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

6 THE CHICAGO DAILY TKIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1874--SIXTEEN PAGES. the chnrch corner of Fortland avenuesnd Twenty- F‘RELIGIOUS NEWS. Be Re- Shall Profi Seymour elected Bishep? ; he Condition of Affairs in the Western Avenue Baptist Church, Opinions and Comments of the " Religious Press. Wotes and Personals at Home and Abroad. Church Services To-Day. THE ILLINOIS EPISCOPATE. ONE OF PROF. SEYMOCT'S FRIENDS REPLIES. Lo the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Cnicaco, Dec. 24.—What does Dr. Craik know sbout Dr. Seymour that we all do not koow £ He presents no pew fact, and misstates the caze of Dr. Seabury. Dr. Seabury taught doctrines that Dr. Seymour condemded. The Rev. Dr. Chase, of Ttolin's Neet, bas o treatise of Dr. Seabury in his possession, which teaches Euchar- jatic Adoration, This, Dr. Seymour avers, he pever has believed nor taught. Dr. anbnry_’a {riends repudiate such & position as Dr. Craik takes 28 to Dr. Seymour. Dr. Craikis one of the parties on trial before the public for bis treatment of Dr. Seymour. He was ono of those operating againat Seymour before and during Convention. Ho was one of. those favoring closed doors,—the Ktar Chamber. But what » defense he makes ! 5 : Dr. Craik was the marked man of his day (for he is now on the down-hillof life) as an unsound man. He was termed Pusovite. Ho was elected to General Convention several times by one vote. Ho was himself defeated again and again for tho Episcopate by reason of his unsound- pess. Events show that ha has proved himself Dot only soand but the particular friend and fn- vorite of Virginia politicians. - 1f Dr.:Seymour Dad ooly been one of the F. F. V.'s, ahd not a child of the people and the friend of humanity cverswhare, he might have fared better. The threat of your correspondent ‘ Episco- palian " shows him not to bave been bred in the old school of gentlemen, or else ho supposes the friends of Dr. Seymour to bo neither men nor gentlemen. Ha is hercby assured tbau threats il pever move true men from & risht and noble purpose. There bas been enough of this. One clergyman of the city has been whispering about that if Sevmour is re-elected a certain man, never remarkable for his loyalty to the Ohmreh, and_always opposed to our lato Dishop, waald leave the Church. The Church is stronger uloays for ihe departure of traitors at heart. Eieh traitors, however, love the respectability of the Charch too much to depart. Would to God that the traitorous and faint-hearted would go, anud that for once the marshaled bhost could be permutted to march forward to certain victory. A hundred would take the place of the one departing. Tne friends of Seymour never utter such threats. ‘Theyintend to stav and work for tho Church whoever may be Bishop. They believe in Lier divine character and mussion, and though for a time injustice may prevail and her truo snd noble sons may bo depressed, they will rise again in tho majesty of truth. Tins twaddle of * Ritualism™ is plaved out, snd tao pubiic will look with scorn at the fatile effo:ts to revive with effect the charge of un- roundness of ductrine agamst Dr. Seymour or Dr. DeKoveu. As aneof the Iay delegates of a Southern dincere gaid to a feliow-clerical delegate of the General Convention, after Dr. DeKoven's speech: *There 18 no use trying to prevent De- Toven being a Bishop. It will come 08 sure a8 fate” And * Episcopalian” will be tho first, eervilely and privatels, to write his congritula- ticna. -There will mever be in the Episcopal Church in this ceutury another repetition of the disgraceful proceedings in the Seymour case. A Troe EriscoPaLiaN. THE CHURCHES MUST BE WATCHFUL. o the Editor of The Cliicago Tribune: * Curcaco. Dec, 26.—1X learn, with surpriss and regret, that there is & concerted movement in this dioceso to further the election of Dr. Sey- mour to the Epiecopate. Tlere scems to be no conceivable motiva for such a course, except an entreme partisan epirit which prizes more a vie- tory over opponents than the promotion of the peace and welfare of the Charch. It surely cannot be preteuded that Dr. Sey- mour, however distingusbed he may bo for learning and picty, and however unobjectionabl in doctrine, is tho only churctman who can be found that ean properly discharge the duties of the Episcopate iu this diocese. If. thersare cthers no less worthy and distinguished, why should the Convention of Illinois be asked to se- lect & man who has been once elected, and who 1as, by the judgment of tho House of Clerical and Lay Delegates m the General Convention of ihe whole Church, been disapproved? That judgment stands as the ofiicial action of the tri- Launal, which, by the law of tbe Church, is au- thorized to pronounce it. Are we, upon ex-parte afiidavits and newspaper statoments, to_undertake to try the case over again. and to overrale 2nd set aside the decision of the Ilouse of Delegates? Such a cource w&uld seem to me mos¢ offensive and unwarant- able. Ii we have & Church which wo profess to be one of law and order, we must not insult its surhority, and regard ils decrees with contempt. It is in vain to urge that the judement was un- just,—that the evidenco was mistaken. That jndgment of the House: of Delegates stands ay its official action,—it is binding upon all Church-~ mon. Itis not open for review or reversal by the Diocesian Convention of Iihnois, and I main- tain that to renominate Dr. Seymour would be a. most unncecssary and revolutionary proceeding on the part of the Docesian Convention which would tend only to diecord and division.. No man who truly loves our Church, and has herinterests at heart can be in favor of such a course. 1 do not propose to discuss the question whether Dr. Seymonr's election was propeily disapproved bv the House of Delegates or not. We bave not the means of properly determining this question. The discussion of the matter oc- cupied eight days, and beinz of a personal na- toro was very properly conducted ' in_secret ses- sion, and we caunot, therefore, hava tho bencfit cither of the evidence or the arguments upon which the conclusion arrived at was_based. It is to be presnmed that that body acted in good faith, and, whilo s war of personalitics of the ‘most injurious and offensive character would ba the result of any attempt to arraign the judg- ment of the House of Delegates upon this point. no possible good could be thereby sub- served. 1£ there wero needed any confirmation of the candid and Clristian spirit in which this inves gation and discussion was carriod on, o ha D the statement of Dr. Craik, the presiding of- ficer of the House of Delegates, a man whose character for truth, probity, and fairness is too well established to permit of question. No man who reads bis calm and dispassionato remarks a fail 1o believe that it was tho deliberate, well-considered judgment of tho House of ESFQ‘"” ‘xh:: v.Il;Ie election of Dr. Sevmour to the opate of Illinoi inter- m; oAt Chm-ch.w was not for ihe best inter. 0 what purpose should the Diocese of Lllinois :mt:_tnlf In 2ntagonism with tha Genersl Con- Yention? What are we to gain by such a courso? m: ¥y i:e cannot expect to promote peace and oty in our Church by a courto of action which dmja Somach of the violence of psrty feoling 2 persoul prejudica. | Thero aro thoso in our of Delenates "5 by the judgmentof the House constituto a largo ana” pa i s the least. They hava tho ofeial nern s to) Convention for their support. Is it wiu:f.o 2 Tay them in antagonism, and thas plunes our diocese into a fierce and bitter controvers nf“t the sake of electing Dr. Bermoar? It DrE’S s ‘mour be at 1l it for this high and sacred gacy. Lo will never, consent to allow Lis name to by used as & candidate under present circumstances, If ho ehould, the propriety of the action of the House of Delegates in refusing o confirm him would be most fully justified. ~.It seems to me'g0 improbable that it can b serionsly purposed to insist upon the election of “Dr. Beymour, that I cannot but regard ail the action and talk on this qusstion as a mere scare, =ad when the time of election arrives those who have been 8o hart and offended by the rejoction of Dr. Seymour wiil bo all ready to drop hif and°to allow their wounded feelings to be soothed, provided they shall bo allowed to dictate who ehall be elected. SR i 1 trust the Churchmen of _this diocere will be able Lo awake to what is going on. The wire- pulling and maneuvreing has begun at & very early stage in the canvass. The Convention does not meet uari! February, und already, bya course of proceeding which would have been considered unfair oven in & political canvass, & minority of the Vestry in one of our leading churches have gecured the election of delegates to the Conven- tioh without the kuowlodge of thio other Vestry- men or of tho communicants of the churth whom the delegation so elected will pretend to xei)rec‘enh o £ this sort of maneuvroing is to be resorted 1o, it bacomes necessary that thoso who take an interest 1n this important question, or who feel it to bo & duty to do what they can £o secure tho right man to preside over tho Cburch in this dio- ccso, to be on tho alert in overy parish, and seo toit that such delegates as fitly ropresent tho parithes are elected. Let tho members of the Church in_each parish watch tho procoedings of the Vestry, and £eo to it that no election is had surreptitiously or without their Lnowledge. Lot them insist on baving some re- ard paid to their own wishes in tho seloction of delecates, 2nd not allow two or three individuals of tho Vostry to act as if they_woro the owners of the Church, snd their will was to be law. The election of a Bishop is a most importaut mattor ; ono which concerns the highest intorests and ' welfaro of tho entire ciergy and should be condudted 1n the broad spirit of candor aud fairnees which should characterizo Christian gentlemen,and not after tho fashion of pot-house politicians. Let all the olections be open, and overvthing dono with the full knowledgo and ap- proval of the communicants of the differout churches throughout the diocese, so that the delegates, when they meet, shail truly and fairly reprosent their respective parishes. And let it not be forgotten that at thelast Genoral Council of the Church a canon was passed by & large majority which represents the present position of our' Church on the subject of Ritualism. ) g It behooves the Dioceso of Illinois, if sho respects tha voice of the Church upon tlus important question, to elect a man to repre- sent her whoso viows and policy and spirit shall be in true 2ud fall harmony with those which the Charch has declared. E.C. L. THE BISHOPRIC. To the Editor of The Chicaqo Trioune * Cuicaco, Dec. 26.—Your editorial contains some truth, but I do not believe that the clergy generally are governed by salarics. Thank God, there are many who will shil foreake all and fol- low Cbrist. But there are many other considera- tions, the chief of which is usefulness. Tt is remarkable, however, that the two Potters and Huntiogton are the very many” proposed by the minority for Illinois at tho last Dioceszn Coavention. They would not have accepted our diocese, or, accepting it, show, by their decitning Iowa, that they would not suit us. Seymour was elected and accepted; and what is his record? Superior to sll these in attain- ments and eloquence, occupying the highest po- sition in the Church and in New York City, ho Lesitated not. This Dr. Seymour receives $700as Chaplain to the House of Merey, and returnsit all to the inmates. Iie goes among the abandoned twice a week, amid his onerous datics in the Seminary, and from S a. m. t0 2 p. m., Sandags, hois proaching to them and pointing them to ihoe paths of virtue and of God. This real Bish- op, ono made o by God aad not by mar, this man of eacrifice ana toil amid the most degraded, this mau who courts not tae rich nor the great, who is instant 10 geason and out of sezson in his Master's service, is objected to by our modern theological Pharisoes. Tho men who attempt to control many dio- ceres too much desire good looks, a portly form, amanto adorn o dianer-party, & verbaily elo- quent man, and & nice man_generally,—one who will goslong in the old-fashioned, quict wav, disturbing no dormant conscience, and leaving our religion a mere fashionable sham. The Diocese. of Lilinois are ready to give s three-fourths voto for Dr. Seymour. Tho peo- ple are more and more convinced that they made the wisest choice. Thereisa great revolution in his favor througbouc the Cburchand nation, and we are sorry_to hear ramors that, just on the ove of tho grand triumpl, ' Dr. Seviour i 50 much hurt by the slanders’ sgainst birm, and by the course of gome of this diocess, who ought to be gentlemen and Christiaus, -that ho mil not permit Lis namo fo bs used in anyway in Illnois. _God grant that these ramors may be only davicas of thosa who are opposed to » hard- working Lishop comiug among us. Must it be that great and good men can no more be elevated to oftice in Church and Stiate, and that ordinary and managing (for them- gelves) men can be made rulers in State and dioceses ? Penunve Wars. P THE WESTERN AVENUE BAPTISTS. KEEP OUT OF THE PAPERS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribun . Cuicaco, Dec. 25.—In these days of unseemly churel: rows there is nothing so daniaging to 2 cause a3 the frequency with which some zealous persons rush into priut; they bave an itching to seo their names and opinions brousght to public notice, as though they were so weighty that, thrown into a scale, they could at once bring up the beam. and settlo the existing difi- culty, Given thisto be so, their advice sound, why cannot they exert their wonderful infiuence among the quarreling bretbron, instend of wast- ing it on people who care notling of the cause or effect of such bickerings? I havo noticed, in the Western Avenuae Church trouble, that letters making charges and insinuating attacks bhave been published in the Timesand the Post and AMail charging the oficers with being swell- beads, pompous ofiicialy, and euch hke terms, aud from thiose who profess to be Chuistians too. « Behold bow those Cluistisns love oune an- other.” Let an admiring outsider bless himself he is out of the pale of such society. lbisa rad fact, but nevertheless o true oue, that thero creeps into too many of our churehes just such scam—(I cannot tind a fitter term)—those who embarrasy the finances of every church that is cursed with them; who never puy seat-rents, nor take any active part in the dovotional oxercises of the chureh s who shirk any kind of worlk for church extension; who are dead weights, and yetin o business mectingare loud-mouthed, opinionated, mulish : they blow hot blow cold ina breath, hold with the hare and run with the bounds, be~ cause they are busybodics. Their favorite corn gets iu thie way of some woble, earnest brother, +who is instantly dubbed a **swell-head.” Heaven Lelp Brother Gordon if ke has manysuch mea who “profess to love him 80 warwly. They forget the grand principle taught by the old apostle, “ In Tove preferning one anotler.” NORINAN. IIE 3UST REMAIN. T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Cuicaco, Dec. 26.—The severance of the connection of tho Rev. Jobn Gordon and the Western Avenne Church will take place to-night, when, for the last time, he pronounces tho bene- diction at the close of his farewell sermon. ‘We have no doubt but this sepgration canses regret on both sides,—on Mr. Gordon's part on Joaving a charch where ho is 8o beloved; and, on the other hand, the chuich losing so faithful a pastor. This city caunot afford to lose so fearlese an exponent of the sacred truths of the Gospel, aud the Western Avenuo Buptist Church must be vety blind indeed to allow their pastor to go from them. We rejoice to learn that an effort will bo made to effect a reunion very soon, and that, if necessary for success, {hoso whoso conduct may bo tha cause of the trouble will leave or act with 8 spirit more in ac- cordanco with Gospel teaching. J. —_— RELIGIOUS PRESS. THE ALLIANCE sets the seal of its editorial condemnation upon an article in the Inferior on ** Vituperative Theol- ogy,” and also upon Ar. Bradlaugh's iconociastic picture, representing tho modern Mercules of Skepticiem breaking the vase of religion. It also has a timely editorial on the holiday genson; and discusses & question which ought to interest overy young minister of tho Gospel, viz.: tho importance of correct elocutionary Labits in tho pulpit. The writer on this subject saya: Let ol persons whoareto bo public speakers be trained early and Acientifically in the management of their voices, as an essential part of their education,— Jet them bo drilled and practiced for years, till they bave acquired the last great art, thatof concealing art,—and we shall no longer listen to discourses which, like Milton's infernal gates, grate on our ears * harsh- thunder,” or which, liko Shelley’s waves on the sea~ shore, breathe over the slumbering brain a dull monot~ ony, but to a pleasing, forcible, and effective delivery, “ musical 28 i3 Apollo's lute ;° and “ sore throats,” the Tesult of unnstural tones and straining, will disuppear {rom the catalogus of clerical ills. BTANDARD THE | hints editorially that too much of the missionary money of the denomination is expended in tho machinery of the Society, cupecially in printing and publishing journals in the interest of the Missionary Society. Certainly, it rays, the mag~ azine of ‘the Missionary Union could be dis- pensed with, The same paper submits an edi- torial argument in favor of compulsory ‘educa- tion. THE ADYANCE discusses * Responsive Woraip,” and favors go much of form in this respect as will engage more heartily the participation of the people in the ordinary religious services. It advocates tho repesting of the Lord's Prayer by preacher and paoplo together, and a resoonaive reading of ouo or moro puslms. The eamo paver Las an editorial on **The Negro, the Judiciary, and the Constitution * THE NORTHWESTERN ADYOCATE has an editorial on the theme which ig now up- permost in the minds of religions people—*‘Ro- manism and Loyalty.” In the course of the ar- ticlo the editor says: ‘Wo have among us three millions of Romanists, and our legislation has to do with numerous questions which touch_what they (or the Pope for them) may consider to be ‘the domuin of faith and morals,” Thore Is no occasion for fear if they are allowed to act freely for themselvvs, as Lonest citizens and good Christiane, in the midst of:public schools, newspapers and churches of all denominations. But who shdll nnewer for the coneequences if, on all the delicate questions of political debate and’ casuistry, their de- cisious aro to Lo made for them by s foreign power necessarily linked to the past, and having nmbitions and interests at variance with our peculisr institu- tlons? Au was usid of oid, wo say wonow * Conslder of it, take advico, and speak your min ylmbme bl CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL CHILDREN. The Engtewood Methodists held Christmas service Thursdav ovoning. TheTwenty-fifth Strect Baptist Sabbath-school will hold its annual festival Now Year's might. Tho Tabernaclo Congregational Sabbath-school gave a Sabbath-school festivel Christmas even- ing. - Tho Baptist and the Presbyterian chnrches of Austin each gave Sunday-echool fostivals Christ- mas Eve. The Indiana Avenue Baptist Sabbath-school took timo by the forelock, and held its Chinstmas gatheriog last Tuesday evening. The Sabvath-schools connected with the sev- eral churches in this city held festival meetings for the cluldren last week, or will do so during the present w eel. Ada Street and Trinity Methodist Episcopal Churclies, of thix city, held five Christmas fes- tivities Thursday eveiung for the cuildren of the respective churches. Tho Sabbatb-school of the Western zvenue 3. E. Church, tue Rev. Robert Shoppard pas- tor, held a fostival on Christmas eveng, with a general distribution of presents. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Anstin Dold a Sabbash-school Chiristmas-tree gathering Christmas ovening. An improvised Santa-Claus aud the distribution of preseuts made the little ones bappy. The First Daptist Charch, ac 656 Wabash av- enne, will bold a Ssbbath-schoul festival on tho evening of Dec. 20, aud will give an exhi- Dition of pictures to the Sunday-school schol- ars and teachers Thursday night, Dec. 81, ac- compaued by a short lecture on the subject by 1. 5. Hayes, M. D., the Secretars of the ghool. The Unitarian Church of Hyde Park, which way organized about a month ago, with the Rev. J. N, Lurdeo as pastor, celebrated Christmas at the Masonic Hall. About 150 wero presont. Thore was a Christmas troo, which contained pres- ents for all che scholars, Prof. Lowis acted as Sauta Claus, The evening was sl=o cnlivencd with readings, musie, dancing, asud a pauto-. mime. The Second Baptist Church will devote Tues- day eveniug 1o a Suuday-school festival. Quito claborate artistic and Lterary preparation has been mado for the event. Singing and the reci- tation of appropriate sslectious bv the children will be interspersed with some dramatic sud vo- cal and instrumental music, also by the cbildren. Awmong the little dramas, wilt be one represeut- ing the Five Wise and tie Iive Foolish Virgins going to the marriage, The admission is to bo regulated by tickets giveu to tho scholars and teachers. This Sunday-school is one of the most cossfulin tho city, having an average of about 0 1n attendance cach Saobath. The Superin- tendent is C. N. Holden, Esq. SR N RELIGIOUS MiSCELLANY. CHICAGO. The Halsted Street Metbodist Episcopal Sun- day-school is in a flourishing condition. Last Sunday there were 8i2 in attendance. The Isdies of the First Norwegisn Church, Chicago, gave a supper, Dec. 8, which yielded, for the benefit of the church, a net result of §230. ‘The Afichigau Avenue Baptiet Church is about to orzanize a chorus choir of thirty or forty voices. It is believed that thero is plonty of voeal talent in the society with which to con- struct & first-class choir. Tho annual catalogue of the Chicago Theolog- ical Seminary (Congregational), just published, states that tho Senior and Middle Classes num- ber each fourtcen students, and the Junior Class 16,—in all, 44. The catalogue of the Alumni shows 167 gradustes. The Seminary 1e snid to bo in dauger of setious embariassment trom lack of funds. The mild weather up to the present time has permitted butlding operations throughout tho city to go on with litle hudrance. Work on the new Pirst Baptist Church, on the comer of South Park avenue and Thirty-tirst strect, has reached the completion of the foundation and basement- walls of the lecture-room, and, if the favorabla weather continues, the building_will be ready for occupation sowe time in the spring. Theo first number of tho Infernational Lesson Aonthly was published last woek. Itis a neat thirty-iwo page monthly, containing tbree sets of Sunday-school lesson papers, adapted to as many different grades of pupis. Each wumber is to contain au origmal Sundas-school sone, written by somo of our best musical composers. Itis publishod by F. L. Revell, and odited by B. F. Jacobs, sssisted by ilrs. W. F. Crafts, The University Place Baptist Church seems to he in a very turiving condition. The member- ship bas more than doubled since the com- mencement of tho pastorato of the Rev. Mr. Frost, =nd now counts over 350 persons. Tho society are eeriously considering the question of building a new house of worslip mexs spring ; several meetings bave been held to considor the subject, although nothing detinito has been dono in regard to the matter. The Independent 6ays: **Of two highly pros- perous churches the Independent gladly ‘makes mention. The Second Baptiss Church in Chica- o has grown from a membership of 290 in 1864 to its present membership of 1,800. During the ten years 1,907 persons have been added to the church. The total of moneys raised for home expenses _and_ benevolent _purposes during this period 18 $325,662. The First Congregatio al Cliareh in North Adams has added to its mem- bers during the last threo years 253 communi- cants, eud during the lust year 162. Its present membership is 510, and it iy the eighth in pomt of numbers amonw Congregational churches in Masesachusetts. The success of both these churches i8 due to no sensational brillinncy in the pulpit, but to wise, ellicieut, careful pastoral administration.. Dr.E. J. Goodspeed is the pastor of the Chicogo church, and he 18 assisted in his work by his brother.” ELSEWHERE. The Methodists coant foriy churches within a radius of forty miles of New York. The Protestant Episcopal churches at Ottawa, Freeport, Peoria, sud Kowauee, in tuis Stato, are without Rectors. Bishop Andrews dedicated a fino houss of wor- ship for tho Metlodist Epicopal Church in Decoral, 1a., last Sunday. Tho Free Methodists have recently elected two Geueral Superintendents or Bighops, viz.: the Rev. B. T. Roberts and the Rev. E. g Hart. The Ieraclites have incrozsed in this country, between the years 1830 and 1870, from 18,371 mombers to 73,265. In the same time their syn- agogues have grown from 36 to 152. The First Bptist Church of Belvidere, I1L., have recently completed and paid for their new house of worship, costing 25,000, 'Tho building which this roplaces was burned & while ago. ‘The Second Baptist Church of St. Louis dedi- cated their new house of worship Christmas Da. The building cost 560,000, and the laud £30,000. A debt of £16,000 remains on the propert The statistics of the Christian Church for the year ending Soptember, 1874, show 57 preachers, 96 churches with weekly preaching, 25 which Dbavo semi-monthly preaching, and 15 that have monthly preaching, ' The total number of churches is 90 ; number of communicauts, 7,733— moro than a thoussnd having been added daring the past year by baptism The German Reformed Church reports its statistics as follows: Five Synods, forty-one clagees, 619 mimsters, 1,838 congregations, 140,172 members, sad 88,062 unconfirmed mem- bers. During the past year there wero 13,472 Dbaptisms, and 8,353 confirmations. There are in the communion 1,120 Sunday-schools, with 72,729 Sunday-school scholars. These statistics show a gratifying increaso over tho preceding yoar. 5 £ The Supreme Courtof Tennessae liaa recently decided & cese in that State in favor of the Bouthern Mothodists, where the latter brought suit to recover achurch-edifice in Greenville, 2nd a parsonage in Johnson City, the societies occu- pying them having gone over to the Northern Church. The Chinese Missionary Sabbath-school con- nected with Plymouth Congrogational Church, San Francisco, recently celebrated its third auni- versary, on which acoasion Chineso pupils recited toxts of Scriptare without any mistake. and ad- dresses wero made by two Chineso belpers. Tho average niteudance during tho year was from 1ifty to ninety. Te will bo recollected that tho Rev. W. A. Meri- wether, of the Emmauuel Church (Protestant Episcopal), secoded, and_went over to the Tte- formed Episcopal Church, carrving with him a majoritr of the members. The new Soctety continued to worship in the Emmanuel Church edifice, and now, eavs tho Louisville Commer- cial of Dee. 17, a suit bas veen brought by tha anti-scceding minority for possession of tho property, ou tho eround that iz was uczmrcd to subrerve the purposes of Protestant Spiscopal worslip. ‘. Further rovelations and discoveries ate re- portod from tho British Palostine Exploration Espadition. ‘'ho sitos of the tombs of David and Solomon and the Kings of Judab are thought to have boen discovered, in the hill at tho sonth- west part of the modern Zion. Excavations at Medjeh, also, iz is hoped, will lcad to the identi- fication of Modin, tho birth and burial-place of the Maccabean famil Mr. Mandsloy, the engi- neer of tho expedition, is engaged m tracing the walls of ancient Jerasalem, and has discovered the foundations of two very ancient towns. A very fins new Mothodigt Church edifice be- longing to the First Cuurch is to be dedicated to- day &t Aurora, LIl The sarmon will be preached by Bishop Harris, President C. H. Fowler will preach in the evening.. The building is 80 feet 1m width by 108 in length. The transept is octa- gonal in form, and the auditorium i8 one of tho moet handsomo to bo found in the State. The buildicg is fitted up with &l of the modern church conveniences, and has commodious lec- ture and Sunday-school room. parlors, etc. The structure cost 350,000, and will bo dedicated en- tirely froe from debt. The mombership num- bers abont 300, aud has a flonrishing Sunday- xghnnl. The pastor is the Rev. S. A. W. Jewett, Tho Rev. A Hyatt Smith, of Brooklrn, N. Y., whoso church was refused admission to tho Long fsland Bantist Association receutly on ac- count of its open-communion sentiments, ro- cently sent the young men of his congregation into tho saloons inviting the loungers to his church the following Sunday. A Brooklyn pa- per, describing the meeting, says: * The side- walk in front of tho church was found covered with stumps of the cigars tho young men had smoked as far as the doors. And such aser- mon! Mr. Smith was preaching before'no Gos- pel-bardened audience, but to a crowd of thaught- lows young peonla at the very forka of tho rond to Meaven and ITell. o preached for life, for salvation—and the spirit was with him. Maoy conversions resulted then and there, and all went away subdued and thoughtful” Dr. H. M. Sendder has undertaken a similar workin his own eburch. A Church paper printed at Quincy, Til., romarks in regard to the approaching Illinois Diocesan Convention, that there is a poesihility that the . rral electors will vote for a candidate for the ishopric of the dioceso withont regarding the choice of the delegates from Chicago_churches. It mentions as among tho candidates Prof. Sey- mour, of New York: tho Rev.Dr. James De Koven, of Racine College: the Rev. Dr. Hirm Deers, of Ogdensburg, N. Y.: the Rev. Dr. Teeds, of Baltimoro ; and the Rev. Dr. Fulton, of Mobile, Ala. The paper mentions the follow- ing a8 the requisites of the new Bichon, which ill be insisted upon by the country delegates in this Convention : ‘‘ Our succeesfnl candidato mast be an impartial man. He must bo a gonial man. Ho must show by his past work that ho Possesses oxcentive talent. He must be a scholar and a gentleman, and, to crown his other qualifications, ho must be a thoroughly godly man.” ——— PERSONAL. CHICAGO. The Rev. Mr. Thill, pastor of the Halsted Streot AL E. Charch has been quite ill the past week. The Rev. J. E. Roy to-day dedicates a new Congregational church at Grand taven, Mich. The Rev. J. L. Steele, D. D., late Rector of Christ Church, Ottawa, Til., bas accepted & call to St. Psul's Church, Key West, Fia. The Rev. Arthur Mitchell, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, hag received a call from the Central Presbyterian Church, Colorado. Miss Hannah Hall, of Ohto, and Hannah Cove, of Philadelphia, Primitive Frionds. arein En- gland holding meetings in the interest of their religious saciety. Pishop Haven. of the M. E. Church, was in Chicaro on Christmas-Day. o left in tiie evon- ing for Dubuque, la.. whience be will return to his home in Atlants, Ga. A writer in a recont number of tho Leaven- worth Times pays @ hizh tribute to tho worth and hizh moral character of Bishop Micge, of the Roman Catholie Dioccso of Kansas. The venorable Rev. Heary Bochm, of Jerscy 5, lacks but abont five months of being 100 cars old. His health js good and his epirits uoyant. Dec. 6 ho road the book of Revelation entirely through. : Tho Rev. Robert Sheppard, pastor of th Western Avenus M. E. Church, gives the last of nEeries of five lectures on topics of church history this week. The lecturs is entitled, 4 Loyola aud ths Jesuits.” In tho_biograpbical skotch of the Rev. Dr. J. L.G. McKown, in Jast Sunday's TRIBUSNE, it shiould bave stated that Alr. McKown ensored Wesleyan Univerzity, of Middietown, Coon., in 1846, aud graduated in 1849, The Rev. Dr. Everts has beon Enst for about a mouth soliciting subscriptions for the endoyw- ment of a chair of Charch Iistory 1n the Baptist ‘I'neological Seminary. He has returned, aud will preaca in his church to-day. “Ihe Rov. Dr. C. H. Fowler, President of the Northwestern University, is quite ill and threat- sned with nn attack of poeumonis. He was ad- vortised .to_ preach at Aurora to-day, but has been obliged to abandon his appointment. It is reported that the Rev. Dr. E.J. Good- speed, for ten years pastor of the Second Baptist Church of tlis city, contemplates a somewlat protractad visit to Erope, 1lis health has been poor for some time, and the retirement from his pulpit is made neces<ary in order that he makes a systematic effort to restore it. 30ODY AND SANKEY. Meesrs. Moody & Sankey are attracting wide attention by their revival meetings in Great Britain. Tho interest in these mectings, though continued for many months, aud in various citics of Scotland, Ireland, and England, seems gather to increase than otbérwise. In Dubln, as many as 90,000 persons are reporicd to have: been present, ‘These men are now in Manchester, Logland, where, thereport says, the revival work, in its fall force, bay followed them. They rematn v thus city uutil Feb. 1, when they open the campnign in - Liverpool. In. the Iatter city. o temporary building is in process of erection for the Evangelists, capuble of holding 7.00) persons, ~ Their programme is to remain in Liverpool one mouth, and to begin work in London about March 1. Artangeuients ne makiog to hold forty meetings simaltaneously, in London, and it is” said that 250,000 have already boen subecribed to carry on o work in the metropolis. Mr. Moody has ‘sent to tho United States for several persons to help him in his work in London. Among these were Messrs. White and Bliss, of this city, who received o note last week asking them to come over in March to the great London revival meet— ing. Itisnotyet known whether they will go. At the conclusion of the London meeting Alr. oody exyects to return to Chicago. IR, POSTLETIWAITE. The Rev. William 3. Postictliwaite, who re- cently resigned the pastoral charge of the Church of the Interceseion, Washington Heights. Tirooklyn, L. L., was subsequently called to the TReformod Episcopal Church orgauized in New- ark, N. J., by some of the members of the parish, which Dr. Nicholson has just resigoed. iy Before accepting thig call, Mr. Postlethwaite made a short visic to Chicago, and, upon hus re- tarn to New York, Lie received a unanimous call, from the Vestry of Christ Church, Chicago, to becowe the Associate Rector of that parish. This Iatter call'Mr. Postlethwaite has accepted, and we huve therefore to add his namo to the role of the clergy of our City. It is upderstood that Mir. Postlethwaite will sssume, in large part, the pastoral auties of Christ Church Parish, thus leaving Bishop Cheuey with leisure sud B‘xpnrtnml._v to perform the functions of his office in the Reformed Enis- copal Churches of Canada and the West. ‘The newly-elected Associate Rector of Chrigt rch is & nativo of Kentucky, but was gradu- (l:ll::l at Kenyon Coliego and at_tho Ohio Episco~ pal Theological School. He is a goutleman of Tare scholarly attuinments, great pulpit effcctive- ens, and withal is tio possessor of o physique, Which suzgests the perfection of manly vigor. Tt 18 nuderstood that ho returns at once to Chi- cago to enter upon his new duties. ———— MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS. CHURCH AND CIEESE. Somo folks don't like the odor of Limburger cheeso. One evening not very long since & gentleman had mado hus preparations to attend prayer-mectiug with his wifo, Drior to starting he came down town to his placo of business, and while there an acquaintance discovered that ho was sbout to engage in Woduesday evening devotion. Accordingly he put up & villainous ob. Procuring a huge slico of tho most fragrant imburger cheeso to b had, ho watched his op- portuuity, and just as the gentl-man stepped out of the door to go houwe for his wife, slivped itin bis pocket. Tho partics repaired to the chureb, and wero soon seated side by sido io & comfortable pew near the stove. Soou the cheese began to grow loud. The siaters turned their heads about and looked as if a Lraut barral had exploded. The deacons clovated their noses and thought of tho third plague of Egypt. Tho preacher emelled a great smell and the wife of the unconscious odor-casket nudzed her spouse and inquiredif hodidu't smell something. +Mariar, it's awfal.” he responded ; *‘1t must be in the co The wmore tho assembly speculated the louder the ador became, and finally all hands united in burrying tho proceedings toa close. Artived at homo, and whilo preparing to retire, the goutloman discoverod the cuuuo of the un- pleasantnoss, and removed it ona couple of chips.—Iowa State Register. The proprietor of a Boston eating-ealoon ad- vertises o * sacred clam chowder every Senday evening.” There is & man in New Jersey who has not been to chuich in twenty years, He boards at the State Prison, Trenton. A Green Bay man dreamed that he died and went to heaven, and, in_ his excitomont, ho feil off the bed and broke his leg. A Dubuque man offers his servico to pray with the sick at 33z day. He is alno willing to drive a team, break colts, and run a cider-mill. They bave a stump-tailed Manx cat on exhibi- tion at an up-town Presbyteriau fair. Caunot this be construed 28 indicating 3 tendency to- wards Pusey-ism ? A minister who came into church during a sad- den shower requested another to preach for him, a8 hie was very wet. **No,” said the ether, * preach yourself ; you will be dry enough in tho pulpit.” An old farmer gives it 88 his candid opinion, after many years of observation and expericnce, that the arrival of a circus will do more towards .enforcirg the Fourth Commandment than a dozen Sunday-schools. The moral of the Jesso Pomeroy case is al- roady commended in the Boston Sunday-schools, and it is to the effect that little boys who want to bave a renl mice timo murdering their play- mates must go and get crazy in New York. A Missourian who attended prayer-meeting with his danghter feit compeiled to rise up ana remark : * 1 want to be good and go to heaven; but, if those fellers don't stop winking at Mary, there willbe a good deal of prancing around here tho fust thing they know.” Several Massachusetts cler%’men, who be- lievo that the world {s cursed by too much lati- tudinarianism in matters social. have solemnly resolved pot to perform a marriage ceremony af- ter 10 p. m. “Late hours,” they remar, with philosophic severits, *‘are a bad beginning of marriod life.” A Philadelphia_horse-car conductor found a pocketbook containing 2100, and after two dags’ Vigilant search discovered the owner and restored the property. Ata private meeting of the other conductora he was denounced for his reckless disregard of the opportunities vouchsafed him by a mysterious Providence. A lecturer on the evolution theory recently held forth to the congregation of a truly ortho- dox church in an island village of Pennsylvanls. Great, was the iudignation of bis auditors at heating him denounce the atheistic teachings of Darwiu and Spencer. He appreciated the point upon learning afterward that tho_people, who hins never heard of the English writer on social science, thought he was referring to their be- loved pastor, the Itev. Ichabod Spencer. Brother Glover was a pretty big man ina cer- tain old Connecticut village. ~ He would swear & little somatimes, but when he subscribed $500 toward rebuilding and reiitting the old charch, that epecial act of charity covered a multitude of gws. Brother Glover had a big voice. There was 1o time, tone, or tune in it, but ho bellowed a5 ho ploased in courch umg‘m% When the new church was finisbed it had to bo dedicated, and a choir was caretully trained to do the singing. Brotuer Glover was not of the choir, and thein tention was to rulo bim out of tho vocal exer- cises. The choir had carofully rehearsed o ded- icatory hymn, anl eversthing was ready for tho intorcuting coremonics. The church was crowd- ed, and Brother Glover was in bis place in afront pow, as largo as life. Tho mew piece was strack up; and Brother Glover's voice rouse lond above the orgau. There was a pause. The organ and cioir wero mutc, and tho latter mad. The min- ister. lookicg at a fly on the ceiling, explained that it was a new piece, which the choir alone had practiced, and 1equested tho congregation not to join in the singing. The pieco was re- commenced, and again Brother Glover's big voice broko it up. The preacher then 1ixed his oves on Brother Glover and request him to keop silenco during the performance of the new piece, which he did not u nderstand, and Brother Glo- ver, looking at his beloved pastor yith his bij round eyes, replied in a big voice: ** Lool bere, Mr. Barnhart, I paid 3500 toward repairin, this ‘darned eld gospel-box, and by thunder will sing.” The preacher gave it up, and so did the choir.—New York Sun. —_——— RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS. EPISCOPAL. The Rev. Henry G. Perry will preach morning and eveung in All-Suints’ Curch, corner of North Car- pouter and Fourth atreets, —Tho Rey, Dr. Cushmdn will officiate morning and eveniug at St. Stephen's Church, in Johuson sireet, near Taylor. —The Rev. W. I. Smythe will preach mornlog and evening at the Church of the ioly Coramunion, on South Dearborn streot, between Twenty-ninth and Tuirtieth atreets. Z —The Rev. Dr. Stockizg will preach 1n the morning at the Church of the Epiphany, on Throop strcet, be- tween Moaruo and Alams, and will lecture, by request, 10 the evening on * Holy Aatrimony.” —Tho Rev, Dr. Locko will preach at Grace Ghurch morning sud evening, 2nd at both services the Christ- ‘mas mustc will bo repeat ~Tbe Bev, E. Sullivan will preach morning and evening at Trinity Church, corner of Xwenty-sixth street and Michizan uvenue. '—Services a8 usual at the Cathedral of S8, Peter and Paul. Holy Communion, 8 a.m.; morniug service, 10:30 8. m.; evening service, 7:30 p. m. Choral ser i e, —The Rer. Dr. Warren will preach morning and eveniug at St Mark’s Cliurch on_Cottage Grove av- enne. Morning subject: * With usis born a Savior "'z eveuiny subject : * Let us go_oven unto Dothlchem.” The Christmas-tres will be on Monday evening. —The Rev. Artbur Brooks will preich moruing and cvening at St. Jumea Church, coruer of Huron aud Cans sirects —Thc Rev, Francis Mansfield officiates as usual at the Church of the Atonement, corner of Washington and Robey strects, REFORNED EPISCOPAL. Bishop Cheney will preach iu Christ Church, corner of Michiwan avenno and Twenty-fourth street.’ Morn- ing subject: *Tho Dywy Year"; eveuing subject: “Turning Over & New Leat.” —Bishop Cheney will preach at 2:30 p, m. for the nowls-orgnized cureh fa tho viciaity of the Union Tiolling Mills, The Rev. Florence Church, corner of Subjects: Morning—The Holy Spirit;" evening— “Strictmes on tiie Doctrine of the Atonewent."” The Rev. N. F. Ravlin will preach morning and evening st the Temple Church, corner of Harrison and Sangamon trects, Evening subject: *The Seeond Coming of Clirist.” —The Rev. Joln Gordon will proach morning and evening ut the Western Avenue Laptist Church. The ovening sormon will bo the pastor's farewcil to his congregation, who aro requested to remain seated 4 few minutes after cvening rervice, —Dr, Everts will preach at the Tabernacle, No. 666 Wabasti avenue, at 11 3. m, —The Kev. L Malvern will preach morning and evening at the Free Communion Church, coruer of Loomis and Jackson streets. —Tho Hev. E. J. Goodspeed will preach in the morning on ** What the Okl Year Ifas to Say to tho Young.” Baptism aft=r the evening rervice, —The Rev. D. B. Chieney will preach to-day at the Fourth Ckurch, corner of Washington and” Paulina streeta. METHODIST. In the abecnce of Dr, Thuinas, Father Leonard wiil dcliver = lecture in the ovening at tha First Chureh, on “The Rebigion of Aucient Ezypt.” —The Rev. Dr. Felton will preach in the morning at the Centenary Churck, on Monroe street, nar Mor- d in tha evenfag the Rev, Dr. Peck will preach Room in the Inn,” —The Eev. Dr. Peck will preach in the morning, and the Liev. Dr. Felion in the evening, at Grace Chirch, corner of Lasslle and Waize stree? —The Rev, Dr. Raymond, of Evanston, will preach, morning and eveuing, at Trimity Charch, ou Indianz avenus, near Twenty-fourih street, —Thero will be preaching at_the Wabash Avenuo Church in the morning, and sn evening lecture on “The Chances of » Young Woman." -~ —The Lev. J. H, Kollogg will preach at 3p.m. at eighth street. Tuo Rev. M. M. Parkhurst preaches this morning and eveulng at the Wabash Avenuo Church, CONGREGATIONAL. Tho Rev, William Alvin Uartlett will preach in the moraing at Plymouth Church, corner of Twenty-sixth strect and Indiana avenue, —Tho Rev. Dr,Hcaly will preach morning and cvening 3t the Tabernacio Church, corner of West In- diana and North Morgan streets,” Evenlug subject : 7L Jordan and Dead Sea.” —The Rev. Albert Bushnell will preach morningand | evening ot thio Leavitt Strect Church, corner of Adams strect. —Tiis Rov. O, D. Helmer preaches in the morring at the Union Park Chiurch, A Christmas praise mecting will b held in the evening. —Prof, T, Hydo will preach at tho Oakland Church in the morning on * Christmas, and on * Tho Clos- ing Year # in the evenivg. % ¥ CHRISTIAN. The Rev. Tsase Errett will preach st 3 p. m. at the Central Cutircs, coruer of Warren avenue and Lobey stroct, —Tiie Rov. Tsaac Errett will preach morning and eveaing at the church corner of Iudiana avenus and Twenty-Gfth street, B PRESBYTERIAN. Tho Rev. 3, B, McClure will preach this morning at River Park, Subject : # A Farewell to 1874, —The Rev. A, E, Kittredye will preach morning snd evening at the Third Church, corner of West Washing- ton and Carpenter strests. Dorning subject: “ Christmas ; * evening subject : * The Closing Year.” —Tho Rev, J. Munro Gibson will preach morning and evening at the Second Church, corner of Michi~ gan avenus and Tirentleth street, —Prof. F. L. Pattop will preach morning sud even- ing at thy Jefferson Park Church, corner of Adams and Throop streots. —The Rev. David J. Burrell will preach morning and evening at Westminster Church, corner of est Jack- eon and Peorla streets. Morning subject: “One of tho Neglected Graces.” Evenlng subjectz An old year's discourse on ths text, Remember.” —The Rav. C. L. Thompson will preach in the morn- ing at the Fifth Church, corner of Indiana avenue and Fortieth street, —The Rev. Ben E. 8. Ely will preach morning and evening at Graco Church,corner of Vincennes and Oak avenues. ¢ —The Rev. W, C. Young will presch morning and evening at the Fullerton Avenus Chiurch, ~Tho. Rev. F. G. Surbridge will preach morning and evening at the Tenth Church, on Ashley street, Detween Robey and Hoyme streets. —Tho Jtev. G. M. Hair will preach in the evening at the Campbell Park Chapel. The Sabbath-school aoni- versary exercises will take place at 3 p. m., and will be unusually interesting, _The itev. James Maclaughlin wlll preach morning and evening at the First Seotch Church, corner of Saugamon aad Adams streets. Aorning subject : “Our 174" USITARIAN. ‘The Rev. Robert Collyer will preach in the morning at Unity Church, corper of North Dearborn and Whit- ney streets, and in the evening ot the Third Chaurch, corner of Monros and Lafiin streets, No morning service at the latter chure —The Rev. C. W. Wendts will preach in the morning & Christmas sermon at the Teuth Church, corner of Prairie avenue and Thirtieth street. —The Rev. C. H. Brigham, of Ann Arbor, Mich., preaches this’ morning and evening at the Church of the Measiah on Twerty-third street. TUSIVERSALIST. == ‘The Rsv. Sumner Ellis will preach morning and even- ingat the Church of the Redeemer, corner of Wash- ington and Sangamon streets. —The Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach in the morning at St. Paul's_ Church, on Michigan_avenue, betwesn Siz- teenth and Eighteenth streets. In tlo evening there will be a Sunday-school Christmas service. —The Rev. W. S, Ralph presches this morning at Murray Chapel, on Indiana avénue, near Twenty-ninth Btrect, on * The Significance of the Coming of Carist.” No evening service. AISCELLANEOUS. ‘Elder T1. 8. MeCallock will preach about Prophecy " in Adventists’ Hall, No, 213 Weat Madlson atreet, morn- ing snd evening. —The Rev, A. 8. Kinfan will preach morning and evening at the Parker's Hall, corner of Madison and Halsted streel —The Disciples of Christ will meet at 4 p. m. at No, 229 West Randolph street. —Cephaa B. Lynn will lecture before the First Society of Bpirituslists in Grow's Opera-Hall morning and evening. Evening subject: * Thomas Paine,” —Tuo Rev. Edmund Delfour will preach in the Church of the Holy Trinity (Lutheran), corner of- Dearborn and Erie streets, at 11 o'clock in the morn- ing. ZElder Frank Burr will preach morning and even- ing in Green Street Tabernacle on *‘ Prophecy.” —A. H. Colby lectures this evening at the church corner of Green and Washington streets on *¢ The Ex- poso of Eatie King of Philadelphis.” S CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. ‘EPISCOPAL. Dec. 21—First Sunday after Christmas; St John the Evangelist. . Dec. 23—Holy Innocents. Jan, 1—Circumcision. ROMAN CATHOLIC, /Dec. %i—St. John, Ap. and Evang, Dec, 23—Holy Ianocents, Dee. 20—8t, Thomas of Canterbury, B, M. Dec. 30—0f the Octave. Dec. 31—St. Sylvester, P, C. Jan. " 1—Clreumelaior of Our Lord (Holydsy af Ob- igation). Jan 3-Octave of St. Stephen, “BIG BEN.” The Clock-Tower and Belfry of the Palnce of Westminsters #rom Leisure Hour. As I pass over tne bridge from the Surrey eide, the great Palaco of Westminster Jooks like a promiaent feature of some dissolving view. Its Iamps sparkle over the bright gleaming waters, its windows glow with a soft yellow lignt, while high above the din and bustlo of the sireets, the faco of the clock-beams down with a dull, warm flusb. Parliament is sitting, and _the two great rival lights are _on_their. tnal up in the lantern. QOoe of them is just now blazing out on the other side, and the summit of the tower, a3 seen benind, is streaming out brilliaut coruscations into the silent darkness. Leaving the busy streets, I make my way to the foot of the clock tower, euter by a little grated door, aod com- mence gropiog up a little narrow staircase. Ev- orything avout this clock is gigantic. Tho dials are 223§ feet across, and each of them conse- quentiy presenta to the world a surface of nearly 400 square foet. The figures on them are 2 foét long, and the minuto space a foot square. In goiug once round the face, therefore, each of the mwinute hands traverses a distance of 60 feat, and in the course of a year passes over nearly 100 miles. Thus, sioco the clock waa started, about fourteen years ago, eachof thess point must have traveled little less than 1,400 miles ;- not a bad illustration of what may be done by sticking to business, even though the progress may be all but imperceptible. During tho same time tizo bells within have given nearly 6,000,000 strokes, or have counted the populace of London, oue by one, nearly twics over. ‘Tho bands them- selvesare copper tubes attached to solid gun-metal *stalks.” and, together with the * counteroolses” —tho weights attached to the spindies insids for the purpose of balancing—each of them weighs nearly two bundred weight. Notwithstanding the ponderous weight and the enormous sweep of theso baunds, their regularity is marvel- ous. Twice every day tho clock reports its progress to the Royal Observatory at Greeawich by etoctricity. There its rato is checked by the galvanic motor-clock, which is every morning regulated by actual observation of the stars during the night. Any error in the movernents of: the great hands at Westminster is thus detected, and is telezraphed back. These errors are carelully registered, and, according to the Astronomer Royal, the clock does not vary a second in a week. The winding, without the striking part of tho mechanism, occuptes twonty minuter. Once more intothe dark staircase, aud T am ptesently in the belfry, with the cold staurs whim:nering through the open masoury, the liny lamps twinklog up from the world below, and the fretful wind wailing and rumbling round the dark, silent mousters- that never give mouth but all London knows it. Thit huge black mass in the ceutre is Dig Bon, 9 feet in diam- ter, 8¢ inches in thickness, and between fifteen and sixteen tous in weigat. ‘The hammer that strikes hum has a cast-iron head weighing nearly seven hoodred weight, and around the sullen giant are’ his boralas, the chimes, one of themn ‘eighing soventy-eight Lundred weight, sootter thirty-threo and & Lalf hundred weixht, a third twents-six hundred weight, and a fourth twenty- one hundred weight, and sounding D, E, F sharp, and G sharp respoctively—the great chief- tain himself booming out a terriblo bad E. In striking the quarter, half-hour and bour, the first stroke 18 usually within iwo seconds of Greea- wich mean time. Big Ben is cxrected to begin operations within ous eecond of true time, aud to enable Lim to do this the fourth quarter bezius twenty seconds bafore tue hour. This striking part goes only four days without winding. The operation i3 performod twice a week, and is nearly o day's work. The weights are about a tonand a half, and the ghaft in which they move up aad down is a hundred and soventy-foar foot deep. The clock bas o pendulum weigh- inig upward of six hundred weight, and measur- ing 1% feet 5 ioches m length. A weird and ghosily place is the beifry, with its dense im- Penetrablo shadows, aud its dun, vagao lighis, the moaning and sobbing of the wind amid the bells, and the deep, hoarse tick, tick, tick, tick of its pendalum. I step out on to the parapet, and shudder as L gaze down through the gloom and the drifting smoke into the worll I seem to have left. ‘The hum of the Lusy maltitude comes up dutied and subducd by the distance. Far as the cye can reach, myriads of lamps dot out tie strec:s and squares with their sparkling fires, and throagh i all the river rolls black aud silent, with here and there long trembling pendauts of sirequivering down from bridgeaud boat. Up now through thg dim, mysterious space immediately over Big Ben. Tbe spiral staircaise leads to o slight glfllery or landing about hulf way up, and from this auothar coils srouna it into the' very centre of the airy void. Caationsly greping my way—for I am quite alone—and at every stcp firmly clutching the thin iron ra; Dot wea, I gain the contrs of figjoni®d 1 oy, Just a2 1 am Joase thuking of 16 42 den click and & baug, which well o, o in2o tho space below, T:is the s Aitlesmy 10 o'oloek. and n snother fustagt olding ot to the atircaiso, ampy 42 80t uproar, whick, to a startled strym L Siter i rathor appalli, Thors iy 3 pecBTat Teverebrations rnmble and roll nunn:ln"' for timo, and thon comes the mighty o, "M & thump which scems to shake the {1}“9' ity its very foundations, 8ad which myke 09 to holding fairly rock to and fro. i, Y fi Iast, sud [ continae my ascant, Jooe bling and growling lika a wild bosg. S 10 g, Sl THE OUTEAST, - The heart, though roust, is good Sl botier it Sottneg” 5203 enough, is tiad aione when do ‘Henauth 3 moruid e 0 GO Aittle vice—a little apice For flavor i desigued, To each, of cotuzve, his hobby-horzy uSursels 2 praacing steed i ight must the i ‘:;hl’::l.l tiuts lfisxm:lfl‘éffn’eam il od thas one hue, in his o Tervideth every deeds v o, Of massiva stone, the walls o Dy Samson, bitud and aick, 0T Does A aver be knew they wa And fally ten feet thick : °T ia claimed by B that probably Ho merely throw a brck. But let some wight but feel the i Of Fate's untoward ster, Ak And A and B at once agres ploy wondzous good ties aro, E ck'and spuru nim il His soul to vinegar, Htun *Twas in that prime revival time. Which comes and takes it ?:r‘o Edch year. Alas! that f ahonld pasg With 006 spasmodic heave., ‘With love uufurled eac] bousehold: waty Waa decked—'t waa Ciristmaa.Eve, Along the road The Outcast strode,— fuce wsa wan and gaunt ; A yoisoned dart was in his heart — The sting of scorn and taunt; And, siained with shame his onde fatz fyes H shunned all human Launt, The eventide had waned and die The night fell bleak and dresr The bitter blast came howling And nipped his western ear; And from his nose, all lachryr ‘There hung an icy tear, £ A wheeze, a moan, & & R vaiir Qi sl 87035y A rnshing sound,—thex, The lempuk:‘:!;gmg uR,m ARV, Dashed up, pell-mell, ani soemed to yell, **Swoop I—Dawn You I"—and wet by ; Swept madly past, and calm which brought Within his heart f0 baicay o WO But left bim worn, and tost, t0d torn, Like David in the Paalm. But still alone he struggled on; Still deeper grew the night; 8till o'er the wold ths tempest howlad 3 More rarely gleamed a Light ; 4 At length, cold, dim, and weirdly grim, A grave-yard loomed in sight, The tomb-stones white desed the night, And weaved o ghostly spell; Erect and stark, they clove the dark Which pall-like round them fell: * Bach, o'er its mound of hallowed ground, A spectral sentinel, And from the gloom esch separats tamb Fis preseuse seemed £ woo: Impelled by Fate, hs swang the gata And staggered feebly through, As, with tne breath of icy Death, Tne cold intenser gruw, Again the blast came shrieking past, "And cut him to the bone ; Ho writhed, and prossed his tortared bresst, And gave > quivering groan: Ons groan gave he of agony, Then shrank behind a stos, There’s naught half-way—no baby-ply About your wintry gale ! 7 It does iis work without 3 shirk, ‘Like Jonah in the tale, Wao acorned to make—0), stomach-acha Two mouthfals of a wkals, = TUnoccupled and yawning wids, A grave beside bim lay, Groti-like, with lean and hungry miam, Expoctant of ita prey: To foil the blast, his form he cast Within ita maw of clay. A shivering heap in darkness dap, Surrounded by the dead, ‘His cronching form he sought to vamm ‘Within bis icy bed : The still, black cold drew close its foldy= The wind howled on o'arhead, The world, we're told, is harsh and coldrs Cold—mark the Devil's bait : His bome, 5o warm, must have s charm For shivering thralls of Fata: 1If dreams of fire ye'd render dire, Make this world temperate] A midnight-bell broke forth o tell The first~born Cbristmas-hours Now, rentand tost, the sound was About the bel{ry-tower; Now high it sprang with qusvering ciang, And fell a brazen ahower, And, ere the sound had ceased, the gromnd Wis lighted through and through A pallid glars gleawed everywhers,, Of eickly, greenish hue,— Disclosing, deep in hideous sleep, ‘Stark, moldering forms to view. Here, white and fresh, with bloodless fls A corpse lay, gaunt and thin; Thiere, one of ‘biue, metallio hug, Fhore, oot toaraled. th ta cranlsd = ere, pelt-insralled, the " a1 slowiy oot and e And there, zaon, skeleton Grinned, hidedus, in glea; As if in play to whileaway. The grave's monotony, It feshless ribs its finger-nile ‘Kept tickling endlesaly, On! rareretreat! Ohl comfort rvost To know that we've been born To hold a lease of such pure pesce Until that mighty morn When Gabriel gray shall come 0F WaYy And toot his Tusty hora, Up leaped the dread and sightless & Fiuia toward him stretched thelr Cold arms,—each ghort swid the host With face a yawning blank. "T'Hfe light died out, and all sbout In deep, dark stillness 3nk, The winter's sun waa far upea 1ts journey to the West: In torrow bomed, and weaning loud, With heaving, sob-reat breast Fale mourners moved 10 seo thelz lorsd And lost one 1aid to Teat. As on tho clear and frosty air Died out the finul stave, A oice cried o, 3ad sl about A gusp of horror gave “Great God 17 tsaid, A man les desd Within (1 open grase! Vi o pog - A Jilted Woman Throwing Vitrioh From the Daitanore Sun. Magigio Dehl, appnrently 2 years old, vt rested yesterday morning for throng VD Felix Kenne: cun:liucl;or of & a.ree:;!ar‘; ot irl, who is & fine-looking young Womad: ] fn;" had been nngm;;as to bo married ¥ Kennedy, and he hnd broken his Promiy Zennedy savs that Miss Debl got in the &I tood & seat. Ho had been told that 88 > injure him, and was on bis E“-‘:Sd Sha drew a vial of vitriol from her pockdt throw the contonts ou him. Raisiog it W00 ho saved his oves, but his face and nect burned. His overcoat was destroyed. He 70 ber off the car, when shs was taken lutg“” tody by Speetal Ofiicer Cock, who took o the Middie District Station. Otber v £ sliowed ‘that fleary 4. Rodgers, flm"fi""fl of was & passenger in the car, received 3 pOrioiy the acid on his face and neck, buraing B4 severely, bat he quickly got out of the ;“Mw went to' & drug-siore near by, and applied TE the barns, thereby preveoting more 8erio b sults. Prau Wells, also a possonger BAL,) pantaloons spriniled and eatou in ’“’I'?n’ acid. At the station it was dx:ccveredmn the young woman aluo had received ijury destructive acid which she bad #0 recklessly. Some of it had gotinid oo eye. Dr. Reynolds, who 7aa called mn‘l?l e ber, thought a¢ first that the sight wo! e stroyed, but laet might bud hopes of caving organ. . b iWiterate, bat A certain Troy man, rather ick racontlly calizr in Lis way. lay sbed quite i il ion Wil and a visitor at lig bedside, in coavereation Fo] the sick man's wife, alluded to the coBES tn 81t of Venusand the wonderful matis®%y, calculations tbat astronomers work :‘“‘d s sick map, after_listening uffen‘!lr‘hm a7, wifo to his bedeida and said, 5 ’:_", hfl' thisk you understand wwhat he 83ys? X em of it,—aman who can do all thab ""H,d" L wonderful calcerlations and all imu:k H _51“ P jis think ot it, thata I;fnart man be jawed by & woman.