Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 4, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 28. 3 INSURANCE. | [VERROOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. r Cash Capital and Assets, - - - - - $26,740,105 Assets in the United States, - - - - UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF THE PROPRIETORS, CIICAGO BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JOEN CRERAR, of Crerar. Adams & Co, LEVI Z. LEITER, of Field, Leiter & Co. GECRGE ARMOTUR, of Armour, Dole & Co. Chicago Office, Oriental Building, 124 LaSalle-st. WILLIAM PIANOS. _ JULI0S BAUER & (0, GENERAL AGENTS FOR KNABE'S CRAND, SOUARE, & UPRIGHT Pianos. oreod by DE MURSKA, LUCCA, o Y GG, and all leading Artists. HENT WARPANTED FOR FAVORITE BAUER PIANO, Acknowledged by Artists and Mu- gical Critics as a superior instru- ment in every respect. ‘We would call attention to our NEW PATENTED AGRAYTE, the most valuable improvement ever putin & Piano. Call and cxamine. WAREROOMS, Cor. State & Monroe-sts. (PALMFR HOUSE.) GENERAL NOTICES. Hotice o Tax-Payers. €Tz CovrecToR's OFFICE. RoOM 1 Crry-Hart, CHicaso, July 3, 185 Thle Ofice will be closed for the collection of Real Ks- #uie Tazes from Wedacaday, July 7 to the 19th, inclusivs, farthe purpose of comparing Real Estate Delingoent List with the Books of this Office. previous to applicstiva for jodgment aa provided by Sec. 17, of an **Act in ra- prd 0 the asscasment of property snd the lesy and cal- ction of taxos in incorporsted clties ™ in this State. Ofice open for the collection of Personal Property, and 2 faems f Lincrses, as nsual. GEOKGE VON HOLLEN, City Coflector. _ SCUTH PARK Commissioners’ Notice. Tho Picnic Grounds in the East Division of the Park are now ready foruse. Permits tree. Appiy to H. W. HARMON, Sec’y, 161 and 163 LaSalle-st. PEW RENTAL The Pews in the New Plymouth Church, ehipanar., between Twentrfth and Twety.etxth- #a, the Rev. William Aivtu Bartlett, Pastor, will bs haeled on TUESDAY EVENTNG, 6t inst. CAUTICON. THE WILLCOX & GIDBS SEWING MA- CHINE COMDPANY respuctiully cautiva the publie dealers who jayan second-band and UL MACHTNES of their nuke and ew ™ ; also Attention! Oanvamscrs will find small Chromon of great aasist- d wo nnderstacd that C. keaps a Largo atock of the cif e surplics so chicsp as to 4 subrertber. All who bave ied the pan report a decidod tacrease of bustaoss sad OR TO RENT. That beaxtifal restdenco o3 the N. E. corer of Forty- Smeaibat ana Drezel Boulevard, with the whols o1 & DU of whe large grounds at a very low tigure. Iuguire 30, I Caamber of Commerce. —THE BLUE ISLAXD LAXD AND BUILDIEG (0. Residence for Sale. el sale a e residencs oo tbe Lake Shore, fo Tuagp % Bost besutiful blocks and best resideuce sec- Becuy, For torms inquire of AVERILL, t A J. v > arborg-st. DENTISTRY. made durin; January an est for the full month. WARREN, RESIDENT SECRETARY. FINANCIAL. P ST S i M TRUST <~ Ravines pank " OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO 122 & 124 Clark-st. CASH CAPITAL Gl 1) - - - $600,000 STRPLOS FUND - - - - - - - 500 Pays 6 per cent interest on Sav- ings Deposits. Pays 4 1-2 per cent interest on Trusts Depnsit, for which certifi- cates are issued that are available at any place in the country. Sells Foreign and Dumestic Ex- change. Louns Money on productive Real Estate, and on approved collater- als at moderate rates of interest. Invests money and colleets in- terest for individuals, estates, and corporations, and executes trusts. Deposits in Savings Department the ten first days. of July will draw inter- H. G. POWERS, L. B. SIDWAY, Prestdent. Vice President. JNO. B. DRAKE, JAS. S, GIBBS, 3d V. Prestdent, Casbier, TEE STATE SavIngs fusittion, 80 and 82 LaSalle-st.,, Ghicago. OLDEST AND LARGEST SAVINGS BANK IN THE NORTHWEST, Paid Up Capital $500,009 Surplus Fund.. . 70,000 Deporits, Thres and One-Hait Millions. Basness exclasively that of & Savings Baak. Iniereat aid 0 Deposii 8¢ lueraia of § por omnt par anfium, compounded Balt-yoatiy: Drarte i aaas 1o vult on. Al hs “princioal citien fn Talis in sams 10 salt 03 a1l the prin s D. 'ENCF! Br-.-iflflll pe. | 4 D) MITH, V A ! ot Fresiente ©.G. BULKLEY, Ass't Cashler. DINIE: SAVINCS ) BANE, 105 CLARK-ST, Methotist Charch Block. ‘Pags S, per cent compound intersat on dcposita.. Paas books free, Aoy man, weman or child ean deposit. This Bant is derigned Lo enconraca savings, however modest the amount: aud atieads as cheerfully tothose hanng imiall auizs &3 10 peracus of largne means, PR, CONVERSE. Prestdent. QEG, SCOVILLE, VicePresident. KILSKY REED, Mouager. NOTE—Drposita made mow aro pat apoa interest the firat of mext month TO GHIGAGE_@PITALISTS. $26,000 Wanted. For tbres or fivs years at aight (8) per cent interest on wellimproved busiuess property on Deartom:-st., north of Maaison. Particulars given on application to SAMUEL GEHR, 114 Dearborn-st, CHICAGO MORTGAGE LOANS, At current rates of interest. JOSIAX ¥H. REED, % Nassanat, New York, reprosented by JOXIN . AVERY &CO. First-cinss facilities in L.and, n. TO RENT. AT EVANSTON. Tue large and elegant House occapi-d by me will ba renied, complntels juraished. It has all modera improve- ments, with Kitcben, ihnipg-Houm. and large Family Beorom on the st tloor. Tte grounds are very fino and produciir, and the piace is one ol e moat ompleta and si00. 3 deairable Nomes in kransions i DR. H. R. PHILLIPS, DENTIST, 1698mth Clark-st,, bet Madizon and Monroe s8 st $2to sS4 slto $2 Tee Irom. ' Extracted without pain. * ALL WORK WARRANTED. BT LUDWIC, Dentist, Bemored trom Weat side to #3 Clark-st., soposite Gours House Square. ~STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Anngal Stockholders’ Mecting. 4 nm]c‘z‘awymcmauobocxm.. FOR RENT. The four upper floors of the five-story and basement bufldiag, No. 1% and 197 Wabash-av, cor. Adams-si, 1nquire on promises. SPENCER H. PECE. FOR SALE. WULES! MULES! FOR SALE CIHEAP. Inguire at 11 Canmber of Commerce. TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE. Our elegant styl*s of trimmed chip, silk, lace,ond straw hats a0d boonets from $1.50 10 86 cach, for the next tea days. MRS. C. UEHM. 24 angd 34 State-st. —. BEMOVAL. TO THE PUBLIC. ofessl Ut S ot f Pty A0 Life Buildivg to ROOM & ez Clask vad Wi 3,771,632 LINOjg) SEAMEGH V. K10, Comminiones, _ ~ The Chicagn I CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c. Tatches [Amons, Jwely, SUVErare, The finest assortment and LOW- EST PRICES in the West., Russia Leather Goods selling at cost ag N MATSON & €07, - State and Monroe-sts. SELLING OUT A great opportunity for BARGAINS in WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY Of all kinds is offered at 163 STATE-ST. All of this beautitul stock i8 offered at half price for {wo weeks, W.M.MAYO, Agent, Gnmgr 0f State and Monroe-sts, HORSES AND CARRIAGES. A FAMILY LEAVING THE CITY Offer for sale their Horses and Carringes, compnsing & Matched Pair of MAGNIF- ICENT LARGE CARRIAGE HORSES, perfectly safe, sound, young, gentle, and true : will also work in single harness ; also an ELEGANT YOUNG HORSE, excellent in harness, and unsurpassed under the sad- dle; also & COUPE in first-class order; s SUMMER CARRIAGE, fine TOP BUGGY and Harness, single or double, nearly new. For sale at customer’s own price. Appiy Tuesday and Wednesday to D. W. C. GOODING, At Barn in rear of 318 Calumet-nv. OCEAN NAVIGATION, National Line of Steamships, KEW YORK TO QUEENSTOWX AND LIVERPOOL. EGYPT, 5089 tor Saturdaz,d July, at3p. m. THE QUEEN, 4 rday, 10th July, at 10 . m. SPAILN, 4871 tons tarday, Tith July, at3p. m. FOR LONDON DIRFCT. FRANCE, $676 tona ,.........Thoraday, lst July, at$p. m. DiNMAKK, 3534 tebs.. Thursday, 8.h July, at3:0a. m, Cabin passage, $70 and $8), cCnrredcy. ~ Steerags a arealy reduced Drice. Return tickets at reducod rates. Prepaid Steerago tickets from Liverpol at the Jowest rales. Apply to P. B. ON. Kortheast comer Olark ana Randolph-sts. (oppusite new Bherioan Huuse), Chicago. ALLAN LINE Montreal Ocean Steamship Company. All el f passage bet the diffe it 14 Edrone tnd Awonn SEMIGRANT AND STESTACE TRAFFIC A SPECIALTY. Three weekly sailings. Superioc hips. Host acrummedutions. "Shoriest ronte, STEERAGE RATES TO KURUPE EXCEEDINGLY LOW. Appiyto y Chicago, ALLAN & C0,, Gen'l Western A Nos. 72 aad 74 Lasaile-st. INMAN LINE OCEAN STEAMSHIPS, CARBYING THE MAILS BETWEEN EUROPE AND AMERICA. PANSAGE RATES VERY LOW. ks aroly Yp g ANCIS 0, BROWN, General Western Agent, 22 8outh Clark-st., corner Laks, Chicago. CUNARD MAIL LINE. Salling Thres Tumes a Week 1o and from BRITISE PORTS. LOWEST RATES. Appiy at Company's Ois, nortawest. cormer Clark sad RAndolph st tiiean. - et DUV ERNET, General Westorn Agent. U. 8 For INCHOR LINE. Erery Saturday t_Glasgow, Derry, Liverpool, dc. Cabig, 375 to Steersge, HENDERS corner Lasalle and Madison- Chicago. LAUNDRY. MUNGER’S UNDRY. 25 Dearborn-st.: 1 Micliganst.; 199 L LD PAPERS. OLD PAPERS FOR SALII At 75 cents per 100, In the Counting-Room of this 3 Office. EXCURSIONS. 4th OF JULY TO BE CELEBRATED . Monday, July 5. GRAND STEAMBOAT - EXCURSIONS. GOODRICH TRANSPORTATION 205 NG Three Large, Splendtly Low.Pressure, Sids-Wheel Sta:uboats, Chicago, Sheboygan, and Muskegon, 'WILL MAKK SOURLY ‘TRIPS TO First Boat will Jeave Dock, foot of Michigan. 1] o'clock a. m., and every dour (hereafter during the day. Tho Evanston Pier bas boea chartered by the Goodnich Trans. Co, for their exclasive use on that day. Ample Refreshments will be Provided By Evanaton Ladies in the Beatgiful Groves, and Amuve- ments aiso will bo srranged for the entertatament of Ex- carsionista. Baso Liall Gages etc: . Each Stramer will baved CORNST BAND on board. Tickets for the Bound Trip Ouy 1, GOOD ON LITHER BOAT. Tickets for Trip one way, to or from Evinston, 5 cents. Ticketx for Children 12 yeas or under. round trip, 50c. EVENING EXCURSIONS W 8180 b mada by thes$aplendid boats, leaving Dock ato'clock, Musicaud Uanc ag. Tickets, oaly $1. Roducrd Escursion Katos o Racinc, Milwankee, Grand Kaven, Muskegon, and St. Joseph. Steamors leave for all tnese porta Saurday Evcning, July 3. (Seo Time Tuble.) Excu.sionifts can arnve buck early Taes- deLmur :ng, July 6, i Trip Tickat, Ractao and rotars, berth tncladed, “Huund Trip Tl Mibw - ogPind elp Ticket, Mibraakeo and retars, borth fa iy, Telp Tickst, 86t Joseph and retarn, berth tn- Round Trip Ticke: g;fi;d Haven and Maskegon and return, bert., included, Ti kets zood (rom Nat util Wednesday. Chicago Sunday night at tarda Steaier Corous swiil also leay Wo'elock. All Excursion Tickets ean be procared at office, foot Michigan-av. ‘. G. BUTLIN. Supt. The Lake Geneva Excarsion OF JULY 3 IS POSTPONED to Satarday. Jnly 16. FYURNITURE. breat Rednctons! Painted Chag:lher Sets, 8 pieces, FIFTY STYLES Of EASY CHAIRS at $10, $12, $15, and upward. Positive Bargains - Every article in store offered at ACTUAL <COST, To make room for new stock, now inprocess of manufacturing Spiegel & Cahn, 222 Wabash-av. GEORGE GILBERT, 267 & 269_V_Vabash—av. FURNITURE! WE HAVE THE GREATEST BARGAINS CHAMBER SUTTS AND PARLOR SOITS Ever offered to the public. Al new styles and war- raated. FOR THIRTY DAYS! We will give the bext bargains nd best goods for the money than a .y olher isc in (bis city. Cal aud examine our goods ana prices before baying. GEO. GILBERT, 267 & 269 Wabash-av. PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR FUEL PR THE PUBLIC SCHOCLY Sealed Proposals will bo received at tho office of the Clerk of the doard of Eaucation, No. 8 Fiftl uil Monday, July 12,1873, at 13 m., for 3,500 tons of Hard Cuel (1,500 tons of Large Ege, 1,000 touy of Small Lz, and 6 tong of Range) ; iur 4,0 wona of Solt Coul: for 15 cordn of SBba: for 35 cords of Beeo or Mapla Wood. daid foel to bo delivered at tho several School buildings of the city st such times and in such quantitiss butween the Iat day of Scptember, 183, and the 1st day of June, 186, s shail bo ordersd by ihe Buwidinz and Supply Agant of the Board of Kducation, Allof the Coal o be well sccoencd bofure leaving the sard, and 006 weighed oa olty scales befora delivery. Any fuither information can bo obtained an application {o tbe liultding tad Suptly Agentat tho abors addross, between Lo nuura uf 5and § p. m. of each day. Pruj s will be received fur tho Hard Coal, for the Soft Coal, and {for tba Wood and Slabs, separately. ,;l;?zgwcn:r:;lflu r:';r'os thg Kl:l:lllfl e} I!E!‘IBF one of th‘: ® part of any proposal, orall uf toe proposa subudiiod, s they stall dousn fur Lhe bost oterests of the Address proposals to the Committe oa Janitors snd Supplits, " invorsed ** Proposal tur Hard Col, " or othor- wise, a8 the cascnay be, INGWEL OLESON J. BLUTHAKD i) Com. on Janitors ® d Sapplies. _MERCHANT TAILORING. Purposeof reducing onr stock of Spring and Summer Suitings, we are malking large dis- counts to our patrons, WM. H. GRUBEY, MERCHANT TAILOR, 107 CLLARK-ST., METHO] FIREWORKS. rl ' Of all kinds, Wholesale and Retail. Ordora for Public aad Private Zzhibitions promptiy Open Mouday, the 5:h, uatil $p. m. CHAS. MORRIS, Manufacturer. Salesrooms, 122 Michigan-av. e SEWER PIPE. M. DEE, DEALER IN VITRIFIED SEWER PIPE AND SEWEBAGE MATERIALS, Franklia aud Adams-sts., Ohicago, _ | theclogioo-1i RELIGIOUS NEWS. Plymouth Church Dedication -—The New Building, Modern Collegiaio Education and the Prlpit, Prof. Swing's Reply to That $50,000 Cfer. A Letter to the Rev. Mr. Pos- tlethwaite. The Charities of a Year--A Noble Enterprise. Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad. Church Services To-Day. NEW PLYMOUTH CHURCH, DEDICATORY SERVICES THIS MORNING. The socisty and congregation of Plymouth Cburch will celobrate their Foorth of July in an sppropriate manner by attending the dedication services of their new church edifice, which has Jjust been completed, on Michigan aveune, be- jtween Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets. ‘The services will be heldin the morning. The edifice now ready for occupancy is unique in its plan, and is acderstood.to Le a reslization of the plans developed by the pastor, the Rev. Willisam Alvin Bartlett, and bis wife. Toe eide and rear walla do not differ materially from the old form, but in the front the idea of beaufy is quite uniformly carried out. Excepting the side towers, it in like Talmagc's, of Brooklyn, being of cthe tabernacle 1nstead of an ecclesinatical or charchy order. ‘The style of the architectureis purely classic. and, from the predominance of the acanthus leates in the many columns, is nearer the Corinthian than aoy other order. The front s distinclly and gracefully divided into the ‘body, on eitber side of which are porticos which are in ture flsnked by fowers. ‘the central por- tion 18 on & line with ths street, and 18 about 25 teev 1n fength. It contains ope larze window, below which is carved the word *Plymouth,” and the date 1874. This window was put in by Mr. Joseph Arman in memory of his wife. The design is very good. The central light contains the figures of tho three Christian graces, on either side 0f which are figures representing Morning and Night. Above the graces is a smaller representation of the resurrection, which has on its right & brulliant cross and on the left a crown. The two side towers ave similar in design. They are square, aod riee to the bheight of the main portion of the church, when it 18 covered by a quadrilated dome on which is placed a graceiuliv-carved pionacle contaming four deep niches. Each tower bas an evtrance, marked by larpe Corinthian colutans of kighly-polisted Vermout mesbta, which support » eingle arch. The small balconies betw een the towers” are alaa supported by columos of the same marble on double arches, and bave deeply-carved eatabla- tures. The church bas & crest Frenchb roof, which is far from graceful and does not enhauce the beauty of the buildiug, though it secures geod acoustic properties 1o the auditorinm. The man room is 985120 feet, aad is the Iargest auditorium in the city. It will have no galleries, and will have a seating capscity of 2,500, 1t is floi-hed in black walout. The ar- rangement of the seats is peculiar. The floor “ dishes " from all sides toward the puipit ina very marked manner. The seats are put mp In citcles around the desk, and are 1utersected by aisles, which are not continuous, excep:ia two cases, where s broad path leads from either tower direct to the pulpit. The windows'on the eides do not extond from the ton to the tloor, but ata poiot a little below half way. The op~ posite ide of the church is mmilarly srranged, excest that there are ng exita, By the arranze- men: of entiauces, 42 lineal feet of doorway is obtained, through which the Iargest andience that could assemble in the building would be able to pass in less than thres minutes. A stone wainscoating about 6 feet high ruus around the en:ire room. ‘The organ loft reminds one of the exterior of the chuich, and will contain tbe ineirument which was used by the society of tbe cld Plv~ mouth Church, oa the.corner of Wabash avenue aod Eldridge cvurt, increased in power by addi- tions costing 3,000, The ceiling will represent the firmament at pight, containing hundreds of little metallic stars which, covered with nickel will always preserve a bright lustre. Each window has a central medeilion representing chaos, light, creation, man, tue ood, snd other Biblical de- signs. Above aud below each window is rich aud boldly executed Zrescoing, and in the four coroers of the room will be, when finished, scrolis bearing verses from the Bible. -- Inthe rear of the suditorinm are s 3unday- school room capable of weating 1,000 persons, & 1arge parlor for sociables, Iaties’ and gentiemen’s withdrawing-rooms. kitchens, pantries, dumb- waiters, and, what is especially attraciive, she study of the pastor. These latter spartments are in the southwest corner of the charch, on the third floor. The study, iibrary, and com- panion rooms are very handeomely fitted up. A Iarze bay window adwits the su3 whonever it shives, This corner of Plymouth Church is tha most attractive spot, probably, that can be found in any similar edifice in the city. Wilcox & Miller are the architects of the church; they state its cost at about 380,000 —— MODERN COLLEGIATE EDUCATION. 1TS FENDENCY TO IGNORE BCIENCE. To the Editor of The Chicago Trioune: Cuicaco, July 2.—In this age of conflict be- tween the conclusions of science and the tenets of an santiquated theology, we find members of the clerical profession coostantly coming for- ward as expouanders of scientific theories con- structed to reconcite facts with faith. These effortaare to scientiats, as a general thing, sim- Ply ludicrons. Considering the peculiar educa- tion to which the average clergvman bas been subjected, be ongtt to be about 3 well fitted to give instruction upon scientific questions as is Blind Tom upon the sbject of the surface of the moon. The sacerdotal brotherbood may bes excellent and sound on ethics and theotogy, bat when they assume to be, as they always have been more or less, teachers and leaders of human thought, outside of those fields, itis simply *the blind leading tae blind.” 1t is directiy for the interest of this class that popular ixnorance of kcientific discoveries ghould prevail. But even did not this motive exist, the lackof all but superficial instraction in the natural sciences, throughout their scademic and collegiate career, makes them very poor authority oo anytbing conpected with those bisaches of knowledge. . - Most of our clergy have received their educa~ tion in 8 sectarian college or an institution mors or lers under control of somse religions denomi- nation. Totbose not familiar ith the curriculam and mode of instraction 1 such a college 1t would be s matter of su:prise to be informed what a farce, so far a8 a practical education for a bueiness life ia concerned, is the education faruished by this class of colleges. Withie the years, there has past ten or fifteen ye doubtless been much improvement in some _of these - institutions, ~ driven 25 they have been by the demand of the age for practical knowiedge, to intzoduce moie scieace and less classica. These denominstionalcolleges bave been, and are, nnder the control Jf the clergy of their respective sects. The Faculty are generaliy clergymen who bsve shown an i~ capacity for preaching, or peculiar gifts as iterary teachers, The course of ailp Teibane, NUMBER 314, study consists largely of Latin and Greek. con- siderable mathematics, a litle history, s smat- tering of French or German, acd a very littie of the natural sciences. Though these institu- tions often have, and make a grest boast of having, & splendid apparatus, an extensive cabinet, a complets laborstory, ex- pensive astronomical instruments, ete., stc., these are generally of as litle practical use to the students aa the Astor Library is to the monkeys in Contral Park. In the first place the Professors who have charge of them as a gen- eral thing know nothing about how to use them, or else have no taste for teactung boys. In the second place thera is not time enough, without infringiog on more sacred studies, to use thess thicge; and thirdly none of the managers of these colleges want the students to become famihar with the implements of science, for fear they will not panso 1n such studiea baving once 8 good taste thereof. Let us see, then, how the embryoclergsman, as & youth, first appears ip the clussic shades. He comes, probably from a home where sectarian religion kas been duly taught, and modern ecience seldom alluded to, except in ueprecaory |- terma. He finds in hia college hbrary no author who i8 not In accordance with the genersl theolo- £y in_ which he bas been insiructed. Heo sees around him no interest taken in science, and feeis none himself. He diga away at Greex sud Latia'authors, conic gections, and sbridged his- torica. He recites 10 lus teachers from emascu- Iated text-bovks on mental and moral science— books like Upham’s Mental Philosopby, prepared with tke lLghtest smotnt of intellect: matetial with the ehief purpose of furnishiog a science of the mind whicn shall not conflict with orthodox theology. No very deep thinkiog can be expected in a philosophy that starts out un- der bonds to'harmonize with and bolater up a certain theological system of doctrines. o cons a few pages of cuemisiry, the tator showa Lim the sir-oump and the blow-pipe, and his xcientific ipstruction 18 ended. He reads some in tho library and eives 8 good deal of at:ention to literary compomtion and oratory in debaung eocieties. Cowmencemeat-day arrivea: he re- ceives his diplorna, and 1 & halo of bouquets and notes from the brass band he ru-hes from the Commencement stage to the grest stage of the world. The fitst thing he finda ont as to real life is that, though * liberally educated,” he has a slim chaoce at present of earning a hivelibood. In fact he discovers that his services are of no earthly valte to mankind except as a school-teacher, or, if pious, as a preacher. If he or his friends have monev, he can apend a few years in study for the taw, or for the practice of meaiciue, or 10 be a civil engineer. He can also eater a bank or counting-house if he can spend a couple of years withont pay, and thus can prepars hmself togets iving. But if he has no money nor monvyed fricnds he must drift into & wchool- house or a country church asthe oaly ca'l:ngs of respectabulity for which he is fitted by his cotlege training. - And this seetus to be the object for which tnis course of study iu these colleges was plaoned, viz.: to train young men for the minis- try and to 80 train all that those who would naturally prefer some other calling will te drawn slmost by necessity to toat profession by a lack of fituess for any other. ‘The coilege graduate can preach without a far- ther course, thongh it is wsual for im to spend ayearor two in & theological seminary, whose doors are open 1o him without expense for either tuition or board, probably, if he is impecunious. Here, of course, be hears only theological teach- ings. Science is not referred to, oxcept as some- thing to bo armed against with principally de- fensive armor. Forth from there monkish re- treats the young clergyman issues, clad in his ehell of prejudice, suspicious of everything new, and bearing in_ his baud the battic-ax of Faith, witn which to knock oo the head everv trouble- £ome argumeut, and even Reason herself should sbe stand . athwart hia path. A pleasant gentle- msn doubtless he is, and full of genial gruves and sterling, bigh-toned purposes. o is acta- ated by love for bis race as well as for s reiigion, and sincerity, perhaps, speaks from every giance of his eye : or may be be briugs to his cailing no deep-seated convictione, but enters the ministry simply a8 & profession ready at sll times to advocate the doctrines he professes, just a8 the lawyer does the canse of the cheat ‘Who pays him forit. As a religions instructor, &3 an expoander of the correct theology, and, indeed, as 82 exempla: of a correct life, he is admirable. But a8 o referee as to scientific problems, as an expounder of the relations of philosophy to revealed religion and the conflice between God's word in books and in the rocks, of what earthly value is be ? ‘He contiunes on iu his profession. He comes more in coutact with the world, and reads the thoughts cf great minds who take positions ad- verse to pis theology. Hereads scientific books, aod_becomes somewnhat acquainted with some of the discoveries and theories of modern thiuk- ers. Perhaps his faith in the wnfallibihicy of toe doctrines he preaches is st times . little stag- gered, but he is now established as pastor of a church, with & fine salary, and selfish interest begins to show him thut he must not tamper with forbidden fru.t. He haa a wife and fami,y; e must uot imveril their havpineas by allowing any love of trutn to lead him out of the ortho- dox line within which graze tbe faithfal flock 10 nhose fleeces he looks for bis living, Thus biinded by education. blinded by prejudice, acd bliz:ded by self-interes:, he plays his part as a leader of more or iess influencein the community where he lives, and the amount of foundering in ditches dooe by leader and the led muss make angels laagh or waep. Does science toss bufors him the unwelcome truth thut the earth was not made in six days, but was teo thousand miitions of years in even getting its fivishing toucaes, oF taat the original or first buman beings were of the lowest typs aad perbaps ape-like in_ appearance, instead of being glorious and perfect like very gods, or that ammal bodies ouce disorganizea by death can never ba reanimated and reclothed with their former individuality, and fozthwith oar clerical champion of dogma gives us & wise exegesis and a0 ingenious theory to reconcile the apparent discrepancy betwean fact and faith. Of what value, of what influence are such theories to men of education and sense, coming 8a they do from men thuu traied ? To their pious votaries who wish to remain undisturbed iv their creeds, the explanatiou ia quite satiefactory. Soostriches, hiding their heads in the sand, thinking that theroby they themselves are entirely cancesled, would donbtless admire and appland their leader who should sssure them that such was the fact. Itis to such teachers thatthe masses of the people have looked for their guidance for a thousana years. and what has been the necessa~ Iy cousequence ? Why, men bave neglected to staay the laws of material thiogs. [u matters that they are iznorant of they have trusted to prayer and Providence to make up for their own wznoravce. And bas Providence doneitin an- swer to their prayers > By Do maoner of means, Witness how pestilence and famine, war, shio- wreck. aud & thousand diseases, have preved npou the people, bringing them poverty, wretch- edness, and gnief, without end. Had the people bestowed one-quarter of the money apon schools, colleges, and scientific 1neo, that they have upon churches, priests, and ecclesiastical iostitutions, during the last 500 years, this eatth, we have reacon to believe, wonld be a heaven compared with what it 18 now. The Enowledge that would bave been gathered, 28 to the remedies for snd preveotion of disease, the use of the elemeuts in produc- tion of motive-power, the laws of meteorology, ete., in fact, a8 to everything conuected with the material and intellectual welfare of the race, would doubtless have placed mankind on a plane ere this where poverty and waot would be un- known, and disease and pain buc little heard of. If two-tbirds of mankind die in childhood, “1ife just beguo,” if the remaining third toi's slong its sllotted span of Life as througn “a vale of tears.,” gmitten on every hand by die- eases prouonnced incurable, buffeted from every side by horrors of pestilence, earthquakes, col- lisions, tornadoes. floods, and fire; lashed along the rugged rosds of toil by gsunt spectres of privasion and waot, it is their own folly and the folly of their ancestors that should have the credit thereofl. The soouer we diamiss from our minds theso fears of bells in & future state, creazed £)r us by monks of the Dark Azes, and, trusting our post mortem condition to our Heavealy Father, while we turn diligently with wori and weaith {0 carry out the teachings of the gentle Jesus by servicg our fellow men, the sooner will the real Kingdom of Hesven come upun earth. The sooner we uit following blind snides, who boast that they apise reason, which is the light of the soul, the sooner shail wo know what & paradise our Father ini earth to be zor His chil- dren. Hupisras. =g THAT OFFER OF $50,000. PROY. SWING'S VIEW OF IT. The Aliance of last week has the following article o the offer of the Board of Trade mem- ber to gives reward of $50,000 for undeniabls proof of the inspiration of the Bible: & Bams months sgo vomebody offersd, througy a pe- Perof this city, s reward of $50,008 1o aa: ahould prove that the Bible of the Chm:l’;n?‘h‘:z; more of divine origin than the books af mina and Clizese, The golden fram {rom the temptation to keep (b stirred up, but we have since learn, man Ih:\ l:sn‘d“-’ back of the money, e i} only an ardent desire thaz justice may be dane th the heavens fall. Ha 18 wot joker ngr & big. vilae. but & very nice man, who would love, if posstbie, t3 Dave the right path marked out, a0d then have avcry. body go in that path. That we have Dot ourselves gothered in that sam of money, is to be erplained, Rot by any inquiry such aa the Congrepationalisr Tais: ¢s, * Whetker the stubborn skeptic of Chicago has 5 s0ul,” for we do not see the relevancy of that question, but our failure to reach out_after the money comes frum couviction that nobody can demonsrate the proposition suggested by 3. S. Of courss the money would not be forthcoming for anything short of demonatrative argument, A discussion that shoukd leave any doubt upon the minds of the pablic woukd, Dot ¥ield the peace tha **Stubborn Skeptic ” seeks, and henco, after be had handed over his check he might in one hour fall 1nto doubt again, and thus feel swindled s and Board-of-Trade man thouyb he is, we should not Wish to get up s Mosaic and Paultue corner on him. ‘The argument S. S. dreams of cannot be made. Ten thourand able speskers and writers havo been eagaged. UpoR the case 1or 1,300 years by pulpit and book, aad, it seems rather hard to a-k any of us Living epbemerals to come In now and closs up the whole job for $50.000, 1t Butler and Paley and all those brignt scholars and debaters conld not setts this businees, why should any of us degenerate sous be called upon to fnisb suce dentf this Hercu'ean job? Nebedy can demonstrats the ‘proposition that the iea-hings of the Bible ara 1rom God in un exclusive seuse of the words, Hencs S. 8, way double or_quadrupls his offer if be wishea a2d find 0o claimant at last. Thero are many of these indeterminste questions lyiog around our feet n this world. Thougl this pa- per does not claim to Reep a large bank account, yet 1t ¥iil give S. 8. or even the Congrepnsionalis! $30.000 1f Leoritwill provethat man possesses a0 fmmartal soal, or that God answers prayer ; and we know the community will doubla this prize to any logician that will end the long inquiry. Tne diBculsy ts one that no. offer of prizes will ever ramove, The fact thatthe Hindoo and Gresk ethica contain procepts that may rival those of the Jewish and Chng- tian Scriptures would not place all theso works upon one level, for the Christian Scriptures do nok stand upon any peculisrity of etulcs alone, but upon the death and return o earth of snch a person as Christ. A cumparison of morals would not setule the question of supenority, becauso the value of the Bitle depends wholiy upon the divine mission of Christ. If Canat rose fro the dead and reappeared to man, then the Bible surpasses all other sscred books. 1t is official,— tue Book of God, It is therefore usked of some one to come forwnrd and vrove this divine ofice of Christ, and take the prodered sum. But uo new evidence hag Deen discovered. None can bo found, The caso stauds just where it at00d long ax0, and no method will ever be discavered by which bulief in the history of Arima- bus been rudely treat- ed “ blockhead,” (00L,” and ** reprobate.” etc., ctc., we are a>r7y both for him and for thoee who treated him after that fashion. The majority of modern Christians confess that they bave no srguments in the backgroond by which they can tase the $:0.000 and give iz, S, . the longed-for peace of mind. All we cun eay i that Chris- tianity appears to us to bo true and a qood pash to fok- low along through a rather dark world.. iR aud iy ANCELS’ VISITS. THAT SLIGHTED OFYER. Cricaco, July 2.—The Rev. William M. Postle- thwaite—DEAR Sta: The writer visited Christ Church Sunday morniog, expecting that you wouald take notice of the £10,000 offer made yon to show the truth or reasonableneas of the familiac interviews of fawies (otherwise called “angels™) with haman beings in times pas: in congection with the stories in the New Testa- ment concerning the miraculous birth of John and Christ. The notice you took of it came in the shape of an utter avoidance of the, point raised, and instesd ‘s terrific onslsught upon skeptics and skepticism. This sounded very strange from your lips when you must be aware that from the standpoint of the Atoham- medan, yoa yourself are an infidel : from that of the Roman Catholic, s heretic worthy only the dungeon or the stake; and from that of the Protestant Episcopalian, & schismatic and reck- less disturber of the' pe: In fact, as regards all other systems of relixion but your own, yon 8e ap openly-avowed unheliever, and glory in your skepucian. Your whole sermon seoued to - be based upon the idea that in the essablishe ment of tbn Reformed Episcopal Charch the nfaliible Charch bad fioally ‘been sac up, aod that nL ekepticiam bad dove its full and perfect wor{ and that auy further doubts as to the complc\eness of the work sbould be laid asde. Sull these doubts continue to exist, aod only gain strength and inteusity when they ciaim, 23 did you, that those who were realiy in search of the ope trus_religion shoulid lesve the decis- ion of all queetions to thuse who had made it & Iife atndy. Such a course only jucreases the dif- ficulty when it is observed how widely and ruti- cally the clergy differ among themrelves. Whers ia the true standard of perfect religion ? chall we look to the Jew, Roman Catholic, Uni- tariap, Calvinist, Arminian, High or Low Churel Episcopalian, to furnish 1t ? You weutiored the great variety of skeptics in exuterce, but over- luoked the all-impor:sut fact that they wera caused by the great vanety of relipions. Whule yon were denouncing tue spint of frew inquiry which tends to consiant contioued reform, your [fellow-laborer on the Waat Side, the Rev. Dr. Fillows, was takiog & precisely opposite course, epcouraging by bis mauly sermon on *The - Rights of Bkeptics ” the fullest and {reest investigation into each sud every tecet of Christiamty, in order that if errors were sull found t0 exst in the Bystem tbey might be cast out. Now whers is the stagdard berweeu you and Dr. Fallows? Who is night and who ia wrong, for a8 regards the rights of ekeptics you ste diametrically op- posed to each ocher, Finaily, many in your congregation noticed that you avorded and dodged tue vifer mado you in the puolic press, and they would be much pleased if you woald study upon the various systems of aucient mythologies acd give them a sermon entirely devotad to ‘:angels” aad ‘* mitaculous births.” PouTESTANT. —— ALEXAND-R CAMPBELL. SKETCE OF THE FOUNDER OF THE ‘‘DISCIPLES.” The New York Tribune bas the following sketch of the founder of the Campbeliite sect so well known aud largely followed iu the Weat : A general informal convocatio of tas iosders uf the large rect known 38 Cuwpveiites or D fples of Carist took piace o Jdane1n Bethany, West Virginia, tue motive Leing the unveiing of atatne of thewr founder, Alexander .Campoell, aud 3 discourse paa his W and_work by Jugge Jeremiah black, of Peune sylvania. Tub selection’of tho orator was a wise cue, Judge Black aud Bishiop Catapbell belng alise progu- Dent types of a class of Western men walch, uiforta. nately, is fast dying out,—men of exceptionsl aize and endurioce o bot body and mind; of shrewd inslght stern integrity; who made greaps at truth: A o torenie sl delemsed that opinivns with a2 obszinate, downrigut force which belonged to thelr Scotchi-Irsh blood and Westen trainiag. Alexander Campbell bad all the inauucts and quatis ties of a military leader ; fate made Liw & scholar, and a jolemical scuolar, and tue result may be caaily guessed, Ho tecame, a8 many such men become 1 tue Cuurch, sLe founder of a new nect ; 30d nO satise fied with the executive work sud contests which wig poeition eataued upou him, be incosssnLy sought oo~ caslon to defend orthodox Chinistianity, oF Protestant- ia punlic delatos wid muniem and Cetboliciam, liglous worid forty yeurs age. £is Scotch Wworoughuess nisde bim s profound s:bolar in his 0wa Lucs of research; Lo was undoubtedly ode of the best philologists the vountry whilo the same uincenty and antipsthy to sham forced hum to thrust ssids all mere aad creeds, and lead 118 followers to the Lrowd besis of simpls belief i Christ »2a Sevicr, (mmermon wax, however, urged 88 necesary coriilary 10 this. Upca this foundation each believer was permitted to erwcs what doctnines he pieased. This ‘liberal (reed, amd perhaps the persoual induence of its teacher, ceused Tho sect to increane with grea: rapidity dunng his life, eapecialiy 1u the Sautaern and boutawestern States, At'the time of his death it numberad over 600,008 ‘members in this country, besides infucntial churches in Grest Brtain aod Auetrala. Probabiy them is no * other gect which, m proportion (o its size, can of a larger pumer of coueges of of publioations de- voted to its intercata, plod ates iy The Church uf the Disc bears strong! impresa of the peculiar mind of iis fouuder, meiubers are apt to ba logical, aryumentative Chrla~ * tians ; each individual being dnves to the Bitle for hiy doctrines, an exceptional familianity with Holy Writ is : tBe rule smoug them; and as there is Raceesarily great diveruity in thess doctrines, each man stands ready £ defend the peculiar faith that s {n bim at the ' stortest notice. Beiiglous training of this kind 18 ag - education 12 itse’f, waih {act offers an explmation of ihe exceprionally Dumber of illiterate members O aen of hta bably exerted No man of me probably »more or wido-spread personal infldence than Al qm., Campbell ; aud, now that be L sileat forever, it scems buz B, even at ‘this late day, that hin disciples and {riends shonid have aasembled at bis o2 homs to da bim houor. ——— CHRISTIAN INDUSTRY. BEMAKABLE CHARITY. a One of the most remarkable charities tn Mg coutry is Bt. Johnland, a Christian 33 H settiement in Suffoik County, Long Island, fees teen miles from Port Jefloraon, The catass cam