Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1875, Page 6

6 A} L s : SUNDAY JANUARY 10, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN RELIGIOUS NEWS. ‘Biographical Sketch of the Rev. " Justin Smith. Gradual Advance of the Church in Liberality. opinions 2nd. Comments of the Relig- ious Press. Notes and Personals at Home an Abroad. . . Ghurch Services To-Day. J BIOGRAPHICAL. % gHE UV, JUSTIN A ST, D. D. The Rev. Dr. Smith, editor of the Standard, of . this city, is well kiiown not only by large circle f {riends :n Chicago, but everywhere among the Baptists of the Northwest, &8 one of the promi- nent lesders of thot Church. He is a genial gentleman and & cholas, aad tletefore he counts A very larga proportion of ail who know him a8 is warma personal fricnde. He was torn on ciassic gronnd, near the fa- woustFor; Ticonderoga, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1815, He graduated at Union Coilege] Schenectady, in 1848, and eoon after became Principal of Union - Academy in Bennington, V. Subscguently, for five years, 16 was pastor of tho Baptist Church at North Benuington, and was for four years pastor of the Baztizt Church in Rochester, N.Y. I 1553 he cawe to Chicago, and soon after ‘became the edizor-in-chief, with the Rev. Leroy COhurch a8 aesociate, of the Christian Times, vliich Lad been fourded afcw yoars befors by {he Bev. Lutber Stone, of this city. Binco that <im0, » period of iwenty-one yéars, ho s mold- £d the policy of one of the most successfal jour- wals of the dencmunation. About seven or eight years 4go it absotbed some throe other journal- - jstic orgens which had been ‘established in the Wert, sud hen sssumed its present title, the Standard. Tuder Dr. Smith's management the Standard his been popniar with the Baptists, and is reported to bave stoadily grown in favor. The journal has alwas been considered cou- ecrvative, o defender of the received doctrines of the Church; yet it has been ready to Jeal fairly god chiritably with homest peo- plo who might dffer with tho edi- tor in ¥oms of tho minor maiters of PBaptist polity. It did not Lesitate, a fow weeks 3go, to administer a_rebukoe to Dr. Fulton for Bending spochrypial news in regand to the chnreh of the Rev. Dr. Thomas, of Brooklyn, 2nd is unfersicod fo stand substantially with the scholarly and thougbifal Watchman and Re- Feclor on the at present debated question of fall ‘or restricted communion. . The Rev. Dr. Emith has, all through his pro- teseional rareer, been mere or less deeply inter- cvted in the edicational institations of his de- nominatics. He bas- been offclally connected itl tho University of Chicago since its founca- 2; is af present, and has been for years, the Sceretary of the Board of Trastees of that msti- tution, and Lo was retivelv and earnestiy fnstru- mental in the founding of the Chicago Baptiet Theological Semivary, 2 groving and fourishing echool. Duriug many yoers ho addod to bis jonanalist- aud Gcher laborsthat of s Baptist pastor, and thts work has left a mark m Chicago which 1 not soon be effaced. He wes the orgnizer irat, pastor of tho Norih Baptist Church ; he erpanczed tho Indiana Avenne Baptist Church, v s for eome time its pastor; and after- thered a society mear tne University ¢d the University Place Church. Of 3 w Bpow cali this organization ho was slso the first pastor. ‘At.a preacher, Dr. Smith impreses one with & fail belief in his echolarly bebits and great care in the orcer and conetruction of his eentences. Nothing it Joosely or hastily written. His utter- aace, 2 d clesr. 1is is & preacher 0, is calm an who does not eay in cne sermon what will logic- ally contradict something szid in an antecedont ove. Bo doos not aim to be sensational or startling, bt preaches the settled doctrines of the Church in beautiful, clesr, flowing English ; and set probably never aspired to be what i called in modern sensational literatare s * great preacher.” b B Dr. 5mith ig not nnknown in the walks of gen- erzl litaratare, having published several valumes el knowrramong Baptists. _Among thess are *¢ The Epiril in the Word " published some time 230 : * 'The Martyr of Vilvorde;” TUncle John on Hie Travels,” being an account, written ina Tamiliar style, of ayear's iravels in Europe in 1839-"70. - To ttese may be added a memoir of ne Iate Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Colver, and a volume of religions cseazs now in press by 8. C. Griggs & Co., of this eity. —— “THE WORLD NMOVES.” TImE SERNON OF THE REV. MIL. CASRE o the Edstor of The Chicago Tribune: Cmcaco, Jsn. 5.—The report recently pub- isbod in TE= ToUNE of & sermon by & promi- nont Methodist clorgymun (the Rov. Mr, Case) 2t Fond du Lac, is, in the opinion of the writer, another evidence of the trath of the assertion atthe head of this article, and every friend of genuine Christian. civilization should thank God and take courage when suchmen as Mr. Case,: and tho Rov. Mr. Dudley, of Milwankee, and David Swing, declere their independence from the thralidom of old and husty creeds. Mr. Case uttered a trath which must be apparent to every careful observer, when he said that the clergy, as a clase, had been intclerant, and that, as arule, they had stood in the way of progrese. Not that they aro worso than the men in other profes- sions; it is tho result of their traiving in the schools, which bave their creeds all ready mado for their studénts, and the object and aim of their students is not to find out what is truth, ‘but rather to search for proofs to bolster up the cresds alréady sdopted by the particular denom- $nation to which they bave chanced to attach themsolves, and if perchauce some independent investigator deparis from tho iron-bedstead ralo 4o is &5 once ostracized, an® denounced as = heretic. In ke geod old times, which 5o many ook back to with 1s ardent longings as did the ehildron of Iersel to the flesh-pots of Egypt, when weary of the monotonous dict of manna, tuese pestilent_feilows had their beretical ten- dencics rossted ont of them at the stake; yoi, after all the millions who bave suffered desth for daring to reject long estab- iished creede, the world still moves, and cach generation has odvanced beyond the point reacbed by its predecessor, until our owo times, when creed-building and heresy- lz\mfin§ have proved a very unprofitable busi- pess. Idopotsey that many of the old creeds were not valuable and nseful when first adopted. and that the * opinions of the fathers are not entitled to some respect, but I de maintain that progress in matters of religious beliefs is as E:oam'hlc and Decesgary as in the science of med- e, or any other of the learned professiois. What wounld be thought of the phvsician who shouid insist upon adhering strictly to the meth- ods of treating diseases laid down by the fath- 2ra? Or. to come down tos period within the yecolleclion of those of 18 who have reached middle life, who would employ a phyaicisn who - shonld follow the = coursa of Jreatment which was universully in voguo less than forty years ago, when. in case of typhaid fever, the patient was Eubjected to a conrse of bleeding sud other depletion, and was not only deprived of ncurishment, but of fresh air, cool- Ing drinks, and stimulants, now deemed so essen- Lizi? He would, I think, soon be forced to ldu‘[;f some - other method of obtaining a liveli- hoo There has been great progress in everything, ¥od, althongh the clorgy 28 a class have fought peainst &ll innovation, there aro, I think, few piinisters in this couotry who would dare to preach to their congregations some of the doc- ¥ ines which ehocked me when'in & New England +neeting-houae™ in mwy boyhood; that God the Yatber had before the foundstionof the world rlected unborn millions to be eternally damued, sud when fond Puritan mothers wers schooled o eay that, if it was for tho glory of God, they could even refoice in ihe kmewledge that their children wera writhing in cndlees tormen:. The pid winister who baptized me when an infant wasnsed to declare that hell wss peopled with Jufante not & spas long, =nd I recollect telling ros motheyr when I was & mere child, after hear- ing him eov this. that I kated tbar man. Butl waw olliged to go, for I was sn_offepring of the Puritans, and. as my good mother “tremblingly boped, * & chitd of the covenant.” T had also to ttend tiie weekly conferéneo meeting, when an ased Deacon ratety failed to kdify the andience Py drdeting upen e Precions docrrine of infant damustion, sudhe ivariatly wonnd Tp .with My brethren, it theso things be not 0, what meaneth this proverb in Israel, that * the fathers Bave eaten sour grapes, and tho children’s teeth are et on edge'?" E The fact that these sbhorrent doctrines have gone to join company with the stako and tho fag- got is & proof-that the world moves, and that tho right of private judgment in _matters of re- ligious faith is, in spite of iron-clad creeds, be+ coming every year more gencrally admitted, Tho teachings of Christ were vers eimple. He had no creeds. Tho sum sod substance of His teachings can be condensed into ono of His scn- tences, which was the creed of the late venarabld philssthropist Gerrit Smith. * And as ye would {liat men shonld do to you, do ye.alsoto them likewise.” A Henry Ward Beecher many years ago, disconrs ing upor croeds, eaid, ** Away withthem; they a1othe husks which conceal the com.” And again admitting that they wete ussfal in the in- fancy of the Church was no proof of their valng zow. Saidhe, “Aswell attempt to force the foll-grosn, brawhy mian to wear the swaddling- clothies which he wore in his infspcy.” 1sm aware that ke is not (particalarly just st this time) coneidered good authority among the orthodox, but, whatever may be tho result of the painful ordeal through which he' is pseeing, the world owes him no small debt for his bravo championship of civil and religious liberty. The standards of orthodoxy are ss uncerfain a8 the value of oie currency was during the war. What is dangerous heterodoxy this year maynext year be accepted 2s_pure orthodoxy. Some of the views of Theodore Parker, tho utterance of which .earned for Lim the titles of infidel and hlasphemer, aro now boldly preached from or- thodox pulpits. T The very corcer-stone of our Ropublic is civil 2nd religions frocdom, and our motto is: A Charch without a Bishop, & Btate withouta King.” ‘VERtoL! # ———— THE RELIGIOUS PRESS, TIE INTERIOR : gives an editorial review of the year 1874, and has an article which recommends a most thor- ough study of the Bible. There ought tobe es many Bibles as bymn-books in the pews, says the editor, and a return to expository preaching rather than a continuance of the present formsl germon is urged. More generalization and broader views in the study of the Bible should be the rale, and less ccnfinement to isolated passages of Scripture. Says the Jnferior: Very littlo kuowledge of a city, as s whole, 2nd in its reiations to the surrounding oountrs, will be gain— @ Ly studyiog the shop-windows of a particular street, Yo must go up on o mountain, orinto = church-tower, where we _can look down upon it, if we ish to have an idea of its rize and surronndings. Oa tho same principle we advocats theadoption of & ‘method of proaching which will ensble the inister to take a Uird's-bye view of Revelation. Letlarge sub- Jocts Le treated in single discourses. THE ADVANCE snggests the work to be donein the religions world during tho present year; and discusses «Indian Affairs.” It predicts that tho President’s peaco policy will bo overlurned, if possible, during the present session of Congress: vet, it eays, “in any eveat, the duty of the Christian public to enter its ‘solomn protest sgainst & change of the Indian policy to the oid one of ex- termination and fraud is ope that does not re- quire argnment, on part, to enforce.” The, same’ paper administ a reprimand’ to such peoplo as claim to be intimately acqusinted with all the plans of God. Bays the Advance to sach persons: Who nuthotized you o speak in the name of God, and authoritatively to decde whut good men, with the Bible in fh:eir bonds, doubt ordeny? Letus imagine “what our own indignation would be weré even our Test freind to take that liberty with our name, without specific warrant; if he should be attaching it to récommendations of this &nd that man, or book, or Tmessure, or were going around and making verbal tatements to the sume effect. Xo excellence of mo- $ive, no plea that he verily supposed that such was our jud would avail in bis defense. And if his mistaken presumption should lead him 3 step further, £0 that he * felt_authorized " to attach our slgnature 10 check, or draft, or charitable subscription, he wonld probably have an opportunity to answer before & court to the charge of forgery. Aud yet men will with [ the utmost readinessaflix God’s name to their own private notons, or to their pet schemes for reform, ‘as though the use of it were a mere rhetorical phrase | THE ALLIANCE Jends off with s eulogy of the pew instrument, the telephone, which can play & tune a thonsand miles away on a tin pan, = glass tumbler, a pite box, or an oyster-can. The same paper bas an editorial on Mesers. Moodyand Sankey's future work in London, Eng., and one on the probable schism in the Bap- ting Church on the question of close or open com- mubion, the text being a late sermon of the Rev. Dr. Behrends, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cleveland, in which that gentleman advocates ibe open communion side of the guestion. Another editorie! presents in s pleasing light, the ** Blessings of Cold Weather.” THE ADVAXCE quotes Gen. Sheridan’s dispatch concerning the jeopardy 0 life and the defience to law which rales in New Orleans, and eays: Gen, Fucriden {8 zbout as free from political preju- Qices a3 on 1ntelligent mon con be. -And he is not at all the man to et * nervous.” His dispatch shows how eritical and how alarming ths condition of ffairs is in that State. 1t will tax the utmost wisdom of the Gov-— ernment ot Washington to keep the ‘peace and bring order ont of this chaos of passion, it is to ba hoped that Do faise pride of consistency and po red-tape fear of entangling precedents will hinder it from taking the courss that promises the spcediest and most permanent > “This siate of things ought mot 10 contimuo ‘much longer. THE NOETEWESTERN ADVOCATE considers the subject of * Univerealism Self- Described.” Italso discusses **Straussism in the Pulpit,” by which is meant, says the writer, i+ the super-spiritualizing of historic events and sayings recorded in the Tible.” Wo must- liter- slize, says the editor, bofore spirituslizing. Get at the facts first, scasibly esys thé writer, and he Turges that if this is done, the preaching of » stucions, thoughtful man cannot fail. Says the Adoocaie : It is painful to see s great hulking man, witha square Moulder and a level head, driveting {hrough ‘his hour on Sunday becaase be ling used up his notions -about five or ten matters of doctrine. There s the Book before him full of facts, Tacy of the earth out of ‘which God pusbed it into open aif, inviting him by its freshness and vitality to go out of his little bosrd-tent of musty notions into the great ecaring world of ho- manity. He will have a firmer grip on doctrines, a Teartier sppetits for spiritual things, 3 more heavenly spirit, for the exercise of his mind in the fields choses. And 80 will his congregation. Many of them slsop or ‘listen wearily, who would find the sermon fall of intercst Wik a batter method and an in- er. The same paper strikes enother blow at the Daptist dotrine of close communion, m the course of which Dr. Fulton, the most pro- pounced sdvocate of the doctrine among the Bsptists, is vigorously tumbled about, and some of the Baptist journals are shown to b8 vacillat- ing on the doctrinal point. THE FREZ METHODIST, published at Sycamore, IIl., having stated edi- torially that it suspected that the Iate Dr. T. AL Eddy may have fallen short of reaching Heaven, because he was 3 Free Mason, the Northwestern retorts vigorously of follows: “The outrageotis fndellcacy of ssying such a thing, even if tho paper had doudts of Dr. Eddy’s Christisn experience, would justify men in believing that that Japer prefers tocut off all members of secret socie- tics from a hope of Heaven even upon the terms of- fered to every fperson, The eheet in question will pardon us if in the depins of our conttmptuous dis- guxt we consder s words on any fopic & burlesquo £nd pitiable drivel. It isa shame hat paper, iype, and ipk are permitted to be misused by such a bigot. The articles to which we allude will do more to bury iho Church in the contempt of the urgodly than would dozen convicted clerical seducers of friend- lers orphan girls. Thereis conceivable hope for the Iatter offenders, but we do not see how such a papers conductors can get in, 8ave through the operation of & ‘moral idiot act. Tow, ‘hour =l RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. AT HOME. The River Park Proebyterian Church raceived six members last Sunday. The First Methodist Episcopal Church of this city received six new members last Sundasy. During the past two weeks twenty members ‘have been receivod int6 the Centenary Mcthodist Episcopal Church on probation. A new Methodist Church will be dedicated at Pittafield, Ia., in March. Two ladies have given £4,000 apiece towards the enterprise. ‘The Committea recently appointed to report on the Sailors' Bethiels of this city, will recom- mend o umon of the twointerests, it ia eaid. Tho first of a series of Universalist mass meetings, o be held for the purpose of slimu- 1ating the work in that church in the Northiress, will be beld in $t. Paal’s Church ia this city Jan. 20 and 21. The Congregationlist of Boeton, among the statistics of its church during the year 1874, re-’ ports; the following: 3Ministers deceased, 6d; ordained or instalied, 211; diswissed, 111 Dur- gugd_n:e ¥ear ninety new churches werc organ- ize The new organ which has just beenpat up in the Methodiet Church at Evanston is to be dis- played to the music-loving public on the even- ogs of Jan, 11 and 12, through two organ eon- «certa thst will then take place. The Baptist journals have been briefly discuss- ing the recent sezmon of Dr. Behrend, of Cleve- snd, favoring Christian rather than Church commuzion. His positions tend to overthrow the Baptist ‘dogma of closs communion; hence a £00d desl of heavy editorial writiog, and much calling upon the faithful io Isrzel to fly to their tonts, and lift wp tho trailing Lenner of thewr charch. L The last number of the Christian Union be- gins the fifth year of ite oxistence us o feligious jourual. Its proprietors and_editors congratu- late themselves that the sapling bes become & tree. and that it promises to grow on ‘in distenc yeara and future generations. Centenary Metnodist Episcopal Churth hes one of the largest. Sunday-schools in this city. The school zow numbers-13 officers and 83 teach- ers. The avorage attendenco is apout 800. . Tho school is carefully groded, and is undef the superintendence of J. 8. Harvey, Esq. The rooms herstofore occupied }Kfl_m Meth- odist preachers of Chicago, for their weok- 3 2 . 57 \Washington street, iy “mestingd /85 5 eu.:em..gt It wil is in process of _enlargemt be ready for use Jan. 18, and will accommodcte 2 good-sized audience. 'All Methodist mimsters of the Northwest aro invited to be present as frequently as possible. The annual meeting of the Leavitt Street Con- gregational Church was bold last week, at which Foports were read very favorablo o the prosperi- ty of the Society. The total expenses of the vear Vere reported at $4584.63, and the balance- sheet shows an indebtedness of ounly $110.90. During the year forty-five united by lotter and forty on_profession. The membership is now 230, ngainst 174 a year ago. Tho Szbath-echool pumbers 235, with an averageattondazce tho last quarter of 228 Trinity Methodist Episcopal church in Chi- cago s nearly completed and ready for dedica~ tion. It has the finest Methodist zuditorium in the city. Tha cerpets will soon be piacad upon the floor, and the organ 18 gmtmg up. This inetru- ment will be tested in the usual way, -by the gi ing of an organ concert, befors the date of dedi- cation. The lattor event Las not becn detided upon yet, but will be fixed soon. The Rév. W. H. Milburn will preach Jan. 17, and tho church are negotisting witn him for a supply of tho pulpit rogulardy uotil’ the arrival of Dr. Tiffany, who is expected Bomo time in M: The First Congregational Church roports the reception of forty-five porsons on profession and sixty-two by leiter during the past year, and two by reinstatement. Fifty-eight persons havo boen adismised by letter; eight bave died, aud two bave been excluded, being & net gain of for- {5-one mombers. The Church las hean iv exis- tence twenty-four years, during which time the average number received per year has been tweuty-nine. The report of the Sabbath-school shows a total enroliment of 1,335 scholars, and an sverage attencanco forthis year of 507. an in- crease over the previous year of 18 perjcent. ABIOAD. At Dun Edin, New Zealand, & Young Men's Curistian Association has been formed. The Young Men's Christian Association in Melbourne, Auscralia, has rented o large hall seating 700 people. Thirty-one persons united with the Third | ‘Prosbyterian Caurch in this city, of whom thir- teen were young converts. - The Methodist Church edifice in Salt Iake City is rapidly approaching completion. It will seat 1,000 people, and is neat and commodious. The lecture-room of the epacious Methodist Episcopal Church, in_Blogmington, 1il, will be Jedicated on the first Saobath in Februzry, The services will be conducted by Bishop Bowman. ‘fhe Fulion Street Presbyierisa snd the Main . Street Congregational Churches at Peoria are about to be united, The new Society will be called the First Congregational Church. Official roturns show that tho number of Methodists in the Dritisharmy and navy is 6,823. No otber denomination ia the United Kingdom can show so many sdherents. They .are eaid to be model soldiers. A church has been formed at Fruitport, Mich., composed of members of eighv dilferent denom- inations. The society is to be mpon the New Testament plan, and the Rev. A. H. Flotcher has accepted the pastorate. A corréspondent of the Tondon Tablet writing from Rome suys the want of priests is becoming porcoptibls in atl the Roman Oatholic dioceses of Thulv. Tn Tomo evary,gear the number of dostbe in the priesthood is threo times as greas 23 the number of ordinations. Some Presbyterians of Now York are discues- ing the questipn whether it' is not idolatry to sing a8 religions hymnps the compositions of uniospired men: Tho Psaims of David, in the opinion of some of them, are the only inspired and genuine hymos. A Unitarian, s Presbyterian, and a Congro- gationalist mivister united in the installation services of a Universalist minister in San Fran- cisco recently. If that were donein Chicago, we might .thini the world was coming to an end. It is l:nxdl{‘ possible that Prof. Pation could maintain bis equanimity. The General Baptists, who believe in free communion, have called a convontion of all Libarai or Free-Communion DBsptists in the TUnited States to_meet at Columbus, Ind., the third Sunday in November. The purposeis to organize » General Absocidtion of Liberal Bsptists, The Young Men’s Christian Association of Pittsburg, Pa.. seems to be devoted to practical Christianity. The Bethel Youog Men's Home, established by the Assoclation, during the past year relieved 13,318 destitute and homeless por- Soms; farnished 67,388 free meals, and 56,523 free lodges ; and held 463 yligious services. Last Sufday the Congregational churches of Chicago received - new members .as follows : Tabernacle, twenty-three ; Leavitt Street, six- teen ; First, fourteon; Flymouth aud Union Park, seven each; Osk Park and Lvanston, eight each ; Liocoln Park, six; Wicker Park, three ; Bothany, two; Ravenswood and South Chicago, one each. The Year-Book of the Ameri¢an Unitarian As- sociation for 1875 eays that there are 343 ¢hurches and societies koown as Unitarian in the United Siates and Canada. Of these ninety- three are without ministers. some of them prob- ably having existence only in name. Two of the churches have esch a pastor and an associate-' ‘pastor, while one pulpit is filled by a lady. Some ?t the churchos have pastors who are not Uni- arians, The annual report of the International Execua- tive Committes of Young Men's Christian As- socistions reports the following list of Young Men's Asaocistion buildings, with their valua- tion: New York City, $500,000; Philadelphia, Pa., £260,000; Chicago, 1ll, $90,000; Boston, Mass., $150.000; Cincinnati, O., $40,000; San Frencisco, Cal., $100,000; Montreal, Can., $60,- 000; Washington, D, C., $200,000; Newark, N. J., $50,000; Cleveland, O., £35,000; Jersey City, $35,000; Toronto, Ont., $45,000; Indisna- : Tnd., $75,000; Syracnso, N. Y., two chap- $5,000; Halifax, N. 35,0003 Portland, §40,000 Y., $ B . 3 Poughkecpsie. N. Y., chapel, £2,500; Chelsea, Mase., $3,000; Omabd, Neb., $5,000; Now Brunswick, N. J., $15,000; Germantown, Pa., $45,000; Anrors, Iil, §11,600; Charlestown, P. E. L, $12,000. 1t is probable that thora will ‘be, at an early date, the organization of & Reformed Episcopal Chuich on_tho Wost Side. ~ At the request of meny E‘fxewpllinns and others_who are interested in the movement, Bishop Cheney will preach this_morning_in the American Reformed Church on West Washington strest, throngh the kindness‘of the pastor and officers of that Society. Services will be conducted in accordance with the liturgy of the Roformed Egiscopal Church, and it 18 expected thet many will be present who have, during the last two vears, ox- prseed » desise for fhe orgunization of o formed Episcopal Church in the West Division of our city. The recent acceptance of the call to the Associate Rectorahip of Christ Church by thoRev. W. M. Postlethwaite, renders it possible for either Bishop Cheney cr Mr. Postlethwaite to officiate each Sunday upon_the West Side ; and the advantages thus accruing to s new parish will nudoubtedly be apprecisted by those who havo thus far taken an active part in tho move- ment. This wilt make the fourth of the Reformed Episcopal prishes in Chioago. —_——— THE WEEK OF PRAYER. * CIURCH BERVICES. All the churches in the city and the suburbs either held religious services every evening dur- 1ng the past week, or united with neighboring churches in such, exercises. The subjects of prayer and remark ware substantially those laid down 1n the programme prepared by the Evan- geliead Alliance, and much good is expected to result from this warld-wido concertof prayer and aspiration. On Fridsy many of, the mors devout fasted and were of asad counfenance; although it is hardly probable that they cared to make their abstousion from food conspicuous to men. Iucipient revivals had already: begun in imanv churches m the city; and the week of gny:r is expected to give the work a new impe- us. To these meotings tho' members_of tho First Baptiet Charch uvited with the Michigan Av- nne Church; the Fifth Presbyterian and the Indiana Avenue Baptists held meatings together 40 the churth corner of Indisns avenuo and Thirteenth street. Prof. Swing’s church held meetings evory night during the week. At the Park Avenno ilethodist Church meetings were held thraughout the week, 2nd the religions in- terest is reported to be deep. The First, Fifth, Second, and Grace Presbytarian Churches held union mootings at 8:30 every morning. In the evening éach held soporaté meotings.. A_good; degreo of interest was mainéatoed. The West-! ern Avenge Methodist Episcopa! Church held meotings in its ow: charoh. At Park Ridge all denominations united in upion services. The fethodist, Baptist, aud Congregational Chtirches of Oak Park united in union services. In Austia the Prosbyterian and Metnodist churches united in the mogtings of the week.. . g, PERSONAL. . cmcsdo. . Bishop Harris went SBouth Jan. I, to attend the Texas Conference, which assembled Jan. 5, The Rev. Mr. Wells, late of Denter, oL, bas talten charge of the Forty-first Street Pnalzy- terian Church. A ‘fhe Rev. H. 8. Mille, of Mondots, Iil., and Walter Forsytbe, of Englewood, exchanged pulpits last Tuesday. The Rev. C. H. Abbott, of ‘the Congregational Theological Seminary, has returned from his vacation at Tremont, Il The Rev. Mr. Irving, of Mr. Spurgeon’s Col- lege, London, Eng., preached for Dr. Cheuey in the Fourth Baptist Church last Sunday. The Rev. George P, Kimball, of Maywood, hag accepted a call to the Bethany Con, regatioual Chureh, Chicago, and has comenced his labors in the latter ohurch. The Rev. Dr. B. W. Patterson assisted in tho dodication "of the new Presbyterian church of Milwaukeo last Sunday. The building cost $150,000. The Rev. Ar. Niocolls, formerly.of® Chicago, is pastor. ; : The Springfield (Mass.) Republican esys the Tov. James W. Powall, of South Norwalk, Ct., will remove to Cliieago to take the place of the Rov. Dr. Patton as Wostern Secrotaryof the Home Missionary Society. Tho Sprinifinhl (Mass.) Kepublican says the Rev. Arthur Brooks, of St. Jumes Parish, Chica- g0, a brother of the Rev. Paullips Brooks, has been called to the Reotorship of the Church of the Incarnation, of New York City, to succeed the Rev. Dr. Montgomery, whose sudden death occurred some months ago. Dr. C. H. Fowler, finding his duties af Evanston as Presidont of the Northwestern University requires his services at the soat of the University, bus_ceasod his engagement ss supply ab ‘Trinity Mothodist Church, and ‘the Rev. William H. Milburn, the colebrated blind . prescher, has boen secured to supply until tho arrival of Dr. Tiffauy. He will pre: morn- ing and evéning on the 17th inst. Tho Advance eays: *Mr. McCormick, pro- prietor. of tho Inferior, has mada arrangements for taking in the Rev. C. Ii. Thompson as co- editor with Prof. F. L. Patton. Thig plan, as we understand it, is adopted 38 & _compromise between the ‘church historio’ and the *church actual.’ Itishoped that the paper may mow fairly ropresont tho sentiment and interests of $ho generaliy of the Presbyterian churches of the interior and Northwest. ~ Mr. Gray, who has boeu the wheelhorse of the Inferior since the fire, and has given to it its principal attractive- ness, is to remain as herstofore.” It is well- known by the best posted subscribers to tho In- ferior that Mr. Gray has not only been tho wheelhorso of the ooncera, bat hos furnished a Jarge part of the really readable matter published in that paper. BLSEWIHERE. . The Church of England clergymen have pre- sented & memorisl to the Bishop of Oxford, thanking him for his inbibition of Dr. Colenso. Mrs. Josephine Hillhouse, of Now Haven, re- cently bequesthied to_her pustor, the Rev. Dr. Harwood, $25,000. , He is rector of the Episco- pal Ohurch-on-the-Groen. The late Gerrit Smith, when s yonng man, was o member of the I'resbytcrisa Church in Peterboro, N. Y. About twenty-five years sgo he became rationsistic in his belief, though still rotzining a reverence for the histor{ aud charac- ter of Christ. His friends say that during the past tug of threo years his religious views have graduaWy been approachiog his former belzef. The Independent, speeking of the racent action of Dean Stanley in invitig tho heretical Colenso to deliver a lecturs in Westminstor Abbey, says: Ve verily believe that the most lawless gen- tleman living is Dean Stanley. He has no more respect for prescriptive wrong or immemorial nonsense than if be wers born under the baleful star of the Ninth of Thermidor. Scarce had he ceaged to hear roverberating around him._the abuses of High Churchmen for inviting Max Muller to discourse in Westminster Abbey a year 220, when bo donbled the fault by inviting” the Presbyterian Dr. Calrd to his pulpit; and Dr. Caird has scarcoly descendea tho steps, lesving High Churchmen shivering with worse horror, When the reckless Desn angers the Low Church’ men quite a8 much by exterding a similar invita- tion to Bishop Colenso.” A NEW NERETIC. The Baptists are afflicted with a brand-new heretic in an expected quarter. One of the ris- ing and shiniog hights of the sect has thrown s influence in favor of tho liberal party, or what ig called **The Old Baptists,” who insist upon tolerating those who commune with unimmersed Christians. The name of tho intrepid brother jg tho Rev. Dr. Behreads, pastbr of the First Baptist Oburchof Cleveland, O. He proclaimed from his pulpit, on & recent Sunday, that **every true believer in Jesus Gbrist bas en unques- tioned, original, and nalienable right to a seat at the table; sunply because it is at onco his constant duty and_privilege to show forth the death of his Lord.” +1t is & right which faith imparis and guaran- tees, and which is forfeited only by unbelief. - It is a right whioh no courtesy can grant, which no church can restrict. Al that the Church can do ia at most to recognize my Tight, and provide for me the opportunities of its regular and orderly exercise; but icis o right that I possess inde- pendently of har, in virtue of my personal rela- tion to Christ.” He detlares that if a Présbytetian or a Meth- odist should wish to commuhe in hiy church he ‘would not object, nor wonld he object to .| communing in their church.. He pushes tho fe- rocions Brother Fulton aside with disdain; pro- nouncing all such distarbers of the peace of the Baptist Israel * veritable Sancho Panzas, slash- ing with therr swords the monsters of a distorted fancy.” This bold deliverance of the young di- vine has thrown the High-Church organ of New York, the Exzaminer, into convulsions ; but the Boston organ pats the Cleveland heretic on the back, and twits its contemporary with the fact that **Saul is among the prophets,” the Rev- erened Doctorbeing a groat patof the Examiner. Meanwhile the young parson has for. backers Daplists of no less eminence than President Tobinson, of Brown University, and Dis. Church, Caswell, Bridgman, Reeves, Olmstesd, Pente- cost, Hyatt, Smith, Jeffrey, and others. it bty 4 © SOLEMN DELIVERANCES. «Holl Closed for Repairs™ was tue title of the Rev. Mr. Lutz’ sermon, in New Haven, on New Year's night. - A Tennessee pastor of a colored church in- flicted ten stripes upon an erring female beford she had a chance to call for a bill of particnlars. A clergyman ot Kansas City said if sherd was anv ono within hearing of his voico who would trytoputa stopto Sunday dug-flfi:tinz he'd like o have 'em rite up. A small boy and an old woman rose up. The broken-down sinper who does he ‘‘ minor '| topics” of the Milwaukee News says that ‘‘a Tot of pop-corn balls hung all over s Chnat- mas tree will create more interest in o Suoday- school than twenty miracles possibly could.” A student was repritnanded by the Professor for his latencss at morning prayers, and excused himel? on the ples that tho praver ook place too late. ¢ How,” said the fessor, *‘is € o'clock too 1ate? ¥ *! Yes, sir,” replicd the stu- dent. **If you had them about 4 I conld attend, ‘but no man conld pe expected to atay up till 6. Detroit Free Press: 'I'wo hoodlums were “piking " up Woodward avenuo yvesterday when they encountered a_boy acqueintanice who asked where thoy were going. ** Going hum to get our Bair combed, and_ then going to slip in with the infant clasa up at the church, Thero's 2 bag of pop-corn and candy for everybody, and if a feller Jooks kinder good and sad thoy won't know Lut what hie belongs to the church!” “Your young fiiend stayed uncommonly Iate last night, snd I was quite inclined to coms into the parlor and dismiss him,” said an indvlgent father to hia pet of 16. *Qh! yes, it was pretty lste ; but e got Bo_inte in discussing Ritualism that we did not notice the fleeting hours, papa!” * Discuessing Rifualism " stern- Iy quetied the father, aod then he walked slowly away, with his bands under his coat-skirts, try- ing to remember what they called it when he was young. The miinister had informed his hearers that they could not expect to win * the heavenly atake witir the four aces of faith, hopé, charity, sod virtue while the Lord held a lush —" He got. no further it bis fizure of speech, for at this in- stant there was a hubbub in the main aislo, and, | na the preacher descended with frightful velocity from the pulpit and disappeated through tho ‘back door just ahead of o No, 12 boot, the voice of the most prominent dencon was heard to-ex- claim: **We don't waot no enoozor of & presch- er what don't know as four aces beat a plain flush.” It is very strange that Prof. Tyndall should say that be doubts the story of the Garden of Eden, when he knows as well as we do thatina Cincinnati museum is a walking-stick made from the very tree from which Eve gathered the apple that created “such a disturbaoce. -Until Prof. | Tyndall can explain away that bit of timber, o Hénse of common deceacy shoajd promot him to .let the atory of the G. ot E. stand juat 28 is i8.=~ Courier-Journal. Bishop Ames tells o story of s slavé-master in Miesonri, in the oldén time of negro vassalage, who said to his chatéel: * Pompey, I hear you -are o great preacher.” ¢! Yed, maassa, do Lorddo - help me powerful sometimes.” * Well, Pompoy, don't you think tho negroes steal littte things ‘on'the plantation 2" * I'se mighty 'fraid they “does, masss, massa.” - ““Then, Pompey, I want you to presch a sermon to the negroes against 8tealing.” _After a brief reflection, Pompey re- plied: * Yon see, Meesa, dat wouldn't never do, ‘cause 't wonld trow ‘such & coi'ness over de meetin’. ¥ . While on the subject of feminine disputatious- 1658 1 may mention thot, at & recent meeting in favor of extending the franchise to women, & new and certainly vory jngenions argument was brought forward. *Alen,” said one of tho la- dies, * will be shorily proposing to disestablish tho ‘Church. What right have they io disetab- ligh a Church which is, in fact, our Church—a Church which they have ceased toattend ?” This 1ady’s views—at least ag regards church-going— agreo cloeely enongh with £hoso of the F: Deputy who, when some one, & year or two since at % augailles, spoke disparagicgly of the Catholic religion, called out : ** I will not sit here and lis- ten to attacks directed againat the religion of our wives and daughters.”—~London leller. =gt RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS. EPISCOPAL. The Rev. Dr. Warren will preach st 8t. Mark's Rev. Dr. Chandler in the evenirg. —The Rov. Luther Pardes preaches this ovening at §t. Stephen’s Church, Johnson street, near Taylor, ~_The Rev. G, F, Cushman, D, D., will preach st Calvary Cliurch, Warren avenue, ' ihis ‘marning. Preaching by the Rev. Luther Pardee in the evening, “—The }ev. Dr. Stocking will preach at the Church of -the Epiohany, Throop street, between ifonroo and Adems, morning snd evening. —The Rev. Arthur Brooks will preach at 8t. James Chusch, corser Cass and Huron stzees, morning and evening. —The Rey. Henry G, Perry will preach morning and evening at All Saint’s Olhureh, corner of Carpenter and Fourth streets. 5 G —The Rov. Dr. II. N. Powers will officiata as usual . John's Church, Aablnd avenus. 0 Bov. W. H. Smytho will preach morning and ovening at the Church of the Holy Comimunion, Dear- bory sirect, between Twenty-nintl 40 Thirtieth, —The Rov. Ohorch, corner of Twenty-sixth street and Indisna avenue, mornig and evening. —Thers wilt be fall Cathedral services at the Catho- aral $S. Peter and £aul morning and eveuing. —The Tev. C. N. Chandler, of the Board of Domes— tic Missions, Will preach at Grace Church this morn- ing. The Rev, Dr. Locke will preach fn the evening. ~"The Rev. Francis Mansfield will officiate as ususl at the Charch of the Atonement, corner of Wi ton and Robey strests. & £ REFORMED EFISCOPAL. Thers will be services morning and evening at Emanuel Church, corner of Hanovar and Twenty- soventh streets, —The Xev. W, 3f. Postlettwsite will preach at the Baptist Church, Lock street, at 2:30 o'clock. ZBishop Chenoy will couduct the services of the Batqemcd Eplscopal Church and preach at the Ameri- ‘can Yteformed Church, Washington sirest, near Ann, this morning. All interested in the formation of a Reformed Episcopal Church on the West Side ro 63- ‘peetally fuvited. ) —Tho Rav. W. M. Postlethwiite, Assoctate Rector, il preach at Christ Chureh this morning. Subjeat: “The Tilusiveness of Life.” Bishop Choney will presch in the ovening. *Subject : “ A Preacher's Bost Wish for 3 King." 3 BAPTIST. The Rev. Florence McCarthy will preach m and evoning at Amity Church, corner of Warren ave- nue and Kobey strect, Morning subfect : “ Increds- tng Faiih Evening subject: * Christianity and Srality.” A ~-Tho Rev. DeWitt Durgin Wwill preach ot the Fres Communion Chureh, coruer of Loomis and Jackson streats, morning aad evening, . D, will preach_at the —The Rev. D, B, Chezey, Fourth Church, corner of Waslington and Puulins strects, morning and evéning. The Rev. N, F. Raviin will preach morning and evening at the Temple Church, corner of Harrison and Songamon streetn. 22 o o8 The Rev. E. J. Goodspeed wiil preach at the Second Church in the morning, and the Bev. T. W. Goodspeed in the evening. _The Re, Jobn Domfelly il preach st the church at Englewood morhing and evenin, B —Tlie Rev. W. W, Everts, D, D,, will preach st thb ‘Tabarnacle, 666 Wabash avénue, this morning. 2 CONGREGATIONAL: = _The Bev. E. P. Goodwin will preach at the First Church morning snd evening. Morning subject: 17nat s Week of Prayer Implies,” Eveningsubject 3 « How to DeSaved.” —Tho Rer. O, D. Helmer will preach at the Union Park Church thid_morning, The ovening service will be conducted by Measrs, Whittle and Bliss, "“The Rev. William Al7in Bartlett will preach at Plymouth Ch comer of Indiana avenue and Tweaty-sixth street, morning and evening. The Rav. Dr. Healy will preach at the Tabernacls | Chureh, corzer of West Indisna and Morgan sirects, thia morning. . Ssbbath-achool concert in the evening, apd addresses by the Rev. James Powell, of New York, &nd Alr., J. G. Parker, of Boston. . " Prof. James T. Hyde will presch at the Oskland Ctirch morning snd eveuing. ! —“The Rev, Chiarles E. Sumner will preach thismorn- iz at the Lincoln Park Church, corner of Mohawk and Sophia streefs. b ; 2 HETHODIST. : The Ter.John Willismson will preach at the Wa~ ‘bash Avenne Church, morning and evening. Evenlng subject: “Eterybody’a Chances for 1875.” '—~The Rev, H. T. Martin will preach at St. Pauls Church,corner of Newberry and Maxwell streets, morn- 1ing and evening. S The Bov. J. 0. Pook will preach ot the Centenary Church morning and ovening. Bavival services dur- ing thie weel. ; = Tas Rov, DY, Thomad will preach o usual at the First Church, corner of Clark and Washington strests, The eveninz subject is, *‘Tha Future World.” —The Rev. Dr. Lord, formerly pastor of Caltary Presbyterian Chuxch, will preach this morning and evennig at Trinity Caurch, cornerof I ndiana avenue and Twenty-fourth stroet. —The Rev. C. E. Felton will preach af 10:30 at (Grace Church, carner of LaSalle and White streets, from the subject, “The Easential Unity of tha Church,” after which communion setvicé. Presching in the ovening at 7:30 o'clock. PRESBITEBIAN, The Rev. James MacLaughlin will preach at the Pirst Scotch Church, corner of Sangamon and Adams stzeet, morning and evening, 5 —The Rev. J. W. Bauer will preach at the Uunited Church, eorner of Monzoe and Pauliua'streets, morn- ing snd evening. '8 Prof. Patton will preach nt the Jefferson Park ChureH, corner of Adamsand Throop streets, morn- ing and evening. —The Bev. J. Monro Gibson will preach at the Bec- ond Church, corner of Michigan avenus and Twenti- eth sireets, morning and evening. —The Hov.Ben E. S. Ely ill preach at Grace Chureh, corner Yincennes and, Oak avcnues, morning and cvening. . —The Rev. 8. W. Dufficld will preach at the Eighth Ohurch morning and evening. ; —The Rev. A. E. Kittredge will preach at the Third Chureh, corner of Washington and Carpenter sireets, morning and evening. Aorniny subject : ** Thy Kingdom Come.” -Evening sub) ject : “ Repentance and Faith, or How to Belicvs in the Lord Jesus Christ,” —The Sacrament of fhe Lord's Supper will ba ad¢ ministered st the Westminster Church, cormer of Jackeon and Peoria streets, Preaching in g 4 And for an Helmet, the hope Dy the pastar, Text, of Balvation.” 5 '—The Rev. F. G Burbridge will preact at the Teath Church, morning and evening. USIVERSALIST. ! “Tho Rev. Summer Ellis will preach st St. Panls Chureh this morning, and the Rer. Dr. Byder in the evening. The Rov, Dr. Ryder will preach at the Church of the Redeemer, corner of Washington and Sangamon streats, this morning, No ovening service. ““Tho Rev. W, 5. Ralph will preach at 3farray Chureh, Tndisna avenue, near Twenty-ninll strest, in the morning, Noevening service. % UNITARIAN. 0. D, B.. Mills, of Syracuse, N, Y., will speak on the’ “ Nature of Worshin” ot the Third Church, corner of Monroo and Laflin stroets, this morning. —The Bev. Bobert Collyer will preach at Unity Church this morping. Subject: * Gerrit Smith.” ThoRev, C. G, Howland, of Michigan, will preach at the Church of the Messiah this morning: '—The Rev. O. W. Wendto will preach his fifth snin- versary sermon this morning at the Fourth Church; corner Prairie avenue and Thirtieth street. ~ NEW JERUSALEM. The Rev. 7. R: Hibbard, D, D., will presch at the New Oharch Hall, corner of Praicie aveauo and Eigh- teonth street, at 11 8. m., and st the Temple, corner of Washington street and Ogden avenue, at 3:33 B.m, Eia subject is: “ How Resdest Thou.” MISOELLAXEOUS. . The Rey. Edwund Belfour will preach at the En- glish Luthersn Chureh, corner of Dearbornand Erie streets, this morning. . —Thiere il ba s mceting for worship st the Frlends’ Meoting-House, Twenty- street, mear Indiana ‘avenuo, this evening. y " Fider Frank Buzr will preach at the Green Strest Taberngelo morning and evening. 5 —The Progressivs Lycoum of Chicago meets at 12:50 at Good Templars' Hall, corner of Washington and Inines streots, , The Adventists willfworzhip orning at the corner of Harrieon aud Sangamon. _ Elder McCalloch il preac at the Hall 25 West Madison street in the cvening. _The Tev. Issse Errett will presch morning and evening at_the ehurch cormer of Indlana venus and Twenty-Aith strost. ; TCThie Disciples of Christ meet at No, 220 West Ran- Qolph, this afternoon at 4 o'clock. "LThe Xorihern Ilinols Assoclation of Spiritualists il continue in session to-day at Grow's Opera-House, i Told a seance in the evening. "_ihe Bev. J: N. Pardes will preach. hismornisg in Mazonio Hall on Oak street; near tho Hyds Park depot, 1o the Liberal Christian Church. - .. ‘rench Ohureh, Cottago Grove avenue, this morning, and the |- E. Sullivan will preach at Trinity . HOUSEKEEPIMG: VS. BOARDING. Leaviag the Laft &:r, What Is Encount- ered in ‘the Former. Mariy Trials and Tr ibalations, bot an In- erease in tlvy Aggregate of L Hia:p piness. A Sketch 17om Real Life. A YOURG HOUSE K EEPER'S ‘EXPERIENCE. To.the Kditor of The Civu 24 go Tridune: b Hero we are, Witch Hazel, ready to meet your challenge. We have “ gone to housekeeping,” and like ,too. We trad boarded for two years, with varying degrees of felicity and infelicity, and had well aired oux -peculiar notions on the subject,—1I, tho wife, -rather. monopolizing that department of the bu 2 iness matrimonial (which, by the way, may not ! o2 sufficiently uncommon to the observant to der nnd special notice). “ Such # broakfa: of; I—boiled coffes!| When ‘wa go to housvkeepir 431" **Suck waiting upon tables! If I wero mis tress!" * Such {ardy attend- ance upon- bells! * V/hy. pretend authority ?” Pinzzas never swept ,——door-piaie never polished, —noses retrousaé i1i the kitchen, and soub in such other apartme n'ts of the house 2s our lady was allowed -to i1ib-ude herself into! What will the hossekec'ping world come to, umloss somie strong spirit I [ oses-gs it out of this wilder- nessof woa? 80 1r(3concluded (at least, Jack. emoked compliance t o my cogclusion, for all ‘the world, Witeh, just 11} :e your Dick,—who woutd have drecmed of ‘two model Bonedicts ?) to sharpen our wits oiter the problem,—i.'e., hunt o .house =nd dry for -omrselves. At last, sfter as ‘'much bead and . heel wearinesa as Mr. UL:yeses experienced in his re- tarn to his (hes-rem-destined) Penelope, We found a cottage in good meighborhood, paved street (over which luxurious allotment. our neighboring servanti3 sprinkle the ashes of omr discontent the-win e through), water, gas, and $50 & month. i But, oh! our Rreeéinian contempt for grain- ingl Haduo't I fl.atered myself that I shonld prove a worman' of resource, and inake the shabbiest spot blos om, ‘= very Yose of delight in thia smoke-begrim 54 Garden City! If we were going into our purt ¥» to furnish tho petals, some- body else must fornish the calyx. We neither _socered. at him, 0in: landlord, nor yet frowned, but he madé ud's very bride for dainty perfect- nees. : One ' coat «ii dn’t . satisfy .our fastidions eyas, and he ‘gave us two. Two left usjust withotis the gates .o ! Paradise, and his sceptre fairly ushered us in ‘with a third. Then the cell- ing and walls_starcdl like spectres at all this whiteness. What -shonld . we do? Simply, nothing! Tho fairy- wand waved over our cot- tage, and the ceilin gs matched tho psint, and the wall just cresmox { before anr admiring eves. Those two ladt wee ks withour landlady andfel- low-boarders! * Ob, yes! Weohad. counted the cost; but naw every dealor in hou # okoeping-trarea ceerned in- fected with the moolc ng of a Tantalns. DBut we had boen toned up t'x 1s far and—wel. Perhaps nobody n ticed the cool little paren- theses thrown in hot e and there, 1o ease the downfall, the feat of which would haunt us. Bat we did got furnisk ed, counting anew the cost of each frosh articdo dec:ded upon,—having many & one sént up : ‘‘on spprobation,” just to give oursolves one mré chance to foot the col- nmos against some P 3aible blunder of addition. For, pull ont the }xirse-strings mever so far, thero could only bo so much gold to zladden our valms, Not more eniphatic’ was. that *Very &wd ¥ of the Creation 11aa was our final approv- How we ldokéd Are n't we happy-? into each other’s eyes! Home, ¢ ur_own home,—no more waek-old dust on our 1 tuniture, nor finger-marks on our doors, nor half- washed china, nor starch- ed napking, nor botle: tea, nor cold toast, nor hashy hash, nor this, - nor that, nor the other dissatisfaction, but iodependence, ‘s good time,” and two of 1ui.‘*init.” Wouldn't we prove * moth and rust;-corrupt " inspired for bub limited acceptance? Did I say two in cmr Paradise? Ay, there’s the rub! Could there: have been buttwo! But could I keep immacnl: e china, and bright silver, and washed-up kitche.s, epicurean fare, and gen- eral ghine, with wlite: hands and soft raiment too? Besides, my mcsther had been a Katy Send- der in her day, snd brid labored ander the, for me, unfortuuats delntion that *faculty” was transmussible, intact and sure, and needed no educating. 5o I knevs neither bread-making nor coffeg-making. Only bhis did I know,—for bad +5ha ™ not said 80 >—-§ here should be no boiling into rankness its delicate aroma. Nor cake, of moro or-Less pretension, did I know, nor pies, nor meats, n ur marketing, nor rich milk rom tho watered-down, chalked-up solutions. So, to begin with tli3. new woes, camoe ths maiden of the back dsor. No common servant for us,—for hadn’t Islways said so? Of course, we didn’t expect or diesire & Iady ; but some one with instincts—a respect able parson, shove her position, but equal to snd faithfal in it—floated, o fair sentimentality, in my inexperienced mind. 8he came, our Christ'ne, 2nd, had she shown but her two blue eyer and rovy cheeks when the fair flaxon Liair was arrangea for afternoon, she might have passed 16 mititress Of our humble home. But thy speeh bevirongtheth thee, Chris- tine! Andalas for. our luck! From morning till ni;hz it seemed ' as though all the *“my mans” and “ my womans” of the nationslity paid court to our maid. Of course, no lady be- gradges the hospitality of har house; but I did sometimes remark to Jack on the sweet tooth of her sat. So we parted with her. We didn’t expect perfection; that would be un- rensonable indeed.. And didn’t we repeat it, on each returning Loezd's day, with tho calm assar- ance of indifferearce, * miserablo sinners.’ Bat, in faco of such an array of advertisements ;nfm:ed us with each day's TRIBUNE, we dn't fail to better oureelves. Thus matters ranonfor several saonths. Second, third, fourth, camo and went,~-each fresh specimen of the geos developingy somo utterly unendurable’ auli. Number five turries yet. Witch, T'll foll jnst you. We sham content, for wo begin to suspect that theories do very well to air over, but won't always wor'k into practica. Then the markoting ! It did seem ns if every gofinry and pronision-dealor on the South: Side ew by intuition my uttor ignorance of their stock in the raw. Wasn’t I sure of thas T bone in the parter-bouse, sud haven’t I been talked out of the door, and ‘walked off with. a sirloin, and only the porter-house prica to flavor it. Then Jack (he's always good-natured, the dear fellow) and 1 would langhover our shabby breakfsat, and consola ourseilves that there’s no royal road to learning,—hous ékesping, at all odds. Then what an unmitigated bore I must have been, through. that first year, to all the wiser houseleepers of our scqaaintance. They should have exacted tuitian. This second year finds me somewhat moro modest_in my decbamtions before the two sudes, than when there was but the boarding-louse ontlook. Thecretically the honse is yours, from front gate to back, ti» have and to hold, for bet- ter for woree, as_mzrely as thongh a NewEn- gland priest had bles t tho bans, But ——! - ‘Every new will braght in to work its machine- ry adds so much comy lication,—making sure just 80 much better. anc!: 80 much woree, Thisisa world of compensalion, but it implies an evil somewbere, and choic'e to be made. What good and balancing ill of them all will we accepb as our portion! There's not a comfort at our dis- posal but sometimest proves itself & troublosomer one. It distractd this hour's mood, perhaps, but soothes the mext. Ibs true as Holy Writ, “There's a skeleton. dogging your, every step.” You may * Get thee behind me,” nover 80 reso- Intely, and that's sbunt sil he'll do for you. He's always near,—behin 3. if not before. Just smile upon it a8 & foreordia:ation for yourself, and, so he doesn’t bay 1z yoyar face nor tread your heels out of shape, nicknzens him Puck and win bim to your service. The housekespinjg does cost more, in dol- lars and_cents; bus it puts_witnin your power the working into she e that ideat-of home latent within every woman'ty woman, before it becomes rheumaiic from unas xmly expoaures. hile I have a kirxl word in my heart for the many Jadies who livep our boarding-houses, L yet utter my unreser-ved: protest agaiust the sys- tem. It maks possible more dress, mora show, more leisurei; but too often purchased with the very marrov; of our souls. Who basn’t learned to retaliste, . in self-defense, untl uncon- sciously she const:ut attitude becomes cos bative? The cure i'cr the evils of boarding lifo lies within another practice; snd the habit of criticising what wo.in oar own homes might right, and might bo bafied into submission to, demoralizes and dnis:fs our sensibilities. . After two years of one and nearly as much of the other Iife, I he:nily advise, go to housekeep- ing!—elegant honzekeeping, if you oan roach i and not tiptoe yourself out of moral heslth ani physical,—but ~ tastefal, home-y, individual housekeeping, at all events. Bo an artist before it. Don't let the appointments of your kitches and ‘every-day iable contradict the promise of vour parlors. Makeita picture for two eyes, ::,:»i"" “with Symmetty, graca, proportion, balh And, if your spirit beearnest and canscienti you'll find tho tact to keep it from mar ln\? °z'.’? nish growupon yéu. * Youxe HoUsckErrem. . ASKi H Todhe Siitorof The Chicam Trimc: Your contributor in last Sunday’s Tamoxs. gives the experience of s yonug married cogyil who have a-desité to g0 to housekaeping, ar '3 after s woful . experience hunting for a hour, e this poor but "honest couple are lefs suspenc is lefs unwritten. It remaius for me to takefPup the burden of the tale. ~ * T After a faiv more Weeks of earneat longing % something better, the young wife was oncg taking a walk i a rétired street, when she a nest white cottage, ome -of a rc five, with a card on indicating j was “To Redt.” Of course, there key there ; but she went into the of two bright children. The result: of these inquiries® owner was visited, the cottage " two weeks from that day found 5 fortably settled in their new by "To ba sure, shey were 3 miled Hotise, and two and s halffh strect-Cars ; but 3 brisks wall walk brought Harry to the & utes, and did him 5o harm. ‘o house coatained twy two bed-rooms, hall, clo! and & shed which could the summer. A littio g great improvement in i formished it plainly but"tn®? all-wool ingrain carpet covdipied the parlor.icor and that of the bed-room pining, “while for the back room tuey adapted thijit old bed-room carpet that they had used w ¢ ing and farnishing their own rcaionPof Oar. cane-sea chairs, a rocking-chair, fo doni Ib refta small o ble, and a stove, fm‘“lay ac@Pablictlor, while their walls were hung wik., = plast ebhotographs and souvenirs of earlier d°% _'r) cov not intend to giveyou an inyentory o1 0. 3 from the Comt. blocks from g Oover 3 good side- a8 in & few min. large square aper and paint mads s appearance, and they comfortably, A good Ho'in fture, only ta &2y that, in making_ their § bir— 28, they con. fined themsolves strictly to Lye URies, aud were surprised to find how few thy, zefere when com- pared to the demands which' ) ide and vauity made upon their purse. ol ‘They readily became accustoied their change of life, and, though Susie oftrfa was weary with , the datails of housekecping ;-and Harry some- £imes forgot o order tho me:4l and groceries dn his way down town, still the ¥ got along verywell, snd would néver acknowlodge that they had tis fxghust desire to go back to their old mode of ving. § The rent of the ccitage was $16 a month. THia was before the fiu:mi wash-woman every other week for half a day rolieved Susio of tHa burden of washing; and, for the rest, so indus- trious ard economical was the little wife that 875 a mouth was found to include all their expenses, Their clothing, which was xow tho year bofors, when they were ynurried, was found to auswer nicely with the gkillful repairs whick Susie's tidy fingers know how to give them, and tha sddition of new ghoes, gloves, and neckties, . Thoy soon beghn to get acquainted with their meighbors, who fivere intelligent American peo- ple, bmkkcar\‘l’ and mechanics’ families, Livirs on salaries of from $60 to 8100 per month, .ui adapted thelr atyle of living to their means, Thé second year, the advent of young Harry made it necessary to employ hefb about the ‘housework, and a young girl was found who, for £2.50 a weok undertook to do tho cooking, wash- ing, and ironing for the little family. - eir expenses were increased to $100 s month, and this was found amply sufficient to meet all their real wants. There was no room for extravagacce, neither was there any neces- sity for parsimony; but they dressed neatlyand comfortsbly though not in broadcloth aud vel- vet; and plain, healthy food they bad, and plooty of it. Harry delighted to invite bis batchelor friends up to tea, and, after discours. ing eloquently on the ‘charms of home, advised them to get a wife and s cottage, and try it for themselves. y This is no_imaginary shotch, but taken from real life, and, us £ only intended to tell you hoir they went to houscleeping, I will not carry 1 205 farther. Respeétfully, KATRISA. © THE DEAD SEA. hen Death ehall claim his portion, sz We neither ara on sea nor land, 1t may be we will undersiand Ahd Xnow tho wherefore we wers barn, Tne gali-2d spirifeand the thorn, And all tho sttributes of sourz, And yet, through gloom and il ; we ha That i:‘\’vm be‘lku: to grow olg,rm' Than face a mystry manifold. ¥ ‘Within the reach of rhythmic sead, ‘Where men do fret and toil for eass, And crave God’s help, 80 it Him please, { There dwelt an antiqus man of sense,~ The competenca of competence, S The princely gift of reverence,— An honest man, who meekly trod The humble path that leads to God, And mm$ Trssed the e rod, Nor aid he love himeelf the best,— The talieman of Love's behest. 5 Of graciousness witiiin the breast, g No mimic he of courtly wiles,— Buperiority ne'er smiles, Where there is depth of principles, ¢ o held it better to be trus To friend and foe, and never do An nct thit manliness might rue, a3 A God enshrined within the clsy, Bo wan this man :—the hurry'ng Dsy ‘Half-paused, as if to tribate pay | Yet few did Iove him ; and the bleak, Harsh breath of scorn did chafe his cheek? ‘And madly in his ears did ahriek Th’ envenomedl uttrances of Hell. H Wny hold the tale 7—"Twas but the knell ok Of graefulness—the anward swell : Of perjured souls—the faith of mal— Th! unholy jealousy of clan— The myriad weaknesses that ban The good from fll] Enough—and more, And thus he wandersd to the shore Whero tire sea gang : 3 calm came o'ar The woters : Silence was in proyer. Enfeebled, lone, and sad, he thero . ‘And then, beneath the gray moon's gl Lay down to dle, He was o wreck. 0f faith, yet Envy’s cruel bck Had cut lum to the heart, Bedeck Not Justico in the cloak of Wrong, Lest Hell protest both deep and long *Gainat villainy so rankly strong. And thus, ortopped by calumny, The old man died : none cams to see The baneful boon of treachery. L e N Time multiplied; and on its rim There came report—though vugue and dim— Of 2 564 that ever slept, Tho whim, *For s0 men {ermed jt, grew spaco: - ‘And proplicts, priests, and kings et trace Their wonder in its gioomy face. Forhever sincs the good man died Has the sea made e« and souls st chife Themeefves because of it. The tide Need tell no tale ; tiy’ enfranchised bresth S Hhe B of Daath ™ umn; 0 Bea o 4 i il WALTEZR SPENCE PALMER DuBUQUE, i, December, 1674 « B} Y? King. Prom the Beliz Plaine (Iowa) Taton. We knew William S. King upwards of twenfy year ago, Ho was thoa editor of & small nov= aper in Otsego County, N. Y. Subsequently be Fent to Minneapolis, Minn,, and started tbe Stale Atlas. Ho bad » cheap office, but the papef Wielded some. political infinence. Fouriesd years ago we saw him almiost daily during the winter. gm was tuun poor—ss _poar 25 mosk country editors of pers not long are. l'l-;hytobe. 2 Sear o two later he got elected Postmaster of the House af Washington. a8 soon reputed to be rich. He bought s find farm near Minneapolis, erected substantial h s, and collscted the best herd of short-bora vagtie io tho West, Ho haa much todowisl the Northern Pacific Railroad, and was umg o fow sears agoof buying up the support of, St. Paul Pressiv favorof How for Tited_Btates Semator for 230,000, FIE King made his money we naver knew. Hed o incline to tedl s, and we never pressed bim that point. % ? ‘ t