Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 26, 1874, Page 6

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 26, 1874. which, we supposo, makes him an ex-Congregs- and evening in the Church of the Atoncment, corner RELICIOUS NEWS. Tife and Labors of the Rew. Dr. McChesney, ke Sentiments of the Relig- ious Press. Wotes and Personals at Home and Abroad. Gleanings from the Religious ‘World. s Church Services To-Day. THE REV. DR. M'CHESNEY. ng the earncsi O ministors of Clicazo is tho Ttev. 8. "JoCliesney, pastor of Trinity Methodist Ep 3.l Charch. “eat of the city not quito three years; llian won & Teputation s an Lonest, encrgotic, carnest, and eloquent pulpit-speakor. He is a native of Rensselacr County, N.T. He was born in 1339, and at an ezrly ago united {l tho Presbyterion Church, where Lo re- ege quained for two yeara, Ab the .f 18 ho transferred his membership to 1he Methodist Epircopal ~Church, slthough .L.e Ling always entertained & high regard for the hmtch within which he receivod baptism. Alr. ‘Chesmoy was educated at the Fort Edward licginte Institute, sud ot tho age of 10 enter- < 143 ranks of the local preachors. In 1859 he 2izs appointed to RIS FIRST PASTORLL CHARGE, ;2 the beauntful villago of North Granville, N. 2 " There was then no Mcthodist church in the own, and Mr. McCheszey commenced presching 1 the villaze Academy Hall, where sn extcngivo Zovival occufrad, which was followed by the 4ip. W ’ Aniong the converts were {wo £ors of the Rev. 3. Sewal), of tuis city, both of whom sre Row Jreachers. AL tho close of the yoar r. Mo- {'besney joined the Troy Conference, snd wes sppointed 1o North Benninglon, Vt., where he remained for £wo years. IS NEXT APPOXNTMENT avas to the Broadway M. E. Church, Albsny, and 1o thero tho church—s weak aud struggling cty—ras greatly built up and strengtiened: © fwo years ot Albany, his hext pastorate ¢ Hecsosile. Hers thero was a strong v of Southern sympathizers with tho Souih- 2cvellion, then in progress, which render- - McChesney's position ono of grest tion divided the church snd hindered ity ' and made the first year of tho partorate of ireat eaxiety. At tho close of the War, over, ti:e oid fesling of biltarness died out, Mr. McChesney left the ehurch in 8 good > of prospesity. i McChesuey's next appointment was to the fushiorable Methodist church at BARATOOA SPRINGS. during Lis stay of three years, & great took place, aud over 800 2dditions wore ¢ 10 tha chnrch. of this period M. McChes- tics wero recogmized S.aried by bis sppoinlment to the p; Ash ve if. E. Church, then the lergest 2gration in the Trcy Conference, where he 4 3 plessent and suscossful period of bis nuinistey. During his third year (Septemter, 1871) ho wee traasferred to TLX ZOCK RIVER CONFERENCE, anid, at the unanimous reguest of the Board of ‘yraztees of that chureh, was appoinied pastor «of the Wabash Asesuo 3. K. Church, of thia «f 1o had, therefors, beon pastor of the cutrch only about four weeks when tho great s vecurred. Ho wucceeded in removing lis library from the building several hours Lefore the tiro reachied it, and, with several members of the Bociety, sided largely in saviug the stmeture from destruction. The gua- powder had been placed i the building, which %3530 Llow it up, when, mainly through Mr. y's perstasion, it was abandoned, and Zue buildibg eaved, which has served until Jast weck as the Govercment Post-Office, aud has Lieen 2 good financial investment. lmmedistely after the fire, by mutusl agree- ment the Waobash Avenme snd the Triuity Zdetlodist Episcopal Churches united until tho Jueeting of the Conference, and Mr. McChesney Lecaae pastor of THE JOIST CHURCH. 2 The lower andience-toom of the new and Tesntiful Trinity Church was completed and uiened in Jaouary, 1872 A profound re- Yigious revival fotowed, restiting in & jve increase of the memborship. The hard work uecessarily incident o the direction of thia revival czused a serions failure of the health of sior, and his people generously gave him a :ation of several months, and sent him abroad 1or rest and recovery. 0X IS BETURN - 4o the sutumn of 1672, with health partially re- , be resumed: his pastoral work with the ider Mr. McCheaney's pastornl charge the of churen has bevn steady and thul, thongh Jaboring under tho disadvan- s of au incompleto edifice. The Society now wbers & membersbip of over 800. In the nime, the work ol complettng the 1 edifico isin progress ; but Mr. McChes- s torin of pastoral sorvics will closo next <r. too £00n to allow Lim to share in tho «fxction of gecing the work fully finished, cbisa mattar of regret to both pestor and e, . McCherzey takes a deep interest in TIG TEMPERANCE BEFORM, an zéveocate of strong and radical meas— or tha suppression of tho trade in intoxi- cxiing liquors. e in tulest, and kecps well abreast tho groat questions that sgitate society. in particular he is a lover of metaphysical rudies, although bis sermons ehow that his 1'silogopliy has been breught down to the come Prahienzions of the plaines: hearer. it da 8 matter of regros thats threatening throst-diflicnty seems destined to place Mr. esney on the retired list of preachors for & s at Jeast, and he may be compelled to seek o e fevorable climate tban the damp and vatialle breezes of tlislstitade. His pulpit- catory is thoronghly biblical, usually carefully frepared, and st times very forcible and eilactive. and i s THE RELIGIOUS PRESS. THE INTERIOR treals of dyepeptic Christians : s i ary is full of promises todo. 1io luxuriates in ouis fealing He 5 the whole Charch 0d eschews the bread. erabl nt, £2 £6 pacses up from the pey ects ail church-life. \V‘l:l ¥ just 15 it came. the fects of revelation are 100 ordinasy. THE ALLIANCE containg, in addition to 3 letter from r member . editorials on Vo 3 " < Ortiodoxy Run Med” Ay Extiscrdinery Tiro Depariziont,” 24 * The Higtoric sod the Actus],” which latter \:.-f its inumdo excursion part; The Watering-Fiace 3lenia ar i 85 follows? Thoze who oppose the reading cf certain c g rtions of 113 Lible roeponaively, and ery d down ss Hargical cervice, may be thanktul thit the g i ney be & ol 504 book i rend ot . eir churciies. Alout tho Sear 1708, tho et Acrican Presbytery found ft nec ssary o direct each LR abliey Teod and comment on » ciapter : s pisoretion; Ouo of them probebly ngver wing| 4 Lalite” Whes Cned b Toston, fhe e ouman rY EYmptois of the us Banger. cmbly of 1746 it was propoee ork of Foreizu Alissions, E(gcnxé):ngylgld 1 cobbter’s etzll to aceail Brabmitnism, and Dired Lad organized ho London Misdonars s Gy acd most succeeaful A Mr. McChesney has been & resi- yot Lio ction of & nest and commodions house of situsl nerves are out of order, He is in s state 51 unrost—on the bordcrs of peryetual Seint in tha execution. Ho is fond of talking but very poor at working revelsin o revival mesting, and. y h his spesm cf zeal. Bat i the efiervescence Jazses. Ho siuks out of sight wil the et communion geason, or the naxt week of srever, What is the matter? Rome people eay that i a hypocrite. By no means, ozly he dines on con- "He bas taken red- il thie food of daily Mfe and duty is wearizome And 28 3 men cannot live alwaza on 4 u be comos down to plain fare of ¥ truth sud work it is dietasteful, and ho is But the warst of all thia je, that the stime uzl to the gencral, s churches ¢it down mee-radieh and pepper-sauce, and kend tue loaf ‘The Biblo is too commonplace, Scriptures woul read for ey thougt it bo e bl Ve * o, = o Ciorod moved Lhere, 1 sy movo, Spein imons s of encther piece of histors. In the was lagh time for the Scotch Chureh fo difue the i But ike majority of the Assembly trest a5 purly chimerical, What bad they fo oo the reprobated pagans? After scma elaborate Eeechen sgninst misefons, the Apostolic Erekine ross —an ald msz, pue and bent, but largs-hearted snd Joved—und _said, “Moderator, rax me that It was Landed Lim, and he proved that the i latended o Lo sent to barbariang, SHll forelgn missions. A great changn T Guoicty Clurch bas mobly: wiped o0t ier rproack. The historic and sctual epirlt do JGiffer. The Church which_suspected W hitefield, wel- Wy, The persccntors of ‘John inea nngl::.-hficnfi:;, 7 ihila thelr ceclesiastical sons dit 1iis works, _ Stockholders in the Interior now take the Alliance. TR SORTHWESTERX ADVOCATE, 5 i itle on open communionism 2mong Bap- :xlxfl?: ::’;ccin)l)‘ Hading to the complaiat of Mr. Shurgeon. pablished in Tite TRIvONE last woek, it cortain (close communion) zealots in thia country wero forever shaking their fists in that reverend gentleman's faco, eays : ‘Tiiere ! What did we tell sou iu our eentindl article 7 Did we not entreat oar Lrcthren * serves the water ” (from us) tolivo in peace,and be united? Wo ear- Sicaily devire their uuity atid perpetwty ; we therefors admonlshicd the soutin # seatola ” hat If thote szl Do any «fight " or rupture they would have ouly B e o Marna. "Lt thom quit © shaking theiz Geta® ot ons suother, snd ebnke them altogother “across the water at {he “ pedo.” This thing of shaking fsts at Hr, Bpurzeon whilo publichicg his Bermons in # Our Pulgit " sud glorying in bim as the greatest living Buplist—(his i, slightly confonnding to us pedos, to say theloxst of it, If this kiud of thing goes oo, we shall kavo nof ouly Duptisia and pedo-Baptiets, but torjedo-Baptiste as well, We aro ot sure Lut' that thero are soms already in this vicinity. The Adeacale bas “ A Deserved and Just Growl After the Yire,” in which it telks very plainly sbout sorme of tho Chicago oflicials, and discuss- es tho relation of the Repuablican purty to tem- perance. age was sgal —_—— NOTES. PRESLYTERIAN. The New York Ecargelist, quoting from the Interior the frct that the Chicago Presbytery re- ccives from the Missionary Board $7,000 per an- ‘pum, and raites for £aid Board only £3,000, says 1YYe had taken it for granted that Chicazo was doing something for the regions bosond whenco she draws so much business and profit.” The Erangelist thinks §3,600 is a beggarly sum fora Prosbytory that spends $60,000 on pastors’ sala- rics. Promipent Presbyterizns in Indianspolis are proposing the establishment of a book house ana church organ in that city. The Presbyterisn Mission in Zacatecss, Mexico, i3 prospering greatly. Thcro aro growing churches at Cos with 200 mamkbers, st Froenillo with 100, and at Zacateces with 120. Oue whole town near Zacatocas has boon converted. A religions paper states tbat Dr. Cuylerlas closed the fourteenth year of his Brooklyn pas- torate. During tbat time the membership of bis charch has incrossed from 172 to 3,000. Do~ fore sailing: for Europe, for his summer vaca- tion, he was presented with $2,300, and his wifo with §300. ‘The ladies of the First Presbyterian Church fa Quincy, TiL., have succeeded in reieing $30,000 for the building of o new church-cdifice. The ladies eent to every member of the congregation & ciroular detatling thoir plan, which divided the 0,09 into 1,200 sharen of §25, made payeble in five cqual instalimonts, the first on the st of September next, and the remainiug four in fonr aunual payments. Bevenieen additions were made to the Aurora Preebyterian Church July 32, Tie pastor, the Rev, ‘Thomas Gal:, 2ppeansto be & populer man. Ou the anuiversary of his £ith birthday, which occurred last week, his people presented Lim with & paree of €200 PAPTIST. The First Baptist Socicty of Osbkosh lost their house of worship by fre on the dey of ourlate conflazration, The mowmbership was 9203, but genersily poor. Dr. N. W. Muior, the astor, says, in the Standard, that the Society propose to build a now church capavle of ac- commodaling 660 persons, but_they will noed beip from their brethren in the Northwest. Fhe Woman's Daptist Missionary Society of the West will hold its first quarterly meeting this year in Milsaukoe, Aug. 6. ‘Tho union of the Ashiand Avenne end Unicn Park Daptist Churches, of Chicago, was com- Elulcd last week. Tho firet-usmied church rings 170 members, and the Union Vark 830, maling a large united church, A Southern paper savs: * The Soutbwestern University of the Baptiat deaomination is lu- cated, after considerablo rivalry betweon various ploces. The bids were 2s follows: Murfrecs- Loro, $139,500 ; Jackson, §150,000 ; Chattanooga, £100,000 ;' McMinnville, | £100,000. Jaclsou, ladison ‘County, Tenn., having bid the highest, secures tho institaticn” Mr. Bpurgeon, on his 40th birthday, which occurred a fow days ago, bad the greetings of abont 6,000 devoted admirers in Lis great Lon- don Tavernaclo. Daptists in Bonth Cerolina Dave pledged £160,000 dnring the past iwo years for tas en- dowraent of Furman Universit; Tho Rev. K. B. Barton has aecepted s call to the pastorate of tho Baptist Church ot Kich- mond, Ind. Lunch, including tea, crackers, and cheese, beguiles sbout & Lundred persous to remsin in Trémont Temple Bapust Church for an hour for Bille instiuction,—s duvice of the Sunday-school Buperintondent. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. The recens action of the liouse of Biehops in deposing Lishop Cammins Las provoked com- ment by nearly all of tho xaiigious papers. Concerning tha * deposiug ™ act the Methodist romarka: Bishop Cummirs #s deposed ! Tie charge sgainst him was that * he had abandon- il ho Communion of the Church.” No noico Was taken of bis perfecily courtenus resiguation ; no rec- ofoition was made af his Tight of withdratwal from tha Church, which our civi! law securcs to every mra. o was thrist out, aud, a8 {ar 03 could be by a form of words, degraded. The' partics to the oet wero Benjamin Bosworth Bmith, wlio xigas Limeelf “ Biskop oi the Diocese of Kentucky, and Senior Bishop of the Proteiant Epi pal Church of the United States,” and more thau thir- iy olber Bishape, Tho act Ix dona ag is cstentatiously declared : “ In the name of tho Fathes, axd of the Sz, end of the Hely Ghost,” Christian people of the United Btates will consider that tho eacred name of the Trinity ia here profzued, 25 it ulwaye & when used to cover a breach of charity. Bishop Commine has not consorted with bass or ux. godly menj; he Lias not apoctasized from the true faith as it is in Jesns Christ. He has not pervorted the Gospel or bandled it deceitfully, Following his Christian impulses, he bas sought 8 wider Cunallan fellowelip, Ho has proceeded in ench @ manrer 18 o sacure the good opiuion of ressonable mep. Whatever may be thought, by thosa who diesent from him, of The evpedionty of ha proccedings, his right to leero $i communion to which ho huu Lelorgod is unques— tionable. It may be said that the “ canons ” do not admit of resignation, but require depcsition. So much the worse, thes, for the canons, Lucy sy thrust out o Diskop, with attempted circumislances of iznomin: but only to mako his fellowship vith Christns g erally closer and firmer. ‘They cannot alter, by & pa ticle, the judgment of the Curiztian world. 'Weare of opinion that this ack will Dot beredt {lie chief actors init. The Episcopalian says: " We have gaid be- fore, and now Tepeat the challenge, that Bishop Cummine is to-day, by Divine call, historically and-canonically just s much s Dishop m the Church of Christ as is any inourown or in any other communion. He is a Bishop of a Chburch not in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church, but no Protestunt can deny Tris right or his ofiice on any seriptaral, moral, or bistorical ground.” Kentucky has furnished threo ministers to the now Church, inclading = Bistiop and_presbyters, the Rev. Johnston MacCormac, of Ottaws, Cane da, and the Rev. Dr. J. D. Malone, now of East Liberty, Pa, " EPISCOPAL. A correspordent of Church_and Slale thinks that the best way to prevent furihoer secessions from the Episcopal Chiarch is 2 general ngree- ment of declaration that the Proyer Book is erm- ply o directory of public worship fo bs_frecly uved by the clergy, a8 in their best judgment shall best promofe tho_spiritual edification and well-being of the peoplo. In other words. that portions may be omitied, or en:ployed, sccording to tho judgment of the administiator. . St. Paul's Cathedral, Tionden, is en object of interest to the whole Eunglish-spesking world. A ereat fizht is going on zbout its restoration, An Execative Committes pledged to adbere to Sir Christopher Wren's (theold.crchitect) ideas, has raised §200,000, and ppointed Mr.” Burges og mapeger. Tho Fine Arts Committes objected that, to finith a corner of iho building at 3 price maling tha fivishing of the remeinder an impos- sibility, is eilly ; azd to alter tho idess of the graat architect by introducing the ideas of an- other is to spoil architecture; and to promise Yren's plans and spend it ou Burges' is breach of faith. So the Executive Comniittee diesoived tho Fino Arls Committee. The Bishop of Lincoln cortends against sscri- fic:ng ity to secure uaiformity. As the time for the General Convention draws neur it is evidont that tho effort Lo pass rest ive canons bearing on divimo worship will fai ‘Tue sgitation has veen wide and general, en has been kept up with vigor. But the sober and reflecting minds of the General Convention, es- pecially ameng the lity, will resclre, it is said, thst Zare shall bano copecial legislation, and X 10 nata. < speech delivered ot Bristol, England, re- . a slemotion was loit, The gencral sentiment of that | dently, Archdeacon Denison called Lituslism ti ) ealt adding hfe tothe Churchof England,” and ridiculed the ides of ite Leing put duwn by acts of Pmlistment or courts of law. Haying Beclarcd bis belief in tho real presencs, ho had o intention of abandoning Ritualism, though it might cost bim his beuetice There are only twenty-eight Ritualists in the’ English House of Lords; St. Bartholomer, the newest aod most elegant Epscopal church in New York. is suid to be the Taost popular 1esort for fashionable churchi-goers al present. ¢ Ono thoussnd one hundred were confirmed in Mausachuectts durug the last year, aud 1,000 in the Diocese of Albany, making noarly 10,000 in tho Stato of New Yo Tho Rov. James H. McMechen has been de- posed from the ministry. The now Trinity Episcopal Ohurch is progress- ing towards completion, 2nd it iz hoped tuat the dedication may take placs some tims next Octo- ber. CONORZGATIONAL. The Adzance saya tho Xov. J. 8. Hogt, of Port Huron, lich., La obligated himself “to secure the €14,000 necessary to make good the con- ditional subseriptions to the endowment of Olivet College, his scuso of the eritical period which the College has now reachod being 8o docp as to impel hio to teke this great responsibitity. The Congregational Church 2t Jacksonville, Mich., baye begun to repair thoir bouso of wor- sLip. “Piventy persons have boen 2dded to the church 8t Turnor Jurction as the result of Maj, Whit- tle's mcetings, and more are to come. Mhe First Congrogational Cburch at Aurors voted to send their yastor, the Rev. N. tiss, away for a time, and appropriate Lis exponses. The church st Maywood, having entered their new chapel, have called as pastor tho Rey. G. C. Lamb, of Yalo Seminary, and he has accopted, to begin bis service Sept. 1. Tho Bethany Union Church, at Washington 1ts, £re building & Home of worship, to cost about £6,000. Maipe lias 241 Congregational churches and 10,500 mewbers. During tho past year tho ad- ditions on professions of faith wero larger tlian &ny yoar sinco 1568, and tho excess of additions over removals was larger than it bas beca since 1870. ATETHODIST, The Methodist Couferences in the West have been chauged as to time. The Jatest, aud prob- ably the laat revision, leavos them as follows : Nevads, Sept. 3; Northwest Indiana, Sept. 93 California, Sept. 16 ; Southarn Tlinois, Scpt. 23 ; Roek River, Oct. 7. A Methodist chapel, capeblo of seating 250 persons, bas jnst been comploted in tho northera part of the City of Joliot. A new church is organizing at Wilmette, Two members were received 2t tha Cornell M. E. Clurch last Sundsj. Thirtcen were reccived into the St. Paul M. B. Clurch last Sunday by baptism. 3r, Taylor, the successful Methodist revival- ist in India, proposes to erect two AMethodist houses of worship in Madras. A Methodist exchange says: "By the sottle- ment of the contested Duncan will case in Dat- tle Creek. Mich., Bishop Simpson gets 40,000, and several Methodist churches, institutions, sad individuals various sums amounting in tho ag- gregato to $187,750. Tho legatees compromised by paving the coateataats from 25 bo 50 peccour a0d a ghate in the residuary logacy of $250,000 to the Mothodist Lpiscopal Church. The first Methodist Cooferonco in Rome has been hold. There wero Lwenty preschers pres- ont, representing 25 many ceatres of religious Jabor. There were also reportad 1,207 communi- cants, 111 probationers, 472 Sunday-School scholars, and 555 day-schclars. The Methodist Church at Kenosha have cos meuced building a fine house of worship—brick with stone trimmicgs. It will cost 224,000, The Fronch Wesleyan Conferenos reports its statietics for the present year as follows: s Twenty-eight ministers, 174 preaching places, 13 evangelista and schoolmasters, 96 local preachiers, 2,012 members, 11 dsy-schools, with 407 pupils:_ 59 Sunday-schools, with 381 teach- ets, and 2,872 scholars, and nearly 9,200 stated besrers. It owna 27 chapels, 5 pamionages sod G xchool premisog, value unknown, but the debt ou 18 of those is $63,600. A MISCELLANEOUS. The Brooklyn Presbytery has discussea the *“woman quection.” Tho matter was roferrod toa committeo charged with making a roport as to what womon might do in ths churcher. The Comumittce aanounced their inability to make & 1eport. The national meoting of the Unitarians is to be beld at Saratoga, Sept. 15. The Apploton Street Congregationsl Church, in Lowell, in lsying the cornor-etons of a now edifice, haa taken tho nsmo of the Eliot Church, Lecause on or near the spot ths Rev. John Elit, the famous apostle to the Indiavs, con- taries 2g0, prosclied 1o Goapel fo the Indian tri . The Rav. Lester M. Dorman has become editor and joint proprietor of Church and State. The Church Journal declares that it haa not Jost ubscribers on acconut of its stand ageinst Titualiswm, e has beon alleged. 8t. Louis has 15 Baptist, 8_Christian, 4 Con- ireg:monal, 12 Episcopal, 1 English Evangelical atheran, 12 German Lutheran, 4 Jewish, 12 Northern Mothodist, 10 Southern Methodist, 1 New Jermoaten, 23 Presbrterian, 86 Roman Catholic, 2 Unitarian, 11 miscollanoous, making a total of 162 churches. The Rey. J. E. Kittredge, formerly pastor of the Congregationsl Church in Glestonbury, Ct., who hes eapplied the American Chapel in' Ber- i, Prussia, lately, has been invited to take chargo of tho American Union Church in TFiorence, Italy, m place of the Rev.Dr. Van Nees, Tho Esstern relizious papers are quoting from 2 sermon of the Kev. Artbhur Swazey of this city, on the eslvation of the virtuous heathen, and c!tnimiug thet it indicales more heresyin this eity, The Rev. Dr. Moss bss a2ccepted the Presi- dency of the Chicago Uuniversity, and Dr. Dur- roughs has gone East to coueulf with him in re- gard to important matters of interest connected with tne ivetitution. The Soventh Day Adventists of. Michigan will Bold a cawmp-meoting st Batile Ceaolk, auout twa miles west of the city, commencing Aug. 6, aud ending Aug. 17. A considerable number of picnics were at- tended to last week. Tho Bcoich Iresbyterian Church at Bloom Thursday ; the Eighth Proshy- terian Church ot Highland Park Tuesday; the Fufth Presbytorian Charch at Highland Park ; tho Bethany Mirsion Sunday-school st Lombard; i\‘udll‘ha Onward Mission Sabbath-school ot Oak 2l The Young Men's_Christian Associstion ex- pact to dedicate their new baul Oct. 9, o suui- versary of tho great fire. Tho hall will scab 2,500 persons. The Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces (Cenads) Las sdopted a report recommending the members of their Cburch to withdraw their support from men of al! partics who will not pledge themeslves to try to s2curo a strict aud 1mpartial administration of the un- sectarian school-laws. A New York religions paper remarks thal “mauy of our churches tire of tho prescrt moae of conducting the serrices of soug in the house of ihe Lord. In some eases singers hardly get the burnt cork off thoir faces in season for the morning worship. Italisas and Jowesses, Who sing ac the theatro until midvight on Satwrday at & heavy ealery, appear in the church to praise the Lord.™ A Jewish society was formed in Burlington, Ta., on Sundsr lash, wWith a memberslip of twenty-five, A Rsbbi will be engeged and a syn- egogue built. Tus Hsrvard Unitarian Chaureh, Charlestown, asks Prof. William Everctt (son of Edward Everott) tosupply its pulp:t six months from Sopteraber. E Thero was a pilzrimage of Terlinceo Catliolics to tho shrine of Spauca? & shiort tiwe singe, bub Defore Lie services wero ovor the parish priost was arrested aud sect to prison on” the pretoxt of speaking evil of Dismarck and his new lawa. A Unisersalist minister has been admitted as & member of the Young Men's Christian Aszo- ciatioa, at Albany, N. Y. A Waynesburg (Pa.) lady hes jusé comy her for:y-cigath penm).ll o e Bibgay comHoted The Baptiats recently held a Missionsry Con- ~vention in Burmab, lasting five days, TI:Z ({;m- ceedings were condncted in Barman, Karen, and English. There was an attendance of 137 dele- getes, Among the reports it was statod that missionaries, in their. travels among the Gay- ckos, found 'a chapel in nesrly every villoge, built in expectstion of the sppesrance of n 8u- pernatural Prince. The people heard the Gospel gladly, and changed their chapels from temples for euperstiizous uses to places for Chrimtiza worehip. The Daptists now bave in Burmah 875 clurches, 19,307 membw, and 476 teachers, Last year 1,044 pereons wero baptized, and over $25,000 was contributed by tho churches. D PERSONAL. CHICAGO. The Springfleld Republican says: The Rev, M. J. Savage, who lcaves s church in Chicago to become pastor of the Churct of the Unity st Boston, is entering bis new ficld underTather dis- couraging circumatances, Acording to, somws corre- spondence in the Boston papess, it scemms that the ftev, Mr. Schermerliorn, the retiring pastor of the church, 1ias beon trying to dissuade Mr. Savags [rom sceepting thocall on the ground that “only S0 odd familles out of nearly 200 wera engaged In tho sffair 3 that the clurch was socular end imypracticable, and in & bad way genoraliy ; that tho beut, wealthicst, mcst devouly sudnflucntial members aro engaged 1n 3 moveiion! to start s new soclety ; hat they baly broke In the old church, and that it wou!d bo a service to the Unitarian Christianity of Boston to breakitup.” Inamotber Tetter Mr, Schormerhorn describes his old flock 53 3 “ hodge-poge, composed of Unlversaiists, Unitariacs, Orthodoz, Free Religionista, Spiritualicts, and Athe- 15k, with s large percentugo of Nothingista.” Prof. Bartlett has roturned from his trip to Egypt and Palestine, and will bo at his post in the Congregational Ihoological Seminary at its next term. The Rey. Dr. W. Y. Patton preaches at Prince- ton, Ill., to-day. The Rev. G. S. F. Savage was in the city last weok, baving returned from the Exst. The Rev. Dr. Bannister, Presidont of Garrett Biblical Iustitute, has gone East for & sbort va- cation. The Rev. J. H. Hartzell, editor of the Soufi- western Christian Adrocate, New Orleans, lias been spending a few days in the city. The Rev. Dr. C. V. Kelley is supplying the Church of Qur Savior during the absence of the pastor, tho Kev. W. J. Petrie, in Novs Seotia. The Rev. Dr. Bugbeo, President of the Wes- leyan Female Collego of Cinciunati, preached in the Evanston, AL E. Church lzat Sunday to s large audience. Ths Rev. J. H. Waller left last week for Towa and the Upper Lakes, to be goae until Sept. 1. The Rov. G. C. Lamb, lately of Yale Theo- logical Seminary, having preachod two Sabbaths at Maywood. hes recoived and accepted s unani- mous call to the Congregational Church, to euter upon eervice Sept. 1. The Rov. Dr. McKown, of Wobash Avenno 3. E. Churech, hes returned from FPittsvurg with Ins wife, who is much improved in health. The Rov. E. O, Taylor, pestor of the Baptist Chutch in Ionis, Mich., was in tha city last week. Ho reports the church to be ia & gosd state of progroas. A number of ladies and gentlemen connectod with tho Westcrn Aveuus Baptist Church, ao- compsnied by thoir pastor, the Rov. Jobn Gor- don, will loave on an excureion to Lake Buperior next week. ELSEWHELE. Tho Rt.-Rev. Bishop 0'Gorman, Roman Cath- olic Bishop of Nebraska, died al Omaia July 4, after a brief illness. Ho was born in 1809 in Limerick, Ireland. Tho Rev. H. C. Westmors, D. D., recently transferred from the Indiana to tho Baltimore Conference, has united with the Presbyterian Church, and _has been received into the New Brunswick (N. J.) Preabstery. Dr. 8amuol Adler has been at the hend of the Jewish Congregational Tamplo Emanuel, of Now York City, for seventeen years. Now hiscon- grogation bas retired Lirm on a compatency. 1t is stated that the various denominations in London Lave invited Brethren Moody and Sin- Xkey to hold meetings in the metropolis. The Rev. C, M. Wines, late of the Fourth Presbyterion Church in Hariford, Las sppiicd Tor ordors in the Episcopal Church. Mre, Van Cott, the reviveliet, says that in one yoar shie Las spent 1,766 hours in teligious meet- ings, traveled 7,208 mules, writton G50 letters, conducted 528 prayer-meetings, presched 339 times, and convarted 1,735 people. The Rev. T. L. Brown, of Union Grovs, Wis. (Congregationalist), suted for Scotland July 23. He will not return till October. At the recent commencement of the Lo Btato University the hounrary degics of 3 was conferred upon tho Rey. Dr. Heary Mulls Strong, Bector of St. James Church, Baton Rouge. Dr. Strong has many {riends in Chicsgo. Among the American church tourists now in Earopo sre Dr. Stevens, of Brooklsn, tl:e his- torian of Methodisw ; the Rev. C. M. Griffin, rlso of Brooklyn ; ths Rav. W. W. Bowdish, of Iiarlem; the Rov, J. E. Irwin, of Newark, N. J.; Dr. J. W. Lindsay, of the ljoston Univer- iana D. Bity: Dr. McCauloy, of Dickinson Collezo, and many others in educntional instito- tions and in the pastorate, il of whom ors from_the Methodist denomination. Tno Presbyterians are representod by Dr. Ae- Cosh, of Irinceton College; Dr. Cuyler, of Trooklyn; Dr. Ellinwood, tho Missionary Secre- tary; the Rov. C. B. Strong, of Roslyn, L. L.; the Nter. Joha Ewing, of Clinton, N. J. ; Dr. Cun. pingham and Prof. Woodson, of Philadelphia, and others. The Congregationslists have sent forward Dr. Taylor, of the Broadway Tabernacte, New York; Drs. Budington and H. AL Btorrs, of Brookiyn ; the Liov. J. D. Copeland, of Wafer- bury, Vt.; Dr. an, of Oberlin Collogo, Ohio, and 'others. ‘The Daptists will be Top- roacnted abrond by the Rev. Frederick Evans, of New York; Dr. Pontecost, of Boston, former- ly of Brooklyn; Drs. Boardman snd Peddis znd tho Rev. (. E, Rees, of Philadelphia; Dr. Moore, of the Washington Avenus Bapti Church, Brooklyn; ste Kov. Duncan Young, of Graniteville, 8. L, and Prof. Judson, of Yon- kors. The Archbishop of New York and the Bishop of Portland, Afe., will spend ths summer in Eu- T0p0. Tho Rev. Jobn G. }Emley, "one of the most prominen: ministers of the Wesloysn Church in Canads, has gona over to the Lpiscopalian Chureb, and recoived & cursoy st London, Out. Father O'Farrel, of New York, will, it is uo- gar:wod, succeed to the Bishopric of Kingeton, 1 —— RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. There ere in Liberia fifty-two ordained minis- tors, all converts exceph omo. Six of the num- ber ara converts from gress hoathenism. Dr. Thompson, in the New York Olserrer. gives the following reasons for tbe fuilure of Lord Radstock in Berlin: The congregation was made up slmert entirely of Americans, end, tkcrefore, the prastige of his Gtle had none of {ho effect which it 1a fikely o havo upon tha snobbish Englishman or thio courtly Russian. Taio away tho * Lard,’ and taere wan nothing left but s sec~ oud-rute lay cxhorler, whoss desuitory Laraugues would eoon_be votel 3 boro in any weekly prayer- mceting {n New York. Bverybody was asking : “ Upen wast ground docs such a niaa thrist hineall uto the pulpit, unlicensed, unordained, uninvited? . TUnder what pretense: doss such o werk and incobereut ex- pounder claim to bold from the Lord a roving com: sion to preach tha Gospel 2 Ziow'’s Uerald thus speaks of tho death of noted Athoist in England: *'Cho English papera notica thy death of 3 nosed ALheist, who protest- ed to the last his dishalicf in the exisicnce of Gad. But his co-beliovers, Messrs. Watts and Dradlangh, who made addresses athis grave, ¢ ghrauk instiuctively from tho assertion of their gloomy beliefs,” whife hia tombstone “hears the inscriptien, ‘In Momoriam ; Gone Before.’” #“Tattooing o cathedral " is what Church Bells cells tho decoration of St.Panl's proposed by MMr. Durges. The Dean of Cashel, in a recent Sunday-school address, ** avowed his beliof that teaching litile childron Wwas no easy thing.” In his cpinion, “the manwho thought that, though be counld pot managean elder class, be could easily in- struct infants, was like the medicul student who 8aid * bo had not got far iu bis profession, but he could cure children.’ " A correspondent of thoe London Standard eays of the American chapel now building in Rom: ‘The Americans are eagerly prossing forward a work rhich Wbl b & vislbla ant wamisiistte symbo of tho grestness of their country, of ils respect 2nd afoction for well-orderad warship; aud the omnipres- ent eplendor of il pocuniury Liverality, whils we muddle on 10 ourold garret, The church'whick they ro bullding (o ono of the beata posiiions of tho pritc cipal new quarter of ome will Lo—putting the great basilicas out of the question—this most beautiful cccle- siastial buildicg in the city; and, cven including thoss cnormous and world-ceictirated favrics, will bs altogether the boet n ecclesiasticnl feeling and purity of architectural taste. 1t is being Luilt in the purest Lombard Gothio style. The exterior facings will bo eatirely of travertine, tlio interior Gtiings of the beau- tiful Atien tone, The towwer, with & good peal of beils, il be 140 feet igh, The zavo will Go soparated from the aisles by 8 rango of six archex, Tho altar will oceuy an faclated sovitton in frout of tho aspe. The readinp-desk and pripit, both of richly-carvod stone, will o22upy positions analogous to thoso of tho am- Lones ina primitive basilica. The design includes lecture-zooms, school-rooms, library, and lodgicg for <ho officiating ‘clergyman, all 'of whict arc o be con- Dected with tho church by a very heautiful cloister The sum paid for the land wns €4.000. The cota of the buildings is estimated at £13,00, of which £11,000 ‘have been alroady wabacri ‘Tha Sunday-School Teacher says: * Wogot & card the other day from a cortain place, that for tho time shail be pameless; which sass: *There isbut one Sundey-school in this placo. The only knowlodge that ontsiders have of the do- nomination to which the Superintcudent belonga is, that he holds & letter of excommunication, reguiarly issued by a Congregational church ; Yonoljst.! As such people, howover, aro not o for Snperintendents, and, es the one in question isan sex-czemplaryand ex-cellont one, wa presnme that ths £oto was intended to be fa- cotious.” An attraction of the Chantanqua Lake Assem- bly grounds is to bo & Palestino Park, or exten- sivo model of the Holy Land, on & ecalo suf- ficient to epablo visitors to walk about Zion and toll its mouctains and valleys, its lakes and rivers. The proparation of this geographical object I¢sson 18 nnder the direction of tho lev. Dr. Wythe, Chairman of the Commitiee of the + Doparcment of Liecroation.” The Tablet shows that the spread of Cath- olicity in Scotland is something remarkable, oon- sidoring the character of the pooplo and the hin- drances to its growth. A new parish was recent- Iy orgenized in Glasgow, aud $45,000 were promptly raised to ercot 'a temporary wooden church. At & subsequent lecture given by Father Burke, in tho samo oity, & collection of $4,000 wes taken up. Mr. Bass, M. P., the man who makes_ever se much bitter beer, bas built, at bis individual ex- pense, at Burton-on-Trent, a church, parsonage, and school-house, and presented tho whole to the parish. Including the endowment, orzan, eal of bells, the cost was £250,000. At 2 uncheon after consccration, Bir. Bass said he boped Trich yen{)}la would follow his example, o5, ihatead of hoarding up their money, spond 1t 88 ho had done. Whilst New York City has 950,000 inhabitants and 470 places of worship, Berlin, with a popala- tion of 850,000, has only eixty churchcs and chapels, yes for the most part costly edifices. In the United Btates thoro are 72,000 houses of worship—68,000 Protestant and 4,000 Roman Catholic, ur 600 pooplo to a church. Bishop Coxe, of Western Now Yorl, bas_de- clined to atteud the ** Church Congresa ” at New York, for the Teason that * the General Conven- tion of tho whole Church will open its sessious ou the Tth of October next, and your Congress is sppointod to meet at tha samo piaco on the 5th, Gth, Tth, and 8th of the same month. Thus $ho'teadency of the Congress to act ss & lobby and to operato on our great Conncii in ways un- knuwn to the constitution cap hardly be re- strained. I think such lobby influence a peril to tho Church, and I dread such & precedent.” —— PIOUS AND PROFANE. Thore is a good boy in Lisbon, if we may be- lieve thoe Lewiston Journal, who, when he found bia sged mother's Bible was of too fine print for her failing eyesight, sold the book and bought s base-ball bat and four sticks of chewing-candy. A poston clergyman expresaes the beliof that every member of the last Congress **is destitute of experimontal religion.” A Cleveland youth of rather fzst proclivities fell in lovs with = parson's daughter, and, 233 clincher to his claims, gaid to the reverend gen- tleman: * I go my bottom dollar on piousness, and I will pray you for stamps on the spot.” o Liavo a gpeaker who saysa good deal in his sermon, and is famous for * (a1 and ¢ Ah 1 Johnpie, of 10, went to hear him. * How did you like tho sernion, Johnnie ?” said the father. “Well, I could not make much ont of i. Bat the minister scemed greatly affected by it." Circumstances eiter cases. For instacce, when & Virgien erose in church, and said: “ Here's s handred dollar Lill for the old hoss bebind the pulpit!” no one thought of having him put ouk. A Mothodist parson, called to preach at sn out- of-the-way town in California, was informed ba- fore entoring the pulpit that he must be careful, 23 maoy of tho assembled congregation wers “roughs,” and womld not hesitato to dis bim if his remarks didn't suit. The holy man mado nb reply, but having reached the desk ho took from his pockets two revolvers, and, placing one on each eido of tie Bible gavea sbarp glance around tbe house and said, * Let us pray.” A more orderly ervico was mever conducted. . A citizen of a country tovn, noted for his dis- +was lately tat:ca vory itl, aad, becoming alnrmed, sent for a clorgyzan, who camo to sea Lim, and 1aid down the diving lsw to Liz with great faithfuluess and ephasis. The sick men was much afocted, end said, “ Well, parson, I think yow're right, aad I've made up iny mind that 1f T get well L shall in the fature live prin- cipally honest.* A Sanday-school teacher wisbing his pupils to havo z ciear ides of faith, Ulustrated it thas: “llera is su_applo—you seo is, and thereforo know that it is there; but when I placo it under this tea-cup yon have faith that it ia the; though you u longer ee it.” "Tho lads seeme to uuderstand perfectly ; and the next time the teacher sslked them,” *“What is faith?” they snawered with one accord, **An apple under s tea-cup.” ) Said s Preabyterian minister in Towa to & con- vert who wished to be baptized or a recent Sun- day: O, wait until more are ready, sothatI can maka one job of it.” Thero aro at present preachers in thia eo , apropos of which Junch has the following Paterfawilias (who believes in tho enjoyment of women) writes to ask why young women should bo kept out of tho pulpit whilo thore are so many old ones in it?” “Nothing," said an impatient husband, *re- minds me 80 much of Balaam and his ava as two women stopping in church and obstructiug the way to indulze ju their overlasting talk.” * Bug you forgot, my doar,” returned the wife meekiy, “t_ntit was tho angol who stopped the way, and Balsam and his ass who complained of it.” The Duchess of Magenta fell going into church recoatly, but rezained her feet instantly, snd #aid to an ex-Mivistor who had rushed to her susictance, *You seo, M. lo Duc, I can gebup quicker than & Alinister when I fall.” Some young infidel says that to put your arm around & gitl's waist, when sho Wan:8 You to, i3 2 hewp batter than religion, Next to music nothing so powerfally tends to eoothe the savaze breast a8 to see the young man who parts bis hair in tho middle shoving & Dbaby-wagon on Sundsy. The coolest man has been discovered at Troy, N.Y. Afuncral wasin progress. Jusy as the cofiin was zbout to bo lowered iuta the grave a young man steppod out from the crowd of Mourners, doliberately opened s pen-kuife, chipped = splinter from the rough pine box in swhich the coflin was encascd, aad coolly procecd- ¢d to whittle out & toothpick. Q.—~Why do Ritualist clergymen burn incense sbont forty women in church ? A.—To lead peaple by the nose. At a Presbyterian Charch in Saratogs a ser- rion was reczntly delivercd on the Christian’s re- gatta toward th heavenly goal. Ho was described 85 feathoring his orr with precizion, turning the siakeboat of life with 2!l tho resolution of faiil, coming down tho desperato courso of tha home- siretch with vigor, fixing his eye on the heavouly Licferce, 2nd taking good care not to imitate tha Gieciple Judas and break his seall. “ The vilest sinner may return,” wrote & pious Mathodist girl to hor lovar, with whom she had partod in anger, Types continue to cut up antics, even in well- reguiated oliices, wo infer from secing John Brown znnounced 28 * & linge¢d proachor.” Scottish ministors do ‘not appear now, any more than 1o the times of Knox, disposed to take a playful view of rcligious matters. “Tho old Puritanical blood 18 soon =8t boiling in the holy veins of thoso “*pastors.” Lhero are at Ppresent many tavival-meetings held in Scotland, a0d folloned immediately after by ‘‘antious inquirers' " assemblies. A young man, anxious $0 wnjoy himuelf, at tle expense of the congre- galion, attended one of these Iatier meatiugs, Rid auxiourly inquired of the minister, * whetlier Le could work a miracle or not.” The young man's suxicty was soon -a.ti:fladi for tue roverend, seizing him by the shouiders, kicied him out of the doors of the church, with the fol- lowing maledictory: “Wocannot sork miracles, but we can cast out devils!™ Customer—* I'm afraid I'm getting a little bald!” Opsrator—*¢ attend the public wuslip, if 1 was you, in the gallery.” 3 - One Sunday, not long since, one of our most gtylish young ladies swa'tzed icto church with that inimitable grace that is at ouce the pecu- Jiarity and the charm of tho female denomini- tion.” As she took her seat, by a littlo behind- hand movement she arranged her overskirt and then sestled herself to meditato how shelooked, and what the other girls had on. The services concluded, she arose to go ont. Alas for human hopes! Thatlast touch on tae overskirt was too much ; she threw it too high, and there 1t rested on an old muff which was eerving asa bustle. So tho wretched girl wiggled away. unconscious of tno joy that filled the hearts of the other girls who saw it.—Eoston Courier. RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS. EPISCOPAL. The Rev. J. F. Walker will hold morning servico in Calvary Church, on Warren arenue, nesr Western avesus. No evening service, —Tke ey, Francls Mansfeld will preach morning Well, sir, I think, sir, when you 1'd sit of Robey and West Washington streets. —Tho Rev. Dr, Stocking will preach morning snd evening in the Church of the Epiphany, on Turoop stract, botween Monros and Adams, —The Rev. Henry (. Perry will officiats morming snd evening in All Suints’ Church, cornerof North Carpeuter and Fourth streots. —The Ror. Dr. Gushman will preach In St, Stephen’s Church, on Johmson street, near Taglor. Morning 3 Evening subject: St —There will be services this morning and evening at St. Peter’s Alission, on Tainl sveuue, near Vao Buren. In the eveuing tha Rev. Dr. Locke will preach. '—The Bishop of Tows will preach this morning at St. James Church, corner of Cass and Huron sireetd, No evening service, The Rev. W. . Smsthe will officiate this morning snd ovening at the Church of the Holy Commuuicn, Bauth Dearborn street, near Thirtieth. ~The Rev. Dr. Locke will presch this morning at Grace Church, No evening service, ‘—The Bev, Dr. Warren preaclies this morning and evening at St, Mark's Ciurch, ‘The Rev. J. T. Walker of Calvary Church preaches this morning in St. John's Church on Asbland svenue. ifhe Rev, C. B. Stout will preach this morning in Calvary Church, on Warren pear Western avenue. '—There will be full Cathedral services st the Cathe- dral of 8S. Peter and Paul, corner of Washington and Peoria streets, this morning und evening, The Bishop «of Tliinows will officiate. BarTIFT. * The Rev. Florenco McCarthy will preach this after- noon at Martine's Hall, on Ads street, on * Baecher and Others.” The “Others ¥ are supposed to Tesida in Chicago. % —Tho Rev. . P, Allison will preach in_the morn ing, end the Rev. L. T, Dush ia the evening,in the Twenty-ffth Streot Churcb, west of Wentworth sve- nue, Z'The Rev. J, Malvern will presch morning and evening in the Free Communion Cuurch, cornsr of Jackson and Loomis streots, Morning subject : **Be- hoid | I 3zke all Things New.” —The Rev, A. J. Frost will preach this morning aad evening at the University Placo Church, on Douglas place, opgzlfle Rbodes uvenue, —The Rev. F. M, Eilis preaches this morping and evening in tho Michigan Avenue Church, near Twenty- third strect, —Olivet Church willmest thia morning in the Rail- road Clapel, on State street, near Fourteeuth, and this evening at No, 324 Bouth Clark strect. The Rev.R. Do Baptiate will preach, —There will be preaching this morning and evening in Immanuel Church, coruer of Cestre and Dzyton streets. —The Thirty-seventh Street Church will hold rer- viceson tho corner of Thirty-aixth and Butterfield il thelr new building is completed. The Rev. B. P. Allison preaches at 3 o'clock, CONGBEGATIONAL. The Rev.J. G. Merrill, of Davenvort, Is., Will preach this morning in Plymouth Church, corner of Indiana avenueand Twenty-sixth stroet. No even- iug service, ~Prot, Hopkins, of the Theological Seminary, es this morning in tho Leavitt Btreet Church, corner of Adama street. ~The Rev. G. 8. F, Savags wll preach this morning inthe Now Engiand Church, corner of Whits snd Dearborn streets. Na evening service. —Prof, James T. Hyde presches this morning and aevening at the Oakland Church, . MYTRODIST, The Rev, 8. McChesney will preach mornirg and evening in Trinity Church, on Indicna svenue, near Tweuty-fourth strect, —The Rev. J. W. Phelps preaches marningand evening in the Michiyan Avenus Church. —Tuo Rev: T. C, Hartshorn, D. D, will preach this morning tn_tha Methodist Church Block, and tha Hev, W. I Thompson in the evening. g —The Kev. Dr. Dandy will preach this morning snd evening as the Ada Stréet Church, —Tho Bav. Dr, Gurney will preach to-day in tha Centensry Church, on Monros street, near Morgan. " —Dr. Tilton will preach this morning snd evening at Grare Church, on Lagalls street, near White. —The Rev, A Yonker will presch at the msnal hours abthe Westorn Avenue Church, corner of Mon- Tooatreot, Bovival meetings are In progress and will continus during the week. PEESITTERIAN, The Rev. Ben E. 8. Ely_preackes this morning ia Grace Ghurch. comner of Vincennes and O3k avenued. No cvening service. 2 Tho Rev. . B. McCluro will preach st River Park this morning, —The Rev, Mr, Cowan will preach morning and evening at the flrst S:ctch Church, coruer of Sangz~ muon and Adams streets, _The cangreg:tion of the Second Church will joia with that of tho First, to-dsy, in & morniog union Senice, In ths ercaing the Bev. Dr. Gibson will presch. ZTh Rev, Dr. L. J, Halsey preaches this morning in the Tiurd Charch, corner of Wasbington and Car~ peuter atrcats. NO evening service. “~There will bo services shis ovewing at the Campbell Park Mission on Lesvits atreet near Uarrison. " The Rev. W. W, McEaig will preach tiis evening tn the Ninth Ghurch on Ellis avenue, No morning service. “_Tno Rev, 3. W. Bain will preach this morning st the United Church, corner of Paulin and Mooroe streets, 02 # What think ye of Christ,” aud tuis evening an “gin Finding ot the Biuner.” = —The Rov. D, I Vanderveer, of Kingston, N. Y., reaches today st (ha Eights Church, coraer of Wash- &ghm and Robey 6treets. i B The Rev. Mr, Frcoman, of Peeksidll, X, X., will oc- cupy Prof. Swing’s pulit this moraing. OmRISTIAN, The Rav. Tsanc Exrets will preach, this morning and evening, at the chiurch cornor of Indiausaveaue and Twenty-fifth sireet. CELLANEOTS. 213 The Children’s Progressive Lyceum meets at balf- past 3 {n the hall carner of Waahingion and Desplatnes streets. % _Elder 5. B, Mabey preaches, mornlng and evening, 1in the Green Stroet Tuternacls, '—The Universal Association of Spiritualists, Primary Cauncil No.1, of Illinois, Ecets st balf-past3 o'clock in’ the hall Van Buren strest. Mre. R. W. Beott Driggs will lecturs on “The Sexnal Question.” "—~The Rov. G. G, Mullins preaches this morning in {ho Central Christian Church, near Jefferson Park. v —The Bev. Eamund Belfour preaches this morning in the English Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, ‘corner of Dcarborn and Erie strects, "“The Adventists meet morning and evening in their ball, No, 213 West Madison stroct. Preeching by Elder D, R. Manafield. —Cephss B, Lynn will deltver an addresa this morn- ing at Grow’s Oj.ers House, on “The Career of Charles Sumper, with Defloctions for To-Dsy.” 1In tle even- ing Dr.'Maxwell, induenced by snawer. '—Fider . V. Reed will preach in the Obuxch of God, comer of Robey street and Warren aveuue, this morningand crening. His subject is, * Thz Coldng Kingdoua of Our Lord.” £ UNITELSALIST. The Rev. J. . Forrcstor will preach this morning at the Church of the Redeemer, on Washington street, corner of Sanzamon. NO evening sorvico. ZThe Soclety of Friends meet in Piymonth Church this morning and evening. Seyeral winsters of note, ‘male snd female, are expocted to be present. ——The Bov. W. J. Ralph will prescis this morning at Murray Chapel, oa Indians svente, on * Tho Abiding Povwer of Truth,” spirits, will return CALENDAR FOR THE WEEE. ETISCOPAL. July 26—Eighth Sundsy after Trinity. ROMAY CATHOLIC, July 26—Ninth Sunday after Pentecost; St Aune, i ‘mother of thu B, V. AL July 21—8t. Pantaleon, 3. July 23—S8S. Nazarius, Celsus, and Victor, M1 ; In -~ ™ nocent, P. July 29—St. Marilia, S, Felix and Comp,, M. Juiy 30—Youve of the Blessed Sacrawent; SS. Abdon and Senaen, ML Ay 31—St. Ignatius of Loyola, C, Aug. 1—8:. Feter's Chains; The Machabees, MAL AN AUTGBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Ths following poem by Mr. Tilton, written at the thna of Lis troubles, has & singular icterest now : But, % The people snat.iied 10y crown, A in the nire teud down 2y lofty naze, 1 bares bountzous purss, And beggara by the way Then blessed me day by day § Bt 1, grown [oor as they, Have now their curse, 1 gained what men call friends 3 $But now their love in hate, And T bave learned too lata How mated minds untate, And friendsbip ends. X clasped a woiijadi's hreast, Anif het heart I kmew, Or fancied. wauld bs true ; Who proved—alas | she too— Falzo like the rest. Inow am all bereft, “As wlien yome tower doth fall, With bsttlements and witl, And gate aud bridge aud ail— And nothing left. But I account it worth “All pangs of falr bopes crossed— ‘Al loves and bouo:s Jost— To gain thie Heav 0f losing Esrt, Sa, lest I bo Inclined ‘o render 1il for ill— Henceforih. in me instjll, 0 God, swect good-will To all wankind. Stzepx Horrow, Nov. 1, 1671 ———————— Stubborn as & Mule, but Not So Flon- est. from the Dencer (Col.) News. At Blsck Havwk, tho other day, writes a corro- epondent of tho-News, n butcher's till waa tap- ped, and a 15-year-old boy was accased of the fheft. He protested his innocence, Lut Lis ac- cnsars believed him guilty, and determined to try s method of extorting a confession. So, af- ter securing a rove, they led tha boy to a mill, aud, Zastening tbe nooge. about his neck, threw the other end over 3 beam and commenced to howt. The boy never squesked. Once, twice, threc times, they raiced him off his fect, when they told him that unless he confessed be was a **gone gosliu,” the nexttime. In a defiant tone be said to them: *Hang, and be d—d! AlI innocent.” Thsy raised him up ty; whon he gasped ont: **T gj twice g, T the &t T didu'tsteal . A 1 do L want of yo When lowerod for the ifth time o poB05 the face, and it took ton minutes fr o ika back to conciousnsss. Whea he camg fiog by bo protested his innocence. +fyen ©RG of tho hangmen, ““We might as welj g Lu % job. Get & box to put him in, Thera fooling sround any longer.” Tho o, t and thie rope waa begiuning to tighten, wpo & lad's pluck gave out. aud ha ened goy L on! I did kteal the money"—an fhe, B them whers tbey conld find it T &4 stolon was a triloovor 3%, ot L 1} — ortion o at. He w o hed h pon =3 then marcheg gy —— p REVIEW CF A_'\IUSEM:I;)"T& i = "KKE DRANA hes been entirely represented by that e comodian, Mr. John Dillon, who hap gt in a round of comody parts, or rather of s i for the past woek.- He has crowded ‘hl::-l emy of Musio nightly, and sstonisheq g body, himself inciaded, st his populariy, y.- whilo tho rates bave been roduced, o s public can seo Dillon for loss than usual. 1 L‘ of this extraordinary success, Mr. Gardingr. | decidod to run the company with Mr. pio ot for another wesl, which witl be devoted g roprosentation of old-time Muceusm ses Monaay, Tuceday, and Wedn i e Taacashir Lass * wil be peersdes nesdny and Thureday everings “ Qg 1ok Coasin,” snd “Turn Him Out;” Frigsy po A Home in the West," followed by twp s and Saturday night, for Mr. Blaisdell'y ey ““All that Glitters is not Gold,” auvp, Joffier Jenkins.” M. Blaisdoll appesrs ig ey performance during the week. il 4 % MD. GROVER AT HOOLEY's, Coming beck from Now York to gy the Adelphi bumed down, just ot g g when a light class of entertainment woy be most desirablo, Mr. Grover fonad b solf rather awkwardly situstsd o jo no time, however, in “obtaining a lexsa D:x Hooley’s Theatre for four weeks, and in mak; arrangements to give an entertainment ..Sf’i as it will bo pleasing. It consists of sminstroleg. tertainment by the favoritea of the city, Cours. wright, Sanford and Wilson, Wayne and Loraly, Otis Carter, E. M, Kayne, Jokn Lang, andJ, Surridge; & distinct comedy-comper; br the popular and talanted comedian, \rr, €5, Bishop, supported by Nate Saulsbary, Fred Woodnull, Walter Eyticge, W. F. Piks, a3 Misses Ada Henderson, Eleanor Harvey, Lourg Btandish, and Fanpny Douglasa: apg a strong variety combination, of the following stars: The great Carons—gg. ward, Auguste, Francois, and Jacquss, who rmk among the best gymnasts in_the world, and vk combine witk their gympastio eniertainment’y marvelons exhibibition of canms exgaty; Nicolo Norton, jugglor and prestidigitstor; Y. nie Loder, the California serio-comi from tho Motropoiitan Theatre, New York; i Jennie hlorgan, the Adelphi favorits. Tie prices are put down to summor figarea. THE ADZLPAL No adequats ides has been formed of thy amount of monay lost in this building. Builiu a timo when labor and matoriel wera st their highest, and when buildiogs were Tushed up in discriminstely, Aiken’s Theatra coat no less tha $90,000 to build, whilo the inierior coat $53,60 more. It was owned by Judge Van Iig: who hes only zLout $20,000 insurance upon it THE XEW COMPANTES. The managers of the different theaires are geriously discassing the prospects for the nest geason. Two of them bave mado op their companies, but r. C. R. Gardiner has decided to wait over. His season at the Acstemy does not_commence until October. He bas decided to be unlike eversbody else, and fo plsy traveling combinations in the fall, keoping regular season up to tho hot weather next sum- mer. HOOLEY'S THEATRE. M. Fred Wilhams, lato manager of the Bosw e has madeso decided a suc- ceas in the organization and discipline of s first- class comedy company, has siready taken hoid of matters at Hooloys. Wo hase long urged wpon Mr. Hooley the opportanity for a first-class company hero, and protested gaingt mflm that was not deserving of this name. We Bave to wait sud.sce how ths company he b engaged will work together before passing judg- ment upon it. As individuals gomo of themars’ remarkably strong, and if things go right thers will be but one company _in the conntry superiat’ to it—231r, Daly’s. The list is as follows: waat you to do is to tell my mother that I was gomes Ol 30l Lmieo Hawthoms, Hzery 8, s 3rz, Fred Wiliia W, H. Craue, oeks Aisi Jiclio Betiew,” G.orge Rver, Mre. C. E. Maeder, Nate Saulsbury, 3fisa Jusia Bailes, George Morton, Aien Lizzia Gale, F.N. Rose, Lan Fizpatalek, ‘Mesera, Wallacs, Brown, Burws, Monaghan, and ey young ladies, for ntility Liisiuess. : Prowvter—George Aurray, Leader—Harry Widmer, Seeme Artist—Edwaz Cotter. fackinmt—Benjsmin Harris. Stage Manager—¥red Williams, ‘From what we know individually of this com- pany it is onecapsbleof a great deal. It iamale up of young and ambitious artists under thecon- trol of a man who has the prestige of achicved suceess and the rienco of having gained it AIr. O'Neil, we think, wiil-do well. ~ He has been discussed to death, znd wo leave him with this remark. Harry Musdoch is young, lithe, hand- some, and accomplished, and has lately made a great sensation in Boston. He will piay juvenile znd leading comedy parts. W. H. Crave, the Jow comedian, was hera with the Oates party, Hoie & brillisnt young man, sad wiil prol make a reputation. Mr. Goorge Pres, tho old man, ranks second to but one in this line 7 4 tha Tuitad States.- ITe is a man of spplicstio’ ; gnd loftier literary attainments than almos; any ao- tor on the staga.- Mr. Banlsbary 4l play heavy and character parts.’ Mr G¥ yrge Mor- fon will be tho **heavy man.” Mr Rose will play walking gentleman.” Heis sl¢ 7 jerly builé, of good figure. gentlemaply Maw’ jey tractive appearance. Of his prolf ggional ciaims we nre not in a position to speak-~ “Dariel Fitz- atrick plays second iow comedd yo, Hoia s il rishman, said to posscer s great of rough, uncultivated dray atie talent. M. Bowman will be the 8eco76 /5id man. #iss Hanthorne has boen leading Mr. Law- Tence Barrett's cCOmMPs 4y, 2.ad is described a3 pos- sessing an attracti' ;o siago presenca, pleasics admirable el scution, and a taste for ek, voiet dressing, togetler wih om adaptabiliiy for tha stronz emotional parts of the French echool. Willinms is @ dashing coimedienco and jngenue, 4 good 5 Vochlist 85 sn sctross, s Nelle Dellew is the juvenils lady. Iirs. Maeder, i our opinion, bas no_anperior on tho Ameds stage in her line, and Mr. ‘Hooley is to bs con- gratnlated upon securing hor services. Mis Barloy is the second javenilo lady, a tasteldl dresser, it ia snid, and a bandsome young 1347 Misses Bernard aud- Leonsrd are wal ladies, and Miss Lizzie Gale does chahws and characyer busivess. Misa Gibsoo is & soubretto and vocahst, Tho lolisg are all young but two, and all mors or less good-looking. With such s team we sincerefy trust Mr. Will- iams and Mr. Hooloymav ment with the heerticsh support. The material for an adrairsble com pany_is obtzinod. The supzort of the [eopie and firmoess of the manager alone aropecesdy | to uuccess. M'VICKER'S TIEATEE. 4 McVicker's company Iast seeson was abont 38 good a working company as could bz found i? aLy star theetro in the countrr. Ths memied of it Liavo proved highly satisfuctory to :ho pIz Iic at large, and there will be no great cozagd. made. In place of Mr. Jamea O'Neil, #ho £33 gone to Hooleg's, Mr. Hardy, who fupported Katte Mayhow and 3ts. Liugard, will be il leading mon. While ho was weceptatie in the light Erench, ho iz boter autds to thie heavier schaol which will occupy the stagd for tho greater part of the s2aon. Mk, Alled will remain the Jeading lady. end 1ill the piace 21 creditably s is possiblo. Tho on!y change should tike to wee is in the leadership of the 0= clestra. Br. McVicker is not in ths city, bow; ever, and what his dafinits pluns aro wo do uot know. His first szar will bo Joscph Jeflersos, it the Istter part of Augucr. Mr. McVicker 13 hiuted at a fixed plan for this year's campasd which we hope ho will eleborate, DLat it is 120 early to speal of it vot. 15 will be tiwe eusizd when he returns to the cits. DRAMATIC NOTES. - Marlowe's Faustus” has been satisfactorily performed at Niblo's. Mr. W. B. Donne has rotired from tho offics 0f Examiner of Plays, in Loudon. The Vokea Fanily will reappear in London, 2t istmas, on the stage vf Drury Lane. 2 It is the Lowell Courier which says: “‘The origival matineo—whea ¢ the morning stars 8253 together."” Afr, Tom Taylor's playof *(Clancarty”-bs$ pacsod its 115tk pight, at ths London Olym ‘Theatre. Mme. Arabella Goddard =nd . Bloadin were” pansengers on the steumor Flinisurs, reces wrecked off Capa Clovelznd, and they losé their baggage. Clifton W. Tagloure has made the Jay Cooké b b e A R e S e e S