Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 31, 1875, Page 2

z THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MAY 31, 1875, had 1aid down by the shedding of Ilis blood for us. Dy contributing to tho mis- sionary work wo wero consummoting s uleas of love nnd eanyin ous i detail His teachings and paylnga, God loved the world,—not its beauty aud preatness, but e childron living thorein,—nud for thia 1caron 1o bind mént on earth Iiie son. It was tho doomed Intinbitants for whom Jesus shed His blood. Tho fleld was tho children of man whom God ordered us to gave. The agriculturist must un- deretami the character of bin fleld and sofl, its oxte:t and condition, Ho with the Church; it must nnderstand tho flel, its chatacter, and con- dition nhou tho work was to ho dono. Millions of porishing mon could only bo saved through Jesns, ‘Uhis was the mo:t importaut subject that contd ho brought up. Tho world'a salvation wa tho starting point of the world's desting. Tho peoplotu Lo ravad varied in condition, and they must ba loeatod aceardingly to mako them receive the fiuit. It would not be good admin~ Istration to eend to Lapland ana tho Lequimaux conatty the same minda and taleut that were aent £0 Afilea; or to tho Orientals and Mahowm- slans tho {ntolliganca that mipht bo more use- futly employod 1n more uncuitured countrics. Thoy must noto tho cendition of men to usofully smplos them in the difforent degrees of civiliza- ton, Tha subjoct of mikslonary work should be treated and discussed in the papers, in conversa- and nt social patheriugs, as weil ns at the h weolings, Buch p onrso was nocossary 560 tho wiedom and zeal in their labor. a4 tecoskary to success in tho evangelization of mankind, : The good seods ware tho childron of tho King- fdom. By chidren of the Kingdom were meant the diseiples of Josus Clnst—Christiav men nod Christian women. Ail good soed was *xpected to produce hife, end no ono could bo n ond disciple unlers he braught rome of his fel- oweboinga to stiare with Lim the bleseings of his Loid Jeans, and this Loy conld do by send- Ingout good men and good women to sow tho pool geed, The early Christinns wero coutinu- uliy scattorad abread, aud to this sowing of good reed wan to ho atiributed tho wonderful growth of Christianity. Creat Dritain ouce was na su- perstitious and idolatrous ns any part of tho world. But the missionaries camo amcuy the pouplo and set befora thom tho Qospol of Chrint, iud thoy abandoned idolatry, anl cmbraced ro- tigion, and to-uny Knglaud was the wost oxalied of Christian countries, The Maytlower brought tha first good soed to this coun- by, And how wonderfull; bad it suporseded Idolatry, barbarity, and superstition. [u what n ehort timo Lad it mado this une ot tho most enlightened and civilizea nalloos in tho world. 1t showed what fruic was to bo oxpected Trom good racd. Thoro who camo first 10 this tountry woro Prolosiants, They brought Bibios and built echool-liouses, aud ‘1t was this that gave the country its presont grostuess aud mado it & political power in the world. Whero this Lind not been done, superstition and ignorauco still preveiled. Iu {his way thoy mesut to evangehizo Chins, Japun, Indis, aud other bar- baratts countries, ‘Tho rpoakes had scnt tho fitst missfonary to thoso countiies, and the re- ruit sineo that time had beon wost marvelous. They hnd saived thero a nativa ministry, hnd ¢hee, with native eldere, supported by evan~ gelized natives. Ifthora wero no othor migsions- sout (o Chiun aud India thero was suotigh Juaven there to leaven the roast of thoso coun- rien. A few yeors ogo mivwions woro estavlish- ol in Germany aud Beandiuavis, and eoou the tame would Lo dono lu other countrios. Lumnn beivgs wore ouly creatod fo work for tho reformation of thele follow-mon. Thoy st sond missiouarios to educate onough of the heuthen to evangelize tho rest, But thuie et bo somio systom and plan, or else all would Le sent to one polut and to tho oo that noeded them loast, and thoso that noeded them would got none at all. Incividusle alouo could not provide tho resourcos needed to cairy out this work, aud thorefore thoy must have an orgauiza- tion to direes the movemonts of thisnoblo uuder- taking. They Lad men and womon who wore directing the work and raising up a Church fund by which the misslous were sustainod until thoy conld sustalu themsolves. Thoy must all contributo frooly. Tho cust of collection smounted ouly from 23¢ to 3 por cout of all the woney oolicctod. Bowe poople wors sayiug that iliote was_cnongh vice aud corruption in our miust, and tho wmissfonarios had boiter bo em- tloyed at home. They must remembor Jewus, whosald : * Lest whilo yo gather tho taros, ye root up also the wheat With them,” The nmeo would nover como when tho Church would bo {froo from wicked mon ; thoy must bo tolerated liko tho tares among fho whoat. If thoy should wait ustil all the wicked men Ao ounsolves were convorted, then troy might stay at home uatil doath, * Lot thetarcs and the wheat grow toyother un- til tho harvest ; and in tho time of harvest I will say Lo tho reapors ¢ Cntbor yo togcther first the tates and bivd them in bundles to burn them, but gathur tho wheat into my bar,” There was nt prevent more Alethodiut imfluence iu Cobing than there was in this ceuutry o bundred yours ago, and, if it coutinued to spiend as it bisd ju this country, tho tima was not far off when thoy would reap a hmavest which would surpass tho ono hero, There had boeu warvels of invontion snd progreas, but i€ thoy Jooked upon tbo gruce Lostowed upon mavkind it was tho marvel of thoago. 1f God is thus giving us hurvest so richly and profusely, whoso hands could lLoug cown without au offort to belp in somo way ? ‘Llus work was tho highest mission to which men could devoto their lives. Iustructivn fn it must Lo commenced with the einldron, aud par- cuty must ot iustruct their offspring in every- thing elso and oxcopt the dutios to tueir Lord and Suvior. It was & burnimg sbamo that such parcuts thought themeelves too good for such work, sud left it eniiroly to the poor. But the timo would como when ‘mon aud women would bo proud toeegagoe in this wort, Their treasury was etbarrassed aud thoy wore unable to fur- nish assistance at proseut,” but he belioved this soun Lut temporarv, Ad soon o peoula kaw tho necessity for the fyork, fuuds would ecme for- waxd gnita ficely, 1y closed with n forvont and eloquent appeal for pity for Lo unfortunate, aad oxbortod his bearers to remembur the Lord, by whoso blood uankind bad Loen suved, waking them colabor. ory in s work, — CHRIST'S KINGDOM, BEIBION DY DISUOP WILRY, Tishop Wiley proached yosterday morning to tho congrogation of tuo Ads Sireot Methodiut Churen, Tho day was sot apart by the churches of this denomiuntivu for prayer aud discourses in the interost of misrlonary worlk, and the reverend gentlemau's sermon was ou that subjoct. 11id toxt, or rashier Lis motto, xa Lo sald, wore the words fouud iu the Lord’s Prayer, * Thy Kiugdom Cowe." Those words, ko said, were full of beauty, I'hey wera doar and saciod to overy Cbrisuinu hoart, "Thoy were a part of the Lord's Prayor, aud uo words wers moio siveet aud teu- der’from mesccintion, Thoy not only recalled tho o aud wewory of Jesus, but wore attached to overy religious minu's rooo.ection of hia homo sud chuldhood, They brought back mumorios of & fatlor or mother who tanghit thair ohiluren to ropent tho Lord's boautltnl prayer, who por- haps had paesod to tho beautitui land Leyond tho gravo, and thoy wera avsociatod with tho bigheat thoughts sud noblost purposos of our liven, 1lo hiad dally repeated them fur tho last forty years, It was suoh sweet uud touder Hungs that lay Lold of mon's huatta, Tho flrst thought in the Lord's Prayor wasa patition for the glory of Christ's Kingdom, ‘Ilis Wwau tha ruling idea. - on wore told to pray for it and to work for 1t. Wbhat wau this Kingdom? lo ueked. It was prosouted to us divina Kivgdotn, not temparal, or woildly, nof 0ioto Kivgdom Loyond tho wkics, but "a Kiogden of Ruouuoas, of peacs, of trntu. ond of holiness, Which Chirlst Intonded to $stabiish upon oartu. It wos o condition wherein God's antuonty was o bo omablished throughout tho world. Yo was not o Government to overthrow othors, but to lutormiugls with them sud porwents the world with. Clirist'a love sud gooduesy, fnstah rpoke of it in Loautlful aud giowing lauguage; Dauto! witnost flxed tho time whon the bogiuuing of this Singdom was l(; Bn out&nfihxhlud [ mnlh.m‘l'u: Liblo wulnil of it, uud Its glory was vii| epieted au vail- 018 parts of fim $loly Word, 7 o v Otia of tho strongest cumplalngs urged against Christ was on_uccount of ks Kingly character, The Jaws scolfod atlim Locsuro be vallod Limsolf Kivg, This the chiurge mude against him befure Lontlus Pilato, 'Ll J enid that ho sitenupted to array bimeelf against the powers of Itome. Butil wus not iu a worldly sonss that Christ wesnt that ho was Kiug, I dofluod bin fiugdom us uot of tlis carth, It way not bumau or tomporal, It was & Kingdom of trath and righteouauess aud any one who lived n holy Jife wan ity pubject, 1t would bring all nations subjoct 80 Curist’s power, avd the biwo wouly®. towe when 1t would v.ver tho emth, At tho name of Josmwn every kneo woold bow uud every tonuga contess,” It had wlready partially cumo, Chret Iwid tho founds- tiou of it whun” 1o wag ou carth, The rkpusker did not uudersiaud it (0 mesu Lo organized Chureb, 1t was nparly hika it, but bronder iu ite scope, aud touched the bearts of thuso not counted wiubin tho pale of the Church, Wherover we fouud goodness, e, righteouduoss, chiazity, Lenavolonce, there was Unrm'n Ringdom. was s uystorions, sll-provading powor, Uirvionary work did uot auk wen to go wheyo Chrlsi Lad not buen before, 1t sequired um to extoud His Churchi~-10 orzanize poopla wito re- Llialoul fouowsiup, Bub tho influence of iy Kingdom had atroady prepared tho way, = This Kingdom wonld be eatablished by moral force ; Ohriat nover intended to take fho world by forco of arms ~ Tha Catholic Church mado the lorible misinke of altempt- ing to rule by foree, amd violenco, and tortare, A thounand years wero thua lost in the work of evangolizing tho world, It wan Chrfet's purpose to do no volence to men'a will, bmt to win them to Mim. If Christendom should or- ganlzo anio arwies it conld subject tha world in thirty days. It was by prayer, preaching, ine 8ty gflon, and exhortation that s work was to smphahed, tutended that Ilis Kingdom should be nnivereal,—ahiow'd Kl the whole world, The Bible was Pcn‘udud by the ono great purpose to eulablish Chrigc's Kingdom. It wau tho protnise running through it frum Genenia to Ravelations, Wo could not think of s partial Kingdow,--a lialf-way redemption, God's plan of rcdem} tion wos broad coough for all. "No other acheme it one oqually applicable could bLe conceived, In tho physical world, tho alr, tho sunshine, and tuo raiu wore for all, God was no respecier of netsous in the dieposition of hiy pifte. When wo looked at soma poor unfortuunte heathien 1aco wo asked ontselves, Could Chrlst's Kingdom In~ cludo theso dewraded, wretched ereatures? Waa i plan of malvation to ncludo them a3 woll 88 ourselvos? Dut when thesa thoughta came upon us wo should retlect upou tho primitlvo coudition of our own raco. A thousand years ago tho Auglo-Sazun wae igtior- ant. godless, aud barbatic, and far moro crucl aud sayngo than the Afrlcans, But the Kingdom of Christ had edecmed and onlightoned ua, Whether tho wkin wos white or black thero was a Leart boneath it, and the Lingdom of Qod, which, on the Eabbath day, brought tuousands of peoplo tegothor “fu comon woratup, brotherbood, and communion, could #ave the Pagan or the eavago. A fow yeara ngo tho Sandiwicls Inlands woio tillad with Lenighted, barbarous peorle, Dut tho Kingdom of Clrial balred omed (hem, sud now they rivalod Amor. 1en th muny Tospects, It wae, however, rathor discouraging to roflect upon tlio awount of workstill to Lo dono to- wards Christianizing the world. Its papulation was about 1,300,000,000, and of this number not more than 400,000,000 weio Christians, Two- thirds of the world was unchristinnized. Dut tho best part of fu was subject to Christ's will, Tue wealth, wiedom, sc1once, art, aud lesruing of tho world buluniml to Chriat, 2o ‘Thc speakor thien gavo sono statietics shoniog tho progress of tho missfouary wurk, Tuoro were now 188 great mpesionary organizaticns, and of theso 87 wero In America, In 1812 thers wero none, In 1700 mirstonnries wore thiet sent abroad. Now £12.000.000 wero annually oxpend- ed ju thia work. There wera 15,000 misstonaty stations in beatton lands, ‘fho Methodist Chuteh Iiad 530 foreign miesionnaries, and laas year contribnted £685,000. It bad 2,:09 dowes tia missiouaries, —_— THE INFINITUDE QF GOD. BERIMON BY DBUIOF FUSITR. Disliop Fostor preached to a vory lsrga con- gregation vesterday rvening at Trinity Mothodist Eplscopal Churcli, Indiaua avonue, near Tnen- ty-fourth stroet. Iis toxt was: 1 besceel Thee, vhow ine Thy glory, o enid It was a nocossily of the human mind that it ehould tlinit of God. Biuce the world begau thero had been an anxlous search going on in al tho sges to reach some apt, suitablo couception of the Divina character, and yet God wae so dulloult to approach, bo- causo of the greatvess and nlory of Ills charac- tor, that it bad been almoet tho universal re. sult that tho subject existed confusedly in all miuds, aud was imperfoctly approhended by the noblest and loftiest intelligences, Wo eaw only tho fruit—ounly the limited aud bounded. Tue cry of ages bad boou » bhind prarer which was nover answetod ; and the rellootion came back to us from tho Groat Baing, **No man cau soo my fuco.” A freer reudering wouldl, erhaps, muke it, *No living boing can reo my Fnl:n,‘ which rovealed the great fact that God wau, in His very nasture invisiblo to huwan thought or {0 human eonse, to angelio thought or angelic senso, eince all tho forma of thought ameng fimta Lolugsare forms of limitation, ‘The glory of God was God. Wbhen we como to concoiva of Xiis glory we miuiat come to con- coive of Him. A1l mm‘;u that emsnnted and came from Him wore Ghut fuint and impaorfect refloctions of tho glory of Ilis personality. Thoy wero ns fooblo omibeamings of what lo wau in Himsolf, ~ Perhaps oo of tho greatoat wanty of tho tlme, and of all tiue, —of tho earth snd of tho heavons,— was to comointo communion with God. Wo bt temples to His prafso, wo sang to Him, wo prayed to Him, but how little wo compreliondod 1ho reslity of (ho Deing wo worshiped! llow imporfectly cur mind tool hold of tio fact that God was God, that Ho was tho most reul of all beings, tho very root and substanca of alf thougnta! Was it mnot fwportant that Ho wbonll etand boforo our mwinds with such distinetnoss and fulnoss that, whon wo lnn.{ml to God, wo might have tho consciousucsy hut we wora prayiug to tho great, though uvisi- blo, rosl powor and mojesty thot was slways presont with us, o thon called attontion to God as Ho was— a8 Ho js—unchangeable, Ia was tho ouly being who bad existevee In Liimno'f, underisod aod unorigiuatod—thesonsco of all thugs, What was created was bat the unporfect retlection uf what was superior to it, fundumontal to Ii, ante cedent to it. The wind which couocived any creation of art was greater than auy creation it could produco. What was truo of tho fivite ju this resjcot was fiue of the iofinite. The con- ogpt of tho influlto mind wes greator than the product of this “mind. No man of reflection could laok out Into tho ma'etial worid without thinkivg of the master miod in whoso chambers tho objects siood ay thoughte—stood s facts,- Facts could not exirt without autocedont thoughts. e found the universs to express lunelf to the mdorjug miuds of men, that thoy might loarn to seo My power and glory and worshilp im, It becamo all a havo smitable thoughts of God, and to look to Hgm with falth aad love, aud adere and worsbip ins. —— s THE LAW OF HABIT, RENMON BY DISUOP ANDLLWS. Bishiop Andrews, of tho Methodist Eplacopsl Church, preachied to a large audionco last even- Ing st GracoChurel, North LaSallostroct, taking for lus toxt: ' Whatsoover o man sowoth that also alinll ho roap,” Iu the province of agricul- turo that law was no tnivorsal that bo kuow of no oxcoption to it. 'Tho farmeor held [o Lls. Lianda two dark eeds, very much alike fn appoar. anco, sud planted them, Oue produced a nosz- fous waed; tho otber s beautiful flower. Thin wan an unchangenble tut most mystertous law, 1o conld not explain ft, nor could any buman bemng, Tt wad ono of tho myntorios that Loloug- od (o tho invikiblo Cicator'of all. It waa truo that, undor cortain modos of farming, tho nature of a seed might bo improved, but not changed. Ona grain of corn would, ina fow yoars, ultl- ply ltsolf twelve Luudrod-told, “aud’ some, in’ tue Wosb, waio known to bo far woro prolitie. The miglhty ouk sprung from tho lumblo scurn, aud, aftor Toug yoors, produced acoruw itaelf, und 8o other oah# wprivgivg from 1t. Ho it was all through tho history of unturo—~like producing like, And all this was, by aualogy, covugeted with the growth of humau charscter, Truly hod the ool unid, In quaiut phrase, *'Tho boy ls fathor of tho mav,” ~ Who was thoro prosont who could not realize tho truth of this ¢ Who was thero proseut that did not racognizo tho chango in bis charaoter fiom boyhood 1o maubood—fu man canos o partial, in woveral a total, transformation ? ~ It was wmot becauso poople wero born with differont characters that thoy o much varied; bubt becauso circom. statices, moro ))olwrlul iu somo inalauces than pature hersolf, bad worked the change, Lot thew analyzo this statowont in their own per- sons, Fiom childhood onward bad they not bren luying tint upou tint In the colorivg of tholr dis- positions? Thay could take off cout aftor cout, ;‘::qu back to cbildhood, aud stand rovealed in the “chactors thoy * origlunily possesved, but so dilferont from thelr present selves that recoqultion would bo lwpossile. Bu, it swan started in life detorminod to bo worldly, Le gradually became more o, for the Jaw of Liablt was s unchangeabla s tho law of naturo, uuless & wan should have s wakening up—unloss s oyes sbould bo opened to the ory of the Lordand the beauty of eternal lifo. fr a man commencad Iife in the grace of the Holy Bpliit, the chances woi0 that Lis wonld cope tiue plous and trustworthy to the eud of bLis oxistonoe. This law of habit soized u on overy creature. It wad most mys. terious, It grew upou humanity, une Gl b formed what s cullod 1ndlviduality, To bieak away from a bad Labit wus, very fro- yueutly, much wore ditivult than to acqiire & good one, Thuy, in progrosstu through hfo, Uurlatiauy should nover 1orget the truth'of the Berlutural warniog, * Whatsoever a man sowotn, that also shalt ho roap." 1t was not bis iutention that night to speak of material hoaven, to doliue i boundaries, or the wods of existouco theroin; nowbor was it b8 puruose Lo ppuak of a bell o'hmmd Lull with diie and brimatouo, Ho would simyly reduco them tu two krand propositions which were sime ply ludisputalle, The'first way thiat thoro was ai lyvislbls power, a great Creator before whose majesty, felt althongl nnsoen, nenrly ov- ery morlal bowed down, Tho second was that, within the mortal part of us, wade up of ohom- Iea) mattern, oarbon, oxveon, limo. ote,, which rurlnhed In the grave, thoro wasa a living, throb- bing, plowing, imtnortal ronl. Ho would awk them & connider that. in this senso, inan _nover died. Tho clav that sbrouded the epirit fell to duat, but tho roni—that {8, the heing, tho lite ftaolf—proaerved its identity sud matutainad the peculinriticn, tho cliaracterinticn, formed iu lito. Belioving in this, and laying asae for a timo o matexnl he'l, was it too much to supporo that the passions cultivated upon this earth would haunt the soul In another spliero? that the virtues practiced during lite would shine upon that soul aud ennoblo it dur- ing the existeuce which wonld bo otornal ? Af man believed In thio immortality of the Ronl,— ihnt la,10 tho utter indestructibility of that which mada bis* lifo snd his {ndividual chisracter,—he would shirink from loadiug that soul xith elna that would ;\mvo its unhappiness whon the mortal pait of the boing Liad boen rendeied back 1nto tho oarth. 8o also would ho labor to mako virlno Lis gwiding star during life, 8o that the horeatter might bs boautiful nud peacoful to his soul. o assorted that it paid man to livo s fion] and haly life. In tho shadows of tho death- ed it broughs the Tight of God's glory, and gave promiso of etorual happinoss with eternal life. —_—— DUTY OF AIDING THE MISSION WORK, SERMON DY NISUOP MERUILL. Dishop Morrill preached in Graco Mothodlst Lplscopal Clurch, on North LaSalle atroet, yes« terday moruing, taking his text from * Thy Kingdom como.” Tho roverond gectloman dwclt upon the neceasity of Christiana workiug earnoatly to recoivo tho reward of thelr prayer. It conld uot como for a mere lp utteranco; it conld not como beeause of & Jukowaru petition; 1t could only come to tho prayor of tho heart brimful of tho Inepiration of tho Holy Bpirit, caltlog upon the Lord's Kingdom ia the fullnosa of Curistian love and adoration. The duty of spreading the Qospel was ono which came upon all alike, aud which no member of tho Church could attemnt to ignore, 1t mosnt tho ealvation of rouls, tho redemption trom er~ ror of brother mnen and elster women, traveling in the ways of darknoss that lod to moral do- struction. To spread the light of Chiist’s Chnrch was tho most picasing, a8 it was also the nioat herofo, dury of a Christian. In America the Methodist Churelt hield o gl poxition aod eccu- pied A wido fleld. This was due, of conrse, to the weal of all its mewbers but moro ospacially to thoss who wore ougaged {u misionary work. He meant to appoal to them to support the brethren angaged in this Dbigh and holy Inbor. Meava wato noedcd st furtber to propagato tho work of Christ througlh- out this Nopublic, nud thronghoxnt all lands, They had much to do in tho vuy of organizing new coumrogarions and tn asmsting to Luld hiwuwes of woishilp for thoro who wera too poar to build for therselves. All this ouglt to be done in a gencrous spnt, for it would not be thrown away, but wonld be returned with interest 1 the glory and sbondance of the bet.or lfo. This boly labor wou'd spread the iniluoace of thelr Church in every sphicre of Lifo, and would lead the poopls to & kuowledgo of Christ in the noblest menning of that term. That Church would not bo_cold, slugeisb, un- sympathizing, but would burn with the evangelical vigor of primevul [faith, and ptir the mamses 1o B deepor religions nontiment and to a holier zeal. It would give men tho splondid opportuuity of worshiping their Creator in tho simple apostolic mauner, aud agoinat thus Chuich, verlly, tho gutes of Lell suould not prova:l. ‘Tho Bisbop concluded by ealliog npon thecon- proxation to sustain tho misslonary fund,—an sppeal that was very generously responded to. e THE RITE OF CONFIRMATION, DISHOP FOLEY AT ST, JORN'S CHUNCIL The . ftev. Bishop Fuley admiuietared the Bacramont of Lonflrmation to 233 boys sud 220 girs in Bt. Johin's Catuolic Cburch, corner of Clark and Elghteenth streets, yestorday, The Rov. Jon Waldron, psstor, snd the Rov. Mau- rico Dorney, assistant; tho tev. John II. Gro- gan, of 8i, Bridgot's Church; the Itov. J, B. Voudin, 8. J., Vice-Presicent of 8t, Ignatius Col- lege: the Kev, 1’ M. Noonam, pastor of Bt, Mary's Churcli; nud {bo Rov. Owen Stonson, from tho Archidlocess of Tuam, Ireloud, wero prasent, Tha boi-n woro propared by Father Wuldron and Tather Dotney, and the girls by tho Sisters of Moiov, The church was tenutifully decorated for tha occaniqn. ‘I'be attendauce was so gieat that many parents aud othors weto unablo to gain admittance to tho racred edifice, 'Cho Father Matuow ‘Lutal Austinence and Becovolenoo Bocloty wore also in uttondauce, accompaniod by thoir tield band and cadot cor,.s. ‘Tlo various benevolont soctotios connoutod with St Joha's Churon, numbering 460 mon, beaded by the Sacred lieait Juvenilo Band, under the dircction of Prof, 0'Neill, and the Young Lundios’ Sodality B. V. AL, dreesod in white, bearing o beautiful "banner jrosanted to thom by the B.utots of Mercy, wero alao pros- ent. Tho childien of the congiogation, boys and girls, prescnted o fino wppearauce as thoy worehed 1 procession aslong Elgbteench sirect, THE NEW IOWA BISHOP. THE REV. JANLS NOUSTON ECCLESTON, D, D, Davenport Gazelte, Tho Moy, Jawes Houston Eccleston, D. D., was born in the City of Ballimoie in 1838. He ia the eon of the late Judge Eccleston, for many years on tho bench of the Buperior Court of Daltimore. Io graduated at Princaton Colloga in 1856, then studied lww for throo yoars, and was adilited to practico at tts Bar in Mary- land—pursuing the practico for two years, at tho eud of wluch poriod he commonced a thoo- logical conrse, and gradustod at tho Phaladel- plis Divinity School in 1844, He was callod to tho Hectoralip of 8t. Matthow’a Parlsh in Phila- doiphia, where ho labored with grest sme- cess, ile 18 mow Rector of tho Church of the Bavior in Philudelphis, whero ho has also beon emivontly sucoossiul, Ho wan elociod somo tlmo siuce Lo the Professorship of lomil- atics and Pastoral Theology in tho Fhuladeiphia Liviuity School, bt declined o leave his pariats, e hud beon cnilod by the most prominent chuwichos in tho cities of Now York, Baltimore sud Loston, but Las declived thom all. Dy, Eccloston Is tail and cummandiog 1o appenrauce, aud, sliiough 37 yeara of age, i unmarned, thiough thero {s roport ju his pareal tbat his lifo of lovelineny conses nest foll, So much in & blogruphical way, His standing as cbhurohiman, preschier, and worker, sud Lis fituoss for the bigh ofllcu to which Lu lias been calied, may be in- forzod from the folluving oxtracts from a letter recelvad from Bishop Btoveos, of the Diccese of Ponusylvaniaz . . A churciman be is {horoughly sound and loyal to the docirme, discipline, sud worshlp of the Church, sud bios uever beon regarded ss an extreme raJical man, 1o accepts tho 'rayer-Uook in ita Integrity, and usea it without adding 0, of taklog frany, ita words, Aus b preaclier he always commauds stiention by the earueations, vigor of Lus style snd thouglt, and Ly tho clearnces and fedeity of hls Beriptuca! expositions, His sormous are’ mugularly * improsslve and instructive, snd s10 redolent with thy ftruth o CGod'n Holy Word, I bave slwava lstened to bim _ with specisl pleisurs, Sty mind taono of mueh Lreadil, devold, indeed, of all nervousnest, sud turuished ik amplo knowledge in all departwents of clerical duty, Hia couusol and {udnmhut sre warked features of his character, and hiu upfulons have s leading fufluence in the Slandiug Cominittee of tho Diocuse, of which be is a memler, 1n his pastoral relutions be ta full of tendernces and sympat ud esriea tho gospel of comfort aud hopo 10 the sick und the sorrowlug, 1ls people are united in tlielr devotion to hita, sud he deserves thoir love, for Lie lovea them with & shophcrd's full, selfsacrifice m? dovotlon, Ho Las shown admirable udminiatrative abllities fu soveral warked coses, sud 1 fecl that ho wauhlborvdmlml prudent counselor, One of the dintingusshing polnta of Lis charactur s tha magnete lam by which he aitsclos to | If 80 wsDy youug Diew, eapecially the younger clergy, ilis course o this Dioceso bas boen vile clear, strafgbtforward on-gotng in duty, without a siuglo drawback or blumish, dolug bis duty houestly sud well, wiuniug respect frors overy oud o the Diocese, the proof of which Hes fn tho fact thiat ho occupfes some of the highest positions in tue Diocese, I cun safely snd heartily recommend hitn 84 oue warthy to be'a ivhop, aud feel assured 1hat, uhouhl,’vu eloct bim to that oflice, be will All L o your uatifuctlun, sud to Wo glory of Lo greatead —— ELSEWHERE, % A BUCHEANT PRIZST. New Yonx, May 30.~Vatber Lake, formerly assistant pastor of 8t. Anu's Church, whoso ser- won attackivg publio schools ervated g0 much stir laut winter, aud occasioned iy suspension by the Archbishon, was rocently warriod fo this city to o young iady from Lorraine, aud haw tuken up his residenco in Han Frauclsco, Father Lako s au Amorican aud a couvers, and his so- cession ail WATHIBEO Occasion & marked sooys- 10w in Catholic clrales, THE PRESDYTERIAN OENEBAL ASSEATBLY, 8r, Lovis, May 80.—Afier two days’ argument sud dlzcuseion of tho pther Wilson case in the Presbytorian Gencral Assembly, a vote was reached last nighs. ‘The quoction wos on suy- tuing the cowmplaiut ot J.'J, Cooko agatnet tho Louisvillo Presbyviroy, sod the vots rosultea as é-_filuwn Bustaluod’ in pat, 88 not sustained, WESHINGTON, A Report donoaming Usoless Ous- toms Btations and Officers, Tho Man Hinds Discovered in an At~ tempt to Got Anotlicr’s Monoys Tho Indians, and Where They Went to Church Yesterday. ‘What Thoy Yot Hope to Bo Able to Do with tho Government. Atty,-Gen, Pierrepont Threatoned with Bonatorial Non-Con- firmation. THE CUSTOMS SERVICE. TAX-EATING INTRRION TORTS. Specrat Lnapatel to T'he Chicdao Tyidune, Wasutxazox, D, O., May 50.—M. L. Hale, tho Bpoctal Agont of the Treasury Dopartment, who was charged with an examinaticn of the conal- tlona and mothoda of customs busiucss atall 1oterior ports of entry and delivery, bLas just ondod & 8ix months' trip, and Loa presonted his roport to the Seoretary of tho Treamury. Tho report consists of o sories of dotailed 10ports as toonch port of entry and oach port of de- livery. 1t discloses some very curlous thloge— amoog others tha facility with which officora at coriain places draw their snlarics without baving any sorvica to pocform. Thorerort recommonds the abolition of a coustderablo numbor of the smallor ports of dolivery on tho Western rivers and the consolidation of othora. In soma of tho smaller places tho officers wero {aking great libertios with tuo law, The oficer in charge of the collections st Allon. Iil., epont s considoiable portion of his timo at Chicago ationding to the businoss of his fruit farm, while tho Postmaater, a relative to rome deputy who has no legal right to do even the littlo business that bes to bo transacted thero, performs tho duties of the office which this fruit-farmor holds, Thoe similar ofilesr at 8. Josaph, Mo, resigned long ago and moved to Nobraska, but, owing to tho Inabllity of his doputy to flle a bond, sull draws tho snlary, whilo bis deputy runs tho office, Tho Bur-ufor at Qninay, 111, wbo was foun.d to Lo » capable young lawyer, candidly admitted that, if tho Unitod States Qovernment sbhoud ask hlm lus opli:ion as to the proprioty of continuiog big oftice, Lie thould say it might well bo sbolished ou account of its entiro usclessnoss. Tho A praser at Evanevil e, Ind., bas alroady made nis record in Congress in tho lotter which Dawosread his &pecch on the budget Inst wiuter. In the lottor the Appramsor protested sgaivnt hia ro- moval, on tho ground that no complainta could bo properly made against him, s there was nothing to do In his oftico but to draw tho salaty, aud ho bod done this a3 regularly as anybody could. These reports coutain datalled stalistics 83 to tho rocowpte and oxnonditures of tho asv- eral miunor ports, but thess detailed returns nro ouly sapplementat to the oficlal toports of the busiucss at thego ports during tha lest fiscal year. SOME AMPLES. The books of the Rogiator of the Tronwury show the fullowing a4 to some of these porta for tho flacal voar 18741 At Now Albany, Ind., tha roceipts from customs for tho flacal yonr 1874 wers §786; tho exponsos of collecting the cudtomy rovenus were £628; at Cairo tho recelpts from cusoms wero 810,151; the exponpes of colloctiug {ho costoms rove- nuo wore §2005; tho aboltlon of the Cairo office will not be recommonded, on ac- conut of the poculiar position it oceuples at the unation of two rivers, This fact, and no: the ©xceas of its business, has obtained a favorable rocopmendation for Cairo, The Bpecial Agent is of tho opinlon that the groat majunty of vea. gely onio'led at tnlens, Iil., cannot, undor the iaw, bo properly enrolled thera. If this recom- mondation shonld bo aciad on by the Socrotary of the Treasury, tho sgeregate cmount of busitiesa dono at Galens would bo reduced below the ex- pensos of colleation. The present exponses of collecting tho customs ravenuo at that port aro about 1,000, £200 lons than the recolpts, At inl-%y. ik, tho roccipts from custows wore €1,515, and there 18 a full Burveyor thero, At Burlineton, In,, tho costoms tee celpts wers 81,1203 tho cost of collsetion $105. At Dobuquo, Iows, tha ‘customs receipta wero 8108, and 1lio steamhoat feew §700; whils the oxpeusca of coliociion wers 8364, At La- Crosse, Wis,, the cuttoms receipts were $103; stenmboat foes $843: oxpenses of collection 8627, 'Tho business of this port, however, ban vory ranldly inoreasod mince tho closo of thoe last facal enr, oand the repoit of tho Brecinl Aront [sno favoratls that hols of tho opinion thot the port ehould be maintained, At Omaha tho customs recalpts were £010; stesmuont fecs, £313; cost of collection, £514. At Alton, Ill,, thore wors uo returns from cos- toms; stoambont feen sgarogato thore €50 theio i a Burvoyor thoro with an aggrogato com- ponsation of €400, WIIAT AN I'E DONR ATOUT IT. This 18 s type of the dotaits of tha boslness st theso smeil ports, Nono of theso ports wore created by the act of July 14, 1870, known a8 the ‘*Immediste Transportation act.” No porta under that act can ba discontinucd by the Socre- tary of tho Trensury; but, nuder the law of Juno 14, 1858, tho Bocretarv of tho Treasury can, in his discrotion, dlscontinue nearly all of the ports montionod. ‘That provision {a incor. pora'ed in tho Rovised Biatutes, Soo. 253, It roadss H The Becretary of {he Tresmry may d(;ron!lnnn; el ports of very the revenuo recelved ut oach o Which does ol atmount to 00008 yoar, Thoe Weaters ports of delivery which 1o the discretion of tue Treasury under this aot, can bo divcontinuod are Evausvillo and Now Alban: in Indl Butlington, Dubuque, and Keokuk, in 104, alena, Alton, Quinoy, and Calro, in Illi- nols ; Mudlson and Jefforsonville, in Indlans ; Paducah, {u l(onmoki; Lonvenworth, in Kan- taus Bt, Joseph, In Missouri; Omaha, in Ne- brarkat and Ln Crosne, in Wisconain, Thia ro- purt will be formally consldored by tho Becro- tary upon his rotur: —— THE MAIL CONTRACTS. SOME MORK OF MINDS' WORK, Bvacial Disvateh to The Chicago Tribuns, ‘Wasttivotox, D, O, May 80.—The Ponlmas- tor-Genoral has just taken anoltior and an im- portant stop in brosking up tha posial contract Hisde-Bpencer Ring. Tho manuer in which this was done 18 substautially as follows: When tho contracts for carrying the mails for the Faciflo Blcpo were let, Mr, John Allman made bida in Iinde' name for six routes la Californis, sccuring the right to perform tuo asrvice und roceivo the ocunpensation, aftor the awards wore made, by mesna of powers of attorney executed by Hinds, Up to tho time of tho recent investigation of the Ring Mr, Allmau porformed the mervice and drow bis pay without question or difoulty, Dut whon Hinds saw that ho waa to bs deprived of bis contracts, he bethought him of the shape of tho Allman contracts, and dotermined to make & bold effort to seouro momothing at least from tho wreck., To this eud he notified the 8ixth Audisor, ex-Cougrossmau Schoats, that hehad rovoked the power of attorney given 1o Alman, and demanded that the compensation T the oarrying on Allman's routes shon.d be pud to bim (Hinds). Scheotsacoordingly fasuod oxlers to tho olerk who draws the warra; or thia servico to make them in favor of Hinds i at tlo ssmo time notifylug Allman fn San Fran. efco, by mall, © of the faoy thy Iim lad revoked - his power of at. u ru&{. ‘Lhers was up to tunt time nearly 812,000 due Allman, Allman at once came to Vasbiugeon, and for tho past threa or four days Ine beon eigbting the case, Mo appealsq to the Tiret Comptralier of the Treasury to stop tho aymont of the warrants to Hindy, and to' have lm amount turned oyer to him,' and, Frids; sfternoon, the Comptroltor dec.ded in his (Alf= pau's) favor. Duriug tha investigation necess ary {o ostablisn Allman's claims, the fact was duvelo 4 that Hiuds still hold coatracts for soma amE: éon r.uted in Califoroa undes coverof ons B, ichol'v, Theso coutracts hava atl beeu aunul bd, mnd ‘wevon of thom bLave heon awarded to Mr. Allman, It apuears quito conclusivoly {num the foregolng that Heneots, o Blxth Auditor, wea u willing instrument ju Lo hauds of the mndn-s!;nnccr ring, and the acty stated may furnish the reason why he has 1elaved tho tender of s resiznation, which was nrluemd some time sices, Tne closa connection ¢ Hinds and Senator Bpencor a luatrated by the 4 that some of Hiuds' paper ludmwi by | encer ia held by capitalisie in San Francleco. Tho clerk who drew the warsanta in Hinds' favor wen discharged yesterday, and it is not probse blo that hoots will pormitted to hold his place much longer. Thore Ia no taint of dishonesty In Mr. A'lman's con- teacts, and tho fact that ho was compolled, in or- dor to socuro thom, to bid in Ilinds’ name only furnish a frosh {llusiration of tho power of the Hinds-Bponcer ring. Pl — NOTES AND NEWS, PLNEONAL, Bpectal Diepateh (o The Chicano Triduns, Wasminoroy, D, O, May 80.—Tho Becretarv of Btats has rocoived a letter from Minister Washburne, at DParls, elating that Sovallion Brown, the Chlef Clerk of tho Btate Dopart- ment, who left for Eurove for his healty, s lying vory low of consurmption, GROWLS AND THNEATS, Bome of the hangers-on of Bouthorn and Houthwoatern Sonators give out that they will havo strength enough todefeat tho confirmation of Plerropont sa Attornoy-Gencral, in case ha haa courago to lnangurate the reforms in the District Attornoys’ and United States Marshals® oftices in thioas sections, to which he ia now di- roctivg Lis atteution. THE INDIAN QUESTIOX, The Becrotary of the Interfor, st the next council with tho Tndisos, to bo liold, doulitioes, to-morrow, will make to them these two ropo- sitlonn : Firet, that they surrender all their rights to huut in Wyoming and Nebraaka second, that tuoy surronder to the Governmen! the right to oven any mineral Innd within the pormanent Bionx rosarvatlon to wiite sttlemout, avd permit tho Government to mako roads through such lands, and that the aroa of mineral Iands " bo left dincretionary with tho Presidont, ‘I'horo nra £25,000 that can be pald to eecurs ths fivst provislon. Al actlon taken to catry out tho scoond nill requito tho ratification of” Con- ress. L (To the Assoctated Press,) Wasnvaton, 1), C., May 80.--A party of Indl- ana attendod Lrinity Church to-day, whils Bpot~ ted Tal and an interpreter went to Dr. New- mau's, in Lopo of eeoing Presidont and obtaining a hm\flnq whioh was uot gratifled. Bpotted Tall saya to-night o bins to have a “‘ligap bl talk " with the rest of the Indians, snd cant bold councll with tho Socrotary of the In- terlor to-morrow, Tho Indians have been couneeling among themseivos ja'l tho eveu- og, ane aro trying to decide upon » 1.{an for dividing tho reservation a0 as to st the Government hiave the Blaok Hills with the right of way through their lands and yot rescrve o eood piece for thomuelves. ‘Thoy aro alitl determined not to go to tha Indian Ferricory, GOLD BALIS. WasmxaToy, D. U.. Muy 30.—The Socretary of tho Treanury Las instructed tho Asastant ‘Ireay- uror of tha United Blates at New York to ecll £000,000 in cold each Thureday duting June, Total amount to bo sold, 82,060,000, — AN INDIAN EARTHWORK. Correspondenca of fhe Olicago Tribune, Darrre Cnerk, Mich,, May 20.—Just south of bis city about 2 miles lies tho Laue Goguac, ono of the many beautiful lakos that surround this city. Locsted in the contre of Goguas Prairlo, and on an clovation overlooking tho city 1t is & favorite resort for our oitizens for rocrea~ tion and pleasuro, Tho chief atteaction at pros. ent js the remnine of an earthwork that have baon discovered on what {5 known as Grogory's Point,—a point, or promontorv, 18aching far into the Iake from the western sbory, The earthwork is sbont one-fourth of a mile in longth, reaching from shore to abore scross tho point, and is about 4 feot wido acruss tho top, upon which pigantio oaks aro at proscut 1n full leaf, Many copjectures snd surmises aro mado astotho origin aud the purposo of this primitive work. ‘The most popular opinion afloat Is, that at ono time tho Inks was dry, being an immenee valioy or ravine ; nnd tals oarthwork way but & road- nay through. the ravine and aoross the pois But the natute of the ground precludes tho fd of a road, as it would e as easy to travel around tho pownt as 3t would be to travel over ic; and, it a road, it would have been laid i s mraigat Huno, instcad of curving to the omst, os does, on the northerly end. Bomo hnve suppoucd itto bo an immense monnd, built by tho diound-Uwildors, and have dug large holes fu the embankment. expooting to flud some solution of thn origin and object of such au oxtousive picce of ongmeniing, our gorrespondeut, in company with othor gentleman, wishing to flad, it posafble, the true oause of such an upheaving af earti, vistied the Indian Roscrvationsituated about 20 m:les vouth of here, and iterviowed John Mogango, son of Phi ip Mogango, 8 descondunt from o long loo of Pottawatomie Chiofs, Wa fouud Joln roady and willing to convorse ; aud, when questionod coucoining the worke at Uuguao, ho andjAurerrs- odonokade, bis tribe-luterprotor, voluutoaced to accompany us baok to Goguno and oxpinin the whole matter to us, Wo found, by sieadv luquiry, that o tradition in tho tribo bas It that onca, many years ago, during tho cofeftancy of Johu's rroat-grandfatbor, Woppokisko, the tribes from tho Euat waged a fiorco war agalost those In thoe Weut ; aud, aftor & long,. wonry fight, lasting two great suns, Woppokisko's people woro driven Lo yreat oxtromitias, toos refuve on this pownt, sud throw this {mmense ombaakmeut up for proteotion,—tho warrioie remaming on the puint, and sonding tho n]\n\vu ovor on what ja now kuown as Ward's Js'and; the braves - touding, in the lost extromiiv, to take to their can se» and followtho squaws,as tho attaoking war- rivrs were not provided with canoed or othor moans of crossing. But, Lapuily, in this fight Woppokisko's warriors won tho day, and wero successful in ropolling tho iuveding fos, and ovontually driving thom from this scction of couutry,—the terms of pesce bolug madeaud the calumol smoked in & grove on tho spot where the Potter House, in thix city, now stands, Woppohisko wos over aftor one of the most posoiful chiofs of the Pottowatomios. But, after bis death, tho tiibe selocted Bawby fur thelr Obief, a brave from a now family, whoso doscondant Is now sthe ruling Chief a: tuo resor. vation, Last year thoro was an attompt to place our informant, John Mogaugo, in tho non'l’uon of Chiof, he bejug the only descendant of Wop- pokiako entitled to tho rlncn. The effort failed sbrough tha troachory of & Chippowa haif-bread. Mogango Informod us that tho whals embauke meut was thrown up with sticke and shells, and by working with thoir bandw in the dirt, It Is truly marvelous how such s stupendous work couid liave been done with auch simple meaus. We measurod the stump of an oai growmi on top of this ombaukment; and found it to bo 2 feot in dinmeter. Tho loculity is being.visited by a Inrge number of pooplo cach day, all oager to expuces an opivion or a doubt, 88 tho casy may bo. Cuanres 8. Maux, —— ' A Momarkable Picturos The Paris correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph writes: *1 tako it that ons of the best pictures in this yoar's Balou, taking it for all quslitien of art, la 3, Gooiges Decker's * Ris- pab.' Ibelisve thia mitist inqnite young; but, of course, he has exhibited before with wnrked abiluy, What strikea ono fu especial m M, Becker's / treatment of & somewhat ropul- sivo subject 15 his cloveruess in' avoid- ing the two daugors, commonplace and 1aut, The roven soua of B8aul Lang by the wriats on 8 crozabeam. Tho hups of corruption have scarcely yot fallon on them, or they fade i tho sickly, tbunderous light of evenicg, With excellont Judgment, tho artis: bas vaued the at- titudoa, No small demand Iy it on » drauglts- man's ingonuity to tepresent seven (li;urel in a line, eapecially when all aro hanging {n the mont diflionlt porition that can bo portrayed. We must all have noticed how, in a crucifizton, tha toran is distended, the lower limba effaced in a manner ungenceful of. iteelf, aud ahnost impossible to vnrr. Dy mu:rreulng the tree of tha cross, lutting tho bodies hang fres, M. Becker his escaped sonmiething of the diflicul- tles, nnd by casting some of lus fgures Laif. loodo, susrending thom by ous band, or tmniug them about, he has triumpled over il reat, ‘Thoae scven corprea ob the beam are admirable 1o deawing and of color most excellent, De. noath them, oue wobld suppose, Rispah has been crouched, until the hot and sulphmions eveu-tima brought out those flocke of birds, {ll. omened, which awoop up boiwean dark cloud and barren qwnnd upon the right. Springing ta hor foot, with & ory of rage, snd shuddering, wild disguat, shio wonts the foromont of that foul brood to beat him back., ‘Lhero is t ono line of graco in the mothor's atti- tade, nor a tove of womanliuess in her hoarss threat, CGrie? snd tho venso of anut- teraols wropg bavo mado of Lier u savago boast, With beuk and clawn outstielehod the Lird nivets hor, ‘The woman is oager to kul, in reveoge of bor own dead, Bhe will strike she yultuto as she would fain strike her encmics, 18 (s not & leasaut picture, you see. That Riypab §s not other whom children dreawn of. * Jint vome witl tuiok sho maybe indesd the wild Arab woman &8 man's oruelty made Ler, brooding of revengo, whist the seven corpscs swing above her, aud rushing at the birds and bessts of prey with cager turs. Wo have ot theoud of Ttis rlh'l talo. 1¢ M. Beckor's portrait bo auglt like he truth, be eure not ell of thoss whto counsel- od David camo 1o die peacesbly iu thelr beds, FAME'S CAMPING-GROUND. America’s Dend Heroes Yet Live in Many Memorles, Continued Docoration Coremonies Throughout tho’ Country, Sl Largor Ontgolngs Yesterday to the Bivonncs of the Dead, Farragut's Grave, at Woodlawn, Now York Oity, Btrown ot Sunriso, ILLINOIS. DWIGIHT—BUNDAY, Bpecial Disnateh to The Chicaao Tridune. Dwianr, 1., May 80.—Few villaces of ita siza havo furnisbed moro men or material for tho do- fenno of tho Union, Ilence it was proper that suitable memorial services should be held hero, Qur oltizenn, wiih an unusual dogreo of unlon, have boen making arravgoments for two weoks, which wore flnally consummoted to-day, and weto carrlod out with & degreo of success that reflocts great crodit upon thoso who have been concorned, Tho attendance wna very largo, and noting occurted’ in {ho elightest degteo to mar tho msancity of tho Babbath day. A memotixl nonument waa unveled in the West Park Ly four young ladies—Miss Koteham, 3fiss Xennoy, Miss Springor, aud Mins Wykes—all dsugbtors and sistors of docensed soldiora. Upou tho monument wero inscribed tho names of scventy-siz who had lost their lives in dofenso of thelr country. Tho roll of houor wae read by IL, A, Kenyon, Esq., who alko gavo asliort litatory of thelr work, This was followed by a poem by W. IL, Biadbury. The Itov. O, 1L Delong, O, .W. Pollard, M, V. B, White, and M. M. Langloy, pastors of tho churclics, each delivered an_ address full of clo juence, patriotism, anl good conimon pouse, Tno Dwight Guards, under tho coms maud of Liout, Keuny, asted aa a guaid of hon- or, and the Dwight Cornct Band interspereed tho oxerclyes with o solection of lustrumontal music. OALESBURG—BUNDAY. Shecial Duunalels to I'he Chivaae Trioune, Garesnuna, 111, May 80.—The question an to the prugar day for tho decoration of the soldiers® graves has awalened conslderablo feohing among thoso who bave usually Lad this matter chargo. On Thursday evening lust it was do- cidnd, agalust tho allies of many, to celobrae Iize usual dnv, although the luterce was not tui- vergal, A large throng of p_ovle aseemuled (hin fto-noon at tho City-11all and matohed to the comototy, »horo the usnul coramonies wore cotne plated, “This through, tho Rev. A. L. Gardiner, u Universallst, preached on Lhe Lropr eiy of tha tribute, wiitle Geu, A. A, Bmith delivered tho wration at the grounds. TOCK ISLAND—SUNDAY. Sceotal Disvateh to The Cht ugo Fridvne, Rook Istaxp, Ill, May 80,—An imeromptu eclubration of Decoratl m” Day was held wround the mooument 1 the Court-House Square this afternoon, A large conpoureo of citizens ns- sombled besring bonutiful wrenthaand Lougnets, whieh wera laid on the monument. A rolectod choir furulshed npwayuuo music. The Rev. H. B. Rico, of the Chrirtian Church, dolivered n memarial addsess, and Prof. Evore:t read Carlo- tou's paom, *‘The Army of the Dead.” The Rov, Jaokson Blackbarn (coloted) mnde an im- pressive piayer. ' Altogetlicr, it was ono of tup ruoet Interceiing and succcesful decoration ser- vicos over held boro. QUINCY—RUNDAY, Specwal Dispateh Lo I'he tlnrano Tridune, Qurvcy, 111, May 80.—Decoration ceremonies wero obsoived in this city to-day, tho vecasion being ono of unusunl interest nndlm{:muulvo— nees. Tho services wora nttended by fully 15,040 neaple, and tho utmoet docorum was ob- served througlout. ILOOMINGTON, Sreeial thapatsh o The Chicaoa Tribune, BroosuxatoN, L, May 80.—No o‘ganized oolebration of Docorntion ay in Bloom.tig.on, nithongh ita cltizens virtod tho comotory in large numbora, —_—— INDIANA, LA TONTE—BAT'IDAY, Special Dupateh to Tha Cilcitgo Tribune, LA Poute, lod, May £0.—~Dccoration-Day was obrorved in this city to-day. A proceesion com- posed of the old Forty-ninth Indisna Volunteers, tho ontlro Firo Dopartmeut, and hundreds of carrisges, formod around the Court-tJouse and on tho adjolning streets, They marchod to the diffarent cemetorics, whoro tho usual oxorclsoy weto gouo turough with, LAFAYETTE—BUNDAY. Spectal Inopateh ta The Cuteano Tridune, Layayutrre, Ind., May 30,—~Tho day bns boen obrerved with considerable coremony, the main oxotcides takiog place at tho Opora-Houso, which was elaborately decorated with over- groons, flowors, and flage. Tho ov. John L. Bmith prosided. The oration, by W. Dewite Walinco, Esq., of thls city, was oxcol- lent; also tho poom by J. M, Reynolds, Bomo cxcollent music waa furnished by Prof. Ruggles' cholfr aud the Gorman Concrodis. Four pro- cessions formed, and, headed by bunds snd flowor wagons, proceoded to tho different come- teries, and tho graves of the honored dead woto atrewn with wreaths and flowsrs, The day was unusually pleasant and the attendance very large, services in most of the churches and Baobath-sehools boiug dispeased with for tho ocaasion, INDIANATOLIS—SUNDAY, Soecial Diupateh to The Chicuro Tribune, InpraNarous, Ind, My 050.—Tho ceremony of decointing the scldios’ graves ogrutred to- dny, the oxcrci¢es boing under the espocial caro of the German Veteran Association. In the pre- Iiminary meerings but little interost was shown by ocitizens gonorally, and thia Veteran Assocla. tion was lert nlmost fo itself, and [v had dster- mined to ho'd tho ceremony on Bundav. This aotion cansod considerablo fooling and dissatis- faotion fu church clicles, and last night o proteat was puolished wn tho ing Netws, In whiols Christians worn askod to talo no partin the proceediog. Boveral charoh allusions wero mado to the denecration of the Babbath, A Iargo growd assomuled, however, thero belng fully 8,000 presont at Crown Il Cemetory, Qen, John Coburn was to have baou the oratar, but"faile: to appear at the last honr, and his Ell“ wan filled by Benator Morton, A aslute af 00 guns was fired, as also ono from tue Unlted States Ataenal, . HOUTH DEND—RONDAY, Spactal Dispatch to rhe Chnano Tribuine, Bovtit Dixp, Ind, May 80,—~The docoration caremontes took placo heie to-day with a laror nttondance of the pooplo than evor 10fo-a. Tho oration was dolivared by Capt, I1. A, Lord, edi- tor of the Indiana Teachor, and was a pol.shed and scbiolarty production, Praver and benodic- tion was given by the Rov, J, H, Cisacl, of the Methodist Churoh, The coremonios otherwiso were of tho usual chinractar, TERIE HAUTE—~BUNDAT. &pertal ispatah to_I'he Clicugn Fribune, Haure, Ind,, May f0.—Deooration-Day waa appropriately cosarved hews, A orowd of 8,000 peoplo wus™ in attendauce, Tho weathor wae spleudid, but there weto very fow flowers, An adidress was delivered by the Rev. Mr, Hon. deisun, GREENOANTLE—MONDAY, Bpecial Disj ateh to he Chicago Tribune, Ixpranavoris, Mey 80.—Honutor O, T, Morton delivors an oratlou to-morrow at Greencastlo, on tho ocoasion of the dagoration of tho graves of tlhe soldiera of Putuam County. ———— WISCONSIN, E MADISON—BATURDAY, Brecial Mspatch to Ths Chiouo Tridune, Blapisoy, Wia., May 20,—This day—sect apart by tho Qrand Asiny of the Ropublic for the doc- oration of soldiers' ' graves, Gov. Taylor baving by proolamation roquoated the peaple of this Btate, "in gratoful remembrance of tho meif- sacrificiog devotlon of the gallaot soldiera who fall during the lato War, to assomble aud pay the cuatomary floial tribute to tho hirvie dewd"— was obrerved hore with as much Intorest aa over, and the floral offerings wero much Iarger and more boautiful than Iaat yoar, though the season was loss advaucod, as iudicated by tho fact that oo flowers to-day wore chiefly lilucs aud tulips, The day was perfectly lovelv. A largo pro- cosaton, led by Bt. Joseph's Dand, includ- g » company of vetoian soldlers of the . A 1., some tLirty school girls, tho" resident Stato ofticers, United Btates Judge Hopkius, the City Council, sod » large number of citizous, weut in procossion to Forest Hill Cometery, where 4oon- sidorfble number of Unlon soldlers nho dled i hospital bete, soveral soldicrs’ orplaus, and about 120 sobel soldioss, mawly takes prisoners st Island No. 10, and bronght here 1 pltabla state, lio buried. Qov. ak tha oxorclsen, which wore all o promote brotherly lova betweo Doth scctions of the' Union. ate and patriotio praver way oftered Tov. I louo Nuchardson. Tho Mo 112 I . Otlon dolivered n very sanuort 1o patiiotio addross, Althe outent ho OXLToERe | Acuao of tho fitnoss of conaccrating a day to lmn oautitul momorial to those who lalg down llm" livos in a war whose reaults woro grander t!m" thoso of any other war fu tha worl 1 junmmn all tho blood nnd troasure exponde:l, amt g ry, Jolced that 1ta obsorvanco was ao larzoly In ung- sphit of cliarity 8o necessary to the recnnsm;o. tron, harmony, and perpetusty of our Umon, was geatoful to God aud the Army of the Uniq‘ that tho national tntegrity and autority hu: becn 80 cstablished by the wagor of battlo an to wmuko it conciuaive forever that no theary of Btate Bovoreiguty hall intotforo witly tho sy premacy of tho nation. o referrea Lo th e vorse elemonts fu raco and roliztun of wliety the Ubited Btatow wore coustituted, aud from wayely 5 & moat Taglor presieq ! cliarastor t n tho paoply of A vers appropy. thoy had Dbeen recruitod, and apjio M 40 throw awdo all “prejuieon a'd tiko & patriotio prids, above Al things, in feoling that they wera A . cans and doing sl thov could to )‘l’nll\nl’:ffln greatneas aud prosperity of thelr country, |l duelt nt somo length on the tinture and tosla of ratriotisin, roforred to iy oxlubitions lu orhoy natious, ancient aud modarn, aud_appenled for ils highest development hore, Mo L“o:ed with 8 beaatiful peroration, in rogard to Pacig chaplets on tho graves of sleoriug beroca i g‘ullgluu rlvlm|dluu.<.‘xlvu;| lho[ sitple coremonios of thu day, khowiug that thele sacriflees wi (n(;[m:len.a - . ¥ B Mnf, O. G. Mnyera, with proat effect, ro vory boautifal il dizting form by (h6 v ob Prof. J. B. 'onlivg, of tho Btato Uunlversity, ro. {)Eme‘u tndthuu ‘l\'nr and itn 1iaes, **Lhe'Tose| and that dared to do or dio,” aud the ' dobt to them, Heon Herotofore the childron of tha Holdiers' Or. plnus' [lonie bave stiewn flnwors on tho roldlers gravea mta hearts fali of mingled emotions, hyt the Homa is closud now, and so whi e-robed young wirla trom tho schools distiibuted the iloral gitts. Afterwards, tho old woldiors of the Grand Army, with flags fying aud mus.e Dplaying, « proccedod to tho gruvos of tho dead Confaders utes and docorated thom with flowers,—an act rocformed bora awong tho firat paces fn the Notth, and at tho sugrasitn of Gov, Washbarn in 1872, Spccial offeiliius wore ulnced ou tho praves of Gov. Harvoy, who was drowned whon Lutning Wiecoosin soldiora after tho battl of Bliloh, Gen, Tucodore Read, who fell in tho last Virgluia battlen, Gow, Cassine Emirchild, whia died from tho offcets of o wound ut Smiob, aud otheis, E MILWAUREE~BUNDAY, Svecial Lisnitch to 'ne Chuensto Tridus Mmwackee, Wis,, day 3).—Deooratia ~Day, which was termally aud” thinly obsorved youters dny. wag commomorntod to-duy with grent sne. coxsat tho Natioual Boldiers' Ilome, with gun. tiving, procession, musical programmio, orations, ' cte, —_— MICHIGAN, SANIXAW—BUNDAY. Special Dispaten to The Chicuan Tridune, East Saoriaw, Moy 30.—Tho momotinl rervi. ces ju decorativg the graves of Umon soldiers wero o grand success. Tho procossion was three-quarters of o mile loog, aua consisted of the police farco, Company F of tho Secoud Rog. iment of Michigan State troops, eloven lodgea of tho Ordor of Odd-Fellows, among them Vulley and Washington Lncampments fn uniform, the Common Cuucilaud city ollicors of the two Baginawe, children of public schaols, and soveral oouovolont and aid sociolies, fol lowod by a vast coucourso of citizens, 'Thio sor vices at tho cometory woia vory 1mpressive, cone ststlng of musio, prayer, roading of Will Carle. fow’s poem, * Our Ariny of tha Dead," by C, 4, Gago, sud addrcases by tie Rov, H. sweony and tue Nev, Theo. Nelson, 'I'ho graves of tio Gevon soldiers busiediu Bundy Hilt Cometory wore thea strewn with flowers by ten hittle uils dressed in white, Unwards of 10,000 people witneescd tha ceromonles, LASSING—GATURDAY, Snacial Dispateh to L'he vhicuan Tribune, LAxsixo. Mich,, May 2 lenorial Day was abkerved bior to-dag, whi liss uot hieretofora been dove for thice or four yonts, wheu tha Grand Army of the Nepublia wa+ In {8 zonitls, ‘Luo rafn tho night boforo nud the warm sun thus morning made it unusually pleasm t, Souae tor J, O. Cluatianoy was P'resideat. Tho oree tion was delivered by tha Ilon. Qeorge Willard, of Daiilo Crack, Lansing Knights Templar aud Encamnpmont of Odd Follows, the raen ty and siudents of tho Co'leso, and tho oflicers and mowbers of tho Retoim Boltwol, particiiatsd in Lho oxerci-os. 1t was o notuble sipniticanco that, wn forming tna procession, but ouo vo tran gole dior reprensnied the oltizon soldie ¥ [o the e of march, and ho wtiaved out befire going a block, A great many psoplo from tno country were In town to-day, but muro ou buslness than to join in the oxorclses. Tho oratlon was mors than usually floe, . —_— IOWA, DUDUQLL—BUNDAY. Svectal Diapatch to The Chtcano Tribuna, Douuque, In, May 30.—Our Gormau cltizena decorated tho soldiors’ graves to-dav In grand style, tho procession beiug fully as largo and ime- posing na tha ono of Saturday, The maiu pro cossion waa headed by Moxivan Iloury, sn old, batterod voteran of tho Mexican War, wears log & 13d cap snd mounted on a coal- black cbargor. Lawyors, editors, proachors, doctors, the City Gouncil, and tho numorous milltary oud civio societles turnod out on masdo, whylo the strects weto tined with thounsnds of spoctators, Tho oratisn was de- lverod by L. I1, Cady, Eaq., and was a thought- ful and scholarly production. Nothing oceurrod to mar tho fostivities of the oceaalon, and Doco- ratian-Day No, 2 wi.l pass Iuto ilstory na ano of tho most enjoyablo, oul-refroahing holidsya over colebratod 1n Dubuque, KEOKUK—SATURDAY. Special Dispatah to *f he Chicano Tridune, « Kxorug, Ia,, May 20.—Tue coremonies of deo- oration to.day were the most imposing avor held hero. Over 5,000 people took part in tho exen cieed. Tho Nev. O, Cluto delivered tho nddress. Tuo ex-soldiors of Les, Clark, and Iwucock Counties beld a rounlon, at which 4 Jargo num- ber of IHinols, Jows, aud Missowi rogtmenta wero presont. —_— MISSOURI, BT, LOUIA—HUNDAY. 81, Louts, day 80.—Ex-Foderals and Confed- orates most cordially and very heartily jolued tos day o tho decoration of the soldiors’ graves In the National Uometery at Jetfoison Dacracks, 17 milon boiow the oity. Tho aticuaance was mush largoy than usual, thore belng fully 10,000 poo- plo prosent. Qon. Bhermon proetded, and orations wero dolivored by CGon. John W. Noblo, TFedoral, and Col. I IL Muasor, Confederate. Originel momonal odes wora 18ad by rof. O, L, Feathors and lln{. Eugene I', Woigel, ~ Aftar thoso coromonios sil tho graves lu tho cematory, Fedoral and Cou- fuderate alike, wers s'rown with tlowers, gar- lands, ovoigicons, &o. I'hroo companios of sol- diers, including one aolorad, wera also prosent and participated in the ceremoutes, —— NEW YORK. DROOXLYN—BUNDAY, + New Yong, Bay 80.—The decorntion cera monlea at tho Lincoln monument, fu Brooklyn took vlage to-day in the presonce of wevors boueana peoplo, ioclodiug & large nuwmber o Bunday.sonool cblidren, the latter furnlsbiny tho vocal mualo, U'he exercisos included a foy remarke by J, B. T. Btranalian and sn invocatiol by tho Hov, Justin D. Fulion, aftor which the Hinday.schoot . clnldren suvg & hymn, Caph Joawmos Watner was the orator of the day, NEW YORK CITY—BUNDAY. New Yonk, May 80,—Decoration services ovel Admiral Farregut's grave took plae at sunris to-day st Wooslawu Cometery, They wert uuder the auymces of the \ur Votorsn Aesc. clation of Drooklyn. About a thousand weid ruwout. A oration was delfrered by the Ion, obu Oakoy. — MINNESOTA, BT, PAUL—SATURDAY. Bpecial Duvatch to The Caicaga Tribune, 8r. Paul, Minn, May 20.—Dacoratlon-Day was colobrated Lioro nud at Bliouneapolis by streel procesiony, orations, decorativg graves, aud par- llnl susponsiol uf busivess, ———e LOUISIANA, NEW OLLEANS—HUNDAY, New Onteans, May 80.—1he graves at Ousl moto wore decoratod to-duy.