Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1875, Page 1

l icage Daig Teibune. YOLTME 28. DRY GOODS. DRY GOOD Carpets. SIORNFELD BROTHERS. goportant to thoss who sre seeking Bargains in Dry Goods I8 TO ENOW THAT Shoenfeld * Brothers, Cor. Clark & Indiana-sts,, Wil continue to sell their Summer Goods, ¥t comprising quantities of every kind, AT FIFTY PER CENT LESS quanwhat they have been during the season. i It will pay thosein search of bar- gains to examine our stock. regular prices. CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JULY 25, 187 HOSIERY. &o. b oo L AAMONEI R e OO ot N\ A ' We will offer Monday, July 26, a consignment of over 1,000 dozen Gents’ Plain snd Striped Cotton and Balbriggan Half Hose, from $2.76 per dozen; Ladies’ and Children’s Plain and Striped Balbriggan and Cotton Hose, of the very best Eng- lish makes, from $2.50 per dozen. We also offer & very large lot of Ladies’ and Gents’ Plain and Hem- stitched Linen Handkerchiefs at from $1.50 to $6 per dozen; also, & large lot of Hamburg Edgings and Insertings, at10, 12, 15, 18, and 20c. We are instructed to close out all these goods at once, and will posi- tively sell them at 'a discount of ONE-THIRD to ONE-HALF former ‘We are also offering extraordinary Bargains in. the Bankrupt Stock of Jas. H. Foster & Co. W.M.ROSS&CO., Formerly Ross & Gossage, T7TSTATE-ST., Field, Leiter & Co.’s Block, Special ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE Ory and Fancy Goods. The belance of stock of the late 7.B.SHAY, 84 and 86 State-st., is pow offered at such prices that will jneureits immediate conversion into CASH. 3 Every department preserves its original attractive completeness. WITHOUT DOUBT this presents THE OPPORTUNITY of the season for BARGAINS. GEORGE S. BOWEN, Administrator. FLOUR. We have on hand a large stock ot Flour, purchased before the recent advance in_wheat, which we sell at the old prices. “Centennial” St. Lonis White Winter Wheat Floar, per_brl. $1.75 Finnesota Spring Wheat Minnesota Patent, best. per brl Every barrel guaranteed, and de- livered in all parts of the city free of charge. J. TIGKSON, Grocer, No. 167 CLARK-ST., Between Madison and Monroe. SUMMER RESORTS. MOUNTAIN SANITARIUM, For Pulmonary Diseases. ASHEVILLE, N. C. This institution for the cure and treatment of per- wona suffering from Lung Diseases, ia now open and will remain 30 throughout the entire year. Asherille, 2350 feet above the lovel of the sea, has fora lorg time eon vasitad Uy such patients, and the climate is well nown to exert & beneficial influence on consumptives. ¥or particulars address W. GLEITSMAY, M. D., Physician in Charge. GRAND GENTRAL HOTEL, DENVER, COLORADO. Tha finest and largest Hotel in the Woest, and affording maguificent view of the Rocky Mountain Range. i O 3 M ARSHALL. Propristors. ™ BATFELD HOUSE, Massena Springs, ahvmn Co., Kew York, now uymlg‘ for the season, ‘modern {mprovements. oent sur- rounding covatry. Ploassnt drives. Excellent fishing sd ahooting. "“Fng modicinal of the water kEighly recommd Bl recatnenied Tor o efufi'mnmfli Ciress sen fon: * Hotel, FLE AR ”;{v i K SACRIFICE! 0.5, Muskets for only $2.50 each. A Mberal discount will be made for 60 or more. Thse are no condemned guns. They are the guns used by the United States Army until exchanged for the Springfield and other makes, EVERY GUN 18 IN PERFECT ORDER. 3 WAL A. BUT & CO., 108 Madizon st . MERCHANT TAILORING, NOTICE! GREAT REDUCTIONS in Prices, for Cash, this week only. J. B. T ALL & CO., TAILORS, 130 DEARBORN-ST. NOTICE: NOTICE o parties about leaving for Europe, the sesside or &tended trips, 1f ymnxlmb your rents collected and Bmitied promptly please call and leave your propert W H. BAMPSON vith e, X & CO., atablished 1545, 44 LaSalle-st. - LAUNDRY. MUNGER'S BANERUPT NOTICE. NOTICE 1S REREBY GIVEY THAT THS UNDER- +m f2ed will recetve sealed bids up o § o & m. Sbe tweniy-seventh day of Juls, A D. 1635, at his Frey tff'r}."g‘fi" & Dosrbora stroct, in the C,f,f,’ of Chi- @ following property, belng prope: s S ot ‘Chasien 11 Afioas, sad Thomas Bargess, baok: £ lfo-wli: The fopndry and machineshop of said wekiupta, oa North Clinton atreet, tn Chicago, County ovok, 8ad Stte of Tilinols: the' laod on which tha e vidads: the offce buulding end blackamith shop 4d- Eiae the tame, and on ) ground, a the ma- Sl piie sl R, s premises of belonging to said ban i Eids zaay eing 7L be made for the whole rtion JEopeny,xad will bo opened between tba { : ‘between 150 hours of 3 and the presomca of the Judge rihern Listrict of [linos, aid Court may dirsct. T deat orghase are requesicd tacall 2 6 andenignod for Jurther information, aad for Particaler y e TVID O TERABLEY, Provisicnal Assignss, ete. i IRE PREPARED 10 PLACR SMTTETS SHOKE CONSUMING FURNACES For Soft Coal, under Steam Boilers, for public and pri- vato building. They are in operation at the PALMER HOUSE, And by comparing the smokestack of the Palmer ‘House with others (for example the Grand Pacific) the public can determino the measure of our success. §t is well settled that by burning the emoko from Soft Coal the heating power of the fuel is largely incroased, the public will readily see thot in a very short time the cost of the apparatus will be saved and a heavy blow Strack at the * smoke nuisance,” Estimates given and contracts taken by M. W. & F. LESTER, Sile Agents 57 I AIXE-ST. very large, at low prices. Jewelry of latest styles. 6 Silver and Silver-plated Ware in al- most endless variety. N.MATSON &C0. DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, &s. DIAMONDS, - JEWELRY. Our assortment of Dismonds is and we offer Fine Stones New Cameo and Gold Sterling State and Monroe-sts, CEICAGO. FINANCIAL, THE STATE Savings Tstitntion, 80 and 82 LaSalle-st.,, Chicago. OLDEST AND LARGEST SAVINGS BANE IN THE NORTHWEST. -...$500,000 . 90,000 Paid Up Capital.. Surplus Fund. Deporits, Three and Qno-Halt Milllons. Bni‘lfl:m ‘exclusively that of a Saviags Baak, Intorest paid on t 6 e of ahccosstal bastnoss Beveuteen years of succossfal . Drafisin l;ml 1o suit on all the principal cities tn Europe. D. D, SEENCER, DR, D. 8. SMITH, Vico-President. . GUILD, Cashier. Q, BULKLEY, Ass't Cashier. COAL. -~ LEHIGH LUMP COAL. We have a limited gquantity of fresh-mined LEEIGH LUMP Coal now en route by all rail direct from the SUGAR LOAF COLLIERIES. It will probably arrive Monday, July 26. Send in your orders, The Coal will be in excellent condition. Price $10 per ton on track, cash. i, I HEDSTROM & (O, GENERAL AGENTS FOR LEIIGIH VALLEY CO.AND BLOSSBURG COAL CO. CHICAGO OFFICE, Corner Adams and Market-sts. PROPOSALS. NOTIGE TWUNTRAGTUR}S. OrF1cE CoLraEUS & ToLzpo E. B. Co, ‘CoLvangs, 0., July 15, 1875 ‘Bids for the construction of the Columbus & Toledo Railroad will be roceived at the office of the Company, in the city of Columbus, m the State of Ohlo, until noom, on the 3d day of August ext. ‘Bids may be made for constructing one or mors sec- tions, or the whole Toad, and may include all materials necessary to complete the whals line reads for equip- ment. The necesssry maps, profiles, and estimates for the work can be found at the oflice of the Chicf Engineer, Phil D. Fisher, where all required information will be ven. S ik Company reserve tne right to reject any and all bids offered. M. M. GREEN] Presideat C. £ T. B. B Co. Praposals for Lake View Water Bonds. Sealed bids will be received at the Supervisor's offico until Fridsy, Aug. 6, 1875, at 3 p. m., for the sale of 195 water bonds of the denomination of $1,000 each, due July 1, 1895, and _bearing intereet at 7 per cent, payable semi-annually, on the first ddyof July and January, at the American Exchange National Bank of New York, and at this office. There will be accrued interest on the bonds from the 1st of July, 1875, and bide must be made accordingly. Bids will be received for all or any portion of the bonds, the town reserving the right to acoept such a8 it may deem Decessary, or Teject all bids, They must e marked on the enre&:&‘w% for Lake View Water Bonds, Boom 20 Bl icago. o8 S F. SULZER, Bupervisor. For the Board of Trustees of the Town of Lake View. Proposels for Water-Pie. Oreicr. or THE Boamp or PUBLIC WORKS, Graxp Rarips, Mich., July 21, 1675. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Bosrd of Public Works in the City of Grand Bapida until Saturday, Aug. 7, at 7 o'clock p. m., for furnian- ing and laying' 6 t0 10 miles of water mains, with tho n specials, ecessary stop-valves and hydrants, accord- ing to pians and wpecifications o fie in the office of the Board. Proposala may be made for iron-pipe; the or wl Wykoff patent pipe, and 3 miles of tamarack pite Toga, v CHAS. W. WARRELL, Clerk of Board of Public Works. PROPOSALS. Bealed Js will be received for the exelusive sale of all refreshments (spirituous liquors excluded) Station), South Chicago, Aug. 5. Bids received by the ‘undersigned until noon of the 27th. CAPT. JOSEPH A. EAGLE, 420 West Taylor-st, 'I;o Lumber Dealers. 15 wantod for 2,400 pleces of 3 by 14 and 3 by Pt foet long, of Northern pine (ot Michigsn irders, aversg- v to BAUER & 12 joists, 22 fect long, thr); Also, for 14 by 14 and 12 by 14 ing 30 feet long, of Norway pine. “App LOEBNITZ, Architects, 84 LaSalle st TEAS. THAS. Gunpowder, per b, 50, 60, T5e—Standard Young Hyeon, per ib, 50, 60, 750—Standard. Japan, per Ib, 50, 60c—Standard Oolong, per Ib, 40, 50, Glo—Standar English Breakfast, per Ib, 50, 600—Sta: S0c. e 5S¢ S 50 cy of tates, Our Standard Teas are unsurpassed for ex fiavor. Sent C. O. D. to ali parts of the Unitod 8t TJ. XICESON, 167 South Clarik-s WANTED. ‘WANTED. An Assistant Bookkeeper in 8 Commission , doing 3 Shippiog ana Option trade. W;adn afifh ra(;runegl, nla_r; expected, 853528, Tribune ofice. CHICAGO MORTGAGE LOANS,- | At current rates of intercat. JOSIAE H. REED, 0 Nassaust., New York, represented by SO HE. AVERY &CO. 159 LaSalle-si ‘hicngn. First-class facilitfes for finnncial negoniations io London. IN THE TRIBUNE: BULDING INQUIRE OF WILLIAM -C. DOW, ROOM 10. TO REINT. The whole or part of the second floor of the store No. 18and 80 LAKE-ST. Very desirable for-stove eample room or light merchandising. ' BRINTNALL & TEKRY, 175 Lake-st. EXCURSION. Ho! forLake Stperior. * The Magnificent Low-Pressure Steamer, CPERRLESS” Capt, ALLAN McINTYRE, will leave on a Grand Pleas™ ure Excarsion trip for Duluth and {ntermediate porta, THURSDAY, July 20, 5t 8 p.m, No moro delightful tour for pleavure or health can be chosen than that on either the elegant steamers J, L. Hurd or Peerless of this line, which are the only firat-class passenger boats on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Lake Superior _route, Send for Excursion Circular and apply for passage to LEOPOLD & AUSTRIAN, 72 Market-st., Managers Leke Superior People’s Line Steamers. FOR SALE. 111,000 PENNIES . ALSO 3 AND 5 CENT PIECES, CAN BE HAD AT THE CHICAGO SAVINGS INSTITUTION 134 DEARBORN-ST. 1 cont pleces In packsges of $1 and upwards, 3 and b cent piecesin packages of $5, §10, $20, and $50. COMFORT SUPPORTING GIRDLE, Lagies have perfect comfort who wear this comforta- blo supporter. For sale wholesale and Tetail at the Comfort Supporting Girdle Manufactory, MES. E. F. BARLOYW, 470 Statest. Liberal terms to canvassers and ladies’ nurses. Orders by mail, with measure, promptly sttended to C. 0.D, _Price by express, $1.15. e REAL ESTATE. Choice ResidenceLot. FOR BALE—The most elegant unoccupled Resi- dence Lot in the West Division; 105 feet esst front on Ashland-av. by 200 feet deep to 20-foot alley; fine trees and shrubbery; lot begins £0 feet sonth of Adams-st, and 15 all within the inclosure of David Krelgh, Esq. ‘Easy terms to parties who wish to improve. Inquira H. H, TAYLOR, 266 West Washington-st. Residence for Sale. of the owner, ‘The new and elegant two-story snd basement Brown Stone Front Residence, No. 520 North Dearborn-st. Inquire for keys at next door north. WIRE SCREERS. Wire Screens At General Carpenter’s Jobhing Shop, 268&270North Clark-st. . Established 1858 T S. BAST. RELIGIOUS NEWS. { Reply to Dr. Fallows® Ser= mon ‘on Skepti- cism. A Contributor ~ Argues that Christianity Retards Progress. The National Sabbath-Schoel Asso- ciation at Chatanqua . Lake, An Easy Way Out of the Bishopric Difficulty Suggested. Curious Religious Supersti- tions Among the Negroes. A Protest Against Introducing Jewish Choreh Quarrels into the Courts. Nature and Extent of the Montefiore Testimonial. Church Services To-Day. CHRISTIANITY VS. PROGRESS. REVIEW OF DB. FALLOWS' BERMON. To the Edutor of The Chicago Tribune: Cmcaco, July 23.—As the Rev. Mr. Fallows Tefurns to the topic of the relation of Skepticiem to Chriatianity, and takes direct iseue with the position assumed by me1n my criticism of his former discourse, I respectfully request s space sufficiont to set forth my views, and the reasons therefor. 'The task is, in ome respects, an un- welcome one, since it is to combat a deep-seated popular ides, so long instilled and fostered by the clerical teachers of Christendom, that it has become - almost an axiom - in the general mind. Still more is it distasteful to join in controversy with a gentle- man of the liberal thought which is a well- known characteristic of the Rev. Mr. Fallows. I would much prefer a tilt withgome of themasked and helmeted old bigots. who, clad in the shell of their rotten medimval armor, fight in their pul- pits each Sunday a modizoval Apollyon, the tabri- cation of their own Quixotic brains. The point at issne between Mr. Fallows and myself, a8 now defined by bim, is simply this: Taking the term Christianity to mean the doctrinal religion, which is ‘‘com- mon to all thoss who believe in the supreme di- vinity of our Lord Jesus Chriat and in Hisatone- ment,” Mr. Fallows claims that it is not intoler- ant and not opposed to ecience or to the progress of the race, I, on the other hand, allege that it is necessarily intolerant and antagonistic to science, and is, and hag always been, one of the greatest obetacles to the progress of humanity, and that nearly sll,of the discoveries that civilization ~ pow ts of —the. press, tho steam motor, théfatectric telegraph, ete.— were not fruits of Christianity, but fruits that ripened in spite of Christianity. On all of which Mr. Fallows takes direct issue with me. To support bis position, Mr. Fallows alieges that the clergy were the preservers, through the Dark Ages, of all letters and cuiture ; that Chris- tisnity, from Apostolic times, hias identified Ler- gelf with the cause of education, establishing nearly all the distinguished schools of learning of Europe; that prominent scientists in differ- ent ages have been clergymen; that many among the clergy are eminenc as students and patrons of scierce; and, finally, that countries uunder sway of Mohsmmedanism and other anti- Chnistian religions have failed to produce or develop the progress in knowledge exhibited by Christian lands. Thia is, I think, a fair epitome of hig argument. Let us now look at it. That the monks of the Middle’Ages, in their sacred retreats, were the preservers of most that we have of ancient literature and knowledge, is doubtless true. Lattle credit, however, is due to their religion for this. What of Pagan writings were thus preserved is due to sccident or the action of monks whose lit- erary tastes rose above their religious zeal. As s general thing, the monks of thoso ages de- stroyed vastly more than they preserved of an- cient lore. Some of the greatest of the ancient clasgics that we now possess were discovered on palymsests, where the original bad been smeared over to make a surface on which somo monk could write his theological exegesis. More credit is due the mud of Pompeii for preserving the art and architecture of the ancient Romans than is due the clergy for transmitting to us the letwers of the same period. The former has handed its trust over to us, just aa it received it ; the Iatter has restored to us only tho mutilated remains of its trust, and they often questionable 28 to identity. That the clergy have founded many of the most celebrated schools of learning is also true. But these schools were intended for the training of clergymen, and, a8 s general thing, the course of study was such a8 to be of little practical value to any person who did not enter the clerical class. There has long been, and is now, a zeslon the part of the clergy to control the educational establishments of Christendom, and in order to do this they have ever been foremost to initiste these enterprises, and thus fore- stall the efforts of less pietistic parties. The curricalum of each collega and untversity of which they thus get control is, with Jesuit- ical care, constructed and manipulated so as to harnionize with the approved theology. It is stuffed with false philosophies, histories abridged and expurgated to suit clerical theories, nataral science in homeopathic doses, and unlimited quantities of desd langusges. This they call learning. They are in favor of schools which they can themselves manage, and of Do others. ‘That many clergymen have been distingyished for love of science, and for diseoveries therein, is likewise true, bul in such s vast armyof clerics it would, indeed, be strange if many should not be found who cared more for knowi- edge_than for the interest of their clasa. Co- pernicus was indeed a clergyman, 80 far as re- ceiving the fat income of a canonate and per- forming the duties thereof, but he did not dare to invoke the vengesnce of his ecclesiaatical brethren by a publication of hie great discovery, till death, at the age of 70, was about to place ita seal upon his lips. The publication of his discovery and the aonouncement of hia demise ‘were simultanepus, As o the query why Mohammedanism and other religions bave not produced as great improve- meots sad progress among their votaries, I reply that T have not alleged that any other prevaling religion of the world is better than Christianity. It byno means follows. because intellectual progress dies out where Moslemism prevails but makes some advance in the lands which have the Christian faitb, that Christianity is the cause of this activity. A " The great error of those who draw deductions like these of Mr. Fallows' is in conzideriog relig- ion the cause and not the effect of intellectual dovelopment. Some of the greatest philosophers and thinkers of the world have fully and clearly demonstrated that religions are the productions —SIXTEEN PAGES. zf stages of enlightenment, and are modi- bfld by the temperament of the races that em- race them. They are the result of enlighten- m;nt. not its cause. - 0 Do way conld 80 unphilosophical an ides a8 the opposite prevail, as it does pnmung edocated men, except ugh the persistent emphasis of it by the clergy, to whcee great interest it is that'it be generally accepted. It is slmply put- ting the cart before the horse. Ic is on a par with the argument of the couotry parson, who referrod as proof of a kind, kuperintending Providence to the fact that God had caused the g;;qn rivers to flow right to the wharves of greas cities. 4 ‘The Hottentot worships his fetish becanse he in not elightened enough 10 need a higher religion. The sons of the Orient find in “the romantic faith of the KEoran, with all its imsgery and personality, just the expression for their voluptnous and poetical temperament. When the Roman Empire adopted Christianity, it had largely outgrown 1te old Pagan retigion, with all 1ts beautiful but improbable mythology. It was not, however, sufficiently enlightened to be able to appreciate the simple faith of Jesus. 8o that faith was soon reinforced by ceremonies and mystical doctrinea to giveita hold upon the popular mind. In Luther's day s large classin Europo had ontgrown much of this adulterated Christianity, and the great Reformation revealed almost s new faith,—that of the Protestant Church. + - Search through history the world over, and you will find that enlightenment must proceds s change of religion, not necessarily follow it. Look at your fields of missionary labor, and bow paltry are the resuits. Nowhere has there been an instaaco of successful establishment of the Christian roligion among the heathen nations un- til secular knowledge had doveloped a condition of mind to which that religion ig adapted. Some of thesa peoplo may have adopted the forms and: ceremonies of Chnstianicy, but of the spirit of religion itself they were, and are, as ignorant as babes. In many instances, asinthe Sandwich Islands, the missionaries have succeeded in de- ‘stroving the native religion, withon implanting anything but the forms and hypocrisies of the new faith, bringing ouly degradation and decima- tion to the simple islanders. - . Ignorance compols superstition. It must have it, and the religion of ignorant people must grat~ ify that superstition. As s people become more enlightened, the lesa there is of superstition to D fed, and & purer, a higher, religion is_accept- able. The masses who swarm at the Catholic altars need & mythology of saints and Holy Vis- gin, & gorgeous ceremonial, and a thoasand mir- acles, to fix their devotion and satisfy their su- perstitious zeal. Prolestants can get along with oue deified mortal and a dozen miracles of twen- ty centuries ago. Some Christians oven seel to get along quite religionsly, though dropping trom their faith everything savoring of the mir- acle. That there are thousands who ciing to ate- ligion which they by education and development are far above is very true, and only demon- strates the power of traditions of childhood’s teachings, of social restraint, and of selfish in- terest, to modify the-instincts and warp the rea- son. As a weneral thing, the more highly edu- cated individuals of a nation, unless they belong to tho sacerdotal class, or find their support in some way from the religious institutions, are skoptical 28 to the prevailing religion, however much they may profess to be its votanies. As men become matured by calture and thonght, they drop from the old creeds a8 riponed spplos from the still branches of the orchard at the harvest moon; not to be without religion, but to adopt a better. Back to the old forgotten re- ligion of Jesus many. such go,—a religion too high and too purefor those old Pagans who took it iu charge and pussed down to us this poor sub- stitate labeled with its name. ‘Thus we see that Christianity did not give us our civilization, which is the product of practical knowledgo gathered by able men and diffused among the people. We shall now see that Christianity has resisted the progress of civili- zation, and still does so, with tenacious struggle. 1 can prove that it does this, first, by its bindiog: ‘mankind to tho past, and being intolerant of any opinions which conflict with certain writings of antiquity ; and, secondly, by the fact that most of its casontial dogmas are, in spirit, opposed to humsn progress and development, snd thst be- lief in them tends to parzlyze human exertion towards an amelioration of humaan ills, . Reverence for the past is_opposed to reasor. He who accepts the former in piace of the latter sccepts a_practical sentiment in exchange for walnable fact. He who quotes the thoughts of three thonsand years ago agaiost the best’ thoughts of to-day simply puts the prattle and gush of boyhood againat the wisdom of tbe grow- ing man. Worship of tbo past paralyzes bope and deadens offort, Who will strive for knowl- odge or reach for discoveries if the past bas known all that is worth knowing ? Here, then, in its reveienco for antiquity Christianity plants 1tself in the path, an obstacle to Progress. That it is intolerant it would seem needlesss tooffer proof. Bays agreat bistorical writer : “+Up to the Intter part of the sixtaenth century 10 man was secure in his person who expressed doubts respecting the belief of his contem- . poraries.” And sgain: “A carefal study of the history of religions toloration will prove that i every Christian countiy where it bas beon adopted iz Las been forced on the clergy by tbe authority of the secular clagses.” . I deny that intolerance is & corruption of Cbristianity. It is a parc aud parcel of it, and wheraver its priests and people bave been most pura and zealons in the faith thers hag intoler, ance been most hideonsly conepicuous. Nevel Das Christendom shown & priesthood more un- selfish, uncorrupt, and more fired with pure love of religion than the Spanish priesthood of the days of the Inquisition. All historical wnters agree that their piety, sincerity, and purity wers above all question, Yt what horrors swarm upon the page of history which records thoir deeds. Who were, a8 s class, purer men or more iconoclastic in hatred of corruptions of Chris- tianity than our own Puritan forefathera? Yot these men, who were foes of bear-baiting, roast- ed Quakers as asacred duty, and enacted blue Jaws_ calculated to force the skeptic to hypocrit- ical conformance to their religious notions, or to make his existence most miserable. In this meteenth century, in_Englsnd, with all its boasted liberties, the publishers of Tom Paige’s * Age of Reason” were indicted thero- for, tried, convicted, fived, and imprisoned. Only a decade before that, the En, lish Parlia- ment enacted & law forbidding the holding of a ublic debate on such topics by any persons, un- ess permission was obtained from eome desiz- pated officer, after ten days’ notice snnouncing tho subject to be discussed. This is Christian toleration much modified from its dsys of rack, thumbscrer, and fagot. Intolerance is_not an_ abnormal feature of Christianity ; it is essential to its existence, and the earnest zealois who have been distinguished for intolerance have- merely recognized that fact. If men are sllowed to hear the opinions and arguments of unbeliovors, they may bo led to donbt. Donbt leads to inquiry. Inquiry to investigation. Investigation will “certainly lead to the conviction of the falsity of come one, at least, of the doc- trines of theology, snd so intimately are all the doctrines of Christianity related, ove to the other, so dependent is the whole fabric upon each of its parts,that if you knock out one Piliar and_the whole stracture falls. For in- Stance, with Protestants the whole foundation of their faith rests on the doctrine of the infal- Jibilicy of the Sacred Scriptures. Satiafy a be- Jiever that that doctrine is erroueons. and forth- with the other doctrinea—of the miraculous con- ception, the miracles, the atonement, etc.— must be established by other proof than the mero 8ay-s0 of the Bible in order to retain his conviction. No, no; the clergy cannot af- ford to allow skeptical opivions the frecdom of the world, and they pever do, 8o loog a8 they can help it. In Spain they havo been strong enough, hitherto, to suppross_their expression. And what s spectacle does Spain present as to soience and progress! What discovery, what invention, what new idea beneficial to man, bas appeared within her borders since she sent Co- Jombus to find for us these shores ? Bat in addition to the fact which Thave shown, that Christianity 15, and must necessarily be, in- tolerant of free thought and therefore antago- pistic to progressive civilization, I assert that Thany of ita doctrines aro in thelr ature destruct- ive to & progressie spirit in tho nations : 1 The dogma of Bible-infallibility ; teaching, 28 it does, that the thonghts of the remote past are .ot only of more weight than the ideas of modern thinkers, but that those thoughts must Devor bo questioned as o their truth, 1u & dozma the most deadly to progress and to gcientific in- quiry that can be concsived. Implicitly be- Heved and followed by the race. mankind would remain intellectually stationary. All progress ihat has been made in science bas been accom- plished in opposition to thia tesching, and often in bitter mental struggle with ita defenders. 5. The doctrine taught by Christisnity of 8 God actuated by passions snd feelings such sa men displsy,—suger, jealousy, ctiyeness, NUMBER 33 capriciousness, veugesnce,partiality, etc.,—is a belief conceived only by people in & barbarous condition, and adapted only to ma in & state of moral darkness. The cultivation of such a be- lie(dl'enda only to degrade and hold back man- n 3. The doctrine of miracles is a doctrine whose direct effect is to quiet all desire for eci- entific inquiry. When ansthing very wonderful ocours, it is much easier to account for it by de- claring it a miracle than to investigate the nat- ural_causes thereof. Hence, comets were the flaming scimeters of Jehovah, iightnings the thunderbolta of the Almighty, earthquakes tho vibrations from the footsteps of Deity, the pestilenca the visitation of an offended Provi- dence. 4. The doctrine of rewards and punishments after this lifo, which teaches tho alternative of 80 exalted and beatific & happiness, or 50 awful and intonse a misery,and each to be everlasting, is destructive of an effort on the part of men to ameliorate the conditions of this temporary life. Men are natarally led to pelieve by this dogma that a main business of this Lfe ought to be to prepare for that life 10 come, Why should we wase our precious time 1n_sesking discoveries i knowledge which il perhaps make earthly life pleasanter to our fellows, and thus run the risk of not hzin§ prepared for the life of blies beyond the grave ? 5. The dogma of the Atonement, which teaches that eventual happiuess 18 nok the reward or ro- sult of wirtue, bat the mysterions effect of the immolstion of & sioless being, sacrificed in & horrible manner, thousands of years ago, to placate our _Creator, who, indeed, in fact, this being was, in very truth, is directly sdapted to make men indifferent a8 to virtue, and caroless as to the moral code. Believing that faith in Christ’s atonement will instantly wipe awsy from their record all sin, 80 far as effect of sin is concerned, why 8bould men restrain their passions, repress seltishness, or cultivats the loftier graces? A religion that teaches counter to the maxims that mau should love truth for truth's sake, and that virtue ever bears her own reward, is a foo to the progress of the rice. Charactor, and character alone, wins Hoaven; and character is not pro- duction of faith, but of works. 6. The dogma of the Deity of Jesus is another stumbling block in the path of man. Itisa clinging to the hero-worship that has charaster- ized the infancy of the race, among all nations. Directly decouncod by Christ Himself, it is 3 dogms injurious to man, if_** having more_gods than one * s injarious. Not only does it give an undue power and influence to the clergy who claim to represent Him, but 1t diesipates the power of Jesus' example of sclf-forget- fuiness snd loyalty to wirtuo aund truth. The example of a God who could not sin ix not a very encouraging_ exnmple for weak, erring humanity to try and imitate. Besides tho intiuence of the different doc- trines, there is also to be copsivered the im- 'mense amount of tremsure that bas been and is diverted from its legutimate use, the increasing of the comforts of the people, and in supporting scionce and diffusing «of knowledge, and is squsn- dered on churches, monasteries, and the support of avast priesthood, w hose only businessseems to be to look after the pi)st mortem interests of hu- manity, and get their own living therefor. See what immense sums have, in Europe, in past ocouturies, been ** mrung trom the hard hands of peasants,” and taken from the coffers of Princes, to enrich an d magmify the Church, Sup- pose one-balf of thathad been applied t8 the cause of science, to s amelioration of physical life, to discovery of eariiarylaws, to sewerage, to house-building, to labor-saving inventions, to schools of practical learning,—wounld not this century find Europe and America in a much further sdva nced _stage of civilization than they mow are? Evennow,and in this 1end, you' can to-day essier raise 1,000,000 for some ecclesiastical xnterest than you can $10,000 for a scientific_ente rprise, 1have no question that you could git more women from the churches of Chicago to devote their time to equip » missionary %o preach Christianity to the heathen of Central Africa than would be williug to do the same to 8scure and support & firt- class Professor of the Natural Sciences in the University or High 8chool of our cisy. Bot it may be claimed that, in spite of these features of Christianity, it also contains moral precopts and doctrines that more than offset them 1n influence toward progress. It does embrace much moral doctrine of the Jiighest pature. But the morality is not new with Christianity. The New Testament contains 1o new truths in morals. ¢ Love your neighbor s yoursel,” * Forgiws your enemies,” **Re- strain your passions,” etc., wero proclaimed a thousand years beforo Jesus, seys Bir John Mackintosh. St. Paul himself bears tostimony to this fact, when he states that the heatben who haa never heard of Chrrist will be adjudged by these laws which are written in. their hearts. No, the ditferent civilizations of the world are not owing to, thongh they msy be retardod by, the religions they came in contact with. They are the resuls of tho spirit and tempera~ ment of the races that develop them. Reason, and reason atone, has given them to man. Where imaginatioa and poetical fancy intrudes upon reason, 28 in' the Oriont, civiliza- tion makes little advance. With a lees imagina-~ tivo people, like thase of Eurape, reason is more active and science more rapidly uncovers her storea of mental wealth, which are rapidly trans- mitted into phywsical blessings and material niches. Christiaiity sits on the shore and cries to Russon, ‘*Thas far shalt thou go and no farther.” Doubt and skepticism urge reason on, and soon the andacious anutocrat is com- pelled to withdraw s space further before the menacing wave. Ioto the secrets of God's 1aboratories reason pries, etrips the elements of their mysterions terrors, and hands them over to be the useful servitors of man. The discoveries of genius alone are immortal and purely beneficent. They survive empires and religions, and, hondred-hauded, walk the ages; distributing in constantly increaeing num- bora priceless gifts to man, till *the last sylla~ blo of recorded time.” To them we owe every- thing that webaveand aze, and if ever a millonmial day sball come on earth it will be the digcoveries of &cience, which alone have devcloped its trans- cendent glories for the evjosment of all man- kind. Tell me not that I thus rob our Maker of His glory. He doeth all tnings, and in doing this, through the reason of His creatute man, He doeth, as He doetn all things, "Hu ————— CHATAUQUA LAKE, THE NATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Fam Porxt, Chatanqus Lake, N. Y., July 22. —The National Bunday-School Assembly pro- posed *¢ to have s social rennion of press corre- spondents, including & dinner and excursion on Chatauqua Lake,” yesterday, the 2ist, bus the ‘management were 80 tardy in circulating the in- vitations that not more than twenty-five or thirty of the 800 invited guests were present at the place and time of starting. The Sunday-School Association Committee had engaged the Great Western Band, of Pitisburg, and chartered for the day the eide-wheel steam- er * Col. William Phillips,” to give the wnvited guests an excursion on the lake, As our party was so small (only about thiréy correspondents beiog present), the Duquesne Greys,.of Pitts- burg, Pa., who were in encampment near May- vilte, were invited to join the party, which a Iarge portion did. Abont 10 o'clock we left Mayville, and soon steamed to Fair Point, whero the National SBan- day-School Assembly will convene from Aug. 3 to 17. Fair Point is owned by the Camp-Moeting As- sociation, bat the N. 8. 8. A. bave along lease of toe place. Thera are about fifty acres here apon the western border of the lske, covered witha beantiful wood. There are now here sbout 200 cottages, built upon lots 30x40 feet, and the lesses of which extend over & period of ninety- pine years. Daring the summer months thess cottages ars all occupied, but duriog the Nation- al Assembly of Sunday-achools in August they and the hotels together cannot accommodate the thousands of guests that visit here. The hotels on the ehores of the lake, and they are numer- ous, are fairly overdowiog during August, and botel proprietors azo **all in clover and wish the Assembly would keep the year round.” The grounds this seacon are in much better condition than they were last fall. The walks on either side are bordered with flower-beds and besantifal little rustic fences. Your correspona- ent strolled over the entire grouuds and’ noticed among other novelties upon the grounds this T e ack o Falsstine in greatly impro o Park of tine is tly red. Chautaqua Lake represents the Medil UDIBRAS. iterranean Sea. The ‘River Jordan flows though the Hol Laod into a minature Dead Ses, ’;:gm&h !mz tho Dead Sea and River Jordan has been turned into mountaina and bills, and upon thess small shrubs have been set out to reproduce tn mina~ ture tho oliva trees an the hills of the Holp} The modern City of Jarusalem covers an 80 feet in diameter, and 18 constructed of plaates! of Paris, from the British Ordnatce mrgd 400 gl the best stereographs thas conld n. produced. 5 Not far from Jerusalem is a building after tho. Oriental style of architecture. The tirst floor will be nsedas & bookstore, and the aecond s the museum. 5 A small room overlooking the court wift be; called & **harem,* will be farnished with diva: ' e, sod will be occupied bv seve Americans en’ costume, aod several live Arabs, representing tho patives of the Holy, Land. Tableaox and performances will be given by these peopls to illustrate the customy and habits of the real Arabs. A minaret wilk surmount the barem, and from this sovarat times a day will proceed the **muezzin,” or calk to prayer, in tbe Arabic tongue. Over 2300 worth of Oriental goods and costumes have jus$ boen received by Dr. Wythe. A tabernacle, 75x37 foet is to be erected, the, court of which mll bo supported by sixty larga @ilded columns. It will hava throe covennga i of cmbroidered cloth, of goat's nair, and of red enameled leather, respectively. The cost wil} be over £1,000. B ‘A siationary bath-house on the north shara roos out into the Iake 130 feet, At each end are dressing-rooms,—one for ladies, the other for gentlemen. : ‘Alittle to the left of the Oriental house is & stream of water that flows from s hiving tree. ‘The streets are all named after eminont Meth- odist divines. The following well-known Sundsy-school workers are expected to be present, and spesk on the topics eat opposite their names. . Dr. C. H, Fowler, Chancellor of the Northwesters +* Joaua, the Great Teacher.” - The Rev. J. M. Buckley, of Brooklyn, N, Y. * Quas- tions on Questioning.” i Dr. Edward Eggleston. “ Elndergarten.” ' Dr. Theodoro L. Cugler, of Brookiyn. *Sams TalXs 1 Have Had with Great Mon.” _ Dr. B. K. Peirce. of Boston. Dr. Eben Tourjee, of * Boston of Mo #ic” * Music in the School and in the Sanctuary.” _ . Frank tackboard Artist of New Yark, 4 Chalk Studies in Character.” s The Rev. Wolcott Calkizs, of Buffalo. *What » Christian Teacher May Learn from » Heathen.” < The Rev. Justin D. Fulton, D. D., of Erocklyn, N. The Force that Wina,” ‘The Rer. J. AL Walden, D, D., of Cinclonatt, “The ‘Prees and the Sunday-school.” 2 The Ber. W. H. Perrine, D, D., of Michigan. ¢ Ghris- tisn Ast, and What the Sunday-school Has to Do with. It” (With blackboard illustrationa.) Dr. P. G. Gillette, of Jacksonvills, Tl “The Les- sons of a Century.” Dr. P, S. Henson, of Philadelphia, The Rev. . , Parsons, of Bostom. *The Whole Church as a Sunday-achool.” Dr. R, M. Hatfeld, of Philadelphta. *The Perilsof the Hour—a Warning to Sunday-school Workers. Dr. C. 8. Robinson, of New York. Foss, of New York. * The Sunday-achoal and the Highest Chrirtian Experlence.’, The Rev. Dr. Deems, of New York, '* The Sunday- schoo! (Teacher and God’s Book of Nature.” The Rev, Beuben Nelson, D. D., of New York. 3L C. Hszapd, Paq,, editor of the National Sundap- . School Teacher, Chicago. Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller. A story entitled, # The Parish of Fair Haven.® The tollowing gives an ides ‘of the daily pro- MMO: ome —m" 4% 6 o'clock a. m.—Morning bells, 6:30—Morning prayers (in five tenta), * = ast, R esch morning), & Experisnce 8-8:45—General service (varyin, 4 Biblo service,” 3 * Praise service,” an “ meeting,” 5 % Conversational mesting.” 8:50-10:50—Working hours, First hour, Division- i Second Lour, Drill-Sessions. il o'clock—Public servicn (ectuzaor ‘sermoz). ::30 p. 0. —DINNET. 4 puecngs ;:&E:;ug potts from th wvx‘;n;—hm 2 repo: . 7:30—Veaper servico with vesper bells. e e ertitaninls eseoptesn, Bl concert, m). _ 20—Nighs bells, S Two days will ba set apart especially for chil- dren, Saturdsy, Aug. 7 and 14, i The Assembly will be divided into three terma. The working hours of these terms will vary some- what a8 follows : First term, drill sessions pre- . dominate ; second term, Division * Conven- tions;" third term, Normal “ Conncils.” The division sessious are those in which the several classes of workers—pastors, superin- tendents, infant-class teachers, etc.—meet ingap~ arate session to discuss the topics especially in- teresting to them. They will state difficulties, discuss principles, methods, exhibit appliances, etc., eto. ~ . The drill-sessions are thoss in which all grades ' of the workers meet in classes for drillsn the Normal Class thomes: Bible History, Geog- raphy, Chronology, Evidences, Interpretation, etc. Also for prastice in whatever pertains to the work of teaching, illustrating, questioning, reviewing, etc. Aftor the correspondents or * editors,” as the people chose to call us. and other invited guests had partaken of a bounteous lunch, the steamer left for an excursion shrough the lake. At Demis Point, Ldke View, Griffith’'a Point, Flu- ranoa, and Jamestown, all summer resorts, short. stops were made to give ‘‘ye knights of the peucil” a chance %o see how the land Iay. Tao Totels at these points are all largs wooden struc- tures, with large and airy rooms, and are fonr and five stories high, with Ennnd‘l‘ln’lnmund- 1 ing every story, making it a deligh! lace to ! gota ** whiff of tho pure hkla’shmu:" The scenery on all sides was most magnificent. The land seemed to run into the lake, in gontly-sloping manner, and I doabt if there is any beach on parts of the lake shore. The trip* through the “ outlet to Jamestown was partio- ularly fine. The river twists and turns like s snake, and our gallant craft hardly seemed to have ‘*elbow room,” but we got through al} right. I was very much reminded of some nar- row beuds in the Mississippi Biver, aa our was abtimes headed directly for shore snd just swung around in time to go aroundanother bend. A short stoo was made at Jamestown, when the bost turned her head up the lake, and we wers soon back at Fair Point, where we partook of another luoch. i A sad accident occurred just off Lake View. Jeesa Vancise, a deck-hand employed uoon the stesmer, while attempting to haal ont a pail of ‘water was drawn overboard by tbe curreut and drowned in sight of the helpless boat of people. Several ladies fainted sad general confusion prevailod. The boat waa swopped as quickly 8o possible and the life-boat launched when lo, it was found unprovided with oary. The man swazz for five minutesand made a noble struggle for his life but 28 no aid reached him he went down to his last account. A collection amounting to over 3100 was immediately taken up among the pacsengers and will be given to the four orphana who only yestorday called this map father. Take it all in all, Lake Chautauqua, with ita fine scepery, large and commodious hotels, and the numersblo opportunities for pleasure- Beking, will, in time, make it a3 noted a sum- mer-1esort a8 Long Branch or Saratoga. —_—— 3 THE ILLINOIS BISHOPRIC, A SUGGESTION. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns: ‘Waokzaax, Ill., July 22.—As much bas besm said in the papers both for and against the Rev. Dr. De Koven, sinco the Convention held *Feh. 3, 1875, and it has been decided that the Baver- end gentleman’s election is not confirmed, allow me, through your columns, to makea few sug- gestions to your readers in relation to the elece tion of a Bishop of the Episcopal Church for the Diocese of Illinois. What we need is a map on whiom we can alt unite, and restore peace and harmony to our Church. I thick it can be dona if the right Christian spirit can be awakeued. Let all bygones bs no more brought forward, and let the world and the Church see that we, at churchmen, can be united in the election of some good, Eound, couservative churchman to preside over us,—one to whom all can extend tho band of friendship, and with kindness say, We will sustain and hold up your bands for the good of all. If this can be done, bow much it wonld encourage tha Pishop to find os united. Well, how aro we o accomplish it ? My suggestion is this: That thera ke two clergymen and two Isymen selscted by the Staading Committee of the Diocese from each party, which would make eight in_number, and, when those eicht can be got together, lot them choose one more person whom they may agree npon. and mect in some switable place = early as practicable, and well weigh the matter in their minds, aod unite upon some one good man to be bronght forward at the next Conven- tion (either Special or Annual), that all can vota for. 1 am sasiafied theze are to be found severa, = + .4 ou b R Qg Drpees, B