Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1876, Page 1

{-!—"_‘__—__ - YOLUME 20. . . g’ Farmers, & Mechanis Savings Bank, b CLARK-ST., CHICAGO. [NTESTHENT - CERTIFICATES. Pt Semity--Leral Infrest gvery Ceriifiente Secured by Mortgage en ? Jmpreved Real Estate. = FABLE of increase of **Investment Certifle oxioson secured on bmpraved real estase. bear- t, payable 1n quarterly installs ‘at the rate of T 3-10 per cent per ane Poe. Shgwing the accumslation of sums ine O for the benesit of Childres or otiicra: "imoazt Amonnt o A Accumalated. e SYPRTMcrrns oeee 8 142.01 349.97 JUNUURRSRERY eeeee-£1 yEOTS. ... opon the baxis that nterest, when duo, fs B iadsn sarings socount. aad farested tn INVEST- ST CERTIFICATRS wheasver $1004s thas acquma- B valter of a'Certificate hus ths privilegs of eramin- s conditien of the trust st any time en ealling &b the Trustee. P eatisuato forwardod. and futerest, when duo, rota- 1t dostred, or remitied by drafs oc expross te say Sartcf s Unltod States. Addrwss - P prrawesoe~ s SYDNEY MYEES, Mavages. e T TEHE STATE S Tustttion, 80 and 52 LaSalle-st., Chicago, CAPITAL ..cune come ovn ..§500,000 110,000 SUBPLUS. ... ‘Raceires Savings Doposits and allows interest there- enat (he rate of 6 per cent per anDuI, subject 10 the of the Institution. w&crfidm(nrflnmh ts SATE DEPOS»E CYNABEHI:TS! , Diamonds, Bonds, . lon, Slver- ::xquflh. and other valsbles, and rents Safes in its FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF VAULTS tea. — D.D.SPENCER, Pres'ty ety ‘A D. GULLD, Cashisr, CITY CERTIFICATES, C00K COUNTY BONDS, GHICAGO CITY BONDS, BOUGHT AND SOLD BY BREWSTER & REED, DEALERS IN COMMERCIAL PAPER, 101 WASHINGTON-ST. Methodist Chreh Block. the firat of each month. 105 CLARR-ST, Interest begtns an GERMAN-AMERICAN BARK OF CHICAGO- Office, 172 East Washington-st., CORNER FIFTH-AV. JUSTUS KILIAN, President. W. J. BALLER, Oashier. REMOVALS. REMOVAT. I, E MOLLAN, TATL.OR, No. 83 MADISON-ST., CHAMBER No. 8, QPPOSTTE McVICEER'S. DR D. T. MORGAN, Oculist, s removed his office from 205 South Clark-st. to ‘southeast corner Peoria and Adsms-sts, uptil new office is completed. Ofice hours in morning st15 North Carpenter-st.; sfternoon, corner Feoria and North Carpenter-ats, BUSINESS CARDS. INSTRANCIE SINMEON W. EING, Offire, Methodist Church Block, Room 3, corner Clark and Washington-sts., Chicago, IiL 8ir, EING makesa specialty of examining Insurance Companies locatea Dere and daing businees in any Btate or Territory, a8 10 their assata, Habilities, etc. Annual statementa sworn and properly certified o, as Commissionar; he being 2!0.\1!%‘1::“0{ Dse;d': in Chicago having a parate of each i or and Terzitory, a3 is HENRY STRONG Has resumed the practice of the law. Office in LaBalle Block, with Leonard Swett and John J. Herrjck. CHARLES J. BISHOP, Accountant and Expert Bookkeeper, 87 Washington-st., Room 3L BOTTOTTon OF PATENTS ITALTAN WAREHOUSE, . 72 STATE-ST. SHIRTS. SHIRTS. «THE HARRIS,” Time-tried snd thoronghly- tested, elegant in design, su- P"h in workmanship, fauit- oon 10 fit, Le3V6 FOUF Iedd- 0 \Em with N N 135 FIFTH-AV. HATRIS & COBB, 171 South Clark-st SIGKS. GNS B. F. UHASE & €0, PSTABLISHED 1849, SIGN PAINTING, HEALTH LIFT: Bay Manh's Iy A e Yot T, Bl L. 5 i, ST SR 0 § mscths, 115, 12 monibe §45, 5 ' IRISH LINENS, &o. bi JE) CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES GIXOCERIES, SPECIAL SALE|LOOK.HERE! OF 500 PIECES DANMAGED IRISH EINEHS Just received from N. Y. Auction, at less than half prico. 200 at 30e, worth 60. 100 pieces &% 45¢, worth 5. - 300 pieces at 50c, worth 85, ¥ 100 pleces 53 65c, worth £1.00 100 pieces st 75, worth §1.35. Bankrupt Stock of 1,600 Cloaks. 300 Beaver Cloaks at $3, former prics $6. 200 Beaver Cloaks 3t $4, former price £8. 100 Beaver Cloaks at §6, former price $12. 100 tHeavy Beaver Cloaka at $8, former price $I5. 100 Fine Beaver Cloaks st §10, former price £18. * # 300 Extra Fine Beaver Cloaks at $15, worth §5. 100 Extra Fine Beaver Cloaka at $16, former price 240, JOB : LOT. 2,000 pieces Best Shirting Printa at 6c. %pflm ‘Mu.mhutu- Cord Dress Goods st 1Sc, 4 worthis lmpmummropunnnwndsuc,ms. BOSTON STORE, 118 & 120 State-st. . JEWELRY. mnn. UL Having just received direct ifrom Geneva a fine lot of the ‘beautiful Filagree Jewelry, to- gether with other Foreign Nov- elties, we shall take especial pleasure in exhibiting the 1same. HAMILTON, ROIWE & (0, Cor, State and Washington-§ts. TR SACRIFICE. The only way to SELL GOODS out of sea- 3761 '.Xl‘u to offer them REGARDLESS OF ST ~ This we are prepared to do prior to moving in our spacioGs building, 351 snd 253 WA- BASH-AV. Every article in our Stors will be offered AT A BARGATIN. We invits partios, now contemplating the -guchnse of Furnitire, to call and get our RICES, and we feel suro they 1 avail themselves of this rare opportunity. SPIEGEL & CAEN, 222 Wabash-av. - REAL ESTATE: FINE RESIDENCE LOTS near Adams-st. 50 ft. on Centre-av. near Robey-st 'H SIDE 30 ft. on Warren-av. NORT] 60 ft. on_Dearborn-st., near main entrance of Lincoin Park; the finest residence in Chicago. property i Qo % REYNOLDS, No. 84 Dearborn-st., Room 8. &75 LOTS! 307182 feet, st Downer's Grove, anly 14 miles from city, five minutes’ walk from station ; high, rich land ¢ $10 caah, $10 in one mouth, balanca $3 mionthly; NO INTERFST! Aftor Iat pext May, until farther fn- Crearo, prica$100. Goand sec them, frea. STREET & BRADFORD, 7 East Washington-ut. For Rent. A Tana, First-Class Stors, 30 by 165 feet, on Lake street, with an elegant office and shelving, 81l compiete. The most centrally-located store in the city. Low rent. A. W. WHEELER, 141 Lake-st. TO RENT, VERY CHEAP, The fine five-story and basement stone-front bafld- Ing, 30310, Nos, 9 and 81 Wabssh-av., baving all mod- 5 {mprovements, ofice, counter-shelring, g8 Gx- tures, Possession given on or before Feb, 1 until Jan, 1, 1597, at the very low price of §275 per month. In- ‘quire on premises. e e {NDIARA NUT GOAL, $3.50 Peox Ton, DELIVERED. ‘The chespest fuel in the market for domestic uss. Other kinds of Sft Coal and Best quality of Coalat lowest market prices. Order by Postal Card or at either of our officea: 145 laSalle-st., corner Peoria and Kinzie-sts., Ada and Einze-sts,, Carroll and Ann-sts., Sangamon snd Car- roll-sts,, and 30 East Kinzie-st, W. P. REND & CO. DYEING AND CLEANING. DYEING. Tadies’and Gentle Garmen!| s 'n%flousrl%:;:n::m'l ts dyed and clesned N FANCY STEAM DYE B} 190 South Clatx, 158 Xllinols, and 265 W?givldux'un-lh. BLANEK BOOKS .,STATIONERY, &o. BLANX BOOKS, Stationery and Printing, Furnishsd promptly and st fair R e atonas © et b7 3.2 Wy THE OHE/APZST STORE IN THE CITY T0 BUY GROCERIES, Prunes, rue w Tarkish, per b, Dried Y13 ches, now, par b, Dried T sVackberries, now, per D, 12; Curra’ sta, new, per I, P Raiei gv, now, per o, Doy Tale ns, new, per box, .80 Fig 4, new, per ... 15 Su: gar, New Orleans, per 8 8¢ gar, Granulated, per n agar, * A" per 1b 5 1 £ drup, Cryetal Drips, Xe, © 8.50 * Show Chow, Cros e & Dlickwell's, g 60 Cuocolate, Bakier's German, per Ib. 25 Daking Powder, Price's, 1-lb cans, ... .. ] Rice, best Carolina, per b 8 ‘Tomatoes, 3-1b cans, per doz. 5 Corn, Elgin, 3-I cazs, per do: 235 Teaches, 3-th cans, per doz. 225 125 65 T 5 20 i Soap, German Mottied, 60 bars 400 FPLOoOUER. Minnezota Spring Wheat, best. per brl St. Louls White Winter What, per bzl 2 TEAS. Jspan—50, 60, Standard... Oolong—:i5 60, 60, Standard. Eoglish Bréakfast—50, 63, Standard Gunpowder—33, 50, 60, 75, Standar, Youug Hyson—b0, 60, 75, Staudard. ... 88 All goods warranted to be of the best quall aebivered tree 1h all parts of e city, g T.EHICE SO, 167 South Clark-st., . BETWEEN MADISON & MONROE. _ To Lovers of Good Coffe. 1 now offer strictly pure goeds, rossted and ground by mysolf. _Also, a large etock of Choice Fruits, Fino Groceries, Wines, Liquors, and Cigars, at orices o suit the timex. J. M. GILLESPIE, 705 Wubash-av. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE, ABSTRACTS TIFLE. RECORDER STEWART is i now prepared to furnish Ab- stracts of Title to all Real Es- tate in the City and County at the following low rates: For Bach Transfer - - - - $1.00 Tor the Dsual Certificats - 3.00 The reliability of these Ab- stracts is fully warranted by the patronage of the leading Real Estate and Loan Brokers WANTED. in the city. T f 4ifIhingl LUl ia The annual sprinz demand for desirablo | rosidences is now approaching, and we are daily in receipt of applications from boda- fide purchasers for houses in each of tho Di- visions of the city at from $7,000 to $15,000 each. Owners of same dosiring to sell at i reasonable figures can f{ilnd purchasers through us. Parties having houses already { in our hands for sale will do well to call and | renow their suthority. { s W. D. KERFOOT & CO., | Chicago Times. For Sale on Easy Terms. WEST SIDE. 3 50 ¥, cor. Washington-av. snd Union Park BIG PRICES will be pald for April Numbers, 1868, Place, CHAPIN, 167 Eust Madison-st. ?155 flr.;tg‘.(lnnuon)and Pqitxflim.. _ nn’d - = (or more) cor. eld-av. T To Architects. 50 fv. on West Congress-at. east of Paulinh | yyznt 5 partner—must be s good deslgner snd have a small c=an capital, Office is new dofng a good Lusi .uess, Address with real name X 9, Tribune office. GENERAL NOTICES. CARD. EDWARD EMERSON, (For 20 years under old Tromont House), can now be s found at BREWSTER’S HAT ESTABLISHMENT, Corner Clark and Madison-sts. NOTICH. Hasing buflt dwelling houses on the front of the 1ot o=cupled by iy office, this ia to inform my friends among the owners and architects of Clicago that my Place of business remains unchanged, with the ex- Zention of the cntrance to the ssme, which s mow from a paseage on either the eaat or_tha west side of the buildings Nos. 5, 7 and 9 Hybbard-court, where all Whio may desire my services in connection with brick 04 stone masonry, plastering, &c., are_reanested to eall or send wor PHILO I WARNER, Tear of 5, and 9 Hubbrd-court, Do Yon Want Tenants? For your vacant Stores and Houses. 1If s0 leave description of the prom- ises with + EDMUND A. CUMMINGS, Successor to S. M. Moore & Cum- mings, 119 and 121 LaSalle-st. PIANOS. PIANOS For Beauty of Tone, Ease and Beauty of Ac- ET%) tion, and Perfectness of BROS. %1 1 staterial and Workman- eliip, these lustrumonts have neldom been equaled and Bever surpassed. £9 For salo only at the Northsrestern Azenc: General s CHICAGO PIANO DEALERS' ASSOCIATION, N. W. corner Stato and Adams-sts. W. K. NIXON, President. FOR SALE. "WALIGA GRAPES, Wil recelve Jan. 25, 150 bris best Marks Malsgas. 1 ! % or lees, Weulorin ung‘lnwl F“:EBE;!TAYLOR. Tmporters, 3 Soutk Clark-g8. ICE! ICE! ICE! a24nch fes. Inguire of OR SALP—3,000 tons ok NIELS, General Praght Ageat Chicago Pacific Railroad, 48 Clark- t. i BUY YOUER lflm, Feed, Hay, and Grain st 93¢ South Water-st, 35 canta per bu; O 40c; Meal, $18 per ton: g‘::d'. flg‘:nflrrl:.rfls‘. H:;':'S!S: 8t, Louis Flour, §7 ‘per brl; Best Patent, $83.50; Minnssots Spring, $5. o much o RELIGIOUS. Return of the Rev, Brooke Herford to Chicago, Farewell Greetings of His En- glish Friends---Banquet at London, The Rev. J. Bailey on the Ful-' fillment of the Moral Law. Meeting of the General Presbyterian Coun- cil in July. ; The Methodist Church in Great Britain---Its Charitable and Educational Missions. Notes aund Personals at Home and Abroad---Church Services To-Day, BROOKE HERFORD. HIS BETURN TO CHICAGO. It will be remembered that tho Rev. Brooke Herford last year ofticiated for a few months in the pulpit of the Church of the Messiah, corner of Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street. His labors were singularly accoptable, and won bim & high roputation and a largo number of friends. In view of his grent success during his bref sojourn in the city, and his undoubted genins in inculcatig Umitarisn priociples, a permavent call was extended to M. Heiford by the congregation. This call was acceptod by the reverend gentleman, who will arrive in thia city to-morrow to commsnce his spiritual labors in this influentiat charch, he having reached New York with his family on the Russia a few days ago. Mr. Herford's style and appearanco are suflicieutly fresh in the minds of the resders of TnEe TRIBUSE to need no allasion now. It may, however, prove interasting to show the estoem in which bs is doservediy held iv the field of labor he hasleft. " pir. Herford some years ago_occupied & pulpit in Todmorden, Evg., sud & complimeatary tes- party was given to him at that placo Decem- ber lsst. The followiug resolution passed unanimzusly on shat occasion : ‘That this meeting desires to express to Mr, Herford thio high ésteem in which Lie ia held by Dis iriends at Todmorden. The ro:oliection of ki service s Lere an inister twenty years ago wiil loog remain deeply cberished among s, We aleo desire to convey $o Jr. and Alrs. Herford snd their family our best wishes for their future hea'th and happiness in their new nome in America, In acknowledging this compliment, Mr. Her- ford said: Jle bad felt, on seeing the old familiar facer, ana feeting the grasp of his oid friends’ hynds, asif Lo bad gone back twenty years of his life, aud was again iving at Todworden; ¥nd he remembered mavy cf the face before him as scholars whow his wifo us:d to tescts. 1t was very hard to go and fesve ail their friends, and tie parting wrung all the 8ld_ fibres of the heart; o thought he would never agalh bo able to unduargo sush sn ordeal, Still be felt it migtt be & good thing for his family and for hlwself if bo went to America. He felt, when he went over 10 America, and saw the work there. that the whole life was 50 new that ho said to himsell if hio went out there it would Lo tho Lest freshening ho conld bave, He hoped tobé sbloto do something tovards helping on that great future for America of which e had been spesking; and if any of them shonld ever go to America snd vinit the nelghborhooa of Chicago, hie could promiss thew & hearty welcome. He thunked them for the tender afioction which th ¥ hud borne tow. rds him and his wite during the twouty years of separation, zud he thanked thein for all the help and courage they gave him when he was a young man raw from college. It was they who, by their syr- [tbraed ok, made the best of whit there was in am. They bad dlfferences of opinion sometimes, and they aid not hesitate to tell each other whero thiey wets wrong, but theso things never interfored with tho strong bond of {riendahip which cxisted betwean them. Tie always could look back to_his lifeat Todmorden with the feeling that ho owed mora to them than they owed to him. e concluded by thunkiog them for the Xindly greeting which they bad given him. On the 4th of January a farewell soires was given to 3, Herford by the British and Foreigu Tnitarian Aesociation in the Canuon Street Ho- tel, London. ‘There waa a large and iutluential attendance, snd the proceedings were nnusnally interestiog. _After the customary speeches, tho following address, which was ‘beautifully and ar- tietically engrossed, was prosented to Ar. Her- ford : Address to the Rev. Brooke Herford from the Com- ‘mittee of the British and Foreign Unitarian Assocl- ation, January 4th, 1676. Mr. Herford, - You have undertaken an {mportint duty that will remove you for aterm of years from thie country, and, on bebaif of tne numerous friends yon are about to leave, (he Committee of the British and Foreign Unitarian Associstion offer you their cordiz1 good wishos. 1t is not to 3 land of strangers you are gotng, The, peorle of the United Stateaof America aro for the Tnost part of our own race und tongue, and they cherish as tenaciously 38 ourselves the ancicot mem- aries of our common litcrasy, social, sad religlous: history. “Norin it an a stranger that you will receive from them the we'come which undoubtedly awaits you. You are familiar with their institntions. You aro not unscqueinted with thelr churches; and you have deeply eympathized with every movementof thelr progresn in enterprise, liberty, sud culture. 'You have no ne.d of suy testimony from us, You havealready ministered fo tho religious soclety of whick you are now {nvited to take more permanent charge, and our American friends know perfectly with What cateem and affection we shail slwaya regyrd you, and how much of gratefnl respoct and confidente yoar public labora bave commanded. "The ucees of your future work in another Iand will e looked for with intercat by the body of Unitarian Christians with whom you havo been 80 long and hon- orably connected, especilly by those who have in past: vears profited under your ministry; by many fellow- Taborers who have cnjoyed the advantage of your in— structions: and not less by members of other religlous Qencminatiors who have sppreciated your able servl. cen a8 o writer distinguished by the true liberality of nind that renders equal hi'st natics to all opinions, Wi zealoutly maintaining its own. You bear with you onr rogrets for the loss of your: genial and Delpful presence amongst Ts, though we, Sre glad on your account that the change is to prove of service to yourself and your family, in giving yoo greater commend,of time and meazs of work. And e earnestly desico for you, for Mrs. Herford, and every momber of your houschold, all Lappinessin your new bome. Josaua FIFLDRY, M. P President of the Association. RosEnr SrEazs, Genoral Secretary. HEsnr Ieusow, Corresponding Secretary. In saddition to the addrees, twelve richly- bound volumes of- the works of Martinean. Tayler, etc,, each baving 8 gilt-lettered leather label 1ecording the rresentation on the inper mido of the front lid, were pro- sonted to Mr. Herford by the Associstion. These presentations wero enitably askoowl- edged, after which the following resolution was moved by Sir;Jamen Clarke Lawrence, and car- ried unanimously : “That this meeting, while expressing the common &~ gret felt by the Rev. Brooke Herford's friends in En- Eiand st the lows they will suffer by his removal to Rmerica, begs tosasure him of the hish esteem in Shich he is held: and that the romembrance of Lis conatant and active intorest in the welfare of our Tnitarian societies, Lia able advoczey Of what ho be- Tieved to be of religious valae, cnce in promoting & cheerfuland rational godiiness il Tong ba chetishied in our homes, OBt 8chodls. and our churches; a: that the bless- minister, and an sll bis future plans and labara; and that he, 3irs. Herford, and lus family may have every Herford de- happiness {n their new home. In the course of the eveniog Mr. livered an address, i which be maid : 1t any one wanted to know how much he was 2ppre- ciated, and how much more than be deserved to be, o bod better go {0 America. (Laughter.) Thatbad Deen his experience. He felt that Dothing ha crer could do—lct alome the little be bad dono—conid ever foake him to desarveall the kind fecling which had Leen manifestod towards him. The allusjons which Liad been mado that gsg:;h to tings which he had al-. most _ forgol To! n h“:hnuhl of ths what able do do for the peopls of his first mipls- terial charge as the thought of ‘what they bhad been able to do forhim. He ahould novar forget the warm-heartednesa of the people of Todmordes, with thelr strong Saxon independence. Toe experience he Lad had there during that five years had always led lum to_ say to young ministers that if they would take » working-class cocgregution at starting it was the ‘est thivg thoy could do. (Hear, hear.] There was then less Likelihood of their feeling afrald than they sometimes might with men like Sir James Clarke Lav- rence in their wnr{epuom—[hnghu:‘}’—qnd ale togethor the experieace was one which nourished their ministerial life. He could not tell the gratitude he fels for hig experiences st Todmorden and in the Rossen- dale Valley among tho worlang-class congre- tions. He remenbercd one time presching at the {it- tie clispel at Rawtenstall, and, althouglh he thoughit be had been pretty energetic in tho ‘morning's discourse, 1he friend with whom he had been Laving tea—a great 1man, a foot taller than himseif—put his great hand on hin shioulder and ssid, * Now, young man, clap & little ateam in ft to-night” {lsughter), and ever since ba (Mr. Herford) had been trying to do that aa ‘welias he could. . As for ministers not being very plain-apoken, he bardly thought tha: they wers open to Sir Jamea Lawrence’s criticiam, or that they were more timid hiere than in America. Indeed, it was curious that ‘while in England the congregations asked, * Why can- not our minsters preach iike these American onea? ' they, Americans, ask, * Wby cen't our ministers preach lke these English ones that come over?™ He hiad heard that said of Mr. Ierson, aud thoy added of Lis preaching, ** It {s 80 solid.” {Laughter.] He did not think theAmerican Unitarians hal 10 1uch perss. Yerance as the Eoglish ones, but on the other hand they had moro frerhuess, and chictricity, and *go™ in fhem, which the two might learn of eich other, It would ba well if there were more fnterchange botween their churches, For himself, he had always Loped for some such break ip s minisiry as this time in America would bo. f'ie min.: Rreat dinger was of getting into mere professionalism—into o sort of parsonic rut ; aud whea Le first began Le had even hoped he might Le asblo to leav2 tho iisiry sometime for ten yeurs, and then go back to it for the rest of his life. This honor had beon impossible, but this cbange to America would, he loped, be almost as great 3 break. Turning to the thougtt in which his wministey had been cast, Lis 8poXe very thankfully of the increasing readiness which thero wgs in socioty to hear opy trus word, and herhE tuat they amy nesded to be esruest and fiving in their advocucy of their great simple faith to win good way for it He wished to spesk, too, of the Cordial brotherlineas which ho had ever found among fis fellow.ministers, than whom, ho did believe, no truer-heasted, freer men could be found in any church., It was very touching to him to besr sach love from them, 28 they wero showing him that night, and slike to them and to all the friends present, he knew not how to_express his thanks for tho great honor \which had been done to him. [Applauss.} The Rov. Laird Collier, who was presont at tbis gathering. also made & spoech, which was grested ith applause. As will be scen by these extracts, Mr. Herford is much esteemed in the old coavsry, aud 18 cer- tain that he will be ns hignly thought of here. His arrival is ansiously looked forward to,and ar- rangements are beiog mado to give him a hearty reception. —_—— THE MORAL LAW FULFILLED. ** MOSES " AGALY. To the Edter of The Chicaco Tridune Crrcaco, Jap. 31.—Jesus Christ, the grost teacher, is accepted as infallible suthority in all mattors between God and man. His word is authority not cisputsble. His teachings, there- fore, secttie all controversies. If he taught that the morat law was abrogated or superseded, or in any way changed, that teaching, like all of His teachiog, will be found in clear and impres- sive language, * For He tanght them 28 one having suthority, and not as the Scribes.”” Weo sk whers is it recorded that Jesus taught that the moral law ceased to exiat as a rule of life for’ the Christian,—for all men ? Whero did He say of the precept. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me," that it was abolished? Where did he relcase men from the law, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." Where did He say the Sabbath lawis dons awsy, and my people are uot required to observe it ? Where did He say of any one of the ten pre- cepta that it was abolished ? ‘The morsl law in its codified form was given under most impres- asivo circumstances. No other laws were ever thus given. God vwrote each precept ou the rock with His own hand. .He spake them all with His own voice in the preeence of tho multitudes, amid the thunder and ligGteing; and thevoico-of the'tramperex=" ceoding lond; 8o that al) the people in the camp trembled. Wheo did tho code thus eatablished pass away? Wo Lave looked long and in vain for the record. Where 18 the evidence ihat it passod quietly away? Itcaunot be that s code 6o impressively inaugurated shozld be annulled, or die out, without any clear trace of its depart- ure. Let the advocates of no-lawism give us tho proof or cease their advocacy. Jesus Christ taught tue perpetuity of tho law. In Hisin- augural sermon He said, * Think pot thut I am como to destroy tha law, or the propheta; I to deetroy, bat to ful varily 1 say anoto vou. till Hoave earth shall pass, one jot or one tittle ghall io mo wigo pass from the law till ali bo fulilied.” The word jot is used for the Hebrew yodh, and the Groek 1053, the smalleat letter in” the alphabet. The word tittle is fiom the Greek teraio, signi- fying & maik, or accent. Thus we have Jesuy ivatsung upon the perpetaity of the law intact to the smallest letter, and tho smalleat point of u letter. Ropeatedly did Jesus teach the au- thority of the law io a summsry form, 88 ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heary, and with all thy eoul, and with all thy micd, This is the first and great command- ment. And the second 13 like unto it,—Thon ghalt love thy neighoor s thyself.” Agsin he said to one, 1t thon wile enter into life, keep the commandments.” Did Cbrist thus empbat- jcally teach the commandments aud then quietly sct thom aside? That He did not is evident from the teaclungs of His Disciples. The Discinle John says : ** By this wa know that we love the childreu of Goi when wo love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of (God that we keap His commandmeuts, and His commandmonts are not grievous.” The Apos- tlo James, referring apecifcally to one_table of iho law eays : * Ifye fulll the royal law ac- cording to the Scrptare, thou sbalt love tay neighbor_as thyseif, and ye do well.” Ths ‘Apostle Paul sags : ** For I delight in tho law of God efter the nuniversa! map.” *Tne law is suiritual.” * The law 18 holy, and the command- ments holy, just, cod good.” Thess declara- tions all confirm the perpetuity of the law. Tn the sbsence of sutbority for the abroga- tion of tho moral Jaw either from Christ or His Apostles, the quotations we nave mads must gettls the question of ite ‘parpatuity. In addition to this, the prophecy of Jeremiah, quoted 1o Hebrews, ~ that God would write His faw_in the heary, has its fulfillment inthe experiences of all whoara born of the epirit. It1s thps secn that the great principles of the world ~ have passed into Zbe Gospel dispensation withour change, and aro reranght by Christ sud fiis Apostles, Christ says He came not to destroy, but to faitill. If the law was abrogated, it was destroyed. But this, Christ declares, He came not todo, and if He did it, then His acts do not agree mith Iis professed intentions. A critical definition of the word fulfill, as used by Christ, shows that it can not menn to Suish, as 18 somotimes claimod, but fully to establish, o= rectify, as when He snys to John tho Bsptist, “‘It becometh us to falfill 21l rightcousuess; not abrogate it, or make an ondof it." Paul also says, “Fultill yo my joy that ye bo like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.” His joy would be established in their unity, not abrogated. Heaven and earth have not ye: passed away. Till they do pass away tho small- eat latter, or point. or accent of a letter, whall in 1o wise pass Irom ths law. Forthis e have the authority of Jesus Christ. The moral law, from its inberent nature; from the authority of ‘God in_giving it; from the ao- thority of Jesus Christ io doclaring its perpetui- ty; flom tho langusge of Paul, James, sod Joh in giviog it as a rule of life for the Christ- fan ; from the experience of all Christians, hav- fog it writton in their hearts by the epiris of God, sod delighting in it after the inward man, is most emphaticaily confirmed and wustained. Tt must zo abide till Heaven and earth pass away, till God sod men and their cheracter and rela- tiops change. The words of the wise preacher of Israsl sre atill & right rolo of hving— “Tear God and keep His commandments, for this is the wi daty of man.” 4 3foses,¥ of Osk Park. has volunteered soms criticisms on my argument on no-lawiam that admit of a brief review. Idid not emcer upon the discussion of the philosophy of the moral Iavw as 2 polemic. 1 havo seen for sears the tide of no-Sabbathism and no-lawism sweeping over the Cuurch, sending i¢ adrift without aochor or compass on the shoreless ges of specalation. I have therefore spokes, and mr worda, being made pablic, ars before tue people, for manly criticism, or rafutation, or acceptauco, s any may chooso. * Inquirer,” ** Layman,” ** 31,"a0d i Yoges,” have each chosen an incog. in which to notice or respond to what has been written. been | donot object to this, as I proposed to discuss the vital question of the moral law, not to dis- cuss men. * Moses " seems to admit that my conclusions on the results of no-lawism follow logtcally. I was discussing no-lamism as it is held by vaat multitudes. 1 was not discussing the ques- tion of the emacting of a nsw Ilaw in tho place of one ropealed. These aro separate propositions, and not parts of one PropositioN. No oue ever undertakes to prove that the ro- pesl and re-enacment wero jointly made. When * Moses " shall undertaie to prove these propositions, sepsrately or jountly. I rhall be happy to ses his proofs, and acceps them, if thoy are from the word of God ; or reject them, or criticise them, if thoy are faulty. **Moasos * inquires, * Is there any good reason why God mght not, i He chose, repeal tho Mosaic Code, including tho decalogne, aud re-suact as much of it 83 He saw fit, loaving out all that He deemed Dot in harmony with the new order of things 27 ‘Thus is begging the queation. When ** Moses " shall prove that God repesled tno decalogue, it will b time enongh to consider hia hypotnesis. He also saams to thin that because Moses uot of Oak Grove, but of Bible fame) wrote the his- tory of the first 2,500 years, uo one knew the facts of that time till their bistory was written. Did DModes make tho history of the 2,500 years, or did he resord it uuder Divite inepiration? Tho peopls of that timo had the facts of that time berore them, and Enew what God said to them a8 well as others know them after Aloses wrote them. God blessed and eanctified the Sabbath at the close of His rest on it. Tine fact was known. Jesus Christ says it was made for man. \as it made for man and then concealed from bim? “ioses” denies that there was any Sabbath- 1aw or any Sabbath kuown to the world betero its instiiution 1o the wilderness, a8 recorded in Exodus, sixteenth chapter. ‘The fourth verso of that chapter gives & test whethor the peopls would walk in His law or mot. The test found them faithful io walking in that law given ot creation, proving that the Sabbath was observed by them_ on the basis of its previous appoint- ment, and not as a mers law. Moges’” efforts to show ** why, when the law was given, this Sabbatb-obisrvanco was embraced in the _decalogue” in- volves an inconsistency. He places it oo tue ground of & restraint from idolatry. But God incorporated in the deca- loguo & Drecopt whick says: * Thon shalt not make unto thoe any graven imsge or aoy lifo- ness of anvthing thistis In heaven above, or that js in tho earth boneath, or that is in the watsr under the earth ; thou shalt not bow dowa thy- gelt to them nor servo them; for I the Lord thy Godam a jeslous God, visiting the iniquity of ,the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that Late mo, sod showing mercy nato thousands of them that love me and_ keep my commandments.” ‘This fact «Moeas” overlooks entirely 23 a Iaw sgainst idolatry. and ansumes thac tho Sabbath precept is o law against idolatry. The oue1s 3 xpecitic law against idolatry. ‘The other says nothing about idolatry, but calls attention to God's rest- day. and gives a8 a reasoa why it should be kopt holy that God rested the seventh - day, and blessed and hallowed His rost-day. ‘fne mecond commandment forbids idal- atry. ‘The fourth reguires the Sabbath to bo kept boly. The secoud probibits from doiog. an act dishonorabls to God. Toe fourih re- quires an observsoce thal commemorates ihe great fact that God i1s ecreator of ali things, and Blessed and panctified the day of His rest from His croative work, thus perpetuatiog the fact hat God created all things. He ordered this day tobe kopt hols, becauss He rested from His work on it. The second command forbids idolatrv. ‘Tie fourth command 1sa rebuke of atbeism, snd not idolatry. ‘Tho fourth com- mand 18 tha ooly oae that sfiirms in tae fire: table of thelaw. The other throe forbid. Tae fourth tells man iwhat he must do in hunor of God as creator. The other threa pomt out ir- regularities to be avoided. ‘Thus the fourth commsnd, with its specific day of Test, is the ground pillar on which the rest staud. Other gods, idolatry, profaning God's npame, ars Satgrowths from _sio, to bo restraincd. © 3l0ses * affirme, Every expediont that God finds or has found it mecessary to resort to in His dealing with men is, while the mecessity that called it into use remaius, practically mosal in tho bighest seose, but its moral -actiibute Iivos only 8o jong 28 tho necessity in which it emongimcontinues: : This is precisely the case with the Sabbazh. A certain nocessity in the coadition of the world calied it into being for a epecific purpose, and when the necessity passed away ths Sabbath weut with God defioes that necessity to be ** bacanse that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.” * Moses " surmises that it wan td keep the Jews fiom- idolatry, notwith- standing God Lad_given 8 specific command agaiost idolacry. We still prefer God's reason for the Sabbath and its morality. When the contral position that the Sabbath holds as tho Taw of men’s apiritaal atare 1s understood, men will delight to * call it & delight, tho holy of tho Lord, honorable.” J. BanLET. e, GENERAL PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL. THE UREAT CXCECHE-GATHERING TO MEET IN EDIN- BURG IN JULZ—MEETING IN NEW YORK TO PRE- PARE FOR IT. New York Tribune, Jan. 19. 1In July, 1875, thero was = conference in Lon- don of delegates appointed by the Reformed aod Presbyterian Churches of varions conotries, which decided to hold s General Presbyterian Council, ths first meeting to take place in Edin- burg, Scotland, on July 4, 1876. Danng tiat Conference committees were appointed for the geveral countiies represented, tha list for this country compnsing thirty-six clergyman and laywmen chosen from different par3 of the coun- try. Tais Commitice held s meeting yesterdsy afterncon in the Fourth Avenune Presbyterian Church, at Fourth avenue aod ‘Twenty-second atreet, tho Rov. Drs. James McCosh, of Prince- top, Elijsh R. Craven, Newark ; George D. Mat- thews, W. W. Atterbury, William Adams, Philip Schalf, and E. P. Rogers, of New York, and J. A. Lefevre, of Baltimors, being pres- eat. Tho objects of tho meeting wers to hear the report of the delegates to the London Con- ference, and to maks tho neceEfary arranze- ments for tae Council in July. After muca dis- Ccusaion, it was deemea wiso Dot to change the date of the Council because it came oo July 4, a5 in all respects it was the best date that could be named. It was also determined to agree genorally with the_suggestions furmshed by the Edinburg Committeo respacting tho mdde of couducting the meetings, and the subjects to como befora it for discussion. Tho Scotch Committes having requosted that the American Committes suggest the names of persons to be_invited to speak on the sadjects proposed for discussion at the Council, it was de- formmned to appoint a committee who shonld aclecs twelvo such persous, with aliernates. As this Commiwces, the Chaimas named the Rev. Drs. Stuart Robinson, of tho Presbyterian Charch of the South of Louis- Sulte, Ky.; Howard Crosbr, of the Preableriza Charch 1o’ the North of New York: J. R. W. Sloane, of the Reformed Presbstetian Chuich of Allegheny, Penn.; E. P. Rogers, of the Re- formed Church of New Yor%; Dr. Waliaca, of the United Presbyterian Church ; Dr. Roberta, of the Welsh Calvinistic Presbyteriau Church of fivdo Park, Penn. ; and Willian E. Dodge, Jr., of New York, e The entire delegation from this country will consist of 100 members, the dele- ates—except the speakers—being chosen by in- dividual churches. A Commuttea on Finance, consisting of Morria K. Jossup, the Rev. Dr. L o Pnms, John Crossly Brown, Wilham E. Dodge, Jr., and J. Stuart was appointed, whose dutiea aro to arrange for reduced rates of fare on tho steamships. A anggestion thatsome one should read a paper at the meeting in Edioburg treating of the growth of Presbyterispism in America during the past century was warmly re- ceived, and finally referred to tho Committee of Twelve. The origin of theidescf the Genor- 21 Presbyterian Council was i 1873, io the United States, and it is said that Dr. Mc- Cozh waa tho projector and constant advocate of the plan. At the Conference in Londou the at- tendance and the interest are said to have been beyond all expectauion. The Commissioners numbored 100, and of thoss between efxty and soventy, repreeeating upward of twenty Presby. terian churclLes, wero present. Twenty-t70 delogates came from this sde of the Atlantic, while one had traveied 4.000 miles in order to be present. It was agreed that the Alliance should mooet 1n Generat Council every three years, and that the first meeting should take place at Edin- burg, on 4th July, 167G, sad follo ving daye, aud thar in 1879 the meeting should take place in the United States. Itis belisved that it wiit be held in esither New York or Phi'adelphis, with the probabilities in favor of the former city. It has boen arranged that the Council shail consist of about 300 memoers, of whom about ope-third I | will be from the United Kingdom, a third from the U nited States, s sixth from the Colonies of 3 R LY “only 9,118 attendauta on_worship. oo Dailp Teibune. . NUMBER 15" England, and s sixth or_more (according to the number ‘of churchea joinisg the Allisace) frox the Continenz. Last aveuing the Committes held an adjourned meeting in the privata parlora of s gantleman living in Maduwon avenue. In addition to theit own number, thare were pressnt the Rev. Dra. Cuyler Ormiston, Paxton, and Hutton: Prof, Shedd, of the Union Tneological Seminary; th¢ Rev. Dr. Cnambenin, of Brazil; Willam E Dodge, Sr., James M. Morrison, Samael Sloan, J. P. Duoning, and Georgs Lane. Dr., alcCost addressed tho meeting. He said there were over fifey Presbyterian churches in the world witl diiferent organization, and that there wore 20.UGH Presbyterian cougrepations. Bcattored as they are now in every quarter of the globe, it wal ‘l;x;-il;ly I‘l’npomn: ‘um thore ehould be & bond of oion beiween them, such s this Alian would give. ‘The Council wouid not Anm cl: form suy organic union of ths Presbyteriax churches, for that, in his opinion, wonld bt practically impossible, Ite field of useful poss woold bo cspecially the promotion of mis- sionary effort and unitea eort in Goapel [abora. It can ‘aid the churches to labor more effectaslly agast the vamous forms of skeptic:sm. Dr. Schaff then spoke coucerning the meetivg iz Loudon, giving 1eminiscences of tha sessiong there. Dr. Rogers thought the Conncii would aid very much 1o helping many weak charchos on the Coatinent, and mentiouea the Waldenses, whom Lie spoke of a3 ** having passed through a baptism of fire and blood, holding up the light of pure relimon through the darks azes.” Ha &sid they were represontad st the Cunfetenco, aod wera io ned of aapport. Dr. Leievre thon spoke of the attitude of the Southern Church which generally favored the idea of the Council Drs. Aaams, Coyler and Matthews also made 1o macks, and the itov. Mr. Chamberlin referred ta the prosperous conditicn of the kresbyieriax Church in Brazil. The meatinz adjourned sub ject to a cali from tho President. plasa sy THE METHODIST CHURCH. ITS POWER 1Y ENGLAND. A London lotter to the New York World gived the following interesting statistics concerning the Methodiat Cburch in Great Britala and thronghout tho world : There are in Great Britain 358,772 members. and 27,643 on trial for membership; 23.7U% clasa.leaders, and 13,787 lay preachers ; 5,917 chapels conneationally setiled, 1,760 other proaciung places, snd 1,731.532 sitfinzs. The number of adnereats of Methodism through- out the world is estimated at 14,500,000. Tus basis of circulatioa sppears to be this: There aro 7,304,193 members ; these are multiphed by four, which appears to ba tie proper muliiple in order to get the number of attondants oo Meth- odist worship. The pumber of miuiaters is siated to b 23,707. It may bo observed that the number of mombars just given does mot 1clude those on trial. In connection or_afilia- tion with English Mathodism stand Irelaad and the Irish missions, Foreign 1Mis- sions, French Confererce, Canadisn Conference, and the Australian Confercnces. The lsiter are New Sonth \ales and Queenslang, Victoria and Tasmania, South Australia and New Zealaud. I'ne Canadian Confercuce was organized in 1874 by upion of tho Wesleyan aod New Connexion Conferences of Eastorn British America. Inad- dition to the Wesleyans thers ate in England Primitive Meth discs with 169,720 members and 1,010 miniaters; New Cnnuaxioxfl 22,547 mem- bors and 150 ministers; Cnited Methodist Free Church, 74,545 members sod 354 ministers: Wesleyan Reform Unioo, 6,147 members aud 12 ministers ; Bible Chriatians, 27,763 members and 276 mumsters. In the United States of Americ the Methodist Epircopal Chuich Nortn and Mlethodist Episcopal Chusch South bave almost 3.000,000 members, the ietbodist Episcopal Chuwica 1n Canads 21.103 membars. and the Noo- Epcopal Methodist Chucches 143,000 The weakeat Confercnce is that of France, which has “the coutri- butious in Eogland and Scotlaad for tae various Wesleyan Connexional _funad ware = for last yesr =8 follows: Kingawood School, ete., £9,477; chapel fand, £3,306; expendi- 2 Theological Institation (pot.in = ipticne), £7.174 5 worn out ministers’ fand. £10,0i6; Lhomo missions, £26,779; foreign misstns, £i10,211 Thaese statistics have to do oaly with Great Britain, aad the stats of. tho work as reprosented by theat mav be ‘seed” more aleacly ia the fortj-thret pages on the four scveral dopartmeats of Methodism—Tbe Aggressive Movements of the Body, the Educational Ssztem, Metbodist Lits atare, and Sustentation Fuands for Ratired in istersand Ministers’ \idows. Nimsteen pagot are occupied wich the Edacational Section. In connection with 83gresEIve moveutents are thy Foreign Missionary Society, the income fa which for Iast year was £134,039; Home i+ gion work with the Home Alssion and Coatin geut Fund, Metropolian Lay Sliation, Msacbes- for and Saiford Lay Mission and Scamen's Mis sion; genoral chiapel building work in connecr tion with which £277,651 was expended laai year. and in the last Lwentv years (including do- Jations towarda paviog off the debt), £3.915. 213; Mettopotitan Chapei buildiog fund, which a8 established in 1361, and Waslevan AMecho- digt Truat Assurance Company. Onu of the most interesting parts of the work is found ix the meventeon pages on the several couris of Methodism, and the duties of circuit, saciety, poor, and chapel siewards. Tho bigheat eccle- sinstical an well as the only legislative body ia the connection is the Annual Conference, consts tuted io accordance with Mr. Wesluy's deed c. decaration, beanng date Feb. 23, 17% where it termed * The Yearly Couforencs of t. peopls called Mothodists.” This nssembly coa- wi8is of 100 membars, all of whom mast be min. inzers. The second ecclesiastical courts of Meth- odism is the district meetiog, which was inati- tuted st the fi.st Conference after Weales's desth. Tha annual -distnict mectiag n consists of all the minsters appointed by the Conference to the different circuits within ity bounds, all of whom, even supornumerarics, ministers, and preachers on trial, are reguirod t¢ attend it sittings. ‘L he September district mees- ing is financial and mioor, mxed and special district moetinga are only called when neodod for discretionary purposes. The coiof local ox cirouit court i3 the quarterly meeting, whica datos a8 fsr back as 1749, and bas, with other fanctions, the direction and control of all moneys raised in the classes and by coliections or otuer: wise for the support of the minwters. The leads Srw' meeting 18 found wherever s Wesloyan chapel and conzregationand evciaty are fouud, and its functious relate only to the soclety ta which it belongs. The local preachera’ mesting dates from 1796, when the Conforence 4ected that auperintendeat ministers shondd regularly meet the locsl preachers onca s a Trustees meeting must be held at Nes st avery year, wien all matters relatiog to the par- ticuiar trust concernod are brought under res view. At all meetings of the Truatees the Supas: intendent of the circait is ex oficio Chairmaa. ———— RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. THE CEUSCH IN GENTRAL. The Comberland Presbyterians will celobrata the sixty-ninth anntversary of their Chuzch the first Sabbath 1o February. Mesars. Whittls and Bliss have been invited by the Evangelical Altiance to hold & series of specual religious servicos in Bt. Louis, which commence Taesday. Meusrs. Moody and Sankey ars to hold services with the students of Princeton College oc the 27th of January, the day appointed for prayat for schools and charches. The Episcapal Convention for the olsction of a Bishop for Iowa will bo held in Des Moines in February—a majority of the standing commit- tees having signified thair aasent to that plan. At Willismstown, W. Va.,, the Rev. W. P. Walker has baptized into the fellowship of the Taptist Charch i Rev. Ti. 3. Prince, who bad for twenty-one years beon a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for thirty years & member. According to Sadlier’s Romsan Catholis Di- rectory for 1376, tas Catholic Charch has in the United States, 1 Cardinal-Archbishop, 10 other Archbishops, 50 Bishops, 5.074 priests, 6,523 charches, chapels, and stations whera mass is regularly s2id, sad a Roman Catholic population ot about 6,000,000 persons. The Baptist, Mothodist, Presbyterisn, and Re- formed Episcopsl Churchesa in Englewood will continne their union mserings every nighs thiy week. A remarxable incresse, both in sttend- ance and interost, has taken place in connection with these meetings, and it seems as though 1 thoroughly Gospel epirit is pervading them. Forty-five years have passed since the aj to the Polynesians. John Williams, 'i:i!eg“:}}: Ssmoan Islanda. There are about 250 villaget in this group. Each villagze has now its oms ckapel, built and maintained by the nstives withous belp of the London Society, Thacod