Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 9, 1874, Page 6

6 , e . RELICIOUS NEWS. Biogrephy of the Bev, N, F. Ravlin, Length of Segvice of Pasiors of Evan- gelical Churches. The Sentiments. of. the. Religious Press. Tofes- and.Pe,rsa,qals, at Home. and * -Abroad. Chureh Services To-Day. TEE REV. N. F. BAVLIN. A member of the Chicago clerzy who dee-rves some notice, aud whoso life-story would be read vith interGst if it could be told complately, is the Rev. N. F. Revlin, pestor of the Temple Baptist, formerly the Fifth, Chnreh. Gounectot proininentjy as ke has been with the late juves- {igalion into the character of o minister of ad- other Daptist Church of the city, apd with bis more receut reinstatement efter the hand of Jmpistesial fellowsbip had boen withdrasm, his nome 18 promivently before the Baptists of tlus, city us the present time. s Alr, Havlin was born in Essex County, N. ¥., in153L. He is tho youngest son of the Rev. lLomss. Ravlin, slso & Baptis: minister for mavy years. [Enjoying tho advantages of cducsted aod intellectual parents, young Rasln grew up. with more. than. the. ordinary aids, £o mental and moral growth. <At s due age ho was raturally sent to Bochester Gniversity, ‘the. sveat ILiaptist ecmmuary of - the counury, which ool ke was obfized to leave, however, owing to a wealkness of bis eyes, before completing o courae. was ordained in 1854, and since inisiry has been chiefly confined to I Cedar Rapids, Ia. ; Iacine. Wis., and Chicago. ix'ho length bg(ahfi; gy.:::m:gc: :: o acey was abov vert 2 B ceacabre. Dariug {ha War, Alr. Rav- Jin's home was in Racine, Wis. He early toois a Jeep interest in 163 progress, and deliverea some five hundrad speeches and sermots in aid of. tho Nortiicrn cause, darmg, the four years of that contiict. © He took & prominent. parb in the recruiting of iwo Wisconsin xogi- mepte. Always fearless in' denmuciation of tie opposersof tha Was, he sequired the ill will of “fl,’; who smatted under Lis rard blowa, Once when ha was advertised to spesk at Cedar Japide, Te., on war subjects, he Fas auonymous- Iy shroajeded with death if-he carried vue bis me. But Le delivered his lecture as 4 nithozt any molestation. 3 only chureh difiiculties that Mr., Ravlin exveijcnced in Lis cateer were coungeted with bis 1ndependent mingling of politics with relig- ion. Belicving, ashe Goes, that & man's religion sLonld be exemphiied in his decds, be 18 unable 1o see why a uinister should not comment on Lumsn zetions in whatever field they may be dis- pizyed. Iu Racine, Lis fearlessuess in denuncie- tion of thote who did not agaco with bia in poli- t:es brougat him into hosuhity with & prominent mewber of bis churel, o Unitéd States Seaator, auditho party which he xopresented. - Iu 107 MF. Lavlin came to Chicago, 88 pastor. of the Fiftu Chnrch. After serving the chureh fur three vears he embarked in tbe work of Gedicating mew houses of worship, & work for s Lich be wos specially adapted, aud during the tirco foliowing vears he dedicated foriy-iwo Luwldings in the WcR, chizfiy in Iows, Wiscon- sin, 1ifinois, Iudiana, Michigan, and Konsas. The Fifthl Bapiist Church was heasily involved in debt, snd in danger of losing its property. Through Mr. Taviin's recont laoors the Socicty Fes reorgasised, the debt gob into 3 manageable £! ihe, building_much improved, aud the Society have marked their beitor prospects by s the old name and adopiing that of fiie Tempio Church. i Mr. itevlin 5 8 forcible speaker, sometimes oo Lopest to be politic, and bas exerted a per- ut infeedes upou the omivation with cied thronghous the. Norih- ; — g “'THE MiNISTERIAL TENURE. The miyisterial tenure is again ogubjock of @iscussiob, aud if appears. that tho denomine- s tint, heve, theorctically, an unlimited period of pas:oral gapersision. have practically avera; nnre Jess than that of the 3iethod- jsts, who limit the period to ten years. The fizures with rezard to the Baptiets and Congre- getivnalists in this country have uot been accu- Tatcl; given; bLub the Siward and Trowel, Mr. geon’s paper, states thal in those denomina- tions 1n Eugland the averaze period of pastorsl bt s abont two and & half years. Inthe Ls- tabli-Led; Chrrch tiic period of curatesis suill luicfer. This Leing the care, the Mcthodists much reeson 1o cengratulate themselves on il:e: comparative working of their own system, which Leeps all pastors employed, atd all churelies pupphied ; while Baptist aud Congregs- tioualisi clwicaos £re contineaily sroubled with ug liat of vecant pulpits, and with an equally 1:3t, of unemployed pastors. angelist (Lreshyterian) shows bow the quent wibisicrial change 18 growing : Chrréh thist serlously Taiscs the question, Ler, 0, the event of X their pasior, could get anocher at nil. Their pulnit &t lengil va- czit, \when 101 a score of men came kueeling down to themh, Among them are men of taleat and position Thore thtir expectetions, The Curch i3 bewllder- i, zstonisked. They discover {hat they bave under- Tifed” themsclves, Their $300 o $L,000 evems to give them the privilege of ' choosing of twenty or fhirty good ment They at Lezsowe fistidiovs and hard toplesze. Thegood, Lfal Lrotlier, whom ther had thought” they possi- Tulgist obtaix as pastor 'is neglected, s of course 59t tn e Tezarded whed 5o many are ready to come. bis, process 8 £pirit {3 fostered in the Church is not favorable 10 growth in grace or peace and nony amcny its membe ; stiug of a pulvit a race, in which Tuey, * xun all, but' oné’*recefvelh the prize,” And weare now reaping the fruits of this ovil practice. Tt churchesoften, in_their perplexity, get men tiuey < 2nd ministers, feeling compromised by 1n soeking, are kometimes constrained 1 ac- purizions where they have not room for the ex. o7 L3z powers apd proper induence. Hence, tue 3 ball grows ; the mumber of those who are set- lud butnot ixed increases continually ; and some are Ieft to su ealic, or 10 da violeucs to cicace, by abandoning the work for Chritt in this kacred is tog much 1y drubting, they g0 to 6 didd ub Bethesda, Sif, T hiave Do mun, when vater 55 trobed, o put me inio the pool, but w im cowing rnoliter steppeth down before me. ptalissdhenie RELIGIOUS PRESS, . TOE ALLIANCE. Prof. Swing Teturus to the attack, and, in an rditorial on * Theological Studics,” s2ys, among sther Things = o leraliam of Diblical dnterpretation can Bordly Spe n. ~ The Romanists tried it o transubiantistion and the T jon of Peter, The later ration- 1 of Europe hes been by over the task of leading 0 back: 19 falr, 1wd or the most part geutles, $n- relation of God's Word. The study of language tho pecalisrities of the Oriental st¥le have killed o theoilico of Peter and the *actual prescuce,” wed fo Dusy ways bave rescued Christizuily from the fron gmp of the litemlists. What ‘wider inforn:: a and deeper heve done for those 1wo falee ideas they are doing for tLe, commercial ides of the stomement zad for tho formuluted statement of the Trmity and for other dorigs which uced not be mentioned bere. The sor- mirne of Dr. Saazey and Dz, Alegoun show that in no .t 45 the mind going to Test in the ircn-like words ue old fathiers, sod thus confine God’s great salva- to only persous who have reached 3 logical coa- tion as 10" the truth of the Goepels, They refust dzntify religion zad Calviniem, Luiare bound to 294 heaven, 1ur, Good souis, come they up from any 1,46 Roman method of sxterpretation was one which, 5 found some cougenta text, 8t down by it and foheusted it most uttesly ere it aross frow the contact. I vould Doi Fiss 10 the spiritual. Now OWl §ieuiisin s the kanio iteralism ju a reduced and dying . IUis Ronaniem radtizited aud_ pars ‘Fliat the eevere mathe tminster era {8 upon the L “We at fuct felt a shock of Ol Uie aticmpt 35 _belns 3blic o clect that creed o 2 SIEL the piLlic wonld rabel, nnd e Chanen S pRiseat upon such a nome 2 s ourch, st large woull suffer. Bet 117 but 8 fecond lerm. would gratify tho atabition ut they ll‘:uv:mmt shout~ -d candidate. Butwe Dever guln see the giaries ' since pezce’ woula not Lis¥e courted devate, wo uziicn 23d look upan 5 dee 00 YOS 85 3 thing ipeviz- THE NORTHWISTERN ADVOCATE does not beartiiy sapport the partisan tempar. ance movement ditherin Iliinois or Michigan, Commmenting upor the Temperauce Stato Ticke: - in the latter State, the Adcocate nezun; says: We Deliore the Prohibitionistsin Ifich madeabinader in neminatg the Rer, DT‘G‘.“E Tocelyn, Preeldent of Albion College, for Governorship of tho State, and, too, futis belief is perfectly cousisten! with our perfect respect and love for the nowines. It would seem. wince Dr. Jocelyn 1a_committed to other werk, tist tho Probiliion packy do nof expect 10 wlect. | bim,’ and it savors of g . 8O i paign confeesing at ho, stort (hat ' tam wmatter "ot - form. Men, the whole 8 #liould not. be expected to thua throw away their votes, O wivancs Lewtrance thatthey aro Lo be thrown away. Such teifling accounts for tha just about paz- ‘dcnable fact that earnest men cling to the older purtics, . even uftor the older parties have ceased to ba worthy of such voters, Then, agein, Dr. Jocelyn bLus been a gincere, active agitator for temperance, and bis nomi- ny people that the whole temperance movement is for b Louent of men who owunt ofice Wo aliuded to this very point when, to & paagraph in the Detrait we sxid that temperance should emphnsize tion,” rather than parly. We shall ticelesal canfidently expect success for a new, “ tick ¢ party u wisely organized to win ! “@Go intowin!¥- thould be the watehword. Then nominate sotne good m:an who has acquaintance throughout the State, and Las done someihing to warruut State trust by reason, of somo eccular, political thing bo has done to win State atteution. Dr. Jocelyn is not that man (we leave it to, yoursaif, Dotor), and the present parts is Dol that arty, since it a8 surrendered victory fo begin with. Let us stop joblug and go to work. The other parties Lope, of course, that such trifling will continue. THE ADVANCE . states its mind with regard to tho publication of pereonal scandals, as follows : "The whole business of reporting personal, family, or even nelgaborbood rumora 1 lnilg less than unmiti- ated scurriiity, It is of- the aueak-thief order. Tho element of docency is lacking init. At the samo time it 42 3 crime {00 terrible 1 its corisequences to be tol- erated, Ifonsc-breuking, robbery, snd murder are no worse. It bresks up homes that would continue peacefal and bappy but for ita destructive hand. It Tobs the privato citizen of what is dearer to him than all gold and landa, It batters and bruiscsaud leaves haif dead numberiess innocent and kelpless ones, It takes away the verylifa by the stiletto of fongue and pe: No wonder that tho Law-Giver af Israel would ot tolerate tale-bearing, That there should be found a class of men so lost {o honor as to sell themselves for a few dollars a day to +nook about into the private affairs of their fellow- beiogs, und then, reckless to truth and callous to 1nercy, to aiab men and women tu the heart by tho weapon that cuts deoper than the eword, {8 3 terrible revelation of the depihs of depravity. Deeper guilt in this direction connot well be reached, unless it be that of the conductor of a journal who, for the sake of zell- ing u few more copies of his filthy, sheet, will publish anythng, even though it bring irreparable {njury and 1ife-long anguish to many loving and pure hesrts. Such # mun's occupation is just Satsme; nothing Jess, If the reported statements are false, it is sheur disbolism to publish them ; if doubtful, then the or- dinary promptingreg! bumnnity should dictale eup- presdon; =ud, if Une, then charity, that hides a mulutude of miny, shonld shield tho of- fender 8 far s consistent with public morahity, and use Joving minlstrations an *ilence in such a way that the offender may, if possi. ble be restored. . . . A side-light upon the vice referred to is furaished by the Inst Sunday Twmes of this city, which, baving fuled through a reporter on the day previous to elicit anything from the Rev.Dr, W. W. Patton on the subject of the Beecher scandal, came out with 3 long detafled statement useerting that it had been mads up by Dr, P, to a purson whose name it forhore to give hut which Dr, Patton utterly repu- diates in a puvlished card, denying that he ever made ek = statement to anybody. Tn there uo protectiou ugaiust such 3 wmisues of names and felsitication of facts ¥ in reply ing THE INTERIOR , devotes s long editorial to ‘“The Religion of ity.” In the course of the cditorial it is 4 the fashion of fhis new evangel of humanity to arrogate for itself all the sympathy and philsntbropy, all iize sweet love and chanity in the world, to Tepre< rent tho old oribodox creeds a3 wholly deficient in thess qualiticn, and to claim tho credit’ of preaching 1ify only Chris{ianity that can be harmonized with the Tibezal, tolerant, and practical ideas of this advanced zge. Never was there a greater perversion of tha trufh. Never was any claim more flatly contradict Ly all tho facts of hustors, and by all the grand works of benevolence, eelf-sacrifics, charity, and heroic de- Votion, which the Church of God i3 now carrylng for- ward in_every part of Christendom, aud in overy Leathen land to which the Cirirtion missionary has gone, 1t is false in theory and falso in fact, that tho trug Orihiodox Evangelical Church of Christ ia now, or stnce Faul's dsy cver was, Lukingin trae nnpuanity, in yearning sympathy and compzselonzto love for dy- ing men, » " ‘Tho Interior, in relation to the Beccher-Tilton scandal, saye: Thiere Ix a disposition fo shake the hexd and say of tbe Brooklyn scandal, Legitimato outcome of their furology.” This will not do. Tha sumo was said of us on the fall of Dr. . L. ¥, Thompeon and of Louis- ville Babinson, sud we lisve bad another c2se of icser to in the Preabytcrian Ciwuzeh within a month, Aginst the stinging tant we jestly protested, Let us aot return it, —_—— NOTES. CATHOLIC. A solemn consecration of Franciscan friarg took plece at London recently. The corner-stono of the Charch of the Immac- ulato Conmcoption, situated on the coruer of Fraoklin and Schiller strects, will bo laid so-day. Tae Rev. D. J. O'Donovan, of St. Augustine's Chureh, South Boston, has been appointed chap- lzin for the Catholies in Deer Island Peniteu- tiery, Boston Harbor. To-day the corncr-stene of St. Catherine's Hospital, attached to the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, will be blessed by Bishop Loughlin. b It said that s sorions split Las taken place in the clerical party of ltaly, in consaquence of the Pope's order probibiting the clergy from taking part iu elections. A correspondent of the New York Freeman's Journal says the South must owe its conversion o Catbolicity not to immigrants, but to the es- tablishment of uwwerous monasteries of rmis- sionary prieste, —The Catholic Review’sazs the chicf object of Arcbbithop 3lcClogkes's visit to Rome. i3 to discharge the canonical duty of visiting the tombs of the Apostles and rencwing those bonds of allegiance which bind the eniscopate to_ibe centro of unity. This vitit is made by Americau prelates oace in ten years.” It is, also rumored that the Archbichop will bo mado a Cardinal, and that tho Pope will avail himself of the knowledge and pradence of the prelate in deter~ mimpg the creaticn, of. new dioceses nod prov- inces mn America. b AMETHODIST, The East Pear] Street Jlothodist Church, Cin- cinnati, Las -received nearly 200 new meibers during the past year. 8t. Prul's 3. E. Church is reported to be in a prosperous state. Accessions are. made to its membership every month. % Trronty-one persons were added to the mem- bership of the Michigan Avenue Methodist Church at the last commanion. ' The German Methodist Sunday-achools of Chicago beld & large and interesting meeting last Sundsy in the German Methogist Church Llock. The Rev. D. L. Schock, of the odist Episcopal Church, Treuton, N. J., has bten fined 3300 for marrying a mivor girl. Tho Cen- tral Church people denonnce the prosecutors. Tho Methodiats of Georgia are endeavoring to consolidato their denominational interests upon an_cducational institution. It is proposed to re-endow tho University of Georgi at Athens for this purpose. The semi-aunual meetiag of tho Western Sec- tion of the Book Commutico of tho Methodist Epscopal Book Concern, will not_bo haid Aug. 12, in this city, a8 advertised, but has been post- noned until Oct. 2). The Rev. Jobn F. Wnight, D. D., of the Cin- cinnati Methodist Conlference, bas just eniered upan bis30:h year, Howas aawitiod ito tho trax~ ing connection in 1815, and Lag sustained sn effective reletion to the presenc fime. At the love-feast, held in the Western Avenuo Methodist Church, last Sunday, there wera aoout 300 persons in aitendance. Eighteen were re- ceived into full memberthip, two by letter, and five on probation. An interesting revival is in Pprogress. Tho Methodists of Port Huron, Mich., have just completed the plsns for a beautiful and commodious church edifice, which will cost about 248,000. 1t will bo of brick, with a fine and stately #pire, and will accommodao about 1,200 people. The audience-room is to bo 54 feet in ‘7idth by S5'in length, with a gallery running entirely around it. Elder Jutkins bas issued his circular in regard to the Desplaines Camp-Meeting, which is to be- & Aug. 17. He points out the spiritual bene- 1its to be expected from tho gethering, and asks aul who will not nse their tents to_place them at the dispo=al of J. E. Keppicoit, Dunton, 1., or A. G. Lane, Chicago. Trams, stopping ot tho camp-ground, will feave Chicago at 8:30 and 9:15 a. m., and 4:45 and 6:25 p. m., returning at 6:33 and §:45 3. m., and 418 and 6:12 p. m. Bagsege oust be seut out ou tho early morving trai. i EPISCOPAL. The dispute between the Chnrch parties in England represcuting conformits sud dissent has'infected the cricket clubs. The St. Michael's Club (or:hodox) refases to play with the Andover Club (dissentient), or with any dissentiog club. Dichop Willisms, sont out to Japan by the Protestant Episcopal Charch to take the over- stzlit of missionary work in that Councry, or- dained two of bis ssuistauts in 3 Buudiuss temple in the City of Tayko recontly. . An exchange says: * An important question, involving thericht of property, may arise in ro- Iation to tho Episcopal Church ia Louisville, which has recont!y attached itself to the Cum- s organization. Being buwlt as u regular Episcopal Ghurch, according to a recent decision Tistéon makes it possible for demagogues to convinco |- THE' CHICAGO DAILY' TRIBUNE: SUNDAY] AUGUST D1 it capnot ‘bo diverted from its original- co- clesiagtical conpection if a minority object.” Tho High Church party in Evgland are com- vlainipg that the Primate of the Church has never beon baptized or contirmed. ‘The Church of the Ascension, on the corner of Elm and North LoSalle streots, ns beon holding s \week of soecial prayer for the spiritual and tem- poral prospority of the parish. Servicos were neld &t 6:80 eod 11 a. m., and & 8 p. m. every day. 5 TRESYTERIAN. There is £aid to be an uousual number of Pres- byterian chuzchos in the vicinity of Pittshorg, “Pa,, whosp palpits are vacaot.. The Des Moines Presbytery are calling earnest- 1y for ministerial help, - Soven ministers are its bounds, The Rev. H, P. Pack, of, the Lincoln, Neh., Presbytenan Church, presched his farowell ser- mon last Sunday evening. Ho has filled the oftice of pastor fur about five years. Tho Presbyterian Church in Siou City, In., has been much prospered under tha lsbors of. it pastor, tho Rev. 1. H. Avery. ‘The member- sbip isnow 180, and the Saciety has docided build a new chareh shortly. : The First Precbyterian Church in St. Joseph, Mo,, has paid, within, the last year aud a half, for the completion of their house of worship, and the paymont of & debt, the sum of 325,000, besides what was raised for current expenge 3. The Prosbyterian Synod of Northern Iilinois couvenets in the First Presbyterian Church, in thia city, on tue third Thursdsy of Octover. The Chicago Presbytery will then be tiied for its par- ticipation. in the Swing controversy. The Presbyterian Theological Scminary of this city will opeu this fall, says tho Inlerior, with a larzer faculty than ever befors at the opening of & segsion. - 1t will have six' Professors. Prof. Patton is expocted to resume bis own chair; Prof, Elliot will bs bafk from "Eurdpe. ‘The ominary building bas boen repaired and beau- tified. The United, Presbyterian_Church for the year ending Juue last reports 495 miulscérs, of whom 433 are pastors. Duriug the year tiwanty-two new housos of worship Lave been erected, cost. ing an averaga of $5,750. Thg total membership is 74.833. The number added the past vear on certificato and by profession is 8139, The num- ber of Sabbath-schools is G253, with 49,036 scholars, 2ad 6,087 teackers. > Tho Inferior dovotes a large amount of ifs spuca to a raview of Prof. Swihg's sermous com- prised fa * Truths of To-Day," by Dr. Atwator, of Princeton, N.J, In this essay Dr. Atwatar uays he has come substuntially to take the same view of rof. Swing's oxthodoxy 28 did Prof. Lation. 1lo says: ) ‘Wa nowhere find Justification defined or reprezcnted a8 bewg wholly on account of the swiferiuys, obadi- ence, or merits, or righteousnses of Clirss suvstituied far thoso of the bellever who trusts in Him, xod as- cepted ‘by God in his behalf, “Wo find “no explicit acceptance of vicarious atonement; of Justification by Fuithalono; or the first spark of evidence that ha £ces how such faith iu tho spriog of good works and Loly living: but wu:h that he deems such » Catiy a8 did the cavilers of old, hustifs to0 a noly life, DAPTIST. The Daptiet churches in Jamaics, founded as Engheh Baptit-3liseious, Lave become self-sup- pmlin;:_ The Genesal Conference of the Frea-Will Bay tists will be Lold sb Louisville, Ky., az] tober. Tho déavmisation has five clin Louisvillo. The Baptist Church at Evanston, Bev. F, L. Cliapeil, pastor, are building a new house of wonship on the northwest cornar of Chicago av- enue and Lake street. 1t will cost £23,000, and is to bo inclosed this Geasou. The Baptist converts in India seom to be in- creasing in numbess. Tha first uative church in North Lndia is at Serampore, containiug filts-five wembers. Llcre ars 3,500 fative Bapiists in India, and the churcbes arg doiug much’ towards, self-suppors. C E The Baptist Evangel ission, which has been sustained at tho Rocl Island Car-Works by the Univeraty Place Cisurch, is abuit o become an 1ndapendent Baptist Church. Ths Society bave agresd.to raise tho zalary of the Lov, Mr. Ives, who it preaching for them. The Marey Avenua Baptist Church, Brooklyn. of which Dr. Jeirey, formerly of Clicago, i pastor, is provpering Linely. The chureh was or- 7@ ouly a-few months 230, wita a mewmber- of loss than fitty. Now the nietuberslip s nearly 200, and & new church-edifice i bultding. The First Daptist Church held a paach and cream festival at their Taervacle, 668 Wanash avenue, Lhursday eveving. the proceeds of which are to ba expended in furnisbine and scat- ing tho Tabernacle, which 1as alrendy brea made a roally attruotive place of worship. The First Baptist Church is perbaps vo nearer n decision in Tegard to a sito for its new house of worship than ever. Althouzh a large majouit voied the other evening to bild the new stra turein tho vicinity of Thirtieth street, yota large, important, #nd wealthy minority of tho Socicty are nnwilling to abandon tha idéa of 1e. building on the oid eite. Some dissatisfac lag been expressed that tho members of the Iu- diana Avenue Baptist Church were permitted fo vote upon the queson of a_gite. Many of the members of the First Church believe the ques- tion should have been scttled by a vate of tho members of the Tarst' Church ouly. It is quitoc probable, howerer, that if the Indiana Avenue Church vote ‘were excluded the majority would not be change is not Iike!y thero mill be mny ultimats disagreement as to the locality of the new build- ing, sinco there is a_disposition, at least on ooe. €1de, to make a great deal of concersion to pre- vent it. The question 18 to be set® cia} church meeting called for Tucsd: CONGREGATIONAL. The General Congregational Association of Michigan bas just reported 195 churches. Of these only 8 sre supplied with pastors ; 141 are served by noting pastors, and 18 by mivisters of other denominations. Forty-six pulpits are va- -cant. The number of ministers in the Associa- tion is 176, of whom 53 are without charyes. The twenty-Gfth anniversary of the organiza- tion of the First Congrezational Church in San T'rancisco was celebrated July 23. A largo num- ber of members of other Congregational bodies . were prescut. A long Listorical letter from thé first pastor of the church, she Rev. T. D. Ifuni, now living in New York.was read, and letters and addresses of a most ioteresting character pro- longed the proceedings to a late hour, REFORMED EPISCOPAL. Tho Rev. Thompson L. Smith hes_becomo Rector of the * Church of the Holy Trinity,” JofTerson City, Mo, The following item has been going the rounds of the papers : ~The Rov. Mr. McCormac, who figured in the Convention of Reformod Episco- patiana st Now York City, bas already seceded from the fieformad body at'd become o Froe-Will Baptist.” Tho abovo is said to be false, and 18 doubtless un error occasioned by s slmilhrity of Protesiant Epircopal Rector of Ehzabeth, y.. 18 Do # & ministor of tho new body, sad sot- tled at Ottawa, Canada, while the Rev. M. T. McCormick, late of Petorsburg, Va., resigued the Protestant Episcopal mioistry some months ago, and is reported to have jomed the Fres-Will Bap- Lists, but was uever a member of the Reformed Episcopal Church. Alexander G. Tsng, writing of Christ (Re- formed Episcopal) Church, Peoris, TIL, says = ““This cougregation have' been in their new building four Sandaye, and find the church too small for them. 1t will geat from 500 to 600. and vet all desirable pews are rented, and more are “wanted, leaving no room for the fuure growth of ‘the church. Tho parish numbers abont 100 families, and has, in the parish and tiwo mission Sunday-schools, over G00 cluldren. Whils we are largely indebted for our grosth to -the populatity aund faithful preaching of our Rector, the Rev. Joseph 1. Wilson, we Fave aleo fully demonstrated that a thoroughly evangeli- cal sud liberal Episcoval Church ™ is’ the great want of the West, and will be a great missionary power.” Iy o E; . AMSCELLANEODE. Thiriy etadents of Duics Colloge, Ae., are aot- ing as waiters n hotels to earn money enough to year. The Freo Church of Englaod at its Convoca- tion in London, Juae 23, unanimously adopted a resolution agreeing to unite with the Reformed Episcopaliana of this country. The Sunday-schoolsof the Etiropean Continent contaln at least 300,000 chiidren. TLis cause bas gained a foothold in Germauy, France, Swit- zorland, Holland, and Sweden, aad is gaiing in Russia. The Jercish Messenqer, discussing the qnestion “Is Judaism Declinmz ?” roncludes that, note withstanding the efforts made by somo teachers to exaso all that bas an snciont appearance among tho Jews, and th tsunis of religious zealots, yot Judaism 18 vot decliving, and that st no period hss the Church mam:ained a better condition thanuow. Among the most enterprising missionaries are tho Morarians. Thoir soslety for the propaga- tion of Lthe Gorpel is hardly eighty-six years old, et tyey have spread into Greenland, Labrador, 4 i & cburchos within | ations] wanted o tako caro of important cburelioswithin | ho Centra, Ossinge, N T, Congiogntiona) names. The Rev. Johnston MacCormag, foriner- | continue their studios through the next academic | religions scel "Park Congregational Church, Josiah D. Cuie, est Indies, nmong the North American In- diaos, Barbadacs, Central and South America, Soutlt, West, and Ensé Africs, Australis, and In thess provinces there ara stations and out-stations, with 8.767 Isborers of all clagacs, Thewe have establizhed and sustain 310 echoals of all grades.” The num- berof converta is 69,401, ’ In Liboria thara are sisty cburches, of the AMethodist, Preshyterian, Baptist, Episcopalisn, und Lutlieran, denomivations. : Dr. Blauvelt’s articles, in_ the Independent, on , picism are stirring up & good deal af- counter-criticism from the refigions press. * Tho Young Men's Chiristisn Association com- menced laxt Sunday, 2t 148 Washington strect, o Sunday-schoal for tha nowsboyssod bootblaks, The Centre, Ossipge, N. I., Congregationsl tho reading of selected ‘sermons by meu aad women chaton fram their numbar. S 3t is apuounced that tho New Testament re- | visers havo progrossed with their work as far as the First Epistle of John, amd-that it wos agreed, without oppositiop, to reject L Johnv. 7, 8, as am interpolation. The Proviucial Synod of tho Anglican Church :of Cavada will hold its trieunial sessiouin Montreal *Sept. 9. Tho Dioceses of Fred- erickton’ and Nova Scotia have voted to unite . with the Syiiod. As sogn 38 $100,000sball have ben subscribed thé oy Hebrew Theological Seminary is to by comibenced at Cincinnati.” It 180 be weil en- ywed and provided withi tutors.of & high gado, and i¥ expected to furnishi the futiwe supply of Rabbis for this ountsy. s Chicago is not likely to lack for mombers of Eniscopal diguisy, for besides Bishop Foley, of the Catholic Church ; Bishop Whitebouss, of the Drotestant Episcopal ; Bishop :Cheney, of the Teformed Episcopal ; ¢ Bishop” Everts, of thé Baptist Church, wo are soon to have Bishop Harris, of the M. E. Church, as a citizon of Cbi- cago. . The Watchman and Refleclor (Daptist) claims that the Baptist . denomunation must Lisve much moro to do ‘in‘cementing North and South, in this country, than Presbyterians and Mezhodista combined, ‘since the fellowship aud harmouny between Laptists Lave never been broken. The Baptist Educational Commixgion i8 o national organization, ‘the Publication” Soclety is wel- comed North as well g8 South, and Northern and Southern Baptists 2ro alikeinterested in tha edu~ cation of the Frecdmén. ¥ e & S PEZR30NAL. ClICAGO. The Rav. Glenwood has returnea from a trip tothe South on businets for the American Tract Society. T 2 The Bev. George Muptington, pastor of the Osk g returoed trom his vacation. Tho Rev. T. C. Clondconing bas retumod from Wiscongi n, nhers he has been spending & hort vacation. Tbe. Rev. Dr. Thomazs, of the First M. E. Church, i8 epouding & few daya with Prof. |- Eborhart, of Norwood. The Rev. MNr. Cole, pastor of the M. E. Church st Geneva Lake, finds Chicago & good place to spend Lis vacation. DPresident Magonn, of Towa College, will suppls the palpit of the First Congregational Clureh in thiy city for & few Sundays, The Rov. Dr. Goodwin and his party repart thewsolves as having arrived at their fishing- grounds on the norta shore of Lake Superior. The Rov. A: J. Chittendon, s member of the last class in the Chicago Congrezational Semis ‘nsry, hias_acceted acall to the Clintos, Ia., . Congregationsl Charch. Deacon Jobn, Roy, fatuer of the Rev. J. E. Roy, of this city, Lind » family reunion on the Inst day of July. Lis 76th birth day. Sixteen per- souw were presens, among them tho Rev. J. k. Eoy aud family. Tho Rev. A. J. Frost, pastor of the University Placo Bantist Chinreh.id rusticating in Minnerota, muxing siightly his profeesional duties with thoss of plensure aud recuperation. Tha palpit of the First Baptist Chareh of 5t. Paul is to be supplied by hiw daring - bis four weeks' vecation. Per- haps there i 1o oue of the Dapti isters 1o Cofcago who Lins been more successful in gain- ing the hearty co-operation of tho members of chnreh 'and congregatiou than Mr. Frost. A very Inrgo number Litve bean received iuto the church during bLis brief pastorate, and hiv ministrations have been mest saluwiry and profitable in their influcnco upon tlie interssta of the educational insfitutious thozrishing in this vicinits., Eight " new'members recerved the right haud of fellow- slip last - Sabbath, and the membership repro- soutod ab- the commupion indieates the growth and strengeh of tha “socioty.” The pulpit during the ascace of Mr. Frost will bs occu- pisd-by e nown Deptist divins, the Rev. . D., of Higbland Park, lead- Ing off to-day morning and cvening. The sinz- ing, under ho- direction -of Jir. W. k. Rovex cliorister, is as good 88 in any of the Baptis charcliea in“this cicy. It is dono by a double quartette. Tbe Superintendent of tho Sunday- ecliool, Mr. W. Dean,- bas reoently resigned on account i} henith, end’ Dr. Barber has Dbeen duly olected to il that position. ELSEWHELE, The Rev. G. T. Ladd of Milwsukee, is absont from his church’on & vacation. - The Ber, 8. Ambroze, superannuate member of the Rozk River Conferonce, M. E. Church, diod July 5. Tho Rev. Dr. Hurd will bo installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Highland Park, Sab~ bath, 9tis inst. Tha Ray. Moses Smith and wife, of Jackson, Iate of this ciky, have takeu u four weeks' trip down the St, Lawrence. Tho Revs. 1f. C. Hitchcock, and L. Clapp, and 3r. E. D. Holton &re the delegates from the Milwaukee Convention to the General Council. The Rev. Dr. Kidder, ‘of Drew Theological Seminary, was_in this city, last week. e was on his way to the Rocky Mouutains for s ahort vaeation. The Rev. H. 8. Little is about to saver his re- lafions with the Lake Superior Presbytery to tako charge of a charch at Carondolet, o suburb of 8t. Louis. JMiss Anderson, of the Kalamazgo Female Seminary, Micli, leaves for Ahmedstgger, To- dia, thiy month. Sbe has been adopted by the Womun's Board. The pastor of the Portage Citr (Wis,) Presby- terian Church, tha Rey. HIr. Ritchey, recently resigned his pastorzte, which bas been long- continued and pleasant. The Rev. George A. Little, pastor of the Oconté (Wis.) Presbyterian Church, has re- signed, but will remain a5 stated supply until tho new church is completed. S Commodore Willizm B. Whiting of the United States Navy, hios published a card atating bis sympathies with the Teformed Episcopal schism in the Protestant Episcopal Church. Narayan Sheshadn, who represented the India Gonferenco in the Evangelical Alhiance, New York, has returncd to India, %here ho was warm- Iy welcomed by his missionary brothren, The Rov. Dr. 8. J. Niccolls, of St. Louis, has, boea called to the pastorsts of the Madison Square Preabyterian Chareh, Naw York, the Rev. W. J. Tucker, of Now Lampshire baviug do- clined. : The Rev. John M. Baugh, pastor of the Con- . gregationsl Church in Bloomington, L, having zesigued his pastorate, President Edwards, of the Normal Univewsity, supplics_ the pulpit et presant. i Several missionaries to China, under the ans- pices of the Wethodist denomination, will _aail for Chipa in October. Among them are the Rev. Dayid W. Chandler, Miss Afavon, Aliss Trask, and’ Miss Schoonmalker. ) 3 The Lutheran Observer says the late pastor of St Luke's German Evangelical Lutheran Church, New York, has beou saspended uotil Sept. 1 from his ministerial funcitons on sc- count of a charge of immorality. The Rev. Dr. Tiffany, of the Metropo'itan Sletbodist Episcopal Cnurch, Washington, is absent from bis peopls for a vacation. The Rev. W. E. McGuire, ot tho Beformed Lpiscopal Clurch, occapics his pulpit. 3 The Rev. #folford D. Herndon, a Eentucky slave until 1853, but for the past twenty vears a faithful Baptist miesionary to the Bassa Nation, Africa, bas returned to this country to raise funds to cousizue kis labors, G, RELIGIOUS MIICELLAKRY. Bishop Whipple, at the commoncement of the Mivacsota University, said : Whon I visited Eugland I found that England, with 30,009,000 of _souls, biud but four universitics—Ofare, Cambridge, Durbat, and London, inaeaota, with 200,000 50uls, had half o dcore, B theh it took En- glnd 500 redrs 1o build sn Oxford, and Minmenota has kified fivein as many yesrs. 1 visited such sciiools 2 Rugtry and Eton, and asked ths counsel of men who Bad made educafion 3 life-long work. They told o that even to build a school I must begin with s score of ‘boys; fhat a hundred boys would rulnme, A c vt iG: it bed ‘orgavizpd Mfe.© Tt} percisie sl il it g v R Echolarship, morals, and tiaditions of all who became e e ey lis e o Iny o Tpoiiss Lat if, it foos tyenty men like me to 5 a- tom, We éumflu-m;mzflgm:mbu.) s The Herald and Presbyter djgcasos the grow- ing tendency to Sabbuth. desecration, and sug- fgestr that moro time for Tecréation be given by cloging all worksbops Saturday moon, allowing tho meu full pay a8 ususl. ™ Tii [his way the idea ecemy.to be that tho soug of toil will, recreate Saturdav-aftérioon, and. be feady’ to attend chiuteh like good-Chiistians Stugday. The Rev. Mr. Cook, who has been for many years laboring to bring the Sious within the palo of the Enixcnpnl Cnarch, #écms to' bs dishbart- encd with the task. In a letter raceutly written to the Iudisn Commismon, e dectares that, in biu opinion, tho ipflucace, of, the Gospel would Do brougb ho:ge to them wore impressively if preaching was supplemented with' '3” sound {irashing. s Reports from the missions: of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreigti Missions in Turkey show that remarkabla progrdss bas becn made i tne conversion of Mussulnipsto Cbris tignity. They, bear the missionaries gm{, i in'somo places are cager to have them csfublish | reguiar migsions. In tlie Bastern Tarkey mis- Hion 4,787 children are under instruction, tliere are 7,481 communicants, and 5,848" perdons . at~ 1 expeose if they ha tond " worsbip. . During the yest thrce new churches wepe built, maikipg a total of thurt; Tho mission buildings at Tarpoot were gra injured D¥ an earthquake shock, which 2lso oc- casioued tuo loss of mauy lives. Hel e e A correspondent wlio Jately attended'an after- noon Hervics in tue groat Mormon Tabernacle in Balt Lnke City gays they bogan with smging, followed by a vigaraus prayer, and sivgiog agait, . then communion and s scrinon, During the | accond Tymn sevea Elders stood “up aud broks: the brend into’ convenient pieces, and, ativr s’ short blessimg, guve the. platosto seven other Eldersto pass among the congrogntiop. Alter. the platcs were returned, another blessing. was asked aver tho cups of wWater uséd b the place of ‘wine: “All partake of the commiunion, even the smudl children. * ¢ e v 2 Mr. Spurgeon, roplridz to a letter informing him tbata recent aftack of gont'was dent Ay & judzment from God for oppozing the Church. of England, says: . o Ifaswollen leg proves that 3 man {3 under God's Qispleagure, what would a broken neck prove? Wa a8k the quertion with epeclal reference to tha Iats Bishop ¢f Winchester, As fur, the tnformation, that on accaunt of our Lito Apeech at the Liberation Socie- 1y's meeting we shall sacon have anolber and in all probability will bo corried off by it, we will wait and sca if it bo true. Despity the fact that the writer cldims {0 be a elergyman, Wo aro ‘no mure distirhed thaz i o bad.sigtied hid wame Zadidel, The amdant f bitterneys which: the post bus brought us during ho hist month Las proved to’our own safisfaction AF blows Lizve not missel the mark: but none wo furiousy o8 our arangelical friends, who are probably mure uleasy in their conscientea than others of the 1t Chureh elergy. The Now York Independent, reforring ta tho withdrawal of 1n0st of ths Protestant churchas of Clucpgo from tho central portion of tho city co tho lire, sayy: . The expericace of Chieago.ia only a ropetation of the experience of New York, except that bere it is fushion, and uot fire, ¢ driven 6 churches away from ncss quarters.” Thereare yet a few churches, how- 5 Fourteenth atreet in New York that ara well Mied. - Old Trinity, the John Strest Mothodiat, and ths Church of the Strangers are about 35 wall at. tended 83 auy churches in the city. * \We have uo doudt tliat suvoral Of fhe conzrcgatious that hive movew up~ tovn would bave Lad more worshijera snd larger Sundayscioos, and wou'd b niore of practics] Christia work at 3 much smaller stald in their old churches. Their religion might buve l:een s littio lesa stylisl, but it wouid have been a great deal more Christ-like. And thery in need in New York, 24 well un fu Chicago, that plain and commiodions eburches, with ministers of popular povier, shiould Le estublished snd maintained iz the business portfon of (he clty. ¥ FROM GRAVE TO GAY. It is said tke new cenverls at Bald Mountain have gone back to card-playing since the voleano proved a failure. A farmer in Wyoming County is thinking of going to Colorado, nud writes to & friend that he would *like to find some widow like tho one named Ratb, who for a sccond husbapd married & chap with the sbsurd cognomen of Boaz, and who is ready like ber to say, ~Where thou go— Vieet I will go.'” Some time rince Father Ignatius was about to preach at a well-knowa churchs A popular hymn of. Watts’ was sung before the sermon, and when it ended tho preacher repoated slowly the last line, ** Demauds my eoul, my life, my all,” add- ing, “Well, I am surprused to lgar you sing that. Do you know thataltogether you onlyput fteen thillings into the bag this morning !"— Church deraid. = e The Western c!ariirmm who preached a sar- mon i # billinzd-salvon wada Duweteen pomnts, and had Just gos wamed up to his work when the propnesor eutered and told him to * run A Milyaukee man got despondent the other day, and wound rip his idéas of a hereafteron a near rarter.—New York Commercial Advertisor. Hero is an obitaary gem. from " the death- colin of the Stell Bock (itn.) Enferprese On the phins of far Iowa, Whicre e Suring-timo grasses wave, Frzgraut breczes now sigh low, ab, Dirge above wy grandmd’s Krave. The veuerablo Dr. Tyng rebnkes a habit in whichi ho says some ciergymen wdulze, viz.: He bas ecen ono take his quid of tobacoo from.bis mouth befors prayer ina highly-fiuwbed - pulpit aud Jav it on tho marble ulab, 3:d, after pray- ing. put it in bis month agein. The Herald® and Presyier says: ** Lt the Docior is simply for preserving tne xlab from defilenient, wo can sug- pest a rewedy iv the babit of » munister we once ew. Defore going into ehurch be put hisquid into a crevice in the brick wall, and after service took to chewing iz aysin,” i Tho Rev. Mr. Parry, the eccentric Enelish prescher of Vorcester, Mavs., whose pecaliari- ties have been g0 oftea quoted, occupled tke pal- it of the Fourth Congregational -Church at Tartford. Conn., last Sunday. In the middleof his sermon be suddenly paused and placed bia- and over ths rezion of. the hoart. * There was & pang there,” sgid he, **as thongh my heart were in the gripe of a great -lobster-claw.” * Ho Jooked at oug of his hands. *‘Oh, it's a mos- quito,” he exclaimed ; Harifordis an nwfalbad place for mosquitoes.” ' He went, on to say that lie shouldn't know that he bad a heart or bands without euch réminders. A cne-legged soldier, n. Mosmon, recently agked. Brigham Young to supply, by a miracle, the misking Jinib; Lut the Apoxtle, ut to be caught, made this repl; 1 can in an instant produce & new legin _the place of the old one, but then, vou see, if I do, it willcause great inconvenience 1o you in heaven; for atter your exaltation to glory, the onginal leg will como back to tho spititual body; mine 2iso bewg of Diviuo origin, Dbecomed immortal, atd, in this caes, obscrve bow very awkward & three-lezged angel from Utah would appoar smons the iubabitants of the eteranl w 4 The following is said to bo a popular song in Duluth: o Beefatesk wken I'm hungry, Whisky when I'm dry, Greenbocks whon L'm hard up, And Heaven whex 1 dic, A Columbia_clergyman who, while preaching & sermon on Sunday evening, perceived & man and woran uuder thi gallers in the act of kivs- ing each other behind a hymn-book, did not lose Iug temper.. No! ke remained calmy, He beamed miialy a the ofienders over his spectacles, and, when' the young mau kissed ber thefifteenth time, he mcre!{ roke Lis gormon’ stort off in {ub middle of *thirdly.” and offered s fervent praver in behalf of * the yonng man in the pink neck-tie and the muiden in the bluc boonet and gray shawl, who were profaning ‘tho sanctuary by Kissing one anotber in pew 7. And the con- regation eaid ** Armen.”™ Then the woman pulled cr veil down, and the young man v¥at there and wore softly to himeelf. Me does mot ga to citurch as muck now 2s he did. A Scotch newspaper relates that *‘a bogpar wifo, ou receaviui a gratuity from tha Eov. John Skianer, of Langsido, aushor of TallochZoram, £aid to him by way of thauks. *Od, sir, I houp thas ve and &' your family will be in Heaven the nicht.” **Well," uaid Skinuer, 1 s very much obliged to you; only vou.nexd not have jush boen #o paticaliras o the time.” Dr. H. wae preaching on -tho cruciSxion, and- in the course of hus nrse had xo worked upvh the sympathies of his‘zadtors” that “many. were in tears. After dwolling on tae cruelty of {hat mode of punishment, the Doctor spoks of the malefactor crncided at tho Bavior's right hand, who was 8o blessed a8 _ta Teceive pardon. « Brothers and. sisters,” said be, ‘*who amont. us would not give all e poasorzes to-day to be thaos favored? I would give ten thonsead worlds if Icould have beea there and been that thief. Yes,” contioned Le, after a moment's pause, as it to reflect, I would givecleven thousand!” The effect upon the ‘auwionce of this edditional bid may beimagined.—Adcance. An eminent ‘archeologist. after studying dacp- Iy futo the mysteries that Lave for years sur- ronnded the #pouro of Cain acd the fate of Lot’s wife, has at lost discovered that. the lalter lady | tell you.?- - - - RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS. . SteziopaaT. { vo done’a great deal | b buf ust Iookéd 86 dea”if thS baok ‘breddtli o;. new dress worn by 3 lady wRO ‘pasted Her | The Zionsvillo girls don's spend **all the time trying to etimb the holyhiH of Zwow,”£or,0n their wiy home from _ pienics, they. attzck defengeless, yonog mnen aud kiss, thewm by main, foreas—la- dinnapolts Heradd. . - - ; ¥ g o The Philadelphip’ obituary:poet 73 trying to think of xnpiétbrzt_lg to say eif"thedexth of ag, old f 2ge. “Ho is Gelcome to this, i 1805107 yeuxs of ““Another ol citizon gone; | Lave Lalian upen glk | saaln By ‘| Browning df this Grees-ohiiy T ithen the, . Histuibances 3 hat, afrech in ¥arions pare ot Llf?a'ci jand along tho Golden Horn-sha T u e i Aand -geridusly, maitreal ég:{;;l-l}l 1%\. also been going on betweey o T Jews at Ias: i, sven it At Galy; 6K eaijory et rragy Blitiagt Gregly rulfy dehy comumitted.: policd biavé cofistantly patrolled” th, Phanar and Balaty, apd’the cafgy- Louses kavo beeo closed. A fier place on the Gtir-inst.--between-thy it Jexy boxs.employed in-the Greek 1o Tiegio ot BLrToal, and ol guto 8198 ot [Lopiiti sation in Coustantinoplo quite inssar il 3 ten. {o Londoners who ara conshasti by S1e28itl by Christiosn murderers, and _whose w‘ffi%d flung into_tho Regent's Canal withon ‘béing 13dp in tho matter> o oy o A 8ué hve® to'3n huddred and sevenfl “ Forwach u gooid parsonthe = ¥ e ong time goRirg to hesvan. . Mohamedsnism, hs “boen’ dfined s “that bleased religlou which makes peoplo wash theni- selves.” .7 T T N R ¢ Yon are & good little bor." eaid s Sunday-: school teagher to & sturdy ad,. ‘ you never nso naughty worda” - Lo & o + No, I dont,” was :the -honest: raply, “hub when my big. brother takes all the gravy and leayes me tiio crusta X thivk a- damu good des}, 1 ThéMev: Mr.” Hellogg will preach at the AL Ei Chirch, Michigan avenue, this morning, and the Rev. 3. W, Phelps, pastor, this evening. ~The Rey. A. Youker will proach i ‘tBe’ Western Avetiue Church morhingand evening. Morning sub~ Ject: “ Jesus Rajsing tho Widow’s Son, p =l “~The Rev. §. McClioaney will preach. morning and. eventng at Trinity M, ¥. Church, Indiana vyenue, noas Tiwehty-fourth street:” 1 o ~ ~—The Rev, J. B, McClure will preach at the First 3. E.Church this morntng, . . ~The Rev. Dr. Briggs, of Evapstan, will ocaupy the pulplt of "t Centeiery 31, E. Ciraith ploming snd pretiiiy 4 o I G —Tis Rev. C. E, Felton will preach morning and -| u'em':u at Grace Chureh; coruer of LaSalls and-WWhite | strects, 3 e Tha Rev. Florcrice s{cCurthy will deliver the gecond of Lif sries of sermons fo young men {his alternoon, at Martlies'Hz!i at 4230 0'clock.. Subject: * Lying.” —The Lev. E. P. Bertlett will presci ab 320- Ofden enue at 8 o'clock this evéning, oodspeed —Thy Bav\ T W. G 2 preach; mornt and eyening, av the Second Daplist Church, et Alonroe and Morgzan strects, Subject iu ths evening ; * The Miulafers of Our Time.” : : The Rev, F. L Eilis will presch morning and * evening at Michigan Avenue Baptist Clumrch. —Ths Rev, R. P. Allison will prescls at Twenty-Afih Btreet Baptist Chureh this morning, and ths pastor, the Hev, L. T. Bush, this evening. ) ; —The e W, Everts will. preach this morping at the Tabernacle, €06 Wab.sli avenue, where the ser-~ Jices®af the Figst Tugtlsh Chgeen will hereaiter be, —The Rev., W, W, Everts, Jr., will preach st Indisna Chapel this morning, aud Dr. Kverts this ovening. —The Rev. B. De Haptiste will preach to thc congrs- gation of Olivet Church this morning in the Stte Stroet Ldilroad Clispel, and this evening in wie Lull No. 324 Spuths Clatk street] d SFTERTAN, The Rev. Jimes Maclughizu will ‘preach, morning and evening, at the 8coteli’ Church, corner of Bangi- - $vDri W. W.M:Kaig will preach this even. el Church, on. = Have Wa'Stll 2 Ko ¥ Tha Rev. 7, W. Iiuin will preach this morning at ex of Xionrosand Paulioa sizeets, on ty Mau Befuro God,” and in the even- ) £ o Bev. Ben E. 5. Ely will preach at Graco, Trés: Drterian Church this nioming, corner. Vinceunes a3d Ouk_ayentes, g ‘ “The Rev, G. . Hoir will prezch morning and evening, at the Fulerton Avenas Ghurelr, . P il prech thiy moraing at Jagksou aud Puoria rge of Yontreal will preach,” morning and ‘evenmg; o the Seccmd Presbyterian “hurch, comer of Michigan ovenue and Tienticth sire » The Rev. Dr. Hornblower, of Alleghany, Pa., will preach this morning 1 the Third Fresbyterian Ghurel, ‘corner of Washington cd Carpenter streots. —Tho Rev. E. B. Davis will jreach at River 2ark this morniug. —Tic Rev. U, D, Gulick will preach at the American- rmad and Jefferson Park Church, Washiugton Kirest, near Ann, morniog snd evening. Moruing sub- “Lukewartm, Christianity,” Eveniug suoject &8 the Door.” 3 EPISCOPAL, The Rev. Francis MasGeld, Canrch of the Atone- mext, will presch pornd t crening. —The Rev. H. N. Powers will prezch this morning at 85, Jobn's Chiurch, Ashlznd avouie, —Tlie Rov, Dr. Stockiug will preach morning nnd eventag at the Church of the Epiphany, Tireop stzect, between Moaroe and Adams, . “Thé Bev, 3. W. Suyder, Calvary Church, Between u v street, will preach this No ciening service. . W. H. Sinsthe will preach morning and evuming at thie Ghnrren of the Holy Communion, South Dearborn street, beiween Twenty-pinth and Thirtietn st . 0 Rt, Rev. I X, Clarkson, Bishop of Nebraska, wlll preack this mormitz in Si. Jawes Churcu, corucr Cusy and Huroa strvets. —The Ruv. O. B. St evening at ths Chur venge. 2 —Tiers will be full services at tho Catliedra} of 8. Peler und Paul, corner of Wachingtn and Peoria stiects, morning and evening. —Tha Rev. Bouban: oficistes this morning and eveuing at Trinity Charch, corpes of Tweuty-stxtls etrecvand Alichigan avenae, preachies this morning and h of the Savior,on Dalden GREGATIONAL.. Ivier, former pagtor of the Houth il preach at-the Pismouth Chiureli. corucr of Indiana avenue and Tweniy-sixth strect, morning and evendng. ol —The Rev. C. D, Hetmer st the Unloa Park Ohurch. preach this mornlug svening service. Tate —Te ltar. G. ¥. Aligonn. D. D,, of Tows Coliss will preseh in the First Congregational Caurch, cor- nor 0f Aup and Washingion strects, morning and evening. Tha Rev, E. H. Smith, of Morrison, TIL, wiil preach morninz and eremang ot the New Ergland Con- gregutional Chirch. enmIsTIAN. The ‘Rer. Tssao Errett will preach, morning ond cevening, at the Christiun’ Ciazch, corner 12diana ave- nue and Twenty-Afth etzoet. * 4 —Tie Rev. nllins will preach st the Cantral Christian Churcli, Loar Jetferson Park,ab 10:30 this THIVERSALIST. The Rev. W. A. Bart, witl Treach {his morning at Mitrray Chapel, on Indfina avenac, near Trenty-nioth street. No evening eérvice, o J X1SCELLANLOUS.. o'd —31rs. " Colby lectures to the First Soclety of Spirii- lists in Grow’s Hall, morninz and eventnz, 3 E. Belfour, of “thre Luthersn Charch of the Wol§ Trinity, preaches this morning, coruer Dear- ‘barn aud Erie irects, = T —The Christadeiriians meet for worsnip this 149 East Randolph strest. C, Collins will preschs fothe Advent Chris tian congresation, morniug and evening, in the Iall, 213 West Madison st +*72 % vo. Lyceum of Chicazo meets this —The Irogres ‘morning at 12:30, at Good Tewmplar's corner Des- plsines and Waspinzion streets. ~ ~ o —The Rev. H. V. Keed will preach at the church corneg of Rolicy aud Warren aveuue, morniagznd esenipz.k1Subject : -+ The Mission aud ' 3Messago of hrint. - A oy CALENDAR FOR TEE WEEK 3 EPISCOPAL. Aug, 9—Tenth Sunday after Trinity ROMAN OATHOLIC, —Elcventh Suudsy after Peniecosk, Lawrence, )i srrence ; S, Tibur- Aug. Aua, 10 Auy, 11-0f the lius und Susain, Az 12 Clire, V. Aug, 1307 lI!x‘o ‘Octave’; 89! Wippolytus and Caesfan, 33 of the Assumption | B V.AL (Holyday of 2tave, of S, Las MM, Auz. 15—A 7 obilgs Gutrages upon. Jows at Constantle " ® : noplcs “ Somo, geridus cistaibencss liave. Jately oc- curred at, Constartinoale,” saya the Pall Mall Gazette, ** arising from tho superstition prova- | alent among the lower class of. Grecks that Jows are-ip'the habit of kidnapping Christian chil- dren for tha purpose of killing them aad using théir 11ood in, religions cererionics. The other day, n li(tle boy,.356d 8 years, the son of REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS, " - THR PROGRAMHME,-, .. = | ‘When g Foung man -of . some sipigton i renca and o visiblo means of guppary g incumbent o3 bim to chest the Bridvel 5 g as the public, he: announces that. hs:m‘}flfl: “a programme.” The delicate hint thuu;gls out vaguely to the world is sometjmy ey, st0od 10.b0 & WAIDIDg £o the wary thap iy igpe. cunions person will now commencs gy, ?' 1upon the simple, with & viow to biaiting pr. and brilliant livelihood. | The means o:aag,g'l‘ is'by a publication. Tne programme iy 41y 5 AN ADVERTISING MEDIDY, . - throngh which the’ owner of everythiag gy an'ice-box to s tallow-candle, in 6 commryg, 1. with overy person passessed of something ryy iban A nickel’ The théatre being press: E frequanted by pereons of inteltigerics aud b mgan (which i#'a hideous fallacy), the puil of the theatrical programme proceeds 0 shos that his organ is far abave the dauy press s gy advertising agent. *There, . . W " SAYS TITE CANVASSER, “thers are 1,500 "peopls, men and wotien of ages ‘and conditions; men and Vomen ghy are yeady to show o full apprecation of what i3 excelient, scorning, with a tras dayp. tion to° the pure and noble, what jy bazoand counterfeit Sir " continues the carses er, “ Liave yoa a cook-gtove of improved fashion There (pointing to some imaginary yoape couple about to commence housckeeing) i3 70 souls with but a single thonght. aud s caokestove.. Thoy yearn to hear of Simpkinsony patent under- await, in agonized expectation detaled gchedals o your prices.” Wbereas, if the trath wera known, tho im3ginary young counle would be chaaig, candy, thinking respectively of the confectiorer aud ‘the dofranded tailor. But the glib caoe vasser has run abead of his day, and cacriedn vath him. i =y Before etarting his programme the ambitiony © rrent caloriservaior ; editor makes , ] A TOUR OF THE THEAT! N Ho commenceq with - the West. Side. Mr. Gardirier gays, in reply to the ambitions editor’ announcement, that'he is glad to hearit, He | Tathor likes young editors, hio adds. S Well, but,” the editor eaya, * will take’ " 4"\Why, no,"replies Mr. Gardiner, “Lhavq made arrangoments with & man who will furnish me the programme, pay ma so mach & monih for the privilege of circulating theminmyhauss, 2ad giveme & sbate in,the profits.” ~Illdf tlie same, " ays the ambitious editor. and forth - with writes down the Academy as having com tracted with Lim 1o supply programmes. .. . 3Ir. McVicker is next approached. This gen tleman Las already made_arrangements, and & compelied regretfully to decline all offara. Cop sequently Mebicker's Thatro ia put domi mily hist. Mr. Hooley has made his arrangminty clsewhero .23 a matter of “couree, and thuatty us editor i3, prepared with & third the : This gniced—or not gained, it does ol ‘matter which—the youth draws up = _stipulatiol beiwoen himsslf s8 editor and proprietor of tht programma and bimself as proprietor and_ man. ager of each housa of amasement, by which 1 binds himeelf as the party of the firat part tq deliver to -himself or selves as tho partya partics of the second part 1,500 programmes for cach and every performance given at each and every one of. the theatres aforcsaid ; the said party or. parties of the second part bereby biad ing himself or themaclves a8 aforesaid to almib o other programme inta their respective the- atres. spvo and except that particular publicatios, of which the sud partv of the firat act s the cditor, proprietor, aud publisher. -Tuis-is 3 beulthy document, and becomes the basis of operations. THE EDITOB JAKES ARRANGEMENTS 1o rent cortain rooms, bhires o printer of each sex, and t0 canvassors, to whom he gives a vast percentage, aud who Tob hun of someikisg addition; THE CANTASSERS BETURY, . like bees from tall Hymottus, their pouches dis- tended. They have been caling bousy from open flowers, but these tlowers, Liko thoir hovey, | must have a verdaocy refteshing o the editorial ova. So far itis all smooih sailing.. About 3,000 copies of the triple Aonsirosity ara printed and evenly divided up between the threo rival theatres, slike in all Lutthe progremume. Jr. Gardiner pitcites bis share uadr the tablog JIr. Hoojey sends his ous of the houwe ; lr. Me- Vicker's programme-table is sirosdy covered with the bold beauties of tuought emsnat- ing from DBarron. Of these gilant 3000 i is safe to say mov s dozen bave beea opeed : not one circalated. This is Lrard, because tho able editoris immediately dis- covered by ten men in the house, at least, who, having written their own advertisemenss (athiog tliuy Sught to practice for the daily papers), in-- sist upon eeeing teir composition in print. By “Tuesday noon FOUR INATE NEWSTAPER MR, bave called apon the editor. They call thom- eelves newspaper men becstse somathivg dug bave written is in prini, and they will write an tell ali their country relatives that they are con- nected with the press. Dat at any rate they aro irate. Itis useless to bell them that their matiex way in typo and ehow them a copy of the paper. That merely adds' insult to injury. 1f that wag in type why didu’t threo thousand people sea ity balieve it, cut it out. paste it ia toeir ecrap-book 2@ au efiort of geniui warshy of—of—of- titors iucrcases until it bocomes generally uader ctood that the programma is o fraud. Then the canvasser. knowing that his time is short, beging 9 embezzie; tho SheriT interfercs, and thers 8 one dead-hiend less at the thestres. - This, ba it observed, is pot an imaginary slatch'of o life of a programme, but the biog- raphy of oue of those short-lived concernd Fear 2go. z ok COMBINATION ’ , on the part of the editors of these little things would iusure larger rowards, s better class of advertisimg, some respectable resding-matier, and above all a neater typographical appearance. Some theatzes need & programme more: thin others. Tie entr-acte is not the ooly tize when ennui seizes the oudiece, B some intcresting etory, to be ead whie ine geotlemen aro rsnting. or - mAKE imposgible love in an impossibla manaer weald beagodsend. Some theatres have fairorclies tras, and hers the programme could be rexd comfory; othor theatres have not g0 -, tras, aud the only remedy for ennui i3 to ga oz after tho second act. - Bub where an opportnotty cccars it ought to bo used. - X . THE MAN WHO RUNS A PROGRAMME shonl be placed under keavy bonds by 8 el nzl court not to.write for his publeation; . &gt 1v. heary bonds not to rehash theydramatic. goé wip of the Bapdsy papers_withont credit; . (88 same amount not to mix. udvertiswenu__nnw' items. In fact, the bail ougbt to be 875,001 a}] thrae. This wonld raise the tone of to pub”- Iisher as well s of the programme. - i The only rational thivg 46 do is for the edit to engago Bome popular writer to write St for the programme exclusively. Let Mr. Barod and Mr, McVicker arrange with Wilkie' Colis for some thrilling narrative 1o two-colume instaliments, couditioned that no impusi fostered ; let MIr. Gardmer hire Mark Tmalt § give some 3erions adrico to young men, ROW S Do has given up the humonst businesss. w Jr. Hooley could prafitably contract with. £63¢ focal clorgymnn to write au original sketch oTef) paor Greek, parents. in Phauar, disappeared, snd nnfortnnatoly his -body wa, 0n the 2 idek, washed ashore i the 'honeg of a wealthy jewelor on the Golden Hor, ,clogs. by Ealats. Tho boy bad beer scen flving Lia Lite nearthe jewelot's house on tha morning of. the day on which lic was miseed, and cortain con- tudions' and wonads “on’ his boly. prab- sbly caused by its iloating oboat - in tlie water for tw0 ‘days, gave rise to tho popalar impression that ho hoed been hilied bi-the Jéws for sacrificial purposes. - ‘A'large body of people from the Phanar' arcordingly besieged the. jeweler’s house, aid credfed ‘suzh a tamnlt that the police bad toiatesfere,. sud. the. . mob, was only appeased by au assuranca’ thata medical examipation. should ba made of the hodyaud a strict inghirs at onice insilluted. .. - _**1t was lioped that this would allay the cx~ citerment, but ‘on’”"the ‘morning. of the Gtk inst. further riots ‘ocenrred. ~‘Ihe Jews of ‘the Dalata were attacked by tho Jower alass of tho popula- tion of the Phavar, Numbers wero, wouuded on both eides. ' Whe Minister of Tolico liad, to pro- cced to the spot in ‘pereon with a karge force of mousted gendarmierio, and ordst *oaly didn't once think about thie donfagratién about restored withi “considerable” difficalty. - “Sisce day. By this means the rammes i % made readable inatead of %‘Sig insolerable, €2 tistic, bombastic, and conscquently dall. : A28 thing for & change. ;o4 , s THE DRAMA. 4! The week gone by was the dallest wo barobs! in Chicago since the fixct month after tha C2i™ go fire of 1871. Thoxe has boeo nothing in &4 dsama st all. We must content ourselved Wi the prospect head so far. In this we bavo %0 secks more of the Adelphi Company st Hooler® £ wecks of novelty or varicty at the A of Munic. At tho,eiad of a woek Mevicker's ¥l bave opened; in three weeks Hooley's. {be scanc of an- exciting proparation, sud :‘f‘ once more the theatres will all be at work & w6 trust, doing good business all round. SCOUMSNN'S SOVELTY COMPANT. o This i3 combination of different: form sariely talént of o superior order. From b péess; and from competent jrdges who bateseet thie entertainment i the East, comes the ™ ' s “ram pExe o