsd to pny 8108 for the privilege of disciplining thy,sald mombara, Tho Old Calholics of Bwitzerland have por~ feoted thoir arganization, A plan for the dotini- tive organizathbn of tho Chuteh lins boen formed and presentod to tho Government for approval. It provides forthe holding of cantonal synods and for a yonrly national synod, which slall ba tho supromo, logislntive, and deciding powor, It {4 chiarged withtho eluotion of Dishops and of thio Bynodal Couneil, which {e the advising aud executive authoity. " "EINBCOPAL. T'he voto in the Lnglish Honse of Lords on tho Archbishop's bill shows that there aro ouly twenty-oight Htuntists in that body. Tho ladics of 8t. Joln's Epiacopal Church gavo s delightful lawn party Wednosday oven- g, on the grounds of 8, J. Walker, on Ashlaud avenuo, Tho frionds of the Eatablishod Ohurch of En- glund are becoming alarmed af tho groat falling off of cloricul ntudouts. Lifty yosrs ago thoy anmbored 8503 now thore are only 160, Tha Church is oven mow daponding largely upon malking prosclytes from other Churchou. Tt iv rogurded ns nmarked lack of Chrlstian conrtosy, that tho 1ligh-Ohurchmen of England should forco n Bishop npon Madugascar,” aud nttempt to ostablish o mission in torritory hith- orto oxeiusively occupied by the Loudon Missionary Bocioty. ‘I'ho Episcopal Church appears to bo drawing it leyitimato quota of priests (rom the rnks af dissonting divines. Two weoka sgo, Bishop “"“"hifmn admitted to tho priesthood tho Rev. @, I'. Hibbard, formerly o Universalist inister of Byracuso; the Roy, A, B. Allon, formerly a Mothodist; the Hov. Horbert J. Cook, formerly Congregationnlist. ‘The sum of £200,000 hns been subscribed for the improyemeut of 5t. Paul's Cathedral, Lon< don; ik tho Jock and tha Times do not ko tho manner in which 16 is to be used. They hint {lut tho sovero simplicity of the old structuroe it to bo covered up with paint and barbarons mosuice, muking it look aa 1f possensed of tho Tawdry ang meretricious hubidiments of a Popish mass-houso.” All recont _ciassifications of the clergy of tho Clurch of Englaud show_tho rapid glowth of the Ritunlistic eloment. It is cstimated that of tho 20,000 clorgyuen balonging to tho Church af Englaud 10,000 are High Churchmen, 5,000 Low Chnrchmen, 2,000 Broad Churchmon, and 3,000 coloriess or woudescript Chmrchmen. In the Amorican Eplscopal Chureh the High Church- mon cunnldumbl{ outnumber the Low Chureh- men, and there is also 8 lurge boidy of nonde- seript elergy ; but tho Brond Church parly hus & vory amall following. CONOREGATIONAL, Tho First Chuich, Mmmuospolls, dedicated their new houso of worship June 23. The First Congregational Church will recelve fourtoon now members to-day, eleven by lotter aud threo by baptism. ‘The First Congrogational Church Sabbath- selioul picnic took place at Slount Forest, n.uew subutb, about seventoon miles from tho clty. ‘o first commencement of the Drury Colleg Massouri_(Congregational), was hold June 2 1t opencd Insg fall wich 126 studonts, and prowmi- 8es to becowe o gront educational centre, The Englewood Vresbyterinn Church hod a pleme at Stony Island Tuesday. MISCELLANEOU: Most of the Sunday-schools in Brooklyn, N. X., hinve closed for the summer vacation. A fine Dissenting chapel has bren recontly opened in Cambridge, Evg. 1t is callod Eman- uol Congregutionsl Church, “Tho Tey. Cbnrles Clossop, who died a short timo ago in Lugland, way, {0r sixty-thioo yours, rector of Road, Wolverhnmpton. Theliviug was worth §13,750 per annuni. Arrangements have been made by which the various Presbyterian bodiea of Canada will prob- nuly ba united next year. The united church will number from 60,000 to 70,000, The misstonary alip Morning Star, aftor along cruivo amony the Micronosiau Inlunds, reports tho missionarics welland prowporing. Five new stutions had baen estublished, aud the natives gludly heard tho new teachers, A pastor finding that in his Sunday-school tho gitlsnre twice s many us tho boys, asks if tho wumo disproportion holds in the houdeholds, 1f not, then he wants to know where the boys are during Sunday-school hours. Children’s Dny was celobrated in Murray Chnpol last Sunday. The chuich wis beauti- fully decorated with flowers, Tho pastor preached o briof opening scrmon, aud dodicated five childrou to the church. "The Iaraclitos have formoda Universal Alliance for the purposcof niding the cducution of tho children of indigent aud degraded Jaws. They report avor 1,000 mplls inthe schools of Adrie anople, Swyrua, Bagdad, snd in Morocco and Belgrado. The Alumni of Marvard Univorsity have just broken over a time-Lonored cnstom, ‘in the elec- tion of the Rey. Willum D. Wilson, D, D,, for socond preacher. lie is an Episcopalian and Prufossor of Jithics and Mataphyaies in Cornell Uuniversity. He is tho first clergvman, not n Unitarian at the time of election, who hias besn Zl:umn‘ proachor by tho Harvard Thoological umni, In the Diocesan Convontion of the Proteetant Episcopal Church of Ohio ot Gumbiar, & roso- Iution was offered making woumon over 18 yours of nge oligiblo toofiive in_thoe vestry of anv church fo the Diocese of Olio. Bishop Bodell spoke not dircetly n favor of this resolution, but in favor of the idea contamed iv it, that ol making the servicos of women syailablo in church afluirs, The Jewish Messenger mevercly chides those Hebrews who du not respect the Jowish Subbatl, and whe did not seruple to attend tho Joromo Park races June 20, Tho Messenyeraska: ¢ Wi are not some Jews docont? Why will they bring diserodit upon themselves and their brothron by their lack of eommon senso aud comwmon do- conoy? " 'The Megsenger can fiud no excuse for this desceration of the Sabbath, Looking trom « Clrintian standpoing, ** Would a decout Amer~ ican Christinn attend a race on Sunduy? " ——— PERSONAL. outcaao, The Rev. Dr, Roy dodicated a Congregational church at Miunoapolis last week. Iho Rev. A W, Bill preached his farowell sore mon to the Dothany Congrogationnl Church last Bunday. 'ho Rev. Dr. L. Miteheoolc, Wostern agent of the M. £, Book Concown, was in Chicago early lust weok. The Rov, Dr, Wiiia Lord will supply the pul- pit of Fullerton Avenue Prosbyterinn Cliuvoh for peversl Bundays, cummonclng July 12, A D. D, hos beon added to tho Rev, W, Wynde, of Garrets Diblies! lostitute, by the Wese leyan l}niveruity, Middletown, Cona. Prof. 8. C, Bartlott and hisson, B, J, Dartlett, wero warmly recoived at Glencue, the other evening, upon their roturn after a yoar's absence in the Old World. The Rev, J. B, Thomas, Inte pastor of tho Miohigan Avounue Baptint Church, bas beon olocted Prosident of tho Baptist Educatiouul Seminary at Judsonis, ‘The Rev. O, M. Tyler, former pastor of the Plunouth Congregational chureh, will supply the Rtov, Mr. Bartlott's place for a portion of tho time that bo is absout in Burope, Qilbort E. Bailsy, of thoe presont graduating olasn of the University of Chicago, aud son ol the Rov. Dr. Buley, Heoratary of the Baptiut ‘Thoologleal Union, haw been appolutod Asulat. ant Urofessor of Nawral Belonoes in the Btato Unlveraity at Licolus, Nob. A corrospondfint of tho Baptint Standard, al- luding to Nenutor Doohittle's lootiie, entitled tha “8tone Kingdom,” delivered recoutly ut leaver Damn, Win,, says the looture wos bonrd with rapt sttention, sud proved that * Benutor Doolittic hus a doop, iinmovuble [uith in two things, viz.: tho Bible and tho United States,” " ‘fue'Rov, Wo B, Millard, of the last olsss of tho Chicago Congrogational Bominary, was or- datnod over the Plymouth Church, Bt. Loule, June 20. o ELIEWIERH. x ‘The Rey. W. IT. Milburu is proaching and loo- taring in Virginla. Tho Rov, Ludwig 8, Jacoby, a Qorman M, E. ministor, dled In 8t. Louls, Juhe 20. Tha Rov. V. W. Wilson, of Oxford, Musa. (Mothodlst), diod recontly from paralyeis. Canon Dillon has baen appointad Ohaplain-In- Chicf of tho Irisi: Catholics in Bucnos Ayres. Lnat wook ihe Rov. Georgo W, Willinma was installod avor tho Twelfth Baplist Church, of Boston, B i N 2 Tho Rov. T, 8. Pycott, Nector of St. John's Protestant Eplscopal Clhurel, Brooklyn, wiltspoud the summer in Iuropo. Threo Bishops of the M. E. Ghureh, -8impson, Bowman, nud Havon, are syowod advocntes of ‘woman-guifrage, Tho Rov, J. V. Llndlmf, of Boston Univoraity, Anilod Wednesday, July 1, for Europe, expeoting to bo absont pbout six moutha, The Rov. A. Gdines, Prosident of St. Lawrenco Univorsity (Mothodist), hins rocéived the degreo of D. D. from Tuft’s Colloge. Phitip Phillips has engaged to sing 100 nights in Australis. Ho will owbark with bhis fumily from Ban Francisco early in tha wintor. Toonard Hodges, of Park Ridge, has offered n site for s Congregational Church, provided the Bocioky sunll bogin to build withiu slxty daya. DBonjamin Brockinridge Warflold, » grandson of iho late Dr. Robart J. Dreckinridge, was Intely roceivod iuto the minfstry of the Fresby- terian Churel. Tho Rey. N. J. Tuckor, of the Franklin Stroot Congregational Church, Mancueator, N. H., haa hoon offered o salnry of $10,000 by tho Prosby- torinn Clureh in Madison Squarc, New York, Nowton Thoological Seminary recently pre- sgontod a diploma to Mrs. Hale, sho baving pras- centod tho ontira_course of sludy in conucation with the olnsss Sho and her husband are under appointmont as missionnrios. Honry Ward Beechor 16 to spond his summor vocation nt hin Peekskill farm, aftor a flahing tour with Dr. Chapin. The vacation bozins in July and Insts till October, Plymouth Church will bo served by the Rev. Dr. Robinson, of Troy, and othors, Teacou J. V, Quarlos, ono of tho oldest citl- zons of Kenosiu, diod Thursdoy last, aftor a lin- godiug and painfal illnces, 1o was' ono of tho organizers of tibe Baptist Church In Kenosha, and filled tho oftics of Decon from thnb time until his death, 1fo was o most upright and es- timable mun and consistent Christinn, “Full many & gom of purest ray scrono the dnrk, unfathomed caves of ocoau bear.” In othor words, Bishop Badell, of Ohio, hay writton 1,000 sermons, ‘Tho Rov, E. B, Iale, tho great Umtarinn prenckior aud autlior, hay writtan 900, and the Rev, J. I'. Moara, of the same faith, hus 1,200 fu ks barrel. A worthy caso of ministerinl encrifice ocenrred lately. The Rev. 3r. Tucker, of Mauchester, N, 11, who has beon offered s salary of 3,000 to 80 to Now York, tolls his congregation tant ha will remain with'them at his presout salary of 2:3,000 if thov will build him a new church eapa- blo of accommodating 1,500 peoplo. The Rav. Sumuel Hutchingon, formorly a Bap- tiut minteter, uud nexea Motbodist, his toluruod to bis fitst love, and o Laptist Conucil, Juno 16, pracovded to eatochise him in order to discover whother any Arminian taint clung to i from his Inte ussociations, Hoiny fouud to bo ortho- dox m all respects, secording to tho Baptist faith, and Brother Hutchinson was 1ecelved into the fold onco more with refoicing. Ho has taken tho pustoral churgo of the Provideuce Baptist Chureh, The Now York Tribune of last Mondny saye Georgoe Wilham Curas conducted tho services in tho Chuton Avenue Umtarien Church at New Brighton, Staten Island, Sunday morning, and roud & printed sermon by Prof. Swiug, of Chi- cago, ‘The subject of the disconrse wis ** Fol- lowship Bot®cen Righteconsuess, or Virtuo and Teligion,” nud tho toxt was from Pantm xlvii, vorso 10: **I'ny nght hand is full of righteous- noss.” Mr, Curtis prefaced the reading with this * In justico to Mr, Bwing I'shuil read non as ho nroteit; jnu!h:o to myself, I will say that ho sooms to mo sometimes unjust to the results of recont scioutific inveatigation.” SN VAR RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. A remwlkublo discourso thrillad tho Mothod- isty of Cambridge, N. ., two Sundays ngo. Lvorybody remarked thut thoir new minster, Mr. Brown, was really & wan of gonius. Tho only difiiculty was that o Look of sormona pub- lishod sixtoen yoars ago in Englaud contamed tho remarkablo discowse verbatun, aud one of tho citizens happened to own a copy, aud bo familinr with its contonta, On the day of the clection of PiusIX. totho Papal throue, ho sout tho following lettor to hiy brothers at Siuigaglin : £ 16, 1840, 4 Most Dearly Reloved Brothers, Giuseppe and Gacano 2 G, tho bleased one, wisa humbleth s oxnlteth, Bath besu pleased to rafse me, who am so bao, o the hfghest diguity on eartls, i1 most holy will b ever~ more done, 1 know {n some measure the almont boundless welght of such a charge, and_know equally my puverty, not to spcak of the utler nothinguess of iy spirt, Cawde pruser. 1o bo, oifered up, aud pray for me yournelf, The conclave hag Jasted forty-clglt Lours, " 1€ the City of Sindgaglia should like to go ta Howe expenso I tué way of demonstrations, endeavor, T expresnly destre it alo, that the sum to bo oxpended Do all Iniil_out in tbings useful for the city, in the Judgment of the Mayor und the Council, As fo you, Iny dear brotlicrs, 1 embraco you both liearthy fi Juwus Christ, Tar from exulting, rther compassion~ ato 30uz broier, who gives the Aoilalical biendg to P1us 1X “g It is propoecd to placo a memorial window In the new memorinl bull of Harvard University in yomombrunce of tho Christinn philosophers of Cumbridgo, Eng., who bavo tnken the lead_ from the soveateonth contury to the ninoteenth in tho Christian culture of England, aud anticipated the generous and comprehensive church move~ ments of our doy—such men sy Winchcote, Ilenry More, Cudworth, Coleridgo. and Maurico. The noted men of this school in the seventeouth contury woro graduatos of Emanuol College (to which Johu Harvard und bis nssociatos be- Tougod). The Archbishop of Canterhury, by refusing to dediento & chwich bill o brasy oross was ro- moved from the anltar, has offended tho Ritualists seriously, “The cross i4 tho omblom of Christinvity,” thoy exclaim: *our cburches are bullt in the form of o cross ; our childron in baptism are slened with the sigu of the cross ; this Scoteh Prosbyterinn, who by au evil fate ia now at the bead of our Chbureh, will next order the greal golden crosy on the top of St. Paul's Cuthedral to be removyed, and replaced, porhaps, by » weathercoelk, At lnst it ia claimed that we have an authentio trinl of the prayor-gnuge, ‘the Watchman and Tylector tells tho fotlowing s "Phrco years ugo Mrs, Blickinin was stricken with yarulyuls, and 4} to the time of lior romarkubla recoy ery had’ beon s cripplo, Last wintor tho woran's Tisvaud bucsmo couverted, aud ho began spocial prayor for tho couvursion of bis wife, which was s00u uwavered, Eucouraged by thie, o bégun to pruy for hee Tecovery, Tio nowly-converted but sunering wifo Jofucd i i thin prayor, A fortnight lator, i Fubrhnry, ono moruluy, ut fsmily worship, the fallow- fug ocontred : Fhe Losboud bud Just raturned from 1126 barn, whure, aftur finishing Lié moruing chores, ho ongagod 1 ehruest prayer that Al dulght bo wble 10 wulk, ‘Fhio wife L alsa prayed aecrotly fu hor clidr Tor tio kam Object, Bt now thoy bowed aroumd thio family uline and unitediy prayed that ke might bo mado o walk, After prayer tho fathior nud daugntor riay, aud, ne wital, went to nesist the motlier Lack into hor tlinir, tut uow, us nevor befare, they found hor uneouscidne, “ Walt 8 momont, daughter,” suld the father, * thére ty something trautpleing hore wo do ot uniderstand yot.” A momont lator and M, Bhuecks i, Tauling hor fuco from tho chalr wiore sho was Kinallug, spoke out 4 Tuan walk, praiuy God, L cun walk, 1 know [ ean walk, lift mo up that X muy walk. X0y regilied thio husband, “ I you can walle, Hvound wallz2" Buo then rose witbont assistenve and walked arannd hrough soveral roows, then vut on tho piazzs, aud Dually 1o the yurd, bk P PIOUS AND PROFANE, An old eynio says ¢ “With many women, gelng to church 1s littlo bettor thoan looking iuton bou- not shop. A Kansaa boy earned a nice Bible by commit- ting threo hundred versus to meniory, and then 1o traded his Biblo for a shot-gun sud acciden- tally shot his nuut in the leg. Tunch bos tho following: “ Patorfamillas (wha believes in tho employment of women) wittes to ask why young womon should be kept out of the pulpit winle there are so many old oues let fn P A littlo follow tumbled tnto the fouutain, and managed to erawl' out bofora any oho roached him, Pale aud dripping bo was put to bed ; and when his mothor roquontod Lho young mun to tiank God for saving him, Young America wnwwerad, * I ‘spose God did save me, but thon 1 hold on'ta tho gwass, too I L T'he Bishop of Derry, snvs the London Hornet, han boon Dogberrylng himsoll at Ht. Jumos' Church, Aftor a songntionnl sermon on Honta- tioualin ho wade wu appoal in fuver of poor lmomn “of a highor clasn than ordinnr) This s vory gond. Lot us amond tho Hible #o as to 10ad, **Tha poor yo have alwnys with you, es- clally thoso of a higher olnas than o inary." Yingard Taylor donlos tho story that hio has se- cured the prtvate correspondenco that passed botween Josoph and Potiphat's wifo, Itis sim- lxlv n postal eard from Joueph asking for the re- win of that garment. Locnl option, necording to tho Revatlle, ina boon ngitating a lady of Austin, Ior busband told hor it was * optioual* with her whothor ho should buy hor & gilt-sdged Bible or a new bon- not. Bho*t mtlug",wmn the subject for threo wholo days and then optionnted on tho b—onnet. A Iady romarked to a popular divino that bis sormona wore o little too loug. ~*Don’t you think o ? " sald sho,—* just n. f{mlu 2" v Anl donr madam,” roplied tho divine, #I am _afraid you don’t liko * tho sincore milic of tha Word.' " " Yon I do," sald sho; *but you know tho fash- fon vowndaya is condensed milk,"” My, E. G, Morton, of the Monroo Mondlor, 1s 1ot only n gflud-lnwifilllg man, but ho has a kind, onial fac, and thoro hnve boon mstauces whoro 1o hag beon tukon for what bo {3 not. One day, thirge or four yoars ngo, when Le was on o visib to some frionds in o littlo town in Jown, e nte tendod an. ovoning prayer-mooting in their com- pony. ‘Tho. dencon who was condnoting the mocting had oither rocelved & hint that the visit- ot way & ministor, or else §ho 8o imaxned from o oditor's face, nud getting his namo ho waitod until after, tho oponiug bymn and thon called out: Brother Morton, witl you lend in prayar? " “Brother Morton " hasn't a siaglo bad habitin the world, but that raquest struck him on aweak polnt, Some of. tho paoplo knelt down, others ouked to moe why he didi’t follow, and tho ed- itor wished ho was buriod fna well, Tho pause was painfal, and finally, rondored desporate, he rose up und said: #1'd—1'd do it In & minute, but—but I've gob the toothacho,” Somo one elso was nominated, and when they ali got ougaged the editor cropt softly out; and duriug the 1omainder ot his visit o went to bed at sundown on prayer-moating nights.—Keokuk Gate Cily. : Mr, IL R. Hawels, the English clergyman, in a recont sermon told su entortaming story of a woll-dressod, nubnppy sort of gentloman who bubltually ealls upon young ministors to talle aliout his roliglons diflicuitios, In mournfal tonea ho first inquires whotlier ho onght Lo pray in spiritun! difiicultios, und hoving that question rnsworod smnmctunfy, ho makes tho samno inquiry 88 to tomporal difiealtios, - It then n\nmam that theso Insb aro cucomprssing him in o very pamful manner, aud thnat having prayed persistently without effect, ho is ontho vergo of total skepticism. Young minis- ter, of course, rushos to the rescuo with a plens« unt sum, nud tho sud, sad victim of temporal diftienltich gocs gratefully weoping to the near- st other young clorgymun until Dislitelo income Iy nequirad, Mr. Hawels, after this exnerlonce, onco found the poor man ot tho house of & Drother in tho church, and afably urgad him to £o on with bis talo, but in vain, for hio houncel dosporatoly to the door and was #oon ne more, bt CHURCH SERVIOES T0-DAY. PRESUSTERIAN, The Rev. David Swing will preach in McCormick's Tall us wsual, and will probably continug his morning servico thore after returning from bis summer vaca- tion, ~The Rov, U, D. Gulick, pastor of tho Americnn Reformed Churck snd JofTerson Presbylerfan Church, on West Washington etreot, near Aun, will preach ‘morning and evening. —Sccond Church, Michigan svenuo and Twentloth slreet, Borvices at wwual bours, Tho pastor will preach $n the morning and the Rov, Dr, Iiall, of New Yorls, {n the evening, in bekalf of the American Bun- day-Sehool Unon, —Westminster Clurel, YWeat Jackson and Peoria atrouts, Bervices at theusnsl hours, In tho evening tha pastor will preach on “ The Rafnbow,” —"Thio Rov, Cliarles L, Thom' 87u will preach hia gec— ond unniversary sermen in t. Fifth Ubureh, cornor of Wubish uvetiuo and Tlirty-fiest strest, during the morniug servico. Floral tunuay-schoul gervice will Lo lield at 3 p. m,, wheu eduresses will be delivered by tho Rev. 3, 5L, Gibsonund the Rev. 3, Ve o~ bbott JE, Kiltredge will preach in tho Third in the evening, Bubject: *The Love of tod in Jesus Christ,” Tho usual moraning servico will bie hield, —Tho Rev, B. E, 0. Ely, paator, will preach fn Grace Church o ngual i thy worning, Thero will be 10 oveuing sorvice DAPTIAT, The Rov, E. P, Dartlott will preach at the Ogden Avenus Cliurcl at 8 v'elosk p. m, —The ltev, Florenco McCarthy will preach in Amity Chureh, Martine's Hall, snorniug and ovening, = Sub- Jectss “Tho Temptation of Christ” wnd “Is tho World Growlig Worso 7" —Tlio Rov, T, T, Bush will preach in tho Twenty- th Strcot Chuireli in tho morniug, snd. the Kev, Alva Bush in tho evening. ‘Che Rov, J. Maivern will preach as uaual at tho Freo Communion Chureh, ‘The morning subjuct in 4 Tl Boud-Muld snd Hor Muster,” sud the cvenlng ouo * Tniitating Christ,” —The Itev, Lumiiel Moss, D. D,, the new President of tho Chicagp University, Wil presch this eveniug at the University Placo Churelt, The Itov, A, J, ¥rost will preach 1u the morulng, ~Dr, Everts will speuk tnis afternoon in the Taber- | paclo Slusion, on Thicty-sixth srect. Mr, Btowell 1ho evening, will proach in EPISCOPAL, Tho Rev. 1T, N. Powers will officinto at the usnal hours in ¢, Jolin's Olurch, Asblund avouus, near Aludison street, —The lev, Edward Sullivan will preach in Trinit Ohureh, cornor of Michigan avenne and Twouty-sixtl strest, at 10:45 a. m. Subject: * The Luw of Bequouce in Human Lifo,” In the ‘evoning the Rov, J, W. Bon- Liom will_preach on “The Greut Awakening i tho Chveeh of England, ~“Fhie Toy, Georo O, Streat will conduct services at 8, Yotor’s Misston Cliupel, 'Phird avenuo, at the usual hours. Sermon in the ovenlug, The Rov, Fraucts Maustield will conduct the sers vices at the Cliurch of the Atonement, Wasliiugton aud Robuy atrecty, at tho nsuul hours, —At tho Chitrelr of tho Epiphany, corner of Monroa and Adams strects, the Rov, Dr, Stickney will preach ot ovening mervice, The lev. Prof. Lopsou, of St. Stephion’s Uollege, will occupy tho pulpit 1 the mpra- ing. % pho usnnd services will Lo hold in AUl Salnts’ Oliurell, North Carponter and Fourth stacots, Tho Toctor, tho Rev. Heury Perey, will preacis. o cuntonuny. teliglous sorvices will bo hold at {1io Churels of Qur Savior, curtier of Belden aud Lin- colis avenuos, the Rov, M, P, Poton, Ructor, “—Chinivh of the Ascousio, Ehn aud LiSallostroots, Sorvices ot tho usual hows, In the oveniug tho Iit, Ttev, Dieuop of Ituols will preach and administee tho it of confiemution, % Calvury Chureh, Warren avonue, Tho Ttev, Mr. Braws, of Mickiyan, will ofiiclato morning and eveniug, —Ghuteh of tus toly Conununion, South Daurbora atreet, botween Tweuty-uiuth sud Thirtloth siroets, Borvicuu 4 tho sual Lous RTHODIST EPIICOFAL, Bacramental. survices will Lo observed_at Trinity Clurch &t tho customary honrs, Tho Rov, . Mc- Onennoy will preach In the evening on “The Recognle tion of God fu Nutioual History.” —The Rov, Dr, Thomus wili lecture on # The Futuro of Our Country " {u tho First Mothodist Clhureh, cor- Der of Olark ud Washivgton sireots, ot ovoniug sarvco, Tiiere wilt bo preaching in tho Michigan Avenno Olireh, morulug, ond ovening, by the pasior, the Rev. 3. W, Phelps, A ho Rov. A, Youker will preach st the isual Tionrs at the Western Avenus Chitrols, corner of Mot~ T00 Btrevt, "—'F Tov, A, 7, Hallock will proach this morning at tho Park Chureh, corner of Milwsukeo sud North avenues, on * Olrlsthan Liberty.” UNIVERSALIST, B8t. Taul's Obureh, Michigan avonue, foouth streot, herd will Do prosching {n the mol g lby the Ry, Dr, Ryder, Lut no nfng servic —Thiers will ba preaching murulnfi und eveuing in the Murray Chureh, corner of Indlana svenue and Pwenty-ninth street, CONGTEGATIONAL, No services will Lo Luld i the Plymouth Congre- gational Oburch, corner of Indisua svenus und Twonty-sixth atriet. Tl tav. . D, Ifclmer will preach in the Unfou Tark Cougregatioual Chureh o the evenlng on Lulldiug the Tomple,” UNITAITAN, e Rov. Mr. Savage will preach at the Third Ohtirels In tho moruing, '—“Iho Ttov, Itobort Collyer will presch this morning at Unity Ghurch, cornor of Doarborn sud Whitney stecets,” No ovening service, : SISOLLLANEOUS, ldor Trank Burr will preaoh fn tho Giroen Btrect ‘Tatiprnacto Chis moruling uad poning. —The nsusl services will he hold by the Rey, Ed- mund Tolfour, pustor of the Englsl Lutheras Church, orth Dearborn aud Erle streets, ~The wt Suclulf‘ of Bpirituniists will Lold scrvices i1 Grow’s Operne Iuil at the ustal houra, Sumuch Max. well, while tnder wpirit control, will exhibit his won- derrhl mediumbstic qualities, T he Progreasive Lycount will meet at 12:90 in Gaod ‘pomplars dtall, coruer of Washiuglon uud. Desplaines near T re ‘e Adventlats will moot {n thelr hull, No, 313 West Mallon strect, o ususl, 'Thiore will Le proach- tnig morning utd ovemug by Eider Muruton, —Clristfan, Ohurel, Tudiaun avonu and Twenty, A6 wireet, The Rev, Ssane Rrrott, of Clucinnati, will proacht morning und evenig, Torw will not be any more lestures bofora thy Free lelfglous Hocloty until Sopt, 20, —Universal Associution of Byiricualists, Primr Comicit No, 1, of liuoix, meots ub tho hall No, 20 Van Duvon strect, rs, R, W, Heott Belggs whll con- tinno bor locture on % Lewsons frow Lito," ut 10:40 — CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPIKCOPAL. July 8—Fifth Bunduy after ‘f WONAN CATHOLIO, July B—Hllxm Buniday uftor Ventveost § Mot Precious 5 o of Our Lovd, July 0—Octavu of ¥5, Putor aud Paul, B July - Leo 1L, I O, July 8=t iznboily, ‘Flll.‘i‘.fl of Yarmgal, W, Juy 9 of ths Bessed Hucrament. Juty 10—Tho evon Drothurs, und 55, Hutine sud Sa- cunds, AL, July 11=VYolive of the Immsoulste Uonception § Bt, Plus I, P, AL, ¥ THE DRAMA. The past week has hoon a comparatively dull ono In amuscmont circlos, even though the groat Fifth Avonue Company was playing at Hooloy's 'I'heatro, MoVicker's nnd Ilocloy's T'hentres woro opon, and tho Adolphi wes running oy usunl with good houses. Dut the Academy ol Muslo and Myers' Opera-ITouso wers closed, aud thore was littlo to wnote. Baturday bolug tha Tourth of July the thestres wore betlor attended: than duting the week, Tho Academy swolled the list, and country visitors onjoyed, besides the unending din of fre-crackers and pistols, some good dramaie entertaiumonts, P MOOLEY'S TUEATRE, Aftor four woeks of not very flattering bus- Inoss, the Fifth Avenue Compunyhave loft tho city. It s certain that such n combination never Dbafore played in Chicago, and it may be guossed that yonrs will pass bofore we gea #o much fudi« vidual talent and genoral porfection again, Thoe woek opeuad with * Oliver 'Twint,” & now ver- sion of tho novel, writton by Mr, Daly, whick wus given DMonday, Tucsday, and 'Thursday nights, Wednosday night * Monsiour Alphionse ™ was reponted, Miss Jowett playing tho part of Raymonde, heretoforo assumed by Miss Ada Dyss, Without possogsing tho strong sympa- thetia forco which tho elder aud moro flnishod artist posscsses, Miss Jowett displayed, o capncity for oxpressing pathos, anda full kuowledge of slngo offects. ‘Ihore wero somo ovidencos of waut of study, and oceasionnl eru= dities in her method, but theso can readily bo necounted for by tho fact thatsho had not played the purt before, aud was, theroforo, ata gread disadvaniago. Miss Jowott possesses tho pere sonal force that must ariso from thorough cul- ture and n remarknbly apt intolligenco. 1ler olocution is of the plonsantost doscription, and her manuer {mprosaive from its quiotness and dolicacy. It is to bo rogrotted that sho has not botter opportunitios for appearing beforo Chi- cago audiences, for wo feol satistiod sho would have won the regard and approciation of tha moro roflned and'eritical of an audience immodi= atoly. Tridoy night was the benefit of Miss Fanny Davenport. It is singular that with & company organized upon tho most democratic theory any individunl artist should havo been singlod out for a beuoflt. But the event showed tho’ popularity . Miss Davonport has gained during her stay in the city. *'F'he School for Scandnl ™ was put up, 'T'he presontation of this picce reminda one of tho mounkey who had lost bis tail, sud eudeav- ored to persuada tho test of our ancestors tiunb tho appondugo was a rolia of barbacim, good enougl lor past gouerations, but inotfably vulgar in s own movo euligutened day, Mr. Duiy, uot having brought the necossary costumes with him to dross Sheridan's favorilo comody as it ebould be dressed, presontod it 1n modern attiro, black pantaloons, dress coats, nnd whito eravatd for tho goutlomon and—well, tho lndies suc- coodud in presenting sundry compromises be- tween the tashious of 1777 und mf. A contury gives o good deal of scope for_fauciful mixtures of stylo, aud the lndies made the niost of tiom. ‘Che wit of tha comedy was perbaps uot the less) relishable on recount of tho grotesque contrast: of dialogue and dressing, but the Atngo roj sembled & masquorade ball-room rather tua anything else. ‘The ‘‘iunovation” may do fol occastonnl uso when necessity compuls tho Erennunflnn of o piece for which no preparation ns beon made, but, s & stoady thing, such in- noyations could bo bettor dispinsed with. Tho ublic fs not a yory imaginative body, but no- ody will blame it for fmling to think of any presy of circumstances which could compel such bare-faced auachironism, Mr. Lowis alone secw= ed to have boen boyond tho resch of advorsa circumstances. Haud™ tho Elecn been properly costumed it would no doubt have boen a very delightfid performance, but the wavor of buriesquo was too strong for enjoyment. “'%Zonuds|” and **Lud, Sir Poteri” aro searcoly contomporaucous with claw- hammer coats and brondeloth — exe tousions, Mixs Davenpors illustrated onca moro the fect that o woman may be n vory pleasing, vorsatilo, snd accomplished nrtist, aven tha:fi:u sho bo ‘‘a daughter of the gods, divinoly tall, and mont divinoly fair.” ‘I'he songon hns not been an tmmensely profits sble one, but has beon fairly remunorative. I Lias shown us o grent dosl of oscollent acting, gome_ delightful people, and most desirable dressiug. Mr. Daly will fiud that his visit in suwmer hna cultivated & botter taste for the dramn, and on his roturn in sossonable weathor, 1f ho coudescouds to roturn, wilt roap hisrowar As announced yostorday, tho ‘il!my will tenve undor the mnnagement of Mr, Hooley, playin, in Dotrot, Cleveland, Buffulo, Rochester, ant Albany. M'VIOKER'S THEATRE. The Lingards opened Mounday night in *La Tentation,” a literal translation of Oetavo Fouile Jet’s drama of that name. The piecois a very protty one, and runs smoothly. It willbe played for thres nighta this wook. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Monda; ni;%hl the Academy will reopen for one wook with a flue_old comedian iu a round of old comedios, Alr, lloskins, whose name is bottor koown in Engloud ' aud Australin than ‘in this country. will mako his bow to a Clicago audiette in tho role of Affable Hawk, in*The Game of Speculation,” followed by “iphe Critie,” Ho will bo supported by Miss TFloreuce Colville, a very handsowe aud accom- plished Indy, and o good company, Tucsduy night be will play Dr. Langloss, in **The Hoir nt Luw,” nnd Wednesday night ** Woodcook's Lictlo Game,” with a round of good pleces during tho weok. We vouturo to clip from nmoufi soversl notices the fallowing from tho Salt Lake Herald rolative to **'he Gumo of Speculation s Pho charactor of A guble Haick is cleurly a favorito ana with Mr, Hoskine, as It cortaiuly is with ull who wilnews Lifs remarkable fmpersonstion of It, The ldea of the play i« to oxemplify the readlaess with wihich Tlie merceuary rich man can bo wrought upon by the polished snd ‘specloua speculator, who adroftly plays Thon. his appetita for galu to envelop Litn even moro complotely iu his {ofls, The touches of human nature with which Ar, Ilosking constuntly embellished the cluracter culléd ot warm and ropeated plaudits from tho intelligent and delighted auditory, and res peuted calls beforo the curtain testified to the Ligh ap- })mdullml inwhich the entire performance was hold, Thue impersonntion clearly atamps Mr, Hoskine a8 ong of tho finest comedy uctora of the perlod, THE VOKES R aro returning from Minnesota, en route for Qali- fornia. They have been iuduccd to give one more week ut the Academy of Music, oponing Monduy, July 18, TP ADELPHI in closed for the senson, to bo opened thres or four wooks Liouco, 1ta'ourcor as vazioty thoa- tio hus boon brilliant. Its conduct has beou ads mirable, nnd its succass is tatked of throughout tho ontire country na littlo loss than mirfien~ lous, Chicago ‘people may not bo aware of tho fact that Mr. Grover has givan n vurioty outertuinmont such ne no othor menagor ip thq oonulry could give; bus bad a Lolter lino of star porformers, sud has shown greater tact in man- aging thom; and hna produced his ploces vith fur gtonter art and expouse thun could bave boon possible outside of New York or Chicago, I'he disnstrous collupse of the rival compauics who camie hiere to try their strength witl iig, aud the eaudid eonfonsion they wmade of eome pleto dofent, were suficiont to convinco the public of the fact thut the management of the Adoiphi was superlor to uny otber. It comvlinnco with the genoral domund among huin friende, Mr. Grover Lss put up Lis name for & bouefit Monday night. Tho number of voluas tours for tho oceasion bas been fmmenso, moug them are Jdames O'Neil, C. B. Bishop, Billy Rico, 15, 3L ITall, Owon Faweott, Wayno s Lovoly, Sol Bmith Rumsoll, the Reynolds Brothors, Nute Snulsbury, J. IL Wallack, tho Motgan sinters, and u list too lunvfi to publish, Tho promlse 18 that huudrods will bo turncd aWBY. TONY PABTOR'S VISIT. Now that tho war of tho varloy men Is_ovar, the flold I loft exclusively - to ‘l‘uui’ Taator and his strong combluntion of talent. 1lo opens for a briof souson nt 1loolay’s tu-morrow bight, with 8 compauy bettor thuu ovor bofora, 1u wi- aition to Tony Limself, whose populurity scoma to Lkuow no and, thero iy tha,greatost of uil ventriloqumty, Mr. E, D, Davics, Who mukes his Hray appearance in Chicago; the favorito wong- and-dutice mon, Waltara and Mortan ; Illn Wos- nor aud Kitty Drooke; tho juvenilo ucrobats, tho Giarnolls brothors; the clover Fieldings, Billy Barrv, Dty Ashoroft, Larry Tooloy, an TPrank Qirard—all primo favoritos in their ro- spactivo linos. 1n view af the Immenso success which has fuyariably attonded the npponrunces of the Tony Pastor purty in Chicago, wn ourly visit to the'box-ofiica i advisable, “Thendvanco agent has faftly wet tho city ablaze with huud- womo ghow-bille, DRAMATIO NOTES, "aole opous b Walluck's Aug, 17, Mr. Alborry's “ Prido,” at the London Vaude villo, hus mot with the fall which inovitubly ne- compoiios it, Fort Wayno 18 to ruin somebody with a $23,000 thoutra, More mombors of Maguive's Sen I'ranclsco