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

VYOLUME 29. FINANCIAL, fochants’, Fermees', & Mechanies’ Savings Bank, 75 OLARK-ST., OCBICAGO. VESTHENT CERTIFICATES, Perfect Security—Liberal Interess. rASLE of Incre: of " Investme ot Certifle 7 gecured on Improved resl e41ute. benre Jatereats payable in qunrterly Install ts, 8t the rate of 7310 por cent peran- gim, Showing the acoum mlatien of anwme la. yested far thoBenent of C' alldren or otherss Amount Aocumulated. 5 2:161.55 aedited 08 83¥I9E 4 acoount, 1a XErT CRRTIF oaTws e 9100 1s thus accumu. ol Asyhotder o § Cortificate haa the privilegs of szamin. sgtbecond’ doo of tha trust a4 say tima on calling at feiesnl 3a Tenatoe, Cortifo’ yng Torwardad, and Intersst, when due, reln- eiod, Il daaired, or Femaitied by drafs er express tosay mrisl § xa United States. Address SYDNEY MYRRS, Mansger. f 0 WILLIAMS & ¢0, BANKERS, 1A WALL-ST,, NEW YORK, buy snd eell Chieago mukee, Bi, Paul, and other good municlpal 5&.‘.‘3nmmm sccurltios conatanily on paRd. | Wated—Durling(on, Cedar T and Ain. fret. nted—Ohbicago, Danvilla & Vincennea firat, i Northorn Facifio 1310 firats Tome sud other railway securities not regulssly «ooted mado & specialty. Orders for stockn and ather earilles roceive personal attantion at the New York ok Exchangs. o8 daposls sccounts recelved. $100 INVEST NOW 1,000 ACCOEDING TO YOUR MEANS. 1, 6, $100, §1,000 IN STOOK PRIVILEGES, “Thay often pay u roft from 10 Lo 15 times the sun ursted every $0days, without risk beyond the fnvest- ezt s explajned i 'our book and Weekly Financial Reort#ent froe, confaluing the dafly pricos and foutions tBat’ accur st tho New York Stock Ex- 1ngs, Also, the goneral condition of tho New York ‘pooey market, ALEX. PROTHINGHAM & CO., Bankers snd Drokerwy 12 Wall-at., New York. REAL ESTATE. 4 FOR SALE? 8000 AURES VALUABLE LANDS IN KANBAB By dirvction of the Honorabla Bearotary of tho Interlor, Beaadumgned wil rocaivo soaied bide for tho purchsss Wz ce al of tho nnsvld Jauds wast of the N southern ine of tha State of Kan il whst is genorally kuown as 1 i Wt #3ceoding o rian two dolla aoro for sl of sald lavila lsiog i of the Arl vor, and ono dollar sud fifty conts et fot auch iancm na lio wost of aaid iver. frited lis4, desordbing the lands hereby offered for wisby thele pruper fagal sabdivisions, and ng the Raimum prico &t whaah oach tract. is beld, will be sont Raiiiolne sddrosy of any porson making anplication ot tothe Camiy lssiover of tho Genoral Land Oihco, ol the Bl‘f‘l rand oajvar of the local officosat Fiitasad fndemndenoe, Kansas, Pavats oftering, to yarchase may hid for as many tracts #4eymay donirs’, but rac bld must bo scparately nde wit bo for ot mora thian ono hundeod #d sty dcrms’ (and sonform to tho legal eubdivisions #abricad In the,| Ut), or ceat of the indica s !x:nll.fflh,‘.lnf th of tho Lidde o o A WEchrom, {450 the 1and {5 awarded 808 tho LAlencs s nud, w1 e focletrod. Biou id id b ! h 413 degoaited will ba roturued g the Dropy par 030 blds aro acsaptod will be notiiiod of such KE9UD 1 ax oo Rfter tha oponing of th able, 0 A 1t within forty dare afler such no iy flod paymeut iu Tl ba not 1ade to the Commts- oral Laud Officoof the amouut bid, tho uch bid was made will bs again subjoct Taptea percont deposit required Lo sosompany bids T aberaniiind 1o Byat-OMMco. ords 5, coriificalos of doe 1ol corlifiod ehocks somo Government depository o the Commisslaner of tha Genora) Toe righi to rojoat aay 8od sll blda s expreasly re- Alibids must he sealod and addromed to the ** Com- et of the Gonoral Land Utfico, Washisigton, 17, €2 xdindorsed % Iids for Cherokos trip Lacids.' ids will bo receivad a8 abovainvited until 13 o'clock 7omof b6 thietieth day of Novomber, 1875, after which 7 ibe daly openad aad acled KDef., ooy Gommiasloner of tha Gonerat Land Oflice. Wumnozos, 1. ., Soprewber 15, 1878, FOR SALB. Teous elegant marble_fronk houses un Thirty-Afth- #, st thabead of the Grand Houlevard. Thv{ bave ¢ most slzbily location, and are the beat built Liouses inibe city, nuving overy modern convenience. For BW’!‘)’.W terma and at falr prices, TURNER & ol {indls o he onder of 4 Ofeo, or in curre A rolinblo gnd ocompetent book- :lan er whose time is not fully ocou- ywould like a sot of books to }ml, or would take oharge of a sot or small business, Address V 83, Tribune office, . CHICAGO. ;d.n Beduced to 83, $3.60 and $4.50 per Dav, mbet it 3 LS, Yo e it stirely ro- iy g fre-proot. Locarion one blook trom DISSK.LL & HULBERT. WINTER RESORT, WINTER RBSORT. 7'l‘ml u:’lilvnfla s Motel, Nuseau, N, P.. Dabarmas.—7il s din.ct‘ o er will lesw Now York Nov, 4 for ey plrect. Bleamers will leave Savanuab, Ga,, Koo A7 Bakothe tripin lees thed 3 deyt. Tiid Trersiara of Nassau last winter- did uot vary biit 46 119, making it the mout delightful te io \nv:,u_’ For partichiars. etds s g AMES LIDGERWGOD, 758 Drosdway, N. Y. — p LEGAY.. s Trustee’s Sale. 48, The Clitton Hote LT TR e el Compan br i sorse EurGPiid in e, tacorler's eMes of Ciok” Cranty Serey to guaoids In Book 37 of Hecord, on paye 320, did iier drgeqindersigned, (n trut, the peoperty Bors- o 1 said canvezanos hav g been smad I uny saraent of ite bonde Ja the u adri ™ bandreg hhy T4 matag " D) il b e iy £ epresoatiax seh Intare : 47 o7 taid Can) nnu‘-i'.fi ul:.::?'.: Bia . u y 7 44l Gaod of trust. foF b parposes a bablic uotloe ts erels it (110§ a:fx'-l':n enbet h Bt it Slovos (1) o'elook s, ol sald diy i il ol 10" s Gesn hld:!‘-.:‘ or hmfa’r’:’. ned et griser, o7, bilarie & o Chicdantor s Gutlon o Snd : B ‘\lffl’fl’n\u, 33 b\};' Jouk, i j2id 4 ruatts, & Portiaad Block, THE CHURCH. "Tremendous Success of the First Moody and San- key Meetings in Brooklyn, The Street Packed with People for a Block Before the Rink. The 6,000 Who Gain Admission . Make No Perceptible Dim- inution of the Crowd. The Rev. John Williamson Explains Tlow Charclies Should Securo Revivals. The Same Important Subject Discussed by the Rev. D. B. Cheney. Further Consideration of the Question of Church Unity. Dedication of a Methodist Church at Englewood---Sermon by Dr. Fowler, Preparations for Moody and Sankey’s Work in Brooklyn. MOODY AND SANKEY, THEIR FIRST SERVICES AT BIOOKLIN—TORKE THOUSAND PEOPLE TURNED AWAY. #veeral Luevateh to T'he Chicaan Trioune, New Yonx, Oct. 26.—The Evangeliats, Moody and Banley, hold their firat revival meeting this morning at the Brookiyn Rink, tho servicos beginniog at half-past 8 o'clock. Attondance waa very large, evory available sest in the build- ing (which will seat 5,000 people) betag ocoupied, snd fully 3,000 others who camo half an hour before aorvice bogan wors uoable to gain admis- sion, THE EXERCINES consisted of prayor, singing, and an Introductory address from Jir. 3loody on the probabilitios of auccess and the difficulty to be ewcounterod in the rovival work in Americs, OUTSIDE, The streets were througed with peopls estly io the morning, and by holf-past G a great orowd were ot the Riok. At a quartor attor 7 tho fagging along tho ontire buildiog was apcu- pled by meu, women, sud children, whou a bell was sounded a8 the signal for admitting tho multitude, the doors were turown open and tho groat crowd begaun to move into the building, ropidly filling the sonts both in the room and tho gallories. For fifteon minutes the throng passed into the buitling, and av the expiration of that tlmo an ordor was given to closo the doors. It waa promptly obeyed, and the orowd on the outslde, whose rauks wers oconsidorably aog- mouted by fresh arrivals, eoon numbercd 3,000, The systom for seating the pooplo was porfoct, and no blunder or confusion was noticeablo. Fifty ushers wora employed to con- duct the peoplo to their seats, and were stationod at different places aloog the siales. INSIE. A cholr of 230 voices occupled the stage on the right, and on the left 250 persons, moatly clorgymen, were scated. Among thoso on the plstform wera the followiug: The Nev. Dra. Willism Ivos, Budington, Joseph T. Duryes, T. DaWit: Talmage, and Theodore L. Cuyler. Mayor Hunter and Harriot Beechier Stowe alzo occupied seata on the platform. DEEP ¥EELING, It wan early manifest to the coldest and most ekoptical porson present at to-day’s services that tho rovival spirit was thoroughly aroused snd the soason ripe for a groat religious demoustra- tion in their midat, ‘Chis feeling manifestsd it- solf at the vervbeginningof the services. During the ver of the Rev, Dr. Budington, many familiar with bis atyls thought it an error of Ludgment on the part of the managers to choose im for this purposs. Dr. Budiogion is & poliabed apealter, but his manner is cold and not calculated to arouss any desp feeling or enthu- sisam on sn ordinary occasion. 7To-day, how- aver, before ho bad uttercd balf & dozen sen- tences, responses came fror all parts of the liouso, sud there were other signa of profonnd eomotion in the assemblage. Tho pext oppor- tumty which was offored for a display of this forvent and reverential enthusissm was durin, the aingtng of a hymn by Mr. Bunko{. whi Mr. Moody had requested him to siog slope. As s magnetic voice filled the rreat auditorinm, the aympathy among his hearers 1ocroased until it scomed as if, had he continued tlie swoet melody and esrnest supplication, every persou 1o the” sudlence would have rison snd joined voico with his in a ‘genors! vocsl prayer of mi al and ¢ -ulaglvinsl-. Many ros Amen!” and *“Glory to wore hieard from all parts of the vast assemblage, and at_tho closs many were in tears. NKEY A GREAT ARTIAT, yoica is & marvel of sweetness and streogth, It bas s charm puroly its owu, which attracts and holda ona nith » power gen- tlo but frresistible. TUE SZEMON, During Mr, Moody's delivary of hia aermon, evary oye was directed to limi, sud, towsrds its closa, & heartfelt responsa csmo from all parts of the house, Mr, Moody's manuer in the pul- pit was not such as the traimed elocutionist would employ, He i¥ a mun wiio has sludied truth rather than form. He is quick in his move- ments, and so rapid in spesch thist the moat rapid utenograpuers are unable to reproduce Lia laugusge Mtenll{. As one listens to him be be- comea {rresistibly convinced. of his jutense earneatnoss and unqueationing faith in tho aav- iug power of Chnslianity. In his rpesch he ooy Like one who fecls mope than he can pross, as he not unfroquently rieglocta a uylls or eacrifices » sound. “Ho Is'ar. oua whose brain 18 big with grest tboughits, wlrich spoech earnest and cager as Mr, Moody'a ia jucapsble of ex- prossing, and whick, in their:rapid delivery, fall wiore or less upon and mar edich ather's torm, 'The crowd In attendauce at the services in tha afternoon was far greater thian In th: When the daors were opened. at 3 o'clock the tire Llock, on the strest the sidowslks, was fil ¥ & Luge, denss mass of beingy of all sexos and sgea. After the hall waa fllled the crowd did noi sppear le Car after car arrived with its meats crowded, snd mapy more came on foos. Many weot o the rear entrance of the building and erowded on to the stage where Moody, Sankey, and the oholr were, Hundreds climbedt up at the windowa, which had been closod so that those within wight hoar. Tho fuaves sud siejs of adjavent honses wero cuveron, EwSIATEY OF FBH NUNBES PIESEXT varied yroadlv: but (Gie Jell below 12.000, and BORIO palijAetenCie o 80 19,000, To ecoome g CHICAGO, MONDAY: modate a faw of 1hoss not admitted to the Rink, the Simpacn M. E. Church, near by, was opened, the Rev. T. Cuyler mlyluf. Baokey singing, and the pastor preaching. It was aoon filled to overflowing. Then the Rev. Dr. Thomp- son's church, opposite the Rink, wss opened, and Hankey eang hers. Also, the Rav. Dr. Jscobs, of Chicago, preached. Services of & revival character were also held In other chorches, B8ix thounsand persons fonnd admittance to the Rink in the alternoon, nearly a thoussnd of whom atcod. Thev were packed 80 alovely that It wae imposalble to pasathrough, and a)l bad to remsin to the end. Enthusissm was mavifosted chiofly in reaponses, aw in the morning, but one woman in A RELIOIOTA FAXXZY nesrly tore her clotbies from her body. Moody's sermon in the morning had been a roview of the revival work to bo done ; that of the afiernoon was oo of his ehort, etirring sppeals, aud was rendered tha moro effectivo of the two, It wan an effort to presout the fund.montal Christian law that mao s a sinner, that e needs 1o bs saved, and that Chriat, who bid bim coms, 18 the only One who can save him. At the close of the services many porsons of all ages and botb ssxes gathered aronnd Moody, to press his Land sud wish him success. Hankey alluded with great satistaction to the saccesa of the firat mestivg, sayiog : ** The ship ia launched." ANOTHER ACCOUNT, 7o the Assoctatea Preas.) Nzw Yomg, Oct. 24.—The first of tho Moody- and-Sankoy rovival eorvicos was held at the Brooklyn Rink this morning, commoncing st 8:30 and terminating at 10, Fally 5,000 persons .wore wailing for the doors ta open, and when tho services commenced the building was filled turoughout. Mr, Moody, taking his placo on the rostrum st the adge of a large platform conisining a chorus of 250 voices. opened the service hy announcing the hymu commencing— TteJoice and bo giad ; ‘The Redsemot has cowme, which was given with imposing effect by charus and congregation. The ltev. Dr. Budington then prayed at con- aiderable leogth, and with a fervor that desply moved the peaple, 1o prayed ilat, as tho tribes of Isracl were now assemblod before tha Lord, Ho would sigoalizo His accoptsnco of their homage avd dosize to glorify fim. aud tbat the power of God would rest upou this sasemblage with grace 1n every heart for our country's sake. Thero were frequent mosns aund cries of ‘*Amen " during the prayer. Mr, Saukey then called ou the peopls to sing heartlly hyma 27, Lord, 1 hear of showers of blosalng. The singiug, by nearly 10,000 voices, was msg- nificent. Bankey accompsnied on the harmo- nium. Moody next read from Numbers, xhi., the sccount of thoe sending of the sples to tho promused land sud the discouragement of tho poople at their report of the aiature of tio in. Dbabitants, This wae followed by DIr. Bankey alngiog alono, ark, the voica of Jesus crying, “ Who will go ana work to-ay? ™ Hia voice is very powerful and pleasing, and the uccguulu of hie einging havo not Loen exagger- ated. Mr. Moody thon dalivered a discourse on tho toxts read. Ioapoke in the couverastional way, sometimos bumorous, sometimen impaesiouately, and atways rapidly. He ingisted. that God bas His own tims for revivals; that the only ob- staclo to them is uobolief within the Church. Ho compared unboliovers nnd doubters to ter- ritied spics, and courageous believers to Caleh and Joshus, who ralied upon the goodnces and power of God. Tho time was come, ho sald, and, If they only willed it, they might go aud take tho promised land. Thou, turaing to Dra. Cuyler and Budiugton, he asked if they wore ready, and, receiving a liearty answer in tho aflirmative. thanked God for Csleb and Joshua. In conclusion, he advised that ull dissensions be abandonea and all church-bazaars, aond every ono devote himsoll heartily to work. Mr. Sankoy then sang : Only an armoz-bearer. and the audienco sang the chorua, It waa then annouuced that, evory night of the week oxcept Baturday, thers would be service at 7 o'clock 1n the Rink, and every morning prayor- meoting at Talmage's Tabernaclo. Among those on tho platform were tho Rev. Dr. Cuyler, the Rev. Ir. Duryes, the Rov. Dr. Primo, the Rev, Dr. Budiugton, the Rov. E, J. Haines, tho Rov. A. 8. Huut, and*George H. Btuart, the last-named from Philadelphia. AN AFIEUNOON BERVICE was biold at tho Xink at 4 o'clock. The building waa packod with peoplo, and st leas: 5,0u0 who came Wwero uuable to gain admitiance, Two churchea in the imiediate neizhborbood bad beon thrown opon, and Bir, Sauksy visited both of thewm aod sang. In the Riuk thora was, as in the morning, o large gatheriug of clergy- men ou tho platform,—~among them tho Rov. Dr. Budington, the Rev. Ar. Stuart, and the Rev, Dawitt Talmags. Tho sorvices wero opened by the singing, by Nr, Saukey, of THE NYMN ‘' NINLTY AND NINE."” Mr. Moody then, taking for hia toxt from the aixteenth vorse of the Firat Paul to Corluttians : “1 delivar unta you the Gospel," delivered & very effectivo sormon, which moved eevoral of the female portion of the mysemblage to tears, and was listened (o vory attontively by all. 'The mervices ended by the pronunciation by Dr. Tuglass of the benediction. ——— REVIVAL EFFORTS. STIMULATION OF RELIGIOUS FEELING IN NEW YORK Y AND DDOOKLYN, New York I'ribune, Oct, 23 1t ls noted by ministers, both in Brooklyn and {n this city, that a dosire for new and more act~ ive affort in church-work seems to bave boen manifested to an nnusnal extent among all re- ligious denominations during the summer and autumn of this year. A prominent Baptist olor- gyman sald recently that boforo the coming of Moody and Bankey had been discussed bore, many of his peoplo had saked him it something could not .be done ¢n awaken and vivify the charches. ' Similar statements are made by cler- gymop of other denomioations, who eay there has been an increaso of faith and & more earnest deslre to 1abar for God's Kingdom on earth than they have known In a long time. Tho same foal- iog is sald to bo marked in Brooklyn. It was noticed before the evangslists decided to begin their iabors there, but has been quickensd and atimulated slnce that decision was mado. It is belleved by clergymen that the whole body of Christians {n Drooklyn will unita 1o & cordial support of the labors of Messrs. Atoody and Bankey, The members of the Commities of Arraugements say that already they have had applicstions from a large majority of mioisters in Brooklyn for sesta on the platform, and re- ceive much attention from ths clergymen. Bov. erat Eplacopal rectors Liave aignified their inter- ent in the movement, and will be fpresent, al- thoogh shelr churches ss & Lody do not co-op- erato with {t. TUE FLAGK WEERE THE FYANGELISTS WILL LADOR. ‘The Brooklyn Skatiug Rink 18 situsted on Clermont aveuue, near \Hllougl‘hb, avenuo, and ia reached by tlrea different lines of Lorec-care from Fulton Ferry. ‘Llio owners of ths Myrtla avenue and (reonpoint car line—ths City Rall- 10oad Compsnv—will construct a binnch from tholr malo track, running through Clormont av- enus to the dour of the Rink ; extra cars will bo put on this and tho other lines, The Dokalb svenue oars run within one-and-a-hal? blocks of the place, while tha Vandorbilt avenue cars pass tbe rear enirance to the building, and will rua on s aide-track mesr tho fagging, which {4 to bo added. 'fbe rear eptranco will be uscd oxclusively for the sdmission of wministors and niugers, who ocoupy seats oo the staye, and of whom thers will be 500 admitted. The soat- ing capacity of tho butlding will bs 6,000, ine cluding the seste on the plaiform. The main tioor 18 reached directly from the Clormout-ave- 00, aud is saveral foot below the ves- 'iere are galleriea on throo sides of the diog, entrance Lo which is obtaioed at each coruer of the hall in froot. 'Those on the right and lofs sidey are about 10 feet above the mam toor, and there are no acats beueath them. Tha third gallory 18 at the front of the hall sud oppdeite tho platformn, aud is about 15 fect above the main foor. ‘Tho Istform b besu enlarged, sud is now 4 by 85 feot, tho front being rounded in form, Oa this platform, which s inches highor at the rear third than in froot, are chairs for 500 per- soue, arrauged in lour rows, snd divided by nisles, 1o extrome front of the stags will ba ocoupied by the speskor, » swall table bolog tiged by bim. A cabiuot orgat haa baon placed at one aide of the plagorm, snd that side will be ocoupled by the 250 singars. The other portion wmill be reserved for ministers and Iay preschera, The seats used cansiat of plain wooden chalrs, frosh from Connecticut manufsctories. Thoy come in parte, and are put togathor at the Bink. Tha Committee are now riaciog nix Iarge heators in different parts of the Rink, while 700 gas-jota have already been put up. . TNE SINOING AT THE RINK. The members of the Committeo on Blnglog report very satisfactory progress in their work. Thoy announced that they wished to bave a chorue of 250 men and wowmen's volces, and bave recetved offers from 367 porsonn, ‘They say that they will not s able to uaa that number on so- count of the limited apace on the stago. Thers will be no salo parts. axcept that of Bir. Bankey. ‘I'he firat rehearaal was held Tnesday avening in tho parlurs of tho Young Men's Chriatian Asso- m, in Brooxlyn, and some of Mr. Sankoy's 1In wern AuNg. A book of hymue hes hoen prepared especially for tho rovival work in Brookin. Holactions have beon made from Mr, Bankex's collection, and from other well-known coliectious, ‘Thers will ho 130 bymos in the book, shich will be piblishied in two forms, ous contalninyg meroly the hymns and of 32mo size, and sold for 6 contss por copy ; the other will bave the tuaie togetls- or with the woras, will ba of octavo form, s} will ba mold for 25 cents each. Theso books will be placed on rals at tha dilerent bookxstores in Lrookiyn, and at the 1tink, but none will be aclil on Suuday. The vrice, tho Committes thrak, will about cover tho cost. The cxpsuses of the revival offorta are now eatimated st 3,000, and tho tresurer reports ulow progress in recefing subscriptions to cover that sam. Tho smwunt already rasedvia naid to bs only about one-half of the amount needed, KELIOIOUH INTEREST 13X NEWY YORK. Whalo the ravival work in {n preparation in Brooklva, New York clergymen are engaped in a very quiot wav in offortn to srouse religeons in- torest. In thie city, alwo, the dowra for new cpergy in tue Church haa been exporienced, and the: anticipationn of & visit from Moody which provutlod eome waeks ago atlyacted widesproad and cordial attontion, But when 1t was found that Mr. Moody woula begin in Brookiyn, the disappointment of New York peopie did pot lead to a surrender of the rovival fooling. It is vot pow expectod that the avangelista will labor in this city before Fobroary, hut it was deemed best to keop alive tho intereat, Ae- cordingly, pearly ull tha rcdigiour deromina. t10ns have gono to wWork within their own limits, and are cither holding or preparing to hold religioun muetings in addition to the usual por- vices. A promiuept minister, who bas preschod lu New York for twenty yeara, ssys be has nevor known no many_ prayer-meetings to ke held in this city in Gctober. * Tha firnt of theso special meetingy was organized by t.he Baptist ciwrehes at the recent nession of tho HBouthern Nov: York Laptist Association in this city. Ilewtlutions were adopted heartily comin ending the work of ho evappelists, aod decidiog upon » series of weekly foion maotings. The first of theso wan Lield last Thursds: ot the INfth Avenno Baptiet Church, aud was Inrgely sttendad by mem. Lers of tho difforent churches .an tho city. After it Lad adjourned, wany more proplo came to the church. The Jiev. Dus, Armitage, Kannard, Andervon, and Iolmos were pressut. The Baptint churches have adopted. a series of union meotings at Laight nna Var,ck streats, to which overy ano is invited, the weekly meetinga boing designed mors especialls Tor the membors of the churches. The mervices at Laight nod Yarick stroots are beld every day from 12t 1 :'nlock. aud aro conducted by digeteut ininis- orn, DAILY UNION PRAYER-}IEETINGS. The Fulton Street Playee-m eotiony wers es- tablished in 1457 an_noontule rehgious gather- ingu. Iivery ono s foviied to attend, and tha loadara are now eapeoisliy 263 lous 1n thoir work. ‘Chey nre vinited occastoually by aifferent claryy- mon from the up-town chuicl ies who takie part in their services. At Lyric Holl, in Bixth avenue. near Forty- second-stroot,prayor-mooting i uro now holdever: day from 12 to 1 o'clock, and bave a good at- tondance, including mauv porsons of the Socie- ty of Friends. Tho servict.s do noltake place in the hall proper, but in a large room i the rear of Mr, Lyle's storo, which haw been arrang- adt espocially for tho occasic.n. Clergrman from differont churchea conduct the servicea cach day, the ltev. Drs, Armitage, Hisll, and Ludlow baing among thoso who havo led ths oxercises. ‘The Itov. Georgo II. Hepworth, pastor of tho Church of tho Diuciples, 11t Madison avonue and Forty-sixth strect, i8 hold g A sories of ravival meotings overy evening ¢ f this wook, beginning &t 7:30 o'cluck. to othor churches to “inito in tho work. ‘Thie services consist of etoging bymos and of ex- tewporancous sddressee, with readingzs from the Scriptures and commonts on the passages read. A Bories of union pry yor-meelings 18 now in progross at the Collepia ‘o Reformed Church, at Fiftn avenuo and Forty. -esghith street, the first of the number haviog |eon held on last Moo= day evening. They mro contiuued on evoly evening, except Wediiesday and Saturday. Amoug those who aro a siiva in the monuna}- are the Bov. Dra, Joln K ll, J. 3. Ludlow, IL C. Gunso, Thomas Armitag ¢, aud Chorles 8. Rohin- #ou. Invitations bhave bron oxiended to many of the noighboring chw :ches, and were read Iant Hunday, Atter this we ok, the moetings of thin soricd will bo held in- otber churchos. At tho tirst meeting, nddresea s were made with rofer- auco to the work of Miiody and Sanwey and the good they hisd accomph shod, 1t was also urged that somoething of the sama bonofit might bo reaped by inaividual em ort. EYTOKTS OF DNIVH BSALIST CUUNCHES, ‘The Univorsalista, bot b 1n this city and in Brooklyn, have onited iz revival inestings. Duye ing the presont wosk the work s carnied on in the lev. Dr. Nye's chum b, Brookivs, but next waek it will be ‘tranefern vd to the Kov. br. Puil- mau's church {n thia city % in tho following wask to the Fifth Universalist Church in Stuyvesant stroot. and then to the Ke v, Ur, Cuspin's churels, at Fifth avenuo and Forey -fifth streot. Bervices will be hold avery evening !, excopt Baturdsy, and will cosist of singing, pr ayer, and confercpcs. Independently of thess imoetings, the Rov. Dr, Chapin bas “institulod =3 order of servioes for the first snd third Buodiiy evoniugs of each mopth, In which the ' choral and ocon- gregational elomont _ wiil {ntroduced, with voaper-services. Mor ibare of Universaliss churchos say that they ocauld not joia in tha rovival mootings of Moodsand Bankey, as their doctrinal visws and ideas of religious hife vary from those taught by the Kvangelists. But when the Evangelists ber jin work in this city axpect to have revival w0y’ rices also. WIAT TUE METHODIN {% FROFOSE TO DO. The Motbod(st ministar # of tho city have had the subject of revivals undor consideration ut their recont mestings. (jn Monday it was din- cussod at cousidozabile longth, but nothiug defi- uite was decided trpon. Amang the plaus pro- posed was ono to dividie thoe city into districts and hold regular nwstiogs at tho largest cburebes in thoso distr The regular yearly tovival meetings aro Leld iu Dacember, but be work iv Biogklyn and New: York 58 awakonod an ontl usissm which calla for the work now, It im proposed that ail the churchos bolow 'ourth atrest units in two bodies for a ten dass’ seriea ()f meetings,. one of the churchea used to ba ths ¢ in Groens strest, Above Fouith etreet it is prof Josed to unite iu the Froo ‘Taberunclo at No. 248 ° iWest Thirty-fourth street, and for the memberasof tho churchos fartheat up towu to mest at Bte J; ' Churob in Hare lom st Madison aversue and Oue-hundred-and. Twenty-sixth stiost. All these mectings it i intended, alinll coutiuus ten days, and take place at the same time with coue gregationsl singlug aud a choir of aixty ur eeventy voices to load it. The Rev. Alr, McAllister of tho & scond Avenus Chureh, is bolding meotiugs every night thls week, sund it is expocted that othe ¢ ministers wiil begin soon. i their own churchie i bofore the larger churchr,y opeu theirservices. The Kev. AMr, Lloyd, ras',or of tho Washiugton Ekjuare ethodiet Epie spal Clurch, has been llding revival mestingy K-:r scveral duys, aud bus & verv large atteu dance, the lmlldmg. whicls'is one of tho lurgest, Math- odist churches in the.city, bolog tilled ve oy ofton, Mr. Lloyd oxpocts ram extensive rovial Lefore tho meetiugs aro emlod. Hervicos tr,xe plgca tu the morning aud evening, the sing mg being led by s choir of ffteen voicus, CATHOLI 0 MINSION WCALK, ! At £t Barnazdt's 2loman Cat'solic Chburck, in Fourteenth sireol, botween 'Zighth sad %inth vpuoss, & misxion i8 noW, in procross. 'Thus kind of religions W-ork cor,espands to the Prot- estant rovivals, and Is carrjed on sn al] the Catbolle chui 8 0RCo, ju throo ur four yeas, and 14 lod ususlly bv 8 sma one espovially chosen for that purpose. 'I"ae llev, A. Damen, asdated by the pastor, the ther Hoaly, conducts $ho gervices st BL. Parnard's, which will coutinue this week wnd tl . noxt, In the morning, Mass is celebrated at. I3 o'olock for laborers, and at Lalf-past 8for. other persons. ‘I'he Desptiou of the Way of (o flross is observod at :l{;‘olock‘ 80U & BOIUID 15 giiven by the Rev. PathedDamen 1 the "'mh’f'u il atber Damen comea jto this city fropa the Vadelphis Catliodral, atg when Iovitaiic.ns have boen extendod, e Ohicago Dailp TEibw: OCTOBER 25, 1875. he hias finished his work at 8t, Bernard's Chuzch will o to Bi. Peter's, in Bsrclaystreet. ——— HOW CHURCH MEMBERS SHOULD DE- SIRE REVIVALS, AERMOK DY THE REY, DR, WILLIAMEOX, The Rov. Dr. Williamson, of the Wabash Ave- tue Methodist Church, preached yeaterdsy morn- ing on tho subject of revivals, or how man is to secura the »id of the supernatural. Tho aermon wan listened to with undivided attention by the congragation, snd the following report will be read with interest : Commit thy way unto the Lord; trast sleo in Him and Ho shall Lring it to pass,—Peaim zxeeri., 5, This text stases plainly bow mep aro to gecure the wid of the supernatural. + Commit thy way unto the Lord." Not by & sunino but by an active faith. Tho faith that God aceeps in- volven tuo gift to him of all the believer's pow- erd. Gnd eaves men Jargely that they may erve Him. To ploase (God we must bave Hixs will and not our own. Thero are very few pooplo who aro liviog day by day in tho bright assurauce of unbrokon communion with God, because bardly any sro wiiling to psy God's high price. The blessed day in promised, but has not yet come, when in all this earth there shall be but ono will. Tho will ndw neateat to univarsal easthly empire in getf-nill. Mon parsue thoir own interests aud not those of God. When grace shall fully tri- umph all this will be exactly reversed. Even now, howoever, to commit our way unto God, we muat surrendor our ali to Hia pleasure, We would have God Lring to pass o revival of religion in our midst. MMy toxt includes thim promise when we commit our way unto Him, To do this, however, implies no small achieve- mout of spiritusl ancronder. Ged will ot ac- cept us at all unleas we offer to Iim our all. Oh, whion will the Church learn to ~o commit her way unto the Lord that He will bring to pass the fuliness of her evangelistic neconmties? Shall not the Msster Lave an opportunity to redesm His promivos ? Whaa God shall reigo 1u a suffl- cieut number of hearts within the membership of His Church, sl the revival sought wiil at onco be found. Al church members profess de- Bira to seo God's wurk revived, and they aro doubtleas honest in this wish, but they do not mean enough by it. Those dewtres only are in- flucutial which lead us to Isbor to bring them to pass,—indesd, the siucality of tho desite I pro- fown con be proved only by the fullness and fieo- dom of wy racrifico to mako it provail. As wo deny oureelves for God. His work prospers: ss wo live for ourselves, IHis wori declives. The 1ntelligetco of cbutch-mewbers leads them in almost every iustauce to admit thevaluo and ohligation of rovival enthusiasm, Thiscon- cesnion, huwevor, may bo cold and lifeleas. It doo4 nat rise very superior to a mere opinlon. 1€ the Kingdom of Chirias could come within s year throughout the wazld without effort on the bart of any beliover, who would fiud 1t in lus heart to ahject? Revivale of rehigion would glow with- oui abatement in every church, it they could be bad and continued for tho mers wishing, We a6 overmore grantng in judzment what wo are nuwilhing to kacritico for in eervice. We do- sire rovivals, but they do notcomo,—then we do- siro amiss, May wo ot 80 desire aa to gawm, To putkess » conqueriug desiro wo require s deep personal preparution. We ara not all ready to charish the ivapiriue desre we 50 greatly need, Every church-membor may bave, aud should have, & holy hears. lioly bearts are al- ways in o rovival state. A ‘sufficient number, t00, of holy bearta, nplied, spread in subdulug evaugahsm to the unconverted world on every sido. A mighty rovival will be upon us wheo au ohnrch-metnbers we give up ourselves wholly unto tho Lord. To win souls will irreaistibly be- oomo our first work, when our own souls have been fully wou. The suflicient proof of s nernoual spirituality tangible enough snd oxcelleat eoough to bs by uy, its porscssors, appreeiated, is our active longing to bring others into a kindred onjoymont. 1t any one enjoyv religion, ho will be'compelled to labor to get othors to anjoy 1t. As tho suu st midday caunot refuso to shine, nor the kweet oxotic Lo exhalo 1a fragrance, s0 the thoroughly illuminated disciplo cuonot but warm aud bloss all with whom be mingles, Wiren tho blameleas ractitice is wholly nnon the sltar, heaven's searching fito immediately de- scends iu consuming recogoition ; au agiTessive {nspiration endows. and a sou! ia fitted by grace for glory. Work for souls when wa sball ba mado fully slive, will bo, hike breathing, easy aud natural, For a rovival desire, then, that must prevail, wo nced to get rexdy by a new ourrender to God, Ob, forabaptism of the super- uatural npow the peoploand pastor of this church, May 1 not sesume that we alt just now do mako this new aurronder? That now we give to God our alt,—opmious, tasse, eaxe, mouoy, buxincss, pleasure, time, toil, fricuds? laving done this pighly reasonable service, we arc roady to 8o practically desire 8 rovival of roligion as to get it, Tho tirst step in the way of prevailing de- sire Lo soe God's work revived isto pray for it un- il 1t comes. Rowivals rarely come to tho Churches until they are wsnted; aud wanted, 100, more tLan apytbiog elso. In promusiog to suatrer the prayer of faith, (od does not agreo todo 80 immediately, uor when pressed by but a golitary potition. Wo must settle upon a Hcrip- tural method ot parsaing God to induco displays of his converting grace, aud thon obssrve it sleadfantly unta tho end. Prayer is the main olement in succesatul Christian mothod. God will answer tho prayer of faith in the beat way oad at the beat time. **Now is the accopted time," for us. I bollove praycr may be anawered by withholdiog as really sometinies as by granting tho objocta of omr potition. Prayer, too, must alwaya bo apocial, and 1t alwaya tmpliea concens tration. Prayer for & revival of God's wotk may loss its power by becoming 80 common a8 not to be reapected, and by tuo wearluess which ita exces- aive ropotition 8o ofion occaelons, The Church often bogiu in gmn carnest rovival work, con- coutinues with fidelity for a season to use ap- vroved matbods, and then elackens and ceasos, becanaa the resulto seem not to be commensur- ato with tho hopes and ezertion. A sustained enthusiasm s at oncean accomplishmens most nuseasary and most difliculs, But littlo can be doue in the Church without it, and yet only a few metnbers aro willing to pay tho bigh cost of its maioteoance. To rustain an onthusiasm of prayor ia just equivalent to snstainiog an enthu- wiatny of revival. When a Church wearies of revival work, it wearics of the object for which it was divinoly founded amoug men. Momentary wnthusiasm 8 quite onsy to eokindle, butitas readily subsides agaiu bofure any beueflcent re- nultaars {m:ensd. ‘Wo mus: wmake prayer our lifo, and then we cau keop it up. Wo can enjoy wrayer ooly when tho Savior is so closo that we can addreas hin in & whisper, Ta successtully desire a rovival of God's work in our church, let each membver pray sad urge until his homa 1s all aglow with spiritual light and love. go‘}‘rbc{’euu bflpna‘ ndlm}l‘fi chu‘rn fi’ grouping godly bomes. Family roligion Ia the coudition of a spiritusl church. ° The Leart, the home, the church, aociesy, is the order in whick revivuls of religion rise. aud epread. It is not easy to live a godly life at home, Pious preton. siol canuot here eacape detection. Husbanda ana wives, and brothers and sisters are good tudgu of each other's ainoerity, The idea of om0 Is God's idea, Homo is & bensdiction of the Qospol, rather thsn an institution of the law, Now, there are far-reaching purposea in a1 the plans of God. He hath ordained for avery 'aoma its priesthood. ~ Father and mathier are God's minlaters tothe family freeide. ‘IThey nead oot lose & soul from the precious group inuruated to them, Let the general ravival for which wo Lope and pray, aud for whose pre- tonitory signs we are estremoly grateful, begin arvnud our family alars, Dear brothren, pardon this pastoral solicitude thot would inquirs into the condition of yonr sl- tars of faniily prayor. Aro thoy in ruins,ivy-grows aud desulate, or aro thay new evury morulug and froah every night ? ‘The fervor of public wor- alup oxprosses accuratoly tho fervor of family religlon. The awacteat type of devotiou in the doioestic. 'The children of godloss or inditfereut patents sre plous, 1§ at all, undor ineupportable embarrassments, Paronts who aro trus o tod, {n the eud, render more certain tha salvaion of their households tbau thuir intallectual uduca- tion. The family altar supported by godly living is more potont {or spiritual culture, than family sdvieo and frea schools aro for intelivctusl, Qod would not send children {ato our houes it wo were naturally incompeteot totram them tor God and immortality. Lot avary Liome bocowe auew a house of prayer. From scores of genial altar-tiron let revival fucenue subliwate toward Hoaveu. Dead hearta and duad Lomus, on Sun- days form s doad church. T'he heart that glows, and the fife thes exomplites &t homo, will re~ vive and inspiro its eutire_social scqualntanco. Would you 4o desire & revival of religlou ns to got it you must, regardless of the effort re- quised, atteud tho wvatwgs of tho weuk to aid o & b R others, and 1o maks advaocement youraelf. After centurios of coatly ex; mnmnm{un. e Cburch has finally invonied just what she neods —meaus of grace, as they sra called. Ho faras tha Church ls concerned, nothing cau tie snces fully done outside thess *nieans of gracs, Thoea peculiar to MatLodiem you well under- stand. " Ravivala of religion may como st any time, and in the use of nholly unanticipated in- strumentalities, but the normsl condiiion in which we may ~oofidently expect a ro- vival 18 when all the members, young and old, rich and poor, educated and siinple. attend st least ouco a week a devotiol meeting of tha Cburch, For this Do subs:ltule can by offered. The Church has advanced from a handfal of Aposties to its presont magmitnde by a succes- sion of desperate struggles. The Church isof tofinite worth, and it hax cost (ts motbers incal oulable suma of money, thought, and suffering. Lvaogelstic succoss caunol in our day ba or- Ravizod upon & hasis of personal convenicnce to the participants, An oasy time always means a fruitlcss time. Roswits thst end and are prized are waataful of wacrilice. [ cannot think that any Chiristisu offort for souls i lost. God, wLo Imposes the duty, will guard tho effort to do it from oxtinction. Has tho era of apostolio beraism psesed away forover? Though tho '8 priceleas sacrjfico in not now required, doos not Lk mighty apirit still abound > Would the divcryle who nlirinks from Divino nervico on n inclument ovening die for bis Lord? Does the reiiziun of Cluist hold men now as securely a8 u garhar tien® We muet retara to out fathern' con-ccrauon before we can rejoice 1n thelr surprising victorien, Ta tost the oficien- v of your deeire for o 1evival, see what it costs Jou to chinrish it Does 1t 1o by Honse cost you to do your work what it coaw tha Hon of Gad to do K2 To redesm man was imposeiblo without Calvary, aud for ue to rucsess{aily persuade Him will require our repeatod ary of self-donial. Tho success of the Cliurch in every ago has been exa ctly accordiog to ber escrifice. 1t our late day, and with our imperfect art, we need nob hopa to reverse this immomorial order. Fasit over accurred ¢o you that prescuce is tho muin element of human power in a social moeting > You may not be sble to contributo brilliaatly, 11 seutiment and expresaion, to the services of any wesns of grace, but vou can be thoro with heart ragiant, anud zeal uudoubting. Your premence w1l alwaga do more thau your performancen to cooviuce othera of the utility uf a davotinnal meotivg. Mauage ourseives o3 wa may by the pliant davices of ovssion osod excuse, what wa beiiove in we will not fail to patronize. 1hs meetiuga Christians have contidenco in they at- tend. Wo cannot compiacentiy dwell long Acart from the accessible objects of our affectiop. An urgent Luinas Jove cannot be satiaticd with lers than Lhe personal appropriation of what it loves, Coutinuing our line of practical desire, you mues each week make afew eocial aud pastoral calls lo bear tho Master's meessge to the un- saved. Bearer ol recipiont mentally share the blessing of this pleasant social evangeliza- sion. To dv rood to uibors s better for Lun nho does than for Lim who receives. Example and 1ife, 100, are not enough. With these our hent precepis must bo freely mingled. Our grandest and moat influential desire for 3 revival of ro- hyicv must be indulged in tuo homes of the fanilien we wonid soo aved, Unlese, us Jecus did, we can also go aboul doing kood, we beed oot bedisappuinted at the wagularly apatheuc tardincss with shich Clrist's cause moves on. For chuich-inembicra & snlilime 200in) itinesacy is jufinizoly better thau the exclusiscuess of a fow opuleut and partial acqueintances, Yor Curist's sako you daro eater any Louse, ¥ou dare greet any grade of social fortuve or lowlinens, and you'dnse throw open yourown house to the tullest and readient recipreeationy. Onr desito for a revival will smount to nothing untl We prav ouissives into & wacrilicing oo- thugiasio for eouts. Sowme of you readily recall tho cuthusiamn of the plonesr gold-ssokor of 1540, Calforms wea remoto toward the closing day, implacable savages tuled tho weary ittor- Yemog youte, and notliog wore attraclive than poseibility lay at the bazardous destination, oy in bis dexporate rearch for gold shrinks not from auy periious embarrassmont. Some of You then bad the desperate courage to defy any odds, If your enthumstin was sustamed, you succoed- ed woderately well. 7Tie commercial enthusiasm that voveratates finally crowps the merchant a priuce in fortunc and ittlucuce, Qur desirs for a revival of refigion is onlv intelleciusl and nominal uutd ay &' Lody of church memovers we becoms poesersed by o mighty enthusiasm for souls. When the sslvation of meu sball engage our thouguts by duy, and our dreams by might, succeerful rovival enthusissm will be the swepi- Tation of our service anl the glory of our pro- baion, Tuo buxis of religious euthusissm must Lo perronad religivus oxperience, I ple caunot be euthusiastic over nothing. { buve myaell s spisitusl blessing which T highly prize, how wili it Lo poseible for me to be yory auxious that otbers stould enjoy such s blesa- mg? Do not moet of us feel that in religion we have a duly ¢ do mote than a glorious privi- lege to enjoy ¢ Tu what exteut do wa rejoica tn God? Do wo cast all our carea upon Him who careth for us? How are we bappier than before we bolieved? If otbors should get what we posaess whereir would thoy be duTerent? When wo would work for tue Alastor, what would wo do? Do wo honestly popsess an experionce divive and pricoless # Iiave we & couscious fit- ness now for tho immortality of the rodeewed ? s 3t cloar that evangehistio zeal cannot come un- caused? DPeaco and joy in tho Holy Ghoat, as & persounl experivuce, wmust preceda gathusiasm in religious wervice, Haviug tound 1n Josus Christ our precious privilege of rest, we shall, at onco, aud enthnmaatically, go out to allure othiers $0 a sitilar repose. Now, the auder of our uataral preforence is: self and God. Would we 80 desiro a revival us to get it, this arder must bo 1eversed to read : Gou and self, The nvestments man make with God will be frest and frmtful ages after the mero pursuits of time have been forgotten, Tho mildest life is livod at immenss cost, Oh, Low weary are thess burdened days! ‘I'he nuu- weariod wun surpriscs our {ired bodies daily befors thoy aro hnif refreshed; our limbs and intalligence break down before our daily bread 18 earned, and our ecoaomy of balf a litetims 18 swept into aoxtinction by the remorselesy flames or suddev pauic. Belf iy & bitter failure, if nolf be all.. Lot tiod, and sn immortal home, ho attho end of tbe rising pathway of human life, aud our troubled existence hers is ex- pluined, God and His work muat stand firat in our bearts, and riret in our services. God, beiug practically assigned to s subordivate place i the sonl, Toisakes 1t altogoiber, Oursis » jealous God. He declines to com- pote with men for the first place in sny buman spirt. We shall bo powerloss as chusch mem- bers unti!, body, soul, and splrit, triends, ‘gom sotelous, all, we give ourselves wholly unta God. That believers msy wake such a suriender, aud that God will accopt, 14 our most wholesome doctrine. AS a plam matior 0f fact is it our chiaf concern to ¢ the wilf of Giod 1aall things ? Ie it our firat auzioty shat Jesus Corist should make & graud success iu this world, or that wo stould muke s graud succcas? Are we dolng Dusiness, and winving 1o mske mioney, Lo By Cbrisg 1n founding and peophog His Kiogdom, or is it for wocial powor amuug nuon, aad domes- tic opulence and gratication ¥ What impulss Jies iu the bressts of the buay men who crowd thiose atreaty, sud ave lost in the roar of a city's migbty trade? For whom are they working ? 1€ for God, their euergy isiusolligibla; it nat, 1t {u madoess. Aro they purauiog a ivelihood ? Why puzsue a livelstiood ? L€ that God's work may be dooe, the answer is easy ;.af not, no auawer is possibls. Thero in a senso in which God averrules ail human work to llis glory, despits our effoit to male it contnbute solaly to ourselves, but 1his will not suftice, siuce, porsousily, wo are totally unbenetited by it. How to make the Kingdom of Chirst univereal dutfug your lifetime, 1 the only question you bave to considor. Al worthy thought, feelidg, and action converge at i primo obligstion, Recall the onco busy weu who have Juog since passod sway, Do you ro- member how, and for what, they wrought ? tuoy nought to wurn their lves into fortuno: tume, sud wocial prefermeut, where ave thess now ? 'Tho eilent monnd in soms sad cemetury, graudehildron to whose recollection his wemory was never intrusted, sud & local influonce ro- corded in the neglectod archives of au obsours village, are all tha rowsiu of tho average mein- ber of the mighty geueration from whom our childhood parted, Qurs shall prove no more enduriog fortune, The maw of av [nsatiablo and apeedy oblivion 18 sure to hide forever all wo do but ‘our work for God. ‘e ‘Would our dosize for a revival of religion be gratifiod, a8 older memburs, wa must oucaurage the youug peoplo to eeck coutinue iv, aud apread, tho Bavior's wonderful mosaago. ‘The leading rovival Impulso noeded by she Church must be contributed by its pious youth. You csunot, dear brechrou, 100 frealy ann:mnfin these youug people. They arethe hope of the Church, \Whon thoy profess to ave fouud the pardon of sin, you must conilde in their sincer- ity. ‘The older membora of a church should bo propared 10 endwre uulimited sacritico that * NUMBER 61. young pagph might be allured to their com. ‘munion. You desire » revival when you wisely qoard against alisnating from any capacity in your church s single youth. The work of God whi ot be ae apt to ravive uniess you are per- sonally replete with social geniality and oheor- fulness. Unwise and unmansged temper may destroy young falth in God as rapidly as it (s induced hy{muml intluence and layman's go- litituds. ‘Hlolding on to ail the resulta of this year, wo shall have sa many more to manags ot year, Thn Chureh in thoroughly ravived when s majority of {ts membera think themselves eu- premely unfortunate uniess they lasd moma Hotla {0 Chriat every year. When ohurch mem- bera contluue in anchia_frame of soul as befits them 4o sugage in God's business, thers neea be no [smenting genoral spiritual indifference : sud there will” be no disconragement at the moicty of romuita ingathered. When business mon do not auccond s they bad hoped and so- ucipated, the '* times " are pronoanced * hard," aod oppartanity “dul." " Jiard times " and “dull " chances may be the misfortune of & church, in spite of tha faithtulness of its pastor sod its mombership, Tbis, Lowaver, in not often the caso. Where a cuurch tries to win soule with alt tho windom and pertinacity of & merchant in resl estato, or an agont of lifo' ameuranco, her wuccess will not be meagrs, .nor unuatla{mlurg. Thero is. an a rule, an unvary- ing rolation botween offort and rowara avery- where. Juastlet tho business of winning men w0 God 71ank our_ordinary employment, aod soe how quickly our Lord’s Kingdom would ocome. Let us, then, (o che epirit of mutasl escnifice, undertske as wo never did before to gamn and bold precioun sonls. God bas not pisced us bers to be ruited. but to wave souls; notto be socially tnfluen but to eave souls; notto oconstruct a nama, but to save souls; not to lis- ton to the eseays of a moral plulosopher, nar ta the charms of lettered oloquence, bLut to sava souls ; not to foudly think of Heaven whils wa rest awhils in caso, but to save mouls, at a deso~ Iating ascnifice of toars and blood. Churches mavomouisat & high cost. Are wo able and willing to pay this price that wo may get onr shara? Ood may give usonly 28 many sonls sa, after conversion, we will care for. Are we suit- sbiy guidiog and comforting those He hss siready given us? If nol, what assuranco do o offer 1o beaven that we are tho proper peopls to whom tu intruat a larger abundauce of young spirituality? Lot this Chucch be the best af ali piacos “for Christian growth subseq uent to couversion, b HOW TO PROMOTE A REVIVAL. HERMOS UY TIUE REY. D, B. CHZNEY, Tho Rov. . B. Cheney, pastor of the Fourth Baptist Church, coruer of Paultaa and Washlng- ton etreets, delivered » sermon on ** The Means tor Promoting a Revivai of Religion,"” last aven- iog. The -follosing (s the text of the dis- courre, which wRs one of a serios : Prepare yo thie way of the Lord; make Hia path strsigit.—3fattrew, wi., % ik o Laset Sabibath evening our subject of discoursa wan: A revival of religion the great want of our time," from tho texts * It is time for Tnes, Lard, ta work, for they have made void Thy laws.” In that discourse wo endeavored to deflue what was meant by a revival of religion, and to sot forth the one reasou for & revival presonted in the text, viz., that meu are now making void the laws of tho Loid. Takiog up the scbject natu- rally where wo loft it & week ago, wo propose this evening to coneider the moaus for promotiog a revival of religion. Our definition of a revival showed clearly that it was the work of tho Lord onoarth; that good men could not produce & revival unaided and alons, though they would aid in promoting 1t ; and that bad men could not prosent a rovival, though thoy might encompass it with difiicultios and embarrasements. now say, that whilo s true aud genmine revival is peeuliatly the work of the Lord, and must bear tho Divios impriut altke in its arigm, prog- ross, aud fruits; atill God does not achieva this work simply by the oxercieo of His own om- nipotent power. o works rather, through sec: ondary ageuts and instrumentahitios. This les son 4 read everywhore in the Diblo, slike in tho Old Testamoot and the New; aod wo lopo to show in this discourse what soms of thoso ageucies and instrumentalitics are. As we sliall proceed to speak of theso, let no one infor that & revival ceascs to bo the work of the Lord because He chooscs to accomplish it in this way, ‘Tho avalogy of this kiud of work is easily traced lu tho most common experiencen of lifo. Man catnot produce sesd-timo aud harvest; with all his loventive ingenmity and skill, bo canoor make & eivgle blade of grass or & kerual of curn, much less the Leautiful fiowers that deek Mill-top snd valley iu thelr scason. In all these we recognize tho hand of God ; they are Lis bandiwork, Wishout Him, thore is uo seod-time ur harvest; 1O SPTILKILG ETAIN; no blooming tlowots ; va ripening truit. This we all concede, Dut what do men nfer from it 7 Sinco these are the works of God, do meu 1ofer that ther Lave ouly to sit down aod wait for Him towork? Not at all. They rathor break up their fallow ground; they gather out tha stopes ; thoy sow the veed; ihey culiure tho growing grain ; they wait, aud look for, and ex- pect tho barvest, aud mako themselves ready to gatbier 1t, and do gather it at thaappointed time. ‘I'ia 18 their part of the work,—a tecessary sug indiapensably part,—and yet every thonght{ul and considerate nan kuows and is ready to con- fosa that he cavuot produce a harvest ; the har- vest ia from God. Humsn agoncy works to- gether with Divioe power to smducn thoe resulta. bo it 18 with the fruit of te Gospel. Paul plants and Apallos watots, but God gives the increano. So, a8 Paul reasons, ** neitbor is be that plant- oth snyttung, neither ho that watereth, but dod that givsth sho incresss,” It is Bis work, snd tho praiss of 1t belougs to Him. We shallnot then bo misundersieod, while we procesd to speak of the weans for promoting & revival of ruligion. ‘The work i the Lord's; the means employed to promiote this work are all subordi- nate to Him, ) When John the Baptiat began his ministry the peoplo of Judea werd on the evo of & groat ro- viv religion, Jesus was coming to do such works sa m never doue, aua such works 8a man had nover seen dono bofors. What did Jobn counsel the people to do i view of it ? Dld ha tel} the people 1o it down and walt the coming of Christ { that since Clirlet waa all-pow- erfui, He would coms do tlis_own work in His own tims sod way? Did He tell them that 1t was well enough for them to coutinue a8 they were, in. duigng ln carnal security sud o making void the divine law? Aot at all.” Hia clsrion notes were . heard in the ringing words of the text, roasing the people trom their elumbers and catling them to immediate and hervic efforts. - * Propare ya tho way of the Lord, make His paths siraight." Here was something for the peaple to do, they were summoned to the dowg of it withous delay. u'nynon, if we aro to enjoy s ravival of relig- ion 10 this church sud in tLis city, there is some- thing tor us and fur tuose wo Tepresent todo. ‘Pliere nre moans to ba amrloynd; sgoucies snd instrumentalitiea to be calied ioto exerciss. To some of thesv, Jet ua LOW fuzn our atisution, First—Aud we begin by saying tuat often the right use of Divino Frovidences W68 B POW- erful wmeans in promoting & revival of religion. ‘Iias God exorcises & providential care over all the croatures £o has made isatruth weall s cept. Jesus LAUZLS that thid care extend ou to the uumbsriug of the hsirs ou our bead, and to the sparzow's fall, It resclies every one of us lu all the walke of life, Since $his s so, It 1a natural to {nfar that God would often so shaps Hie provideuces &s naursily ta%ead men to think of Himeelf. fudeed, all His providsaces, rigutly anterpreted, would uaturslly tend to this sesalt. Hiw goodnoss sbould lead us to thiuk of Him, to love, and to serve Him. But we kyow as a mat- 1er of sxperience that men are iuch oftener led to thiuk of God and ssok Ilis fuce and favor when thoy feol that His hand s upon them to chastons and atilict thow. 1t has slways boen so. Ropeated {llustrations of this asre found in the Jewish Church, Ths crust boudage in Eua»fi served toturn the winds of the paople to tha God of their fattiers, ‘The bite of the fery sec- ponbs 10 the wildurness prep the people to look to the brazen serpent, tua typs of Christ, alive. Ths defest that overtook them, whon thers wasa wicked Achan in theirgcawp, led them to bumble thew. welves before God. So, in New Testamens timss the dumpersion of the Jerusslem Church, the persecutions of Paul and luy shipwreck in the sos, all turned out unto the furthersnes of the Gospol. Eveuts that in themselves ssomed ad- verse aud ouly to forebodu ovil, were so used as 10 make them really instruwental ‘1 sdveaclug the cause of (fod. Ho it Liss beon In later times. Sawe sudden and unusual alliclion—sonethi o