Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1875, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1875.-SIXTEEN PAGES. RELIGIOUS NEWS. The May Preacher Contin- ués His Sermonizing. - The Strange Gods Worshiped at the Present Day. Sermen of Br. Messing at the Dedication af the Synagogue Anshe Hayrir. English ‘and Scotch Opinions of Moody and Sankey. The Views: of the Religious Press. \ Fotos and Personals at Home and Abroad. Ckurch Services To-Day. - THE LAY PREACHER. “THESE BE THY GODS, 0 ISRAEL.” ‘Mankind are by patura. religious, and whether civilized or barbarians, Pagan or Christian, all in some form recognize the existence of a superior being, and seck in some way to propitiate his wrath, snd secare his favor. Theso methods of recognition are varions, depending largely apon the intelligence, the stato of civilization or bar- barism, which obtains where they aro born and -rcared, and, sa a role, their ocn- ceptions, of their gods aro molded and controiled by their own characteristics. Among the low, seneual, end debestd, their gods are like upto themselves, only they are re- gavicd as more powerful. People who are eroel and vindictive ave cruel and vindjctive gods, aiid their worship or recognition of them is tornifested by cruel sod bloody excrifices, ‘Their idens of a future sfite of cxistedce are formet from ‘their surroundings in ‘this li ‘fre Indian iooks fortrard to the tappy bunting- grompdy, will a nover-failixg supply of game, Vth es ‘pleasing auticipations a2 the Chrictan does when he contemplstes the glories of tke New Jernealem as sceti in the vision of John. The paradieo of the Mohammedan is one of Eensnows enjoyment, suort of cclestias harem, whore the mrites never grow old, and their charms never fade. | “Thon shalt have to othor gods before mo,” was the-iirst commantment in tlic decslogue which-was revealed to Moses on tho summit of the cloud-enveloped. and thander-ehaken moun- tain. That there was 2 necestity to thus sppeal to tte sentiment of Icar, and inspire = fecling of terror in the minds of the children of Israel, is apparent frot the fact of their strong tendency to Japse into idolatry, acd ran after siranse gods, as recorded all through their histery. The moet fearful penalties were visited: upon them from time to time, of which the golden calf in- vestment is anotable instazce, and it is perti- pent to remark, en passant, the golden calf bas been a favorite god, not only with the « pecu- fiar people.” but With all nations, kindred, and yongues from that day to the present, Jn my disconree this morning, while T allude to the idolaters o: et centuries, and to thoso to Whora we Cli 8 sra in the present age sending muesiovari:s sod teachers to make known to them tue ue God, and to perenade them no longer te “ow down and offer eacrifice to seuecless idota wich their own hands have mide, it is dot my purpore to preach to tho heathen mm foregu laods. The vineyard. 19 wbich Lamcalled to labor ia in this boasied land cf civil and Chnetisn enlightenment. I am. so to speak, a eort of spiritual “ Tome Gaard.” bot I trust not like too many of be home ruards who eerved their country dur- eg the iste War, who were chiefly distinguished ‘by being invincible in peace abd invisible in war. When idolatera r1id worshipers of false gods sro alluded to, We ure very much itclined to mouut cur }ong-ravt-o missiouary telescopes and look afaroft to * Greecichd’s 1cy mountains and India’s coral strand.” to Etbiopia and the Can- mival isisnds, and cnr hesrts are filled with com- muiseraticn and our cyes with tears as we con- template the:r degradation, and tho terrible des- iny wheh awaits ‘them in tho futuro, and we subecribe liberally’ to the funds of the Society for the Propaganon of the Gospel in“Foreign Lands. Aud, as we complacently mide bome to oar Sundey dinner, we should be inexpressibiy shocked end virtuonsly indignant if some plain-spoken, truth-tellivg, God-fearing preecher ehould accuse us of bowing down be- fore strange gods; and yet it is trae: that in Christian America, aud ia oar Caristion chtirches. idolatry isis prevalent os it is “in besthen jand¢. Its form and manner of expres- sion ate different, it 18 not _so reyuguant to our refitied seusibilities, but in its esscuco it is very mucii the Fame. To point out and describe al the false goda swhicy ate worshiped by the professed and nom- inal Christians in this countr? would faruich matter onovgh to fill all the columns ot Tue Suxpar Tamune for the next five years, We can, therefore, only briefly allude to a for. ‘The first erampls of idolatry to which we call attention is to be tound exclusively among charch-memabere and church-goers. The theory is that they attend church for the parpose of worshiping Gud: The fact is that tusuy, very many, only worship their minister. There ie no profesvion’ that furuishes 50 many human idols as the clerical, There are may clergymen, however, who vecd bave uo fear of being 1dol- ized by ther flocks; their lack of eloquenco and winbing ways are a sure guarantes agaiust any euch temptaiion. Bot there’ ars some who me the objects of adorttion 2s pro- novtced a8 bas crer been is apon' the ost “renotroed Pagan’ ‘gods. Take jor an iIuetrstion the case of the clergy- man Who is dow on trial vot only before the Coirt'iu Btogklyn,; but before 3 jury compms- ing the whote Christien world. Inchus alluding to Sr, het, it ig oi my Purpoee to express suzy opiniod of Lis guilt’ ar tanoceuce in regard tothe crime he ié charzed witb, but simply to iflustrate the truth of my agsertion, that clerzy- man aro idolniroisly worshiped by their people. For & quitter of a ¢ettury he has been the ido! of tiousaids Who hive been entrauced and at times bewildered by-bis alsiost marchicss clo- quehee, and his Wondrous persons] magoctism; until pe tas thd Charch, atid tho idea has ob- tained that; deprived of lim, the Church would perish, Ths creatures shut out from their view thé Crestor. ‘He bas bren their god. antl no offering wag. {00 precious, no sacrifice tod costly, to lar upon bis aiter. And now, whed their ifol isin dauger of being ehattercd Ast dwn, they-raily around him with a hardly had 3 paiallel since the days of ths Crusades. “Like tho founders of our Republic, they eecm resdy to pledge their lives, titir fortates; and their sacred honors to ato their ido! from threatened. destraction. Solid nien iéayo their large bueiness interes: day after diy, aod weok uftor weck, to'stand by him, Nof do ther contest themécives with this moral srpport,, Their bank xccounte sre at his dispo- ealfor sity ainount required. “If this was merely an exhibition of buéitn friendship, to protect man from roinous as#ault8 and threatened dan- ger, it would commiatid, and deservedly, too, the admiration of World; but if it bas to be viewed ag" mn atfenirt’ to boleter up and eustsin’a long-cherished idol, whichis in danger of crambling to diiet from its inherent rotten- ‘pees: it aseames quite 4 different aspect. ‘Tt 38 not for ud to sétémpt to fathom the coun- ils of Hird whos wave “are past fioding out,” put it id not impossible, jddging from the deal- ingsof Gu€ with His ancient poople, as recorded inthe Old Téstarent: that this crucial ordesl, sneli which Plymouth Church is now passing, eS AD tcd by Him to enforce with painful cuphasis His command, “Thou halt bave 20 wher pode before ine,” and it may possibly teach thei tp sing with the epirit, and the un- derstsuding also, the old famikar hymn + =) ‘The dearest idol YHavo known, 5 Whste'er that idol be, ‘Help aie to tear it from Thy thronsy cia ord Boston ot the only clerical He Ward Beectior isnot t! ica! Sot in the jand. - They are found in every de- aominatio#, and in almost every community. Chicago bes its full quota, 2b¢ bere as eleewhere the sisters of the flock are the most entbusiae- tic among the devotees.” A “olber professions also bee Nabeys saat Law es iclans, -grest’ military ain, sn pigs pete eal ‘been idolized by thelr admirers and psrisine, “Daniel Wabeter was called tho “? Yike, ‘end Heiiry Clay was worshipod. as the +1 Hier. ‘The ‘msrtyred Lincoln’ is es- qisiS Se b God by thonsands who received Biss the boon of emancipation, and Charles | nospecial mischief, 3 O | "and theirname is legion, to whom rauititudes “the Sumner was almost deified by the race in whose bebalf ho labored snd suffered so many years. ‘Théce and other similar instances work i ‘Bat thore are falxo gods, bow down to their hurt, and noonecan lives truly noble life who snbmite to their sway- The Bible epoaks of some as those ‘whose god is their belly.” The race is by no means Extinct. “Wo have plenty among us of whom it can betraly esd they liveto oat. AN clsois made subordinate to the gratification of appetite, and when they have in prospect a rare and abundant feast, thoy will, by the use of condi- mente snd other provocatives, strive to stimulate an. artificial appetite, eo that theycan gorge themselves to repletion, Food for the mind, andall the bigher and noblor sentiments which are prized aud cherished by tho truly good and great, aro: of little worth to such persons; fhe pagsion, like. that of re- veoge, ambition, or ‘miserly accumulation, grows upon what it feeds on until the overtaxea and outraged organs of digestion break down, end he falls a mixerable victim to his false god. it is hardly necessary to allude to those who make god of strong drink. Those who have been sacrificed to tho Molochs and Dagons and crushed under the bloody wheels of Juggernaut 2ressadrop inthe bucket when compared with the vast army who: hare fallen ‘victims to this god, whose realm is almost: exclusively confined fo what are called civilized countries. _ The next god to which I aball call your atten- tion is invthese latter dsys popularly known 28 Sire. Grundy. Her worebipers are such throngh fear rather than loye; indeed, I think it safeto say that all the thousands who daily worship at her ghrine fret and writhe under her exactious. Her tigianteye is ever upon them, and, like tho borge-leech, her. cry is 21- ways, ‘give, giva.” Ifa house isto be built and furnished, ali considerations of the comfort sud convenience of those who are to occupy it must yield to the demands of this imperious goddese. The owners would like to entertain their friends in an unostentatious manner, proportioned to thefr means, but Madamo Grundy iaterposes with tne suggestion that if they cannot equal in style and expenditure the party given by the Von Boomerangs, they had botter wot attempt anything. Her dominion extends to dress, cauipsge, education of children, number of servants, in short ta all the details of domestic economy, and-many 2 businers-man, who but for tua heavy drafts made upon his resources to furnizh the tribute demanded ,py the remorse- Jess Mrs. Grundy, could enjoy a life of pros- perity, has beou involved in financial ruin. Wo Christians of America remember with pity thoso who, centuries ago, impoverished thomse!yes by the extravagance of thei votive offerings to their goddess, crying, ‘Great is Diana of tho Ephesians.” and at the samo ‘timo practice an iZolatry as scuseless at the behests of society, personidied in Mrs. Grundy. We do not dara to live our own fives, to express our honest: opin- ions, hardly to think our own thoughts, lest wo seo her ehaking her head and pointiug her tinger at ug reprovingly. She has invaded our churches, and in many cf them reigns as supreme and un- questioned as'ske does in tho drawiug-rooms, or at the fashionable watering-places. A religions society contemplates erecting a place of worzhip. ‘They can, without scrious iltconvenienco, erect and furnish acommodious and. tasteful odifico, but that will not do; they mnst oqual or out shine other sociética.’ ‘Tliey mus: have a siecple afew fost higher, etained windows moro gor- gcons, mors elaborate and artintic frescving, and organ, thm their neignbors; and to ac- complish this they s3ddie thezselves with a mortgage, and for years the money whick shonld be expended in the rea! Christ-work of minister- ing to the necessities of His poor has to be diverted to pay tho semi-annual tribute, to tke false goddess, Mrs, Grundy. I lave long quostioncd. the exictoxco af a personal devil, but, if ‘there is one, think he must evuckle every time 2 big mort— pose is recorded against‘ Christiau. chutch, for ie must know that the bulk of their lubors and contributions must be devoted to satisfy the de- mands of the false god they have ses up. Thero ara meny other gods which are wor- shiped in this Christian Iand, and tho votaries ard numbered by legions, but time snd space forbid avy further enumeration this morning. Tuo regard to thosé alluded to, I think it must Be granted that, to us who boast of our an- periority to those who in their blindness bow down to wood and stone, this is not 1 matter for boseting, and that to us can be said im the words of tho text: “Those be thy code, O Israel!” —- ANSHE MAYRIV. . SERMON BY Di, MESSING. ‘Tho cereniouies attending the consecration of tho new synagogue at the corner of Indiana avenue and Twenty-sixth street, were concluded yesterday. The following is the cermon deliv ered by the Rev. Dr. Messing, who took as his test Isaiab, xxvi., 2: “ Open ye the gates thaf there msy enter in right cout pition, whieu geardeta thofrah ‘When the oxternl building of the temple bas been finished, when ita inuer ornementation Ine taken place, whea tho holy scrouis rest in the holy ark, and tho pulpit is placed, thers 8 joy among the members of the congtegation, that they. have ruched the bean~ tiful sim, that tiey. have finiehed the work. If, Ysides, -tbe inside of the temple is fur- nished’ and “ornarhénted/ in such 3 way that the members congreastion have no caute to look down achamed jn comparing their own residence with the houssof the Lord, £0 thatoue Tight exclaim joyfully, “ How beautiful is thy text, 0, dacod, whieh thou “hss erected to. the houor of thy Lord,” then, my brethren, our hearts ara esrried away by higher, hoher joy, and we all shout jubi a, # Open ye the ‘holy kates that we mnsy enter m with praise and thanksgivingsand glorify the nate of Lotu!” Yoo, verily, that ix the time when the cougregstion msy celebrate merrily the con- secration of the new texap! ‘The holy sanctuary is crowded, ministors address the attentively listening meatbers and their friends with eloquent wud boly sermona ; the organ sends forth its enchanting melodies, the artful song of the choir touches the heart wth solemn delight, aud everything iaready. Yes, ready are we for the conrecration, fin- jahed ig the temple ; but the house of the Lord is not yet complete, Finished inside and onteide stands theres beautifol building. The bouse is donsted to the service of the Lord; but one thing ia still wanting to crown the eanclusry, to complete this finished work. _Wiat s Jacking still Ja Jaid down in our text: that there may enter ing rightoous nation which guardeth efrath. My friends ; The Haly Scripture relates how for the first time our ancestora erected a Bischkau (sacred tabernecle) in the Janely desert on their way from Egypt to Palestine, devoted to the service of the Lord ; how by united efforts of the builders and artists thera was finished the mischkau with its columns, carpets, ahd curtains, with the holy ark, table, and chandeliers, with its altars and what besides belonged to its being beautifully fitieued, and yet there was one thing still wanting, ‘Thero Moses raised his bavds and spoke, “0, may it the will of the Lord, that the, Sehéclrina (eptnit of God). be with’ | the work of our bands.” Yes, it is the Schechina, Wilch énteriog with the just is carried into the tem- ple by the keepers of faith. which sanctifies also this house and completes it, What is, after all, a so-called houre of God, synagomue, temple, church, or whatever may be 1s name? Acrestion of mankind, mado ont wood aud stone, and though ft may be made of gold itis void, a lifeless bods, ‘The house, a3 a building, has no syiritual or moral value, nor has He need of a honse, who speaketh, ‘The Heaven is My throne and the exrth is aly footstool, where is thero > house that ‘ye can build unto Me?” No, the Heaven and Heaven of Heavens do not comprise Him, how much leas a houte built by human Lande !, Tt is altogother only our holiest want to possess a house, 0 own a building, where there cease al differ- ences of classes, existing outkido of its walls, where we arcall aliko a8 at the hoUxcof ourfather. There can be no doubt that the carden of Nature is tho most magnifi- cent temple, which snnounces better and with a louder yofeo the wonderful power und greatness of God al the sermons which ate delivered aid all hymns which are suug in the temple. But though they may conceive in this beautiful creation everywhere tho barmony of Nature, men pass ope another coldlyand lke strangers, ‘The rich is ‘ashamed of coming into contact with bis poor brother ; the learned considera himself infallible through his science, and, therefore, cs Letter than liis fellow-ran ; yet, though it may solnd incredible, #¢ {8 a sad truth, ‘Deverthelers, that thers exists an Egyptian spirit of caste even among mien who are considered to stand on the heights of intelligence, and they look down with contempt npon him whose cradle happened to stand on a difierent piece of laud. ‘Therefore we ourselves lang for a hause, where, rest ing from the cares and sorrows of everyday life, we may all gather, rich and poor, lesrned and Jguorant, to devote s part of our time to duict_and earnest consid~ erations about fhe aim of our life and te vanity of jde and imsgination; to devote ourielves, elevate: Bp iguict and earnest thouguiz, to those, holy feelings. of Bberty and humanity, acknowledging that our God created ms, that we aro all our. Father's: _ that we all rested on our mother's heart,—Nature; that we are all raised in the unity of tho world, that wo all have one home,— Heaven, One Father reigns up there for all, and be- low hete sro. gathered Mis ehildren,—one family. With such thoughts and such feelings we sanctify the the Father, the Schechina enters slong with us, and the gates fe onened joyfully, for there enfers in’a righteous nction which guardeth ihe truth, ‘Aud now, my friends, as we know, when the temple is complete lef us see if the temples of our present time are complete, The history of our people can show but very few epochs in which they hava proved. to be eo generous in Duilding grand, beautiful tex At the present time, especially in’ this moet everywhere icent temples with gxavd steeples looking over the country. sheet our o} ee they calf forth our admiration. ‘Whit splendor is displayed in most of them! Weare siost stunned with go much richness in cclor in the display of art and beauty in thelr ornamentation. ‘hero we find most lesreed and elognent ministers fascinating tha sudicnce, superior tingers, eccommpsuied by exceilurt _organs, saaking ws forgetfal of the cares and sorrows of this world. And with what luxury and splendor ire the consecration of those temples carried on! ‘The Lalls on such occasions are almost too smsll_to give roam for the large number of attendants, AT—ail ap- Year to about with one smodthy, enthustasiically filled with the spirit of the Lérd : 40, how bappy do T feel wheh they tay, Let us'go to the honse of the Lord.” But, lo! only s short time, and tho joy bas vxnished. ‘They have done away with everything, even devotion. “nor the organ. filling the ait Though wo find everything still in the temple for de- yotions and proyer, one great thing bas gone,— devoted worshipers, men who sink down with venera- tion before tie Lord of hoste and bumblé themselves with meckness ; men, who proceed to the house of the Father only for devotion and worship. We find, I am sorry to way, but very, yery few. . Like the wise in the Sobar yo sometimes might exclaish with grief, “they ‘puild temples and place the holy scrolls therein, not foonor the Lord, but to make + mame for them- selves.” * ‘But praise be to God that theso are only ex- ceptions, ond those temples aro £0 fer only ready, ‘waiting tho . time when. they will be completed, ‘Their gates aro not opened very atten, ‘nor very widely, either. xe a tue ‘oacher delivering eloquent eermous, nor the choir, ig able to complete tho temple, It is the congregs— Hon whote presence effects this, Doss not aiready the old Jewish namo of the temple, calling it Beth-ba- Kaeses, point at its true destination, being.a placo for gathering and uniting? Yea, only the unity of » con grogation, only the union of Teally virtuous and pious men, who are just in their judgment towirds men and who live in faith toward ‘God, only 3 congre- tution composed of such members inspires the cold Scaffold of tho building with life, moves the motionless walls, makes eloquent the quiet crowns, breathes soul ‘into tho holy ark and tho pulpit, inspires the prescher with holy thought, and entitles the temple to the name of a seat of tho Lord, and thereby complet~ ing the holy bouse, so tuat the Father of all speateth Himself, “Open se the gates that there may enter in | a righteous people wlich guardeth the truth.” gira abc) MOODY AND SANKEY. THEIR WORK IN ENGLAND. F A writer in the Sheffield (Eng.) Post of Jan. 9 speaks at Iongth of one of the meotings held there ty the two Chicago revivalists. Tho copy of the paper from which the following ox- tracts wero takon was brought to tho offico by some of the religious coworkera and sympath- izers with Mr. Moody, with the request that it be given publicity. After speaking of the crowd- ed hall and the expéctant waiting for tho distin- guished strangers, he comes to personel descrip- tion: MOODY. Mr. Moody—or, to give him nis fall. name, Dwight L. Moody—is not ut all the kind cf person weoxpected., toece, ‘There is nothing of the traditional about iim, Ho 13 not long, lean, lank, or cadaverous; but the opposite of sll these characteristics. Ho ig short, thick-set, rather bull-necked, with shaggy beard and dark hair, which, from a distance, appears to be pert gud parcel of his broad shoulders. His connten- ince Js decidedly dark,—an impression heightened by the ebony hue and luxuriance of whiskers, mustache, and beard, ag well as by his black suit and. absence of 1. (hAbsence of starch” is a characterstio of him in evory sense.) He hax a habit of stooping his head, which has mado him slightly round-shouldered. With’ head bent, eyes deoply suuk, and beotling ‘rows,—one hand stroking bis beard,—he does not Jook ikea man who would set a town on fire, You wonder how it is he les mado such » scusation throughout the entire religious world, You wonder till sou hear him, and then you wonder no longer. He could nover bave remained 2 clérk in » shoo store st $1,200 a year ; or clerk anywhere else. _He wss bound fo'come'to tho front, “'To work for Jesus and live dy faith,” earng) him the title of * Crazy Moody,” It was a sublime “craze,” for it found him a mission, the glory of which no man can measure, There was asuccesstcl Admirai whose rivals complained to the ‘King that he was mad, “ Mad, is he?” retorted the mmiarch ; “I vish ho would bite some of you.” So “Crazy Moody ” made unbelieving Chicago believe in him,—or, rather; inthe Master he served,—and thon bogan that gleriona flow of religious interest, lito the poiugof a river to tho ses, ever widening on its way, ‘Yo ali sppearauce Ale. Moody is the most unconcerned span on that platforra. If it were not Yor a shazp look here aud there,—a restiess twitch of ls eye-brows, and a word now and agsin to Drather Sankey or 3fr. Fjather,—you would think he had nothing to do with 6 thousands before him, . ‘INA D. SASEEY is quite another sort of maz. Itis is a thoroughly Anglo-Ssxou face, of atype you sometimes meet, but not often, Large-festured, open-cyed, ploceznt countenauce, he impresses you very favorably. Moody hse e terriarlike aspect,—s ort of look which, if ho hud beow given to Aghting wild bests at Ephesus or anywhere else, would have boded ill for the wild beasta, Thoy would.not mako a martyr out of Moody without a strugg'e, Like the Scottish maid on Lilliard’s ctige, be would Sght as lorff ashe had one stump left to hold bia body up, Moody gives you the fuea of a man who is go grandly in earnest ho would meet ary adds, If therg were evil spirita to Aight in the flesh, he wpuid ightthem, and it would bes sore fight for the spirit, Mr. Sankey, on ths other hand, gives you no such impression. “He has o fine, intelloctual- Jooking forehead, but ho fooks moro quiescent aud composed, Every particle of Mr. Moody’s brain must te perpetually working, Mr. Sankey, like all masters of song and 7 Appears capable of commandiny reposo and rest, Ifo is tall, commanding, broad-shoul- dered, evidently strong and hearty,—the possessor of abealthy mind in ahealthy body. One point they have in common: they are both wonderfully in earnest. Anotlier point is, they are both marvelously graphic and simaple, Mr. Moody's marvelous power js sn his simplicity, Hs storics—and he is the Princp of story-tdlers—are fo thrilling and so easy to under- stand and follow, thst there ig not one in the ball, from tho cluld in the frant sezt of the saloon to the grimy- faced white-sproned workman in the gallery, who does not understand them. So with Mr. Sunkey. "He speaks ag he sings, The words aro never lost in tho music, ‘Ho never lois the artista obscura tho lesson. Talk of the Singing Pilgrim! Mr, Sankey is worth a thousand of him. Tne andience hang upon his melodies, as if they had nevor hoard sweet counds before. ; . THE SERVICES. Atter a little time the audience settled down, and Mr, Moady commenced hig—what sball I caliit? It Was no fermion, no discourse, no oration, ‘Tae sub- ject eas ihe folly of looking to be saved by tho law, and tho inability of 2 man to keep hitoself right in the sight of God, Man, he said, had ever been a fail ure, Look st Adam. God put him in the Garden of Eden, aud hound him by a golden chain to Heaven; wut the chain waa, broken. ‘There Adam was a. per- fect man, fresli from tho hands of God; but no sooner does Satan got in thau down falls Adam. He did not euppozo Satan was iu Eaen more than thirty minutes Leforehe isd swindled Adam ontof all he had, In this strain sfr. Moody went on to show how man bad ever been a failure when he tried his own ekill at sav- ing himself, ‘There was written on every man’s brow, ‘Cjailure "and “ein.” We were lane and wo could not walk unless God “held us zp. Unless God hela us up we could not stand at all. ‘Then came a grandly- elirring and simple apreal to socept tho substitution of Christ thera and then, aud, getting grace, decide for glory. ‘The impression left upon my mind wes that Mr, Moody cannot help moving bis hearers. He is so carnest and yet 56 genial, #0 slirring aud yet #0 siniydle, go telling, withal, that somchow or other you feel something coming’ in your eyes that shuts out ‘Moody, and Sankey, and ai} tha rest, You are stirred before you are aware, and there drop tears from men as well ac women, fo whom tears sre strangers in relig- jous meetings. Messrs, Moody and Sankey are wise in another point, They do not let the little guns fire off before and after, ‘The people who come to hear the big guns are not first raked fore and aft by tho small ones, Mr. Moody goes right at it, and he knows when to stop. No other person rises to utter . weary plati- tudas and deaden tho impression. The audienco go sway With tho arrows sticking in their hearts, and I am persuaded there are thousands in Shefileld who will bless the day they heard the two marvelous men trom Chicago,~th ereal miracle-workers of this geuer~ ation, “There is no describing these men, Each must goand hear for biineelr, * PRESBYTERIAN CRITIOISM, Tho Rev. J. Kennedy, D. D.. a Scotch Presby- terian divine, has studied the revival inaugurat- od by Messrs, Moody and Sankey, and has pab- Yishéd @ pamphlet on the subject, sayd tho Christian Union = = ‘In which ho seeks to cast ridicule apon the. reie- tires adopted by 3r. Moody, He objocta very strenu- onsly to the singing of ‘uninspired bymus™ instead of David's psalms, and fo Mr, Sankey’s meiodeon, “The instrument,” gays the Doctor, “is brought in to make religion palatable to whoni spfritual worship is an offeuge 3” and he adds: It {8 pleasant to enjoy the new sensation. ‘They can be af a concertand a church atthe samé time. They can get*at once'something for the conscience amd something for the flesh.” Dr, Kennedy gives this us his description of the ort of converts tnade, under Mr, Moody's proaching: ‘A moiluscous, flabby creature, without pith or symme- try, breathing only in the heated air of meetings, cray- ing to be pampered with yepid ecntiment, and eo puffed up by foolish Ysttery as to be in o etate of Aatuleccy, requiring relief in frequent outbursts of hymmeinging, {a spouting addresses, as Tuid of Scripture truth as of common sense, ‘and belching flippant questions in the face of all he mects,”” Sera - RELIGIOUS PRESS, THE NONTRWESTERN ADVOCATE has a leading editorial on Methodist newspapers, from which it appoars that there are nino offi- cial papers circulating. about 125,000 copies weekly, and eleven independent papers, circulat~ ing about 45,000 copies. Most of the inde- pendent papers are issued iu direct disregard of the Methodist discipline relating to that subject. Zion's Herald and tho Methodist; however, which are on the independent list, are entitled to support, by common consent, by their auccess and age. The article kppgars to be a protest against the little papers which are appearing from time to time in various parts of the country, some of which may agk.to be put dpon the “ official” list by the next “Methodist Episco- val Geieral Conference. The samo paper fires another editorial shot at Baptist closé coin- munion. It bas *tiniely éditorial on Jittle sins winked st by some pastors, who classify therm as “idiosyncrasies.” Quoting a pastor who said ofa zealous Isdy Sunday-school teacher and prayer-meeting exhorter, *'Sho.is a very zenlous and active member of the Charch. and, indeed, hag but one fault,—she will steal!” the editor proceeds: ‘We think ire hear the Rey, Mr, A say: “Brother Smiih ig quite an active man in tho church, and takes great interest in its prosperity. Leas but one fault,—He don't pay his debts!" “And the Rev. afc B quietly observes to his wife : “I hardly know what to make of ae emtie hs nea rahe clloriatoae aud + onching prayers, an iy fault is that every one complains of fim in brainess transsctions as ‘sharp nd overreaching.” And the Rev. Mr. C ventures to ask one of the chureh officers what is to be done with Brother Jones, who mekes such an excellent trustee, and contritmtes so liberally to all good ob; bat against whorh men whisper father audibly that ‘ho is connected with 2 politicil ring whichis 28 good as a gold-mine to hin, --: gee: SCE TRE ALLIAS |. ias an editorial-on ** Egyptology,” in which the commencement -of the Iste Dr, Haven's lectures on Egypt is announced. same ‘Yankee’ aper has an excellent article on the failure of he Southern and Northern’ Presbyterians to unite. It compares the Soutkera Church to the fickleness of woman. The only criticism that anybody could make upon the editorial is that Wordsworth didn’t write the celebrated verse about ‘ Woman in her hours of ease,” etc. Vecholerly ‘article on“ Anathems-Maranathia,” and a letter from the Rev. Dr. Thomas, complete the important editoriale. + THE INTERIOR. Therecent scceesion to the ranks of the In- terior’s editors is evidently cheoging the editori- alcharaccer of that paper. The strong, logical meat, deduced from John Caivin'a works. which formerly edified ug, is now variegated by exten- give quotations from. the Viotorian poets, and the victorious scientists. ‘Tho l 7, last week, on “Tho Gloom of Scepticism,” which, pitying Datwin and his disciples _ for the gloomy forelook of evolution, and John Stuart Mills for bis tack of faith, and Tyndall for bis‘scepticism, gives, in the course Of its. progress,» phrase of ‘Locksley Hall,” two fragments of ‘‘In Memoriam;” & bit of “Poe's Raven ;” and acduplot from Coleridge, This ie followed by a heavy Calvivistic bom b- shell calculated to eradicate the very roots of scepticism. ——— RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. CHICAGe. Bixteon-persons wore added to the Fullerto’ Avenue Presbyterian Church Inst Sunday. Five persons wore received into the Thirty- seventh Street Baptist Church, last week. Centenary M.E. Church received about 100 new members during the month of January. In the Indiana Avenue Baptist: Church, five received the rite of biptism last Sunday evening. Plymouth Charch gave $90 to tha * grass hopper fund ” Inst Sunday, for Nebraskw relief. In tho Park Avenue. f. E. Church, twenty ad- ditions were made to the membership Just Sun- sy. A ‘A rovival is in progress if the Socond Baptist Church, ‘Twelve persons were baptized there recently. . ‘The Fullerton Avenue Church, Rev. W. C. Young pastor, received aixtecn new members last Sabbath. ; Great intereet prevails in the’ Reunion Presbyterian Church. Last Sabbath evening aixty asked for prayers. ? In the First M. E. Church, the Rev. (Dr. ‘Thomas, pastor, eighteon persons havd been re- ceived on probation duting the past month. The Young Men’s Christion Association of Boston has issugd a church directory, coutain- jog all the items 6f information in regard to tho churches, which are of most importance. Next Sunday the Forty-first streot Presbyterian Mission, established by the Firat Presbyterian Church, will be organized -into an independent church, Tho Rey. Arthur Mitchell will preach on the occasion. ‘Thero is a deep and increasing religious inter- est in tho Tabernacle Church of this city. Though the westher has beon so cold the past week, the series of mestings have been largely attended, aud many cases of conversion sre re~ ported. ; Tho daily vexing prayer meetings of the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, which have been in progress ever since the week of prayer, will be continued during the coming week, the church having so decided by a unaminous voto Tost Friday night. Tbe interest is incroasing; and the socia} and homelike ebaracter which is developed under the influence of- the’ genial astor imparts to fhe meetings a plessant and informal charni thét has induced largely to their success. Some eightoen now members, it is ex- pected, will bo received into the church st to- day’s communion. + A novel feature of the Sunday-school exer- ercises and stadies at the Michigan Avenuo Bap- tist Church, which is exciting considerable com- ment among Bible scholars, is s Bible class under the control and teaching of Prof. Boise, thp eminent Greok Professor of the Chicago Univer- sity. ‘Thus class was organized with the special object in wiew of the critical examination and study of tho New Testament in the Greek langusge—comparing the ifferont English yersiona, getting at tho various shades of mesn- ing and construction which are embodiod in the original, With such ap abje teacher tno class is proving a great success, and as soon as tha fact of its existence becomes more widely known, un- doubtedly many students and scholars who are interested in the study both of Greek and tho Bible, will avail themsolves of the raco oppor- tunity to recoive the instruction and aid of sucha learned Grook scholar as Prof. Boise. The class mect every Sunday morning at tho Biblo clasa room of the Michigan Avenue Daptiet Church. ‘THE CHURCH TN GENERAL. Afive new Methodis6 church was dedicated in Cheater, Ia, Jan. 24, which cost $3,200. From April to October of 1874 it is computed y thst 97,000 Catholics made pilgrimages to Lourdes. The Kev. Shotwood Healey, of the Catholic Cathedral in Boston, reports that there were 34,300 communican:s in the Churoh during the past year. * ‘The South Carolina Baptists propose to raiso $300,000 for Furman University faring the next year. ‘They only Iack $80,000 of having the money raised. A Last Suiday the Rey. Duncan McGregor, pas- tor of the M.E. Church of Desplaiaes, Ill, re- ceived thirty new members, most of whom are new converts. The Delaware Indians, who mumber about 1,000 persons, have a Baptist Church of 230 members, with a fine house of worship, and o large Sunday-school. The Paptista have 41 associations in Mi- nois, 882 churches, 481 pastors, and 61,816 mem- bere. In 1874 they report 4,350 baptisme, There are $8,939 Sunday-schaol teacher and sctolace. ‘The Roman Catholic Bishop Vaughan, of Sal- ford, Eng., preached in Baluniore, Jan. 24. In the course of his sermon ho- said from thirty to forty students wore now in the colloge at Mill- hill, preparing for being sent to the United States and Africa to convert the colored people. The Catholic Universe, published at Cleveland, chides its readers for. their prefereace for anti- Catholic arid Protestant publications, whilé they neglect the books of such Catholic | writers ag Adotside Proctor, Meline, Eugeto de Guerin, and others. : Among the protracted sicetings in the North- weat, the Methodista report a cousiderable num- ber of extensito revivals. According to the Korthicestern Adcocate Eaton Rapids reports fifty converts; Fairbury, Il. reports elghty- threo Some convents received into the Church, ‘At Light House, near Dixon, Il., twenty-two have been added to the church membership. ‘Thé plan of union between the regular Preaby- terian Churches of the Northern States, and their brethren of the South, having failed, it will atill be inzeresting to know that the Southarn Church, through its Representative Committec, is likely to form an organic union with the (Dutch) Reformed Church. Committees of the two bodies met in Now York about the middle of January, aud agreed on a basis of union, which only remains to ba ratified by tho two Synods. The union embraces the work of publishing, home and foreign mission departments, and education. The Rev. Dr. Stuart Robirison, of thé Second Presbyterian Church, Louisville, delivered a lec- ture a féw days ago to his people on the causes of the failuré of the recent attempt to unite the Southern and Nogthern Presbyterian Assemblies. He reiterates the principal Rrievance, which con- sisted in the refusal of the comyittee represeni- ing the Northern church to recommend an ex- pression of regret by the Northern Assembly for words of ranconr spplied to tho Southern church in times of great polifical excitement. Dr. Robinson fhiiks one good result will flow from the conference, and that is that it wil end for the present any ferther attempts at union of the two religious bodies. é —>—— PERSONAL. - “ aT HONE. . Dishop C. H. Quintard, of tha M. E. Church Soath, was in Chicago last week. ‘Tho Rey, Dr. H. W.'Thomas dedicated anew Methodist church st Goshen, Ind., last week. The Rev. C.D. Helmer has gone East for a short period of rest snd recreation. The Rey. GC. L.Thompson goes to Ohio'oh a lecture tour to-morrow, to’be sbsent about ton days. oe ‘ The Rev. E. R. Davis and the Rev. G. M. Hair hava been appointed ‘2 commnitiée to organize a Proabyterian. canrch at Lawndale, 2 ‘The Chiistian Register’ reports that Robert Laird Collier's health is entirely restored, and that he will return to this country in June, ‘The Rev. Brooks Hereford. who is the “ great light ” of Unitarianiem in England, has accept- edacailfrom the Church of tlie Messiah, and will be here about March. * . ‘the Adiance says Dr. B.'G, Taylor, of New owl in this city, has accepted and hearty call of the First'Bap: tist Church in Providence, R. L; and is to enter npor his.service there in April, Dr. ‘Taylor was 3 former pastor of the Union Park Baptist Church, of this city. ABROAD. ‘Tho Rev. Dr. W. H. N. Stewart, late Assistant Rector at St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Phila- defphia, had accepted acuracy in St. Mary's, Pad- dington, London. The Rey. Dr. Cummins on the day after the semi-centenuial celebration of his pastorate with the First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, sent his resignation to the Church Committee. Ho has been requested to recall it. Dr. L. L. Pipkerton, 2 well-known member of the Disciples’ Church, died st Lexington, Ky., Jan, 28. He was a man of talent, and was aPro- fessor of Belles Letters and Political Economy in the Kentucky University a short time antece- dentto bis death. —+— ODDITIES. ‘THE VAT MISSIONARY.. Tho Wasbington Capitat thus recites through 3 contributor the woes of the Rov. Oleus Bacon, missionary : : ‘It was allin a fore-and-aft schooner ‘That ho aalled to that for countree,. And, accotding to Captain Simminson, At was beautiful for to see How warmly those heathens welcomed him, And how grately they seemed to be, And how, in their simple, innocent way ‘They patted him, now on his knee, And now on-his check, and now on his chin, And, in short, made ouly too free ‘With the Reverend Olous Bacon, As was sent upon a mission To the isisnds near Feejeo, But Ihave an affidavit Cantain Simminson fook afore me, (Aud Simmingon is a Christian man}, ‘How standin’ that night on his lea, And aswearing up hiscanvas =: All ready to put to ‘He noticed a fire on the faland ‘As was burnin’ remarkably free; But ne bad po idea those devils era a-makin’ a fricaase . Ofthe Reverend Oleus Bacon, ‘As was sont upon a roianion To the islands near Feejec, Bat go it turned out; and therefore T aay ‘As Siruminson said to me, Af the Board of Foreign Missions Had acy eyes forto sce «They'd never have sent a man ont there A for to ‘The make of whose pereon was tempting Tn the vory least degree, Or one a8 as was anyways bulgy at all, “Still fess, ono as bulgy ap he; This Reverend Oleus Bacon As was sent upon a mission ‘To the islands near Fee{eo, However, the Lord was in it, ‘At least, a0 it seems to mo} Or something was in Mr, Bacon As didn’t at all agree J ‘With the stomachs of those heathen men, But made’em throw up quite free; B And I happen to know what that something was, ‘Tt wes cavendish and rappee! Novertheless, it was somewhat unfortunate, As most any man moy That the Reverend Oleus Bscon Ever started on that mission J © To tue islands near Feejes, : ITEMS. ‘Tho priest (hrew bis breviary at the devil be- cause he bad no other “ misaal” to throw. ‘The young ladies of Tiffin, O., while away the time during church service by occasiovally touch- ing their tongues to hunks of alum. Another minister has fallen. This time in Philadelphia. He trod upon a banana-skin. His “ statement” was brief, but very emphatic. “What did Judas do?” asked a Detroit San- day-echool teacher of her class of boys. ‘‘He licked the British,” promptly replied Johany. A Minnesota debating society bas discussed the question : ‘Will the coming man pray?” If be loes, he will have an on-kneesy position in fo. “Will the boy who threw that popper on the stave please come up here and got a present of & nico book?” said a Sanday-schooil superin- tendent in Iowa; but the boy uever moved. He was a far-secing boy. Sunday visitor—‘t What is that boy of yours playing at-Mre. Mullington?” The Vicar’s wife —0, woll, of course, he can’t have his ball to play with on Sands ¢, owe lot him have the sofa-cushion to kick.” Aclergyman in Iowa stood in his door and warned donation party that the first one who entered his gata would be adoad man. He said it was bad enough to take half his pay iu beane, without haying hia hoaso destroyed. During a trial, the Judge calleda witnass: No one answered, and an elderly man arose and sol- emnis said, “He is gone.” “* Where bas he gone?” asked the Judge, in no tender tone. “I don’t know, but he ig dead,” was the guarded answer. . : i A Christian statesinan of Kentucky broke gev- eral of his boy’s ribs trying to get lum to go to Sunday-school. When that boy grows oid enough to appreciate the conflict ‘between Sci- ence and Religion he’s gomg to bet all his money on Science. 4 A. Natural ntorpretation,— Sunday-school Teacher—' What ‘do you understand by ‘ Suffer- ing for righteousnoes sake?” Boy (promptly) —" Practicing hymus in the morning. teacher, and Sunday-school in the afternoog, and Biblo- clase in the evenin’!” Astory is told of an old gonfleman who al- Ways took notes of his mivister’s sermons, add. on one occasion read them to the minister bim- self. ‘Stop, stop!” said the latter, op the oc- currence of s certain sentence, “I didn’t say that.” “I know you didn’t,” was the reply, ',1 put that in myself to make sense.” Anecdotes of the late Gerrit Smith are coming to the surface. One is to the effect that when a visitor ontstayed his welcome, and had become a reternatural nuisance, Mr. Smith in the mora- ing prayed for a blessing to descend upon * our visiting brother, who will thia day depart from us.” Not bemg ‘a rhinoceros, the guest took the bint and departed. It ig said that ‘‘a church sexton in Watertown, N. Y., has officiated at 4,893 funerals and cried at every oneof them, and he has tears euouzh for as many more funerals.” If that man should take a sadden notion one of these days to break away thé dam and shed alt those tears at once it would bo a aad thing for the people who live farther down the valley. Aorrespondent of the Vermont Chronicle tellsa capital story, albeit in the mature of rather s hard bit upon a recont lecture of Bishop Gilbert Haven. It was of the daya when printed long s’s, which looked so much like fs ns to bother people, were in vogue, and an illiterate eacher made the the mistake of misrzading Rate axi: 5, ag if it represented Jesus da riding “tapon tho soul of an ase:” and founded upop it powerful argument for the divinity ot Christ, on the ground that none bat » Divine Being could ride upon the soul of an animal! “Phe Baptist Weekly finds room in its éditorial columps for the following anecdote : At s murn- ing service, mm a church up the :North River, and jusb as the pastot rose to pronounce the bénedic- tion, snumber of gentlemen seized the oppor- tunity to hurry on their overcoats. The pastor pauded a moment, and then said, ‘* Brethrea, I guess Pll put on my overcoat heresfter during the benediction, so as not to Joseany time.” One of our exchanges, commenting on this npseem- ly practice, well says that it is one of the most irreverent and impolite~that worshipers can in- dulge in, and yet is of quite ufiversal occur- ,rence. “Men” interrupt a most solemn feature of the exercide iu order to gave five seconds, A person strange to the habit would suppose the building was on fire. —+— CHURCH SERVICES. * EPISCOPAL: Church of the Atonement, corner of West Washing- ton anid Robey streets, The Rev. Francis Mansfield, Reetot, Services at 10:30 a, m, and at 7:30 p. m. ~Epiphony, Throop atreet, between Montos and | Adams, ‘The Rov. Dr, Stocking, Rector. Morning prayer st 10 o'clock. Litany, sefmion; and Holy Com- maunion at 10:30, wyening prayer at 7:30, “St, James, corner of Cass sind Huton streets. The Rev, Arthor srooks, Rector, Services at 10:45 a, m, and at 7:0 p.m. ~All Sainte, corner of North Carpenter and Fourth atrgéts, The Rev, Henry G. Perry, pastor. Bervices morning and evening at tho usual nours, —Church of the Holy Communion, Dearborn street, between Twenty-pinth-and Thirtieth’ streets..The pae> tor, the Hey. W. H. Smythe, will officiate, Services at 10:45 a, m, and 7:36 p,m, —Bt, Stephen’s, on Johnson street, near Taylor, Reg- | g and evening services at the usual hour, conducted by the pstor, the Rev, De. Cushman, vi on Warren avenue, ween Oakley street and Westera avenue. Services at 10:20 4, m. and 1230 bed conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Luther Pare —Cathedral Of SS. Pefet and Paul, cornér of West Wuslangion and Peoris streets, Services a 20:30a, m. and 7:4 p.m, J > Church of the Ascension, corner of North £8 LEySim strecis, the Her. O. P. Dorset Rector, More: ing prayér and holy communion service at 10:30 a, m. Choral services ati2.2.m. Sunday scnool at 3 De Tip and cven-ng preyer mecting at 7:30, ‘ Trinity Church, corcer’ Twenty-aisth street and Micingan avenue, the Rev. ¥, Sullivan, Rector.. Ser- ‘Vices.at-1045 a.m, and.7:30p.m. Sermon in the morning by the Rector, ‘Subject “The Recent Special Sater wall 2 sre germ Leffingwell, Rector . Mary's Scht ‘—There will be a daily Litany service danny he season of Lent at No, 46 South Clark atreet, conducted. subject : by the resident clergy. ‘Tho first service will be held at 14m, Thursday next, continuing ‘minutes, CONGREGATIONAL. Fiymouth Church, corner of Indiana avenue snd ‘Twentieth atreet. Sermon at morning service by the Rev, W. A. Bartistt, Lecture in the evening by Dr. Stereny. Subject: * Australia.” Union Fark Church, corner of Washington street and Ashland avenue, Usual services morning and evening. ciiston Street Church, corner of Clinton and Wil- san streets, Services at tho usual hours. The Rev. J. Bradshaw, pastor, ‘Morning subject: Salvation.” Evening subject: “ Why sit wo hero until we die 2” ~Oakland Congregational Church pulpit wilt be filled morning and evening by the ov. J.¥. Hyde, | - Leavitt Street Church, corner of Leavitt and Adams street3, Preaching ‘morning and evening by the pastor, the Rev. Albert Bushnell, Sundsy-schoo! at 2:30 p. mm, —Tabernacle Church, corner of West Indiana and North Morgan streets, Preaching by tho Rev. Dr. Hoaly morning and evening, Morning gublec The Crosses.” ‘Evening subject : ‘ Invemperance thoGreatest Danger of Young Mon,” Young men especially invited, Seatsfree. ~ BAPTIST. : Fourth Church, corner of Washington and Panlins streets, the Rov. ‘D. B.Chine, pastor, Servicts at 11 4. m.and 7:30 p.m. ~ eee '—Amity Church, corner of Warren avenue and Ro- bey street, the Bev. Florence McCarthy, . pastor. ‘Morning sublect Sia ‘The Walk to Emmans.” Evening —Twenty-fifth Street Church, near Wentworth avenue, The Rev, L, T. Bush, pastor, Preaching at 11 3, mn. and at 7:30 p.m. . z z Second Church, corner of Morgan snd Monroe streets. The Rev, T. W. Goodspeed will preach at 10:30 a, m, and aiy7:30 p,m. Theme in the evening “Eighteen Months in Corinth,” Temple Church, corner of Harrison and Sangamon streets. morning and Evening by the pastor, the Rev, N. F. Havlin, Evening - subject os ity va. Creeds end Sectarianizm,” 18 anit —First Chorch, Wabash. Avenuo Tal 666 Wabash avenue.. Preaching at Jia. m. by the Rev. Dr. Northrup, and in the evening by the pastor the Ber, Dr. W. W. Everts, i METHODIST. | Park, Avenue Church, A. H, Axtell, pastor.“ Love- feast ”’ (9:00 a.m, Bervices at 10:30 and at 7:30. Moentod s0bjectt “The Destruction of the Cansan- ites 2” J subject, * The Measure of Accounta- —Trinity Church, corner of Indisna avenue and ‘Twenty-fourth street. Preaching morning and even- qyening by the Bér, W, H. Milburn, the celebrated Youker, pastor. Communion services at 10 &. m. Sermon in the evening by the pastor. Subject: “The PGeateaney Ghareh, on Monroe sires Me ntenary Charch, on Monroe sirest, ‘near Morgan. ‘The pastor, the Rev. J. O, Peck, will ‘at 10:30 a, m. and 7:36 p,m, irs. Van Cott will hold service at 2:80 p,m, overy day during the week, Revival ser- vices every night during the week, except Ye Grace Church, corner of ‘and White atreeta. ‘The pastor, the Rev, C. E. Feiton, will preach at 10:30 am.and 7:30 p.m. * LUTHERAN. . Holy Trinity (English), corner of North Dearborn and Erie streets, the Rey. Edmund Belfour, pastor. Services at 11 a, m, and a} 7:30 p.m. PRESDITERIAN. ‘Tenth Church, Ashley street, between Robey and Boyne streets, the Rev. F. G, Surbridge, pastor. Preaching morning and evening, Holland Church, corner of Grier avente and No- blo street, Services st 10 o'clock in the Holland, and ep m, in the English language, by the Rev. Jacob a —The Rev. UD, Gutick, pastor of the American Reformed Church, on West Washington street, near Ann, will preach at the usual hours morning and even- ing. ~—Prof. F. L. Patton will presch this morning at the Jefferson Park Churen on “The Church,” and this evening “ Concerbing Gifts.” coFfat Swing preacites this morning at the Fourth Church, corner of Indians avenue snd Thir- tisth street. The Rov. Charles L. Thompeon, pastor, will preach af 10:30 am, Subject: “Heroism and C0. : -—Third Ohureh, corner of West Wash: and Garpentar stress” the Bev, Avi Kiteredas pastor. ‘The Hey. 3.3 Gibson, jasior of ‘the Second Church, will preach in ihe morning at 10:3, and Prof. Halsoy in the evening at 7:30. 7 ~—Eighth Church, of West Washingtén and Bobey atreets. The Rov. 8. W. Duffield, pastor, Ser- ‘Vices at 10:30 a. m, and at 7:30 p, m, —Second Church, corner of Michigan avenue and ‘Twentieth street, , Services at 10:45 a, m. and 7:30 p. m, Preaching in the morning by the Rev. R, W. Patterson, D. D., and in the ereuing by the pastor, the Bev. J..3f, Gibson, Chapel service Wednesday at 7:80 p, m. —Westminster Church, corner of Jackson and Peoria streets, Preaching by the pastor, the Rev. David J, Bi ‘at 10:30 a, m. and 750 p. m2. —The Rev, J, B, McClure will preach at Hiver Park this morning, —Kounion ‘Chureh, on Fourteenth staget, near Throop. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be administered this morning, and in the evening Chap- Jain Kilwood will preach. “The apecial meetings will be continued during the woek, —azhland Avenue Church (Swadenborgian Temple), The Rey. Dr. Swazy will preach st 10;30 a, m. ee —First Scotch Ch corner of Sangamon and Adams streets, Preaching by the pastor, the Bev. James McLaughlan, at 10:30 a. m, and 7:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN. Christian Church, corner of Indiana avonue and ‘Twenty-Afth street. The Bev, Isaac Errett will preach morning and evening. ‘UNITARIAN. Ualty Church, comnex of North Dearbora ad Whit. ney streets, Sermon this mort the pastor, the Bev. Robert Collyer. Sues a De Pes —Uhurch of the 3essiah, corer of Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street, ‘Services at 10:45. m, No everling aurvice. = —Third Church, corner of Monroe ana Lafiir streets, Sermon by the pastor, the Rev. E. P, Powell, in the morning. No evening service. ‘There will be vesper service again onthe evening of the 14th inst, ‘UNIVERSALIST. St. Paul’s Church, on Michigan avenue, near Six- teenth street, The partor, tho Ker. Dr. Ryder, will Frepeh in dhs morning, and the Her, ‘W, 6. Halph in eve —The Rev, E, R. Ottaway will preach in the old achool-house at Englewood, at 3 o’clotk this afternoon. —Ohurch of the Hedeciner, corner of Washington and Sangamon streets, Sermon by the Rev, Sumner Ellis at 10:30 a, m, 2 REFORMED EPISCOPAL. Christ Church, corner of Michigan avemms and ‘Twenty-fourth street. Bishop Cheuey will preach morning and evening. Morning subject: “Somme. thing for Evéry Misa.” Evening subject * People Hard to Pleate.” : : ‘The Rev. William M. Postlethwaite, Aesociate Roc- tor of Christ Church, will presch at the old 8t. John’s Sisch Gronting Uaiga Park, at 10:80 5. fo. Bubjocts “What Ia Schiam 2”. —Sorvicos and preaching at Emmanuel Church, cor- ner Hanover and Twenty-ninth streets, at 10:30 ‘2. w. and 7:30 p,m. ervices and sermon at the Daptist church on Lock street, neat the Union Rolling Mills, at 2:30 pm s — ‘MISCELLANEOUS. The Rev, Dr. Hibtard will preach in the hall, corner of Frasrie aycnue and Eighteenth street, at 11a, m., aud at the ‘Temple, corner of Ogden avenue and West Vashingion street, at 3:30 p.m, Subject: “I Am Come to Send Fire on Earth.” —Green Street Tabernacle, nest Madison , street. Preaching by Eider Frank Burr morning and even- ing. —First Sociefy of Spiritualists, Grow's Opera- No, SIT West S8xdlgouetreet, ‘Dr. Samuel Paral, the Quaker medium, wil apeak and answer questions. Services, 10:45 a, rm. ond 7:45 p.m. Progressive Lyco— Un, same ball, at 14:30 p.m, pigeivgnt Hall, No, 213 West Madison treet, Ser— ices at the usual hours, morzing and ev ducted by Elder H. G. NiGulloci sees need —Progressive Lycetim meels ‘at Good Templar’s Hall, corner of Washington and Desplaines streciay ab p.m . —Discipies of Christ worship at No, 209 West Ran- dolph, a4 p.m, ‘The public invited, CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. = EPISCOPAL. Feb, 7-Quinquagesia Sunday, eb, #eb, 11,—veco1 Feb. ‘Fe¥, 13,—Fourth Day of Lent. *, ROMAN, CATHOLIO. Feb, T-—Quinquagesima Sunday, 2b, 9.— thy, B, MM. (from Jan, 24); Apollonia, V. ML. 4 ‘ hee Feb, 10.—Ash- Wednesday, beginning of Lent, Feb, 11.—St. Beter Nolasco (fron Jan. 31), ‘Heb, 12.—Most Holy Passion of Our Lord. Feb, A—St, Romuali, Abb, 1 i | ‘3 A Singular Accident. ‘The fatal accident which bofell the young Physician, Dr, Gilmore, in New York, the other day, was & remarkable one.” Ho was walking in the street with a friend, Dr. Goelet, when they both slipped on the ice and fell together. Dr. Gilmore fell in a sitting posture, and hig head was thrown violently forward, striking the point of one of the riba of the umbrella, which pierced through the under eyelid of the left eye and frail bone-socket of the skull, touching the brain. Dr. Gilmore slowly got up, saying : “Goelet, 1 have put out my eye.” Dr. Goslet immediately Jed his friend to a neighboring house, sod bathed his bruised eye. After s short time, as Dr. Gil- more could see without: difficulty, they started for home, and a consultation of physicians waa held, but: surgical akill failed in this strange case, and the patient died gf inflammation of she membrane of ibe brain. Dr. Gilmore was ‘years of age, and bad but just graduat the University Medical Galina al Hes foo , A Pretty Dispute. Here's 8 pretty diepute,'as it stands, over the family silver: “A plenipotentiary of tHe ‘Land- grave of Hessé-Rainpenheim ‘has appeared at Pragne, and claimed the silver-plate, valued ‘at 2,500,000 thalors, which’ tho tor of Hesse had taken with bim to thst place, And-which was there left a¢ bis death. The Landgrave, who would have beon heir prestimptive bed Cassel not been annexed to Prussia, and who; haviog made his peace with Prossia, is inthe Prossiso service, claims the ailvor as forming port of tha etitaed property of the family. The Counts of Haus, sons of the iste Prince by his’ torgan- atic m ¢, refuae to givé it ip unless the ‘ty of the late Prince, sequestered by Priis~ and valued at 16,000,000 thalers; is restored on, . to + works of COAL. Interesting Items Bearing upon the Trade in Chicago. = A. New Connection ‘with the Bields of Western Penn- Sylvania. ? BRACKEBUSH, DICKSON & CO. - A very interesting item relating to the coal te terest of onr city, and one that incluttes an ime portant accession to the local commmnity of dese ers, will be recognized in the announcement recently made in the advertising columns of Tas Tarmoxe of a coparmership between Br. A.C. Brackebush, of Chicago, ana Meesrs.' Dickson, Stewart &.Co., of Pittsburg, Pa, unger the name snd style ‘of Brackebuah, ‘Dixon |& Co, Mr. Brackebush has been, during a period. of many 7. years, prominently associated with the trade in Chicago, and im ad- dition to the experience, wide scquaintance, Personal worth, and’ vigorous business energy which bé contributes to the’ strength snd morat capital of the: new firm, enters the copartner- ship withthe advantages of s splendid record before the public; the spirit’ of integrity that has characterized his .commercial relations and enterprises having met the general and common recognition of tlie trade, whilst his sdherence to an honest and faithful policy toward all classes of consumers, encouraging -the introduction of no special brands of .coal excepting upon their true: and-- intrinsic value, fas daevel- opod at his office = magnificent wholesale and retail custom, and secured him a magnificent list of regular ard permanent patrons. ,,Dhe firm of Dickson, Stewart & Co. have neon’ identified with the great coal trade of Pittsburg, as owners, miners, shippers, and dealers, darm: 4 period of abonta quarter of a cemtury, and wil be rememberéd a8 the firat to set the initiative and example of shipment by rail to Pittsburg, the first invoice of coal at Pittsburg bythe Penn- sylvania Central, Rail being from their neigh- boring fields on the Yonghiogheny, an enterprise which, at that time, strange to say, was the mis- taken subject of merriment and ridicule. The firm are well known to the general trade throughout the country as owners and operators of-three of the most extensive works, and richeat and most active mines in the fruitfal coal fields of Western Pennsylvanis, including the colebrated Willow Grove mines, 16 miles from Pittsburg: the Oak Hill, No.1, and the Swiss vale Youghiogheny mines, sll in close vicmity to, and connecting with, the Pennsylvania Cen- tral and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & Louis Railroads, affording their product an easy and ready outlet to all the markets of the country. Tne product of the Willow Grove mines is the staple domestic fuel of Pittaburg, and is ssid to be rec by that community as the richest, strongest, cleanest, and most vamablesteam and domestic coal in general usein that city. Ithas been shipped extensively by Mesers. Dickson, Stewart & Co. to distant Western markets, vast quantitics bav- ing found s sale in our own market through second handd, under another name. The Osk Hill snd Swieevale coals, famous for their gas- producing qualities, and used in the public gas -foledo, Indianapolis, and many other largo cities, as well as in the Pittsburg City Water Works, and many of the irom mills and great mannfscturmg establishments of that Tegion, are Known also to have been in use in Chicago during the per eighteen years, the shipments having been made to Cleve- land by ‘rail, and thence by ,, vessel to Chicago. " In addition } to” these mines, Messrs. Dickson, Stewart & Co. have large interests in 3 number of othera, some of which they control and operate, the total pro- duct of their several works aggregating upwards of 1,000,000 tons per annum. ee ‘The firm ate proprietors aleo of an ample ont fit in private cars, affording them the best facili- ties in their local and remote shipments, while the location of their various mines on so many separate railways guarantees thom # perfect im- munity from the serious embarrassmenta inti- dent to .strikes, and enables them, uuder ‘sil emergencies, to avail themselves of their sép- arate resources to continue their regdlar and uninterrupted supply to their customers, The fact, also, that the mines are managed and aperated under tho’porsonal supervision of ths: awners is # guarantee that the coal will conte upod the market carefully snd properly mined. ft .msy ba: mentioned also that thia, firm is now composed of four brothers, two ot them superintending and” managing “the minos, another attending to the business ‘at Pittsbutg; the fourth, Mr. Josoph 0. Dickeon; now locating. ia Chicago as representative of their interests inthe new firm of Brackebush, Dickson & Co., who, in addition to the ‘cola mined by theinselvea, will continue the wholesale snd retail trade in anthracite, Cornwall block, Indiana Giant, Hocking Valley, sndjthe Bokeyo eansel. The principal office aud dock will re main as heretofore, at No. 1 Weat Randolph street, and will continue in charge of Mr. Hugh Maxon, bookkeeper, WILMINGTON ORGANIZATION. OF A NEW AGENCY IN CHICAGO---THE EUREKA Coat COMPANY: - t ‘The recent announcement of a new connection betiteon the Chicago market and the great Wil- mington fields, in the organization ef an sgency to reprosent the product and the interests of the Eureks Coal Company, is a matter of general interest to the community of consumers, and dealers. The mines of the Eureka Coal Company are located at Braidwood, and embrace 1,000 acres of the richest and most valnab)e coa} land in the entire Wilmington basin, the Etreka coal in tho essential carbonic properties, and’ in size, hardness, freedom from sulphur and slate, and other common fauite, rankivg with the best coal ever furnished to the public from those native beds. The bulk of the product during the past eight years has gone to the supply of the Jolier rolling mills, and to local consumption in the district adjacent to the fields; the present pra- ducing-capacity, however, since the siakins of = eecond shatt, resching upwards of 300,000 tons - per apnum, requires ita systematic introduction into a more general market. Horatio Pratt, tlie Chicazo ‘agent of the Company, No. 81 West ‘Twelfth street, has been connected with the coal intereat of the city during a period of several years paat. ” Kobert Humphreys Little Joke. _ One Robert Humphreys proved rather a queer customer to a saloon-keeper in Jersey City, one morning last week. The bar-keeper coming down fo open the saloon to customers saw Rob ert Humphreys, a very dissipated person, lean- ing against a Jamp-poat outside the saloon, evi+ dently waiting forthe morning drink, which is 8 necessity ¢0 thé babitaal drankard., The li- quor man opened. the dodrs of the place, took Be penton, ‘behind the bar, and waited for @rtto comein. overt, he knew, would take whisky; whisky is 15 conta a drink, and 3 d Robert. would. contribute 10 cents of profit to the concern, Dut Robert continued to lean againat the lamp-post outside, and the bar keeper was led to wonder if the. man wasn't bard up and unable to pay for the drink. ‘The son came up over the roofs of the houses and strgamed down upon. the man leaning against the lamp-post, but he did uot movo, and the man who sold whisky looking out intently discovered that Robert’s eves were closed. This exp why the man had not come in for his drink ;,he had actualty fallen saleep atanding, reasoned the bar-keeper, Ic is tantalizing tos dealer in any clasa of Bods to. bay a probable customer in sight and be unablo to reach him, and the gentleman who mixed drinks Dogan to feel injured that the man outside should not be awakened by the clatter of passing teams and , the noise of people on the sidewalk and come in. Other customers came snd went in the saloon, but Robert Humphreys stayed onteide leaning against the Iamp-post, Finally the. bar-keeper, in disgust, gave up.ex- pecting him, and then Robert Humphreys came in. Three men brought himin; they said they believed he was frozen, and laid him down by the stove fo thaw. After they bad gone, the bar- keeper examined Humpbreys and found not only that he was dead, but that he had been dead for somie time. There, in Jersey City, in broad day light, with the roar and bustle of lite around 1 with pedestrians upon the sidewslk against it, s corpse had stood Jeaning against ® laurp-poat: unnoticed during ali the morning. ‘The joxe that Robert Humphreys played upon that ealoon-keeper was complete, and the mam drinking at the bar daring the remainder of the day had something to talk and laugh about. I waa quite droll. . ————_-—___ A lawyer out West received a letter from & maa. in Osego who wanted s divorce. The letter concluded as follows: ** White I was tak- ing a bath, my wife slipped out of the house, ran to the train, and cloped with him. She hae beon waiting for this oppottunity nearly two years, I atx conviaced.”’ Perhaps if he bad bathed ‘oftener she would not have deixed the opportunity