Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1875, Page 2

9 ~ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1875.~-SIXTEEN PAGES, berty, it had a right to do, and has not been of any breach of fandamental ecclesiastical principle or Iaw. The Bishops have still the final determination in every case. The guestion, therefore, for ua here and to-dsy is, e ot LY of e estant Epieco) urch in the United Etates " touching this matter? . Iam unsble to see how any pereon can resd Canon 13, S«'A-i = 1L, O1., without reaching the following con~ usions : Firaf—Thst there are two sources of authority whose ‘masent Lo the consecration of s Bishop-elect are neces- sarytothatend : 1, the General Conmvention, if it be in sesaion ; or, 2, *‘during the recess of the General Conyention,” 1éss the aix months immediately preced- {ng 3ts triennial asaemby, “ the major number of the Standing Commirtees of the xeveral Dioceses.” Second—That of thess two sonrces of authiority, the General Connention stands first in the legal intention and legislative system of the Church ; its action is, so 10 speak, the normal legislative action of the Church ; and the authority of the Standing Committees, in this mafter of corsenting or refusingto consent, to the conssczation of Bishop-tlect, ouly comes into exist- ence * 1f, during tue recess of the General Canven- tior, the Church in any Dioceso should be desirous of the ‘consecration or & Bishop-elest.” The sathority therefore of the Standing Commitiees in the premiscs i, in fuct, the autbority of the General Copvention,— a3 authonty committed o them * during {ho recesi of the General Convention,” less the &ix months prios to the triennial mesting of that body. And the powern of the Standing Committees in conacoting, or refusing 1o consent, to the Consecrstion of a Bisliop-elect, are ronsequently no less full and complets than those of Ihe General Convention 3tself, which, in matter, Ibey represent. “Hut 4 fa said of both the General Oonvention snd the Btanding Commitiees, that, under the canons referred 10 above, they have o right 1o enter Rpon any consid- £ration of the personal qualifications of & Bishop-slect. Their basinees is simply to testily that the {estimoniali af the Bithop-elect, sent to them from the electing Dio cese, are regular, and that, refusing to be informed, fhey are “ not informed thiat he ia justly lisble to evli report, either for error in religlon, or for viciousness of life’” and farther, that * they do not know or be- liove " (meanwlile refusing all testimony an the pointe) “1hgre is auy impediment, on sccount of which ha ought not 10 be consecrated o that holy office; but that he hath, as they believe, led his life for fhres o, last paity sfoasly, wobarly, 1nd booesls.n The usiness, in ohe word, of the G Convention, er solamn Comumittess, is, fzree, simply to fndorse the action\of tue eloc Diocése, and to ratify and confirm its choice, Itis on ibis ground that the action of the lata Genoral Conven~ +10m 10 the case of Dr. Seymour has been &0 bittarly as- sailed, and the Convention set farth for the condempa~ tion of the Church. “The action of the General Convention is denounced w 7 and * unprecedented.” IT 18 ILLEGAL. 16 it f illagal, it is 50 under an ivterpretation of the 1sw, which, a8 1 bave said, is certainly new in thie Chirch. Noeof our canonists, some of them mea of wide reputation 28 sugh, scem ver 10 have beard of it. " Judge Hoffman does not seem to be aware uf this Interpretation. _Dr. Francis vinton s manifesty ignarentof ft. Dr, Hawks, one of the moat eminent of »ur writers on canon LW, of the thinge ine ‘Bushop whom they might elect couat~ Crated withput the consent of the Cliurch at large.” Speaking of ihe cmon umder consideratiom, in ‘ehich are embodied the testimonials of the Bishop~ clect o bo signed Ly tho Lower House of the General vention, he remarks: “It is obvious that this Jon, 3. more preciss in its phrassology, a8 well as Tdre strict {n fta demands, than any of its predeces- oms ; ia interpretation, however, would meem to be fres ‘from_difficalts.” Up to that date of writing, tharefore, he—and 80 the same thing st be sapposed of the otkier students of our Chureh law—hsd mever heard of those wonderful clouds of duat about *in~ farmed " and “Impediments,” with which some of our Tew achool of ecclesisstical lawyers are, for the sake of » t iasue, endeavoring 1o blind the eyes of thoso ho know 1o better, or wha are willing ta be thus Tiinded. Commentiag upon the testmontal ladd be- fore the ilomse of Clerical and Luy Deputies, Dr. Bawks remarks: “"This certificate in the practice of the Houss, ia al- waya referred, with tbe documenta on the fact of elec- tion, t0 the Committes on Consecrations, _The object of e reference must be two-fold: to see, fist, that tha Certifirate fa n the form of words prescribed; and, tecondly, that it is signed by & comstitutionsl my- o eleo jority of the Convention making don; and # will provent confusion to bear’ in mind that this onial has Do reference to the fact of eloction, or to anything else, #ave the moral and religious gualifications of the ‘Bishop-clecs ; it proves nothing else, and is not eveu conclustre on that point ; for if the Houze should, in any mode, become satisfied that the individual named in the testimonial is unworthy, it will not recommend himto the Bishops for consccration.”—Ecclexiastical Contrbutions, Constitution and Canons, . 6. tusiber on, baving mentioned the documents to be Jeid befors the House of Bishos, he 8ays 3 “ Without these thinga e (the Dishop-clecty canuot JIswfully bo consecrated nnder this cznon; with them 3ll, Lis consecration does not pecessarily follow ; it Rever bas appened in our bitory. it probably ndver il happen. tast ane who 18 known to be mnworthy will be yermitted to paws all these ordeals, and come before tue Honse of Bishops with all .tho canonical ‘requisites for consecration cowpleie; but should sach ever ba the case, or should in any case subsequent dis- coveries bring 10 light disqualifications unknown until overy ordeal but the las was passed, the House of Bishops would refuso to conseczate, &ud carth cowd force them to acs their copscicnces, and there it must be Mouse in the General Convention Las its Tights, and 2a the Bishops cannot conkecrale any oze cgainst the assent of the House of Clerical and Lay Deputiss, S0 - methier can they be forced by the House {0 cousecrate asy one against their own assent, Thus care(ul bas the Chiturch Lsen to subjoct every ons who enjers into the bighest office of it mimstry 0 o thrico-repeated scratiny,—first by the Convention which elects him, secondly by the House of Clerical and Lsy Depaties, nd thirdly by the House of Bishops. A bsd man may, indeed, get in, notwithstanding all these bt {lie Church, in her legislstion, bas ot lsas dons @hat she could 0 provent 1t."~Ib., po, 97, 95. Tut the action of the late General Convention was not oaly “illegal;” IT WAS “ UNPRECEDENTED.” 1f there wure any doubt as to the plain meaning of the words of the canon, that meaning has been acttied by the decision of cases under it. We all know the +alus and efficacy of procedents in determining the right interpretation of-lawe, Now the Hours of Cler- lcal and Ley Deputies bas on more than one occasion refused, on constderation of the pursonal gualifcstions of a Bishop-elect, to give its nssent to hin consecra- tion. The latest casc, T believe, prior to that of Dr. Sesmonr, waa the cuse of the Lev. J, B. Britton, As- sistant Bishop-clect of the Diocese of Iimois, to whoae cobsecration the General Convention of 1847 refused 1o givcits consént. The Housa of Clerical and Lay Deputies thought thzt most excellent and highly- estoemed clorgyman to be lacking in cortain qualities which it deemed it important that s Bishop should yoskese, and scoordingly 1t Tefused tosign hiv tosti- mouisl, A second t we have in the celebrat- ed cace of TUE BEV. DB. HAWES, ‘Bishop-clect of the Diocess of Miraissippt, in the Gen- aral Convention of 1844, Thers wereno technical fm- Seents b::m‘ trapsactions w&um xufln oelch\m::’ mfly yoars before, were preferred sgainst Dr. Hawks, and his Jieaded bis own caze. The ishop-slect, ns ‘T need scarcely say, wat a man of legal education 'and experi- «nce; kad saton the Bench in Norih Carolina; and was, besidea, one of the most leirned and able'can- oaiats which the American Church hay produoed, Is 1 not strange that it never occurred to him to quash 2be wholo procecdings, by “simply denying the ‘legal Tompetency af the General Convention to consider the 10w case, and refusing to plead to the charges? He was + clergyzoan in good standing in the Diocese of Missis- Bipji; el ‘believe, unanimously by the Diocess of Miseissippi to be its Bighop, which Diocese he also Fepresented 1m the Convention’; with no question as 10 Abe strict legality of his_elcclion, or 28 to the regulari- y sary jali: and set the ilouse of Clerical end Lay Deputies procesds to * try * im ; oes Lack of the action of the Diocess of Mississippi, ¥ad having gous into a thorough discussion of the sharges against him, and not bomg fully satisfied of his entire fitnoss for tlie Eplscopate, viriually refased 1o give its assent to his_col op, On the other hand, Dr. Hawks ophiesil )y admits the legal right of the General Convention to do all this; never, in- eed, sseus Lo Lave dresmed of calling it in questio and, when the decision s against him, both be and the Diocese of Misstseippi quictly and loyally sccept the reeult, It is porsible that, under the new quibble upon the word “informed " in the testimonials required from ihe Houre of Clerical and Lay Deputies, il may be ob- jectod that the General Centention of 1844 was “in- formed ™ in the matter of Dr, Hawks, becsuse formal clarges were made against him by a clergyman of the Diocese of New York. Hzd there been mo formal cherges made, it would not have been within the com- yeleucy of the House to discuss bis personal qualifics— tions {n the presence of the testimonials from Iue Diocese of Mississippl. But the word * informed™ Becura also in the testimony from the Diocesan Con- rennon, and there seems to be no guestion, judging from the practics in certain quarters, that thiat Con- scention can discuss o any extent the quslifications of the perron ar persons nominated for its chojce. Be #ldes, the question may well be asked, Would the f«:g?x‘}.h Convention of 1844 have been losi < inforn- 0 clergyman making the charges been Facmber of that body. snd had riseh i Lis place, snd viva Yoce urged his objections to the consecration of Dr. Hawks? On tho oihet hand, would that clergyman Ruve been justified in conscience if, having knowledge of e ck whick, howerer wrongly, he believed 10 be troe, e hod sat'still and been sifeat, becausa his Jegal function as s member of the Convention was sim- PIF to ratify tha choice of the Diocese of Mississippl, and not 1o discass the presonal quabifications of the Bishop-clect? Or, again, would the General Conven- tion itsell bave been justified before God and man if 3t bad refused to listen to or consider thoee charges, ‘ecause the mode of presenting them did not fall with- 10 some zrbitrary. technicsl interpretation of the word “informed "? Dut in1844 they were ignorant of sl thiese nice points. S N that the charges r, Hawks wore not known, 2nd porhaps could not have been known, by the Dioceae electing him as its Bishop. They came for the first time, and, it may be, could only tnus come before ths House of Clerical and Lay Deputies; and, theres Tore, that House vz juslified in the way of a necesaary ‘exception, in considering upon them. ‘The Teply to this seems 10 me to be very evident. In the firet place, this position resix upon an sssumption that ‘annot ba proved. -In the second place, our rigid fo~ ferpreters of ihe Csnon must Temember that the Cauon makes Ro allowance for any exceptions what- ever. I it plainly and positively, a3 is alicged, dendes fo the Lower House of the Qeseral Convention the rizht to consider the personal qualifications of a Fishop-elock in ane case, 1t does Ko in all cases. And, astly, this mode of interpret and applying laws wonid throw endiess confusion info all - 1 think I am right §n ssying that it is allowed to pocourt of anv kind whatever 1o determine far itself £ases of exception in the Spptication of writien laws. ‘Bt it s said again, I believe, that MORAL DISQUALIFICATIONS . si:nd on & different gromnd frgm those which sxiss from error in doctrine, The General Gonvention may e justified in Jooking inta the former; it has noright 10 conaider the lateer, It seems strangd that this point by members of & school of theology Pbioh tasiets, and rightly, Wit such emphasls, 2pon the vital {mportance of sound docirine, The auswer, however, i, that (he Canon knows no such difference. The House of Clerical and Lay Deputies is to testify that “ A, B, 18 Tiot, €0 far s wo are informed, justly lable to evil report either for error in religion or for Viciousness of Life.” 2 But it i8 urged again that the considerationand dis— cussion of the qualifications of a Bishopelect by tho Tower House of tho General Convention puts, in fact, a clergyman upon_** trial ? before a court composed D s o bt oA ol By s oot nized Hight of every man {o be tried o % ) ‘call this action of the General den- vention, or of the Sianding Committees, 8 * trisl” or giva 0 it any other offensive o ad caplandum vulgua Tawme that we please, Hut, after all, what doeast really amonnt to? When the qualifications of the nominees in a Dipcessn election for Bisop e dis- cussed—and surely, these nominees sre acmetimes very thorougnly discusséd, bods, soul, and apirit?—are not osa inoffensive and helpless gentlemen brougut (0 frisl " in he ssme seti, and n o symo way, Sefore a oourt composed partiy of laymon, no more and o less? Are not the nominees for vacant parishes “tried 7 in the soms sense, ond in the sume way 7 And how are ws going to avoid such a * trial.” unl us is_asserted by our new Canonists, the Church s large has no right to ask any questions concersing the qualifications of men who, in ths caso of Bisk: ara to affect ber welfure, and infiuence her deatlny, 0o less than the welfare and destiny of the particular Dioceees over which they are called to preside? The truth i, that just here there is A BIXGULAR FOROETFULNYESS of & very iraportant fact and_principle. A Bisbop has jurisdiction in a particular Diocese, but L s a Bishop of the whole Church ; and it ia therefore & mstter of fhe very highest interest and tmpartance to the whola Church to bo thoronghly well certified before band as o the chiaracter andquality of the ma who 2 tobe adm; ot induent e e o ba a0 satisged. 1t neewms ‘whote Church bas e it 1t ahould bs necessary (0 remind * Catho- lica ™ of those celobrated dicta of -St. Cyprian : For 3ot o have bt one flock 1o feed, and every one is Obliged 10 take cars o o1l the sheep of Christy which He purchased with His Plood ;" and again 3 There is but one Bithopric 1z fn the Church, aud every Bishop bss an uadivided portion n it."” 2 Tt in & great mistake to supposo that a Dioceso elect- iniga Bishop s the oply party concerned in the matter, v o deeply s tatarena of th may sufice 1o show ceply the intorest o Titla Church ars, or may be, nvolved, 1t is perhiaps a0t provable, but ‘uo’ reader of ecclesiastical history will say that ]t is impossible, that a Dioceso may elect, and eléct with strict legality in every Tespect, an Arian 10 bo its Bishop. Wil the gentlemen who arv 50 aux- jous to closa the mouths of tha General Convention and the Standing Committees contend that, in sich & case, those bodies would have no fegal right 'to refuso consent to the consecration of such & Bishop-elect, but (Bt they would bo bound by the law of the Church simply to scquiesce in and confrm such a cholce? Yet to this reault they are committed by he position which they hava chosen to ocoupy. Thera are several other polnts to which I might call sour attention, but thess will, I think, sufice to ehow how whally nntenable is the ground taken by the ma- Sority, or alleged majority, of the lato Convention of i Dioosso of Hlinofs, Yours respectfulls, WL RUDDER, ——— DR. CUSHMAN'S LETTER. DB, DE KOVEN'S DOCTEINAL POSITION, To the Editor ef The Chicago Tribune: Cricago, March 6,—The learned President of the Standing Committee has written = leiter to the Bishop and Btanding Committes of the Chaurch, in which he attempts to instruct them in regard to the doctrinal position of onr Bishop- elect, which I fhink he will ses—with a little reflection—was not mecessary. ‘Lhough Presi- dent of the Standing Committee of the Diocess of IMlinais, which Dr. Locke says is not much of a Diocese after all, tLere are some things which the Doctor does not seem to comprehend, and which, in his search after truth, I think would ‘be well to lay before him snd before the public which he has sttempted to instruct. Now, I suppose it 18 a fact which no intelligent churchman will deny, that there is such a thing 28 whatis called the Ritualistio or Advanced Catholic party in the Church of England and in the American Church, though principally con- fined to our Eastern cities—a party which is thor- oughly organized, and which has long been held a3 dangerous to the peace and prospezity of the Church, This party holds and propagates the Romish doctrine referred to in Dr, Cushman's letter. It repudiates everythiog distinctively Protestant, even the very name, and it accepts the doctrines of the Romieh Church with a few modifications,—the supremacy of the Pope,—and some of the grosser errorsof Rome. It isin- tensely partisan, even Jesuitical. 1 many of i features, it is determined in its efforts, and of- ten npscrupulous in many of its acts; it seeks position and power in the Church, and it propa- gates its doctrines,—sometimes openly, but gen- erally covertly,—~and while denying to the world ita principles or even its existence. Tho party in England has flooded this_country with its gflmi!}x <literatura_through Pott, Young & Co., s New York, and Mitchell & Hathaway in the Noribwest, where especially books of de- votion may be found in_which all the Romish doctrines referred to in the Doctor’s letter are plainly taught. ‘This party having long been regarded as dan- gerous to the Church, the General Conventions of 1871 and 1874 occupied most of their tims 1n legislating against it, snd in allaying tho fears of the Church, in regardto its growthin the Ameri- can Chaorch. The party has it leaders, in En- dand, in such men as Pusey, Bennett, and ackonacie ; and, in this country, in such men 23 Ewer, Grafton, =ad Do Koven,—loaders who are widely known 28 such, who are claimed as such by the party, and who have never deuied it, but rather encouraged the iden that they are the lending men of the movement. Anditis a fact that nons of these leaders have ~been more prominent a8 such than our Bishop-elect. He first came into notoriety wmn_the General Conven- tion of 1871, when he startled the whole Church. and there he said as much as to say that ho intended fo startle the Church by declaring his belief in a doctrine—in rogard to the Encha- rist—which this party hold and teach. Hae again made himself notorionsin the Convention of 1 in which he attempted to explam Lis po- sition in the Convention of 1871, and in which, 80 far from retracting his views which he then hela, he only confirmed them. So that the Rit- ualistic organs of this party in England com- mented on his speech a8 the best exposition of the distinctive doctrine of tho party which had ever occurred. > 'As the groat apostle of this party in tho Amer- ican Church, Dr. De Koven Las been a candi- date for the oftice of a Bishop in the Church six times, because ho repreents the party. He has ‘been defeated because of this fact five times, and that through the votes of High Churchmen. He has been defeated all these limes for no other reason than the simplo fact that he representad this party, and that he was pushed by the moet prominent Ritualists in the country. The Rev. Dr. Seymour, who was electod to the ZEpiscopacy of lliinois laet summer, was rejected l:i the General Convention—not ybecauss he had, Iike De Koven, openly avowed Romish doctrines, but because he was supposed to be in’ sympathy with the party which held them. And Dr. De Eoven declared in Racine thar his election wasa wvindication of Seymoar, and, therefore, a_direct robuke to the General Convention of the Church. If the learned President of the Standing Com- 1mittes of the Diocese of Hlinois is not aware of all theso facts he may bo sure that the Bishops and the Standing Committees of the Church are, and that they are not going to allow the insig- nificant Diocese of Lllnois’ to compromise tho whole Church and commit her to this Iomish party against ber wul. These men cap plainly sgee, if Dr. Cushman cannot, that the confirma- tion of Dr. De Koven, however admirable ha may be in his private character, would staitify the Church, and place her in s false position before the world. De'Koven, and Ewen, and Grafton and =ach men may be tolerated in the Church (which a member of our last Convention said was broad emough to take in all, even Do Koven). But, while ehe can perbaps tolerate these men in subordinate positions "in the Church, she cannot safely elevate them to her highest offices. No one questions all that has been gaid in regard to Dr, De Koven's good moral cbaracter. 1 hope the same can be said of most of the clergy of the Protestant Episco~ pal Church. But some have failed to see how tho Warden of Bacioe is the only man among 5,000 clergymen of tho Episcopal Church who is fit to become the Bishop of the Diotese of gli- noie. though wo are many DAsOTS; g ELDERS, THEIR ELECTION FOE A LIMITED TEDA. ‘The principal current topie of discassion in the Presbyterian Church is the overture of the last General Assembly to the Presbyteries re- epecting the adoption of an additional section to Chapter 13, of ’hurch Form of Government, defining the constitational right of churches to elect thexr elders for limited periods. The pres- ent provision in regard to the term of ofice of clders is made in Sec. 6 of the 13th Chapter of the Form of Government, and is as follows ; peg:ln-\, mdm& 18d saide at e at pleasure, X person cla bo divesied. of elter ofies bat by depes Notwithstanding the stringency of thig regula- tion. a grest many churctes have provided for new elections after terms of various periods of duration, as being more i consonance with the spirit of church growthin this country, This di-. ~versity of practice has given risg to agitation and contention ; to prevent which the General As- sembly of 1872 recognized the constitutional right of every congregation to imposs such limi- tations of time as might seem wise and expedient; but the right of t_hu' General Assembly to make by judicial decision what was 1 effect a changeof the Form of Government has been disputed, and, to set the question st rest, the last General Assembly made this overture to the Prosbyterios. Asfar s has been indicated, the feeling among the Chicago cburches is decidedly in fayor of the adoption of the overture, even though they have not generally exercised the right which it seeks | To carry the overture a ma- to define. n jority of tbe yoics of sil the Presbyteries i» necessary, and as thére are now 175, eighty-eight aflirmative votea are Tequisite. Similar overtures have failed, not be- u:gsufl ‘majority of the Presbyteries was not in favor of them, bat because 80 many either failed to take action’ or to send their answers to tho Ststed Clerk of the Assembly within the pre- geribed time. The friends of the meaaure there- fore feel some solicitnde in regard to it, al- thongh belving it’ commands the stipport of the great majority of Presbyterian congrega~ tions. i In the Inferior for this weok, the merits of the question are ably seb forth by thio Rev. G. W. Musgrave, D. D. The points he makes inits favor are briefly ws follows: (L) It will settle the constitutional right of °churchés to elect their representatives to serve for a lim- ited timo, beyond disputo. (2) The proposed ‘mothod of electing elders {0 serve for a limited time is not imperative, but simply optional, thus preserving what is practically the present status. (3) The periodical election of eldera ‘would make the church sessions more perfectly repre- aentative. (4) It would provide a simpla and peaceable mode of getting rid of unacceptable aiders. (5) It wonld havo s tendency to make elders more diligent and faithful in the discharge of their duties. (6) The choice of administra- tave method thus provided would be best adanted for the peculiar ciroumstances of the Churclin this country. Upon cach of thesa points Dr. Musgave makes soms suggestive and convincing romarks. Tu regard to the third, he shows that the lifo- tenure of ofiics may defeav that representative character of church government which is the essential spirit of their polity. Eiders elacted by the fathers and, grandfathers of the present generation cannot be faid to represent the pres- ont members of the Church as perfectly as would be done by elders olocted more re- cently. The prosasad change would bring the _ spread and growth of the Church into $armonious relstion with its governing suthorities. Dr. Musgrave offers somo progoant remarks upon the sixth point. In dhe first place, he showa that the Church is constantly receiving accessions not trom Great Britainalone, but also from France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland, and it ig natural that they should pre- fer the mode of periodical elections which are universally costomary on tua Couti- nent of Europs. The opponents of the over- ‘ture refer to the present practics of the Church of Scotland. This, Dr. Musgrave shows, grew up from vastly dilferons circumstances thaa obtain here. There the Church bas long siuce covered the entire field, aud its organization is consoli- dnted. Hero there is an immenso field yet to oc- cupy. It is often found difficult to organize churches, from the lack of persons qualified for the aldership. If the term of office were limit- ed, better materinl could afterwards be pro- cured. When, from necessity, unqualified men are made elders, elocted 10 serve for life, thoy froquently afterwards pravo a great lhindrance to the growth and efficiency of the Ghurch. As Corresponding Secretary of tha Foard of Domestic Missions, Dr. Musgrave says e had a practical acquaintance with the exisi~ ence of this evil. His comments on all the other points are extended and forcible, but the direc- tion of the arfument may be gathered from the propositions thomselves. iy P HAMMOND. WORKING ON NEWEPAPEBS. Hammond, the revivalist, is in San Francigeo, carrying oo a religious campaign againgt the Kingdom of Satan. The methods of some of his incursions are novel. The San Francisco CAron- icle of Feb. 23 has a roport of a meeting held by Mr. Hammond in order to perfect the plans of the campaign. One of tho suggestions of Mr. Hammond was that the newspapers jbe brought in a8 auxiliaries, and there was some discussion over it, as may be seen in the following report : Mr, Fammond urged that a committes be appointed 10 call npon the newspapers and ask them to report tho meetings. Hesaid that the newspopers were an im-— portant auxiliary to the work. He believed that, under God, the newspapers did thres times as much for the revivals in St. Louis as he did. A reporter of the Democrat came up 10 Allona to caricature and ridicule the meetingy, He was a scoffer, but the spirit of God 100k hold of him, and he used to write a seven-column report {or his paper every dsy, and doubled the circu« 1ation of the paper by it. ~ At Sacramento the reporter of the Rewnfbec«lmn converted, and publishing re- poris twa calumns long did much to sproad religion in ibat valley, Once get It into the newspapers, and the interest in the revival would spread all over the coast, Ho was confident that the newspapers would Teport the meetings as & matter of business profit. Several membara volunteerod to viait the newspaper oftices, and Mr. Hemme, in a wild spirit of enthusi- anm, volunteered to call on Alr. Marriott snd bring him iuto'the movement, Then the question arose, * Who will go to the Ezaminer 2" Mr, Homme asked if there were sny Democrats in the meeting to undertake the mission, Thers was 00 response. Brother Smith jo- cosaly remarked that if there were no Democrats pres. ent, tliers ought to be. He knew 50 one more in need of conversion than the Democrats. Brother Hemms 52id he wasn’t ashamed fo ssy he waé a Democrat, and playfully sdded that if Brother bmith did livein a glass house ho should not throw stones, He would ses the Eraminer folks and see what he conld do towards ‘bringing them into the movement. THE CHILDREN. At another mecting, Mr. Hammond got off some of his characteristic anecdotes, a few of ‘which are as follows: Yeaterday, said he, 8 gentleman came on the piat- form and went up to’s listle boy of 6, whom ke took his arms, and said. “How old ara you, my boy?" “ §ix, gir.” - “Have 500 signed the covenant card 17 4 Yes, mir” . * Do Sou love Jesus 1" . 4 Yo, 8ir.” “Why do you lave Him, dear 7" + Bacause Ho first loved me.” “ere you a great sinner, pet " “Yes, sir.” 4 4 And you felt very sorry for your alns 37 “Yes, Bir" g 4 What sins did you commit " L4 “§ir7? “YWhat did you do tEat was g0 wicked 77 . 43 forget, sir," - ou see; "deak chlldren, the lttlo boy cauld mot re- member all of his sins, buf by his intelligent answers showed thas he fully understood the grest plan of sal- vution. The children say that thoyall pray harder now than before the revival ([Langhter] Why, this same man asked a little shaver of G A number of questions, snd if I had frained myself six weeks fo answer them I could not haye dong better And there,was a little wea bit of a duck, only 2 doys old, and its mother was a hen, As soon as the littla duck saw some water it began to toddls along to it just ko this, [Here tha reverend spesker imitated ‘the ddling of a duck across the stage, amid loud laugh- dres, the it duck: know what vas + and now, my dear 03, yon should k6 to Jesus ke ducka to water. e Two little boys playing marblea in a back alley heard. an old woman dying in an atlic and lamenting ber dreadfal life. One of those Loys procurcd a ndder, aad, climbing up, put bis mouth o a broken glass, and #aid, softls, in a elivery voice, Josus_loves you, and if yom love him you will be esved.” That old woman died happy, bocsuse she thought it was an angel, Mr. Hammond is now getting up meetings for the beaefit of sporting-men, thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes, and is going to try the eflecs of some of his anecdotes on them. ——i RELIGIOUS PRESS, THE UNIVERSE. The Catholic press still give great prominence tothe discussion on Papal Infallibility, which Gladstone's expostulation has provoked. The Cleveland Catholic Universe of the 27th 'ult. makes some comment upon Archbishop Man- ning’s lato rojoinder in s fair and tolerant spirit. Speaking of the fanatical assaulis made upon the Roman Catbolic Church by the No-Popery zealots, it goes on to say : ‘The expostulstion of Alr. Gladstons is no e: tothe general rule. It toomay be dm;mn:dffi’;g;‘; fanls, ~The many replics which it kas received have | served to bring the defnition of tha Vatican Coun- «if, and the true relation of the Church to civil socie- ty, more forcibly before the outside world than might have occurred in a century had the ex-Premier not expostulated, The same paper discusses Home-Rule for Iro- land, making enthusiastic prediction of ita suc- cess. It also considers the Civil-Rights bill, and saya: ‘The effects of the bill will be harmlesa to the white race, and enly just to the black The- cry raised against it—that it s political interference with social affairs—indicates that those who make the cry have not read the provisions of the bill. In probibita discrimination on account of color in fn)fl!c convey- ances, hotels, and theatres—thatis all, Murderers, thioves, gamblers, conddence men, ruffians, and villzins of every type may enter railrosd cary, steamboats, and atages, and nobody . says them nay. They will been- tertained at the theatres snd at the hotels, provided they yay for tho eutertainment, Nobody thinks of excluding them 80 long as they behave themselves de- cently. Notody thinks that tbo prosence of thieves, gamblera, and viliains in public conye; o! and theatres establishes b i 2 social equaljty pawemuun: Color 5 o 1onger o be reckaned among crimes in the Tnited Btates, g I¢ handles withont gloves an Ohio legiatator named Butterworth, who wants a law to eusble State officers to visit convents {0 8ee Whether any of the inmates are confined sgainat their will. In regard to this the Universe asserts that the fact *that the inmates of our convents are free to go or remsin is known t0 every Ameri- can who is not hopeiessly a Junatic. THE WESTERN CHRISTIAN ADVOOATE o dlscusses the subject of ** Youtbful Precocity, and describes the nnhndth{ _stimulus to which children are gubjected, resulting in blase adults before they should hays reached their prime. It conciudes with the following warning : The time has undoubtedly arrived in our social de- yelopment when {4 hehgov:flz,m’ 10 stop and ;;t om0 use, if we do s!n;:\',l mwomzn will be feeble in mind and body, s subject from the moral standpoint alone, but there is even a more serious ane than this 1o the Church and the cause of trae religion. Fathers and mothers in the Church, we beseech of yoil to ses that your homes arg attractive Christisu altars to your growing families, . Under the caption of ** Tho All Power " it dis- cusses the ¢ fashion—an absurd and pratentions fashion—of the timeg, to speak of force as an entity, & soparate thing, » subject of thoughtin itself ; and to hand the universe over to the gov- ernment of matter, mind, and_force.” It then digposes of the scientific doctrine of the correla- tion snd conservation of force ag regards its the- ological bearing. s 1t also bids the tempersnce reformers to be of ood cheer and to keep up stout hearts, as their g.ly of success must dawn sconer or later. It makes a note on spelling-matches, and thinks they haye become too much the rage. It says: Spelling-achoals are well enough in their place— thongh of Littla practical benedt unless the words spelled are also written or defined—and they signally exhibit the national characteristic, to unite profit and leasure. « Bat it may be well enough to remind our riends that theso are dsys and weeks of the year when all the energy and moral power of the churches should Dbe concentrated on one work. Revivals n some of the cliurclies are acsually in prograss. Do not hinder them, but rather give themall the helpyou can. If more- vival neetings are being held in your own church, go whero they o7e held, Tiw INTERIOR haa an editorial note on the caso of Tnorne, the Hicksite Quaker, who was expelled from the North Carolina Logislature, an account of whigh was given in THE TRIBUNE of a few days since. Iteays: * This is the most lndicrous exbibition of medieval intolerance made in this country for anage. It will be repudiated by all enlightened Christians, but this will not prevent some ra- tionslists from charging 1t upon the Christian Bystem.” - I?Eho Interior devotes its leading editorial to & review of Prof. Light{oot's essay on the Chris- tian ministry, the valus of the opinions of which it deems to be enbanced by the posirion which the aushor holds in the Church of England. The conclusions it obtatns from his essay are as fol~ lows: First—Neitber Beripture nor the early Fathers coun- tenance tho idea that the Christian ministry is » pricst~ 0ad. i Second~—The Bishop of the subspostolic age was only » Presbyter, invested with the office of President of m%{!flyfifi’ d Presbyter are synonymous in irc an 3 Scripbure, and fhero 3 not the sliadow of suthority for tho dectrine that Bishops are the successors of the posties. THE STANDARD comments approvingly upon Gov. Tilden's cold~ water racepiion to \Willism Cullen Bryant, and says: ““Waregard the act of Gov. Tilden in ig- noring the fashion and cnstom which require the providing of infoxicating drinks st official public cntertainments asan important step in the di- rection of & great reform. It is the breaking of at least one Jink in_the chain which binds the average American mind in slavery. Discussing the sactional feeling displaved by the criticisms of the press in the Beecher trial, it says : tianfact with a lesson, that the most enormons scandal of modern {imes, involving proportionate grilt on the one side or tlie other, should henceforth stand forever linked with nsmes once brightest and fairest among ciampions of the right and the just. That lesson is that other tronsures besides that of the Gospel, are committed to ** earthen Vessels," and that nothing good, nothing true is either to stand or fall with tnose who maintain it, The true and the good live their own life and stand in their own strongth. THE INDEPENDENT discoases the Forco bill sud the Civil-Bights bill, andesys: *Had Gon. Batler wished to pull down around him in his own political destruction tho Republican temple, he could not have done it more effectually than by embracing these two pillars.” THE CHRISTIAN TNION has a thoughtful article on the Louisiana ques- tion, criticising the course of the Administration asa “huge mistake.” As regards the generul relationship betwoeen the National Govercment and the reconstructed States, it says: '*We would have the National Government go to tho vory verge of its legitimate and lawful power in this direction ; but in the interest of the blacks no less than in that of the whites, we say, it ought not and must not, even for this good pur- pose, break down the barriers of the Constitu- tion and make this & Centralized instesd of » Tederal Government.” ’ THE ALLIANCE v has sn editorial on the vote of the Diocess of Jowa for Dr, Do Koven. It says: ‘That tho Diocese of tha late Bishop Henry . Lee, who has been in his grave bardly six months, shonld officially - indorse Dr, De Eoven, isthe strangest theo- logical prodigy of the time, Itis o strange that it would be ludicrous, if it were notso sad. 1f the good Bishop is now permitted to know that the Church for which he sacruiced himself in Tows, deliberately de- clarea, through jts highest authority, that a Ritualist ought'to be & Bishop, with all the lignt that has been thrown upon the subject § by [Episcopal Pastoral, General Convention, and the Iliinois Remonstrance. be must feel, doubtless, that his long and arduous labors in that State were in vain. _Prof. Swing bas an editorial ridiculing the ac- tion of the North Carolina Legislature in expell- ing the Hicksito Quaker, Thorze. The Alliance in an editorial noto says : ‘There is an inclination on the part of so the sea to make light of Mr, Moody snd M. Sankey. The other day at the Royal Circus in Dublin, in pres- ence of a large concourse, one clown ventured to say 10 3 fellow-clown, “ Well, 1'm rather ‘Moody’ to-nights how do you feel 7" whereupon the other rosponded, 1 feel rather *Sankey-montous ’ myself,” DBut it did not work, The audience the parties out of the Ting. across —_— CHURCH MISCELLANY, AT HOME AND ABROAD. An Episcopal revivalis in progresa in «Christ Church, Cincinnati. A rovival of a good deal or interest has been going forward at Highland Park for two or three weeks, the resnlt of a union effort. Quitoa number of conversions have taken place. The British and Foreign Unitarian Association intend to raise a jubilee fund of £20,000, to be devoted to the promotion of Unitarian Chria- tianity. About £5,000 have already been sub- seriboed. ‘The Bishops of the African Mothodist Eplsco- pal Charch have appointed & day of fasting and prayer, to bo observed by their people in view of the sufferings to,which negroes are exposed in many parts of tho South. The Methodist Churches North and Souih have appointed s commission of pine from each body, with power to submit the terms of union to a Genersl Convention. The Couvention will meetin Abington, Va., on the first Monday of May, 1675 A pew temperance erganization, in honar of the ** Sacred Thirst and Agony of Christ- on the Cross,” has been established in connection with 8¢, Patrick's Church, Jersey City, by the Rev. P. Hennessey, pastor. An abstinence of not less than five yvears from the use of intoxicatiny drioks is'requirod of each member. The organi- zation numbers 200. The following is a summary of J. C. Baker'’s three yoars' work in Tllinois for the Baptist Bun- day-school cause: Sunday-schools orzanized, 106; convengions and institutes hold, 18%; other meetings, 116 ; familiel visited, 566 ; churches visited, 175; revivals following Bunday-school meetings about 30; miles traveled, 40,255; ser- mons, 359; addresses delivered, 1,510. The petitions for and agaimst * the eastward position” of the clergyman in the celebration of the Lord's Supper have been very numerously signed. That of the Evangelicals (against) bears tha names of 5,300, (gl the lAéer many Qeclare that, if the practices for which they plead are condemned, & very large seceesion from the Church of England will be the result. & Many a prayer, so-called, has been purely o homily, or a cloak of malice and cowardice. It bas served as a covering of an invidions thrast; things were hinted whicls tho speaker dared not say 1n honest fashion; be gave advice, he criti- cised. he found fault, bo flattered or condemed, in the pame of prayer to God. I am at loss ‘whether most to despso the mennness or avhor i fmplety of theahuse: 1 is sacrilego tovards a0d_pusillanimity towards o - SO Saning.” Crtniant Drs. Eennedy and Bonar, of Scotland, are en- gaged in 3 warm pamphlet controversy over the evangelistic methoda of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the American missionaries, whose re- ‘markable Iabors have npset the ataid theories of Saxon snd Celt alike. “Dr. Kennedy does not 3 ‘lku their hymuia and organ worship, their simple addresses to the common peoplo. Thers is not theology euough displayed in their presentation. Dr. Bonar considers these vary objections their highest merit, and intimates thaf in the ques- tion of hymualogy the orthodox paraphrases of the Pealms lack the olements which make the avangelists’ songs 80 acceptable, namely—postry and sentiment. Dr. Bonar, it may be remarked, is one of the most pleasing hymn writera of the present dsy. Beveral Protestant Episcopal clergymen in the Diacese of Toronto have been presentod for trial before a apecial Church Court, and charged with ¢ depraving the government and discipline of the Church,” The Dean of Toronto is included in the list of the accused, sll of whom are mem- bers of the ‘‘Church Association,” which is a voluntary organization for the publication and circulation of tracts and books advocating and defending Evangelical truth. The Association take s bold stand sgainst Ritaalism, Sacerdotal- ism, and Bacramentarispism. The Baptist Church in Cheshire, Conn., is so intensely anti-Masonio thatits pastor, the Rev. H. A, Morgan, has been dismissed bécause of his connection with the Order, this being probably the only case of the kind ever accurring in the country. The members of the church profess to ‘“know " a great deal of the wickedness done in the Jodge-room, and oné of them declares that the death of his brother was caused by Masonry. At the first meeting, when the question came up, the vote atood 17 to 11 in favor of retaining Mr. Morgan, but the result caused so much distarb- ance on the part of the majority that a majority rl_ 1 :Ln favor of his dismissal was finally ob- aine A Third Reformed Episoopal Cburch has been organized in Philadelphis, it location being in Germantown. Bishop Cummins has been preach- ingin Lehmsn's Hall, Baltimore, to the church which has been established in 'that city. The congregation propose very soon, if not at once, tocall & Bector for the church. ‘‘Although Bishop Cummins,” says the Baltimore Gazetle, “willnot regularly fill the pulpit in Baltimore, 88 {ar a8 known, he will reside permanently hers and will occasionally officiate in the church ; but, a8 his work calls him to various parts of the country, he will, consequently, be absent a great portion of the time.” 5 THE NOLY COMMUNION. o the Editor of T'he Chicago 1'rbunc: Cumicaao, March 6.—In last Sunday’s TRIBUNE it was announced that ** It is commonly reported that the congregation known as the Church of Hply Communion, on South Dearborn street, in this city, will very shortly change their location of worship to Indiana avenue, having rented the place known as the Murray Chapel, which will be converted into an Episcopal church, eto. So far as the Church of the Holy Communion is concerned this is » mistake; ana probably was uccasioned by the fact that s new Episcopal parish 18 about to be organizod atthe place pamed, to be known as the * Bishop Whitehouse Memorial Church,” of which the Rev. W. H. Swmythe (formerly Rector of the Church of the Holy Communion) is to become the-Rector. The Church of the Holy Communion, althongh wishing the new movement abundant success, has no copnection with it, and bas no inteation of removing from its present location on South Dearborn_street, where it has been located for the last six years, and whero it expocts tore- main for many years to come. X Avpest E. Nexve. CONVERSIONS I¥ BUSYIA. Tracy Tarnerelli writes to the editor of the London Standard: * We live in a wonderful age, and the accouat the papers are giving us of the conversion in twenty-four hours of 50,000 * Uni~ ates® in Poland to Russian orthodoxy would alone prove it to be so. I happen to know some- thing of theas mattors myself, having personal~ ly assisted, nolens volens, #t the *edifying’ con~ version of about 2,000 Tchouvash peasantsin the Government of Kazan, msde * Christians,” not in twenty-four, bnt in less thsn fonr honrs. The Tchouvash—whose customs and religions ceremonies I have described in my work on Kazsn—were Pagana, The Emperor Nicholts determined to convert these unbelievers to Russian Christiznity ; 50, on & given day, a regimentof Cossacks, armed with Whips—the Governor-General, the high clergy, and other great officials presiding—and a sufii cient supply of cannon, muskets, pikes, and bayonets in the rear, the task of ‘conversion’ began—id est, the task of scourging ; and so ef~ fectually were these Christian' arguments ap- plied that, on bended knees, fall of zeal, fervor, and gratitude, the Tchouvash peasants kissed the cross, signed their names with 3 ‘cross’ also, and went to their homes with bleeding ‘backs, blessing ‘the white Tzar’ for the benefit done them and heaven. But that I had better not touch on. +* A few montha later,"when they had received full justructions in Christian doctrines, I chanced to visit one of the ‘conyerted’ Tchouyash Chris- tian villages. A crowd of hirsute Cbristians of the race were gathered round me. ‘You believe in gesus, God the Son?' said I. *Oh, yes, mas- ter, ‘we do indoed—indeed we do,’ And the Cos- sack whips floated before their eyes when they answered my quostion. ‘And in God tho Tather algo?' I inquired. The crowd were puz- zled, bewildered, terrified at the answer they had tomake. At length one gray beard, evidently an anthority among them, came forward, and said gravely and solemnly, ‘What, master? Is the oid man still alive?’ Not being able to per- saade themselves that the Son could reign even in Heaven until the Father had ceased to live and breathe there. This was ‘Rusgian conver- sion’ and ‘Russian instruction,’ and as these 50,000 converts will no doubt find & place in his- tory, it will bo well if the ‘methoda of conver- sion’ adopted were coupled with it.” THE EXPELLED SISTERS. ‘The San Francisco Chronicle of Feb. 23 con- tnins a report of & Jarge mass-meeting beld in that city to take action in regard to the expul- sion of the Sistors of Charity from Mexico. The meetiog was immense 1 point of number, and many influentialsand prominent citizens were among those present. Twenty of the exiled Sis- ters, in,the dress of their Order, occupied .seata upon_the platform. Addresées were made by tho Hon. James Otes, Mayor]of the city, by Archbishop Alemany, and other Catholic clergy- men. Among the numbér was a Paulist Father, who made 3 sensation by a speech full of flame aud fury. The following is the sketeh given of itin the report : “ Thets men (referring to the Aexican outrages), {hongh, indeed, they may favor the simple gontlemen. who 0 down there to undertske to plant in that Catholie poople the Prolestant relizion,—though, T say, tle Mexican Government may favor the Protestant misgionary, they don’t do it for the sake of Protestant- ism, but they do it because they know what the Catho- lic religion is, and they know—1 say it with all defer- ence to my Protestant hearers—once the Catholic re- Yigion is beaten down in that country, that the great army of God among them shall disyppear. They do it for the striking down of public and political morality, for the bre: of constant and Teiterated revoln- tione, and for tho disappearance of all that can give testimeny to tho existence of a political morality, They cannot Toot out the tres which has penctrated throughout all that land, the first tros of civilization that ever was planted there, and gives all the reason and all the civilizalion that theso simple Mexican peo- ple do possess, And what will be the result? Pormit me to prophe- 8y that, if this crusade,~if we may name the diabolical sentiment followed up by such diabolical means cra- sade,—if this persecution of the good Bisters continues, that land will be shortly drenched with blood, That reople down there (as everybody who knows admits) still have clinging about their hearts some traces of the savagery that the Catholic religion has eradicated in part, and the remains of that -savagery will stir tbem up to cut the throats of tho people who persecute them for religion; and their army will perish before the mols which brave and Christian peoplo must and shall organize in order to bresk down thoss who are snatching the bread of life from their spirits, The epeaker then protested in the name of the spirit of American lib- erty, the Catholic religion, and the sacred priesth: Sgeinst the persccution of the Siaters, aad. conclbaed by saylng: * Althongh I will not positively assert the dcctrine of manifest destiny, yet I wll say that there ia & scornful and contemptuous glsnce that we can cast upon theas tyrans, i€ these little things can e worth such » name, and tell them that the dsy may come when {he shadow that now falls upon them may entirely shroud them, and that thers shall be sucha scorpion lat loose in that country of buse tyranny, pusillanimity, snd political dishonesty that the Amer- ican people will go thers and tramplo them down,” iy iatninn. THE WHITEHOUSE MEMORIAL CHURCH, A NEW EPISCOPAL STRONGHOLD O THE SOUTK SIDE. For gome years the members of the Episcopal Church have entertained the ides of establish-~ ing a now parish on the South Side, midway be- tween - Tweoty-gixth and Thirty-sixth streets, and east of State street. An effort was attempt- ed two or three years ago by soms vory worthy persons, but, what with the great fire and other local difficnlties, the enterprise failed. The loca- tion is very eligible, owing to the rapidly-grow- ing population and the constantly-increasing ar- tivals of church families in that neighborhood. Iris a dutyof the Church to provide forthe neceseities of her own children, ae well as for others ; indecd, so strong has been the pressure of this matter upon the attention of tue parties interested, from time to time, that they sought acd obtained the advice and the bearty epproval of our late Iimented Bishop, 28 a distnict which ho had long regarded as one of the most promising in this city for church work, and to which, had he lived, he would no :l_mlxbt_:‘mva given his best attention and substan- ial aid. The knowledge of the Bishop" ial in- dorsoment, ganpgled with the ::]o:n:ni‘fi’;;m:} !‘-l:ils funeral services at his own Cathedral, Jed to the 1esolve, on the part of ons who participated in ‘those services, while they were being conducied, I pany, in order to propagate their creed by means that he would consecrate thé remainder of his life $o the providing for the wants of the chil- dren of the Cburch n 8aid lozality, by raising the means and building & memorial church 1n houer of thegreat and good Bisbop, and thus perpetuate bis memory to futuregenerations aaan humble monument to departed worth. - A few friends of the Church were consulted on the subjoct, who offered their co-operation at once and their material aid. A noble band of generous Idies, with true Christian mission- ary zesl, have canvaesed the neighboohood, notwithstanding the inclement weather, and have been rewarded with every prospect and romise of success of the object comtemplated. @ edifice, long known as Murray Chapel, in Indisna avenue, bas been rented for temporary use for one year, and will be this day for divine service by the Rev. Dr. Cushman, Chairman of the Standing Committee, and Dr. Mc3¥Murdy, of Hyde Park, at the usual hours of morning and evening worship. K It ig hoped snd believed that all those living in the vicinity of this new church organization will gladly avail themselves of the privileges which this enterprise offers. A Sunday-school will be commenced at 3 o'clock this day. 5 An officient choir is being formed, uunder the lendership of Alr, Charles Baker, which will do its best to discourse to the publio the sweet music of the Church of God. sum. Another friend, similarly struck with th magnificent proportions of the turkey. purchasesi it, and also sent it fo the parson. Not wishin, to fly in the face of Providence, the good ma: eaidatlast: ¢ It is very clear that the Lora mewss us to have this tarkey :” and, with the entire approbation of the family, it formed pan of the Christmas dinper. Dr. Clement, who had a seriés of after-dinner graces. When he had partaken of a faultless. repsst, he wonld reward Mrs. Clement with g radiant smile, and, t say empatically, Thank God for an dinner.’” A dinner of merit, though of inferioy excellence, was acknowledged devontly with, *Thank God for & good dinner.’ An ordinary regalement that would justify neither praisg Dor positive reproof elicted no heartier grace than * Well, I am thankful for my dinner.” Bat whenthe repast had conaisted of cold meaty and unpalatable reproductions of yesterday's faro the worthy maa used to pray ina piaintively lugubrious tone of grievance, as he thought h¢ were protesting against ill-nsage and imploring an impossibility, * May the Lord makeme thank. 1ful for whai I have received !’ Oa hearing thiy dolorous entresty Mra. Clement seldom failed to deliver some equally appropriate and edifying remarks on the sin of dsintiness. But the hint was not thrown away. The Doctor’s graces)were inatractions fo his wife as well 8s thanks tg caven.” L PERSONALS. W GHICAGO AND ELSEWHERE. CHUR_—.——SE Bishop Harris tias recently returned from a co.ng AfllfixlcES. tonr throogh Texas and the South, and isnow in the city. Rev. Ephraim Miller, Dixon, has received a call to & Lutheran Church in Cincinnati, at a salary of $2,000. B. F. Jacobs conducted a Sunday-school con~ vention at Western Springs 1ast Sunday. It was fairly attended and was a good meeting. Communion servico will ba held af the Leavitt Strest Church this morning. Preaching by the pastor st 230 sod 7:30 p, m. —Communion servico st Plymouth Church tuts morning. Preaching by the Bev. William Alvia Bark- lett this evening. . —Tho Rav, Dr. Healy will preach at ‘the Tabernacl Clhvarch this moraing, somes of baiuns ane: Aaas streets. Lecture to the young in the evening, “Ttio Rov. J. T. Hyds will presch at Oakiand Church . The Rev.£. H. Tsylor, D.D,, of the Third mur%!:uxl:«l' eniog, "Presbyterisn Church, Cincinnati, has received a | =ik Bor. 4; Hastogs Rost of Qolumbus, 0, wt unanimous call to the church at Quincy, 11 The Rev. Willis Lord has accepted the invita~ tion to supply the Central Church at Denver, Col., and has already entered upon bis duties there. 3 . The Rav. Dr. Jeffera, now Profsssor in Woos- ter University, has received s unanimous call to the Euclid Avenne Presbyterian Church, Cleve- 1and, O. Dauring the administration of the Rov. E. E. Bayliss at the Hyde Park Baptist Church, that Bociety has been organized, and ho has finished, furnisheu, and paid for the house of worship. The Rev. A. B. Earle, who has been detained longer than expected at Om: is mow an- nounced at tho Becond Baptist Church inthiscity shortly. Ha has been doing & gresé work at the former place. . P ‘The Rev. Stone Richardson, pastor of the M. E. Cnurch, at Madison, Wis., has been in tho city during the week arranging for s series of concerts to be given by the colored singers sent out by his Church. S poe The Rev. I. 8. Ealloch, formerly of Boston, and more recently of Leavenworth, Kau., haa been called to the palpit of the new church in San Francisco, formed by the union of the Taber- nacle Baptist Church and the Columbis Square Church. Mr. Ealloch is s2id tobea b t and very liberal-minded p:eacher. Philadelphia has lost & modest but noble lay- man in the death of Park H, Cassady. He was generous and self-sserificing in his life, and, dy- ing. he did not forget the cause of Ulrist and men which he loved so well. He made the Pub- lication Society his residuary legatee. He left to his widow the income of the bulk of his proper- ty, to revert at her decease to the.Sociery. Itis thought that the Socioty will ultimately receive from $30,000 to 375,000 from tho estate, eww: The canonry in Westminater Abbey, vacant by the death of Charles Kingsley, hias bean bestow- ed upon the Rev. Robinson Duckworth, who was formerly a tutor to Prioce Leopold and a great favorite with cortain members—or s certain member—of thoe Royal family. He was then ap- pointed Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen, and given a remuanerative vicarage. Ar. Duckworth 18 a good-looking man, with remarkably agree- able manners. "The following clerical changos are announced: The Rev. N. Barrows, of liansfield, Pa., zoes to ing. ~Sacramental services will ba held at the New En. gland Church this morning, Delaware place, near Dearborn street. Preaching in the evening, REDHGPEPEC:SJA‘“ h ab Al e Bev, H. G. Perry yroach al Church; corner of Carpenter aund Fourth m maorning and evening. % ~The Rev, Dr. Stocking will preach at the Church of the Epiphany, Throop street, between Monros and Adams, morning and evening. ~Bishop Whitehonse Memorial Chmn‘rglh Maery Chapel), between ;Kary-mm A‘nd E ;:‘n ‘straets, diana avenve, opened {or services to-day. Ths Rev, Dr. Cushman, irman of the Standing Committee, will preach at 10:45 a, m, The Rev, Dr. McMurdy, of Hyde Park, will preach at 7:30 g;r . The services will be read by the Bev, W, Her. Bmythe, —The Rav. E. Sullivan preaches this morning at Trinity Church, on * Wha Coming to Christ Mesns,” aud this evening on ** Enigmas Solved in Jesus Chrisi,” —The Rov. Dr. Cushman will offidate at Bt Ste. phen's Clhiurch morning and evening. ~The Bov. Arthur Brooks will preach st 6. James* Church morning and evening. ~—The Rev, Luther Pardes will officiate at Calvary Church, Warren avenue moring and evening. ~—The Ber, Dr. Locke will preach a4 Gracs Church e o, ¥, 83 fines, 1ato f Peoris, will cont —Tbe Bey. ¥, es, 14 conduct the servicesand presch morning and evening at tha Ciurch of the Ascension. ~—There will be full Cathedral services at the Cathes dral of 83, Pefer and Paul, morning and evening. . ~—The regular service will be held at the Church of ibe Holy Communion, South Dearborn strest, betwesn Twenty-ninth and Thirfleth, morning and evening. METHODIST. The Rev, John Williamson will preach morning and evening af tha Wabash Avenue Church. Morning Why All Christians Should Be Church. ra.”” Evening subject: “The Wife.” —The Rev. N. H. Axtell will preach at the Park Avenue Chiurch morning and avening. Evening sub~ Joct: “ Art Thou He That Should Coms, or Look an 10:%0!%?:;& Richardson, of Madison, Wis —The Rer. no Richardson, i 'will preach at the First Church this morning. Dr, Thotiaa will preach in the evening, Tha * Halstujan Band " will sing at the evening service. ~—Ars. Van Cott will preach at the Centenary Church ‘morning and evening. ~—There will be presching at Stmpson Church, Bon~ fleld atreet, botween Archer syenueand Hickory strcet, morning aad evaning. —The Rev. Dy, Thomas will praach st Grace Church this morning. The *Hallefujsh Band” of colored singers will be present. The Rev. H. Stone Richard- son will preach in the evening. PRESBYTERIAN. The RBev. U, D. Gulick will presch at ths Ninth Church, corner of Ellis avenus and Thirty-sevonth streets, morning and evening. the Holy Comforter Church, Balway, N. J.; the | . —tueBov. Jacob Post will st the Hollang Rev. I Estill, of Atlants, goes to Dalfon, Ga, ; | Shtrehy comer of Hollo wnd Trie smel, moring the Rev, J. Kiernan, of Deposit, N. Y., goes t0 | snd English in the evening. —The Bov. C. L. Thompson will preach Church, corner of Indians avenne and Thirtieth strest, thin morning, Bubject: 4 Jetus Only.” —The Rev. Arthur Mitchell will ‘preach at the First Church this morning, and the Rev. Mr, Rutchinson, the American missionary to Mexico, in’ the evening. ‘Tho evening sermon will give an account of the prea- ent condition of Mexico,and especially of the relations Elizabeth City, N. C. ; the Rev. T.L. of Newport, R. I, has sccepted a call to Christ Charch, Fitchburg, Mass. ; the Rev. W. W. New- ton, of Brookline, Mass., goes to Trinity Church, Nowark, N. J.; the Rev. E. C. Porter has re- signcd at Racine, Wis.; the Rev. T. W. Punnett bas resigned at Edgewater, Staton Island, and the Rev. O. Witherapoon, of Buffalo, goes to | of Popery thers to political and religions Cincinaati, O. . 8 Se- Hatobinaon 1a tha pastor of the chiurch 5t ACApal: <o, Which was ths scena of the recant “The Rev. W. W. McEalg, D. D., will preach al Carr’s Hall, No. 727 Cottage Grove avenue, this morn- ing. Subjéct: “ Glimpses into the Future." ~“The Bev. J. W. Bain will preach marning and even. ing at the United Church, corner of Monros snd ‘Paulina streeta. Morning subject: “ State of the Soul Afte} Death.” Evening subject: “The Divine Love.® —The Rev, James Maclsughlin will preach at the Fimg Scotch Church morning_snd evaning. Evening sub- Jeck ;4 Scotiand's Early Martyrs.” —Services will be held ai Bajlroad Chspel, Blats street, this morning. _The Bev. 8. W. Duffield will preach at ths Eighths Church morning and_evening. —Tbe Rev. J. Munroe Gibson will preach at tha Second Church, corner of Michigan avenus and Twen- tieth street, morning and evening. —The Esv. J. H. Walker will preach at the Beunion Chutch morning and eventng. —The Rer. J, McClure preaches at the River Park Chureh Wis " morniog. Bubject: Tnion with —Tha Rer, . 0. Young will preach at the Fullsrion Avenus Church morning and evening. —The Rav. F. G. Surbridge will conduct commanion service at th Teath Church this morning. by the Rev. Mr. Wisner, of Elmiru, iu the evening. —Prof, F, L. Pattd: preach st the Jefferson Park Church, corner of Adams and Throop streets, ‘Tmorning and evening. —The Bav. G. AL Hair will preach a¢ Campbell Park. Chapel this evening. z —Tho sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be ad- ministered this morning at the Weatminster Church, The Rev. D.J. Burrell will preach in the evening. Subjecs; “ The Prayer of the Publican.” BAPTIST, The Rev, T. L. Bush will preach morning and even- ing at the Twenty-Bfth Btreet Church, near Wentwarth By therecent elevation to the Archiepiscopal rank of the Sees of Philadelphia, Boston, M‘i’)- waakee, and Santa Fe, the following Roman Catholic ecclesiastics have become Archbishops ; The Right Rev. F. Wood, D. D., the Right Rev, J.J. Williams, the Right Bev. J. M. Henui, and the Right Rev. J, B. Lamy. The Pope has also appointed several new American Bishops. Thesa are the Rey. Thomas Galverry, President of the Villa Nova Collego and Commissary-General of the Angustinians in the United States, promoted to the Bishopric of Hartford : the Bev. James A. Healy, pastor of 8t. James Church, Boston, pro- moted to the Bishopric of Portland; the Rev. F. H. Krautbauer, Saperior-General of the Bis- tera of Notro Dame in the United States, pro- moted to the Bishooric of Green Bay, Wis.; the Rov. M. Hurley, pastor of St. Patrick's, Peoria, appointed first Bishop of tho new Diocesa of Peoria, 1ll.; the Rev. John Iraland, Rector of the Cathedral Parish of St. Paul, Minn., made Bishop, in partibus, and Vicar Apostolic of Ne- braska ; the Right Rev. A. R. Seidenbush of the Abbey of 8t. Lonis-on-the-Lake, 3inn., mada Bishop, in partibus, and named Vicar Apostolic of the ‘par: of Minnesots which has bean sep- arated from the Diocese of St. Panl. —_— BREVITIES. Lot could easily have obtained a divorce by (hying Lis old wife for a salt, and been at liberty fa get a frest one. 1t has been puggested that the late cold winter was a feoble effort on the part of Providence to | avenue. . overcome the Beecher business. . gfi°&ffi§'mlmmmfia% e “,uwm $u‘t BMr. Beecher thinks the wickedest thing in the | ington and Pauling streeta. Taberns world is t0 thump a child on the head. Thisis | cis, b bee Wi ayante. ol coorbins sed the Ia- undoubtedly true. The best way to punish a dm;:ra::u gmflpfl_&z the S8t Brookiyn, . child is to pour hot beeswax down its back. Y., will preach morning and evenicg at the Michigan A young ladies’ institute at Uerikon, Switzer- | Avenus Laptist Church. The Rev. N, F. Ravlin will preach at the Templs Church, corner of Harrison and Sangamon streets, morning and evening. Evening subject : ¢ Reasont Why I Am Not & Baptist; or, Sectorianiem versus Christianity.” USIVERSALIST. “The Rov. Sumner Ellis will preach a¢ the Chiurch of the Redeemer, corner of Washington and Biagamen streets, this morning, —The Rev. E. Manford will preach at the old Schook ‘House, Englowood, thix afternoon at 3 O'clock, - —Ttie Rev. Dr, Ryder will preach morning and even~ ing at ¢, Paul's Church, 3l UNITABIAN, The Rev. H. M, Simmons, of Kenosha, Wis., presch- s morning snd evening st the Charch of the Mo~ aial —Tho Rev. E. P. Powell will preach this morning 3¢ the Third Cburch, corner of Aonros and Laflin strests. —The Rav, Francis Tiffany, of Newton, 3ass., ¥ Prairis avenss land, goes by the name of *Eden,” and the disetpline is &0 strict that the managera won't even permit apple-pie to come on the premises, Ah Goe is the name of a Chinaman in the In- sane Asylum in San Francisco. He imagines they are trying to put him out of the world, and hhl_; doesn’t want Ah Goe, oven if the angels want im. \ A prominent Detroit Universalist some months ago married a red-headed widow witk four chil- dren, and last week i#e remarked to a friend, I was blind when I believed there is no heil. I see now!” Forbearanco is not always s virtue, even in a clergyman. Imagine tho feelings of the rural dnvmle \v}w, ;{u;: fefihng 50 centa for marrying & couple, found that the bridogroom hag With Bis now ilk hat, o Qangie And now comes joint-stock religion. The Brit- ish National Association of Spi":itn.\lism hava formed themselves into a limited liabulity com- avenue. th street, this morning. —The Rev. M. J, Savage, of Boston, will preach st TUnity Church this morning. CHRISTIAN. The Rey. 3. Ls Grange will presch st the Centnl Church'this afterpoon at 3 o'clock. Iwpartant inter ‘ests are o be considered. —The Rev. Isaac Erreit will preach at the churchcon ner of Indiana avenus and Twenty-f(th sfrests WO ing and evening. MISCELLANEZOUS A funeral sermon on the death of Mrs. HiD willbe preached by Elder McCalioch, at Advent No. 213 West Madizon street, this morning, The mausl s’ vices i the ovening. —The Progressive Lyceum of Chicago meets to-dsy 24 12:30, corner of Washingion and Desplaines stcecti, 'Rev. Edmund Belfour will preach at the Ea- glish Lutheran Church, corner of Dearborn aml Ecs Atreets, morning sod evening. : —Tho Rev, Dr._Hibbard will preach s¢ New Cburck Hall, corner of Eighteenth street and Prairia svei% this morning, and a the Temple, corner of Wabiag: ton street and Ogden avenue, this afternoon. —The Hon. J. AL Peeblea will lecturs beford the First Soclety of Spintuslists at Grow's ! morningand_evening. : —There will bo mesting for sorship st Friesdt Meeting-Houre, Twenty-eisth streat, near Indiats avs- aue, mo and evening. ¥ —The Disciples of Christ meet at No. 209 West Bad> dolph street this'afternoon for worahip, ——— CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. Ifarch T—Fourth Bundsy in Lent. Jiarch §—Twenty-tfird Day of Lent. 3farch 9—Twenty-fourth D2y of Lent. Harch 10—~Twenty-Aith Day of Lent, Jarch 11~Twenty-sixth Day of Lent. Warch 13—Twenty-seventh Day of Lent. larch 13~Twenty-eighth Day of Lent, BOMAN CATHOLIC. 3farch T—Fourth Sundsy in Lent. 3farch 8—St. John of God, C, March 8—St. Frances of Home, W, . of lectures and publications. A country pastor esid fo ona of his feminine congregation, * Are you happy ?” * Yes, uir,” she replied ; “ feol a8 thongh I were in Beolze- bub's bosom.” ** Not in Beelzebub's I *Well, some of the patriarchs ; I don't care which.” One of the choir boys at Westminster took oc- casion to have s fit during service, and fell over the rafl on top of an ancient dsme in velvet bon- 3:’;: ;ngfi m:nbc:gn !e-ll:exm, She went right on r devotions, exclaiming in I 3 **Good Lord, deliver ns!” il ‘fm” A charchwarden's wifo went to church for the first time in her Jife when her bnsband waa made churchwarden. ~ Being lato, the congregation were getting up from their knees at the time she entored, when she seid, with o condescending smile: * Pray keep your seats, ladies and gen- ;I:‘man ; 1 think no more of myself than I did ore. § Half & century ago, when the income of = dis- Senting . preacher waa not very large, his was often supplemented, by s bountifal supply of provisions from the well-to-do members' of bis congregation. A Daptist ister in Hertford- ghire used at Coristmas time to be positively inundated with hampers filled with good things. On one occasion an enormous tarkey was sent to him by the thoughtful kindness of a neighboring farmer ; but, a8 the minister’s famuly bad already provided for the Christmas dinner, the bird was sent to the market and sold. A passer-by seeing the fine specimen of ponltry, said: ‘“What a aplandid turiey I- Just the thing for the parson’s Chrissmas dinner!” And to the parson it was sont. The prudent wife sent it a second time to the market, and s0ld it Again for & handsome , Aarch 13—S5, drogoeg Ko £+ G B A vriter 2ays : ** The memory comes o meof his eyes npwards * excellen o - BTy