Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 15, 1874, Page 6

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1874-SIXTEEN 'PAGES." RELIGIOUS NEWS. "Biography of the Rev. G. W. Northrup. Prof. Swing's Wednesday Evening Lecture .t fhe Fourlh Church. The Rev. Dr. Thompson on Ritnal- ism, The Religious Press on the Recent Elections R Notes and Personals at Home and Abrozd. Church Services To-Day. TEE REV. G. W. NORTHRUP, D.D. Dr. Northrup, aithough he has been a resident of Chicago only about 7 years, has como to be Jnown as ono of the most promincnt loaders of the Baptist denomiuation in the NorthWAan:. ’Itl.\e Baptist Theological Seminary of this city, which is now a thriving educational institation, owes more to him of its saccess than to any other person, He was the chiel agent in its organiza- tion, and has been its prosiding officer sinco 1867. Tho institution now contains 60 students; its faculty comprises G Professors: its library contaios 15,000 volumes ; and jis property above its liabilities is valued at $225,000. Dr. Norlhrup was born in Jefferson County, N. Y.,in 1825. After obtaining a good common~ echool education, he tapght school in varions places from 1843 to 1850. Ho then entered Will- iams College, Massachusets, graduating in 1854. Here be at onco took bigh rank asa student, ustion, in s class of sixty-four, he took the metapliysical oration. The Department of Metaphysics was thea in cbargo of the Presi- acnt, - Dr. Mark Hopkins. Dr. Notthrup im- mediately eutered the Theological Seminary at Rochester, N. Y., whence be graduated in I1857. ‘At that tinic several of the most noted men in the Buotict denomination belonged to the Roch- eater Facultv,—sach men as Drs. Robinson, Coannt, aud Hotebkiss. IHere, a3 in college, ho goon Lecame conspicuons for his attainmeuts avd ability, and was appoiuted. upon his gradua- tion, to the chair of Church History in the Sem- inary, which position he accepted and filled for ten Sears.. Lefora the cxpiration of that pericd, or in 1565, ho received the degreo of Doctor of Divinity from the University of Rochester. n 1567 Dr. Nor:hrap was elected President and Professor of Theology in the Baptist Theological Scmiuaty in this aty. Duriag the twenty years winch Be has thus occupied in giving theoloj:- icul justruction, ho bas prepazed and delivered 10 full courses of lectures,—one of * Church ifizzo1y." and oue on ** Theology.” lie bas uever filled the oflico of vastor, but 5 preached zbout ove-half the time in connec- 4 with bis theclogical work ; aud it is ouly his P inent fitness for tho edncational work that hias kept Lim from professional labor in<he pul- pit. His sermons in this city, in the varous . Daptist churches, have marked him as ons of Le most ablo preachers of the denomination. an extomporaneous speaker, it will be di utrank him 1o excellence by any of tte minicters in this city. He is logical and calm in bis utterance, and immediately guins the rest.cct and copfidence of his hearers, by the profound knowledge he oxhibits of his subject. In queitions relaing fo _mental and moral philosophy he is brosdly resd, ned sble to give & reason for Lis belief whether it agrees with or antagonizes the theories of the most popular theorists in the transcendental, positive,or utilitarian philosophy. In appearsnce bo is tall and commanding, and in Etyle of oratory a very good model for the young mien who will be sure to imitate him more or its backbitinge, nothing of its slander, notbing in nuy way defective, if you have ever been taught by this Jesus, if you have ever beard Him. His words are: St Y ot 50 learned Christ; if 80 be that ye havo Bound Hiar and have been taugkt by Hirm as tho truth is in Jesus— A » 28 the truth lies in that érnw.t divine domain. ‘There is the truth of God in all its perfection. From Jesus Christ, from Iis teachiogs, from His lifo, our books draw the definition of God, tbat Ho is love,—He ia o spirit overswhara pros- ont. Then comes the truth of worship, as I have £ai the truth of duty,—the great truth of re- ligion, and tho truth of penitenco paid for ein; for Ho has said : ‘Blessed aro the poor in heart. Repent yo: That great truth, one of tho greatest in all hu- man lifo, that he that sins must repent, must confess Lis sins, must, in the bitterness ot his soul, ehed tears,—that is a part of the great truth in Jeeus Christ. i Agd. wo must all feel deeply the punishment for sin. Justice is & branch Of this great truth as it lics in this perfect Oae, eDid Ho not warn the human race agsinat its sins 2 Did He not speak plainly of punishment here and hereafter? Hencethe groat truth of justico—the truthof pun- ishment for sin—is plainly seen in this domaia of Jesus Chriat. It is s purt of the great truth as it is mn the Savior. Human folly comes in when cou atteiopt to doscribe tho nature of this pun- jshment or the place and to pick aut tho porsons who sball endure them. DBut the great, general fact that sin will be punished, that it sball not bo iho same with tho rightoous sad tho wicked, either hero or hereaftor— fuis is s part of the truth as it is in this Divine One, tlns Jesus, And ob, the truth of love! How large, how visiblo it is in this realm ! Oh, that is the great truth in Jesus Christ! Otber ages have discovered the wrath of God; the whole heathen world has writhod and groaned under the wrath of God; men have distorted themselves, swung on hooks, one without fuod, burned themselves with fire; fiave walkied upon hot coals, and cut off thelr limbs, that they might appeaso tho bloodthirsti- ness of their God—that thoy might satisfy s wrath in_this world without” going to pordition. A God of vengeance; ther have dono all they could think of to gratify that vengeance while they wora bere. Dut tho truth in Jesns Christ is new; He roveals the great Father. AMen per- ceive the infinita love, fud we po to Him a8 childron, calling * Father™ with s real faith, an infant faith, and nooe of us would thick of seeking any unhappi- Dess or any pain that he might ploass God. The happicr tho trne Christian is the more he thanks 2o Lioeacs his great Futber in hesvon. Another trutl in Jesus 18 tho truth of spiritu- ality. Oh, whatanadvocato of the soul was Ho! He was the exponent of tho coul. Ho came to earth'in the name of tho spirit. And hence Ho sourht no property, because He camein tho name of the soul._ He songht o house, no lands; He souglt no fie clothing, bocause he camo in the wame of the immortal 8pirit of man. And the epirit i3 simple—the great soul of ‘meeting 1n tho imago of God ; it does not love tine farni- ture, nor fine clothing ; theso are the accidents of time. Jesus Christ camo in the name of tho spiritual part of man. He sought no temporary honors, because the applause of the crowd is not something the great divine soul seols ; it is something that manseeks in his weaknets, in his temporary sojuurn hore. Ob, what spiritushty bhangs around this Christ 83 the atmosphera of Hislife! The trath a8 it is_in Jesus you can thus analyze for yoursclves. Trace it out, and wherever you do so you will tind it to be tbe highest truth, the most perpetual truth, the most spiritual truth, and every part of that truth poiuting to immortality is pommiing not to God for this year only, but to the great yoars beyond. What does religion mean but immortality 3 \What does worship mean but a great temple on high where all the worshippers of carth ehall be gathered? . What does repentanco mean . except the souls Dbecoming puro st last in the presence of God? What does the cross méan except that sine are to be washed away, and souls to be fitted for the great life Lhore oud lifo hereaftor, Thus all the utterances of thiy groat truth as it 1s in Jesus would scem to lead out of this labyrinth of earth iuto the great open field of God. 1 would not underrate any of the other truths of life. Every truth of tha law, for instance, teaches the principles of justice, lays groat foundations of eaucation in the heart, strength- ens the miud, develops a!l the faculties; hooce it is valuable, and becomes after awhilo a part of the soul. So tho truths of science, tho truths of art—all these are beautiful, and help to ndorn the soul and puri- ioes. His labors cannot fail to fill a prominent place in the history of the Baptist denomination in the Northwest. On the doctrine of Close Com- manion he i8 orthodox, although he has not the repntaiion of teaching that it ia the chief cor- cer-sione of tLe Baptist cd:fice, e — PROF. SWING’S WEDNESDAY EVEX- ING LECIURE. TUE TEUTH 4S IT 18, The Wednesday evening prayer-meeting at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, corner of Rush and Superior, etreets, was very well attended. ‘The aabject of Prof. Swing's lecture was, “The Truth as It Isin Jesus.” After reading from ihe fourth chapter of Paul's epistle to tho Ephesians, he said: All through this Ietter Paul unfolds what ho suppozes to bo “ tho truth as it is in Jeeus,” sod +hose ard the specicl words that impress me this evening, and upon which I sball baso what re- marks I mey make. In the first part of tho shapter he enwmerates many of the great vices of the world, and also some of the minor ones; then ho says: Eut ¥c have not #0 learned Christ: if a0 be that vo have ficard 1im, and have been taught by i, s the trath is in Jesus, At first theso words, *“As the truth is in Josus,” may not impress us mich as being pecu- liar, Uu, if we recall the person who spake ihem, and the persons to whom he was speak- ing, wo will see at once that they havea good deal of signiticance. . There sre trutbs of maoy kinds. Thatisa trite remark; but there are great divisions of - tuth occupring the whole world of thought and emotion ; aud every human bein ia epending bis life in the domain of some Ling of truth—some special troth; either in the pursuit of -it, or in obedience of it: and heoce vou can soe At & glance that there is, for example, the truth of science, beoantifnl, worthy of the pursuit of mind and of soul.And many is tho being, bighly gifted, who speuds all his Life along this one path, seeking tho truth of science ; Lidden often, often grand bot useful, and always interesting and nearly slways beautiful,: So thatwe can easily under- stand, and easily fcrgive one whose whole lifo is absoibed by the truth as it isin science. And thus you may go over a large path enn- merating the various shades, not of fact merely, but of truth that is of law, of event, Others appear who are devoting their entiro '_bcl_nlz. or the best portion of it, to the trath as it isioart, from day to day leardivg the forms of beznty,—the forms or slapes, the colors, the Bouncs that make the beautifui; spending the wholo of lifo along this ono path, scekiog and loving and biving tor the truth as it is in art. And then comes another class wholly given up ¢otho {ruth as it is in the law, perbaps’ stody- iug ite great pinciples 28 nnfolded in all the world's cxporience and thonght—common law, special law—an immense field. Then come truths of history, and, after the great cnumeration, -comes thie full force of the words of Paul, * Tha truth 281t is in Jesns ; and you perceive at once -an entire new world in & cercsin sense. You seo 8 great, new continent, toward which neitter the Bi.n of science, nor tne wan of a:t, nor the man of Jaw, nor the lover'of history, nor the lover of naturo, is directly going ; it is, 08 it were, an andiscovered wotld, just like that upon which Columbas landed, with strange trecs, strauge in- Labitants, strange scenes. u Tbis trath asit1s in Jesusis the universal trath. Weo do mot daro to be epecialists and leava a few to scek tho truth as it is Jesus, and a fow oshers Lo seck th truth of artor science ; this is the nmvereal truth toward which we should all go 1n one brord, grand path. To enu- merate the facta or truchs in this great system would be imp:ossible and unnccessary ; but tho trath as it iy in Jesus, first embraces tho wor- ekip of God. ~And this form of truts stands, as it were, apart from even the Old ‘Testament, Whero they worehined God through éymbols, at 3 distauce, through a thick veil. Thetruthas'itis n geeus is mora wpintusl. The moment Christ §ime tho worsbip of God became spunitual, and o im0 longer to bo worshiped in Jerusa- 151?' or ouly upon this monntam or that. But ¢ ;fifi:fi ;‘l‘x: “l-;\;:‘a:: gsnfi 1, wherever the soul 24 xcceptable nder a treo n Pflgal:n?c‘:;’éag":: " e groined Clirist revealed this. 16 m ook of s ihedral. truths; that1s tho ruth of worship ag Jesus ; and, jois i er all Him toacling utterauce,—the truth ‘that cannor v pon; not tho temporary trath 4t a ) Ho pag?z‘etunlhl;he‘ugl\'mnl truth, ! i . Tho truth of duty as it is in Jesus i y ‘higliest form of that truth. = Take Ty ‘:&Z.f:;‘: on.the Alount; from first to last it is the perfee. tion of bumun duty. Hence Paal beaatifuily eavs: You have not’ leaned eny of tho vices of tite world ; not eveu its rough Wozds, nothing of fy sud strengthen if. . DBut sll theso syatems of truth run i one direction; they are oli destived, at last, to empty into the great, open, 1finite truth as it is in Jesus Christ,—the great, broad sen of wpirituality, of full duty to yoursclf, to your neighoor, to your God; of love %0 God and man, of hife eternal and blossed. s sl RITUALISIL The Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, Rector of Christ Church, New York, delivered a sermon, Nov. 8, iu his church, on the work of the late Episcopal Convention. The sermon was chiefly devoted to the consideration of the subject of Ritualism. Mr. Thompson said : The evil of the Ritualistic movement was felt to bo in this, that it created far and wide among our own people und our own kin, suspicion of the loyalty of the Church to Protestantiem anil the Beformation. We, fnride thie Church, knew well that such snepicion was unfounded, at the Church La beeu, in truth, sa she was calied at the beainning, *the bulwark of the Reformation.” But those locking from the sutside Eaw not as we enw, They took clamor for reality, and feared thut the oue historic torm of reformed Chris- tianity wonid fail the Reformation. - Aud cons'dering what liopes cluster round the Church for the country and tho world, 0w she repreccnts and - dignifies fixed faith, settled order, old reverences; how sho binds the turbiilent present to the calm_dignities of the un- cnanging past: how eho stands a8 the cem tre of any possible nnion of a ‘divided Protest- antism, Lieiress of the ager, Leir prospective of the future, it was nowonder that this mistako on the part of brethren round us was felt to ba something that it concerned her to remove. The Convention was called to act on Ritualism by tho necessities of tae condition, Tt did so act, and it acted wisely, And its ction 18 clear. Euchariatic adorution moy be taught here and there, and ita coremonial practiced bere and there, but in exther case against the whole moral force of Chiircly opinion, If the great moter, in her large motherly mercy, declines to call the offender to account, ho cun ‘B0 Jonger fuil to sec that be lives by mercy and not by right. He must not mistako pily for himself a5 ac- ceptance of his error: That atands condemned utterly, and every man and woman in the Qiurch knows ho 1s in error should he set forth his * views” as the views of the Church catholic. I question whether thero will bea trial under the new canon, 1 hope thers will not 1t was not ‘made for trials or prosccutions, _The maiter was not important enongh, The Church scted for her own sake. She has put hereelf right upon tho record. She is true to the Reformation, true to ber Protestantism a8 to her catholicity, —_—— THE RELIGIOUS PRESS ON THE ELECTION, The religious press, with bardly an exception, has devoted leading editorials tothe aspects of the late election, Almost all of thom indicate a hope that the Republican party has beon punish- ed for some of its sins ; and that the organiza- tion will repent and be received again into the favor of all good citizens. It will, by the defeat, be enabled to throw off some of its loads, gird up its loins, and Tup euccessfally the race set bofore it. Such sccms to bo the general opinion deducible from the following extracta : . THE NOLTWESTEEN ADYOCATE says this : The firat impulse, even among many who voted againet * tho party,” wan toward alrm, The expe- rienco of the past thirteen years s nasociated tho Republican party with all men and measures friendiy to our side of thio struggle in_war and reconstruction. Persictent adlicrents Lo the other party were clasmed a8 enemics to the Union, and_the % Democratic ™ victcry Iast weck revived to ‘many minds the old fears that tormented so mony from 1861 to 1865. Curiously enough, it has loug heen said by hosts of old Deniow crats that the “Democratic rarty is dead ” by lows of the noble men wio came over to_the Itepublican party when the war begun, aud by burial of thejchiel issties to which the former parly wis pledged. Impressed by the claim of old Democratic leaders we have becn lod to admit their party’s death, snd now while we con- cede—and not regretfuily—that the Republican party has met o Teverse, we yet demur 0 the two claims hat it 3 a “ Dewocratic ™ success, aud that it is nacessarily Republican Waterloo, 2 THE STANDARD (Baptiet), of this city, says: But the great, dectsivo battle for national supremacy Bas not yet been fought, The Ropublican party bave merely roccived notica (o quit nuless they iwend their ways, and reform tieir practices 1 very many partio- ulars. They bavo one more session of Congress in which to redeem their character by wise and just log- islation, and by houest and ccouomical sdministration of the Government. ‘The South going Democratic al- most in 3 olid body 13 not a good sugury for the fu- ture of the freedmen, sud the patrotic men_ of the country owe it {0 the memary of the noble dead, 29 well ‘ad fo the {uterests of the Living, to compel {he partisean Jeadern to forego their selfishness, and core ruption, and scrembling far office, that the Govern- ment may Bot fall into the Lands of those who would endanger what bas cost so great a sacrifice. The gountry b brought an Indictcat agaiast tho Repuly D party, to which it muet plead in £ Qeatial conest which is approaching. o Srest frecl THE SEW YORK EVANGELIST (Presbyterian) zays : At present the Democratic party appears in - lar stato of mind—surprised at T own iucee.s:,‘ ffl. while secretly rcjoicing, not disposed to beast too much of ita victory. This iswise. Whether it has any futare in this countrs will depend on its listent the woras of truth aud soberness. Wo have Aot ruuch in tt, nor do we expect from'it groat financial or political wisdom, 1t bas done many of the worst things that has ever been done in our political history, Tue only thing that gives us hope that it may do bet- ter mow i3, that it has had many years of chustening, which, though not josous but grievous, may have wrought some dogree of purification. If it has learned witdom from the mistekes, sud foilies, and crimes of {he past ; Sf it keeps itself for a time modest and hum- Dic, and ' walks scf.ly i if the old leaders begin to comprehend that they arenot living in the days of Gon. Jackson, it may keop its hold {n the States it has gaiued, and even succsod to the control of the National Goveiment. But §cwould not surprise us atall to sea it 8o carried away by ita unexpected victory that it ehall_commit some ustounding biunder that ahall pro- voke 3 tremenious reaction two years hence, TUE INTERIOL observes : We ahiall hiopo for just as many politieal storms like that of last weck as ‘shall be necessary to koep theat- mosphero clear, that the political mariners may ses the polar star: 'and enable the statesmanship of the country to maintain o pure, honest, Just, and states- manlike sdministration of the Government. _Timo was 10 a1l of us when the defeat of *our party ” was regarded s a personal calumity, The eulightensd i zen now cees that ench defeats kre the operations of a necessary faw of tho life of the-Republic. Folftical partios are regarded no longor as the end of political activity, but aa the means, val und almost indis- ponsable means it i true, to the attainment of noble objscta which stand high sbove mere partisanahip; aud this or that party will be employed by the enlight™ ened and patriotic eitizen only 80 long 15 it subseryes Dis bigher desiren. This sontiment does not tend to desiroy political partles,—rother - to pwiify and strongthen thew, s THE NEW YORK INDEPENDENT remarks that : The happiest faces we have seen since the election are not those of Democrats, but of Repullicans, Our scquaintance with * Ring Republicans ” and * But- lerites ” s limited, and that iuay account for the fuct thut weLiavanot yet seen 8 man on_whom tho defeat seemed to weigh fu_ tho least, If the Demoorata sro glad, the Republicang are_gladder. This i3 the ©oud of ‘Butler, the_end of Butlorism, * the end of Attorney-General Williams? stupld interference ‘with State suthority. The Ropublican party hus * un- loaded " with 8 vengoance, uml every Republican feels Lotter. Some good men bave boen alaughtered, over whoi we expend a sigh—such men as Dix and Rob- eris ; but, on the whole, tho elcction {8 regurded by Republicans 2s s pretty substantial victory,—ono ‘Which wilt make victory much easior in 1§76, Ve lose the House of Hepresontatives aud tlie Speaker: but tlie Kepublican Houss has not been ro wiso as o ox- cite deep regret. Some Iresldential ambitions are UJanmaged, but that tco is endured with considorable equanimity, Thero s scarce one of the Northern tier of Statey Which the Reputlicans do not foel perfectly able to carry with deceut managoment. THE ADYANCE (Congregational) looks philosophically at the results of the election: For two reasons we tanmot greatly grieve over the reault of the elections. First—It is 3 deserved robuke 10 the instncerity of Republican legislators xnd politi- cal leadors, Second=1t will slough off corrupt otlice- liolders and party mapipulators, Had the partyasa unit eartily belioved in and supported its own cardi- nal principles, such a8 the faithful enforcement of tie new amendments to tho Constitution both a8 to State reconstruction and personal rights, the Civdl Service Tieform, the new and just Indian policy, aud a posi- tive Suancial policy, {ncluding an _exact fulfillment of every monetary pledge,—had there becn even an ap- proach to unanimity in these matters of vital fntercet 1o the peoplo. there would bave beert no lack of entha- sinstic support by the masscs at tho pols. Neither sido tssuce, bike the liquor probiflition in Mazsachu- sotts, nor tho bugbear of the third tarm, s4id 10 have greatly influenced New York, nor even the dead welght of notoriousiy jmmoral party leaders, would have counteracted such n _deply-founded enthustzam, Similar obstaclen were casily Kwopt away in 1672, If ihis thunder-storm in the pelit/cal heavens sbali re- sult in 6o purifying the political atmosphere that the Ropublicans wiio now represent tho people as legislat~ ors and office holders wall be single in and siraightforward in action, we can afford to do without the overweculng majoritiss in Congruss, hitherto not oniy made up, ia part, bub ton ofien con'rolled. by men of dishonest chracters oud fmpure aud dograded Lives. ZION'S MERALD, the organ of the Me:hodis: Church in New En- gland, is not disposed to abaudon ihe prohubi- tion plank in its platform. It says: Tho temperance men will te more than ever con- vinced thut they cannot be Fure of recuring their ends by a political party. If titor cnt bring up the tone of tlie community to their st:1.aanl, the party will work for thew ; if the party cuz do better without them, it will cast fhem of at ouce, Two things remuin to be done, and the hour s pariienlarly fovorable for their accomplisiment. The ralaing of the American flag Dy the exultant bresers ov.r sheir immense entablish- mentk, thie uncoucesled cxultation of the dealers o intoxitating beverages, the Increased drunkenners wlich will attend the poiitical catoissls celebruting tha victory of free Jyuior, the displacement from the head of the State of knch & mau as Mr, Talbot, the challenges of a grees whirh has aided in the destruc- tion of it own portyin the futerost of the liquor trade, will all sorve 10 napire the lighest energles of the ¢ood men of the State {u a'fresh campaign against the tormidable foe of dumesio and public peace, —— NOTES. CONGREGATIONAL. A Church Council inet at Sycamors, Til., Nov. 4, to advise the Congregational Church thore in regerd to the accoptance of the resignation of the Rev. 0. W. Fay. After investigation, the Council unavimously advised the church nat to accept the resignation, and exhoried the dis- affected to accept the oxplanation. The Adcance £ays : ** A most bappy arrange- ment has jusc been perfocted bétween the Con- grogational and Prosbyterian churches st St. Cloud. These feeble churchos, herotofore re- ceiving missionary aid of about $1,00, have united in the support of one pasior, the Rev. J. M. Milton,of Detroit, Mich., Presbyterian, preach- ing in tho Congrogational house. The Sunday- schiools and sociables of each have reorcanized into ono, aud the weekly meotings are held in the Presbyteriaa vostry. Itis proposed to rase among themsetves a salary of $1,300, and all with a Christian love and concord which may ::_vuntulll)’ lend to a union of the two orgauiza- ions. REFORMED EFISCOPAL. Bishop Cummins dedicated the Reformed Epis- copal Chinreh of the Redemptiun, of East Libor- ty, P., o suburb of Pittsburg, Oct. 24. Bishop Cummins’ health is now reported to be completely rentored, and. ho is actively encaged in vieiting tho chnrchies of Canada, ordmining ministers, and organizing new parishes. The Episcopalian, speaking editorially of the recent Convention, ays: “So Ritualism came out victoriong, or, at the very worst view, it was adrawn battle. A reporter of a respeotavle New York paper interviewed the Rev. Mr. Mornll, of St. Alban'e, soon after the passage of thocauon, and asked bim what effect the new canon against Ritualism would have upon his chapel. He re- plied: *‘Procitely 88 if no canon had been passed. Its provisions are simply declaratory. They bind nobody, not even the Lishop; though, if the Dishop .18 & meddling man, Le may make trouole. That is nil’ But since he thus ex- pressed himself, every definite prohibition, such 4 the use of incense and the use of a crucifix in the church was removed, so that it will be very hard for any Bishop to meddle. even if dispooed to do Lis duty according to his convictions. The only text they scem to have learned and ap- plied is one found in Prov. xxiv., 21: ‘ Meddle not with them that are given to change.” Only in doetrine and in ccclesiastical affairs the change must be ono direction. Those given to ‘Thange the doctrine of baptismal regeneration in the mervice-book, catechism, and articles for pure Scripture trath, must bo severely meddled with. Dut thoss chavging & Protestant Church into a Popish maes-house must not be meddled with EPISCOTAL. A mew Jothodist church was dedicated at Weat Poiut, Ill.. by the Rev. Dr. 8. A. W. Jewett, ot Avrora, last Sunday. S A meeting of promincat Episcopsliana was Tately beld in New York for the purpose of es- tablishng & church-building soclety. The plan promises to end in success. An Episcopal clureh at Washington Helghts, N. J.. is laboring under an indebtedness of £107,000. The incubus 18 80 great that thio Rec- tor, the Rev. W. 3. Postletuwaite, preferred to resign rather than endure ic longer. Bithop Stevevs, who Las had charge of the Protestant Episcopal churches in Eurone for six ears past, having resigned, the Presiding Bishop as transferred the commission to the Rt. Rev. Dr. Littlejoln, Dishop of ‘Long Island. Tho Convention to ratify the division of Michigan 1nto two dioce and to relect a Bistop for the new diocese, will meet at Grand lapids Dec. 2. The Rev. Dr. Williams Stevens Perry is mentioned as the probable incumbent. A statistician has found that the salaries of trentv-eighi prelates of the Established Church of England amount to £800,000, but to this you must add $200,000 for as many deans. The an- nual patronage attached to these twenty-eight dioceses is valued ot §4.500,000. This patrooage includes. canons resident, srchdeacons, and other clerical enuggeries. . The value of the real estate of the Established Church of England may be estimated from its revenue, which, at its lowest rate, is $35,000,000 anoually. The first colored “Bishop recognized by tha Protestant Episcopsl Chorch, was consccrated in New York Nov. 8. Ile will represent the Church in the Island of Hasti. He is the Rev. James Theodore Iolly, D. D., of Pozt au Priace, a native Haytien clergyman, said to possess raie attninments. Bishop Smith, of Kentucky, pro- eided. and there were several otber Bithops Ercegut. ‘The consccration sermon waspreached v Dishop Coxe, of New Y The Church of Eoglasd bas colored Bishops at several points on the west cosst of Africa. ‘The Rector of Bt. Clement's Church, Philadel- phis, the Rev. Theodoro M. Reiley, announced to his congregation last Sunday, toat the recent enactment of the Triennial Conference in re- ard to the Holy Sacrament would be strictly carried out hereafter. He remarked that it would effect o change only in two things: *The elevation of the Holy Sacrament after the conse- cration and genutlecting Yor bending the knee), bofore the consecrated elements. The bearing of these acts being greatly misunderstood. the Church, in its collective wisdom, by the mouth of its authorized Council, had seen fit to prohibit gennflections and to modify an elevation of the Holy Sacrament. While these acts are very dear to the clergy mflrenpla of the parish, they yet touch no matter of doctrice, and eo when neces- ity has required can be_given up. When the Churoh legislates upon its owa rites, there can be no doubt about tho duty of submission, and we accordingly submit at once. ‘Che clergy, therefore, and sacred ministers officiating in the sanctuary will be restrained in the practice, ro- ferred to.” - A New York paper summarizea thie important work done by the recent Protestant Epiacopal General Conventinn as follows: The teatimonials of Bishop-slect Welies, of Wiscousin, were ap- P‘xovad; a resolution was sdn{ud favoring » an-Anglican Conferenco at Lambeth, Eug.; +» canon was adopted vesting in the standing committee of & divcose the power to call a primary meeting for the eicction of & Bishop of wew diocese formed within 1ts hmits ; the Con- voatiou declined to take any action on a proposi- tion for an Anglican Synod for the consideration of questions reiating to tho Euglish version of the Prayer Book ; the formation of new dioceses in Obio, New Jorsoy, Wisconsin, and Michigan, was approved; the election of Prof. Beymour to be Dishop 'of Iilinows was not confirmed. A canon was adopted forbidding the elevation of the elements as opjects of adoration ; bowinge, or prostrations to the olement, and providiag for the trial of any minister charged with such prac- tice, if be shall persist altor duc admonition. A revised hymual was authorized to be used until & better' one is prepared. The nome of the ** House of Clerical and Lay Deputies™ was changed to. ** House of Deputies.” A proposi- tion to. alter the Nicene Croed was rojected. New misaionary dioceses were formed and Bish- ops elected for them, a8 follows: Northern Texas, the Rev. Alexander C. Garrett; Northern California, the Rev. J. H. D. Wingfield; Wert- ern Texas, the Rev. R. W. B. Elliot; Bbangbal, the Rev. W. P. Orrick ; New Mexico, the Rev.W. F. Adams. _ A uew table of lessons for Leat, and Ember, and Rogation days was adopted. A meas- ure allowing the House of Bishops to meet dur- 1ng reccss on tho call of Lvcive mombers, for tha transaction of important bumiuess, was adopted. METUODIST- Qct. 22, anew Methodist church was dedicated at Hazeiton, Mich. The Freo Mothodists held a quarierly meeting at Wheaton last weolk. A new Methodist church was dedicated at Deerfield Contre, Mich., Oct. 20, The Methodists of Camoridge, TIL., will dedi- cate & new house of worship Dec. 11. The Methodiss of State Line, Wis., dedicated a pewr church adifico & fow days ago. President Fallows, of Illinois Wesleyan Uni- versity, dedieated a ckurch at Kappa, Woodford Couuty, (L., Nor. 8. The Mothodist church of Quincy. Mich., which was mortgnged for 2,710, aud was expected to be gold a few days ago, has boen redovmod. The seventh anmiversarv of the Freedman's Aid Society of tho M. E. Courch will be held in the Arch Stree: Church, Philaselphia, Nov. 19. A fino new Methodist ohurch building was dedicated in Plessant Grove, Is., la-t Sunday. It is undor the pastoral care of the Iiev. A. Diowa. Dr. Thomas holds interesting aund profitable “ Convorsations " every Monday evening in his studio io the dethodist Block. The meetings are dfur youug men and others wiio desire to at- tend. President Fowler, the Rov. Dr. Niade, and the Rev. Dr, Raymond are supplying the puipit of Trinity M. E. Church, until the arrival of Dr. Tiffaoy next March. The aoniversary exercisesof the othodist Tract Society will e held at Aaron, 0., Dec. 5 aud 6. The Methodist Sundav-Schogl Union an- niversary exercises will be held ai tho same place from Dee. & o Dec. 8. The Methodist Epiecopal Chareh had, in 1873, 1 membership of 1.464,027; whik tbe Church South bad 670.609. 1t is estimated thatall the brauches of Methodism in this country would glve & tetal of 2,500,000 members. The Methodist Chuiches of St. Louis have re- cently resolved that they aie able to entortan tho members of the General Conference, which is anpointed to meet thers in May, 1876, = They hope tbat the question of changing the scat of the next General Conferonce will not be agitated further. It isreported that the Board of Mothodist Bishops, twelvoin number, met in Baltimore, Nov. 6, and resolvad that tliera was no sushioriy in the Methiodist Epiecopal Church to ordain women as preachers of the Gospel. This rottles the question until the mee:ing of the Goceral Couference in 8t. Louls, in 1876, Under the title of * Bewildered Preachers,” the Methodist discusses the reasons which have cauged 80 many Methodist ministers to go over to other churches It romarks that a few of these Dave obtsined notoriety, and ong ot two famo. Among the Intter it cites 3. D. Conway and * the two Collyers.” The editor thiuks tho burden of itinerancy is ona of the reasons of the folling away of Methodisf mimsters ; but ne thinks a still stronger reason is the fact that Methodist ministers are poorly prepared to zrap- ple with the theologm and metaphveical prob- lems of the age, by defects in education and training. 2 . DAPTIST. Thé Baptists of Wes: Bend, Wis., dedicated a neat brick house of worslup Oct. 20. . The Tonica, IlL., Baptist Clurch, rededicated {heir church on the last Sunday ix October, after thoronguly repairing and reconstructing it. Tho Baptist churches of Newport, It. L, have dedicated certain point in the bay at the foor of ono of the stréets for babtismal purpores. Delegates from all the Baptist Social Unions in'this country are cailed to ‘meet in Brookiyn, N. Y., Dec. 9 and 10, to congider the position and responsibility of laymen in the churches. Dr. Thomas, of the_ First Baptist Church, Brooklyn, bhas repeated lus eermon on *‘ The Individual, tbe’ Church, and the Association,” which was preached as a proiest against the late action of the Loug Island Association. One of tha results of the recent Long Island Daptist Association’s refusing to feilowslup with tho Leo Avenue and Mares Avenus Churches, it in thought, will be the establishment of an inde- pendent arsociation, in which open communion will be tolerated. The pew rontals in the Fourth Baptist Church, of this city, the Rev. Dr. D. B. Cueney pastor, pay all expenses. including the pastoc's salary, interest, and incidentals. This is meking good mgm!a fiom the ecclesiagtical status of that iy & year ago. The Bsptists of 1llinois have organized for effective Sunday-school work throuchont the State. The fotlowiog is the Sunday-Schoot Board : The Rev. C._t&. Hewitt, D. D., Chair- Johoson, D. D. Biackall, Ool.J. Jr.. J. W. Utk. The New York Herald eays: “A little mors than & year ago, in compllance with Dr. Fulton's wishes, the Hansom Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn, was enlarzed 8o as to have a seating capacity for nearly 2,000 persons. The congre- gation has, unfortavately, not increased as was Loped, but tho church Teported 671 members to tha Jato Association. On Sanday last,—a beau- tiful dsv, and Communion Sabbata,—the spa- cious galleries showed sixty-nino persons, and a careful connt of the whole house loomed np 548. Leo Avonue Church and Marcy Aveous Church were crowded. The former holds about 1,400 persons, and the latter about 800. Just the difference between the oppressor and the op- pressed.” caTrovré. St. Francis Xavier's Church, Baltimore, after having ‘undergone_extensive ropaurs, was ro- dedicated by Archbistop Bayley last Sunday. Prominent conversions to Catholicism have taken place in Germsuy during the last five sears, a8 follows: The Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotba, Princo Henry of Schoenburg, Count Ingenheim, Prince Frederick Augustus of Hesso- Darmstadt, the Duke aod Duchess of Anhalt Koethen, Prircess Louise of Solms Bayreush, Princees Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the Countesses of. Stolberz, Schoenburg, and Bloome; Daron Scofilt-Pilsach, , Schlegel. the Queen Dowager of Bavaria, and Bariess, Cbief Counsellor of the Couststary. « - B . PRESBYTERIAY. : The Presbyterians of New York have expended about $21,000 in church-extension within a fow months. 5 ‘There is 3 probabflity that the Camberland and Northern Piesbyterians of Californis will agreo upon a basis of union, B The Presbytertan Board of Jiducation have re- ceived during the two months past applications for aid from 303 students for the mimstry, number of young men secking the ministry as a profession is largely on the incroase in that de- “nomination. The Presbyterian church which was demol- ished by a storm in Effingbam, 1li., last summer, Las beon rebuils, and waa dedicated in October. Grace Presbyterian Church, Chicaro, received eleven new membera last Sunday. The Preaby- terian Charch, in Evanston, received ten per- sops, the Highiand Park four, last Sunday. The Rev. M. D. Edwards was inatalled pastor of the Dayton Avenua Presbyterion Cburch, St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 24; and Oct. 23, the Rev. A. A Kiebl was installed paator of the Franklin Av- ‘enue Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis. The. New York Evangelist, commenting upon the communication of & correspondent, that over 100 Presbyterian churches had been Lailt 1n Now York, of which less than forty were now used for worship, says: ** Presbyterians have bad eome very costly experience in church-building in New York,—an experionce that should not be lost or forgatten. Chburch after churct has boen dis- banded or absorbed by weighboring churcbes, while its house of worship bas been sold, either 88 a matter of necesgity or policy. In some - stances, asin the ca~e of the Eighth street and Second avenue churches, tho property has passed into the bLands of Roman Catholics, while in others it has been occupied by other denomina- tions,” It questions the wirdom of this whole- eale desertion of churches, and thinks many of them should Lave been retained as mission cen- tros at leaat. PRESDYTERIAN. The ladies of the Ashland avenue Presbyterian Church, gave a social eutertawnment Thursday evening. The meeting of the Chicago Iresbyterian Bunday-school Aesociation for Navamhar’ was beld inthe Becond Presbyterian Church Tues- day evening. The Rev. E. N. Barrett, of the Presbyterisa Church, of Austin, is delivering a sories of Sab- bath evening loctures upon the Now Testament Egistles. MISCELLANEOUS. The Rev. Mr. Burus holds chapel services evory Sabbath io the County-House. Bun Francisco has 26,000,000 worth of church property, of which s the Catholics own more than haif. 5 Tha Congregational and Fresbyterian Charches of Colambas, Wis., have uaited in & plan of union aud consolidation. An ¢dition of the New Testament in the Pwo Karen hialoct of Indis, is Boon to be published byan American Baptist Missicnary. The Jowish Cougregation of Doth Elohim, of Brooklya, N. Y., are aboutto erocts new and handsome synagogue at a cast of $50,000. The Reformed and the Baptist Churches of Norwood l'aik, have decided to bave uuion wervices on Saobath eveniogs durisg the winter. 1t 14 estimated tliat there are 12,700,000 Chris- tians in Tuckoy, of whom 1,200,000 aro Latin Catholics, 3,000,000 Armevian Catholios, aud 4,500,000 Bulganans. It1s voted that a large emigration of Jewsis taking pisce to Palestine. Many of thew are wealtny, and they are bu:lding a new sucurd to Jorusalem, outside the guts, on the Jalia road. The Waldensian Chureh has now in Italy 40 mission etutions, 23 pastois, 15 Evsageliste, O teachers, 1,992 commuuicants, 53 day scivo 8 witth 1,508 scholais, and 3d Sabrath-schooas witl 1,036 scholura. ¢ ‘The American Missionary- Association, says the Adpance, has decided to abolish its \Wes:era Corresponting Secietarystup, and pud 1n ie plucs n traveling agenév. The Adcance quess tons the wiadon of tie chunge. A moyement bas been Sex on foot in Eugland, of which the Bishop of Munchiester is the ucsa, to produco a union with the Kstavlished Cuutou of suou dissenting 1eilgisus bod.ca a5 bold to the fundamental doctrives of orthodox belwf. A committce of the savernl Protestant de- nomiuations has boen lipomwd to look atter the spiritual woifure of the city bospitals. Tuis committes consists of Bisboy Chenoy, the Reis. N. H. axtell, C. L. Thompson, aud L. 1. Cuawm- berlain, . The Christian Church in Nebraska numbers fifly organizations and 2,285 memuvers, of whon 236 were added during the past year by baptism and 533 by letier aud otherwise. The whole amount coutributed for ciurch expenses aud beuevolent objects was $12,1. The lasest naws from the Bible revisers is that the company appointed iu Eugland to revise the authorized version of tho Old Testawent closed their twenty-1ifth version Oct.7. Tue wors lus extended a3 1ar as 1L Samuel vil., 8. The New entameut comnany of revisers begun their iorey-tlurd revision Oct. 13. They took up the second revirion of the Gospel of St. Mark. A Methodist brother, who was recently present at a Universalist praver-meeting in Daubury, bore the followibg testimonv: ‘T have been s Metbodist twenty years, and a regular atteodant at prayer-mesiings. But, mauch as I have been blessed by such attendance, I have never seen moru positive evidence of the outpounug of the Spirit of God than I have scen here to-night.” The Protestdnt Consistory of Geneva have, by alarge majonity, rcfused Lo aliow Fatier Hya- cinthe to uso the dadeline Church for week-day lectures cn the Decalogue. The Journal de Genete 8ays that }be 16fuzal arose partly from Father Hyacinthe's being s Cathohe and & priest, snd partly tron the position he bas recently assumed toward the Statd aud the Old Catholics. The New York Evangelist obters a strong pro- test agawnst the opening of. Mr. Strakosoh's per- formouces in that city on Sunday evenungs. Says the Ecangetist: *The Suoday theatra law was passed by the Legislatare to repress onoof the most demoralizing to:ms of Sunday desectazion. If respectable theatres and_operas aro atlowed on Sunday the lower dlass of entertainments will #pring up sLace, <. . PERSONAL. < ‘ " CilfCAGO. 2 ‘Tho Rov. Dr. Willis Lotd delivered his second lectute before the Garret Biblical Inistitute af Evaoston Inat Thuredsy evening. “Prof. Bartlatt, of the Oiiicago -Theological Seminary, lectured in the Highland Park Presby- terian Church Jast Friday eveuing. The Rev. G. G- Milter," formerly missionary to India, has retuined to this conutry on sccoant of ill-heaith, and is residing in this cicy, ‘The Rev. Dr. J. 0. Peck, of Centonary Charch, bas returned from his short vacationsal trip at the East. He will preacb in his church to-day. The many frierds of tue Rev. Dr. R.E. Patter- son, Iate President of the Chicago Baptist Theo- lopical Seminarv, will regret to learn that he lies at the point of death in St. Louis, and cannot survive more thau a fow days. The Rev. J. M. Whitehead, pastor of the North Star Baptist Church, had a surprise visit from his people_tho other night. They lelf ample testimonials of their love and esteem in tho shape of Louschold implements and furni- ture.. Tho eveut served as o dedication of the now parsonage, recently built by the Society. ELAEWHERE. The Rev. H. M. Miray, recentiy of the West- minster Presoytorian Church, Rocbester, N. Y., bas accepted a call to the church in Soath Bend, Tho Rev. H. E. Barnes, of the Moline, 11, Congregational Church, accepts a call to Worces- ter, Mass., at & salary of £3,000, with $300 for removal. ¢ A Catholic clergyman, tho Rev. John W. Gen- deuman, of St. Boniface’s Church, Philadelphia, Das eloped with a young lady who was-organist of Liy church. The Rev. T. J. Valentine, of Berlin, Wis., has accepted a call to the pastorate of the church at Ottawa, Ill. He will begin his labors Dec. 1. Salary, 81,250. . A son of thoe Iate Dr. T. M. Eddy estimates that his father, in his many charch, dedications, received church subscriptions amonnting toa total of £3,400,000. . The Rey. T. G. Cotton_bas resigoed his eight years' pastorate of the Whitewater, Wis., Con- grogationalist Church. He will continue fo sup- iy the pulpis for a time. Birs. Phoebe Palmer, a noted Iaborer in the Holiness Association of the Methodist denomi- nation, died in New York Nov. 2. Bishop Janes preached the funeral sermon. Tlie Rev. William S. Perkios, a Presbyter of the Diocesa of Penosylvania, and for mauy years Rector of the Church st Bristol, has nuited with the Reformed Episcopal Church. | - 3 The Rev. Mr. Hougbton, pastor of the Univer- salist Somety st Buth, Me., has received an urgent invitati~u to take charge of ‘ths Univer~ salist Church in Grand Haven, Mich, - .. .. - Tho ordination of tho Rev. John H. Wrckoff, of Highistown, N. J., 3 missionary to Indi took,vlace ope’ evening last week in the Secon Beformed Church of Neéw Brunewick, N, J. .The Cedar : Rapids Republican mentions; as prominent candidates for the vacant Bishopric of the Protestant Episcopal Dioceso of Iowa, the Rev. Dr. Noan H. Behenck, of Brooklyn, N. ¥.; Worcester, Mass. ; the Bev. Dr. Bullivan, of Obicago. The Rev. Selah Merrill, of Andover, kas re- ceived the appointment of archmologist to the new expedition of the Awmerican Palestne’ Ex- ploration Bociety, and left last wee for the Eaat, The Rev. T. L. Cuylor, D. D., ia the 80n_of a Iawyer, and was born in 1822, at Aurora, N. Y. During _his twenty-seven years of miuistry he hhl_a received 3,000 persous into church member~ ship. The official paper of the Free Masons, pub- lished at Cologne, has printed a decreo issted by the Grana Lodge of Palermo, expelling the Pope from the Order. The documont is signed by Victor Emanuel. Much excitement has been caused in Englaad by the killing, at Chichoster, of tho wife of a minister of tle Primitive Methodist Charch, by 5 gang of rowdies, winle Ler husband was hold- ing an open-air meeting.’ Dr._ Colenso has no ‘idea of giving up. his church in Natal, Soutn Alfrica, although it is re- ported that a lotter, geucrally signed by his church, has been forwarded to Eongiand, where Le is now stoppiog, asking him to resign. The Rov. M. Haufton, a Unitarian ministor at Hyde Park, near Boston, has "been led by illness 10 8oe the érrcr of hus ways; and sinca bis re- covery has changed his religious views, and been ordained a8 an Orthodox Cougregationalist. The Rt.-Rev. D. W. Bacon, Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Portland, Me., died in New York Nov. 5. Hebad recently returned from » futlo trip to Europe for his health. He was bora in Brooklyn; N. Y., in 1814. He was appointed Bishop of the Portland Diocese in 1855. ‘While Protestants are mourning the defection of many importaut persons and their uuion with the Catholic Church, the conver=ion of Catholics to the Protestant faith is also quite common. A short time ago Don Alceste Lanna, Professor in the Academy of Peace, Doctor in Sacred The- ology and n Philosopby, sud late Professor of Theology in the Vatican, has_followed the ex- ample of ex-Canon Grassi, sad on a recent Sun- day evening, iu the conpregation in Via Cre- mona, passed from tho Catholic priestbood into the Methodist Episcopal Church. He made & pablic confession of faith. He will be employed at once in tiae Methodist Mission. ———— CHURCH PAPERS. THE STANDARD, reforiing to the late Long Island Association, and making it s text for the discussion of asso- ciationzl foliowship, eays : Tho question befors the Long Teland Association was ome of doilcacy and difficuity, und tue Assuciation ftself was compellod to uct in the face of an inevitable public consuro, It was as certain as that the sun should rise on the noxt morning thut, if the Assocution werp to stund by iis strict-communion principles, it wouid e denounced from end to end of tho Lund for Ligotry and perseciudon. Tio censors Would be willfuliy bifnd to all the consirining olements of tha case, and Judgo it Dy standurds the most vagne sud shadowy, Taey would be careful ol to soe Luat in that Very quesion of admitting or declining to admit the two Bioozlyn cLucehes Liy tho whole question of strict or loose coiu- wunion, a8 3 principl: to bo mainwiued by Awerican Baglists, Stiposo the two churches had baen receiv~ . wo sitould ave bad it proclaimed {rom one end of ths eontinent to the other that the Loug Island Assocl- _tion had pracucally yieidod tae whole queition of Communion, It wouid Liave been _giorifiod a8 3 signal victory. Slonld nut tue Ardociation bive a ngh to ay wu sther lu theso cir:umatauces it wouid be true or false 10 4.5 own denominational position? i THE INTERIOR interprets the meauing of the Iate trial and con- demaation ot Prof. Swiag by the Presbyterisu Synod of Illinois Nocth as foilows : 1t meuns that every miuster within i's bounds must rezcive nud adopt toe_ Conf.s.10a of Falth us contin- ing the £ystem of doctrine taugat 10 toe Word of God. I wieans that the Syuod wil exercise iis sutuonty in puwsLIDG ucresy sraenover ft s judicially brougut to ia uotice. 1t mesns tust the Syuod veioes tue idea that a mintster hus s liberts to depart from the Calvin- istic syetem and retain bis 1osition za o Presbyterian miuisier, It meaun that tho- Law of the Presvyteriun Courch 12 ot sdministered to_euit the neWspspers, or the demauds of populir sentiment. It mesus that our Cuurch i3 Presbytarian in po.liy as well as Calvine B ¢t the Synod wil: not toleraie tionaiize our Caurch by rob- utug Ler of appekazs junsdiction. THE **ADVANCE" renatks that— 2 1t is douutivt if thers evar was a partisan victory in 0 cocleslusiacal Liial wuich resuited 1o less bouor or profit than that of tho Synod of Iibnols Norrh over tue Caicago Presbytery, or rather over the ghostly #luudow ot i nawe that lnd slready been actually and - irrevocably expinged {rom the me.nvership of tao d:uominstion, Tus impression which tie report of it ppe.rs to have upon tue denomination generaily falls but 1iglo shiosk of derision and pity. THE ALLIANOE uotes that a charizable aud forgiving spirit has come to b the worlds test of Christianiiy. Whcun a Christian spirit is spokes of, a forkiving BpinLis teaut. Lherefore nominal Christians, whio do not possess tas spizit, are not classed as good, retiable Chnstians. Tle Allignce also haa somethiog to say aboat ** Vicarious Consciences.” I:refers to those people who have so lufe a stock of conrciouce on hand a3 to be able toloan it out to people who are not o blessed. An edi- torial on * Rovaluation” speaks of the large stock of old-fashioned acd obsolole theology which some dealers possess, as follows: Mea who for 1ong years bave dealt in Churchism flad no groxt demand 1or it, but fud the public vnwilling 10 pay any premfum upon a Methodistabovea Daptist, orto deal much in optious fn-all this wide range of products. Of conrze there ara articics of staple prica u0t liable to much changs of margin, bht thoa thers arc thousnds of deslers whoss stock of these is light, aud who deal almnost wholly n old fancy articlea, These are tho sorrowful meu to-day. It is Black Friday with them all. Ifcre they are, for example, with's big Hercsy Stoc, and nobody wants it. They fonnd thio 4 hereay,” and bid lond and joyfuily, and uow suddenly thoy are left with it on band, unable to reslize. The dewand for Iofant Dimbation weams wholly to have coased; while the call for the Five Pointa is vory light and promisiog no {mmediate ad- vance, Thus tlie work of revulustlon goes on all the time, and the safest thing for any one Lo dois to- deal in atagle goode,—tHe wlicat and meat of rebgion, and not put his whole fortuna into halters for Sabellians sud solutions of the Trinity. = et SRS RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. . Ruskm calls the little volume of Bivle texts for each day of tne year a **Saueage book.” He does not like that surt of * Daily Food.” They are langhing at.Mr. Murray because he £a1d in his letter of resigoation that it was the wish of his heart to **make stable™ the organi- zatlou of lns charch. “Yerts” is the new word—a sort of social euphemism which those Englichmen use who do oot wish to offend Romauvized Protestauts by cailing them ** couverts,” nor to affond Catholics by calling them ** perverts.” & The Executive Committee of the United He- brew Charities bas opened a central ollice in New York under direction of the Board of Relief, a0d announces, by circular. that it 18 now ready to carry ont its vew system of relief for the Jewish poor. - The city has been Iaid out in die- tricts, with visising committees 1u eaoh, Wwho will shortly have a complete Liat of all who are in needy circumstances. The recent Unitariaa National Conferenca ap- pointed a Central Counucil of Ten, which baa met and Iaid out us work. The Council issnes an address to tho churches ealling for 100,000 to egtablish & National Church at Washington, to maintain ** Unitariaa préaching in six of the Fflnninll centros of influcnce in which it is now acking,” to distribute Coanning's works freo of cost, and to holp youog and feeblor societies in variouns parta of the country. - The New Yorz Evangelist savs orders have beon received by the Governor-General of Syria to close all the Protesiant missionary schoots in Yyria. Lhis will shut out somo 4,000 children and youh from s Chrstisn education. The Evangelist bopes the decres will ot bo carried out. *‘The Bible House in Constantinople was ordered to be closed by the Goverument. but it is sull open. Tho Printing Pross in Beirut nas ordered to be closed, and 1t was notclosed a day. Ambassadors and Consuls often interfere in an uncomfortable way with the plans of these gen- tiemen of the Fourteenth Century, and theymay do eo in this case.” The Christian Intclligencer says : The funeral of 8 noted German polltical revolution= 15t who died a fow daya ago in a neighhoring clcy, was ieuous for the absence of all Zeligious services. o asnembiy, which were addresued in German and in English, Wero toid that the decensod, who was *aprofessed atheist and a cousistont waterialiat,” found his inspiration in_himself, that his “ conduct was never dictated or affected by hopes of future re- ward after death and fears of punishment fi & Iife to come. He went out of compiets lifs into complete notningness, Buch s death 18 the happy privilegs of Don-beilevers whb are free from ali superatition and who find the only reward they desire in & true Lfe, in a sound, strong character, and Ina never-tiring mental activity.” A New Jermey lawyer, who followed with u tributo to tbe dead barrister, woare told, marred his address ™ at the cloc, in- the estimation of the special friends of tho decessad, by wentioning the name of God. e The New York Ubserer ea; r. J. A. Paine, the archxologist of the Amerfcan Palestine Exploration Committer, has just retured {rom prosecuting the important work of this Commit- tee on the cast of Jordn, aud brings with blm the account of important discoveries wuich will be inter- eating to all Biulicul scholars, Our readera are already informed in regard t the determination by this party of Mount Plegah, which bas been one of the probiema of Biblical geography. After that, the , the chief work of M. Paine has been the tracing of the routa of Jacob, on his: return with Lis (amily from the East 0 ihe sceno of the meeting with Esau, He hoa thoroughly explared the country east of the Jordan, known aa the sa e dd - ZLand of ‘Gilead, through whi 1.8 found marks whica, in m‘:h v‘xtn ronte oty lish the location of the "oy g in theniarrative; has aum"‘!“,‘,d",‘hf“u} < bt of Jazer, the cantro of the Laog o 4 L2 CE zar prod Mizyub of Gliead, Mubansim, Penlel, e, litiocng J1 isfactory evideucs that " 324 wrastled with the angel, is a0 W, w P> posed by Dr. Ko inson an s’ ‘.’;’,{lz"hf:".;; the north, laid down on th sl which 10 Tegards a3 thio boundare pot ¢ V47 YT},: : Of Gad and this Balf tribs of Aanaseey 3 g & Col. Hizginson, in the I"d!pmda.g against the receut widelr-nubiisheq thiat the Boston Radical Club is gary " up in s balloon.” " Ife saya the Cl gk private hoa<e; tho memgm present, door, and revorters are excludod, 'l‘n“m not aim to be a proj bas na‘ 8 work todo. Col. Higgison says; 9 It ia aimply a modest private gathe publlc stteution fnto. bn s L Tue faults of the Club lis on the st probably beat known to tho membery tunately, these members sapply, o ouerL pd atual Corrective, 1 some atn conp s0othing ; if 0me aro atimalating, pisr®: ive; 1f somo have 100 much specitc g T Mt are'marked by that convenient trais calid 17p ey Quincy * speciflo lovity. Taere is umu,,.gni‘:m anything calling {taelf “radical wip seufcriucism enongh ; the tenden, Do ] 5 Effi iy tho other way. A8 10’ the criticisgy ol has usally been of 3 kind o o Hus o2, s founded on eoms misconczpuon of the s, Wiy and purposa of the Ciab, by falf tent oty tation it has shosen {0 bo thevreical, rines i o er than sclentifi o acieadlicor tho praciicd s ek 28 i n veady provided for in ot o Prossing than Lhe other domsas ™ st 4 scienufic.cnd practical sssociations, s oo of this Ciub do their fall pare in these, ap g olficers will show ; bt the nsed of an futarad Bag 5 g ing socloty for potats of literature, avs mas 46 and even theology, was that 2 T 162l Gl sl tis il Kosoa oo — il — ki BREVITIES, Thoe Rev. Adirondack Marray keepd tey and has never been kaown to 8ive ong g poor. = ‘Two lovers hugging each otherin 5 ot are accepted as an insiance of a ¢ **open communion,” et Bome slanderer speaks of an Tinoiy womsan who i3 gaing out as a issionary by, cause the present style of bonnet is noj e, ing to her. A Milford clergyman's theme was Thiengs and while he was preaching soms of then = the whips from the unwatche worshippers. radebed asgons of 4y _An Indiana clermyman sued a Wepaper lfintx x:n;_ d(;,ppel de.uaw within ‘:'wm. 1'\, etroit Fres Press saza these something by and by, fellows willuy Mrs. Van Cott preached a sm’ ; en o Eaimord aceil, he: s pis *What dost thon?” d the) she got through scalding, - 7 Sl ben “Mamms,” mida procious Tt | agamst bs will. was mda to rock :;e?ghfi By baby orother, **if tha Lord has any myy babies to glvo away, don't yon take 'em ™ ‘Tuere are thirty ot forty different kindaot ligion in this conntry, and it worvies the celaty entry cle:k immeasely to Lave peols tumbiy wito Heaven 1n such singularly assorted oa~ Brooklyn Argus. -A bashful youog clergyman rocently Tisiog o preasi for the tirst time, made a teiri 1t, aod announced bis text in this wis 1mxedia:oly the cocs wept, and Potar wen} o and crow bitterly.” A ““What do you soll taose fowls for?” jaqind & buyer. *Tgell them for prodts,” was the . swer. **Thank you for the wnformation that ace prophets,” responded the querist; “]; them to bo patnarchs.” Dotroit Free Press: * Ths Milleriles hina sottled on the 20th of Novewmber as asoemuon. day, oat for mea who expecs to bein heavaa on the 218t they bold hay aod oats up wondecfaliy stif, aod wads their cash down.” When ope woman attempts to pass ancibz woman going down & eburch alsle, aud rps of that o.her woman's hanzing puckot in doingit, evet, the most carzory examination of the lat tat's counteaance will make it plain thst the Sabbath in her soul has fled. A disoute is going na in Fesjea about the etk quotte to be followed at misgionary cooklozs, One r}nrty claima that meo ouly shoald be s lowed to dance rouud the temptiog moral, while the Feejes Woman's Righta Societyuegs that the women should bo permitted to jom i, It is impossible to blaat the fins edge of soms people's fuetidiousness. An instance 8 budis that of a 1ady who got up and went ot of chanh one Bunday because she oconsidered ths muis ter's 1emark that we all wanted o “pet inlg Abraham's bosom,” &3 both us aad ine delicate. . Forty-one Georgians stood around the desth bed ot old Mr. I'erkins, their nich relative, sed shed tears as the cola haod of death waa ltidwp- on hs brow. When the will nasopened, ad toey found that he Liad left all his proerlys fouud a college, forty-one Georgians sarted [ home, exclaimiog, * Kn=era.” Terre Houte Erpress:. The. comer lnfr who 8iz8 on the curbstone and whistles Az la soidier of the cross " for two mor:al hours ulde the sutnmn winds sing up his pant's leg, sbould find out presty soon, and if he is, amatber breaking her back at tho wash-tohina bk yanl wiil probably benefit theseoy. In an Dliools town, not long sgo, 006 of tha attractiohs of an eveliug encartunment a8 & be a tablean of the ** Prodigal Sum,” after Dd- bufe's pating. The bess-looling yousg manio the place had beun selected for the Prodigal, 833 avery one of the girls wantod to bs a8 ¥omI who should hang ou his shonlder and ook loe ingly at him, and tiat broka up the business. A Now Bedford clsrgyman amazsd bis ot gation lnst Sunday by suddonly fesviog his g2+ pit, trotting dosn thio aiale, and striding off i~ ward home. Tho choir eang, and then thera ¢ an awkward, fidgotty wa:ting. Soon tho pusid sho: into tho church again, sopping prispmid from nis forebead witn Lis baadkerchief, a B read his sermon without explanation. He 5 forgotten his manaserips, tnat was all. ) It was in a Massachusetts villaze fifltng sciseors-grinder, calliug 0o & minisier, mfh b usual query, * Any scissors to grind 27 Liees ing a negalive answer, it was the mivister's which he tool ag4ing, * Are you s msd Bodn 5 20 ot uderstind you.” * A prepared to die?” Toe question o Gathenog up ! It snd seramoliog door, he exclaimed, terror-stricken: b 0 Lor'! you ain't agoing to kill me, are yo! The following story of Scatch pulpit m?gfi by a beadle used to be told by an nmn_mntfl i the late Rev. Dr. Andrew Thompeon : A Cley wan 10 the country had lamugarmefl:l&w him one day, and. mesting his beadle, hflu_“ bim: * Well, Saonders, bow did you eoimon to-day 2" 1 watas, eirs it WA IL over plain and simple for me. Ilike this T mons best that jumbles tho joodgment &34 foonds the sense. Od, err, 1" uover saw 4t come up to yoursel’ at that. ‘Wishiog to point 8 moralan the nutlhcfi' of o ‘Kassolas,” L thon asked l‘!:;:““: title Jobn Honzy, * Was dl[l{:g"willo‘g; Pousts Lr goud woman, my cl " fonee a mild and subued sadngss spprPre the occasion. * No, sir,” he pmmpflfl}‘ e “becauso she wanted tho good YOS 07 B toll storica with her—to lie." Iwas m;’ Tovint taken aback at tins altogather unlooked- o; u:a ;&?}ect lv.lljm L f,_mex wé;l;lcx::;:dl% ¥ ol reakio; roug Tooked down demurely, sod continaed B tions.— Washinglon Capilak " rayers the ocher night to bis 3 D s "foiden”sad eea closed, ko 8¥¢4 saids Now Iy me down tosleep, T jray tlie Lord my sonl to Keep3 1f I should die bfore I wake, I pray the Locd my soul to take, God tlesa paps, mamms, s0d= 4 Ho stopped all at once, opened bis m ot exclalmed : ** Mother, mother, what !k‘fll if1have been o bad boy " * Yoo gk "‘u B stop to ask questions, my son, whilo ¥ ing your prayers,” replied his mo mother, I have been bad; what + Ask God to_forgive you : but goor prayers Al Hv._hmugh:hex: oot out stopping. is question prec erentiy foldéa tus bande, £od cla,nm.ehffl'fi: continnea: ** And wili God ‘am?xfim it ing & hoptoad wich a big st aod down a big hole? Amen.” ",‘h 1o fh Ao ancodots is told of Parson Sbue, 9 minister vettled at South nghlfl:‘d Ha teaily wit oaght not to pass unreco el pears tuat tho reverend gantleman w8 T 45y of pudding ; 80 at & miniaterial meehoR vy oy the hostess, in arder to gratify the " guest, had pudding for dipnor. 1t came very near the fire while T wheu served it was extremoly bot . ithout aliowing 1t tme to_cool, plscsd at once in his mg::?. m‘“d Lgu:;uhnw contortions incident to suck to no purpose. The pudding mmlfl,c ihe parson, who was a polite ‘man, qui d adorn a fale, EB