Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1874, Page 6

vigoroas herlth, though 2t the ago of over 76. aty. 6 _THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1874-—SIXTEEN PAGES. RELIGIOUS NEWS. graphical Sketch of the Rev. J. E. Roy. Heeting of the Hefholist Judicial Con- v forence—Cases to Do Heard. Opinions of the Religious Press--- The Week of Prayer. Votes and Personals 2t Home and Abroad. P Church Services To-Day. -_— BIOGRAPHICAL. THE REV. JOSEPH E- EOY, D. D. The Rev. Joseph E. Roy wes born in 2n Ohbio Iog-cabin in 1827, bis parents baving removed to (ot Bate from New Jersey. When 13 years ol the family came to Tlinois, sotthwg 8¢ Lyn- Gon, on Rock River. Mr. Roy's father, who was for nine years Clerk of the Boerd of County Uommiesioners, and who has been engaged _in mercontile and farming pursuits, etill lives in Tis son, Joacph, was educated at the Gencseo academy, Knox College, and ‘Union Theological Seminary, in New York. His courso through sbo higher eominaries was achieved by bis own unaided efforts, by dint of manual labor, aud {eaching to Lelp pay his expenses. 1In 1853 he began his ministry at Bromfield, 11L, as 2 home missionary. Hero he acquired, within two years, considersble reputation 28 & preacher, €0 that be reccivod calls nearly simul- taneously from thres city churches, the Main Firoot Congregational Church of Peoria; the SpringStreot Church of Milwaukee, and tho Plym- onth Church of this city. . Ho saccepted the el of the latter, and entered opon ite pastorate in tho fall of 1855. The originel Plymouth Clurch building was removed, at tbis time, from the southwest corner of Madigon sud Deatborn streets to the corner of Van Buren etrest and Fdina place. Whon he took charge of tho church, thore were only fifts-sight resident Tiembers, but under his ministrations it rapidiy row to o strong and_vigorous socioty. Over 5.9 pereons wer sdded to tho roll of member- Flup during the five years in which he Wwes pas- tor. Towo revirals took place during this period. in ‘one of which the Plymouth ople united with those of Dr. Robert ‘Boyd, of the Edina Flace Baptist Charch, now the X gan Avepuo Church. At this union meeting the denomi- rational bars sesmed to be pretty thoroughly let down, and quite a_number entered Mr. Koy's church throngh Dr. Boyd's baptistery. During this period, besides the usual cares of a ity parish, ho performed tho duties of a mem- per of the Executive Committeo of the Chicago RBible Society ; was a_ member for two yeers of the Executive Committee of the I pois Home Misslonary -Socicty, 8n sui ery of the American Jliesionary Aseoclativn; and for three yoars wea one of thie editois of the Cungrequtionl Herald, then published in this Tor four yoars of his pastorate of Plym- outh Church, Dr. Roy wes one of the Dirccturs #nd o member of the Ixecntive Committeo of tho Chicago Theological Seminary, positions which he etill cecuples, being the Secrotary of both the Board and the Committes. Dr. Roy takes great pridoin the fact that he hos, from hieyouth, been a cousisicns aud per- sistent Abolitionist. His hatred of all that por- 1ains to slavery commenced when, sccompanying his mother and an anti-slavery lecturer home, Dis party was zttacked by an unsympsthotic mob and besmeared with tar.” Dr. Roy was 8 member of tho Liberty parcy, and thon of the Republic- an party, voting and acting steadily with this growing minority until Lis first succesaful Presi- dential vote was cast for Abrabam Lincoln. When ho came to Plymonth Church, it ‘had al- raady earned the fitlo of tho *nigger eharch ” by a consistent anti-slavery conrse. A sermon by the pastor, delivered in 1856, cutitled **Kao- gas, Her Struggle and Hor Defensc,” was pub- lished, and, fallin into the bhands of Benator Douglas, thst ststesmsn wrote the preecher a letter demanding that he showd ‘nke o public retraction in his palpit of certain statements therein conteined. Failingto make oy impression upon tho young mipister, Mr. Douglss published kis lettor in the Democratic aper of the city, sod Mr. Roy rejoined in Tz %msflsr_ The letters were widely republished in the respective party newspapers of tho conn- iry during tho = exciting Fremont-Bachanan litical campaign. The abolition proclivities of m. Roy are further illustrated by the fact that 2 prayer-meeting was held in the church to com- memorate the passing of the soul of the great abolition martyr, John Brown, on the dey of his esocution. In 1860 Dr. Roy resigned his pulpit to accopt {ho Superintendency of a Iarge part of the Con- gregationsl Home Miesion work in the West, & position which Le continues to occupy, with eadquarters in this city. His district embraces Northern Illinois and” tho wholo of Indiana; while, 28 Field Supermtendent, e has charge of the society's work in the Territorics end in the Southern States. He has recently returned from a trip to_West Virginis, where be has orgacized apew Covgregationsal church, and participated in the dedication of the house of warship of the 1irst Congregational church of the State. During the last thirteen years he Las preached the dedi- cation sermons for sixty-five houses of worship. Within the same timo in Northern Illinois there bave been organized binety-gix Congregational churches, the larger portion of which Were under ‘miseionary suspices, and ninety-cight of them have buili bouses of worship. Of the cighteen Congregationsl churches organized in the su- burbs of Chicago uring this period, all but three have been upon the list of the Home Mission Society, while only three remain 88 proteges of the Society at the present time. Dr. Roy was, for several years, the Chicago correspondent of the Independent, and is now the correspondent of the Boston Congregalional- ist, upder the well-known ignature of “Pil- His labors for the Church have ‘been of tho highest efficiency, as is evinced by Ins long con- tinuanco in s very resjonsible office, and his pame is 26 familiar o5 2 household word amoug * tho Cengregational pocple of the West. et s DR. HUNTINGTON. ‘WHAT SORT OF A CHURCHMAN HE I8, To the Editor of The Chicago Tridune : Stx: I heartily agres with you that *it is in- teresting to watch that paragraph shont Dr. Huntington being an old-fashioned High- Churchman of the Bishop Hobart type, in its travels through tho press.” Bupposing it to bo 80, not one person in fifty, I suppose, knows what it means, But it is not true. Dr. Hunt- Ington is not “an old-feshioned High-Church- mi of :.ne B‘ilhx;‘p Hobart type.” The Bishop obnst type of Churchmanship i Hutington's is broad. The forior la i;?é&fi; Dr. H.'s is marrowy, The old-fashi typo i 3 stiff ecclesinsticism, Dr. Bnntm‘l%:?:] is u)'lfi giving decisions which are final, subjact only to revision by the General Uonference on points of error. The cavos on the calendsr aro the Rev. T. 0. Yorkman, of the Central Lilinois Conference the Rev. Wiltinm Rice, of the Alichigan Coufe: ence; the Rev. H. T. Berge, of the Northwost Indiana Conference ; and the Rev. J. F. Chaffes, of the Minnesota Gonference. ‘The former and tho latter cases are well known in the West, hav- ing received wido newsprper comment. RV RELIGIOUS PRESS. THE ALLIANCE discusges *Spiritualism.” 1t remarks thak one of the most inetractive signs of the times is the fact of the two exploring parties pushing for. ward toward the two oppoEite polesof truth, viz. of matter and spirit. The ono party carry tole- scopes, microscopes, laboratories, dissecting in- atruments, all tho variod apparatus for investi- gativg physical pbenomena. The other move in arealm whero such implements hayo mo func- tions, but whers the spiritual capacitics of the buman soul rea¢h out their mysterious ten- tacule toward the immaterial verities that lis beyoud the reach of tho physical sensos. Whilo both of theso exploring oxpeditiona Lave no remson to suppose that thoy are very near, ms yof, to their rcspeotive poies, still they are sincercly searcling for trath. The Spiritualist 13 not to be sneered at because jugglers happen to followin bis train, nor is the scientist to be brought to. ridicule ; Yot both clutecs must correct many mieappro- hensions. The editor draws the conclusion, however, that the * apcient and indestructiblo distinction between matter nnd spirit will con- tinue to abide in the average Luman tbought.” The Aliiance does not *‘take any stock” in the proposcd Pan-Presbytorian Congress. The Alli- ‘ance thinks it will bo a hard matter to unite in a ‘Holy Alliance such P’resbytorianism as clings to theold Scotch versification of tho Pealms of David with those who sing the more artistic and musi- cal hymns of thess Iattor days. So Dr. McCosh is advised to wait a litttle longer, lest his pro- posed Conpress should not ‘* psn ont ™ well. Tho Alliance has 8 caraful editoriol on the theme which agitates the roligions world, ** Afr. Gledstone on the Vatican Decrees,” in the course of which it holds that: Th e ex-Premler cannot be answercd cxcept in thres wogs, The chiarge muy bo confessod and an aitempt 10 justify bo made. Lut such a course would be very Qissstrons o tha interests of tho Papal biacarchy i thls country, in Great Britaln, in Germany, aud m all the predominantly Protestenf countries of the world, And yet this is the only real or even plausible snswer that can be made. The other two pogaiblo. forms of reply would not avail to set usids the proofs by which TIr. Gladstone sustains his positions. Tho chorges may be denied, but no denial, o matter how vehe— ‘mently made, can besr down the historical facts and documents which havebeen put in evidence ; or the Qistinguished stateemsn whe bus made the charges may bo overwhelmed with all munuer of opprobrious epithets, This larter scems o be the enly form of Toply which Lus £0 far been attampted., The force of such an auswer our readers con estimate as well as we. TUE INTEDIOR thinks Pan-Presbyterianism i foasible, and may accomplish much good. Fur igztance, it may lead toabetier nnderstandigg si:d pructice of denominational comity ; it mey discuss the divorgent practices which allow in some places and deny in others tho right of & ministor to sit inan _ecclesiesticel court unless Lic be an em- ployed pastor. It may discuss such questions as What are thepowers of the General Assembly ? Has it original jurisdiction? _What sushority attaches fota deliverances? Ehall theroboa Court of Appeals for _tho tria] of - causes which cozo up fo the Azeembly, or shall a Cemmission of the Assembly be appoitisd to sit ad interim ? What i the best waz of 4nppoxtln;i the ministry ? Candidates for the ministry, what istho bost way of caring for them?” The samo peper contrasts the cheering hopes fostered in tho Eible with tho gloom and uu- certainty coucorning futuro ovésis which the prevalent materialism teachea, TIHE METHODIST PAPERS aro discussing the qaestion of elocting Presiding Elders by the Annuel Coaferences, instead of leaving tkem to bo appoioted, ag now, by the Bishops. The question is likely to come befora the General Conference, whioh meets in St. Louis in 1876. Thoeutire polity of the Church, however, is opposed to the election of these oficials; yet there are some poople with supar-demacratio tendencies who advocate it. The Northuwestern Adrocate eays with regard to the mstter: N0 effective chiurch-system can be perfectly domo- cratic, and to secure heroie self-denial 1£ must avoid ropublicenism in many peruculare, QOurs is ot a picnic enterpriso from which ministers snd laymen 5re to extract 85 much recreation sa possible, but o churcl-syatem organized for voselfish conquest, Ths pastor forgoen the ease and self~indulgenco of mors ornamental orgauizations; the layman oiten resigna the conceivablo best for his focal chureh with respect o the ‘bighest good of the body ut lorgo, und the matter of aprointments of pastors is Jeft to a frea, disinterested, but responsible third parts, who' act as in Gods presece. It is pleade that tho “poor itinerant” ehould hsve a cholce of thoso fo whom they submit thelr - inter. esta; Lut, sinco the itineraner i3 voluntary in the first instance, and its scrvants aro human o the last, we are disposed to believe that a dash of tho military in still neccesary to protect tho misslon sud work of Methodism ageinst that very buman Dpaturo wiich Eometimos grows weary of seif-denying devotion toa causo os desperate cs thst of coprerting tho world. The appointing power {s now elocted in Genorsd Con- ferencs by picked men from the Annual Conferences. That power is constantly responrible, and far above the Influences which in a deceds or two will_inject themselves inton repeatea popular election. We al- rendy have canvassings and ballotings enough, and it must be an eloquent advocats who persuades’ us to risk much more in s Church already almost over- | charged with ropublicaniem. THE STANDABD thinks * Vitriol in Reform ™ is not advantagcous, but says the principles of true reform are found 1n the Sermon on the Mount. The same papor has an editorial on the politics of the country, in the course of. which it remarks that the tend- ency of Democracy seems to be to reduce 2 large portion of thé negro population to a state of peonage. It concludes that the indications go L:m'.hlh: nfiuq.:::cgliclpnny 1\‘111I gii—np%)int © peo) in the language s - drieks, - dostroy thomsolves. - g —— ENGLAND, THE RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY. Correspondence of the New York Times. Loxpox, Nov. 27, 1874, The infallibility controversy is still going on, and it is significant that it is, for tho present at any rate, confined exclusively to Roman Catho- lics.” It has, in foct, resolved itself into a eort of triangular duel between the Ultramontanes, tho moderate Catholics, and jthe so-called Old Catholica or Doellingerites. The great body of Protestants are coutent to look on, amazed and amused at the very extraordinary logic which is displayed by all sections of the com- Datants. Monsignor Capel has expressod tho Tltramontane theory in an unmistakeablo man- ner. ¢ The ecclesiastical power,” he eays, * is superior to the civil power, and defines and limits the one and the other.” The O'Donoghue has ccme forward on the same side. “‘Iam,” he says, *‘ the representative of a Catholic con- stituency, the eon of a Catholic nation, the de- scendsnt of Catholic ancestors, and I trustI shall be pardoned if there be any arrogance or presumption in ssying that I glory m proclaim- ing my entire submission to the authority of the Pope.” He oxpleins, howaver, that this involves the faithful discuargo of his duty as a subject of the Queex. * My mind rejects as preposterons the 1dea that the Popo may, some fine moroing, call upon me to renounce my sllegiance.” It i obvious, however, that the ackuowledgment of tho absolute snpremacy of tho ecclesiastical power, and of the dutyof entire submussion toitin everything, qualifies rather scriously erant, conserving eseentials, but -phant Bon.Gescotinls. Tho Bisbop Hobars trpe in- el matic, Dr. Huntington's is vital with a *swook 5“&?;3?:15;&:}: o eul fim: bolongs to the school anthority, Whicolof exhoiarship. - T e Mt {0 the Caicaco, Dec, 13, 1674, Lo METHODIST- JUDICIAL CONFERENCE, MEMDEES WHO ARE TO BE TRIED. ° A Judicial Conference will be neld in the Methodist preachers’ room, No. 57 ‘Washington street, commencing Tuesday, Dec. 15, for the Purpose of trying appeals from decisions of varions annual conforencos, brought up by the detendunts theréin. The conrt of triers con- ;—3-3, x:: this instance, of seven persons each wflm l:mi Nock River, the Northwest Indinna, avd the Wiscousin Conferences. It will bo pro- gx;n;g um:ir layx X!t'fihep W. L. Harrie, and will be omposed of the following-nemeil Koca Juver Conforence .. Feor’ piord : 2.0, Peck, Chicago; . . Clevland, Frospart. J. Ii. More, Sterhng; 3.8, David, Wiminton: 7. Baume, Oltaws ; William 5. Fishor Horos Northwest Indians Conference—Jamen' M~ sy isrd, Baiobridge; S. P. Colvin, Dapeaiar tors Utter, Rochester; C. B. Mock, Lobagon: X, Greede, Tomney: J. H. Cissel, South ond; James Johuson, Valparsiso, Wisconnin Confar: ence—H. C. Tilton, Appleton; J. M. Carpest, Oshikosh; H. Coleman, Fort Atbinson s g s Stowers, Milwaukee ; J. Anderson, Omro; W, H. Sampson, Waukau; J. M. Walker, Green Bay. ‘i'bo Court hears no new evidence, but takes the cases from the record and reconsiders them, the obligation of loyalty to the tomporal sovereign. Thoee Catholics who hold with Mon-~ signor Capel and The 0'Donohue are loyal to tha English Governmont only iu 50 far as the Popo enjoins or allows them to bo so. The second or middle class of Catholics ere disposed to dis- criminate between civil and epiritual authority, but they do eo in rather a sbadowy way. This is the lino taken by Sir George Bowser and Lord Arundel of Wardour. _They feol bound to accept the decrees of the Vatican, bul repndiate tho extremo interpretation of them in an Ultramon- tane sense. Lord Arundel ropeats what ho said in 1804, that the Church decidos the limits of the temporal only in deciding what is epiritual, and urges that the objection that this is leaving everything to bo determined &3 the last resort of tho Pope, ia best answered by practical ex- perience. He argues that, as the gopu Lias not et attempted to enforce his supposed suproma- cy 1o temporal mattors, he is never likely to do #0, and that it will Le 'time enough for Romsn Catholics to consider the question when it actu- ally arises. Hero, agaw, it is clear that, logioal- Iy, Lord Arundel would have to submit to the Popo, if His Holiness choso to cxerrige the pow- er which be cleims in theory. But, of course, if atheory is of no consequence, that is another matter. Thero remain the anti-Ultramontanes, ench as Catholic Lord Acton, who tlatly deny tho 1nfaliibility of tho Pope, and claim the right to exercise their own judgmont on all civil - tions, Thero is no difficalty in xecuucl.linzqtr;?:h and Joyalty in this. cose, but on tho otber hand, Catholica who insist_upon the right of prvate judgment havo -quitted the only logical foothold of tbe Catholic faith. In io-day's Times Lord Acton justifies, in & lotter of nearly four columns, his " charges against the Pope. Ho quotes abuodant evidonce to show that thers is Papal authority for believing that it is no crime to murder an excommunicatod per- son if 1t is doue through religious zeal: that faith need not, and in certain eases ought not, to bo kept with herotics, and 8o on. His only ob- ject in dirocting attcotion to this sido of the Subject is, bo explaivs, to eave the Church from the consequentes of being identified with Papal mlalkhilit{. “I should,” he concludes, “chshonor and betray the Ohurch it I enter- tained & suspicion that the ovidences of religion could bo weakened or the authority of Councils sappod by s knowledge of the facts with which 1 have boen dealing, or of othera which are not lass griovous or less certain because they re- main untold.” g WEEK OF PRAYER. TROGRAMME OF THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. The United States Evangelical Allisnce has is- sued the following programme for the Week of Prayer: AONDAY, AN, 4, Thanksgicing and Confession—Revicw of the past ; Thalkegiving for its variod mercies ; humiliation for pervonsi and national sins. Prayer for God's blessing in the future. TUESDAY, 3AX. b. . National Objects for Prayer—For civil governments snd all nautbority ; for the increase of intalligenco, {bo purification of public_oplnion, 2nd the spread of fro inatitutions throughout the worl . WEDNESDAT, JAN. 6. Home Objects for Prayer—For parcnts and children, teachers and guardiaus ; for achools and colleges ; for tho Christian miofatry'; for Young Men's Christian Associations and Sunday-achools. THURSDAT, JaN. T. Forciam Ovjects for Prayer—The oxtensfon of relg- ious berty {hroughout the worid ; the prevalence of peaces among natons; the increase of unity smong Christions of all lands; the subordination of interna- fiona) intercourse, commerce, and sciouce, to the spreadof Cbrists Kingdom. - * " UFBIDAY, JAX. 8. Missionary Objects for Prayer—For the conversion of tlio Jews; for tho doliverance of nations from super- stition, and for tho converston of the world to Christ. SATURDAT, JAN. 9. Prousr for Religious Revival—Far the Chnrches throughout the world, for thelr increase in seul, npirit- wality, and devolednéss, snd for a clearer witness for the trith among tham, SUNDAY, JAN. 10, A general meeting in the cvening. Addresses by fMinisters of various denominations. Closing oxerciset (s i RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. . AT HOME. Bishop Harris will dedicate a fine, new Meth- odist -church at Aurora Dec. 27. The Rev. Dr. 5. A. W. Jewett is the pastor. ! Tho First Scotch Presbyterian Church of this city colebrated last Thursday evening its dofinite ugion with the Chicago Presbytery. The Denish Mission of the Second Baptist Church, situated on North Uniou strect, near West Indiana, i8 In a prosperous condition. The little chupel Liolds nearly 800 porsons, and is full to overflowlng. . Tho young people of Trinity Methodist Epis- copel Church, of - this city, gave s pleasaut nn- gical and tablesux entortainment Thursday evon- ing of last weok, which drew a good audience. The proceeds are applied to the purchage of & pigno. Sevoral ohurches in Chicago report the begin- ning of reviral interest. -Amorg them are tho Second Baptist, Westminster Presbytorian, Mich- igan Avonuo Methodist Churches, ind’ tho Rail- road Mission in charge ¢f the First Presbjterian Church. Methodists have & way of Lelping each other that might be imitated . to -ndvan- tage. A8 an instance, thoy bLave beea taking up contributions of ~mauey, old clotiics, etc., in tho churches in tho Northwest the pavt week or two for the sufferors by tho crasshopper dovastation last eummer. Tho ed- itor of tho Northwestern ddiocate, who i8 the ap- polnted almoner of tuese funds, bLas roeceived over $500 in money, and about & car-load of goods, clothing, and money will be rocaived and snipyed to destitute points as long a8 the neces- sity for such sid oxists, which will probably be through the entira winter. < ) ABROAD, The Methodists of Ellsworth, Pierce County, Wis., dedicated a new house of worship Dec. 6. It will scat about SO0 people, and cost nearly $8,000. The spire of the Doston Catholic Cathedral is 800 foet high: hut Cincinnati beats it with its now Bt. Xavier Church, which Las a staeplo 40 foet higher. It is noted es a remarkeble change in tke babits of thought of the Oriental besthet that, at tho present time, more femaio converls aro mads than males, Congreseman-olect J. II. Scclye heads the call for o convention at Boston, Dec. 16 and 17, to consider the course of tho proposed relizious gmendment to the Constitution of the United States, - Tho nowspapers ere praising a olergyman in Mifilin County, Pa., becauso he loft a 2,500 sal- ary in his city and sccepted 1,000 in the coun- try, because Lo wanted togo whera ho could d6 most good.” The Fesst of the Immaculate Conception was celobrated in Now York last Sunday, in soveral of the Catholic churches. Tho feast was kept Dby the celebration of thres-masees betwoen the hours of 6 £ m., and 11 8. ... The clorzymen of Rochester and Buffalo, N. Y., have cdopted o plan by which their parish- ioners may hear every other city gutnr without Deing obliged to leate their own honse of wor- ship. This is done by a system of pulpit ex- changes. Soma ladics belonging to = Ritualistic Epis- copel church in ono_of the suburbs of London have divided' the day into watches of one hour each, from 6 2. m. to 11 p. m. During tuis time overy day one of their number is u% the church cngaged in prayer. ’ Bishop Littlejohn, of the Protestant Episcopal Diocess of Lzmg Islaud, has recently admitted o Svoman to tho * Order of Deaconesses.” The Christian Union wants to know whers the oon- servatives are who shall raise the cry, * Who is 10 tako care of the Deconess’ baby ? ™ The Rev. Mr. Sabine, at the first anpiversary meoting of tho Reformed Episcopal Church, held in New York recently, ehowed that tho new Church hns made very commendableiprogrees 1n this, its firet year. It numbers soms thirty cler- aymen and twenty-five parishes at the present time. One of the most prominent men in the Baptiet denomination, the Rev. Alexis Caswell, D, D., LL. D, ex-President of Brown Univarsity, rites & note to the Watchman and Refleclor, deprecafing tho late action of the Long Island Baptist Association in expelling tho Les Avenns Chureh for open-communion practices. Gothsemano Daptist Clurch, of Brooklsn which withdrew from tho Long Tsland Associa- tion a few weeks ago on account of the banish- ment from the Associntion of the Lee and Mar- oy Avenue Churches for open communion prac- {ices. has issued a circuiar charging that tho As- sociation has repeatedly violated the contract on which the union wos based. Says the New York Tribune : * While a Brook- Iyn preacher is pitching into thentres, we observo that the builders of the now Globe play-house in oston huve, to tome_extent, imitated tlie paw ssstem. Ono hundred sests havo beon sold out- right in a kind of feo simplo, to be held by tho buyers, their heirs ond sseigns forover. The price paidwas § 1.000 per seat.” Protestantism does not scom to. flonrish in Frauce. The Reformed Church is about falling into two angry and nearly equal segments, aud tho Hugnenots do not flourish as in tho old days of persecution.” “The Almanac de Gotha reports only 550,000 Protestants in Fracco. This will be modified, however. by tho fact that all persons are enrolled as Roman Catholics who are not en- rolled as Protestants. For tho last 200 years the aanual meeting of the Society of Friends has been held in Newport, R.L This year they voted to meet next Juno in Portland, Mo.; but the leading men of tho Society, discovering that by the removal of the yearly meeting from Nowport there will ensge a Torfeiture of sli tho property held by them in the Iatter city and an estats in Providonce, of » to- tal value of some £500,000, the mesting will bo neld in Newport as usaal. Among the attractions of tho Philadelphin Centenmial Exposition it is proposed to exhibit what hos been dono during the century by the various Church Mission Boards inthe line of the conversion of tho world. The plan is to have one or more converted heathon brought over, ropresonting each station, from Greonlaud's fcy mountsins, from India’s coralsirand, snd from other countries, and to gather them all into one assembly in the msin ball of the build- ing on Bome appointed day for religious sorvices ‘The Rev. Henry O. Fieh, writing to the Watch- man and Reflector, eays Prof. Beph has just ex- eavated in Tyro the tloors of on old cathedral, built about 815 years after Christ, and dedicated by Eunsebiue. Dr. Pisk says a baptistery has been discovered, indicating that tho practice of immersion was in vogue at that time. Itisof white marble, in the shape of a cross. The Jength inside is 4 fect and 6 inches: the depth 8feet; and the width 3 feet and 7 inches. A correspondent of the Bocton Pilot writes fo that paper that he would like to'506 & monument built over the grave of Bt. Patrick, but fears it might be demolished.” Whereupen the Pilot anathematizes tho Orangemen, who, it charges, pulled down and ruined s mopument erected over the Irish Apostle’s grave many years ago. The Oblate Sisters of Provideace is the title of o new order of colored femalo nuns estab- lished by the Catholic Church in Baltimore. This Ordor, established in 1529, suppressed by Pope Gregory XVI. in 1833, is said to be pros- perous. A pupil of the seminary has been study- ing and practicing sculpturo in Rome, aud has executed tatues of tho Blessed Virgin and Holy Child, which aro so highly appreciated tbat the Marquis of Bute has paid £500 for two copies of them, The fitty-sixth sonivereary of the Methodist Episcopal General lissionary Socisty was held in Boston Dec. 6 and 7. Thoreportsof the work in the varions ficlds showed progross. Tho following aro somo of the more imporiant facts : The total number of missionaries employed is 200, with 485 assistanta. Sizty-soven of thess aro'in Africa, 103 in China, 97 in Gormany, 135 in Swedon, and 119 in India. Tho German Church contains 6,643 members, the African 2,000, tho Swedish 9,108, tho Norwegian 1,367, and the Chinoso, 1,061 Tho total number of probations is 5,335, and the wholo number of foreign mission churches is 115. The number of miselonerica engagod In domestio mistions is 270, e PERSONAL. CHICAGO. The Rev. Dr. Harshs,. formerly of Chicago, dedicated a new Presbyterian church at Peters- burg, 1., last Bundsy. 1t cost about §14,000. Tho Rev. H. L. Hammond bas been solicitod to come to Chicago to undertske a rovival cam- Dpalgn, but be talegraphed from Galesburg yee- torday that his ongagements will not permit him to como this winter. Tho Kev. Jobn Donnelly has accepted a eall to the Baptist Church in Englewood. He preached hie first sermon as pasior last Sunday morning. The congregations were largo, and the prospocts of the future advancement of the church ars good. The Springtield exu..) Republican says: #Tho Rev. Samuel W. Duffleld, of Aun Arbor, Micb., is to bocome pastor of tho Eighth Pres- byterian Church, Chicago. He is roputed a brilliant, independent thigker, and this presagos more trouble for Prof. Patton. ‘The Methodistsof Chicago ars making propara- tions for %iflng s hearty welcome to B\shog Harris’ at Trinity Church, near Twenty-fourt] streot, Tuesday evening, Dec. 15. The Mothod- ists of tho city Senenfly are iovited, and ad- dresses will be mede by some of the promiuent mon of tho denomination. ELSEIERE. Mies Smiloy isin Drooklyn, N. Y., whero she is giving Biblo readiogs in Or. Cosler's and Dr Budington's churches. Itis reportod that Archbishop McCloskr, of New York, and Dishop Dorrenach, of Pittsburg, aro to be mado Cardinals. . | Prof. C. T. Thatcher, recontly of Jenninga Semunary, Anrora, has zccepted a chair in Carenovia Seminary, Now York. The Rov. Dr. Joseph Kimball, pestor of the Reformod Dutch {Church in Joralemon streot, Brooklyn, died in Newburg, N. Y., Dec. 6. The Rov. Augusta J. Chapin Les given an affirmative snewer to a call to tho pastorate of tho Universalist Ohurch of Lansing, Alich. Tho recent death of Father Crawloy, an Ultra- montane Catholic of England, and a former Rec- tar of the Angtican Church, is noted. Ho soced- ed from 3 Puseyto Church to Romenism soon after Archbishop Manning Joined the samd Church. ) The Rev. Williom R. Alger, of Boston, has ac- copted the pustorate of tue Church of the Mes- siah (Umtanav), of New York, This is tho ch which offered the Rev, Robert Collver, of this city, & #alary of £10,u00 1f ite would become its settled pastor.. Tho Rov. W. 3L. Postlethwaits, 1ate Rector of the Protestant Episcopnl Church of the Inter- cession, W:shinf}un Heights, N. Y., scot a lotter t Bishop Potter, Dec. d, annonneing bis withdrawal from the Protestant Episcopel Church, ond his purposp to unite with the He- formed Episcopal Churcia, Thoe Rev.Dr.J. H. Bsy{fes, of Indinnapolis, formezly of Chicago, hus had a terriblo siega from the typhoid fever, pearly every member of bis family baving beenattacked. The Doctor oc- cupied Lis pulpit last Sunday for tho firet timo in cloven weeks. Tho physician hes visited tho par- sonago twice a day for four months and a half. A religious weskly eays that the Daptist do- nomivation in England Los latcly lost ouo of its brizlitest ornaments by the deuth of the eloguent snd genial preacher end versatuo writer, the Rav. Charles Vince. DBirmingham, whero ho had labared with wonderfu! success for over twenty yoars, gavo bim the bouor of faeral tho hke of which had never boen witnessed in that town, The Rev. Henry M. Parsons, who for four i"cxml Las been the associate pastor with Dr. Ni cmich Adnms, in Doston, has resigned. Hav- ing preactied too plain sermons for some of tho Bostonians to rermain popular, his parishioners failed to koep up his ealary. Tho Independent, commenting upon the cass, says tho custom of making the minister reepovsible for the financial prosperity of the church is becoming awfully provalent. The London correepondent of the New York' @raphie, writing of the rocent conversion of the Dure of Norfolk to Romanism, says he is a young unmarried man of 23 years. He pos- kesses mueh native ability, but is of a retiring- digposition. Says the correspondent: Ho cares nothing for politics ; there is uot & woman in all England who would not marry him, but he will not be married; bo will not even acceps the Quesn's inyitation to & Court-reception ; when ho appears in public it is to discharge some grave duty, to preside st gomo grear Catholie mecting, to give his support to a struggling charity, or to greco a reliziofs ceremony. 'Two of his sisters, a0 older and_ono yonnger than himself, are nuns: one is a Carmalite nun in Paris, the other ia o Sister of Charity in London. Tle Duke, it i guid, nepires fo the priesthood. 3 —_— SCMEWHAT PIOUS. A Daptist church in Nowark, N. J., is called tho * Aquarium.” Tho pastor is H. C. (sea) Pish, D. D. ¢ A’ Fronch preacher doscribes hell as 2 placa shero thoy talk politics llday. What they do at night he does ot report. A little boy asked s lady who made her teeth. My Creator,” she replicd. * Well,” said tha youngster, * Dr. — mada my ma's, and they beat your'n clean ot o' sight.” 21188 Cooko, an English “ lecturo-woman,” as- serts that children are being bribed with currant~ rolls by Romanists in Protestant garb. This may bo called a jam shame.— Graphic. An Towa fother, who bas succeoded in raising aeventeen of the worst children in his noighbor- hood, says he is bound to have a representative in Heaven if it takes scventeen more. A melting sermon being preached in a country church, oll fell a-weeping but one man, who, when asked why he did not Weep with the rest, said: ** Oh! I belong to another parish!” A mug which bolongod to John Weslay is to b soen in Biddoford, Mo, It is pleasant to know that, though a good aud great msan may bo dead, we may utill got an occasional glimpse of bis wmug. Cincinnati churches are actively vying with each other 1n rearing thoir spires heavenward. None but your gennine Porkopolitan would ever have hit upon the happy ides of a steaplechasa to tho skies. Reading the great Spurgeon's declaration that +a cigar i 8 thiog to thank God for.” o Liborty strect school-boy bonght & cigar. Ho was aftar- ward geon Langing over o fouce, but Lo was not giving thanks.—Kome Sentinel. Ono _of the Japaneso di students com- plained with tho saddest aspect to his Professor of tho digsipations of bis follow-gtudent, and quite slarmed that sworthy. - Caroful inguiry cvolved tho fact that the offendor was excestive- Iy addicted to sponga cake. A teacher, auestioning littlo boys sbout the gradution in the scalo of being, asked : “ What Comes noxt toman ?” Wheretipon s little shav- cr, who waé evidently smarting under n acnse of previous defeat, immediately distanced a1l com- Detitors by promptly shouting, ©Hia elurt, masm!” ; A couple of metabers of the darky conferenca were passing down tho avenue, when one of thetn trod on the indigestible portion of a pesr, and a8 Lis number elavens went up tho rest of his body +was carrespondingly lowered. ** Ki-yah, bradder Jones, is you fallen from grace?” chuckled his eompanion. _** Not prezactly, doacon ; I's sittin’ on do rageod edge of dis pear."—Capital. He lived in Georgia. At the weekly prayer- mecting ho wa leading. Ashe knelt his pietol dropped from his pocket, cxploded. snd = Alr. Pepper was shot. As they carried Mr. P. he smiled sadly, and looked imploringly up into the eyes of those who wero carrying him gaid, gently, “*Tako care, boys, don't 16t mine drop, = Some ono else might be ho An English toacher, anjolpi.ng bora of a trainiog class their upon the mer- luty of giving to children bright and happy thoughts of roligion, Gsed this illustration of the danger of the oppo- site course: He said & littlo girl was once ask- iug her_elder sistor sbout beaven. ‘Do they play in heaven? " eho ingnired. * No; tney do not play there. “ What do they do?"” ¢ They ging and are good.” _ *‘Are there no toys there ?" ““No; not any.” *No dolls, no balls, nor Noah's arks?” OB, nol” “Then.” said the little ono, “I shall taxe my dolly and go to kell.” Long ago, during the Millento fever, when ascension robes wera in order and all were listen- ing for the chariot-wheels, a good couple had re- tired one night—the man somewhat visionary, bat his wife practical enough. In theebbof a midwinter might be awoko, hearing a slight noise, and gently nudged hia sleeping partuer. “Yife, I hear the chariot-wheels of God." Lio still, John, ¥ou old fool. Tho Lord would ot come on whaels, with such good sleighing.” 01d Dr. Bancroft, of Worcester, the father of the historian, and pastor of the First Parish, was annoyed by the importunity of & man whoeo character was not superior to that of St. Paul, and who wanted to joun the Doctor’s church. Ths‘Dm:tm;lYnt him off on one pretext and an-~ other, till were exhausted. At last he said, “My friend, the fact is, my church is full.” +Well," said tho rejoctedapplicant, **then I'will go and join an engino company.” In a family residing not & great diatance from South Boston is & certain smart little boy of 3 years of age, who thinks o greatdeal, as all good littie boy# do, of his littlo baby sister. The oth- er day the nurse slapped his sister's fingers for something she had done. He did not hko this, 80, stepping up to her, with hiseyes blazing with anger, e said: * Don't you do thas again! 1f you do, 1'l1 puf you in s balloon end sond you up to God; He loves you, but I dou't.” A West Hill minister picked up s frozen wasp on the sidewalk yesterday, and, with 2 view to advancing the interests of science, he earried it m the house and held it by the tail while he warmed its ears over a lamp chimney. His ob- ject was to zee if wasps froze to death, or mero- iy lay dorman during tho winter. Ho is of the opinion that they meroly lis dormant, and the dormantest kind at that, and, when they revive, Do eays,jthe tal thaws out first, for while this one's head, right over the lamp, was o stiff and cold it could not wink, its probe worked with inconceivabie rapidicy that the minister couldn’t gaBp fast ouough to keop up with it. He threw thavicious thing down the lamp chimney,and eaid he didn't went any more truok with a dormant wasp, at which his wifo burst into teara and ask- ed how he, a minister of the Gospel, could use such language, right beforo tho children, too.— Burlington Hatck-Eye. A congregation of worshippers in Bucks Coun- ty, 0., mot with s comical mishap a few Bun- days since. The pows of the church had beea newly painted nd varnished, and it was not good drying woather. Everything was lovely uwptil the minister was aboat to deliver the bene- diction and tho congregation cndeavor to re- spond by rising. Thbey remaincd steadfast to the church and eteadfaster in their éeats. Each seemed to foar that something mysterious, re- ligious—prabably a judgment—was the matter with them, and they were eeized simultaneously with a panic. They tore themeelves Joose, with « desporate offort, and rushed out of the church in finttering rag, leaving sumplos of the silks and clothes thoy woro for the inspection of the horrificd minieter snd dumbfonnded sexton. Tt would not be astonishing if somo cf that con- gregation said bad words on tho way hormo. ——— RELIGIOUS SERVICES, DR, PICK. Y. 3L C. A, Rooats, C11zcado, Dec, 10, 1674 Peck, D. D. : Many persons who heard sour sermon last Sabbath evening, on “ The Life of boses,” and many more who desira to hear it, have requested ma to nvite you to repeat {2 next Stbbath sfternoon, at 3 o'elock, in Forwell Hall, under the auspices of the As— sociation. Delicring the sermon of moro than ordi- Dary interest, sud Farwell H3li more cantrally acco: modating all parts of the city, I placa the request of friends and the Association befors sou, hoping you mey £od it convenient to favor us, I om, yours truly, W. W, VA AnspaLs, Supt. Y. 3L C, A Ciizcago, Dec. 10, 1674, W, W. Fan Aradale, Supt. Y. M. C. A: Deir 51 : Your letter of to-dey requesting me, at tho instence of your Association 53d others, to Tepeat the scrmon on Tha Lifo of Moses 7 fn_Farwell Hal next Sunday afternoon, 1s before me, 1 do not feelat liberty fo daclibe the invitation. so conrteously made, and will therefore acceds to your wisbes, Thanking Your Association and the nnimdwn friends for the com- liment, T am your humble servant, J. O, Prcx. UNTTARLLY. The Rav, ©. W. Wendte preches this mornihg a tho Fourth Unitarian Cuurch, corner_of Preirie ave- mio snd Thirticth street. Evening Vesper service st 2 quarter to &, L'The Rev. Dr.Q. A. Clate, of Kew York, preaches ‘morning and evening ot tho Church of the’ Messich, o Twenty-third street. _The Ker, E. P. Fowell, late of 8t, Louls, preaches morning and evening at the Third Church, corner of Monroc snd Lafiin streete. 2o Rev. Robert Collyer preaches in the morning at Unity Chirch, corner of North Dearborn and Whit Tey streets. £ COSGREGATIONAL. The Rev. Normsu A, Millerd presches morning and avening at Wicker Park Church, carner of Hoyna and LesAMoyno streets, “The Rev. A. Bushnell presches morning and even- ing at the Leavitt Street Church, —The Der. C. D. Helmer presches morning and evening at the Unlon Park Church. —Tho Rev. Williara Alvin Bartlett preaches in the ‘morning in Plymouth Church, cornerof Indians ave- nue and Twenty-sixh street. '—The Hev. J. Bradehaw presches morning aud avening at the Clinton Street Church, corner of Clinton and Wilson streets, —The Rev, E. F. Willisms presches in the evening at tho New England Church, on Delavan place, near North Dearborn strest, Alorning sermon by the ‘pastor. —Prof. James T. Hrde preaches morning and even- ing at thy Oakland Congregational Church. , METHODIST. Dr. Thomas preaches morning and evening at the ‘Firat Church, corner of Clark and Washington strects. Evening suvject: “ Thoughts Concerning the Future of Our World.” —The Rav. Dr. Rutledge, of Tennessee, preaches in the Oskland Church, corner of Langley avenua and Thirty-ninth street, in the evening. —The Rey. N. IL Axtell proaches morning and evening in the Park Avenue Church, corner of Robey strect, Morning subject: *The Crucifixion.” ~Even ing subject: ** Jesus Saves Us by His Death, "~ The Rev. J. H, Fellogg preaches at the Kosuth AMission, corner of Portlaud syenue and Twonty-eighth streot, at 3 p, m. —President Fowler preaches morning and evening at Trinity Church, on Indians svenue, noar Tyweaty- fourth stroct, '—The Rtev. John Willlamson presches st the Wabash Avenue Church morning and evening. Evening sub- jects * The Work the Wabash Aveaue 3L E.Church May Do.” ~“The Rev. H. L. Martin preaches morning and cvening at 8t. Paul's Church, corner of Newberry and Maxwell streets. ~—The Rov. Neeley Jackson preaches morning and evening at 1o Joing Wealey Cvpel, coraer of Thirty- third streot and Bouth Park avenue, __ ° A BarTIST. The Rev. D. B. Choncy, D. D., preaches morning and evening at the Fourth Church, ‘corner of Washington and Paulina streels. —The Rov, A. J. Frost preaches morning and even- ing t Universitr Place Churchi. ~Tho Rev. T. W. Goodspeed proaches in the morn- ing at the Second Church, corner of Morgan and Hop- roo streets, on ** The Rusing Ministry.” Dr. Northrup preaches if the ovening. —The Rov, J. M, Whitchead will preach morning and cvening at tho North Star Baptist Chureh, corner of Division and Sedgwick streets. —Tho Rev. Florcnce McCarthy preaches morning and evening at Amity Church, corner of Warren ave- nue and Tobey street, Morning subject: “The Love of the Truth,” Evcning subject : * Justification.” —The Tiev. . F. Rariia preactics morning and aven ing at the Temple Church, corner of Harrison and Sangamon streets. Evening subject : 4 The Ascension of Jorus Ghrist.” —The Ror. F. M. Ellis proaches morning and oven~ ing st the Alichigan Avenuo Church, near Twenty- third streot, PRESDITERLLN, David Swing prezches in the morning st the Fourth Church. The Rev. C. L. Thompson ingat the Fifth Church, on * Materialism.” —The lloy. 3. H. Walker preaches morning and evoning ot the Bounion Church on Fourtecnth street, mnear Throop. “The Rev.W. D. Gulick preaches morning and evening at the Americsn Reformed and Presbyterian Church on Weat Washington sireet, near Ann. ey, J. W, Bain preaches morning and even- o United Church, corner Monroe and Paulina . Morning subject : * Justico and Salvation.” Evening subject he Way Exsy.” “The Tev.Ben E.S. Ely preaches morning and evening at Grace . Church, corner of Vincennesand Osicarenes. i —The Rov. Dr, Swazey preachies in the morning at the Ashiand Avenue Church. —Prof. Pation preaches in the morning st the Jef- ferson Pazk Church, on ** Nicodemus a4 a_Religions Inguirer,” and fa e ereaig on *Fauls Finst Let- o s _The Rev. J. 3. Gibron preaches morning and even- ing in the Becond Church, corner of Michigan avenuo 20d Twenticth atrect, —Tho Rev. Mr. Henderson presches mornin evening at the Firet Scotch Church, corner of mon and Adams etrects. Tho Rev, F. G, Sarbridge presches fn tho morn- ing, and the Rev. Dr. W. Gilmore, of the Congregs- ttonal Theologicsl Seminary, in the cvening, =t the Teath Chusc, on Ashley sifeet, betmeen Rotey snd o5z, —The Rev. 3, B, McClure preaches in the morning at River Purk. —The Rer. A. E. Eitiredpe preaches in the Third Charch, correr of West Washington and Carpenter i and Tate preiing o The Sandvis Tosady evening on * 200 Christisn Missione.” - EEmauin TNt —Tho Rer. G. M. Hair preachea in the evening at the Camapbell Park Chapel, on Leavitt street, south of Har- oz, . —Tke Rov, David J. Burrell presches morning and eaches in the morn~ ontal Science Againat and anga- ter Church, cofnar of Jackson and Poo? Bubject of morning ser- on : % Nathsn and David: The Truth Sent Home." 'ZThe Rev, 8. Duflield preaches morning and even- ing at tha Eighth Church, corner of West Washingion and Boboy strects, EPISCOPAL. Tho Rev. Henry G.Percy preaches morning aid evening at All Saints’ Church, corner of North Carpea- tér znd Fourth streets. ““The Rer, Dr. Cushman preaches morning snd evening at St. Btophen's Church, on Johnaon street, near Taylor. "—The Rev, Francis Alansfield preaches morning snd evening at the Church of the Atonement, cornar of Washington and Robey atreets. —H, X, Powers will ofliciate a8 nzual in St, John's Church, Ashlznd avente. ‘—The Rev. Dr. Stocking presches morning and evening et the Church of tie Epiphany, on Throop street, botween Monrooand Adams, Bubject of even- ing sermon : Martin Luthor.” —On and after this date, services at the Church of the Ascension, corner of LaSalle and Elm streets, will bo conducted by the Rev, O. P. Dorset, ns follows = Morning prayer (plain) at 10:30 &, m.; Holy Com- ‘munion (fall’ choral) at 11 a. m.; Sundsy-achool, 3 p.m.; evening prayer (full choral) at 7:30 p. m. —The Rev, Luther Pardeo preaches morning and evening at Calvary Church, on Warren avenue, bo- tween Oskley etrect and Western avenue, —Tho Rav. Arthur Brooks preaches morning and evening ot 8¢, James Church, corner of Huron and Casa streeta, —The scrvices st the Cathedral of §S. Petorand Paul are as follows : Holy Communion, § ing prayer, 10:30 a. evening prayer, p.m. —The Rev, W. JI. Smythe preacles morning and evcolng at the Chirch of the Holy Communion, on Sonth Dearbors, botwieen Tweaty-binth and Thirteth streets, —This Rev. Clinton Locka preaches morning and evening st Grace Church, on Wabash avenuc, between Fourteenth and Sixteenth streeta. —Tho Rev. . Sullivan preachcs at Trinity Church, corner of Tiwenty-sixth strcet and_Michigan avenue, in the morning on * Preparing the Wy of the Lord,” and in the evening on * Higns of the Times.” BEFORMED EPIHCOPAL. Bishop Oheney preaches at Chirist Church, corner of sichigan avenue snd Twenty-fourth street. in the ‘morning on *The Biessed Watcher,” and, in the evea- ing, #Do You Look for 1t 2" —Bishop Cheney also preaches in tho afternoon 3t the Bouth Baptist Church, corner of Archer avenuo 2nd Locke streot, Lefore s congregation recently otgan- 1zed tn the vicinity of the Union Rolling-Mills. MISCELLANEOTS, Elder Frank Burr preaches in Green Street Taber- pacle morning and evening. Evening subject: “Prophecy Demonstrated by Chart.” - “The Hev. J. N. Pardee preaches in the morning at boral Church, at Hydo Park. Mr. Cephss B, Lynn, of Boston, will spesk to the First Soclety of Spiritualists, in Grows Opers Hall, morning and evening, Children’s Lyceum at 12:36 . J —Tho Progressive Lyceum of Chicago meets at 17:30 P. m. at Good Templar's Hall, corner of West Wash- 10gton and Desplaines streets. - .re . - “Elder H. G. McCulloch presches morning and evening at the hall No. 213 West Madinon stroet, - —Tho Rey. Edmund Belfour preaches in_the morn- ing at the English Luthersn Chursh of the Holy Trini- ty, corner of North Dearborn and Eris streals. _The Rev. Dr. Ryder preaches morning and evening in B, Paul's Churca (Universallst) on Michigan avo- ‘nue, between Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets, +——e —Afternoon sarvices Beld at the Central Christizn Church, carner of Roboy strest and Warren avenue, et ameA ag Lt —Tbo Rev.A.S. Eirwen preiches morning aad apentug ia 5o fall cormer . of Halated ood Madlson cota, - . ~ s —The Rov. Isaac Errett preathesmorning and even- ing in the Christixn Church, corner of Indiina avenua and Twenty-Afth strect, —Disciples of Christ meot at 4 p. m. at No. 220 West Randolph sirect. —The Rev. W, 5, Balph pruschios morning and eveze ing at Murrsy Dnjversaliat Churcl, on Indiana ave- nue, near Twenfy-ointh ctreet. _ P - CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOTAL. Dre. 18—Third Sunday iu Advent, Dié. 16~Ember-Day. Dec. 18~ Ember-Day. Dec. 19—Ember-Day. 4 BOMAN CATHOLIC, Dec. 13- Third Sunday in Advent. e, 11—St. Lucs, V. L. (from Dec, 18 Dec. 13—Octave of the Immuculate Concoptign, Dec. 16—, Euscbius, B, 3L; Ember-Day. Dec. 17—Feria. RO Dee, 18—Expectation of the B, V, AL ; Ember-Day. Lec. 19—Ewmber-D3y ; Vigil of SE. Thomas, evening THE ROUT. Arouso theo from thy dewy couch, O Night? Awako! swake! and fiee witout deisy ¢ Rolentloss Day again upon thy camp s como. O epeed avway, O speed away ! Send out through all thy hosts the dread alarm, "Aud bid them strike their tents for instant fight, And bid thy herdsman drive thy flocks again To caverna dark. Alake haats o fiee, O Night! Stay not o tarry in the grassy plaing Thiak uot 1o bids thee n Lo qulct glen; For bright-cyed Day will surely find thee out, And slay theo with a goiden dagger then. ¢ camp is all astir. The dark-browed hosts eir glocmy tents 2 sullen sifence fold ; ‘While towazd the East, against the coming foe, To aid retreat, Night's darkeat ciouds are rolled. Command to march is given. The dusky throng Surronnd their much-lovad Queen fn order meet § The nerdsmen to their shining tocks rep: And all move off in haste, with silent feet, Derk Night is gone; but quick upon her heels Bright Day pursues. With youthfui ardor strong. He plios bis sbinirg arrows, quickand fast, - “&nd laughs to ses them drive Night's ficeing throng. The birds with song the vistory proclaims “fe flowers ontpour their incense in the way; All Nature, silent under Night's carees, Finds joyous voice to greet the genial Day. W. BAvaZb Cnato, & Caiching s Lunotic, Washington Carresponcenceaf the Loston Journal. A fino elm tree, which stood near the gold-fish poud directly ‘before the Oapital, has been cut down, unavoidably. as it with othera obatructed the view of the building. At one of iho inaugu-~ rations of Mr. Lincoln—the first one, I believe— acrazy man clambered up into this tree, and, golng out on one of the branches uatil it swayed with his weight, he'began to address the assombled multitude at the top cf his voice on slavery. The officials ontreated him to come down, but he refused, and declared that if 2nyone attempted to climb ug after him bo would jump to the ground, which would bave killed or maimed him. And eo ho kept shouting away, although it was ‘almost time for the President-slect to appear on the platform in front of the Capitol, and thero deliver hia 1aangursl. No ono could have heard this had the lunatic continued to yoll out his in- coherent and blasphomous scutences £0 near him. What was to be done? Some shouted. * Shoot him!” but therc was a general cry of disapprobation. b A mounted army officer conceived a plan for quieting tho noisy fellow. Rudiog up to tho tree in which he was perched, ho said in & command- ing tone: ‘*You,.sir, up thero! Mr. Lincoln desires to seo you a fow moments, to consult you about lus inaugural!” “Does Lincoln really waot my sublime ideas ?” eaid tho interested Iunatic. *He is waiting in the Senate Chambor,” replied tho officer. *I'll come right down,” an- swered the crazy man, and ho descended with great rapidity, but no sconer had ho touched the ground than half a dozen detectives grabbed Lim. He struggled lustily, declaring that the President had sont for bim, but he waa carried bodily to the guard-house, and just as hia rav- ings grew faint In the distnace, Mr. Lincoln came to the front of the platform and deliversd I inaugural without interruption. I have nevar n!gca seen the tree without thinking of this ine cident. —_———— A Patent Medicine Man. ZLondon Carrenpondence of the New York Herald, * Lives thero a man with soul so de=d ” as never to bavo hoard of Prof. Benton's ** Hollo- way pills ” and ointment ? {These curative medi- cines have been constantly advertised for tho Iast twenty years in overy newspaper in tho world, the result of its publicity being that tho Profeesor has realized an epormous fortune: He and his wife arc now woll stricken in years, and thoy have no children. So_ he is spending his money in benoficenco. Balieving—possibly from ;tho large eale of his quack medicines— that most people are mud, he bas built an asy- lum for tho ineane at Virginia Water, near Wind- sor, at a cost of £100,000, and ho i8 now about to erect at Egham a nniversity for ladies, on an estato which he has just bought for £25,000. The best professors will bo engaged to give the highest education possible to women, and the schemo will cost £130,000. This Mr. Holloway onco asked Dickens to writo one page of matter, mentioning in somo way or other Holloway's pills. In the envelope containing this request was & check for £1,000. Dickens, who was greatly annoyed, put envelope and contenta icto anotber, Icodo, and returued thom by the mes- songer, saying thero was no answar. I had this story from Dickens’ owa lips. 3 —_— Negro Belic in ¢ Charms.” A Virginis letter enya: “If a plantation negro has a grudge against & pereon, he will cut off the head of a whito chicken cock and place it on & fence or a treo in tho immediats neighbor- hood of his enemy’s dwelling, with the bill point- ed toward the door. This in their opinion ‘puts a spell or charm * on the bouse, and brings rain, eickness, and death on the inmates thereof. 8o firmly do they belicve incharms, 2od 5o strongly doea this bellof act on their imaginations, that, when they think themselves charmed, theyricken and dio in spite of all that can be said or done. On ono ;plantation in the castern part of this State twenty-seven negrces sickened and died beforo the war, out of & stock of 100, simply be- cause they deomed themselvas tricked or charmed, £ GOTHAM Holiday Contraste..Th, R Y and the Poor, - B Prevalence of Crime, in Gpe.. > i Congegyer. of Lack of Empluyman:qum" Fashionable Smugglers.. Beecher-Tilton Cag, e Svectal Correspondence of The Unieggs m" . e, New Tho coming holldays hsva a‘x}a;’ R, to overflowing with every variaty of .. 2O toy, and miscellaneons articles s g cager buyers throng the' p:vum‘mu, sl their way into the shops with fo oo, 2 out ngaiu with & countleas armay of pr 2 bundles, great and small. Every e 32 stage, every ferry-boat, and all fhg 0 niog out and into our goodls city, ::m~ 21’1 ;mi!.in:: Iadies, whoso arms n"s 0rg thgy od with Christmas parel 3 s onea st o, T ey But, while the haj vade the stores and :::g;:nll—fire:led i CRIME bocomes mors and more frequent amoy, thy omployed poor, who have gros " hopeless, azd wEo bave bocome. crFTk0 seeing the preparations for the comigh 33 ¥ which, by contrast, are only th i ing o their own bLungry, peanilees oo Never boforo were tho papers 8o fal] of ot murdors, and all kinds of dssperaze doeds. 1o up any of our journals, and yon can bay gy > at the fearful crimes committed every iy der cover of the darkness. New Yuxt‘:l’n' prolific in crimo, soma fairly fall of hrs and increases in violent deods in propor the poor are left desperate and maddened, Y : A respectablo citizen, assistant ediior of of onr papers, the Scolchman, wes foug seosiblo in one of our prominent st 1 night, and, with & fracturod skul, wsa cagig i his hotel, only to breatho his last. s knovmtnhu\'eh&dnuarlyalmiahiupmoph': when found, Lie had only a fow’ pennies. Ty men, armested last evening in thegstreet ;,,: drunkennces, wero taken to the Tombs, 1eq subsequently to the hospital,—both suffer, and finally dying, from poison, whick esch h:i takiop to escapo from a life peaniless, homilas, and bopeless. Both of them were educsted 2 ho: hed onco Geen befter i, u’n}xb‘ “thot lies . the secret of o pit ending. A young German we an English 8“"} !;““YB_“" 2ccomy ?m—:a had once beon lady's maid in & wealihy up-towy' morchaat's family,—both commlttod. miakls by taking, the one Paris gren, the otherlaudinun: and, abter a few boura of dreadful euffring hospltal, they tad were borns to the Morggs, pallid in death, having madly plunged into ihe mysteries of ad unkndwn 0 t0 excape thy Thfforings and starvation of ths press ey e et ~,~ . WERE TS OSE DAT, besides four or flve bruta] murders, committed by men maddened by bad liquor, and ou of all employment. One of the drivery on our streat~ cars, having been discharged, took sundsy drinks at o low saloon, and offersd ome of bis gold sleeve-buttons in p.imw’ 8 e had no money ; and, because the saloon-keeper refused him a flvé-cent pieco to pay bsfin home, he drew a revolver and shot themm, :finnding him go that be died ina few bon er. Life is held of little valus nowadays; ied meny men and women, out of work, and frm. zied with ram, are resdy to commis any dsedt desperation. Never wers our city prions sofll of murderous wrotchea ; never wera the home less so wrought wup to violence; unless the Administration that come into power on the 1st of Jamuy, 1875, shall exercise Yigorous messmres & employ the bungry poor, and to put down the outlaw spirit of the desperadoes who infesi o city, wo shall feelas if no one's life waamy, and 18 if our city was given over to violancs. - PASHIONABLE SMUGGLING. ‘Nearly every steamer that comea from Et of late, brought trunks filled with valusblacl ing, jowelry, and laces, which were claimedbys Fronch dressmaker, who showed s documert from the managers of tho Lycoum Thestrs, stating that the goods wero intonded for mem- bers of the French and English Opers Comps- niea performing there. As 1t seamed impossble that every steamer should bring such consige- ments, our vigilant Costom-House officers callsd upon tho managers of the theatre, and found, to their astonishment, that they knewnothingofssy such goods, and that the document purporting ta be from them was a forgery.* 5o tho huge an togas were scized, and tho goods contsioed therein were found to b intended for the belles of Fifth avenuo and Murray Hill. Tho vakue cf tho articles is about $12,000, and, whon the fiz Iadies hiave paid the rightfal Costom-Houss do- tics, they can claim tho propery. The afhir has created an immongo deal of gossip, sad tte Indica implicatod a:s especially indigoant. Ttis Do said that Medemoiselle Ameo, tho actres of opera-boulTe notoriety, claima the trunks her own; but, wheo m.h w.?mga-lfluun n:flm‘: Wero nsked concerning this last claim, ther sponded politely but emphatically, that “Tis story was too thin,” DEECHER-TILTON. Yesterdsy the Boecher-Tilton case camoTpi3. court. About 500 jurors were preeent, out o fne 1,000 who kad been ordered to roport; the different witnesses were also in waitiog; collent potice-arrangements had been meds e cautions being taken against & crash. Fiftrre porters were asaigned their respoctive tables— every paper here being Tepresented by three 0T more. Lawyers assembled by the Boore, e45er for tho fray. Houndrods of welldressed WO men, poscseed of morbid curiosity, mMe applications for ‘admiseion some ‘offering cocsiderabls sams of buy the ‘privilege of aseat; but thete aFplc: tions wero sll denied. No ladies are {0 dur mitted; aod even those ladies whoare €053 a3 witnesses ato to kit in & sido room, andaeiber see nor be secn, A strong flavor of exdien attend tho opering oxercises, and the saif 0 and con, has come up for discussion sgain, 6 account of the nearness of tho final e - Tho waather etill contiuues warm, SumnY, o delightfal ; no snoy has fallen, and the greeac; the parks is us inviting a8 it ther "”w thonght of cold, or snow, urice. It really e ag if winter had departed, with ourfeeblecs: sumptives, to a warmer climo; a0g tainly helps tho poor, who havo nottoeat™d the rigors of frecziug, it thoy must of Sisr™2s e lics- ——ie d BITTERNESS. . st true I have built insecurely? Do o foundations re:nain ? Were the structurcs I planncd so sursly Foundd ead bullt n vain? Have the waves, s0 madly careeriog, No pity for wrecks lai bara AL 1 why are they over apyesticg, To mock me in wy despeir? Just a3 if my bopes were their vasals, Ticy have felicd them in thoir 84 Aund tho I2at was the fordliest of castcty Ropleta with tho dreams of 1y life. 1 watched, from my rampart and towsrs The storm aweep nver the main; And scorned, in my dainticet of boWad “Tho fury of wind and rain. 1 saw the stars palo in their eplender, And die out in darkness aboves ‘Whilo mueic, entraneing snd tender, Was soulless beside my love. = ‘Bat my castles wero crushed on the maBT My Hopes that were lifo to me: 1 was mad in my Arst wild s0rT0%, And cursed the relentless $03. 1 saw, with powcrless emotios, Tho wrecks atrown far aad wide; And T watched the foam crested ‘Bear them away on its tide. Bemembrance and life are yet lft =4= Merories of Borrow alones Of the rest has the sea bereft me, Clziming my all as its 0D POBTLAND, Me. e’ ot The Proposcd Szatize to Willlam Pel T the Editor of the Nev York Tribune: . o Sin: 1sea thero is o subscrption pew{,;f‘ fora,statno to Wiliam Penn. Wil it felra bave for moro than ao\'enzy\'em“’m aud still receivo, from Epgland a DS, 290,000 & year a3 reward for the o o Penn family in their unsucceasft jonce: rovont‘Amorics_uchieving ber 1GePC i Y’ubapu the . pregent recipients of tho S ibu. Qollars if. apph BripLAve® would contribute a- few Yours, respectfully, Nz YORK, Dec. 5, 1674 -, 1 ! ' 1 ! t PR s ¥ [ t T P 9 MR e 0 e Fesom po FOUR S 1A B