Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1875, Page 2

2 fHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGEé e e arrespond to solids in matter; & few of them ws pi trodden under foot. and to be buried under thex e todie. Belief, History, or Faith in thought corresponds to the fertilizing liquids and streams. and the vast expsuso of ocean itself 10 matter—sometimes stormy and pangerous, Bl Fovoaton s Tosteation 15 honght i agination or iration in onds o the fluids in matver, tho trabs- ir:m abysses_which stretch from earth the stars and beyon and to breathe in.mgnrovi - our feot aro chatned eternally to somel solid. & ‘But it may be ssked, is_this the Ohristian Trinity, or is it Sabellianism? Perhaps any at- tempt to conceive of & Trinity that shall be st onoe thinkable, describable, rationsl, and ides!, . must verge towsrde Sabellinnism. Does the Apostolic Creed intend to_express the doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are tires ‘manifestations orappearances of God,—one God acting in three waye,—or does the word person §mply in that creed what it has ccme m:oifflrln . in 3 = _ times t6 express, viz. na?;u‘x.:a i{ % wora fessodly derived from the stage, Where it s emphatically was lwsys used to erpress empRAicAly the part’ sssumed by ingni the man who :i::n'g':ulg:‘d did‘glanchumh and its trapalators tre and the stage this pecu- m;:w;:;fiz the pivotal term in itadefin- ition of the Trinity ? Its meaning at the tima it was in ted into the translation of tho creed was ideatical with tho meaning expressed by the words ‘appearance,” ‘‘apparition, « mamfestation,” snd the like, and bore no cor- idence to élhe ig:; cxpressed by the word “entity,” or * individusL” N Xn&e‘oyd, no Trinitarian wonld contend that God Is three in the same ssnse 1n which He is one, or sthat His thresness and His oneness apply to the ‘same aspects of His existence, They would say that He is one God in thrje persons, not that He is thres Gods in one or_thres Gods in threo persons. Even ;the Rationalist, who is not a Deist, muet admit that, since there is a3 God, His appearance or wanifestation to mankind must be, first, a8 the unincarnate sonl; second, as the sonl incarnating ftself in material forms and constituting life in matter, of which the highest life would be the best type and impersonation ; and third, as the Joint operation of the original soal of all things, in ccnjunction with the minor snd branch souls into which He has incarnated Himself. If we mistake not, Christians regard the unincaruated soul of the universe a8 the Father in the Trinity. They regard the incarpation of God m humanity as being the inspiring, saving, and creating principle in man, and the highest expression or instance of this incarnation of the Divine in the human, they aasert to be in the Jesus who ‘was born of Mary in Judea. They do mot ssy, however, {hat Jesus, the men of Nazareth, 18 the zecond on in the Trivity. Far from it. The loffiutwl"n!nihnmu would confess the rank idolatry of that position. _Thay distinguish be- tween Jesus, the man, and Christ, the God.—to- wit : between the humble flesh and the divine principls which waa mcarnated most_perfoctly 1o Him, less perfectly in ail men. It is not the man Jeens, therefore, who saves ginners, but the principle of God in mav, which is expressed in the woras Christ, Immznuel, etc., which denoto the ofice, and not the individual. Tho third principle, or the Holy Ghost, is the “goiny forth perpetually of the joint power of God, the universal soul, and of God 1n man as im- personated in Jesus of Judes—througk tho Christian Church and civilization. They bear on analogous relation to each other to that borne by ’s ecul, Irving’s life, and Irving's works and infinence. It may be objected that Irving's life waa material, or that his works are material ; but neither is true. His life was not his form or fiesh, nor are his works the printed ook, paper, types, and iok. That ia the work of the printer and bookbinder. His lifs and works are both spirit n the true sense of the ° word—yes are there not’ three Irvings, but one 8. The eternal generation of the Son from the Fether expresses zn anslogous thonght to that which would be expressed by asserting that Irving would eternally maintain = life in the g.“‘;]anom to look up to | body, i. e., 1n some body terrestrial or calestial, amounting o a perpetual incarnation, yet which incarnation will be eternelly the result of tho aternal operation of the original powers of His soincarnated sonl. And the eternal generation of the Holy Ghost from Father and Son ex- El:uu an ides apalagous to that which womd expressed by saying that Irving's spirit and works would forever operate on the minds of menges an inspiration. Now, divest this earth- ly, ~trinity, Irving, of all limifations malke it infinite in power, wisdom, and duration, the primary author of the universe, instead of the secondary author of a fow piles of manu- ecript, 3nd you have the Christian Trinity. 1f it is thiokable that thres cau be one in matter, in thonght, in man, avd in the single man Irving, why 18 it rot thinkable in God ? The difticalty of the conception lies notin the thres-in-one-ness, bt in the infinitnde of the subject, Tho fact | that the conception or idea of Trinity is mysteri- ous does not preclude us from forming a defiaite wod clear ides as to what the mystery is in which - we belisve, sud why it is believed. short. the {idsa mast first be thinkable in order to bs credi- 3 Vax Buzey DENSLOW. s MOODY AND SANKEY. THE ENGLISH PAZSS. ‘The English press still teems with comments upon the revivals conducted by Mesars, Moody and Bankey. The Safurday Review calls Mr. Moody **a ranter of the most valgar type,” and taya that Mr. Sankey's *art is of a tricky kind." The Spectator is more favorable, and gives Mr. Moody the credit of having “shrewdness and presence of mind, & very familiar style, a good deal of Yanwes sang froid, and that complete gatisfaction in assuming ths truth of the Bible, the whole Bible, and mnothing but the Bible, which almost by magic seems to take possession of persops who have found in the words of some parts of the Bible the socret of a new life.” The Church Times (extreme Ritualistic), diroovers in the effects produced a conclusive answer to the {fashionable infidelity of England. The follow- ing passsze of its estimate, though coarse, has . point: *These immense gatherings have shown 3 singular disrespect for the philosophic doubts cast bg‘me. Tyndall on tho utility of prayer. @hey have fulfilled the Catholic duty of Inter- cessory Prayer with an earnestness which ro- duces to 2 degrading inutility the profanity of Mr. Auberon Herbert, and sufficiently domon- straiea that the oddities who lay the flattering unction to their souls that the nesds of human patire can be met by the coining of pxetg ‘words like Agnosticiem ~ are behaving very muc a8 if they were trying to stop Niagara by float- ing » number of desd jackasses down the cur- reot.” The London, Zancet, the leading medical jour- nal ef England, makes the following reflactions on the alleged tendency of theirmeetings to pro- duce insanity: " Rellgions illusfons are common enough in the in- sane, bt that probably erises from that region of thought and feeling presenting the most unobstructed field for excessive action. It isin periods of revivals ‘when religious emotion is stirred in fonate degree that the danger of such results is greatest, and this sepsct of 2 movement 80 extenzive #s that now commenced in London comes {airly within the range of the physician's consideration. Judging, kowever, from personal observations, we should say that no movement of its extent could well present lesr dxnger af excessive or perverted emotional effects than that of Mesars. Moody and Sapkey. The testimony of most unprejudiced observers it to the same effect. The services are singularly {res from the more objec- tionsble element of revival mec! Sympathetic, bat not averwronght musie, and shrewd, rough spt- ness—sometimes humor—of the sermon are the char- scteristics which Im:hlk the lflhhc‘n lr;xin mbl'i nn”ri nary preaching of the mme theological school; an there i nothing to point o artificial stimulation of the emotions . more Decessarily attends extempors ~eorahip and earnest presching in a large concoarse, Extracts from the sermons of Mr. Moody are obtaining currency, as in tho following para- graph: ‘Mr. Moody, who is giving England the benefit of his theological knowledge, says that *the very mest day after Adam ate the forbddden fruit God left His throne, He conldn't stzy 1n Heaven, He came right down into the He went looking all_about to find him, He came right down, and cried ‘O Adam, my poor lost Bon A where are you?'® As might ba hell conspicucualy in his z. “Xbel Serures leve in the old-fasbloned hell”hesays, “IfI dia believe in heil for ever, would I coms here to not presch night after might 7® Salvation by blood, axpxnmifint doctrine of the Mocdy '.heolog;,d‘ R ‘was Dot the life of Christ.,” be tells his “ that ved: no' imitation of His Life would suffics, but s pritradt Liood. =The Bible wea bouad lqé::".hzr tys searlet thread—the blood ren all through. jood had Just two crics. It cried either for safvation or dame. atien!” : i, THAT $50,000 OFFER. A XAXE WANTED. T the Réitor of The Chicago Tribure : Cmicago, April 9,—The impression naturally produced on the mind by a carefnl reading of the letter in last Sunday's TRISUSE offering £50,000 for proof of the truthfulness of certain teachings of Christianity is, that the said offer is not made in good faith, but is designed simply as & “bluff gams,” by some opponent -of Chris- The abeencs of the writer’s nams to s commu- ‘mication of sa much pretentions im the Teply to which **the peopls of our whals country and of the world ars waitmg with painfal solici- up, but the mass of them are simply | tnde,is an inexcussble omission, and no good reason appears for withholding it, on the sup- position that the offer has been made in good faith, and the writer desires tha proof he offers to pay $50,000 for. 7 It the writer will give his real nams, and with it the unequivocal assarance thathe can spare the sum he offers for benevolent purposes, and that all of it has beon acquired _hy him in & strietly-legitimate and honorable manner, with- ous in any manner sacrificing either trath or Wosty in its acquirement, mot only ‘‘the h:npl:%l our whole country and of the world,” Patibe pulpit foo, will read his communication with unfeigned pleascre. The aiceptance of his nhnl!en%s does not prom- ise to yield any beneficont resuits that may not be attained by its rejection. It will not prevent him giviog the money to religious or benovolent purposes if his desire is to give it for those objects. And a8 to the question.7no jury can be found that can decide it impartially, Every ip- telligent person in this conntry is aiready proju- diced on ons side or the other of this question, and to such sn extent that the evidence which would be submitted could not overthrow, con- sequently the decision of the jury would be so- cording fo individual prejudice, aud not accord- ing to evidence, = = The public wonld not accept the decision of & jury on such » question as authorltativa. Those persons who now belive that the Bible does not contain the whole of inspired writings would not believe otherwise if the jury rendered a de- cision to that effect, not even the anonymous challenger, although the decision would have cost him $50,000. - In conclasion, if the challenger is not playing a “bluff game,” he will not permit the non- sacceptance of his challenge to pravent the $50,- 000 he’ offers from being used for benevolent purposes. Yours truly, Howirp ELwoop. ——— RELICIOUS MISCELLANY. THE CHURCK AT HOME AND ABROAD. Beven persons united with the Highland Park Baptist Church last Sunday. " There were ten additions to the Western Ave- nue M. E. Church last Szbbath. ‘There wera twelve convarsions in the Michigan Avenue M, E. Church during the past week. ‘Three wore baptizod at the Western Avenue Church on Ssbbath evening by the pastor, the Rev. J. 3. Irviag. : The congregation of B8t. Vincent's Church, Baltimore, are abont to erect s 3500 memorial slab for their late pastor, Father Myers, The new Homewood Presbyterian Church re- ceived four adult members on last Sabbath, three of whom made profession of faith. Last Sabbath twenty-eight perdons wers pub- Iicly recsived into the communion of the Engle- wood Chureh, seventeen of whom united ‘on pro: fossion of faith. ‘The Presbyterian Church at Austin, the Rev. E. N. Barret, pastor, received ton new members on profession Jast Sabbath. Allthess woro from the Babbath-school. . The official statistics of the Missouri Baptist General Associstion give the number of Baptist chuarches, in Missouri 251,392 ; ordaided muinis- ters, 780 ; church members, 87,509, The Rev. John Gordon! and the Rev. R. A, Paterson, of this city, hava been, holding ravival services at the Baptist Church at Marshall, Mich. 8o far thirty-five have boen roceived into the Chureh by baptism. The Fourth Reformed Episcopal Church was organized at s meeting held in the old St. John's Church, on the West Sido, Isst Alonday evening, Bishop Chepey presiding. This is good news o many. The outlook of,the Dew enterprise is bright. The grasshoppers bave driven 745 Meihodist church mnmbersp and 336 Sunday-school scholars and eight teachers out of South Kansas within the past year. Two churches ard three parson- ages bave been lost to the Church throngh the same plagne. P The Sixth Presbyterian Church, in charge of the Rev. E. P. Wells, it is said, contemplates an enlargement of their building at an early day. Additional pews conld be now repted if they were available. A number of acceasions to the ‘membership were made Izst Sunday. A Baptist Educational Convention is to he held_ac St. {Joee{g, Mo., April 13, under the anspices of the Western Baptist Educational Union. A Baptist University is to be estab- lished at St. Josepn. A pablic building of the city was recently purchased by the Union'for that purpose. The Rev. B. 8. Storrs, of Brooklyn, has just preached the sormon at the rededication of the Congregational Church at Longmeadow, Mass, It is a singular fact that just 100 years ago Dr. Storrs’ grandfather preached the sermon at the Isying of tho foundation of the samo church. The revival meeting in the First Norwepian 3I. E. Churoh at Chicago has been closed, re- sulting in between sixty and eevanty conver- eions, some of whom are reclaimed backsliders. Abont fity have joined the church on probation since Conference. Carl E. Eltzholtz 15 pastor. It is expected the Chicago Presbytery, which convenes in the chapel of the Third Presbyto- rian Church Monday, will confirta the consolida- tion of Grace and the Ninth Presbyterian Churches, and give the new organization the name of ** Sixth Presbyterian Church of Chi- cago.” The Established Church in England is to have 2 new Bishooric—St. Alban’s—formed of Essex and Hertfordshire, The grand old sbbey, a charch of St. Alban's, will bs the Cathedral of the Diocese, snd Dr. Claughton, the present Bishop of Rochesier, will probably be the first incnmbent of tha new See. ‘The Church of the Redeemer, the second Uni- versalist, of this city, haye just paid off, by rais- ing upwards of $30,000, the entire amount that secures to them their church-lot and building without & dollar of debt upoa the same. iIn thesa days a parish without & debt i5 in & happy plight. Who speaks next ? Ar. Moody's Sunday-school, on the North Side, ia still in » prosperous condition, though Mr. M. hes been gone for two years. Each officer and teacher has cheerfully shonldered so mauch responsibility in_the Superintendent’s ab- sence, that the school has not materially abated its interest or numbers. Nine hundred scholara were present last Sundsy. Dr. Pearce, of the New Jersey Methodist Oon- ferenoce, 18 thus challenged by ‘an immersionist brother : ‘“If he will produce s sgingie lexico- pher, Baptist or Pedo-Baptiat, in classic or o Testamont Enak. of any respectability, ‘who gives ‘sprinkie’ as a primary definition to the Greek word baptizs,’ I will trundle him ina wheelbarrow to Alaska and back.” ‘The Church of the Disciples in New York, the Rev. G. H. Hepworth, pastor, has issued an ap- peal for financial aid.” Its debts amount to $185,000, aud the pow rents yield an income of $12,950, which i8 spent in paying the inerest of the debt. The carrent expeuses of the charch are £13,000 a sear, aud the only means at pres- ent of obtaining this sum sre thoe Bundiy col- lections, which are inadequate. The Bev. 3. M. Farls, Financial Agent of the Presbyterian Theological Beminary, reporis 815,000 secured for the building of the Seminary Chapel, the donors being C. H. MoCormick, Jesse L. Williams, and C. B. Nelson, who gave $£5,000 each. It is sgreed to commence the building at onca, The chapel will contain libra- 1y, recitation, and other rooms, which will add greatly to the convenience and usefulness of that excellent institution. g Graco Mothodist Church, in chargs of the Rev. Dr. Felton, held a macting last Wednesdav even- ing toinsufurate measures to put up the front of their new grand church edifice. With great unanimity the whole matter was ed, and the prospect nowis that atan early day the “Jong boards ™ in front of that building will be taken down and & magnificent brick and marblo front take their place, with & tastefal spire paint- ing far up in the skies. ._Tho_number of communicants ef Jefferson Park Presbyterisn Church will be eniarged by twenty-eight to-day. This church is filling np yery rapidly under Prof. Patton's teaching, It i8 understood that be will nof accept the call as rutor, but has agreed to preachfor an unlm- ted time, which is a Patont way_ of getting round threatened difficulties by parties connect- ed with the Seminary who believe more in & Bwing-ing theology than an old-fashioned Paten-t one. There are in Ohio 565 Baptist churches, 518 Beptis mislters, of whom 464 are ordioed, and 54 licentiates. ‘During the past year there wero 8,222 additions b;ht:npfiam and experience, and 1,292 by letter. e total membership of the churchey is 43,063, In Cleveland there aro § churches and ssversl prosperous missions, witha membership of 1,794 ; in Dayton, 5 churches’and l.l)}ldlimns\mni :x:d.nd ix;Cinr;ilnnlfi,'ll churches, including 5 colo: and a white membershiy 803 colored, 700, giot " The conversion to Christianity of twel it Mohammedans of Ghomw:l’u, in l.h'u‘ Pxnlnj. 20b, Indis, daring the past yoar by the mission- sries of the l_fiqnbgurhg‘(.:pgmh,xgn: isn, for ‘the time, to & bitter controversy as to the Tight of Christians to the use of the wella, The mat- ter has been ssttled by a decision obtsined from three distingunished Mohammedan doctors of the Punjaub : 1. Thatitislawful fora Mobhammedan to eat and drink with Christians. 2. It is lawful for & Mohammedan to draw water out of the same well with Christians. The documents con- taining these decisions, which; it is hoped, will be of much service to the misgions, are to be printed. s The work of the Jesnits in the United States is systomstized by the division of the country into provincss, There are only two fall provinces— Maryland and Missouri. There are also three vico provinces—New York, New Orleans, and Culifornia. The province of Maryland em- braces Auryland, Pennsylvanis, Delaware, and the New Engiand States. The Provincial or Saperior of the Province of Maryland is Father .Joseph E. Keller, who resides at Loyols College, Baltimore. : Maseachusetts Baptista intend to raiss m their Btate §250,000 for educational purposes, in 81 subscriptions, It ia to be a Centennial gift, and ia to be divided among the denominational col- leges as follows : $100,000 to the Newton Theo- logical Institation; 60,000 to the Worcester Academy ; 850,000 each to Brown University and Colby University and to the American Bsptist Missionary Union; $40,000 to the American Baptist Home Mission Socicty, the money raisod to be used for permanent investments on build~ ings. ~ The Baptiat Central Centonnial Committeq, for Massachusetts havo decided to endeavor to ob- tain subscription of at loast $1 from every Bap- tist in the State. The money thus raised, ex- cept the sum especially designated for other ob- jects by tho donors, to be divided in the follow- ing manner: To the Newton Theological Insti- tution, $100,000; to the Worcester Academy, 860,000 ; to Brown University, Colby University, and the American Baptist Missionary Union, $50,000 each, and to the American Baptist Home Mission Society, $40,000. A Massaohusat:s correspondent of the Ezam- iner draws a doleful picture of Baptist churches and ministera in that Btate, and adds that last Octobor thers were 231 Baptist pastors there, and of theso 41 wers thers twoyears, 54 one year, and 59 began their ministry there during the year; 29 have resigned since October, and tho correspondent adds that they have all the evils of the itinerancy without any of its advan- tages, and that Methodist ministers have now longer pastorates than Baptists. He would have ministers hired for two or three years, and then let the Trelations bo soverod without friction or jar. By the will of tho Iate Georga Curtis, formerly of Hanover, Mass,, eud laiterly of Nahaut, ho boquenths to his wife during ber life the income of his entire estate amounting to $300,000. After her decease the property ia to bo divided in ten equal parts to the following named insti- tutions: To tho American Biblo Sooiety, Bog- ton Consumptives' Home, Boston Young Wo- man's Asgociation, Appleton Temporary Home, Boston ; Beaton Youag Men’s Christian Associa- tior, Sustentation Fund of the Reformed Epis- copal Charch, North End Mission, Awerican Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Iuetitats, lo- cated at Hamoton, Va., Massachusetts Home Missionary Socioty. At the Twentleth Annunal Convention of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the TUnited States and the British Provinces, which will pe held ag Richmond, May 26-0, the follow-, ing topics will be discussed. I. The workof the International Convention—1. In the West; 2. In tho Sonth; 3. Among the Gormana; 4. In other fields. 1L The work of the Executivo Commit- tees of Btate and Provincial Conyentions. IIL How can Assaciations, especially in largs cities, reach zll classey of young men ?—1. @f the com- mercial artisan classes; 2.-In colleges and edu- cational institutions; 3. Raiiroad employes; 4. Destiture young men; 5. The criminal classes. IV, Asacciation Bible-Classes—1. For Evangal- istic purposes; 2. For Christian workers, V. General Evangelistio work—1, Lay preaching, its importance, and the training young mon should bave for it ; 2. Prayer-meetinga; how to increase their usefalness and intereat. VL. As- Bociation lectures; their prevailing abuses and proper nb}nctl; the availability of home talent. Areport of tha work of the American Tract Bociety for the last fifty years shows total ro- ceipts of §B,000,563 in sale, and $4,189,000 in donations and legacies. Tho total issues have been 538,000,000 copies of publications in 143 langusges or dislects. The average daily issuo is 54,000 copies, of which 4,000 are volumes. The benevolent expenditures slightly exceed the be- nevolent receipts. - Nearly 5,000 veard of colpor- teur iabor has been performed, in which 11,000,- 000 family visits have been mads, and 18,000,000 volumes have been pitkulated by sale or graot in the more deatitute parts of the country. All crants of publications aggregate nearly 1,500,000, 'he value of Lhe present weakly average of these gifts is $1,000. The aggrogate appropriations {or fifty years for printing st foreign mission stations is £632,000. The business of the So- ciesy is self-sustainiog, and donations are nsed only for its bendvolent work of colportage, grapts of publications, and foreign distribatijon. The Society now has a membership of moro than 80,000, . THE STORY OF THE GREATION, The Ir dent, apropos of a oriticism of the Interior on an editorlal commert of Taa Tnrs- UNE on the Iate discoverica of Mr. George Smith, so38: ‘Wa wounld to the Inferfor that it may bo well to be patient a'little while, and - not anticipate the con- firmations of Holy Writ which are to be mads through the latest discovoriea by Mr. George Smith of the As- s5Tian, or, mors properly, Babylonlan version of the story of the Creation and Fall'of Man, . For our own parh weawsit the promired publicatior of the trans- iation from the cuneiform tablets with fntense inter- est; Dbut we hove not much expeotation that they will turn out to be what the Jnferior imagines, That jonr- nal, depreca notion that they will discredit the'Scriptures, says that they ““are nof claimed to be more than 3,000 yeara old,” and “ the probability is that 2,500 years will cover the whols time.” Tweniy- five hundred years will, doubtless, roughly eover the zime xince tne tablets were fnscribed in the Assyrian language for the library of Assurbanipal; but if, as e presumes is the case, thess tablets agres with those that recount the Deluge of Hasisadra in claiming to be iranslated from om ancient Accad original, they can hardly ba Later {n composition than the time of Moses, and are probably elder. If the Inlerior's further announcement should prove correct that this Chaldean account of the Creation and Fall of Man % contains the recoznition’ of one supreme God, the distinctive idea of ail Jewish life, and the exact op) sito of Assyrian theology,” we aball be surprised and delighted, " The Assyrian Deluge myth is grossly polytheisiic, and we do not doubt that this in also trne of "the last discoveries, Indeed, 3Ir, Smith says dls- tinctly that the gods create the universe i due steps, and pronounce fts severzl siages good. Certainly the fragments which have been already published, and which evidently belong to the same' series, ars purely Chaldean, and not Jewish, in fheir type of thoolozy. AMistakes on these points may be pardoned, however 3 Dut does not the library of Frof. Pation contain any impeachment of the nxt assertion of the Interior that “itis the opinjon of all scholars that tho Pentateuch 15,38 to the substance of it, contemporaricous with Moses, whather he i the sole author of it or not”?. We wish they all did think 80; but, 50 long as they do not, why say they do? % ———— PERSONAL. The Rev. Jobn C. Hill, of Princeton, 11, was in the city las} week. . The Rev. Frederick Curtis, of Plano, spent a day in 16 city last weelk. : The Rev. Hoaper Crews, pastor of the M. E. Church at Batavis, was in the city last week. The Bév. Ben E. 8. Ely officiated st the Grace Presbyterisn Church Sunday last, morning and evening. ‘The Rev. Dr. Roy starts for a tour in Texas the last of the month to look after the Home Missionary intereats. Tha Rev. J. C. Buker, of Chicago, IL, has just amived upon the Pacific coast, under appoint- ment ffom thé Baptist Publication Society. Ho will bs engaged ss & General Sundsy-school missonary in California and Oregon. The Rev. Arthur Brooks left for New York City Tuesday evening, whera he has takes charge of 9“ Church of the Annunciation, one of the solid congrogations of that metropolis. He leaves & lacge circle of warm friends here who wish him abundant success. ‘The Rev. Rouben Frame, the celebrated de- {endgr_ appointed by Synod in the 1ate *Swing cas0," is in the city andwill remain until May 1, when he goes East to visit his old church &t South Salem, N. Y., where he administered tha divine ordinances for sixteen ysars. Dr. Boy reports that the Treasury ef tho American Home Missionary Society has kept abroast of its work during the whole of this dreadful winter, so that every missionary has received his gmngo upon the very day of the receipt of hia quarterly report. - Dr. Thomas, the candidate for the champion epeller of America, is engaged to lectura before the literary societies of Simpson Centenary and Cornell Colleges, of Tows, and to deliver the an- ::;!i :yddr:!&l efore tho Illinoia Wesleyan Uni- , at their a) i i Fonity 8 pproaching commencements in The Rev. W. Carver, of the Rocky: Mountain Conference, stationed st Balt Lzko City, was in Chicago this woek. He givess very interesting account of his work in the city and the Téritory. His Snnday-school has grown in six months from nothing to neasly 900, which is & remarkahle " 0al morning and eve growth. The other Methodist Sabbath-schools of the city are also growing finely. Messrs. Whittle and Bliss, of our Chicago evangelistic corps, have boen ozlled home this week and are at prosent in the city. J. H. Cole has gone down to Cincinnati {o aesist in the re- vival work at that point. Messrs, Moody and Bankey will leave London for Ametica the first of July. Brother Moody will visit hus beloved mother at Northfleld, Mass.; before coming to Chicago. —— * CHURCH SERVICES. 5 CONGREGATIONAL. The Rav. James Powell, of the American Misstonsry tion, ‘hes thini forencon in the Leavitt Street Oburch, corner of \dams street. The Bev. Al- ‘bert Bushnell preaches in -he avmng. —The Rev, William Alvin Bartlett preaches morn- ingand eveningin the Piymouth Churcl, corner of Indiana avenue and Teenty-sxth strest. —The Rov, Dr. Chamberlin will preack in the New England Church, on Dearborn place, near North Dear- ‘barn street, at morning and evening services, —The Rev, C. D, Helmer will preach in the Unton Park Church, morning and evening. W . UNIVERSALIST. The Rev, Snriner Ellis will preach in the Church of the Redeemer, comer of Washington and Sangamon streets, at morning service, —The Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach morning and evening in St, Paul's Church, Michigan avenue, be- tween Bixteenth and Eighteenth streets. The audito- rlum of the new St. Paul's will ba occupled to-day for tho first timo, METIIODIST, ' The Rev, Dr. H. W. Thomsa will preach this morn- lnalnd evening in the First Church, corner of Clark and Washington strects, Evening subject: * Drap- er’a Conflict between Religion and Thought,” —The Rev, John Wiliiamson preaches morning and evening in the Wabasi Avenue Church, near Four- teenth strect. lforning subject: ** Resurrection of the Dead a Pnysiological Doctrine,” Evaning subject : “ Tho Mother.” —The Rev, H. L. Martin preaches morningand even- ing in St. Paul’s Church, corner of Newberry and Max- well streets, —The Rev. Dr, Felton preaches morning and even— h‘!zg (in Grace Church, eorner of LaSalls znd White strests. ~~The Rev. M, M, Parkhurst will preach in the Michi- gan Avenus Church, near Thirty-second street, at morning-service, Text: Corinthisns I, xvi23, Afiss Frank McCorel will lacture in the evening. —The Rev. 0. E. Felton will gr;ch morning and cvunéw at Grace Ohurch, North' alle, near White —The Bev, O, H: Fowler will presch at morning and the Rev. M. Spencer at tho evening sorvice in the Centecary Church. Mr. Spencer s & returzed mis- onary, —Miss F. E. Willard will address the congregation of the Ads Strcet Church st morning, service, The Rev, J. B, Withy will preach in the ovening, PRESBYTERIAN, The Rav. Dr. 8wazey will preach in the morning o Ashlsnd Avenue Church, corner of Washington streot £nd Ogden avenno, —Tho Rer, David J. Bhrrell will preach ‘morning and evenfngin the Westminster Oharoh, corner of Jackeon and Peoria stroeis, Morning subject: “What {s Your Occupation?” Evening subject: “The Rock,” —Tho Rev. James Maclaughlan will preach morning and evening in the Scotch Church, corner of Sanga- monand Adams streels, Evening subject: “Ths Queen and the Reformer.” —The Ror. J. B, McOlure will preach at River Park this morning, —Tho Rey. W. W, McKaig_ preaches morning and evening at Carris Hall, No. 727 Cottage _Grove avenue, Morning subject: * I§ Christianity in Decay 77 Even- ing subect : ** atanic Infiuences.” —The Rev. J, alonro Gibwon will preach morning and evening in the Second Church, crner of Michigan avenue and Twentieth atrect. —The Rev, Samuel W. Daifield will conduct morn- ing and evening serices at the Eightui Gburch, corner of Washington and Robey streets. —The Rev, Prof, F, L, Patton will preach morning and evening at the Jefferson Park Church. Seats free, —The Rov. G, M, Hair will preach st the svening service, 7:00 o'clock, in Campbell Park Chareh, —The Ninth and Grace. Presbyterian Churches will hold union services in their church building, corner of Oak and Vinoennes avenues, morning and evening, Prof, F. W, Fish will preach ot both services, X BAPTIST. ‘The Rev. D. B, Cheney preaches morning end even~ ing in the Fourth Chureh, corner of W on sad Paulins streets. —The Rev, Florence McCarthy preaches morning aad eveningin Amity Church, corney of Warron ave- nueand Robey strect, Alorning subject: “ Keeping the Heart.” kvening subject: * Tho Bible and Ba- ence. —Prof, Edgrin preaches this morning tu the Twen- ty—fl{ux Strect Church, R. P. Allison presches in the evening, —The Rev, P. M. Fliis will presch morning and evening in thy Michigan Avenus Ohurch, near Twen- t7-third strest, —R. P. Allison will preach this morning fu the South Qhureh, corner of Locke and Bonsparte atreets, —Tho Bey, W. W. Everts will preach at the Taber- nacle, No, (66 Wabash avenns, at morning service. —The Rev, J, Malvern will preech in the Commun- fon Church, corner of Loomis and . West Jockson atreots, in the morning. Prayer-meeting in the even- —The Rev. Mr, Bstes will preich in the Second Church in the morning, the Rev. H.. Morehouse, in the eventng, —The Rey will proach at Unversity Place Church at . m, and 3 and p.m. The chiurch is on Douglas pisce, opposite The Rev. D: wmmmcg"f(m will e 7, DI, of 8t, reach this forenonn 1 St StEphees CRRrch 8 Johabas street, between Taylor and Twelfth streets, Dr. Cushman ‘préahes in the evening. ~—The Rev, Henry G. Perry will officiats morning and evening in ALl Baints’ Church, cornerof North Carpenter and Fourth streets, —The Rev, Francis Mansfield will preach mor- ning and evening in the Church of the Atonement, corner of West Washington and Robey streets. —Services morning and evening, Church of Our Saviour, corner of Belden and Lincoln avenues. —Morning prayer, Holy Communion, and sermon at St, Peter's s Chapel, 45 Third svenue, - ~The Rev. Mr. Luther, of Racine, will offictate mor- ning and evening in the Church of the Epiphany, on Tbroop street, between Monros and Adama strests. —Cathedral £8, Peter and Panl, West Washington and Peords streets; morning and evening service. —The Bev, 8, J, French will oficiats morning and ovening in 'Calvary Church, on Warren avenus, be- tween Onkley street and Western svenue, - —The Rev, Dr. Locke will preach in Grace Church at morning and evoning services. —The Rev. W. H. Smythe will officate at St. James’ Chorth, corner of Cass and Huron streels, at morning e tag *Br. £ 3. Powers wil preach as wrmal ~—The Rev. Dr, . Powers preach as at 8t. John's Chiurch, Ashland avenue, g —The Rev. Samuel Edson will officiate morntog and evening in the Church of ths Ascension. —The Bishop Whitehouse Momorial Church, on In- diana avenue, botween Twenty-pinth jand Thirtieth et ApmiL e Pl Rev. W, Herhoet Sy, e daY we e Rev. W, Herbert Smythe, Rector, resides at No, 132 Thirty-first stzact. m’::mnuy int vites all persons interested in the undertaking to at- —1he Bev. E. Sullivan will preach in Frinity Church, corner of Michigan avenne and Twenty-sixth street, a} morning servica. Bubject: ‘Putting Asunder What God_ Hath Joined Together.” The Kev. W, Herbort Smythe will preach in the evening, - —The usual morning and evening services will be held 4n the Churchof tho Holy Communion, South Deatborn street, betoen Tweaty-ninth and Tlitieta o The Rev, Brock rd preach e ‘Rev. Brooke Herfo: les mornin, ovening in the Church of the n’ieuhh, corner of \lvn: bash avenue and Twenty-third street, Evening sub- Ject: ““Rome as Pyul Saw It.” —The lmuburt Collyer presches this morning in Tnity Ch: ~The Rov. Sumner Ellis will preach in Unity . m, * Churen, Oak Park, at 3 4 —The Rev. E. P, Powell will presch in the Third Church, corner of Monros and Lafin streets, in the e gixesugjfl:vhv; dte flllgm" ~—The Rey. C. W, Wendte h durin, - 1ing service in the Fourth Church, Subject ‘Fflfln})mt to ihe Higher Powers,” There will bono evening ser- ] ~—The Bev, Dr. J. N, Pardes will ich and evening st Masonic Hall, Hyde PAI:,:. Baze REFORAMED EPISCOPAL. —Ths Rev. Dr. Cooper will preach this evening in Immanuel Church, corner of Centre and Dayton streets, Subject:; “The Seen and the Unseen, ¥ —Tne. Bey, W, M. Postlethwaite will preach at Christ Church mo: and evening, . —Services according to the Reformed Episcopal Rit- g in the Emanucl Church, cor ner of Hanover and Twenty-eighth atreets,” —Tho Rev. . M. Postlethwaite will preach this af- ternoon in the Baptist Church at the Roliing Mills, —The Rev. Al, A, Condit, of Peoria, will preach dur- ing morning service in the Fourth Church, corner of ‘West Lake street and St. John's place. The Randolph street cars pass the door, e Her, mum%i!unmmm. . r, Bdmund fonr, pastor of the Lutheran %h"::indlnwl;l Holy Tc;uflty, wulm morning and ove g 8 chur North Dearbora and Erie sicects, o Qe ler , Me los preach mornin; evening in Advent Hall, No. 213 West Madison -‘u:g WS u-x;v:gm ‘ sxflz‘mm and evening be- ore the it of e 25T o sy ~The Rev. N. F. Ravlin ‘preach at the Te )l g’h\lxt‘-h. t:ur:;:{'t of mrlr#“ 0;‘:::5“““‘0“ l;?ull’l? z _ “The lon of Spirit.” Evening subject: “ Mintatry,» ' Haly, "““The Rev, Tsaso Errett will preach morniag and evening in_the tian Church, corner of Indians eondnd Treny e g {ng in Gresn Steol Tabernacia: Dotwens B i e ko v oo ‘ —The s ‘ha “The Disciplea o meet at No. lhndolph street,at 4 p.m. Allare mvnmga 8 e 23 usual, st the-Newsboys’ Homs, on Sum:y street, at 4 p. m., Varied and lnL_xuung oxer- es, Z'Tno Progreseivé Lyceum will meet in Good Tem- plare’ Hall, conér of Desplaisies and Weasingio Etroets, ot 13:30 p. m. 4 Tiauingn 5 et CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, EPISCOPAL. 4prd 11—Becond Sunday after Easter. ROMAN-CATHOLIC, ApriT1-~Second Sundsy atter Edster; B Los, . April 12—Feris, April 13—St. Hermengfld, I, - - :wfi XH% n:lngi:. and \p., 3L, pril 15—0fice ‘Elessed Bacrament April 16—Feria, e Ry 2y B R B AMUSEMENTS. The Last Word About Hooley’s In- tentions, The Benefits of the Week-—Janau- gchek’s Programme, Lotta’s Success---The' Seasbn at the Academy. Concerts in Chicago.--Thomas at Cincinnati. The piecs is local in New Yorlk, probably. The synopsis of scenery and incidents suggests some- thing unusaally high-flavored, as witness: “ De- teotives: on the watch—Terror and flight of Ainnie on_the arrival of her father—Rook the Rascal and Magg the Forger—Ihe Attempred Abduction I—The Rod-Hot Poler!!—The Vil- lains foiled ! ! !—Dick and- his friends trinmph- ant!!!1" and all this in lnne;cfi. with a continually-increasing strain for four more. Miss Joonie Wallaco plays Clara Willoughby, Miss Minnie Jnky Dick, a printer’s devil, aod Miss Mand Spolfy, a newsboy. . Politiclans, pub- licans, philanthropists, plantation breakdowns, banjo solos, and doub clog dances, are all here, and will combino to make the piece oavory. i —_— MUSIC. THR CONCEXTS OF THE WEEK have been thres in number,—that of the Apollo Club Monday eveniog, snd Mr. Schultze’s bane- fit eoncert and the St Paul's organ concert .| Thuraday evening. The Apolio concert was a THE DRAMA. ODDB AND ENDS. As & season of rich intellectual enjoyment in things dramatic, the past week cannot be said to have been memorable, but there has besn an un- mistakable revival of amusements. There are some interesting features about the theatrical business. - Que is the ntter uncertainty of it. A good play and a good company should be reckon- ed upon 23 a certainty in drawing power, but they arenot. And a good actor coming as a sfar is just about as likely to fail 2a » bad one—more 80, in fact. But good, bad, or indifferent, as the entertsinments may have been last week, they were popular, and tho theatres were patronized better than they have beea for months. The re- vival of business is what tho managors call it, and, as the same phenomenon has been remarked in the East at the same time, doubtless it is epi- gemic. and has its origin in the new era of mer- antlle activity. . The most romarkable feature of the week has been the number and pecuniary success of the benefits which have been given. Fitzpatrick, of Hooley’s, had a benefit Wednesdav.night; Harry Chapman’s was tendered Thursday afternoon at the Adelphi; Joe Murphy, at the Academy, was equally complimented Friday night, and Satur- day afternoon and evening Aliss Hawthorne took a double beneflt at Hooley’s, according to tho new system of devoting the entirs proceeds of two performances to that end—whatever that end may be. - Chapman’s benefit was altogather unique. Itwas hastily gotten up by theatrical people to aid & suffering brother professional who has paid ont all his earnings in a bitter fight for life for nearly two years. It was signally Buccessful in the generous responso made by the public, and none the less so in the-character of the performance. Thers wers many good things in the entertainment; but the musical farce * Jepny. Lind,” with Mr. Crane and Miss McHenry in the only parts of ‘any importancs, was the bést; and dramatic talent, mingled judiciously with ap am- ateur element, as supers, was a novalty. Buch an unroly, but suchk a jolly, crowd of supers never, within the memory of man, went on tha stage in this city bofore. There® wera upwards of thirty of them, emoking thoir cigars and drinking their beer as German students, with all the nonchalange of a Tivoli reunion, and play- ing their practical jokes to the amusement of themselves and the nnqualified dolight of the audience. Crane was never droller in hia lite, and nothing but the bent and attenuated form of the bepeticiary but was brimful of merriment and healthy good humor. Thers was just & dash of pathos in the entertainment, too, as one of the supers, in the name of hia brothren of the stage, handed Mr. Chapman a purse, heary with greenbacks, which they had gladly contributed, With their best wishes for his recovery. It was a large sum of money, and the actors of this city gaveit. The act was a very graceful ome, and may stand on record against all the aspersions to which the profesalon is periodically expossd. Perhaps the publio has wearied of * true ato- ries ™ as to the moves of the Hooley Company. Mr. Hooloy complains that the uncertainty of purpose sttributed to him is really due to the tattling of the multitude. It is not necessary to say more about it than this: During Janau- schek's angagement at Hooley's thecompany will play at Brainard’s Opera-House, Cleyeland, competing with Joo Jéfferson, who plays at the Academy of Music in that city. A week from to- morrow they return to Chicago acd olay a two weeks' farewell engagement, and then go to Cal- ifornia, to open thers May 10. Maguire, meaa- while, will follow Hooley pretty cloaely, opening at his houss May 8,—if his company can.be held togather,—and remaining there till July 5, when ths Union Squars party take the honse. This settles Hooley's business. It this statement is incorract, he is responsible for it. The cloging of the Grand Opera-Houss was oue of the sensational features of the week, but the reopening of the place almost immediately under the new management has save from any eerious coosequences. The reduction of the price of admission will doubtless bo appre- ciated. As luck would have it, the audience on the night the houss closed was unusually large, while the former managers must ragret that they tarned away moro people the following night than they had seen in the houss for mont It is likely that tho company will soon be strengthened by the addition of some very strong favorites. The season has virtually closed at the Acsdemy of Music. Itissingular that managers dishke aboye all things to have such an announcement made, because somebody 18 sure to misinterpret 1% that the theatre is closed. But they arrangs the seasons it & manner quite arbitrary—rvery much a8 our climate does, The Bea- son merely mesns the contracts of the members of tho company. Thus, Mr, Fred Villisms, Mra. Frod Williams, Ar. Mardoch, Miss Noah, and the restof the Academy Company, have left the honse, their terms having expiiag. Mr. Williams and his wife return to Boston, to the chagrin of peopls who hoped for better things. = Mr. Murdoch gflal to New York, and afterwards to Philadelphis. Miss Nosh travels with Mr. J. L. Toole, and the other membors of the company make other engagements. The Academy will probably remain open until next fall. The atars who will play there in the foturs bring their own companies. Thers is plenty of time for Mr, Gardiner to make his arrangements for next season. 3LME. JANAUSCHEK. The brief engogement of this great actress on the West Side, & few weeks 530, was g0 success- ful, and the desirs of the public to ses her so evident, that arrangémients were made for a re- turn visit, which occurs this weck. Since leav- ing Chicago, she has played in the smaller cities of New York State, and for three weeks 1o Bos- ton, whers sho was highly appreciated. Good a8 was her engagement at the Academy of Music, it is probable that the present will be better. Hooley's is a favorite theatre, of comfortable size, and on the South Side. The weather is pleasant, and there ig a spice of novelty in see- ing a.great star in the stock thoatre. The pro- gramme laid out for this weels has been arranged with & view to pleasing the public of this city, who manifested a decided preference for Ame, Jansuschek in ** Chesney Wold," in which she playa_two utterly dissimilar pacts. Monday, Tuesdny, and Wednesdsy nights, therefors, ¢ Chesney Wold " will be given; Thuraday night, ‘“The Earl of Essex;” Friday night, * Deborsh ; ¥ Baturday afternocu, “ Maria Stu- art ;" and Baturdsy night, * Henry VIIL” -7 W'VICKER'S THEATRE, When Lotta paid Chicago a visit ot many months ago it seeried as though shehad been - forgotten; or that the kicking-and-sizgling- Hoiden drama had sunk into that condition of paralytic stupor which betokens approaching desth. The wish was doubtless father to the thonght in the minds of the prophets. Afall evonts, the sudiences of last week at McVicker's would imply very different condition of things. Lotta drew more people to the house Iast week than Booth or Cushman have dono this season. 8he has toned down somewhat, but what she has Iost in what, by a huge straining of the guality of mercy, one might u:ll vivacity of the extremi~ ties, she hias not gaindd in artistio represents- tion. She played in *The Little Dateotive” and *Zip,” and. thoogh the lstter piece pos- sesses, to speak mildly, the smallest possible amouat of merit, it gave complete satisfaction. Bome day when Lotta gets old——but why look forward to such n dismal avent ? B8he never will get old, aud if she doas she has & fortune to ro- tire on. : This_week *The OId . Curiosity 8hep,” in which Lotta plays two parts, Little Nell_snd the AMarchioness, will be given Mondsy, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings, with Mr. Fred Bock as Sampson Brass, which is one of his best pieces of characterization. Friday and Baturday pighis *‘The Pet of the Petticoats” and * Nan, the Good-for-Nothing ™ will be played. Saturday afternoon “ Zip” will be repeated. THE ACADEXY, OF MUEIO. The first combinstion to play at the Academy of Muzic will be that of the Wallace Sisters, Jennie, Minnie, and 3and, who play for tha first time in this city a sensational drama by John Drongham, entitled, * Minnie's Euck,” which is Broughamesque in the startling events and as- tonishiog dramatic effects with which it abounds. | very ‘areditable entertainment, materially en- hanced by the preasnce of Miss Julia Rive, the accomplished pianist from Ciocionatl. The other two entertainments were exiremely ama-~ teurish in character, particularly the church concert. Itis a wonder that concerts like the latter do not discourage people from encourag- iog them by their presence. It bas been re- marked, however, as one of the boons of exat- ence, that we remember onr pleasures but for- get our pains. It is only on this general princi- ple that we can account for the continued suc- cess of purely amateur or impromptu concerts after a long and harrowing experionce. THE PRILZARMONIC CLUB, of Boston give s concert at McCormick’s Hall Tuesday evening, which comes in the regnlar series of the Star Lecturs Coursa, The Club consists of Bernhard Listemano, the accom- | plished violinist of Thomas’ orchestrs ; Fritz Listemaon, violin; Emil Gramm, viola ; Adolph Hnndugfi:’,z_'cuuu; Eugene Weiner, flufe; and Adolph , French horn, making a rare com- bination. The Clubwill bs assisted by Miss May A. Bryant, a contralto singer who has been highly spoken of. The programme 1¢ as fol- ParTI Allegro_con. brio. First movement from Quintotiein B fist, 0p. 87.... . Mendelssohn Husra. B. and ¥, Listeman, Gromi, Hortdsgen, and ; o 1. fay A 4. Chaconne for violin solo. Afr, Bernhard Listemann. §. Visions in a Dream (with Oblig. zither)...Lumbye Phitharmanic (lub. PART IL 6. Cancerto for violoncallo.......vuaees 5 2 Mr. Adolph Hartdegen, 7. Fantasis for flute...... Mr. Eu 10. Ruspaodie bogeeiser 50, 2.0 . e ho 0. 2. Rl e s e THE THOMAS CONOERTS, 3 Cinolnpati will not have the exclusive enjoy- ment.of jts festival the coming month, Afessrs. Carpenter & Sheldon have a large mixed chorus of male and female voices rehearsing, with the purpose of producing zomo of the music. The Thomas Orcheatra will prooably bs accompanied also by some of the artists who ars to take part in the Cincinnati festivai. The arrangements for the spproaching season of Thomas concerts are now 8o far completed that they can be definitely snnounced. The sea- son will consist of four concsrts and ons populsr matinee, and will begin on Wednesday, April 28, and close Saturdey night, May 1. The series promisas to excel in novelties and choral fea- tares anything that Mr. Thomas has ever befors given here, a3 not only our American vocal socie- ties, but alsoths excollent German musical organ- izations, are tocontribute largely to the sucoess of the season. The Germanis Afaennerchor, under the efficient leadership of Mr. Fachs, is working enthusiastically, and will be the great feature at one of the concerts. Oueof the selections to be rendered by this society and the orchestra is the celebrated double chorus known as the * Bacchus Chorus,” from Mendelasohn's ** An-~ tigone,” - Last Friday evening the mixed chorus of se- lected singers, numbering 150 voices, held their first rehearsal of Gluck’s * Orpheus ” in the Beethoven rooms. About half of the work was studied, and a grest deal.of enthusiasm was displayed. This chorus is under the charge of Mr. Biackman, assisted by Mr. Dohn. The next rebearsal will be held Frday night in the Bee- thoven rooms, and those intending to join will then be fiun a last opportunity. It 18 desired to make the chorus 200 stroug, and we are ra- quésted to announce that a few more effective soprano and alto singers who would Jike to join the chorus are invited to be present next Friday night. (USICAL, COLLEGE SOIREX. The regular soirce of the Chicago Musical Col- | lege occurs Wednesday evening of this week at the College building on Wabash avenme. The programme is one of the best and most enter- taining of the season, and is as follows 1. Sonate, piano and violin.... Miss Kate Burrows and Mr. William Lewis. 2. The First Violet... Airs.J. H. Bradley, 3, Sonate op. T.... Hist Kats Davis, &, Nobil Donns, £rom the * Huguenots *...Meyerbeer Miss . W, Holz. 2 Mizx Clarg Murdock, & Tutta la feste al tampio, from * Rigolatto ... Verdl Hrs. W. Smith and Mr. Gull. », Sanate, piano and violin, . .....Bchumann Mias Edith Hibbard a: v, Lewis, 10. 01 My Maid i Pairer Still—Hungarian Alr..Pease Mra. Philip Ayer. 1L Sonate op. ”j{ .e +Beethoven r 12, Concerto, for two pianas, = Musses Birdie Allport and Louwe Stager. THE DBEETHOVEN SOCIETY give their second contert of the scason st Me- Cormick's Hall on Thursdsy evenihg next, when they will be aseisted by full orchestra and produce some works of great excellence. The first part of the programme will consist of Mendelssohn's 4 First Walpurgienacht,” which has an overturs descriptive of winter and spring, vocal solos, and choruses. The solo parts will be iaken by Mrs. Btacey, Miss Ella White, and Mr. James Gill. and the choruses by the Sociely. The second part of the programme is as follow: Quartette—From * Fidello ™. Decthuren “Soclety, Targhetto—For Vicloncello. Ar. I, Eichheim, Ghorus—From “ Flying Dutchman =, Wagner We are requested to urge upon all the aotive ‘members of the Sociaty to be present at the re- hearsals, to ba given at the rooms on Tuesday evening, and a¢ McCormick’s Hall on Wednesday aflerncon at 5 o'clock. THE CALEDONIAN CLUB. The musical and literary entertainment given in aid of the Chicago Caledonian Club, at Cale- donia Hall Tuesday evening, will doubtless be well attended. It will be principally musical, and the following Iadies and gentlemen will as- gist: BMrs. Fred Williams, Mrs. Patersou, Fred Williams, H. 8. Murdoch, R. G. Smeaton, Carl Mnller, J. W. Graham, W Edgar, and Col. W. Jamea. The whole will be under the direction of Prof. Gustavus Geary, The programme con- taina s large number of Beottish songs and bal- lads, many of them by request, among them ““The Blue Boonets Over the Border,” by Mr. ‘Williama ; ‘‘Oh, Wert Thon in the Cauld Blast ?"" by Mrs. Williams and Mr. Murdoch; ‘ The Widow Malone,” by Messrs. Williams and Mur- doch; and * Qaller Herrin',” by Mr. Williams. COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT. . A ocomplimentary concert will be given at ‘Wood’s Hall, corner of Green and Washington streets, by the pupils of Miss Clara Byrne Wednesdsy evening, assisted by Messrs. Frank Tilden, W. H. Coulston, E, D. Messenger, D, W. C. Gooding, and ths quartet of the Arion Club. The second of s series.of. eacred doligerts was given &t tho Third Unitarian Church last Sun- dav evening.. The andience was large and en- thusiastic. Miss Fox sang, with much effect and good taste, tho song of ** Mignon,” and * Mary Was a Lassie.” Mr. Heman Allon assisted with bis usnal skill on the violin, and Miss Todd at The naw quartette choic alone is s MUSICAL FOTES. " & mew socession to the vocal talent of Chicago i3 in the persom of Miss Lottie Strapg, who the puano. power. comes here, wa believe, from Cleveland, Mgy o Strong has a contralto voice of muct sarich quality. It is probable that tigheg, M be introdaced to the public under 5 it of the Chicago Musical College, an: ises to be a desisable acquisition to h&‘o: o church choirs. We have already catled ' attention to Glenw's farewell concert to be given g evening of April 2. As aninstance of the e which this lady has upon tho encoura, emag} tho Chicago public, we quote the Tollowiamick ter, given hor by Signor Muzio, Director of g Strakoach opera troupe, in connection with sonsl recommendations to the Milan ang pfi Conservatories: Graxp Paczrio Horrr, Cmcado, I : .. Fioot, Fa1.—Nx Diln 5ia: 1F 1 opse o - miliaF with ihe English lingusge, T would sy moe the great pleasara T had fn' A R T Gleon. She deserves the enconragement oy po trymen, bacause ehe has the disosttion 1o k00 true artiet. 1 inclose letters of futroduction t jeans era in Paria and Mian. Belleve ms, e sy, M. DeVivo writes from New Orleacs they 34 will give two farewell i Murska concarts s 2 city on his retura from_California,—ona on the evening of April 22, and a matines on Apj} Di Maraka hss mads & brillaat success in ¥, Orleans, whero she appeared in soven oonear and_six nights with the French opers. playing in * Lucis,” ““Trovators,” Rigo ** Dinorah,” **Robert,” and ‘* Magia ot y Flate® DeoVivo writes that the gross receipia oL . 8. G. Pratt gsve the fourth and piano recitals on §:idsy. His piano ’:;eufllthhn: conasted exclusively of his own compositiony, inclading s couple of M8S. not ot pub o was assisted by soms uf the local aing v —— 8. E. J. Daniel 66T &ppointed of the guitar in the Chicago Musical Collegs, aud will henceforth have charge of that depar, ment, : Mr. and Mrs. Sabin entertained their pyy and friends with music at Lake Forest an P day evening last, at the Academy. They wey ansisted by Miss Fannie Roob, Mr. & Levwis, Mr. Bprague, Mr. William Root, spd My, Walker, from the city; also by Mr. Howlang, wiy illastrated his ides of what parlor readingg should be both as regards selection ang exeqp,. tion, —— v HUMOR. A patient waiter—A young doctor. Why is the Capital of Turkey likaa sical patient? Because it's constant tono pill, A little man observed that he had W0 negativg qualities; he naver lay longin bed, and ba never ‘wanted & great coat. Professor of Rhatoric—** What importagt change. cama over Burns in the latter pazt of hislife?” Bepior—** He diad."” Mysterious—Little Johnny—*T heard some. body crring in there, and is wasn't ms nor the doctor.” Bissy—** May be it was the kitten The greatest discoyery at Pompeii is that of o woman making a fire in a cock-stove while her husband is in bed and aslesps Bhe was a noblg Woman. It was an Ivish Coroner who, when asked how he acconnted for an ex:raordiaary mortality in Limerick, replied, sadly: * I cannot tell. Thers ;ro people dying this year that nover died be ore.” Miss D. sends ns a poem entitled **I Cannof Mako Him Smile.” We cannot publish it unless sha gives us the nams of the youog man. All the young men we kanow * smile.”—Richmond Enquirer. At the theatra the other evening an szed ine drvidual with a powerfal pair of lings blew his 1086 just a8 an affecting passige had resched 1ts climax, whereupon » young lady, ssated in the dresscircle, sententiou:ly’ remarked, * s'noutrage,”—Sacramento See. Pudding-time is precious timo: Mamms— “Do you like this padding, Frankev?" (No answor) “You should say, - Yes, mam: dear.’”" Littlo Frankey (who s three years m & half old)—* But you fold me yes'da; X shouldn’ talk when eating ; “sides dis is'tao good to loss time over.” Basiness seems to be dull in San Antoolo, Tex., just now. Thne Heraldesys: *Timesars 80 hard that, when the boy who zoes ont on Satr, urday to collect bills for a leadinz’ dry-goods establishment comes home with 75 cents, sad has the ceiling of Lis pants worn ont by the boots of the customors from whom he has colr lected it, the proprietors regard it as a good day for collections.”” v On Suturday night two men got into a wordy |, controversy, which wazed quite hot, and finally one of them challenged the other o a square fight. The challengad party filibastered around and endeavored to avoid committing himself on this issue, but finally, pressed by the other, he pasluully refused to fight. * Not'that I'm any coward,”. ha said, ““ or that I'm afraid of you, Lut I was allers an uolucky man in & Sght.” Ina streat-car yesterdsy a boy about 7 years old made his mother much_troubls by climbisg on the seat, aaking questions, and makipg re- marks about paasengers, She whi: to bim four or five times without any good resalts, and finally leaned over and said: *Now, young man, if you don't bebave yourself you s'uo’t 20 with mo Sunday tosee your brother's grave.® That touched him oo a tender spot, and hs ab once subsided.—Detroit Free Press. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE Yon thresd with tender fingars, The shining ringlets of my bafr; You tell me they are fine and soft, And yet, you say, your heart they kol In their loug links of sunny gold,— An 1dle, willing prison or there. And you hava told ms, when my hand Lay warm in yours, that m its cisgp Your future waited, great and grand, If T should choose o let it stay ; Bat that, if it were drawn away, 'All hope woula fiy beyond your geag And you have said, times not s few. That death, whene'er it cross yous wagy Will find your Beart as firm and true As now, when, blithe, ana young, and taie, ‘shining hair Tou gauge me by my And by my amiling eyes to-day, A ootk than yours, TR ¢’er reat on ‘That if, with hand in hand, we start On life’s long journey, thero wilk coma, Ero one of us in death is dumb, ‘Words of regret and bitter woa, " Foe you love beauty ; snd some dsy, When Time comes by and finda s £CRy He'll turp, with touch of sure decay, The golden links to gray,—snd lo} Your heart will alip its bonds, and ge In new-found freedom otherwhare, And the white hand, whose clasp in yours Makes all, you eay, your life is worth, Mfight, ven as its touch assures, Bo strong some day to crosa your will, ‘Ang, right or wrong, peraist until 1t should becoms your bane on eerth, And when death comes, a8 come it wust» To me, supposs,—twill beiter ba, * 1, looking on my quist dust, You can say faintly, through ycur tears, 14 Yo bave been friénds for many years, ‘And ahe was very dear o e, — Than that, with bitter, parting u; You :'.!mn.lfl look I:-I;‘L llxmfl, B0, friends In deed, and word, and thought, Tk shake iy o o s And some time, when iho years bave tzoughd Their many chinges, we can aes. ‘That it was better things shonld be Just as they wers in former daya 1 3 SILENCE. We are but Htle falands in the Silancs ‘That sucks and ssttles round us like the ses; But drop plaint, song, or d (™) Tho xilences again atove it drifi, And cover, smooth as ever, Has Been and Ehall B Or Ist that strange sea lapping In the dark | Then loud the subtls currents pulss, and ‘When in the night, inclosed as a shut box, Bleapless we lis and long to pick the locks, By some new, nameleas sensa the sonl can ot And, at the last, Bilence submerges all; . ‘The Jom:t':'m the prondest work, swspt ¢'® . By ita high tide, aink down and dissppear: Yet, drifting, foreign wood and weeds do cheer Our souls with certan signs of some rich shar Then why should we 20 question Bilencs, fest it damb ways, and dresd its desps to dare? ave we, Columbus-like, no yearnings gran Tnb'b?mnnnmflflnflflutnnh’kfldmd? Bilence, we trust thes ; only bear us thars] —E. B. 1n 3pringfictd (Mass.) Revublican. The Episcopal Church at Savannah, Ga., Is 728 oldost and, probably, the strongest in- tha Dio- cese, datiug back as far as the laying cut of the city. John Wesloy and George Waitedeld wars both Rectors of this parish, and in thas pariai Wenley crganizad the first Sunday-echool &a_tbe world, beiug near eighty years befors Boberé Raiks commenced his school in Glouster, Bo- gland. The edifice stands in Johnson Square, and is extarnally in the plain Greek siyla of & chitecturg, 3 & = o B 3 E; g g é ! "