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S ST i i B i H THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 380, 1874. RELIGIOUS NEWS. Biography of the Rev. C. L. Thompson. s, Van Cott’s Effort to Be Or- dained—The Probable War. The Rev. J. M. Reid Blected Bishop of the Canada Hetbodist. Church. ble in ihe Public Schools---The Kaiserworth Deaconesses B Summary of ihe Sentimenis of the Religious Press. Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad. Church Scrvices To-Day. THE REV. C. L. THOMPSON. Among the comperatively young ministers of Chicago may be clagsed the Rev. C. L. Thomp- sop, pastor of the Fifth Presbyterion Church. Though only 35 years of sge, bo has alresdy st- tzined 2 placa in his oxn denomination which Das made Lis namo frequently repeated a¢ the East as well as in the Wost. He is essontially & Western map, although his birthplace is east of Ihe Allegheny Mountains, ke having been born in Cooporsbnrg, Lebigh County, Ps., in 1839. {¥hen but 10 years of age his father's family ro- moved to Wisconsin, settling in Portage City. Hero ho wes, in dno time, sent toan scedemy, whero he scqnired the solid rudiments of an ed- ucation. At the ape of 19 ho graduated from Carroll College, Waukesha, and 1 the fall of 1653 entered Princston Seminary, stadying there two yoars. e In June, 1860, be entered upon his ministerial career, Laving Teceived his licenso {o prach from thio t'resbstery of Winnebago. Hus first field of Iabor we= Junesu, Wis,, where he sup- plied the pulpit until Beptember. ~During that vear ho formed sn alliance with a well-knovn Baptist family, by marrying the eldest daughter of the Rtev. Dr. ohert Dogd, theu postor of tbe Wabaeh Aveuuo Doptist Church. During the winter after his marrisge be attended the Pres- Drterau Theological Seminary of the Noribwest jo this city, gradustivg in 1861 He immodiate- 1y thereafter accepted tho eall of the church at Junean, remaining its pastor one yesr. 1n 1562 he accepted & call to = higher ephera of usefulness, in Janesville, Wis., whero iu the summer ho wea installed by tho Milwaukeo Presbytery pastor over the Presbyterian charch " of that place. He remained at this place four years, tskivg, during the war, an aclive part in 1le work of the Sanitary Commission, and eid- ing by eloquent addresecs in various parts of the State, in tho moet eficient manner, the North- er: cause. In 1566 his reputation Lsd sprezd beyond the Stats of his adoption, and_he received & call io the pastorato of the First Presbyterian Church of Gincinnati, 0. Acoeptiug the call, ho was in- stalled in March, 1667. Hera his success as a pestor was marked and eminens. During the five years that he ministered fo the church, & very large congregniion was gathered. He in- ragurated the *free-pew system,” originated and set 0o foot & plan of systematic bensvo- lance, snd exhibited an orgapiziog and edminis- tralive talent of the highest degres. The First Church became, under bis leadership, a power that was felt throughout the Htate of Ohio. While there he was oue of the projectors and aditors of Our Monthly, literary and religious magazine now publisbed in Philsaelphia. In July, 1872, Mr. Thompson accepted s call to the Thirty-first Street Preebyteriau Church of thus aity (now tbe Fifth Church), and within tbe iwo years that have since pussed the church has rmore than doubled its strength, sud is one of the mos: efficient and united Teligious organiza- tions in the city. % Br. Thompson is sn earnest, fluent, and forci- Dle spenker, an accurate and close reasoner, and 3 senlons student of men and books. Though a men of mark already, 4 has not yet reached the highest point 1o which ke will eurely ttain by the developing procoss of time, experience, sod bard work. Hae is quite well known in the world of litera- tare a5 s0_ocersional writer for the Jndependent, the Inierior, snd otner journals; is n regulnr correspondent for the Herald and Presbyter, of Cincianati ; and is a¢ prosent eogaged on a work on - Christian Culture,” part of which has al- roady appeared in a serial in the Jnterior. Tho esaays which have thera been published, in an extended and rovized form, are to be issued in a olume thiss fall. ;. Tu sddition to his raguler pulpit labors and his litorery work above mentionsd, Mr. Thomp- sop Liay beeu engaged more or less during the laciure season s & popular teacher from the | rostrum. ——— SHALL 3IRS. VAN COTT BE OR- DAINED? A large number of aspiring women, nda good many men, are fizing their eyes upon a prospect- ive contest which is -expected to take placoin the California Anpual Conference, which isto ascomble Sept. 17. There sro quite s large pumber of women preachers already in the Hethodist dencmination, who arelicensed but not ordaired. Several of them Lizve become very suc- ceseful preachers; acd, if their clzim to fall preacher’s orders depends upon their success in winning souls, certainly they cen prosent as much right 0 bo ordained &3 the most eminent proachers belonging to the othor ex. To icet tho question, they lhave formerd 85 8 candidefe Mru. cio Van Coft, tho most eminent woman prescher in the United Statos, and probably in tio world. Mrs. Van Cottelaims to have preach- cd icore assiduously, aud to bave converted more souls the past year, than any other person, ualess it be the Rey. Mr. Hammond or Brother Moody. Bho bhas Iabored with the most eminent snccess in San Fraucisco, New Orlenus, Balti- more, Ahiwsukee, and various smaller places, during this period ; and therefore she goce with the best of indorsement to ask ordinstion at the hands of a Methodist Bishop. Yot slie will meet with stroug opposition from many of the Methodist clergy. The Bench of Bienops too, it is reported, with the exception of Haven aud Simpson. look with jeslonsy upon the notion that a woman may become & minister de jure as well 88 de facto, and perhaps be on the Tozd to an election fo tha Lighest office in the Church. If women may become ordained ministers, what is to hinderthém from becoming Bishops in process of time, porsessed of the avwe-full power of leving on of hands? It muet be confessed that a part of the oppo- rition to the ordinstion of Mrs. Van Cott seems t0 ariee from jealousy : yet not all of it ; for al- ready there hive arisen ‘in certain quarters, o the results of her preaching, some of the dis- cords and javgles that very frequently grow out of the cventa that follow the footsteps of the most popular revivalists. It is reported, for in- etance, that in Omsha where Alrs, Van Cott prenched losa than ayear ngo, the Methodist Charch has been split ‘into_two angry factions which niay be termed the Van Cottiies and the 2aii-Van Cortites. secession of the former from the church baa already taken place, and & £00d dealof ill-feeling genmerated. 'This fact vill undoubtedly have ity weight with the oppo- eition when Ler betition for ordination shall b Presented in the California Conference. It i anticipated, howevar, that the Conferenco Tl Clect or to proncher's orders, but that ithop Merrill, who is to preside, will refuso to <Ordain, in which caes sha will appeal to the Quadrennisl Conforenco of 1676, L that body, {hercfore, will be fought and won or lost the attle of Woman's Rights in the Methodist de- nomination, lu(l_fl).’l; 1 the very year when tho whole couniry will be rining with tho trinmplis which freedom obtained for fuan a Lundred years 3g0. —_— DR. J. M. EEID ELECTED BISHO:; THE CAKADA METHODIST Brx;ég‘- -PAL CHURCH. The ANorthwestera Adsocate, £o-morrow, says : Tie General Conferenco of the Mefhodist copal Chuireh in Cansda Slected fhe B gy, 57 i Reid » Dicbop on Tridsy, Aug. 23. We nre i ciined to believe be will accept “fiu position, sad e e, put. in its issuo of ceive ordination within a short The event is zoiasurpricetous, Four sesrs {hc infuences which have jnstnow prevailod wisheq Dr. Licid fo ollow the uee of kia mame, and eight o ears 3go thio same question was brought to Dr, Though warmly pressed in be could n " aitenticn. 15710, and though it was manifest that have threequarters of the votes of tho Gen- exal Confernce then in kession, Dr, Reid after an invitod visit 10 Canada thought it best to de- clinc the offer. A new correspondence on the subject began six months ago between the Canada suthorities aud_gentlemen on this sido the linc, the formor, of course, taking the initiative, Dr. Refd, being again approached ondho subject, hua not at any time yielded committing consent to the use of his nae, and, since b went iuto the Far West two mouths sgo on missfon- socioty business in Ao Utals, and Calitornis, hio hias Leen beyond the of corréspondence most of the time; nad. tlough we have known of the negotia- tious by ihe Canads' Church, we yet have not heard that Dr, Reid 1s under pledgo to accept the episcopacy to ywhich be Lios been clected by s Jargo majority. Wo are obliged to concludo that Dr. Reld cxnnot de- cline to go over and asswno the new duties to which Do hias been so provideutially called. While it Las Leen imapossille for him in delicacy 16 sy that Le would Becept if elected, it auw sawns imposxible for bim to decline, since, if he wa¢ predetermiined not to go, would certainly lavo given a timely negative 80 th our-Canada brethren might turn “their attention to other persons. 1We hope the Doctor vill go to Canadla. He lns fifteen years of hard work left to him; has fine personal presence; is scholarly ; is s most effective orator; fa kindly orthodox hus Lad wide and varied experience a8 a pastor, edu- cator, and oditor; snd in his present position 28 mivsionary secretary has gained valuablo experi- ence, 80 thst it would secin that God hus been tratuing Lim for s 60rt of Bishop Asbury work among the ripe Selds of Canada. Time will show his value yonder, if he will 2o, and Lis gotng will relnfoice overy evangeli- cal fnfluetios in evers branch af ihe church there. While the sssurance i not neceesary, we yet gratui- tously declare that Dr. Reid bashad no more to do in this eloction than hus his graceless *grace," the Bish- op of Lincolu in_England. Indeed,” his every word and Jine bus tended 1o ratiier put obStaclea 1 the way. ‘We hoartily pray that the ovent may prove the wisdom of the Genural Couference yet iu sesuion ot Nupaned, Ontario, Canada, g DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PUB- LIC SEHOOLS. The Advance, in & loading editorial, considers the question of education in the Unitod States, and the growing disoontent in certain quarters with the public school system, as it is. Says the Advance : Europe is fall of sgitation over this subjoct [ednca- tion), snd our oftcited oxaniple does 10t seem 10 retlls the question to the satisfuction of those who there are charged with the responsibility of directing geners! education, They have the statistics aud reports, but tho principles are plainly not self-evident, and tho fig- nres fail to convert. In our own land, diseatisfaction is slowly but eurely increasing on_cerfain points, und it reprvaents 3 formidable body of Yoters, " moroover. One of the latest sducstiona] experimeats is that of he agricultural colleges, They ure coming under scuthing critivisms from leading educators, are already Kuspected of baving been oo often Juan. aged by politieal nd pecunfury * riugs,” sud, in some c2aes, ro falling into conternpt for the poverty of the restits a8 compared Witk the richness of tio codownsents, If they shall Lo sot aside, after a few years, us practical fadiures, the State universitios will therely be put on more serious trial, to show theix questioned aility to furnish a thoratigh education, aud yot preserve freedom from sectarian sud pacty Di Tho same. bands will hold aloft the sx of decapitation. in caso the suc- cess be nmot evident. The high schools must pass s mmilir test. Even the common achook will undergo a fisrco gesuuit, av the Romish Yoto shall increass, and it will be a gucation how to preserve therr immenso advantages, and yet meet tho growing demand for positive religious instruction. ‘Apparently some conceasion must be made to matisfy alnrge class of the taxpayers, witkout commistin pose, out of scliool-hours, may bo devised. satis- factorily alike to Protestauts and Romanists. But our preeent object is simply to draw at tention to the fact that we have reached as yet no finglity, There are no vested rights L0 bo regarded, uo insuporabla obstaclos in the Way of any reforms which the people may see to be needfal. This state of thiugs was not suiciently con- Eidered, o think, i President White's rocent addresa 1 favor of Btzte universitics and against * gectarian colieges, ‘The constituents of these colleges ara the peopls of tha laud, who have various church relatiou ehips; and it is in their power to control thu wholo subject of public educution, from the Siate university dowaward. It i uot W0 10 provoke Al unnecessary confilct wiih them, = e oy TEE EAISERWERTH DEACONESSES. So little is known amoug usou this side the water of the famous Protestant Kaisorswerth Deaconessos in Germany, that the following brief =llusion to them will be read with plezsure. There are abont 500 of the Order. all of whom Lave been trained at the Mother House in Kais- erwerth. About 50 are employed in the various hospitals in that place. * The rest are scactered all over the world, from Germanv to the far Morning Land, as they beaatifully call it. As many ay can roturn frorm the not too distant out~ Iving statious at the Jahreafest to the Mother Tiouse, with thesamo feeling with which, in Amer- ica, tho merned daughters come back to the donr old home to spend Christmas or Thanksgiving Day. In Lospitals, prisons, roformatories, in-- Tasit schiools, keminaries, these Doaconexses are working, withcut fee or reward, for the Divine Maauter, in whose footetops they love to tresd. ‘Pheir services are much sought aftor, and there are many more applications for- them than can possibly be filled. Whon they take chorge of Goverument institutions, a small ealary—about £544n oor curtencs—is paid fo the Mother House for each Doacouess that it sonds, Kach Deaconess receives every year from the Mother Houso two dark-blue priut dreeses, four caps, four largo linen collars, and soveral blme lLinen aprons. Evory fivo yesrs sho receives & bluo merino dress, which is” worn on Sandays end fast days. All the rest of ler clothing, as well as her birthday and Christmas gifts to her {friends (attentions whick the poorest German paye), and the many other littlo but necessary ¥zuts of life, sbe must provide for hersolf out of an zllowance of 25 thalers—thal 18, out of a less som thon $20! “Think of that, Miss Flora McFlimsoy ! — undorclothing, handkerchiefs, cloak, shawl, bonuet, shoes, stockings—no, these lnst every true Gorman knits for Lerself 6iill she must buy the thread for them. Some of the deaconessca have, of courss, private means of thair own; aud a3 they do Dot surren- der any right in theae, they can themselves sup- ply their wants if they feol that tuey nced more than is allowed them from the 3lother House.” gt s ‘“ LESSONS OF THE HOUR.” Tothe Kditor of The Chicago Iribuiie : Sm: Iwas much interested in reading tle articlo by your correspoadent “E.," af Prince- ton, Iil., dated the 1Btk inst., entitled * Lessons of the Hour." I find in my intercourso among men, both Clrristisns and those who make no special re- ligious profession, but ara of reflecting minds, who aro of late, parlicularly, led to view the presont condition of the religious znd literary world very much from your correspondent’s standpoint. A wonderfal dread ssemed to come over tho minds of many lesding Cbristisus of all denom- inations, lest tho recent sad disclosures of cor- ruption in the City of Brooklyn should mar and retard the progrees of Clrist's Kingdom upon earth. Lhave no such fears. Iam firm in the faith that the Lord will in His own way and time overrule all for good, and that 1is name will be glorified. I beriovoe both pastor and flock have been more or less intoxicated, as it were, by his own liberal views of Christian life, aud his too freely and farmiliarly mixing in the vain pleasures of this einful world with his fascinsting manner of Gos- pel-teaching, looking too mucl: to the pleastres aad gayetics of this lifo; taking a little honey hero snd s little rosc-water there. Ilo 15 tho pastor of a weslthy congregation ina fino chareh, and at a large salary, all calculated to hazo aod please the ecnses ‘withi emotions too superficial to be established on the rock Christ Jesus. Henco both pastor nod flock are in trouble: also the preseut distarbed stato of so- ciety everywhere. The Church must have more plain solid food ; ‘more true ministers of the Gospel for famishing souls and for Christ's sake, and fewer pastors at high sa‘arios to be petted, pampered, snd spoil- ed, and finally found Bee{img mainly for the nominal membership of tho rich and opulent clss of society. Depend upon it this will not do for the follow- ing of the mecis and lowly Jesus of Nazareth, tho blessed Redoemer who would more lilely bs found smong the poor, the outcast, and with the two or threo who imeet truly to wait and worship in His name. The Lord isat work among bis people, snd thero will bo asifing of the churches to the pulling down of Satan from hizh places thercin. "I1wo people sro inquiring and 1Goking for o place of rest and safety, and as they are carnest in it, the Lord will provide, aud givo it to them. DESDLETON. —— METHODIST UNION A FAILURE. There 18 not muckl prospect that the Northern and Southern branches of the Methodist Glwurch will very soon form what is eallod an organic union. The last New Orieans Adcocate, the organ of tho M. E. Church, South, after roviow- ing the recent discussion of the question of union in Northern Methodist papers, rays : Inetead of letting “ by-gones be by-gones,” wo flud thst the Methodlet Episcopad Church holds on to them with & most determinod grip, with & froshuess of memory and with 3 tenacity of purpose which is truly aslonishing, considering the protestations which have been made. When we como £ elicit their real feclings and vicws, the by-gones are =till near the surface, and 8 potent and virulent as ever. Berateh o Ruswian and the Cossack appoars, They are not going to retire from the South, So o Teport of tho Drooklyn General Conference’ wes careful to stats most_claborately, and the Methodist rolterates the samo thing. The faenner in which thoy began thieir work fn the South, by gettiug possession of our churches by military orders, snd by proselyting our colored members, and their itempis to_diain- tegrato our German socictles, first and last, aro much to their credit, . Whatever the animus fn whi their work in tho Sonth fs now prozecuted, tho begiu- ning was anything but fraternal, The dejure and tho de fucto distinctions havo come ont in all this bistory of the Methodist Epfscopal Churck in the Soutl, and it will be 10 the end, Why #o crrfal to assers thelr o South ? Tho policy of disintegration aud absorption, aud the xpenditure of nlassonury-moury on ' ficds al- ready vell oceupicd by the Southern Church, demand the boldest assertfon and the most (akitg vindi- cation, In o political point of view they caunot afford to give up the calured peoplo. The- dleyated citizen— shipof the neqro, and the atmost millennial condition of our political and domastic afirs m the South, ero Trgely due to the influence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, They may feel the need of explanation, but Bobody expects them to redre. paliingds TOS TEE RELIGIOUS PRESS. TIE INDEPENDENT. Angustus Blanvelt, in the last Indepenaent, discussing the question, *Is Christianity De- fensible 2" utters the following rather radical sentiment : Depend mpon i, therefore, if we American Chris- tiuns begin the conflict for Christiunity—now inevita- blo, now fairly opaned here—with suodern unbeficf, o the supposition that our current orthodox or evaugoli- eal conceptions of Clirstienity, as such, are defensible, 0o choice will oventually bo Jeft us but to kurrender Lattle afler battle, wutil a perfect panic wil overspread this cotire Christian nation,—no one belng abls to con- Jecturo whero defeat will end. Either our orthodox Cconceptions of Christianity must, in many most im- portant and unexpected particulars, be abandoned as neitber tenablo nor consoncnt with Christianity, or elvs Clristianity itself is doubtlers doomed o meet tle same overtiirow hero as on the otber side, THE RTANDARD ; roferring to the Daecher caso again, calls it sn “ Apocalyptic Lesson,” and concludes with these words: We lesve the mztter—earnestly hoping that this mas- o our last occasion of uliusion Lo Ji—with the single obecrvation that the salvation of thia country is uvi- deutly to come, not from jts wealth, or it geniu from its great churches, or ts rich and fashionable cf cles; not from 2ury of tlioee centres whick claim to be supreme—but from the renka of s viftuous, honest, educatod Clristian pationality, dispersed in homes where the morality of liberalsm ~ igheld in deverved conteapt, worshiping in _ehnrchics Whiero no pulpit- idol teked tho place of God, and powerful mmply bo- causo they aro true, and many, nn:?m. THE NORTHWESTERN VOCATE. Thoe XNorthwesiern Advoogle mentions threo noted diviucs, each of whom suffered injury in reputation, and in their worl by falso scandals, viz.: John Wesley, Dr. Edward Payson, and the Rev. Dr. Harris, To show how such things aro possible, the Adrocate tells tho following story: About twelvo ar fourtoen years g, & venerablo and most faithful clergyman in an Eastern eity, in ex- lasiation of scandalous rummors, told the following : o was_strolling slong the strect when he wes sud-~ deuly overtaken, snd accoeted by name, by a person. whno had overy appearance of bidng a Iady of bigh social position. Aocustomed, as every city minister is, to belug known to those whom bo does not know, he responded to Ler civilitios, aud sccepted 31 her invitation to “atep iuto her Douse,” which they reached in tho course of the con- versation. The “lady™ put all tho courtesicy sho nakod in tho light of » religiouns duty, and the faitbful pastor was caclly deccivod. 1o had not becn scated in tho genteel parlor many minutes boforo s * gende- man” spy and informod hus guest that his repu- tation was Tunod by being in that kind of 3 houso, unlees he siould give his check for s certain amount, This, savs the clergymon, he did, under o sense of terror and bevIidernient wiiich quits deprived him of Dia Tusson, It won Lis refusal to answer a similar de- mand, made by letter, which led to the damaging gos- sip axid the subsequent fuvestigation, THE INTEUIOR, in au cditorial on the attemptod assassination of Moritz, in Iudiavapolis, by George C. Harding, 1;\,(,‘, far the seduction of his daughter, admits t E at : There could with difficulty be found twelre good and true wen in the State of Indiana who would lay a feathier's weight of penalty upon the sgunized father for shedding the seducer’s biood. Jurymen will meet 3l arguments by the statementthat they would do 58 Harding did, nuder tho eame circumatances. Thess words tiey hay ot usa—will probably bring in a v dict of emotioual iunnfl?'. or something of the sort; but every ou uuderstands what they meau, They meds (0 say thot such a wan deserves to bu killsd, and they inwandly rejoice when s fatheror husband 'does Kill'a libertius who Lins blastod the slayer's home. Wo may gay to thoso jurymen that snch 3 course i3 in vio— Tation of th» universally-recognizod principles _of jus- tico; that the accused, thus shot doad and durmb, can- not ‘open his cold Lips to vindicete his name ; that evary 2ceused mun, oven though all thy known ' fack and circumstaaces point clearly to his guilt, has a right to Lo baurd fa efense, and is cntfiled to sl the tion which the law throws about &a accused person; that we must maintain the forms of justice, OF anarchy will ensue, These are arguments wliich ap- peal poworfully to tc good citizen, &nd gommaud bis decivion. “ Let the law tabo it eourse;” bus, if the low takis no course, if toere 18 no_sddquate pemalty providud, or if the public sre satisfol that the wful Penaity will e chexted of its victim, then natural fus- tico will uesert itself, and be blind {0 cvery eonvidera tion but its own 'vindication. Tho seftted public opiion on_tho subject of the crime of seduction ought to be crystulized {n our peual statutes. If° s married " man guilty of this offcnss deatl, g5 affrmed’ in ver and pub- Ho cxpressions, then let the law affix that penalty, and the injured father, brother, or husband will be satit- fled, ‘There will no dificulty in graduating the ponalty to sccord with the uggravation of tho offense, a8 it b4 in the crime of murder, It is very scidoim that » murdored man's friends ore dispoved 10 tako the law into their own Lands, They reat I the assurance that justice will be agne. When society e hedged with Jegal protection from this offense, juric will not bo slow in holding mea to a stern account wao underlake 10 administer yengeance with their own handa, THE ALLIANCE. Referring to ihe cffect of the Boecher gcandal upou the roligious world, the Alliance rays: There has een some attemnt to eztract good out of the prescut evil condition of things refipionsly. It is tho part of Christian bope and faith to do so. That there mnxt bo an ultimate good is Likely ; but that: the immediate effects aro disastrous, aud only disastrous, scarcely adwits of a doulx, ‘Acrinionious theologieal dfscussions, such £5 certain partios are forcing upon the Church in various quar. r, in past, proved productive of not now. And unquestionably a wean. dircharged-stmokphere is not one to savigorste and p faith. Those baving prejudiccs agaiust . will have them streugthened ; thoec indif- at, will be pressed futo positive opponents : new b and falterers buffetod and bestead, will be beaten Luck,03 by & cold wave,and a benumbing, demoralizing feclinguweep through the whole Clurch, That the anomslous number of disturbing fafluencos, s0mo of thiem of a soaudalous character, and some of tiiem of a biter, thudiogical, Christlees charactor, which bave occurred during tho past ten monthe, bave already hnd this bancful effect, is too painfully apparent, Tt is not philosophical it should have been ofher- wize. Adverso cond! ns sro just as destructive of the growth of piety, as they are of plents, ‘Chat a great Chureh couid bo engaged in o fierce debate in an Lour when it ought to bu illed with earnest work, and 0o ‘hatm cowe, s {0 expect June froets to bo followed by abundant harvests, That a great cloud can settle down on the most brilliant preacher of the Gowpel, and mo #hadow fsil, i toliope for light and darkuess to produce the eame resulis. TIE WESTERN CATHOLIO is editorially indienant over the recoption of Lord Dufferin by Chicago Irishmen, and con- cludes : We tako it for granted that there ix a suficlent number of patriotic and intelligent Irirhmon in our city to prevent a rccurrenco of this disgraceful pro- ceeding, Tv them we sddress oursclyes, and va ok them Liow long aro they going 1o be reprovented in tho Comunen Council by low-browsd and impenetrable ignorauce, How long, wo ask you intelligent Irish. et ar Sou golug 16 be represented iu the Legialative Depirtment of our City Governzent by a cambination of the bar-tendez and the bummer 7 Let all of ny take this matter to ouraclycs, and we warrant you wo can driva thoso base fiunteys 10 the congenial pursuits for which they are ftled. Let us even descend to the vile purlicus Where they hold thoir high carnivals and beat them at thefr awn gae, deserves The Canadian Methodist Episcopal Church are now holding their Quadrenaial General Confor- Napaunee. Ona of the most important questions to arise will be the proposed union of that body with tho Methodist Epiecopal Church of the United States and the olection of an ad- ditional Bishop to preside over the work in Caunda. . The Methodists of Grundy Centre, Ia., kave Jjust completed tha rebuilding of thetr house of worship, which was destroyed by a wind-storm laet June. A bell has been provided, snd the building is much better than the original. The work has bocn under the direction of tho pastor, the Rev. W. 8. Skinner. Tho reopening took place last Sunday. The Alethodiats of New Brookrille, Wis., have within tho past two months, bailt two neat and commodious country chapels. Noxt Sunday the Methodists of Stewart, Leo County, will dedicate » fine new church. ‘The recent British Westeyan Conference was a very interestiug religious gathering. In addition to its own delegates, it Liad the plersuro of greet- ing representatives from nearly all the Methodist bodies, all over the world, including the United States 3. E. Church, the Methodist Church in Irelsnd, in Canads, and in the Australian prov- iucee, as well a8 in France. Now it is 8 Methodist minister who is about to be tried for heterodoxy. Some time ago the Rev, Thomas A. Goodwin, of Indianapolis, published swork in which ho denies the literal resurrec- tion of the body, asserts & presdamic man, o jects the second coming of Christ and the burn- Ing up of the world, disbslicves in 1 literal Iaka of fire and brimstoue for the wicked, and various other views on kindred subjecta not acceptable to some of the brethren, for all which he ia to avswer before the propor church tribunal. The Cincinnati Mothodist csmp-ground is to De located in Clermont County, about 21 miles from tho city. The spot coutaivs 45 acres. It is very sccessiblo by the railronds. & camp-meeliug s Lo Lo beid thero early in Sop- tember. Tho 3lethodist Episcopal Chureh is at carrying on missions in ten countries, v Liberis, whore they Lave a resident Dishop, 61 preackers, snd 2,100 members ; in Sonth Aweri- ea, with 1,000 members; in China, with 36 mis- sionaries, 80 nativo helpers, sud 1,668 native members; in Germany and Switzerland, with an annual conference, 75 ministars, ncarly 9,000 members, aud 46 churches; in Donmari and Swedon, with 59 missionaries, 41 looal preachers, and over 8,622 members; in India, with an an- nual conforence, 78 proachers and teachors, and 1,102 members ; in Bulgarin, with 7 proachers; in Italy, with 12 missionaries and helpors; in Japsn, with 9 missionaries. 2lore than £300,000 is aunually appropriated to prosecute these mis- sions, . y A now Mothodist Church was dedicated at Anse, in the nortlicin peninsula of Michi- gan, Aug. 15. esent 'y In BAPTIST. The new building of the Thirty-seventh Street Baptist Mission of this city is to be dedicated to- day. Tho sorvicea wiil commence at 2:30 o'clock. The building is near South Dearborn strect. Tho roperts mado to the Baptist Association this year show s total Baptist membership for the city of 5,768, The largest churchea aro the TFirst, containing 1,049, aud the Second, 1,282, The Ninth Street Baptist Church, Cincinnati, has given & call to the Rey. James 1. Simmons. Whether he will accept or not has not yet been made koown. The Free-Will Baptists of North America will bold their tweoty-second General Conference at Providence, beginning Oct. 7. The colored Daptists of Kentucky have & mem- bership of 27,892 PRESDYTERIAN. 3 The Independen! snys: ‘The Presbyterian Banner s to-duy tho worst encmy of the Pres- byterian Church. Its ropeated arguments that 10 Hberty can be allowed 1n that Church to differ in the lexst from tite Prosbyterian Standards, is doing all that can be done fo break up the uniou Iately 80 bappily consummated.” The Cumberland Presbylerian, taking an out- look on its denomination, finds 1ta present con- dition and prospects most gratifying. The terri- tory af the Church * extends by the way of the Iakes, the grain-fields, and the plaius, from Pennsylvania to Califorgis ; and by way of the mountains, the cotton-ields, sud the gulf coasts to Texas. Within this broad domain the Cum- berland Presbyterian Church joflucuces tho re- ligious sentimonts aud eforts of Lalf a mullion voople.” The only mission 1o Brazil is supported by the Presbyterian Board. In a population of 10,000, 000 thers are only thirteen Protestant ministers proaching iu the languazo of the peoplo. The Cunvoution of Young Prosbyterians, itis now said, will not be beld 1 Saratoga. butin a more coutral locality, and & Jittle later in the souson. EPISCOPAL. An Epiecopal church at Betsvlle, Md., recent- Iy finished, has becn eutirely destroyed by & tor- Dado. It wae a fine brick structure. A verbatim report is to bo taken of all the discassions that will tako placa 10 the General Conveation of the Protostant Episcopal Church, to bo held in New York easly in October. The Bighop of Litchfield will return to America in October to urge opon tho General Conven- tion of tho Protestans Episcopal Church the pro- priety of uniting with the Church of England, imner ths primacy of the Archbishop of Canter- ury. 5 The Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Dela- ware, in his lato snnoal addzess, cxpresses his bolict thas district legislation to restrain ritnal- istic practices can not louger be delayed with any eafely. A retreat for the clergy of the Protostaut Episcopal Church will be Leld at the House of tlro Socioty of St. Juhn the Evaugelist, at Bridgeport, Conn., boginniug op Tneaday even- ing in Ember week, 16ui September, 1874. Thoso who desiro to_sttend it may write to the Ttev. C. C. Grafton, Bndgepost, Conn., who, with others of the LEvangelist Fathers, will con- duct or assist in it. CATHOLIC. | An ingenious Catholic bas invented a bottle for holy water, which the Table{ thinks will be 8 + ngeful receptacle as well 88 pious image, in all Catholic families. It is & bottle. surmounted with & cross, and baving a painted image of the Yirgin Mary thereon.” Bishop Fitzgerald Jaid the corner-stone of a Catholic charch at Heading, near Cincinnati, last Sasarday. The further progress of the Emposed Roman Catholic Cathedral at Oxford, Eug., the found: tion-stono of which was Jaid about cightecn months ago by the Bishop of Birmivghum, 18 lblmlonajlur a time. The Cathedral of St. Joseph's, Columbus, O., is 170 feet desp in the ioside by 674¢ fect in width, with & noating caracity for 2,000 persons. It is built of the bost Obio #andsone from the Waverly quarties. Thero aro threo altars, the maiu ono boing of the purest Italisn marblo, tho gift of Lishop McCloskey, of Now York. CONGRECGATIONAL. Tho Congregational Church st Whitehsll, Mich., owing to s peculiar train of digasters, is 2bout to be sold for debt. It is a noat edifice, entirely finished and furnished, but has & small membership of femalos only. Tho Rev. John R. Bavage has gothered s church of twelve mombers at Mancelona, Mich. The Rev. David Todd, pastor of the Congregn- tional Church as Greooville, IlL.. died Aug. 10, He had been a pastor of the ohurch for a qoarter of a century, with the axception of two or three years speut in the South in teaching the freed- meu. The Onk Park Congregational Society held tholx auusl plenic at Juled Park, last Wednes- - Tho Leavits Stroct Clurch, of thia city, ha been cugaged in a thorough canvass of the wost- ora part of the city during the vacation of their pastor. Thoy have also repaired und_besutified their house of worship. AMr. Bashnell, tho pas- tor, will start another year of his pastorate un- der very favorable auspices. Tho opening ser- vices will tako place next Sunday. The grasshoppers have rednced the plans of the Sibley (x.,? Congregational Church. The Society will build, but not so pretentiously as they expectod to bofore the advent of the grass- hopper-plaguo. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. Bishop Cheney preached threo times in Ottaws, Can., Aug. 16. In the foronoon Lo preached in the Court-House, sud in the sfternoon in St. Andrew's Church. Theso services are reported in the papens of that city. Tho Ottawa Times says: He confirmed three young men snd ton young ladies (there’s surely hopo for the cause In thia preponderance of s¢x), thus administering the rite under thy Reform- ed Episcopal dispensation for tle first time in British North Awmezica. Whatover msy be the result of the movenent in the future, thero can be littla doubt that yewlorday will be looked upon 38 an_important period in the history of ita operations in Canada. If persecu- ticn be z element of success in any new religlons 2gi- tation, it certainly cannot be aaid {0 exist in this case, for what may bo callod the great jnitial procecding in the establiskment on an acknowlodged Lesis of this new denomination in Canada was sccomplished under the roof of ono of the most magnificent churches in this city, and was witnessed with approsal by & large concouris of respectable and influcntial citizens. The Biehop, in tha evening, spoke in_the Court-House, ro- garding tho differences Letween the Reformed Episco- }u Chiizeh and uhe Protestan: Epiaconal Cliarcl o io n , thio latler correspon ‘most res 10tho Chuurch of Enghand. - b L oSt Tespects The Rey. Dr. Sabine, of New York City, has been ofliciating for several Sundays in Emanuel Reformea Episcopel Church, Lonisville, Ky., his own pulpit belng supplicd’ by Dr. Leacock spdtho Rev. Mason Gallagher, of Talorson, N.J. : The Rov. Harold H. Brooks has accepted the Rectorehip of the Reformed Episcopal Clurch, recently organized at Castle Rock, Col. JEwisn. M. Flaminio Bervi, Grand Rabbi of Casal estimates the Irraelites iu Europe as follows 50,000 1n. France., 494,000 in Germany,1,229,000 in'Austria and Hungary, 62,000 in Great Britain, 2,600,000 in Russia and Poland, 43.000 in Italy, 3,000 in Belgium, 68,000 in Holland, 5,300 in 8witzerland, 5,600 in Greece, 250,000 in Rou- manis, 8,000 in Spain, 3,600 in Portugal. 10,000 in Bcandinavia, snd 830,000 in European Tarkey, making in all 5,157,400 European Jews. The Jewish Messenger shows that a stste of things exists among tho Jews similar to what is felt among Chriatian churchos. 1t says: * The time may come when n grand frec synagoguo Wil bo erceted, open ail tho year round, snd ri- valing the Catholic Cathedral in magmificence, where every worshipper will be equal in the sight of man 8 well 300f God, and Jadaism will not be divided into multittds of commu- nikies, with potty rivalrics and ndvertised attrac- tions,' many struggling for existence, others bat ling with the domon of debt, somo famishing for epiritual sustenance, Moaawhile, we suppose thoold road will ba followed, scanty if any ac- commodations afforded to the poor; but thero must be an improvement beforo many years.” * UNIVESSALIFT. . The Rev. Dr. Chapin spends his vacation in Massachnsetts, and preaches Sundsy in Boston and neighborinug towns. The Rov. G. C. Clark Las taken charge of the Universalist Church st Griunell, Ia. The New Covenant says Misa Augusta J. Chapin i now at the home of her parents, m Eden, Mich., and hopes she will be retained in the West. Tl Church of the Redeemer, of this city, has resolved to secure s pastor as successor to_the Rev. Dr. Forrester, at an early day. Dr. For- rester preaches his farewell sermon on the last Bunday in September. MISCELLANEOTS. Notwithstanding the remonstrances of therep- resentatives of Great Britain, France, and tho United Btates, at Constantinople, against the re- cently-inaugnrated perseeution of Christiana in Turkey, that persecution continues. The con- verts, on their refueal to abjure their faith, have been enrolled in the Turkish army, and refused the exerciae of Christian worship. * Public attontion continues to be turned to the great rovival in Scotland, under tho mansgement of Aossrs. Moody and Sankey. Prof. Blake, in A rocent letter, wrote that au equal number Lave never beon gathered into the churches within tho same period. A sigular feature of tho movemant is tho wido-spread influence of the Sunday-school songs, mmported from America by Mr. Sankey. They constituto the National mel- es—tnoy sro heard in tho prayor-meetings, Sundag-achools, drawing-rooms, nursories, work- shops, o the boats, in the ficlds—everywhere thesio besutiful lymos are sung by the young and old. Tho Christian missions, established among the Chinoso iu San Francisco, appear to be flourishing. A tiousand Chiness recently unit- ed in & Sunday-school picnic. Tho Gorman Gustavus Adolphus Union pro- pose to raisc o monament to that hero where ho fell on the tield of Lutzon. Aprayer-room in private houses, fitted up ecclesinstically, is tho latest fashionable nov- elty. Tho Lutheran, the prevailing chorch in Ico- land, has 821 churcbes and 189 ministers. The Liberal Christian, in a rocent article on tho ~ Tiportance of Opinions,” acknowledgos thnt something like croeds is necessary to the organization of any religious society. " It says tho Unitarian denomiuation was, in its birth, a strong afirmation of the importsnce of opin- iooy. The St. Lonis S8abbath-School Teachers’ Asso- cintion report the ontlook in that city to be very gloomy. Tho Central Advocale thinks this is somowhat strange, when it i8 consmdered how short the time is since Mr. Hammond's great re- vival, which was largely confined to the Sabbath- schools. It appears siat many churohes bave no Snnduy—scbunfi! at sll; while other church- schools lead a lingering and weak existence. A. F. Hostetter, in tho Nafional Sunday- School Teacker, suggests thata Sunday-school estaplisied by Ludviz Lacker, ot Eplrgta, Pa., in 1740, was tbe first Sunday-sehool_in America. Tue school was coutinued until 1777, whon the war broke 1t up. b= e PERSONAL. citlcaco, Bisbop Cheney lectures in Montreal next Tacsday. The Rev. Dr. Thomss will officiate in Towa next weck, ¢ tho weading of an old friend. The Rov. George F. Wiight, of Andover, Mass., hau been spending s short vacation in this city. The Rev. Dr. Brooks, of St. Louis, will preach in tho Third Presbyterian Church to-day. Prof. Mead, of Andover Theological Seminary, was tho guest of Prof. Fisk this wook. The Rov. L. T. Chamberlin, of the New Eng- 1and Congregational Chureh, has returned to his people, and commenced work again. The Rev. E. C. Arnold, of tho Evanston Biblical inutitute, Lins been ongaged to supply the Dickson Stroet M. E. Church. ‘The Rev. Norman Millard, of the Wicker Park Congrogational Church, has commenced a Berics of Bunday evening open-air services. The Rev. Dr. Goodwin is expectod back, and will rosume his pulpit services in tho Firss Con- grogatioual Church nest Sundsy. The Rev. G. B. F. Savage supplied the pulpit of the Rev. N. A, Prentiss, of Aurora, last Sun- dny, and oxpects to do 5o to-day. The Rev. 8. Washburne, pastor of the Halsted Street 3. E. Church, with his wife, left last week for Nebraeka to spond a8 couple of weeks. The Bev. 8. E. Wishard, of Fraaklin, Ind, is visitiug friends in this city. Ho proached at Grace Presbyterian Church lask Sunday, and prevches at Lighland Park to-day. The Rev. Albert Bushnell, pastor of Lesvitt Stroct Congregational Church.has returned from a six woeks' vacation at the East. The church has been repsired and beautified in his absence, and will bo roopened next Sunday. Bishop Androws, of the Mcthodist Episcopal Churen, passed through Chicago on Friday, on his way from Des Mowos to Lowell, Mich., to acdicato a new Xethodist Church in tho lattor place. The Rev. Luke Hitchcock, D. D., of the Methodist Book Concern, rtarts this week on a tour of viritation to tho annual conforences to be held West and South. Several missionaries rondozvous in Chicago this week proparatory to departure for Japan early in September. _ They iunclude XMies Dora Schoonmaker, Miss Lettie Masou, of Normal, 11L., Miss Sygourney Trask, and Mr. and Mrs. F. W.'Cliandiér, of Peonsylvanis. FLSEWHERE. Tho Rev. W, 8. Baird, editor of the Episcopal ethodist, died suadenly near tho White Sulphur Springs, Va., a faw deys ago. The Bev. John Cumming, the well-known -Advent preacher of London, has eervod forty- two yoars se pustor in that city, snd is pro- nousicad still quite yigorous and eloguent. A dsaghter of the Rov. J. H. Bayliss, of Indiznapolis, formerly of Chicago, has been Iying at the point of death for some timo with typhoid fover. She is now slowly rocovering. The death of Hagenbach is snnounced, the author of the worid-famous * History of Doc- trines,” aod many otber works, Ho was Pro- fousor st Basle sinco 1823, and was born in that city in 1801. s In October the Toreign Miesionary Board of the Free Baptist Courch will send out sy mis- sionarics . M. Hogbin, lowa; Miss Mary E. Fronch, Massachusotts; and AMiss Susan R. Libbey, asughter of tha Secretary of tho Frea- Will Baplist Missionary Society. Archbishop McCloskes, of New York, during tho Inst yeer, administered the ritc of confirma- tion to 15,000 people. Tt is romarked that tho Virginia press is not at ali inclined t0 join in exculpating the Rev. Dr. N. W. Wilsou from any bad intontion i the 1usions mado in his speoch before tho graduates, scholars, and frionds of the Roancke Female College.’ Tho Dauville Weekly Zimes say #IIad ho made ouly one indelicate allusion pe haps it might hove been attributed to ignotance of the doablo meaning thut i given in vulgar atlance to certain words ; buv Lis whole specch, ing filled from beginning to end with smutty remarks, precludes any such charitable construo- tion.” The Rev. Russell N, Bellowe, late managing- editor of the Literal Christian. has returned to the_pulpit. The Rev. Oscor Clute, of Newark, X. J., has succeeded to tho journalistic position. The Firat Prosbyterian Church of Rockford, I, has oxtended a unanimous call to the Rev, James Cratksbanks, of Wobster Groves, Mo., and he has accepted it. 3iss Mary Louiso Huiburt, daughter of the Tev. Victor . Hulburt, of Hone Ihdge, Ulster County, New York, buret a blood-vessel in the brain, whilo singing in tho choir of tho Reformed Dutch Church st thst place, on Sunday night, Aug, 9, and oxpired a short time after. She was singing o dues, several of the notes of which wero-in a high' koy. She ssog them in a voice unususlly stroog and cleor, z0d ther sank back in her brotuer’s arms 1sensibie. At tho Albion 3Methodist Epjscopal District Conference, Leld in Jackson, Mich., Aug. 18 and 19, Mrs. Mary C. Lathrop wes_granted a liconso Lo preacts, and the liconso of Mrs. Mary E. Mo- Allister, granted two years 830, was rencwed. Al bl RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. Lutner's countrymen at Souneberg Jately held 2 featival in lis honor, and, from all accounts, they regarded the feelings of their Roman Catho- tic neighbors with about as little consideration as tho groat reformer himsel was wont to do. These Sonnebergers brought out Tetzel with his famous money-box before him, selling his indul- gencea and making moncy cut of the peasanta; but they varied history somewhat by ropresonting Luther 18 8 horseman, escoried by Melrncthon, Bpalatin, and lancomen, pouncing on tha nsna- picions Tetzel and capturing his tresaurs. This scono was tumultuous and exciting in the bigh- est degree. Luther, who was pereonated unfor- tunately by a theatrical manager, then addressed an immenso crowd in a triumphant manoer. The Echoes of Lucerne announces thar an American chapel is to bo established at that placo, open to tho ministrations of Evaugelical clergymen of all denominations. Dlaca of wor- ship, Grand Natiooal Hotel; tho Rev. G. W. Benjamin, of Now Haven, chapiain. The following statistics of religion in Scotland ara acéepted a3 eubstantially correct: Populs- tion of Scotland in 1872, $,394,000; mombers of the Established Charch, 1,063,000; othor Pres- byterian bodies, 1, ), ; otherdenominations, 202,000; total Evangelical population, 2,564 000; Roman Catholics, 290,000; Socinian and otber sects, 10,000; nmeglecting ordinances, 530,000. Mrs, Watsoo, an English Iady, now at Shem- lan, Mount Lebanon, for thirty years has devoted herself and her fortune to the work of eduesting her sox in the Enst. She has conduct- ed schools in Ashens, Candia, Valparaiso, Bmyr- na, Begrout, Sidon, aud Motnt Lebanon, At the latter place sbo established a number of schools for the natives, including Rowman and Greek Catholics, Druses, otc. 5he has aleo buill achurch at Shemlan, and has recently opened three schools for girls in the villages adjacent. These schools are “gfi‘“ by pative teachers, trained by borself. She bears the greater portion of the oxpenses in all her enter~ Prisea. Tho Rev. Mr. MacDougall, Treasurer of the Freo Church of taly, and Father Gavazzi, are 1n Scotland, tryng to'raise money for the &u port of the Evangelists in [taly, who have hith- erto been sustained by the American Board, A building for the_Biblical College in Bome, for the ning of Evangelists, has been bongbt. It is on the Pinzza St. Angelo, facing the bridge and Castle of 8t. Angclo, with St. Peter's and the Vatican beyond, s five-story marble bailding. But thero are a8 yet no Professors and no monoy for the support of any. Fatner Gavazz, in & letter, aftor speaking of the difficnltios, says : *Yet'wo shall have o college, and at Komo. Al- rendy we have commenced it, thus very yoar, with five classes and nine students. The next scholastic year shall be even more fruitful and ‘more encoaraglog, and I hope truly profitable to our Church. During tho past yesr I lectured there on the Scriptural langusges, Hebrew and Greelr. Cannot we interest our friends 1n Amor- iea Lo gixe us, ut once, ous st Professor in tho colleg A French Countees has purchazed the Mount of Olives and presented it to ber Government, and is now erecting a convent on the spot whers Savior is supposed to bhave praved. Tha praver i inscribed on tho stone wall around tho court-yard in thirty-two laoguages. The Count- €56 13 & lady of 1nmense wealth, and 53 quoer as she i wealthy. She lives in an old cottage of Oniental style, and has only a tertoisc-shell cat and a brown dog for ber companions. E. Schlaeger, in his recent German tract, pab- Lished at. Berlin, on the Germavs in America, notes the change in their habits of thought with- in twenty-five years on religious subjects, and 8ay8 that it wasthe fashion among them here twenty-five years ago to be irreligions ; and if Buchner, the materialist and atheist, had come to America thon instead of in 1872. he would have had quite a different reception. Ho_would have been feasted, and his lectures would have been crowded instead of being les severely alone, as they were by eolid German citizens, and having bat a bandful of persons to isten to s godless declamation. P — SUNDAY HUMOR. “A Norwich preacher,” says the Buletin, *gaid *Amen’ lost Sundsy afterncon with so much emphnsis that several lonogers =t » Main strect drug-store started breatblessly into the strect under the impression that an alarm of fira had boen raised. Presenco of Miod—An Oxford ender-graduate wasasked fo point out which wers tho greater and wnich wero tho lesser prophets? For's moment this was a ** pozer” to the young hopo- fal. Ho soon rallied, howover, and snswered, with grave deliberation, *I nover like to make invidious distinctions!” For s chsngo, s welk-known 'varsity oar stayed s woek atter the boat-race with the rector of a gmall country town, 2nd,” wanting to keep alive his much-neglected classics, he begzed the ooa of & Xepophon. Replied his reverence: 1 sent mino to my nepher, but you'll be sure to mect with one at our bookseller, M. 8 be is very intelligeat man, aud librarian, too.” Alss, howgver, whst was hia snswer? “ Xeno- phox. kir? No, 6ir, I'm sorry that I bave't got that; but—after & conference with lus wife— “wa have bezique, if that will do.” A Presbyteriaa elder of Muscatine, In., visited the eircus meraly to * frown the thing down.” Wo suppoee that beforo tho performance was ovar bo concladed 0 * grin and bear it.” The Journal de Marseilles calls it **L'Affaire Beechor, Stilton, et Victoria Yodhull.” Beechor, Stilton et Victoria Vodhull are described as cler- gymen of the Anglican denomination, and s wondorful account 18 given of their adventures. It would scem that thees tliroe porsons somehow or other had been led astray by Madamo Breoch- es-tow, who is stated on good euthority to be *the motherof Uncle Tom.” A report of a sermon preached by one of the Salom (Orogon) ministers, says: * Tho preacher, in very dircot but delicate terms, intimated that his perzonal Jiberty and domestic economy had ‘been interiered with and talked about in a man- ner most unjustifiable, and to an extont which he did not intend to suffer without resentment.” Tha Stafesman says the sermon was simply ter- rific, and feirly electrified the congregation, 5o that applause was hasdly restrained. Ono of the performers connected with Bar- num's show is a regularly-licensod clergyman, and vanies the monotooy of city porformances by preaching to country congregations on the Babbath. A religions pepes printed in Now York City says that tho officers who taka up the Sunday collections in at least one church complain that the now 10-cent etamp in our American curroncy bears a perplexing resemblanco to the 50-cent stamp. It requires moro time now to count & Iarge collection, and it does not_smount to eo much. Indeed somo of theso officials -go 8o far 29 to suggest that thia resemblance is_employed to conceal & curtailment of giving. Toputa 10- cont piece in tho basketat a charity collection looks as liberal 25 to put in 50 cents. I bappened to call st Megrudor's the other morning on my way down-town, and, a8 I knew them well, I ‘entered the side door without Imocking. I was shocked to find Mr. dagruder prostrate on the floor, while Mre. Magruder sat on his chest, and rumbled among his hair ss sho bumped his head on the boards and ecolded him vigorously. They rose when I camo in, and Ma- grudor, as he wiped the blood from bis nose, tried to protend that it was only a joke. But re. Magruder intorrupted him: ** Joxe ! Joko! T ehould think not! I was givinghim & dreseing- down. He wanted to have family prayers before breakfast, and I was dctermined to bave them afterward, and 28 he threw the Bible at ma, and hit Mory Jane with the hymn-book, I soused down on him. If Icau’t rule this house I'll know the resson why. Pick up thom Seriptures and have prayers! You hear me, Magruder? Its more trouble regulatin’ the piety of this famiiy than runnin’ a saw-mill. Alary Jane, give your pa that bymn-book."—Maz Adeler. Many years ago, Elder Plaze, then preaching in Johoston, was called to attend the funcral of an aged femalo parishioner. At the close of tho services the surviving partner stepped formard had placed o coal-scuttle = whilb 50 went for tho Docter, sy £TEkposs, od with awfol velocity, he allghteq o g 2o and fell 0 the foor. " Tiithont ey ikl o presence of the vicior he layia 00t rago exclaiming : * Haog that womag s 127 108 the scattle s Lack whick sent it whigs,. L° 83T puslor, where it bronght up in Ale o 040 the Isp. Of course sho_thonght the pariler's and the ojaculation was idtended for poton piter rising t0 het feot, £ad shaking hor ory 0 la 2t her postor, sha shouted, ~'1f ihbrek another coal-scattla at me, 1T} puach 0% Hek out of you with this yor ambss.rs i omerged from tho {£0nt dor with tge oy S22 e8] erian, ic L her—Amavican, "o e QY roigiy o RELIG 10US ANNOUNC The By, 5, 5, TS, BMENTS, e Rev. Wishazd, of Franklis, ‘preach morning and Ind, vy Hienh g evening at the Highigy' Pl —The Bt. Rev. E. S, Hly will Graco Church, corner of {'mm:nr:?;,;m P —ITie Bov. C. L Thompson sl preach morg -2 evening at the Fifth Church, corer Wy ‘Tning and and Thirty-first street, Marzing suby changing Word.” —Tho Rev. J. IL. Walker will preach st (s Chneh, west of Fourteenthsreet, mornig —Tho Rev. J. W. Bain will presch evening at tha United Chureh mores Monn Paulin, streels. Morning hubject : “u piw0d Arpoalto Beasin.” & Leny lope,” —The Rev. F.G. Surbridge will presch Tenth Church moming 3nd orning Jectz, o putting on Chtiatn TR0 3 —The Rev. J. Munro Gibson wiy R Sl i paa e oraing. Toion servics with First Chuz, Secor e Firat Church wil be held in tha Socond Church in (i —Tba Rev. D. J, Burrell will preach a6 Chureb, corner of Jackaen and bogris steeryer LNt snd evening, Morning subject ; A Boul.” Evening athfect: “Go e Rev. J. i, Brookes, morningand evening in the Third Church Weahingion and Carpente strorte. O —Service at tho Campbeil ark Chapel, Lesvitf asusuzl ! i —The Rev. Dr. W. . Mckaig wil prorin morztng and evening at the Ninth Church, Eilis avante. —The Rev. U, D. Gulick will Dreach morning and evening ot tho 'American Reformed s0d Jedersag Park Church, West Tashington street, near Ann, BarTisy, The Rev. Dr. T.J. Morgan will preach at Place Chuzen moriing ani eening M nirerdty —Tho Ta. Dr. Everts wil presch a | avenue s orning, EFech 44 60 Wubkay —The Rav. C. H. D Wolfe il presch, mo evening at Emanuel Church, Deyion sresta, —Tho Ber, N. F. Ravlin will presch morning and evening ot ihe Teplo Cliarch, corner 45 Barrison airoct. a oy —Tho Rev. Florence McCarthy will Jfaracy Bt Ads siree, moming a0 el ernoon subfect : Modern Pricsteraf and i, O v 5. 5, Bt Tt Ee, M. 8, Bailes, D. D., will 1ng 3nd eveniag, af tie ehban Avenus Char ™ “The Thircy-aeventh Strest. Diptist Missias = dedicata (helr new bullding, sitasta on Thirty-ssmers stzect, near South Dearbord, to the Worship of Gad. i aet condilly ot fo nitem. —Thie lizy. Jimes Malvern will proach morning and evening at theFreo Commusion Church Toomts and Jscison streets, gz TheTr. Dr. Stocking Wil preac o ov. Dr. Btocking will presch at tho of th Epiphany, Throop. strect. betmess Mous ooy Rdams, morning and evening, —The Rov. Robert Ritchis will preach morniag 11 evening at St. Mark's Church, Cattigs Grorssyeace ZTie Ber. E. Sullivan #ill preach at. Ty Cliurch, corner of Twenty-aixtls sirest 404 Michigiy aventie, morning sad svening, ZTht Rev, W, H. Smythe will preach at the Church of the Holy Communion, South Dearborn mrest e twoen Twents-niath and Thirtoth strects, merpiog and ovening. 5 A —Tho . Dr. Coshman wil presch masig ed evening s phaxy's Church, Johnson street, tween Taylor and Twelfth, e "The Hev, Henry G, Perry will preich morcing 204 evoning at All-Saints’ Church, cormer of Catpestes and Fousts aireets, ZTho Rev, Francis Mazseld will presch m and evening at the Cnurch of the Atauement, cornas of Washington and Robey stroeta. Thie Biev, Dr, Locke wil preach st Gracs Church this morningz. No evening service. "~ Thero wil be full choral servioes at the Chasch of the Ascousion, corner of Eim aad LaSils sreets, ond evening. —The Rev. 1. N. Powers will officials thls marning acking by ingand eventag, 1% ‘—Preaching Ly the pastor, morningar 1 tie Criureh of Olr Savior. cormier of Belden 1ad Listnts avenues. —At 8t. Poter’s Church, 45 Third avenue. prayer anil communion this morning. Preaching in the sraning by tho sastor, A —The Rey. J. IL Browm, of Detroit, will preach at St. James’ Chuzeh, corner of Cass zad Uzian sirests, 115 morning. Rennton 20d even- raing snd corner of Centrs and CONGREAATIONAL, The Rev. Charles C. Cragin, of Waterlown, Wis, ‘will preach this morning at the New England Chureh! Berrice by the pastor in the evening. —The tev. W. W. Patton, D. D., will preach morning and cvening in the Firut Chiurch, corner of Washington and Ann streets, —Tho Rev. C. M. Tyler will preach st Plymouth Ohurch, corner Indiany avenue and Twenty-ixth street, morning and evening. —Presidont Chapin, of Boloit College, will presch thig mornizgiat the Unios Park Ghurch. 'No evaning sac- v —The Rev, Normsn A, Willerd will presch thls ‘morning at Wicker Park Ghurch, cornor of foyne and Le Moyne streets. Outdoor proaching at 64 p.m., corner of North and Milwaukoe svenucs, . MxTHODIST. The Bay, A. Youker wiil preach this eveningal the Western Averiue Church. Love feast t93, m. —The Rev. J. O, Peck will_preach at the Coutenary Chareb, Monroe, near Morgan sirect, moming and evening. —Tus Rev. S. McChesney will preach st Trinity Church, Indiana avenue, near Twenty fourth awest, thin morning, Preaching ia the eveuing by the Bev. J. L, McCarty, D, D., of Jackson, Hich. _The Rev. Dz, Dandy wiil presch at tho Ada Streek Chureh, morning and evening. —The Rev. Dr. Felton will preach morning and evening at Grace Church, corner of LaSailo and Whita streets. —The Rev, . A. Hayward, tho New York revivalist, will preach this niorning at ihe church coznar of Seo- ond and Paulina strocta. —Tite Zev. Dr. Thomss will presch moratag and evening at the First AL, E. Church, corner of Clark and Washington strects. Morning subject: “The Bab bath Z Made for Man.” cunrsTIAN. The Rav, G. G, HMullins will prexch at the Central Christian Chntch, near Jefferson Pari, this marning. Subject:“ David's Sin and David's %oe.” —The Rev, Ieasc Errett will presch morping and eveoing at the Chmstisn Church, carmer of Indiana ivenuo and Twenty-fth street. Morning subject: Relatfon of the Suuday-schcal to the Church.” CXITARIN. The Rev. Robert Coliyer will preach st Unity Charck {uis morning. No evening service. THTSALT e s Rev. Dr. Forrester will p (r7a) Chr:;cl, Indlana svente, ncar Twesty-ninth street. MISCELLANEOUR. ‘Ssmuel Maxwell, the Quaker meditim, will speak be- fore the Fint Socity of Spirinaliss 'this marning irow's Opera Hall. é e ity Counail 0. 1 of Tlnols, of_the X. A. S., meots this afternoon for open confercnce at Ko, 4t Van Baren strect. Lecture by John McAuliffo af :30, ~The Rev. E, Belfour will presch_ ths morning i o es Frank st will preec ot the Gren Sl —Tho Rev. J. R. Hibbard, D. D will preach thit Park Temple, by the saz=2. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEE. FTIsCOPAL. Aug. 30—Thirteenth Sunday after Trinliy. Souax catmoLrc- Aua, S0—Fourtoenth Sunday after Pentecost; Sk B e Fapmond Nonastas, . . 3i—St. B 3 3 ot R s Aub, ; the Twelve Brothers, 3L Sept. 3-8t Stephen, K. C. Sent. S Vattvo'of thio Blessed Bacrament Sept. &—Feris. to the casket to take one last look, and. ir a tone of recretful resignation gave utterance to the following remark : “ Well, Dotaey, you've been a good wife to me, and T'm Borry to lose you; but I've no gg:b: you're now sleoping swoetly in Boelzebub's o **No! no! astonmbed minis You mean she ‘bosom." *Well, Elder,” rejoived tho sorrowing man. “I doo’t know a8 it makes much difference whether it is Beelzebub or Abraham. I expect they are both very good men, for wo read their nsmes in the Bible.” 3Ire. Magrudor will probably leave Dr. H Kina' chure, and go heresitor £ tho Brasby: terian meeting-bouse. Dr. Hopkins last week bad a frightfal boil on his log, s0d ho experi- enced very sovore pain when he tried to walk. While ke was sitting in his study on Friday, Mrs. Magruder called and was ushered into the parlor. The servaut gent up the back staira to tell the Dactor, and whils she was on tha way the Doctor started down tho front stairs to got a drink of water. It hurt him somuch to walk up the steps that ha conciuded toslige down tho banisters on his stomach, aad so, afzer looking carefully over tho landing to satisfy bimaelf that nobody weas about, be mounted the Lanister and began to descend. The utairs run directly pass the - parlor door, ond Mrs. Magruder wis amazed .to see - the ..clergyman bastily interposed the er; *yon don't mesn that. is now sleeping in Abraham’s Sept. 5—Bt. Lourenco Justintan, B. O, il oo LIFT THEM UP. Gently ratse the drooping flower, Stricken by the cruel storm 1 1Ldft it up, =l torn and bleeding, To s bealing suoabine, Wi Cruel hands msy not rea Wounded bird or drooplng flowsr To uplift thoee tender beuties, Thoro must be s gontles power. Gently ralse the wounded spirit, Open not the wonnd anew | ‘Bruised and manglod, O be tender, ‘Soft djstill the healing dew. Rudeness, though with kind endesvars, Cannot bring the soothing calm ; Foel the pain, aud know the wounding; To insure the hoaling balm. Gently raise the drooping spirit, Lt it ap o Heaven's ligt! To the fadeless, aud the O direct the weary sight | AL the steps that, Jone ad weary, Long bava trod the lowly vale; Turn them in the way to glory, Boar them up when they shall fall. Tarn not coldly from the feobls, ieed the story of their wrong ; Sad misfortunes way dopress them,— _LiSt them ap, and make them strong! Cmrcado. Alizrz 87 RATR, ————— —In the Shotland Islands, according to Bayard Taylor, the women do nearly all the work, aod descending with great rapidity, and in that gin- mnruhi‘nn. -1t scoms th:’l the senmt‘g‘i.;l th fish or make voyages to fare e e O e, apindiog, fbo. Wil 1dly at home. E . | t I i | !. | | 4 1 » mapm Apes gor ¢ Eepap pag O<m L pre gingg Bapy, ¥nds Waak