Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1876, Page 2

CHICAGO TRIBUN is oblizatory now, the same sacredoess attaches to the day, and its claims on us are just as ex- acting 2s they were on the Jew. There has been oo moditication of the law, of which wo bave aay information, 5o that if we bave the Sabbath at all we bave the otiginal article, not sny spunous imitation of the geouine. Assum- ing that the law is still binding, just apply it to in‘emational trade and commerce, to our fish- eries and most of our coast trade, our Acrtic £nd scientific expeditions. No vessels dare un- dertaka to croes the Ocean because 1t cannot be done in siz days. The Ssbbath law builds up an impassable moral barrier between the tno hem- ispheres, cuts off all mterchange of thought aod production between them, and brings the world's progress to a dead stand; It would eneep out of existence tho entire commerca of the worid. Io language better than Ican frame, it would **force the oak back into the adorn - the .man into the swaddliog clothes of the in- {zot.” 1t ia passiog etrange that men cannot see that 1t was s law given to a particalar peopls for a epecific purpose—a pecple destitute of any ideas of progrees, in 8 state of semi-ctvilization, liv- ingina small inland territory, placed there by God Himself for purposes;of trial and demonstra- tion; with no commerce worth the naming, for- eign or domestic; a people almest wholly en- gaged in_ agricaltural or pasioral pursuits; a people who had but twe controlling thoughts,— enting and propagation. It is passiog strange, I B2y, that any man of even common éense can for & momen: believe that a Jaw given tosucha people under such circumstances can have baen interded by God to be applicable 1o the investi- gating, scientific, progreesive worid of to-dsy. No! It ix not 8o, and cannot bo. God never im- posed such an iron-clad lawon the world at large. 1ad this law always been recognized and observed 23 1ts frienas ciaim, this eotire Consi- nent nould be to-day the huuting-ground of savages. Columbns would never hava s:arted out on that vovage from which such grand re- snits, bolh relizious and_political, bave sprung. The truth is, the whole Sabbath doctrize, &s ap- phicable to s, or any but the Jews, is sheer ab- sardity. Let me sayin conclugirn thaticis geingt sacred time [ contend, not agsinst & oniform day of rest and religious observace; batI want to £ee it placed on tha trus basia,— i —not ona dogmaof sacred Tion taken out of tho psth of buman progrees, and I waut the vorld to sce the veal fact, that it is but the skin of & Jewish lion stuffed with theological chaff. Moses. i MOODY AND SANKEY. THEIR FAREWELL TO PIILADELPHIA. Friday eveniog, the 4th just.,’ Mesurs. Moody ind Saukey went back to Philadelpbia and held s farewell gervice, to which few but converts were admitted. Soms 11,030 persons were pres- snt. Mr. Aoody made an appealin behalf of e Young Aen's Christian Association, and a sontribution of over $25000 followed. XMr. 3foody then preached his farewell sermon fo his sonverts, taking as his text the word ‘*Able.” ge quoted, * For God ia able tomake him itand.” He made Joscph stand down thers in Egypt: but if you thiok yon can stand slooe, He'll let you fall down, just as He let poor Peter fall when Satan got hold of him sud gave him & good ehaking. Don't think you're going to geb oto Heaven without a fight. ¢ \Whei.fore, let him that thinketh be standeth, take heed lest he fail.” Detter men and women than sra here to- night bave fallen. Il's no sin to be tempted ; you're not to blame for thebirds fiying overyour beads in the air—you can't help that; bat yon wre to blame if yoa let them come and make their nests in your hands. Some have predicted tbat these two or three thousaud professed roung converts here to-pight may fsll away; so 1bey may, but does that show that God is nnable tokeep them stsnding? O, whata work they rando! Talk about this work dying out—why it's only just bezun. But doa'tyou bore any- body in teling vour experiences as converts; al- ways stop when you get tbrough. Grow in Chnst, don’t elide back; what would you think 5f me 1if 1'd ey to my wife: *An, you don't tmow how much 1loved you when I firat mar- red you? ({Laughter] God is able to kcep ‘you standing, remember that, See 29w Christ snatched the thief from the cross and so0k bim off 1nto eterual bliss. It seems to me {'d rather die to-night than fall aud bring dis- Erm upon the cause. 1 wanttoleave you two 4’8 to-night—Word and Work. Lincoln called for 600,00 men in the late War. How willingly they came! Ah!methinksthe Great Command- er above calls to-night for 600,000 men, and we hope 0on to hear the tramp, tramp, of that vast army marching oo to Christ. I hope to ses hun- dreds of these young converts missionaries to Chipa andto Asia. Maythe mighty grace of Christ rest upon you: I hate to say farewell ; God only anows how I16ve yon; butthe time's come ; I must bid you adfeu; these meetings Dave Lecn sweet and bleesed ; out of these thon- sands my prayer is that not one may be missing m Heaven : I don't Like to sav good-by, but il bid youn all good night, and *I'll meet you io the morning’ at the right hand of God, where there is Jjoy forever more.” - ATCTION OF TIIE EVANGELISTS' FURNITURE. Satnrday morning, after the last meeting had been held, an suction sale of all the farniture and effects of the muetings was had in the bnild- ing where they had been beld. The scene is thus described in the New York Herald correspond- ence: The spectacle was a singular ono in a place &9 18- cently used for religious purposes. The Imonsy- changers wers {n the temple, Promptly st noon Messra, Thomas & Sons’ auctfon- eer, Mr. Shaw, took his place in the pulpit where the Word of God had been expounded. The sale wWas commenced with & Tep lounge and chair from the re- tiring room of the evangelists. These and a few other l.r;l Jes were knocked down at prces far above their vulae, A **chesp and nasty ”* carpet from Moody's room brought §75, Mr. Bailey porchasing. He aleo bought » gong for §103 ** a good thingto ring himself out of bed with in the morning,” a8 sometody said, this be- ing about the oaly uee such 3 singular article conld ba put to, Mr. Stuartalso went in on_gongy, buving two ?I tl;las: dinbolical articles, one for $2,.and or §10. “ Now, gentlemen,” saidl the auctioneer, in an awful nd impreesive tone, “I sm sctnally going to offer 5ou the privilege of buying eighteen” tables used by the newspaper reporters during the great revivall Think of it " He descanted further upon the rare opportunity of zecuring invaluable relics thus afford- 24, but could not raice any enthusiiem in the unap- préciative souls betore him. A carpenteiish-looking mxD, who was going around tapping the tables, seemed i0 be appraising them at their intrinsic value rather ihan as relics. He bid * Twenty-five cents.” Then the towels used by the revivalists wers taken up, the auctioneer handling them in an_ostentatiously reverential manaer, while be Jooked about him for a id with & Leen, butinecs-like glance. He dwelt upon {heir pricclees value as relics of the evangelists, ex- patiating npon the {mportance of posseasing them, and Asked, ** What's bid on 'em 7" “ Fifty cents,” ¢ded one; ¢ Ome dollar,” eaid snother; *Two,” *Three,” “Four,” and finally 5 Five dollars spicos for the two used by Mr. Moody, " wis offcced by a party to whom they were knocked “ Now,” ssid the man_of business, ** hefo we sre. Here are the towels veed by sir. Szokey. How much am1bid? Nofamily should be without ‘em. How Tuch? Two? Three? Four? do I hear fiva? Ob, fiveend a balf. Mr. Georgs H. Stuart gets them, gene $5.50 apiece.”” * N exclawed the suctioneer, in & dazed voiee, »Can it really be? Do my eses deceive my eareight? Oh! Ihe.r thirty.” He didn’t hear any mors, so he had to knock down the lot at that price, “ Now, Lers aretwo platform siepe. What_article could be'more useful in any family? _ Twenty-five dal- lars apiece, did Thear 2 Oh, it was twents-five cents, W2 112" and ho threw them away at that. Mr. Moody's platform, from wlich he preached and pleaded, was then eensationally. announced. ' How mucham I bid? Sixty dollsrs—$i00. Shall I say $£1107" (turning toward Mr, Stuart). “ No, mr,” said Mr. Stuart: 1won't bid agaivet 3ir. Bailes, for i tniends o tura preacier, and will want itn Somebedy elee bid $110, however, and Mr. Bafley had 10 offer $125 %0 get it, which he did, mabifraticg great lesstiro when the reilc was xnocked down to hum. “The mext article, gentiemen.” eaid the glib auc- ticoeer, *is the identics] cane-sat chair used by Ar, Moody. Wil you give §100 for 1127 Nobody would, but Mr. Stuart ofesed 355 for it and of % Now, a8 we have s similar chalr used by Mr, San. ey, how much am T bid or it 1 One handred dcilars 1 £ifty 2 then $302" 4 Thirty-five doilars,” called out some cne. * Forty-five doliazs, $50," aaid Me. Stuart, « Fufty-five dollars,” called Mr. Fields, and bereit stopped. 2Pftis yours, Mr. Fields,” said the auctioneer, Mr. Stuart arore and ted that there wera many persons present who had come for the express purpose of purchasing the chairs used in the body of the butid- 127, and he snggerted the propriety of putting them Dpatonce. * But before taking up the lot,” ho said, W'} Qesire fo have s few.of them disposea of singly. Now hers is one that the Committeo Zuarantee was Jsed by Gen. Grant, President of the United States, during his visit to the depot on the 16th of December. “ How much am I bid?" eald Mr. Shaw. “Five dollars, six, ten, twelve and & balf, fifteen, seventeon sod a Balf, twenty, twenry-two and a balf—no more 7 Ab, yes, Mr. Wansmsker bids $25—it is kis!” And ihe snmouncement was received with enthusisstic cheering and a remuark from Sir. Stuart that if he had $nown Slr. Wacsmaker was the bidder he would have an it up much bigher. D e aeked for the one used by Mr. Wensmaker, xnd, 1his request being repeated by eeveral others. ane S5 selacted, and the Lidding o ft beganat $10, It waa gradually run up till it rescoed $47.50, when Mr. Fields was announced 28 the purchaser, This was re. ceived with ns loud applsuse 25 bad been given to the £slo of the President’s shair. Col. Thomas A. Scott’s chair was then putup, and sald for $20 to s Mr. J. B. Whitney. “The char used oy Col. Frederick Grant was treated with silence, no ono seeming to be anxious about i essiar, and, < » last resort, thechairs used by the zecutive Committes were put up and sold {03 Blicemaker for $1 a pisce, who took the entire lot, Hantranft's chair wss then taken up, hut there was | e other 7 not so much sharp bidding indulged in, snd Mr. Wana~ maker easlly secured it for $5, Mr., Blane's chaic met with s simllar fate, and w2 purchased by Mr. Fields for the sime sum. ‘The chair uzed by the chief usher was taken up, and after belog started 2t $5 was run up to $15 snd disposed of 10 Mr, Stairt, who volaatesred the opinion that he was the best usher in the country. Mr. Stuart sxid there were many more chairs used by distinguished persons, but he did not think it worth ‘while 1o polnt them out. _ PREPARATIONS IN NEW YORK. _* The Hippodroms in New York has been divided into three parts, of which the main hall is at ths west eud of the building, and contains sests for about 6,800 persons. The entrauce to this hall is the one on Madison avenue, which kas always been known as the main entrance to ths Hippo- drome, The means of exit appear to be ample, there being two avenues of escape besides the maio doors,—ouns 10 feet wide, leading into Twenty-seventh street, aad one, 13 fest wide, lesding into Madison avenué. The chief usher is to have his_place next to Alr. 8fo~dy, in tho large hall, and will have telegraphic communica- tion with the man in charge of the entrance, and as soon as the seats in the hall are filled be will telegraph to bare the doors closed, after +which no more persons will be allowed to eater, the intention being to keep the aisles clear. In the second hail, situsted at the eastern end of the building, a similar arrapgement will be in force. This hall will seat about 4,000 persone, and is arranged in a similar maoner to the Inrger ons, the seats for the choir being on tho lefc of the inciosed space reserved for the speskers. THE FIMST MEETING IN THE METROPOLIS. The excitement sttendant upon the first meet- ing in the Hippodrome held Monasy evening Iast is aesctibed by the daily papers 28 very at. Tne Tribune has the following concern- ing tue audienca: When at the appointed hour the Madison avenue doors were opened, notwithstanding the great pres- sure from the throng and the impatience which -has been caused by long waiting, the police and ushers succeeded in admitting all in perfect order. The en- tire multitude was sested in twenty minutes, and to one sitting in the front of of the hall, the coming in of thess people conld hardly be discerned by the ear. About ten minutes before 8 o'clock the hall was full and the ushers closed the doors. The scene at the ‘moment just befors the servicea were opened was most remarkable. No exa had previoualy ever seen in this country such xn audience assembled in aay ball. Not merely in numbers but in int-lligence and Tespoctabll- ity of Jooks and dress. it ws remarksble. All the theitrge and concert-alls of the city comblned could not have seated such an audience as that which gathered in the large hall. Fully seven nDrobably eight thousand ~ persoma werd thers congregaied before a word of the servico was uttered. It was, moreover, an udience of tho best class of people. Gray heads of both sexes; men and women in the first and middle classes of Life—uot the poor and lowly, the tramps and vagabonds, who it waa prophesied woald be firet to attend the meetings of tha revivalists—these were the first to enter, and, looking over the vast multitude from the platform, only these couid b discerned. It waa io personal ap- pearance not less remarkable than in numbers. The dirappoirted thousands still remaining outsido the main hall immediately pressed around the building on both sides, and asksd admission ot the Fourth- avenuo door ta the smaller Lall. The entrauce being thrown open this hall was soon filled in every part, and mapy still remained outside, estimales of tho number who geined Do entrance at all varsing from 4,000 10 8.000. The builaing contalned about 11,000, making between 15,000 nd 20,000 people in all who wont to the meetings. After the preliminary services, Mr. Moody spoke from the text: - . : But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the werk thing to confound the things that are mights; and Dase things of the world, and things which ara de- spised hath God chosen, ye3, und thiugs which are not, to bring to nought things ‘that are. That no flesh should glory {n His presence. Following is the closing part of the sermon : 1 have no doubt but thst some here will say, “Thero are g0_many obetacles in the way I don't be- Lieve we are going to succesd. You won't succesd in Now York; itiaa very hard place, New York is.? If God is with us we ars going to succeed, If we take God out of our plans wa are going to fail, and wa ought to fail. Is not the God of our fathers strong enongh to take this city znd shake it as a little chuld 7 There is not askeptid in the City of New York but what the power cf God can resch. When wa were in Philadelphis we almost failed for a few weeks, The crowds were so grest that many of those who attended the meetings spent most of “the time in watching the people. We could not get their eyes toward the Cross for » lobg time. By and by when the holidays came on the numbers began to fail off, and it was the best thing for us. 1t was what we wanted, 8o that men could think of God., ‘Now, my fricnds, donot think that anything fssmall that God handles, Look at that little clond up there, not bigger than a man’s bana; but that cloud was larga enough 1o water all Palestine, and the lsnd that had thirsted for thres years and sixmonths gotsll the wator ont of that cloud that it wanted. Plenty large enough if God isinit. Letms say befors we cioss Ahat what we want is to get hold of God.- Now, thera ares groat many people’ that Jend their ears to other people, They never hear for themselves. They want y0u peopie 10 use their ears for them. Let us oach go upfor ourselves, and pray to God that we may get n blessing for ourselvea. If the Bpirit of the Lord God comes upon us it will take all eternity to teli the result, If the Spirit of God comes upon us afress, I have no ‘more doubt abont the success of the meetings than I have that we exist. If weare cold and {ndifferent then the work will be fuperficial, It wiil'not be lasting, and will not bs such os many of you are praving for. Let us ask God that we may receive the Dlessing of the Holy Spirit. Let the praser be “01 God, quicken me. O! God, givemo s fresh baptism. Instil ia me the blessing of Thy ealvation ” God said to Elfjah just before e went away, * Go call Eifsha to takethy place,” 1f God calls us to dos work He can qualify us to doit. When the time drew near for Elijali to be taken from Elishs, Elfjah zaid to Elisha, “X'will go down and see the prophet.’” It had been ;revealed to Elijah that Elishs was going o be taken out. Elishs winted to be anointed near the place Le was called to fll. They traveled together until they reached Bethal, and then Elijsh said, * Yon stsy bere, and I will go down to Jericho and sae how {he prophets are getting along down there.” But Elisha kept closs to him, and they walked arm and arm to_Jericho, When (hey reached Jericho, Elishs said, * You just stay hers and I will go overto Jordan.” They were on a tour of inspection of the theological seminaries. But Ebsha stll kept close to his companion, and as {hey were talking together, Elijah asked, ** What can 1 do for you, Elisha? What {a your petition 177 4Well,” #3ys Eltshs, I want a double portion of your spint." Well, tbat was a_pretty bold petition. He was asking great thinge, That fs what God wanta us to do—ask great things. They came to the waters of the Jord: und Elisha takes off his mantle, the waters spread, an they pasa through safely, dry shod. Waile (bey were talking, there suddenly comes » chariot from beaven to bear Elijsh away toglory. And Elisha takes up the mantle of Elijab, and Elisha goes back to Jordan; and when they saw the mantle of Elijah they cried out, * The spirit of Elijah rests upon Elisha.” The mighty spirit of Eifjah rests upon us to-night. Let us goto our closets, let us go to our homee, and let us cry to the-God of Elijab~** Here I am, God, use mo "—ihat wemay beready for all His services. Ob, thatwae may be weak in ourselves, that we may wive all tha honor and glory to Jesus, and if we do this we will ses ‘how quick He will use it. g SR IS IT A NEW WORSHIP? THE POPE SUPPLANTING THE VIBGIN. Philadelphia Press. The* Rev. Dr. Littledats, the rather famous TRitualist of England, has besn unearthing some queer matter concerning the popular teaching in the Roman Church on the Continent. But the force of what he has to say seems to be to es- tablich a cult of the Pope, or the worship of St. Peter’s successor, as a part of the Ultramontane scbeme. We give it as the generalizatiou of s scholar quite familiar with ecclesiastical bistory, sithongh onme whose chief gronnd of diesent from Romanism i the Papacy itself. His own words are; ‘‘As the cultus of the Blesaad Virgin hes long ago thrown the worship of God and of Christ ito the background in the southern na- tions, both as regards frequency and digsity, so it seema to me that a worehip of the Pope—not clearly distinguishable by myself from the divice Lopors paid in the worst days of Cmsarism to the deified superiors of Pagan Rome—is bégiu- ning to be sedulously inculcated by one school of Ultramontanes even to the prejudice of the Blessed Virgin berseif.” This Dr. Littledale states as an inference of his own. Bat his argument is curious. Hs gathers togetber from ¥Freoch Cburch almanacs and Catholic writers acconuts of tho miracles dope by the waters of Lourdes. and at the ebrines of Parsy le Monial and Issoudun. He ‘mentions the wonder-working pictures of Rimin1 and Vicovaro, and the pilgnm: of Belgium and France down for this year. ow, it .is well known that the outbreak of miracles iu the Ro- msn Church 18 generally to estsblish some doc- irine. The cultof the Sacred Heart was revived aod invigorated by striking portents given to Margaret Mary Alscoque. The worship of the ‘Virgin was much stimolated by miracles wrought at the time and in connection with the doctrine of the Imnaculate Conception. Theso super- natural vieions and cures are no haphazard thing. They bave a direct tendency to confirm tho faithful, as ought indeed to be the case in an infailible Church., Now Dr. Littledals thinks he sees a very simi- lar arraying of mirzcles to_invigorate the faith of Catholics in the Vatican dogma of the Pope's infallibility. 1f St. Peter's successor be God's vicegerent, and furnished with inf; le wisdom, it very naturally follow that he is to be implicits Iy trusted even as God. There is no great leap to the teachings of a sermou by Monsignor Ber- teaud, bisbop of Tulle, printed 28 a tract by a religious society in Toulouse. To gquote Dr Littledale's account of that zerman, it *shong that St. Peter did not need to be taught by Chriet, but was in privite and confidential rela- tiops with God the Father, independently of the Son, and that the like privilege extends to his successors; 80 that the Father and the Pops may have, and probably have, secrets between them in which Christ does not particlpate, and thus it is practically safer to go to the Pope than to Chnist, for when the Pope speaks it is more g than Christ speaking—it is God the Father Him- gelf.” Thia may be a crude and m_xpmuasophml way of patting tho matter, and i8 hardly credi- blein the form 1o which we quote it, but the practical advantage of being in commuoion with thb Pope is not too strongly stated to be a faur sequence from the doctrine of Papal infallibility. A cortain Abbs D'Ezerville has written a book of devotions, published in Paris, in which the * author declares thers is the closess anslogy between the material crucifizion of Christ on Calvary aod the moral erucifixion of Pius IX. at the Vatican,” That analogy is run through the stations of the ciois& in which the Pope is sub- ituted for the Lord. F, uBnt agawn, a power of working miracles hag become manifest at the Vatican. It is on record thata man was cured of hemorrhages of the ing a picce of the Pope's cassock ; ufiu;:p from inflammation of the femur, and given up by the doctors, got well after drawing on an old stocking of_the Pope's. On the other haod, for speaking_disrespectfully of His Holi- ness. one mau_accidentally shot himself dead, an actress died in a fit of ‘madness, and another man was bitten to death by hia dog. Very recently an account was going the rounds of the papets of the cure of & lady witha withered hand immediately after the Pope had put a riog which he_had blessed oo her finger. Thig we add to Dr. Littledale's colleation. Thesa thinga are to be taken for thelr general dnift. 1f they are facts, or 1t they aro alleged as facts by parties in tha Roman Communion of Euraope, they go to reinforce faith in Papal infallibiity, And it would be no unknown or even unAccus- tomed way to contirm that dogma by establish- ing a regular worship of the Pone. ~The cultus would lay no greater burden on the faithful than the doctrine of infallibility itself; on the con- irary, would go.to sustamn it and make it mors creditable. We give the matter a8 a shrewd ob- servation nrau the tendency of Ultramontanism. It is 2 novel etandpoint from which to observe the developments of the Papacy, but it seems logically taken. PRESIDENT FINNEY- THE BTORY OF HIS CONVERSION. Mr. Fioney was born in Warren, Litohfield County, Ct., Ang. 29, 1792, and taken to Oneids County, N. Y., when 2 yearsold. The conntry was nearly a wilderness, with small school snd charch privileges, aud his parents wero not re- ligious people. When he was 16, his father sgain removed to an equally unsettled district in Jefferson County, a little south of Backett’s Harbor. Atthesgeof 20hereturned to Con- necticut, where he taught school, and was after- ward engaged in & similar way in New Jersey. Ho had thought of entering Yale College, but was advised by a high-school teacher to go over the college course by bimself, and thus save timo and money. Be learnad Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, but confesses that he was never a clas- sical scholar, and did not thiok bimseif *‘capa- ble of independently criticising our English tranalation of the Bible.” Io 1318 he entarod the law otlice of "3quire W.,'at Adams, Jefferson County, - New York. Mr. Finney was, to uee his own words, **al- most a8 ignorant of religion 25 a heathen ™ when be begano his law studies with Squire W. DMr. Gale, the Presbyterian minister of the town,was & hyper-Calvimst. Alr. Finney led the ohoir at his “church, but could not make much of the preschiog, and often argued with the clorgyman as to the logical results of his theories, He had bought a Bible mainly to Jook out the references to the Mosaic institutions in his law books, and attended the church prayer-meetinga chiotly out of curiosity. e began to fesl that he was by 0o meausinafit stats togo to Heavenif he died, but he was pot satisfied with the ex- amples of Christianity around him. *“I was particularly struck,” he says, ‘*with the fact that the prayers that 1 had listened to, from weex to week, were mpot, thst I could see, answered. Indeed, I undertood from their utterances in prayer. and from other re- marks io their meetiogs, that those who offered them did vot regard them a8 answored.” This lie thought in conflict with the promisesin the Bible. Yet theso good people, while praying for a revival of religion and an outpouring of the Spirit, confessed substantially that they wero making Do progress in secaring a revival of re- ligion, Ho did not know what to make of this. Oun questioning the.church mem- bers, Le conld pet- no eatisfactory an- swer, but finally concluded that their faiurs to receive what they asked for was *‘becauss they did pot comply with the revesled conditions upon which (tod had promised to answer prayer ; that they did not pray in faith, in the sense of-| expecting God to give them tho things that they asked for.” He became deeply interested in Christianity, more so than he at first suspscted, and began to study the Bible a great deal. He discovered that hoe had a great desl of pride. Be-~ fora this he had not been ashamed to have a Bible lying amoog his law books. Now, hot- ever, he was ashamed to be found reading it he grew averse to 1alkiog on religion with any one, and finally began to pray in secret, and was deeply distressed, though determined that no one should koow the fact. The question one dsy presented itself to him, * Will you accept it now, to-day?” He roplied, * Yes ; T will accept it to-day, or I will die inthe attempt.” He went 10 & grove near the village, nervously apprehen- give leat any vne should suspect his motives, and tried to pray, but be conid not utter a word. He found himself verging un despair. Hoe said, *I cannot pray ; my heart is dead to God, and will not pray.” He was sorry for tha promise that he bad made. His inward soul hung back, and there was no going oot of his heart to God, He began to feel that it was too late. He thought ho heard some one approaching, and was ashamea to be seen on his koees. He continues 28 follows the history of his conversion : But right there tho revolation of my pride of heart, a8 the great difficulty that stood in the way, was dis- tinrtly shown to me, An overwhelming sense of my ‘wickedness in being ashamed to have & human being s0e me on my knees before Good taok such powerful possession of me that I cried at the top of my voice, and exclaimed that I would not Isave that place if all the men on earth and ail the devils in bell surrounded me. *Whas," Isaid, *such s degraded sinner as I am on my kneea confessing my sina to the great and holy God; and ashamed to have any human being, and a sinner like myself, find me on my kuees endeav- oring to make my peace with my offended God " The sin appesred awful, ifinitc, 1t broke me down be- fore the Lord. ¢ Texts of Scripture now broke in upon his mind, and great comfort came to him, 5o that it was long before he ended his prayer and recep- tion of Scripture promises, He finally atarted for home, not thioking that ho had been con- verted, but saying with great emphasis, “ Ifever I am converted, I will preach the Gospel.” He found bimself so free from former appreben- siona, that he began to think he had grieved the Holy Ghost entirely away. He resumed his du- tes at the office, but his mind was overwhelmed with spiritoal considerations, 2nd in the evening, while alonein the office, he felt that he must wvour out his whole soul to God. He say: Thete was 1o fire, and no light in the room; mever- theless it sppeared to mo as If it were perfectly light. AR T went in and shut the door after me, it seemed asif I met the Lord Jesus Christ face to face. It did not oc- cur to me then, nor did it for some time afterward, that it was o wholly mental atate. On the contrary, it scemed to me that I saw Him as I would see any otber man, He aaid nothing, but looked at me in sucha ‘manner as to break me right down at his feet. I have slways since regarded this a4 3 most remarkable stata of mind; for it seemed to me a reabty that He stood befors me, and I fell down at H {5 feet and poured out my soul to Bim. 1 wept aloud hko s child, and made such confeseions os 1 could with my choked utler- snces. It seemed (o me that T bathed His feet with my tears; and yet I had no distinct impression that I touched Him. that I recollect, I must have continued In tbis state for a good while, but my mind was 100 much absorbed with the interview to recollect cznything 1 said. But koow, =8 500u a8 My mind became calm enough to break off from the interview, I returned to the front.office, and found that the fire that I had made of large wood was nearly burned out, Butas I turned and was about to take a seat by the fire, 1 received a mighty baptism of ihe Holy Ghoat. Without any expectation of it. with- out ever baving thought in my mind that there was any such thing for me, without any recollaction that 1 had ever heard the thing mentioned by any person in the world, the Holy Spirit descended uponme ina manner that eeemed to go_through me body and soul, 1could feel the impression, likea wave of elsctricity, Roing through and through ‘me. Indeea it seemed 10 cowme 1n waves and waves of liquid lova; for I could not exprees it in any other way. It acemed like ihie very breath of God. 1 can recollect distinctly that it seemed to fan me like immenss winga. No words can express the wonderful love that we_shed abroad in my heart. I weptaloud with joy and Jove ; and I do not know but I should say I liter~ ally followed out ko uutterable gushings of my heart. TEese waves came over me, and over me, and over me, one after the other, nntil I recollect I cried out *“I shall die if thess waves continue to pass over me,” I said, “ Lord, I connot bear any more,” yet I had po_ fear of death, How long I continued in this state, with this baptiem contluuing to roll over mo and Eommugh me, I donot know, But I know it waa te in the evening when a member of my choir came into the oftice to seeme, Ho Was 3 member of the church, He found mein this etate of loud weeping, and ssid fomes: * Mr, Finvey, what alis youz" 1T could make him no snswer {or some time. ~He then said: “Areyouin pain?” I gathered mywell up as best I could, and replied : “ No, but 50 happy that I canzot live,” s e THE MICHIGAN-AVENUE CHURCH, DEFINING ITS POSITION. At a regular mesting of the church, held in the lecture-room Friday evening, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, namely ; b WRERK4S, A statement recently appeared in saveral Papers of this city to the effect that * the only remedy left for this churth” out of its fnancisl difficuties was 5 ““departure from ome of the old landmarks of the Baptist _denomination,” namely, sh +close-communion,” and “n large number of congregatic approved of ihis ides;” and, further, that *it i8 expectod that the question will be settled ina few weeks,” etc., thus representing the readiness of this church to sacrifico a long-cherizbed principie in order to securs o larger support from such 8 Lold b open- communion " views, taereby placing us as a church in a position that would render us unworthy the fetlow- ship and respect of every Christlan church that re- fuses to subordinate principle and conscience to policiea of doubtful expediency, besides bringing scan- dal upon our sisterhood pf churches of like faitn and practice who have freely suffered for the truth, but who never sacrificed 3¢ for policy; and_ WaEBEAS, This statement furthermore snnounces that the ** promoters of this schieme had their wistful g3z upon a prominent open-communion clergyman” (referring 1o one who had recently withdrayn from tha Baptist denomination for the resson that be could no longer fellowship them in visws of dootrine sad prac- tice), as the leader who was thus {0 carry this church out'of the Baptist denomination, thervby mot only placing this church in a disbonorable attitude towurd the present pastor, but plainly impiying that prom- inent members” of this congregation were seekiug by ‘means of secret measures to effect a shameful betrayal of trusis; and 7 WaERELs, Theso published statements have beon contragicted by our pastor both in the pulpit, at the ‘ontbly meeting of the Baptist miplsters of thls city, aud bya published article in Tax TRIBUNE of this city, dated Feb. 8; and. WuEneas, This published denlsl was replied to in TisE THIBUNE, a3 follows : * Lt is to be regrotted that thers should bs such a yarlance of opinion between Dr.Ellis and st least threo prominent members of his congregation, from whom tho facts to which be takes exception were learned”: thereby not ouly re. afiirming the injurious stitement mads previousiy by this paper, but confirming the same by stating that the information had been received from at least thres prominent members of this congregation, thereby jm- plying s disposition upon the part of prominent per- 8008 t0 cause disrensions and division in this church; therefore, Resolred, That tho Michigan Avenue Baptist Church 0 hereby, as & body, expressly deny the truth of this statement, and utterly repudiats the report thus made in regard to any change upon the part of this church 28 £0 it8 views of communion, and that we hareby pro- nounce all statements to the contrary as both false and mischievous, Resolrad, That, na this statement (thus denfed) was ‘made without the knowledge or consent of thia church, we regard the offense thus dons the Michigan Avenus Baptiat Church oue of a charscter 80 serious and 1nex- cusable as to marit for the perpetrators of thia wrong the unqualified censure of this church. Reso‘ved, That the above presmbles and resolutions be published in the secalar papers of this city and tha ‘papers of our denomination as the renly of the Blichi- gan Avenuo Baptist Church to tho misrepresentation by which this church has been so deeply wronged, — RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. THE CHURCH IN GENEBAL. The snnual meeting of the Soathern Meth- odist Bishops will be held at Nashville the firse Weduesday 10 Msy. A Dominion court has decided that lady mom- bers of the Episcopal churches have a nght to vote for church wardens. The young men of Salt Lake City have organ- ized s Weekly Union Prayer Meeting., A Young Men's Christian Association hes been organized in Denver, Col. The Rev. Dr. Nesbitt, of Samoa, eaid lately tbat while, not very many years ago, every one of the Soutn Sea Islands was under heathenism, there are now aboat 400,000 natives who have been reclaimed from heathenism and profess Christianity. The New York Baptist Annual roports for the whole State 45 associations and 63 cburches ; 4,025 baptiems in 1875 ; 105,232 members, and £219,543 contributions for benevolent purposes ; 10,691 Sunday-sohool tenchers, and 63,429 schol- ara. All the totals show an increage over 1874, The Masaachusetts temperance revival shows no abatement. The ministers of the Audover Coongregational Association, recognizing the fact that the prevontion of intemperance is properly 2 parc of the work of the churches, have agresd to devote one Sunday evening & month to the subject. ‘The receipts of the Maryland Biblo Saciety for the mine montha closing Dec. 31, 1875, were £5,908, & decrease, as comparad with the corre- sponding period of 1874, of $1,000. The receipta for the month from donatioos and sales ware £1,216. Tbree colporteurs are employed by the Society. The Board of Foreign Missions of the Luther- an Chburch publishes the distressing fact that its transnry I8 bankrupt. The Board has ten mis- sionariés in Africa and fIndis, and requires 38,200 in gold for the payment of their ealarics. At is now indebted to the amountof $5,000, ‘much of which is due to missionaries. A movement i8 on foot in Ireland to establish an *Irish Cburch Divinity School,” and to ask for a sum of £400,000, the same as was voted to Maynooth, from the British Goveromont, Mr. Disraeli is saud to be_ favorable to the plan, and after what he bas said io his essay on ** Italy and Her Church,” Mr, Gladstono cannot consistently oppose it. 3 The agent of the publishing honse of the Southern Methodist Church aunouuces that tha capital of the house bas increasad from $87,165 in 1866, when busioess was resumed, to £306,701 at the preseat time. It is desired to pay off the entire indebtedness of the house before the mest~ ing of the Southera General Conference at At~ laota, Ga., in 1878. The avnual meeting of the London Baptist Association waa beld at the Metropolitan Taber- nacle Jan. 11, * The Association is cumposed of 131 churches, with 3 membership of 32.351 per- sons ; the membership last year was 30,292 per- gond, A meetiog of ministers was held in the morning, and in the evening there was a general ldl;eocing. at which Mr. Spurgeon delivered an ad- 038, . An Adventist paper in New Hampshire, called the Herald of the Morning, eays the prophetic periods ended Feb. 14, 1875, and the * resurrec- tion of tne dead in Christ hag begun and may go on, with vo natursl or physical demonstra- tions,” until the spring of 1378. Then *‘the Gentiles ” are to be granted a space of forty years, during which the * Kingdom of God will be set ap.” It is said that among the 13,000 ministers who belong to the regular Baptist Church, only 150 are for open communion. The position of these ciergymen will bo somawhat affected by the pas- eage of the resolutions at the Baptist Ministers’ Counvention in New York Jan. 24, * disowniog communion with any except those baptized by immersion,” and the discussion ig likely to come to s point mmufitmnt tbe whole Baptist body, Dr. Schaff announces that the American Bibla revisers have finishod the Pentateuch and Psalms, and are st work on the minor prophets. Of the Now Testament tho Gospels and Acts are completed, and the Epistles are in hand, The English Committge with three years' advantage in starting, have about two-thirds of their work accomplished ; the American, abous one-third. It is acardinal principle with tha revisers, to preserve the general tone of the present au- thorized version. The First Baptist Cburch of Cleveland, in ac- cepting the resignation of Dr. Behrends, ox- presecd surprise at the change of his opinions, but concaded bis right to change. Their letter of reply to bim said : ** In this severance of a cbenshed relation, we are mindful of a cardinal principle of the Baptist faith, which concedes to all unfettered religious freedom. We would not bamper your conscience, nor call in question yeur sincerity, and your right to reconsider your iews, and to accept every change of coaviction which you deem to be demand by truth.” The Rev. Knowles Shaw is still conduoting the protracted meeting at the First Christian Church, corper Indiapa avenue and Twenty-fifth street. There have been pearly thirty accessions to the membership thus far, and owing to the deep in- tereat that prevails, the meetings will continue through the coming week. Thero will be preach- ing every evening by the pastor. Mr. Shaw preaches the Gospel in its simplicity and purity, and is winning the hearts of Eia hearers to the trath be so zealously proclaims. All are most cordially invited to aitend these services, The ordivance of baptism will bs administered at the close of the services this evening. The Rev. Dr. Cumming, of London, stated in & recent sermon that some time ago he preached at Balmoral on the subject of the * Communion of Sainta in Heaven.” "He dwelt in his sermon on the doctrine that all sonls in a better world would recognize those whom they had known on earth, and would find plessure in conversing .on the eventa which had happened to them on earth. At the close of the sermon t he Queen, who was ous of his Learers, thanked him for the comfort which the eubject of his discourse had afforded her. Dr. Cumming added that he felt honored by the recognition of g0 excellent a_soversign, and he way assured of the truth of his doctrine. We can well remember when—ws had been carefally so educated—we supposed 1t to be near to the topmost height of human wickedness to learn to dance, and to go to s ball; when wo wondered why the lightming did not striko the theatres, and when we should as soon have dared tohold in our hznds & pulf-adder as a plasing card—thank the Lord we don’t know the name of one of the greasy things from another, even to this day; and when we should s soon hava expecied to find 8 Kobinoor diamond in the ash barrel a8 a real Christian who played any of theso sinful games, or went o the. opera, or drank s B on have been as unlik It wor ave been as ely, if our sea: 1iod onded with t5088 who bad poss saoranearch we had owwselves; for ome so cdacated to nid have been to work ence, which must But s8¢ our eyas the world, we saw the slant in which ; saw that others, 5, dauced with have done these thiogs wonld B violence to the existing CODSCH ‘meceesarily bo a gnevous sio. looked out more widsly over that rookets soar accordiog to they lezn before thoy are fired who bad been educated differen u as good'a consacienco 88 We walked; listened tv: the music of **Moses in Egypt,” or even to thal of **Norma,” and went away to self-denving work for Christ which rebuked our unwilling- ness.— Congregalionalisl. The fotlowing are the statistics of the Baptists of Iilinois, as contained in the reportof the proceedings of the laat Goneral Association, which liag just made its appearsnce: Associa- tions, 42; churches, 887; pastors, 430; ordained ministers, 911 ; licensed, 117 ; ohurch membars. 65,998 ; baptized last year, 4265. There aro about 120 other churchea supplied with pastors by some of the 480 above named preachivg for two, thres, and four. For instance, Mattoon Association reports eight pastors and only three men ; Fairfield Association, thirty, pastors and seventeen men. This leaves 543 of the ordaioed ministers and licentiates reported unsmployed in pasioral work. f Brobst's Church Almanac for 1876, published at Allentown, Pa., gives the following statistics of the Luthoran Church in North America: Synods, 55; ministers, 2,693, who serse 4,740 congregations, besides conducting 14 theological semunaries, 25 coileges, includiog those for males antl females, and 22 acadewmies. 'There are in connection with the church 536,240 com- municants, representing a church attendance of sbont 2,600,000. This shows a net increase over the past year of 2 synods, 151 ministars, 165 congregations, and 37,121 members, or nenrly 15 per cent. From the latest etatistics it appeara that the numerical streosth of this denomina- tion ia 42,260,000, including 23 crowned heads. The Young ien's Christian Assdciation of New York bas had a prosperous year. Atthe anoual meeting. held Jan. 24, the Treasurer re- ported that the receipts for 1875 were $16,958, and the disbursements 826,786. Classes wera maintained during the year in German, Frensh, Spaaish, bookkeeping, and vocal music. with s larger attendance than wzs ever known before. From Oct. 1 to Oct. 20, 635 studente were en- rolled. The average attendauce at Dr. Thomp- son’s Bible elass was 1,06%; at the sorvice of song, 414 ; at the Sundav prayer-meetings, 125 ; at the lectures, 1,185; and at the monthly re- ceptions, 1,250. An appesl was made for the clearing off of the mortgage debt on the Asso- ciation building, which a.wounts to $150,000. A religious impostor has made her appearance in Australia, leading & party of QGermans in search of a new Arcadia. The pariy are Ger- many, some sixty-four 10 number, induced to 1mmigrate throngh the faoatical utterances of a “woman named Heller, who predicted s devastat- ing war in Kurope, aud that Ausiralia was tho only safe place of residence. She promised that 1f they went out they would find houses built and ail things nocessary. Sitce her armval she 18 supposed to have recoived special messages from beaven—one commanding her tomarry one of the party. 'L'his wa3s done and the husband died of scurvy. A sacond marriage by similar command also took place, aad the second hus- baod is io u dying condition. The people conld bave obtained work, but werc spell-bound by this woman. Sevorai bave died and others are reduced to great desutution. The first English missionary sermon which aronsed the Christiag cooacieacs on the snbject of salvationfor the heathen was aelivered by Willism Carey before the Baptiet Associntion of Nottin tham, in June 1782. The text waa talen from Isaiab, liv., 2, 3: *‘Enlarge the place of my tent and let them stretch forth the curtaing of thine habitations; epare not, lengthen thy cords and strongthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the rizht hand and on the left, and thy seed shall tnherit the Gentiles and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.” The simpla plan _of the discourse was: 1. Expect great things from God. 2. Attempt great thinga for God. The sermou led to the formation of the Baptist Misionary Society, at Ketteriog, in Oc< tober, ¥792. Tho London miaisters hetl them- gelves aloof from what they deemed a mad fancy, and the first assets of the Society con- ted in William Carey's pledge to go whitherso- ever he was coot, aud 1n $63 subacribed by the ministers preaent. . . e PERSONAL. Bishop Cummins has intimated his intention of attending the next convocation of the Free Church of England. N _The marriage at Farmington, Ao, of the Rev. “ Campmeeting John " Allen, aged 83, to Mrs. Sarah A. W. Fellows, aged 65, 1s announced. The Rev. Robert Mempriss, well known in En- gland as the suthor of tho Mempriss system of Sunday-school teaching, died suddenly in his 80th year last week. ‘The widow of the Rev. William Livessy ia sup- plying the pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal Cburch at Braintreo, Mass., made vacant by the death of her husband. Dr. . M. Hopkins, of Auburn, has been in- vited to flil tho vacancy in the appointment cf the Assembly's Centeonial Committee, occa- sioned by the death of Dr. Exra H. Gullett. The Rev. W. R. Nicholson, D. D., Rector of the Second Reformed Episcopsl Charch, Phila- delphis, will soon bs consecrated Bishop, and is tohave charge of the Central Division of the new organization. Dr. E. B. M. Brown, a promiaent Jewish Rabbi of Indianapolis, recently spoke by inv;tation in the hall of the Young Men's Christia8 Associa- tion of ihat city, his snbject being * The Har- mony of All Creeds on the Principle of Love.” The Rev. E. P, Smith, recently Commissioner of Indian Affeirs, i3 now oa his way to the sta- tions of the American Missionary Association in Africa to see what more can be done toward ex- tending the work in that field. He goes to Sierra Leoue, the Mendi Mission, and to several ngw points. Allegheny City hes bean erected into 2 Roman Catholic Episcopal See, and the Lt.-Rev. Dr, Domenec, hitherto- Bishop. of - Pittsburg, at hia own desire, has been transferred snd named first Bisbop of Allegheny City. The Rev: John Twigg, Vicar Forancug, of Altoons, Pa., has been appoioted Bishop of Pittsburg. The Rev. T. L. Jobunson, of the Providance Baptist Obhurch, desires to go to Africa as & mis- sionary. He laid the matter before his minis- terial brethren last Monday, and they passed the following : That we hereby express our deep in- tecest in the evangolization of Africs, and rec- ognize the great responsibility resting upon American Baptists. . The fnllomng interesting facts about Angli- can Bishops in Ureat Britain are given bya Lon- -don periodical : The oldest Prelate of the Church of England is Dr. Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff, nged 78 ; the youngest, Dr. Parry, Buifragan Bishop of Dover, aged 46._The olddst Bishop of the Irish Church is Dr. Johu Gregg, the Bishop of Cork, aged T and, singularly enough, the youngest is' Dr. Gregg's son, the Bishop of Ossory, aged 42. The oldest Bishop of tho Colomal and Missionary Church is Dr. Gobat, of Jorusalem, aged 77; the youngest, Dr. Copleston, of Colombo, whois only 30, Ths oldest Scotch Bishop js Dr, Eden, of Meray and TRoes, aged 71; the "youngest, Dr. Jermyn, of Brechin, aged 55. The oldest retired Colonial ig Dr. Chapman, late of Colombo, aged 77; the youngest. the Right Rev. Edward Twelis, late of the Orange River, agad 48. — BREVITIES. “ Philadelphia wants 2 church,” saysan ex. chaoge, *in which a man wearing old clothes will feel at home.” Just a8 though a man wear- ing old clothes could feel at home anywhere. Charles D. Warner has béen looking over the implements of torture used by the old Spanish Inquisitors, and he concludes that he would have advocated any kind of religion to eaéapa them. Many a8 man who would rell up his eyes in terror at the idea of stealing a nickel will swoop down on & sitk umbrella worth 810, and march off with his lips moving peacefally as if in pravor. #Go out, young man ; she's not here!” said & Pennsylvanis preacher, last Sunday, in the midst of his sermon, toa youth whom he saw standiag hesitatingly in_the doorway.—&ew York Com- mercial Advertiser, . A tramp arrived in Suesex County, New Jer- sey, where the autborities gave him stones ta bresk before he had his dinner. Then up apske the tramp and eaid, * When they ask for bread wiil ye give them a stons *” At a recent donation in the,sastern part of Oswego County, N. Y., a brother senta dollar to his pastor, with a note sasing : * Here isa dollar in addition to the three shillings’ worth of st: berries I sent you last summer.” A lawyer from the country oncs entersd the Court of Appeals while Danisl Lord, Jr., of Naw York, was arguiog a caee, and inguired of Mr, Charles 0'Conor, who was sitting near by, who that was addressing the court?” Mr. 0'Canor, whoso fecllogs muzt havo beon mattied by thd cumfi I::tdthn nr.:x!xln'::uu‘, Qx-a;g‘l::cl aniel Lord, Jr.; sud he puts e i)la n:ma eo he ;nny xmtn be mistaken for the Almighty!” : “The excuse of tho third man,” eaid Mr. Moody, illustrating the parable of the guests who were backward in coming forward, “*was more absurd than ang—*I have married a wife, and therefors I cannot coms.’ Now, why didn’t he take his wife along with him 2" Bed-time—Little Willia wae sayiog his uenal prayerat his mother’s knes, and having got a8 far 88 **It I should die before I wake,” hesitated. «Well. what noxt?” asked his mother. ‘*-Why, mamms, I suppose the next thing would bo & funeral."—Boston Transcript, = A man was found dead near Reno, Cal, with an open Bible in his right hand and in his left hand an open whisky_ bottls, and if they could only tell which object he applied himself to at 1asf, believers in eleventh-hour repentsnco would know just what to put on his tombstone. It was & Cheyenne smell boy who wad being talked to by his Suodas-school tescher on sins and frailties of tho body, and was asked : ‘Well, my son, what have you besides thia sinful body?” Quick as thought the urchin respond- ed: “A clesn ehirt and o nica new pair of breeches.” 5 e < g A Brooklyn girl recently ** experienced relig- jon* under one of Talmage's sermona, and the next day ordered & new silk dress, hat, eic., aod then, after putting extra stuffing in her bustle, informed her mother that she was prepared for her religions duties, aud never intended to miss Sunday at church whaen the weather wag fine. “How maoy Lords are there, mamma?” asked a little girl, on returning from chitrch. +Only one, my child,” replisd the astonished mother. ~ © Why do you ask such & question?” “'Causo, you koow, tho minister said thero would be services on tho second Lora's day in this month : which made me think p'r'aps tbere were four or five Lords.” *What am I madeof?” asked a little girl, fresh from Suoday-school lesson, as she essayed toshow off her knowladge 1o & youoger sister. 1 don't kpow,” w23 the honest answar. * Wha! does mamma sweep up from the floor? was the speaker’s mext trial in the Socratic method. * Pios, needles, aud hairs! " was the prompt but unexpected reply. £ New York Commercial: There was consterns- tion i’ Verona, N. Y., last Sunday, when an old baruyard ram was foand atandivg, like an aogel with a flaming swogd, at the doorway of a Pres- byterisn church, butting fiercely at evervbodv whr attempted to enter the eanctuary. Finally, two of the brethren seized the intruder by the Zoralock, and returned-him to his fold. The. Loundon Missionary Society is going to send out a number of women as missiouaries. If we wero in that Socioty's place, we should do nothiug of the sort. The Fiji and Cannibal Isl- audera are getting to be a little too nice in their tastes. 1f they are not eatisfied with tha male misstonaries sent thew; why then let them far- msh their own provisions, and be hanged to them. A clorgyman of & country villsge church de- sired to give notice that there would be no ser- vice in the afternoon, a8 he was goiog to officiate for another clergyman. The cleck, as soon as the sormon was finished, rose up with all dne ; solamaity, snd cried out, ‘I am_requested- to | notica that there wiil ba no service this. after- | mon and Adama of Wabash avenuo subject ; —Capt. Kitwood will preach In Fulon Street ChUrch, sad wil psis 24 sweyy - vices every evening during the week. zerinal gor, —The Kev, N, H, Axtell will preach m eveaing fn Park Avenue Chareh, copnerSralE aui and Hobes streot. Moming aubject: & gog it version.” Evening subject s -+ Futara pooit® Con. —The Rey. S, I’ Adams will preach at 11y 0y Céntenary Chuch, Sonros near Wop i3 ;)hehe\l‘snlnfi;x at ‘;1:10‘.;! a templmnea»ch“m.,u“';fi - be held undar Al 3 0f g anco Losgue, " - plces of tha Womany Tegpr! —The Kov. W. C: Willing will evening ot Oakidnd Chusshy m’?figfi:flggfi and Thirty-ointh streat. The Kor. It D, Sheghard wil presch s 10, and 7:30 p, m. o the Westera Av = 02 Sersices will be hetd T s —Services will be held mornin Simpson Chnrch, Boufisld street, "!u:fl:n::flh; 2 Sermon 10 the eveuing by the Rev. A, Youpl Bible characters, one of o series, 4] & - :finnz ATIONAL. i ishop Cheney will preach in the morning tn gy, ' Park Church, The Rev, James T. H. Tniey the urreni:eg. e da will prcey —The Rev. L. T. Chamberlain will ; l?d evax:lh;g ll-‘l";\'g' Egflxhnd cnuxm,mfi Dfi.fi place and North Dearborn strest. Morning e SWillim Alefn Bact t e —The Rav. William Aly] axtlett will . 100 o m. 0d 73) P, . Ia m,muu:nwa?;; Mlchigan svenue, between Twenty-fiftn L e —Prof. F. W, Fiske will preach moraly ing In Leaitt Street Church, corner Leaviy m"',: Adams streets. A —Tae new Central (colored) Congregational ey, Avengy 2 Beld its firet meoting Sabbath last in Thirg Hall (No. 74). ‘Though the attenduuce was sy degree of earnestness was manifested which fug, success. The services wers conducted D. Reld, its author, in connection’ with a largs Hllustrating the samie subject, A class has besn here by Mra. Reid for this exercise. Muslg company it, 'm:u the occdsion promissa 1o bs ong of great ferest All aro invited. Hour of beguaing PRESBYTERIAN. ‘The Rev. Chatles L. Thompeon il reach of 1020 a.m, and 7:39 p. m. in the th Church, ana uvenue and Thirtleth street. el —The Rev. J. W. Bain will preach at 10:90 5. m. gy 7:40 p. m. in the United Church, corner Monros ang Paulins streets, —Tho Rev. J. H. Walker will preachat1¥a.m ty Reunion, Chirch, {est r?fim;g:]:r;;nm. near Throop street, Mr. E. S, will 5} the evening D e tov. Jasob Post will preach 4 —The Rev. Jacob Post preach st10a.m. 7:30 p. . in Holland Church, corner Nobis and g Erio streats. Morning servics in Holland and evening e B mx'x'é J. Monro Gibson will preach at —The Rev. J. Monro Gibson at 1655 m. i the Sccond Chureh, corner. Michign wory and Twentieth street. In the evening the lectures ug “Tho Prophecies ” will ba continued, : —The Rev.-Samuel W. Dutfield wiil preach at 1 3. m, and 7:20 p. m, in the Eighth Church, curner Washington and Robey streets, : —The Rov. David 3. Burrell will preach at 10:30 1. m, and 7:30 p. m. in Westminster Church, corner West Juckson and Peoria strects. Morning sublects #Tha Gospel Tested by the Critlcisms of Science.” Evening subject: **The Art of Faul:-Finding.” _ . _ 4 —The Pev. James Maclaughlan will présh mora. ing and evening in the Scotch Church, corner Sangy- streets, Evening subject: “Alm. noon, as Mr. L. is going fishung with -another | hawm.” .clergyman.” Astride a log g3t Sam and another sinuoar, en- gagzed in a little game of seven-up, when & min- ister approached, who, after a momeot’s solemn contempiation of the game. laid his band npon Samuel's shoulder, avd eaid! * Ay friend, is that the way to save your soul? ™ **Perhaps not,” answered Sam, who, baving just plaved a cad, was attentively cossidering his hand, ¢ perhaps not, but it scems about the best thing Ican do to save my Jack.” Speaking of & youog lady who bad married a rich maa tareo times her age. the other day, and who bad always been calebratad for her religious tendencias, & friend eaid with eothusiasm, **Yes, L. is 80 well principled that she coutd makao 1t her duty to discard so and so, whom she really loved, and who had ‘nothing, snd marry old P. with his millions.” And wili -she be bappy? I asked. * Perfectly,” was the reply. **She is 8o thoroughly well regulated she will TNITARIAN. ‘The Rev. Brooke Herford wl_ll‘guch inths morn- Ing in the Church of the Messiah, corner Michiga avenue and Twenty-third street. Subject: “Sapply- ing Other People's Lack of Service.” In the evening ‘he will give the frst of threé lectures delivered in Pn. giand on impredsions of America. Subject: “Tha struggle of American Life.” . —The Bev. E. P, Powell will preach at 10:45 8. m, iz the Third Curch, coruer Moaroe and Laflin strests, Subject: *Rindergarten Culture.” TIn the ereniny Prof. Gunning will deliver his fifth lacture. Subject: “Deve!n%l:cn;flffl:;es.” o ~—Thz Rev. Mr. Munday, of Syracuse, will prexch morning and evening in Unity Church. —The Rov. J. T. Sunderland will preach at 10:45 3, m. in the Fourth Church, corner Prairie aveaueand Thirtieth street. 3 REFORMED ETTSCOPAL. =*The Rev, Dr. Fallows will preach morningand even- ing in St Paul's Church, corner Washington and Am streats. Evening subject: * Sundsy Theatres.” —The Rev. Albert Walkisy will preach moraing snd evening in the Church of the Good Shepherd, carner forget ber foolish predilection in a month or so, and thank God on her_koces every night for having enabled her to do sc.” g ——— CHURCH SERVICES. BISHOP CHENEY. CH1cAGO, Feb, 1.—Bishop Charles Edward Cheney, D. D.—BT~REv. aND Dean Br2: We had fhe plesure of listening to your powerful and eloquent sermon fast Sunday evening, the S0th ult., on % The Right of Men Not Professing Cnrist to Have a Sabbath.” Believing that many of our 0wn, a8 well as otber congregations, would be glad of an opportunity to bear it, we would request you to repeat it at your early convenience, and oblige your friends and parishioners, WILLIAM ALDRICH, V. H. ST0DDARD, C. L. Bvrroy, M. A.FonTER, - Saxrver H. Moonr, AL Foriss, Peren Vanscoaucs, .D.W, Krmrm,’ 1. G. Lzms, Wi E. WarrLen. CurisT CrURCH RECTORY, CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—Messrs. Audrich, Burton, Stoddard, Forter, and others.—MY DEAR FRIENDS—I 87 vei ; willing to comply with your request to repeat my sermon of the 30th ult., snd would appoint Sunday evening, the 13th inst., as the time. Falibfully ycurs, ¥E Crantes EDWARD CHENEY. EPISCOPAL. Services morning and evening in the Church of Our Savior, corner Belden and Lincoln avenues, —Tha Rev, B. A. Rogers wiil officiate at 10:30 8, m. | and 7:30 p. m. in the Church of tho Epiphany, Throop street, between Monros and Adams sireets. ~—The Bav. Dr. Cushman will oficiate st 10:30 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. in St. Stephen's Church, Johnson street, between Taylor and Twelfth streets. —Calvary Church, Warren, near Western svenme, Services 1:30 p. m. There will be no services in the ‘morning. . The congregation will attend the ordination services at the Cathedral at 10:30. In the evening the Rev. Luther Pardeo will ofticiate, asaisted by the Rev, J. Stewart Smith, of Evanston, ‘The Rev. Fruncis Mansfield will officists morning and evening in the Ohurch of the Atonement. corner West Washington and Robey streets, Sabbath-school Bunday afternoon, 88 usual. —The Rev. Dr. Locks will officiate morning and evening in Grace Church, Wabazh avenne near Siz- teenth atreet, —The Rev, AL 0. Dotten, of Hyde Park, will officiate at 3:30 in St. Peler's Chapel, No. 143 Stato street. —The-Rev W, H. Hopkins will officiate at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. in St. Johns Church, Ashland ave- nue near Madison street. —Services at the Cathedral of Bis. Pefer and Paul, corner West Washington and Peoria streets. Morning rayer at 9:30 8. . At 10:30 3. m, the Rt. Rev. W. E, ren, Bishop, will give ‘the order of priesthood. The services will commence with a ser- mon by the Rev. James DeKoven, D. D. Evening prayer af 7:30; sermon by the Bishop of Illinots. - —The Rev. £, Sullivan will oficiate at10:45 5. m. in Trinity Church, corner Twenty-sixth street and Mich. igsn avenue, The Rev. G. C, Street will ofiiciate in the evening. —The Rev. D, F. Warren, D. D., will officiste at 10:30 4, m. in 8. Mark’s Church, corner Cottags Grove ave- nue and Thirty-sixth street. The Rev. H. C. Duncan will officiate In the evening. —The Rav, Henry G. Perry will officiate morniog and evening in Al Sainta’ Church, corner North Car- penter and Fourth streets. —Services will be held at 10:45 3. m. in the Church of the Holy Communion, S8outh Dearborn atrest, be- tweon Twenty-ninth and Thirtielh streets. Bishop Whipple, of Minneeots, will ofticiate. . . 5 —The Rev. Samuel Harris, D. D., will officiate at 10:45 8. m. and 7:30 p. m. in St. James’ Church, corner Casa and Huron strests. Holy communionat’s p. m, —Ths Rev. Heninan C. Duncan will officiate at 10:45 &, m. and 7:30 p. m. in Memorial Chureh, Indiana ave- nue near Thirtieth street, Sl BAPTIST. ng at 11 s, m. and 7:30 p. m. in Twenty- elghith Bireet Church, Twenty-eighth atreet, near v.'z::yu worth avenue, The Rev. O, Hilene will preach in Ewedhhlx:: P-}I‘n-L Wood will —The Rev. N. o preach morning snd evening in Cenfennial Charch, corner IJm:ouxg and IRy N E. Tavlin will —The Rev, N. F. Rav! i reach morning svening in the Fres Chirch, corner West Jackans ::g Loomis streets. Marning subjact: “ The Unscrip. tural, Hilogical, and Unwarranted Assumptions of Clo: O e Taw: Dr. Eills will preach st 11 —The Rey. Dr. prea a.m. and 7:30 P- m., 1n Michigan Avenue Church, md;:efi:’_‘fi:} iy urch, Michigan avenue —The Rev. J. C. Burroughs, D.D., will preach at 7= P, m, in Bouit Church, ‘comer Locks and n’i:,‘.‘fl aets. 4 —Tho Rev, W. 8. Hamlin will presch mornt evening in Harrison Street, Church, Harvison Steet goraer Swogamen streel. Evening sublect: 4 Close ism," —The Rev. Afr, Helgh, of Galesburg, will 1%, m. 400 730 b, s 1 the Daireretiy Piach Gaascn o ashe Ber. T. W. Goodepeed wil presch at 10:50 2. L, 330 p, m, ¢ Second Chu . T‘;d %l:nr,n:e gmu. urch, corner Mor_ ¢ Rev. D, B, Chetiey will presch at 10:30 a, m." and 7:30 p. m., in tho Fourth Ch = Lngu_}x; e Pauiins streets. Wechycarns Jak —The Rev, W. W. Everts will presch at 11 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. 18 the Charch, corner of South Fark .'bel‘“: m]gng?"m.G.(l)xo:L —The Rev, James man will A5 svening In the Hyde Park Chupch o 0 8 “—The Rev J. D, Barr will preach'af ;l;.:x!‘a 1:-. m, in Immanuael Chursb, No. 93 & METNODIST, Tho Rev. S. A, W, Jowett will presch st 10:45 3. m, agd 7330 p. m. in the First Church, coruer Chark and Washingion streets. Morning ubject: * Elghteen Silens Years in the Life of Jesus.” Evaning subj ¥ Unsearchable Richen of Christ.” ~The Rev, Joha Wiiliamson will preach at'11 2. tw, aod 7:30 1, m. io ths Wabash Avenus Church, cornes Jones and Homan stresta. —The Bov. James T. Hyde, D.D.. will preachat 10:45 8, m. in_Christ Church, corner Michigan avenus snd Twenty-fourth street. 'Bishop Cheney will by special request repeat In the evening his sermon oo & The Right of Men Not Professiog Chrlst o Haves EVAKGELICAL. The Rev. G. C, Enobel will presch ¢ 7:30 p, m.tn Ogden Avene Churen, No, 320 Ogden avenue, ~<The Ror. J. Gob will pretch i 10:80 o m 0 120 1. in the Firs erman), corner D Ena Thirty.Arih strecta. A £ sacbert ~—Tuo Rav. W, ¥. Walker will preach at 10:30s. m. and 7:30 p. m, I ihe Second Chureh (German), carner Wisconsin and Sedgwick streats. —The Bev. T. Alberding will preach at10s m. and 7:33 p. m. In St. Jahn's Courch (German), coraer West Huron and Nobla streets. @ Bev. Jacob Himmel will preach at 10 8. m.and 7:30p. m, in Sslem Church (German), corner West ‘Tweifth and Union strests. . The Hey. Sumner Ellis will preach #n the morning inthe Church of the Bedsemer, corner Washington and Sangamon streets. : oiThe Rev. Dr, Ryder will pieach morning sad g in St Paul's, Church, Michigan avenas, tween Sixteenth and Eighteenth atreeta, NEW JERU! The Rev. Dr. Hibbard will preach st It a. m. fnthe new Chuzch hall, carper Eighteenth acrest and Prairi avenus; also at 3:30 p. m. in tha Templs corner West ‘Washington street and Ogden avenus. . CHRISTIAN. The Rev. Enowles Shaw will presch ‘morning snd evening in tize First Church, corner Indians sveaus and T'm{rflllh street, and in the afternoon, & 3, in Campbell Hall, corner Vux Buren streot and Camp- bell avenus, . LUTHERAN. The Rev. Edmund Belfour will preach at 11 s m. and 7:39 p.m. in the Charch of ths Haly Trinity, oo~ ner North Dearborn and Erfe streets, MISCELEANEOTS. . 3 1 v ?dfi‘ywk&g“’ D. D., will prasch az 11 —Tae Rev. W. W. McEalg, D. Do, ! lr. ,miflln Wood's Museum, Subject; **Barrowiny Trouble.” : —Christiana will meet for worship a¢ 2 p. m. at No. 280 Milwaukeo avenne. c —Disciples of Qhrist meet at 4 p. m. at No, 229 Wes) Randolph street. ” —J, ML, Stephenson will deliver & discourse at 11:30 2. m. In the hall corner Lake street and Saint JohnY piacs, Sabject: * Faith, Hops, and Charity.” . —Eeligious services will bo held at 4:30 p, m. in the Orphan Asylum, No. 789 DMichigan avenne. Bishop Chenoy will conluct the meeting, and all friends ars invited.! —E, W. Wileon, the ftest . mi will lecturs at 10:30 a. m. befors the Firat Sodel”{ Spiritualists in Grow's Hall. At 7:30 p.m.Le hold a seance » the eame place. - s . —Nir. Thomas Wilson will deliver san addressat3p. m, in the Baptist Chorch at Austin, Subject : *Hell* 1ts Location and Inbabitants.” . —Hudson Tattle will lecturs for the Progressise Spiritualists in Snow's Academy, corngr Washington and Green streets, at 10:43 a. m. and 7: ing subject: * The Significance of Spiritualiam.”, Evening subject: * What Shall Wo Take for AS thortty 27 —_— CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. Feb, 13—Beptusgesima Sunday. CATHOLIC. Feb. 13—Septungesima Sunday. fzg. ig—sg';uenune. AL e, ‘austinns and ‘I -3 2 - eb, Moe of the Blessed Bacrar Feb. 18—$t. Simeon, B. M. = Fab, 19—0ffica of the Immaculste Canospiisms 4 MY WORK.< To sit with diy-folded handy From weary day to day, Counting hfe's Gliding so fast away; To count the days yet loft to ras, Tho momenta still to coms Ere these palo lipa shall ba Foraver £ s To 51t with longing. sching eyes Fixad on the Weet, - Knowing that Summer's akies Will bring me reet; - To feel that wintry raln @ ‘Will fail on me, Lying from careand patn “Foraver fres; _ T Iook back on a shadowy Past Of smiles and tears; To see how all too fast Havo fled my years; To wait the messenger of Death; To watch life's sun Sinking g0 fast, draw feebls breath, - And work is done, - Fra. 6, 187G e ‘To Relleve the Virginin Treasurys Richmond (¥a.) Dupalch. Mr. C. U. Williams, of )I‘Jcbmoud, yesterdsy - introduced in the House & bill proposiog to taz persons who drink, smoke, chew. or take saufl. &2 per year ; and those who indulge in profane laoguage, $5 per year. 1t {8 proposed to maks esch malo inhabitsnt tako oath whether ho indufges in any of these things. If ho ewears sea, he is to be taxed. If he ewears nay, he i3 to bo exempt. Ladies, not being mentioned, 18 presumed to be exempt also, Mr. Williams thiuke if the Legislatur will paes this bill sod have it propersy entorced, thag it will pat money in the Aiaa Trassues, La