Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1876, Page 2

THE - CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. . , xiad Dr. Teomas was o merry, but he thought this gubetitute out of order. The pornt was con- tested by Dr. Thomas, who finally withdrew his resolutions. This hittla parley put it into Dr. Mller's mind to move that no person be allowed to makemore than two speeches, and Dr. Bright, editor of the Examiner and Chronicle, moved that those who had had no say upon the subjecs. at the Jast meeting beallowed to epesk at this time for ope hour, and that then Dr. Armitage be sliowed a quarter as much time to renew and ‘build up his porition wherein it might receive dsmage from attack. Thers was no one who, thought this motion onghbt to be passed. The Rev. Dr. Sampeon spoke upon the resolutions. He understood the question to be whether this course in regard to the Communion was author- ized by Scripture. Of this he had no daubt, ag, beiog related by birth and marrisge to the Pori- taos, he had bebn compelied 10 debate and aecide the question for himself. He went back to St. Jerome and his contemvoraries for din- staoces of the enforcement of the Scriptural law of Daptist baptism, and slso said that Mil- ton and maoy followers of Oliver Cromwell were of the Baptist denomination, As defenders of the taith they, should gusrd against the unre- s}eneuw 28 well as the zobaptized. He eaid he idn't feel that he could invite his sister, an Episcopalian, to j the communion-table at which he was officiating, buv stil he would not attemyt to control herif she chose to partaks of the Sacrament. He would feel him disgraced if he peglected to vote for theaa resolutions, al- though he loved Brother Jeffrer, who is not 8o close a communist, and felt charity for him, and did not mean 1o lose him. Dr. Jeflrev (of the Marcy Avepns Church, Brooklyn) spoke next, and in response to this * allueion to bim said that he had alwavs taught and believed that the unbsptized and unregener- ate should be excluded from the Lord's table, and he was willing to vote thay no unpaptized person ehould be permitted ta act 28 a minis- ter. He stated the debated question to be whether 2 person who was not a Baptiss spould be atiowed 10 eit at the Lord's table with them. If it was ap offense against Christ for a non- Banptist to join in the Baptist communion, it car- tainly was not a metter of courtesy, and it was a miuister's doty to ask apy intruder to depart. * Whowill do this " he aeked, and was enswered by 8 member, * A hundred " r Dr. Bright distinguished between inviting & con-Baptist to stay and allowing him to stay of tus own accord and paritake of the Sacrament. Dr. Jeffrey wanted to know if by these resoln- Yions a Lsptist mipister must treat 8 man of an- other denomination s he would » known Athaist. XNo oag answ and Dr. Armitage, the au- thor of the resolutions, then took the fioor. He wanted to go back to the Apostolic doctrine and practices, and haye them barmonionsly obsery- ed, He believed 8 man mightbelieve, but, un- immorsed, he lacked an essential qualifieation for the Lord's Table, Tho resolutions proposed to * discard " communjon by spy member not tnus qualified, and the mesning of the word ‘*discard” having been goestioned, he wonld tefer to Webster as an sutharity for its defini- tion. The dictionary gives the definition of the word to be (1) the seitiog amide unmecessary 2ards from a game. This was precisely what bo meant, and they didn't want any cards of that kind, It 'had been eaid that the resolution, if sdopted, would be a tonfession of weaknees, bufthe Boston and Piadeiphia Baptists were strong in deciding the same queation, and yet, he continued, after & hundred vears of the Baptist Churchin this ouxtry, without an open-communion church on Lthis 1sland, it is said the New York Conference bud not strength enongh to adopt this resolu- tion! There are 23,500 Baptists churcpes with 10,500 less mipisters, in this cofintry. There should be a lictle freedom for close-communion Baptists sa well as for open, and in this centen- nial yerr, when liberty was popular theme, be wished to show that_they fared to * boldly ‘declare their principles in the face of obloguy from press and pulpit!” [Applanse.] ‘The Bev. Dr. Reed, of the First Williamsbarg Baptist Cburch, spoke of the harmfulness of such agitstions to the churches, aud the respon- mibility of this rested with those men who come into top.churches to seatter firebrapds and ar- rows. " He said that the existence of inconsis- encies was no causé for giving up s doctrine which was true and Scriptural. He also thonght with Dr. Jeffrey that conrtesy bap nothiag to do with the matter, and wouldnot bresk bread with an unqualified sttendant. He conctuded with the hope that the question might be wttled at once for a century to come. "The Rev. Mr. Gesslerzof Elizabeth, N. J., spoke. Ee conlan’t vote for the resolution. He had, in bis yonpger days, been a pupil of Dr. Jeffrey, and by hum had been taught that orderliness was B8 necessarv as immersion in the participation in the Lord's Supper. He was backward sbout de- zidiog the Bapust faith for a hundred years. Dr. Thomas, interruptad by several calls 1o or- fear, said he agreed with Dr. Armitage some-~ what, but preferred the Bible detinition of **ro- stricted commaunion ™ 1o the dictionary meaning of ‘+discard.” Hedidn’t think there was any weed for the declarstion of these resolutions, though he believed the underlyvipg doctrines of them. Thers was s general upnsing of mem- bers 8s L . ‘Thomas sat down; but the Rev. Mr, Spelman, of the First Colored Baptist Church, being declared to possess the floor, announced lbat he approved Dr. Armitage's views wholly, The question of Iaying the resolutious on the table was put and lost by a vote of 43 to 12. The enggestions that **disavow” be substituted for “*dizcard,” snd that *‘an orderly church walk ™ anould be & requisite for communion, were ac septed by Dr. Armitage, and & vote was taken on the preamble and amended resolutions with the result of 44 yess and 9 naye, while three de- thned to vote, eeveral of those voting yea doing so under protest, considering it inexpedient to take any actiou. . A WESTERN YIEW OF THE CASE. ‘The Inferior publishes an editorial of gome length on the general subject of closa com- wmuvion, inthe course of which it discusses as follows the proposed new departure of the Wichigan Avenue Church: Bince writing the above there has come to onr no- tice a reported movement in the Michigan Avenue ?l\fildt Chureh flfmml city, which lv.rpn‘gxcs us great- and which, untll confirmed, we are guite unwillin {5 belleve. Thia chiurch i eavily 13 dcbt, & L peculation was entered upon with & view to relieving - tielr embarraasment, The paniostruckit, and the prpiect failed. Asixty thousand dollar debt ia piling up terest which they are unable 1o meet. Now it is an- nounced, in s daily press, thata jarge number of the zongregation {avor a change to open-communion a8 & neasure for creating new interest in the church, and =0 promding for the saving of thelr handl vome property. It 1s further stated that 0 far has tins movement progreased, that the eyes of_the pro- moters of the scheme are turned toward Dr. Behren: 22 the probable successor of the present abis and elo- guent pastor, the Rev. Dr. Ellis, who has offeréd his resignation, ~ Cioso-commupion with our Baptist brethren is a ginndplc, and we cannot belleve that his ch W) m:l.ll ‘done noble work for Christ in . ihe past, is contemplating changing ita principles to 1ave its property, We remember at cliurch, when was weak in numbers, but zealous and abounds in lsbore, It held consistently and conscientiously to Lts principles. It would bave given up every dollar of its property and become a homeless band of followera af Christ, before it would for any gain have given up sme jot or tittle of iia religious convictions, 1t cannot Ybe, that in 80 short a time 80 fatul 3 change Las come bver the epirit of that people. We be glad when all Baptist churches are open tommunion; butdhe Christian world will have cause 1o blush when & church changes its views of com- wunion_snd membership to serve a financial expe- sient. That will be worss than speculation in subur- wan real estate, et THE, EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. ANNTAL MEETING Of THE AMERICAN BODY. The annual meeting of the Evangelical Al- fiance of the United States was held Monday svening at Association Hall, New York. William E. Dodge presided. Among those present were ibe Rev. Drs, William Adams, 8. frenus Prime, Philio Schaff, G. W. Samsaon, the Bev. Henry 8, Chapin, the Bev. T. C. Trowbridge, Missionary < at Marash, Asiatic Turkey, znd Nathan Bishop, LL,D. The Corresponding Secretary, the Rey. W. W, Atterbury, reaa tue sunual report, which was adopted. The first Biennial Conference ‘proceediogs, which took place at. Pittaburg 1ast Dctober, wero read, and it was determined to Incorporato 8 report of the Biennial Con- Yerence, with portions of the papers thero read, ¥ith the annual report of the Alliance, The Al- tiance has a surplus fand of £6,000, and bas pbtained & coneiderable profit from the sale of its book published at ttartford; but, owing to the financial stringency of the times, no aslaries wiil be paid to any officer during the ensuing sear. Tbe programme adopted for the lame eek of prayer was prepared in London. The Execative Committes found it more convenient to put their names to tho English substituta than £o prepare & DEW OD8_INOTe ADPICPriste to american cucamstauces. Dr. Adams expressed bis stroug diagatiefaction with the courso pur- sued, and was seconded in thig by Dr. Prime snd Mr. Dodge. : = Dr. Prime- offercd s resolution. which was adopted, that * the Evengelical Alliauce of the United States, at it aovusl meetiog in New York, Jan. 31, 1876, afectionately commends to the Allisnce in Philsdaiphia the consideration of the expediency and practicsbility of apecial ap- propriate religious servicas dnzy_xg the time of he International ‘Exhibition of 1876 in that city, illustraung the vnity and power of our evangel- ical Chnstisuity, and the relations of the re- iigion we teach to the progress, perpetuity, and true glory of the American ltepablic, and the world’s civilization and ealyation.” Upon the motion of Dr. Schafl it was resolvad it the Thiladelphia Branch of the Evangels. ical Alliance bs respectfully requested to em- brace suitable opportunities for acquainting dis- tinguished visitors to the Nationa!l Exhibition with our .Christian and philanthrople institus tions.” Willism E. Dodge was re-elected Pres- ideot, and Drs. Prime sod Schaff wera elected Corresponding Secretaries for the ensuing vesr. The Executive Cammittea will meet oa the lasy Monday in Febraary. 5 DS, RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. THE CHUBCH 1¥ GENERAL. At the recent meeting of the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Diocess ot Albauy, the question of a division of the diocese was decided - in the negative. Dr. Mitchell, in the Free Church Record, estimates the pumber of Protestant converts made in India in 1874 at 7,000, with 5,000 more in Barmah and Ceylon. It has been unantmously decided by the Uni- tarian Charch at Brookfield, Mass,, to sibstitate water for wine at the communion, pod to abolish the Deaconate, creating instead a ** pastoral council.” Mr. Moody says that a minister who p:alcmfn 8 long germon is like a fishermsn who leaves his big net in the water untit all the fish gatout; and that praver-meetings sre illod by stiffness, stereatyped phrases, scd long prayer. Two bundred and fitty-four persons hsve abandoned the Roman Catholic faith in Mon- treal, Canads, lately. It is said that 411 con- verts to_Protestantism have announced them~ gelved within a_few weeks in tnat city. These resplts have heen achieved Jargely through Father Coiniquy's work. The Nagasaki Rising Sun says the Buddhist religion is fast declining. In Yamashima Ken alope it i8 said thst seventy-ons Buddiust tem- ples have been tarned into_ dwelling-houses and made use of in other, ways sincs 1873, and during the Jast six years berween 600 snd 700 temples have been converted to other pnrposes than those for which they were originally intended. The report of the clerk of the Episcopal Church of Winons, Minn., containsjthese curious items: For thirty-two of the fifiy-two Sundays past thera have been put in the offertory ninety- nine 1cent pieces, twenty 2-cent, twenty-six S-cent, 325 5, fifty-four fifteens, 857 qusrters, forty-six fifties; seventeen £1 bills, five 5, and 1,549 10-cent piecea! Estimaling for the remsin- ing twenty Sundays would give about 4,000 piecea during the whole year. At the annual meeting of the Yonng Men's Christian Association of Baltimore, tho receipts for 1875 were reported to bs $6,158, and the ex- penditures £6,060. The ¢ Friendly Inn” has been very_successfal. Its receipts werc in'the pas year $3,959, and the disbursements $3.839 ; and 49 free lodgings had been given, 9,155 fros meals furnished, and 561 parsons provided with employment. Ninsty-seven new members of the Association were elected during the year. Among the newspapers in Englsnd which cenged to exist with the old year areincluded, #3ys 2 London correspondent, &l the religious papers whith were started during Moody and Bankey’s revival. * They had a large circalation while the American ‘Evangelists’ wers here, and one journalist is said to have. made £1,200 in three montbs, chiefly by publishing Ar. Moody’s sermons. But the rage has come to an end now, and with it the jovrnais which have lived upon 1t.”" . The Commities sppointed by the last Genersl Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to grspnre s code of ecclesiastical jurigpradence and report it to the session of sy, 1876, bave wet and agreed upon the followivg: 1. Parish Court; 2. District Appellate Conrt; 3. Annual Conference Court; 4. Appellate Court, 28 at present constitoted; 5. A Supreme Court, to bave junsdiction in the tria]l of Bishups aod other officers of the General Conference. The Committes consists of the Rev. J. Miley, D. D., of Lrew Theological Seminary, New Jorsey ; the Rev. F. C. Holliday, D. D., of Indians; tho Rev. J. B, Wentworth, D. D., of Evanston, Iil. ; the Hon. Judgo Lawrence and the Hon. Judge L. J. Critchfield, of Ohio; and the Hou, Judgo Reynolds, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The Buffalo Courier correspondeni sava: “The reformation in Oxford, K. Y., is the ‘wonder of all who b witnessed it. You ex- _pect deacons and dominies to pray aod spesk, but they only look on and listen. The leaders of the movement are ecoffers, skeptics, and the 'most hardened men in the place, who range the bills like Texaus, end brog in their lumber- wagons crammed with the non-church going, then get them forward and 'pray for them; &nd eucks pragers!—short, sharp, and rapid.’ The singing 1s & power—perhaps the power that does it. 'Thers ara twealy *song-mestings‘ a weok, led by the Scotch singer and evangelist, the Rev, R. A, Patterson, and be is 3 marvelons man. The worst men'in the community have the Jead now 10 epeaking and prayicg every might. Evel;ythingu under pecfect control ; no excite- ment.” - Easter will fall this year on the 16th rather thao op the Sth of April, because Easter-Day 18 regulatsd not by a sofar, but by alunar cycte— tus cycle that “regulatcs the Golden Number. Now, by & solar calcalation a day always begins at midoight ; but by Junar calculation it begins at noon. If, thereforo, the Paschal moon falls on & Saturday after 12 m., it is counted as {alling on Sunday, and then Easter-Day is, under the rule in the Prayer-Book, the Sundsy following. This 18 what bappeos io the present year. The Paschal full mooo falls on Saturday, April 5, at 2:43 p. m. It is therefore counted as falling on Sunday, April 9, and Easter-Day ia tho Sunday following—i. e., April 16. It may be added that should the full moon fall on Msreh 21 befors 12 m., that full moon (counted as falling on March 20) would not regulate Easter-Day, but the one following. This happened in 1819.—Sunday.Cit- zen. The Prime Miniater of Victor Emmanuel con- tends that the State hasa gooddeal to do_with the Holy See yet before the doctrine of ** Freece Chorch and Froe State ” becomes the common fact. He eays that the Church, even sccording to the most rigid canonical forms, is nsither the ‘papacy, tho episcopacy, Rot the alergy, but ail tho faithful combined, and they all bave rights to be respected, and he perzonally has _thé night aod the dutv to see them respected. He there- fore has laid before Partinment a bill enabling Catholic laities and the lesser clergy to claim and legally enforce their rights a8 agsinst pur- pled preiates, scarlet Cardinals, and white sad black Popes ; and the bill enconnters no opposi- tion. Bunghetti boldly maintsins now, along with Prince Bismarck, that the Churchican claim no fiml«chfln unless-allowing the right of over- bauling its sffairs and appoiotments. What a grand-fall from the old-time practices aud ways ones practiced in Campo Vacciso! The programme for the General Presbyterisn Council, which meets in Edioburg the 4th of July nexst, has been prepared by the Scottish Committee and sent to this country. It wasap- proved by tho American Committes at a meeting beld Jan, 18. The programme is as follows, L Presbyterianiem~Its Beriptural authority and principles—history, Statistica, and present condition of the Presbyterian Churches—Harmony of thelr Coa- fessions, etc. i, Obgiiisgaionsgioh M icers, Organization, and Machin— Church, 2. Preb: ery—The hiome work of the gt o reign Hissions. 4. Spingual Life—Including the family, the Ssbbath, instruction of the young, sevival, etc. 5. Antagonistic Forces—Skepticiam and Popery, in- temperance, and other social evils. 6. Educational and Literary Avpliances—~Trsining of the ministry, etc., theologicsl and popualar-liters- ture, use of the press. Thera seems to be a strong desira among the prominent Christian denominations of New En- gland, wnd especially Massachusetts, to bury the old war-hatchet, and, if no: to smoke the pips of ‘peace together, to break bread and take tea to- gother. We have recorded several prominent instances of exchange of pulpita batween cler- gymen of denominstions once bitterly hostile to each other, and now we observe an act of hospi- tality quite as significant, particularly asit came from the sex whose partisan spirit is not always S amiable as their personal temper. The ladies of the Congregatidhal (Trinitarian) Bociety in Winchegter, Mats., invited the Unitarian, Bap- tist, and Methogist ladies to take tea with thom in their vestry on the 13%h of Jannary, and to ‘Dbring with them their husbands and all the adult members of their families. The result was a socinl festival with sbout 500 guests. The clar- £Y and their wives had tried tha experiment of social Christian union befors, and now the laity followed the good exzmpls. Evidently a great Qeal of the fature of religion depends upon so- cial relations ; and the Charch, that began 88 a fellowship of brotherhood ratber than of dogma, willnot lose by cherishing the fraternal cle- wents.~Erening Fost. ¥ A CALL ¥OR A RETBACTION. 1t is all well enough forthe Jewish Times to Oppose ** spasmodic revivals and that kind of re- ligicn which Foes by fits and atarts,” buc in do- ing so it shoald not” again wrong Brother Moody by eaying that he wss formerly a * dispenser of drinks behind s whisky-bar, where he was the assoviste of the scam snd dregs of society.” The sccnsation is entirely erroneous, and the Jewish Times should at once retract it, and apol- ogiza for haviog made it. Brother Moody took back hus story at theJews, after he was called upon to Ao o, 20d the Jewish Times should ba Do less desirons to'do justice than he was. It can essily obtain all of Brother M‘oody'l career from any of the. biographies o him thst bhava keen published. Brother Moody. left school in Lis mative Tovn o Northfield, Mags,, when he was 7 vears old, axd nent to Boston, whero he pacame s clerk in & boot and shne store; snd it was whep thus engagod that, in his 17th yesr, he was converted ond joined the Church. From Boston ha went t0 Clicage, and thers found s sicuation in one of the boct and shoe stores on Lake stroet, and, aceorling to the accounts, ho was ono of the most enterprisiag yonug sslesmen in the city. When in thia situation, ‘ho begsn his missionary work in- the -rough quariers of Chicago, in which he met with extraordinary success. Dur- iog the War ha was & worker for the Christian Commission among our volunteer sbldiers, and bis career since then is familiar to everybody. We shonld Jike the Jewish Times o tell us woat Chicsge paper ssid Bo was s whisky dispeaser, or in what biographica? sketch of him any sach statement can be found; and, upon doing 8o, wa shall relieve 1t from the authorship of the erroneous story.—New Yors Sun. DR, M'COSH O SPORTS. ‘ A phort time ago an article sppearad in the Pittsburg Dispalch in which soms criticism was passed ou Dr, McCosh becanse he had enggested that billiard tables be placed in the college ab Princeton_for the amuscment of the students. In reply, President McCosh writes the following letter: or NEW JERSEY, PRINCETON, N. J., Jan, 12 Tvears. Feitora. Som Triendzor oe, Kindly or un: Kindly, sent me & Iate number of your paper, in which Tam criticised. Ido mot enter upon the discussion, but I will tall yon & story or ¢wo which I am sure your will prefer. I am not specially acquainted with the state of fecling in this country ** twenty-five years ago,” but I know how my cavenanting fathers acted 200 years in my mnative country. In the Dpen!ngy of “Ol Mortality,” Sir Walter Bcott describes s shooting match called s popinjay, and represents the covenanting ministers as d!gioflnrlng jt, The great historian, Dr. McCrie, re- wiewed Scott’s tale, and quoted the case of n Preabyte- risn minister who boppened, in the dischargs of his parochial duties, to ba passing that way, goiDg up to & popiajay match and tiking the prize! Au sncestor of ‘my children through my wife, Willism Guthrie, au- thor of the * Saving Interest in Christ,” was settled i very wild parish. Finding the people playing at foot-ball mstesd of going to church, he threw himself into the game, and outstripped them ali, and when they came up to bim st the e and asked him who he was, he s2id he would tell them if they went into tha church, wkere he presched a sermon that cop- quered their kearts, T hope I have inherited the spirit of thesa men, who did not contemn manly exercise, but were ready to 1ay down their lives for Ohrist at any moment, 1 en- courage alt sorts of maaly games at tise collegs, but L Toake sure that there be o drinking, no gambling oined with them, and that they benos done in study Ewux!. I betfeve that I thereby h]fimm‘aie s Fllllh] morality. Itake paine, meanwhile, to meet every slu.’len?hrlm a week for Bible instruction. Butif T bave'told my parabls well, the readers of tho Dispatch wili not need an interpretation of it from yours, etc., = Jauzs McCosi —— PERSONAL. “The Rev. §. W. Coggshall, of Warren, R. L, well-known thronghout the country, has been removed to an insave asylum. The Rev. George Bates, a prominent minister of the Universalist denominstion, died at his residence in Aubwmn, Me., Iast weok, aged 77 years. President Woods, of the Western University of Penusylvania (Baptist,) baving raised $100,000 toward an endowment, Mr. William. Shaw has added another $100,000. The Rev. Oliver 8. Prescott, of Oxford, Eng- land, bas accepted the rectorship of St. Cle- ment’s Episcapal Church, Philadelphis, and is - on his way to this country. Another veteran Methodist preacher has gons to_hig rest. The Rev. Reuben Ravnolda— * Father Reynolds”—of Brooklyn, died lasu Monday 10 Biooklyp, in the B5th year of his ge. Father Reynolds had beep a” Methodist Church member over Seventy years and minister about sixty-thres years. Bishop McLaren will returo daring the Iatter part of this wees from & somewblat extended toip through the Diocese, and Sunday next will officiate at the Cathedral, at which time he will ordrin to the Priesthood the Rev. Lather Par- dee, Rector of Calvary Church, Chicago, and the Rev. J. Stewart Smith, of Cleveland 0., Rector~ alact of St. Mark's Church, Evanston, The withdrawal of the Rey. Dr. Bebrends from the First Baptist Church of Cleveland, bas cre- ated no_little comment. In his letter of withe drawal Dr. Behrend éays: “I have fonnd my- Belf growing more and mora out of sympathy with the prevailiug znd dowinant policy on the communion question, by which dissent is treated as gerions disloyally, and & fair public hearing is emphatically and universally refnsed, until my self-imposed silence, 1n the face of unrestrained assanlt upon my brathren and - myself in public gatherings, st social feasts, in mivisterial con~ foreucss, on the platform and through the press, has become nractically unendurable and almost a wrong at thebar of my conscience.” Wong Chin-foo, the Chinese lecturer, went tgy a Roman Catholic church in Nashua, N. H., & fow Sundays ago, and being attired in his rich native costume, one of the polite doorkeepers showed him into a front seat nesr the altar, Seeing; the ' distingaished foreigner * among the congregstion, the officiating priest preached ao elaborate sermon, in hick, beginning at the creation of the world, he sketched its history up to the present time,and unfolded the entire plan of galvation as beld by the Romish Church, the whole discourse, which was a very able one, bo~ ing aimed apparently at the Chinese lecturer, with a view to 'hia conversion to Christianity, Soon afterward Wong was able to give the rev~ erend gentloman & quid pro quo ; for having to Iecture in Nashua the Bams evening, to & vo! crowded audience, ho onlarged at gome leng:g upon the religion of Confucius, held him up to the admiration of lus auditors, and concluded a bighly interesting_lecturs by an appeal to bis hearers to abandon Christianity and come to Confucius. 7 —_—— BREVITIES, The Brooklynites bave invited Dr. Edward Beecher to come down and give them * Hell,” which is his most celebrated sermon. The most glowing paseage in a minister's ser- mon will attract scarcely half the attention that céntres on the man who blows hia nose in church. The Barlington Hawkeye is & sweet paper, and took its name from the familiar lines begin- ning: 7 “Hawkeyp hear an angel sing.” A Belgravian mother—Athelinda—‘¢ Mother, isn't it wicked to say ¢ You be blowed,’ as Algy doea?” Mother—It’s worge than wicked, my dear—it's ynlgar.” Charles Dudley Wamer tells of & pious young man who boasted that he taught a Sabbath-gchool class of young. ladies, every one of whom wore six-battoned kid gloves. Harry Bloodgood has been lecturing on the subject of “ Fish.” Ho says **Jonah was the first man we hear of who was retired from the Department of the Interior, Fyee Press: 1 wanta servant girl,™ says a Philadelphia advertiser, *who is s sinoere Chris- tian, and who won't burn the meat all up.” He'd better send his order to Heaven. An Illinois clerical shepherd, accused of undue famibarity with gome of his Iambs, Bays he wonld willingly * confess ” if it didn't look so much like leaning toward the Church of Bome. One bundred and twenty-sight peopla peti- -tioned Moody to pray for a Philadelphis gas company, but he backed sguare down and said i}c) was no use insulting the Lord.—Detroit Freg TeSS. - “ You ain’t afraid to die > said tha clergyman, tenderly. “**No,” replied tha sufterar, ** I'm only afraid 1f I do that the old woman will go snooting among my private papersthe firss thing."— Braoklyn Arqus. Down in Louisville they ring the fire-bell when a prominent citizen dies. Circumstances pre- vent the shippingof s fire-engine to the destina- tion of the deceased, but they do what littie they can.—Hartford Post. ‘When each player in a four-handed game of euchre holds the * right bower™ at the same time, it ia pratty good evidence that the influence of the Moody and Sanky revival mestings has not )Em ld“ estonded 28 it should.~—Norristown erald. *¢Charles,” eaid 8 young wife to her husband, as they sat at the window tatching the fashion- ables on their way to church, *‘when you die and I get hold of the irsurance money, { intend ta have a far cape and muff just itke that lady has on over thera.” A candy-store window displays, in worsted let- fers, the inspiring text, ‘*The Lord will pro- vide.” Aboywho pastes daily says it 2in't £o, and *“you can't git mo candyin there on the creditof Providence. Nickels 1s the only stufl ‘wot gits them gnm-dropa.” . - A little 6-year-old danghter of a Methodist mini=ter committed a fauit, and denied it. Her mother, learniog sha was guilty, asked her why 8he told the untruth, when she replied with great sang froid: I should not it I believed as you and father do; Iama Universslist!” 7 The motto for the week on a littls girl's Sno- dny-fichool card was, ** Get thes behind me, Sa- tan.”. There Wwere godseherriea in the garden, but she'was forbidden to plack them; pluck < Bz them she did, **Why @id not yon,” saidfhe mother, * when you were tempted to touch tnem, say, ' Getthee behind-me, Satan ?’ + I did, she 8xid earnestly, *and he got right behind ma and pusted me ia the bush.” A religious journal® thinks thatif a porson brings his opera-glasses to church * a8 he does to a theatre, tha concert, or the opers, it 12 most certainly not atlowable,” and _that **if he bringe his_glass to gaze at the andience, criticiso tho choir, or in aoy msnner use it 88 an matm_n'nqm of amusement, ha bnd better stay at home.” At tho same time the paper in question thioks that & near-sighted, pervion may very properly use opera-glasses in church, as may also those hard of hearing who can understand’ better by seeing the movements of tho preacher's ips. * The Denver AMirror says: The seport of a sermon by a Fremont County preachier - ia worth repeating here: *“Boys, you'll find this life like agame of ssven-up. Yon want to 8ave your tens and look-out for game, an’ never beg when vou hold a good band. Alse. recollect in the long run low counts as much as high, if it is only atrump. "The devil basatocked the cards, but Jist play 'em honest, snd when it comes your deal yer boun’ to ;s& # winpin’ hand every time, and old split-hoof will jist bave to jump the games and look for & softer susp. Also, if you happen to turn Jack, call it lucky, but don't for- get ta remember tnat turning Jack {8 uncertain. business, and "Il never do to bet on." ) Clergsmen ought to be a little caraful in thoe ad- minietration of symopathy. There are some beautiful doctrines which will probably have to be modified to suit certsin emergencies. One of the cloth was the other day cousoling an afilict- ed brother on what he suppozod to be the loas of his wife by death, and assured himot the cer- tainty of mesting hier on tho other side, when the affiicted interrupted him by saying, **I hope that what you say is not literally true, for I have just been divorced, and expected that the bill covered this world and the next. If what you say ig true, you would pity me, indeed, for my prospect is ‘anything but enchgntivg.” The medicine is good, but it ongbt not to be given to the wrong patient. — ———— . CHURCH SERVICES. BAPTIST. The Rev, Florence McCarthy will presch at Amity Church, corner of Warren avenus and Robey street, Morning subject : * Christ the AlightyGod.” Even- ing subject : * A Plain Talk of Astronomy."” —The regular servioes will be held at the Alichigan Avenue Church morning aod evening, —The Rev.'N. F. Rovlin wifl preach morning and evening at the Free Church, corner’of Loomis and ‘West Jackson streets. —The Rev. J. D. Burr will preach at 10:45a, m. and 7:30 p. m. {n Immanuel Church, No.032 North Halated street. - —There will be preaching at 11 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. ,at the Twenty-fifth Street Church, pear Wentwortn avenue. —The Rov. J. M. Whitehesd will preach morning and evening in the North Star Church, corner Division and Bedgwick strects. Morning subject : “ Natare and Grace,” Evening subject; “Thoe Ioly Bpirit's Bevival Work.” i —The Rev. R.G. Allison will preach in the South Church, cormer of Locke atid Bonaparts streets, at 7:30 . N i Closo Communidn ” will be the subject of the evening's discourse st tho Harrison Street Baptist Church, near Sangamon strest, —The Rev. A. Youker will preach at the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church, on Boofleld strcet, near Archer svenus, in the evening, one of s geries of sor- ‘mons on Bible churacteristics, ~ - —Tho Rev. N. E. Wood will preach morning and evening at the Centennial Baptist Church, corner of °| Lincoln and Jackson streeta, —The Rer. D. B. Chaney will preach at 10:30a. m. and 7:30 p, m. in the Fourth Church, corner Washing- ton and Paulina streets, —~The Rev, Arthur Mitchell will peeach this evening BL ;30 in the Baptist Church, Hyde k, befors the Hyde Park Bible Society, on the occasion of its sev- ‘enteenth anaiversary, % —~The Rey, James Goodman will presch in the ‘morning at Hyde Park Chyreh. —The Rev. W. W. Everts will preach at 10 3, m, and T:30 p.m. inthe First Church, South Park avenue, corner Thirty-first sf . —~The Rev. T. W. Goodspeed will preach at 18:30a, m. and 7:00 p. m. 1a_the Second Chiureh, corner Mor- gan and Monroa strests. Morning subject : * Pocu- lisr Feople,” PRESBYTERIAN. 4 Bible servics will bo held at the Railroad Chapel, corner of State and Fourteenth streets, this morning, ‘Preaching in the evening. = —The Rev, James Maclaughlan will preach at the Firat Scatch Oburch_this morning, corner Adams and Sangawon streets. Lecture in the evening, Subject: “ Abrabam,” —The Rev, J, W. Bain will preach at the United Church, corner of Monros and Paulina streets, morn- ingand'evening, - ¢ ~Tho Rev. H, 31, Paynter will preach at the Camp- bell Park Chapel morning and evening, “ —The Rev. Dr. McKeig will preach at Wood’s Mu- seam this morning. Subject : ¢ Ideal Workers,” —The Rev. C. L, Thompson ¥ill preach at the Fifth Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Indiana avenus and Thirtleth street. Morning subject: * Menas Trees Walldng." Evening sublect: The Delrasal of 8in" —The Rev. David J, Burrell will preach at 10:00 5. m. and at 7:30 p. m. at the Westminster Preabytyian- Church, corner of West Jackson and Peoria atrects. Morning subject :_* Bridling the Tongue."" ~Tho Bev. E, P, Wells, of the Forty-first Street Church, will preach in the morning ‘st the Sixth COburch, corner Vincennea and Oak avennues, In the evening will bo given an informal lecturs, ~—The Rev. Arthur Swazey will preach morning snd evening in the Fourth Churcb, corper Hush and Su- perior streets, —The Rev. J. Monro Gibson, D, D., will preach at 10:45 &, m. and 7:30 p. m. in the Secona Church, cor- mer Michigan avenue snd Twentleth street, = ~The Rev. W. C. Young will proach at 10:30 . m, in Fullerton Avenue Church, Holy Communion will be administered. EPISOPAL. Tho Rev, H. G. Perry proaches at All Saints’ Church, corner or Carpeater add Fourth strests, morning and evening, “Th Rev, Francls Manseld offcistes st tne Church of the Atonement, corer of Washington aud Robey atreets, morning and evening. —The Rey. Luther Pardes, of Calvary Church, will offictsteat3p. m, at Sts Peter's Ohapel, 14 State street, between Madison and Mouroe, —The Rev. B. A. Rogers oficiates at tha Church of tho Epiphany morning and evening. ~The Rev. Dr. Dotten preaches at 8t. Stephen's Church, Johnsan streat, between Taylor and Twellth, this morning and the Rector in the evening. —The Bev. Dr. Locke presches at Grace Church morning and svening. —The Rev, Samuel Harrls offciates at St. James' Churel morning and evening, - - ~—The Rev. Dr. Cushman, of §t. Stephen’s Church, will preach and administer the communion in tha morning at St. Paul's Church, Hyde Park, —The Rov.Arthur Ritchie will officiate at the Church. of the Ascension, corner Elm ana LaSalla. streets. ‘Holy Communion'at 8 A, m.; morning prayer at 10:45 #.m.; evening service at 7:30 p. m. —Seryices at the Cathedral of S8, Peter and Paul, corner West Washington and Peoria streets. AMorning prayer, Litany, and Communion at 10:30 a, m, Even- ing prayer st 7:30 p, m. —The Rev, Luthar Pardes will officiate morning and evemug in Catvary Church, Warren avenne, between Oakley strect and Western avenue, —Tbe Ber. E, Sullivan will oficiate in the morning 8 Trinity Qhurch, cormer Twenty-sixth street and Michigan avenue. ' In tho evening the Rev. Frank O. Osborase will preach. —Tho Rev. D, F, Warren will officiate at 10:30 &, m. and 7:50 p. m. in St. Mark's Church, corner Cottags Grove avenue and Thirty-sixth strest. —Thero will be services st 10:45 a, 1o, at the Churcn of tha Holy Gommunion, on_Sonth Dearborn sireet, beétween Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets, . ~The Rev. n C. Duncan presches this morn- ing at the Memorial Church on Indians avenue, near Thirtioth atreet, on *The Epiphany of the Wise Ruler,” At night the Rev. Stephen H. Grabberry, of New Orleans, will preach. E REFORMED EPISCOPAL. ‘The Rev, Dr. Cooper will officiate this eveningin Immanuel Church, corner of Centre Dayton stroets. Subject: “The Loat Sheep.” The monthly Sabbath-achool service will be beld in the afternoon, —The Kev. R, H. Boswarth wil at Emmanuel Church, corner of Hanover and Twenty-elghth streets, and evening, Churds Doraibg. aad aventag, © Baching “Saeten morning ovening, ~ Ev subject : 4 Drifting About,” . “ METHODIST. The Rev. 8. A, W. Jewett will preach at Centenary Church this morning and the pastor in the evening.® —The Rev. John Williamson will preach at the Wa- bash Avenue Church this morning. Ladies’ temper< ance meeting in theevening, —The Bev. §. H, Aduns will preach st the First Churet: hla morning aud the Rev. Dr. Jewetz this evening. * = —The Rev. W. C. Willing will preach st the Langl ANenue Church morning and evaning. jaiied —~The Rev. Dr. Jutyins will preach at St Pauls Church this morning and’ the Rev. J, AL Caldwall in the evening. . —Tho Rev. Dr, Tiffany will preach at 10:45 s.m. 2nd 2230 p, m. in Trinity Church, on Indiana avenge, nest Twenty-fourth atreet. —The Rov. John Atkinson will preach &t 10:30s. m, and 7:30 p. m. in Grace Church,: comer LaSule and Wiita stroeta. Morning hfnxtz’iffgw “ Differences and ifficulties in Experimen 0. Evening sub~ Ject: Jesus s0d Zacchons,” Ll —The Rev. N. H, Axtell, of the Park Avenne Chutch, ‘presches this morning on **Tho Meanness of Sin and the Dignity of Christian Character,”” and this evening on “ Futnre Puniebiment.? —The Rev. Dr. Shappard will preach this morning st Tho Westera Avenuo Ohucth on + Barriare Againss TUnbelief,” 2pd this evening * On Getting Rich, " O OREoATIONAL, The Rev. m Alvin Bartlest will preach at Plym- outh, Courch thls mornlng, Praiss sorvice in b evening. —Tho Rev. George H. Parker will preach at th Leantt Strest Church morning and evening. s ;};;vt. Lwl;:u T. %z:x: wlél preach morning and vy g ou. P Church, corner Ashiand avenuo and West Washington strecc. Brooke Hertord pren The Bev. 0 Herford preaches at the Church of the Messiah morninz and evening, Morning subject < #*Stand Up on Thy Feet.” Eyening subject, st which all eeata are free, * Godly Discantent.” —The Bev. E. P. Powell will preach at 10:45 in the Third- Qhurch, Cormer Maproe and Lefiin atrests. Subject: “Hupgry Souls,’’. Prof, Qunoing will fece Evolution as Applied to . Subfect turost 8 p. A he Rev. Robert Collyer will preach morning and’ evaningin Unlty Cuured. NIVERS 3 & Rev, Sumner Ellis il preach at the Church of lhshRefl::mnr. corver of }\'uhh\gwn and Sangamon i ing and eveuing, “Eel.“:fil%:"':‘l‘;g. Ryder will preach in the mornivg in St. Paul's Chiurch, on Michigsn avenue, between Six- tecnth and Eighteenth streets, A general m&sa(nn:;y meeting will b held in tho evening, with addresses by Btate Missionary Gibb and the Rev. Mesars. Ellis, Ry~ der, and others, . CHESTIAN. The Rev. Enowles Shaw will preach in the morning in tho Firet Churen, carner [ndiaua avenuo apd Twen- ty-sixth streor. He will also preach at 3 p. m. in Camp- Dbelt Hall, corner West Van Buren strest aud Campbell avenue, 5 ~ LUTHERAN. ‘The Rev. Edmund Belfour preaches at the English Latberan Ghusch, corner of Dearborn and Erie stryets, ‘morning £ ovening. . MISCELLANEOUS. The Rev. A. 8. Kinnan will_preach at the Green Btieet Tabernacle morning and evening. A —The rrogressive Lyceum meets at Good Templars' Tall, corner’ of Washington sud Desplaiues treets, this morning. = —Tle Rev, Dr. Hibbard proaches at New Church fall, corner of Praicls avenus and Eighteenth street, this morning, and at the Temple, corner of Washing~ ton atreet and Ogden avenus, in the Afternoon. —Elder H.G. McCulloch preaches at Advent Hall, No. 413 West Madison atreet, morning.and evening. —The Disciples of Christ meet gt No. 229 West Hsn- dolph streetat 4 p. m. —There will be relizious pervices at the Orphan Asy- Ium, 789 Michigan avenue, at half-past 4 o'clock. The 1adiés of the Second Presbyterian Church have it in charge, and a cordial invitation is extended to the friends of the Inutitation, —A mass missionary meeting of the Universalisc churchea of Chicago will be held in St, Paul's ‘Church, Detwecn Sisteenth and Eightoenth atreets, on dichi: gan avenue, this evening st half-past 7 o'clock, under the auspices of this Universalist Women's Association of Tllmols, who have this branch of the denomina- tioual work {ntrusted to their charge by the State Con~ veation. The Rev. Sophia Gibb, the State Missionary of the Association, will addresy tne meeting; also the pasiors of ine churclies,~Dr, Ryder and tho Rev. Sumner Ellis; snd it is hoped Ars, Bingham, the late ediress of the-Ladiea' Repontory, Will speak » fow words in the interest of thecausé. —E. V. Wilson will lecture before the First Soclety of Spiritualists at 10:30 a, m. in Grow's Hall, No. 517 West Sladison atreet. e will also give a seance af 750 p. . % —Thers will be 8 * Gospel temperance service ” in the Clark Street Mathodist Episcopal Church at 3 p. m. under the suspices of the Chicago Woman's Chris- tixn Temperance Union, addressed by Mrs, L. Hagens, of Elmhuret, ... Cd ———— CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. Feb. 6—Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. E CATHOLIO. Feb, 6—Filth Sunday after Trinity ; §t, Titus, B, 0.; 5 Bt, Dorothy, V. 3L Feb, 7—St. Romuald, Alb, Feb. 8—St. John of Matha, C. Feb, 9—St. Martina, V. AL (from Jan, 30); St Apol- lonis, V. M. Feb, 10~8t, Scholzstics, V, Feb. 11~Feria. . Feb. 12~Offico of the Immaculate Concoption. MADAME LA FONTAINE, ZLondon Sc 3 @ honse, whiis, richly gilded in- red velvet on the chaira and use divided into many suites of each suite occupying an entire tory has to do with the troisicme s il . Paria. . A 18 ‘side, withign couches. apartments, etage, ' O etage. Madsme La Fontaine bad been three months in the residence when this story commencos. * She mnst haye been very beautiful years 2g0,” thought the world who saw her, as they looked upon her regulsr featnres and large black eyes, Her complexion was deadly pale, save when ‘art lent its nssistalice to nature, when rouge and blanc-de-perle met in not alto- gether friendly rivalry on her deeply-farrowed brow apd ber thin, pale cheeks; her hair was a8 white as snow, her expression was one of deep melancholy. People felt that this woman had a painfal past; that for her thers swas no futare. It was abous 10 o'clock in tho morning. Paris was quite awake, Wich only an exception here and tnere. One of those exceptions was the troisieme etage in the strest at the back of the boulevards. _ Alarge room, nearly dark. Although it was 10 o'clack, it would have been guite dark in this room had it not been for a wax-candle burning in » silyer candelsbrs placed in the centre of & green-baize-covered table. On the chairs and table, cards; ou the siaebdard, cards agsin, and a dice-box ; on the prmolu table supporting the looking-glass, cards, and a half-emptied cham- pagne bottle. There was no doubt about it; the suite of apartments in the sireet at the hack of the boulevards was used by Madame La Fon- taine as a gambling-houss. b, A man-servapt was puriing the place to righta. 8o occupied was he with his own thoughts tbat he did not hear a knock on the onter door. The knoclk was repeated, and then the handle was turned, and a gentloman entered the room. He wasan oid man, He was thin and sallaw, and wore & white neckcloth. He carried a gold- hended stick, and spoke sharply. He was blunt, d evidentiy-prided himself upon his pation- ality. After this description, need it be said that be was an Englishman ? “H'm! a very nice placo mdeed!” he ex- claimed, looking through a pair of double eye-glasses at the room and its contents; *‘a nice place indeed. Cards and dico! A gam- bling-hounse, and for its custodian a ruffian.” “\Who's that calling me a ruffian?" cried the man-ge.. .ot . **Jy vawe ia Dr. Abernethy Blunt, and I have come here to give you five Napoleons, it you earn them.” “That alters the case, sir. Dusinesss is busivess. Bat I ain't a ruffan. A gentleman left me_here to starve ghe brought me from Engiand a8 a valaet), and Madame here took pity upon me. BShe'gave me this met s kinder woman.” *The keeper of & gambling-house kind?" *It sesms Btrange, don't it? and yet it's gospel true. She’s not at all a bad sort, take my word for it. But about them five Napo- leons, sir 2" * Look here, my good friend,” said the Doe- tor. “Dll tell you what I want 88 briefly, as I can, Ihavea ward—a young fellow who was left to my cace by his father, a very dear friend of mine.” This boy fell in Jove with a young lady. Herfather would not let him marry her, aud he ran away to Paris. The young lady fell ill, her father relented, and 1 have come hers beariog_his blessiog to young Hopeful; but young Hopeful has disappeared.” * ¢ Waell, sir 2" ~ 1 have been to the Fronch detectives ; they are every whit as stupid as their English brath- ren. At 'the lat moment I came across s French doctor, who gave mo a clew—that clew led me here. Now do you 8es how you can earm your five Napoleons ?” ¢ . Not quite, sir.” . *Iwant you to tell me if. within the last week, a young Epglishman has been to this house ? Whetber he has been seen by Dr. Nand;u: (my informant) ? Whether he is here now 2" *“Well, sir, T will trust to your honor shout the Napsrand tell you all I know abont it. Yes, &ir, a young Enghshman has been here during the last seven days. He came about a week ago, He was happv whon he came ; he grew happier and happier, tossing off bottle after bottls of ch‘nu‘n nfigo.. until he fell under that there taple.” Wl . *“ Well, sir, as a genersl rale, it's my duty to turn out the drunk and incapables, for we must mnge, and I never keop the house select ; but on this occasion Madame stepped in. She seemed struck by his face. Bhe started as if she had been ghot through the heart. Bbe ordered me to carry him to tha amall room nexther own. On the follow- ing day he was in a fever, crying about * Eate, and his *lost love,’ and all'sorts of foolishness.™ ** Delirium,” gaid ¢tbe Doctor, * And what did Madame do 2 2 “Why, eir, sha watched over him like a mother over & child. When the doctor eaid he might dio, she cried as if her heart would break. You would bave naver believed she could feel so deeply, had you'not seen her. She's as cool as & cucumber wheo she keeps the bank.” * Very strange,” murmered tbe Doctor. Then londer, **Bat yon havs not told mo his name.” **Wel), sir, uatil to-day, he has acarcely been sensible. Last night the fever seemed to loave bim, and Madame wonld not let him talk, Just before I came hera todo up the room I saw the Fronch doctor, and he told me the crisis was over; that he only wanted strength to be quite well. He is getting up. I found this photo- graph in his coat-pocket.” 2 * Five Napoleons for your story, and an extra one for the photograph and some further as- sistance,” eaid the Doctor, paying oms the gold, *Thank you, sir; here's the photograph.™ “My ward,” murmured, the Doctor. ‘*And 1OV tell this young yentieman that I am Waiting for him. You kuoy my name; mention it, and he will come to me. “*Certsinly, sir,” said the servant, prosched the door. ;szoB 43 2 'he Doctor and the servant turned eharpl, ronnd. The door was open. Madame { “i?éy had antlued the ;uom. ‘P‘ F¥or *¢You can leave us, John,"” she said, * ever this gentleman has to sag he will aay ‘tzl::: No, do not go by that door; wait below.” v Aadame Ld Tontaine seated herself calmly in and he ap- & fautenil, and, m g the Doctor ta & chair, asked a question, hero ?” s ‘The question received no reply. The Dactor’s face had become a stady. His jaw bad fallen, his eyes woro fized; he was evidently startled and surprised. J “You do not angwer me” eaid Madame. « However, Ithink I know the causeof your vis- it. You belicve that st my receptions cards and dice are permitted. You aro mght, they are. But my receptions are held at 8 in the evening, not at 10 in the morning. Monsieur, shall I say au revoir 2" : There was 8 panss, and then the Doctor ex- claimed : ** We have mot before.” + Very likely.” replied Madame, calmly. *I am a grest traveler, and you may have seen me in Vienna, Wiesbaden, Spa.” « Thig is the first time 1 have been away from England, and I lefi London for Paris last nignt.” - & (ndeed !™ said Madame, not guite 8o calmly. « Well, Moasieur, what do Yo want: with me " ¢ My ward,” replied_the Doctor, shortly. “I sraced him here, and I bave como to take him back with me.” « Your ward " 3 # Madame, thers is not the least roason for your astonishment. ™ Yonr servant bas confessed all to me. Ay ward is here, and bere I remain until he leaves the house in my company. + And sre pot his wishes to be consulted 2" “ Cortsinly not. He ia the son of a man who was one_of my dearest friends. He will come with me.” y He was thinking the while, *“It is she, T e mistaken.” She was thinking the This man msy be bent, he cannot be broke 3 « Mousjeur, I will make a friend of you. Long ago I bad a sou; that son was lost to me, but ot by death. When I sawthe pale face of your ward, my heart yearned towards him. Ttseemed a8 if my cluld had been restored to me. I have watched over him long and tenderly. Do not take him from me.” o . The Doctor murmured, **There is something in human nature, after all;” and then he said : “+Yon shall decide for yourself, Madame.” She bowed her heed, and sighed a eigh of in~ tense reliol. *+ & You were surprised when I told you that we had met before, and not on the Continent. I met vou in England.” «In England!"” She was clutching epasmod- ically the arme of her cbair, and her face was paler than ever. = +In England,” repeated the Doctor, watching ber earnestly. ‘¢ And now, if it will not trenble you, I will tell you a little bit of family hus- tory.” Bh> was gilent. - . ¢ An Englishman married & wayward girl—s Frenchwoman—frivolous, fickle, false. A son wag the result of the marriage. At the end of three years the French wife left the Enghsh husband, in the company of ope of her country- men. Ay story, which you will admit is not a very long one, i8 over.™ 7 " But why do you tell me this? " » ¢ Because you were the French wife; and the English husband, Henry Gordon, was my dead friend.” He is dead ! ” ane exclaimed. # You have betrayed yoarsell, Madame.” *No, no!” she ssid, with an efforr. *“You startled me. Lgng agoI knew Mongieur Gor- don and his miderable, unhappy wife. Bat you are mistaken; my pame is Madame Ls Fon- e. Madame, I bave nothing more to say. Iam waiting for my ward.” “T tell yon,” sho cried excitedly, * you shall not take him fromme. Whatis your authority " *4I ropresent his father, Henry Gordon. You gee my claim is a good one.” She pansed for 8 moment and turned deadly pale. ‘Then she looked the Doctor full in the face, and said, **I have abetter. You are right, monsieur, I wag the wife of yonr dead friand ; and, as that wife, I claim the guardianship of my child.” * “And itis hers yon would recognize your son! You would meet him asthe keoper of 5 gambling-house !” Then she broke down. ‘3lan, man!” she cried, *‘have yonno pity? Is ther2 no retarn ? Ah!” Her band was placed to her heart; she seemed to be fainting. The Doctor approached her. * You areill.” “No, po!" she murmured; I sm very often like this.” The Doctor’s face changed; For the first time ba regarded her with pity, ¢ I repeat you are ill, very ill, snd I dare not excite you farther. 1 have but little to say. You claim the guardian- ship of your son. Sobeit. I came here tossve him. I brougbt with me the consentof the father of the woman be loves to the marriage. You are his mother, and I tell you this. Ileave his fate in your hands. 1 will return in half an hour, and then you will have decided whether he is to como with me, free and joyous, or with hia bead bowed to the duss in sorrow and shame, a dishonored map, Mind, I return for your answer in half an hour,” and he was gone. She stared into vacancy with sightless eyes, and then nature came to her rescue. The teara welled up and relieved the breaking hearr. My mon!" ghe murmured, . * Iknowit; my heart toldme go when I stooped over him on that dreadfnl night, wher I thought all waslost—that he had come back to his mother's arms bat te die. Todie! no, that is all over. He will live, and be s great j?‘y to me. Buthow shalt I tell him ! hos shall I tell him !" % +Dr. Blunt !” A weak voice. Bbe started up, sod found a yonng man ( scarcsly 20) standing bafors her. e was rair and very pale, He evidently was convalescent from some serions illness. She rushed up to kim. **You are imprudent,” | she said, caregsingly. * What would the doctor 88y if ha were to see you now? Come, thia is naq gbedience.” “Ifeel 80 much better to-day,” hae replied. ¢ Bup was not that the voice of Ur. Blunt? You Enow him!” ¢ He ueed to know me years ago; " and then she said warniogly, ‘*But you must retura to yourroom. You must not stay herse,” * Why not ? ¥ F “It is not so comfortsble as your own. Come.” apd she tried to lead him to the daor. “Stay,” said haiv & faint voice. * For the firat time I can collect my thoughts. Where am I? Iremember heing feverish and ill. There were cards and lights. Then all seemed & blank until I saw your face as it beat over mipe. I **And, now, mounsicur, what do you want & “You call your father s him in & toneof nympathy:hfi%n gg" speak op She waited anxiously fof the angey, OTON" She looked surprised. « ! him ?” she murmured; and g:: u:nh'“ I time than any other renson, she aajg . 1® '° 8z *Dr. Bluat is a vory clever man 2+ #Yes,” roplied Frank, ®ith s 8mile, « been very kind to me. 'Since my father, he has been my guardia: d, a8 my‘ o doaty ho bas given in to all my whims, It ifw bhis theories that a patient shoqly p2? of thwarted in hia wishes. And, ia by o o man and woman in the world is a p,mfi!»‘.""! :‘g‘:pnua(;ng lhngan whim 2" _ ““Then ydn may bo sure that ingist upon its beiug gnitifiad."ihu Doc\m'w “* You shall represent the Doctor,” sald ame La Fontaine, with a forced Iay, h. . she added, earnestly: “I have a wh; n‘.' that you should take tha placs of my joy 5¥ On, Dot for 100g—only for a litlo whily, "' 40 80 Jonged to be able ta_sneak 5o hj Than very like what he wonld have beex?‘?{d AY g loft to me.You will not refuse me po- 20 26 *+But it is such a stranga reque; ang a8 he looked into her plea ity eyes, he added, ** I consent.” g For a moment she was silent, ar whispered tendesly and linxug)g‘l!;:i :.h i? wished the words to last forever, *+ My ,m,q.‘b‘ ** And now,” she continued, “I am go, be very frank with you. 1tis s bisie 5208 & find me here, is it,—the keeper of -nmmhrln“ hona;i You can I;i\'ar‘ forgive ma2” - * Lat us not speak of that,” he gaid, ty asido his bead. R b quickly, wy, " e“!%m llre rlght.';sne ‘x‘evlged et m® only remember the bitter 7 andetgone—the days and nights of Topepea!t Bat it was too Iata! too Iate!”™ Sha panseq forg moment, and then continued : 1 I was littlo more than 8 child. My pacd et kpow now, loved me; baut then, in thogs (h‘““ flnm‘ tant days, his English nature seems passionless when judged by my h?;émm blood. His kinduess I considéred neglect. E calm, pure affection geemed. in my eyeg, th offspriog of regret. It was then the temu: came to me—to rob me of the Paradise of pop, At every turn he filled my mind with yepps Je:la!uay rgbhfin x&:e[ of l.:y 5808es, ang 1g ever act of my husl xead treach ‘" fg?r mmma 1 "d, g o1y 834 dece s *Ah! poor indeed, for in my madaess everything,—homs, love, child, At jast [ x{)\:g: in my husband’s desk, lettera that I belisysd t have been written by arival. Again the temptey wag at my side, and [left my hasband’s home, An accident, however, proved to me that } bad been deceived. The tempter dropped 3 copy of one of the fatal letters, and then w that | had been duped. The villain admitted the ge. ception, and pointed out ‘that my coursa way taken; it was tnen too late to retrace my atepy He was only balf right. 1t was t00 lata 4o g turn to my husband; it was .ot 00 Jate to sxrg 1y honor—the honor I would have ascrificad foy reveoge. I left the man who had o bitterly ds- ceived me, and would have gone back to my home had I dared. But_my husband's geamed too hard to bear. 1 could not Jook gy on my cbéld to find that he had been faughtig turn away from me a8 I called him to my bosam with outstretched arms. It was too lsta } sold my jewels, lived how I could, hurried from table o table, gambled, called gamblers to me~ and you gee me here. Toll me, do you think my l:l\lm‘gmd would have forgiven me had be knowy ** Wero ho such a man 88 my father was—s thonsand times yes.” Bhe sighed a sigh of deep relief, and murmur. ing, **I must tell him now,” said: * And oy I have to unfold & secres involving the happi ness of your whole hfe."” “Yon hsve a secrot to fell ma2® heen claimed. ” She hesitated pflnlul{y‘. * Fraok, suppose ur mother was such as I'? Suppose she, too, bad seen your face somewhere befare. Whera wasit?” ¢ You must not excite yonrself,” she murmur- ed, still trying to lead him from the room. *Come.” i He looked round. * Ak, I know this room! Ttis the gambling-house that has haunted me in my dreams. And you—ah! I remember you now—jyon are the woman who dealt the cards. Don’stouch me!” And he cast her from him. She sighed deeply, and eaid, * You can stay herenow.” “And soit is you,” he continued excitedly, ““sho has played the Good Samariten. You, who live but to deceive, have saved my life. The gift is valueless when it is received from your hands,” . “Youdo not know what you eay,” ehe cried in a plesding voice. ‘‘Look in my face, the cried,” **Read there the sacrifice I have made for you. Cannot you sea the hand of death ?” And then, with a revulsion of feéling, she re- aned hersele “No, no; it was freely given. I?: :Iguhuhnxu;i have gxty ml:’on me, child, You shonld have pity;” and she buricd her face with ber hands. . Frank was silont for a few minntes, and ha said, I amwrong. Youbhave been very good tome. Bee, I am sorry:; forgive me.” *Ah! if you only knew how much you had to fargive me!” “0h, do not trouble )auraeu on that scoro. I was desperate, and therd are scores of housea such as yoursin Paris. I ehall never be able to Tepay you for your kindness,” 2 *¢¥ou can pay me," sha cried quickly. “Ab,"” he eatd, ‘‘yon have seen my guardian, Dr. Blunt bas told” yon that 1am nok quites pauper; that I have money.” Do ‘not insult me!” Bhe exclaimed. **You can repsy me. Oh, Frapk, Frapk, you sare young, and are spending your youth In” dissipa- tion. ‘Where do I meetvou? In & gambling- bouss, your blood fovered with wina! For :{u::afl'e sake promise me never to touck a carg gain. .- ** This from you,” he eaid; * the kea gambliog-house!” e PEEIOES *¢And who should know better the miseries of play? For Heaven's ¢ake, promise me pever to io‘;lrc:zy l?f&rg adgam.m{ou gmfl what I say—what 1 A er haad weuf and er faco bocsma glastly. © tiohecbery :: %'uu :;la ill!" he cried. 0; give "me your answer. 34 4 There, I promise you.” * Qalek, quickt k Heaven far that!”. and sank into a c!mi;. **You are better now,” he said, lean her. *You kave overtasked your enfgfmuhvx’e; Dursiog me throngh my iliness. And I was brute enough to reprosch you! gat tell me, why did you take such an ipterest in me 2" She hesitated. *Yon reminded me of a aon gléowwu very dearto me. ‘A gon who is lost to :‘(l)’got mother!™ *Ob, say that apain!” she cried, **and ye you shonld have eaid ‘poor son!’ And so t{::: Dr. g:nm. g 8 grea;fn'end of yours 2" **Yes. . He was the ri el . fmom {riena ur my poor - She looked at bun with troubled eves. and then ad left her home—bad sunk lower and lowar, until you fonnd her bare ‘* Madame,” he cried, rising angrily tq hit feet, yon insult me!” * You areangry with ma 7" Yes," he said, aud hia cheeks glowed. “ Yo hava dared to breathe the name of » aaint. You! who stsud self-accused, degraded, sa outeast and a singer{” “ I do pot understand you.™ _**Heaven forgive me," he continued, pasin bis band qver his brow, *‘for speaking of herit & bouse such as ‘this. Pure as an angel sh floats before my eyesin the glory of an ideal~ of an ideal only, alas! 28 I never knaw her." “ 0f whom do yon speak " Ho replied with infinite tenderness, “Ispel of my mother!” Her heart was beating, her cheeks a feverish red. She could ecarcely stand. At last shasids **Your mother——an angel—a saint>* *Yes,” he continued, speaking rather to him- self than ta her, “how often have I heard tha story of hér noble life! She was- the guide. the betzer mgel, of my fafher. How bitterly ha grieved when she left him " ¢ She did leave him ?” she said quickly. ‘¢ Yes—at my birth, to join the angels in Heav- en. Aly poor mother! althongh you have been dead to me, your gentle spirit bas watched over me. Even mow her memory recalls ma to m) better self. Yhy do I stay m thia hatef housa:” She was erying pow. She.said: “Who told you of this noble life—of yoor mother?* * My father.” She sank upon her knees, erying bitterly. Sh thought; *‘He had spared my memory—thst memory go dearly prized by onr oo I ‘caunol claim my heritage of sbame!® “You are crying.” he said, gently. *Yom an thinkiog of my want of gratituda in wishing tc leave this house where you have nursed mo sg tenderly. ‘ You must forgive me. Iam and inconsiderate.” Her faca remained buried in ber hands. Sh was crying bitterly as sha murmared: ‘He it near mme; and yet J dara not clasp him i m) arms.” Heaven have pityonme!” "~ - He approached her, and sud: *But you tolé me just now you possessed a secret involvng the whole happiness of my life.” = She paosed s moment, and then rose with s ‘pernatural calmness. W : “ The gentleman who was with me this mars ing brought good news.” “You mean Dr. Blunt " I mean Dr. Blunt. He came to tell me &3l tho consent of tha father of yonr been obtained,” e o As she said these worda his _eyes_brightened withi joy. “Hoe seemed to be filled with new life every moment, wig it really true?” he cried. “Allm strength comes back tome, XKate, my darlisg: my love " ; £ ¢ **How soon e forgets ma!” she murmured. «And when shall £ ace Dr. Bluot?" he atked excitedly. *‘Is he to coms back?" * **He hss promised to be back fn half &1 hour.” L He arose without assistance, and walked to wards the doar. ** I must b ready to lesvawitt him, _See, I am guite strong, Bloss you forth glorions news you have brought to mel When snowasalone eha knelt down and pomel out her whole heart., . ““Ho does not know me!” shecried “0b Heaven! how beavily I am pnnished " “You see I am here.” It was the Doctor who bad just entered (b ;cm%. Bhah 1080 with her eyes red with weepiog er bosom heaving with emogion. b He looked at her with pity, sud ssid, “You have spoken with yoar sen " ‘I have spoken with my son.” # And ba knowsa ?” # Nothing.” . ‘He took her hand. **You have scted bravel. Delieve, mo, it 1s for tho bes. Bus you 850 st ering. * *1 caonot live Jong, I know,” she murmared: 1:Bat ailence Defore bim. Lt bhim ol is mother real ied.” - i “Yourhave my promise,” replisd the Docton earnestly. “But we musk no Jeaye you Ro¥-= you are very ill,” 5 ;No. no !t" sho 5n‘iglhur;ipdlr. 4 Hushl-bt is hege—not a wor ote him.” Frank entered the room and strode toward tht Doctor with oatstratched arms. 1 . “Iam overjoyed!” he cried. *Oh, Dootor i3 it really true ?” . Yes," asid his guardiag, biuntly, *Yormsl be married 28 soon as you please.’ u “I congratulate yon,” murmnred Mms ‘:ak' Fontaine—her voice seemed to be growin er and weaker, y "y *+Is there nothing I can do to eboy wy £ itude? -y Nothing. I am very happy. You are goint 10 marry the girl you love,~before youisalift full of bope. It would have pleased your xwg: mother to have known lms,—gon{ mother, ®h{ was 80 good,~your mother, who died long 880, She psused and placed her hand on bec b 1 She spoke with difficulty. *But before FD] go I want you to say four words: * Mothsr, forgive you.” Come, it is mot asking you f¢ much.” " Frank looked st the Dootor. and ths"Doch whispered, ** You had better humor ber.” b * He took her hand, and their eyes met: **Y0 er, I forgive you!” ) She kiesed bis band : **Heaven bless you Then she turned to the Doctor and whispersd; ** Ho must never know."” ““Water! " cried Frank, alarmed at the c.h.:m:l which_hsd come over horface. **Quick! &bt has fainted.” . *You ara wrong, said Dr, Blunt, with tears 1f his honest; manly eyes. **She has not faloted Frank. oor woman !—she is dead 1"