Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 15, 1875, Page 2

‘ching, and yet did nothing to ravo ven. They neither won sympathy nor exe ited alm, But the Christians belleved rocioty ras perivhing, and lo, they must ga out uio tho market places ond highways to utter Shtist's warnings, and to tell men of iis hopes, their Chriet was in them like a glorying song, ind they sang thin many a strange loud. Thoy jang it out toud and cloar beforotheworld. Thoy mug itso that tho very prisoners heard them. fest into many a prisoned sont, fast bound in xoreo bondage than that of avy oman dungeon, vound in the fettera of dark beathenisms, on- fed in the deadly merhes of just and. sin, red that glad hopeful utterance of (the os- 1 megsuago Which rang out like a song into the ancient world! And, nobler thay tho fablet music of Orpheus, which eubduod wild beasts nud moved tho mountaing to Jieten, that song touched savages men Into tender penitence, and inaved hearts harder‘than the rocks, And atwava has boen tho eama with tha stronger and nobler — forma ef Christian life, Tho loaders ond tho churches that havo taken hold of men's hearts andioft their work on tho world Lave heen those that have }fted up thelr voices ina fearless triumphant faith, that in poverty and contempt, and, if it came to that, ever in tho trinon or the arena, have let their word go out, Lorne themselves as moneinging the Lord's sony ain strange land, and sung it ill mon could not. vhoose but hear, When St. Augustine landed in Britain on his mireion to those Gid Baxous whoao elvony manbogd etl! yes in your land aud ming to-day, rude, force Pagana, of whom, as Angus- tae and hiamouke journsyed towards thon, they heard auch terrible tales, that thoy got frightened aud halted in France, and sent back nnicasenger tobog Popa Gregory to let them come back, it was in singing. alnging their mookieh iitaples in solemn procestion, that they gathered np thoir coutage and came to Kiug Ethelbert; nnd that “Lord's song in a strango land" was tho prelude of n song that has nover since died away. When Juther was at his lowest, hiding in the lonely old Castle of ‘artburg, with onemics lurking round aud aginary dovils mocking at him in his study, he wtrengtboned hinwelf with tho Lord’a song ; sald he, onco, She devil cun’t abido good music," and those grand old hymnd of his sot the key- note of the Reformation! In tho struggle of tho Commonwealth, prelacy and royalty went dlown together before the hattle-psalma of Crom- weil's ronsides, Aud outin tho dark mixta of Seotland’s wildest moors and glens rang out tho y of the Coveumnters, and by that ' Lord's siting in that stranzest land wo hold those ishicu outcasts for the true victora of thoir timat Yen, oven in the moat literal senae, Christiani- is best when it hea moat of sung m it, Mogic bas Af strange power aver men. He wan a wire mau who eid: “I caro uot who makos the jaws for a people, if I may make tseir songs.” And of all songe, what aro thero that aro so uuivereally felt as sacred wongs? Inthe grest, bnay mauufacturing dis- tricts trom which I come, I think there 18 no nmsic eo loved alike by rich and poor as Hen- doi's slevvieh,” and noxtto that, 1f not bofure it, como the popular hymns, People hike a re~ ligious service with pleuty of music in it, There are mauy to whom prayer, and Scripture, aud jon, Bre only hke a rourmur ty au unknown 1103 bit lat sume fino melody of praise bo started, aud taken np by a hundred or a thou. sand voices, and all hoarts are couched, and if $ou ehall go outside into tho evening darzuesa yor will Hud listening there rudo men and vareless =women—ltsteuing — apell-bottnd—and it aw not tha mere pleared oar that holds them, but the touched henrt, tho old slumboring thought of goud awakened, aud memories of hume aud childhood, aud the songs thet they thomvelves eong fong azo. Why, Ibu. live that the suceces of those two revivalists: who have Istely boon making suck 3 sensation in uur cottntry is far moro dueto their singing than to thor preaching! ‘Uherofore it in that £ lice to huve children learn of beautiful hymus; and #o 1 hava always advocated having our church-psalmody just 2a bright and living and beanliul as ft ca be—and, much of it, at any ro—such that all, even little children, may joiv in, such tust wo all may love to hear, sud luvo ta yetnember, and love to sing, oven when we are ino ptrange Innd! But then, otter all, itis not no much ihe ditio rong that mattors, an tho cheerful, thankiul, pousdiko svirit of religon, nud the fearless, mane ly, outspoken epirit of region. You know thora io'a ppt of dite, which, aa yo come into con- tact with Ht, etries upon you tikea wong, There ero thoes who perhaps cantict sing 8 uote, and yet who moyo about im the world tike pooplo with nsoug in ther hearts, Gextie women, who Perbaps lave ag auch to cumber thom as Martha, wud yelmove about among their buay vares with as Joving and tender agit thoy novor left biting ut the Saviour's fect, who Ning a low contented song, And Knock at Paradise 5 ur strong men wao, iuto all tho strife and ture moil of the world, go torth from day to day with Lind heatts and capabls bands, aud a helpful word and deed forall avout them, and whose lives are a prayor in their endeayor and o Pealm in ther thankfulness, ¥os, tighing aa ail very well, now and then; hod sometimes tho lifo hos to go down ta the depths where tho beat tho soul can do is just to wals in silence, “*L was dumb ; 1 opened not ty mouth, because Thou didat it.” But for the common ways of life tho spirit of a rejoicing jorgetting ourselves, Sorgottiug oveu our ning, looliing tv Gad, aud looking to our fellow- “me! the spirit not of sighing but of singing is what botits the Chnatian who belioves in his re- higion and loves it. P And, especiaily, wo want pot only that mon shalt Lave tho Lord's song fu their beatts, but that thoy shall sing itin u straugoland. Life \taulf often isa straugo land. It ig a pathway uf change God sets us to oad out 3 a fos with a great dent of toil and avxiety, and oftou of sot tow and divappoiotinent. Now auti then God nicreifully gives use space of happy abiding m= some experience that we feel we could dwoll in coutentedly foraver, but it is uot for long. Soon comes some call of duty, some eat surprise of trinl, bidding us up and go, —Ariva and depart for thig is not thy rout,” And so we grow to renlizo Low here we have no “ onuiaulag: city; wo are only strangers and pil- yes ao oll our fathors wore, and sometimes wo vox onwards longing for “tho rest that remain- cu.” Yes, all that is true, nud yot wa need not Le alwaya taliting a4 if earth wero a dreary oxile, or singing doloful songs about “I'm” but a stranger hore.” If earth is not our flusl bone, 1 think God means us to innke ourdelvos at home “hilo we are 1m it.—"'at home” in all the full. nees of tho word, in the human brotherliness end the Divine Fatherliness which it suggests; and be who feel that, who loves the world inthat true way wod rojoices 1a it,—evon though. tometimos it doos scom like s strange land,—will sing tho Lord's song in i¢ with a happy and Unsukful heart, You! evan in its strangest places! Here, por- hays, is whero the lossau mest comes homo tone. Ic is su eawy to sing the Lora's cong in Jeru- rulem; bo bard to wing itin Babylon! It ia no easy to be @ Christian in the church ; so bard to Lea Chriatisn, a manifest, nuashamed Cbris- tian, in the world, Thera aro a great many harpa thut can tue up quite loud on Sundays, (hat atl tho rest of tha week must be hung up eomowhera or other, you never hoar » note fiom them. Is may not come of auy {usincority; aften it is moro roligious reserve, ut it should wot bo. tis just thot bigher melody, thetones of 5 loftier thought, the harmonies of kindlter, mora unselllsh feoling, that wo want amidst the nolaw and din of the world, and that should supply just = whot would blend the mighty: murmurs of carth into a glorigua Peaim for Meavon, Ob, trienda, there is auch a beauty and a powerin the Chrivtiautty that, not bi tentatiously or obtrusively, bnt simply, nature ally, without auy shrintivg of falsa shame, can vay tho Lord’s word in daily lfo, hold openly ith truth and goodness, staud for an unpopus lar faith before wociory, sud in tho midat of all the allurement or sncering of the worid, iive tha qnoss It cau 8 clean-banded, kindly, earnest Christian lito! Such life should go its way, singing! For what a song itis, that Lord's song wo havo to ripg! A Letter song than that of those oll Hee Lrew exiles! Sing nu more the song of Moses ; the vow song of Clrint's people is oura! = And, ug [ think, there are none of Hla churches that liave moro closely caught the very votes of it thao ours, ft only we would sing it worthily | AU His grand, simple thought of the ona God, uur Ieavenly Father; all His kind, lovlug, bops- dul epirit towardé all men, from the little chit- dren whom Ils eaid were like the very Kingdom of God, to the poorloss sinners whom Ie an= comrged to bolleve in God's freo, unpurchased ovo; all Mis bslglt tender outlook ou the prow cat world, and all Ail ole, hopefut ontoak to tuo still botter world to como; ail ily bigheut tovey of heavenly wapiration, and all His hume- less strains of daily duty! ‘They are ali here! Jere in these bloxeed gospal: 1 only wih that, tu thia little time that you hve asked mo to minister among you, I tay be +Uo #0 to teaca, here aud there, some Uf {hone ates of higher, nobler life, that our tives ray Le over turzed to thom afresh, 1 that we may catch tho spirit of their ty gladneee aud eudeayor! kuow u way of Life is often hard, aud its caros heavy, dita burdens gore; but with euch a hehe of Juve, snd such a lighy of duty, and such a light ty uf hope, 1t ds» way that abould be trodden not nd Weepang exiles, aud not aa inisorable sinners, but és Christ's wtrong-bearted followers, who uplifted tacos leave the poor past, end still preunlug op, duding overywlcre the Lod’a : work, feeling averywhere tho Lord's prosence, and singing evoryshero the Lord's song! oni ss THE PRIESTHOOD, Kermon by the Mev. IL. Ns Powers, Tho Rov. H. N. Powera preached yoatorday morning at St. John's Church, taktog ne his texts Chrivt being come, an High Prieat of gnod things comme, Philotogiats havo been unable to agree tipon tho exact etymology of the word priest—caheu, iu Hebrow. Ite root-meantog has been roforro.4 to tho ides of prophooy, ae the priest dolivers a divine message, stands asa mediator between God ond man, This is said, howover, to be the Arable form, Othors think tho primary meaning of the word is equivalent to ‘ minister,” and othora connect it with an Arabio root, ‘to draw near.” This last has tho merit of answering most closely totho recoived ueage of the word. In tho precize terminology of the lat it fe used of ono who may "draw near" bo the Divino pres- once, while others rentain afar off, aud is ap- plied accordingly, for the most part, to tho sons of Aaron a8 those who alono were authorized to offer sacrifices. Iu some paeasges of scripture of conrue it takes a widor range, and applies to pricata of other nations and religions, and to thoae who discharged thoso sacrod functions in Israel before tho appolntment of Aaron, But however doubtful we may be abowt tho exact etymology of the word ** priost,” wo know woll evongh what tho functiona of the pricathood wero and tho fact of our humanity out of which tha oflicg eprung. “Tho idea connects itrelf, in all ite forms, pure and corrupted, with & cons eciousness moro ur toss dintinct of air.” Men feel that thoy Lavo violated 9 Inw, that they have doue something amiut. They recos- nizo above them a bolug holier aud inigitror thau thomselves, whom thoy fecl unable to ap- proach, ‘hoy would faln lavo tha iutervention of some one whois ablo to plead their cauee, who Is Identified with their interests, and who, boing more acceptable to tho Deity than thoy, can offer up their prayors and sactiflues. Such & one becomes their ropresontative in “the things pertaining unto God.” He inay, tao, ina certain sense, baa representative of God. All nations have had their priests, for ali mon have felt the same religions nocd, It 1s not necesuary for my_ purpose, nor wiil tle pormit, that T should discuss the Pectllayities ofthe religious systems that prevalicd in tha old pagan world. Wo notemmply what charactorized tho Jowimt dispeusstion, and here we sco no signs of a hereditary priesthood with its pecuilar functions and order till the appotutment of Aaron, The Yotriarche exercised tor themaciyes tho sacrod olices of thelr worship without any relations with such 9 claee ay sroso afterwards in tho jourueyiugs of tho Childron of Israel through tho wildernioes, Maelchisedec parses before usa moment, ‘'n priost of tho Mont High God,” but easentially difforent from those who pecved in tho Lempla in tho time of Aaron,—indeed, tho Asronic priesthood was dountices a deilection from his own, Now, st pertained to tho High Priest to onter ouco ayear tho * Holy of tho Lolicy,” on tho great day of Atonoment, when he sprinkled the blood of the alu-offoring on the mercy-seat, and burnt Incenso within tho vail, ‘Thus was repre- sented the offering for traasgresslun and the propitlation of tue Divine favor, The High Pride “drow near" to God with the confessions, nod xacrilices, avd allogiunce of hiv peapte. Lo performed that servico whieh symbolized tha ‘most gracious intervention. Ho stoud agit woro Uotweou God aud man, doing fur the people what they felt thoy could not do for thomeetves, and cortifying tuo acceptauce that is given of God, But all this, of course, was only a shudoy of heavenly things. Standing by itsolt, this sacerdotal systew had no virrue—could not take away aiu. ‘For if the tint covenant had been fuultlogs, then thora should have beau no placo found for the second.” Those High Pricsts had. to offer up wacrifices for thedr own aing, and thoy died and parsed away. They served ina rystem that was “ordained by the law of a casual com- mandmont.” ‘holt cifts and services could not make him that did the service ‘perfect as por- tuning to the conscience.” All waa ropresonta- tive, aud bad eigniticancs only as related to L:in at who wos made aftor the power of au endiccs ifo,"" ‘Tho great thing sought in the religion of mau access to God, the doiug away of tho hindrances to tha Divino ‘favor and bleysing, . tho relostatemont in the heaveuly relations, ry conacionsnexs of srelease from tho guilt of transgreavion, an oxsureoco that the ouds of lifaaro doing bazured, Tho perfect priost 1s one who actuatly discloses , Who authoritatively doclares tho will of God, who does all that which eatiutics the perfect justico and love of God. Io must be able to reach souls by hia Idowtlfcation with all thatis humna in them, and by his own attainment of all that can reoder their blesseduess certain. He must show the truths on which ly bagad tho kingdom of righteousness, mast perform the works that donmonstrate the yoracity of his claims and professions, must ucfold the doctrine that beara ita divinenogas to the conscianco, must ilmstrate the stops to the infivito good, aud by his own obedience aud character shuw how God can ba justand yet the justiner of those who obey Him. And such a High Priest is Josua tho Mediator of tha bettor Covenant, “ who is boly, armless, and undefiled,"—** ao priest forevor after the order of Melchisodec.” It will be noted that he does not susumo tho priesthood after tho manner of Aaron, Ho angagos in uo such literal service ag signalited thot wader tho law, Ile taught- no dependence upon the ob- Bervances, the routine, tho ceremontes, that bad such conspicuous place in the Monajo disponea- tion, That gyetem was ended. It bad served ite purpose. It was merely a shadow of the ac- tual, perfect priesthood thut was tobe porpetual; which “was made, not atter tho law of & carnal commandment, but nfler the pow- er of an cndiess hfe.” For Christ came that wo might have life, and that to might bars it more abundantly ;" came to minister ip fia those things that concern tho suprome good of the race; cauie to take that place antouy men, to npeak those words, to do theso works, to oat that teutimony, to make those disclosures, toeu- duro those sufferings, that should bo parfectly suited to the condition and needa of a siniul, sorrowing humanity like ourown, Hates High Priest thon of good things, because Ilo a ccom~ plishes exactly tuat which js comprised in tho perfection of the pricutly offica, @ needa ta make no propittatios of sin for Himsalf, for “ To is holy, harmless, and undefiled, aud sop- orate trom sinners." Ho doca wot vacate His Plave for another to succeod him, 80 ax to leava the soul nucertalu of au all-auiicent advocate, and au unchanging friend and intercovsor, but remalus ‘a prient forover after tho order of Melchisedec." Ho makes no doubtfuldisclosures of the will and truth of God, for '' Ho came from the bosom of tho Father full of grace and truth,” and hence spoke the worde of God, No question concerniug Hie relations with the Fatbor can impair one's confideuce in the sutll- cioncy of His Moasiahehip, for a voice from heaven doclarod “This is my boloved son." Io is called Emmauuel—God with us, Thore in nothing lacking ln tho evidence of His power, for His mighty works showed Hie sovercignty over evil, and tbe beulgnity of His mission. Io was deficient in no quality that could idoutify Mim with (our humanity, for the ‘Word was made floeh and dwolt among us.” Ie was “Tho babe lying in the fa the manger." He was the beautiful chil homo at Nazarcth, “increasing io wisdom aud stature, aud in favor with Gud and oan.” fo was tho tollsome, pationt, much-ondurlug, lowly laburer, io the ehop of the carpenter, learning all that ta sincoro and ‘preround in life by & most real experionce, He bad, in the couiso of his lifo and miulstry, found the key to the meaning of human existence, bad vanquished, through migh- ty stiuggley, the temptations that soize with faral vaptivity the soul, had participated io human sorrows aud juys, till, as one of us, He know all thatia sacred, and preclous, and glorious, in tho yange of the bysrt, had sevn tho world iu ite al urements, and ita breavementa and dewolations, and tasted the cup which waefsaven Him through his fdolity, to the very dregs. By both the divino and human side, therofure, Ho was pro- pared and titted to be a ‘sligh-}riest of gond things.” Ave perfect won Ho learned obedl- once bytho thinza Hoauffered.” Bensing the mevuage of God, He contd declare that * Clood- with" which is the eagonce aud wweetnces of the Gospel, Having no imperfection to repair iu His own vature, no relations to ro-cstablish with the Infinite Father, no harmony to seauro in the Peace and blessadnoss of the eterna! home, No could reilect the divine Inve without a cloud, could aitirin with the emphasiy of an all-gra- cious persuasion; tho sublime usea of human” bewg and tho grece of ita fruitiona, Furulehed with heavenly resources, Ie could iMustrate ay twighty works and iiis do- tiuion over ovil, the glorious voritica of the kingdom of grace aud truth. I'uen, ou the other site, how close He blood to men, tiking thelr sorrows into the teuderest heart aud lift. jug off their bucdens with the fullest sympathy of brotherhood, sharing thelr Lopes oud their Joys, stirring their souls with tho iuwpirations of 8 life that overleaped the grave ant rose into heavenly altitudes, and in tue reality of a most marvelous inunhood showing it to be uofsltors ingly true tothe divine idual. But, while doing alt thi, bow ch past iis disclosed the malguiy sud bast of ain. With whasintense veracity Ho THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1875. taught the hypocritical and the wicked their damuetion, With what tertible aoverity Ho omate of tho masks of deceit. and fraud, and gulte, atid cruelty, and left the corruption of tho ‘bug onl to bo Freon by its own oyes, And yob never waa this great Iizh Priest untouched with the tonjgung angutelr of trio hearts, o¢ without tho sympathy that ministers whera the cry for help is sincore, Novur did Ho slight the ape proaches of the most humble, or nogloct the cry of the mest forlorn. None who sought light avd‘belp of Him were unblest, oven thaugh thers waa to othor friendly voice to assuro thom of human couceru, Ho cast no shadow on any path of tne Inquirer after God, Into all the rad and earnest experiences of men went Flin peno~ trative aud refreshing sympathy; bul it was that phey might get the clow to tho heavenward patl nad feel that God's emilo was over thom. “The brulsed rood He did pot break, and the smoking flax Ho did not quench,” For Ho wes s priest of the soul, the anointed of God. And soon anit on, an Inbor and mintatry, in lesrun and gift, in visi- tation and talracte, Ile coutinuod to make known the kingdom of rightoounnoan and love. But tho fullness of Mis Priestly charactor He could not manitost until He had given all that it was possible to give, ‘To completa this mivis- try of roconcitintion-He had to bo faithful to the lant. Anil that fidelity requitod His doath, Hin onndochine ha had to illustrate, Zo do for man what could bring him to God, Ho must do a God-like work, must ablde in th path of obodl- ouce, must tako any consequence, howavor teirl- blo, *' tv obtain redompuou for us." And so came the cross and passion, Gothsomane, and the judgmoent-ball, aud Cuivary,tho scourge aud. thorns, the bitter cup, ani tha bloody aweat, tho cruel natis, and tho roldice's spoar. Tio had to pare through it all; “bad to offer Himself np through tho Etornal Spirit" to make Lis mission comolote, to show the love of Gud and the fe for men. For, * Lhongh Mo was a ron, yet He learned obedicuco by tho things which He suffers ed; and, beings imate porfect, Io beeamo the a {ue eternal walvation tuto all thea that obey im.” As you behold Him, free fromthe mista of thoclogical concoit. nud tho colors of w mau wrought sacerdotnlisin, yousoo there can bo nothing so vital, so roal, so egnifcant, so wlotious, as Ho is in all ‘(that pertains ta tho things of God." By Lim the moro figurcs: and shadows of sacred realities havo passod away. ‘nore ia now no utility Any arbitrary religious arrangement to rej resent how God may be appeased aud man forgiven, nor in any me- chanical routine that merely typifies but doos hat acinatizan Divino fact of life. Inntead of contrivance, there is the spontunisty of intlnite love, Inthe placo of a thow and somblanco, thore ia the sbs:anco of truth that discloses Rracions Mather. that touches tha conscienca, that replenishes life at its roots aud depths, In Chiist there iss cammg down from abave,—an evolution of tho Diviue, and a coming up.—a perfection of the human, 82 tuere ts atono- inent, mediatorship, the grace of a pervetunl advucato aud imtercossor, tha oxcroplitication of tho unity of tho Diviua lito aud the human,—tho contact of the life below and tho lifo above, and all that discloses ths way to jt and the glory of it. Sotho forme thst expresa sacrillve, that which is dono to appoasa wrath, to conctifaio favor, to perpetuate a formal sud nuibitrary pro- cess of drawing nour to Deity, a fiction of obodi- enco, all bat ia included ia the metaphor of tha altar, and sacrifice and priest, la wbulisued aud needless. In Christ tho soul comes to God, pare takes His life, onjoys s eacrod oucoesa with Hin, isin tho barmony of the beavenly kingdom, oud is auro of its blosscdness. Such fs the place and nature aud fulluess of Christ that humautty bas direct contact in Mim with the Divine. No one cau stand between, or bas any right to stand betweon, Whay Chriss offors tu ous ho ulfers toall, What Ho is to one, He is to all who recaivo Ilim. His offering of Him- sell in Mis suffeungs and desta caonot bo ro- peated, put abiues of porpatual oflicacy and tho witnees of His Mewsishstip, The virtue of ail Mo did remaine, for "Ie remaius a priest fur- over." So tho idea of preseuting Him In ma- torial forms or under material forms, is un abuso of His truth and an indignity to His per- fection. Tho idea that human priesthood can in any wise monopeiizo His grace, or control tho outdoning of Hin spirit, or adjust byconventiun- wlitics and ritual tho odmiuistration of His boundless Jove aud Ufo, is monstrous and irra tionat Loyond expression. A!l such presump- tion is virtuuily atrogating Ilis place and wrost- ing the Saviorship from Mis throne, Think of this frigid, varrow, dead system of bumau gacer- dotalism, with its cumberaomo details, its ma- chauicnl observaucas, ite material accosnorios, its. appeal to senso and thd puerilisies of the onder standing, tts low ravge of vision, iia omphasis of the letter, its porversion of tho religions in- stiuct aud aim, and then think of Christ just as the Goxpel shows Him with His unconscious sim pilcity, the vaturamess of Hla overdowing sym- pathics, tiie disclosures of God, and His hold on the buart of moa; thivk of Him iu the roaches, and volume, and flavor of Jig affeotions, in the majcaty of His truth-doalog splits when vhane and hypuerisies withoret before Him, in the swectnose of a tmonhood rich with an undoscribuble tenderness and stroug with a horoio valor; think of Him In His hold on all the ‘vitaltties of being, pouriog out the light of God and drawing upto health and purity the rows that aln had prostrated and defiled, going op and still on, in tho mmighe of iis glorious leadership, and tho grace of His auointing on the Son of God, to the suffering of a bloody doath, and yct tothe glory of an auceuded majosty; think of Him thus, aud sey if with such a High Priost you Want msn to rovive for you tho pvor, dry, dosd routine of a pagan age, orto stand between you and Him who certitles His Jove by the giving of himesl?? What do you ueed of a priest now whilo your own Jesus vor tivoa to make interces-ion for you, remains in all the fullnoss of His priently sympathios and giaco, the samo ycaterday, to-day, aud foraver? Nothing can be dono by humau contrivance to make tha mority and ministry of such a high priest moro cifectual. All that His followers can dojutho furthersuco of His Kingdom 16 to exe omplity fis Lifo, to uso Hina divine methods, to act tn the harmony of Tis spirit oad truth, All in whom He dwolls aro nows ‘royal priest. hood,"--they draw nigh to God; they have com- mnuoion with God. Moved by the inspisotions of God, they minfater Ju spiritual things, aro lights in the world, roprosentatives of the beay- enly houschotd, hos of the grace of lite, It is true that men aro oallod to the special ministry, are dedicated to tho exclusive work of serving in tho Oburclt a8 mie istora of Christ; but atrictly they have na pilest- ly office. Thoy servo effectually only when they disclose the glory end beauty of Christ, when in His apirit they take of tho things of God and re- veal them to human hoarte, when they draw men to Christ through tho manifestations of His Jove, waen thoy are iastrumentsl, through His tnspiration, ju dispensing tho tigbt,and charities, and holinesa, and all tuo actualitics of the Gon pel. Noone can minister any farther than ho has learned himeolf, and to fall back upon soma arbitrary contrivance to feed human souls, and cure their inward mialady, and insure the God- hice hfe, ism vain dolusion. We have » Great High Priest through whom we can come boldly to the Throne of Grace, And so great iy Ho im tho perfection of His priesthood, go glosfous in tho Mfe ond truth that show God and draw men to God, that in apite of the perversion of His Gospel, in apito of tho coremonts that formalidte have wrapped around His dootrine, and in spite of tho vain traditions and tho basclese flotionsof a humao sacordotalium, some fightof fis grace breaks through upon human hoarts, some gracious kloam of iis love shines down, inspiring, and converting, and comforting oven when the hindrances to Ils Gospol aro so groat, But we want these hindrances removed. Wo waut Him to be acon by men In the glory of is perfoct aud everlasting priesthood. We want all contrivances that would arrogate & monopoly. of Hin, or that stand be. tween Lim snd the soul,al! that imposes burdens that He did not imposo, or that insinta upon a sorvico that does not xccord with His spizit, or that substitutes any sorvice for Him, to beawept away, Our own Protestant Church ts oppoand to these things. Mlulsters of Hie Gospel, prophets of Hiv truth, dispensers of His ctantles, true shopherds of Jin Hock getting all the charm and Rraco of thelr toaderehip from Hin, wo shall al- Ways greatly noed—ily Church mueat always have these; but their uscfulucss and success nill depend upon thoir being true exponents of Hie Gospel sud Kingdon. Christ is no’ set forth by matorial things. Spirit ouly can touch spirit with vital power, Tho soul must recelve Him it we kuow His life, But Ho is not far from any one of us. O, way we all kuow Him by Hiv renewing spirit and ina moxt glorious brothor- hood, snd may He wo dwollin oar hearty that our ives shall be favhioued after Elis own, ——— EXALTATION OF JESUS CHRIST, Sermon by Dr, Fowler, of the Northwestern Vulveraltys. Yesterday morning the Rev. Dr, Fowlor preached st his old church—Contevary—taking as his texts Wherefore Gol also bath highly exalted Him, and eu Iii uniie wich is abuveevury. Hauleced hie ivians tls Vy Michael Angelo ia sald to have admired tho Torso Belvidere a4 the greatest human produce tiou, Many of you have scen ropresentations of this fragment: from the chisel of an early Grock master, representing Heroules in repose. It is nowouly ® mutilated romnaut. It has been hapkod and marrod by timo lika some old warrlor fond on the field of battlo gashod and wounded by a hundred woapons. It is beadless aud timbe leas, Tua trunk with {ts splintered stumpe of limbs {6 all wo have, Seon, it ina massof scaled and broken marble, with signs of chisoling, Btuidied, itis the highest realization of goniua Inart, It was an inspiration to Angelo, It found him as nothing elas did. Ho called ‘himucit the pupil of tho Torso, Iu extrome old ago, when the curtata of tho gods had nearly veilod hia vision, Ho waa wont to bo led into the gallery of the Vatican and up to this statue; thore ho would spend hours pasa- tow ble bauds ovor thia supremo work of gonius, feoling aud recalling cach slightest mavk and modeling. Nothing sles in all Romo's vast gal Torles of art conld divort Lim from bis attach. tent to this ono figure, Bowe enter the vast gallory of this yolumo, and fiud ono suprome ‘igure that attracts sll attention. Kvorything cleo ia grouped around this charactor and is jovated by its distancu from thls oue character of Jesue Christ. If wo gazo cagorly upon this, or eyou seam to be lod to tin our blindnoes, bo not surpriged, for it fs tho one only perfect char acter in all kaowledge. ‘I'rue. at firat glance it may 500m @ ouitilated fragmont without furm or coucliness, But sturdy it, stand roverontly in ita Pressuco. It will find you as nothing else cau, ‘The doctrine of our text is eolf-wituovsing, It Is nots human invention, ‘This word, ** Whore- foro,” haa the ting of tho aterval miut. Numan plitozophy cou'd never grasp tuch au argument, Christ “bumbled Himself,” * made Mimnolf of no reputation,” i, o, ; emptiod Himsolf of His glory, ond took upon Him this form of a servant, aud was mado in the likouoss of nen; aud, being found In faahton a6 a man, He humbled Himself and becanio obedicnt oto death, oven tho dostl of the Cross, Wherefore, ou socount of this voluntary humiliation aud on account of Mis ctornal wedlock to our humanity, on account of His griof in tho Garden, on sccount of 1s em. braving the Crosse, whorofore evou God hath ox- alted im. This reverses all our os!culations. ‘To lenvo the royal palaco of ctoruity for the manger of a Jowish stable, to oxchango the snge of tho angols for tho mockings of tho mob, ta give up tha sceptro that awayod over all in- teiligenco for tho spikes of s folon’s crous, doy vot moot humsn calzulations for glory, oor scom, in our earthiy view, to load to the exalted seats of power. Humanity has beoa over euamored with what abe styles tho manly vir- tues, the vigorous displays of strength, ‘The warrlor is alwwaya crowned, ‘Tlivs oxaltution is seen in tho preparation for His cumming. Coming evonts cast their shadows bofore them. Tho birth of 8 nation is heralded by tha throcs of revolution, ‘tho rising of a nop civilization followa tho aciantitic, and Mtor- ery, oud religious Loamings in the orient of « propie’s brain. So radical is this expectation of evonts that wo bave como to think that to great thing cau bo flashed upon us, avd wo measuro the importance of an eyont by its premonitions, Wheu God would bring Iie Son Jesus into the world Ho mado long and costly and magnificent propara:ions, Tho world was put in ardor for His recontion, All history gathered fa upon Iino, lis manger and cross wera at tho vortex of stl the aes. Surely tieso sro mighty witnesses declaring His ox- altation, ‘lin wWas-no ordinary character. ‘Tho world’s guest trom eternity, tho one guest re- ceived into our humanity comes heralded like » Kiog, royalin His charactor, royal ju Hrs fore- unnere, royal in Tis anticipation. All that could Le douse to mark Hiw diguity, all that could awaken vast hopes, all that could demonstrate mighty power, was dono by the Lord in auntici- pation of His avointed, His oxaltation was declared by his attendants, ‘rue, He was horn ina manger io Bothlehom, and raised in Nazaroth, was a ca:pentor, dopenu- cd npoa Lis daily toil for His bread, seemed to bo surrounded bythe working-peaple of that dox- pisod village, Thera wore no peuple thero with whom ho would cara to be intimate. You would uot waut your chttdren trainedia auch socicty But xl this was only the sseming, only what was on the surtace. Jesus was surrounded with His old friends, the angels of heavon. ‘here was no socioty for Him heto, aoywhore. Earth’s imill~ ionaires wero paupers ‘and hoggars compar- ed to tho Princos of HMoaven, Eaith’s Kings and potentetes, clothed in pur- plo and fine IUuex, wero slaves nod bondsmen, were tho yericat haoxa of servitude, cuwpared with the principalities, and powors, and dominions, sud thrones that worebiped at Hts feet. Earth's scholars aod philoaophers we: fools and jdiote, dnveling over tho bareat con- sciousness of oxistonce, compared with tho sages of eternity that had been schuoled in His ancient counsols, Earth’s salots were vilo and clothed 1g iithy rags compared to the white-roned throng that huug upon His lips yonder. ‘There was no socioty for Him hore, Look upon that tad yonder on the cainpus playing. Ho is dressod lke his playmates, and soems no way peculiar, But that group of mon, upou whose garments are the igus of royal favor, watch bim wherover he goes, careful only thatno hacm befalls him, He is tho Emperor's son destined to the throne of Fisoco, and thoraforethoso high mon of state hover about him Uke a Protoctiog providence, Loox on that carpoutor yooder. Io ncome quite like bis fellows, Ho olla at bis beneb with is tools: earning bia, scanty mesl hke other poasants, But just above Him aud all about Him swarm and hover tho houts of heaven. Thosigns of royal favor aro upou thelr garments. They are high admirala and high commanders of the navies and armiea ofthe air, ‘Choy watch His footstops to guard Hig lowiy lito. Ho id the soa of the Eternal King, destined to the immutable throne. Therc- fore aro these shining onea prarding Him. Can thore remain auy doubt of the exaltation of this strango, unsandiled mad with svamtess gar- ment? Go up yonder bn Mount Hermon. Louk upon Him as, asccodiog from,the dust and wear neas of the journey, He moots Ilis friends from tho o:her world. ‘Tho summit of the mount ia Dathed in arich, mollow Nght. It weoms oue of the jaupor fuotstones that lead into the uw Speazabie glory, Boo, alittle of His roal ol; acter burats forth, His face slunes hike the sun aud His inmentis like tho light. Aud there come ont to Him Bosos and Elijah, the two rop- rosentatives of the Law and the Frophets, aud talk with Him concormioy what shall shortly be- Zali Him. : Iu tos: ralimout and in these worthy yueats we get s ghinpso of what tols man is, Pass along through the yoars, pase all His toiracles and woudors, aud sublime utterances, Look upon Him in the Garden, atone, doxorted fy His friends, betrayed by ono of tho taclve, eipgic-houded Ho confronts the band of Roman soldiers and the mob that come to capture Him. When they would take Him, He says, Iam Me, aud turned full upon them, They caunot stand botore thoas oyes, Thoy stagger backward, and fall before tho majesty of this sirauge soul, God docs not loave Him unattested. Though dragged fa thongs, ko a felon ot ao assassin, befora tho oman Goyornor, Ife vtill sos above His euc- mies, aud seums the King, Thore ts Pilate in tho judgment hall, Herod on the throne, and Catapbas in tho ‘lemple, the mob in tho atroeta, but what or that? Jesus stands be(oro Pilato, and simply looks upou him; His mi‘ and merci- ful eye plercos the Judge; menathing in iis boarlug, his digulty, Ri aoroalty, tho exaltation of His character, solsthing about Him ovorawes Hilste, Hard, rovougeful, Uaprineipled heathen sa he ie, he cans not gland before Him. He forgots that ho is not a Jow, waxhos his hauda ike » Phoriwoce, and pronounces tho yerdict of innocent, and tho fontence of death, Strange cliaraccer this! How constant tho evidences of His oxaltation, When we focalize the light brought mto the world by Jesus Christ we got somo conception of tho vast responsibility of thie mission, aud of tho digalty of Ihe charactor. ‘Cue grost outside world think of Franklin's tnission to the Frouch Court xa aniong his grostext houors, uonsed vast interosts in 6 critical tim where humay socloty could not affor Joaus is exalted by the vastness of His mivsior He camo to bring ta light life aad immortulity, Lifo au the source of all tite, iile coming enthronea in the convictions of His disciples a Persoust Deity, working the or- dor of this world in tho interest of righteous- ness. lo iis preseuce there ia no room tor mero clam. God is nu tonger a mero tos of power nud phil, banished to wome ut throne, in some ailent oturuity, eo world ceasos to bo either = foreaken machine or # decaying corpse, Moral ideas, von- victions of duty, the sense ot ob)igation, claims of iightcousnoss, the beauty of morcy, the power of love, tho value of character,— theso ato the concoptions that aro Whooled up to the frout. ‘hose are the forceu that are domi- nant in molding human history and destiny, With Jesus in the world, Dejem is impossible, In His preasoce we foal that the material and merely natoral forms a1 bordinata to the eternal purposes of righteousnezs, aud may bo broken through or suspended whenever the pur- pow of the moral goveroment can be forwarded y mich action. By tho coming of Josuy wo buve received Divine Father, who numbers the ygry balrs of our boads, aud orderwall things with riforence to our moral characters, More than thiv, we bavo also been clothed with moral char- acters, aud elevated iuto yubjetey of moral gov eromout. ‘his 1g uot all; thera bas como with this now franchize a revealment of immortality, Jesus brought to lignt fife and immortality, This fur- nisica a now extimate of man, ‘The soul be- comes the being. and the body only its garment, Men are no longer measured ia their bodies, iuding thew greatest welue ee soldice; they booomo immortaln, finding their groatost valne in charactor. 3fow litte wo comprehond the valua Christ placed upon mov, ‘Choro mua ha to Hin Poneliatinn Hare domme srorth io man that we overlook as wo herd men in groat cities ‘or great armies, Thera murt bo somo wealth of clnracter or of nffection outside of our oatl- mates. For by this htd treasura Jesas waadrawn from tho glory of His anciont throne tuto the sorrowuig search of Hin oarthly pilgrimage, How jorly we can concoive of what Ils loft whon Te descended into our poverty: all the figures of Orlentat royalty aro exhausted in trying to picture Him. Think of Hin rentod’ on tho throve of all authority, clothed in tha parle of oternity, goldon sandals benoath is fect, w tars of suns sbout His brow, ovor all intolligences only one law, His wish; in all hearts only ovo motivo, love for Im that sittoth on the thtono. Whon that wlalr poured forth floods of dolight, nod that love throbbed with joy unspeatab.o, thera could bo no Inck of honor or bliss for Him that reigned supreme, Noto tho high dayn now and then, in the wide Bpachs of eternity whou from remote provinces of Ile ompire aticient Princes and potentates, whoeo herolam cultivates sterile flolds or guards ondsugerad frontiers, drawn by tha maguotism of the Bupreme affection, gather in about tho throue for worship and for instruction and re- view. Sco thom iu countless legions boning bo- foro tho ineifabio faco, and bathing in the deep rivers of dolight that make ind the elty of God; thou, quivering with over new aud {ucransing joy, ising Into distinct individuality till the very at- Toupliors sooms Kaimate in every particio with colestial rapture, aud tho vcntra of all glory lonos ite outlines in the aurrounding hinlos that miden nud strotch ou to tho uttuvst horizon of thought. Ikuow not by what rhock of amazemaut tho adoring hosts wore mformed of tho purpose of the Eternal Prince to lay aside His glory, aod sink into the obscurity of s tnortal bubo nnd bide in the gloom of awepuichro. But it was com- jupicated povsibly as another has suggosted ia the ouly silenco of heavon 4 it was revealed that tho Sovond Porson in the Adorabto ‘Trinity waa golng to scok 9 loet raco in the abysace of iu by ausuming theie form acd likeness aud entering into their disabilities, How thone anciont Arincca questioned cach othor with bated broath as thoy etw Ilim riso from His throne, stop aside fiom IMiv elevation, unloors tho girdle of fia powor, lay asida Ifis seoptro, fold away His royal robes, removo tue diadem from Mis brow, and imsandated and undistingumhed insvo ont fram His glory, sink into tho poverty of yonder manger, aud the loveliness of yondor wilderness, and tho sorrow of yonder garden, aud the hore rora of yonder cross. What siuading motive must be concealed somewhere about man! Ho. scems woak of framo, aud short of wlature, and fleatiug in bis broath. Heisno match for tho other animals abuut him, Yot God gees iv him on immortal. ‘Tho intivite futuro coiled up in his soul makes ita priceless, Hovcan noyer die, Thla goodly building tey yet sorve anotoor generation aftor thoy Lavo cariio! our budies down these aisles. but it shall cramblo to ruius, ‘his goodly town shall by-sud-by be Jost, Strangora may stumblo ‘on some relics of ancient art aud wonder who ved bore, By-and-by tho pationt scholar slial! search for mementocs of this Auglo-Saxou poo- ple, and only tho clumsy congno of tha stranger shall sees tu reproduco our accents. ‘Lhe carth may dio aud drop olf tnto oblivion, a dead and forgotten thlug. Tho sun shall not shine for- evor, Ho sball stagger in his ascout of the hoavens, and, atumoling, sball fall from his courso into darkuess, Tho rugged framo of thia great universe aball giva way and fall down into disorder and destruction. Of all this vast hoat that xparkie on the roves of night, nothing sball remalu, They shall porluh. ‘Thoy shull wax old as doth s garment, aud as a veature God shall fold them up and they aball beobangod, But this something withlu which cludes my search, which never looks upon ime, or takes mo by the hand, tua somothing whlch Jeola and soes, whitch romembors aud forgets, which Joves and hates, which acts and {y, this something which I call my soul, shall thon, in that far-olf day, bo only in itu youth, It shall never dic, It shall grow old. ‘Tuis soul shail grow iightonin all the ages of tho long: lifa-time ef God. This in- bred doathJossnoss, this inalienablo otornity that is woven into tho very toxturo of tho rotl itvelf, thia is what drow tho Lvorval Linco from Heayon's turono tocarth’s manger. Surely auch & Inlusion is enough to exals its ausbor anu finisher. —_— TRINITY METHODIST, The Dedicatory Scrvices, Tho dodication of the now Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, near the corner of Twenty- fourth strootand Iadians svouue, took place yos- torday. Thoro wore dedicatory services murning, afternoon, andoveuing. Thechurch was well Milled during cach sormon. Tho pulpit was beautifully decorated with flowors, which somohat relieved tho sombre ricbness of tho interior. Tho edifice lin already beon described at length iu ‘Tne ‘Tanne. Bievop Harris dolivered tho dodication scr- mou, his subject being Church Prosperity ; of What It Consists,and How to Becuro lt.” Ho beld that it was not a large memborahip, wealth, or elogant and costly appointmonts that constituted achurch’s prosperity, but its epirit~ ual power, its influence to bring sinners to ro- pentance, and teach the true religion of tho Hy- ing God. Those could no secured by a faithful and devoted pastor, by Sunday-schouls, and by an individual attontion to porsonal dutiosy as 4 church membor, At tho conclusion of the sermon, tho Chair man of tho Buildiug Comaiutteo prosonted tho following duancial report: : Cost of church lot, ucluding interest on deferrad paymenta. \° $ 24,429,89 Cont of bullding, inciting organ, (works, farniture, and all other expe: 118,112.59 ‘Total... seseeccceeesS 142,541.48 Billa unpatd.... +8 17,070.40 Interest on funded foun...” 18,$00,00—$ 80,579,60 $ 173,120,098 Pald on churoh by prosceda of sals of old lot, suvscript Tosna, ete, 101,034.90 Funded losn, o + 80,000, Subsoribed by the, First dfeth. Odist CHUCK i+ serererecesene 16,000,00—~ 147,074,090 Remalning unpald.....rccccesereceee$ _ 20,088,80 Dr.J.H. agisg proached at 2:30 in tho aftor- noon, ant Dr. Fowler officiated in the aveniig, Next Sunday the Rey, O, H. Tiffany will os sume tho pastors! charge of tho Church, Non- day next the ronting of pews will tako place. ee " SUFFERING KANSAS, To the Editor ef The Chicago Tribune: Caicaco, March 13,—Tho subjotned lotter has Just been received by Mr. F. Richardson, ',mon- ager of the Gardoo City Dramatlo Association, in this city, which will no doubt impress upon the public what suffering the pooplo of Kaoana have undergones Newoxany, Wabaunsee Oo, Kan., March f,—My ob- doct in writiug fa to set before the publica trus atate- ment of ala vary of Kansas on ucconnt of the grass. hoppers and drought, Therosreat the present timo at leuse ono-Afth of the population deatitute of food wad clothing, aud thero will bo nine-tenths In the samo condition Lefore soother crop can be raised, Ad) will ‘be destitute if food for cattle during spriug-work, as well aa aced, corn, potatoes, olo,, caunct be obtained, ‘The last crop of wheat waa fair; but, our poopie be- ing campolled to dlapoee of the greater part of 1 for bu to 6) cents, lo obtain tae necessaries of life, and belig obliged’ to fead thelr stock on wheat, the crop {s bow entirely exhausted, Welavo no salo fur stock at alee aud no money; but, if wo had money, wo could buy provision: Any contributions to the destitute of thia section of Kansse will bo thankfully received, All contributions sent to Samuel Sutton will be properly distributed to those needing holp most, Wo, areas of this com- moanity, bi opted this method of soliciting aid, Respocifully, Joun L. Onospy, al. W, Hoakinaos, Cusucea Hivpson, J, Bunuorse, T would respectfully state that the statements act forth iu the anuoxod letter, in regard to the deatitu- tlon aud want of food snd eccd, are correct fn every Particular, I have oficial returosin my ofics from this county, showing that over oue-Afth of our popus lation ure cutizely dostituts sud wesding food and clothing; as to the number who will be 40 before ‘suother crop can be raised, it 1s ditlioult to state, Mo- spectfally aubmilted, G. W, Watsox, County Clerk, B, Hosxpuoy, Sherif! Wabsunace County, In connection with the above, I will state that the entertaiument tobe given by the Gardon City Dramatio Association at Btaudard Hall, ‘Thuraday ovening, April 1, 1875, will be devoted to this cause, and the proceeds forwarded imme- tely. Faxp Jticuaxpson, Managor. —_—_—__+—__—_ A Horrible Accident, A shocking tragedy ocourred at the Mount Ploasant Aline, Scranton, Pa, March 9, by which two boys named Henry Welsh and John Owens wore orushed to death in ® conl-screen-room, Both Jads wers employed in the scrcou-room, with about slaty othe, separating slate from coal, Welsh was stopping acrogs the screen, when bis foot cought iu the ponderous machluo, which was revolving slowly. Hiscries brought to lus aid bis companion Owens, a boy of 16, who bravely sought to extricate him, In the af fort bie arm caught fu the scroe: id before the machinery could be stopped, both boys wore crushed lato. shapeless mace, their heads and arms boing weyered from thelr ‘odio, “THE STORY OF SEDAN, Remarkablo Trin! in tho French Courts, Gen. Wimpffon Charged by Pan! Do Case sagnac with Belng Responsible for the (reat Disaster, Wimpffon Bringa a Libel Suit—OCnseagnao's Obargos Proved to Bo True, Correspondence New York 2'tmes, Panta, Feb, 17, loat the mail on Monday be- cause crowded in among the maze of spcotators that tbronged the narrow hall of the Cour d'Ag- sizes, in which a very curious caso was boing trled. So compact was tho crowd that the huis~ Biers had great diMiculty in gotting the witnesses through, and during tho operation tho nolac they monde forcod the court to intoreupt its pracsod- inga. Modesty prevented ino from making the attompt, and I remainod barricaded in until the ond of tho trial, ‘Tho casa of Wimpffen ys. Paul To Cassagnac was of great porsynal intercet to me, for tho jury -had to decide npon state- ments mado by nie in your columns in tho year 1970, snd repeated often enough since. In jis case the porsoualitics of the General and of the journalist were soon lost to view, and tho roal qnestion at issuo soon became the respanal- bility regarding the disastor of Sodan. Soon after tho event, I put on record my opinion that tho larger part of this responsibility shautd rosé upon Gen. Wimpffon. I waa delighted whon Gon, Ducrot’s book camo out to sudlain my viow, but greatly chagrined to find, notwitstand- ing ita extremo importance, aod although ap~ proved by ovory genoral offlcer commanding at Sodav, that this book attracted very little atton- tion. It wan in reality the koy to the wholo un- happy history, Since the German roports havo como to confirm its facts and conclusions, it 18 of far leas interest; but it must bo romarkod that this is tho ouly work published iu France since tho war which Is in accord with the German offi- cisl roporte, and in conformity with tho stato. ments of German military writers. WIMPFYRN AS A JOURNALIST. Gen, Ducrot's book waa, {n fact, the Inciting cause of tha present process, It answored Wimpffen's statoments, and dofanded the officers outrageously attacked in tle latter's dufonso— aprotentions book of some 40 pagos—twhilo piviog a gomprahnsivs story of the battle of Yedan, Greatly annoyed by- this, aud by tho attacks of tho presi Ou account of his accusa- tong againatthe Lmporor and all his brothor Genorals, without a single exception, Gon. Wimpffon turned Ronublicau, and, what is more, beeamo a Republican jéurualist. Ho joined the editorial stall of the Nineleenth Century. under tho editorial direction of Edmond About, and in thia journal continued his attacks upon tho Emperor and bis Ministers, and upon the Goo- evas that commauded divisions and brigades at Sodan. fora long time these attacks wore unno- ticed, but thoy could not be expected to cscapo forover from the oyos of so kecu und earnest a champion of tho imporial cauao ua M. Paul Do Cassagnac, Ho roplied to ono of thexs articles in the columns of the Pays. Lhe articia waa vory moderato indeed, coming from Do Cassag- nao, and every ono was éurpriced when it was read in court, Wimpffen replicd sharply in tho Ninelcenth Century, over bis own tiguature, ‘Tho Paya rororted sharply, the article veing signed by Paul De Cassaguno, Wimpffen ropliea to this, nsing aome violont Ianguage; and Do Cas- sagnas anetered in an article which closed the newapaper dobate. He accused Wimpffon of be~ ing a tisitor, of being mainly responsible for the dixaster of Sedan, and of having Jost the army through his vanity aad incapacity, ‘Tho dispute thon assumed a menactug character, and a Jong private correspondence ensued. I believe that n duol was talked of, but the seconds could not agree upon tho terms, and Wimpffen then tricd to bring Do Cassagnac boforo tho Civil Tribunel, under tho articles of the code re- {ating to insults and outrages to an officer ora fanctionary. In this court no proof in justifica- tlon is allowed. Tho court han to ascertain if there has boon {nsult and outrage, whether jus- tifled or not; and if the fact 1s proved, tho au- thor is subjected toa heavy Mino, with suspeo- tion, in some cases, of the journal in which it Sppeared. De Casangnac denied the jnrisdiction of this court, sinco ho had criticised Wimpifen in his public capacity, and hed deatt with him oss Journalist rather than as a soldier, Me domand- edacrimioal chargo and # trial before tho As- sizes Court, where, in case of @ condemnation, ho would havo been subjected to fine and im- prisoument both, Tha caso was arguod by Lachaud on one side and Jules Favre on tho other, the court ilnally dociding that it had no jucladiction, A SUIT FOR DEFAMATION. After some hesitation Wimpifan made up hia mind to bring # critaival suit for defamation, and it was upon this charge that Do Oasnagnas was cited bofare the Assizes Court, He sum- moned tho five Gonoraja commanding at Sedan, all of whom responded to the appeal, but Wimpifon could not get a single genoral officer oo his side. Three Colonels and one or two clvillans constituted bis witnesses, He bad asked the Comte do Palikao to tostity In his favor, but tho formor Minister of War wrote that ho could say nothing in bis bohalf, and asked to bo excused on tho vory strong frouud that the ovidonco he could coveclentiously give would surely turo against him. Wimpffon did not nrge attendance after bis, Ono Cotonel who did tostify for Wimpffon did to under-the pressure of private clroumstances, and in some way tho lottor putting the pressuro tunon this ofiiccr foll juto the hands of tho da- fenso. Poul Do Caesagnne wos about to road it whon Jules Favre protested against this breach of private confidonce, esying that thle Jetter must hayo been obtained through tho troasan of some oue, 3M. Lachaud replied tbat the lettor would not be read unloas found neocasary to tho dofenee, but he wished the jury to note tho ob- Jections of the proscoution. It ia necdlesa to say that tho officer in quostion did not force the reading of this note, or that his testimony was of tho negative sort, Wimpffon could not ogo iin to answer quostious when he koow that tho socrot betwoen thom wasin tho handsof tho enomy. Tho procedure in this caso in worthy of note, Jules Pavro asked that thedsfonso should first be board, The public prosecutor protested apainst this demand ay unreasonable, but ss Do Cassognac and Lachaud sald it was quite imma. terial to them, the Prosidont, M, Douet-d'Are, decided that it might bo Joft tothe agroemont of the two parties, if tho defonss domanded it, "Very good,” said Laohaad, ‘chou I will demand it in order to satisfy my honorable contradictor." Lachaud and Lis cheot thon exchanged a fow words and smiled over the proceeding, for thoy ssw through the design, [did not, however, until a later period. Whon the evidence on both sidos was Jo Julos Favro said that it wax hia turn to addreas the Jury under ordinary ciroumstances, but in this case it wos bia privilege to follow the rule of the evidenco, aud epeak aftor bia ade yorsary, His objact was to avoid belug followed. by the terrible Lachaud, who basa faculty for tearing an advernary'’s pies into shreds. But this was foiled by M, Do Cassagnac, who made tho firat plea, and aa sdinirablo one it was, It was poloting, sharp, eloquent, and in some paris really touching. Thore was s maliclouy twinklo do Lachaud's cuok-oye ag he turned toward Jules Fayre whon Do Cassaguao sat down. Tho elo- quent adyovate was nonplussed, but be began his spsech with apparent confidence, though he soon proved that ho was not up to his usual mark. Ho soon launched out into politicy, aad told tho jury that they were expected by the Bonapartists to ré- habilitato the memory of the Emperor, a thiog no Hrenon jury could do. Ho wont so far in hig ate tacks that the resideot invited him to moderate his languago. Toward the end, howaver, Julca Favie grow eloquent as usual, aod furnished new proofe of his great powers an orator. ‘There is no contcating his remark: gifts ae a speaker, and when ho camo to his pororation oven hie adversaries wore apell-Lound by his eloquenca. LACHAUD'S ARGUMENT, If the jury had then been calied npon to give a verdict he might have awayed them, but aftor bim came Lachand, who tore hia argument ia pieces, and convinced the jury that this was the eloquence of words merely, and that truth could get along without # silvery tongue. Lachaud’s strength Hes in his powors of destroying his advorearieas’ ples, and in prevouting & comprolon summary, of the evidonco wo that it can be grasped by the aim- pleet mind, After hearing him the jury haves bottar opluion of themnselvos, and begin to think that they have groat Intallocta sinco thoy were able to follow all the evidence, and grasp the dotaila of tha caso with so much facility. But Lachaud fs eloquent, too, Wo had hera two of our groatest ploaders pltted against oach other, The audionce listened with jnteuso in- tereatas Lachaud drow near biy close, and all were expecting # buat of eloquonce for a pors oration, when he suddenly broke off aud sdopt- eda conversational tone, He could not hope, be . tween the congregation and tho mob, said, to rival tho olaquenco of his ary, and folt sure tant a digplay or or tater nut needed In tho caxo of 40 1) ost, no non ie sointalligont a Jury. Tho olfeet that tee, duced was, Initaiilly folt..Durkng (ead, PE marks Inchiaud had looked ‘each “Jaret in tho whites of tho over, and foe 4isman them. Ho ts said to rea! a verdict in the « ot Of the jury bottor thau any man living, Asoc ts told of him whila ploading at Ronou, ito yey Anished his ploa wita a graod burst of oratone and wae looking over tho fury to oo ity etfoct, When he saw tro mon who woro still apaing him, Ifo rambled on tor a moment while aude ing thelr phyriognomies, and suddenly camo oa with s loud denunemtion of the perfide Alba anda goneral attack upon tho English, Tyo two jurymon brighioned up, began to Ndget j thelr seats, and looked very muchas if ther wanted tonpplaud. = Lachaud got 4 unAnimon yordict. On being asked aftorward what E : pland lind to do with tho cage, bo said that [t bal jong beon his proctico with Norman Jurles 1 brug this in as Inst resort. Teall cleo ain Tittle abuso of England will soon brivg the resp citrant Juror tu reason. * FINALE OF THE OASz, After Lachaud camo the Btato's Attorney, jf I may uso this torm for tho organ of the Govern ent, who oxainined tho lezal aspects of the question, and he was followad by ML. Grand ee rot, tha fortner Garda des Bcoonx, M. Douet d'Are then summed up the ovidonce, tellin the dary, that they wore oxpected to write, Toyister, and signa paxe of history. Upon tho question of tho whito fing, he wald that It waa, acorn, to tho ovidenco of the five Genorala, of no com wequence wiatovor in the battle, and had had no anfuenco upon tho operations of tho army. Ip. deed, Gon, Wimpffeu had bimecif confessed that the battle was lout beforo be kooy of it. Thoro was no doubt that thy Emperor had taken the roaponsibllity of tai. ing this flag,—s responsibility befora which sevoral officers had shrunk.—but it wan in the interests of humanity, | M. Douet-d'Ara hositated for on instant, ond added, ‘indoed, 1 may calt it Thirty questious werg i ine such as, * Was Gen, Wimpffen responsible for tho dinaster of Sedan" “Did M, De Caseagnao calumuisto Ultoeelt in accusing bim of vanity and aucapacity 7” Wag Gon. Wimpifon a traitor moraily—that fe, to the Emperor?” And so on, through two foolecs: paged. Tho jury was out buta short time, ang roturned a verdict of acquittal unaniniousls,— that is, thoy answored ‘* No" to oach of tho thit quostiona, Tho court thon pronoucced tho a quittal of Paul De Cnssagnao, and, after ®& rbort consultation with his counsel, coo, domucd Aid? Wimpffon to py the coay ofthe suit, The detendant pad a very oathy aiastic reception when he loft the court, aud, a; there were subduod cries of * Vive !Emporeur" in tho teeth of tho polico andin the shadow of tho Palala de Justice, ho jumpod ito a cab anj urried away, Go. Winmnffon camo out of ths court-room upon tho arm of Jules Favro, a bro. ken tman, Tho Parliamentary Commission bi already made Lin responrivio for ‘a great part of the disnster at Scdan,” and nowa Jury bad pronounced him responsible for the Joss of tha army, and had declared to the world that it way notitlegal to call lime traitor, a vain and sil man, and an incapable Goneral, unworthy ths honors that had beon heaped upon him, If thas fe any escapo ho will not rost undor this vordict. ® work of charity.” placed bofora the ‘The testimony given by ‘Ducrot, D 0 testimony givou ucrot, Doua: brun, Pajol, Galitter, anid ouers was pins filo to Gow. Wimpffen, and oll confirined tix atatemunts in Ducrot's book. On tho Sith cf Augus; Wimpffen arrived at the army withay ordor from the Secrotary of War mating bin second in command. As the army liad justbees shocked unon the Mouse, he did Got prescnt this letter to Marshal Do MaoMahon, Ho scut word of bis arrival lato tho next avoning, without zy. re ho had been ordered to the army, and i things had begun to look serious ho thought best to avoid Fespansibillty,. On the tat of Sooten. ber, at 6 o'clock, MacMahon waa wounded, atd wrote to Ducrot that the command deyolred upon him. This ho would not have done bad be known of Wimpffon’s order. The latter wasin- formed of the Marshal's wounds at 6:80, and of tho fact that Dacrot was in command. Yet hadd not clalm his right to command. With theese ofa soldicr, Ducrothad judgod tho situatic and, teding Sedon untenable, had arder 8 rotreat, This began soon after 7 o'clock, A division was seut to occupy the Bistoan. of Illy, s very important point, and Gea. obrun was ordered to hold the ovemy in check at oll hazards. Ducrot had resolved upon a rificing tho Twolfth Corps in ordor to eave the rost of tho army. Brave Gon. Lebrun knew thir vory well, and ho wont at the work with 80 mit vigor that he drove the Germann back, checked their advance, and appeared to be gaiciog ground. 1t was thon Bo'clock, Gon, Wimpffes saw & Pruselan division falling back, and, think ing that Lebron was about to gain a victor, thought ita good time to como forward. He seut to Dacrot to relieve him of tho commsnd, and, stopping the retroat, ordered tho divisions alreaay in movement to tho front. Hoe stopred the movement towards Illy, despite the protests of Ducrot, who told him that it was a vital point Bat Wimpffon would listen to nothing. “l {a not a retreat we want," he gald, “bu n victory, Wo aro going to drive the Ge- mang into- the Mouse.” “Provided they dy not drive ug thoro,” said Ducrot; ‘10 19 hour you will havo n0 chance ovon' for retreat” Tho Gormans had ceased firing at that momect, and were engagcdin aflank movement, ‘Wamptter could not see it, and would not beliave Docrot’s words. Io ordered overybody to tha front, aod ent Lo -dlocl rerasined doing nothing,and basing no fixed plon. His pleasaut droam way then 12- torrupted by the gbealng of batteriosin hisrest. ‘The Gormans bad completed their turning more mont unmolested, while Wimpifea was looking etraight bofore him, sud now bopau to atiackoa all sides. From this mamont the battie was lott, and if the white flag had thon boon raised 15,00) mon might have been spared auscless death From that moment all hopo was gono, tn front, on the fiauk, in their roar, sb the same timo, the French troops disbanded a1 tushod poll-mel! into Sudan, fexrlal massacre ensued, and this the Emporor tried to atop by raining tho white fag. Ges Wimoften tusbed into the Emperor's presenos and anid thet if the battle bad been lost it ws due to tho fact that bis oficors would not obey lis osdere, **It was bocausa thoy obeyod you orders too woll,” cried Ducrot in wrath, from bebtnd tho Emperor's chair; “but {¢ your cracy presumption in stopping the reed Wo should havo saved most of the army, and it least avolded acapitulation.” ‘ Binco Lam lt capable, then, sou can socept mv resignation anid Wimpffon, It {s fa{r to presume that bt ‘was nouplussed by Ducrot's sppoaranco, for tt prosumption of such o speech can bo aceonatel for in no other way, He was informed (hat bt could not give up the command iu this way; ti! ho had olalmod tt at time whon ho hoped M have the honors of victory, and now bo mus} & cent the responsibility of defeat and dissster ‘This is tha atory told by all tho Generats wt figured at Sedan, and the jury decided tpstd was not ® calumny to sccuso Gan. Wimpiten belog rosponsibjo for that cat astropho. Se An Interesting Ohuroh-Mcoting. There were somo vory exciting oceurrences 8 rolizious servico held noar Dig spring, 1o4. 02 8 recent Sunday evening, Tho exercises had Jo! hogun, when some oue atmounced that the bord of the worshipors, which wore supposed to ' safely tled outside of the building, ad been loose, A generalsctamble onsucd, but atten botees bad beon caught and hitched again, © . waarostored. Then one of the congropaua miseed bis pooketbook, and announced tho ey sloud. A second porlod of excitement follow . ‘Tho door was locked, and evory ono in the 102 was called on to submit to au invent Ouse young man pregont was just enough Inter cated to be quarreluome, and rofusod to le et one nearol him. The rest of the party iueee on their right, however, and, efter examining every pookot i lis coat, yeet, and pautil tf punished him for his resiutauce to authority pitching him rathor rudely out of doors. Ay auth immodintely huoted up some boon baer ons, aud led them to an assault upon t! er re tuary, A great mavy hard words wrormes boing armod with billets of stove-wood sndcidt inprovised weapons, aad tho Latrer with Leyte] Atier numerous throats hac bean exchange Oa a gront deal of bad blood roused, tho clera? oa sucvesded in procuring a truca to hos! tore and the services were concluded iu due Or Aw awequel to tho whole adfalr—aud one WoL) may not be without its moral—the perion te missed bis pocketbook found it, whon he retuay, ed home, in his barn, whoro it had beon lyig the time. ——s What Did Me Meant Burlington Harekese, O14 Mr, Throop, upon Eighth atreoty ae food ashe fs corpulout, and has a sy Ing bymos in soft undertones as ho Hoe log tho street. Yeuterilas morning bo wasp sioB is way along the slippery grade down Aue street, singing, as usualy sod lo juve nen be the line, A chargo to Koop E have," W tulof felt a terrible conousaion, aud the air was ‘aol ata, and epsctacios, andjred bandkerch! Bread arctlo ovorshoes, and old Mr, ‘Ihrvop iM his bymo into “Doz gone the diddtely fn binged inforual old trap tothe folding? ‘upeed And of all the poople who belpad Lick iifetat handed bim his thinge, not ove could te) one) ho meant by those remarkable phrases, don't beliove ho knew bimsvlf.