Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1875, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBU 4 NE: SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGE ing,—the anconverted are willing,—it only wanta, Christians to be working. 2 BATCEDAY 4 was & very wet day, so that I had not she privi- loge of attending, living 7 miles from town. SUNDAT. But on Sunday evening I ettended the Agricul- tural Hall, the body of which was faurly filied. The Chairman eaid it would bea meeting for rmn‘ and- several clergymen and laymea spoke: t was & most precions time. A spirit of gratitude seemed to ascend from- tme multitude, for fatbers wers there who bad rejoicad ovar their children's conversion ; mothers wera there who had seen prodigals come home; children were there who had been born again; Christians were thers who had been guickened; ministers were here who bad been aroused. A holocaust of flnnxu% i from the vast assembly. The v alr. Bi said that v. 3r. Billing, 2 clergyman, the most remarkable effect of the meetinga had been the unity of Chnstians of .all secis and denominations,—Churchmen _and . Dissenters working 8o barmoniously without & jurring dis- card thronghout. » S MONDAY. £ Today the subjoct was Praise. The lstters YEre 80 DUMeEISus that even to classify them had 10 be dispensed with. [Fathers, mothers, daugh- ters, sons, servants, masters, each glonl'an God for what He had done for their souls. Then arose persons from the narth, sonth, and east of London to tell _of souls saved at the special services. From Liverpool came a report of lorious progress there ; the interest still being. fl.‘pl upand thousands attending the services snd iuquirr-room. Not only are the humble and neglected classes infinenced, but also the spper refined and educated classes are fow be- ing brought under the revival influecce. From Leeds we bad s report of a marvelous work there in answer to prayer. 5 ‘Then we had soms tonching incidents relative of conversions st. the Victoria Theatre, in the south of Loundon, and Capt. Morton related .cases of interest in conneciion with the young men folded in St. Mary's Hall ; 500 young men aro often gsthered together i meetings of praise and prayer, most of them fall of zeal aod souls aflame with new spiritual energy. Belfast Teported a gennine consislent steady work still continuing. Birmingham was all alive, and fall of boly desire and spiritual advancement. “ Yes,” said & spesker from these provinces, the good effects of -our London meetings can pevar be known till we learn them in our Father's ‘Hesven. Ministers, clergymen, laymen, come ts London, attend tne meetings, get baptzed ‘with the Holy Ghost, and retura to their can- gregations, parishes, and friends ; they spread the gracions iufluence in town aund village to an ankuown extent. Praise the Lord I” In conclusion, I am very aoxions that this re- vival should be extended and perpetuated throughout the American States.- Let the Chris- tisnsof the variouschurches bind themsclves to- gothar for private snd public prayer, for the ‘ontpouring of the Holy Spirit. I have before me SR Pores of Prayer,” illustrating the wonder- £ul displays of Divine grace at the Ialton-Street Prayer-Maetings in 1857-8.. Only be faithfal xn royer, and a far more extensive revival will Eruk npon the American States than any afore- tme. flet our prayers to the throne of God be reciprocal ; night and day let our suppiications arise for * timas of yefreshing from the Lord,” and that the Kingdoms of this world (so long usurped by Batan) shall becorao the ono Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ. May we seek for an increasingly holy resemblance in love one to snother, and to our great loving Head, in whom the wholo family 1n beaven and earth ig pamed, Lord, unite Thice own people more and more. Why should such ssd estrangementa of feeling and jealous looks and alied exclusiveness be manifest by those professing to be aprinkled with the eame blood,—bearing the same name, hoirs of the eame inheritance? O, may the spirit of upity visit the churches! Hnasten that hlessed tima when we shall seo eye to eye, and heart to beart ; no jarring or discordant note 1o mar the everlssting ascription of ** blessing, and Lonor, and glory, and power unto Him that ait- tath upon the tErone, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever.” Amen. W. L InoxNs. Alater note from the Eame corrcspondent states that Tnesdsy, May 4, all the mnotes re- questing prayer were read. They bad gotten in arrears, 2nd on ths day named 372 roguests were noted, and prayer offered for the objects asked. THE CENEALOGY OF JESUS. .. THE CONFLICTING LINES. . o the Editor of The Chicaga Tribune: Crcaco, ‘Msy 21.—The questions in Tae Trisexe of the'9th inst. were propounded to Mr. Beed bocause he had shown a pretiy thorough scquuintance with some branches, at isast, Of biblical literature, and these questions were thonght to pertain to that_general subject. But Mr: Reed chooses to consider them theu- logical questions, and therefore not_within his province. Let us, therefore, examine the. re- ply of Mr. Work, and ses 0ow far1t can be con- sidered satistactory. ' The questions, in the light of Mr. Work's re- ply, may be reduced to two: First—How Christ is shown to be # geed of David."- . < e Becond—Whether there is any serious discrep- ancy in the genealogy ss given by Matthew and Luke. For, if there is no discrepancy, it is be- cause Luke iraces the genealogy of Jesus through Mary, and, if sp, that at the same timo ‘snswers my third question. T 1t is not explzined by Ar. Work how Jesus was of the seed of David.” ‘He saya the gencalogy was of much conrequencs ‘in the eyes of the Jows.” But *Hath s Jow eves " and if so, conid he not see thzt the genealogies failed to show that Christ was descended from David at of the all ? £ Even if, sccording to this explanation of Mr. Work, Luke's genealogy was through - that does not mend the matter, sgince, according to the Jews, the descent must be throngh the male line. “It was their custom mnot to admit the names of females into their zenealogies,” Horw, then, could a person be descended from David whose only claim to sach descent was through a female? It is diticnit to see what the inher- izance of property has to do withit. Itisa qnestion of lineaga or descent through s chain of ancestors. The chain is given, and the ques- tion is, whother iv is given sorrectly and by in- spiration. s Mr. Work says divino inspiration was not re- quired in mating up the genealogy, Ths ques: tion is not whether it was required, but whetber it was given; whother it prompted these sc- counts, or could have doce: so. — The accounts might be correct and not be inspired, but, if in-- correct, they could not be, inspirsd; and the qguestion of their correctness is tie one under aiacussion. Mr. Work admits inaccuracies. Ho eays, * evidently through a clerical error ” mada in translating Matthew’s Gospel from Hebrew to. Greek, the names of three Kings wera omitted 1rom Matthew's list! A very scrious omission, certainly. Suppose three conveyances should be omitted by any of our abstract-men in making up a chain of title: would it be considered a good and valid sbstract of title? But these discrepanctes, 8o {reely admitted by Mr. W., are not the only.ones. ‘Luke, tracing the line back to Noah, makes Sala, the son of Cansan, and the grandson of Arphaxad, while sccording to Genesis, Saish was the soo or Ar-. phaxad. * And Arpbaxad lived five and thirty years, and begac Salah.” . . Buot theee questions fade into insignificance compared with the miore important oue, as to whether the genealogies of Asatthew and Luke are consistent with esch other, and whether cither of them is intended to bo traced through iary. ‘The argument of Mr. Work is mgenious, Lut delusive and wunsound. Heli was really the father - of Mary, . then we wonld - have, according to Luke, tho awkward dilemma of- Mary baving married her brother, Because thare is no reasonabledoubt that Luke says, and iutended to sny, that Heli ‘was the father of Josaph. 1t 15 not denied that Luke wrote in Greek, and the Greck text we huve. The $wenty-third and twenty-fourth verses read as follows: “Kai satos en O Jesomw osef eton triskonta arkomenos, on, hos enomizeto, wiow Joveph, ton Eil, tou alatthat, ton Levi, tou Melchi, ton Janna, tou Joseph, etc, And Jesua begun 19 b about 0 yoars of age, being, | j (or fieli), of 2 was sup] tne sun of Joseph, of El Matthat, of Levi, of Melchl, of Janns, of Joseph, cic, ‘Translated, “ which was the son of Heli, which was the son of Mastlat, which was the son of Levi"etc. Now, sccording to the fair construction of Janguage, who was “‘of Heli"? Maxitestly, Joscpk. And who was **of Matchat”? Helil etc. And if Luke intends to say thal Heli waa the son of Matthat,does he not also intend to say that Joseph was the gon of Heli? Or does he, all the time, mean to 62y that Mary was the dsughter of Heli ? 1t is useless to atiempt to explain away tho manifest _meaning of language. We may say that ly = man means anything but what he says. Thus in a note to this twenty-third verse, in an_ edition of the Bibls published by the Rev. Mr. Spencer, we find the foliowing : “5t. Makhew says Jacob begat .nme}g‘h. Pos- aibly Joseph waa the adopted son of Heli, or 8 gl h?%u T it Bacs: sho dvghter ot s eggthe theory of sdorted sonship, and that of genealogy thiough Mary, ara ciassed together a8 mere possibilties,—the conflict in the acconnts impliedly admitted. But on of the Vatican ontion. what! becomes of the vid 2 The . words of - the - Greek . are, #On hnios hos enomireto- ton. Joseph, tou- El"; and are correctly transiated, *‘being the son, a§ was suppozed, of Heli, of Joseph,” etc. This is not materially. different from the other copies, 'Tho text is the’ same, except that* the words are transposed, By translatiog *‘hos”™ sewhilo” instead of ‘“*ze” Mr, Work gives s slight color to another moaning. Tho uso of “iyhile " instead of ‘28, a8 a frabslation of “hos,” i8 not aliowable, as it is a departure from the plsin, ordinary meaning of that particle. Such departures are-not to be permitted, unlees required by the context. . It s this very practice of going oatside the ordinary meaning of words, to sanction spme theory, .which has givea rise to ‘many controversies and a multitude of seots. The particle ‘ hos™ has sn eatablished mean- ing, which may bo expressed by several defini- tions, cognate in their general acope, though somewhat extended. Of these; *-while ” is not oe. " “ As* is the lesding definiti Others are: *‘As much as,” ‘88 soon as,” * as if," * since;’ ‘the same manper 2s.”. *'{o the end that,” &c. In Yonge's English-Greek Lexi- con, & Iate work, edited by Dr. Drisler, Profes- sor of Gresk in Columbia College, and editor of Liddell & Scott's Greek-English Lexicon, the English word * while " is defined by nine differ- ent Groek words and phrases, bat-* hos ".is ot smong them. By what " anthority, thereforo, or on what principle; does Mr. Work translate “hos " by * while™? by He is equally.unfortunate in his use of tha word ‘“‘mos,” which, to sapport his theory of genealogy through Mary, must here mean grand- son. As & Hobrewism, he thinks sou”may bes used for grandson. But Luks wrots in Greek; and in Greek, " uios” means son, and not grand- eon, which bas its own distinctive Gréék word “uionos.” 3 3 One farther arsument remains to be noticed. He thinks Luke cou!d not havo meant that Jossph was the gon of Helr, because that would bo tracing the genealogy of Christ thiough Joseph, snd would have ‘been imipliedly ' say- jng that Jossph was the father of Christ. But that was pracisely what Matthow bad already ter tracing the descewt of Josoph from David, ssys that from David to the carry- ing away into Babylon was fourteen generations, and from the carrying swsy into Babylon to Christ (through Joseph) was fourteen genera~ tions. It would be no_more inconsistent for Luks to do this than for Matther, . Tha fact is, they havo both done so,. Matthaw tracing the descent of Joseph from Bolomoo,.and Luke from Nathan ; Matthew making Jacob tho father of Joseph, and Matthan bis grandfather ; Luke making Heli his father aud Afatthat his grand- father. and the two differing a8 to. kis groat- grandfatber. 3 A The sitempts that have been made to -explain this discrepancy by differont writers and com- mentazors only invelvo the subject in confasion, Lord A. Hervey has stoutly maintatoed that Heli was actually the father of Josepb, potwithstaod- ing Matthew's explicit declaration that * Jacob. begat Joseph.” Dr. W. H. Mill, agreeing with Africanus, makes Joseph the son of Heli,- and Jacob and Heli brothers, sons of the same mother. St. Ambrose makes Joseph the son of Heli, and son-in-law of Jacob. Other divines have started the theory adopted by Mr. Work, of gencalogy through Mary, mak- Jng Joseph the son-in-law of -Heli,—any thing but admit tho simple and_apparent fact that the 4wo acconnts disagree. Bunsen, a grest Biblical scholar, for many years Prussian Ambassador at the Papal Court in Rome, and Iater at the Court of St. James, 1n his 5{“‘ *‘Biblewerk,” vol. 9, p. 185, comos o the following conclusion : Our last word, therafore, must bo: . The nature. of thess gmello'nd;u would be misapprebendad if sy Distorical weight should be ascribed to thom. “We have in them two attempts to connect the Aessianic idea of a Davidical descent with the history of Joseph. This Jdea is mot tha daughter, but the mother, of thess gonealogical registers. & i A Baron -Bunsen did not belong to the extreme critical school of Strauss, Renao, stc., He was warmly attached to the Protestant Church and o the Bible. & If Mr. Work should make’ auy reply to this, will he please-give tha book aud page of the Tal- mud which gives the information that Helt was tha father of Mary ? i s ANOTHER REPLY TO M. WOBK. . Tothe Editor af The Chicago Tridune: i Crcaco, . May 20.—Mr. George F. Vork coo- tributed to last Sunday’s TRIBUNE & ‘Toply to an inguiry-of *W." respecting **the’ genealogy of Jesus," which raises more questions thin it sct- tles. As, for example: What proof has ‘Mr. ‘Work to offer that the' Gospel according to Mat- thow was * written in Hobrew eight years after the ascension of Jesus!? N : ‘What proof that tho Gospel according to Luke was written A. D. 632 : R “The Book of Chronicles ” being a part of Holy Scriptur, is suppozed to be *“inspired.” _ Ir the compiler of - the Gospel according to Matthew copied from that work in constructing Tus genealogy, he copied an ‘inspired”—i.e., an infallible—account of tke matter. Why, then, should Mr, Work state thas ** divine inspiration” was not regaired by Matthew ia compikieg that genealogy s a reason for it8 notorious . waut. of harmony - with_ another gencalogy in the New Testament? -Was it less inspired becsuso come piled from a directly inspired origizal ? ‘Who are the “‘old” Biblical critica® eonsulted by Mr. Work in preparing -his soawer to “W.'? As they have apparently iguored the results of all modern exoegesis, they must ba very old! Those of your readers who wish to examine into tins intoresting subject from an independent standpoint ars referred to that most exbaustive and candid work (described by & West-Side.clergyman recontlyas an “iosidi- ons' work"”), *‘Bupernatural Religion," whers the queation as to the anthorship of the gospels now forming part of tho. New. Testament canon in carefully and impartially investigated. Being & new book of some value, none of your readers will find it in the Public Library. It is in Cobb's collection, however. The American publishers are Boberts Brothers, of Boston. I especially recommend it to Mr. Work’s notice. His ‘*old” critics are behind the times. C.J I L e ¥ THE $50,000 CHALLENGE: _ DR. BURGESS TAKES UP THE GAUNTLET. Considerable discassion having arizen'as to a challenge put forth by a citizen of Chicago to members- of the Christian Charch to prove the inspiration of the Bible, it will be noted with- pleasure by controversialists that Dr. Burgess, of Indianispolis, has shown = disposition to take up the gauntlet. The following letters in that conpection explain themselves: i dove, who, DE. BUBGESS. Ty ** Challenger," Chicago, I, N InDLSAFOLIS, Tnd,, May 15.—Your favor.af the 10th inst, came duly 1o hand, but my dusies in college and elseirhere Lava prevented an carlier reply. Allow me £0 say that I am entizely pleascd with the apirit of your- Ietter, and satisfied, too, that you do.not disclose your Dame, 1t s cartainty right and just fo atiack {deas and doctrines, and not persons, Your proposed mode ‘of procedare, however, I do not .ihink I.anderstand from the printed elips you inclose (being the original challenge to Clrist Church and tho snswer to * Vin- dex ™. Noram I suro’ I understand any beiter what you want than how you want_jt—for example, under sto of March 28, yousay: “ The svidence submitted- to any Jury agrecd upon to be stmply ¢ what fs known of tho sacred writings,’ and they to decide from time 0 time a5 various pzssages are read,” ete. in, un-; der date of March 23, you say: -“ And that nona of them and their tranalations ara divinely irspired, in Ahe sense tuat every legend, miracle, and fanciful ‘story contained in thiom is strictly and unquestionably ‘a true-parrative of sctual facis,” Now, upon theso two quotations, allow me to rematk, first, that I would ot be willing to undertake the proof befare 3 Jury in that macner ; and, secondly, I would not undertake to prove all you'aak..” Neither 'ihe Bibls mor any other ook n The world can stand that test ; there zre no books of any note but have their figares, fables, para- Lles, efc., 2 well as their facts, and the Bible is no ex- ception € the rule. You, in_common with many oth- ers, are demunding too much of the Bible, and, bo- cause it fails in past, you condemn the whols, = To give you bricfly my idea of the wholn matter, 1 il sfate what I am willing o undertake ; if by salt- able modifications it will meet your {deas of the ques- tiom, we can at once arrsoge preliminarios ; otherwise 1 will b6 necessary to consider it further : ‘1. By a direct argument, to occupy as much time as 1 wish, before the jory, I will wndertake 0 show the superiority of th Bible over all ather sacrsd books, you deciding what those books aball be, and furnien- iog me in sdvance of my srgument, all the pointa in them as contrasted with the Bible, you wish' me to notice, the jury to decide on the whol question at thy conelusion of the argument, 2. 1 will undertake to_show.that this. superiority ot tho Bibls over other sacred books, is becauss the Bible contains s revelation from God, using the word * God » in the ordinary Christian sense. 1f theso two propositions represent substantially what you wish, we can agres .upon the terms of in- Teatigatiop witfiont much delay ; if they do. not, and et the dilferences aro_not vital, we can adjust them, You will pleaso accept my thanks for your andiy proffered hospitalitics, with tha regret that st prasent 1 cannot avail myself of them. We are,kow Dearin, ihe close of the collegiats Fear, and every moment of | my time is needed here. " Very truly, A : 0. A. Buzazss, ¢ CHALLENGER.” 2 To 4, 4. Burgeds, Fay., President of the Korthuestern Chridtian Unipereity, tiianapalis, Ind. Cmicaco, May 2f.—Your letter of May 15 wrs duly received and capefully noted. The *¢ Answer to Vin- dex ™ of March 33 was not printed correctly, the type- setter having left- ont three important words, It it 1 A0y oy aieod o o e Ky 8 read any jury sgreed upon ply the read- ing of what is kniovn as the eacred writings of all na- tlona,” &e., and the words *the reading of ¥ were, by some “overaight, - omitted. Your sweeping assertion, “becausa the Bible fails in pert, you condemn the: whale,” is a . conclusion .of. § warranted by anything T exid. I do Dot .condemn it at. all, -but,.an contrary, Snd in ‘it the most sublime ments, the most glowing poetry, the records.of hoross ke, and, above ‘Liog of the Tribe of Judah,” the most fearloss, herofe, and_glori- , ous martyr of all hteiory, aud whose oxamyle, if faith: fully followed, would muko hieroos of usall,” What I - do coudomn I8 the claim put forth by tho Cristisn - Churches, that the sacred writings of Jaws and Cris- tians_are’ alone of Divine origin, and on which thoy have based tho most absurd and untruthful dogmas. ~Qlrist-s2id : + Follow-Me: ‘They say; “Bimply-by faith in Chuisc aro we justificd .and saved,"—3 dogma which is purely a” human juvontion, and under the infiuenco ~of which ~men fdd in ~their consciences a ready excuse for any eln- they may commit ; and it 18 doing its {ull siare in roting out and destroying -the manhood and ' integrity of tho ‘Ametican people, The country most.sarcly. nebds & Teyival of the tenchings of Ohrist rather, than a revival of: such religiop, and from present appearances It has got 10 start among the’ pew, s the puipits lack tho Couragoeittier 1o stand up and defend their various systems when threataned with destruction, ss they Tow are;or to preach the mmplo teachings of Obrist; and call'upon people lo * repent ™ and “pring forth fruits meet for repentance,” as they should do, They tall us jnstead, * Tho blood of Christcleanseth from allata;” » most monstrous and-soul-destroying perveraion, 'z can be resdily sccn when tho sac Writings of.alt pations are known to be (as.they, really are) aimply tho writings.of all sorts of falliblo men. e proposition you make, namely, * By & direct argument, to occupy s much timeuss Iwish befors the Jury, T will nndertake 0 show the superiority. ef the BILIS over all other sacréd books,” would be per- fostly. atisfactory and promptly accepled, provided pellevers in other sacted writings could 1o gathered together in this part of the world to show the superio ity of their sacred books over {he Bible, Forinstance, if'a learned Parsee could atthe ssme time defend’ the “Zend Avesta " from the: charges you: would ‘mako against it; if a Mohammodan, who would -dle in_ do- feuse of His bellef, would put you to open scorn and Tebuke.for any word you would dare {0 utter againat ‘baloved “ Korun '; iZ o Buddhist could be hers to show up the sacrilegs of sny questioning of the “Vedas,”which to him are dearer than ‘life; orif a plous Chinese could call the atiention of the jury to The divine origin of the teachings of Confuciuz, This, of couree, is out of tho question, aa tho proper men cannot ,bb had o3 yet, though’ they. may all make this country their home at gome ‘time- in the future. At prescnt it seems tolme that the proposition I have made is altogether the most simple and feasibls, To gather all the gacred writings possible, put them inio the hands of & cominittes of educated and intelligent men, who are not particulsrly familar’ with any of them, and les: them ssy what axs of divine xnd what of human origin, - Surely nothing could be more falr than a comparison of thom all to docide such » quéstion, and & committea cau bs made up as competent to decide that question now as-ever in iny past age. 1 trust that wo may come to gome 'agrcoment. in the . matter. you for taking notica I cannot closs without: khlukin% ©f the challenge put forth, and making a proposition todefond your position, It is anm evideuco of your honesty and sincerity, With many keen, far-sighted, snd inteliigont Jesuiis, Jews, sud Christisns in our city, only ona of them 8o far has coms forward to de- fend his position befors the commaunity, and the pub- lic at lurge, on street-cars and omnibuags; in private ‘parlors and public gatherings, are discussiug the ques-, tion and wondering what the clergy at large yro‘palp todo about it. 8o far the infarences they draw from their silenca’ire ot all complimentary to their in~ togrity and sincerity. CALLENGER, 3 THE. WAR .ENDED. * CRUSADER "' SZNDS UP 4 NOTE OF TRIUMPI. Cmioago, May 21.—To the Hon. Stewart L. Woodford, Delegale to Qouncil of. the Reformed Episcopal Church . To sssist.in-the perpetua- tion of an dntrae faith, and for reasons best known to yoursolf, jou ¢ame ioto Chicago, " figuratively speaking, on a pranciig steed, with' brilliant uniform, and with plumes and bauners dancing in the broaze,—but in your first tilt with & trus Knight of the Cross, in the public preas, you'were ‘utterly overthrown, 2nd your plumes ar:d banuers trailed in the dust of the. azens of battle. Your victor,” dismounting, running .to you, and tearing open your vestments to ascertain the extent of your.injuries, discov- ored that you ~wers' a -theological fraud and a religious sham, but be hasnot resd and investigated the story of the Good Samaritan without having groat principles impressed upou him. Anyonewho will refer to the fiies of naws- gnpun of the agein which that chain of inci- ents occurred will diecover that the victim of those wicked thieves was an idolster, apd, furthermore, & most.dishonest and nnscrupulons perzon, which.wag the reason why.tho.orthodox priest_aund, tho close-communion Levite passed by on’.the other side, but not so with the indi- vidaal who. bound up his wounds. ¥pur victar will, therefore, bo a Good Samaritan to you, and, before closing, will pour iuto your theological weunds the oil and wine of ‘a little truo religion. According to the * Article of Religion” pro- posed by you and adopted by tha Conncil of the Churcly " The faity whioh brings JustiGeation 18 simply the reliance .or depéndence on Christ which accepts Him- a8 the Baciifics* for our~sins s0d ag'onr righteonsness. - We may thus roly on Chriat, aither unmblingx; or confidingly ;; but 1n. either caso it is saving faitli” If, though trom- blng, we relyon Him in His-obedionco ‘for us- unto death, instantly we come into communion with him and are justificd. If, however, wo confidingly rely on Hiwm, them bave wo the com- foft cf our jastification.’ Simply by faith in Corist are_we justified and saved.” = ' . : ' That is jusithe character of doctrins thata dishonest ‘and corrupt politicisn would like to beheve was true, and - to bave sleek and well-fed miisters preach to him in his velvet-lined and luxurious pew, while- ignorance, misery, wrretch« ednoes, crime, and suflering abonnded in every direction outeide of his exclusive, costly, fashion. able, and magnificent church. It is evident that the character of your reliance on tbe soundness of such doctrine is of a ** trembling 7 rather thao. of s very confident eharacter:- otherwize you would not bave provided for that con- tingency so particularly. However. mach that dogima may be preached, it is not true, but is, on the contrary, a most demoralizing aund con- science-destroying doctrine, a3 you, or any ono |- ‘who choosea, can discover by investigating its ef- fects on individoals or sociaties who remain long under its ibfluence ;'and I canuot under- stand bow you could find it in your heart to 8o sorely betray those innocent: and unsuspeoting ‘men, 8o unused to the ways of the world and the schemes of designing politicians, and whoso' wholo proceedings were controlled by their warm hearts and swelling emotions rather than by their better judgmen: and clear-headed common sense, but now who corie elowly to see in what a _ ridic- dlous position you ~ have placed “them. I would therafors sxy nnto you in the words of Culrist and His reported. forerunner, aa an anti- dote to' tho poison you hava becn takine into your religious and ‘moral system, ‘‘ Repent yel for-the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” .. . . # And now also .the ax isiaid unto the root of the trees, - Therefore every tree thut.bringsth not forth FWd fruit is. hewn down and cast into the fire.” . . . ‘“Not ‘overy one,that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall, enter into the Kingdomni of Heaven, bat he that doath tho will of My Father which'1s in Heaven,” , . Read the Gospels, dear Woodford, and when you are convictod'of your ‘sins by ‘the’doctrines yon will. .find taught therein,. and can Bsy with those- of —old~ whom Christ converted, “If I have wronged auy man [politi- or State] I will restore unto_him four- 80 the people of Chicago will have more confidence in - you ae s tiue follower of Christ, and coosider you ‘more fif to' withdram your ‘at-’ tention from the formation of political, and de- voto your energies to the founding of religious, platforms. ', e CRUSADER. CORRESPONDENGE, "~. : BIBLE-TEACHING, + To the Bditor af The Chicago Tridunes ' - Cmicaco, May 21.—Thanks to Tue Tarsvxs for inserting in .its ‘columns my inguiry of .the 10th inst.; concarning the autnority of woman to teach the Bible. I hope somsof the readers ot Tog Temux will be g0 kind as to 2pswer my inquiry and state the authority. . - A lectér appeared in THE TRIBUNE-of Bundsy, ‘May 16, signed Uniro, whick contaius & cataloguo of itéms of Bible-work done by women’ in the City of Chicago, in which it is also.stated. that. Mr. D. L. Moody imported the-plan of: the work {rom England, afid intrusted the management of~ this Bible-work to Miss'Emima Dryer. By this it appears thet Mr. - D. L. Moody is - the ‘anthor. ‘of - setting :lip women™ . a8 :Bible- teachers in Chicago; if. 80, it :is quite plain that Mr. D: L. Moo&rnmn ‘be-either ignorant of word of or _he. . wllfully ‘wresta it to suit his purpose. Bat God, that® kuows all things, knows what is best for womon- ‘to do, and He esys: * But I sutfer not & woman to teach, nor usurp authority over the man, but ‘to_be in silence.” - i Doées Mr. D. L. Moody, or-Misa 'E.” Dr 3 Omto,| acknowledge this passhge of the Holy | Bcriptures to ba.tne trua word .of God? If so, do they believe it? - But if ‘they profeds to' be- lieve it, they evidently deny it -by” toeir works.| Again God #pys: * Let your women keep silonce in the churches, for it is -not permitted "unto” them'to speak ;¥—** for it is a shame for women °| to speak in the church.” - R Now, . these ppssages of God's - word sre 8o plain that they requira no human' intefpretation to make them more simple, but it is- the. nature of stubborn man and baughty woman, when they they want to attain to 5 purpose, to pervert at any sacrifice the plainest word of God, and do violence to the spurit of grace. -If God's words and Mr. D. L. Moody's words be compared, it will-be easily sesn how. far they agree, viz.: God- the man, but to be'in £0 tanch the Bible, | a0, be | enid, with the :| om' the # 0ld Camp Ground," silent.” Are not thess words of God and.these of. Moody dire¢tly-oppossd to each other? ng rengoning . can reconcils them. When Miss E, Dryer goes toi toach the Bible, who does she oboy~-Gad pr-Moody 7:. Then she must:be ths, *garvant of him whom shis obeys.” It would be® bighly commendable.in -Miss E. Dryer on this occasion if she roplied to Mr. L. Moody nnd ught to obo; ostles of old,. Bl athes i « Tha.paturs or intention of & good we [{ not justify the doing of it, when' done’ In ‘con- -tradiotion o the word of God.- -Saul, -intending to do.a good wark, . Spared the hest.of tho 8poll _to " offér' sacrifico. -to: “the'>Lord," for which he was rejected by Go Uriah intended & good work when ** he put his hand on the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen shook it, and for which God smote him thal be died by the ark,” Also Peter's good intontion when ‘ he robuked the Lord, butthe Lord replied unto him a8 unto Satan: *If any man speak, let him speak as the aracles of God.'” ‘‘ Every word of God is pure ; He 18 &hhield niifg’them " that put their trust in Hilh.” “Add thot not:unto His l\;:rd, lest Ho reprove thee and thou be found's T conld say more,on this . sabject, but do'not like to trespaes too far upon your space, but if Mr. Omro will be kind enough to answer the b quiestions, b will _zmnfly-obliin d e " yATEER EIONDAN’S SERMON. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: " CHIcAdo, Alay 22—The writer noticed your re- port of Father Riordan’s sermon preached last Sunday in his Prairie Avenus Church, and your highly-commendstory - editorial vemarks upon seif-sacrifice, and also his honesty 'and integrity of purpode; still thers is snother view of the matter which is to be considored. It appears that the éntire $20,000 waa contributed indirect- ¥ ! by.‘the _people, and = the only thing they have to show for _ i, . so far, is a 'yecans lot on Wabash avenue. 1 want to ask if that money could-not have been used to' better advantage by the various poor contributors to beautity their homes and to sur- round themselves with' books, papers, musi birds, of else to found.a_publio -library; and fil it with the histories of all religions, ancient and modern, and their offects on races snd nations; also to keep up, by taking all tho new books, with the rapid umad of knowledge and a higher civilization. This disposition of the money would have added vastly to their intelligence, and mado thom better citizens, while, at the. same. time, correcting and curing their unsound aoperstitioos, and making. them- mora independent in their individaal modes of thonght and action. K 2 . ¢ That church on Wabssh avenue. will engine to pump them dry of all their acoumuia~ tion, and they will ‘continne to -deprive “them- selves of every comlort in order to respond to the claims and demands of a hierarchy who take possession of them in_the e, guard them zealously inyouth, and drain shem.of.cheirhard earnings in manhood, that * they.mey-keop them in ignorance. .and from cootact with, .thoss “who Are exposing the’ unsoundness aod abstrdity of their siljy dogmas, , Conld no-better disposition be made of the money # - * -~ % T © - JReromxEp CatHoLIC. CONCERXING INTER-CUUBCE COUBTESY. To the Editor of Ths Chicago fFibune:’ “ " '~ " Ciicago, May 21.—Thq - third General Oouuncil of the Reformed Episcopal Church, which re- cently convened in this.city, has demorstrated one thing to the peop! 1t has exhibited the di- rection of -the sympathies of several of the sis- ter, churches.of Chicago. Bisbop Harris, of the Methodist. Episcopal Church, honored his de- nomination as-woll-as himself and- the Council, by congentiog to & publio intioduction. to the Iast-pamed body. - The Reformed Dutch Church ¢ tive whose address of welcome and encouragement was only oqualed by. tho scholarly and mastorful sermons presched in two chprehes; of. Chicagé on Sunday Iast.. Tha Pres- byteriacs and Baptists not only hastened to ex- tend invitations for the entertainment of various delegates, bnt bade ‘several of them - i wolcome to their pulpits. iy ) The Profestant Episcopal Church was repre- souted by one man, tho Rev: Charles ‘B. Stout, of Chicago. All honor to him for his excep- tional conduct in ‘oxtending the right hand of fellowship - to tho -little organization --which Dr. Thompson aplly calls tho * Bethlchem Ephra- tah " of the Christian world. While his brother clergymen studionsly held sloof from the gather~ ing of these genilemen, who, whatever be thought of their church ‘pahty, certainly dis= plaved an unequaled apirit of chanty to them- selves and those who differ from them eccle- siastically, Bir. Biout alone sanctioned their counsels by his presence. He exhibited great interest in all thiat fras_ssid and done, and only declined a publio introduction in conssquence. of- aa indipposition which precluded his making an address. ! s & oy The public ars quick to discern the exhibition of = tras pirit of Christisn charity in religiona bodies, and will not fail to honor the men who forget thoir tfeeds in Lheir courcesies. . . CONGREGATIONALINT. s GIRLS' SOHOOL IN TABREEZ. * * The followiog letter, recently received,. gives an 1dea of the difficalties attending the work -of fomaleeducation in Porsa: 1t has all along been the imprestion among mim aries and those fnterested at home that; when Talre: Was occupied 2a = mission station, the’ frst'and great demand would be for schools, But. when we came hero a yearago, it seemed a very difficult thing to es- tablish sny school at all.” Ko one could "bs found who would take charge of & boya’school, and thera has Dbeen none. A Toom was made ready for a girls’ school; but from tho very first this girls’ school Inbared under the gresfest dificaltics. Although'some pro- fessed to be anxious to send. their daughters, none ready - to come fo ward and make a No suitable _per. son could :be° found for a 8. teacher. As T--did not know the Armenian and the study of the Turkish was ot desired, I was not nble todo very muck, Nevertheleas ‘a0 '6ffort, was made to- start the school. Anold Armenian wss engaged to come two hours a day 1o give lessons in Armenian, Four children of forelgn- ers wero received at their nfgent request, as they wish- edtoloarn English. Besides theso thera swera two Mus- selman girls, one of them the daughter of the converte ed Mullah ; one” Nestorian girl, tho- dsughter of our helper, and five Armenian girle, twelve in all, Others might have been received if wa had been willing to pay them for coming; for inatance, a widow one day brought ber daughter sad asked me to,do well by her. I ” to do “my best; but, as I &id not feed and elothe her, she 80on came 5o more. A small boy came and appiied for' admittance, and it was thought beet to receivo him, - He camo and _wasolng very well ; his mother sent word fo me to-know how much I would pay her boy for coming to my ‘school ;. when I replied nothing, but rather sio_ought {o_psy me far teaching him, ho also disappeared, and I havo ot seen him since;” My twelve litle girls were getting along very nicely, and tho' prospect was that mora would come, when the pardecution arose, .Then the two Musselman girls stopped coming. The Armenian teacher, - proving unworthy, was dismissed, when I,, wilh the help' of ' the helper's wife, tadght the children what little- Armenian wa had ac- quired, Engish, snd oral lessons i " Turicah. The ibio was read and éxplained, and the iittle ones lod in prayer to the throns of grace every morning and® evening, and it was the constant aim to natil into ' thelr yotng minds such truths a8 should b sbiding. Two of the girls were sisters, and their father. {n, dobt tb the smount of 30 tomans- (§67). 'He 'camé fo me sking me to give him tha money, and he would sell hix girla-to'me, Failing to get anjthing in this way, :ho made an effort f0 borrow the money from the gentlemen; -Mlr, Cosn and Mr. Easton, “They refused, and e wae able'to bortow 27 tomans, from a friend by giving interest, Then hs saked me to ive him the remaining threo tomans, When I re- fused, he iff anger 100k away his giuls, Afier this, the| poople learned that they could not cxpoct to receiva any.pay for sending their children to us, which wa .considered a' very important lesson. Afy little school. | ‘struggled on throgh viciesitades until ‘sbout tho Ist “of June, when it was thought best to, dismiss for the summer, ‘Tke whole expense inourred by the achool iring the six months, incinding the furns cliool-room, which 12 olfo uséu for chapel, was '$130.35, The fareigners pald tultion. to the amount of $48, leaving the actunl expenss $32.38, S { .. CAMP-MEETING. 2mmflpua yor IUFY_. _. ! hursday.the Trustees, ministeis, and votersn 1symén of the Methodist Church-met at the Des< plaines camp-ground for the purpose of arrang- ing. for the usual summer camp-meeting,. After. ‘canvassing the heretofore perplexing question of Sunday trains, aod the lukewarmness of - certain- members of -the -Church, it was -decided -to bold camp-meeting this season earlier than usual- The meeting will comméiice. the 1st of July and continué seven days. It is expacted that an-un< ‘ususl interost will bé tanifested this year. The’ wonderful succeas of Mopdy in England, and the' ‘partial faure of Chickgo- ministers %o awake en; any’ conslderable ’ interest - among the ipebple, has~caused the founders of ' the original Qlatk Btréet Churéh to take hold in earoest. It will not be their fault if the comiog camp-meeting will not prove to be the most successfal held in many years. It hag ‘been wisely suggested that thiose attending these intereating meetings, who are not the fortunate owners of cottages on the ground, can find de- sirable homes at_the Park- Ridge Hofel, which - bas been’ lately opened. The camp-ground il otly 21¢ miles from this- statr %ad’ the traing run'#o as to accommodate passengers,” . & |{h etermined todlspobe of it, and remove to L: new; ground on ths lake shore, ‘near’Evan- stop. b~ iy s B .-‘!Elhm x:_(‘enmd.h‘u hl:}dn s“d“-sl”h:l u;;mbz eir' now gronnds—cpmmencing thar24th. ‘August, ind contlouing tén daya.’ S . 3 - RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. ST 0 - THE CHURCHIN GENERAL - - The General Assombly of the United Presby- “teriah Church will be held'at Wooster, O., begin- ning Wednesdsy. = S i Thirty accsesions were made to-Jefferson Park (Ohurch, in this city, the Rev. F. L. Patton; pas- tor, at its last ‘communjon: ' Bevan united upon proféssion. 2 R 16 Bresbyterisng it Rushrille, TIL., aragoin, to buld s new houss, o worsuip ihia snmmer o a cost of ). This congregation is'in's fourishlng condition. - oo - o During the last twenty years the Wesleyaus of England have erected 1,923 chappls, at a cost'of £2,155,357 (over : $10,000,000), . The' General Ohapel Committes roport that in 1874 sanction WaB given to the erection of 130 chapels, Bix nations] camp-meetings are. advertised : ‘Washington, D.;C. (Tabernacle), May 803 Fern- wood, near Philadelphia, June 23; Cedar Rapida, Is., Julv 8; Urbans, O., July 23; Orchard Baach, Me., Aug. 5; Newburg, N. ¥., Aug. 2. ; A new Presbyterian church has- been dedi- cated at Hillsboro’, IiL, at & cost of #16,000. The Rev. Charles - Fustler, formerly of Oxford, 0., iu the pastor, and, during the past yesr, bas received into the church fifty-six members, for~ ty-tivo of them on profession of faith. The statistica of-the Protestant Epitcopal Dio- cese of Pennsylvania ara a8 follows: , Number of churohes, 120; sittings, 42,340 ; rectories, 43; estimated value of - churches, chapels, and other church” property, ..85,134,000; commuaicants, 20,820; -annual contributicns for misaionary and church purposes, $26,320.78. The soventeenth annual 'Convantion of tha Tlincis Biate Bundav-school Associxtion will be held in the City of Allon, Mey 25, 26, and 97, commencing Tuesday morning.at 10 o'clock. Fach connty in the Stats is entitled to ten dele- gates, with the exception- of Cook, tho delega- tion of ‘which is niot Jimited." = The First Baptist Church of ‘Dotroit, Mich., bas ‘just beon dedicated. The building was erected at a cost of $55,000, and will eeat com- fortably an ‘aadience of 1,000 ‘beople. Bpecial mention is made of an unusual feature of. thn dedication,—it was paid for, and free of debt be- fore the service of dedication was held. The sale.of pews ia Dr. Hall's .new, church in New York, on'the 17th, was very successful. The appraised value of the 343 pews was $300,000, and the premiums for choices amounted to over $75,000. The highest prica paid for.s pew was 87,500 by Mr. Alexander T, Stewart. Of this $6,000 was for the pew and 81,600 for preminm. The friends of the lats Bishop Les, of Iows, are proposing to complets the unfinished tower upon the Episcopal Cathedral at Daveoport, snd to call it the ‘“Memorial Tower,” in h:s bonor. 1t js estimiated tbat between $10;000 and $15,000 will be required for the purpose, and ateps will be taken to raiso the necesaary funds at - once, that the work may be begun immediately. Acdording to the Geperal Minntes, thera are 1,060 superannuates and 679 supeinumeraries Among the traveling preachers in the Methodist Episcopal Church, or one-sixth of -the whole bumbe: are reported as * not effective.” Bome of. these ministers ars insurance agents, con- tractors, Qolorado miners, stock-dealors, Con- suls, literary empléycs, students, grccerymen, svecalstors, and bankers. : A very curious statement of ths orga of. Universalism in the United States is farnished in the Parish Helper. There are 935 parishes in' fellowship with the General Convoution, pre- sided . over Ly 674 ministers. The communi- cants are thus distributed : Eastern States-165 chrohes, 9,238 membors ;' 2iddle States; 123 charches, 7,087 -members ;- Western Btates, 207 churches, 12,733 members; Southern States, 32 churches; 1,129 members; Canada, 7 churches 2nd 83 niembers; :making a total of 624 churches and 81,005 membors. Tho Cetholic Archbishop:of Clncinnati Iately appealed to the civil courts claiming that the Auditor of Hamilton County had 1o right toim- POR0 A tax upon parsonages becauss they wera not-nsed for piofit,-but” ~exclusively for tho use of public worship,™and be petitioned tohave them stricken from the tax-list. Dut the great point was the exemption of sohool buildings. The Attorney-General spoke, the Auditor- of State spoke, the lower Courts spoko, and all de- cided against the Archbishop. Tho case wos carried to the Sx:fian'nr Court,. end there the Anditor of Stats, the, Attorngy-General, and the judgment of the lgwer Court wero overrnled. The case was brought to tha Supreme Court, and the decisiod was that Catholio school-houses shull be exempt. from taxation, but parsonages are "taxable, This ia cleimed as a Catholic victory. i * The Catholics of - Lyops- aro highly elated at the prospect of an enrly completion of their new church, whichis in process of erection abont " half a mile south of the village, on a fins eite,” which was generonsly dosated by Dr. George M. Fox. The Buildiog Committee, consisting of Messra, John Murphy, John Long, T. Rran, and H. Friemansdorf, deserve much credit for the efficient manper in which thoy have carried on the work, and are sull pushing it to completinn. Architect Dillinburg, of, Chicago, prepared the plans and specifications, and the work was let by contract to the lowest bidder, 3r. Richard Han- sing. -Under bis supervision it is fasc assaming ' an 1mposing aspect, and will be ready for services in & fow weeks, The whole Christian population: ;is desorving of the highest praise for.the gener- - ous manner in which they have responded, and" are responding,- to the- calls. for pecuniary aid made upon them to' complete the: eiructure in such & masner as ehall reflect credit on the com- - munity. o [ i The Universulists are, sccording to the Spring- field (Mass.) Republican, . coming out strong a8 champions of the unlimited and integral Scrip-- ture, and they nttorly eschew any fellowahi) with that suspicious'work, * Liberal Christianj- ity.” - The -Untversalist, ‘of Boston, bas. been ,earnestly rapel!in]i the idea of such afiiliations’ ‘for pome time:- In a kindred way, the Rev. Os- car F. 8afford has created quite-an excitement by reviewing-with some severity s Upitarian brosher, the Rav.-J..P.Bland, of. Cambridge, who uttered some infidel sentiments concerning. the Bible.. Mr.’Bafford's ‘sermon’ was pub- lished in' the Universalist; and. Mr. -Biaod- complained. Whereapoa the jourpal print- ed ap_extract from the sermon of Bland, in which he likened the Old- Testament to -a com-. pilation of English literaturain this wise': * If varioua histaries ‘of England together with some biographies-of ita’ ominent .relizions men and women, the hymus of the Wesleys, Watts, agd_ others, Poor Richard's Maxims, some pagas from Paine’s Age of Reason, and some selec- tions_from the cantos of ‘Don’ Juan, were sl bound togethor and published as onme bqok, making dus allowance tor difference of race and stage of civilization, such a book would bs a fair representation of our Bible. . . . The ome book would be as mucn entitied to b cailed the inspired word of God. s sapreme .suthority in religion and morals, & the other.” * - ' '’ | Riverside have leased the Stona. Chapel in that beautiful saburb, and - hereafter. Divire service will be held thers every Sabbath morniog at half- past 10 6'clock. The Rev. J. H. Trowbridgo has been re-engaged by them 2 their pastor, for the enening year, ho having preached for them with . smu acceptance for some yesrs past. Thurs- av evening last the pews in the church. wers. ~ |- havep ‘week, sud on Sundsy go,$o churchand officiate, takin) g up: collections, etc. ‘and many church- meigbers who drink habitaally. The statement, it is thonght, will awaken attention on the part ot per authoritiés, ; ok crowds have atfended the services %fl!l r8. Whittle and Bliss, of Chicago, in Nash- and Edgefield, Tenn., aod many persons rofessed-conversion:~They havesermons; addreeses, Bible-resdings, minging, and conver- sation. The Presbyterian, Cumberland Preaby- _terjan, Baptist, and Methodist ministers gener: ally, bave attended the meetings. .. The snnouncement is-made of. the death of Mrs. Anns M., wife of* the Rev. D.C. Marquis, Dastor of the Westminater Presbyterian Church of Baltimore. From 1868 to 1870 Mr. Marquis was pastor of the Westminater Church in this citv, and many former mombers of that church will hear with sorrop, of the loss of cha earnest and Christian worker who so heartily co-operated wéth iall the good worksiof that:snd other churahes. % - o The Rev. Ssmuel. Fallows, D. D., now Presi- dent “of* the Illinois Wesleyan University, at Bloomington, s about to withdraw from the Methodist Episcopal, and attach; himself to the Reformed Episcopal, Church. e Doctor will in July becomo Reotor of St. Paul's ‘Reformed Epi I-Ghurch, i thiscity, and, in addition to his duties with & church which sims to do earnest. work on the tabernacle plan,’smong the magses, he will_superintend the laying of .fonndstions for an educational institution amo: i constitusricy. President .Fallows -resigned his Presidedoy May 18, bat will serve at Blooming- ton wutil “after the June commencement. ) Quilp (to Mra. Q.)—*Well, how &id you like thesermon, my dear?"* Mrs. Q.—*0, perfactly splendid! ~ Such loves of bonnets!” A ;. Bome of.our manufacturers who are searchig for movelties might.get out & new style of eaki- Goes under the title'of Cardinal Prints. . Wheh an-Ttaliad youth bas arrived at the ags of 16 ho is told so stand ap before his father and mother _and . esy whetber ho .would like to join the élergy, or the brigands. . ! A good man wp in Hawley, Mass, (that's a groat town’for good people), once prayed: “O' Lord, we_wouldn't_presuma to dictate, but, O Lord, we want-rain ; -not a likely, tearin’ showar, but a gentle sizzle-sazzle.”; By 1t is. to the' interest of missionary 8. ¢ socfsties to | diffase the statement by M. Moca, & French savant, that *the flesh of the Caucasian is bitter | and salty, while that of the negro is of finer flavor, and will keep much longer.” #he revisers of the Bible hava reached Tsaiah in l\!w%»cighz -sessions.” . This. is -very -slow )ld Whaxom, schoolmaster, reachsd in one secsion. Iraiah wiain the act of placing & erogked pin on the master’s seat at the . time.o: . .. . R 01d Blifkins was about ready to go to hisoffice after dinver the other day, when the pastor called, but’Blif. saf in the parior with his young wife, for txa hours. till the good man went away, aod. then .ho . walked :down. town, slowly muttering: *Ye didn’t come it, parson; ye didn’t coms & 7. e ‘Ah!™ said a:Sunday-school teacher—* Ah, Caroline Jones, what do ‘you think ~vom would bave been without yonr gooa father and pious mother?” *Isuppoee, mum,” said Caroline, who was_very much struck ‘with: the soft ap- peal—+ I suppose, mum, as [ should ha' boen a borphan,® .5 Gerric i, A good “man addressed a Bunday-school in Zapestille, 0., Tecently. Ho told them of the | bettor world: iu tones so pathetic and with tears 80 sincere that he seemed to touch the-chords of finest feeling In their. gentlo young bosoms, and concluding his eloquent barangue- he requested then to'sing - Jordan.”™ Instead 'of *¢ Jordan's Stormy Bsnk? he was “astonished to hear shouted in opa usbroken chorus— , - - - .- * 7. 'Jordin am & bard road to trabel, ' 8 Little Johnov wanted- to go to chureh. - His mother was afraid he would make s noise, but bis fatber said: *Johnny kuows, better than tomake a noise in_charch.” So he went. He kept very still until, the last prayer. By that time he had grown tired of sitting still, and was standing on the pew cusbion with his back-to the pulpit. ~When 'the lady in the nest seat bowed her head for prayer, Jobnny thought she was crying.. He leaned oyer aod said to the lady in a tobe that was meant Yor a whisper, but which was only tod plainly heard: “Poor lady! What es matter!. Do 0o'stammat ache 2", A correspondent at Erie, Pa., narrates a rather atrong reply rwade by & Universaliss -ivins to the Hop.", Glenai , W. .5cofield on a recent Sab- bath. Itapocars that. Judge Scofield had been sitting under the - miniatry of the Universaliat brother, -thoush bimself-a Presbvterian;”and when the service was over was accompanyin him arm in arm. Presently the Judgo remark: “Tnere isn't 8o much difference between your religion: and mine® after all, sir.” ' No, not mich,” replied the Tnmister, * onlya hell'of a difference.” And then’ silence reigned for a space, : Daring the pioneer .days. of .Iozia, Mich., the town had an cditor who was patient and_long sufferivg. Bome of the members of a charca got him to give $20-toward securiog a minjster; . then they wanted their religions notices insotted free; then he was asked for §25 toward helping to build a parsonage, and he finally found he "was mviog the church - more than be gave his family. He nevertheless '* hung on ™ for a time :longer, nntil-one évening 'he went to prayer- ‘meoting sod was asked to leave his office for & week and go help clear the grounds for s camp-mesting. ‘That was the.last straw, and he rose up and e * Gentlemen, I'd Like togo to Heaven with you:. I koow vou ‘sil. You are clever and obliging, and kind and tender, and it X IDE. o o g ! The Trustees of the Preebyterisn Charch of |’ would benice for-usall, as & congregation, to- igettier; but I've’ conoluded to_leave and dodge in along with somebodv from Detroit, Lapeer, or Grand Rapids. IVs money, money all the time, a0d I've given to' this church, until, if my wife shonld dis, she'd haveto go to Heavea bare- 'footed.” The' congregation seemed to” realize .that a free horse: was being ridden to death. ‘They lst-ap or the editor, ana pacified bim. - He even had special tent assigned him at the camp-meeting, and all was well. R R - SUNDAY SERVICES. The Rav. Dr. Swazey will preach st tho Ashind Av- enus Church at 10:30 8. m. B ! —The Rev..J. H. Walker 'will preach at Ohiireh, WWest Fourteenth street, near Throop, at 10:30 'a. m. and ¥:30 p. m. = : Fifth Church, corner’of Indisna syenue and Thirtistt Btrest, st 10:30 a. ‘m. Subjoct:" “The Evangelical Creed.® -AtSp.m. 2 misslon oill be organized at the corner of. Bhurtlaff avenuo and Twenty-ninth sireet Dy teachers from the Fifth Charch, '—Ths Rev, D.J. Burrell wid presch at the West-. Church, corner of ‘Weat Jackson and Peoria. streots, at 10:30'8, m. and 7:30 p. m.. Ject:~ “The Plague of Locuits.* Evenin 3 ting O Repentance.” = b —The Rey. James Maclaughlan will adminlster the {Lord's Supper-in the morning at the Scotch Church, loorner of West Adams end Sangamon streets ; praach- ing in the cvening st 7:30, - —The Bev..W, C, Young will -sdminister the sscra- ‘mentof the Lord® Supper attbe Fullerton Avenus Chureh, Fullerton avenue, near Clark street, st 10:30 s.m. X ‘The Rev, Mr, Gruiger, of Kew York, will preach at tha .Campbell Park Ciapel, Campbell dvents, near Harrison street, of 7:45 p, m. : —The Rev. J_M. Gibson_will preach st the Second Chureb, corner Allcajgan avenge and Twentlalh street, At10:46%, m.and TS P . 2 The Rev. 5. W. Duffleld 'will freach at the Eighth = rented, and went 'off remarkably well, there being considerable competition for the ¢hoice of sittings, . Over $100 in preminms wero ‘paid, in, over and shove the rontals, and a sufficient sum was realized from rentals and the expenses of the Church. Thero is qnite .a interest manifested in religions matters in Ri ormde this spring, and quie & number have joined the Church at recent .communions. - Tha . Sabbath-achool and weekly prayer meeting are iwell sustained, the Sabbath-school especially -prosparing, increasing both innumbers aud - Whila the Presbyterian ‘organization oce pies the church building in the morning as sbova stated, it is yet underatood thatat all other times it is oper for the services of any other denomi- oation. ' v 2 fF P B - o s V" L. CPERSONAL : 4 -Bishop Gillesple,. of ; Western Michigan, bas. conrented- to-undertake the visitation of the. Episcopal parishes.of Northwestern Ohio, com- menciog abont June 1, thus supplying the placs- of Bishop Bedell. B Sty “Last Sunday, the Sunday-school of the Michi- gan Avenue Baptist Church elected Charles B Holmes Superintendent. Ar. Samuel Baker, the former Superintendent, has been obliged to resign on account of his absence from the city,: and his yaluable services will be greatly in tha Michigan Avenue Baptist Church. A corrgspondent of the' North Carolina Pres- bylerian . writes - that -'there ars .elders in that drink - babitnally,. often. to * This will be the last camping of the Methodiste " a4 the Co; &r_cmiuma,to cover ! church, odcupving prominent positions, who |; o will drink all the {,Memoriai” Ohurel, Indisna avenus, Ohurch, corner Wisbington .and Robey stracts, at 7:45 p.m. The Rev. J. T. Mathetrs will preach at tire sams church in the morning. EPISCOPAL. | “fhe Rev. Dr. Stocking will ofliciate at the Church of ‘the Epiphany, Thyoop strest, betweer Monroo and Morning prayer at 10 a. m. ; litany, sermon, ‘and hoiy communion - at 10:30 8.7n. ; evening. prage at7:30 p,- m. Babject of evening sermom: “May {Moring; Its Social, Parochial, and Moral Aspects.” ‘—Tho Bev. Dr: Gushman will officiste at St Bte- 'phen’s Church, on Johnron street, between Taylor and Twelith streets, 84 10:30 £, m. and 7:30 p. m. ‘—The Rev, Henry G. Perry will officiate at Al Satnts’ Church, cornar of North Carpenter and Fourth streala, mornizgand evenlog. - ZTho Church of Our Savlor, corner of Belden and Lincoln avenues, will be closed two Sundays for re- —Calvary Church, Warren avenue, between Oakley “stront and Westacn avente, will bo cliecd wail May 30, of the Atonement, mortheast, corner of | W ¢ Washington and Robe; gt n streets : the Bev, Manateld, Rector, Serrices at 10303, m, .nux?;l‘?dpf .. Appropriate music and singing for Trinity Sunda; b berformied by the cholr - Sitaday schobl ot op - Momement Miaglon, on Aabley sixeet, weat of. obey, at'9 . m.,i snd 'at the ¢ Good Shepherd Mis- si0m,715 Oampbell Park, at 4 p. m, Rl —Morning praver, Litaoy, and Holy Communion at 10:0 2. m., 3¢ tho Cathedral of SS. Peterand Paul, corder Weat Woshington and Peorta streets, Evening pravor, at 7:30 p. m., : : —The Bev. H. C, Kinney will officiatd st the Church of - the Holy ‘Communion, South Dearborn, between ty-ninth and Thirtieh streets, st 10:45 &, m, and . To. ~—The Rev. H. N. Powers will officiate in St. John's Cburch, Ashland avenue, between Msdison and Mon- K . Polers Free m. Sunds umed 48 S00m a8 arraggesicnis Abalk; ‘have been made for the income of tho misaion. -i—The Rev. W, Harbert Smythe will officiate st th Reunton | Cliarles L. Thomrson “will preach at tho | . atroet, at 10:45 2, m, and 7:45 Morning %The Doctrins of the Holy Teiaity.” it Trinify. il REFORMED EPISCOPAL. .. Blshop Cheney will conauct the services at Ghurch, corner of Michigun avenue and Twenty-fourty | street, morning and evening. Sermon in the morning by ths Rav. V. H. Reld, Rector of the Charch of the ncarnation, Brool ermon s ovening Bishop Chesey, - hd ~~—Tbo. Bav. W, M. Postlsthwalte.will - preach st.gy, Tauls Clurel, cormar Lake street 1nd St Johins s, n the morning, an: . Mmkt‘ evening, 2 T ookt g COSIREATIONAL. - oo o Rev, Willlam Alyin Bartlett will presch st Pry. mouth Church, corner Indisus avenue and :‘:‘:5 Hamratest.t 1000 m, A grand wolen e e n vening st 7:5, Gulick wi Y Church, ‘mk-'oia ve ea Gofiags Gravs s siand , avenue, rove a; e e oty e Coliofy Oruvs dvenzy, ZThe Rev. C. D. Helmer will preach a¢ Union Pary Comgregational Churcts, -corner “Ashiand aveaus sag West Washington street, morning and eveolag. | —The Rev, Albert Bushnell -will proach st thy Leavitt. Strect Church, corner Leavitt and fds sireets, moratng and evening. . - a0t "TTie Rer. G. P, Kimball will presch 1n the m at Bethany Chyicli, corner_of* Paulina and. Secon Streete. Sunday-schiorl concert in tho sveaing. “Tia Bav. LT Chubersin will preach atng and_evealug at the New Eagland Church, corme White and North Dearborn streets, % —The Ber, Dr. Healy will preach at the Tabernscly Church, corner Iudiana and Morgan streets, morning a t and ‘evening. in the.m i Eu&nlng-lugk“ Dr.Imso Watts, the Beligiony et.’ . -l * e~ . mapmmr - Tho Rev, Florents McCathy will presch at Amij Church, corner Warren-avenue and Eabey retoet, sy 10:0 3. m, snd 7:00 p, m._ Morning sxbect: How to Prevail in Prayer.” Evening subjoct, Bagly e R L. T, Brah will presch st the Toge. —Tke Rev, L. T, Bual pre 2 815 Sirees G, o Toenty A1th street noar meie. worth avenue, at 11 a. m. 414 7:30 p. m. " The Rev. Eobert P. Aliion will jreachay South Church, corner of ltllxm.m(i;:gflfi.m. Sty _The Rev. T. J. Morgan, D. D., will Treac af Foutih. Ohuech, corner Wailangion and Py wresty st 0B I mandstipm G —Tho Rey. James Goodman will Fresch at the Hyta ‘Park Church morning aud evening. .- o _—Tha Rev. W. W. Everts will preach st tha Taber. Siagle, No. 668 Wabish avenne, st 11a. m. ; —The Rev. W. W. Everts will preach at the Tndtagy Avenue Ghapel, corner Indiana avente and Thirtsenty street, in theevening. - e eliu —The Rov, A. J. Frcst will preach at the Untvansity Place Church, corir Douglas lsce sad Ehodes vy nue, at 10:30 2, . an P. m. Temperancs mox in the morning. L —The the Temple Church, corner Hatison 'and streets, at 10:45 2. m. 20d 7:30 p. 2. Tho Bay, Joba Wiliamson wil presch st the Waberk v, ot th < Avenue Chiareh, corner. Wabish. avente aid gond teanth street, morning and evening. In the ‘marnipg Mz, Willismacn will_fépeat his #srison on Mg Lands,” Evenlng wsubjec! * The Way of Pewce,® -, ~—~Tue Rev, N. H. Axtell will preach at the Purk Ay- enue Church, corner Park avenus and Robey, sireet, ‘morning and evening. = Morning sabjeczs «ifs sl Gharactar of Jucob.” Eveniog subject: “ Aageii oy." ~Ths' Rev. Dr. Tiffsay will preach at Chureh, !nv.gm-m;nv;ng:.hmr Tymty-foucih m morning snd vening. Stbject of the syening sermny ZThe ‘Rov, J.. O, Pec Charmi, Memios sizee, vt Moma, 4 100 o and 7:30 p. m. E i —The Rev. & D, Sheppard will preach atthe Weet- ern Avenus: Church, corner of Westarn avenua.and Slonros atreet, 8t 1030 & m, and 7:40 p, m. - Morning aubject: “God's Way.® In the eveniog wil b preached a memortal sermon on the dsath of Alez The Rev. Sumner Ells will preach at the Church the Redsemer, corner of Waahingzon and 8ingaman stzeets, in the morning. —The Rav. J. H. Hanson, of Blus Island, will preach 3t the old school-house in Englewood at 4 p.m. * —The Bov. Dr. Ryder will 12§ discoares will e Tporaes men T84 re oung wal 3 the ast of a short course on Cify Tife. - b 5 'UNITARIAN. £ 5 The Rev. J, N, Pardes. will preach at Masonis Hall, Hyde Park, at 3p, m. - g : -—The Re Pardes will preach at Unity Chureh, North Dearborn sireet, near Washington #guare,is, e Hor, roots Her b The ' Rev. erford * will preach ¢ the Church of the Messiah, corner Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street, in_ the. morning ; sacred conceri, intheevening, -* el = —The Rev. E.'P. Powell will preach af the Third Guuzen, comer of Monros snd Lafin strets, 12 1na Eaowk & CHRISTIAN. 63 -Enowles Ghaw, the Evangelist,- will presch st the Tirst Church, corner Indiauaavenus snd Twenty-fifth strest, morning and evening. | - —Elder M. L. Blaney will preach in the hall, corner Camphall avénts and Van Buren street, st 10:30 & m, 0d 7:30 p. o St R g .5 o 43 LUTHERAY.. Foaldiate The Rev, Edmund Balfour will preach at the Chureh of tae Holy Trinity, corrier, North "Dedrborn and streetsstllam and8p. . - - . 0 ' . MISCELLAXECTS. - - 3 5o Eldar G, MecCulloch will preach tn Advent Hill! 213 West Madizon swreet, morning snd svening. —The Bev, Eohler will locturein Martine’s Hall inthe mormmg. Subject: “The,Law of Matual Bespon- ll‘bj.;g Applied to Ametican Judaism,"” 21 ogressive. Lyceum will meet I Good Hall, comer of Wastangton and. Desplaizes —Mrs, A H. Colby will lecture at 517 West Madidon street morning and evenimg. Subject. for the morn- ing: *If the Mind is the Real ilan,—the Conscions, Immortal, Tuinking, Reasoning Part,—What Becomes of It 1 Unconsclons Sleep?” Brening suoject: “ Spiritualism Indica‘ed with a Siotion {0 Quash.” —Eider Miles Grant, of Boston, will preach every evening thia week, texinning Tuesaay, in Green Strect Tabarnacle, on Green stract, between Madison- and Monros stzeeta. : —Union Servica at the Newsboys' Home by the Sab- bath_School of the Unitarian Church and the young people of the First Methodist Church at %30 bem. The servi e3 will be conducted £ the Kev. Dr, ‘Thom. = .gg’mdm;;&mn e delivared by ihe Bov.ELP. owell, Judge r, Thomaz, 31 . B, Billings, —xhe Eer. 8. C. Clark will preach in Jnity Ghurch, %\ M. i} * Oak Park, at 5 i CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, s L 5 KPISCOPAL. @ - May 23~Trinity Sunday. ..- .-, 5 .., CATHOLIC. s HMay 5— d.!'irfl Sungdsy after Peatecost, or T oy BB, M Help of Chrtstians, > - May 25—St. Gregory VIL., P. C.: 6t. Urban, P, M, “lfl' 26—St. Philip Ner, v'sh—mlflfhm“l, P.M. . % And '.mmg;r rhn;";u 3 K pansy's bresd i e o -And ba dresms of death, OR1'a poet lives ~ . “Evicas hubred jeacs In achild's sweet smile . Or a lover’s tears. Afriend's Xind faca Is & sunny song, - - And life is & river Flowing slong. ‘Hs looks bsyond : Tnscentury’s spam, ~~'And longs to feach ' = ‘His fellow.man. " Hereeshis God With Nature's eyes,. - And guards his soul - . For Paradise. "'~ 'PARLOR BEDSTEAD. THE DENOUEMENT. **T're boon thinking earost Eate, thinking seriously o Of the Eappy, happy day when you and T will b on- Rnd Thavg agw corde to tay Tt tharenosd be' no AL *="* Asall you wished has boen dono; Cur h‘;nn:':_h finished and eomplete—looking besutiful and And all that's wasiing now bs the furnitare you Sow—"" Z'hl‘w‘:incu Iwill not do, but will leavo tho chaics ¥ i : b Dearast Eate, 1ay ot no. . An empariom in town, & plios of grist renows, Taave sold; And over 1l fiad fa tho Tarst of ta kind—, T orih Lts prics carraat in goid. And thro fixxt things that you most, as Jom enter from the Y Are the carpets zv they stand al! in gorgeons arras— OFls5ten ‘454 cokirs Known- st mavar haye beed ST A most wondertal display. ' You have raarked the tetilng sun, when the summer dxy, irso iad : ‘back on thoe floating cle sbave—' . 410 padectcd back on s S chds sl Bright and pury as matden love, * And the ratbow's lovely form sa it shome amid’haf 14 brichr bolors sach aa thepe ate tho carpets there ox’ And the, rishest parior set—ad for sais boudols thest mup‘xmmhlflflmhfifl. the Psrior Bedstead too, notr creating suoh. 8ot hre s Kope And sald and f tamod figay roand = - taliments T ; and tho prices you will s~ * B e a3 ow s c2a ba foundoy qu&::,bdww wwring 1a Bere, awogtest seaicn & 8X . And ihio thelody af birds 1s hesrd on plain az uhay "and aslovingly they mate, a7, » w08 And b sl . it H zrmza" natised passing by, witers the Tloest things 658