Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1876, Page 2

THIS UHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JANUARY 9, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. — inieters in all the counciie of the Charch. Loth the Annual and Geueral Confereaces ara romposcd of as many lay de'egaies &3 DupISters, %bo Lavo an equal voice sud vute in all the pro- seodings. The Bianosiog Comaittee, by whon | the eppointments are made, is scmpased of the | CLairuien of the disiricts, a.d au ejual pumver of laymen closen for tLet purposo. The offi- dal Sicards are selected by the rozieties. and rot ippointed by tbe preachers. ivecead of vresid. ag Lo ders they bave Chmrmen of Diemicts, | Iuey Lave General Superutesdents, elected | cace o foer s whese o 1t 18 10 freside rt the Lunual Coutercnces rravel tirougl the copLestion at larze. Lhe righis of Llie mew- bers are carefut.v waa:ded. ) Fourti—1hes ecdeavor topramate epirituality | and mimyicity ju worstir. Congiegational émg- | ing 18 uuivers.), and performavees on wasical instraments and choi-EDEINE 10 pub.ie worsbip a7c probibited. They belicve 1n the Ho'y Ghos:. if mea a:e reslit couverted and sdnetitied, i is by tae Spiric of God. _Wiea Howoriss thero is a An I'resdont ECwurcs savs: *‘Ltorval sge are S0 great, 2ud of such vast ccucern, ere 18 great abserdity in neo's being but ¢ ielv m.ved and alfected vy them.” Whete 1Ly Spirit of the Lotd is, there 1s Lberty. The Fres Methodisis, whila they do ot believe 1n sy mere formal puise, vet when the Spirit s line *a rusting mizhty wcd,” ed on the dsr of DPeutccost, do pet care to on: 080 tha fesist.on of 113 prexeuce. Aw Duwards 12762 Witecever theie i auy cons.derabie de- greo of the Spuit's intueuce ou & wised malti- ile, 1t WAl prosucs, in Eowme W4y, & grea: visi- ble commotion.” T'o resist His uperaiious s 1o vioter tie work of God. Tijth—~TLey do oot believe 1nresorting to wozd- 15 polier 1o enztan the Goepel. Clrist Lizs sud tn3. whasoever giveta a cup of cold waler 1 (i 2liin Do wize Jose bis rewmid. Luat 1t t.ve and ot the amuunt done that eo- | ivise upsrolation. ihers 18 uo mre : e . givine 1o the cuse of God 1or carval | rleasirs than there is in BuF OulitT pos eelish | leace toes give uo couutensnce 10 f ae:n exocdieuts for promoung Christiauicy, suen a4 selling or rentive pews, jacmics, Chiist- ks Leod, fertivauis, luilens, fas, sod ding- | 5 Lo way tuat ta= Unarch cinoot ve | ed witheut these coutrivaaces 10 beguile world IDLOAE £0;POIL iv to cunfess that | i arufeisug Clyistizne 8.0 * lovers of pleawnie an lovers of God." Itis to pronvuace CLrisuamty a fa.ure. Tko Gostul posicebes an .noerent powe. that wul not ouly sas usef wsae its way through all o position, wher- r 1ts sd.ocaies Ine upto ils rejuurements 24 'y on s prodiees. —All their cuurches are required to be ae Le grace tuey preacu. They beleve :at their m esion is twe-foli—i0 msictain the le sracdars of L aity, and to preach the Goenel to tae poor. ilence they require toat ril gentw in tlieir houses of 'woreaip #hoald be | freo. Ko pens can ba reated or sold amoug tiem. ‘Lhe worid will pever become convertea 1o Cur'st so g a8 tbe cuurchos are conducied ayov Lae exciis.ve bystem. It has alwavy been T+ t0 the economy of the ('Lintian Church of wo:slup with pews 1o reut. 2 e worlad bas encreacatd. hitle | c. until. in many parts of the Urited Biates, not armele f:eechurch canbe found inaayof thecitiesor larcer villages. We tre thuronghly convinced that tuas systemis Srongin rricideand bad i sendency. liis u coTap- tisn of Cunstisuity. Free charches are essen- 112! to reach the masces. e provisious of the | Gospei are for all. lad tidiogs ™ tusi be proc.aimed 10 evers mndivideal of tae humag rzcz. God seude the truo lizbt to illmouncle sod mels ebery besrt. -To aivilzed and eavage, bund 2nd fres, black 3ad site, theiguorant aud tia learucd, 15 freely oftiva the great salva- Loy Bt for whose benefit are special efforts {o be put forih? Who moetbe particutarly cared for ? Jesuy geztles this quastion. * The biiad recarve therr sght, avd the lams walk, and tha deaf hear, tho dex! are raised op™; and, asif all this would be 1msafis:sut to satisfy Jobn of tne va- lid:ty of Hus claime, ho adds, **and the paor have the Gospel prezcued to them.” ‘lhis was the crowuing proof that Ie was the onme toat ehould como. In this respect the Cburea must foliow in tho fooisteps of Jesus. She must vee 10 it that the Gospe! is preached to the peor. I the Guspel i2 to be preached to 21, then it follows. 85 2 Lecess3ry consequence, that sl the arrapgements for [ueaching the Guape! should be =0 made 84 10 se:1re thia ob- jeot. 1f it be end that seats wouid Le ireely given to thoce who are unabie to vay for them, e apswer, this duea rot eet the case. Lut few are Willing, 50 loug as they are able toap- rear at choreh, to be publicly treated as peu- 16, ;. 1t is pot the dosizo of the Free Methedists to getup eimply_a large Church, but they do hope thet theur societies will be coiupused exclueively of those w20 are 1 earnest tu ga.n Heaven, and ed by the racs of God to live ®p to the requircmenss of tae Dille. Weswrr Jeion. NEW YEAR'S EVE. | 10U8 SEBVICES IN ENOLAND. The New Yurk feraid had tue following mc- tount of New Year's celebrations wn London, scbled Jen. 1: W.th the exception of the Roman Catholis, moe! e reugious bucics beld tiduight—r wutlbuigh— sorvi ea. "At tho chle? tempie of Kitualism—t, Alban's 2> oy ovosflowiug congTegation. The ait.r, which is usucliy resphindent witl dorai decorations, was at sirat Ligtied gloumily, and the ociuting minister, disard- € se Of Lhe gulden slrotdered Vealistis, was wock of black. pre-chcl wast may be termod 2slies Sermv, Wit 3 Jour, Wezk ga- Eoruug for & time frofu the altar aad zerto ! e rulat Tas hoorof 12 o'clock. midnlght. struck. The gas ‘was turned 03, lke unto the ugut of Hope, and tae clergynian‘s discourse uriguisned under Lo tuduence a2 jusilsut music and Lae Tiugiug of belis outeida. At tbe Tabernacle the srvices were conductud 1a the prescuce uf & crowded eupgTigativn. The Hev. A @ abseut. AS lLe LIt siruze of the mi ,tee termun ceased and the hess of the Taleinacle congre- ewt raver, When the lsst siroke Dad pealed forts the madiigut Lad prssed—New Year 4adome. Then fhe Coniregaion, epRuginy eud é fect, wlaen.ed by an entlusiastic fm- fertha bywn snd uttered praise o ihe ! “ un Rev. Dr. Cummiog ofclated at the §coih Na- ikl Cauich, L tho courie of bis scinon be told the congregation to meke ready for the zuveut of the Miiesnium. e quoted lurgely from the serous of tisRev, Dr. Talmadge, accuzding 10 whom snd to Cawming, Cirist's 8.cond coming on_esith will ‘Bappen between 1he monih of Stplenber, 10 e year and the month of Sejtember, 1873, reat things ace (o Lapj en,” fiye the Caledorian prophet, ** witlin the period of (be year 136, Tha dews will return to Judez, There wiil Le grest com- motion amoag the natious of the esrin’ It wilituus | e scen that he sgreed wiih Zadind, the aliauic us— troieger. " are, according 1o D7, Camming, = ready, 58 foreiod in the Apoca- irpre, to disappear {Fow ihe face of Lo earts ; for L vkE 310 28 e Miver Luphrates of the Scinptures, Inz: was drfed tp. TherefcTe the Jews must get their owe, the tesritary of the Holy Lend agaw.” 5+eving eeueralle, New Year's Day was rot relig- Jouksy olser Yed 1n Luglind, s i RELIC'OUS MISCELLANY, i TUE CHURCH IN GENERAL. The EKing of Burmsh Las zsked for more Chrietisn teachers to come aud reside in Man- daley, and promises them protection sud aid. ‘The Presbyterian Minisierial Associsticn of Thilsdelphis has passed a eenes of resolutions zporoviag of the recommetd:tion of the Gea- eral Aseembly thzt duning the Contennial year Instorios of all the cuutcnes ve prepared by the 128! and read to the cougregatious, siter wuich they will Le Lapemittee to the Presby- terian Historical Bociety for preservation. The aumste:s declare that they will 2t onze eater Tpon the duty of preparing theso discourses. The Board of Home Mi: e of the Fresby- ter.au Coarch report ttat ou idec. 1 the reccpis e eizh: au.bs of the year uad been i04.- sgainet the sum of .24 duriog the 2.9, ssme ume lust year. The receipis of the Sus- tauiation Fand ste $13.540, apainet $22,63 last vear. Tue d.ut of the Home Mission Doard is £100.000. Tlhe General Aseembiy’s Committes o Fieedmen repoit the receipis from April 1 to Des, 1 a8 $2,155, aganst £15,253 lase year. To remove all suxiety on this subject, we may v the evangelets are cared for by the people among whom they labor. 3Ir. Moody, we koow, dues nat liae to Iabor for a txed galary, and eometuncy rcfuses liuersl uffers of mouey when he docs pot vesd it, but he believes tat the iatorer 18 worthy of uis hire. snd he re- ceives trom the heopie amoug whem he works enough to Eupport Lim _sud lus fsmily in com- fort. We eup; cse Mr. Ssokey dues the same.— Christian Lnion. A Free Church Aesociation of Piotestznt Episcopalians has beeo fornied in Philadelplis. 1ts ob;ects are (1) to mantain ar a oriucicle the ficed. m of ali reate m churches: (2)to pro- moie tha abandorment of the eale and rental of pewe and miungs, aod the sdoption in piace therecf of the priaciple of eretematic free-will ozeriogs by all worstipers, accordng to their (3) to prometc_the recognit:on of the riory as en sct of Chiistian worship, The ty expecis to propsgate it8 opimons by Iieans of EErMONE ENG the FIOEE. ! wuita, Dunog the yoar five ministers bave ' and iwo or three have w.thdra: A awsuit over the ownership of a cburch bziiding bas jus: been decided in Eencuzky by the Sta:e Chancellor. A Presbylery of the As- sociate Beformed Chrreb which owned a church in Louigvilie joized the Soutkern Presbyterians i L A £ult to Gispuosess them of this build- ing was bronght before the conrts. The decision cocfirms the tight of the Presbytery to retaiu the property on the eround that s ine Cherch had secu od the right to mse an ** Inspired Pealmody ™ in worship tetars joining the South- em Cunrch, no distinciive pr.ociples had beou surreudered, Eome of the fashionable clurches are now cempelie to exonom:ze in thetr choir expenses, and the suflerings amoue the fancy chowrs 18 great. Tho West Arch Street Church in Phils- delphia. o1 which Lr. Wiliits, b« -fecturer, i pustor, baw just notiti.d its :2,3.0 choir to stop off their music after the 1st of April. In sone i ot the costly establisbments like this. whars the pastor's ealary is £6.0% or $7,000, 8ad the ioter- est-monoy on motigages and Hostiog dedis os much or more. tho peop'e in the pewe have to Py w ocod desl for their rehgion o orier to wake the wonsy go far enough to include 3 chboir of expensive singers. ‘help it,” eaid Miles, wownz i * preparations. The Dubhin Christion Convention which was . heid on the anwiversury of thst of 1874, over which Mr. Mondv pierided, was remarkable: for the number of Christiaus bioaght together from widels eeparated poinzs. America way repre- eented by the Rer. Dr. Aea Mahan. the Jutilee | Siogers, and the Presideut of Fick Univeiety Geurge Muller, of the Bristul Orpuaoaze, wag present. At the ciosing weeting Lie detropan- { tan {1all of Dublin was crowded. The follo sing communic.tion wes 1ead by ths Chairtoa ¢-This dy 18 the anmversary of the thrnks) ing service held 1o the Exhimtion Bu:lding. wkich sbout 2,000 professea to Le commeuncing what was to dav, the titet year of their life io, aud sub, aud for Chrst. The Unitarian Almaxnzc for 1576 gives the fol- lowiug microsting siaustics relating to th: - vemivation: Tho nuiber of societies is 3333, of which 110 bave uo regu'ar minisier, wWhils ¢nois resularly in charze of a laymau. Of the 245 sucietics which have regular miuisters only 215 Liave regulaily eetiled pastors. o one case ono clerayman s partor of 1wo kceieties. I bree soci- enies Lave Assouste pastoiaies, Owviy o0ua of which, bowever, Lias the pace of coll:ague led. O1 tue settled pastors 20 were soided 1a 1875, and 2 nssuiue their charges thus year. The oum- ber of o.daived mivisters is U7, of whow $2ae not settled. Of the latier ¢iass Lo are P -riua- peutly engaged in iiterers or educational o= ied, n from tha mio- istry. The oldes: muvister Ly o1dinstion is ths Rov. Preserved Smitb, of Greestiold, nlo was ordained in 1514 The olles. mimiates by soutle- wmeut 18 the Rev. Georgo Purnam. D. D., of the Fust Bel.gious Society 1 Roxbury, wno «as set- tled i 18.0. charge of their parishes are tho Rov. Charles Daobidge of Lon.creil, setuied in 1533, ind tha Bev. Seth Chsadler of Suirlev, sestled in 1334 CREISTMAS. The Jewish Messenger as the followiniz ia re- gard to Chnis:mas trom a Jow's standroi Where 1a the consistency of Israclites gviag Christ- mas parties end exhititing Christmas trece 7 Without Eaying a word in disparagement of o festival that has guch holy and sweet fevoiiectious for Chrisunas, and a ceremony that is innocentin fisclf and gives great ! plezsure'to young and oi, wo simply ask, Ia it con- edstent for would-ve llueral Jews, who have pews in o templo a2 fumily p.o:# in & Jewsh cumetery, who fall | in a rage when they uotice the Jows Asparseu in- s press—and who Lrobauly object 1o their Giuglters tng frequentiy cmeny Curi. tums—to ueglect Jewish festivals and_cermonic8 Hasiag a Bib- fal origin, aud jndulge m Chiistmas, thot s distinct- ively amii-Jewish 7 To' remember the 6xodus from Egypt by eating uniesvened bresd, is larbarous of , course ; but they wul keep a day waose origin 18 prob~ lematical, just because Christians keep it To cele- Urate the giving of the Law by a dlsplay of Sovers in home znd_ symagogue, 15 sntiquated ; Lut these Jews will walk Fisth avenne on Laster Surday with violets in their cont lappel, bezanse it iy tns fathion among yonng Chnstiaus #o t0 act, Cuanuca lights are to by tabooed, but Caristnas trees are foLy i ondes, et PEZRSONALS. The Rev. 8. P. Craven, of the Theological Schoo! of the Bostoo Uaiversity, 1ot a few days eince for Mexico, whither hs goes o reinfuice the Mexican mussion. Bishop Scott, of the Methodist Epircopal Church, is to ceiebrata the fiftieth yesr of lus ministerial life by a sermon before the Wilming- ton (D:21.) Couferance at 1ts next eession. The Bizhop is now aver73 years of age. Amonument pas been recently dedicated at Cranston, B. L, to tho late Rev. Dr. George T. Day, who was one of tae leading men of ths ¥ree Wil Bapist denomination. Dr. Day mas for many years editor of the Moraing Star. The Rev. George Mughes has become editor of tho Adrocate of Christian Lolincss, Phitadelphia, 12 place of the Rev. William McDousld, who has retirod from the editoriat ottice in- order to de- vote himself to evangelistic work, A. L. O.E, (Mi#s Charlotte Maria Tacber), weil known in Epgland aud Americs a8 a wriier of entertaluing Suecay-scuooi books, has gone from Eogand to India to engege in Zemana wission work. Miss Taclicr 18 o graud-nicce of | James Dosweud, Lr. Jobasou's famous Liog- ragher. A correspondent of ike Netional Baptist, of Puiludeiphes, tella 2 romantic story of a youag men camed Rancall, formerly a resident of New 10rk, who was cegtured in Syria by the Bedouin: married a Sheth's daughter, and” bas converts: uer and others of the trito to tie Clristian fa:th. Joho Sunday, an 0ld Indisn Chief and a well- 14. He begav his ears 830, During twen- Ly-five of thes vea:s he lubored amoug his own t.ibe—the Ojibwavs. 1o ooce visited Graat ! Britain i the 1aterest of the Methodist missions ‘u Canada, wheto Lo aitracted cons.derable a- tention gud way presouted to the Queca. Among the recent imporiant events jn the Unitariap denom:nation we recurd the ordination of the ltev. Jobn Andrew as pastor of Ali Souls' Church, Newak, N. J., Dec. 10; the msialiativn of the Rev. Gustavus E. Gordon, Dec. 8 as pastor f the Unitarisn Cburch in Bilwankee, Wie.; awithe ordiuation of the Rev. J. Lewis Marsh 88 pastor of tho Unitarian Church in Ware, Aasa., Dec. 16, The Rev. Josiah 3100:@ Las re- migped tne charge of the Unitarian Chaich 1n Dux- bury, Maes.. arter a minis.ry of_forty-ona years. The Rev. Clarles Babbiuge, of Pepperail, iinss. has had the longest pastorate among tne Unita- rian clergy, and was settled in 1333, Toe Rev. Joserh Mar, of Newburyport, Mass,, Las accepted a ca’l to rucceed the Rev. Dr. Far- uess 16 the pastorate of tLe TFirst Unitaiian Church. Ruadelphis, a poeition which whe latter Las filled for wore than baif a century. Dr. Fu: ne-s is kuown as ope of tae ehlest prescheis of the Uniiarizn dcnomination, and was promicent- 1y connected with the anti-ilavery movement, of wibich the Rev. Samuel J. May, of | Syracuse,was a conspicuons cham;ion. Detieen Lr. Furoess and idr. Jay there esisted the most iutiwate frieudship, each respecung the carnes uess sud worth of the other. And now the soa of the latter s cslied to the chireh o which the former hua so Jovg nunistered, a most fit and ap- propriste succession. The youager May, thus is calied to the charge of oce of the leading clurches of lus deuomiuation in the counily, was eraduated at Cambridge in 1857, and from tae Divioity School ip 1851. Ilis first settlement was st Youkers, N. Y., but bis logest pastorate was 2t Newbmivporl, nluch city ho now leates after eight years of earnest ard faiiuful werk. The call of the Rev. Dr. Langdon to thecharga of the Cbrist Charch, Cambriaze, Masd., in con- necuon with the Rev. Georze Zabriakie Gray's acceptauce of the ottice of Dean of ths Piotes- tant Episcopal Theoiogical Scaool there, ousns 3 uew era iu the ecciesiastical 1ifa of that univer- sity town. Christ Chareh is the oides: house of worship now etauding 1 Cambridge, unicss we excapt Holden Chapel, wbich was built in 1744~ saventeen veara before Corist Charca (17dl) ; bot in 1814, when the now chapel 10 Unuversity Hali was bezun. Holden Chaj:el was fitted up fur 8 medical wusoum. Tho srchitest of Chrst Cuursh was Peter Hariison, who' bad planned King's Chapel, Boston, seven yeara bafore. The first Rector was tha Rev. Eas: Aptborp, a native of Boston, snd he foun so litle sympathy from bis neighbors tuat Le scems nol to bave been 8orTy o seei & moro congenizl home 1v Englaud and & 6tall in St. Pauts Catbedral there. Tue new Rector, Dr. Langdon, 18 3 man of much ox- purience, learnug, and ability, and has peculiar qualifications for presenting the history and riuciplesof his church to the thoughtrul and cu;;i‘lud community in whick ho 1340 live and tabor. BREVITIES. St. Josoph Herald: **TheMaiden's Prayer ™ is offered 1o a standing position nowadays, on ac- count of the piu-baclis. A pions Eentucky moths: punished her thres children because they walked 5 miles to camp- meeiing. and after all cama home without *get- ting religion.” When a sweot little child skipsup carelessly and rests its molasses-smeared fiogers ou your cagsimeres, it is wall enoagh fur you to remem- ber tuat of sach is the Kingdowm of Heaven. wWhy doa't men swear whea thoy are alonaz"” asks Talmage. Did Mr. Talmage ever lay around the fence-corners and sez a lone farmer pick up abumble-bee? What did that farmer say? Barber-shops in Jersoy City are closed now on Suncsys, and the ever-recurring text of The oldest settled winistors in solo | i t *Eveniag subjest : - trdge in the evering. | evening. Brother Moody, “What shall I do ‘o be shaved!” comea upon the people with peculisr forca on each Savbath Gav. S ng of a protracted meeting in one of the Bphst churcues in Norcth Missourd, the locsl paper ays: “The meetings were well at- tended, vut owing to the cold weather thero _wers fow additions to the chureh.™ “iles Standish Adams!" velled a Boston motlier, poktag ber hoal out of the winlos sad addressiue ber eldest bers, who was adjustiog bus fiabung-tacila ia tha back ya: Cone resdy for right uo-s:airs this instanc aad Suudav-school 1" Her voice prooab'y fiil~! ta reach him. a3 s fex minates later =he icoked out again aad yelle I londor than before: ** M.lea Standish Adams, doa't you hear me? You ouglit to bo a~bamed of yoursell to with those hooke und lnes on S, **Our boys are going to celebrate their centernial this weels ; they've put me dswo for spraser, and I've got to have fith three tu 8 day, evon if I nevsr go to feaven for it.” Rl Sk CHURCH SERVICES. DAPTIST. TheRev. L, T. Bash will preach at the Twenty- fifth Street Church morning aud eventng, Rev, Fivreuce McCarthy will preach at Amity Church, Morning eubject: ** The Walk to Einmans,™ The Mystery of Godliness.” —The Rev. Dr. Ellis will preach at the Michigan Avenue Church morning and evening. —The Rv, I P. Allison will preach at the South Baptist Church, corner of Locke and Bouaparte streets, this evealng. —The Rev. N. F. Raylin will preach atthe Free Chureh, corner of Loomis and Jackson strests, mora- ing and evening. —Tue Rav. G. W. Northrup will preach at University Place Church at 11 ». m. aud 32:0 p. m, —Tue Rev; D. B, Cheney will preach at the Fourth Church, corner of Waskington and Paulina streets, st 10:8) 2, m, and 720 p. 1, —Tuo Rev. N. E. Wocd will preachat the Cantenntat Chureb, corner of Lincoin.and Jackson streels, most- { ing sud evening. 3 ~The Bev. J. 3, .Whitchead will preach ot the North Star Church, coraer of Divisivn sad Sedgwick streets, Morning subject, *Prevad Power; ' eveuing, “The Diviuity of Our Eeligion,” —The Rev, W. W. Everts will preach at the First Church, South Park avenue, corner of Thirty-first street, 3t 11 2. . and T80 p. W, —The Rev. J. D, Burr will proxch at Immanuel Church, No. 932 North Halsted strvet, near S.phia, at 10:45 3, m, zud 7330 p. m. CONGREGATIONAL. ‘The Rev, Witlism Aivin Bartlets will -precch at the Plymouth Church this morning, svd e Kev. A, Kit- ~—'The Rer, James T. Hydo will preach at the Usion Park Church wo:ning sud eveniug. EPISCOPAL. The Rev. P. A. Logers will preach at the Church of the Epipbany tuls morning, and Blakop McLaren in tho eveniug. —§. Peter’s Charel, 143 Stato street, botween Madl- son end Monroe, sscond:fioor, up-Staies. The lt. Rev., Biohop McLaren wiil visit St Poter's Chapel this afternvon. - Services of the day: Tols Communion at 9:45 a, m.; morning prarer and sermon at 10:80; Sondag-school at 11:30 5, m. ; Lvensong, 330 p. m, Sermun by the it..Liev. Distiop, who wiil be happy to | mest, on. s occation, a8 many as possible of those w30 feul au Interest in the existence and extension of | all the munistrations of the Episcapal Caurch in {bis quarier of the ~iiy. A special invitation is extand1 to youug tuen and others wili:g to do work for Cardst snd Jis Church, All the seats fres, und strangers cordially fnvited. —The Rev. Frencs Mansfield will prexch st the Church of the Atonement morrire and evening. —The Rev, Dr. DeEoven, of Racine, will preach at §t. James’ Church this morning, snd the pastar in tho —Tha Rev, . H. Hopkics will preach at St Jobu's Chuzch moraing aud evening. —Tqe Rev. 8, G. Perry niil preach at All Satnts' Church, corner of Carpenter sad Fourth streets, morning and evenirg. —The Rev. -Luther Pardes will preach at St, Ste- phen's Courch this morning, snl the Rev, Dr. Cush- man this evening. The Rev.Dr, Locke will officiate at Gracs Church {bis mornidg, and the Itev. Dr. DeKeven in the erea- ng. Thers will be scrvices at the Church of the Holy Communion, South Dearborn, betwe:n Twents-ninth £nd Thirthth stredts, at 10:45 3. m. BEXORMED EPISCOPAL. Ths Rev. Alucrt Walkley will preach st the Charch of the Good Shepherd, corucr of Jones end Loran streets, morning and eveniug. —Tis Rov. AL T. McCormick will presch st the Baptist Church, Englewood, at 3:30 o'clock, —Tho Rtev, J. D. L. Harvey will ofiiciate at Em. manusl Church, corner of Ianover and Twe eightly strects, in tho morning, and tho Bev, L. C. Cook fn the evemng, —Bishop Cheney il oficiate at Christ Church. Moruing snbject: ** 4 Nums to Live,” Lvening sub- Joct; “A Trouticsome Churist,"” —The Rev. Dr, Fallows will prexch at St. Paula Church. Morning subject : ©The Outward Epiphany.” Evening subject; * The Inward Epiphany.™ WEIHOLIST. —The A. Youker whl preich st Simpsen Church morning and_cveninz. Borning sabject: “The Lost Shiecp.”? Eresta sabect: *The Fall of dam." D. Sheplard preaches at the Wabssh o Cutreh tH1S moining, end the Li-iev. John € ezening. 5.A. W, Jewett will presch at the First iurch, soutlieznt corzer Clark and Washiugton 1453, w, rnd 5:30 D, m, The worniug hems is * Unaolved Problems.” ‘The evening subject Hidden Fire Uncovers Itsclf.” Seats free, The Rev. . IL, Aztell will preach at Park avenue urch mornioy_and evoning. Evening subject: “Tho Shert Way Into the Kingdom.” i —The regular services wili be held at St. Pauls CEuich, cocner of Newverry svenus and Maxwell strcet, Morning sud evening. —The Rev. W. O, Willing will preach at the Laugley Averne Courch morning and evening. Bishop; Harris will preaca at the C-ntenary Church, Mource sirect, near Morgan, at 10:303. m. and 7:3) A J. Jutkins will prech at Grace Church, North laSalle and White stieets, in the Joan Atkiusuc In the eveuing. PRESETTERIAN. ‘Tho Rev. James \acLiughin will preach at the S:otels Church. moruiug au —Tnoregular services wid be he. Chajpei, coikor of Stto and Fourtcenth —Tho Rev. Cisarles L. Thompson reets. will preach at tho Fifth Cuurch, corner of Indiuna aveuweand Thir- eth stiost, morpiug and evening, Lvening subject : “ God’s Atguimeat with tus Siuuer.” —The Lev. Samucl W. Dugield will preach at the Eighth Church, corner of W 3.0, and 5.0 p.im, avid J. Burrell will prosch st the West- minelor Courc, cornar of Jack:on and Poris streete, 5010:30 a m. ~ Gubjoct: Ouo uudrea Years of Christian Progres«." —Tke Rev. J, Jonro Gibson will preach at the Sec- oud Clur.b, corner of afichizan sveuus and Tweu- tieth sirect, at 1445 3, . wud 1330 . . —Tha Rev. Henry T. Miiler will praach at the Sixth Clarch, corner of ViceLnes and O.k ¥venuos,t 10: .0 2. m.end ::3) p.m. Morning subject: * Putiing Qut thie Fire,* glon aud Lobey TNITARIAN Tpe Bev. J. L. Dadiey, of Miiwaakes, will preach at the Cawich of tue Massiil this mosuieg. —The lev. G, W. Covks, of Vizcousin, will presch &4 the Fourth Clitirch, comer of Prairie avenus and ‘Tbistietn street, this worning. —The' Lev. E.P. Poweli will preach at the Third Churel, corner of Monroe aad Lailin stroets, at 10: a, m. Subject: *4 Discourse on Toeodoro Park:r.” 1o i eveniug Prof. Guoniug will lacture on Geol- ORF." —The Bev. Robert Collyer will presch at Tnity Churen cioruing and evealog. TNIVERSALIFT. Tlie Rev, Sumner Edia wli presch at the Church of the Bodeeiner, cornes of Wasningbun and. Sangamou strocts, this morniug. —Tue Itav. Dr, Kyder will preach at St Poul! AMichigan avenue, betvesn Sixtoeath and Esghteentti sicecis, in the morning. MSCELLASEOGS. Elder H. B, McCuliough will ureach at Advent Hall, e, 213 Weat Mladizon sireet, morning and evering, —The Lier. Edmund Uelfour will presch at the glish Lutheran Quurcy, corner of Darbornand dtreets, murning end eveniug, —The Rev, Dr. Hibbard will preach ¢ the New Churzh-Hall, coraer of Prairie avenue and Eighteenta stroet, this worning, and as the Temple, corner of Washington sizces snd Ogden aveaue, Lo tho after- noon, —Frof. Coop, editor of the Kingdom ef Ileavcn, snd Dr. L. 5, McFudden wil offlciats at the rpiricuaf ser- vices at Druid Az, No. 452 Mitwaukee avenue. Hours of meeting: 10:20 . m., § 1. m., aud 723 p. 10, —Mr. Jon Colier, of Loxdon, Bug., will conduct tho services of the Frogressive Spisitualists at Suow'a Academy, corper of Washingtou and Greea strects. Aorning topic: *Waat Spintualists Beilovo™; even- ing, “Spiritusl Progreas.” Wilson witl le:ture for the First Soctety of Spirituailsts in Grow’s Opera-Hall, No. b17 West' Madi- fo3 sereet, t 10303, m,, o4 will Rold a test-seance 2£7:80 p. m, —Tau Progressive Lyceum meet fa Good Templars® Hall, corner of Washingun and Desplaines strovts, at s A m. —The Disciples of Christ meet &t No. 220 West Bandoiph street at 4 p. o, plcidoe S CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAT. 9—First Bunday af.cr Epipbavy. CATHOLIC. 9—Sunday within the Ocizve of Epiphany. 10—0f the Octave. 11— the Oztave ; St, Hyglnus, P. B, Jinl 13—0f the Uctave. Jun. 13—Octave of the Epfpl Jar, 134—8t. Hilars, B. C. D.; § Jan, 15—S:. Paal, First Hermit, C. Jan, Jan. Jun. Jan. eifx, 3. 8t/ Maur, Abb. Sceno at & Brooklyn wedding breakfast. Com- pauy ail seated about the tsble. A pansein toe general converaatian. Happy husbead, to his wife's 7-year-old_sister at tho other end of the *Well, Juiie, yoa have & new brotlier pow.” Julie: *Yes, but mother ea'd to papa the other day thatshe was afraid yon would pever amouut to much, but that it seamed to be Sarah's Iast chance.” Intense silence for a mo- ;nel;i. followed byarapid play of kaives and forks, : BOSTON. A Rare Evening Entcrtainment at 2rs. Sargent’s. E. P. Whipp'e Gives His Thoughts About Fivs Poets 2nd Two HNovelists. The Yankee Greek---The Shy Quaker to the Front, Longfollow and Lowell -Hawthorne's De- fect—Julin Ward Howe's Battle Eymn, and Lfs, Stows's Star-Fire, From Qur Quwn Corresnondent. Posros, Mase., Jan. 5.—Ths most delightful entertainmout which Mrs. Sarzent Ly been sbls to offer her gaests this winter at any of her ““evenings" is the racent reading by E. P. Whip- rle:that most exquisite writer aod finished critic, of a paper upon several of the wost aistinguied- ed of the oldzr poets and romancers of New Eu- gland. 7This was o paper thar nobody wished to shirk by comiag in late or hanging darkly about the doorway Mr. Whipple is not only appre- ciated Ly msture echolare, but he also wieldsa churmed gen for tha younger generation. The fact of it is, he 13 a poot himself; aud when ho writes about pocta bie prose Lias o metrical 1ing which sings equally at times with his sabject. BEGINNING WITH EXERSON i a8 the greatest in one senee, becauso, 24 he called bim, “an elemeotary power,” he touched eloguent- Iy upon one philsoplier, pure and simplo, Theo- dore Parker, und then t0i up, one after another, the five poets, Lopgfellow, Wiittier, Holmes, Lowell, snd Mza. Jul:a Ward Hawo. Following these came the two novelists, Hawthorne and Mra. Btowe. It 15 cifliculs to conceive any estimate n:ore in- terestiog than that upon Fmercon. It nas like illumination to the younger Lstepers, tizess felt, perhaps, for- the al toe poet-phiigsosher realy was. ning seatences, Lo Ralph Waldo Em- ereca siands zious 1 our literature as 2n eje- mentaiy thinker and au elementary power,” and that he was *‘ not only original, but aborigival, a8 it were," opeued at once to us the fino veiw of critical apalvais shich wemight expect, And we were not disappointed. He showed us Ernerson a8 the world regards hir, with * a haughty io- @viduality..denotiug lofty seclusion,” aua com- vared him f.om this heigiat to Coriolanas, who seems to stand,— e AS if a ruan were maker of himaelf, Aad knew no uther . Then he shows bLim fallof sweetucss, and puints to Lis imagination, which *pervades all Tus facnlties, eentiments, and acquisitions.” And bes: of all, we hear from this loug friand ! of Dis, this sabtle, never-binded crive, that | * tho height of Lis characier corresponds to toe | olevation of his thinking.” And that * he has earaed the right to s thoughts by growing up | totheir luvel.” VWhata chauacter this is for us to contemplate, stanuivg as he does like a King 12 “the white light that beats about a 'throae ;" and in thus light showiog 8o fine and sircng and fair in"the midet of the dast avd dirt ot political sod monoyed corruption of this century. It migbt be urged, perhags, that Emerson lives ou: of all the cuezand dirt. Bit eversbody in and avout Boston koows that Ewerson is s most practical liver in the wordd. ehirking no responsi- Dalicies of the citizen. e is not in the clouds, a dreamer like Alcott, by uny meaas. Tnose persous wav have besu in the habit of ranging Emersoa with all the Leretica of tho day should bave heard Mr. Whipple's clear avalysis of the religious partion of his cbarac- tor and wrinwgs. - Thongh outside of all or- ganizaticns of sect or chureh,” ho tells us, *and pever usiug tho terms of theology in his €230 a8 10 tho case of Chavuing, there 1s an un- conscious raturn to Jonsiban Edwarda and to the great divines whose sou's had mighs of thu +toraal verit.es.”” £ Mr. Whipple, in this cloar phrass, {ranelates that curious, mystical expresston which gives the title to ose of Eworson’s essays—'-lhs Urver Soul,"—as what urthodux suintd cali The Holy Ghost, Aud Lesays, wil a truta we bave all falc who have read Emerson freely, Lhat *the noblest passages in his writiugs are those i which be celsbratos this augast and gracious commuoion of the spiric of God with the soual " and tuat **they ule tue most svlemn, , uplifting passages in our Lte.atir just thiuk m thesa days of muca witting. when 12 seems as i[ evea clever literary workers were putiing 28 little thourht as pussible into their pages, of this ** fanatic for compactue:s,” as Wuipple calis biw, “ofien coudansing the ro- sulis of a fortmght's med.tation 10 & sepicuce, sud weighiog aud testing every word.” Oue of tue mest remariablo thicga that Whip- rlo eays of him, 18 where he 8peaks of Liscarions uvion of sbrewdness aud ideatity, With tnat wonderful word poser, Whipple sars in do- scubing bim biere, ** Lo seems at tunes a sort of SANREL GREEX, = s croes between Pisto aud Franklin.” Who olse noaid tave thought of this happy epithet— Yankee Greek? In tae few quo.n.iony which Ar. Wiipple gave irom Emeison’s poems, with tuat seen poctical scentof hie, be cuiled oar Lives we woudered were not on eversbody's ips, when wo heata wich wlat 8soorous” souud they rang. How mauy lovers of poatry aro really fawiliar wiih to1s great verss ? So nih i4 Grandeur to our dust, 50 Lear 18 God to man, Wuch duty whispers low, ** Thou must,® Th¢ yOULD Tepuce, ** 1 eans Buat 1 Lave never heard Emerson, nor indeed | other pos:, read with such poser sa Alr. resgs. lt not the platfurm of tho day. There 18 no style,” no tamght tricks of maaner and voice, but a pure und pataralty fioe tune, ruli-freighted with tus spirit of the author. A great lovor of Emerson's prosa who was presont deciared that she had uever before been able Lo fina wuch beauty m Bmeison's terse; and thas Mr. Wiipplo bad literally translated him for ber. i In sammiog up, our critic alluded to the fact of mismerpretation winch Emerson bad et when ‘*+the words ethewst, paniheist, mystic, transcendentalist, and what uo: nad ‘veon tossed " mi bit. And this mivinterare:- ing, ho eays, Emoison wmct with that queer, quizzical 100k of amused eurprise which L sometimes wears on Lis enipmazical coun- zenance, aud theu quietly procacded to his proper wark.” **Of couree,” Lo weut oo, * ho way soon droppedoat of theologivsl couiro- versy." "i;om tho first,” sald Mr. Whipple, ** Emer- son dealt in 2dirmations made frum ths depths of his apiritual observation. A::urdmglr ho could not besedused irto controversy.” And the reason for ail this liesin the fact chat *aif the expcrienca or vision of others did not answer to tus own, be would have thought 1% folly to reason thom into the possession of hus 1100ds azd his cyes.” % The great beauty and pertinency of Mr. Whip- plo's lanzusge s very aptly shown bers, m this, **10 repsou taem iulo_the possession of his maods snd his eyes.” 1 have lingered longer upon his treaument of Emerson because 1u reality we all know less of this seer wah the « enigmatical conntenance ” thun of any, other, sud uecause & criucism of Emersoa is raro, aod {uis criticisia from a rare genius. The vext in oider cowes Theodora Parker, who 1s descnibed 83 s born cowoatant,” aund +the Lutber of 8 kina of 1adical Uniturisnism,” with “tue cauilesging chip slways ou his shoulder.” LONGFELLOW, MR. WHIPPLE DECIDES, 18 THE MOST POPULAR POET of the conntry. And he aiiribntes this to the variety of his subjects, breadth of sympathy, and plasucity of imagination, together with *the sonorousness and weight of his vesse, tho vivide ness of bis imsgery, the ememty, the besaaty, the beneticence of s dispos.tion,” whica “makes lnm uviveraaly stiractive aud amiver- saily inteiligible. +“With each poem, short or long,” Mr, Whip- ple thinke, ¢ hie cccupies a new dowain of imag- fnation” aud emoticn, aud never repeets himself.” Aud tba: for this resson ‘‘Ine works cover a wider aren than those of any other American poet,” though he confesses that ** Lirgant’s special vein is deeper.” s puts what he says are the most eeldom quoted of his puems, ** Maidanhood ” and **Endymion * at the bead of his ebiorter peems. They are too good, ha declares, for extensziye popularity. Ho considers Longfellowss inagivause and meditative rasher tnan impassioned. He tranquillizes rather than intlames. He *haa litlle of the freazy of the bard,” He does not think that he lacks energy, but that it *cever rises to the fine trenzy of an i Aud with me alwa; the poet who mawitbholdingly commis himself to bis theme.” 3 X v < analysis is tois,—what insight rehension couvesed i seutenced of pure gold. Cairying out this point of criticism. he talis us to Lougt liow's poem, ‘*Resig- pation,” sud comparo 1v w.tiy .\xrs.‘Brmrn By “On the Denth of a Ctuid,” und muark the direct contrast. Loogfellow's is meduative, Mrs. Browuioe's full of the fire of actunl and immedi- ate emotion. < JOUN GREENLESF WHITTIER, he thinke. contests wita Lougfellow the palm of popwarsy. . lle said, very trulv, that uot uuli the anti-slarery escitemsut b-gaa to culmirato did the country learn what velcamic: eu- ergies had lin durmant ja tho soul of the ehy and secluded Quaker. ** His martial lyrics,” Le declaros, **bal something of tha primitive bard urgisg on hosts to bails.” Avd 1t was there j100.08, o thunks. th it had **a vast intinence ln cundensing, kindling, sud elevatiag the public sentime.t ngainst siavery. Ani tins effect was not confiued Lo our side, t the anti-glavery men, *their poetic ringand inspira- tion ca.rted them iuto the intrencsod canp o‘l' the encwy.” * Maay a political cima-server,’ onys Mr. Whippls, “proof sgrinst Gariisoo's bottest dennncisuons aad Phulips’ most sting- ivg sarcasns, quailed before Whittier's smiting thymes.” - Whittier’s smiting rhymes! This description is the ove traoelation of Whittier's long-felt power, aud shows MMr. Whipple's gemius for word-painting. His eubtle sense of cbaracter, tuo, s never more elearly sliywn than when he eays that if Whittier hal ,0ssessedaoy of Pops' soll-asseriion, he might lLave exclamed with Lum, 1 own I'm proud; T muet be proud to ses Men not afraid of God aurit ol me, Thego pocins hio calls the product of the noble rage in Whittier's beart agaiost the injustice of slavery; aud be contrasts s with what be suti- mates as the natural cirazior of the poot. thai of & pogtic dreamer, » nuy, pesce-loviag man. But 1 this estimate ba is mi<taken. Tuese lat- ter qualisiey are notinbeient, but the resuls of educaiion—tho Qualer restrant, which \+ae AR imuenss poser iu Whistier's yoang days. Whittier hunself savs that be 1s @ born fiehter, und has had hard work o Lold himself quiet at tines. OF OLITEE WENDELL HOLMES ) wo get this curiously exnct and venetrating esti- wmate: _“The fundumeital characterictio of Oliver Wendo!l Holmos is the consiant elasticity, fortility, and vigor of e geoius. Heisout ousy never dull or fosble, bus ho &:poats capa- bie'of putting forth i whole strengtl coutinu- ouxly without mental [atizue. His miud, ove wonld say, nas canght the secret of perpetual motion, a0d acts upon it.” Mr. Woipple consd- ors bim a8 & great eiaborator of Lis .thoaglt, in spito of uis funny couplet: No rubbing wiil kindle your lacifer match 1f the zz does not oW,y the prizaitiva seratch, Ile tlinks also that **wit ke Lfolmes’ must cost lebor 2s exhansiing as metaphysieal speca- Iation.” especially witen it alaays bas zn intelli- cnt ODject. 1o ilustration of thus ipteiligont wis Le quotes the puem caiied THE GREAT LITTLE MAY, and dedicated to The Siay-at-tome Rangers, o woew witik’ which . those wha are familiar with Hoiwes will remember 8s & Leen satiro on the vonng men who proferred the eafety and com- for: of homo to the perifous exeitements of & suldier 8 hife duiivg our War. Hoimes, accord- :nz to Whipple's iuterpretation, covers a very wide range, a8 poet, novelis:, scientist, contro- versial:st, and 18 thorouga sud brillisas. in sl Ihs intrepidity tn debate Mr. Whipple thinis & specinl feature, ' JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, though deger.bed wawly and ey.apathetically as & poo: waose thoughts ure so vrilliautly plenti- ful tust ihey are banpily compared to Voltaire's etory of Candide, wisere the boys of Eldorado pisved nith diumonle as other boys pisy with | wmarules, bas a still bappier toncix of insizht af- forded him by our critic, when Lie gava that *he alwavs aopears to bo on thelockout for every aow form of prouonciation of the Yanieo dia- lect,—a dialect which ho handles s Burps did tke Scotush.” TO JULIA WARD HOWE ho gives the place, first, of reformer sud philan- suropist, as weil a8 winger, which last seems, 12 lus mind, by this arraogemeut, to be the resull, or the oulureak,of the former. Ho frankly says tbat to her thnbiug battle-bymn of the Reoublic does sho owe her wide-spread reputa- tion. Insumming up, epeaking of ber p:esent aitiiude of dovetion Lo the womau-suffrage cause, he cunningly and delicately conclades, thut ** any doubi as to the aoplcability of her vrinciplea do oot apply to the force of wind she brings to their expoaition and suppost, snd that wan must L excepticnally endowed with brains who can agord hawsely e (uzury of desiasing her intellsct 1" Wiuls giving to HAWTRORNE full mensure of appreciation for delicacy, grace, wondo' ful powar of detiveation, and » mastery of Knglish, be hits tazt innerline which Hawihone's adanrers have wol so ve: careluily touched, when he says, *The defect of bis method ap- pears to be that he penetratad to sucu a dejtd to tho human heart and s ecordea so mercilessiy allits reaities and posaibilities of seltishnexs nod ein, that he somelimes orerpass-d tho lipe which makes tragedy arli 1y ratsfying, uud frightened readerd it way Lis” buswness o please.” And, last, taking up MRS. HARRIET BEZCHER STOWE, hs ehons us thetthe novel. * Uscle Tom's Cativ,” which made her fame, had tue widest circnlation of any novel ever published i tins country, and, perhass, iu auv country. And the facttliat it was publiehed in 1852,ia the interest of & cause that in now, as it were, done with. aod vet etill being in demand a8 a novel of chaiacter. shows us algo that it 14 8 work of real gesius, e thipks highls enoach of it to make this con- cluding statement : - Tiiere are passagesin it, too, which, a8 Carlyle saye, seem *Wiiiten in star fire and unmortal tears.” And with tlie eloyueot seoteace, this most eloguent - pazer” ended. Much 23 I seem to have quotod aud elaborated verocd my usual letter lumic, I have only given the rude toxt of an elo juence which iu itself deserves the first balf of Carlyle's sentence. Of the mazuetic, fervid, vet cootrotled voico of the Bpeaker, I cap givo no veodering here. Itladinit what e s3vs of Whittier's verse, *'a lyric rush." Doubstess at soma time the readors of this will have tho wholo cssay unbroken in ome of My, Whipple's rare and seldom books. 1t 13 1o ba hoped 8o, at least. \. OLD AND KEW. 1 stand upoa the threshoid Gf the wiystio year Leyoud, Aua I Lend with eager aparit— 1 wonid catsh oue sigoal-sound o the region dark to me, From theland thav’s near and far,— Waietber dreary mists arise, Or whether bright aud fair, XN.p. Tm standing on the border Waile the past doth resppear, But is fading from my aight Tu the comng Lright New Years T'm lota to see it pacaing,— The time that’s going by ; 1t iax Lielped me on and 00— Vet mask the Old Yesr die! a8 brought me many treasures, Blany trossures that I prize, Msny brigiit and golden hou Many bright and cloudiess skles : . Thouga J've bad my yain aud sorrow; Bt what if teara do fall 7— In the Lrigat and comlug morrow 1 il soon forgat them adl. I But what treasurg have I given ? ‘What gift Liave I bestowed Tgon tae past forever, T for me hos epread its board 7 Bhall the sugel at my right hwd, Thst wiitex with goldeu pen, Wriws tho good that 1 dur: dune 1 0Or, what I 1might lave been b I etznd upon the threshold + " Of the comiog glad New Year; 1L iay my bu dens down,— ‘Thoy cannot enter hero The brigut can only tarry, Ay, Father. And I'li tzust unto 10y " Tolexd moon the waz. . - Caicaco, LUl Many A STRAUB, ——— TO DAVID SWING, D. D. UPOS ITS OCOUPATION OF M'FICKZR'S THEATRE, Swing! swing on! Long may you swing, o teach, or preach, or—anyth: Anytning that's go>d and trua; ‘Anyihing that is like you. Bwing for ever ! Paith is free, Aud 1onor gaing the rastors,— Doubly welcame, in this age, Eveu {rom an actor's stage. Tuought can ne'er b bound wish chntnn s Tiogni-large room—far love and brains ! D.ifer, dier as we will, Fruta'ts ode and changeless wtill ; And enough if all unita . 1u love of God, in love of Right, Draw 3 line, if draw yo meut, Bt take fn'all humar, dust, Swing! swing on! Let &ll maa awing; Suing from each toholy thiag; Fmng froia cold hypooris; Swving to trus Christicuts THE FINE ARTS. How the Portrait-Painters Are Employed. Things to Be Seen at Healy's Studio--- Robertson’s Hew Work. Paintings by Pickering, Borgelln, Clark, 3 avd Miss Hammond. PORTRAITS. A BTEADY MARKET FOR THEN. AY professiona aud branches of business bave their staple lincs of godds or services, for which there is a constant demand all tho year rouad, and in all sor:s of timey, prosperous or adverse. In the ar:stic woild,‘especinlly subjoct e it is to the influeace of the tuctuations i commer- cial prosperity, portrait-painting is the depart- ment for which the community has a.weys some patrousge. The prescat dull busiaesa seasoa 18 no exception to the ru‘e, aud our portrait-paigt- eraare the busiest of our ertists. Chicago has no portrait-painiersof very exteuded reputativn, excepting P. A DPALY,— b to whom Chicazo bLas & gcod claim,—is at present making 3 sojsurn of eoveral months here. Alr. Heaty Las foirly nr.m_,n:d s triumphant professional pesizies, sod .id DOW racognized as ouo of the best portrait painters w the world, Trom the ord:pary struggles of au nriist’s carcer hie has emeryed, o the matori- ty of s nge, into a position wheraJhis ricarns are esgeily eonght at the highest prices, and orders wait upop bim ratuor thag bo upou or- ders. Occupring & commolious painting-roow in Mr. Drury's beautiful studio vn 1luson streft, Healy has been constaucly occupied ever is retwtn from Fraoce in Detuber, and 18 uverilowed with otders. [e baa reccutly panted picturca of naveral well-huown ersous, Judge Davis, Wiirt Dexcer, Henry W, Kioe, cte., aod considerable number of lec:es, Mrs. King, Miss cCazg, Mrs. Pottor Patmer. nod » chiid of A« Hendecson. A portraic of judze Davis has baen crdered by some of Lis friends. zad wiil probabiv be preserved in some puulic piace. 1Ino rortrait of Mra. Palmer bangs at p-essut in the recep:ion- room up-Btaire, Oppurite tha well-known piciu-e of Miea Breau, exhibited 1o tus Exposition, and thiege two uiey, with the liitls Heodersou chuld aud several others, form a eallection weil worth secur:ng. A portiait of Mr. Harry Diskap is nmong Mr. Healy's latest work. But aithough 2ir. Healy is the only artist hers who can be said t9 Lave werid-wide repuiation, we have several who ere krown a couriderabls say from home, 8ad others who are goud wod faithful painters, and mav, vy-3p i-bs, wozk iuto great reputation, Alr. John Plnil.ps, one of var best estublichel po:trait-paintors, i3 in New York, ana has oeen in Chicagu bt a few moniuy 1 the lax: yoar. Tho following votes—arranged without ref- erence to relative tank, and by no mgans form- ing an exhaus:ive list of cur, pertrait-painters— will serve to show whap is gomng on in the studios : *, Menticn wzs made los: werk of & portrait of Judge Breese, lately painted by ALTUTE PiCKERIN This pictaro is 0w ¢o exluu. 10m at. Q'Trien’s galesrcow (vot the gallery proper). The rub- ject is a srifing ou>, the powerful, somewhat leoniue head of & stroug-featurzd, 1uady-com- plex:cned wao, with fiowing Leard and bair The charac 1= of the picture 13 force,—posw- erful contrasis between the heavy shadoss and :be bigh lights apou the face sud bhair. cism might find perhaps too great an abraptn:ss between the heaviest suadows and tue cuntigo- ouas ighter parts, snd some resultaut effect of + harduesa” lu the drawiag. but therais ad- mirable vatural coior in the tlest, and, best of wil. perhapa trae colorand quality i tae bawr aud baard, which indeel compose a large part of ths pretura. The character of the suvoject and the strconth of the coloriug suggest tbat in a pe- ricd of s=y 250 yesrs, Judge - Breess wil tone down into & vers respectadle Old ilaster. CYRENIUS HALL, & mau new in Chicago. but o.d in his profession, who is more versat.le in subjects tiran most of our artists, and has lately vanted both good Isndscapes and tigare-pictares, has two or three portraits 1n_progress,—ouve of a little girl with Banke, I3 among Mr. Rober:sca's gugy, works. INis geuuine euthusiasm for hig whick Lis 12d L 10 Wouk hazd and fren)y &b the preepsaty of the Avidemy of Dagieyl X oriziuciizy Of e ideas, lus assummed posnga 2t & czpallo uaG expeTIOnCed Artist. and bis gy Llo “vioxo ‘resecung protessionsl chargey o | Liw etrons cloims upou the ntention of -who are babitusi or occasional natrony by and #ho would hko & poriTuit nuda ouee. 1o crayon-poriraiture, AL GOTLMAN has a head of {I: K. Fislier 1 progres, g fine portrait of a clild by Lim is ob exhibigg ! O'Drien’s gallery. L. C. Eanie, thouz ney® Lisbreual portrai-pa-niet, bas exhibized gny' !t s¥0 crayon beads of cLildren, lightly Hec:(' on toned parer wih wiits ob tue high i ey whica were among the most pleasingaig gt things of tha sort thal ksve oeen dune h}:uu Atuuny tLo iacies Wi Praciice arcay B Lrofey, sicn, ol 1 Pty IS EVA I MAMNOND, whose studio is at Yo. 1l Ksudoloh strey the ouly ouc devoted entirely to portraits i She bas lately been fuliy occuped, ang n g o example of bher w.rk mppesry window of Iean, Cooke & Co.'s b; a portrait of C. . Webszer, well-k; cangile cucles as & wih The winlow-lighz is ¢ eminstion of the more favoraple place. Lo liksuess i3 e e very strong ; and the p.ciure is a good g eu of -d i ure, g 1 i patated iy nlow ioza. thoush witd cun‘uMm‘ intensity of 801 represtLlOR & businey - Le njveurs, und in s mangg 4'hiB 18 811ad aad Jegy mate psinting. Shss Hamwond hac the advan:ages of stadyia Far, lin, & French figare-patut in New Yo:k with Lo Clear,—zu exce! al preja: Thiere are other regular or occaclonat por. trait-painters, such a8 Mr. Schyerdt o Spread, etc., of most of Thom mention has beyy made rezexily iu theso coluaus. s ODDS3 AND ENDS. i T. Pive, tho portratt-panter, has lately bey | and will be boio 8gain aboat Jan. %, §+ The Now York Water-Color Exhibitioa wil ty §i- open to the- public tho 1sb of Felruary atthy ; Acatemy of Design. F ¥ 11. A. Cliias, tke artiat, Las teken Highwoody é gallery an Wabash aveaus. and bas about forty of bls pistures on exhivition tiwre, all land. acapes, larce aod smail dlr. Highiwood by gena to Europe. " Mr. [iench’s lecture on “ Charcosl af - Chalk : A Ples for srt Hecreations,” will bs ds. z i | 4 a doll, painted fiom a photograph (tho ctuld beiny dead), and not far advanced, acd one of Maj. K. Chicoes, of South Evau well kuown 10 1nsurance circles bere and in poutical circles in Wisconsin. The expression of th: picture is very charasteria ic, nod the drawinz of tho fore~ herd, with its gomewbut rugged modeling. care- ful and painstaki A poud p ter bere, vho is ILitile known, 18 a French named iu fall P. L. A. F. Borgells, bai commouly czlled by kis last two names, s FRED. ZORGELLY, who has a stacio at the corner ¢f North Clark and Mzple stieets, the eaucance on tha Iatter. 3Ir. Burgella was formerlya regalar_utficer of tue French army, of the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel, and servedin the Prussian war. Io tho subseqacat struzgle between - the Govern- mzn: and the Commane he resizu1d his commas- 8100, end was #o iuvoived that pe barrowly es- caved with hus lite, aod after a variety of adven- tares became au exile frem Fran IIe bas beeo in Chicago abou: & year. lu theyune exiubition of the Acadewy of Desigp was a hitzle pictare commentedon ib these coiamns s *a very skil- ful Lttle poriraitof a ladv on ivory, bearicg tho vame of Borgetla.” At that time a brogra: - cal skesch of the ariist was putlished iu another journal, wlich nas ooly partly correct. altuough the 1ecidents of the artist's rv are s2id o havo been sufliciently romantie. In tee Chicazo gallery of the Exposition exkicit:on Mr. Borgela exbivited s portrait of a litt'e boy, & fair-hsired Littie child of luxury, dressed in 3 whits frock and standiog on » Oft. goy- carpet, bolding a cane in bis hands with very natural, caildiike dction. It was a pleasaut, good picture, wich poseibly a pictorial fault in tho circumstance of the nhite fruck presenting so broad a wass of Lugler Iights theo tbe face, but vrobably nore the worse Ou tins aceount #s & iikeness for the friends of thelitile fellow. Mr. Borgellahas paint- ed portraits of Ars. Calen Clapp, Mrs. Outo Young. and others, ‘Lke picture of Mrs. Yoang is one of the most elaborate. The Iady is reprasentad »t full Iength, dressed in heavy blazk sick, with lace st the wrists and throst, kea! in an arm-chair, on oue sim of which the right hand rests, waile a shawlis thrown over the other, and a becvy carved table and & curtain cor:ple:e the cumpo- ettion, which is canied ont carefully in all the detaits. Tho Dced 18 epirited, and the com- plexion—2a light blonde with brown hair of redd.sh inclication—1s sery cleecly conveyed, tight eyelashes and all, and is fnisbed quize by yood the preecu: custom of the Lreuch #chool, The besuty of the haods, Lotk of which are in full view, is couspicucus, and the elegance of the drawing and choice of ‘action of ths lefr hand mark 3ir. Bur- golla's distinctive axcelloacs,—a trulyFranch re- nuement of feelng in the arraugement cog wanagoment of ths subjects of bus portraits. A portrait-paioter wao has lat:ly come here and taken a studio ia Pilke's Building is - MAURICZ W. CLADK, K formerly of Washivgton sod Baitimora. Mr., Clark has painted portraits of Geu. Sharman and many olkier ~public characters. His studio s gearcely in order vet, but he has portraiis I progress of FPhilip- Wadaworth, Mra, Chetialy, and re. IL B, hiatthews, which -promiso _well. . In tho same bulding Mr., Brooks s ab wuik on 2 crayon picture of two little childran together, tha ‘gance, convsaienco, and completeness of thelf twin childron of Mr. Pardee, and baa & pleasiog Iikenees of Mrs. 1. Ayers deticately and sketch- ily started in cray Tbe same artist bas lately paicted a caroful ivory ministero of Soaseryille ‘Thompson. ., 3 B BOBELTSON . (alzoin Pile's Builing) is painting portraits, and, as 1s usual with Lial, out of thé common Lino. Two children of George Li. Kozet. oue a girl of 14, the other younger, separate poriraits ;;r Mor i lmmh}n:\.m painted 1a fancy cos- umes, €0 2§ o te pictures as well 23 por- trute. This method, 8o fashionabls iga a forwer generation, i3 pleasiog when taste- fullv 2nd moderately employed, - and is especially applicable to chidren. Tha elder Misa Rozet 18 rapreccnted a3 a Grezk girl, win a red cap and jacket embroidered with pold, sith a attength of color whuch iy permitted by a bril- iaut brunetta complexion. Mr. Koberteon, whose taste runs tu strong color, haa painted complesion, costume, znd bzeksrourd with a caio that comes froma love of Lis work. The oiker pictute bids fuir to b2 even moro plezsicg, —a pird of $ or 10, in 2 60rs Cf pezsant’s costume, a straw bat with dalvizs, a bize bow, rad jacket, and white siceves. - The complezion - zgain i3 vivid, but the eves Jight, and tho variety of color whole Da! in tbe pictuse great snd plead- Lt '3 Luiy of mak- Givered to-morrow eveuing in ths rooms of Unity Chuteh, North Dearborn stzeet—a chaggy baviug been made in the placo since tha firg notice. i ~* A portrait of a lady. recently painted by Lug QOregors. an Itatiay artist em,.o;ed o paatingyy = fre-co in the Ca.LoKc Church in Notre Daas, - Tud., 18 exlubiced at Geutile's pl:otozraph rooms, Ttis'vers high in color, 821 A9 3 Dovliar tianyparcut qualicy simelar to the arust's foimey worke. " g An oxhibition of the works of Yr. Pils will by opened next month at the Ecdio des Beanx-Arty, It will con'ain some of his mnst imporcaat works, amoug wluh ura ¢ The Batt.s of Alms,” * Thy Lanwng 1o tie Ciimea,"aud “* Piayer at iy Uogpial.” At a rez2nt meoting of the Chicago Academy of Design. some mezsures were proposed wiish would tena dec:dedly to raise the standsrdaol pictuies udmitted tn the regular artists’ exhisi tions and sales, lhe progiess has al beenin [ the rizht direction o laze, and it is to be ol tuat the propused rules or something like thea will be adopted. 5 T Thelandscape of 3lignot promised last week, s Izrge pictare of South American scecery, isal . O'Brien's Gal'ers. 1t is & beauuful picture, acd | worth es as an examplo of a subject lag | to Churel's, diTereutlv treated Soma goof water-color pictures of dead game, a woodcack | and suipa, carefully fuished, by A. Perell,of New Oricans, aro to be seen at the same place. Yoreign critics are writing some buard thisg of Meiseonpier's **1807,” patoted for Sir Ricy erd Waliace, but finally sold to Mr. A. T. Ster- art, of Mo~ York. for 802,040 fra Tharei too much simla they 8sy, of form, attitudy and expression in tha fizares, eome 100 in unmw ber, and the fingl is Lardor than nsual. short, tha artist, thev think, has made an ex’ ceedingly good bargain, : FP. W. Freer is at work in his stodio at No. 24 Ontario stcest (Dr. Freer's house), chiedy apoa anatomical colored drawings, but be has alsos por.rait of a lzdy in progress. The picture of| group of three cats by this artist exhibitedis i e Exposition bas been partly repatoted, omt of the cats being pamted out, witn marked - provement. and the vackzround with the brokea £ wail and Hower-pot makes one of the best pars & o the piciure. The Corcoran Gallsry of Art at Washizgioy B bas just recorved: Detalie’s famous piczireof + Le Regiment qui pasee,” eslututed in the Pars Exposition ¢f 15j3, and atterwaids az Bruzsel§, whare it was Lozzht for the Corcoran. Iv isd feet gquare, and represents a regiment of the line passing along & boalavard of I'ar:s 30 a Wey snowy day 1o December. Itis full of iutered from'the costrasted masses of sold-erv, worke men, and schoolboys: and a grandaur is givam ¥ the fory of Portes 8t. Martio aniSi Deuis, with other buldinzs thai loomup tureggd the muflad, sn0wy air. ¥ Mr. Edward S. Waters is about to begin bt fourth- seacon of famil:ar lectures—Ssadiss Art and History—at the class-rooms of s Clas- &ieal Sehool on” Sixteenih street. The lectard upQa srt are ¢evored to petrery, the bistory of the fietile wit of the East, of Greece,Roma, ikt Middle Ages, the Renaissanca. Modern Buropy ete., a subject npon which r. W: csmpetent to lectara thau eunybodr else io the city, Bpecimens of curtous work of tha Carsnis act will ve used to-iitustrate tae loctdies. Taedw lectnres, ten in number, will bo delivered ev:y ’lIhnmhy aitercoon a: The progrectus of the Portfolio for 1875 § nounces that original c.chinga will appanr soDer whic more frequently than buitherto, Molem Germao art, 8 subject no: boreofore deals witd at any length, will receive atteution trom Mn Beavinston Atkineon, who wil contribate bic graphicat notices of eminout German pabiars A socies of papers ou St. Alosn’s—the grest Nomau abbey now ahout to bo constitatedd cathedral, tha picturesque town, and the Bomsa [ remnins—will be orened at once by Alr. J.T. i Comyua Carr. ulustrated with etchings by ¥ E George and Mr. Thomas. The techaical Dotet are to be continued, and will relata especialiy 0 the art’ of water-coloring. Sir John Gailvert A. R A, President of the Socie:r 0i Paintersi® Water-Colors. makes the frst cortributions, 483 ‘will be foilowed by sucn eminent a-tista as J. ¥ Lawis, Samusl Palmer, and Aifred Hant, TH oditor, Mr. Hamerton, will write this year CpG3 Turner, wish etcalugs from the paipters skefches. =Y _The following, from tho Washington Repd tican of Dec. 29, concerus sowe weli-known Cti cago peopla: ** Washinzton suciety finas a pe¥ orugment in the presence of the gifted 3fzs. 8, M. Fassett, aod geatlomen are happy 8 weicomiug to their circlos 3r. Fasseit W has made o permanen: investment hera in e interests of art and social culture. The st art roows, over Metzerott's, is the theme of sit* cero praise from the cujturea and fashionsblt citizens who visit them. Mrs. Fassett is a noted Pportrait-paister 1o oil, and ebe bas jus: finis a life-sized one of Mr. Justice Miller, of b Supreme Court of the United States. "Asa nesa it is perfect ; tne expression is a most ba Py combination of that _oative strength and which bas carricd her distingmished subjecs 59 to bis present eminence in tho reaim of Ji vradepes, It is a pleasure to say that ssofied 28 anta & week dunng tho season Mr, and TFasaett's art recoption rooms will bo open in 88 - evauing for the happiness and profit of £if 5 " YHE JACKAU'S PRAYER. fiante, AR chicken, wanduring far an Soon maw & ja-kal at Ita side; Acd though. for safety, help was soughh Tha &ily saunierer was caught, 1 Then said ths chicken to the beast: 4 # Prayer alwsya comes before » feast: “ue white man doth some grace Befors exch meal—ar will nos eat.” “ T ahould not, friend, object to pray, 1f I know how, Show mo.ha Way.” ‘T'ko chicien eaid : » Now understand— ‘When you begiu, fold hand with hand.® The fikal folioked aut with caro is brief advice, and offered prayer. “Then s;oke his guide: * Your words ars righl But prayer 'a of faitn, snd oot of sight, ‘We Low our beads unto the gronnd, Nor look above ror guze around ; Ard 50, if you are guod and wise, Yu.'i zray once more sad cloze your oyss.” 80, doing as his tar bada, Ths mdnxmql;wd prayed ; But, long before he veasod to pray, Chicken dmper Sow AERYe