Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1874, Page 6

-and scquire homes of their own. He bas had 6 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEJIBER 6, 1874—-SIXTEEN PAGES. RELIGICUS NEWS. Life of the Rev. Richard De Baptiste. The New Catholic Question-— Sunday Amusements, How Mrs. Brigham Young Was Converied. The Bishop of the Diocese of Western Michigan. Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad. Church Services To-Day. THE REV. RICHARD DE BAPTISTE. SKETCH OF KIS LIFE. Mr. De Baptiste, pastor of the large Olivet ‘Baptist Church (colored) of this city, was born in Frodericksburg, ¥a., in 1831. His family is descended from John De Baptiste, a crecle, who came to ' this country with Gen. Lafayette. Though colorod, the family have always been freo; and, elthough the lawsof Virginia were pstremely oppressive towards tho free colored poople, yet Mr. Do Baptiste's father and brothers ware well-ta-do contractors, who had built many of the maousions of the wealthy plsnters of Northern Virginia provious to the great War. + Tho laws of Virginia forbade the education of colosed freemon in the public or private sciools ; but did not interfere with_instruction given in tho family, So the elder De Paptiete employed 2 Scotchmar to give the children tho clements of o primary education. At length, to avoid the rinding discrimination szivst color, the De Eapasczs removed to Michigen and zottled near Detroit, which was then the point whero fugi- tives from elavery crossed the Jordan which eoparated their house of bondsge from the Canadiau Canaan. In Michigan Richard’s com- mon-school studies could bs pursued without molestation. g In 1855 be went to Cinciguati, O., where he ‘married & quadroon maiden} and soon afterwerd se ine Priucipal of 3 .colored school in opringfield, Hamiiton County, a suburb of Ciu- ciopedi, a position which he hold for threo ears. 2! At Detroit Richard had turcod bis attention to theology, snd bad been Jod quite decply into 1ts myateries by ministers who gave lum privato ipstruction. In 1563 ho cante to Chicago ang put Inmeeif under tie instruction of the Rev. N. Colver, a famons light in the Daptist Church. Todoo rime, Mr. De Baptisto's diligenco undor tho direction of the great Baptist Gamalicl result- pd in his becomiug rot oulya master of the in- tricato doctrines of John Calrin, but also a con- vert to the Baptist faith in its entiroty. 1n Juns, 1868, Air. Do Baptisto tock pastoral charge of the Ofivet Bopust Churchof this city, which then contzined about 100 membexs. Duriag the elov- en years thas have since elapsed he has received in il 944 members, aud tho Socisty at _prosent conteins 049, Siuco the July fire, tho Bociety, which then lost its houso of worehip, hove been ‘meeting in tlie old bhicids AMission gy as the ccrner of Wentworth avenue and Twenti- eth Etreet. They have made Arrangemonis 10 commonce, earls in the _spring, rebuilding ticir church edifice on the old site, Third avenue, near Polic etreet. One of tho marked resuits of Mr. De Baptiste's influence upon his people has been their tendency to 2bandon their nomadic habits, -d tho satisfacticn of sceing, through his infinence, 2 preat improvement in this respect. In bis pul- pit ministrations Mr. De Lsoptisto approches the salm, logicel, and persussive methods of his wiito brathren, and hes littls sumilatity with the moro demonstrative palpit oratory shich 8o com- mouly marks the oratory of the sons of Africa. — THE NEW CATHOLIC QUESTION, GLADSTORZ V5. BANKING. . Al the religious press discaes this week the Acbate which the Gledsione-Manning corra- spondence has oponod. The Erangelist eays of the charge that the doctrine of Papal infallibile 1ty is opposed to loyalty to the Btate: “Che charge is not brought Ly s fanztic, but by one who occupiva almost {he position of » ritvalistie champion. Iiis chsiignge must be takentp, It will ot answer {o play tricks of evzelon. Rome s either what Mr. Glzdstone represents her, or she is not. If o is aconraisly delintted in bz photopzep, she invites all the reprobation that Las ever been heaped upon ber. If sue is aot, her champlons siould be sble to furnish evidence of what they seeri. Fex who Imow bistory will Lelieva that they czn doit. Tt if ihoy fail, the Papacy stands before the world, aked nd nomasked,—s hideous anachronism, toe ‘encmy cf-ll frecdom, the would-ba_despot over the State 48 well 28 the Church. We shail be curlous to kuow what reply will be made to these charges.: They will Dot be saifered to ink into oblivion without notice, and all eses will be turned to Archbishop Msnning, os the cbiest representative of the Papaey in England, to know what he ¥ going to do about it, The Standard of this city says : . Theargument of Mr, Gladstone ja a3 sigatfiasnt for Amoricaus g6 for Euglishmen. 1t shoull be thodghi- Fally resd by the American peoplt, and 1ta lessons iaid toheart, Tho Papal power has indeed, 1n thess lato yoars, suffered undef crippling blows; but it is a mighty power etill. And itis worlky of remark that never have its claims been 6o enormous, 0 uadis- uised, 50 unqualified, asat this moment, ' The hardi- Food with which it proposes to bind tho iidigasnt fre &picit of the nineteenth contury, sud the_effroutery of It Qecaration of eupremecy and tofallibitty, i teimas Buch 23 no medieval decretel would ever liave vetitured, ato things really wonderful, Is. this the pride that goes before destruction 2 Or a1t the bold challenge woich Proteatent Christendom and Prowestant Govern- manta must sooner or later answer in the field 7 Tho Independent saya : 3Mr. Gladstone has always becn the best friend the Roman Cotholics have over had fn the Euglish Gov ernment. S0 thoroughly bent on givicg {hem all thelr civi] righta hos he been, that small-brajned big- ots iiko Mir. Whallcy have charged him with belng & Papiit in disguise. . . o Now.he has printed a pampalat, which 3 & irefuoudons ar cat of otorn Ultramontanism in its principles and {te pol- Iy, . . . Itis tals exposurs of the logioal resalts of .t Vatican dogmas in their relation fo civil losaity that hes stirred sll Fvgland. Atchbishop Msnping_has attempted o Teply ; but his enstrer is largely s ovasion;, Infallilility e nob he aseerte 8 bew dogma ; but ¥ 3 divine trust beforo the Vati- a0 Councl was hold.” This {3 only balf tho truth, Itwas believed, of course, by meny Ostholice;. buf 1ot & dogma bf the Chiirch until theoction of that undll. # Eiidl obedience,” Le goes on to soy, * rests on natural low. Bevealed truth is tho law of God. Bociety 13 founded in Nature, ond subjeeta aro bouud inall things which ars iauful to oboy thelr rulera.” But {his 1s o mere quibble. If the Vaticat decroes mean anything, they mean thet io the Pope alone be- longs tha xight of deci what things _are fewful, ... Olner Catholics in England Rave ritempted to” reply to M. Gladstone. “eo.moet elgaiicatit of theso suskers 18 ono by Lord Acton, who shows that Cathelics in all ages have diso- besed the Pope; eod {nsinuaten that in_the ovent of #ny Papal interforpnce with thelr civil alleglance, En- sl Gatholies would 80 it agin, Tord Gamoss, an- other Catholic peer, also writes to the Tmes confuting hop adgeftion st tho Vatloh decrees cpianco of members of Lis church upchenged. Thle decrees @6, he insists, allar the “whole relation of tho Charch pad the State, Mr. Glade stone Io eutlrely right about i, end Archbishop Mane ning 18 wrong. In' conclusion, be frankly rejocts the dogma of infallibiiity, o8 at war with *istory, com. mon scuse, sud (his] earls instruction. . % Ve ‘trust thut this conflict_msy never ba precipitafed in Engluad or Auierics s ogh certaln recout Wteramoos le journals abou: our common schools strengilien {le confidence. Aona The New York Obserrer says : 3Ir. Gladstono proves tlat 3 Roman Catholie cann be oyal subject or clifzei of ay Goverament bkt Pope's omnl The bistory of tue Popes shows that Sgain and agatn the Pope hias absolved the subjects of Eozland, Trance, and Germany from their allegionce. cfore the Infallibilits proclemation, thers mighs be fome doubt 28 1o tho duty of the sublect to acknowi- nufl!‘ & suthority of tho Popo in this matter. DBut fow it in tko £afil of the Church that the Pope in the ey to comaclence of sil the faithfal. Tho allegic Fooo O the subject in therefore in the keeping of ihe S ry lo_Commnds rebeliion, Archbishop Mane ni: ping n:g&;uzm Catholle in England and Ire— X was Popo Fi hag issued o Dull forbiading the Toltnlut o taks o gs on either side, the Roman Catolies would ey Lave dared to_disobey on_pain of eternal damnatio, o rriter of any promineace il deny that the Tors 0 Telati iy Charch, Thelr consclenco beiug in s xesmpr S caunot be lozal, oxcept with his perminsion. ASq 1t 05 true 0w s In tho dsy3 of old, that # Ko we 5578 W0 masters.” e it SABBATH AMUSEMENTS, DISCUSSION OF THT QULSTION IN NEW YORK. The Sunday quéstion is ouce more thoe loading moral one. This.time it is in New York rather than in Chicago. The question of permitting the plsocs of amusement {0 rua operas Sundiy evening is discussed in theleading dailies and the prominent pulpits, of that cits. The Tribune and the World have joined in the demand for the proservaiion of tho dsy ms onmo of reat. Thoso papers suggest that if tho bars of custom arelet down so as to permit of tbe giviogof theatrieal and operatic performances Sundey tho time may come ihen the distinction between Sundey sud any other day may boe imperceptiblo, and when the exigonétes and claims of labor may push Liard upon the Sabbath as & day of amuso- ment. Bays the World: * Our best American’ people can frankly declare their own_ choico for the habits apd principles of their fathers and make Suudey s day for devont worsbip, family affections, and humene service and refining cai- tore.” On the other hand. the Alliance of this city thinks theroisa possible practical compromise botween the strict Sabbatarians and tho peoplo who wieh to soe the day loge some of it ascoti- cis. Anticipating thst the Sunday quostion is soon to ho opened in Chicago, the Alliance says the law of congrauity will not permit the dey to ke used indiscriminately es 3 day of amusoment or of worship. Says the Alliance : TLe proper woy to sestle all suck questions is to av0id extremes in both directions, sad simply ses to know the truth apd the right, To mako this war the osceston for unlimited abuse Of the theatrs, or a gon- eral tirade agninst amusements, reveals s great & weakness ond viant of julgmant ou the partof tha Churcl an we charge upou thioso whom wo oppose. Or to tkink that the just claims of thie Sxbbath upon tho intelligence and couscience of the puvlic will bo strenszihencd by any sticl unrcasonabls course, s tho wildest folly, Nelther is #t wiso to turn back upon the more liberal views that we have reached as to the propes use of {he Sabbath in permitting dbraries and reading-rooms, cte,, tobe opened on that day, What 13 needed s calmneas and stich 20od senso and Chris- tian spirit_as wiit commend themselves o an enlight- ened public, n will uitimatoly settls all such questions MRS, YOUNG'S CONVERSION. HOW SUE JOINED THE METHODISTS. An Olio paper publishes the following : ‘Whea Brighsm Young's rebeliious wife, Ann Eliza, eame on o ton to lecture upon the iriquities of Alormonism, s0mo time ago, a zealous Mothodist Drother was siruck by the utter abscnce of say rafer- ence to Jesas Christ n ber dlacourses, Whercupon ke went to her in & Chefstianly way, and asked if she had apy theorstical knowledge of Jesus Christ. He received the astontsning answe “1 know uothing about Jesus Christ; Iam a perfect child. O, the dis- tressing scose of vacuity in my soul! How T hunger for something eatisfying! Will you not helpme?” 1t {further appesred that thi3 woman, carefuily eduoated in Mormonisi, hed never read the Gospels in her life, and hardly koow of such s being as Jesus Christ, TLately, the Boston brother lhos vecelved s gratifying letter from Mrs, Young, doscriblug her convoralon znd her reception into the Methodist Church at Balt Lake City, This 18 her ozperionce in her owa Words: “Affera very severs illness I weat o Dala- waze, O. Whilo there I rtopped at too Methodiet femalo collegge. Thero Timet r. McCabe, Prosident of the Univorsity. I was feoling very bad and s reconciled stout Iny illness and couscquent lusses which involved niy giriog up tho hope of get- ting my mother and Little boys (sons of & former hus- ‘band) away from Salt Lake, and putting ths Ut coes m echool, and meny other trials 100 numcrous to mention. Another groat trouble I had was the letters of my motter, tellingme of tho terrible struggle she Daseing through iu giving up ler religlon. I felt )1 thia 8o keanly, Baving passod thuoagl it all ayvelf, that T was almost_broycn-heartod, 2nd was in greal mect of comfert, D, M2C, was much interested it mo and my work, and came fo g=c me every day whilo I siaad tuere, which I thunk was more than a wesk. confided to him all my zorrows cud suerings, and he comforbed me by tolling mo th=t Jesus 6t00d Toady to take them all, sud filt roy beart with sweet peaco il X would belisve iz Him. Ho showed mo how to do this, h a perfoct peace and jns n, and wes aceerte MICHIGAN. DE. GILLESPIE, TUE NLW BISHOP. The Grand Rapids Democrat of Friday has the following concorning 'the Bishop of tho nsw Dioceso of Western MMichig Tho work of forming the Dioceso of Weatern Michi- gon liza boen fitly crowned by the election of tao Rev. Goorze D, Gillosplo us {ta ishop. ir, Glilespie is 2 resideat of Michigan, and woll knovn thrauguout tho State. Iiobas for many yoars beld the pastorsie of the curch at Ann Arbor, where his labors have been marked with the most eignel success, From 2 small and feeble organization ho has mado it one of the Izrgest snd most infiuentisl churckesin the dfoecse, Fapecislly mong the students bas Mr. Gillcepie labor- ed, and §0 earncstly ard with such self-sacritteing zeal, thitho declined a call from omo of tiwo churches at Detroit, ut a largoly increased malary, rolely tecause ho folt that among tho etudents who apnunil congregateat Aun Arbor he hade field of labor thal dnty would ot permit him to desert, And thi3 truly illusteates the cberacler of tne mon. A ehurchan, an indofatigablo workor, poseeased of ows only the cause which {n¥piros it of fine echiolarly attainments and euperior intol ectunl ability, sad dof peculiasriy plassing mandur snd prea- ence, no more sultable or deserved scloction could have hoew madde, and we regsrd it as an omen of promise for the future that the Convertion has made 5o zus- piclous 2 choice, Oburehmen iy safels feel that the interests of the Diocess of Western Michigen are in good kands, and that it will bs no fyuls of the Bizhop- elsct if thework just insugurated by the Convention is not blessed with abundan: {ruit, The Rector of St. Msrk’a Church in this city, tke Rov, Scmuel Earp, agafust hia peotest and coasent, wasmade by his friends tho principal competitor of 3r. Gillerpie In the Convention, and at one time re- ceived majority of the lay vote, Courldering ths comparatively abort time that Mr, Earp Las been in the winisiry, the vote Lo received is a very high com- jment, and cannot be regarded otherswiso than s well deserved tributo totho sitocoa which has marked s conduct of the infiuential parish under his chargo. 1t is not probable that there will be any opposition to 31r. Giilssplo, end his eleotion by tho Stauding Com- mittees of the various dioceses will doubtleas speedily ratify ihe action of the Goavention. The utriost hux mony and courtesy marked the proccedings of the Convention throughont its entire session, — RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. AT HOME. Grant Placs M. B. Church held a quarterly council last Sunday evening. The Firat Prosbyterinn Society of this city will fiold a feir st Lhioir charoh Deo. 10 and 11 The congregation of Wabash Avenue M. E. Chureh bas Iegely increased within the past few weeks. The Fifth Presbyterian Church have com- menced the publication of a church paper called the Church Bell. The hiethodist ministérs, with their wives, of Chicigo, lLave a eocial rennlon Tuesday oven- ing of this wool. Oakland M. B. Chureh, the Rev. L. Meradith pastor, has insugurated 2 series of monthly mis- sionary prayer-meotings. A revival intorestis being folt inthe Paric Avenus M. E. Church. Last Sunday eleven were added to its list of memberahip. A Dible reading, conducted by Miss Emma Dryer. in the Oslfand M. E. Churcl, lnst Sunday evening, was a religious event of much interest. Tho pastor and elders of tho Chicago West- minster Presbyterian Church aunounce that they will visit every family in the congrogation imme- diately for religions conversation. Maywood now has churchos ropresonting tho Dresbyterian, Congrogationalist, Methodist, Epiecopalion, and_ Baptist denominations. Tho Tirst three hve church-editices of their own. Tho Reov. Dr. Felton, of Graco' M. E. Church, In this city, has bogun tho holding of thros oxtra weekly meetings, on Mondsy, Wednesday, and Friday eveniugs, chiafly for the purpose of pro- moting a church revival. One of tho brethron in the Presbrtorian Min- isters’ macting, lest Mondey morning, lost his overcost. It was stolen, thinks the Advance, whea ol eves were closed in prayer. Tho brethren should watch as well a8 pray. Mr. B. F. Jacobs will issuo in abotit a weel, tho first number of & new Sundas-school jonrpal, to bo called the Interna‘ional Lesson Alonthly, It will be edited by Mr. Jacobs, aseisted by dirs, W. ¥, Crafts, and will bo iscucd as an undenom- inational magazine. Tho last oumber of tho Alliance complotes tho first year of its exiatence. The little paper is as oxultant a8 8 boy on his 8th birthday. The editors and publizhors spgear 1o be thoronghly Lappy, hopeful, and proud, The fricnds and tha patronage of tho paper arc increasing overy day. The young people of Trinity 2. E. Church, on Indiana avenue, near Twenty-fourth street, bhave planned » fine tableanx and musical enter- tainment, to take place on the evening of Dec. 10. Somo of tho finest musical talent of tho city has beeu eruployod. The proceeds aro for the benefit of the piano faud. The Adrance seems to second tho sugzestion of tho Congregationalist, that the Unitarian and Congregatioual Charches ate approachinng each other, and that, after climinating the liberal clement, represonted by such men as 0. B. Frothingham, therc is no roacon why the two denominations honld not bo united ogai Tho First Baptist Ciurch and tho Tifta Pros- Dyterian Church of this city Lavoentored into an arrangement, whereby the latter will occupy tho Indicna Avenue Chapel, corner of Thirtioth street, every Buuday morning duriag the winter, an 1e Indiana avenue folks will occupy the dior in the afteracon and evening. = Tho ifth Presbyrerian Church have gncceeded in #olling their old house of worship, the oaly ob- etacls in tho v of ity transfor being objections £ the removal of a woodou bailding, which have beeu overcome, 89 that {se butding has been woved off $o its destination near the southern } city limits. It is understood that negoations, which promise 'to bo successful, have boen opened for a tranafer of tho Indiana avenuo Jot, by the Daptists, to she Presbyierian society above mentioned. . ABROAD. The American Tract Socioty will be 50 years old next wpring. A fine Methodist church is in process of ersc- tion at Miles' Station, Ia. Twonty-flve persons wore received as mombers into the Waukon, In,, 3. E. Churoh, Nov. 29. The Daptists of Maryland revort & church memberslup of 8,510, a gain of 1,754 during the sear. The Congregational Church at Grant, Iowa, dedicatod a new liouse of worship Nov. 15. It cost &1,508. The Second Congregational Clurch at Detroit was dedicated Nov, 22, ‘Lhe building is of brick, and cost 265,000, ’ Tho Archbishops of Paris, Bordeaux, and Be- sancon, have forbidden the priesis in their dio- cese to write for the papers. The Houn. Gerrit Smith has just given 810,000 to Hamilton College, N. Y. Ho gavo an equal smount to the same ivstitution last Fobruary. There aro in America 36,178 Gorman Mothod- 1sts, with 876 local preschers, 552 churches, 647 Sfiuda -schools, and 92,011 Sunday-school pu- pils. Tho Commities of Arrangemehts for the Protestant Episcopal Church Congrees hiave de- cided to hicld the next session in Philadolphis, Oct. 5, 1875. The Pope hae founded a now coliogo at Rome for *“missions, " out of bis privste funds., It bears the nemo of tho CDHnge of SS. Petor aud Paul for Foreign * Missions.” Deo. 14 and 15 a vational convention is to ba held in Tremont Tomple, Boston, the object of ths easomblage belng a religions amendment to the Constitution of the Ubited States. The Second Congregational Church at Rock- ford, Iil., recently cclobrated its twenty-fifth aumversary. It is the largest Congregational Bociety in the Stete outside of Chicago. The hard times result in a woeful depletion of chureh troasurics deveted to henevolent work, end the religious pavess aro urging their patrons to renewed sacriices in order fo il up the de- pleted funds. Some of tho highest themes of the San Fran- cisco preachors,” as published, ars ag follows : *The Great Scandal,” * The Firemen's Squab- | bla,” * Smicidos snd Murdors—Lhe Great Trag- edy,” and ** Tho Iorso Raco.” The Scholastio, s paverepublished by the stu- dents and Professors of Notre Dame Univeraity, at 8outh Dond, Ind., calls for the publication of 8 Catholic geography! The mext shing will bo the publication of & Catholic aritbmetic. Queen Kanavalomanjaba, of Madagascar, eends words to the London AMissionary Society that st sh=ll continue to protect their mission- aiica. She sends hor benediction to the Society, and says Chrietianity has madoe great progress in that island. In France, Profestsntism 13 ropresentod by tho Reformed Charch, the Lutherans, the Iiap- tista, tha 2lotho and tho Freo Church. The tvo lirst denominations. avo eupported by the State, and are on the same footing as tho Roman Catholics. A eront meoting of tho Liboration Socioty of England, which i3 organizod to promote” the causo of church disestoblishment, was beld in Maucheeter, England, Nov. 4. Bome 300 dclo- pates wero present, among them soveral promi- nent statesmen and scholars. Tho Freedmen's Aid Society of the . E. Church, whose annivorsary was recently beld in New York, reports, for'the year ending June 1, 1874, the re-eipt of $66,995.74, and the disburse- ment of §66,936.77. The total indebtcdneas against tho Society is §17.778.59. The total sum of all the annual collections is 7,239.27. Tho income of the Presbyterian Doard of For- cign Missions for tho past six mocths has heen only $90,914, 2 falling off for the samo poriod Inst voor of over 237,000. Tho Dosrd says shat, unleas the receints for tho last half of the finan” cinl yoar sre much grenfer then tiey have been this vear, it will bo burdened wish an unpraca- dontedly large debt. The Christfan Union, commanting on Dr. John Hall's recent dictum io the Esangoiist, that *a Church has no vocation to provide amusements,” sensibly thinka that such an attitude on the part of tho Church is & mistuke. The Church should at least Tecognizo tho necessity of amusements, and discriminate between such os are hurifal aud such 28 are innocont and to bo commended. The Iatest theory in resard to John Stuart Mill's religious bslief is thas ho may have Lren & Christian oftor all. Says the Alliance: *‘Tho Jast words enokea by Mr. Mill will, we think, do mora for Christinnity than many of those pulpits will accomplish that hastened to mock at his work and memory. It seems to us that gome preacher out in this longitude was arraigned for preaching aver the tomb of this philoropher, but, if wo mistaka not. this dreadfully atheistic il Tas dono roligion a real_sorvice boyond what sn ultra-Calviniatic desk might accomplish by read- ing narrow scrmons till the crack of doom.” A church writer notes that the great Protest- ant missionary soclotica are not vot 100 years old. In Great Dritain the Baptist Jission- ary Society was orgenized in 1792, London Mis- sionary Societr in 1795. Heottish Missionary So- ciety in 1796, Church Missionary Society in 1800, Wesloyan Missionary Society in 1617, Foreign Mission Scheme, in the Church of Scotlend, in 1824 ; in the Uuited States the American Board of Commissioners for Foroign Missions in 1810, American Daptist Minsionary Union in 1814, Mothodist Missionary Society in 1819, Board of Misslons of tho Pratestant Eplscopn! Chureh in 1835, Doard of Foreign Missions of tho Presby- terian Church in 1837. Tho Ghristian Union saya: *‘It is noticeabie thot tho futerest caused by Mr. Moody's preach- ing do23 not eubsido when ho himeclf departs. Ic loft Glasgow months ago, yet the meetings for prayer, singing, and inquity sro to-dsy as Inrgely atfended as ever. The work which the pastors and laity of the Scottish churches wera anablo to do has been dono by Mr. 3oody, but the abilitios of tha former aro callod into steady activity by tho rosults of Mr. Moody’s work. “One man soweth and another reapeth’ has al- wavs boen the rule of the world in roligion as woll 2+ in temporal nifaire, and from tho Biblo wo have els) tho admiesion that.though Paul may plant, Apollos must water.” Qucen Yictoria, belog the head of the English Church, has parteken of the communion in a Scottish Presbyterian Churchat Balmoral. This promises to develop a discussion of closo_com- mupion a8 violent in Great Britain ns the Hyatt, Smith, and Pentecoatal cases bave produced in this countrs. An English pamphloteer thus chides tho Queen for her indiscretion: *‘She is styled Defeuder of tho Faith. Wo shonld like to Lnos what faith ehe has ever defended. Eha is officially the supremo govornor in -~ temnorals of tho English Church. ow is the fulfillment of an offics of that naturo compatible with taking the communion of tho eetablished religion of Scotiand, which is historically pledged to a cove- nant for tho extirmination of that very prelacr of which the Sovereign is tho representative?” The Methodist papers last weck all published tho pastoral nddress of the Bishops of that Churcy, ‘This document occupies goveral col- nmas of the charch papers, and is ono of much interast, sinco it is prepared by the Church's Genoral Superintendents, and touches upon all tho great and vital questions which are roloted tothe prosperity of tho denomivation. The Bishops declaro that ail tho Church instrumental- ities have beeu carried forward with more than usual suceoss during the past year. Dut still tha Tishops hopo for a desper and moro perrading work. The Bishops_ suggest that a littio mora rttention should be devoted to the genmnencss of convorsion, that the number of actual churelb-mombers received may bear a larger pro- portion to the number reccived on probation. Tho Bishopa suggest thav the members of ths Church should study the ‘*discipline” with greater sttention. g PERSONAL, EHICAGO. The Rev. Mr. Willett. of Paris, Tex., is spsnd- ing ® fow days ia this city. ; There is a prospect of a revival in the church of tho Tor. Goeorge C. Noes, of Evanston. The Rav. A. E. Rittredge dolivered an enter- taining lecturo in Highlaud Perk Thursdayevon- ing. The temperance-lectnrer Murphy counts eighty reformed incbriates a3 the rosults of his labors in Chicago. The Rov. J. AL. Gibson, of the Second Presby- terian Church: of this city, will lead the Presby- terian ministors' meeting to-morrow. Tho Rev. Dr. Aoss, President of the Chicago TUniversity, delivered a lecture on ** History " in the University Place Daptist Church last Tues- day evenitg. Tho Standard, of this city, has & recslcitrant correspondent who urges that, because the Iate Rov. Dr. W. Colver was a good map, and took six degrecs of Mazoury, theroforo Masonry was 2 good thing. Tho Standard duclines to open its columns to the discusaion of Masonry. Tho Rev. Dr. Luko Hitcheock, Agent of the AL E. Book Concern, is in the city, baving re- cently returned from Cincinosti. The Rev. Moses 8mith, formorly of Chicago, was ivstallod pastor of the Qongrogational Chureh in Jackson, Mich., Nov. 24, Bishop Harris, of the Al E. Church, has taken No. 1156 Wabash avenno for his future place of residenco, and has gotten fairly settled into bis new home. Tho Rov. E. 0. Taylor, formesly of tho By tist Theological Seminary of this city, is mak- ing a reputation as an carncst, successful pastor of tho Ionia, Mich., Baptist Church. The Rey. Dr. E. J. Goodspeed, Rector of tho Sccond Daptist Church, of this city, to-day preaches Lis tonth annivorsary sormon, cote- brating his pastoral councction with this body. A sermon in comemmoration of the late Dr. Pattison, of the Chicago Buptist Thoological Seminary, was preachad by tho lisv. A. J. Frost, in tho University Placo DBaptist Chuich, lnst Suuday. Tho Christian Union says: *‘Chicago fur- nishes another layman with 3{r. Moody's inspir- atfon in the person of Maj. Whittlo, who was for some time Superintendent of the Tabernacle, Sunday-school in that city. Iie bra recently left his busiuess situation to devote his time entirely to evangelistic effort ; and it hes been partly nn- der his Inbors that a considerable religious inter- est has shown itself io Detroit. With Mr. Whit~ tle is also another BIr. Sankey to condnet the singing, Mr. Bliss, of Detroit, we beliove.” ELSEWIERE- 4 English papers rocord tho doath of ono of th ablost and most useful of tie Congregattonal Iaymon of that country, namely, Joshua Wilson. The Rev. Wasblngton Gladden has resigned his position ay nesociate editor of the Now York Indzpendent, 1t 1a said that he intends to return to the pulpit. Seven ministerial bretren of tho Scudder family ate a Thanksgiving dinner with the Rev. Dr. W. W. Scuddor, pastor of the First Congrega- tional Church of Glastonbury, Mass. Tho Rev. Dr. Field, of tho New York Etan- qelist, has boeu editor of that paper for tweoty yeats. The Rov. Dr. B. Ircuscus Prince, of tho Obgerver, in his only senior in point of time. A recent discussion in the Cincinnati Gazelle brought out the statement that the Rev. Tichard Mansfield was seventy-two yoars pastor of ths Derby, Conn., Episcopal Church. This is probably the oldest pastoral term ever known in tho United States. It soems, after all, that the Archbishop of Cantorbury was duly baphized; but the Bishop who confirmed hi is reported to have reponsed sfterwards, The Bishop of Winchester, in alot- tor to the Manchestor GFnardian, says the ovi- donces of the Aroiilishop's bepiisi aro in Baliol College. I R SHORT AND SWEET, “Willie, I'm going to heaven,” she wrote, ‘‘and you will nover sce me again,”—which was pretty beavy on Willie, It must moke 2 man feel moan to pay an old dsbt beoause ho thinks ho fs going to die and thon heve the doctor pull him through all right. * Deal gontly ,with the "erring,” 23 tho Cock- noy eaid when his fellow-boarder evinced a dis- poeition t6 cat up all the smoked fith, aud leave him tho bones. ‘Thore is a differencoin the biography of James Watt and the legend of tho pillar of salt: One is the siory of Watt's lifo and tho ether is tho atory of Lovs wmfe. Aslieptical Kontuckian, who had epeot half his fortuns in corn-plasters, lost both feet in & =ar-mill last week, and now confosses Lis belie? in special providences. There is none of God's creatures for whom the rocording angzl reserves a larger share of pity than ¢he man condemned to wreetlo with the average boarding-house sicloin. Dogs will bo boys. At Alton, Tll,, & preacker agked all Bunday-echool scholars to stand up who intended to visit the wicked soul-destroying circas. Al but a lame girl stood up. Mr. Boeeber thinks the wickedest thing in the world is to thump a child on tho head. This is undoubtedly tiue. ‘Lho best way to punish a child is to pour hot beeswax down its back, Tom Paino's spirit has been hoard from. It contradicts the story that good little boys who go a-tishing Sunday and gee drowned et upon fence-rails in Paradise and play the jewsharp. A G-venr-old followed his mother into tho pantry the other day. Imagine her astonishment when the Ind broke forths with: Thanis be to God on high, Metkinks I ceo 2n appie An expehienced teacher says that it Is Impossi- ble for u Suadny-school ecuolar with a boil to Batiefactorily featen Ins mind down oven npon tho sumplest oxposition of the echewo of salve- tion. # Don't eeo what business you havo inthe Low ChurcL,” said Quiz to his ogponeut, wh hold both bosers, the king, aud ace. * Why *¢ Becauso of your Euchreistic tendencics."— Cincinnali Times. The colored Methodists of Christian County, Kontucky, know now whore thair pastor's ** do- nntious ¥ 'of pork come from. Ho bas been caught, surroptitiously hanging on the ragged cdge of a neighbor's hog-pon, *# A8 you do not beloeg to my parish,” sald a ergyman to a begging sailor with a wooden leg, you cannot gxpect that I should relisvo you.” Sir,” eaid the sailor, with a nobls air, I lcst my log fighting for all porishes.” A little G-year-old maiden in Norwich was rep- riwanded by Ler father for something, and, be- ing iudignant theroat, went out and tied crape on the door, remarking Now every one wiil won- der, as they go by, who is dead in our house.” There is one fact to bo observed in rofcrenco to tho wickedsst young mon in the neighbor- bood, tlo intlzance of which no amount of Sun- day-achool precopt can ovorcome, and that is tho Toidness with which all the pretty girls “*spoon” on bim. “ Ia your intended busband in his conversa- tion and carriago a consietout Clristian 77 aked a clergymau of a young lady who waa soon to be married. * In his conversation he 18 very pious indeed, but I uever saw him in his carriage,” was tho innocent reply. “ Mary” writes to the Philadelphia Ledger to propose” * that the praying bands o in a body to some of our large retail dry-goods stores and pray earnestly that the women employes may be allowed to slt for a while during the day when not waiting on customers.” Tho tom-tom players of Suret, Indis, whoso occupation it 18 to rattle away befors Hindoo idols, struck the other dny, nccordiuz 1o tho Pioncer Mail, for an advanco of pay. The priests refosed and Incked them out and adver- :Eca for Europeans to beat tho tonos of wor- p. Tho How. Miss Fuzbuz (loq.)—*Is Mrs. Hig- ging within 7 Mrs. Tompkins—*T'll call 'or. M'nm.” (At the top of hcr voice.) * Mra. Ig——gins! 'Ere’s the potson wilk the trac's1” (Yo the Honorablo Miss.) **The lady will bo down presontiz, Mum !"—Punch. Tivo colored men took refnge under & treo in a violent thunder-shower. **Julius, cin youpray 2" said ong, *No. Sam,” was the reply; * cebbor paved i, my fifo." * Well, can't sou sing 3 ymn 2" * No, Sam, dou’ know no hymn.” ** Well, seo hoal, honey, sumfin'ligioas is got to Do done heab mighty sudder. S'pose you pess do contribation bux." A pious elde: of tho Scottish kirk, ou_ his way to service of a Sunday morniug, saw & liztle girt and boy playing marbles. ie vwrathfully in- quired: * Doy, .do you know where children go to who play marbies on Sunday 2 *'A¥, gwered the boy, ** the; q‘gng doun to tae field by tie brig " (bridge). * No," roared tho clder, *they go to bell aud are burned.” Tha little fel- lor, looking shocked and frightened, calied to his eister: * Come ewa, Jeannie; come awa, Liore’s a mon swenring awfully.” Several men wero boasting the other night at an up-town club of the distinguiehed personk tiby bod been mistaken for while travaling in Europe. Onésaid he had been thought to bo Don Carlos ; another had been spokon to 23 Bi: miarck; a third had been pointed ont as the Czar of Russia traveling incognit * Pabaw!” ro- marked ope of tho company; ** that's nothing— 1 have been mistaken for a greatsr man than any of thoso. Ihnd bardly arrived at the Grand Hotel, in Paris, when s man clapped mo on the shoulder, and roered ouf, ‘God Almighty, is this you 7' 01d Dr. Strong, of Hartford, was not often outwitted. On one occasion he had iavited a voung minister to preach for Lim, who proved rather n dull speaker, and <whose sormon wes unusoally long. T_hoe‘fumpln became weariod, and, as Dr. Strong lived near the bridga, aboat the time for tho commencement of the aftornoon servido he sow his pooplé flocking acrosa the river o tho othor church. He readil stood that they feared that thay shouta t same youogman in the afiernoon. Gatboring up his wits, which generally camo at his bidding, hoesid to the young minister: 'y brother is very feoble, and I know he rosoh to his across tho Tiv will take it kindly to have you peoplo ; and if you will do 5o I will give vou o noto to him, and will be a8 much obliged to you 28 I would to have you preach for me, sod I want you to preach tho same scrmon you preacti- ed to my peoplo tlis morning.” - The youog minister, supposiog this to bo & commsendation of bLia sermon, started off in zood spitits, deliv- erud his note, and was invited to preach most cordiaily. He saw before him ove-half of Dr. Strong’s peoplo, and they had {0 listen one aour and a half to tho eame humdrum scrmon that they heard in the morning. They understood tho joke, bowover, and eaid they would nover undertako to run asway from Dr. Strong again. A more paibetic picture has seldom been offered to the sympathetic gazo than that which waa presented last Thurday afternoou by four small boys balonging to o pious Connecticut don- con. In company with their venerablo fathor thoy had assombled in thoir accustomod place of worsbip on Thankegiving morning, bLaving previously Iaid aside their customsry *‘ mumble- the-pog " and * two-old-cat,” in sccordanco with tho President's proclamation. Hours aftorward, Into in the afternoon, a casual passor-by discov- ered four sad-looking boys in an uncomforteble stace of soap and clean coliar peated on the dea- con's front door-step with_gleom upon their ab- normnlly cloen faces and hymn-books in their hands. To them tk:e cheerful spectator remarlked : “Boys, why don't you Lave agame of ball?" and was met with the roply, *'Cauaeit's Sanday.” 'The morning church service had convinced thoso miseratle boya that au nnusually premature Sun- day Liad nrrivod, and, asis the compulsory habitof tho young of the Connecticut deacon, they had wasted the whole of the afternoon in & sorrowful attempt to * keop it boly.” Whon convinced of their mistako thoy burat into tears over their un- necessary piety, and with load roferencesto tho proceas by which damaged st:ckings are ropaired owailed thelr inability to rsdeem the misspent Vew York Re— hours of & purely socular day.—.New public. ¢ gt RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS. EPICOPAL. The Rev. Dr. Cushman will preach at 5t. Stephen’s Church, Johuson street, near Throop, moruing and evening. —The Rev. Franels Mansfield will presch at the Church of the Atonement, corner Washington aad Robey streets, morning and evening. —Sorvives will ba held morniug and evoning at the Church of Our Savior, corner Balden and Lincoln avenuos, 1 —~The Hev. Dr. Stocking will preach in ths Church of the Epiphany, Throop strect, between Monros and Adams, morning 2nd cvening. Evening subject: “The Relation of Queen Elizaboth to the Reforma- tion.” —~Tho Rev, H. G. Perry will ‘preach morning and evenlng ot All Saints’ Church, corner of Carponterand Fourth streets, —Tho Rov. W. 1T, Smythe will oreach at the Church of tho Holy Communion, South Dearborn, betwoen Tienty-niuth and Thirtielh etreots. —Morning prayer and communion wiil bo held at {he Catbedral SS. Peler and Panl, with service this morning. Evening praser at 7:39, BEFORMED LPIACOPAL. ‘Dishop Cheney will preach at Carist Church, Michi~ gun aveuuo_and Twenty-fourth atzust, morning and oveniag. = Moruiog sublect: “Tho Fimt Auniver- sary of the Reforme copal Chureh,” Evenir subject: * Wilch Ring?’ g SHYTERIAN, Tho Rev, Dr. W, W. AcKaig will preach at the Ninth Church this morning and evening. * Evening subject : “Reading the Book of Providence.” —Tha Kev. J. W. Bain will preach at the church cor- nerof Monrde and Paulina sticets worning aud even- ing. The Rov. J. B, McClure will preach at River Park this moraing. —Tua Bev, . G. Surbridgo %1l preach 2t the Teath Church, morning and evening, Ashley street, between Ioynoand Robey. —Tno Rev, Len E. 8. Ely will preach morningand evening at Grace Church, corner of Vincenzes and sk avenves, —The Rov. G. M. Xlair wiil preach at Campbel] Park Chapel, Leavitt stzcet, south cf Harrieon, this evening. —Tne Rev. D. J. Burrell will preach morning aad eveniug at tho Wosimizster Church, corner of Jackson sud Tooria strects, Morning eubject: ¢ Wee unto the World Decauso of Olleuses.” Evening subject : + Maltitwlcs in th Valicy of De:isfon.” The Bev, J, Monro Uibeon wiil presch af the Second Chursk, merning and evening, corner of Michi- g13 aveniie and Twentfuth street, —Tio Nev. James H, Tuylor will preach fn the morn- Ing at the Third Church, and the Rev. A, E, Kittredge intho evening. Evestug subject: + Education and Rogencrution, or Mau's Helplecaness, and God's Omni- yoteuce of 7 . —The Re rles L, Thompson will hold opening acrvice this = orning at the new location of the Fifth Churel, corer o Indian avenuo and Thirtieth sirec, —Prof. Francis L. Potton, of the Theological Sem- inary of tha Nortbwest, will proach both morning and cvening st the Jefforeon Park Church, corner Adams and Throop streets, Subject of merding disconrsc: The den of Gadara.” In the evoning on “Tho ‘Progress of Doctrine in the New Testamont.” —Prof. Swing will preach at the Fourth Church this morning. —The Rev, Jomes Maclsuchlan will preach at the ‘Fizst Scotch Church, corner of Songamon and Adams, CONGUEGATIONAL. The Rev. William Alvin Basilett will preach at Piy- mouth Church, corner of Indizna avenud acd Twents- vixth street morntng nnd ovening. —Tbe Rov. J. Eradshow will preach at Clinten Street Church morning snd evening. Pl Bov. C. D, Heimer will preach at the Ualon aly will praci morning and even- ing at the Tabernacle, corner of Indinna and organ stfeete, Morming sdblect: “The Christlan Race” Evening subject ;- * A \¥all Around Jerusalem.” —Tue Rev, L. T. Chamarlain will prosci at the New Englund Church marning end cvoning. —The Biev, Altert Bushnell will preach at the Leav- 11t Stzect Church mormng and cvening. 5 —The Rev, J, T. Hydo will preach at Ozkland mora- ing aud evening. UNITARIAN. The Rev, Dr. F. L. Hoimer will prezch at the Church of ths Mtesiah morning and ovening. —The Rov, Rotert Collyer will preach at Fourth Church this morning, corier of Pruiric avenus snd Thirtieth strect, —The fev. £. P, Powell, late of St. Loufs, will preach at the Third Churcd, coruer of Mouroa and Lsfin streots, morning and evening. —The Rov. G, W.Wendte will preach at Dr. Coliyer's <clhurch tils mornieg. TNIVEISALIST. | The Rev. Sumeer Eilis will preach at the Church of tho Redeemer, corner of Washington end Sengamoa streets, muxnxngs:ud evening. —The Rev. Sumner Eilis will preach at theold school-houso in Englewoodat 3 o'clock this after- noon. —The Rev. D=, Ryder will preach morning and even- ing ot £t, Paui's, Michigan avenue, between Sixteenth sad Eighicenth streets, BArTIST. The Rev. Florence McCurthy will preach at Amity Church, corner of Warzen avenus and_ Robey streets, 343 o'clock thus afternoon. - Subject : “ The Founteln of ve.” —The Bav. E. J. Goodspeed will preach this morn- ing at tho Second Chwich, Subject: *Ten Years with tho Second Baptist Church.” Tho evemng ser- vice will cousist of addreases by laymen on the future work of the Churelr, —The Rev. John Donnelly will preach at the Church in Englswood morning and evening. The Rov, Dr. Northrup will prasch at he Taber- nacle, 655 Wabash ayenac, this morning. —Tho Rov. N. F. Bavlin will preach morning and evening at tlie Chgrel corner of Hariizon and Sang- mun Atrcets. Evering subjoct: “ Tho Resurrection.” —Tho Rev, Dr. Cheney will prezch at the Fourih Church, corner of Washington and Pauling sreets, ‘morninjy and evening. —Tho Rev. J. Malvern will preach at tho Freo Com- ‘munion Chuzch, corner of Loomis and Jackson strects, mozning aod evening. ‘Lo Rey. J. BL. Whitekead will preach et the North Church morn‘og and evening. Morning sabject: W for Othors,” Evening oub; “AH red Years Ago.” e METEODIST. There will be sacrameutz] scrvico at the Centensry this momln% 1n the evening the Bev. J, O, Pack will preach. Sabject, * Mozes.” —The Rév. John Willlamson will preach st the Wa-~ besh Avenue Church, corner of Fourtecath strest, morning and evening, ~The Rev. Dr. Fowler will preach at Trinity Clurok, Indizna avenue, near Twenty-fourth sirect, rmornibg and evening. Evenizg subjects Diviue Lo lations Datsido of ths Chosen People.’ ~Dr. Thomas will preaci at tiue First Chureh, cor- ner of Clark and Waahington_streets, . morning aud trening. Evening subject @ ¢ The Influcuce of Labor, TWealtli, and Socizl Custome, upon Soclety,” CIERISTIAY. ‘The Rev. Isaac Errett will prezch morning and esea- h‘x:’,'-;&! the corner of Ind!ans avecue and Tiwenty-8ith al 6. SCCELLANEOTR. Tite Rev. U. D. Gullck will rreach at the Amerlcan Reformed a3d Presbytoion Church, Washington ntreet, nent Aun, morning and eveuing, Evening sib- Joet 2" * Redemyition by plood.” —The Jtev. Edmund Belfour will preach at the Fn- glish_Lutheran Church, corner of Dearborn and Lric stregts, this mornin. —'The First Soclety of Spiritnzilsts mest at Grow's Opera-Hall moruing and ovening. —Eider I, G. McCullocl wiil preach in Advent Tall, 213 West Aadinon street, mormng and eveaing, The Progressivo Lrceum of Chicago mects at 1%3) at Good Templars’ Miall, corner of Washington and Desplaines strecte, ~ THo Disciples of Christ meet this afterncon for worehip ct No, 229 Weat Randolph sircet. —The Rev. J. X, Lijbbard, D. 1., will preach at the New Church thy Praieis v : L ez of Wertingten riree: nad Ogden cvonuc, this ternouz. =t L iy CALENDAR FOR THE WEEIKK. ETISCOPAL, Dec. 6—Second Sindzy in Advent, ROLtA% CATIHOLIO. Dee. 6—Second Sunday In Drc. 7—S5t. Ambrone, 13, C. D. Liec, &—Immactilato Conreption of the B, V. 3L Bee 8--51, Nleholes of Sy, I G, (from Des. B) ez, 10—0: i¢ Octave of the Inlmaculate Conctpl N Dec. 11—St. Damasczs, P, C, celui Dee. 12—0f the Octave, uoder- ear the VIADUCTS. Growing Necessity for Their Use in Chicago. First Oaes Constructed at Bridge- Crossings. System of the Late Administration— The Now Railroads, Completion of the Halsted-Kinzie Vi- aduct---Cost of the Structure. Benefit to the Railroads. When the first railroad which commected Ghi- cago with tho geaboard, or which, strotching out westward and southward, Lnied her with tho fertilo praitic-lands beyond, located their tracks and established their dopots in Ohicago, this city was littlo better than straggling town, Braoch, and Twelfth stroct. There were a few residences on the North Side, scattered sottle- ments upon the West, and occasional houses upon the rocds rauning south of Twelfth street. Lake aud Water streots, one now almost dead, and tho other given up to commission business, were the great trade-centres of the Chiosgo folk st that early doy. It was, therefore, an easy matter for the railrords to cnter what ig now the very heart of Chicago. The Iilinois Central, skirting tho lako ghore, catnblished itself at tho foot of Lake street. The Fort Wayne and the Alton & St. Louis were enabled to run up tho South Branch to Madison etrecet. The many corporations which mado up the Northwestorn tookx poases- gion of West Kinzio and North Wells streets, and their tracks, ruening dovn Wost Water street, connected with thoso of tho Alton Rozd. The Burlington & Quincy traversed the city from east to west on Mixteenth stree!, and, n few yearslater, the Cincinnati Air-Lins Tloed, unable to enter tho city from the soutd, was forced to run porthward, juss west cf Weaiern avenue, until it reacied 1inzle stroot, and cawme in oz the Northwestern's right of way. The result was thai tho progoat city was di ed off into two compariments, inclosed on vear- Iy all sides by raitroad tracks. . One of these di- visions was bounded by North and West Water atrocts, by Sixteoath and tuelako. The other Iay Latween Kinzio and Sixzecntb, West Water, aud tho tracks of tho Air-Line Eoad. Dut o little was she futwre growth of the city antici- theso much-dosired tracks would prova an al- 1most intolerablesbarrier toiutramural trafiic,—a Darrier oniy to be oveccom by yoars of fighting, and the cxpendizuro of immenso sums of money. TIADUCTS AT BRIDGES. In sbo course of timv, however, the forms of the Wess Sido wore subdivided and given up for buiiding purposes. Thy stragsling houses which lined Madison, Washington, und Randolph streets gradually consolidated. The toilers of the city began living ia tho_West Division, and ha firss symptoms appeared of that grest daily ebb and flow of population which now manifests itgelf at AMadison and Randelph streot bridges. The moment this forward and backward tide be- gan to show itsell, tuo danger of tho croes- ings at West Water sircet becamo sppereut. In'1859 tha West Side Streot-Railway Company bogan operations, driving off tho few rickely huses which had previotely accupied the fioid. Then appearod _the double delsy which was felc 5 long in crossing to the North Side,—tho delay of opening bridges aud passing trains. After it had been endured for years, the raising of the stroeis to the new grade farnished the means of overcoming tho dificuitv. In 1863 the expori- ment of bridging West Water street was tried at Madison strect, and, proving unsuccessfal, wes ropeated at Randolph street, the railrouds pay- ing tho espense. Sinco that timo the work has gone stesdily forward, unhtil now &l the dillienltios snd annoyencos incideut to intercourse betwoen the North and Sonth Di- visions, dus to the trncks on North Water stroet, Liave boen done away with. The West and North Divisions have also been connacted by tho viaducts at EHe and Indizns streots, and tho West and South by those 2t Adams, Twelfth, cte. THE ¥CXT DIFFICGLTY. But the flood of Viest Sice popuiation, allured by thio prospect of cheaper land, smoved south of Sixtesnth street, on the ove side, and north of Kinzio on tho other. Tha result of this was the creation of tarco great tuoroughfares, Milwan- kee aud Blae Island avenues aad Canal stree! Along them tho laboress of the Fifteeath, Sov- onth, 3ad Eighth Wards found their way o the centres of activity and cmploymont. The incroaso of the railroad system kept paca with that of the city. The few traics which used to mova daily along Kinzio and Sixteenth strects ad swolled to scores, and tho task of crossing these roada had becomo one of positive danger to life. Notwithstauding the flagmen stationed points, tho newspapers wero doily ealled ort sceidonts involving mutilation or daath. This waa especially tho cese at tho Canal otrect croesing of Sixtcenth, and the ~Hal. sted and Deaplaices etreet crossings of Kinzie. To mete matters worse, tho aircet-car lines had strotched over into these outlying_districts, sod, owing to the delays caused by constant stoppages of the railroad irackn, wera robbed of half their uscfuiness. Ingrrions figurers have attempted to calculate tha Joso of timo occasioned by tho opoving of tho bridge, nd if to their romults tho delays oc- casioned by tho paesiug_and repassing of traing bo added, the grand toizl will probably show that every male inbabitant of Chicago was yeerly de- prived of a weel's time. Dofore the first step was'taken to do away with this avnoyauce, thoro wera years of - intac- minable digcugsion jn aud out of tho Coruaen Council. Thera wera sogo who wished the rail- roads to uso horse instead of steam power within the city hmits, which was clearly impraciicabie ; some who wanted the railroads o siok tierr tracks =o 08 to bring thom eitaer wholly or part- Iy below tho streot-levol,—3 scheme which tho character of tio gronnd made impossible,—and zomo o, frightencd by tho oxpenso of con- strueting visducts, which was finally s22a to be the only practical systeis, opposed doing any- thing. TIE FIEST VIADGCT- At last, in 1209, o siop was taken in edvanco by tho constructiou of the viaduct on Flalsted sirect over tho tracks of the Clucazo, Burliog- Quincy Road, at Sixteonil. Tho railrond paid for the bridge proper. aad the cost of (o approacies, the filliug, masonry, cte., was borun by tho property spectally bonefited. ' This worlk doubled the vaiuo of Halsted stroot. It mads it an unbrokon thoroughfaro from Kinzio street to the Bonth Dranch; it made o new avenus of commerce, and the recognized: utility of the work not other rections to demending similar ad- vatages. Though the advantages of this methed of o the severed geciions of tho city wero plainly seen, it wus nct until 1873 that nnoiber viaduct was bullt, aud that Sixicenth stroes was agomn bridged, this timo at Canal. delay was dae in pars to the fire, in part to the dis- inclination of tha railroad companies to makatlio expendituro required, and in groat par to tho strife between the different wards as to which streots ehould come first.. Where thore aro many contostants for improvements it is often the case that none win, and so it proved in this instance, 'A FOLICY AGREED OS.. The new municipal edminietration which came in after the tire of 1871 recognized felly tho im- porrance of viaducts, and proceeded to trcat the subject with some _degree of system. Tie old rozds, which siready occupied tlo streets, conld bodealt with only by moral suasion. With the new oneg, which wero gockiug to enter the cizy, the caso waa different, and. they wero required, as a consideration for the coveted privilege, to erect_viaducts ot sacih points. as the Loard of Public Works micht _indicate. Tlo ordinance by which tho Chicego, Colum- bus & Indians . Contral, and — Chicago, Dansille & Vincennes were allowed the nse of Rockwell and Kinzio trects, and the alilwaukee & 5t. Paul the nso_of Kinzio street, provided for the building within yeer from date,—} 1372,—of viadacts on Halsted, Enngamon, Lake, and Madiscn streets, snd also tho annual erec- tion of two viaducts on_streots to bs designetad by the Board of Public Works. Tue Chicago & Lstalle Road was also required to erect via- duets over its proposed track, bas the eor sion bas not yot takeu stops to avail itself of tho privileges granted by tho ordinracs of 1572, Wailo thus gequiting tha new roadn to brdgo their tracie, th City Government alss cousid- cred tho situation se far as tho old oncs concerned. It saw the gain to the roads them- giving them moro timo and {20 miakiog up of Haius, " Gt priliea fo Dousea for a roxd incideut £6 cromr A28 th er. sireet, and tho resuit equats, spes,l, YSioes the cost of a viaduct. ‘It prosed 1 c3 Ol the onse upon the roads, and induces (*7 Of Warno to buld the Tolith e, 50 Fort & Quiavy 1o v teenth strect camal, and the roluctaat Northwestorn. to contmppi20%at oo over Kinzie- sirest. i 0 tis imperative neceesity for a x toonths at Dlaa Teland avenne giis S S '\vh:r. 18 mow ono of tho great manyfag, I-N'. incts of the city, and would haye suni38 dis- ction but for' tho permusent elyiesc e elstod-Kinzio croasiog. of thy . NALSTED STREET Tho complotion of this siaduer erog to the opeuing of a new milrosd- to gr L mens tion of a now ierritors. Choap land. o, 308K tho Rolling Mills, sid tho fire of Geumiiyte men £xom tho Nortl: to tho e T8 wezo tho principal causes of the grom 2 Fiitconth Ward A fow .vears Geg 0l 183 bounded by the river, the lake, tho South | pated that 1o ono dicamed of tho ticao whea | selves by subssituticg viaducts for flagmen, and prainie waste, travorsed by Milwaugey o788 Togay. it contany oam ormey, Avente, of tnousands. It is specially a o, O ward whoso inhabitauts generally find ployment . olier soctions of thy qot R Ailvauics avenue ot 4 iu the morning, g already resonant with the tramp of waidl Pounng atong that groat arery, Lh:v L, eitaer Halsted or Despiaines aivoots to roy e contro of the city. Who has not seen te 2 of toilors, carrving, ot basners, pa i 23T suddenly checkod at Kinziostroot by the gt or backward movement of siamiy oy freight cara? Viho Lias 0ot grown woary seatd pulling and " hauling, and its” inoritable gue s Tho long lives of teums. tho compact maeer: men, bors testimony to tho increasing vassl ness of this Kinzio strect obstructiog 3" "The work at Halstod strect was delayed & wearisomo degrea by tho contests in thy 0! cil ard with the railrosds. Local intarasty jected into tas ordinance o provision g (¥ Construction of approaches in Garmall st man streets, aud tho railroads fousnt aguy i increased ezpenditurs thus cecasfoned: Fipgs thoir opposition gave way aod s work meyl gun and curmied forwaxd to chmpladon gy o oxpanss of the roads, but under the supen) of tho Boara of Pubiis Works, e : COST oF T2 sTRTCTURE Tha leng:h of tha vieduct pmpsrni:'qss faot§ inchos ; the longth of tho northiern apprugy 560 faot, of the southarn 513, meking the Icagth of tho viaducr, 1,539.5 Teet. The eubstructare, which incindes the iy 2and paving of approzclice, was paid for by thy railrosd compenies in tha following proportipss By the Chicago & Northweetern Ratiroa ¢ ;rggudemu fltgolhla T?l‘;.i' paid for ore; fl,"“&u‘ ,570. cubiz yards of diliag at 30 oxat " 27250, 11 s quaie vards of 13 Al S118 persin : By the Fitt Milwnukes & St Of which tir 5 cable yards 21 s7uzf2 yards pa 3 cords of wall at Tke ruperstructare wae alio paid for by thy reilroads, and cost, accordicg to 1498, T g contrac, “The city's portion of tho cxnenssof the wary will amount to about $33,000, for raisivg thy buildings cn the approaches _to zrade, sad build, ing the sidowslks. Tha grade of thopprosshes is ono in forty ; grado on thedateral 2pprosche —on Waymza and Cerroll streote—ons in twenty. The coatractor for tho substruoturs wza W, P, Hitdrath 5 the suporstzuciure waa constrozieq by Souleriv, James & Ce., of Milwauace. LAILZO2DS, 1 e tho exacs galn o the railroads by the orection of this strociura. Great as itis, it would zakoa good railrosd msa toigure it ont. f tho bonetit cousistain the free dom from tho risk of injuriug persons or propers ty; part of it from the saving of the wages of flaginen, end part from the practical addition to their facilities for making up irains, the track. room on Rinzie at Halsted being given up tothy qnict uso of the rosds. At present, 90 traing pess Halsted street daily, of which 44 beloog te tho Northwestern; 18 fo the Milwaukes &St Paul; Pan-Haudle, 13, and Danville & Via cenncs, 10. Add to this the switching back snd forth of trains while malung up, and the agems gata will be very large. The Chicago & Northwestern is losa benefited by _the vizduct than the Milwankeo & St Psal and thoe Pan-Handle, as the depois and yards of these roads extand above and bolow Halsted streot, whilo the trausfer-yards of the North waestern zro situated bztween Ada street and .-\i%]lud aveaue, whers thore is buc little streci trafiic. OTHER VIADTCTS. This viaduct, thoagh the best constructedit the city, with tho easlest grade and best syetem of approaches, will not relieve the wania of thi Fittoenth Ward, which must hsve egres at other points. One of thess it unquestiorably to be Sangamon street, which, being paved, is o favonts thoroughfars. Tht otiier is_Desplaines street, an imporiant ome, sicce Milwaukee avonue there strikes Kinzia street. Diuch as ono is needed here, tho ques. tion is complicated by thatof the proposed opening of Miwankes avenne to which the late City Government wsa opposed. Theextension ot the avenue would require a viaduct of s third of a mile in length, and the payment of the billsis more than can at present be reasonably asked of the railroads concernod. The probabilities are, tharofora, that the one on Sangamon street will o the next constructed ovor Kinzie. THE FUTURE. - Provision has already been made, by the vis« ducts to be orected on Lake and Madison sireets, for convecting the new Central Parl scction with tho city, and thero remaiug_at this moment but one perplexing problem—Sixtecnth strest between Clatk aad Indiens avenue. All ard familiar with tho discussions which this ques. tion has evoked—the opposition to viaducls by property owners; tho opposition.to sunkes tracks by the railroads, and the opposition &1 eubstituting tho use of Borse-power, by all sbo aro interested in tho speedy trensitof frelght. 15 is not impossible that tho difficaltr maybe solyed by the romoval of tha Burlinztmd Quincy depot to tho West Side, which obrisles ali tronble sbout paencnmer-treivs, znd, br ik construction of the Belt Lailroad, the traasfora! fzoigat may be prowidad for. 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