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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY MAY 2, 1875 —SIXTEEN PAGES. RELIGIOUS NEWS. ‘A Brief History of the English New Testament, ‘Raasons Why the Proposed Revision 5 Should Be Made, Exiracts from Mr. Moody's First London Sermon. Dedication of the Fifth Pres- byterian Church. Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad. Church Services To-Day. THE NEW TESTAMENT. . 4 ERICF HISTORY OF THE COMMON ENGLISH VER- SION. o tha Editor of The Chicaco Tribunes Crxcaco, May 1.—Before proceeding with this wpbject I wish to notice a quesiion asked me by Questioner " in last Sundsy's Temuxe. He aeks whether or not I know the New Testament istrue? Iznswerby eayingthatit possesses more relisble evidences of its genwioeness and truth than all the anciont Greek literature togethsr. o production of ancient Greew literature can furnish three such witnesses as the manuscripts ¥nown as the Einaitic, Vatican, and Alexandrine, The latter is certainly as early as the middle of the fifth, and the two other as early as the mid- dieof the fourth, century. There is abundant external evidence tbat these manmsciipts con- tain the foxt of the Greek New Testament which ‘wia accepted in the second and third centuries, The celebrated Dr. Tiechendorf says: * Provi- dencs bas ordsined for the New Testament more sources of the groatest antiguity than are pos- meesed by all the old Greok liteiature put to- gether.” Tam an earnest advocats of & new revision of the common English version of the Now Testa- ment. Ihave become such from a carefal and eritical comparison of it with the original Greek thercof. The sad three mannscripts, viz.: the Sinaitic, Vatican, and Alexandrine, and many others, were entirely uokuown to the lesrned men who, under the direction snd patronage of Eing James, prepared the present common ver- sion. Itis not an original work, Itis onlyare- vision of prior {ravslations. The first entire Eoglieh - New Testament was published about . A, D. 1880. I was the work of - the - renowned English . reformer John Wiclif,- sometimes spelied Wiclifle or Wy- cliffe. It was not printed, but wa4 publshed by written copies being multiplied for tho use of sll who desired them. Printing had not then been iovented. 1t wastransleted from the Latin Vulgate. Wiolif koew but Litle Greek, He made his traslation of hLis own frea will aud accord. He had no Royal support. Ilis version ‘was the New Testament of the Evglish people for pesrly 150 years. It wa8 exteusively circu- lated. InA. D. 1390 & bill wae introduced into the House of Loids to suppress it, but it was re- jected. Wiclif was persecuted not only in life, ot hig bones were rudely exhumed and bprned in'A D., 1428, and their ashes cast into s small stream koown a4 the Bwift. Alas for the malig- nity of human paturo! . ‘The pext translator of the New Testament in- to English was the illustrious William Tyndale, who was barn in Gloucesiershire, Engiand, about the year A D. 1484 The art of printing by movabie types had now boen invented. This vecurred about the yexr A D. 1438 Tyndale left Englaod in A D. 1524, and went to Ham- barg, for the reason, a3 ho said, that there was Do piace in all England whera he could transiate the New Testamept. Ho went from Hamburg to Wittemburg, where he met the great German reformer, Luther. In A. D. 1526, be published an -adition of the New Testamentin Euglish, translated from the Greek. This was dono sither at Antwerp or Hamburg. During his life saveral editions wera publi His trangla- Yon ia_the parent of the common English ver. wiop. He wasoneof the most dislioguished msn of hisago. He died 8 martyr's desth. He, like his master, Jesus Clrist, was betrayed to doath by one who professed to be his friend. An Englishman named_Phillips became his Judas. 1¢ may sesm incredible, but 1t 18 nevertheless true thasthis groat, good, and learncd man, Willism Tviadale, waa betrayed by the human monster Phillips, and condemned to desth a3 a heretic in A. D. 1536. He was first strangled and then burned to aahes. ‘Chis at 'Vilvord, near Brussely. s . 1t is related that Tyndale loaned his betrayer Phillivs 40 ehillings on the very morning of the betrayal. A halo of glory will surround the name of William Tyudale as long as sn edition of the English New Testament i8 known. But I must haste; The next edition of the New Testament was lished in 1536 by Miles Coverdale. He pub- ished the whole Biblo. He substantially fol- Jowed Tyndale. Afterwards came what is known as Matthews’ Bible, which was in fact only Tyndale's and Coverdale's under the assumed name'of Thomas Matthews. An edition. by Hollybushe, of the New Testament both in Latin and English; from the Latin Vuigate, was printed in A. D. 1538, Tt obtained no celebrity. The Greas Bible, which was published in A.D. 1339, was only » revision of Maithews’ with a few uoimportant alterations. 1t was called the Great Bible becanse of 1ts size. It was published in Paris by the direction and patronage of Crom- well. The reason for itd publication in Parig ‘was, -*“because paper was there more meet and apt to be had for the doing thersof than in. tho realm of England, and also thatthere were mare store of goof ‘workmen for the ready dispatch of the same.” In A. D. 1540 Cranmer published an edition of g;}.nm-. which was easentially like the Great e. The New Testzment was published in English at'Geneva in A. D. 1557. Coverdale aided in its translation, In A. D. 1568 the Bishop's Bible was published. It obtained its name from the fact that several Bishops in England trapslated it.. It never became popular. Certain Popish exiles published at Bhemms in A. D. 1582 an Engliah edition of the New Testament translated from the autbentical Latin as they ssid. In 4. D, 1609 the Rheimish trapsiators published the entire Bible in two volumes s¢ Douay, and thus it is called the Donsy Bible. In A D. 1611 the common version was pab- Eshed by order of King James: In A. D. 1604 he sppointed filty-four porsons lesined in the languzges to revise the translation then in nse, but only forty-seven appear to have undertakeo the work. They were ordered by King James to follow the Biehop‘s Bible a5 the basis of the new version, aud to change it s little as the original wonld permit. They wero suthorized to follow the translatjons "of Tyndale, Coveordale, Matthews, Whitchurch, or Craumer and the Geneva version when thoy agreed betterwith tha text than the Bishop’s Bible. Thus came the present Common English Version, and thus X bave ehown thatit is not an original translation from the Greek, but only s revision by Royal suthonty, and under Royal patronage. Tta revisers were douliless learned and godly men. Itis s mooument of faithfal and pions scholarship and most ailigent labor. It should not ba touched or cbapged, except whero it is absolutely necessary in ordar to truly render the original Greek. A faithful, careful, and critical tevision thereof, will in no wisa change, mar, distarb, or sttack the fundamental doctrines of Coristisnity. I believa such doctrines will be strengthened rather than weakened by socha fevision. . When ths Common Version was made no man- wscripts of the Greek were known which wore wsrlior than the teoth centurs. The forty-seven revizers employed by King James had only eight ‘tanuscripts of the originsl Greek for their use, aod these contained many imperfections. Now, several hundred are known to exist. The three brated anes, viz.: the Sinaitic; Vatican, and Alaxandrive, which are of far greator valae and suthenticity than sl others combined, wWere wholly unknown when King James' revisers did their noble, blessod, aud fmitifal work. The Common Version is & perfect model'of the tien English langnage, and sbould never be changed, Mxcept where it is absolutely neceasary to con- Form to and truly render the onginal Greek. It haz been the compavion and guida of the Eng- -speaking people for nearly SC0 yesrs, Emi- tant gcholars of .nearly every denominatiunal Belief of Enrope and America are now engazed ing & revision af the Cowmon. Version, affort iz 8 jowns ona and is knowa aa the May their labors Cozvoostion of Csnterbus bave an auspicious falfilinent! Yours, &e. i A Cuunces H. Reen, g MOODY IN LONDON. 5 IS FIRST SERMONE.. ‘The New York Tifness has published an extrs containing the first five sermons preached by Nr. Moody in London. 'The first is full of those marked pecaliarities of style which, according to the atandpoint from which they were viewed, were the subject of commendation or eatirical comment by the English press. The sermon was preached on God’s human instraments from the text L Cor. i.: 17 to the end of the chapter. The following are some of the passages: God is a sovereign. He may tako up this man, He may take up that man ; Ho may take up that boy, and use him. God will choose His instruments, and’ God will work in His own way, and what we want is to get into our places o8 Gideon'sarmy did, and let God work, Yonis a mountain, and God wauts to thrash that mountain, and there 'lies o great bar of ron— 10,000 men could not litt it—and right by its_ side & litile, weak worm. The Almighty pusses by that bar of iron and takes Up theiittls worm 1o thrash the mountain. That is what God hss been trying to tezch us 6,000 years. He uses base things, conteraptible in fhe sight of the world. In this chapter Paul sums up the ive things that God does uso—foolish things weak things, despised things, and the thin which are not. What for? “That no flesh lhrmi; glory in His sight.” : When God was "going to destroy the world, and “Wwanted an ark bull, He did not tell & nation to_do it 3 e did not tell a gocat city to go und bulld t; Ho aid not call forth hundreds of men, but one man, who wag contemptible in tho sight of the world. The ®orld " Isughed at Nosh acd at his ark, They mocked him and made light of him, Bat that is God’s way, not man’s way, What is highly esteemed of man is sbominatlon fo God, and ‘what ighighly esteemed of God is abomination to mnan, =+ « . . Thereisxnotaman in the world of God whoso name shines ot upon tho pages of Disine bis- tory who was en:inent in God's service, but who was cousidered tho greatest foolin hisdsy. Ihavenat any doubt but that Fnoch was cansidercd the greatest fool in his day in the sight of the world. Thoy looked upon bim with scorn and contempt, but “he walked with God,” 2nd God thought 80 much of him - that He 8ad, % Come uphigher;”and he is up there walking wilk God mow. God 'liked his company, Nosh wag the laughing-stock of bis diy, Men made sport of him, He was tho greatest 100, us the world would call it. He was willing 10 bo 001 for God’s sake, and God wsed him and blest him; and if you and I are to be usod by Gud we mnst be willing ta ba fools in the Lli:lo;! the world. at Joshua going round the walls of Jericho,—a ‘most absurd sigit in the cyes of the world, How the London press would come down upoen a sceno like that,—iheidea of seven priests golng ronnd those walls blowing rams' horas, Fancy the Archiushop of Oan- terbury and some of your great potentatos going right round” London blowing rams' horns, Everybody would b disgusted, and say they must have gold cast, and not rams’ hoyns. But that ia >l's way. ' They went round those walls and compussed that clty by faith, and by the grace of God thoy took it. It way very foolish in the sight of the warid; but Gods waya a% not our ways and God's thou his aro 7ot our thoughte, ana what the Christisns of ‘London ‘must learn—and we must learn it very quick i God is 10 commence the work here—is that God 18 go- fug to work in His own way; and it will be avery fool. ish way in the sight of theworld, Lok at that man Samson, Why, when the spirit was on him, how he aidwor. With the jawbone of an ass Lo slew a thou. #and men, We sre not willing to wark with the fat Done of an ass; ws want some polished weapons ; want some weapons that the world Won't bave any. thing to say sgaiust; but Ssmson came down from the roci,—le bad been on the rock,~and he {00k up the jawBono of an ass that he camo across,and he went 02t and slew them right andleft, And What we want i3 for cvery one of us to grab up the first jawbore of an ass that we come across, and not to wait to do some great thing, but to do anything thas the Lord ‘will parmit us to do, i —_— % BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. ERFOBT T0 PAY OFF ITS DEBT.~ The Sfandard has a long edzorial on the Bap- tist Theological Seminary, narfating the circam- stanoes under whioh i was Younded, and giving the following statement of its financial condi- tion : i $ i The inancial exhibit stands, in brief, s follows : Total resourees. -$280,565, year ngo. fuvoravle sUIL In the acquisition -of whatis reprs- llented by hese figures, the Chicago record is a8 fol- lows 3 8abe riptions paid in cash.... Subecriptions paid n’ real esta) Noies and subscriptions unpaid., Total.eonaniennsnn L$124,753 “This, it should be born in mind, Obicago record apart from sll that has bean dane for the University. We guppose that s like sum, at lcast, should be placed to tha credit of Chicago Baptists, under that head.” Toward meeiing the liabilities ‘indicated above, now reduced to some $50,000, n subscription- of about $23.000 was received ata gsthering of brethren heid at the Brevoort House on Thursday evening of last week. Adding this to the amount of former sabscriptions, wo -have at least $150,000 as tho gift of Chicago D?fim to the Seminary planted amongst them, and as & pledge of their geal and their hearty interest in its prosperity. THE BREVOOLT HOUSE MEETING. T the Editor of Tha Chicage Tridune: Crcaco, April 30.—The mesting of the Bap- tist Brotherhood at the Brevoort House the othor evening deserves a brief notice. After a hearty meal, C. N. Holden ealled the friends to order, and stated the object of the gathering. The Rev. Dr. Cheney, of the Kourth Baplist Chureh, w38 called om_ to preside, apd he did so with admirsble tact, ability, and enthusisem.- He gaid the *idoa” of such 8 meeting was due to the Rev. T._.W. Goodspeed. Members of the ond Baptist Church, which I will say withont flattery is foremost in il good works, hid had a private gathering 1or consultation, to lift the wheel ont of the ruta. The Second Church i8 now the strongest Baptiss Churen in the city, 2nd the * bannor * church of the West. Others do uobly, but she excels them all. Thelate C. B. Goodyear was the early. ben- efactor and wheel-horse of the Bemin: He gave to it a larga portion of bis means at & time ‘when 81 was worth $5 in inspiration and hope. Another membor of that church has given, it was 8aid, one-quarter of his mesns. Those are Heaven's noblemen, who fill & gap in & great en- torprise jost when it must be filled or perish. I cannot” tell you _the things which were “eaid,” but I ‘can tell you the good thing “done.” The sum of 23,000 was pledged, and only about eighty or 100 were pres- ent, 8o tha payment of the $60,000 is & *foro- gous conclusion.” Why, the mibisters of Chi- cago and vicinity are under & pledge to.raise $10,000 of the sum. One Professor of the Sem- inary, who is obliged to suspend work for & year or more, on: acconnt of his heaith, and who reinguishes his salary in the meantime, pledged $1,000. Another who stays “ by the stuff * and works on under an additional load, makes s larger eacrifics, though the figure of his subscription may not be sohigh, Pastors aredown from &50 to 3500, OQur blood is up. The Seminaryand the Uni- vermty both are our gems, snd they must be set in the crown of our oducational enterprisa intho West in the grand and magnificont '* Centennial movement.” The institutions are our pride and honor, sud we will preserve them. The Chair- msn, who has bean pastor in Boaton, Philadel- phis, and on, the. Pacific Coast, said he had never seen such & Bpirit of self- denial- and BRerosity a8 he had seen in Chicago. %ha Hor. Moses-H. Pond, of Boston, snd the Bev. O, C. Wheeler, of Ssn Trancisco, were present, and responded to calls, Lest tho First Church, which hae suffered so much by fires and consequent removals, should seem to be in any measure behind, let mo ssy, they did nobly too. Furthermore, they are head- ing an endowment of a chair in tle University, toward which a rising railrosd man subscribed 810,000, and the family of » distingnished pastor subscribes nearly or quite another $10,000 (27,000 are eecured for this chair). This must Dot be confounded with the $23,000 raised that “Impossibility” is » word which we :::T‘z‘xgo.! know how to pronounce. With faith, sl things are possible. A H. 8. —_—— FIFTH PRESBYTERIAN, 'DEDICATION SEBVICES TO-DAY. The new building of the Fifth Presbyterian Church, corner of Indiana avenve and Thirtieth street, the Rev. C. L. Thompson, pastor, is to bo dedicated this morning. The cobgrogation was first organized about gix years ago, and the Rev. @. W. Mackey was the first pastor.”The charch was then -on Wabash avenye, near Thirty-fira street. . Afr, Mackey, remained pastor about two _years, ‘when ho was succceded - b the “"Rev. Dr. Brown, of - Spnngfield TlL., who continuod s pastor uotil bis_death, | which-took piace three years sgo, . The . Rev. C. L. Thompaon, the present pastor, then aecepted e call of tho church. - - - j About three months ago the church property’ an Wabash avenne waa sold, and the pronerty of the First Baptist Church, corner of Indiana. ave- nue and Thir.eth etreet, porcussed for There was a brick chapel in'tha rear of tho Iot, aud the west ride of this waa talen ont 'and an sdditiop built in tho form of & pave, the.arigioal buddng fonaing the transept. Tha saating cd-. peclty was doubled, and is now abont 6%. Te church hay “‘beon mewly “-fitted ap, re-uphoisterad. ole., tho'cost -of <the eniargemont and refithns - Lewg.abont §3,000. Besices txa i auditor,um, there s a lecture- 1 end betyen it o di am 8 ladie =hich has boen fitted wup with all necessary aratus for the holding of churchfestivalg, soolables,&c. Thelothas a front- 2ge of 100 feet on Indjada avenue, and & depth of 180 feet. Of thia the church building occu- Ppies sbout 75 by 65 feet, and it is the intention, when the cangreituon becomes strong enough, to make a farther enlargoment. The prossat building 18 s nest and commodious structure, handsomely fitted up and -lighted from the roof by reflectors. The number of communicants m&%fif to the church is exactly 200, - eral ministers will assist at the dedication exercise .to-day, the church will be decorated ;rbuh flowers, and the choir will render fine an- oms. The Rev. C. L. Thompson will preach from Generis xxvill. : 17: *This i8 none other than the Housa of God, and this is the gate of Heaven.” . Mondny evening a church-gocisble will Lie held in tho lecture-room, and tha pews will be rented for the ensuing year. PR, % THAT $50,000 CHALLENGE AGAIN. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuna : Crcaco, May 1.—The story of David and Go- liath in the sacred writings of the Jews, whether trathful or mythological,jcertainly gerves to illus- trate, in the strongest possible msnner, sn oc- carrenca that is gtill fresh in the minds’ of the redders of Te TRIBUNE, pamely, the $50,000 challenge to the theologians and 'scholars of Chicago to show that the sacred writings of the Jews ‘and Christisns were of any more im- portance as trathful and reliable histories than any other writings known sa sacred writings, Upon inquiry a: the office of Tuz TwBUNE the strange but most important fact is devaloped that the gentlemsn who mads the offer has found in " Chicago no foeman worthy of his steel. In the csse of David and Goliath, the swaggering and boastfal Philistine who had been 8o long lording it over God’s choson people was struck dead at the first blow. by 8 strip- ling who went up_ against b simply with_the truth upon his side and *injthe name of the Lord God of Hoats,” The theologians cf Chicago and of the country have epparently fallenaa sud- gsnly at the first blow asdid the hugo Phulis ine. e The only effects thus far noticesblo upon the public baye been, firstly, the withdrawal from The .Aliance of a number of its editors, whose_leani if any, were towards (ho upholding of {raditionary. roligion instead of progress and improvement, lesving the fiald clear to the large-hearted and: lil eral Bwing,- who alono remains its editor. Tho Alliance was asked to publish the original challenge to Christ Church, and though a matter of lrufi and important news, and intimately conpected: with the causo of true religion, thoy failed to comply, owing probably to a disagree- ment among its editors concerning the matter. Another effect most plamly noticoable has been the late move of the Unitarian Societies in pro~ Yiding central places of worghip in_the theatres, where the masses may gatber without money and without price, and listen to the gracious words of . the Christ of tho Gospels, and learn to sdmire and seek o emu- late His life =and ' character. They tell us that the Christ of the New Tostament has been chscured by the Christ of the creeds, and His Church, the blessed company of all faithfal people, divided up into warring sécts over dogmas and articles which are untrutnful end uusound.. ;. Tear away, then, O Bwing, Collyer, Herford, and any'one who will, the curtaing that have 80 long obscured His brightness. and show us the Christ—the Christ of youth who coufounded tho wise doctors in the temple, and convicted them of their ignorance,~the Christ of manhood who weunt-about doing good, exposing corruption and bypocrisy d{n high places, the friend of pub- licans and sinners, and who, even for the ‘woman taken in adultery, bsd only kind and gracionn words, whie hurling scorn and con- tempt at her unjust and wicked accusers. The Christ who, standing betwetn the masses and their opp:essars, was finslly siain by men whose deeds would not bear £is aight. . 3 Repeat no mors to us tha untruthfal dogmas “the blood of Ohrist (or the absolution of priests) cleanseth from all gin.” but show us the Christ, and call upon us in Bis words to * Re- pent and briog forth works mect for repen- tance. Show us- the Christ who eaid, ** And' 1, if T be lified up, will draw all men uato me."” g A “FORERUNNER.” * To thé Edifor of The Chicaga Tribune: ° Mosteean, P. Q., Can., April 28,—Having hoard of the excitement caused in your city by a poople who csll themselvés ““Socond Advent- ists, ‘respecting tho ** Lord's appearing to- night,” etc., I desire to say a few words. -Tam not one who would scoff at people's excitement in: error ; but take their goul,. rather, ss sn oquivalent for truth in such matters. Seven years mgo, 3rs. Oskley declared, in the Town of Goderich, -“That I was the Messish’s Forarunner;” and beécause I was not “aman of the world,” but a man of God, therefore all my friends forsook me, in Chicago, Toronto, Edinburgz City, and the world ; and, when in this friendless and forlorn condition, we were craelly expelled from house and home, and had not & place for many dreary nights for our family to' repose, save mpon the cold, damp earth, and under the open canopy of heaven; and, when we were hospitably entertained for the winter by the good people of Peterborough, Outario, CHICAGO WAS THAT NIGHUT IN FLAMES| And no one hordly knew the cause, save our- Belves. Now, thesaying, *Behold [ come asa thief,”. implies that it is not a literal coming of Lora; but, when it says, ** Behold I come quick- Iy; and my reward is with me,” eto., it is a fiter- al ‘eoming- meant, We, therefors, proclaim to the whola world, that I am the Beulah-hephzi- bah, Yabweh-shammab Jew,—the Messiah's Forerunner ; and that my wifois also the only surviving and legitimate ;dsughter of = King George the Fourti—born of & pure marriage of the King with & French Princess, Aug. 7, 1822, ¢¢and which the malice of the world [afterward] oonverted into actual criminality,” Memoira of George IV., page 465. And that theso things will ear evident to the world in”a few davs, Idoubt not; for we can prove them. Your friend in truth, TLLIAM OARLEY. . P. 8.—~*Tho Momoirs of George IV.” is pub- lished by Messrs. Adams, Victor & Co., 86 Will- iam street, New York City. & T Our three sons are natives of the Towns of Berlin and Eldors, Hardin County, Ia,, T.S.A. “The Lord hath appeared to Bi- The Lord hath also appeared unto us. Num. xii.: 6. . 0. RELICIOUS MISCELLANY: 3 THE OHUBON IN GENERAL. ‘Thursday being Ascension Day will be properly observed at.the Church of the Ascension, In the evening there will be full choral service snd a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Sullivan. Tho General Association of General Baptists havo called » National Convention of all Liberal and Free-Communion Baptists, to meet in Co- Inmbus, Ind., in Novembernext, for the purpose of a thorough examination, There is & great work of grace going on in Sa- vanoah, Atlants, Augusts, and many of the smaller citiea and towns in Georgia. The Pres- byterians; Methodists, and. Baptists are recelving large accessions to their numbera. The Episcopalians o New.London, Coon., are about to erect a memorial church to Bishop Sea-~ bary st Groton, his birthplace, and §1,500 have been rajsed for that purpose. They now ask aid from other quarters to prosecute their enter- prise. . The Methodists of Worcester, Mass., lately kept & meeting. going for ten hours, and raised 35,000 to pay Off thar church debt ; and wo are told thero was o begging, frivolity, nor trifling satories told, but the obligstions of the people to Ohrist were preseutod strongly. i A Parliament ort has just given the revenues of mfix establishment—or rather. of ‘80 uch of it a8 iaBupported by tithes. The revenues of 855 parisnes ‘ amount o £291,487, or zbout 81,700 each, including manse, gleve, ete., from which are p2id the supend of the clergy- man'and the other parish expenses. ‘Since tho date of thaf *“most eloguent praysr : ever nddressed to a Boston audience,” we re- nmember uothing more guileloss than the word- ing,of the resolution just passed by the South Carolina: Lower Houso granting a gratdity of : 340 1o the Rey. Mr.Goosley for praying *‘ with : apedit $0 himself and sstisfaction to this House. Boston, the Rev. A P. Peabody, D. g m; that it was botter for child to grow up with ‘strong sootarisn prodlivities than to grow up in ignorance of the Bible and the hi oy oL o relgon, B S b thogreeh. ! question-books, 28 they had been tho grest; [ st eneuea of Boriptural ¢ ectad ides of a Scrij DAI- tor | Fative iy .M?“u_a.' Hoadvocsied the read- | _Atp meeting- of the high-achool snd. classic- ing of the narrative portion of the Bible as o reforance-book in Hebrew” history and the ar- chirology of ancient customs. There was a great deal in Tliad and the Odyssey that couid bs bet- ter illustrated from the Bible than from any work on Grecian history, and be argued the im- Dor:lance of the Bible a5 an auxiliary to classical study. Tn Messina, recently, hordes of fanetics went about the stroets on the cocasion of Esster Sun- day.shonting: * Death to Protestants,” * Death to omasons,” and compelling eversbody to take off their bats to s gilded Btatue of a saint they werae airing. Ths Prefect was severelycen- sured for allowing such conduct in the publie thoroughfares. y Gen, Charles Evwing, Catholic Commissioner at Washington, D. C., has issued a circular ap-" péaling for Zands to protect the interest of Catholic Tndians. Hesays: * Great efforts are now being made to destroy the Catholic Indians' freedom of conscience, by forcing them under the control of Protestant churches. This fund will provide the mesns of checking thoso efforts, and thereby afford pratection also to liberty of conscienco throughout the United States.” The - committes of arrangements for Mesars. Moody and Sankey's services in London have re- ceived the sum of £13,000 in subscriptions, An additional £6,000 is needed to meot their engage- ‘ments. A convention of ministers from all parts of the Kingdom is to bo held May 5-6, A paper ruganash'ng the two evangelists to visit, Oam- bridge' before they return to America has been largoly signed in the town and university, Open- air meetings are to be held in London &5 soon as the weather grows milder. g A “Purity of Worship Defense Association ” bas been formed in the Irish Presbyterizn Church. The object of the Association ia to counteract the tendeney to ward the introduction of instramental musio and the singing of hymns other than the Pealms. This it purposes to do by the aid .of “special sermons, leotures, ad- dresses at public mestings, and the circulation of a literature advocating the Scriptural doctrine and form of worship as laid down in the stand- ards of tho Presbyterian Church.” ‘The members of the Baptist denomination in the South bave proposed to place their General Theological Seminary a¢ Loaisville, Ky. A pub- lio teeting was recently held at-Louisville to express concurrence in the selection. Ministers of other denominations took part in the procead- ings. Thé Baptists of Keutucky intend to raise £800,000 of the desired ©500,000 for the endow- ment of the Seminary. The- citizens of Lows- ville are to give 50,000 of the smount. Their contributions are to be used for the formation of s library, which’ will be open ‘to mambers of other denominations in the city. A pilgrimage of English Baptists has recently been msade to Rome. Hitherto Baptists and Unitarians have been ospecially "singled out among . Protestant haretics by the Cutholics at Rome 83 nnworthy of visiting the Ostacambs. Dut this has been broken through, and, on the occasion roferred to, tho Baptists were allowed to view with becoming awe the reputed tombs of the Aposties, Petor and Paul. The guardian, howaevyer, before according this gracious permis- sioo, had spplied to_his superiors to leaven this msgs of heterodoxy by sending & cumbar of the foithful to enter at the same time =8 the strangera. The growth of Catholicism in this conntry is somewhat astonishing. *‘The Catholic Church in the United Btates probably numbors 8,000,000 communicants. The Catholics occapy 6,920 ta~ tions, chapels, and churches ; they have tho ser- vice of 4,873 pricsts, six Apostolic viears, forty- nine Bisbops, nine Archbishops, and one Cardi- nal. They have eighteen theological seminaries, with nearly 1,500 students ; cver 2,000 schools of all grades: and more than..300 - xsylums and bospitais.. Thero are among them geven differ- ent ordets of monks and friars, twelve of nuns, eight different institations, such as Jesuits and BRodemptorists, 190 congregations of priests and brothere, and thirty sisterhoods. lish Ritualista follow each other in quick into the embraco of thé Romish ‘The last ‘London mails repors the per- version in ‘that direction of the XJS’BV. ‘Gordon Thompson, M. A., curate of Christ Church. In his letter to his Bishop resigning._ bis éurscy, ho gives three reasons for the step: Furst, ho can- ot eagisfy either his conscience or reason that tbe Atglican Church is the same a8 that which the Lord built upon St. Poter, with the promise that the gates of hell should not prevail agzainst its- l,. that the Nicene Creed doclares that there is one Catholic and Apostolic Ohurch, and he cannot, therefore, act as though there were two ; and, thirdly, he beliaves that the existing relations 'of tho Church of Lngland and the State render it impossible for her to be loyal to prhaiuvn doctrine, aven 1f sho were not guilty of sehigm. Since the year 1800 and before 1872 the Church ot Engiaod had built 8,204 churches and rebuilt 925, making 4,129 in all. Kestorations and enlargements wore still more numerous, so 18 to make the whole number -built, rebuilt, or Fastored within the century, over 9,000. at & cost of ot least £18,000,000. All this wasdone by voluntary sabscription, except & grant of £1,000,- 000 by ibe Parlisment.” In 1831 the number of benefices was 10,000 ; now they are as nearly as possibla 13,200, at &' cost of £1,653,446 from g""“ “benefactions alone up fo Oct. 81, 1873. 'orty. years s20 thare ware 5,900 parsonages ; now thera aro 11,000. In 1801 there were 10,307 gy, in 1871 there were 20,694, From 1889 to cler, 1872 three and a half million of pounds wero spent, in _ achool -bnilding for - parish. schools, The number of curates now is over 5,600, and iho avoraga salizs Las boen raised {rom £82 in 1848 t0'£129in 1873, Surely the Churok of En- gland is not dead. e At the late meeting of the Presbytery of New York, which is the largest in the Northern Presbyterian Church,s the following overture to the General Astembly wae adopted : * Believing that the csuse and kingdom of" onr Lord Jesus Christ in this land would be greatly promoted by the ebtablishment of friendly relations between the two - Geners! . Assemblies which bear tho Presbyterian. name, and = Churohes, North = and _South, which _they ropre- sent, ond, believing that ‘the want of success in securing this result on the part of the Southern Committes which recently convened in the City of Baltimore ought no 0 be regarded a8 conclusive of* efforts n this direction, since the diffarence between the two parties wasin Teality not extreme or based upon essontial dis- tinétions, this Presbytery would nrge that tho Assembly continue to Iabor for & better under- atanding between the two Churohes by the ap- pointment of & new commitiee, who shall be ready to mect ‘any committea of the Southern Assembly that may be aprointed, or by adoptiog 8uoh means promotive of harmony as its wisdom may dictate.” 5 The West Virginis Conference: has a faithfal w'ork]nfi preacher of whom the Pittsburg Chris tiar. Advocats gives this account: ¢ He applied to the Conference before the last for admission, but was informed that there was no room. Said he, to one of the Presiding Eiders : *If yon have any work that is too hard or too poor for any- body else, let me tryit.” The Presiding Elder thought he had suck a epot, and sent him to it. It.was a cirenit_composed of what had been two circuita . the Sreceding year; & region of lofty hills and gigaatio monntains. 8o says re- port. He traveled during the year about 4700 miles ; nealy one-half of it on foot! He was favored with great revivals at nearly all his ap- pointments. Two hundred and three: were re- ceived on probation,” aud forty-fivo into full memberehip. This man of modest merit, in & conversation which he had with him, - attributed much of his success, on one part of his double cirenit, to tho labors of his predecessor, J. C. Sidebottom, and gave due credit for the help of Ins Presidimg Elder, T, H. Trainer. His name- is J. W. Bedford. e are gorry. we do not know what the *J." stands for. - Such a man is worthy of his full name.” 3 o W5 b ST, PETED'S MISSION: : . The members of St. Peter's Epiacopal Mission have moved their quarters from 45 Third avenue, and pitched their tent on the second floor of No. 143 State street, near- Madison, where,. besides the usnal Sunday gervices, it is proposed to hold & noon-day service dally, lasting only twenty minates, chiefly for the accommodation’'of busi- ness men,; At these, the Episcopal clergy of the city will officiate in turn. - The new chapel is very comfortable and attractive, and wa ventare to pmdeil that the noon-day sarvices will be well attends We aubjoin list of the officiating clergy. fo the eosning week: Monday, Msy 8, the Rev. Dr. Locke; Tuesdsy," May 4, the Rev. Dr. Sulli- van; Wednesdsy, “3May ‘5, Capon Enowlos; Thursday, May 6, the Rev. Dr. Stocking; Fridsy, Msy 7, the Rev. L. Pardes; Baturday, May 8, the. Bev. Or. McMuardy,. The week-iBy Service commences at 12:10 p. m. . .. A COLORED REVIVAL. There is a colored Moody in Temnesses who is - Taising & great excitement among the negroes.. A writer to the Cincinnab Commercial gives the. following specimen of his style: ‘Now, bredren and sistars, we want mounsun heah to-night. No foolin’, . Ef you can’t monhn for your don’t ecme fool'a’ roun’ dis allah, I kmows ye. You's “tryin’ mighty ha'hd to be convarted ‘thout beip’hurt. The Lord ‘spises mockery, Sometimes you sinnahs comes fob’rd an’ holds your head too high a camin’. You'coms fosh you's yeady. You starts Lo soon. You can’t you’s Do monnah. Youy footin® id de Lord, Youcome struftin’ up to altan; you flops down o your knoes, a2’ you fru you fingabs, dis way, an’ you w to * ses ' who's wwm | Bezh tofool, you bettah stay sway. Dettah goto hel £rom de pew saleopin’, or from your cabin 'a-swearin® dan from do mounabs’ bench foolin'. Ef you's mot in airnes’, koop .awsy from he'ah: dom't bodder ue., Do ou wani us to make oubidives hoase au’ w lungs a-prayin’ {or you whe: yon's only foolim wid de Lord? 1 tene Jon o mighty cahful. I want to see you a- comin' go buhe dened by tho welght ob you mins dat yon can®t hold TP you heads. Twant to 8ee you so heart-broks dat Xméea kmock tozedder when “you walk, You mus’ be Tow-minded, The Bible Iays great strees on de low, Tou's got to get low dowa in the dus’. Do gosd book gays “Low (Lo, tn de voller of do boak s 1 weit’ ow, it, a0’ be low.” THE MEMORIAL CHURCIL . The Memorial Church, Indisns avenuo (for- merly Murray C)ugel). hag not had 2 better stroke of fortune the-1ate mishap which stripped tho church of all its furniture, which untoward act seems to have turned the sympathy of the neighborhood in their favor. The charch has been refitted for use, and a fow gen- orous friends have presentad the parish with certain articles of furniture, of material worth, of which the following is a lisc: One set of ‘besntifully carved alms basine; & stone fount, of alogant workmanship; a black walnot lectern; of the early English Gothic style, massive and well designed; one green altar-cloth, suitable for certain church seasons; one red aitar-cloth, fringed and a- beautifully embroidered mono- gram, *J. H. S.%; & very delicate damaak set of communion linen, comprising chalive, veil, and three other pieces; & large pulpit Bible, and 155° see; service-books, Bibles, and Testaments. What is now needed to complets the sanctuary farniture, is s communion et and chancel chairs, which, Do doubt, will s00n-be supplied by some Chris- tian heart beating with noble impulses. The address of the Rector, the Rev. W. Horbert Smythe, 1a 133 Thirty-first street. §———— PERSONAL. The Bev, Samuel Wishard, of Franklin, Ind, is visiting frleads in Chicsgo, ; Bish op Whipple, of Minnesota, is now recrait- ing his. health at the Arkansas Hot Springa. . The Rev. Dr. Worrell, of the First Presby- terian Church, Covington, Ky., is visiting the city. . The Rev. David Willis, D. D., hias accepted the call'of the Westarn Presbyterian Church, Wash- ington, b. 0. ” Prof. Hyde, who occupies the chair of Pastor- 4] Thieology in the Ohicago Theological Semi- ?::z. ‘will visit Europe during the’ coming sum- Tho Bev. H. J. Brown, of tho Fres Will Baptist Church, Wancon, Wis., who has been called 'to the Church at Kewaneo, IlL, was in the city last week. - The Rov. E. T.. Hunt, of the Baptist Church at Morrison. 111, hes just closed a protracted meeting of five weeks, whero meventy-seven were added to the Churoh. The Rev. Arthur Mitchell is enjoying his stay at the Sulphur Springe in Virginia to such a de- gree that hia return is likely to find him as good asanew man. Ho Is expected home in about two weeks. - The Rev. Ebenazer Halley, D. D.. pastor of the Third Presbyterian Ohurch of Albany, . Y., preached oc Sunday, the 1ith ult., the fiftieth anniversary of hig entering the ministry, from the tavt, I have been ynnuinnrl now am old. ” His first charge' was at St. Andrews, Scotland, the scene of the labora of Jobn Knox. Thirteen years later he came to America, and has been for twenty yoars past the pastor of his present ga. ~ - R Mesesrs, Moody and Sankey receive large num- bers of letters, contaioing the vilest abuse, call- 1ng them robbers, swindlers, blackguards, etc. At ono meeting one man said, in‘loud and im- pudent tones, “ Lnaicher b your Christ, .nor-your de oody replied very guietly, it you don’t believe in the d it i Iy evi- dent that the devil believes in you.” At the samo time ho celled upon all to unite in. prayer, remarking that the bogt way to show these peo- ple that we belleve in God waa for them to see us praying to Him. There seems to be s differsnce in English judgment about the marits of Sankey, the mu~ sleal evangelit, a8 an artist. Tho Speclalor writes of bis art as being *‘ full of sweetness and genuine tenderness of expression hardly too mach to admired. ” The Saturday Reciew, on the other haud, speaks of his singing as being tricky and od captandum. Quoth the Reviewer : “His favorite note is one in the backef hig ' throat, with which he pours forth s prolonged and hollow O! O O ! something between a howl and a wall, whichmakes oue think of a melodi- ous costermonger orying his cabbages. ™ Prof. David Swing, of this aity, last Sunday mormng preached the ser-aon at the installation of thé Rev. Edward Eggleston, D. D., a5 pastor of the Lee Avenne Congregational Church. The church was thronged with members and stran- gore. The text was St. Luke, xix,, 20: *‘Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I.have kept Inid up in a:napkin.” Thess words, Prof. Swing 8aid, . suggested. the idea that religion, in its study and ardor over the future, too often and tdo ‘auch neglected this life, and this was the application, that the religion of the past had becn wont $0 wrap this 1ife up in & napkin and put it away. S The Methodist Conference lately held at Jersey City was made memorsble by the prescuce of Tather Boehm, who preached & true minister's sermon, sketching very briefly his_itinerant life. He was born Juno 8, 1775, liccnsed to preach in 1800, ordamed Elder by Bishop Asbury in 1805, & circuit-rider when they crossed from New Yori to tho Jorsey shore in scows, and When there was only & ferry-house on the site of Jersoy City. Ho was Bishop Asbury’s traveling compsnion Tor five years, ministered to Bishop Waistcoat in his lsst hours, and closed the eyes of Jesss Lee, the firat historian of Mathodism, in 181G, The good old man ia in very feeble health. : ——— BREVITIES. . When the evil one_is going to and fio, and up and down over the earth, can we doubt that he ia imp—r’o'v:l_ng‘?—Bosm Adgerliser. » Tthas boen discovered thatshaky firms usu- ally belong te the Miilerite persuasion, because they all keop tho dsy ‘of ‘their going up & pro- found secret.—Boston Adrertiser. B At a recent revivil mesting held at Bad Axe, Mioh., s young gentleman conoluded a fervent address by ssying, *I wish to be.s friond to the friendless, a fother.to the fatherless, and ‘a widow to the widowless.” . Baid @ colored Georgia preacher: ¢ Dar’ robbin’ and stealin’ all ayound, Dar’s de Beech- er busineas, . de Woodhu!l business, Bumner is dead, “tornadoes come whoopin’ sround, de Freedmsn's Bank has busted, and it ’pears a8’ if de ond was nigh, mighty elus at hand.” A few days. since a very pretty young married woman, during.a dinner-table discussion on churcbmanship, opened the eyes of the company and demolished her husband by expressing, a8 hor opinion,. that * the only difference between the Ritualists and Romanists was in the faot shat the latter burned insects.” When the tower of the church of Carmes was struck by lightning, Father Andre said, * God has been very mercifal to these zood fathers of Carmes in not sacrificing to His juatice anything else than their beil-tower ; if the lightning had struck the kitchen, - the chances are évery one of them would have been killed {* E The Board of. Health of Washington wanted its pay rsised. 1t appeared beforo the House Committes on Appropriations during the last seesion, and the azsons it offered for the pro- bg6d increasa'and the principles upon which it ased its demand were about a8 well defined a8 tho idea of 4 young student of thoology at the Fairfax S¢minary who was once asked what he Dropased to do when ordained. ““Do? Do Damfino, Preach'the Gospel, I 8'pose. . « A, if I were only half 25 good a man as she is lsArg'mn," said s Joving husband to himself, tenderly regarding his wifo_through the crack of the half-gpen. door af .the room, where she was gitting with closped hands and closed eyes, a5 if in holy commupion with her Maker:, *What a- picture -for an artist, just as she looks now—praying, no doub, ' for the pastor.” ‘They -he stole softiy into the apartment, hog;ng not to arouse her, but she i(%ln‘g toward him, eagerly exclaiming: “O; arley, I've been thinking over 'so much .if I badn't better send that bonnet back to. be retrimmed.—Brooklyn Argus. .. GHURCH SERVICES. “The Rev. ¥, W. Bain preaches in the morning st ths. Tnitsd Chureh, corner of Moiros and Panlina stfests. Subject: Where Did the Jews Get All Tuelr Wealth ~The Bev. Jacob Pust preaches in the morning .in the Holland language, and in the eveningin the Eng- 1ish language, at the Holland Church, corner of Nobla and Erfo streets. Evening subject: “Ths.Events of tha Present in the Light of Prophiecy.” —The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will ba ad- ministercd at 10:30 2. . in tho Westminster Church, corner of Peoris and West Jackson strects. The Bev. David 3, Burrell preaches in tha eventng cn “ Dack- 3¢ Noanday.’ . PP T o, Fiake proaibas morsing 834 eveaing st the Sixth Church, cornr of Vincennes and, Qak avenues, , —The Dsv. Jumes Maclughlan presches in (hs morning at the Scotch Church, corner of Sangamon a0d Adams streets, on “The Love of Christ.” Evening mm;&carmu » i —Prof, . D, D., es morning avening st ine Juflaresn Park G, oorer Of Ad- ama and Throop streots. ~—The opening service at the First -Church, Biver Park, will beheld this afterncon at 3:30, the Bev. D. J. Burrell services at the old build- Furewell ing at 10:30, D%mnhv. J. B, McClure, —The Rev. ‘Esy will preach a¢ Carr’s Hall, No. T Goltago-Grove svénus, morming ARA. ovening, Mornng subject: “ The Name Above Every Name.” Evening subject: “ Concerning Waste.” —The Rev. David Swin, preaches Fourth mnfi(h!l mu:ning. i » m' s Rev. 8. W, Duffield and gmd 356':,‘:: flgh%mmm’dm%mm reets, g e Uy L gl ol —Tho Rav. . *he "4 0% the church corner of Nobhlrflfloe nl't:m‘lom = —The Rav. J. Monro Gibson preaches morning and cvening at the Second Church, Communion service ths morning, in The Bsv. Dr. 0, H. Tiflzny preach ornin, v. Dr. 0. any preaches this marning at Trinity Chiirch, diana Torenty- ey on Tn avenus, mear ty- —The Bev. H. L. Martin preaches moriing and evening st St. Paul’s Church, corn nuam%fl t, lct iex of Newberry ave- —The Rar. John Willismson preaches ovening at the Wabssh Avonto Gizsch, corpar of nth sireet. Evening sublect: The Good it 2ew's Duty on Elsction-Day,” —The Rev. N. B, Axtoll preaches at the Park Avenue s Comts of e Taberaanie SOring, Mmbleck: "al A : o Ty i —The Bev. Dr. presches st the Cenfenary. Church morning and evening. Evening ‘sabjoct #The Bible View of the Tmmortality of theSoul.” ~—The Rev. M. . Parkhurat will preach at Grace Qe thia 2orsitng, and the ov. Dy, Tulay in the oning. —The Rev. Dr, Thomas preachesat the Firet Church, corner of Clark and Wi S Eebots, mmia grazing. . Eveniog sublect:” *The Espirical Test of The Rov. L. N, Pardes preaches : e Rev. I. N. es at 11 a. in s0nlo Hall, Hrda Park, snd lectures thera fn the even- ing on “ The Being of God, or Theology a Scisnce,” ‘being the first lecture of & course on The Fun- damentals of the tian Reliy > . —The Rev. C. W. Wendte preachea in the mo; in the Fourth Church, corner of Prairie avenue an Thirtleth sirect, Bubject: “A Swiss Unitarian Sar- mon.” —The Rev. Brooks Herfc of Engl preache at Hooley’s Theatre in th:rd;mfnk D‘;ng"mm: Sense Christianity,” and in the morning at the Church :‘; Ihllflsfllhfln “The Flace of Revelation and Au- ority.” ~—The Rev, E. P. Powell hes at the Ohurch, cornar of Monroe abd. Tatin strestn ihis S o by o T e ot ZThe Rev. ollyer & = s t Iye preach st Tnity and DAPTIST. * Tho Rev. Flarence McCarthy preaches morning and avening at Amity Chuxcl, corner of Warren avenue and Robey o orning unblect: * The Satfer- 1ngs of Chrlst;” evening subjeci: “WhatI Enow e Rt 3 e, ormiag sad even. —The Rev. J, Malvern preaches m and even- ing at the Free Communion Clurch, corner of Loomis a0 Jackson stecots, Moralng subject: “Christian on. —The Rev. L, T, Bush preaches in the ‘morning at the Twenty-fitth Street Church, near Wentworth av- eune. In the evening the Rev. Thomas wWhittaker, of Epglind, presches s tampersuce sermon. - —The’ Rev. T. W. preaches marning and evening at the ‘Second Church, corner of Morgan and llnn;;e lflxxll.nm&k:lm in‘the avening. —The Rev. Dr, Cheney ea at the Fourth Chureh, corner of. Washinglon sad Pauiina atpects: morning and e 3 : —The Rev. Thomus Whittaker, of England, will Frctor proachea n the eyesing,. . o morRing.” Tha Pas! o8 18 BV 3 —The Rev. N. F. Ravlin preaches morniog and even. ing at the Tempie Ohurch, camer of Harrison and Bangamon stresta, —Tho Bev. R.P. Allison proaches st the South Church, corder of Locks and Banaparte streets, marn- ing and evening. 3 —The Rev. W. W. Everis preaches at the Tabernacle, No, 666 Wabaab avenue, this morning, snd st the In- Qdians Avenue Chapel in the evening. Bav. DF, EPISCOPALIAN, The Rev, Dr, Stocking preaches morning and ven- ing at the Church of the Epiphany, cn Thr!oa) stroet, reca Monros and Adams: z —Morning prayer, celebration, and sermon st 5t. Po- ter’s Free Cnapel, at 10:45 a. m. Celobration on Ascen~ ~—The Bev. . Perry preaches morning aod even- ing at All Saints’ Churcli, corner of North Carpenter and Fourth streets. ~Tbo Rey. Francis Manefield preschos morning and ereaing at the Chureh of the ement, corner of West Washington and Robey streeta. —The Rev. Luther Pardee nreaches morning and evening at Calvary Church, on Warren avenue, betwoen e e Towcs mcbes smoeatag s sve —The Rev, Dr. Powers €5 m evenc ing at St. John's Church, Ashland svenus, Morning subject: “Bimon, the Sorcerer.” 2 —The Rev. Dr. Cushman preaches morning and evening at Bt. Stephen’s Church, on Johnson street, between Toylor and Twelfth. —The Rev. Alfred H, Partridge,of Brooklyn,presches ‘morning snd evening at Bt, James Church, corer of Casa zud Huronstrects, “~=Tbe Rev. H. C. Kinney will officiate at the Church of ths’ Haly Communion, South Dearborn, between Twatyninh and Thirtleth stroats, ad evening, —The Rev. Dr. Locks witl presch at Grace Church moraing nd eveniag. ~—There will be fall Cathedral services at the Cathe~ dral of §8, Peter and Paul, morning and evening. —The Rev, W. H, Smythe preaches at Memorial Church, Indiana avenue, near Thirtieth ing and ovening, subject : tinued Identity of the Church." —Tha Rev. Dr, Ashley, of Milwaukee, will officiats morning and evening st tha Church of the Ascension, BEFORMED EPISCOPAL. Services will be held by the Rov. Albert Walkley, in tho Buptist Church, on Lock street, near the Union Rolling Miils, at 3 p, m, —Sarvices will be held ot the Church of the Em- 1eanuel, corner of Twonty-seventh and Hanover strects, morning and evening. —Bishop Cheney preachoa in the marning at Christ Church, oa * The Hymn which Jesus Sung,” and in the evening at Tmmanuel Church, corner of ‘Centro and Dayton streets, on ““The Blood on the Door.” Stepe will be taken to the admission of the congrega- ton into the unlon wita the Reformed Episcopal uzch. —The Rev. Albert Walkley will officiate this morn- ing at St. Panl's Church, catner of Lake street and 8. John's Place. —The Rev. W. M. Postlothwaite presches in thé evening at Chinst Church on “ Musio and Ita Relations to Christian Worship,” 5 CONGREGATIONAL: ‘The Rev, Albert Bushnell preaches morning snd evening at the Leavitt Street Church, corner of Adams s 4 treet. —The Rev, William Alvin Bartlott preaches in the evening at Plymouth Church, corner of Indlans avenuo and Twenty-sixth streef. Communion service in the morning. = —Tho Rev. J. T. Hyde preaches st the Oukland Churoh this morning. Sabbath-achool concert in the ovening. —Tho Rév. €, D, Helmer preaches st the Union Purk Church morning and evening. —Comn.nnion and reception of members at the Tabernaclo Church this morning, Lecture by the Rov. Dr. Healey in tho oventng. LUTHERAN. The Rer. Edmund Belfour vreaches marning and evening at the Ghurch of the Holy Trinily, corner of North Dearborn and Erio streets. UNIVEBSALIST. “The Rav. W, 8. Ralph preacheaat 3p, m. in the old schiool-bouse at, Englewood. : _Tno Rey. Sumner Ellis preaches in the morning at the Church’ of the Bedsemer, corner of Washington and Sangamon strects, on The Parabls of the Rich e How, .5, Balph preachesat St Pucls Church, ~The Bev. W. 8, Ralpl Mishigan avenue, beiween Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets, morning and evening. cal Jockson preaches i the morning, and e Bov. Neal Jackson p e momning, an Gilbert Soiason s the aveato st No. 110, Foreedt an enue, Elder Fronk Burr preaches m and avenin, in Green Sireet: Tabernacle, between. D an Moproe atreets, —Elder H. G. McCulloch preaches to the United Brothren, morning and evening, at Advent Hall, Ko. 213 Weat Aadison stroot. 3. E. Colby loctures befere the First Sad(;‘t‘eyof Spiritualists, morning and evening, at Grow'a Opera- B:llz‘:!q. No. 517 West Madison street, Lyceum meets 8€12:30 p. . 2 Ehe Discipios af hurist meet at No, 226 West Ran- dolpb street tiis afternoon for worship. —The usual exercises will be held at the Kewsboys’ Home this afternoon at 4 o'elock. Nettis Milven, ths Chicaga nowsgirl, will take part in the exercises, ) icago, meets 2t 'and_ Des- plaines streets, af t 12800, ‘—The Rev. W. Bayard Cralg, of Danbury, Conn., reaches morning and evening at the church corner f Fatians svenus shd Twenty-fith stroets < —_—— CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, ° EPIBCOPAL. ' . g, - Moy 2—Fifth Sunday after Kastar, May 3—Rogation-Day. f?” .txopuz"gfy" Moy o—Ascension-Dag. > BOMAN OATHOLIC. 3 e . May3—Fifth Sundsy after Easter; 8% Athsusatos, “Ha- of the Holy Crosa: - 3—Rogation; Finding oy 4—Rogation; 8t. Monica, W. . Hay 5—Rogation ; Eve of Ascension ; 5t,-Plus V., "Mty B—Ascenslon of Our Lord, i May T—St. Stanislaus, B, AL * iy S—Apparitian of Bt. Michsel, Archaog, | prsisd une A el Edncatton iz Japan, Y . The Japan Mail, reviewing the events of 1874, gives interesting particulars of the;progress Tade in the new educations! policy. In 1872 it mas praposed to establish 53,000 schoola thraugn.- ous the Empire, to consist of (1) normal schools, (%) schools for the acquisition of -foreign lan~ gusges, (3) girls’ schools. Internal disturbances and the threateoed war with China somewhat juterfered with this comprehensive schems. At Yedo, Osaks, Nagssaki, Hirochimas, Nagoys, Nugata, and Miyazi noimal schools are es- (nh?uhed, from which graduates aro sent to train * the teachers in the university schools, sad their influsnce is powerfally felt through the country. Ateach of thesetowns sre also schocls for the scqusition of foreign laoguages: Tho Imperial University of Jeddo is now in working order, aod special courses of study in law, chom- ical technology, and angineeriog are Gpen. 18’ schools not a8 much has bosn done a8 wus oped. At both Kioto and - Osaka, the numbes of girls in the schools equals that of boys, and at the former place one establishment, enticely under specially instracted native manazement, numbers within its walls over 590 gupxla. The Medical College a¢ Yedo, under German au- spices, is also in & prosperons condition, and tha SIMy, Davy, and publie works depsriments all ava special and well-«quipped schoald. \ HUMOR. The end of averything—The letter g. ‘What is the form of an escaped parrot? A polly-gone. In culling the flowers of postry, no one should miss Callen Brysat. . i You can’t weigh an eel with scales, becauss they have no scales, you know. “ T wish T was a pudding, mamma{” ** Why3?” “'Cauge I should bave such lots of sugar pub into me.” 4 . A gentleman observing the sign of ** Casweil™ upon a business establishment, remarked that it wonld be ‘‘ as-well without the C."” Artista have adopted many embloms of charity. ‘We wonder nnnapo! them ever thought of ’; piece of Indis rubber, which gives more than any other substance. When a condnctor on a Syracuse car shonted ““Ruggles street! ™ the otharnight, & man wha had been doziog in the started up aad uggles I cornar said: *“Rugples’treat? Whare'sR: ? Show me Raggles, quica!” A butcher sold a sailor 8 ham on cradit, but finding in & fow days that he hsd gone to sea, he growled, ““If T4d 'a known that he waan'l goiig to pay for it, I'd ’a charged hiw thres- pence more & pound for it, the rascal! ” Ax editor ko is evideotly 8 man of fami) sagoly remarks that o boy who will vell lize 1 ‘Tartar if a drop of water gets on his Bhiri-band when his neck ig being washed, will crawl l%r_lzzgh asewerafters ball and think nothing of i Stiogy sunt : “ Well, Robin, hava you enjoyed ursslf 2” Robin: * Oh yes, aaut, but I wish hadn't come. Brother Jim is sure to cry *Halves!* when I get home, and, if I say you didn* give me nothing, he'll punch my head “for & ‘atory. " : A ‘tall stranger entared s saloon on Frout tzeet. yesteraay, and, puling off his cont, 1o- quired: I8 there anybody here who wants ‘o liok me?" *Yes! yes:” exclaimed halt-a-dozon loafers in charus, as thoy rosa up, ‘I thought there was!” coolly replied the etranger, as he og'enbd the door and walked out.—Detroit Free ess. Two rather intrusive acquaintances of A G—— determined to take him by surprise by go- ing uninvited to spond a woek with lim, They bad just arrived, sud, in talking of the journoy, one of them remarked to their hoat that thoy hid passed throngh some beautiful corn-felds on their way. *You will 828 some much finer oney on your way back to-morrow,” replied the host. Some one of the company at tes with a Bpring street family spoke of the excellence of tha honey, Whereupou the head of the house; wia stands in reputed dresd of his wife, foalingly observed: ‘‘Honey is the most delicious of delicacies. 1t is the nectar of beentiful flowers, sipped from the brilliant petals by the never- tiring beo, and molded into a glory that would temptthe god of "— ** Ephraim.” anunciated his wife, with stern solemnity, ‘‘have yon besn drinking again?” siphraim grosned~Dantury fews. ‘“Rob,” eaid Tom, “whichis the most dso- gerous word to pronouncs in the English Jan guaga?” “Don’t know,” said Rob, walags it 8 swearing word.” ‘‘Pooh!” said Tom, “it's stumbled, becznse you are surs to gata tumble between -the first sud last letter.”” “Ha! ha! said Bob, **Now I've one for you. .X fouund it one dayin the paper. Which is the longest word in the Enfl!zh Janguage? ™ 4 Valetudi narianism,” said Tom promptly. *No, sir; it's smiles, because thera's a whols mile beiween tho firat and the Isat letter.” **Ho!bo!™ cried Tom, *that’s nothing. I know a word that hag over three miles between its beginning and _end- ing.” “What's that?” asked RBob faintly. % " said Tom. Mra. Partington s conaidersd a mythical per- 8on **evolved” from the brain of Mr. Shillal g:-r. but her counterparts are often found in real lifs. One o{wl‘hm:fii”";‘ ogaxha_-rd o;: an qvminfi assembly speaking in high praise of & &ir! just passing: “ Why, she g pql‘tectfym“ygnm of s young lady!™ ‘I think you mean paraliel- ogram; do you not?" suggested the 9 gentleman addressed. “‘I said parallelogram, Mr. —” exclaimed the lady, with a combina- fim.:bof aignity and 1ndignation impossible to do- scribe, *“*Do you intend to masticate your Louse ?* in- quired a Weatern lady of & friend of mme who was building. Hewas a critical, caltured Now Englander, s8 exact sa witty. What & droil lock came over his face as ho answersd: My wife Bays 1 can eat like an anaconds, ard I am blessod with the digestion of = ostrich; but, ‘really, madam, I don’t think I ecald mansge my Lhrebetor{ brick.” This makes mo think of Leigh HMant's reply (not st all mufi;opy) toslady who 8aid to him atdinper: *r. Hunt, won't you venturs on 80 oranga?” “I would most gladly, dear madam, only I'm afraid I should tumbla'off.” But-to keep to our theme. A lady visiting ‘Wasbington for ths first time seot word to fricnds- at _home that sho was dreadfnliyv disap-~ pointed ; she meant to bave got an Indisn Bu- reau for Jenoie's room, but there weren't any to be had ; and that she was 80 baay shampooing s mmz Iady from on» place to another that she no time to write letters. A rather old girl (who had been lured to Cali- forzis by the cheering information that she was sure to marry there) Inid seige to a wealthy wid- ower, who at first showed signs of succumbing, but finally resisted the attack. As usual with women who are feeling intensely disappointed, she ‘“‘didn’t care; no, not one bit.” "And she exclaimed, half sobbing, to o bosom friend: #Why, I wonldn't be hired to marry him, not if h& v’vu & perfoct Venus/” As mcn:y&w his chief charm, weo suppose she moant Cresas.— Scribner for May. MAY AGAIN. - "Tis aweet to watch, along the oA e Al Adorning all the heads of flowers ‘With glistentng beads of light ; e S e ean 122 Hinging out chromatic bintiag . Of the Summar's oL delighf ‘The leafing trees, evewhile 80 bare, And shivesing ia the froaty atr, Now pulse with life renewed, 502 wosr ‘Their modest suita of green; And birds, among their waving boughs, 1o musical carouse, And plight, i plaintive scoents, Yows ‘They never will demean, The month that gives the flowers birth The month when Naturs, full of mirsh, ” oler the warm and preqvant earth To'sparkl wm‘aamb:whte hi o with & r A]mfl.flanlba'mu;" The month when a fancy comes snd goes, ‘When & maiden’s heart opes like 3 rose, And drika the sweet Yows of her besa, Like a thirsty flower the rain ; The maatk wherain the young man’s ¢ Flows out liko the sang of the Sriols, And will not brock s slight cantral, Nor reasor entertain, Quuid, sweet days of awceter 3ay, When Lreszes, with the flowers at plsy, Gatch n their arms and besr sway A wreath of vernal perfums. nd:flzudu,mtmmhnl, O'ex all the sutny, smiling land, And il f with an 'odor bland, "Thas dissipates ail gloam, Bowoet month of May ! it seema £33 host ‘Along the bowers and through the dsll, Our spirits know the swootest spell . That mont} hath for a boon, Then fiing thy becuties far and wide; ‘Throw blossoms on the paking tids, That they may emblem, as iacy glids, + . Our pesceful lives in May. Hero ia 8 Freoch Jady’s excust for eloping with M. Achille: *Hsd I foond 1y my husband & man like }L Achille, I should not have failed in my duties; but he was_nothing—a mere mothing. What would you have me-do? My huabsod would go to his occupation early 1 the morning ; ‘when he returned he was instantly. aalesp. Be- sides, he took mn!! to excess, and [~} ‘wear » pight-gown.'