Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1875, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES pows,” while iruly ‘‘evangelical” and pot *atheistic,"—were all in sweet accord with the spirit of the vast sudienco which XmAngl upon Prof. Swing’s Lips. While the question of the exact form which the church organizs- tion shall take is still open and undecided, it will notbe regarded as capticus or dictatorial if we gubmit some reasons for making the or- ganization wholly indepeadent, and not liable to | review, either as to its sccepted tescher, its | practico, or it doctrines by anybody—ecclesi- astical—ontside of itself. First—For the sake of Prof. Swing himself. He ia the leader of the movement, and it is be- cause he is that the movement is. It is his broad and comprebensive iggerpretation of the Cbristian faith. and the Christian spirit and practice, that makes the Central Church possi- Lle. No man who was narrow and sectanisn could lesd in 8o graud a ecbeme for the organi- zation of Christianity in such a place-and in » way. The freedom which Prof. Swing has asserted and used, which has given bim his royal position s0d bis strong hold upon the public coufidense a8 8 8afe religious gmde, must not bo compro- mised by ths recognition of suy body besides his own church a8 baving a right to intervene and wiraign him for his theological opinions or his practical teachings. One trial for heresy ought to emffice. It is quite true that Prof. Swing ex- essed us belief that Congregationalism was broad enongh for his purpose. and that a church ‘which could givo scope to Bartlett, Helmer, etc., 'would be ample enough for bim. But thisex- pression scems to us mora the result of Prof. Swing's uneuspecting charity than of his an- alytical discrimination in regard to the theory and practice of that Church. Previous to hie discovery of Prof. Patton, be would bave said the same thing of tha Presby- terian Church. Put we wonld remind him that Congregationalism bag its Patton as well a8 Presby:orianism. and that 1n escaping Scylia be may be awallowed up in Charybdis ; or, to use & slill more periinent thongh less’ eaphonions and classical simile, he may ** jump out of the " trving-pan iuto the fire.” In ‘a recent number | of the Christian Adtocale, in piviog an exposi- tion of the relations of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, to the Congrazational body, the Rov. . W. Patton, D. D., gives tho following state- | ment of its polity and practice : ¥ The writer has been rogaseted to gire those who are | of other denominational feifowshipe o correct idea of 1he eoclesiastical relations of the case of Henry Ward Beecher under the Congregational aystem, To do this, he mustremind the reader of the difference be- tween Americar Congregationalism and pure inde- pendency. Independencs has but s sindle ital prin- ciple—the s®-government of tke local church, which, aufBicient unto itself, mansges its owa affairs without uid eitherof government or advice from other churches or their representatives. But Congregationalism in. | cludes two leading dprindplu. 1o wit: Local churen ‘veif-government, and general church-fellowship; the Iatter being supplementary to the former, and scarcely second fn importance, 7aus, while each local church | gy administers its own affairs, responsiblo to no other superior authority, it neveriheless come inio such established relations of fellowahip with sister churches =t their advice and co-operation in affairs of special importance and general oon- cern. Thus it is organized or by & council lof the pastors and delegates of neighboring churches, before whom are laid its creed and covenant, that ita ; Cliristisn character and worthiness of fellowship may be evident. A similar Council is called o advise in the discipline of private ‘members,who complain of injusticein the sction of the Church. ' Ministers unite with a District Association, whichat the East is s purely ministerial bod which may, after investigation, disown a member. The churches cultivato fellowship by a District Con< ferenve, which, at ths West, 13 often called an Associa- tion, and which _can disown_a church for tolerating bereey o immorality ; or s church may bo disfeliow- ahiped by a council called Ly another church, which Das previously labored with the erring church—the Council-being calied matually by the two parties; or, 4f that be not consented to, then by ths complaining church slone. Ths latter is calied an ex parte council. If this resume of the Congregational system ba correct—and we bave no donbt it is, for Dr. - Patton is 28 grood sushority on Congregational usages and diacipline as Prof. Patton is in Pres- brterian ecotesinsticism—ihe Central Church cannot bs organized or its pastor settled until | both are pronounced sound in doctrineand prac- | tice by a council of Congregational ministers, to | whom they are always responsible, and to whom on accusation or ex-parte rsquests they both | toust anawer, or be disfellowshiped. The creed and covensnt of the Church are both subject to dictation and rfview by the Congre- gational ministers of the vicinage, who consti~ sate the ** Association ™ or the ‘‘Conference,” 28 it is respectively termed, in the East and | West, which body, in the language of Dr. Patton, “can disown a church for tolerating heresy or immorality.” Now, when it is remembered that no emall proportion of the churches of tue Congregational order in New England have been thus ** disowned for heresy,” and that the statement of doctring of the Con. grogational, Evangelical Churches, differs in no 'Wwise from that of the New School Presbyterian Church, and that an ** Association ” or * Con~ ference " claims the same responsibility for the doctrines and practices of the individual churches and pastors within its fellowship, and the same right of review which is claimed for ths Presbytery, Synod. and General Assembly of the Presbyterisn_ Cburch, it ia obvious that Prof. Swing and ‘the Central Charch of Chicago ewoul be lisble to the same armaign- ment aod trial for heresy to which Prof. Swing and the Fourth Presbyterian Charch of Chicago bave already’ been subjected. ‘The Congregstional Church only needs a Pat- ton—and it seems to have one—in order to sub- joct Prof. Swing to the same intolerant and vexatious ecclesiastical prosecution and perse- cution from which he has just escaped by re- tiring from the fellowsbip and jumsdiction or the Presbyterian Church. If Prof. Swing is not *‘orthodox” or * evan- gelical ” in the estimation of any one member of the ** Association,” or even tn the estimation of any single member. of m@: Congregational Church ~ belonging to istion, be msy be igned _ snd _tried for heresy ms before. It will not do to presume that in all that body there will hiot be found some minister or layman whose zeal for orthodoxy wiil not flame oat 1nto s fire of per- secution, and compel Prof. Bwing to answer to the charge of heresy for some of Ins liberal atterances from the pulpit of the Central Church. Roeligious intolerance is a most unmansgeable slement, and, where the anthority is admitted, it will not be safe to presums that it will not be ex- ercised. The proper meihod is to avoid in the outaet the recoguition of the authority. This cannot be dono in the Congregational system, - but 1t is npnmubls in the syetem of **Inde- pendency.’ For the sake, then, of pleserving the **inde- pendency” of Prof. Swing, we can bu: hope ihat bis Central Church will be & pure inde- pendency, snd not a Congregational Chnrch, Second—For the churen's sake we hope it will sssume the independent regime as the method of itsorganization. All the reasons which we bave submitted for independency, in order to secure the freedom of the pastor, are equally pertinent to the membership. Prof. Swing, in bis ipaugural discourse, very nobly and logi- rfly mantained the same freedom of thought for the press as for the pulpit, and it is precisely becanse he does thus recognize the **right of private judgment” for his hearers which Ge claims for himself, and becsuss he that true Chrstian growth snd #evelopment are beut secured by this fresdom, and because he believes and tesches that ‘heresy " is to be corrected only by showing the mors excellent way, and not by the interven- tion of anthority, that he 18 8o revered and be- loved by his flock, and is the recognized stand- ard-bearer of the great Central Church of Chi- 0. Now, whils we do not question the * evangeli- cal™ sounduess of Prof. Swing, and of the groater proportion of his hearors, we are not un- mindful of the fact that a large portion of those 'who are desirous of associating themselves with this movement, and becoming members of his church, cannot conscientiously subscribe to the orthodox * confession of faith,” and cannot pro- nounce the shibboleth of the arthodox ch 88, which, if the Central Church become Congrega- tional, would bave the right €o dictate its creed. Arc these brethren to be excluded at the out- set from the church of their choice, and com- pelled to either avow their belief in a theologicat system in which they do mot believe, or com- pelled to be mers lookers-on, and not members of the Church? We cannot_believs that Prof. Swng will thus embarrass his noble movement, and turn his back on ome of his most loving and devoted friends. He will *“thigk twice * before he takes this unfartunste step! There is avother, if not equally important, rea- son, and that is the consistency of the move- ment viewed in the light of Apoetolic usage, In all the New Testament, there is no recognition of sndividual churches except on the gronnd of local distinctions. The Church of Cornith, of Ephesns, st Jerusalem, in Rome * in the house ™ of certain Bemiral Ghorch of Chvenge oot e of Chieaga™ istineti at ance catholic and sporoprigte, - LoHocHon ‘This church therefore ought not to be a part 3 is, but a thoy bold Calminitic, Unitaraer or other doctrinal views, or prafar—o: i being agreeable—the Epi o s or Congrexatonnd Church polities, which they may, for the eake of the greater_sdvantage 1y Sue canse of Christian truth and'Christian en- ih“" ba willing to forego. E i piscopatisce, icanlists, Unwarians, Unive and, possibly, Hebrews, may be williog toforego their preferences for the several organizations, which represent thoir faith and co-operate with the Central Churoh in its grand and comprelien-~ sive mission, under tho leadership of Prof. Bwing, and the Central Church should be broad enough to receive anyand all of those who believe in the Divine law of love as the rale of life, and who so far beliove in Jesus of Nazareth 88 to recognize the obligation to accept His statement of doctrine contained in the two com- mandments, ** Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thy neighbor as thyself— on these two commandments hifog all the law a0d the prophets.” Talk of **fundamental doctrines™! Jesus Clirist beintg suthority, thess aro the only fun- damentsl doctrines, snd any man—* Jew or Gen- tile, Greex or barbarian, bond or free ¥—who ac- cepts and practices these ;s 8 proper member of His Church, and no one elss is. “This ia the pattorn of His “brosd Church,” and theso are the direction and limit of ‘le +parrow way " which leads to the ** eternal life. which is both the experiance and destioy of His fallowers. " Brother Swing. give us the -t brosd church and ** tha parrow way ” as the method of your noble movement. L. e **IDLE MINISTERS.” ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SITUATION. To the Editer of The Chicago Tribune - Cricaco, Dec. 11.—Aly attention is called to the article in Tae TriprsEe signed 7. G. Mason, on “Idle Ministers.” It contsins both & trutt and s foul accusation. It is probably a truth that nearly every denomination has more mil ters ia its body than the churches can-comf ably support. Statistics ghow this. Our semi- naries have been graduating large numbers for a few years past, s good many laymen are accopt- ing the pulpit, and the long panic, also, bas in- creased the number. In that case, some pastors mast retire fully or temporarily from the vas- torate. It does not follow that they cease to be ministers, or to preach and labor in the cause of truth and righteousness. This is precisely what many bave been doing for years past, and will continue to do. In alllarge cities thero is needed aclass of men, ‘‘ministers at large,” who can Iabor miscellaneously, fill gapy, sapply destitute churches, preach to.fecblo interests, without compensation, or gather new congregations. Why shonld they be complained of for leaviog the pastoratet and doing this much-needed work ? They ought tobe commonded and esteemed. And yet J. G Mason calls them **1dlers, vaga- bonds, and Bohemiana.” He says they * oke out a lazy, precarous existence in all sorts of wava.” And this of thoso who, like Paul, work with their hands and preach the Gogpel to the peedy, ** withont charges.” . Which s the more Pauline, these faithful men, or the self-appoint- ed critic who preaches and 18 supported by a sal- ? If scme ministers choose to guprort themselves, whose businessis it except their own ? But our critic becomes a slanderer. He i an “*accuser of the brethren.” We all know who heiscalled mn the Bible. It is time that this intermeddling with private rights sbould cesse. Let mep ** mind their own business,” as the Bi ble expresaly coinmands. Iknow a minigter io this city who has done a very large amount of labor for weak churches in and near the city, for a remuneration that little more than psid his car-fare, and this for several yesrs. But this man isan ‘:idler,” 8 *‘ vagabond,” zad ‘1azy.” He has given hundreds,—yves thoussnds,—of dollars inspearly gratuitoas service, Is “J. G, A" insane to write in this hot and reckloss manner ? In Bogland, s good many small churches have astors who are engaged in secular empioymert. t is.a necessity. And it will become mo her It will soon be fashionable in this cquotry, too. Then our elaudering brother will acknowledge these brethren and not be sshamed of them. He will then be intensely mortified on account of this unbrotherly and wicked attack on those who have done 88 good work as he in the psstoral office. He will ‘then sav: “A man's hindsight is better than his foresight.” These ~unpaid ministets are forerunners of a large and increasing class to come. They may now bs out of caste, but it will not be go long. It is not necessary that all ac- ceptable preachers ghould be salaried men, or even ordained men. The proof of the pudding is the cating of it, and the proof of 8 good min- ister is that he can hold an audience by instruct~ ing and interesting them. We bavesome pastors who ara drones. They wonld do well toleave. We bave grand preachors who are not pastors. As to the fling that some of Lhese ministers take board- ore, what if they do? Whose business is it? Is that a crime 7 ¥ know of pastors, merchante, and Inwyers who take a few boarders into their family for company and to ligbten expenses. 3. G. Mason betrays iguorsuce snd bitterness of spint by such ungenerons insinuations. But he says for asught he knows ¢ their wives take in washing,” Well, now, the Adventist theary will soon be proved true. Even if they did, it would bea bester employment than **glnodering our brethren.,” But enongh. 8. e A CURIOUS SERMON. EKETCH OF A NEGEO MEETING. A correspondendsnt of the Newark (N. J.) Courzer, writing from Charlotte, N. C.. gives an exceedingly intercsting description of a mecting in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which ho recently attended, He says: The preacker was not one of the finest pywical apec- amens of the race, for an ordinarily erect form had in some manner become bent aud hia shoulders rounded il they appearcd as 3 hump on the back,and his voice, which it was sy to tell had been ome of mar- Yelous swectness and powoer, had become Larsh by re- peated strainings. Buthe was evidently o favorita among the peopls, and his sayngs wore received not only with the most undoubted confidence, but the highest nervous apprecistion, The text had been taken from the miracle of the raleing of Lazarus from the dead, and the peculiar words to which the fuliest attention was invited were *Looss -him and fet him go” The whole circumstance, however, wai foliy brought under tho prescher’s ob- servation, and each word and fact com- mented upon sccording 38 the fancy or hearing of the preacher dictated. Martha, poor, painsuking, care- ful Martha, came in for a full share of the preacher’s condemnation. though why he condemned her was not 50 clear. Mary's loving expressions were set by him among the jewels of the Chriatian life, and in this he was not out of the ordipary track of religious preach- ing, which puts expreseions of love above all the moral- ities of a religious hfe, instead of making them the in- terpretations of that morality, The tion of Jesus Weeping # the fomb waa deiineated with a depth of pathetic expression which more than ataned for its ‘want of correctness of grammsr or correspondence of figure, a0d evinced that if the preacher had the ad- ‘vantages of educational training, as an impassioned arstor be would have been second to but few. But he d_onward from bhis tears.to that wonderfully graphic statement of the Evangelist that “Jesus grosned in spirit,” and spent somo minutes in aonouncing ae his opinion that the Methodists get their habit of _deepest re- igious expreasion, in grosning, from this example of Jesus. “Others might not look at it in this light, but bo did, and this last concluxion appeared to admit Of 1o dissent, Then ho pdesed to a description of the carpre. First hie depicted tho fact that he was chain. od. He sdmitted the fact that the Jews did not usu- ally chain their corpses, and why this peculiar corpse was chained be did not Teally know. But he added in %31““ teinmph tiat e could prove from Holy pture g & COTPSs Was Dot necessary 10 Xeep it in the tomb, because death iiselfl was strong enough for that purpose without the addition of a He madaa good application, bawever, of tho ‘manner in which # sinner was chained by his sins, which chain be'oould not break until Christ had said, 4 Loose him and let him go.* Then he passed to tho corpee itself and the corruption incident to its having 1ain for four days in the tomb. This was sufliciently vivid to take the apgetite for food away whenever I thiok of §t, and I will not inflict a similar pen- alty upon tie readers of the Courier. Stmphy -mm be closed this description also with “ him and let him go we pass on, he did, to the nmapkin which Was<over his face. ‘This waa evidently the strong point of the discourse. Tho dead fice, with ita napkin, was held before their virion, until’ Lezaras stood out before them with a vivid distinctness which the cooler Northern delineations to which I hadistened had failed to make. The pals, corrupted face of tho dead maa gradually wakening into life—tho Landages being removed 2 the color came back to the rebef of the dead ' palior—onl, 'With an oratorical & titionary phrases, the atientior: of the audience to the covered eyes, whose one longing desire ment, snd 0 thoroughly and artistically. magnetic bia manner, that every heart was palpitafing with the earnestneas of the preacher’s feeling, l‘-nd;iury wpirit longing for the unveiling of the darkened vision of the friend of Jesus. Justat the moment when the tension became 100 great to be longer endured with out tumeness, and whex a dozen seconds longer would havo been fatal 10 its effect, he uttered, in & voice ‘which was & -4 and Jot mand, * bim go." Thae scene which followed this puts description st defiance. the suppressed cxcitement of the excitable listcners, like water which had en heid ‘back unti! it burst its banks, rushed ontward now ina. torrent of vociferous expreasion, Bhouts, screams, giorys, though fetrangely fenough no halleluiabs, Yare ringing through the b ‘women were springing like elastic rubber ungad down upon the floor, and so lightly that you could ot bear the concussion of their feet; others sdding to this & Totary motion somewhat akin to schopl-da tlous of the %\:nhl‘nu a:up‘o: O the earid st on e P lorm kept ety sl o e el s peating hymn ymu, appropriste and insppro priste; wwaying his long arms ko maseive tee ‘tranches in winds and recovering of a contrary current, while his voice, that storm quenched hoarper 1iks in the rain, st lust sank to a hose sobling monotane, wi ntzs;t.y»-n ufiw,, 28 the eyes remaining to the last. worthy of a man of mors cultivated mold, he held, tErough a seriea of repe- ‘Was now o see Jesua. So intensely vivid wos _the preacher’s excite. of triumph and com- uilding. Some of the older ustra- e persons himsell kept re- a terpest; swaying from side to stde of the pulpit like these trees borns down with the rush of the themselves By the action citement had subsided enough to all this cation of hia point: The sinner Wwas agplmawm Mia_darkness, © Doag, with 'the eges of his soul bandaged, then atrugy into life, with the ‘consciogsness "that it s “&'g,m ‘who it in um, then his intenso soul-longing to Jesus, = longing deepening into sgony, and then onco more, when the hearers conld hear no more without sliding backward into tamoness, he uttored ogain his ical “ Loose him and let him go,” which was fol- lowed by & magnetio tempest which went beyord tha rovious on 12 e demomstrations of exciiemont; len this had pess anc e _preacher Tegaine the equilibrium of his voles he wook point—not perhaps in the best order of the subject— the fact that ho had been desd four days, Thes four days, he informed us, were not sypical of the resur- rection af Jesus, ho was only iz the gTave for thires dase. But they wara typical of the 4,000 years which elapeed between tho promiseof Jesus and bis death upon the Cross, Some wrilers, ho sfirmed, said it was 4,004 years, which latter four years he ecorn- tully eliminated from the transaction, and triumphont- 1y defied any of ua n the sudience to rove him wrong. As 1o one appeared disposed 0 teat this ho proceoded to by the somewhat remarkable application of the ipdon of Delty which ssya of By & day with the Lord is as & thousand and a thousand years o8 one day. ¥our thousand, years had . Iazarus had been - dead four days, ~and ~ the most ignorantly . stupid soul must sea the force of the proof. Follow- ing this was a delineation of Lazarus in his mew resl- ization of exlstence, and & ptatement of why it was that Christ had recalled him tolife. Lazarus, he told us, meant an *sgent,” He furiher informed us that thére was & church, large and flourishing, of which lie was_ the bookkeoper and kept the records. After his desth the records all got wrong, the books of the church ere all upside down,—things got into tangle fenterally, &nd the chureli was getfing ato o fearfal “wrangle, ‘when Jesus, just in the mick of time, do- cided to recall Lazarus to the position ho had so unfortunstely vacated, and restored tho church to tho harmony it had lost, He exterlod the idea by say- ing that ‘God always kept his corvants just whero hie wanted them, and brought them forth just when {be neads required. This ho had done for Moses, who oléo was an agent of God. Some people thonght that Moaes went to hesven when he diod, but we knew belter, for Moscs had just descended fnto tho boitom of tho earth, 80 as to be ready when the Lord wanted him to come out with Eilas and com- ‘lete the circlo on the wondrous mount of transfigur- ation. Then he again made his application, in which method of preaching he far surpaased the sverage of white preachers. Ho told s that God kopt us in all sorts of places, Bomo obecure and some in the lowlier of life, and some prominent like Lazarus ths s , bu all kept in store by Provdénce for ur When it would say, 4 Loose him snd let Bm go.” Then, lengthening out the ides to the reparrec— tion morning, when the old church-yards should pre- puve to gvo up their dead, describing character aftor character who slept there, till at the words *Looso him and lot him go* the Fesurrection was supgosod to bo accompiished, and onee more the imsginative sensi- tiveness of the nudience burst ita boundaries and the cliurch was vital again with the evolutions of both nervous and spiritusl feeling. After this camo n gen- erul description of Heaven, with the spoakors own personal expectations regarding it, prominent among Which was tho fact that his corplexion was to be like thataf Jesus, Both he and the audlenco had floated off ‘Tupon theetream of excitement generatod by tho thought of resurrection, and {hore was 5o Ionger s0y ordet 10 the sermon. The great dragon and thio cherubim ex- changed places with kaleidoscople Fapidity, and wore frequently mistaken for each other. The goiden strecta ere seemingly knd alone the topmost branches of tke tree of Life, whilo that tree of life sumetimes appeared to flow like a river, with the throne someliow lodged among its leaves. ' Wings and feet curiously took tio place of each otherin walkingand fiying, and tho Christions got indiscriminately located both where they ought and ought not 1o be, yet over all this was the nnistakablo feeling that the hesrts of these sim- plo children of Africa were excited with lovo to tho endrous Author of tho atonement, and fhat in that Tovo to Christ, there was hopo of tha maral elevation of their race. Tho forms of its expression wera crude, often based upon untrue expositions, but always Iead: ing to apolications which wero in_perfcct Lurmony with the ideas of the Gospel, Itia true that 1t was all sentiment, but it i $bpossibls for thom to be other than ereatures of sentiment, and on this, if anything, will be bullt the moral regeneration of what may ye: Provo o be & noble element in the construction of our nation, 3 MOODY'S NEW CHURCH IN CHICAGO. DESCRIPTION OF THE EDIFICE. 4 Fhe Athance. Mr. Moody's mew charch edifice, ‘corner of North LaSalle street and Chicago avenus, is about completed. Itis an impostng structure, built of pressed brick and cut stone. in antique style, and is about 150 feet in length and 100 in breadth. Where Mr. Maody obtained hia plans for the building we do not know, but in many respects it is like himself. Itis unlike other church edifices, a8 much 8o as Le himself is original. It ia marvelouely substsntial, large, cheerful, cosmopolitan, and fall of conveniences. No other kind of a building would have suited this good brother. The ground floor is finished in six largs com- municating rooms, and is capable of accommo- dsting several thousand Sundav-school scholars, in maes or 10 classes. The Bunday-school has always been an important factor with Brother Hloody, aod bo has wisely arranged the Iarge and airy basement to meet the necessities in this line, It is probably the most comfortable and conveniont ground floor _grouping of rooms for thie purpose to be found in Chicago. The up- ver portion of the edifice is thrown into one vast auditorium, ' with galleries on threa sides, and is capable of seating comfortably 2,500 per- 508, and with chairs in the aisles will accommo- date 3,000, making it the largest andience-room, doubtless, in the city. The pulplt is of the flhzlom style, and is located at the north end. is sufficiently large for Brother Moody to gosticulate freely, s habit for which he is promivently noted. The ground entrance 18 at the southeast cormer, through a large opening flanked by besntiful polished columus, over which rises a tower that extends 100 feet or more, the *‘toundness” of which, causes the edifice fo resemble an old Eoglish castle. The whole building is finished in plain style, and shows on its face that the most has been made of the money contributed for this wortby object. Itisa grand monument foa noble man, erected by himself after, no doubt, his own plans, that will tand the storms a long, Jong while, and bs the worshiping home of thousands who have known and loved Brother Moody for many years, aud of others, we trast, who are yet to know and esteem the great evan- geliat. It is easily accessible by five different Iives of strect-cars, and cen Lo reached by con- necting lines from all parts of the city. 1t is proposed to dedicate the new building the first Babbath of the coming year, at which tima Mesars. Moody and Bankey will be present, and after which 2 short series of megetings will bo beld. After all, it is a quection how long, if at all regalarly, Brother Moody will officiate in his new churgh. Can the country, or, if you please, the world, spare him? Novertheless, if he had done no mora than erect this g_mn edifice and dedicate it in the name of the Father, Bon, and Holy Ghost, he woutd bave done s glorions work. But his * Fifty thousand for Christ," won across tbe ses, and the other thomsands being won at home, the Alliance believes, would indicate that Brother Moody cannot be installed the lay preacher of the congrepation that is to worship “in the building we have doscribed, = ——— MOODY & SANKEY. A DRAMATIC BCENE. ° The Philedelphia Times gives the following sketch of one of the most peculiar of the Moody services in that city : D When Mr. Moody stepped into his little velvet-gir- ‘dled pulpit at 4 o'cléck vesterday af 5, very seat in the house was filled and ‘the doars were closed, Nearly all of the sudjtors were women, though hero and there & man might ve seen who had ahadowed the entrances and watched his chance. The gas was not 1it, and the melancholy effect was not decreased by the pattex, patter, of the rain dropy on the roof. The au- dience in the back of the hall did not secm to Lesr, ana the same fact was noticed yesterdsy that haa so often been noticed before, that the occupants of the Tearpests ook no {nterest in the services, evidently ot being able to hear the sermon, and when the in- uirers stood up for prayers not.ons was furtber back the middlo of the hall, Either Mr. Moody’s woice or his ma, ism is too small for the building, The a8, the rain, and the long, atlent rows of women seemed to have their effect upon Mr. Moody. He said that between 4,000 #nd 5,000 tickeis had becn given out to persona whowished to become Christians, and a8 & good many had been igsued withont any ques- tions being asked, thero must ba at lcast 7,000 o¢ .09 Ppersons in the building who would like to find the Sav- {or, “This meeting,” e added, has been such a suc- cesa that we will kaveamother fust like it next Sunday afternoon. ™ He read a few verses from the last of Mark, buthad bardly begun bis sermon whan a Iady In the back of the ballding fainted, and thers was much confusion. Mr, Moody announcad that bis sub- Ject was Christ's command to His apostles to go into ihe world and preach the Gospel, but the time waa de- voted almost entirely tothe recital of the thrilling, touching _siories, such s the speaker, with 3 very good knowloge of buman nature, kuew would have their effect upon = the women; and if he dependod entirely bpon ex- citing their feelings, he was eminently sucsessful. Towards the close of the sermon, when an ugusually touching anecdote was being told, anotber woran was overcome and begad to scream, and the nshers hastily took her into an inquiry-room. At the close of tho sermon e was dramatically impreasive sa 2 Booth or s Boucicsult could desire, The day had al- most done, and the building could hardly have been darker at midnight; the women's sobs midgled with Mr. Moody's tearful exhortstions, ana the dismal dropping of the rain on the roof added its dreary musie. ‘When 3Ir. Moody asked all who wanted to be Dray0d for to stand up, 80 many rose thst 1t seeched v ¢ whole audience was on ite feet, and the ir - into the inquiry-rooms was waa m;m?gy tion Yo hundreds, ‘The number who stood up for. prayers was at least 2,000, bnt many wers too bashfol or to0 tmid 10 be prayed for separately in the inquiry-rooms. The meeting was closed with the hymn, * Th fountatn Ailod wiih Moo o BPTRGEON'S OPINION :OF MOODY. . - New Fork Swn. - The famous Londory preacher, Spargson, has snnounced his diseatisfaction with the work that was doe there hy Moody and Sankey. He Das spaken twice on the sabject, as the London 2~ papers sy, and both times io » way that was nos 8! behold 5 his next chapter expected. In addressng the London B Asegcistion, he wens 8o far aa to say that he “~wishied 16 could Hiad the converts made during the last revival ;" that he conld Dot bear of the peing *‘turned into Cisciples which was & pity and that it **would take something a hundred times greater than that revival fo move London.” He then tolked 1in 8 strange way abont those who *‘dear brother and ‘dear sierer’ people with ns much unholy honey a8 they can, and when they havo got them sufficiontly far ont, indoctrinate them with a spirit as far remote from Jesus Gh‘mz as possible.” It is evident from Spurgeon's lan- gunge, and from other remarks in British relig- ious papers, that the revival operations of Moody and Bankey in London did nos there produce, in proper gieasurs, those visible and manifest re- sults which ara the best proofs of success. It ia high time, therefore, after having had similar experiences in Brooklyn, that Brothor Moody should accept the warninga which have #o often been addressed to him on this subject, in these columps, 15 would be petter that the revival sbould bring forgh a handfol of practival fruit thaz & barrelful of any other-kind. i g THE BOSTON CATHEDRAL. DEDICATION OF THE GREAT CHULCE OF THE HOLY CcROSS. 3 Following close upon two other great religions ceremonies, the conferring of the ptglhua apon the Archbishop and the consecration of the Church of tho Immaculate Conception, the Catholics of th Archdiocese and the Cuy‘ol' Boston were called upon to participate i a third ceremony of equal grandeur, tho dedication of the new Cathedral of tho Holy Cross, which took place Wednesdsy. The ceromonies wers of a character in keeping with the magmficence of tho new place of worship and the labor which has bronght it to its prosebt condition. They were performed und witnessed by & very large number of the Catholic clergy and laity of the Archdiocese, all the Bishops of New England, and many of the priests. Following the cere- mony of dedication was the Pontifical High Maas, which was celebrated by the Archbishop of the diocese. The discourse was dalivered by the Right Rov. Bishop Lynch, of Chatleston. The church and sanctuary choirs, with the new aod powerful organ, rendered the music of the mass in o most excellent macner. The catbedral measures over 46,000 equare foot and covers more than an acre of ground. In this respcct, therefore, it takes ~prece- dence of some celebrrated Kuropesn cathe- drals—for instance, those af Strasbourg, Piss, Balisbury, Vieons, Venice, sndl St. Patrick’s in Dublin. ~ The style is early Englich Gothic, cru- ciform, with transepts, nave, aiale, and clereato- 1y, the lsst-named supported by two rows of clustered metallic pillars, beautifally bronzed and polshed snd elegantly orcamented. The length of the church.including the .thapel of the holy sacrament on the northesst corner, is 364 feet; the length of nave, excluaive of the chapel, is 300 feot; wWidth v the transepts, 170 feet ; width of nave aud sisles, or of the main body of the church, 90 feet: height to tne wooden ceiting, 89 feet; height to the ridge pole, 120 feet. Thero ara two main towers in front and a turret, all of unequal height, and ail in turn to be eurmounted by spires. The great tower on the southwest coruer. with its spire, will be 300 reet in height, and the small tower on the nortbwest corner will be 200 fest. An ides of the spaciousness of the floor ares may Le given by saying that the pews scccmmodate from 3,000 to 5,000 persons, and when the standing-room is also occupied double that num- ber may find place on thia single floor. —— RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. “ THE OHUBCA 1N GENERAL. Light persona wera received by lettmand thres on probation into the Grant Place M. E. Church 1ast Sunday. The Baptistsof Maine are expending their energies in raising endowments for thies acade- mies in that State. Ex-Gov. Coburn hias given them 50,000, to which some other parties have added 835,000, and Mr. Hamtin has given $1,000. The statistics of the ** Fres Methodist Church™ are as follows: Nine conferences, 255 preach- ers, 10,000 members, 225 SBanday-sehools, 8,000 scholars, church property to the amount of $500,000, and two semuparies. The Church was formed in 1860. Holding that tbe Lord Jesus Christ ** bas left on record no provision in the New Testament for the' organization of different danopu‘nlf.iom," the Rev. W. C. McCuos bas organized a new church for the church universst at Lindwood snd Mt. Lookout, Ohio. It invites Christians of all denominstions to 2all The Dominican Fatl»irs hnve held missions in soveral places in this State lately. They aro this week at Lyons, Ia. It & therr inteution to hold missions i a oumber of towns along the isaissippi befora returning to Lowsville, which place is their headquartara. Next week thoy wull give their atteutton to the Catlolies of Clinton, Ia. 3 The consecration of the Rev. J. H, Brown as the Protestant Episcopal Bishop of tho Dioceso of Fond du Lac, Wia., is to take place on the 17th of December at 8t”John's Church, Coboos, . Y. The Rev. Bishop Potter, of New York City, will be the consecrator. Bishop Doane. of Albany, will "presch the surmon, and Bishop Woelles, of Wisconsin, will prasent the candidate. The fifty-fifth anoual session of the Baptist State Convention of Soutl Carolins was held av Spartsnsburg, beginning” Nov. 23. Thirteen missionaries are employed by the Association at an expense for the present year of $4,351. The Convention decided to raise a Centenoial fund ,000, to be divided between tie Southorn Baptist Theological Seminary and tho Furman Universicy. The revival movement still continues in Brooklyn, though in a quiet and undemounstra- tive manner. It was fesred by some that a mustake had been made in tryiug to contione the unjon meetings, instead of allowing the work to recede to the churghes. But it scems that many of the churches have taken up the movement and are holding special services. These are 11in number, and igclude Daptist. Afethodist, -Presbytorian, Congregationdl and Protestant Episcopal Chutches,” asd the Society of Friends. The union of the two Presbyteriau churshes on Brookiyn Heigbts, tho Rov. Dr. Spear's and the Rov. Dr. Van Dyck's, has suggested other like combiuvations. The Mathodists Lave long talked of making one church of threo of their churches in that part of Brooklyn, but Iatterfy the project has been given up. The Ezaminer and Chronicle suggesta the uuion of the First Reformed Church, back of the City-Hall, and the Second Presbyterian on (linton street, and also-of the South Congregational and the West- minster Presbyterian Churches. ‘The Lutheran * Church Almanac” for 1876, which Las just been published in Philadelphia, ‘soys that there are in North America 2,669 Lu- theran preachers, and 4,571 congregations which have 573,139 communing memburs. There are in the United States thirteen Lutieran theologi- cal seminaries with 433 students: of theology, and seventeen colloges attended by mora than 2000 students. About fifty periodicals are pub- lished in English, German. Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish. Fifty years ago the Lutherans in this country numbered only 163 clergymen and 48,125 comwmunicants, 5 An effort has lately been made to provide fands, by subserivtion, for- the rebuilding of the Swedish-Evangelicat Lutberan Salem Church, on Bushuell street. The need of_the organization is spguen:, because 'it i fho only Swedish church on the South Side aud upward of 5,000 Swedes are dependent upon 1t for_a® the re- ligious instruction they receive. Reuognlzing thesa facts, soveral prominent citizens ivwve sub- scribed liborally, and among them aro the fol- lowing: Marshall Field, $100; Edsor: Keith, §100; Charles P. Kellogg, 8505 C. AL Hender- 's(;z, €25; George G. Cmpb:;ll. $10; A Isberg. Statistics are mnch needed o show the exact sums coutributed annually by the religioss de- nominations of the United States for all pur- poses.” The sggregste would, no dcubt, be enormous. A few years since Presbyterian eon- tributions for all purposes wera stased to ave.rage more than $20 yearly per member. ' The Mcth- odist Almanac for 187G presents the following table of contributions by members of the Melth~ odist Episcopal Church for the year mow clue- ing. The Isat seven items are estimated : For Conference clatmants, $ 00 213,460.00 639,670.00 2,568,169,00 221,850.00 9,650,260,00 2,343,450.00 . . Toal.. enearnene S16,809,500.36 The Burlington (N. J.) Enterprise thin tho divson of e Biweonat Drccesnas tist Jersey was am act fraught with evil to the The récent action of the Convention 'y in reference fo tho fund is also un- satisfactory, and it is_estimatod that the matser will go into the conrts,. The Elizabath (N. J.) Journalsays: * All buta few who were the knowing ones, living in the new Diocess, sup- posed that Bishop Odenbeimer would remain with the parent Diocese. Under that impression a resolution ias rushed through the Convention giving him 36,000 & year and tie balance to tho new Bishop. No one prutends to believe that such a resolution could have been passed had it been koown thatthe then incumbent of the Episcopal office would have made the choice he did. The effect of that act is to furnish a full sapport to the Bishop of the Diocese,leaving the old Diocese, for whioh the Episcopal raised, and to which it properly belongs, to make up a large deficiency caused thereby. It is like o Bon captaring his father’s possessions and con- senting to dole out to him * ¥500 for one year only,” o live on.” - The Congregationalist has applied statistics to church aervices with the following result : Eighty-two services in various Congregational churches were timed, and the average length of the whole service found to be seventy-gix and one-nlf minates. The average length of the sermon was found to be thirty-six min- utes, and of the *long prayer” ten minntes. Mr. Beecher is the longest * winded,” hia whdle service occupying 140 minutes—the sermon gixty-threc minutes and ihe prayer fifteeen minutes. Beveral other min- tsters prayed ss long, bpt mone at all approach him in the length of the rermon or the total length of service. The next lughest figures are those of the South Church, Salem, ass., where the total time was ninety-two min- utes ; sermon, fifty-five minutes ; prayer, eight minutes. Next stand those of Dr. Storrs, Brook- iyn : Total time, ninety minutes ; sermon, for- ty-geven minutes ; prayer, eleven minutes. Of the prayers, twenty-ssven excoeded ten minntes, and only fifteen were geven minutes or less, Tha shortest sermon was by a * auug'lly" st Law- rence, Kan,, only twenty-three mitfutes. It isnot statea whether tho preacher received a call. It is eignificant that the “ popular " preachors used most time. A writer in the National Baptist, apprebensive lest the purveyors of music-books for **our sang- .to-death young people” may bave exhacsted their ingenuity in_devising _titles for their col- lections, submits the following, which he tbinks must ** commend themselves to their judgment and taste.” For example: ** Fragrant Flowers from Zion's Hills,” “The Musical Warbler,” ** Lays of tho Turtlo Dove," * Tinkling Bells of Judah,” *The Hanging Harps of Dabylon,” * The Syrophenician Tympanum,” * Tho Jubie lant Mocking-Bird,” * The Sounding Brasa aod Tinkling boller,” “The Metallia Social Hymnal,”" **The Fiddle-de-de Song- ster;" *The Jerusalem Bagpipes;’ * Tha Siloam Jewe-! ;7 ¢ The Swashing Melodiat;™ ** The Melodious Ear-Openér ;" **The Carbuncls and Juniper Berry .” * The Sylvan Screamer ;” *“Tne Rural Ragout;” **The Silver Mumo Pipa;" * The Golden Links of Gladness;” * Tho Ca~ pernaum Harmonium ;* ¢ Cbigs from the Gold- en_Rafter;” “ The Leaden Songs of Zion;” *‘Dewdrops from Hermon;” * Pomegranates from the Garden of Eden ;" *‘ Clusters from the Vineyard of Song ;" _‘ Musical » * Blossoms from the Koacbush of Sharun ** Qlive Leaves from the Beak of Noah’s Dove ; ¢ The Chaplet of Sunflowers ;" *‘The Holybock Garlsvd ;" ** Bubbles from Musical Fipes ;" * Bwells from the Ocean of Soog.” CONGREGATIONAL GOVERNMEXT, The errorecua idea is common that each Con- gragational Church is independent inall things, and that there 18 no eccleaiastical body over all the churches baving any power to call any of them to acconnt. The questions springing up 1n the Plymouth Church make this a question of general intorest. Perhape the following article will sat the reader right in this matter. It is one of those adopted at the General Conveation of the Congrogational Churches at Boston in 1865, which revised the old platform which had been in force since 16 A council orderly sssambled fo sdvise concerning tho acts and ministrations of a church, and finding that such church deliberately receives and maintsins the doctrines wiich subvert th Christian faith, or that it willfally tolerates and up- ‘holds notorious acandals, ar that it persistently con- temns and disregarda the communion of churches, may, after it aamonition, sdvise the churches to with- bold from that erring church all acts of communion 41l it shall give evidence of reformation. Any church after due admonition, sy call a councilto advisein such o case. A correct statement of the matter would be that each church is independent in its intarnal affairs, while in relation to its order, discipiine, and doetrine, it is amenable to the whole bedy of charches. If its faith should cease.to be evan- g:limL or it should cesze to dscipline its mem- rs for unbelief or for evil lives, or should tol- erate notorions scandals, and contemn the coun- cil of other churches, the goneral council may prononnce it outside of the fellowship of the Congregational body. 5 —— PERSONAL. Mrs. Jenvie H. Caldwell, of Genmos, IlL, is conducting revival moetings at Charter Grove, a fow miles from Genoa. e After an absencs of thiricen yoars in India the Rev. J. W. Scudder, M. D,, with his family, has returned to America to recruit bis health. Two Congregationalist ministers of England, Messrs. Uale and Rogers, have started upon a traveling crusade sgainst the Church of Eng- land establishment. The Rev. Dr. Beaven, 8 prominent Episcopal divine of Canada, and for some time Professbr in the Toronto University, died recently at Ni- agara, at anadvanced age. The Rev, Dr. J. Clement Freuch, owing to feeble heaith and the impaired financial anility of his people, has resigned the pastorate of the Wostminster Presbyteriar Church, Brooklyn. Trade and commerca has, for a few years, been driviog away the wealtby residents of the neigh- porhood. The Rev. George L. Chaney, of the Hollis Street Church, Boston, has received leave of absence from his parish for about one year, aod he intends ta paas the winzer in California. He was settled in 1362, and he has won a position of respect and influence among the clergy and the people of Boaton by his xindly temper and by his ability a8 an authar 28 well as a preacher. e S BREVITIES. A Brooklyn scholar, aged 14 years, embodied in a composition, last week, the statement that ** the idea of & devil first came out in Persia, but it didn't amousnt to much till after the discovery of Americs.” : ““1f," eaid & New England preacher, suddenly pausing in his sermon, ** the youth who has just thrown that egg in at the window will wait till service is over, he will learn what a Christian minister can do for the salvation of his sonl.” An officeholder never gets tired of being pointed out 85 an honest mao., He will stand shivering in the cold, ontside a church door, until all tho congregation have passed in, soon- er than deprive people of the envilega of look- ing at him. 1t makes no difference how many Mondy and Bankey meetings a Brooklyn woman has attend- ed-—when her husband wipes his mouth on the cloan tablecloth sbe doesn’t jerk ‘ Hold the Fort " at him, if there's anything else bandy.— Brooklyn Argus. = Eliphaz the Tomanite thougbt that the Al- ‘mighty’s bucklers bad **thick bosses ; ” but if he were alive to-day he would think that the ** bosses ”’ who are go ** thick " in the meighbor- hood of New York belong to the bucklers of a totally different personage. A young lady about to bo married insisted on baviog a certamn clergvman perform the cere- mony, saying: ‘‘Healways throws so much feeling into the thiog; and I woaldn't give a cent to be married nuless it could be done in a style of gushing rhapsody. Thes other day so old darky wes heard preach- ing divinity to his less-informed, bretnhren. He said: * Look bvar: whens pusson goes un- der de water by hisself you can believe the spirit of the Lord is upon him. Jess go way wid dem niggers who you hab to pull under. Danbury News : They were talkingof a death, vesterdsy, when one man asked : ** What were his last words ?” * He didn’t eay snything,” waa the reply. * That's just like him.” said the firet man, with an approving nod. *‘ There was 00 gas about him. He was all buainess.” A Bunday-school scholar who went along think- ing of the kind Providence that watches over { good littleboys, ana cheerfally singiog, = Oh, X am on the read 1o glory, so T am,* bad a store sign fall on him and knock out a whole et of lower-jaw teeth. A Dalton (Ga.) ** pin-bsck " of swees Eixteon went to church a few Sundsys sgo with hers piaped back as tight “as a breeches leg, and when she took ber seat the pin sat down firat, ped1f up, when a sudden rebound andconvalsive litid2 scream followed. She wears no pins in the rear of her dress novw. 5 Yeuterdsy noon a Datroit cltizen of matars veas snd kindly heart caught a boy in the act of etaling some peanuts off a street stand, sud - Heaven :™ Fuod was. . —The Rev. G, $he N reproachfully sai do becomes ‘of thieves ?” ** Bomahm"‘: {::" wg: catches 'dm, and sometimes thygiblny?‘? re- ed the lad. “Well, don’t you know thata who steals peanuts w{{ln never go to B34 guess they wo't>" replicd tha boy after a little reflection, * bat when I gita hungry after peanuts thoy has got to come nn- Ye83 they nrespiked down !"—Detroit Free Press, Mr. Uawes told a good story at 3pringfield, the other night, to illustrate his distrust o%fl&h’g‘pxo- Tessions made by the Demoorsiio party. - It was the story of a notoriously profana boy out West, who one day professed to have been suddenly couverted, but the genuineness of whose relig- ious expanence-his wicked companions wanted to test. He sttempted to speak in meoting one night, the ather boys being on the back seats, 2nd & wager being up that he could be made to ewear before he got through. *I trust,” he whined out, * thas I have, during the past week, experfenced a change of heart.” * Will yon pleago speak a little londer ?" asked one of the boye. “Itrast,” ete.. bo repeated, but was once more requested to raise bis voice. **I trust that fl:‘n:g o‘fi: p-:i week 1 h;va expen‘egced a change of heart—there, you d—n ¢ o you bear that?" ey e A colored man named Nelson is owing a butcher on: Beanbien street $5 or 36, and, after trying in vain to collect the money, the butcher and & friend put their heads_together the other night and laid a plan. Abont midnifht they called at Nelson's house, and hs was awakened by & rap on the window. . * Who's dat ?” he called out. : *The devil,” solemnly replied the butcher. “You ig, hey " “Yes; Iwantyon!” *“What far 2" *You refuse to pay your butcher, sodYam sent to &‘n:?o‘you to the bottomfess pit.” on is ?” Iam, Come forth st once.” £ *Ize coming,” replied the negro, as he jumped out of bed; ‘I can't pay dat §6 half as easy i aoy odder way, an’de old woman is 8o mighty cross Ize giad to get away from home.” The butcher and his friend didn’t wait for M. | Nelson to coms out.~Delroil Free Preas. ety - CHURCM SERVICES, EPISCOPAL. “The Rev. Henry G. Perry preaches this merningand evening at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, camner of North Carpenter and Fourth streets, ® —The Rev. Benjamin A. Rogers preaches this morn, iog and evening at the Church of the Epiphany, Throop street, botween Monroe and Adama. —The Rev. William H. Hopkios prepches in St John's Church, Ashland avenge, near Madison street, this morning and evening. . —The Rev. Dr, Cusbman presches thia morning and evening at 5t. Stephen’s Church, Johnson stree, be- tween Tyler and Tweifth. ‘. = —Tbe Rev, Dr.D. F. Warren, Rector, will preach morming and evening in St. Mark's Church, Cottage Grove avenus, near Thirty-mxth street. —The Rev, Herraan C. Duncan, Rector, will preach moraing and evening in tho Memorial Churoh, Indi- ana avenue, near Thirtieth street. 2 —The Rav. E. Sultvan, Rector,will m 204 evening in ‘Trinity Chureh.’ snbm m"m"“”‘i e i+ e Second Coming of Ohrist” Evening: —The Bt Rev. W. E.MclLaren, 6, T. of Tlinota, will Sondact ihs mophing servicis to b Yeter and Paul Cathedrul, corner of Washington snd Peoris streota. Tho Magnificat will b ©,030 of the service. Evening praver Locke will pre i —Ths Bev. Samuel 8. Harris, D, D., Rectos, will preach _this morning , and evening in S James' Obarch, corer of and Huran strects. Holy Communian service st 8 3. m. —There will be noservire in St. Peter’s Chapel, No, 143 Biato sireet, fo-day. The eongregation will attend morning prayer at the Cathedral. —The Revi Dr. Cross, Evangelint of the Diocese of Tilinis, will preach in St. Paul’s Church, Hyde Parx, e By, .G, Sty win orning —The Rov, If. C. ey esch m d evening in the Church of the Hoh?rcommnmnn. sa’:th g&nmm strect, between Twenty-ninth and Thir- b, —The Rev. Francis Mansdeld, Rector, will presch ‘morning and evening in the Chuzch of.tho Atonement, nartheast comer of Waahington and Rohuy streets. Mission Sunday-school services aé -the Atonement Mistion. on Ashiley strest; near Eoboy, at 93, m. —The Rev. Arthar Ritchie, Rector, will preach ing end evening in the Church of tne Ascension, cor- Der of Eim and LaSalls streets. Bubject of moraing sermon : “ Fasting.” Evening :. “Stewards of the Mysteriea of God.” Holy communion will be cele brated st 8. m. ; prayer and litany at 10:45 . m,, a0d evensong i 7:30 p.m. W PEESBYTERIAN. ¢ Tho Rev. Dr, McEay preaches this evening at Carr's Cottage Grove avenue, mear Thirty-sevents | T 1ove to lnunch forth on thy waves, where e fam ! . . —The Rev. J. H. Walker preaches this morning sod evening at the Rennjon Church, West rwnfefih strect, near Morning subject: “Love ia —Tha Rev. Edward F, Willams, of Oakland Congre- gational Church, presctics this morning snd evenin 3t tho Sixth Prestiyterian Chureh, corner of Vincennes and Oxk avenues, Thepastor, the Rev, Henry F, Mil- fer, preaches a sermon t6 the young In the evening. ~Tho Rev. J. W, Bain presches this morniug and evening at the United Presbyterian Church, corner of 2Manroo and Psulms strests. —The Rev. David J. Burrell preaches this morning and evening at Weatminster Presvyterian Chiurch, cor- ner of West Jackton and Peor strcais. Marning'sub ject, “Nows from Lake Nysnzs;®evening sub; *The Water of Life.” e, ~—The Ju:i Charles L. t“ix? s this morning and evening st the Preabyte- rian Church, at mnaz corner of Indiana luflue and Thirtieth strost. Morning subject: * Christian Bcangnuu." Evening subjéct: “A Youpg States- man,’ —The Rev. E. P. Wells presches this morning and evening at the Forty-first Street Presbytarian Church, —The Rev, James Maclsughian, pastor, preaches in hurch, cormer of Sangsmon and Adams sireots, morniog and evening. Lveming subjecc: “ Job. —The Rev, Ssmuel W, Duffield, pastor, will preach in the Eighth Church, corner of Washington and Robey strects, morning and ovening, - —Th Bev. Dr. J. Monro Gibson, pastor, will preach morping sad evening in the Secoal Church, comer of Michigan svenue snd Twentieth streat., 2 REPORMED EPISCOPAL. - The Rev. R. H. Bosworth preiches this morning and ovening at Emmanuel Church, corner of Hanover und Twenty-eighth streets. —Tho Rev. Albert Walkley preaches this morning snd evening at the Church of the Good Shepherd, cor- ner of Jonesand MHoman streets, Evemidg subject: 4 Paul and Ritualism.’ Tte Bey. 8L T McCommick ot Trinlty Reformed 2 preaches ornoop at 3:50 b b Ty E:;’?m Church, Englewood. " —The Rev. Ur. Fallows preaches thia morning and evening at 8t. Paul's Church, carner of Washington end Ann sweets. Morping subject : *‘ Ave Christian. Ministers an Ordained Priesthood 1" ‘Evening subject: “Christianity and the inductive Method,” —Bishop Cheney preaches this maorning and evenin, at Christ Church, Michigan avenua and Twentyfoarth street. ¢ ~—The Rev. E. Guntrum preaches this morniog at Bt Slephen's German Refarmed Epiacopal Chusch. corner of Twenty-fifth street and Wentworth- avenuc, Subject : ** St. John the Baptist Ought to Be Heard To-Day as Well as in Old Times,” Thy N.7. Ravila presches thls o Rew, N. F. Ravlin presches morning evening at the Free Church, corner of Jackson Loomis streets. —The Rev. L. F. Bush preaches ihis morning snd evening at the Twenty-Afth Streot Chitrch, near Went~ worth avenue. —The Rev. Florence McCarty preaches this morning and evening at Amity Church, corner of WarTen avée nue and Robey street. Morning subject: * The Burn- ing Bush ;7 evening subject ; # The Gospel Worthy af all Acceptation.” g —The Rev. Dr. Ellls presches this morning and evening st the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, Michigan avenue, near Twenty-third street. Wreon preaches this morning and Star Dsptiat Charck, corner of dgwick at —Tho Rev. Robert P. Allison preaches this st the South Baptist Church, corner of Locks B e ier, Dy B Chouey, . D. ‘pastor, will [presch —The Rev. D. B."Cheuey, D. D., , wil morning and svening in the Fourth Church, corner of ‘Washington and Paulina streets. Subject of morning sermon : “ Our Indebtedness to God” Evening: s Goodman, pastor, will preach in tho Tiyde Park Chbeh morntny and eventng, —Tne Bev. r. W. W. Everts, pastor, will preach Turx avenas and Thirty-Oret atroes, —nsmv.w.&mmm},rm.nn preach in the and and Tampls Church, corner of Harrison and an stresia, marning and ovening. Subject for sermon : * Temptation ; * evening, # The Penalty of Bin," ~—The Rev, J. D. Buzr, pestor, will preach morning and evening in the Immanael Church, 932 North Hal- sted, near. a " —The Rev. J. Donnelly will preach morning and evening in the Eny Church. Sabject for morn- ingservics : “1n the Present System of Renting Conaistent with the Spirit nrclfmmty! METHODIBT, The Bev. 5. H. Adama _presches this morning and evening st the’ Cantenary §L. E. Church, Monroe stzest, near Morgan, — . Dr. Willixmson preaches this morning and evening st the Wabash Aveauo M. E, Church, cor- ner of Fourteenth street, subject : * Minor Useaof " —Tho Bev. 8, A. W. Jewett preschos, this morning and eveningat the ¥irst M. E. Church, ‘corner of Clark S5 Lsge'of e Movaisg 71 et ALopect: ~ Jesta o ) ; evening muibject ; 4 Jesus Asleep I the Boat.” z —The Bev. Dr. C. H. Fowler, President of the Northweatern University, will occupy the pulpit of the Trinity Church, Indiany avenue, near Twenty-fourth street,” this morning, and theRev. C. G, Trusdell will preach u the evening. —3ra. Rev. Jennie ¥, Willing will opeupy tbe pul- Wt of 5. Paul’s Churct, corner of Newborry and Max- well streets, this morning, and the paltor, tha Rev, Willing, will presch in the evening. —The Rev. M. M. Parkhurst will presch morming evening in the Avenue Church. —The Rev. A. . Kionan will preach this morning in B Green Street Ta Dear Madizon Tucted 2t 130 pr . &x?x;‘:mm.hl:“‘x;e: eondu . . i Boldiars, Fres Church, morning and evening in the Wostars, gommer of Monrve street, slnbjm for *Crooked Ways,"” Aud evenin : e 2 eveniog ot Cambbl Park Chorch? o, 2oy evening st the Clino, SOmRCTOf Waan strest, exchanen e ALl -The Rev. Willom 3, ing st Plymonth Chureh, Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sizth g ety it treets, J, v, 2pesuia the evening undar tho auspices r the New K North Dearbom street, morning and the Union Park Church both marning cormer of Wishingion &npmml;nel.l,(hllanhmdh::’l& e ‘versalist Church, $etool-house, Englowood, t 10:3 this moraing. ing.in Bt. Mich, afl;{emh ?dflflxh teenth sireets. Inthe iven the sixth lacture of the Ject: = What Mast I Do fo Be Sered s o and evening sttho Englsh .“nli“‘umq, cormer of North Dearbarn and pay street, this afternoon at 4 o'clock. 4l clined to worship God after their methot Campbeil bell .’?:nu?"' -Day. Dee. 16—8t. Eusebius, B, 3. Dee.17~Fena ; Ember- Lee. 18—Espociation Ayo! fhink ye these spirits immortal, 1f so, will the tourist nob traverse Dlays, the feb! | other T of x:j’oicing in the East with which of Walea has been welcomed.” of tbe e’ tion of the lepers in Bombay. Whstls no one who has not seen it F’"*"}w"‘u# and it is unpecessary to deacribe it porie Jamsetjee Jojeeblioy Dharrumsals, 3 the deatitnta and sick in = on the suthority of zhe m-wm ncagty accommodation with an appr 'i_qnn numbzrhol the ‘e lepers live in W ri cells, soma 6 feet long by 5 wide, tution 18 so full that often two crowded into one of Th_u!ll"“” furniture or even cooking ntensls, them is allowed two poonds ollr:n pfi with which to pay for fuel 1 oty dren, the children being the offapriag and women, soms of tbem Dhurrumsala 1¢self, for no separatiod is sttempted, or, it seems, even Unfortunate i wasted fill only the outline of JT Bi:l‘ 8it or lie abont 38 thev imbs," sit or lie A 5 supervision or medical care, excep charitable physician, whose namo 18 - his own request seemingly. 10 friends, and by no mi L “They are :ibmdunod. sayu the “of God acd msu, Dburrumsals gives them the half of & 1n which to lie. to sustan life, e linds alung our strces and in umag who ars very much affectad 818 into the refuge. orchesiTa phia. —The Rev. M. L. Vorhels, Shepperd, pastor, iy v Py Jerusale o Emmu"""'sm ey i eray ThoRev. 1. B Dery o gfehm“u““m : —The Rev. H. iL. Paynter g pen tn My iblican’s Prager.” —The Rev. Alberi Bustoen feaven.® x....:":{;h and evening Proaches iy p...,, Toaritt and Adanmy, 2Tt St Coreh, ooz —TheRay. E. P. Wricht proaches this Zg g Ct: b —The Rav, —Tho Rev. L. T, Chembertatn, paster, Eaglaad Chmreh, on Delugy o e Ber €. D. Helmer s Exvectd to'mag a 0ung peaple oa tho doctries ot oo Subject; “ Belval e "o Rev. J. W, Haoon oo o Dy -8ck00l immediately after morning servi Lev. Dr, Byder will presch morning sad Paal's Church, £ svens, vy STl g el 45 Tho Rev. Bdmund Betfous po . Edmun our proacties thés norsty Latherm Chozch of 13 —Samuel Maxwell will loct ‘Whils entranced, mornigand evening before ity me o Spirituaiiste in Bnow Acodmay, corour o eee o Madison_streets, wabjoct : “The Wann Want of Paith ; % the evexing sabjecto be acurr by the audienca, —Tho Disciples of Christ moet ot 79 Wat 5k 5¢ —The Rev. Euowles Shaw will preachst corner of Van Baren stress. = n i £ § SRS, CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, ZPISCOPAL, Dee, 12—Third Sundsy &2 Adv e, 15 Embenbay, e Dee., 11-~Ember-Day. Dec. 18—Ember-Day. . CATHOLIC. fl:e. 12—Third Sunday in Advent. . 13—6t, Lugy, V. M. 4—OF the Octave, i mba'"d the Tmmaculate Canceptios ; B BV, AL ; Eabe-Dy, > BROADWAY. Intelligant Bxg" of Life—flowing current of sitks fmmortal 1 ‘Whose benls re o'arbanging with marbie, st tas of snow-coversd willows, And caverned with Rrottoes whoas spissdor fovsever from every portal ; Thy xoar is the song of ke airen fo YoyyEs ez billowa. life bubbles and aparkies - Like wina ; snd whera wealth, fashion, beatty, wi fame, {o my spirit {nhallug, Yield drsughts never tasted in Edm.’ Look, quik! how yon jetty lash daskles Those orbs of o sunnlzr sky ; sh! f ghaneesat ke unsvailin Might bloom into fawers 1o her patdy s okl id ‘upon billows of rases. She's gona! What a prinoes-lids. gt b ta Llonde, 5o accuatomed to Brosdway! ‘How calmiy the burdzn of souls oa that placid dimy yposes | - ! Lestthose over-dressed besut, wm-ivarm, with their canes swecp ths rosdwa; Amnchmtwhm!mwlpmmamlghfl!fli maritime 3 Abtmr. flmn‘::irmmdllflmh ig and dying ; Gy butierfies budly tting, with every wiadows e ower s X And children, whose faces aro pain, that ks drext up the tears of their erying; = The truculens driver’s shril tenar, the tharmghtins c thundering basso; A miss to whom 1ifp hath. same sunshing, siaes D2 Giovan is ours ; : ‘ A scholar absorbed in roviswing the latest transiia ot Tasso ; A hearse with its sorrowful plumes, sad » beids 8 her sweet orange-tiewers. - Thus ever the tide sweepa along, Without ebb i1 &t sensuus flowing— A8 this woro the woeid's throbbiag heart ud 4Gl Jera hera deathlessly dyiogl, o oy Was it 20 in the Babylon 0ld, ¥ ims are now growing T Andp:lnen, in the n,é_‘.f\"u ‘tnis river; ofd moaes 128 . pities ghall be lying, Tfinig"kukatbennhmnl vapor, that seems 0 8 entity fleeing, When only the S burning paiton f bl @ i 2 o oo te Cland-and, v robed, by the God of its being, " Inyaidhent of amber and adver, i gomwWAE: s Hlo has glren— ko dewoll sad 22 Anon to veturn as the Anj to the thirating, Refroaning the weak, and renswing thegreent & a ‘bloumiog, ' * ot the foul maata o manile, ckhing swoet tragrans; & buds to their burstmg, Perfuming the earth wiih o Hesvens with glory iliuming drwn o their namber, 4 tho o a0 Heavens by tod's shining, scem like the clomis for glory of silver and azure? treets, nurepining ¥ For breadir and desper than this wer it BT f Heaventy Pleasure, wm:nm,'i'fi'hmmoc tha Lord is the wind &34 ‘upheavetn the billow,’ And galy ths loved of the Lord are tbe mnpmwm%mp And, lost on the bosom of es that Whose drecins aro the Truth, sud whom B0 & Infaite Joy oWHOWIng, ' o o prus —_——— ' The Lepers of India. The Zancet is reminded by "m;m.fi tivites, and_other "Briv the. ead o mbay, the o of I ara some 1. ot tme, AT L 3 cxopll r,nged.wdu“, e e 1o 1epers &7 =) there at the them. A bet c8 aig! eR RS They consiss of men, W R’ 53 - &g W creatures With g B i i ) or elsa swollen oat 0 ister of_soy nister of 127 not e X3 aod were 1t 3 tH and 8 hundfal of ricd they would die in $3¢7 L 8% in 0 Those who ars :‘:‘!mg‘: utaze of disease are sent &! gatd VT th blic highways and bywsys sick enough to bo taken mto the "Dhuruassis 1a Bos —— 7 ith tho To0S¥ llmfi.glhflmflhwfll flnl;‘nmw