Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 27, 1874, Page 6

it Y ) 7 il H] it il 4 i § 6 THE CHIGAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTE} IBER 77, 1874 pricst. Ter husband 'is now proy, RELIGIOUS NEWS. Erof, Swing’s Wednesday Even- " ing Lecture, A Few Seasonable Words on Wom- ' an’s Work, Biography of the Rev. C, W. Wendte, How to Cenvert Prof. Tyndall—Enisco- pal Church Congress. Notes and Opinions at ITome and Abroad. Church Services To-Day. PROF. SWING'S WEDNESDAY LEC- TURE. The woekly prayer-meetings of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, coraer of Rash sud Sape- rior stroets, have been largely attended siuce tho return of Prof. Swing. The principal featuro is the extempare lecture of the eloguent Professor, which is invariably interesling sad instructive. His subject last Wednesday evening was: “Tue barvest is great, buc the laborers are few.” He Bad: The gencral idea was, that the Kingdom of God was to Lo carried to all the outside world, end that the harvest would always be very grost 2nd tho laborers few. That would naturally bs the case, because a religion entering intoa g ful'world would find tho multitude against We seo that that condition of thingsstill contin- ues, though we go forth as lambs among wolves, not expecting always tho kindest possible: ro- ception, and not secking happincss exactly, but {following the path of highast duty. In applying theso remarka to woman's work ia the Chureh, there would seem to be no argu- went needed whatever. How the world ever happened to get woman ssido from theso vari- ous paths of duty wa know not, or rather wo cannot sce auy reason for so doing. The fact of the caso wes eimply this: that woman lms pever in this world enjoyed the privileges of a perfect soul and a perfect mind. There is no doubt of this. She Las always been compelled to live 8 narrow life, restricted on every baud, both ax to mental cal- ture sudas to the work of life, ¥o that during the mos: of the world's history' she has been a kmdof glave,—un iuferior teing. But Christianity coming into the world in that period aud 1n that atmospliore. woman's work within it was 26 lim- ited as it had always been owside of it. And althuugh KLe fmmediately appeared in the arena 25 8 Cliistian worker, yet her work was Limited. e toos 1at, indeed,” but evidently a narrow pazt, accordisy 10 the geveral view of Ler unfi- bess and narrgwnesy. We bave gragually come to an age which Las beeu cailed by somg * Womaw's Age,” because sbe hay Leen peraitced—not uiged, becausemen Lave earcely yei Been willing to uige bér ap o 2 planc of duty—to sxcend to & bigh plane of duty and 10 £ brighier field of action. “Che general reziacks that I would mako in rogard to womou's work in Cliristianizy are thess: That she scemy cerfainly thé exact parall2] of man iu'all tie ‘mental and #pizitunl equipnients pecesyiry fur the work. Theré bave Lecu men who, by careful snalrsis, Rave found BOMC Gistinciion, théy théught, between woman's mind and man's miud. - TEey may have perbups; by sume very caretyl ciplering’and’{hiking, observed a differcace. but the work to be dona is such that, persons ylio cowmo n little short of maw's perfection can do it. “And ‘whén you establish the fact that woman comes somewlat ciat"—what is called gossip—small talk. Yon are all oducated, and well infarmed, but the grestartof conversation bas fallen into decay nud disuse, sud is not the most useful branch of life 2uy more ; it ia simply a pastime, a ploze- sure; and heoce tho great usefalness of life will To.fonnd to cousist really in the realization that Youare doing something for your fellow-men, and 1ot 80 much in what you say to them. Informa- tion is gotten from bouks for the most part, and from Jecturers; you find public lecturers ev- erswhere: and it edems to me that the (weat path of usefuluess novw for overy man and every wowan iy 1o Le found in waat they do for those zround them. They reccite their culture, their education, 1u this work : I do not winh to. that othezs will ride ugon. it, fur there are many Liere, some of them e aud oiher thanzhttal people, who will o rezarks, 1 will therefors sitaply sum up what I bavo said. The barvest is very great; the field is 5o vast thet eil the good women and #00@ men of tho world cannut exbnust it. Bo Fou ever 8o industrions, or i: you live ever so Jong, & work will remuia to bedone. And Chuis- tianity puts this work vpon you a8 a duty, not merely as a religions duts, but as a greet duty. This working for others is the higlest duty of Jife. And. whea life is nbout ending, no ouo will look back upou the faskionable part of it | with pleasurc, but upon the useful part. It is #aid that age nover comes to thoae who are aet- ively engagod Tbera is no second-childhood with those who wark right on and o, A French writer, Jlichelet, says that a wom- a0 who thus works nover grows old; sho s always young after Ler (0 yea's have passed aiwar; sll the foree of mind and woul are etill there. Without doubt God designed us for works, that lifo might be large in all parts.— Iarze in youth by our laying up stores of - formation, large in middle age by usiny this od- ucation and culture, and large in oid axs, When, after our toil, we can look back upon the parts thac have been useful. The fasbiovgbla beiny, who lLae curied farhion along through tnis world, will look back with most pleasure upon the good-she bas done. Soveral genfleien followed with remarks. Onc thought woman could do a_grest doal by & kind smilo, another that sho m“{;'lr promote tho cause by ber gontle fluence, whilo & third lieved her chief power lay in prayer for 1 viduals. hauet the topic. and hope e THE REV. CEARLES W. WENDTE. Liberal Cbristianity in Chicago has not taken such root as in some Eastern cities—Boston, for instance. The Ubitarian and the Universalist Churches here are much like other moro * or- thodox” or more “evangelical” elharches, o called, in all ontward sppearance. Both Dr.’ Ryder's and Dr. Robert: Collyer's sermons £or the most part, if delivered in a real ~Calvinistic clrarch, would be good, sound doctrive. ItlLas been left for a disciplo of James' Fréeman Clarke and of the late Starr King—a Soung man whose locks are not ¥et gray with tima of toil, to plant in Chicago a truo specimen of the Eastern Liberal church, based “on tho plan of perfect freedom of belief as regards theology, and freo to all comers, of whatevr beiicf. ton on the IIth das of Jume, 1S#. AS tho orthography of Lis namie suggests, he is of German parentage. His father died when Lo was & mere child, leavine. him in the care of a mother, who appears to have been well qualificd to_train her gon for fature wsefulnees. Sho was, a woman of culturo an education, a teacher of Geridn'in the Boston ‘public schools for many ¥ n Lerson was 1) years of ago she sont Lim to Germeny to boy educated at one of the famous univereities ¢f Lat country; but he re- turned after a ehort absence, nnd Feceived his primery education ir: one of the'best reminaries of Boston. Ill kenlth caused him to bo removed ~from school at tho zge of 14, and o .bo sat at work . adapi- «d to forfify iy frail body. Ha epent ihe nest tlires years in the cmiploy f 4 wooloy houte, attendiny; during’ ‘this period ono of thi prominent Unitarian Clhurches of. tho oity, and taking an active part both in the Church and the Sunday-school. i £32 Coutinued ill health caused Lim to go in 1861, to California. Yo~ San’' Frauciseo, hie betams acquainted with the late Starr King, who took & peoial interest in the young mén. Through the inflnonce of Mr. King young Wendto obtainea a shart of man g mtellecs sud’ spititual endow- mente (wich I deny), that would argue nocking sgamst Ler enterlig the great arcns, for the work i guch that we ‘aro very glad to rec second-class laborers, if such ticroare. 1] 10 rovelztion. froui Heaven that Cly y accept of only the highest order of intelicet. (as- sumjng thit mau be such, but the whole assump- ton 1 falie), And What difference there is ormay e, 23 & Tict, between oman's power and man's power, must be the result of a long dezraaation, —a long bondage. In the wholo listory of the world she bas nover been permittedto occupy tio great fie,ds of thiouglit und of aciion, and it would be very Afn. gulerif asyclase, Baving been in subjectoin 1,500 or 6,000 years, snould not, at the close of that eriod, reveal some inferiority. But the same ivferiority men reveal whera (Ley haves thus been .in bondage. Take the old mounrebies, Luesia, for iustauce, with her 60,000,000 of Luman beiags, 50,000,000 of them men ; txose men are all inferior becausa they have knows Hothing but subjection in all history. Taxe tho Irieh Dation of men, over whom the Engluh Govern. meut bas tyraonized for’ hundreds of ‘yeara, Tlhey come to this country the victitns of a long eabjection, and therefore are compelled to dig our ditches, conetruct our railways, aud carry the hod. Lobg centuries of desgredation of course injure:tha iutelicct. Bus 10 our century womaa is rapidly comiug forward, snd the ques tion now is, Has. she not a.grzat work in the Church?’ Thero may bo s doubt. as to her work ontside of tho Curistian field, whether she 15 called to the bar.or ta tho pulpjr,—but tha: does not affect our discussion to-niight. There is anotherthonght thut I wowld add heze, and it isio the way.of fault-finding, be- causs tho conduce of the world toward noman has been 0 outrageous (if Y may so spoak) that 1o ono can talk upon this topic witbout findiy, fault. After woman ceared to be a slare, an the nations began to b *~fashionable,” sbie bo. came 2 kind of ornament.; ehe passod rapidly from a condition of boadage toa sumple orna- ment, 10.a reas extent adoll in society; sad for hundreus of yeats she ks been a leader of fashion,—the leader of this trivial Life,—and it is the bigheet duty of tha Church to try to dis- cover for her better paths thau . these, and to persnado ber inta those patha. If, by any mzans, the ladies of (his. congregation: could rise above a devotican to the fashionaplo lifa 28 jg bas beou marked out in past generations, and could generally eelect somo path of religious duty ontside of L:ome duty, what a great prog- ressitwonldbe! It ia very ewident that all this devotion to fasluon is life lost,—life wasted. Daovotion to music, or Lo art, or 10 reading, 18 3 calture, but thist does not absorb the time of the majority, or even of & very large munority, but simply ‘a work of pleasure, tha pursuit of Ploasuro or e pnreuit of fashion, and hence thore are many ladres who Lave on their books 700 and 800 (L koow ome who says she has 900) pames of persons o vhom ifer- call and from whom they expect calln. O what a great ihing it would be if ench one bad 3 list of kome poor families upon whom che calied! Lutthat isa partof hies nobleness that isleft out,and therears fow Iadies who have 2 book with the names of twenty-five Or Sily persons outside of their so- cinl Larrior upou whom they- make calls, We nny B3 well contens 1 thus private conversation (forwezre apart from the woild hare) that havo 00 sreat a hist of these fashionsble friends, end 100 small 3 hist of those down in the groat outtide world. The Savior sent forth the seven. ty and promised 1o be always with them, Now, far be it from me 1o urge any one of yon $o put aside this social life,—this interchange of calls. 1t seoms to be esseutial it is essen- i but I would eaggest an sddition 1y ihis groat social life, the' soeking out of the lonly,—those whom the world seezms to Liave for. Eotter, and whom no one seems 1o love. This ensily can be woman's work; Eut a more ganeral thought is this: Thst only =0 far 23 woman is actively engaged in useful pursuits does she rise to any kind of real eduaation. Now, the activity in stady is vain unless we-aixke some nso of the knowledge acquired. Ivis ulmost 1mpossible to become bigbly-educated unless you nse your in- * “formation and culture s, you ¢ along, becanse the use of anything ‘redoubles its value.. You bave heard again aod agin the illustration about the 2rm alwsvs growing strong by tho ues of tho hammer: 82 it is almost ‘impossible to become * educated - or cultured -withront malkiug use of your edncation and of the culture of heart. What proof have any.of you thst you have any noblenass of heart nitess von are able togoout into the woild and do sometling for somebody ? This heart-cultare cannot be idlo in ine heact all through life,—it murt bo nsed.: There is another thought that occurred to me, ~whether it bos fact 1donot know. My im. pression is, tirat the -art-of. printing and. book- making has almoet entiraly destroyed the art of cooversstion. In ‘the oldon timé, the higher classes met Yor conversation, and thus exchanged their thonghts, 2nd talked: to - esch other with stores -of ‘information; but, in onr Cays, books have superseded-ithis. art, and 3imost destroyed it, and when we come togetber in what we call fashionable life we have *clute ‘m.-i;ion a5 Secretary to the State Loard of Port Wardens. His time was not all taked up by hig dulies, a1d he commehced in earncst tho frdy of law. He remained, bowever, but a short time i the employ of tho Company. resigning liis place 1o ‘order to enter the Bank: of California. Hia bhealth rapidly improyed, and _through the =nctive friendship' of his illustrious patron be becime a membor of the literary cliba of the city. He held a prom- inent place in Siarr Kiug's church; and took: an active pervin tbe Sunday-scliool. 'The circum: stances in which-le wa placed enabled him fo form the ittinisto noquaintancesbip of- all the moxt briliiant. literary persons of the Golden State, some of whom have since obtained a wids reputation in literary circles. His sympathi were etrongly withtiis North in tho great civil war, and he organizéd amoung his friends n mili- tary compaby which was offered to the Goterp- ment ; ‘but the difficnltzes of transporiation and thie distaueo’ from the’seat of war prevented their accepian: 3 The sndéea’ death of Starr King -made aa abrapt cheugs of ali bis plans. He determined, at once, to enier the ministry, and to imitate the noble virtués and character of Lia illustrions {riend and patron. Heleft California, returning sgain to Boston, after an ehsence of five vears, He cotered the Unitarian Theological Seminary at Meadville, Pa., remzining one year. At tho end of this time he entered” Cambridge Univer- sity, maintaining himeelf by teaching German in the Scientific, Minivg, aud Divinity Schaols, While here be becama acquainted with the Roy, James Freemon Clarke, adopted kis theological viensand his plan of church maintenanes ou the *frea” basia. . In 1871 he came fo Chicago, and, with » fow congenial spirits, commenced preacliing at first in Avenue Hall, onTwentytaecond street, toa sumail audience. After’ two or three months he organ- ized what has’ince been known as the Foarth Unitarian Chareh. In 1872, the Socicty built a fine church'edifice -on- the corser of Thirticth street end Prairio avenue, in & growing part of the city: The pews are free to all, and the oaly creed thet is bindmg upon cach member is thay of love to God ‘and” man. Iho- Society is now tnoroughly eelf-supporting on this basis. Alr. Wendie's heaith iast spring reqaired that be ehould take a term of rest, and accordingly Lis people gave him & vacation of six months, which ho imjlmved ina trip to Eutope. He vis. ited Evgland, France, Italy, aod Germauy, do- voting o good denl of attention to tho intita- tiony, and customs of the people, and will by ableno doubt to enrich his ecrmons with the sccumulated results of his obscrvations, Mr. Wendte returned last week to this city, and wns coudially welcomed at tho Athenenm by a largo pumber of his iutimate personal friendy, Thurs- day evening. o preachies to-day in his own church on the comer of Thirticth street and Prairie ayeaue. g FAST OF ATONENENT. . The Fast of the Atonement of Yom Kipar ia early celebrated by all the most devout Jews, This year it occurred durivg the twenty-four bours from sunset, Sept.20, 10 sunset on the succoeding day. A correspondent of the Now: York World says with reference to the cvent : The Jewish race—at leaet more thin 99 per cent of them, seattered o5 they arw all over the world—as- scublo in their synagogues and temiples, abataining most rigorouely from all food or drink, and in the prescribed forin of the synagogue spend part of this night and the wholo of Muaday i prayer. It is cer- taluly a strange contemplation, Thore is nots com- mercial city of importance from Ireland to Australia, or from Kamtchatka to New York, ot 3 bouree or & mart, that will not fecl the indnence of the Jewish Yom Ripur on this 2let day of Scptember. The war- rant for this fast is found in tho Li:tie in the 10llow— ing command : ~ On the tenth daz of {ho ecventh mooth yo shall afilict our souls, a1id do 1o work at all, whetlier it be ODE Of YOUF OWR COURLry OF 3 brabger that sojournath among you. For ou that day shall the pricst make an atonement for you, to clesnse you, that clean from all Your sine before the Lord.” 13 id claimed by the Jews that s fast or ceremony Bes beett kept ever siuce the lsraclites eniered Ialen- Line . yet thize i 00 evidence in any of the prophets, from Jushua 1o Jeremial, stxictly Lept during the Sw0'cr 990 seard tat the Jows inbabited Falestine before thir Jabylonian c2petvity, Elsborate mention is made, both -in the Mishuz and the Talmud, of thoTitnal, 24 the laws regulating the coteinony ar fouwd in the Michra, whick. was fimt’ cowpoeed during the Batylonian capuvisy. Indeed, the rigor of the b;nmie,;ue 10 143 day is caearly trace.' ablo to Babylon. " Bul, even if flio strict observance of the Yom Kipur began from the tinie ouly of Cyrue, there Is 83 Unbroken chain of oleervance ‘for mearly @ enty-two cevturies,—en antiquiiy which leaves il Carisiian and Afahometan ceremanics far behing, Lt the giory of thix day was in its height danng the four centuriea that tle Jews inkabited Falaoiio aficr the captinty. 1t shoold be borne in mind that the temple had 3 place called tho * Holy of Holfes, 1t was only once in a year, oa the Yom Kipur, that the igh priesi was allowed to enter here, and pray for the’ forgivenss Of the poople. History refates that 1be carious Pompey, withont tuo aid of the high pricst, and no doubt with the help of a couple of KoutFrrtorians and erow-lars, unceremopionsly entersd this mysterious chamber, We are further tald that the gret Rowan was much disappointed in finding, instead of treasure or statue;m ol taining’a musty manuscript in parchment, D: besthen thathe was! It was z treasnee, 13 b their placen and speak , Tho Rev. Clhisrles W. Wenato was boru ia Bs-, | at 1l ceremuay wis' and always will Lo the treasure of treasuree, It was the greai Thora, the law of Moscs, Could Pompay once more visit this earth hs would find the gods ho adored, thow great works of art, seaitered in the ftscures-of Fus ’ vithout legs, and many without arma and Lieads, whils ruusty mawiscrint in'(Le old "box he eo much déspiscd 18 #4211 Dold sacred as the Bouk of Lifa by 403,000,000 Christiana gud the 9,000,000 or 10,000,000 Jews' in ‘the world. ke bigh priests, however, hiad a grost dread of this place; many, sa the Talmud relates, dted:on entering ff. “This, Kowever, cou now o Mo wonder, An the place was closely shut up 3 whole year, the g2 and foul air naturally generated was cdotigh io_stifle aa ox; and muich more speedily a man who went iiito it trembling with superatitious fear. Sull be Lad fo £5 0. * Hle was mean( to Lélieve Dliwrlf n the fmmes diate preseuce of his Godl. - Simplicity Is tho Alpha and Omegs of the Jewiab faith, au perasgs #10 wmost in teresting part wes tho simpie dress of L bigli 1 nét {n costiy vestments, trimmed with gold; nor eve with tho calebrated bradst-plate, studded with, pracions sluacs, was Le allowed to anter tho Holy of Holies, whore the presenc ol God ¥k aupposed 10 Await 1m” Il dieds was préscribed as followss - “ Ho (the high priest) slinif put on fhe boly linep cogt and Le sball have linen brecclich upon his fesh, aid sliall Ve girded with the linen girdie; and with the linen mitre shall ho be sttired. ‘Lhess &re the holy garments.” e “Thns if neem 1t this ringulat people concolved tha dden that, fnasmnch a8 their God s a God of glory, all ryleador it unan bands oy brivg forh s, 2y were, s masking 10 God's_prescace. o {weuty-bwo drems 48 tholr gravo-cluthes, - Lot tne reader imagine, if be can, the following con- cluling ecene on the Atonement Day: A large sy agogn tifled with people, olil and young, wearitd with fauting aud more or less praycre. “The LIgbt is setting in, and the whols edifice is lit up. The reader is just atout concfuding the last’ sbrvice, snd cortafnly the niost postic nd_beautiful of the dry. Suddenly you sice tho whoie, congregation, old aud young, worien and childron, rise, and In what might be (erméd ‘s religious shout proclaim + ’ 4 1fear, O Israc], the Lord our God & one God,” * Blessed Lo His glorious name; iy Liugdoin en- Quretl forever,” c “%0 Lard {5 our God.” Thie tieat eatence iy pald oare, the second threo tinues, and the tuird seven times, And hirdly his this it chant parsed siry when, av if to give this scene a still moze straags and mystic Goale,the ebnll note of the ehofar, or ram's horn, is beard, and the Yom Kipur day 16 passed end fufiied. Then may be gern u 1ot YEry 10as huste to gather up books.. get rid of tho talaar in which te men _wero enveloped, end hastily #hiutlo out of the synagogue, Hurricdly exchanging compiiments sud congratuktions with friends, aif seem to inve but one idea, one mission at. Ihat wo- muent, which is 10 get home as fast ss possible and break {heir long fust and console thelr favtished bodics! % —— THR EPISO0PAL CHURCH CONGLRESS. This body will meet at New York oo the 5th proximo, in tho ball of the Cooper Institute. A large lumber of cordial reponses have been receivod in reply to lotters of. invitation soat by tho Secretary. Among those who will read P3pors or peak on various topics aro: Lishop Clazk, of Lihode Island: the Kev. Dis, Hugh Jller Thompson, John Cotton Smitn, Samuel ©Osgood, C. W. Androws, Georgze H. Nostou, Ed- ward A. Washburn, Edward Harwood, 8. II. Tyng, Jr.: W. D. Wilson, & P. L. Bernard; John Fulton, of Alapama, and dathony Schuyler, of New Jerscy; tho Rev. Meesrs. Charles A. Grafton, C. A. L. Ricbards, B. C. Portar, C. G. Currie, represcaling the clergy. Of ths Iity there are Richard H. Dana, Jr,, and ¢l A. I of Massachusetts; Judge Hugh Shefloy, of Virs ginia: Judge R. P, Spaulding and J. V. Andrews, of Ohio ; Cortlaudt Parker, of New Jeragy. The Rev. Mesers. T. Llewellyn. Davis aud Stafford Broole, of London, havo beea invited, axd may take part in the discugsion. TlLe subjects to bo discussed wera determined upon at the meetings of Julyland2 Sico that time the opinions of #omp of tho most emi- nent clergymen in the Chirch have been solicit- ed, 25 wrifers and speakere, and the Comnmirtes, havoe eecurcid the promise of papers fromthe tol- lowing persous, upon the subjects preceding tacir names : : “What are the Limits of Legislation asto Docirine and Ritual #* Writers—The Rev. John Cotton Smith, 1. D., the Rev. Hugh Miller Thowpson,. D. D.. New York. _Speakers—Tuo Rev. C. W. Andrews, D.D., Virginia ; Judge Hugh W. ShefTey, Viri Richard L. Dans, Jr., Masrachusotts, x . lerical Educaticn.” Writers—The Rev, Ed- ward Harwood, D.D,, Connecucut; the Res. Samucl Buel, D. D., Now York. Speakere—The Her. G. 1. Narton, D, D., Virginia ; tho Rev. C. 4. L. Lichardy, . Rhode Island; and probably Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island. (he Relations.of 'This Church to Other Chris- tian Bodies.". ters—The o dward A, Washbutne, New Yoris ; ths Rev. E. C. Porter, Wisconsin. Speakers—Judge Spaulding, Obi g, the liev. Sauaticl O:g003, D. D, LL.D), Now York, * Tho Mntuy) Cluistian Obligations of Capi- tal and Labor.” A paper will b’ contributed by the Rev, W. D. Wilsan. D. D., of Cornell Uni- vorsity. ; ; In addition to the remarks. by tho speakers mentioned, an opporiunity witll be afforded for general discussion, but no person will bo allowed to speak longer than the time preseribed by the rules, nor morp than once on the samo subject., 1t 18 believed that these rogulations will groatly cconomize time by compeliing concisoness, aud will algo secure a opportumty for 2l who wish to bo heard. T PR COIIMUNICATIONS. BITUALISM. To the Edilor of The Chicare Tridune: Sm: Perbaps no one in the Diocese of Illi- niois wonld object to such 'canon on Ritualism 23 Dr. Reynolds suggests; but theraisno ques- tion that three-fourths of tho Dioceso would ut- terly condemn the begioning of legislation look- ing in any drection towards ths modification of tho prescot comprehensiveness of the Clurch. It is felt that tho peculiaritics of carnest mon will digappear if they are not crystallized by per- secution iuto principles in their estimation. U'he spirit of the Church aud the age demands toleration and breadth, moroe love ta God and min,. and more earnest, practical, charitable work, and less disputazion sbout mere forms of oxprassion of o common faith. A Layiax. CONVERTING FROF. TYNDALL. o the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Str: ‘There has been much written and said about Prof. Tsndjll and his views'during the past year or two. It is very evident he must be a great men, for he has set tho world on fire,— a very Saul of Tarsus from whose cyes the scales of unbelief hive not yet fallen. Whit & power he would be to advarice tho cause of religion in tho world! How much good he would be able to exert, if his influence were usedin the wupport of revealed religion! What numbers of wavering eouls would bo eottled by ‘his conversion, who now srd in a worso coudition than if they never heard of tho Liblo or Chrig~ tiazity! - : Let tlio Universal Church take up the chal- lengo e has thrown down, and pray carncstly and. unitedly for Lis conversion. Days have boen appeinted tor prayer and:fasting on ac- count of less worthy objects. Cannot il sects of tlie real Chiurch unite in prayer for such a ‘may's conversion ? It seems to mo God can- not'but listen to sucha plea., Did ifo not grant tie prophot’s petition when he prayed for the ‘eyes of bis gervant to bo opened, that he might eeo tho Losts of Teracl’s God ercamped baut im ? . Wil the petitions of the Chugeh to-day_ avail naught? It'seems to mo that'this would bo a glorious manner iu which to settlo the prayer- fest. Lot all the churciics scttlo npon somo day to priy for the scientists of the age, and es. pecialls mention 10 thetr prayers Tyndall, Dar. win, aud Huxley. Days are vometimes appointed in which to pray for rain, and for tho recovery of great men, and surely rain caunot be needed for the famish. iug 1aud, nor can the recovery of any man ba of such momeat to the Church as the conversion of such men as theso, who not ouly infinence tho present, but will influence the futare of the wiole world. . The Church cannot hueh them 25 sho once could by physical force ; &0 much the botter, for the power of God may be moro plainly sliown forth through (he pravets of Hie servrnis, Alaxwoop, Sept. 24, 1874 W, J. I Hoads. —— THE RELIGIOUS PRESS. TUE ADVANCE discasses tho late Sontnern outrages, sad makes a stroug plea for tho protection of the colored mgcn. It defines snd gives the history of the fel- loivship meotings inangarated in thid city somo 10 Fears 330+ considers *¢ French parties,” and “hes aw erticle on “ Ministors' Sataries in the ' Church of Exglaud, i TLE INTZRIOR takea two editorial columns to' toll “ Why In- fants Die.” It appears that natural canses have littlo to do’ with tho prodizction of eholera in- fantum, fabes mesenterica, and_ scarlet fever; but that chiidren die becauso sin has enterad the nocld and death by sin. There scems 1o be ng Brgienic process which can b adopted to provent iutanude mortality 8o occasioned. : THE ‘‘ SOBTUWSSTERN. ADYOCATE " enters A protest against a religion of mers words apd.forms of ‘expression, . Iuaaze: .y, | W can tell by coing to class-meeting thst certain breciren havdpreached at cezan placed. They have ;, one with a_broken noso, auothor. centiiries have the Jews adopted exacly this sfiple - sceded the charch down o their rlwtordcal weods, It i5 8 bad compliment” to “tht preacher, © A prdeher khould give things to think about, and noc words to suckle upch. Th borrawed finefy, i these cages, s a good desl worse than our ¢wn ; and it would basy ex- culent ruleto follow : never 10 adopt anoiher wars language without giving it forit. Torsome uexpliped reseon, quotation s irkrome, aid tends to suppress rhiétorical thicsing. ' A roliglon of words i tho' pourext ome we erer heard of,- It is of the' pracock order: all feathers and strut. A ressomsblo . gmount of. reflection. . Gpon the vanity and scif-importnce which word-worship be— gete In 3 huniuy buing would. teod :p off the dis- temper of-fine formaTisn th forsualigm tlt the formalist docs 1ot conslder fin, A devont son{ will valne sincerity of mood znd word as & necesgary condition of commitnion with God, sud the stéady cultivation of an homest und. truthful temper and habit of sunPyill Kill rhotordeal Iying at the root. We haye no spevial regard sincere impenitence or snfident urions sincerity. Buta spirit i {ho'only real ty i chemacter. Nothing d pel it 3 +| 146 reacta wo fatally on sincwrify as fuvincere speecl, and duly one person.in = thowsand nikew fine speeches by nature or culture. The rest of ¢s {als rather plain- 15 whea we do our own taiking, TIE ALLIANCE - £ has editorials on thq Young Mew's Christian As— sociation, I'rof. Tyndall, and A Home for the Strangors, tho Locesiity for tha latter bewng strongly and trutbfully urged. The paper has beon greacly onlargod iu ordor to moet tho in- creasing demunda upon ifa space. t COSGREGATIONA A church of twolve memberg Plattevitle, Col., Seps. 2. A now Congregational Church is to be organ- ized at Winnetts next Taouday. Tho Congregational Church at Dover, I1l., has invitad & Meth odist minister to serve them. Seventeen persons werd reccived into the Con- gregational Church at Yontiac, ich., at tho September communion. Tho Congregational Church at Tarner, IIl., baa called tho Rov. 'J. B, Didwell, of the last clags in the Chicago Seminary. Lo beging ser- vice Oct. 1. Tho First Congregational Church at Dlus Tsland was orgavized in 18¢0. In’ 1864 a house, of worship was erectod. Iu 1872 it was enlarged 10 its presont proportions.. The Rev. S. F. Dick- inson is tho prezent pastor of tho church. The Adcancesays: “During tho twelvo and a half yoars of Supt. Roy's adwinstration there bave been organized in Northern - Hlincis sevonty-five Congregational churches: ninety- £even houses of yrorship bave been built, soven- ty-two of them Ly missionary churches. IHe Las preachied tho dedication sermon for Gfir-two of thesd, ralsing from S5 to %7000 in most of the cases. Aw Field - Superiitendent be has preached and raised maney at ten dedications outside the State.” The Sixth National Couneil of the Covgrega- tional Churches of this country wssembles at New Haven, Conn., Sept. 80. The fiist Synod couveued at Cambridge iu 1637, {6 condémn tho Leretical doctriues of Anno Lutchinson. In 1546 thie second Synod way held at the semo place, and & platform of principles Ind down. In 1854 the third Synod, or National Council, a3 it was then called, was Leld at_Albany, N. Y. At th gahering 'the union which Lail before existed with the Presoyterian Church was abandoned,—a plan for lse catablishmont of mismonary ehutch- esintho West adopted. The fourth National, Council was held 2t Bostpn in 1863, the priucipnl business being the consideration of pew fields opeued iu the' South. The fifth Council met £ Onerlin‘in'1871." Itis expected that several liundred delegates will convene in New Haven thit week. The programme of oxecrcises, mo far a3 it hus been prepured, has been already pub- Lizhed in Toe ToinuNe. The occasion is oxpect- ed to bo ono of much interest to the Church. METHODIST . Bishop Ames dedicated a new Methodist church at Hammond, Wis., Sept. 20, A young people’s ociable was held in the Firat Metbodist Episcopal Chinrch Mondsy eveniug. Tho Genoral Committee of Methodist Church Extonsion will meet Nov. 19 2t 1020 Arch street, Philadelphia. i The Rev. Dr. H. Lichhart dedicatod a fino now German Methodist chureh in_Columbus; Wis., Sept. 20. 'le building cost 3,300, in Couference, which mot this vear. Teporis 69 mem- preachers, 11 churches, and 14¢ was formed at bers, 20 Jocal baptisms. The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist votes tho convergion of nearly three thourand souls at the camp-meotings aad tho churches within the bounds of its circnlation. The Methodist Chuirch at St. Josepk, Mo, un- der the ckarge of the Rev. D. J. Holmes, it 'in & prosperous condition. Within the last Lo years au indebteduess of $10,000 has been paid. There i3 one opot in the South where tho Methodist* Church South and tho Méthodst Church North are’ not actively hostile, pamely, in’ Greenville, East Tepnessce, whera the two branchés of the Church worship together. A fino Methodist church was ‘dedicated at De- troit, Mieh., Sept. 13, for_tho Frinity Soctety. Presideut, Fowier delivered tho dedication ser- mon. It is capablo of seating 1,000 pargous, and cost sbout £89,000. O (hia sam ovor £16,000 was raiged ou the day of dedication, Cosnidersble additions were made to the mem- bership of several of the Mlethodist churchos last Sunday. Among them, Oak Park Clureh reccived ten; Grant Place, nine ; tho church at Genera under Mr. Cantine received three : and St. Paul Church, in charge of the Rev, H. L, Martin, recerved forty. GATROLIC. The Catholics of Elgin eraabout to erect a parochial school which will accummodate 259 pupils, At Clinton, Mass,, the Catholics are brilding a very tine church, which will be 120 feet long, 111 feet wide, and Will have o stately tower. 1t is eaid that tho struggle in Europe between the Church and State has extended to Croatia. In thws Proyineo tho pricsts have unlimited in- tluenco aver tho primary schools; but tho 1'ro. vincial Goverument Las submitted to the Land- fag a measura which will sbridgo that influence, aud tho bill is eaid to be likely to pass. A correspondent of the London Guardian from Dusacldor! writes that flicre are sigps of & split In tho Ultramontane party, and of a re. action in favor of the Governmental policy. Tho people in the Dioceeo of Posen are #aid to'be o ttie side of tho Government, and some of the Polish population even rejoice over the proso- cution of the priests, and exprees their satisfac- tion at the breaking down of clerical supremacy. Lazineki, o priest, i8 tho leader of this move- ment. Hewil ask the Pope to reccgnizo the Faik laws. If he refuses, a Poson chureh, with a new Bishop, is to bo constituted, without ex pressly severing all coznection with Romo, Xathers Brady and Elliott, of the celebrated Order of the Paulists, 50 E street, New York, ar- rived in this city Friday Inet, ana Father Dwyer, of the atme Ordor, was oxpected hers yesterday These gentlemen will open & miseion at Bt Jaj lath’s Church, corner Jackeon street and Hermit- ago avenue, at 10:30 p.m. to-day.. It will prob- bly last for two weeks fzom this date. _Services, with sormon, will be held iv the morning, af:er. noon, snd eveniog of every day whilo tho mis- sion lasts, The roputation of this noted Order will doubtless attract a large number of porsons to_tho mission-gervicee, aud duo arrangemonts will be mwade for the accommodation of Etrangers. EPISCOPAL. Tho statistics. of the Protestant Episcopal Church show that there are in the United States 53 Bishops, 3.035 pricsts and dencone, and 2. 031 communicants. 2 The evangelical party in tha. Anglicau Church are about to ercct a new church which will be one of the largest in the South of England. 1t wll cost £30.000, which amount has been con- tributed by thres men. By a similar act of mu- uificence & new church will be erected iu Leices- ter, the Rey. J, J. Barnaby contributing 230,000 t0 £40.000, which will cover the cost of the ground and of tho building. In.tho matter of education tho Diesenting de- “nomiuations of England bear no comparison with tho Established Church. Duritg the year 1873 26 many ay 333 new kchools were built in En- gland;" of these 815 belong to the Church, 15 t tho British and Foreizn School Socis Wesleyans, and 6 to tho Roman Cathiolics. Of 93 zchools enlurged; 80’ were in connection with the Chuich, and the remsinder were distnbrited gver varioas sects of during this period ‘subscribed £347,530 for edu.. cational purpcees; the’ British and Foreign School Society, £11,622; the Weslevaus, £2,400 3 axd the Noman Catholies, £11,802. Tio result hagbeen that total eiditional accommodation was aiforded for 73,014 children, of whom 71,601 were provided fof by the Church. G An Bastern paper sava: The clergy of the Protestant Episcopsl Church, in Thiladel- pina, Lave adoptod » memorial to, the General New Yorl: iz'Qcto- Conventioa, which meets in ber, askiog that body to =dd a clausé to the ntnzl for-infant baptism, alloving” the m; to omis foe \ecnienca. in which the word re- gencrate™ e 2ls0 to append a rubric as tha2 close of the communion ofiica, declating that ¥ and latty [ in * requiring the commuuicants to receive tho stcramont kngcfing. no adoration is intended or ought to be done ™ to uhe elements; and further, that the word prosbyter may bo pubsu:_mu-x.ror thiit of priest wlicnever it occars in the- ordinal or liturgy of the church. The memoria! is being circulated thronghoat the country for sigua- tures. of Witichester receives £7,000:per year. The Dublin ress gays that the disestablish- ment of tho Irieh Chirch is deternng men of ability ana education from entering the miaistry. Tho Protestant Lpiscopalians of New York bave doterrzined to.establish/a frea churchi for the peoplo. Leading clergsmen are to bo invited to preach, sud the support is to come from the offertory. A'vacant ¢hurch in the upper part of the city is to be purchased for the purpose. I At tho Convention of the Michigen Diocess of the Episcopal Church, hold in Grand Rapids lang May, 1t was settled that n vow Bishopric should be created out of the western portion of the Staté, provided that (he sum of $10,000 could be raised 23 nn endowment fund for the Bish- op'ssalary. That amount Las now been raised withia sowno £6,000, and tho latter sz is 0 ¢ tain to be provided that the new Liskopric i now considered to be a certainty. =t A recont number of, the London Quarioly Reciew has some intoresting gtatistics in regard to'the growth of tho Church of England during the ‘present century. The “total” number of churelies built was 3,204 ; rebuilt, 925; restored, about 5,000=making over 9,000 churches built, Tobuilt, aud restored. The exponse was £18.000,- 000, all of which was raised by voluntary contri- butions, except a Parliamentary grant of £1,000,- 000, Tue increaso of parishes since 1831 hag been 8,200,—total, 13,200,—wbich is estimated to haye invoived an outlay of £120,000 a year dur-~ ing the last three years. Parsonages bave in- creased from 5,900 to 11,000 in’ forly years. In 1301°tho clergy numbered 10,307 ; in 1871, 20,694. The' number of curates is' 5,800. Churckmen Lave contributed sinca 1831 £3,535,164 to huild schools, and their annual subecriptions {or cdu- cation purposes now reach £38,765. DAPTIST. : The Elgin Baptist Church held an_interesting goclable on last Thursday evening. ‘The now chapel for the First Baptist Church of Hyde Purk will be dedicated in about three weeks. Walout I%ill Baptist Church, Cincinuati} has extorided & coll to the Rev. F. A. Donglass, late of Lebanou, O. Thé Building Committes of the First Dapti Church have not yet decided upon faé plzu (of tho ey churels edifics ; but 6xpost (0w shon s the detailed estimates aroin, 40 that a compari- £on of total coat for the projosed plavs may be made. Whichevar plan i'adopted, it is tho pur- poeo of the Committes to recommend tho con- struction of a liouse as fiue as that destroy od by £ifo Jast July, It is notod thst eoveral promincnt legal and political gentlemen Lave recently entorad tho Bantist micisterial rauks, Among them are Judge Roger Groen, of Washington Torritory, who has been ordained, acd has taken chargs af the church az Olympia ; the Hon. J. K. Connal- lv, of Richmond, Va., is about to commenco thoological study at Groeuville, 8. C.; and Cuarles T. Daniel, a promwnent lawyer of St. éouiu, Lias become pastor of a church at Webater rove. PRESDITERIAN. ‘Fhe Oxk Park Presbyterian Church at High- laud Perk Las inaugurated o course of lectures, Grace Presbyterian Churchraised $2.230.75 to- wazds the liquidation of a floating church debt, List Sunday. ; Four now members were added to the Fuiler- ton Avenue Presbyterian Chucch last Sunday, Tho membershup is now 250. Prof. Bisckburn will open the Presbyterian ministers’ meeting to-morrow by reading a paper on * The Respousibility of the Church for Mod- ern Skepticism. The collection for mussions in the Fourth Presbyterian Church lsat Sunday amonnted to $500, The first sociable in_this church was held lnst Thursdey evoning. Eighteon mew meme bers wero added to ting church ot its last com- munion. Forty acres of ground have been secarod in the centro of the Town of Evans, Col., for a Presbyterian College. The preperators depart~ ment of this instication commenced Sept. 25, ‘Lt College 13 to admit both sexes on an equal footing. The Presbyterian Board of Home Missions re- port that this year thoir ‘““dob:s are unparal- leled.” On the 1st of September they owed £110,000. They cstimato tlat with their prosent force of 1,500 missiouarics their expenses ** will be more than 50 per cent over last year's,—that is, more than §450,000, of which largo sum there hag heen received up to tho 1st imst. only 64,205, REFORMED EPISCOPAL. The Rev. Mr. Todd, who wai recently or- dniued by Dishop Cumming and other mimsters at Ottawa, Can., has gouo to assist the Rey. Mr. Telvwell, in tho Province of New Brunswick. The Iey. Wallaco Yan Gaotzlorne, who has been supplying the Church of the Atonement, Philadelpbia, during tho abseuce of the Rector, Dr. Wataon, Las resigoed from the Protestant scapal to joun tho lieformed Episcopal Church, MISCELLAXEOTS. It is estimated tLo Protestants of the Taited States contributa for religious purposes, $72,- 000,000 yearly. The ladies of Murray Chapel gavo an oysier supper at the dining-rooms of the church Thurs day ovening. A great resival, £2id to bo similar, in some ro- spect, to the lat religions awaking in Scotland, is i progress in Now Zoaland. The Presbyterian and Congregationa] Churches, of Columbut, Wis., have consoliduted, and ars now known 2 tho Olivet Church. The cighth annual Convention of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Churcics tu Americs wil be held at Jamestown, N. po Oct. 15. 3 Tho Mormon schism headed by the Joscphito 3formon missionries, whio arcopposed to polyg- amy, is’ creating . good deal of excitement in Salt'Lake City. A conflict, enys o French paver, as serious as tbat of which' tho Groito of iho.Nativity at Bethlehem was the scene, is being propared in Turkey relative to the convent on Aount Athos, Tho Rassian and Greek monks dispute tho poa. neesion of the religious house of Saint Pantclei- mon. The Universalists of New York appear to be thriving. There are 127 Universalist societies aud over these there are 79 settled pastors. Seventy-eix have reported an aggregate member- ship of 8,93). There are 92 Sunday-schools beionging to the denomination, 81 of wisich report 6,393 scholars, and 851 teachers. Value of church property, £1,627,310. The Philadelphia Sabbath Association have addreased & card to every clergyman in the city, asling his opinion on the following * forms of Sabbath desecration": 1. The runnivg of strect- cars on that day. 2. Tho delivering and rocerv- ing of milk and bread. 3. The street-parades of beueticial orders in uniform. 4. The great leak in tho Mayar's: life-boat. 5. The caudy, cigar, sud orster shops. 6. The lager-beer gardens,” etc. The Adrance 8ays: **One of the alumniof the Chicago T'heological Seminary, who is now in Europe, has been doing a wise and liberal thing for the library of that inatitation, While in Rome be forwarded to it Mai's finc and costly edition of the Vatican manuscript, and the sull nobler, more costly fac-simile edition by Ver- cellone and Coza, to match Tischendor!’s edition of the Sinai Codex, ‘proviously in tbe library. After traveling through Egypt, Sinai, and D; estine, Lo ordered from Berlin, alko for the li- brary, s noble collection of the bext French and German works on thoeo regious. They nre now ou tho way, and the ivoice bas arrived. They comprise :he writings of Brugsca, Duemichen, Chabas, Mariette, Lepsius, and many otber logs voluminous writers. Among them is A copy of the colebrated ** Denkmicier” of Lep: , & work of which the common prics in Germaay is nearly 700 thalers. The design of the donor was, ap pareutly, to furnish a, eomeshat complote ap- parats for the studs of those countries.” ———— PERSONAL. cHICcAGO, fishing 1 the Wisconsin lakes. " was recently married to the Bevi 0. Broason, of Gowabti, ) i . . Tho Rev. J., 3. Gibeon, cf tho Second Presby- terian Cluirch, attends the Evangelical Alliacés | meeticz at fontreal this week. * . The Rév. G. C. Lamb way ordeineit pastor of £he" Cobgregational " Church, at “Maywood last Tuesday, The Lev. Dr. Goodwin preachod tho sermon.. .President Bianchard acd the Rev. V. . Breweter, of Genova, took part in the ser- The Lev. Arthar Mitchell, pastor of the First Sinca tho deatts of Bishop Sumner. tho Diskop, Tho Rev. Dr. Powera has spout the paet week Miss Rankin, 3 Dapsist missionary at the East, |, Presbyterian Church, has returned from Mar- quette with reinvigorated heatth. The Rev. Willinm Alvin' Bartlett eafled for New York yesterday, g Tho Rev. W. C. McDougall has rotarned to Chicago from Califoriin, living for two years. ev. R, K. Wharton, of thé Wilkington, nglfl?r{:ubnexim Churcl, bas Leen spending a few days in this city, Tho Rov. J. E. Forrester preaches kis farewell germon at the Church qf the Iiedeomer to-day. As hasalready been noted, be hus accepted a call from the Universalist Church at Newark, N. J. | EEWRZEE. ‘Tbe Rev. John Saitor resigaed the pastorate of the Presbjterian Churchi ¢ Alligan, Mich., last week. A Californin paper snnouaces that Mrs, Van Cott says that sho does not ask for * ordination,” bt for simple liberty * to take o text.” Wales, died recently aged 95 years. - He way tho oldest Congregationz! minister in Wales. The Rev. J. II. Dixon, late pastor of the Con-~ grogational Church at Walden, IIL, has taken charge of the Presbyterian Church at Ridgefield. Queen Charlotte, wifo of the King of the Friendly Islands, is a Methodist class-leader. “The King is a Iinconsed local preacher of the same denomination. The Rev. Dr. Bogle. aged 63, pastor of the Baptist Circh at Cold Spring, Long Island, was recently marriod to tho widow of the lato Rer. Mr. Juckson, of Oyster Bay. The bride was azed 85, and very wealthy, and the groom has been a preacaer of s thousand & year. Last woek it was snnounced that Moses Coit Taylor, the late literary eritic'of the Christian Tnion, hiad accopted his old cbair in the Mich- igan University. It is now roported that he has accepfod the cail to the pastorate of the Presby- teriai Church at Middletown, Cona., which offers bim a salary of $3,500 nna = six-wecks' annval’ Sacatiou. The Itev. and Mrs. Samuel Vau Yechten (Re- formed), of East Vishkill, N. Y., celobrated their golden ‘wedding on the 9th inst. They were married at the same houso where thoy now live. Among the guests at the anniversary wore eight persons ko were at tho original wedding ; but ©f tha thirtcon minista:s who wero prescat then zot one is alive. Sy RELIGIOUS MISCELL. . It is #aid that Jobn Nilton's church 1o London, | 80 called becauso the poct was, baptized there, is #oon to be removed. Tho average number of the congregation cach Snnd:y_ amounts to nine. Alrs. Elizs Sutton, of Peabody, and Teary P Kidder, of Boston, head tho list of subscriptions. t0 tho proposed fund of 320,000 to supply every scttled minister in the United States with ‘“Channing’s Works.” They each give £500. ‘The Maid of Orlcansisto bo canonized. To bring abont this result was, it said, one of the principal objects of the recent visit of the Bishop of Orleans to Rome. To fulfill the nccessary conditions of canonization imposed by the da- creo of Pope Urban VIIL, which roquires proof before tlie Ordinary of the heroic nature of- her virtues, o special tribunal has been instituted at Orledns to receive tho ovidence relative to * the touching story of this admirable heroine.” Amoog the points to be submitted to this conrt: are the facts concerning her birth and infancy, conduct foward her parents, piety to the Virgin, fulfillment of Ler duties as a Catkolic. her gift of prophesy, ber apparitions, rovelations, and miracles. The Russian Government has refused to allow, the American Bikle Scciety to circulate the Scriptures in modern Armenian and Ararat dis- lect among its Georgian subjects and other Armenian Christians in the southern provinces. Tho reason given for the refusal is that the travslation .is not conformed to the reccived text, although it was made by Dr. Riggs, of Con-. stantinople, aud agrees with the Euglsh and other versions used in Russia. Meanwhile the sacred voluma is cegerly 8ought by theso Ruasian Armeniaas from traders, whio hava smuggled tho- books across the border. English missionaries aro beginning to recog- nize the valualle eervices of female mission- ariea in Chica. - The Rev. Dr. Edkins, a veteran miseionary, reporzs that thers bavo been abour fifteen Awerican female mismionaries resident in Pekivg for longer or shorter periods during the Inst ten years, and thers arc ten thero at pres- opt. One has read through the Fanr DBoois,— & task which bas not been acbioved by all of the sterner sex,—and baa thus qualified Lersolf fop Ligh-class instruction, Another bas commonced a Doman orthography, to zave the poor from needing to learn the Chinese characters befors they can read the Scriutures. Others apeak tho, langnage with remarkable fuency and clegance. The Pall Mall Gazelte says: “Some inter- ceting meidents relating to revival meetings in India, aro given by the Indian papers. A revi- valist preacher, according to the Madras Aaul, causcd some littlo excitement on the 224 of Juiy. After singing several hymps to a large crowd of natives he had attracted around him at the beach near Royapuram, he all of a sudden altered his line of action, and, informing his audience that, the Messiah had gent him to punish all cvil- doers, pounced upon the natives and commenced beating them right and left with a formidable stick which "he carriod, interpolating his blows with the most horrible imprecations. The na- tives, wheu they recovered from their surprise, retabiated, and,” severely. beating thio preaclier, forced bim to make on undignificd ro. treat. Another painful sceno - is' recorded by the 'Pioncer as baving occurred . tho other day at the Rev. Mr. ‘Taylor's pluco of worship ag Madras, whero & rovivalist meeting was being held. It rcoms that it is cus- tomary on these occasions for tho-converts to rise from their seats in succossion and detail their experiences for each other's editication. Several Hindoos bad been aduitted tv tho meot- ing, and one of these quietly asked permission to detail bis experiences. They wero awaitod with breathless attontion. He then gravely stated, that having been troubled: wizh dyspopsia for several years, and_exporiencing no raliof from tho pregcriptions of doctors, it had sudden- Iy oceurrad to hum to try an invocation'of Brah- ma. He did eo, and was immediately cured. Ho had hitherto slighted Brahma, but now he was converted and would rocognize him for ever as bis savior. The commotion which took place on hearing this anpouncement was indescribablo, sud the meeting broke np in great disorder. The story is & warning to revivalist preachors and others not to trast ‘implicitly to the gratifying nacure of the testimony cailed for from a miscel> lancous crowd of supposed converts.” RELIGIOUS HUMOR. When a Brooklyn woman feels that resistance to tyrauts is duty to God, and kicks her husband through the front door, sho borrows the sugar- plum langusge of the pastor, and calls hor action an outward manifestation of * truo in- wardness.” A fond mother of this city having occasion o Toprove her Little 5-year-old boy for some act of disobedience, told bim if be repeated tne ofonso she should have to punish him forit. *Would youstrike?” the lttle fellow asked. *- Yes,” was the reply. **Would you strite mo real hard? " agein joquired the little sinnor. - I am afraid Tstiould have to,” was the reply of the mother, The little fellow, looking up in his mother’s faco, £aid: “ I think that would be tao bad. Do you want t0 3o to the wicked bnaven and bo all burnt up with matches?’'—Boslon Transerip Father O'Leary and Curran were cracking their jokos at a dinoer party one eveuing, ne wag their wont, whea tho celobrated advocato turned abruptiy £ the good father, eazing : 1 wish, O'Leary, that you Liad the keys of Heaven."” 3 “ Why, Curran 7" asked the divino, ““ Decaude you could then lot mo in,” said tho facetious counselor. ‘It would be bouter. for you, Curran, that I hod the kess to the other plica } because 1 could then let you out,” replied O Leary. An Irish member of Parliament voted, Aay 8, against closing public-houses in Ireland, and voted, May 16,1n faror of clesing museuzs on Sundayin England. o The creed of — may be described A “ Toddy sad Te Deam ;" Etep church and public open wide, Baz zhur up all musenmy, The vote is. good, and pleascs well Loth brewer 3ad divine; Tt says, * The Sabbath sacred is— Sziered to-Beer and Wine ! The London Spectalor. speaks of Irish Protest- ant divinity studenis zs Laving, * when the orogue has' died awsy, sn inkbrent facuity for oratory, a determination of fino words 16 tiro, mouthi, which makes them very acceptable as. popular preachers to average congregations.” At o meeting of Congregational ministers, one. gentlamas, wha stated that he had been eas: wiard with his *Saperintendent,” was interrupt- ed by a brotker ciergyman, who zsked if he meant hia wife. Milwaukeo Sentinel A Jittsburg woman was: where he has been’. The Rev. Mr. Williams, of Toedrbidalar, in ufter the priest wich o shotgug, . 0L gy *Yor rivereneo s Iike a milengmn Dol rambiing Wioklow ponesiio Ways points to a road ye niver gdé?]" The inéulgence medem pilasim: indulgenca, OB for—gyy Tho follawing 1iaes aze not by Jopy g tier: 0L 21l the qhesr words thyy g o Mk £ald, tile queorest ars Moy b o) T gue ars il T““Fr'&'r Why wers the monks of old see, Decauso they wers néusly slwary s psom M Ao old genfleman wentinto of tho ppersin St. Joha, . ;,,';‘“:g’f;;;.t u and presenting a elip cot rom 3 000 announcing the deaths of & Forso wep CLE 5t Join, saked foliave it ingestod, rp, gb:,:‘f a preabmany fricnds of his hére: phy o oHi% to'hear of bis deaths T RO Wou i Dr. Haskell was refased the nse g7 dist Episcopal Church at \'am:onre:fn’:.:m.‘I temperanco lecture, because, at hiy e tho language of.one of thy dearony; ¢ geg3 the house of God " by using a pack of o, sivo an illustration of gritiers' trers Uk It is not uncommon observati who'is contiaually taliing abou Jus oLt B8 yaruioga after, righteousness,” CAD't gat e 2t a grocers ctore 28 quick ug x mes Whp sres Brooklsn is a pious placs, Even 7 keepers quote Scripture. Ono of ‘:b:i}: o, agigui “Why Talt yo betwoen to spuis Whales ate suppozed 6 '1ive {0 3 gregt o and, apropos, story is toll of a sl .E‘ boat was wwrecked, while ho' and big g i mroco tossed high into the air, by mag ppc! fukes. As ho'came down, after half gy pit- bad clapsed, th whalo awsited hig i % mouth, and instead of sinking ns decp iniy e s he s beati in tho air, bo slg sagt into the whale's interior. A3 soon aa L coverod his breath ho drew out his o box and belped himsolf to a libary IS mhich Lo rolied over and over in s gty 5 bo linghed ab his adveutare. Preest boaross from the soft but moist coppol niich ho bad fallen, and " sarvegeq. (3 aparument, which contained many wope? you may be wsure, Soma writing on ) of. the walls attracted hig attention, py on examination it ‘proved to bo tho wau i5-Toush, B. C. 8622 This smused him o s thst tho'** quid ” foll out of bis month, sug s | Whalo at once began to writhe and shoy s il dislike to nicotine. A happy ides oceurrad ¢ bim, and ko cut his plug of tobscco inko sl pieces, which ho distributed over the foor, T whale then heaved mors violentl than befay, haml vhilcb.l{:ck was holding Lis sides at ths joly 0. Way thrown into the water and, al board oo of the ship'a bonts, - 2% & Soms of his comrades doubted his wondre story, but, for tho benefit of unbelisvers, oo brought back with him a pociot knife wih a s horn'handle, on which were carvod Jonager. iialsand 23 Amorican Tagio.—From Sinr] of the Sea ; or, The American W halemen, W. Morris Davis. N During the Iate gession of ths Preshrferay General Assombly in St. Louia:the hotel L3 Yory much crowded, and #0 it happened that (- . Gilinoro, of Springfield. Ao, “wad puf iy bed with & reyerend Lourbon Democrat, whobaj s great deal to eay about politica, “[he Colonel listened in silence mnti the ps. san began to talk slightingly of Prosident L5, coln, who, he assured the Colonel, he parionaly kr::;', =od toat lslh-. Lincolnh“ w23 & verr ordinary man, sir ! honest enough, perhaps, by of 1o talonts, sir!” ete.s ete. . ¥ b ‘' Your estimate of Mr, Lincoln,” repliad thy Colonel, **diffors remarkably from ths.of ks et ol the world. Itis strange how nniversaly people of all classes bave been mistaken! Wh a great many actually regard him s the savior our Government.” ““It is positrve sin, sir, to talk of. Lincoln s the eavior of this country,” said the * God Almighty saved the country, sir! - Andi would bava been all the same if anybody ely than Lincoln had been Presidont at the time.” . ** Well, maybo 80,” saia Gilmore; * bat thex, pareon, 1 think it required less Divine pover ly save il through Lincoln-than it would have s quired to fave it through—say old. Jim B chansn, for istance! There was & great saving of- Divine power, anyhow.” k] Says the Indianapolis Journal: Tn the abseacy of a teacher Jast Sunday, Supt. Emppes. berg, of the Garden Bapiist Sundayschool 500k eharge of the clasa himself—some six bright boys. Indirectly he had occasion to speakol two roads, one leading to heaven and onsta hell, aad atated thaf God bad placed the Bibleix our hands to direct us to the right rosd, adts warn us from walking in the road which lesis ta ruin. The Superintendent, wishing to illastrata bu;e importanco of s finger-board, asked th Bogs, Liave you ever been in the country " “Yes, wir.” 3 *“Did you ever coms {o s point whera tra roady met, and’ found no finger-boazd to dindd ou?” E O on, sir.” ¢ What road did yon take #" ‘“Tho road that had the mest black walanh on,™ ‘wais the quick response of one of the Erigil lads. "3fr. K. found-tlie nnswer oo, mich, £, with loud smile, replied: *That's right, boys go for the black walnuty.” z v A Boston lawyer sends this: *Twenty yer1 270, just after I was admitted to the Bar Maine, I called ons evening on tho youns Luf who has since becoro my wife. I made [riend with her little brother Addie, and when he m1 out of the room heard him ask his mother, cae fidentially, * Mamma, do yon think augels’ s aro strong enough to carry lawyers 1o Horea /! The good woman's answer was lost in the *Hysh, dear!" but in the battlo of life sinco then ws quesation bas coms back more than once.” Tho lato Hon. Ssm Galloway. of Coluzbts, 0., w88 a remarkably homely man. On onsoe: casion, whila dining with a porsonal and politis] friend in Chilicothe, the 6 or 7 year old danghtet of hig host, who had been inteatly stadging Gat lm;nv‘!s face,"8aid, loud enough 1o be Leard byall at table: 7323 “ Ma, dido't that man's mamma love chuildrea mighty well - e +Why so, my dear ?" asked her mother. O, Just ‘cause she raised him I T 3 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCENENTS, BAPTIAT, The Rev, L, T. Bush will proach this moraingazd ovening at the Wentwarth Aveane Church, —The Rev. Florcace McCarthy will praach ab Ma tine's Hall morning and afternoon. Morning sublect 3 ¢ Pentecost.” Evening subject : * Souls, and How &0 Bave them,” s —The Rev. Lewls Raymond, Jr., from the Iy Land, will preach morning and ovoning st Tsmpls' Church, corner of Harrison and Sangamon strse: ~Tho Rev. P. M. Ellis will preach at the Avenge Church, morning and evealng, —The Rev. A. oJ. Frost will pro Place Church, morning and evening. at tho Tabernacle, 665 Wabash avenus, ‘Godp e o ing in the evening, conducted by B. F. Jacobs. ~—Tne Rov. W. W. Everts, Jr., will preach thig mosy 10g at tho Indians Avenus Chapol. L ~Tbe Rev. Dr, Lemuel Moss, of ths Uaiversity & Chicsgo, will preachat the Secondl Church thia mors- in3. The Rev. T."W. Goolspeed wiil presch in.t23 evening. Subject: * Christ, and the Inquirer W3 Came by Night,” : i ~The' Rev. Dr, Cheney will preach morning s20 evening at the ¥ourth Chuarch, Eveniog subjecti ““Tho Prodigal Son.” . PRESBITERISN. 5 ‘The Sabbath-school quarierly. concert of Cip Park Chapel, Leavitt street, will be beld this aftersoct 3o'clock. Bingivg and spesking by the childre 20d a0 addrera by the Res. A. E. Kittredge. fng in the ereuing by the Lov. Ar, Cowan. .4 —The Bev. Dr, Swazey will preach this mamisg Swedenborgian Chapel, cornes” of Washingtun s and Ogden avanue. i} —~The Rar. Den E. 8. Ey will preschm and cvenlng at Gracs Chuzen, corner Vinceanes & Oak avcnn, i ~Tho Rev. U, D. Gnlick will presch mofaing. evening at tlie American Keformed and Jeferiaa- Church, i . o ik Ter. BT Davin will presch, at ihe Chuseb, morning sud evening, e ¢ Rev. F. G. Surbridgs wiil preach at the Taath ~The e Ciwrch an usual. Morning. subjest s “ The Prarié® st the Publica,” AL B i Tho kev. J. Munro Gibson wil preach st 2 gerond Chorch, comer Michigan &veaue axd: T tielly atreet, morning aud eventng. ] i Te Eev. 3. B. cGiuro wall preach at Biver P morniog. ’ o ud e e Rev. Charles L, Thompsen will preach o 00 itk Churel, corzer Viatash avenne and TWIPAS! rtzeet, morning and evening, Morning subjeebi Tne Fomer of the Holy Glioes.” s oube Rev. 4. W, sialn will preach maraing ¥4 ovening at the United Church, coruer of Mop;oo 3 Paalina streots. : TEIvERSALIST. G . The Rev. V. L. Ralph will preach thts merbizg 2 Murray Church, Indlana avenue, 'pear. Pwedts: E. streot, Ireachingin the evening by the Bend. Forreater, D. D, it e —Tae fiev. Dr. Forrester will prosch, bis, faensd serion pt the Cliureh of tas Icdevmer this mABis —Tbe Tev. Dr. Bydir will presch st §tTa% Chured, Micklgan avenae, this mornlng.”, CONUMEZOATIDYAL, © * T Tior. J. Braishure vt sk’ morsiag 32 evening at tha Glinton Semmet Corre. —Tns Bev. G. F. Afagol oes by the prayers of cured of speecll —The Bev. W. W. Everts will preach this mersisf ' o R u t A c L J 7 b ® n ¢ A ¢ h L L &