Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 11, 1875, Page 2

apply to thin secrol reoard toxt the vors oppo- mito of that tacogpized AL the Judge's own tri- bLunal. Toere he refuses to Lolirve four mit- newnen If tnere 43 & perfoct verbal agreament amang tuem., Hore Lo refusea to befieve it thera 18 mot thas verbal agreoment. | And wby 2 Decauns this loaruod commantator | choosen to intorprat ** inspiration " &y impming | on oach witnnsn the obligation to to!l evory, g, and. secondiy, to tell it, not in by own way. but in tho very worda of Lun co-witnesn! In athor words, he 1mposes ou theas Gt ean biogrsplieis of Chaist & purely aroitrury » L Liaving no oxintance but in bis own 1magination and then, Docause they fail to coma nv to that standad, he tu na them out of court. aded an hara [ I have 12ad romewliare of an * uujust judse, Istnis justico ? If. inde:d, they tatly coutra- dick ubo aunather,—if oas e, g daclares that Cliriat deliverad & acrmoi 0n tho Mount of Junt ruch & lengtti, and avotaer plsinly assorts that is was mitich lonker,—if ouo divides tho Lurd's | Prayer into junt 80 v petitionw, urtered only 10 sich aud wch words, witir a doxotogy apnond- | o, while anotuor silirine that thers tiever was any dozalogy, —it tiob over tho crusa wax compuscd of ceitan words stul fuat 40 many of (ha.m, winds snother | aftiinn both tha worde and ¢hoir nimbor ta have | boew wholly dilferent,—in tho prencnce of mich | direct coutraaictions, could they be anege, thy | testimony of these fonr witnesses could vot b * recorved, but are omissions sod difarotices o1 statemente—contradicduny vecedsanly? 8:. | Matthew speaks va ono woman haviog wone eactly 0 the sepuilehrs 3 doos that forbul there having | Dbeen, 86 tho oLlsr giap 14 say, othors tusie bo. | sirte her 7 St. Matthew records Loe vcenrrenco | of au earthquake ; does Su. Mark's mleaco oa | that subject prove Matthew a i ? Bt, Luko ! Datrates tho jouruey of two discipies 1o Em- muus. Neithor Mattiew nor Joun mention of 1 ; does their onussion of it contra- dict Luko, sud prove that the joutney was asver takeu ? Yet these aro among thu proofs (hat to Judge Booth's mibd suflice ta overihraw the story of the Jix rection ! 1lappily tiom bis viatmnal we ha Tiglt of apj eal, atd E urre oxerciea it, 1 or w take the camo nto tho Superior Co of reason and connnon savas,—-and chere s | judgment is roverncd, and on privwiples eich an | these. Whero theie” are several witosses loa g certain fact, the law governing thoie tstimoay § must bo that of ** subatantial trath undar cir- cun.stantial variety.” Tuo fuct of theso wit- ue-ses clainnug 1o ba inspired, whiie it d €8 not 1dd fotco aud Aubhority tw thar eiatements (f | ihio clmim Lo sabsiantiated), dura Lot taka them ‘rom undor this uniyareal Taw, and wnat pol Loy i ! < sonetrned ar depaviog them of Lis bengit, Here, 13 glrenbiore, there i3 no ies<on. Lt quite thy rverae, why one soalil sunpiy repeat the other, without vapiatton, Ou #he coatrary, the very Inct of thus do ng a0 would delva. tho end de- | siuned b demauding, alike 1 rocibir aud cce o vinstical courts, that cvery word suall bo eatab- lishod by tho wouth of witlesa tusn “two or turen witnerses "—that end beay the cumnula- tive forcs of o donv.e, Lpla, 0F Guadrapia Les- timeny, Now, if (heso reve al lestinonics exhibit perfect verbal ngrecmont. they ate virtu- | ally oug temduony, and carry oulynul, corrobo- rated weight o ¢, 16 on Lbo baud, thov oxiubil varis.ivn, L1 fullows 50 ono telle mota of one event than anuotber wili, while A third ntates & fact abeut which a foarti wii e wholls silout. But mlenco 11 no proof of - perauce. Nor in tgnorancy of cerimm thangh suy dinproof uf in, iration, untese, indetd, unspiration mean omuiscience. Thers I8 an ne spiation of wlente 1o less than of utier- anco, Tho fact uob etated msy be passed over, sunply beeanse ita Ktatement was not necessary to tue com letencms of tho wesraze. For this privciple (which covain tiis wholo quastion of omiesioie 10 the sacted narrai,o) we Linve di- reet Scrpiural athory. Tho leat of thaee four wilues=oa 1n cloung lue tentumoas. aod leaves un record s eolcin srsoverat.on thar Shus testimory i true,"—vet, in the same breath, hie Kous on to sav that Lo had ant writ- tou el ue kiow,—iLat “thoio woro many other things which Jeaus dit" whick ho bl alio- Rether omitted, and which, had thov been all written, wou.d have filled, Hunatively ing, mure Loosa than the word could co: Evideatly, tuen, accordiug to 18 vrier, otias BIODA B10 iU Lhems ives Ly Argumont against . the trudhifulness of testimony, Cant bothat thus fourth Lvancelist was liers Jorewacuing the Church. and 8o forexrmning ol agamst thy ; sophistries wa aro now oxposinig, sul, if ro, 18 Lhwto Liere 10 avideuco of his wspiration.? Haviug this diposed of thus tefrible *omis- sion " argument, ko far as cuncoros it coucln- sivences agaiiet tho story of the Reaarrsciion, ‘we caunot yet, however, part company withit, our cuusyist baving bere, uufuttunately for s own caue, aud uoconwiously, doubitiess, put Into our biatide & 1wo-cdged sword wlich cuts into the vory heurt of his vwn roasoniug with | fatal oficet,” The Evangelists, ho eays, ate ti stuatworthy becaiuss ol tamr 0.id4sion in many Eaces Lo tell Lhn whiole stary, We reply with ail renpeen, L yuogie, you profess to baa Judee, wnd alova all tnen ought to bs smuaitial. T nuch wo hava s right to exrept at vour hands, tt bero, as when witting on tha Lonch, exar oiing your high judicial Innetions, vou shall hold thie ecalen of Jurtico avenly ma Letwaon thio azcused and their trioin. 43 your mind will be diveated of sl sutecedaut prajudice, parmit- tinz the avideuca to bo, all of “1t, adduced firly and impartially: alike what Ia favorabla o tho prisoner, aud what makes agzinat hun, This s evon-banded justice, and nothing else s Now thiw 1n pxacily what wa acvert Judge Dooth hus nolmeted out to tho fune Lviugolints, The scales Lave not been bed evenlr., Liflenco ouly apparently adverse has Lesn broweht iy ot cor spienoas promineucs, uod magni- | Bl bavoant all juet projortion, white uther nud Tebittinng teativony had been, L will not naw carclully exeurded, bt cortaaly omitrod. This I8 & grave charge tu advaace, Lut I can aubatan- tiatet, Lo any ona reating Judgo Tooth's essar, and N0t tha oriniual Seaplurg narestivo, it would Appear a5l tho as-ay had oxbavsted all tho ovidinte. avtihe fact if proved st all, must be proved by what s fonnd shero 3 and yot thorn aro mdie tiona of trathiubness ot the pare of the four writers to wineh thin eseny haa not al- luded ovon moat remotely—iittlo bints seattored Lexe and there ; httls coerdansos, €0 untural, lifeliko. 0 frco trom alt appearance of con- setous. delborus de-ten in ho mauner of their memtion. (et io any uu- prejudicod sender they carry with them an petantaneous couviction of thoir yerfect srutbfuluchs, Aw wo caao upon thoi wa say Instinctively, “Theie 1« na frand here, Tho mon wha wroto ths bistury wors trae men, aud 1ot Supostois” Lelm call your mttenton to £iro or threa of thasa comneyden=es alm 1t whiely thie tearnod Judio las Leen Leotodn by s lonz, | £irst— B oy rat butn tegota (1. ., John and Forer) s 1ho othor dumiplo did 6 strun | Loor, and eamne tirst to the rngnlobie,"— oy, | 27, 4. Why this scomingly thiling evinpiaison of tho two dinciples as tu theitn; ¢ 1n runninge ! or what bennag bud it ot tue fuct of the Rewr. | rection 7 Lhrcrtly, huns . LU inirectiy a ment quyotiant Felution Lo ot becwds | renenting ong | Of those ltitle ierdental toie bed 1w by inctarg | wluct clearly mttent slo LetLluno-s, 14 1n woll 0w that Julin wax tha Youn;ont, aud henss bio most vigorous, of all Lho shticn, iatnral, thernfor 1o s oxpi xonld “*outrun * wuy of thou, s orger over think af iukorting nachi an incujeo, lor vn Judye Buolli's thoury tha ovaugelista o lorgars 7 But thora s still more, Recond—* And hie (Johin), #tuopuing down, and looking in, saw the linon clathus IV, vol weat ho uot . Theu comoth Simuu Poter ful'owiuyg hi and want ot the somilelire."—\Ve, b, Now whv this diffeiouce 10 (bear conduct at tho paleirn ¢ 11 botl wera burning, ues both wers, ta kuow tho trath of what tho woumsu liud 1a whydid they not butl outer 4 Suoply ccalNo of L dilference in thou natural tem- porsument. elanwhera imndicated, John was & pute, loving, xentla epint, but charactorized, as Koutln ualures atwayw ure. Ly more ot lcan of timudity, Lot I'cter po i Liufore i, and e will futiow Lt Lut uot Lk then, And Jetor, junt an wormght linve expectod, did po 1o befure im Ho wa loving al-o, LUl conatiationally mietu ouw, fearlews oven \u a [auit—ready It & mn- 1ment to jump wto tho sex to maet hia Lord, while others worg trambhug witl terror, or to draw lus sword i los detenes, whila othors wore thintang ouly of Mgt Now. w all yhewe ditls touclics i3 thero not a coteirterey, a pertect miu- tusl harmovy utterly unmtelligible! eveout oy $he supoosition of the waLers cabdor aud trath- Luliens 2 Nor 1a thiis s Third—*'"Flia vaykn that waw not lyiog with ibe huew cioih Hetber an 8 place by iteelt, s dugly folding of tho baphin, sud place by itaels " o aflirwe, CLnst did bot pwa, vither (Grat) usve whared the common fate of gie. EURILOD 1uko dusl. ur (eecoind s Lave by remoyrd by lis tricude 10 order o create the benint tyuy Ho bad risen. Tho et theory, howaves, in jn. unceivable ; for, bud it rewained i the log), tCiien (WHD Were RUBILILR IL Clussly) uiely iave produced the body at the Gy, wud 20 wlenced foiover the preacbers of tho Eewurrection ; whis a3 to the secoud. wuppoNiLg D ainciples bad stolow Lho bodv, wonsd they, Wiz hurry aud tervor, swop to fold the uaphii zrotully, and Iay )l AWAY 1 & plata by iteeil ? Noi ths very lucidint, uudor ibs eeeming rivialily, earnies iu 1t a0 indeatravuiblo Llaatsony % Llhe reality of the Isurrecton. 13 telie vy 1ut, whutever took place vitbin the i stedois Mutiuctd OF Alat Loy Segaleiy, thord Was b al-cot liw head, LUy weag ped to- « Wby L or- be wec et 18 ww Judge Lol e Wi budy it cording to oue, the indenip- ; d wako any | =il wany olhera ko thour | 1 If thesubject porassn futereat enouen for you to | of . 1o confusion,-~only that porfect “ordor™ !»lvh‘x‘:h in ibioge alixa the 1fest and lowliest, ts **Jieavan's fivat lnw,” Cau we find room for this littla filns 1azina of that Iawon anv thaory aave that of & cal, dedbarate act of Resunerove tion 7 1L is o littlo thing cartaiuly, bt a very intlo thing mil mdieate the direction of even 38 mighty a force an the whirawind. Fourth—Once more s How doss it harpen that our ctitio baw altogethor ovorloukal that stiange and seif-refutivg stoty, which tha Jewieh authouitiva started in order to explain | swav tho fact of the Resurraction, aud which, Turntshod s it is by the enant.os of Chiristl: fias alwa s oifered ono of tha mosat rem: testimonies in 1e favor 7 1 moan the fal they coneocted about tho disciples coming, an ) At~aling tho body wailo the soldiors rlent, ani how thiay bribed thesy moldiers (wvho kusw #0 el what wam going o while they 'waro asleen!) to propagals tho atory, Ciearly thoy themsolves belioved that Chriat hid naca—nay. they know that he had said o would rise—the hu e stone rolier to the Hepulehre door was to prevent ITin naing—thov feli, too. that tha reportol 1w rlving would gam credenco among the penple, er the never wonld hava resorted to sa dejereten | +-eaanthmebitprd brundering falnebo.d torder t 00 1 eract its aifect on the popular in.nd. .o re T coneludo my eatalozuo of tho extrant dinary **onseions’ whicn chinacterizo the essay heafie un, and ask, Hw aro thev 1o ba acsounted for? ilow bappen it thatnot aven one of theso four <t ikine mcideutal testimontas finds s way 0 this Ju heial samming u.of tha question of the Reauriection 2 Wan Jirlee Bo nh airare of Liteir exivtonen? I can scarcely believs that ho was altogether ignarant cu the subject, for thia wers to prove tutn utterly disqualifisd for s task, Neither am I wilng to be'leve that. | knowing of them, he carululty supprosyed thor avidenco, for tius were to CAVLR VPTY giRve (me oatation cn e cavdor and honeaty. © e cn huneelr, doubtlees, Lset interpret his own Al o relictantis compelled to coneludo ‘ak this oaint for this morning, and resorvo tuoe retain. der ol my msterial 108 my ovening cangragation. weeare sour presence, I oehall be grautied. In ¢ peint ot intrinsieimportance 1 know of no Netip- | ture fact whoss Inatosio reahity ivolves gravoer | wenes than that cf tho Resurrection, Al Christianity ia at atnke hera, So wilally bound 1np in tho simele aseestion that Chnst ross from the aead that, were ita refuration possibio. the entre schiems of tho Chnatian faith must d aolvo into mvth and legend, leaving a¢ the Churchi's soli‘ary juheruance the wy e memory ot the aximtercs of tho man Christ Je-us, Judgo Booth ninderstanin this too, and frankly avows it, and yel with 1he full knowledae of tho wi fespread deso ation which his wo.ds, whieraver | believed, musrt necessarily carry with them, he reckiersiv sond4 it forth as his eolomn, delibere ato verdict that, in biy judgmeut, 83 far as ho can rift tie evidonce adduced. lho Evanzehsts | are falao witucsces, and tho ~tory of tho Ilosure | rection 4 8 o, 17 1L be, then afl Chiistiaaer s alio, and all Christenlom, which, for the Tt ! mphtecn cont 1rles, b been repocing contidant- Iy undor the shadow of thistrail, belesieg in the divitnty of s ovigin, niust biush Lo vwn linrsa £ the unconacious victim of & vl though venerablo imposture, No, brethren, the farh we cherinh restn ou no such inascurs foundatin, Waae tho learning of Celsus ani the mahco of Juimn, the Apostate, and the wit of Vottairn, and ths rnbaldre of Patne have vaiuly nought to ovorthowm, whil not ha destroved by thin passiug broath of nina- typuth century skepticism., The uobeliovera 01 BIXLY silvcessive moncrations have pursuvd tius truth with an undping hate, but o still stands, and will ateod, immovable, ali the moro thialy sooted i the humau heart, becauso in it aloue can bo found what will sat.efy to overflow- ing the heart's deepest ernviogs, Our heart and tlos, likn David's, ery out for * the lving God,"” aud a doad Christ cuinot bo a rovelatioe of a hving God. And Cluist in dead, ves, dissolvel into dust, 714 Iy with those whe sciu-gad, und cruciied. ant wrat upon Hua, 1t lMe be wvot “risen from the desd.” No, bLrethorn, God uaver toant to mock yoo by offeriug you b dead Savior, * Now is Christ riscn froi tho dead,” Sach Iy tho to tiaony of ous who bad eacrifiead friendy, fortino— voa, 1ife itsolf—Ffoc this hving HAavior's sske. If this suilico not, then howr Chrint's tostimony 1 Ilia oxn bahalf, rout 1o tho Soor of T'atmos forlis and ths Church's con- firmation in thao faith I am [a toat Livetl, ud ang dead; nod Lehold, Tam alive for ever- wore.” Tn tha avening the Rev, Dr. Bullivan contin- wod tae dizeusa.on shich h+ had above marked out, and con=ilored the quostims of * Uintia- diciiona’ and ** Linprobabithiries,” as hinted at in tho bogintune of bis morming werinon. It s to bo regrattod that lack of mpace preelndes the prosculation of the remmnder of the dissourse, —— THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS. LECTUGE OF TAT. BEV, ARTIUR SIICHELL, Yeatorday afternoon Farwell Hall nas well @llud wits an intelligent sudicnco to listen to tho lecturs on **Tha Biblo in our Pulio Schools." delivered by tha Rev. Arthur Mitchell, pastor of tho Firat Preshvtorlan Chuich, Twonty-tmt strect nnd Indisna avenue. Provious to the lecturs two veraos of the Natlooal Hima wera sung by tho entiro andience, after which the Rev. Mr. Mitctelt offored prayer, and imwedi- ataly thereaftor commoncrd Lis address, Tue speaker alludad to the activu of the Board of Education, taken oo the 23th of Soptombor, exceluling the BDible fram (ko public schools, aml with which the publicis familiar, 1Te said that all tho mombars voted for that resolution except one, He Luew nothiugof the mon who com- posed tus Dacd, or thair creeds. Ha alinded (o the motion made to have Goed [Friday ob- eorvol sy n holidsy by the pnblio echoo's, and was gind to kuow that the resolucion to that eifvct hiad been lont, He believed that if the members had given the redolution excluding the Biblo from the scliuls sufliciont thought, thovwould uover havo passed 1t, sud b Lelioved that, if the matter was right- ly brought bofore them vow, they wonld rescind theiraction, Ilo thought tLat the importanca of the subiect ind not been fully enough con- sidered by (ho muasnes, A buay comaunity like thin was tot oaslly sronsed, but bo was giad to soe #o large an audienca prasent, ‘Tho Board of Lducation ouyht to bava consid. erod their action Lofore they roscindod the ace tion taken 230 years ago, It was never allowad In this freo coaulry that the Worl God shonld ha nterdicted ju our publio schools, He bold that o Iibie was the foundation af | ovorvthing great and honorable i this or any othier coubry. aud that 18 was the foundation of mntwoal weeligence, jurisprndoncs, and law, “Tine buok way_honored in custom for itn suporis o1 litorature, and ho was greatly surprised at tue action taken by the 15nd, A portion of the people did pot think thia “ue-tion of snflicient umpartance to attraot their altention, but he thoughs il was s very grave Ong,—anu which jntorosted overy citizen, lcad- g tho Inble 1 the sclivols was 1o violation of sav 1olgious pnciple. H.ci-ty had 60 Tigut L0 mterfers 1 this maltor on the souro of oone Buries : it wan not compolled to comply with day religivng oliquatte, Livery ons in tlus fros laud oagtit to Lo taxel for the maintonanca of nul:lm dchuols na wall an tho sruy sad navy, A ‘Pl w0y walter of vital nunportauce whicl rlau-mwd the greal majorily, the opposing low sl e be ' courtdonnl, thstory was thon Gited 10 vhow that tho Hible was & necessity in c;mrv onhslitened band, and, wii-rover it ox- sk theta dat ko’ aua ignorance provailed. Jhe Lihs lnd & very vapostant bearng ou the Cavilace wnd couitey, aid e did nos want o gea il ojectad from Lhe' | ublic sehoo's, bint kepe thers JUG peopls had's demacratic aud ro- pubican Govoihment 11y iy broadest souse. and, an 8 Hepbi:. thov kiad & rignl 10 live, - Thone Aualitice Liad thuie twost prazoand arigin ju the Bivle. The Biblo wattho pugt friend of pasular itellicence, fratomnits, and demanncy,” Wher. ever mx‘;":lu:.u'a:' ead, tiere thera wan intellie Rence. i naceks Reibiie: i ity of Lha lifo of tue Wherover the Bible had been Any man m.ght be challouge.d ll\'xmnru‘.l‘[lc‘t‘l‘l’u“mu woutd of populsr dutolizeucs, fintary damooratle principlos, ‘Lo lands of arth proved this assortion, Amecica from 1y founds- tion iad hud & treo 13010, uid harg thore woes scadeniles, cal.egos, sud & vust wyaten of 4 publlc hehdule, Heoithud aud Gerraapy wsreasd | romarkablo for their iutsligencc. Seovmyd Wis tho howe 0f pubhic denools, und Jobu Kaox e stiruted thein there, ‘Tho speaker thoo alluded to the article of Mr. Horaco White, publistied i the Quarterty Review, wud republished i T Tuinuse, 1 which be waid that Eugiaud was uiure of & jla. ublio theo the Uuited Statos to duv, ‘Liig =unld put bo uxcept through a froo Bible, [y Germuny ouly 4 1 er cent of the pupilation wers i tsuwnu:u. sud U4 per cont couid read wnd White | ‘iuo speaker wext folluwed up the countring TG CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, ocToBER foroign akill is employed to do the work in which shio clatmel purfection centating ago, ‘Tha spenker ailnded to Mexico and Spain, and contrastad with them tho prosuerity of aitand, Great Batain, and the Unilnd States, whero the fiea Diblo was cirenlatod. ‘Tho Biblo hiat a ciuse connection with national goverument morahty, anl was jts chief wecurtv. Dessotism bad only leen ovortarown in lande oa- | liehtoned by the Mibia, Tho Ihele was tho basis’ of all law, theugh in this country it conl1 not be cliimed that thore was & unton of Clugreh ant Stato. Wherover the Bibla wan road thero good order prevailed. Tho spesker then quoted criminal statiatica to prove that the Jiblo was also a great provendve of erime. Mr, Nolaon, of tho Dible Socioty, tad told him tuat o f their colportours hind can- vasseid the B ideaport district, and ous of 1,230 families 1220 wery without ibles. They rot d. e on tho ealportenr, aud iu romo fnstancos | men pointed piazols at lus hoad whan ha tried to go into their houses, Io this district murdor twas most rifo. Ihe Iibia was tho picneor of frea {natitutlons and consditutional gavernment. France, wheroe tue Bible had been almot untnown, had had 15 verumonts 1n %3 vears. 8pain reesivod her in- tehigence fiom Rome. and to-day was Iying the ruin of a erent Co.usaus, The hible was s nscesmity inour pub'ie schools . in orider to maako wond etizons of the childrea growing nn. Thore wers ehildren who lad oovar heard o page of the Dibla except 1n & publio school. Iu'the 1220 famwilies in Dridze- oort abovo alluded ty, there ware at feast tivo bova t . each. Hora wers 250 voters growug i, ot 1 the heate of & far o feland, but (n the heart of great Chicawo § in the baart of 1= 108 ¢ in tho heart of tba great United States. {Appiawse.] Tuase boys would bo mill-stones on tho necks of tlis Rovublic voms day if not acen to, Ha uext took up tha argnments urged agamst readiag the Bibic ju the rehoold, and sl tnat ba would bo eatisfled with a Koman Catholio Bible tnere, All Enghsl versims were nbout alke, If tho Tibie was takeu from the schools it woald eocon bave > bo ex- cludaid from all pablie matitntions, including pri-one, alma-liouses, blind nvylumy, tho army and navy, and fiom Concrevs, Tua Biblo wan tho whent of the Repubiic's lifo, aa overy repnblic ind the right ti the use of God'a wor.l, and it conld now ha prevented. At thecloso of the lecturs a vots of thanks was sinanimonsly tondored the locturer for bis abte and exhaustiva edort, Mr. Rodney Welah movad that a rea'ntion ba adop ted re'esting the Buard of Education to rescinld their action of the 2ith nit, Carried. ‘[he ventlomay stated that whon hoe camo into tho house ho hiad ouponite views on tho question, but :lia Jectire hiad converted him. On motion, & Commttan of threo, an fol. losin, t wak vn tna Joard of Eancation, was then nalectad by Mr, Miteholl @ Juhn Foravtue, tho flon. Grant Gooduely, and T, M, Avery, Eoglanr THE SECRET OF REVIVAL WORK, DISCOUNSE DY THE BEY, MRY. LATUROP, A goodiy vongrogation assembled yestenlay raorning fn tha Michigan Avenuo M. E. Charch, aizan avonue, between Thirty-nocond and Thirty-third stresty, 1o hoar & dlacourse from Mrs. Mary T. Latbrop, the wo.l-known ovange- list nnd lady preacher, Mra, Lathrop is a very pleazant-appearing Ialy, atill on the sunny mde of lifo, and was vlainly dressed in a black gros- grelu silk, with a lace rucbe arvund hor throat, Her wavy darle bair was deawn simply back and coiled unostonta:ously ina brald, lier address is very winning, and her ranner svmpathet; Her voice, too, is quita plersing, though sound- ing rathor to a dwadvantage in a largo audienco-room. Sbo is & very rapid talke or, mever at a lsex for o word or expresuion, and her gesures, though fro- quent, ace 2 038y and graenful that thoy aoldom seem out of placo. ler remarks wers entiroly extemporancous, and weia quite discursive, often »kip_ing from one subject to snother, but the enrnos!neds of her manoer, and the frequent matavhors and illustrations from petsoual expe- rievco. suceoedod 10 oLtaiumyg for her con:inued atteation from the sudicnce. Mra, Lalbrop is n rezularly liconsed proachor, residing in Johet, and in said {0 ro1:eas groat powor iu the pulpit, Btio poeserses noun of tho sonsational style com- moulv attributed Lo sn avangolist, but attracts and holds her hearors tolely by lier carnestuess of ‘mnunox and ovidont sympathy nith her sub- oct. Aftor tho openlog chant and responaes Mrs, Lathrop read the fiitsrnth chaptor of Luko, cone tatnug tho parabls of the Prodical Son, msking sone Lriol but pertinent 10marks st the ramo timoe on the conduet of the Dladifill, and draw. ing & moral from bts course fur the youth of tie procoat dav, AMre. Lathrop eald that the pastor of the churoh had sskiod ber to come up lero oud al- dress bis veonls on practical Chustian work, nad that won!d bo an exeuse for not proacling an elaburato sormou, but if thero was oue passugo more tLan another which she should choose 84 n basis for ber rewarks it would La tho (irst clause of the uinth voras of the thitd chantor of Firat Co.inthianss * For wo aro laborers together with God.” 1t was a biessod thought to thiuk Liat Christiaus wero holpara with God. Tho world begau with & s'rain of tha Liveuf Chtist o man. Tut azes of darkuoas followed, though God was always sen ling ma-sages of love to i, No ons way so far away from Hin but Ho could resch bim. ‘Theio was an idea all over tho world, es com- wou 88 laughiter aud tours, that thare witl como 8 day of Lappinoss when toars will bo washel away, It seomed an 1f to-day thoro was n ospectancy, & hind of foreshaloviug, of such n day, There uot ooly is tlus earill of expectancy, Lut thors 18 & cousa of tho nearnes of Christ to the world At tho presout timo. presaging a ravival, Thore is a hifting up of ouiselves, Lot tho Church then pander what Is to be done to prepars for this viclory, AMembera of tho Cuurch are too ™t to sit qulet sud Jot the Iabyr fall on othmis, Dut supnose the soldieis of a regimont wars to do this, until ouly a Corpural's gunrd was left to do the work of a tegiment, Ahe Churel of {o-day in standing face to fnce with woik it bas uever had to o befora, ‘This land was pre-amuted by Christ. Tho pilerun futhia 8 Linelt on the rock and cumacrnedlit tIn the name of God, smen." Decatieo of that the taud had pros.ered. Dt the peonle taa grown puwerful atd turbuleut, sod affaita wore man- nged in evory otLor way thap **ln the naas of Goi, " Becauno the old truths were not ra advanced, aud mon wore praisod for swinging sway aud preacning uaw doctrines, Tho truth that will mave tne woild was as old as God Hiwsclf, What, thon, wai nece-uary to bring victory? Tt was organ- izod Chrgwuan work, But il would not be snough tu orgauize largn moetings, rloct a Y'rosislent and Becrotary, sud appuint an Exocutive Cominiltoo, Christ saved woula, ono by oue, by iudividaal effurt, Tho Church. then, to ba waccossful, nust imitate Jesua—ia no other way could souls be eaved. ‘L'he Curistisu was like & soldier with seulud orders, Cieridt had o seuict soout s way of waviug. and Christisng mnst got so near to Han that that they nonld caten that seciet. Tho thiog that was toodod win to take poul by noul, approach ona by uno, and try to turn show 1o God, Look st \Ls cluldron—~itia basls of so- cioty—with childnnod pinched ont of their wan faces: 1t wan tho duty of the Chusch firat to rarcao them. ‘1he amployer should permusde Lus employes to tread the righit path, Theia was powar enough in the Inve of Christ t0 keep tho young tauv in the right way inths groat aity; iero wi Euwwr enough to cura the great wucisl cauker, aud draw avery osring woman tvom her lifa of shawo, and win tier back to the wave of purily, It was ono of the sadieat things thiat Batan found power and o:portuaity to tind tho lonely aud unvrotected and drag them down to cm’dmnu. Whon Moody and Sankav went to London sad found the jmmoenvity ol Lheir tasx, (hey want to work and dustricted the whole cisy, sent out two nub e women to work unul noariv every house had beon visitod, aud nearly every saul fovitod tocome to Christ. ‘Ihat was Uod's secret— persistent personul effurt for each md.vidisl, bira, "Lathrop theu gave an sccouut of ber owneflo-ta in s samlar way, which had pravad sminently wuccenstul. Snch a way would be proaparous 1f eoj.la could unly be wade ta know that Christiaus cated for them, It would be an casy thing to dinsilot tho poriion of tha city snd seck out the neglacted poar, aud nut oulv the veglectod poor but the voglucted rich, 1t wan bard vo go to women in the bigher circles of so- ety and tell them that they would bave to muat Uod, but it was uece sary, Lt & preparation xus uceded In partect consecration to Chrfat, Tliere were aom 0 bad just sutticlent relig- ion, Kuch, tue speskor yaid, who hud peeu for twelve vears. until wlie wax ‘loduced to give ap ovaryting for tod. Ulving tonoy sud offerin irayom was not suficiont. Chtlstiany mufl &ive themoelves. They muat he aud tall the siory of the cross Luuse sud home ta howe, ————— ST. JAME! renured Lo go vom house to whero iguorance prevailed, id slluded Lo Tranco, fialy, Bpmia, sud othior untions, buiding it 1 thede countiicn the wowan wero oven Dure Jgnorant tuan 1bo mwn, #nd thac all this via taused by tho excinsion of the Bibls fuom the Jand, Flo Bible had itw inthioneo on thrit: sud wbie industry of @ uuiiom, wdiu Luly, wheie : S CATHOLIC CHURCH, CIREMONIES AY THE LAVING OF TUE cOnNEm- BT "The corner-ntana of Ri. Jazen Noman Catholie Cbuich, on VWalswy sveuus, betweun Tueury. nl'lxlh and Thitteth streets, was Iad yesterday with ) rozsiate aud lwporing ceromanies, ‘g new edifice. which, when comploted, will take Tank with tha fluest chureh buildiugs tn the eity, is an outgrowth of the necarmties of the large aud imcreasing Catholic population in the South Division, In gaoeral atyla of architectura It will resemblo very nearly tho Chrch of the Ilaly Namo, which han 10contly been orectsd on the Nortli 8ide, although it will wot compeie in eize with that wagnificent siructure. It will be crosa-shapod, having & mava and transept, and its ontirs length will bo 16D feet. Acrowa the tisnmept it wili moeasurs 104 foct, and 2 feet actoss the budyof thy chureh, Tho de- #lzn is, of courss, (lothie. The tower will bo nbout 200 tect high, and will ba in the contro of tho front. Tho side walls will be 283¢ feet abovo grade, with gables extending upward to A dis- tance of 3134 feot, making the hetght Gofoot in all, Thao estinated cost of the cditico is 3125000, Tho nrchitect is Keotey, of Drooiyn, M. 'T. Mevard, being the superintendent and Mr. J. T. Dumplirey is tho cantractor for that part of the buildins thus far completed, which consista only of the foandation walls. As to the material, it hias 1oz vot Lean docided whethar to uss stons or brick, tho oiiforenco 1 eipenso being about .10 on the whole buid.ang. Alie cornor-stona nsed on thiv oceasion de- | gerves parbicular mention from tho fict of its Leing the largest over Iakd In Clhicags, 1ts wen-tit being about tan toue, and it measures 2 foet G inchea 1n thicknese, 1t was takon from Walket's quarsy at Lemont, ‘tho vos, whicli it s custoniary to depomit beneach tho corner- stoues of publio Luidaws, contained on thin vecanion & paichment, having npoa it a Lt in- scription tu the offect that the atono wns laid Oct. 10, 1875, on tho 2tst Sunday after Pontn- cost, Ulvasus 8, Urant Yeing President of the ates. Dosidea tha, Lhero ware copies of the Chicago daily papers, and saveral cojna of this vear's manufackure, Tho most | romment teaturo of the calevration —for such it was, although calied a dedication-— was tho procession of ah the Irish socioties, whicn was about 2 miles fu lenutk, and contained nearly 7,000 perrous, According to the pro- grawme, the socistics shiould have met on Des- pleines utreat at hif-past 1 o'clock, and formed 1u procesaon, On accoant of tha large number ol socioties rewrescuted, howovar, aud becanuo summe ol them nere quito tardy, 1t was nearly 3 o'clock bofore the procension Lozan Lo move, Tue various auciaties wero avranged in four die Taions, sa 1ollowa ¢ Firat Diieion~No, 1, Bt. Jamay Total Alatinence Bociety ; No, 3, Rowan Cathiohe Totsl Avstinence Su- ciaty ' No, 3, Fathiee Mathiew's Total Ausiinence ety § Nuo. 4, 56 Bridge's Total Avstinenca Sofnty g v, 5, Hafy I'smuly To:al Alstinencn Society s No, fiy 0., Nativhy en'a Ttal Austiueuce N st l'l.x-(uk'n Total ALatinenre Soclety Total 9 0 Hovucdy ;. No, 8, Young 1y ; No, 9, 8L, Fiue' Toial d Dirision—No. 1, St, Patrlck's anevolent Ho- o, 2, Young Men's 8 ylahty of 1. Jamas; No, oart Bodulit, No Jamca Mntual volent Saciety 'No, B, ~t. Patrick's Itiber- il Baucvalaut 50 « 8, Bt. Columbili'a Auc tual Nenuvolent So.tety, o murd Iicayne-No, 1, braneh No, 1 Emerald Dene- .2, brancu No,3 do 4 0, 4y branzh Nu. ) dot No, d, ties ranca No.¥do No, 8, branch No, 10 d Jourth Dizia on—No, 1, divislon No. 1of the An- clent Order of 1ibernia: 3, division No, 3 da; N ivision No, 4 doj , divisfon No, 8 , divimon No, & au} No. 7, aniston No, ivialou No. 8 da. ‘Ihe line of marchh was somewhat circuitous, takiug in saversl of tho prinoipal thotooghlares on iio Went and South Sides, andit was 5 o'clonk befoie tho Liead of tuo procassion reached tho chrcl. Moaunhile a vast coucouras of peopls, ncarly 20,000 1 number, bad assembled iu tho neighborhood of the platform where the ser- vicea wera to bo held, and u great deal of disor- der was manifosted. Tho capnatiities of hailf s dozen policemen wers fully tearod in presorving orduy, and it muss be swia that their offorts sadiy faited. ‘ILe crond was quito bowtarous, wou, women, and chiltrou being jammod tog<taer iu an uvrecogn:zablo heap. After a great deal of duficulty, & lano was made through the malti- tuda for the procesion, which came on Wabash avenuo from sha south, A8 Lho various suoe- ties pasaod thiey wore chisarod by thair respoctive friends, and tho Lauds attached to each body of meu pinyed lively airs which woro anything but suited to theday or the occasion. It took abont half an bour sor the eutlre procoasion to vass, At lonzth, afver the las: of the white-pluwed and greou-saaucd marchars liad gons, Bsho) Foley, precedod by a nunbar of boys in blac! robes, and fullowed by sevoral pileais, ascandod tua platf.rm which bad beou tamporarily eroot— ad for the uceasion. Tho ossisting minlstory wora tha Rov. Fatvers lliordau, Leydon, tou- way, Lagan, Fiaumgsn, Donahue, Lyous, Dor- noy, and the Rev, Dis. Juier and McMullan, The Dishop was arraved 10 his otfanl robes, wearing the mitra. Tho iittlo patty procoaded to the rear of the building, wbare a cross hud been erectod uver the placs of thoe altar, aud thus aacred vput \ras cousceratod sud blessed, accord ing to the nsual custom. Thoy theu returned to the pntform, and tho Bishop read a portion of tho litany. He thou dessendad to the ground benide the cornor-stonu, and, with & smalt’ trow- el, placad gomae moutar undernoath. He thon wpiinkled (¢ wich uul{ water, aud afterwards, accom anied by the attonliug pris.ts, marched around the wallw, spriokungz the stono at overy atep, thia process being called tue cireling of the stoo, Subaojuently thers was more roading from the ritial, alter whicn the Lev. Dr. Mo Mulieu dolivored a suost ad:ivess. 1o #2id that ho tuat congraulate the people of St, James Parish that thoy Lad airived at suct »_degreo of proaperity a8 fo bo cnsbied to Luwld this expeosive ed.fice, Ho bLad come iu coupasy with tho Lighost autho:ty of tno Cuuren in tla city to couscoralo the new build- iz to the aerv.ca of the Lord Gud, Ils cou- Reatulations aud thoas of his wsanciates would be all the moie huarty from the faot that they Kkuow Low oiien the putish bad boen ovliged to chungo it jlaco «f waislup, which, like the Ara of God. bad travoled far and ofien, Twon- ty voara ago tlhie Rev, Pulmer Kelly bad made a bugianlug of this partaly, which had siuco grown into seven large pariel Muny of thosa then prosont were alsu ou Land at'that carly da; when tho priesta went torths and laid the fous dalious of alf the roliwivus greatness whioh w thero beforo thom, ‘The apoaker further eaid that an proportion with the zeal which the poo- plo mauifesiod i the service of God, 80 abuud- aut would be thye means furmslicd them for the complotion and the tiual success of the new clireh odifice. Mo dio and pass away, but that church will atand 8 munument foruver. ‘Lhe time Liad coms fur the socurs foundlag of the Iluly Catholia Chuich on thia condnent, Was bo to him who noglects the wigus of the timos. God had givou thani the oisans of carrylug out Huw work, and, therefore, they should ba trua to tho causa sud protece tho iuterests of the Caurch, At the conclusion of Dr. McMullen's sddross, whiol was & model of its kind, w that it was of suort duration, the wirvives wore biought to an oud, and the sudieaco gradually divperacd, i MOODY AND SANKEY, THEIR AMERICAN WORK TO BEGIN IN DROOKLYX, Erookiyn Kaale, Oct, 8, D. L. Moooy, the ovangelist, arrived in this city yestorday aftoruoun frow FPuliadelphis, whero Lo hiad boen in consullation on the provie oua day with gentleman'of that city in rolation 40 his lahors 1o Phiiadolphia st vowo future data, Ou Lis arrival ho procesdad to the residenca of D. U. WoWilliaws, at No. 39 Bouth Portiund avo- nue, Juthe avening a con.ullation was Lold with & large number of lrooklsn clergymen, reprezsnting sll the differont denomlnations, ationg tham beiug tho Rev. William lves Bud- ington, Theodore L, Cuylor, T. DoWitt Talaiago, tho Itoyv. Ur. Lawaon. the Rav. Chatles B, Mor- ton uf Plymonth Bethel, Descon Boll of Plymouth Cbuich, Dr. Dunaroft, Mr. Mar- tin of tho Young Men's Clulstian Asso- citation, Maj. I. R. Corwin, the publisher of tho Christian at Work ; the Rev. Dr. Hcudder, tho Rav, Dr, Thomas, (he Rev. Alr. Haynes, (he Itov. Mr. Huus, tbe Rev, Dr, Inglis, the Rev. Dr. Vin- cent, W, W. Wickes, Ex-Mavor Lawmbert, Eider Gniin, Mr, Plagt, B, L. Ksbidolst, Mg, Hawlev, Mr. lsthaway, Heury Dully, Mr. Adams, and many others. Mr. Saukey, Mr. Moody's ou- Iaborer, was also present, A note was received from the Rev. Dr. Duryea sayfug that be waa in Larmony with thoso pros- eut, and in whatever they might decide upoa to :l‘u.umy might count upon bis bearty co-opara- on, TLe objoct of the mesting waa briefly ex- plsioed by Mr, doWillisins waeu calling it to otasz, wad then, nfter & pray Bug ton aud fotwaally to discues tho neods of tle Lrospoots for successful evaugelical labor, All reportad that the citv was ripo for caruest roligious worg, and that there coutd ot be a mofo favorable time to begiu, The Reuoral fealing mmong the clergy bnru n, that Brook- lyn, niure thau any olber city, needed s thor- ongh religions revival to counteract influences thut for n vear had tended to Juoson rettclons conuctions and to Jowor the city's moral btande aul, whinh was jolued in and list- ‘The disonssion, enol o ouly by clerpymen aud_church-oMeors, wak prolouged “uutil balt-past 11 o'clock, when tho ministera snnsanead that Moody and Sanhey would bogzio revival porvicos al ¥ o'elocs on Sun- day arorming, Out. 81, in the Hink at Clormont itte, awd that dailv sarviess woalkl ho helt T oveniug, oxeopt Saturdav, in tho eams Plico atbishf-pase 7 a'cluck. Mr, Moody exvlained tins the conferonca hiad beon calleld in ouder vy ascortam whothor Braok- Ivn waa poady for the worle, £ thny somuencad hore, 1t was desiiable, aud indeod necassary, that wheir work shiould not ba itesforad with in any wav by church festivals or fa.rs, or auything elao whieh wouid dstract 1he m:nda of tho pro- e frow the.r rabicions dutioa, On him asrival n Phitadeplia, Mt Muady said Lo found the Ollic. a at] weimusrs of the Young s Chils. tisu Avsoc.ati m batd &t work preparing for s fair whicl is to tago placo sbout tho lst of No- vembor, Itemarks wate aftorward mado bv tho Tov. Din, Cuglar, Talmage, Scudder, und others, wh arsured” Mr Moudy of thir nnnnimous supoort, and oxpra-seid & dotermination to iunnediately 8ct about prepating for Luo work, Mr. lietl, of Vlywouth Churen, speaking for himself, a1id he edald pledio thnsupport of 1hst g¢aurch, and was &l#o 1 & podition to assuro Mr, Maady that Lo would have thy hoarty sympatuy and cordial co-operation of tho Rev. Heary Ward Ueeehar m lus labor, During the ovaniug Mr, Sankey sang many of s cciebrated hymus, inclading ** Hold “the Fort, * Ninety and Nine," * Husouo tuo Ler- thing,” aod others. M. Hill, tho leader of music in the Ruv, Dr, Cuyler's chiich, and Prof, 'I'tae, of ths Poly- techute Instuute, were appoin.ed a commitien io aoliact a cholr of 15 ladics sud guntleien from the diferent churches, to assiat Mr. Baukoy i thio services to bu held a: tho Rink. ‘Lhie rorsons whic docided tuo ovangolists to commenco thelr work in thus city werg, princis paliy, that Brooklyu hay a large bwilding which oat be vocupied ai that tuue, sad which will bo smplo for tho purporo to which it 18 usslied to dovuto 1t, 88 |t can anat Latweon 7,000 aud 8,000 peoplo. ‘Tho sorvices will begin on Sunday wmorning at 8 o'clock, aud coutinue about an bour, Ou every Sunday during the stay of the evangelisiaio Brookiyn, sorvicos conducted by them will begin at that Lour, and every Sundav alterward at4 o'viock onothor westing will be bold. ‘These hours Lnve ueen choson sy most vonvoniont, for the reason that they wid not in- tetfero with tho regular chiurch services, which will bo heid as uanal, Ou woek daya thore will bo pravor overy morning at 8 o'clook in the Rev, br. mago's churen, sid Beryices svery avens ing, except Saturday, at tho Rruk. Haw long the work will coutmue Mr. Moudy was uusvlo to say Iaot ovening, but he remarked tbat Lo would ba governed by futurs oventa, ‘Llhe sorvices will bo on tho xame goneral plan that was obaerved fn Qroat Dritaim, . Moudy will leave Drookivn to-day or to- morrow for Lis homo in Northtield, Masu., where tio will by engaced uutll Uct. 3110 the prepara- tion of eerious. Il will preach 1 tho mean. tine at the church i Northield, Mr, Sankoy was tho guest of the Rev. Dr. Cuylnr last wight, and wili stop with Mr. Knlo- forseh this evonng, 'Lo-murrow Lo returus to bis boms, At tue meoting Iast eveniug thers were pros- ent sevaral prowinent busivess mon of Brovk- lyu, and s subsciiption puper wus started, and £1,000 was pl.dgod at once. As it nas not thonght probable that the evangeliata would be- g0 their labos in Brookiyn, 10 view of a toport w the Hmn dispatchoa from Phiiadelphia, published yeatorday morning, sinting that r. AMoody, ‘“cousidoring himsuif un- dor obligations to give Uhiadalphia the prefoience,” vory littlo had been eald o the subject of subscriptions, and na one wont to the meetiug with » thought of being called ujpon to offer tho nocesasry tinanvial assistuuce, It §s cstimated that tus cos: of the work in Brooxlyu will be very hght, compared wita the necessary outlay in England, or wath tuo amount whict will be 10 jured 1 New York and eige- where in Ameifea, ‘Iio Iunk buliding 18 in such a condition that it will roawire littls repsir aud not much outlay bovoud the oxpense of puiting wn neals. 1t s suated that no rent Wil bo to- quiled. Mr. W, W. Wiole was electad I'reasnrer, and a oonmittes composed of the foliosing geutloimen ppoiuted Lo assist bim iu raising subserip- U, MeWhhiame, A, B. Barnes, Taskor ‘barles Pratt, Joha Freuvn, and Mr. A moeting of tho gontlomon who have taken charge of tho eaeryiug vut of the proliminarios precadont to the osouny of Mezars, Mauly and Sauker wan hold ai tlo Tink tais morning, and tho following Cotnnittes of Arrangomsuts up. pointed: D, U. MoWilitas, Prerbytorisn; A, 3, Dacoen, Congregationalist; Alausou Trask, Roformed ; 'Unager il, Marvin, Episcopal; John Freuct, Mothodint : and Charies Pratt, Baptist, Mr. Willism W.Wicks will act as Treasuror. Mr. Moody was present, s wern alao the Rov, Mesars, Davia and Bootn, Mr. Moody exprossed timuolf av detiguted mith tho scoustio propore ttan of the Rink, saying, after trial, thut 1t wae tho best buiding ha had yet liad to spoak 1. A Committeo on Musio was designated, of which Alr, Liunreus Hill and Mr. Dalley ate membory, It 18 deaired to form a choir of not losd than 150 mixed voloes, who slall sup;do- mout the musical part of tho devotional oxer- cluos under Mr, Saunkey. Iy will mpet for practios ander a compotent leader befurs the ouming of the evaungalists, dovating the lutorval to 1o study aud cojuiremens of Mr, Sankoy's bymns, 1t was ascertalned that considerabls outlay would be raquired ta put the Rink iu proper con- dition for tho mecommodation aud comfort of the masses. Contrades for the mupply of Leat- ing npparatua bisve already baen muds, and the wurk of tepminting the bmling will be inmedi- ately conmenced. It 18 mulicipated that it will Do uecewsary bo cecpet tho raised sides of the auditorium In order to doadon the suuud of por- 808 moving about. It is the dosira of the Committos that tho Christian public who sevmpaztize with the movo- ment shall forward thoir donstlons at once to Mr, Wicks, tho Treasurer, Bubscriptions Bg- grogatng 22,000 havo alroady boou socurod. g daniesi A WORK FOR THE AMERICAN BOARD. A TEW BUGUESTIONS, Tolhe Kdilor of The Chicazo fribune Cucago, Oct, f,—In the editorial columns of rour last issus I obaorve an articla styled ** Work for the Amorican Board,"—sn articlo whlch com- mends tho secular press and justly chatlonges the purposes of the Asmocistion that called it fortk. Being n datly reader of your paper, you will plosgo afford mo space for a fow auggos- tiona upon this important tople, To be frank as well as explicit, I am not always able to colucide with tho views advocated by Tae TRinuNsn Ite editorial columns, For instance, cauld I, I would have ield you baok Irom encoutsging she crowd that cried crucify, crucify the groat Brooklynteachor, I would uot hava bad you xid in constructing the moutal and moral gibbet upon wisich he waa atrotobod fur months. I would not have you advocato taxs. tion of my aex without repressntation, or, with your facila pon. bolittle the effurca of womon, and appoxr, a8 you otten do, tolndorae the lotter of the text, ** That to hlin that hath shall bs given, aud to hiw tbat hath not shall bo taken away evea that which bo asemath to have." Lsut with no ortinary insight you appearto Ap- proheud tho rslstion anil duties of that angust, clean, aud haslihy body, the American Doard of 0 Slistioun, Lo Lhe preseut gousrstion and civilization of Awarics. Tudeod. vou charactere ize, with grest truthfulness and justico, tho povorty, tho Ixnoraice, the vice, and the crime n oar own cotutry, which ths American Board in ali its wisdom and zeal appears nover {o huve taken coguizauce of in its eiforts Lo avanyalizo the world, Thelr oorporate handa tn-day aro as olean from suy sctual contuct with (lox as the white-winged dove that circles abova the 00t of our foulesl chimney, Beliove e, I am not speaking from theory, T was reared tu thelr midet, I 1osonally know many of thoir luaders, Thoy aregood men, honar~ atle men, and the treasury of tho Amarican Board Las long hold many af them ahove temptation, Tbluk you that tha Amerioan Giinx 18 familiar with tho countouances of tho Aweri- cau Huard, ever alo of the orumba shat fail from s taule, or ovor wives ila feet with hig boedragglod hair? True, the Board's bills of exchiange sre convertivlo 1uto gold in every civilized murt, bug anr Jusiy. kieedy Giox 1 a rlil) groater travelor, lings of i weedy lfe are v nagiug into vigoroua being 1 lauds which the American Board his a3 yet tiada no effoss Lo recisin, ‘Tuere s au” apmopriate sud beau iful signifi- oanca in the fact that this hovorabie, devous, und geafony Assoclation Lhia uoique growsh of tuo must Puritan civilization of the wuild, shuuld come Lo this sowstime frontior city of tho Weat to be showu ita datv ; Lo bo toid to take off its cap sod bells; its carefully-biushied broadoloth snd the Immsculate hoen of nlnmlx olvillza- tion, and vat on ihe checked sbirt snd the blus overalls of labor, if need bo, for Ginx la diry, Qinx iv sick, Ginx 16 & madman, sud Ginx wust bo healad and clothed, It sald Giux is aged, Ginx 18 bosry? Don's wa =il know i} Dido't bo help buill tue Pyrannds snd water tho flocks of the Uebiewa? Dilu'c bo idle on thu rhores of the .Exean Sea while the wise mon of Greece womhiped ths ods on Moaat Otywmous, aud, accordlng to tho ?luu. J. R. Doolittis, stuff tho ballot-boxes of Bepublican Kome whou Nowo was going to ptocos? Did hanot writha nonder Loutn XTY Ao !7hl whirlvind and rveap tue hurricana in 1779 Mr. Titor, vo1ara quite rieht—overy rana eraon must adimit LAt vo1 were wholle right— n yonr appeal to the illiair os Board for Ging, If, in tho turror of Chust, lita has one putpase mora clearly dedned thin ‘unother, it ia to bind, tamn, aduea’e, agl toach our neighbor, Ging, to foed and cintho bimn: ‘This matter raqu.rey noithar argumont nor elabaration. Thay who havo eyas muat kee, Thoy who havo ears mnst tear, Ve waut the Ameriean Board to sco onr Chicazo Delilah—to abserve haw sha fattens on lusl, and nowishes hor lust for gold—to nee tho roapers and (ho plucked Lofore they loave for their sholtarad homas. Ho the tressury of the grest Amorican Roard fa 0n it+ knocs bogelng, anid (b resosta to the moustroun choat of roplenishiog ita coffars from tha nimost ompty purses of woman, sho hor- aelf haing tho hoariest bosgar nf tha world, What an impotent ofering! liow long, oi! how long will fominino emotion flont about loose Lita whinped avilabab, and an {mperious, uu- informnd conscience ba mado to take the place of reason In the fomluino mind? With an enraost Intelligence, how quickly might sho sweap cank hom our puliita and corroding affectation from our lives, and in p'uce of bang a thready tansel for anv kite, becomo the sinow thau binds toether all onduring stiucturs. Howaver, wo arn not Jost: wo may bo near tho watar'a odge, but woare nat sinkinT, Ihors sro ou death svmptoma man fust in_us, for thoro i nob & werve in the body politde which 1a not stinging. 8o wunesk, and apcak quickly, on thus auhfim. 1t may Bo sonr oronn. Paint sour guns at Farwell Tlall, “Limber I:;\ vour heaviest artillery. Tho Amorloan Uosrd is parchance ‘oup.. They owo thelr highest energy t» the clvilizatlon that has reared them, educated, and 8ot thom 10 bizh places, Now, as you intimate, wo need & now asaacia- tfon, boadad by mon and women of expsrienos. Nacloso corporation, but a olrele that shall awoop in tho wias and earneat, from Qentila to Jew. I hold that I am not unlike mv kind, and tbat, whilo I would not give tho tonth part of a mill to tho treasury of tho Amorican Loard aa at rasont managad, to an association such &3 you rnlllcale. 1 would give s tenth of tlio bast I pos- sons, and do not doubt that miltitudns of right- thinking men and women wonld do likewiso. As you bave here*oforn futimnated, wonned a rovival of intelligenco, and industzy, and sobriaty in our alloys and wvonues whore posorty raigns, not Aa a ‘'good goddess,” but as tho orowned mothoer of ignurance, snporatition, and crime, It is & elow, primal retarn to jus:lce. richtroun- oosa. and right Living wh'ch 18 reqnired to bnld tho liorue, the kchrol, and tha State, and not & temporary omotional dissipation, as Ia too of.en advocated and witugssed. ICIn the abovn I hinve spakon too warmly, GQivx 18 my arology. If too strongly, it in bo- eauss the aubject fa deep and pervading, Ginx's sores aro on my akin, Iii4 pain is in my heart, ——— ELSEWHERE, DEDIGATION AT HLOOMINGTON. Spee:al Diapateh ta The Chtoaao Tridune, Troosxaroy, Ill., Oct. 10.—Tho new Mothod- ist I3, inscopal Church on Grove streot was dodi- cated Lo-day. The sermon was preached by tho Tov. Dr. Iven, of Auburn, N. Y. Filteon thou- seud do'lara wero duo on the chirch, and $18,500 wa3 pledgea to-dav. Tho church cost nearly $60,000. Thshop Ames, of Indisun, was pros- ent, bt did not epesk owing to hoarsencus, Eight hundrod dollars wero plodged to-night to ald in paying for snorgan, SUNDAY'’S NEWS. LOCAL. Anntber murdor was committed Satnrday worning at 2 o’clock. John Foley, a boarder at tho Fort Donclson Hanse, on Canal strect, noar Linndolph, got intoxicated, and tin this state mot a# ranger, who boarded at a noighboring place. Tha: wont ant had a number of drinks togethor, fuaily quarceled, and 1ha atranger oarved Joha tn eoven differont places, Foloy's death i8 ex- pected bourly., A menring of the Alumnl of Harvard Collago waa bold Saturdsy night uc the Graud Paciflo Hotel, and tho following ofivara for the ananiug year wore elucted : Prasident, Dr, 0. G. Bmith; Vice-Presidouts, 3r, Robart Lincalo, Geo, Oba. dinh Jack<on, snd D, (). H. Aliea ; Bocratary and Treasuror, Jr. Guaiavus Goward ; Execu- urve Comumittes, ¥, ‘T, Fishor, W. I, Faorness, and J. B, Gslloway. The Grand Jury of the United States Distriot Cuurt retu-ned two indictments inta court Hat- urday morning.—one azaat Jossph Liuoss, a lattor-carrier conunacted with the Poat Otfice hiers, and the othor against Haory Downing, the Assigtant Pomtmaster at Evanston, Linoss pleadod guiltv, aud tus Judgo, 10 conslieration of s previous good charecter, sontenoed bim (o tho comnaratively light panishment of one year in tho Penitoutiary. Alr. Downlng will stand trial, Tho Republican Contral Committes of Cook Counly hoid & mee‘ing Baturday afternoon at tho Grand' Paciflc flotol, at which vearly all the mombois, and a groat numbor of ontsidors, were prosent. It wasdecidad tu hold the County Con- vontion on tho 1Uth at the Conineil Chamber. ‘T'ho roports from the Ward Comunttecs on the weloction of judges and tho Conunittos on Ap- p rtionment wors recsived, Afier transacting somo othier business tn yegard to the next Con- voution, the weeting adjourned until Baturday afternoon at 3 o'olock in tho Palmer 1ouss. ELSEWHERE, The new Servian Miuistry will not waot any war, Tho Chiosgo officlals are at Alton. They will como Lack, Oae of tha hoi-beds of cholera in Asia is in working order, Capt. Bogrardus bas beon arrested at St. Louls for shooting pigeons, Holland snd Vonezuela ars at loggorhoads, and vo diplomatic rolations exist, Wostervelt, in the Charlie Ross anvo, was son- tencod tosoven years in the Ponitentiary. Cardinal MoCloskey las bidden farawell to tho Popo und Antonulit with much emo.ion. Anotber suit uss boon instituted against T’w‘:elf. 1t nill fix him for an saditloual million of bail. Indianola feels gratofnl, per card ta the publio, and thinks fur:hor aid from the geuorous uot argoutly nsvessary, A man was lynclied in Macon Connty, Illinols, He wouuded one of the mab bafora they ges him suspended. Ho was s loruc-thief, Charges of & vary sorious charactor are ao- eriing agaiost Duncan, Shorman & Co. Tho meuibers of the finu nave beon arrostod. Botting on tho Ohio elaction among the gam- blara at Gloctnnati {s oatensibly 80 ovon that im- manse sums of money are hazarded In pools. QOnly mombars of tho Cabinet have baon In- trusted Ly tha President with the namo of the tean who will uccupy tha oilico of Hocreary of tho Intorior to-morraa, The polica balievo they have oantursd the real murdoror of Noo, ‘The crimo was committed at New York somn time ago, aud in mvatery nromired for a timo 1o take rauk with tho Bure dell and Natbaa tragedies. e, Kerr nnnounces Lo hia fricnds that rumors of his_swiiticing lumsolf for the advancament of 3r. Hondricks are unfounded, sod thst he will oatinue to atrive for tha Speskersuip untll tho party tnakos it choice 10 caucuw. Wendell Phillips has roplled to Carl Bclinrz's latter, 1l most pointed assertion is thut Alr, Hetirz wasted half big lotter in charging papor- money mon with it\'naranco of facta which Lhey not ouly know, but bave already besn argulng on. Charges bave besn preferrod apainat Gov, Ames, of Miseixsippl, Uy tho delegution of Misatssipplaus uow at Washiugton. “I'ho cone dition of Miswulppl 8 reported as growing wmoredeniorablo, ** Bisck insurioctious,” where- iu smbuscades by white on deal death to ne- grone, condinua o bo chirenicled, aud (La black oficers of seversl countioa would bo buag if they shoula venturs within the purview aver which they are eutilled by form to wield aue thority, it What Toaay Meu May Live to See. Portiand Aryus, Taony was s lttle gir), but Tunsy had a doller aud a Lnlf an ber own right} s dollar Rrasnback, and a Bitv cout uole. ‘Ihose two bits of paner ware evorywhera: on the tablo, tha window-sill, thoe mantel, LLe staiis, 1 the cupboard, the coate hod, and the éoun-dieh by turus, * Tsusy," said her mother at tast, fishing the twao billa” out of tho cat's wilk-dish, * Tansy, I'd pus this money iu the bank at wulereat 1f I wors you ; it'll be lost eléo, 1f there's any such thing.” * Bank? in- tarest ? whot's those?” ssked sy, slive to the bint of & uew place of depomt, Bo the mother doscribed iho mpipleat baukin X kiowo to modarns, ending up with-— You ace if you nut your dollsr sud & ha!f out at inicrees at 6 per cont per year, st the and of the yearvou will bava 9 conts, don't yon neo?" *Well, I shan'tdo it,"” sxclamed Tansy, ** who'd think that iu one vear u dollaz and & half would go dowao to that " NASBY AND INFLATION, Hr, IJ. Makes a Proposition to the Holders of His Currency. He Suggests Its Redemption in Boniy of au Tnterconvertible Characler, Tho Altemp? at Negotiation Roaults Unsuceosg. fully, and the Great Flnancler s Again Compellod to **Git Up and Git.” Tolels Dinde Ix A Bwave xean Coxrepnrr X Roaps (wioy in In the Btalo uy Kentucks), Bopt. 80, 1876.—1 felt that of I hed to stay another weok in thig iufornal eabin 1 khood die. With nutuin but hoa caks to oat—with Infrekent ani onraliable drinks, with no wociety watever, life didn't LITTY to mo to bo witth bevin, Thorefora [ nent A note to tho eitizous uy the Cornora askin for n Prom. is uv safety, that I mito mako em a Pronosinhen, wich, ef thay woull accoot, wood enble the Bank to go on aud becomo oz permanent oz time bersolf, The Cornors met and declded to TOCAOYE ma, aod appintod a committes to hoer my Propo. sistion, and on resneving thelr answor 1 mady my way thither, Tho mestin wuz bold in the Chnrch, Iy wuz an {mprensive sceno. On tho platform fy fronf uv tho pulpit eot the committae—ing angje torinm fo front wuz crowded with citizeny, tho most uy whom hod baskets uy my eurs ronoy, and thar wuz an ®xpectang murmnr o3 Lentared, T wua dalightol ty gey that thoro wuz a winder jost baok uv whars 1 wnz Lo atand, and nlsa that It Wiz opon ; thay ff wuzonly 8 foot to the ground, anl that the wooda wuz nnl{ abaut 80 rods to tho reyy, cl‘kll 0z 1 am, 1 kin make fairly good time for rods, 1 V{ms rospectfully mvited to maka my slate. ment, Bz Iroso s most snxshus silonce porvaiay that npacmblago, You cood hev beorda pin drop of anybody hsd dropt one. Winin mv stroanin brow Iremarked that I hey nover lutendad that the Corners shoid loons s cont by aur bank, nor did I now mo wtond, | o nfent that lookin simply to the idee uv infls. shun, foilering tho 1doos of the Dim seiney uy Onio and Povnsylvany, I hed not givou sy caroful attenshao ez T shood hav done tothy matter nv red :npaban. IM mllu pint the awjoaco soemed to ba visably ploasad. I ied bod & weok uv solitood, and Thel employ. ed that time a wrealm with thbl}lleltlnnuv fioance, and I waz happy 1o a4y that I bhod fina. Iy mastered it. I hod watoorod askosm for re. dempshun wich I wuz willin to prescat, d'l'urmnl goon! " the poople sbrecked dali. edly. *1 proposa to redesm the {shoos nv of Onlin- ited Truat and Confidsuco in tho bonda uy thy Compan; Their faces rosoomed & exprosshun uv stolidi- ty wich I did nat hke. *Will them bouds bear luteroat?" they alf agkt in korus, **Cortainly thoy will. Wa ahel be generous, Youmsy Ox the rato of intaroat av wat %0 choss,” ‘ That sooms fair,” thay exclsimed, I congratulated myselt on hevin got throngh, tollablo enny, aud was steppin off the platform to go over to Bimpaon's to hev the ponds printed, when that feend. Jos Digler, wwho wuz, sty with Pollock, rose aod romarct that be, e & bil)-lioldor, hed a quostion to ssx. Yoo Sive imtarest-beariog boad **Yoo'l give interest-bearin; nds for notus, NHF yoo? " B o **Cortainly, Josof," sod T, uv conras we will,* * Wat do you perposo to rodasm the bonds fn,* ‘¢ Why, our notes, uv gourso, Wat elss hov v torodeem em in? Our notes. with the privh loro uy convartin nv om Into bonds at any tme, —and faith,—1s tho bos. money i the world.” ** Thon wat'll you rodoom the notos in?" per. slsted Jose! with feondish partenasuity. *Why, the bonds, uv coyrse,” was my te Bponse. ‘*\Wat kin any wuo want better thaa introst-bearin Londs, and wal ocurrsnoy kin be be botter than that wich yoo kin aooyarts) vleasura nto sich bonda? My frieads. whensy or yoo want honds for yoor ourrsncy, don't hes itata to oomo for 'om—don't bo afrald uv givin tho officers troublo. It is onr pleasnre to serve the public, and we'll go to any lengths— * But wat did I un'stand yoo'r goin to redosm them boads in?" ssked Joaaf ¢ Our noteal” 1 snsword, out of pashenss with nim., ‘' And bonda?" ‘*Certloly; fist oz our frionds ny Ohlo por- pose to pay the nashnel debt,” And this goes on for timoe and eternity?” Cottlal., Jusof, A fnanshel institorshen, conslructed ez ours is, kiu go on from time lo eternity, becoz it {a convertible—ona apscies ur psper {nto another, sad another into one. Yoa 800 ‘*Yon, T ses; bat, oltizen Bascom, when yoo bev eofd all your likker agin fur this pa-er, and you turn around and couvert it into bunds, her Yoo suy ashooranca that they'll take them bouds in Looiswille for more likkor? Did thoey tske ths notes afore? Huw much beiter doos the bouds make 'em?” * Fellow-citizens of the Core nare—(Joss! aprke Impressively)—Fellow-oitl Zous uv e Coruars, inoggerate this system sgin if yoo choose, Lut 1 feol it my douty to warn Yoo that iu a wook thore won't be s drop uv likier la yoo redesm the notes with yoor tho Coiners, and wat's mare you wont ba atle to /ot a drop. Yoo are ataudin on the brink ura ]"’“E'Ph" Hauloff beforo it ia ovorlaaticly to0 ate,” ‘Tha peopls ssed 1t to wanst, and with a glare like o manv iufooiiated tigers thoy riz and wen for ms, [didu's koer to atay to argoo finsnos with em, Tus windsr wuz ouen, and I apran) thro i, and made for the wools, wich I reache ust in time, Ied they caught me thoy wood 6V huug me out uv band. 1 am nuw fo the cabin, iu wich I hav spentths Inat wook, slok andsors, Daoes floauseanamesn perpotaoal skoetlng for tho wools? Amlto alluz be cacapin with mv life? Ou forsquiol #akoor post offis | Perrouruy V. Nasay, Trovident of the late Onlimited Trust and Gonddsnce Company, y I, 8.—Ths nigger wha owna my hidin-place bas discoversd who I am, He wen:to the Cornara to wet parvishoua with the money I gi him, and thoa the cat wuz out uy tha bag, "ard bod bo kuowd who I waz and wat I wux hidto for, he never wood hev toox wolo. thot I wuz morsly 8 hunted and distrost boss thiof, Xz I bod nuthin ta pay him 1o, bo came in white I wuz saloep and fook mv cost boots, wich he scx I kin hov when I give hum 0od money for that wich [ paid blm lu. Elnnvnl I hev somo good mooay about ms 83mo- waore, HowIam fogit away from hors the L aoly koows. V. St g e o ‘The Trunkless Elephant. 1t Inintereating to know that the wouoded trask of the clechant at tho Londoa Zoologleul Gt deus 18 giaduaily boaling up, Of course, It Wi never grow aguin, About 10 inches of it are entirely goue, ud the animul sapecially misses the pranenails thumb-liks projocsion st the ti of tha trunk, by means of which he wea enablo. 1o pick up Lis food. It ls very interestion nal‘ 1o observe how ho managea to plox up phefllh‘; biead, sud evon awall pisoes of bisomt, with Ua twists up the end in somicirelo, Iike tho patm of the hand, asd mfll‘. by noxnd of Lia ponderous foot dexmuulh! paslios the it of bisonil into e end of the truok, aud thon conveys it to the mouth, sume- what after tbo mannor of & mao driukiog “"‘! waler out of the band, I am morry to 6y wouuded truck, Manates [6 doad. Dr. Gsriod ia making a care ful dissection of Lim.—Land and Water. Quite n Maoks Hig Lxcellency Twakurs Tomoml, Ch‘hldn: {he Japanoso Einbassy which visited Eogl m 14 a oW yoara ago, Liss just proacnted to tbo ibrk £y of the Iudis Onico, in futtilment of ‘h”flhfi promiso made to wa’bnnmn. a set of the i urwo vorsion of the Buddhlat Bcrlptures, Elm Tripitaka in Baveksit, Sanlsang i chlnnte;’ Bt Issaikio In Japausse. Lbo work is mx En( #évon large boxos, weigbing about 3. fllfinn will 1equire s roam to Itself. Tbo In I.Chmui possenson aiready, bosides mavy other o works on Buddhiam, » set of tha Tibstaa 'l' ot of the Buddumté gauon, 10 834 large vnu. o resouted by Alr. I, H. Hodeson, sud 8 ‘-; A rhn Pali Tipitaka, writton oo palm-leaves (e Burmess character, lu ffty baxea, proasn 8ir A, Pbayre; and thus with tbe unijoe muw. sion just 1eceived frowm Japan, it omulh:o L5 atudent of Buddhism almoat inexhsustible terinl for originst research.—Atenaum. ———————— result of au eqaal comminglisg of Wyoming jury waa receuily ex- b h:‘xoiln five daysaud nighle to a verdiot, of course— The natu the sexesio ewphtled i -cl-:dn :ot 'Sf.i‘ ':::“1‘1: ‘)‘:10 ements ; aud thors would une doubtedly have beon six if tha remalnwg jurys wolsl h{du'& boun & wature Lioter-lo-lawe