Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1876, Page 11

- 11 E=s —= —_— v "RELIGIOUS B (a1 S Lhalast B ik heep ey nclthits s Yoy lght; now, k- Hia on ata FLOP sl L Ll Bl PLAGIARISM. S poviron HAt v ware Rolt1eFR.And had mas | o5 nerdmen in tho Srmate Patrician. - Toe city wae i REAL CONAUAMATION OF IT4 WORK, T Abaalom thén vory winely consutted Hushai | dorly with the young man—ovou Abmalom. for Thom command of "thela position vy their good | 11T es uyaoron oL movflied with dospalr.” The The fact thal It hwl no authority to dn Uil confarrud 7 Dr. Btorrs' Address In Drooklyn Last Sunday Evening, Hostile Review of the Conclnsions of Plymouth Advisory Council, Exposition of tho Sunday- School Losson for To. Morrovy. Continuation of Absalom's Revoltes= The I!au!c, and His Death, Defeat of Ritunlism in England ==-The Ridsdale Case, BEECHER. DI 5TORRS' REVIEW OF THF CONOLUAIONS OF THE PLYMOUTIt ADVISORY COUNCILa New York Tribune, Mareh 13, Tho Church of {ho Pilgrims was crowded by s vory latgo and cagerly-oxpectant sudiende, Dr. Btorrs hiaving aunounced at the mornlag servico thiat jnplace of the usual Bunday evening ser~ mon ho would stato his views regarding tho de- cision of the Plymoutls Advisory Cduncil. Aftor the nanal oxercisos of prayer and praiso, ho bo- gon to road his statoment, which he eaid had been propared at tha roquost of gontlomon who bad a right to ask {t. Ilis mnoner was vory oarncst, aud, though Lig remarks wero somo- timee rarcastic enough to cause n smilo on tho 1nces of his lstencrs, his faco did not for.n mo- mont loso its sorlous and almost sovero expres. sion. s bearers wero very attontive daring tho whole of tho reading, which occupled about an hour and o Inlf. Homotimes a romnrk of uu- usunl forco cansed o slight stir and o hasty ox- chango of glances through tho whola houso, THE NORE DIONTAKT TARTS of the sddress or statemont of Dr, Storra woro as follows : The fact having become publie, by no agency of ming, that I Lavo resigned prominent offices in the Congregstional Communion, and it baviug been natu- Tl interred by tho publio tiat X am not Jn rympathy with the recent acts and utterances of thode appeariug o represont thal comaiunion, it seema proper that L wuonld atato distinctly tho ground of my objection 1o these, and thio reasonn of withdrawiig ffom the posle tiuns 1 hiavo held, As to the porvonal charges which biavo breen so_long urjred agafust tho pastor of Tiym- outh Church, T havo never taken any pars in tha long orid patuful divcusaons, aud T certalnly shall uot novw vepin, 1iut 1 linva vome thouglits, which {0 mo seem Juat, of the relations of tho rocent Cauncll to the gon. cral sceruo of Congregational government, and theso I am not unwilliug to prosent, Of conrse thut oxprossca suly my opinlon, and I have no wish more than to Naio them for oitiers to think of, but thoy uro sincore- utertained, and over my nction munt be controlling, Advleory Council appearn ta nave been ouo of fair Wility snd character, though of o preponderating woral weight, It was largs in numbory, however, rop- rescuting 37,611 mcmbers {n tho churclios whoss peslors “or dolegates woro presont, wheroas tha clurchon Toprerantd In tho Council of 1874 averagod a present membensldp of 3,843, Of thio soventeen in- Aividually invited 1o that Counctl, but ten woro pros- ent; and, of tho _tweuty similarly fnvited to tho mora recent Conncll, twelve nppeared, ~ Whitn many of them woroeecoud or_ third clasa churches i iumbera and ¢ publle interest, their advice and teattmony In properly 1obo regarded'ss Sudicaling tho views snd practico suong thow, Whotlier a good many of thicin wera called to (his (uestion booauso of favor srith tho pag. for or pladiced to his support, I have ho meaus uf uowiug, Vory lixely that I true of a cousiderablo many of them, At ihio same Gino thiero were In the Counell diatinct nud capable men whio have hiad tnoro o less cxperience, This gvonitun fmportanco it wroitld not utheriwiso bavo atlained. Membera of col- leges, theologionl cominaries, and eume proiniuent cliurchay, are wontloned among the number, FilE DECLARATIONS I RTH sro quito luoscly though ingentously stated, and the Tolaticun of tlem to the priuciples aud practical work. dng of Congrogationaisaw are 5o Morw oLsvure than i3 the suoon st ila foll ou A clear night, . Firs{—Tkio rcult raye, Sor cxsmple, that in many €850 whero w anerabier " hes slginfis by epecch or Ly Liy ncts, that Lo haa abanduncd fellowship with a churet, in dociring, in worsldp, in Chriattan aym. yatby, {t may propcry soparate Lim from &t witbont “formisl conauires ‘fhja’is true, provided no chargo lhins Lven made agalust the member affectiug his chiara ter, nud providud, oo, hio akea no objection; but, wtated judelinlicly, thid declaratton lcaves the church wholly at liberty 1o buse any futerpeetation on such of itancts as if may tiuk propor, sud dechla for it- self whethier this i one of the many carcs in which ita actiou {s proper, 1t cortaluly is a daugerous doo- e Kearnd—BUll iiore dnngerous ia the second duclara- tlon, that, wheu & membor has abaudutied open cotne muufon wills the church, ur hoa abandoued it efther Ly rumor or by specific_slogatlons, tho church, to avold a grestor weandal, may usu & wido discrotion i flio mauticr i whici it sholl peparato Limn from it and discharge fteelf fromn all further responsibility, Thls 1may sestu plinsible, but fu offect It relieyes suy chureh frem investigating into the dolugs of any offender ‘whutn it doca not wish to oxamins, and makea hils ro- #1otsibility to the church for whatever fiagrant wrong- dutug ho may clivosa to commlt, nothing, 1t enables any criminal to avold chureh censiro by sbatdonin churel commuuion, It certalnly socms to ma thal ths Counell, without intention, undoubtedly Lss heaped airt upon the graves of its ancostors, Id lrd—'rlln\:gel notof muy primary fmportance, tho dictom of the Counell in regard o a cortain elasn of m)uikmn claiime o monent’s attention, For oxampilo, 0 permitting membory to wbaent thewislves from tho Bervices ou lhu‘(muull that lhr{ belioved the pastor 1lly of erfing, though the chrch, after {nvestigation, 04 “acquitted him, Tho declaration in that such & Xeanon for absence ¥ eutircly luvalld and unchristian, Tho wrath of the Coutieil #eows thoroughly aroused. 1t 42 undoultedly rue that a mwombor who may believe o pastor qully of some wickodness should eci: elser wleto for relfglous Insiruction, 1 wuck a meinbor #hould continuo u tho chuurch for fraolious pury poses, b removal f01n 1t 1 piaiuly o wuattor of duty: Thotd Bro not a few cancs whero a letter of dismiseal cannot be auked for oxcent as & mors matter of form, and the ‘ettor course would Lo for tho nouber ta_wait, In tuo conviction sud In the prayer that ‘God shall bring to 1ight tho hidden things, 40d make olliers sharcrs of tlic knowledye which i 1ils. . Fourth—A Mutual Council i dofined aa one selected Yy tutual sgreement between the partles, 1t did bos fuko auy Professors in semivarive or Professors of ool Jogeas coming liundreds, thoussuds of miles awny, to give this detuition, 18 » Mutual Council onoin which {0 opposcl parlieh sro i common on evory thetn- ber of tho tribuyal, or f8 1t one in whicl they syres in common on iavinga tribunal, snd theu proceod to constitnt it, not in common, but reciprocally 1n ro- spect lo metilurs 7 : Fifth~Tho Gouncil nasurea ths publiothat it finds 10 reanon to call in question tlio motliod by which tho Invostiipaling Commilieo of Plymouth Ghurcl woro constituted, The Inlcgrl:, of the gentlemen who servod on that suomalous Gommittes, or that they are soctally pleasant friouds sud valusblg citlzeus, na ong ill b a0 resdy to adinit 88 one who has known most of them long; but it hisa not besn usually the case that an fnvestigating committes has been named wholly unm party accused. 1t docs not generslly consist of s personsl friends. or businosa nasociaten, 12 acting for a charcl and taking the placo of & charch commite oo, WUOTECTING AN ACOUBED MINISTER THOROUGULY. SiztnmTast, Lowevor, oven thiv arraugoment should ot yive a wholly sufiicient protection o a minister Boetasd of whatsver crine, the Council fu anotler way uakes bis seourity nieacly perfect, ‘This is ono of (ho tnout romarkable things connocted will thia romarke- blo reqult, The church in tho Andovor Souinary had nddressod to the Plymouth Church & wiso and tender fratorual Leter exprossing it coucern at o injury dons to thio cause of religion 1n_ consoquenos of the [uiatutansiety feld by mavy in fegurd lotho chiarace ur of the pastor of ‘the laiter, and nakod Dlymonth Church to unite with it in calling a Council fully and impariially o examine the facts, and sct tho Onrly- tian mind’of the conntry lorever at roat, Golng whole 1y oulalde the lattortulasive, the Councll took this up, st adopted certain resolutions,—a function for wlich It iad not been appointed, and it had no mora right to consider thia question than {6 had tho simultaneous trlal of Gen, Nalcock. In giving an opiniun adversa to {he letter of the Andover Church, 1t clearly ahawed fha revolutiouary cliaracter of much of \ts action. Tho old ruls hias bocu that an ex parta councll cantios ba called until & mutual counci] law beon refused. 1lers the rule s reversed, aud a canns eil certainly whoily ex |.I’.h L nm:ccrnnm this maiter ual council out of order, If thia Is Congreyatioualisa T cannol bt suspoct: thst the goneral Ohristisns mind of the country will think t bas about enough of ft, Certainly no priest or minlster in suy other l)m.lbof Christians ever known on earth was 80 entirely whicided from Inquiry as to bis characler s is the pastor of s Congregational church, according Lo the atatement of this assembly, ho succeeds i keeping bis hold upon 114 Lis power to decelys them is from whatever quarter, 8o lo; - porsousl’ followers adbered sed: i LS solemn declarations of ihls Gouncil spresds befare lim its shleld sud buckler. As if to drive thy ey nall In the wcroen which {8 o hide such a ong 1bo Cauncll makes oven thls tedlons, $ndisect, St unworihy process to bo couditioued ‘upon previous neglect (o investigats on tha part of tha church. 1t doss 1ot sevt extravagant to say Lt no ralysis ever chiained all the musclon of mation and of sposth 24 " tha atatement of this unauthorized Council would clialn tho seal of an intolligent chureh which seea the ‘whals progress of seligion linpeded by the swarmin, and ever-renowed allegations of the enortnous wickeds nicss of ouo with whom ft stands u fellowahip, and into whioss conduct, sccording 10 tbis, It can uo- tara inguire tian tato (o socrets of 8 Turkish harew. th—The Council fvented s uew inatrament, fecling that furthor fnvestization ioust in some way e Bad outide of tUg chursh i CTdes 10 auy Zelied by tho Tettor whitts wax {14 chacter doen not acem in tiie least to have hindered 1ta zeal. For any mich pur- wan only A caumal, dllegitimate an deatitute of Rathority meoting; but It took up (he work with arient davotion, sod arrived at & wonderful re- ML, 1L proposcs nn fustrument for such inveatiqs- tion pparently simple, but really complox, and juta tho entirs matagement an conipletely I tho hands of Uhiovo dexiring a particular resnit as tho wihicol of the #Liip {5 i1 tho hands of tho helmaman, Firs—A em- mufltos of thiros membera of the Council ia appointed 10 organize & Commisstou—these thres heing excellent Rentlunen, whoss confilenco In the person Lo be ine entigated In eahl to be expeess and comiplete, Second— Thene members 1n_forming the Comninalon nre e thorized to reloct sny five namen out of twenty, Among which twenty are seversl of geutlemon whoan eager- nioea for the Teault of vindication would Lo likely to land & tramendous shoek from whatever evidonce was Dbrought agaiuat it, Thfrd—I¢ thcs five names should Dot bo ablo fo acrve, sny three of them Aro s quoram, who ean wnke up’tue doficlency, 1f & Commission orgautzed like this 1a not fratn ila"tacoption comintl; fed by all tho entiments of {tx members o a special reault, the customary Iawa which reguisto Luman action must have = bLeen reversed, mnd stream and fountain bo no longer alike,” Fourth—Thin Commimsion in spporantly not o bo organized until after tho lapac of sixty days, during which ahargen may be presented—after it nul—-n{nmnm mmaking themaolves rcaponsiblo~1it ia not aafd —for tho truth snd preof of the eamo, Wheltier” theno partica inust bo memborn of Plymoiith Ghurehi or not, docs nol cloarly appear. The most Intlmto rep- rescntativeof tho pasior in that cliurch anco amd that Dy all civil and occlosiastical law thoy must be, Lul subscquent statements appearto deny this, That thiey caunotknow. beforeliand who aro to try tho charges thiey present, i obvious at first nlght, 'Choy prerent thiein i the' dstk {0 an unknown tribunal, Fifth— “This Commismion, after hearing any ovilence in sup- pordof charyes, mny decide hat thoy liave baen auf- fclontly tried, and on tuat ground may dismise tho compliint, Stzth—1f st the end of aiaty days no charges have beort presented, it recma to ma to vide inn ntrangely complicated serics of words that {10 Commiselon may yot be orgauized, if the Commite toca of the church and tho Council deem it dostrablo to Lear tcatimony not previously given, which tbey (hink may throw light on tho' charyes siready tried, In other words, if ths Comtmltteo of the church wiah then to preasiit ox parte testimony on thoLebialf of their accuaed pastor, tie Gommission may oraniza fo hear i testimuny, and to render & differont verdict upon {t. It would not be stranger than other (hings have beait (hat this should tura vut 10 ba thio eole function of this Cortnssion, By tho apntoval of e Cottncll, 1 tlo. parallel caro of the Invratipating Commitico, this Commlssion s authorfzed'to slt in socret, to uno'its own judgment in calling for witneescs, and in_concluding, “hefore they a1e calted, whother other witnessca wonld bo materfal, 1t {8 unrestralned by any rules oxcept tho discration of it mombors. It cannof protect {he wituceses beforo il.‘ f‘:mu suils for slauder onaccount of tholr teatimony, . REGPONSIDLI TO NO ONE. 1t 43 atmply {o report tho results 1§ may reach to the Examiulug Comunittce of Fiymouth Uhurch, to bo lven by thom to the publio; nud Plymouth Churcl thelf §n ot oven advised to nccopt tho roault of to do snything about it, cxcopt Lo publin it. Tho action of tha Commiurion s evidently fntonded to bon fnallty, Leyond which inquiry nover hall go. 1t would certainly be unjust (o tho many honored monibera of the "Council oven to suspoct that thin would bo allowed by {hem o bo organized in their name for the plrpose of acquittal, It might not perbiaps be wholly unjtist to ghrewder minda behind the socucs to anapect that they (hoaght it adapted togive asliow of readinens to 3ncct hoatily. charges without juvolving serlous ro- sulta, 1t {8 ot {00 much to say that 1o resula in the Toaat Lioly tobn attadnod Ly auch & Comunrelon can do anything toward enlfghtening and purifsing tho dark- news and dirt $u which tho oliurches of Brooklyn and hio Iaud binve loug been watking, But, evon if i could, 18 18 ot a humiliativg i not su alarmiug fact that ali the nuclent sud honored mothods of general adminfs- tration, by means cupeclully of mutual councils, nre suddenly aud compictely sot aaide by au ossombly not empowerad to do it, in favor of a contrivauco ke this oxtemporized, sud possibly sttonded with more porit and perpiexity the n the wincst can forsice 7 Ittan contriyanco 4 unknown s & ocourl-mortial to all procoding Congregationl hintory, 1t ban no ecelo- sisstical ~ rigt or privilege. © It conld uot dis- Lrhu Ao pastor from his pulpit, though it shonld And im guilty at laat of worse offcnacs than Lis sccusers have sllegod, Ouve caunot but stand porploxed and al- moat aghiast ' nt the proponal for kuch o Commission, put forlh In the name of the Congregutional churchos, from tho acaconat o the mountaiu, by an asseubly not autliorized 10 do auy such thing, aud which could not regard the Audover proposal sa properly Congrogation- ‘This novel arraugement for AN LINRSFONSIDLE BEGUET COMMISION is no more a development of nny priucipls 1o the ]'lmturmof the communivn in its previons history ban au fron spiko driven into its trunk is a develup- ment of a poali-trec. If any yrecedent at all, it will simply be 8 precodont for nnhindered lesunn, Tho abave aro some of the principal poluis, 1f o result Uko thia of tho Iste Council Lo sccopled, then what £ Ioft in tio entire Congregational plau to be re- marded oa finolly sottlcd? What can ever bo connldered fixed and defined if one Council can overturn tho rules which a previous Council, certauly not of less {utelligenco, has declared? Why even coutend for rules, whon' tho only possible effcct peetns to bo to Leap up sand which the next puff of breath may blow down? T loft the positions which it had Leen pleasant to me to occupy becauss of tho ‘Pruleme of thoso thonghts upon me, I did not do it as declaring u purposo to leave the commune fon I wan born in, and {o which my fathers had minjs- terod, 1 have uo clafin to infence othera, but for mysoif I wait to sgo whiat otlers nay; what the genoral mind of tlio cliurclies s1ys Lo theso oxtraordinary re. ceue proceedinge, It may be that mueh a reaction will ocour aa will gylve to tho general schiemo of govern- ent, which toie appears now o bs almost fatally tlrealened, & uew terim of lifo, with more stable order aud wirength; Lut, unlew such corme, I dou't seo how any man can ablde for long fu a hotso so frail tn fia foundntions aud o0 infirm in its siructura Wiat it may tunble in hoape around Lim at any moment, CERTAINLY I UANNOT, Ilavonot years eucugh loft for work to give my fu- turo to rebuliding the platform on which Tam taniand. I%co tho hoads mround mo growing whiter. 1know forca I Lave must now bo ueed rvico of God In tho manifestation Divine Hon, With o il blorsomu Dbave fallon, saod the frult of iho scasun 1 pasnitg, Tho October tints ato uol far in the diu Lacor hero sra ubjeats on which 1 love to dwell, an thioso who bear mo will bear witness, Bnt thoss aueations of extornal policy aro not among them, 1 caunot bo always unavailingly trylng to giet tho very primary rules of Church order re-catablished, The Congregalional system hes linda groat bistory, Iia collegen and seminnrien, an well aa its cliurches, are trophies that will zot 16t otliors aleap, Ii has glven avunudantly to other commuuions, und been ail the timo enrdchitug itacif. A ot proseut. presented, the whols scheme of Con- gregationalism Js obaurd, ‘Tho mw who bullds churches at tho West or South, or {n bis own eity, on thio basis of these principles, apeara to mun 10 be doly all b can (o keop up anxlety and tronblo for himself, aud towmake tho external Kingdom of Clirlst & more coufuved, chaotic juwable, Lt of all, 1t must bo said wit tio ituost candor that methiod 1nust be found, 1f oue doox not oxist, for secuting a recoguized purity in bo pulpit; at lenit for relieving other churchos in fotlomabip frous all rospouailility for auy ouo aceused by many voices of Toduplicatedd crimo, and tho qucs- tion of whose possiblo guilt contintios year aftor year au incessant subjeck of public silack. Tho rocont Council diatinctly admita that the accoptod Congrega Sotonts ToF searilbin i snd Soting &t suund whatev Scandal I ous of ita cliurches, Ll gy SUNDAY.SCHOOL LESSON, DEATIE OF ANSALOM. In ourlast paper wo loft David and his no- merous rotinuo rapldly travoling over the awoll~ Ing surfaco of Olivet, Thoy took the road tlat londs even vow over tho natural depressions bo- tweon tho northern and contral olovatlons lying directly esst of Alount Zlon,—the same road our Lord and Iia disctples travoled in passing from Jerusalom to Botlany, ‘With David wont his household, save ten con- ocubines, whom ho loft (o take caro of his boauti- ful polsco, his many mllitary frionds, sach as that noblo soldler, Ittal, with lus 600 herocs, Zudok and Ablathar, tho pricsts, and that ahrowd diplomatist and eloquent man, Hushaf, They movod fast along tho way to Hahu- rim. IHero tho larger numbor romainod, walting for indications of comlng ovents. A pmall pumbor roturned for diplomatis purposca, Among thoss was Hushal, who scon found moans of {ntroducing himeelf totho young King, and of obtainiog Lls Majosty's gooa will and confidenco, 1Te toak an early opportunity of eayiug to Absalom, *I wax your fathor's ser- vont for a loug timo, I know very much about tho affairs of bls governmont, and I will bo your gervant, if that bo your will and plessure. I do not crave any ofliclal position, but my aervices aro at your comunand in auy cspaclty, Lowever humblo," ’ In this way, under instructiona from David, Huehal hopod that boeforo loug ho should be well ablo to defoat the counsel of tuo wily and re. sontful Abithopliel. Dayid hiad assurod Hushal of the aid of Ly trusty pricats, Zadok and Abl. athar. **When you sind what tho purposos of Alsalom and bis'court are,” ho sald, **soud me word by Abiimeaz and Jonathan. They all fully understand what my dosigns aro. I wish you, Huabal, to thwart the wicked purposos of thal crafty Abithophol.” Yery doon after David and hia rotinus had left Zion, Absalom and his army, with Awsva st its head, enterad it with nearly as much display as whon David took posscasion of the city snd drove awsy tho Jebusites, The new King had had no exportence in clvil affaire, 8o that e wae ab » Joss what course to pursue In the prosont cmergency, o knew that his father still bad friouds in Isrsel. IHe nquired of that wixo couuwslor, Ahlllmshel. what oughit to be done, Abithophel replled : **Tho dle {s cast; lot no balf-way moasurea be adgpted. Wo nust pro- vent all' barmony between the fullier and son,” and thou urged “an_atrocious messure, cotlroly out of keoping with bis own character, or tho fl:uu of tho tlmos, or of a timod, o 8150 urged ypon tho young King the im- wense importance of jmmiediate aotion, **Givo me 12,000 wmon sad I wil pureus David and at- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 187%6—TWELVE PAGES, privatoly, and naid ¢« ©* Ahithophel has given the follawing advice,” which the young rehul refated In dotail, ** No aid Absalom, * what do you think of 167" Husbal replied: (34 greatly regrot. that I cannot fudorse tho views of your wise counselor, Undoublodlg ho is a vary asgaciona man, But I must think that his advico in this caro I not safe to follow. In my bhumble opin- lon, this I8 not the Ume to make such an attack 28 my highly-respoectod brother Ahithophe! pro- oRed. Qou must be folly aware of tho war- like chfraoter and loug military oxpori- enco of your fathor. o ia & voleran in tho martial sorvico of Iarael, o has novor beon beaton. Ilo uover aurrenders. 1o places entiro confidence in i unsoon powor, ond thin trust in tho God of Hoaven gives bim wonderfnl ald, Your fatuor is foared throngh the wholo Iand, and amoug ail the nelghboring peoplo ho Das tho heert of a lion, All Israol know full well that yonr father fn a mighty man, and all his mon nro Liardy, strong, and hold. Now, tho advico that I moat humbly aubmit 1s, that your #oldiers bacollectod from all parts of tho conntry, and that you yourself take command of them. Your army wiil be very large, aud wo will come down upon David and his men suddenly. Wo will light upon thom as tho dow falls upon tho fround, snd wo will alay ovory soul of thom.” Tunhat wae evidontly o man of great ability, for Absatom and nli Isracl indorsod his viewa. = Ho £av0 his opinions in o plausiblo s way and in 80 davzling languago that all the conncil nod all tho pooplo applauded him for his wisdom and hia eloguonco. At ouce, measnres woro taken for sonding to David the glorious resulm of the ocouncil. woman lent lior aid, 'll. Bam., xvll.) Abithophel wea crestfalien. Ho was mshamed of Lis ill-success, hia vanlly was wounded, his pride mortiflord, and his chagrin houndlens, And then his ponetrating mind could sos that the canso of tho young King was lost, 1o bo- tamo dopreasod in splrits snd voxed in soul, hurried homo, Pnt his houso in order, and, lest & wtorm of rotribuiive Justice should come pour- lm’(rr.lowu upon hia dovoted head, ho buog bim- Boll, David, by advnico of Hushal, Lastaned to Mabanaim, ‘some 30 milos away, whors hia frionds, knowing tuat hoand his pooplo wore woary, hungry, and thirsty, bronght bods, basias, and a large varicty of food—shicop, chaoso, butter, wheat, barloy, beans, ote. Ab- salom in due timo led his men across tho Jordan, S and rllcllod his tont in tho_ lan of QGilead, moma milos .from Mahan- aim, whero David's srmy was collocting. Y David_was not idlo, (xviil.) Ho drilled and trainod his troopa in lis wontod way, Ife had groat joy whon ho saw hardy men of Gllead coming to his ajd, Thoy bad livod upon the mountatna too long to bo short-sighted, Thoy lind looked at distant objects from tholr earliest dnye, aud thoy could not be led natray by the cnjoling Absalom. Thoy came to oxpress thelr heartfelt %rntltude, thotr strong oblliv,uflana to tho old King, ‘They know that Davia had no monoy—tholr patriotism was pure os the air of thar hills, and flowed frooly. Monoy could mnot deepon ila channel, nor “could ingots of = gold widen fit. Ag usup) in thoso days, friends supplied the soldiers with food. No vilininous sutlers robbed them of their hard-earned bhire, no Cabinet ofli- cora stola the food from thoir children’s months, or clothing from their backs. Dayld's army conatantly incroased, o soon had the plezsure of reviowlng a large body of men, formod into companies of 100 snd into reglments of 1,000, Mo coofirmad or appointed trusty nud ablo oflicors. 1Io did not mistako his wen,” His friends objocted to his exposing him- solf in pitchiod batilo, on the ground that Lis 1ifo waa of tho graatess valuo to tho army and natlon in its prosent condition. Tlis woll-earned roputation as a soldior in many wars waa an (nspiratipn. Tho soldiors aad the peo- plo eald, “IKwig David nover surronders,” What o pity it was not trnel Ho dividod his forcos into thrao grand divisions,—tho firat under tho vetoran General, Juab, tho socond under Abishai, brother of Joab, aud both sona of his sistor Zerulah, aud both dovoted followors of thiolr uncle David. Ablsbai was & man of un- donbted valor, and David's compaunion fn Lis miduight visit to Saul's cnmr. (L Bam., xx¥i., 6,) The third waa undor Ittal, the Gittite, nutivo of Gath, o noblo soldior and puro patrio Ho hiad brought 600 horoes, equaled in nobl ness only by the 300 Grocks who gave their livea for their country. David sald to him, whon hio offered bis mllitary services, * \Why do you, & ptranger, cast your lof with us? "Ounr .futuro is very uncertaiti, Go liomo ; meroy and truth go with thee,” Dut Tttai roptoed: I will adhoro to you even unto death,” No wonder ovid consldersd him worthy of truat and a high oflcial position, 1ttai would not forsake hin old friend, 1Io con- sidored Iimmolf bound to the old Kiog by the strongest tioa. IIo was a Cabluot oflicer, but ho was lonest, and an houest man—ths noblest wotk of God—was not 8o raro iu Isracl as hero and vow, * ‘Whon tho Kiog liad wolt drilled his forces he was vory Joyful. Io folt proud of thom. Mo was inapirod by thelr prosence with the martial spirit of his early manhood, and felt that (lod hiad not loft him—that o was yot on bis right band sud an his loft, and would st{ll protect him from the deadly shnfts of all his focs. Ilo was full of firo, and said : **I will go with you to tho comiug battics," As tho bands struck up their tribal alrs ho foll 8t once futo tho military step, and marched o if yot yoang, Ilo repeatod, I will go with you,” Dut (3) tuo poople replied, as if with one voice, * David, our Xing, our Y'rido, our Glory, our in- spiration, you shall not go. You aro worth to our country in tho presont crisis 10,000 of us— for, whather wo fly or dio, 1t is of little conse- quencs, iSut yonr death will ruin our canse, Do you remaiu at homo. Our knowledge that you sro safo will fnspiro us with courage and ondur- osnco. Wo go to fight for our altars and our fires, God, sund our untive land.” Tho King was overjoyed ou hearing from bis pooplo B0 warm and enthusisstic exproselon of contidence ju him, nnd satd, * Bloss tho Lord, O my soul. Ho will yot tako cara or Hld own poo- plo. Gladly will' I follow your advico, my frionds. 1 will uot forget yon, whon I bow bo- foro the Groat Disposor of evonts,” Noarly all tho towns in the East, in former nz’uu. wora oncirclod by stroug walls, 28 in Rome at tho preacut dsy, round tho gatoways tho walls wero stroug and double, Detween thom was a large spaco, {n which wore hold courta of Justico, and hiore the people cotlocted to loarn the nows of the day and to hold publio discus~ sions. Above (hese largo rooms on the walls, woro smatler rooms for various pur- paeos, Above thouo was a towor |u which was kept n watchman, whoso duty it was to ba vigilant, and roady to give instant notico of anything he eaw, good or bad. David Lind boon drilliug his army for sevorsl weoks. The day for murching was mfildly approaching, Mabsvarm was all astiv, Dands, loading the different rogimonts about the city, fillod the air with their musie. The cornets wora sonding out their clarion tanes, If you had beon thero, you would havo boon dolighted to witnoss with what woudorful procision tha foldiora marchod. Joabwas the Mafor-General. Ho wos aglow with mllitary fro, Con, Abishal and Gon. Iital wore fully awane to tho imporwance of tho hour, and they drove about among their uol- diors a8 {f Inepired from on high. Banners, then as uow, wore carried by the ar- mieg. On thom woro inscribed In large lotters various mottoes, such ns—** In Thee wo truas "'— “The Lord Is our rock "—'* God iaour Buoklor " —*In tho name of our God, wo ralte our ban- nors "—**Our King trusteth in the Lord*— *Cbe Lord Is my salystion "—*"The Lordis my atrangth "—* Wo commit our waya unto tho Lord "—0Uod {8 our rofuge aad strength,” Da. vid propared thess mottoes. ‘Llie last doy at hgmo dawned upon Mahanaim, At nn early hour tho morning meal was taken. Hoon tho ooruots isynod ordors from headquar- tors, Yery hutriodly tho soldiers lissed thoir wives and clilldren,—sud tha rosy maldens gaye that last aweet kiss to their fathers and broth- ors aud mors tender frionds, who might not sce thiow again. The results of war are uncertaln, It was & bright, suuny morning, tho alr was pore and clear, the cornefs sont forth thoir dis- tiuctive touen of command. **Holdiers, ta your poste; form folo companies and rogimeiwts," The wives and children, the old man whose faces wera markad by oxposures ju war yoara boforo, and she msidene, likstoned to tho muster-groundy to bid thoir friends Pwa-by aud *(dod bless yon,” Thoy feit that this ‘might bo sho last adion on oartl, . ‘Lhio atreots of Mahanaim wero never vo full of humau boiugs on suy former occaslon, The wivea aud children and tho maidons had given their lant aweot expression of love and tntereat, ‘I'he ariny maved about the oity. Asrank after rank passed tho Kiog, Lo could not stand still. "His foet and hls body kept mov- fng In porfoct barmony with™ the musio, 1lis soul was all afire. Hiu oyes wore constantly sparkling, and his checks woro flushed. Hia Lioart-boats wora full and strong, and ho sald to each rogunent, us it passed, ‘* May the God or Abraliawm, Inaac, and Jacob, the God of Moses and Aaron, aud our God, bless aad koop yon from all harm, deliver you from all your ene- ;nmfi and bring you home agaln in peace and oy. As the mon passed tha old King thoy scemod to shod tears of reveronce. sud to esy, * God bless you aud keop you, old King, until you soe us on our roturn laden with tokens of ‘viotors for Tsrsel, and then we all will offer one mn& wacritice of thanksyiving and pralse,” aaka.” The pooplo hoard the King givo this 'nnxvprnnslnn of hlup(‘:u eatructihie love for hia son, and they said, ** Tho l(ln[z has a vivid tmpression of his boauty, when s cbild, but ho_sooms to ba forgetful of hin villainy in thono lator yenen.™ Tl music, that had o latoly filled tho sir aud called from thelr homes s many en, wonien, it ohildron to witnesa the military dusplay, had gradunlly died away. Thn King, ‘oxhansiod by his nxm.llnun aod his omotions, rotired to his esting place. ! Thbulllmy of Dnvid reached tho hattle-fields, Tho straggie soon bogau, 1is mon wero nuc- censful at evory point, The young King lost 20,000 mop. 116 was hastening st all specd lost womo noldiers of bis father (9) should prevent bin oxcape. Unfortunataly, tho mulo on which he roda was not 8o complying or _oasily divected 88 woro thoso horsos with which Lo liad made Auch a dinplay in tho atroets of Jerusalem, Tho besat belioved in progression and rolf-control, Ao s forced bia way nmong the low and dunsa botghn of tho oak and asevebiuth treen. Absn- lotn's long and busby hair, #0_ sanch adialred Ly tho maidens of bis day, was cauglit by tho stiif and norelonting ’frll{: of tha goarled oake. Tla bad no saddle, Tho besst oxcused himaelf from oarrying ono who added nothing to hLis own roputation, and was very e tlo Inctined to yield to the ~ voung King'a wishes, however vociforously they might bo expreased. Absalom grasped the reiuvs, that lio might disentangla his hair, and the mule assod on, leaving Abealom suspondod batween Eonvnn and carth, but properly enoagh much nearer earth than hoaven. Joab waa duly otiflod of Abaalom's condition, Aftor nomo basty words with the informor (xviil., 11) hshasted to Absalom, thrust threo darts throngh tho heart of the young inan whom he tacitly promised ** to treat tandorly '+ aud while yot aiivo ton young mon of Joal )'a‘bodg'-gunnl ‘came up, emots him, and slesw Inm (16), 'This way ‘troatiog_ the youug 1san ten- dorly,” (10) Joab ' blow tho trumpet, which echood through the woods and ovor tho hills, notifying the people that the war was ended, aud that they could roturu from tho pursuit. 'I'ho army soon learned that tho usurper was slniu—tho rebellion was closed, El‘l) Tbo pooplo took tho Lody of Absalom, put t into » pit, aud throw stoucs npon it, (24) David was impaticotly waiting in his room ovor tho city gates, asking tha watchman now and then, '*Do you Beo any man coming across the plains to the city.,” Afler somo honrd had pessed, tho watchman'sald, “I sco o man running slone.” * Well,” said the King, **if ho bo alono, ho hine good tidings.” The oid wman, much relievod from suspenso, took down bis hinrp, which had aiways given good comfort, nud Elsyod ® fow alrs oxpreseing gratitnde to God. joon the watchmau agaln cricd out (26): “I soe another man all alono running towsrds our walls." Tho King joyfully replied: *Ho Drings good ‘nows."” ~ Coutinued the atchman, **The foromost man ruus like Atomaa; David re- pliod: “Ifois & good man ond comen with glad tidings.,”” Aturnanz, famous for bis flootness, soon roachod tho cify gates and cried out, “All I8 well” We loave tho fathor still asking anx- {ously, *‘Ie tho young man Absalom safe.” — WAR ON RITUALISM. IT8 DEFEAT IX TIE FIRST BATTLE, The Boston 2’0st has the followiug editorial on the recontly precipitatod conflict botweon tho two olements in tho Church of England ¢ An was orcaren when the EEnglish Farlisment passed {hio “*Public Worship Regulation Act, kst summer, ibo functions of tho new ccclestantical Judge under ita provisinos are not likely fo be a rinecure. Tho frst cano tried by Lord Peuzance hins Just been concluded, with resulta hostils to the roverend and ritualistic des fendant 3 aud (hi caso I8 not only interesting in fiscll, but memorablo as laading the vau of tho many ceclo- stuatical trials which ara doubtlcss destined to enaue, 1t appears that the Rov, Charles Joreph Ridadale, in. cumbent of 5t. Yeter's, Folkeatono, lius been gullly of practicrs, tites, sud the use of ornainente, contrary fo tho rubric and traditions of the Church of England; and hia proseoution at tho Inntance of threo of Lis Juriehioncrs, tio uumber required by tho new luw, s onded in'his condenmation on every count on which lie was arrafgned. Mr, Ridsdale, {odecd, scems to havo offended on 1o feas than' cight pofuta, aud {0 liavo os many timea broken_the faws of the Eatab- lisiment, ifo lat worn tha chiasublo nnd alv, gar ments which aro Romsh, nud whicls are pronounced by Lord Penzancs walawfal in th State Church, Ho Lias orected » criscifix ovor tho screen at the altar, aud thiud offered an 1magro which, though used perhaps for decoration, may becoute su abject of {dolatrous adora- tion, o liaa mized water with tho wine of the com- musiton, and, tioreover, bas partaken of it with only 0D petvon bestdos Limacif, In prescnce of o congrega- tion of communtcants, 116 hias placed lighted candics at tho altar, und thfs when theru was 10 noceasity for purposes of fllamination, 116 has bad cortaln sacred pletures, callod * Stationn of the Cross,” hung on tho wall of ‘St, Peter's, 1o ias used wafers for tho ELu- cliariat, and has sdopted the * Lastward position " n celebrating the eacrumcnt, 1fo hina formed Romish proceasions in tho chureh, For all heso conlraven- tions of tho rubric and the ocelosiastical declslons Lo Liag bren condemned ta couts, 1o warning, aud reproof, Lerhags this notsblo cass would not bive attracted a9 much ttention in Englsnd os it evidently Las wero 1t not for certain othier circutartances connected mory or leas with tho general supoct aud condition of rituate iun, Just st dhe timeof Lord Penzanco's decision, howaver, it tranapired that thero was t;olns( torward a secret inovement ou the part of cortain ritualista to mako terms with tho Pope, and {0 trausfer thelr allo- Kisuce 10 tho Catholic Communion. Au anonymous “elter describod this movement fn broader torms than wero Justificd by tho facts, aud thus gave s large body of tho ritualistio clergy sn opportunity to como out and deny iis truth, Dut tho very toriia of this denial batrayed a profound discontent of tho status of the rituaiists in the English Church, eapecially sinco tho passago of tho oet under which Mr, Itdadalo waa tried und condemued; and gave grounds for an inforonce that, under cerfaln condittons, and with certain concesifons, tho ritualista might not bo averso from cutortatniug (o ideasof uniting their spiritual fortuncs with tho Church of Rome, ~As to tho case of the Kioctor of &, Poter’s, Folliestont, it will doubtieen Lo earried up 10 tho nffin Court of Appeat, But Lis portteans ean_searcely hopo Yor o reversal of Lord Tenzance's doclsion. ~ On mouy of tho couuts, Mr, Jidsdale's departuro from the regulstions of the rubrig must be patent to overy ono; ou ono or two thiero may ba & doabt, with tho prosumption that even thoy will bo decldod agstust bim. It would nppear {bat tho coclenfastical laws ara moro lenient with be liefa than with outward ccremontul; for 1t has just Deen doclled that English Churcnimen are not roquir- od to Leliuve In tho persounlity of tho dovil, Tho ltit- ualists aro gencrslly s mncors, carnest, aud determin- nd whils the prospect may ba distant of ng tho fold of Rtome, tho result of such {rials au that of Ar, Ridsdalo must bo to alfenate them further from thio Entablishmient, and still moro fsolato tuetn ks 8 nect withiln ., —_— i A LESSON. ALily faa Rase-hemmed bower Dloomed falr And white; sud avery Hummer-bour ‘Chat pasic Added aweet chariie to tho fawer - 'Thatcsst 1ts pure breath on tho alr, ‘Tho furban'd Roes Lant low down, A ol d Love-glances 'net o i h tho virgln's crowa, hoy slglied ‘When smtles wore answerod by & frown ut trled ‘The Jongings of the eoul, 1t came to paee, one Summer' Ty A Vialot Upon & ramble chanced o atray Whiote grew ‘Tbia falr ong. Oliarmed, without delsy 1o throw Tho matda kiss, Anet . 1t proved, fn which the Violot canght s love; And to the wonderiug Iosos tsught A cread alr hearts with looks can no'er bo brought ‘0 bloew ¢ U'se hand witliout the glove, JauEs LAVALLIN, —_— A Silver Cake for the Centunuinle Noto York Worid, Anothor article on its way to the Centennial bay found a temporary resting-placo in New York. ‘This time it s ® mammath lump of solld silver, rare and curious ou accaunt of its graat sizo, andl worthy of a place at the fair becanso of ita purity, bolug nine-tonihe gonuino ariicle with but one-tonth alloy. 1t is round, and decpor in the contre tnan elsowhore, moasurca just 6 feat 9 Inches n diametor, and weighu 4,200 pounds, It is from the I'otosl Hilver Mino of Mexzs fco, is owued by oua Pio Lerniozillo, .and would bring 872,000 if sold for old siiver. Vor safo- keeping until the muthomtios at PhlladelpLis aro roady for Its reception this fortune in hard cash rouaing ju tho caro of tho Contral Bafo Do- posit Company, coroer of Twouty-tlund street sod Bixth aveuuo, It occupios nn enurmous oce tugou box, which, cavered with bluo cloth, shows off tho silver to advantuge. Lho prumitivo ars of thie Moxican fsshown in the molding of sho caky, which is futl of lumps aud ridgos and was ovi- dently molded in a holo scoopod from tho sand, A olraular, printed Iu soveral languages avd bear- ing the signature of tho owner, explains that tho cako s a * takoof milver of tho Huouves of the Moxioan trade-dollar, producod from 273 tona of ore.” e e Divcovery of n Valunbie Manuscript Lotuon Athenavm, A most valaable tanuscript bas beon discov- ered fu the Azores, It refers to tho coloization, in the your 1500, of the uorthorn part of Ameri- ©a, by omigranta from Oporto, Aveiro, aod tha luland of Tercoirs. It was writton by Francisea doe Houza in 1570, Darboza Macuada states that it wau lost dariog the grons earthquake of Lisbon in 1765, This most importsnt document i about fo be publishod by au erudite Azorian gentlos fuan, and will throw groat light ou the disputed queation of the early decovery of Amerioa. Swinton’s “Outlines of World’s Ilistory.” the Indorsement of the Book by the Pro- fessor of History in the Uni. versity of Ilichigan, Some Samples of Work Done Through the Instrumentality of Sclssors and Paste. Spetral Corraepondence of The Chicaao Tr(bune, Axx Annog, Mich., March 16.—Fortunatoly or unfortunately, it has coma to paes that sundry gentlemen, holding or having held Profensor- ships in the Univorsity of Micligan, have been sccusod of PLAGIAMISM, 1t s unfortunpte for tho reputations of thess geutiomen for lterary honesty, that the so- cusations Lave not ohly beon made, but Lave Deen proven; and it i8 fortne nato for tho cause of truth that thiaiaso. Tho exposuro of litorary frauds, as noou as discovered, is a duty devolyiog on every acholar and on every houcst student; and, ir the cxposure is promptly madeand explicitly proven, tho causo of truth and justice will be furthercd and advanced. My ailention haa roceutly boon called to & book eutitled . ** OUTLINES OF TIE WONLD'S UISTORY, Anclont, Medioval, and Modern, with Special Relatlon to the Ilintory of Civilization and the Progross of Mankiud,” William Swinton is tho roputed nuthor, the baok is published by Ivison, Blakeman, Taglor & Co,, Chicago and Now York, and {8 designed, according to the title-page, * for uso in tho highor clatsos in publle schools, aud In bigh schiools, acadeintes, sowinarics, etc.” William Swintoa is the reputed suthor of sov- eral other school-books. With them, at prosent, 1 have nothing to do. It is probably truo that, in the preparation of o book of history, espo- cially ancient, the ground has beon go well gono over boforo that but little, it moything, now can bo presentod. But, ju thia boolk, Mr. Bwin- fon takos espocial prido, sud vaunts much of its pecaliarly pttractiva stylo, ete, I have looked through tho profaco in expectation of Reoing BOmO lcknnwfadgmunt of tho large indebted- ness the author 18 under to other writara. Bat 190nd notbing of the sort. And yot the bold trath is, that the author APFHOPRIATED DODILY LANOE PORTIONS OF THE WOlK, making, in many cases, only verbal alterations, —the chiabges, 1n mout part, being far diferent from improvetnonsy. Leaviug tho proof of thia chargo to bo made herentter, I now como to tho counection which & Professor in tho Michigan University has mith tho work. 1 have bofore mo, a4 I writs, the * ro- vieed edition ™ of the book; and I find a ** note,” fu which tho * suthor,” after acknowledging his indebtedness to sundry.teachers for valuable suggestions ju counection with the worl, says: 4 1ie hns nlso to scknowlodpe, In o vory pare ticular mauner, his oulightions to ITIOF, 0. K. ADAMS, of tho University of 3lichigan, who kindly went through tho wholu book, and commuuicated ta the autbior Lis scliolarly anuotation I hwva also before me o circular, issued by the Louse publishing the worl, and which cootalns a lottor from Prof, .Adams, Iv which he says: I have read with wuousual care Prof, Bwinton's ¢ Outlines of the World's Hiatory," aod I ceppot reswst tho inchinetion ‘to oxpress my enthusiastic admiration of the work,” And the Profcssor follows out this stram shrough eovoral similar soutences. 1ur- ther, to the Michigan Teacher, Prof. Adama co tributes an articls on_** Tho Study of Histo, In which ho commonds tbe * little books' in prefereuco to tho larger oncs, the toxt-books rather than Macaulay and Baucroft, 1o regrots that, untii Iatolv, 10 good {oxt-Looks of Listory Lavo been availablo, and eays : **Until within tlio past your, the work bus been somewhat difti- cult, fortbe roason that tho text-books in uso have becn unluviting, aud, in somo wostances, ubdolutaly repuleive, by renson of their unrelioved drynees. 'Lhis obstacle in tho way of succesy han been removed by the publication of *Hwinton's Outlinee,'—n worke admirsbly fitted to auswer all tho putposss of preparation in lis- tory,” cte. 1 think I bavo ehown cloarly onough that, whatover tho rusl relation of Swinton was to the litorary bantlivg which bears his namo, 1t will be perfectly safo Lo put down Prof. C, K, Ad- ams, I'rofessor of History in tho University of Michlgan, ay TUE BPONHON TO TIE NL'W CAXDIDATE FOR POP- ' ULAR FAVOR. And wheu I have shown, us I akall show feon- clusively, that much of Swinton's work con- sisted in meroly copving or cutting from other authors, I think the fricuds of Yrof. Adnms will regrot that ho cousontod to stand godfather to sueh a pleco of literary piracy. It had been an opeu gacrot in thoe BState, for'a long time pre- vious to the appearance of this work, that Prof. Adams contomplated, or_had fu_proparation, s work similar i scope, It is eatd that, on this worl being presented to his considoration, ho at ouco abandoued his plan, snd outhusistically indorsed this work ss far superior to his own ideal. 1t is mlso said tnt ho received 300 for Indorsing the Bwinton book. 7This msy or may oot bo trme; but, if true, 1 think that Prof, Adams, Qrofessor of Ilistory in tho Aicligan University, must have a very humblo appreciation of the worth of his literary reputation. Aod vet it may-be that he is correct i bis oydimato, aftcr all. I now proceed to show tho authors to whom Mr. Swinton WAS INDUDTED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF MIS WOUK AT LEABT, Tho book gontaing 498 pages ; I have examinod, not too minutely, the first 180 pages, aud print Yiore somo extracts from Bwinten's book MSu by ride with some from other aud older books. Tho books themeelves slow, mara clearly than a cony van, the absolute nature of the appropriation, Ho much i this true that I am convinced Iargoe portiou of the **copy " winch pussed from Mr, Swintou's houds to ‘thoss of tho printer must Lhavo consisted of clippings bodily from the works stolen from, Rawhueon's ** Aucient Mon- arebics,” Weber's * Outhines of Universal Iia- tory,” Dr. Chiarles Merivalo's * Fall of tho Ilo- wan Ropublic,” it will Lo scon, hiave all been Inid undor contribution, Iiut Swiuton's * atand- by," so to speak, 8o far as I have looked the matter ovor, was “Dr. Bmith's llstory of Ttome,"—the volumo genorally known nd the “ymaller " history. Ilcre aro & fow passagen : Rawelineon's AAcient Mon- archwes, Vol, I1., p. 244, Tranaparont glass s one arcul glass,” but evenfof these; but the most ro- ctscs: tliey wore well ac-{markablo of all {a the leus, quainted with the princl-|, . o 1f it be borne in pls of the areh, and con-fmind, in addition to ail structod tunneis, aquo-lthis, that the bulldings of ducts, and drajua; theyjiho Arsyriaus show them Kuew the ues of the pulley, to have been well acuaiut- tho lever, uud the rolleriled with prineiple of they underatood tho artsithe arch; that they con. of 1wlaying, enameling, nistructed ' tunncls, Bques overlayiui with 1a;'ducts, aud drajus; that they cub gems wilh (Lo thoy knew tho use of the greatest akill und duishipulloy, the lover, sud tha and, fu the ordinaty arts/roller; that thoy understovd tlie orts of inlaying, coam- eling, and overlaying with motals; and that they eut ey wiih tho greatest skl und Auleh, it will be sppa- ircnt that ibetr clvilization oqusled that of almost any laucient country, snd that it did not fall fmmensur- jably behind the buasted achievemeuts of the mod- erna, Weber's Outtines of Uni- Sicantan, p. B3, See, 118, versal lHitary, p. ¥, ‘The central polot of the| Whu central polut of thelr oo theology was thefreligion is the docitioe of ductrime of travemigratiou|ihe tranawlgration of the of souls, According topoul, Accordivg to (s this doctrive, e human doctring, tbe human soul fa soul fv joined to esribly|ouly jolued to earibly Lodies ouly for tho futslbodies for the purposos of Joss, of viulsbment, audlouidiment, sud ite aim te aini and eifort are tolanil eifort urd to_syaln reunito fteelf with tho'unito Jselt with the Diviue Divine Bpint of the Uni-Npiot of the Universe, verse, ‘I'he Hindod, there-|Thie Indian, theroforo, e fore, rogards oslstoncelyardu exisicuco lo thla Ju this world a8 @ time|wosld ass tlme of trial and of trial sud ‘r abrout, [punishmens, which can 1o bo sbriugsd by prayer only be soridged by a holy aud sacrifics, by’ pensiicailie, by prayur sud wicri: snd puritication, 1t amanifice, by yenanco aud puri- neglects these, is soulfication, L€ suauneglcts after death will be Jonod|tuty, and wioks bimeel 10 tho tody of an Inferiorlatill deeper 1ot vica by de animal, and will bave Lo parture from tiod, bis soul couneica du- wandoriagyafior deatly whl Ve Soiaed o : Ao o8 Toferior abtmal, and will hiuve to contmency its watderinge afzeabs Ratetinsen's Anctent Mene ar: Swinton, . 35, See, 50, They fiot anly had trans. of Mfe, they were, twenty- five centurics sgo, nearly] ou 8 par with the boanted achiovements of the wod.| erug, . 61, . 136, vat, 111, p. 345, o a1 vory| Thelr skilindeod, iu o litle i wechsnical{mechanical arla gouesally, echiaol o, ‘was their bosst/was, it is probatle, nof that tloy were soldicrs|wmere than modesate, 1t products snd warea of otli- #r natlonn, An fong an thel carpets and mnating of| Dabigion and Bardis, thel shawls of Cashmern and Indis, tho fne linen of Eypt, and the varied 1an- awords, which gave thom the command of all ihat was inoet exquinita and ad. mirable, whether in _tho natoral ' world or amoug tho products of hwman ine dustry. 8o loog as ihe ufactures of {he Theniearpeis of Babylon and clan tosnn, pored contin. mily futo’ Perefa, it wan uesillesn for the native Fopiation to engage o) Baihctuziog tuduiiny, gfin....uma towns, poured Sorilin, the shiawls of Kashe mir and Indis, the fine linenn ot Dorsipps and Ecyid fartn continually inte’ Dersis proger tn the way of tribe e, gifta, or merchaniise, 1t wan niecdlomn for the oy Itivo Jopalation 19 engage tergely in industrial enter- prise, timclmeon's Anetent Mens Bretntm, p, 61, Sre, Indeed, in the pertod, th 2" v itive! ruain foature of this At period archan, vt, 11, p. 3ide “I'tie sl foatnre dnring wops tha their religion wax the ac-iscknowledgmenit snd tha knowledgment aud worship uf & aingle the,worslip ol -priang (10d,— the s single sue Lord premne God,— the Xtm.l‘luad of leaven,” God of Ueaven, Sutnton, 1. 01, See, 138, T Lio leading festurs ‘wan fire-worebiipy (from Magi, thn name of thn priesta of, thiazite). On lofty monn. tainapota fre-altats were erected, on which burnod s perpetal flame, watched coustanlly lest 1t should; expire, snd beliovod 1o have beon kindied from) Heaveu, lere, day after day, tho Magi chanted thulr incantations, d{aplayed thelr divining rods, and] practiced thoss arta called, after them, magie, Bwinten, p, 130, Sec. 2, Ttaly s fho contral ona, of the three groat poninaa-i 1an which projoct from the, nonth of Lurope iuto thel Mediterrancan au extroe lengtli of 70U miles, f1 bounded on thelthe chaln nortli by {he chain of thol "0 |barsoma, or divining-rods, Rawelinmn's Anctent ome arthies, vol, 111, p. 352, Thoir ' fexiting ~ feature wan the firo-worsiidp, o , o 0m_lofty apts fn the high moun(ain-chnin w b 3 ¢ h traverssd both Medfa and Versia, firoaltars wor o erected, ou which burnt & porpetuzl flame, watcbed constantly lest ‘it rhould lexpira, snd believed o bave been kindlud ~from 'Hcaven snd on (Lers » er doy, tle Magi chanted their ‘Incan- tations, liyed their lsnd performod thetr cholo- |oat ceremonion, Dr, Smitl'e History of Jtomie, op. 1,2, Ttaly i tho cntral one ‘of 1o threo great peniosu- 1as which project from the routh of Firope inte the jea, It hasiMediterranoan Bea, 1t ia bounded on the north by the Alps, which form & natural bare Alps, aud tn surrounded|rier, aud it is surrounded ©on othier sfdes by tho ees,(ou other sides by 1t may be dlvided inta twol. tho eoa. 1t may bo divided in- parta,—thy northern cou-jto two parts,—tho north- Bleting of the grast pininlern conniating of the great drained by the Rtiver a. dus, ar J'o, with it tribu.| lutn draled by the Riiver adun, of Fo, and fts trib- tarles; and the outhernjutarien: and the southern belugalouglonguoof laud,| with tho Apennines, as 4| backbane, " {raversiug It from porth to mouth, 1t should bo noticed, howev-| er, thot, il the'time of tha Emjpire, tho Rowans never included Lo plaiy ofthe Toin Italy. To thls section they gave the uame, of Gl Cualping, Gaul'on thi (the Loman) wido of the Alps. Steintor, p, 133, foat-note, Tlio Lictors were public The ofticera who attended uponlofticers who attends the Baman magistrate,! Lach Consnl had twelve, Lictors, They carried up- on their shoubders fases, which were rofs bound faf the form of o bundle, ang| containing an ox fu ihe middle, Fogtnate, p. 143, A jugerum was rather ‘more than half nn scre. Foot-note, b, 139, The Uiclator was_ an ex- traonlinary magletrate ap-| pointed fn seasons of grea peril 1o possesscd ahuo- ute power for atx months,| unless he sooner gave it up:| and, from the time of th sppointment of tho Dicta-| tor, sil the other magis- trafes, even tho Consuls,for, o o . to exerclo anyjof the sppointment of the ceaxod powor, Swfnton, 9. 138, Gec, 21, That city was now in the! Areatest Etruseans could Lavo en- tered it by tho Bubliclan: \Wr. Smith Istaryof Rome, auger, ond thegreatest danger, bheing a foug tongue of land, with the Apennincs, 18 & backlone, Funnihg 'down its wholc extent from north tomuth, , . . Dut, tiil the Limeof the Empire, the Romnans never ncinded tha pladu of tus 11 Italy, To his country they gave tho general namo of GALLIA or|C19ALPINA, OF Gaul on thia (the Itoman) eido of tho Alpa, Dr. Smith's Hitory of Rotie, 1,25, foot-note, Lors wero publio upon the Romsn magistrate, Each Conrul_had twelve Lictorn. Toey carried up- o their shouliors fuaces, which Wers rods_bound i the form af a buudle, and contnining ap ax o the midde, Foot-note, v, 49, A Jugerum ‘was rather jmors than Lialf an scrv. Foot-note, p. 23, L:h:‘l)k‘kmrrm l': ex~ ordinary isgietrate ap- sl by one of (e Cone suld in_sesous of great Ferfl. Ho possessed sbao- ute powor. o + + 1o could not hold the office longer ihan eix montls, and he usually Iadd it down moou- From tho imo Dictator, aill tho'other mag- istrates, even tha Conauls, ceased ‘to exerciée any power, 0. 26, 77, Rome was now fn the andl thie Etrusoans would havo en- tered tho eity by tho Sab- bridee had pot Ioratius|liclan bridgehad not Ho- Cocles, with two camrades, ept tho wholo Etruscan ary st bay whilo tha Romans broke down the; Lridge behiud him. When it was mving way, ho sent Dack his two cotiijanions, aud witlstood aloue tho ratius Cocles, with two eomrades, kept the whola Ltruscen’ ormy ot lay whils the Nomians broko down the bridge belind bim. When it was giving way, hic ment back Lis two cotipanions, nod withatood attacks of the focs tlil tliclalone tho attacka of tho eracking of tae falling tim| Ders told him that the! Lridge was dentroyed| [foa 1l the cracks of tho falliug {Imbers and the mlouts of Lis countrymen Tbhen proying, * O Falbieritold him that the bridge Tiber, tako fho into thylbad failen. Thou prayiug, carge and bear mo up!”| hie plunged fnto tho strean| and swam across in uafety,| amil tho arrows of theith onemy, Tho Sinte ralscd) a platuo fn bis lonor, snd atlowed him as much land) 88 Lie coulit plow aronnd | ono day, Few legends ary more cichrated 1n Roman| history than this gallant] deed “of _Horatius, Tigman writers oved 1 itow well Horatius kept the bridgn 1n tho brave days of old." 1o Ewrintan, p. 141, See, 28, s ‘mecond’ m extorted 08t from tho P cLarter of Dlebefona rights, | #einton, p. 144, Sec, 33, Civil concord, Lo which a templo waw dedicated, which Camillus, Lroughit with it o period of civie virtuo and heroic Ereatuces, Strinton, p, 113, See, 125, Then Casca, who waa hind, drew » weapon, aud, grazed his shoulder with| an {ll-directed siroke,| Crear dlscogaged onel bLaud, and snatched a| tio hilt, exclalming,| Curaed "ascd, wneana thiaf"” cried Casca, and, at the samo moment, the con- 40 Father Tiber, tako mo into thy chazye and bear me up }* bs plunged Into o siream and swam scross in safety amid the arrows of the enemy, The 5tate ralsed a statue in his honor, and allowsd bim as much’ laud as he could plow round fn ons diy, [Few legende aro more celo- andjLrated 'in Koman bistory than tis gallant deed of Lioratius, and Liowan writ- ers loved to tell * How well orattus kept the bridge 1n the Lravo dsys of old,” Dr. Smul's Hutory of Ttomia, . 59, Tuls ’ sccoud _sacession ri-lextorted from the Patrie clons the srcond preat[claun the second preat cliarter of tue Pleleian rights, Weber's Outtines of Uiif- versal Tiwatory, p,78. ‘Llis cinl coucord, o s short tligo beforo bis death dedicated a temple,bronght with # » period of civic virtue and hervia great- cas, Tha Faut of tha Roman “Republic, the Rev, Chas, Mertoale, p. 434, 4:8, Theq Osuca, who was bo- hind, drow & weapon, and wrazod hia shoulder 'with a1 l)uirected stroke, Ce ear dinengaged ouo Laud, und roatched at the bilt, oxclatiming, * Curscdt Caas trhat ‘mieana this £ , what ca, W Heip I Help I cried Casca to v brother, and, at tho same moment, the others spitators almed each hisluimed each a daggar at tho dugior bo vicm,' Unnur for sn jostant do-i feuded Wusel; but, ho percetved steel! tlsstlig tn tho band of) Brutus, he exclaimed,| W thow too, Brue, fua ™ (Kt tu, Lrule ), aud, alrawing Lis robe over hia face, he made no further| 5 reastance, Tho asatsaing wtabbed bim through and| through ; and, Caaar foll dead at the foot of tho status of L great rival, Fowypey, Swinton, 0,133, Cafuu Marcius, surnamed) Coriolanus from his valor) ut tuo capture of the Latin| town of Corioll, was B brave but Lauglty patri clan, Ho was Late \:{llw Llebefans, wha refused hiin) the Cousulshi Tl vised the tabuto §8 swong tho Ple- Folans utleay tlioy gi¥s U1 thelr Tribuncs. Huch in- sulouce euraged (o Yicbu- dovoted ehjoct, ~ Cesar for au fustaut defonded him. self, and even wounded ‘of hia aseailanta with his mtylus: but, whon he distinguished Dratus in tho press, and saw tho steel lastiing in Ll hand also, 13 At thou, too, Lirutus,” e exclatmed, lot go his bold of Uasca, aud draw- iog lila robo over hia faco, plercedanade no further rosist- with twehty-thrte wounds, | anoe, Tlio anuassin stahoed him through and through, ., . The vioum reded a fow pace, propped by tho Lowa ha recelved on ovory e, Ll ho fel desd it the foob of Powpeus® statue, Dr. Smith's Hutory of Jlome, pp, ¥4 W @, Sarciis, surnamed Coriotanua from bis valor at'thy capture of tlio Latl tawn of Corloll, wis & Lrave bub Lwughty irician _ youth, " afo twa liated by Tho Piebians, wha refuscd bim the Consul hip, Tols intlswed him with anger; aud accord. igly, when'th city wat uitering from famine, sud W prownt of corts camo rotn Hictly, Corlolanus drised the Hetats hot Lo [istribute it awmony the [Flabeisan uniess 1oy gave up their ‘Cribupes, ' Huch et Lo would Lave loruliugoleacs euraged fhio Fle- hin'to pleces u e ¥pot hiad not {he Frtbunce wu moped bim before the Gat ‘ribes, Curl breathe Coihug i detace u o lifatnen aud {rlends uotbing but deBause; and torcedud for i in vaiu/bia Jiiores condemusd i0 estle. luterceded fur i it vain, 1y he weut over Howaa condenmned 1o cxe and, the ene- lle, Lo now turned bis Accor to the V Lulaus, who would have i lim to lecea oo thy pot iad pot the Tribun aumwoued Lim before the 4 Comitia of e Vribew, Gore sud jolsuus himielf breathed wmeu sud friends mies of hls counirymon,'sieps ta Antiumi, the Cap. sua offerod Lo Lrad then ftal of ths Volseians, uud syalnat Motwo. 'Fue Blog offored o ead of tho Volsclans persuadel hia peoplo ta sppolat Cortom Ianus their Qeneral, Noth-|cia; ing could check bis victorl- Oua progreen; town afler, town (el befure himi and) Liv advaucad within 5 mil of the city, ravaying Aba Jsnds of tho Pleueists, but spariuj uur"o‘ olugu xx triciaus, '] nlled with despalre Thol them sgaines Rowe, Attius Tul- lus, Kiog of tuo Vols- , pessuaded bug coun- teymen to appojut Corlo- lauua their Usnoral, Noth- ing could check his vie- arfous progress ; town af- Let town fell Leforo Lifin: :&%fl,flflwtri Wl'lll:l L of L city, ravay tho 1ands of, 1 Hebelate Lut spariug thoss of et Airst men in th S e nving compastion, , Tint Uioy wees poce "J.», they wera reosivod with thel ntmont sternneas, and tald et the city muth snboy i abmolito will. Nextlsith the utmoat stern day tho pontife, sugmenand told that thocity o fiamenn, and ol the pricstsleubmit to hls absolurs wiit, ¢ate in thelr robes of of- Next dey, tha ponti flee, sud in vain pragediangurs, Oamens, and. Lifm 10 #pars tho city, Aliftho prieste, came in theie recmed inat ; bt Rome waslzobos of offic, And In vain naved by bet somnen. Nextiprayed tim to apars the morulng, the pabio m-.-r«y. Al cosmed lost; bt feaded by Veturds,(ome wae. Asvod e mother of Corio{woman. Nart- BRlae and by hia wife Vo-itha nolileat matrons, hend. i3, hiolding her littleed hy Veturis, the aged chiliiren by tha hand, eamo|mothnr of Coriaianwe, and toliis tent, Tuelr lsmon-lhis wite Volumain, holde . tations turned bim froming her Hilla children by blrpomo, * Mother,"the hand, eamo to hin tent, e eaid, burating into tears, Thelr lamentations furuod “thout bast sated fome,Mim from his purpons, Dbutlost thy san I'* 110 then, Mother,” ha saill, bumte led tho Volacisns home,dne Inta toars, ™ thou bast Bomo may that hio was pné.stved Tome, but lowt. thy to death by tho Voleclanaiison 1% He fhen led the bt otliors, that ke lved|Volacians home, but they amonsg thors to 8 great age. ptt him to doth becaine and was ofien heard to ay|ho had sparod Rotoe: - Othe tlat “Nome but an old cra relato that ha Hvea man can foel how wrelched|ameng ibe Volscinna 10 & it in ta lve fn a foreigalgront 3go,and wha often tand," [lieard o say tuat Nons ¢ but an_old ‘man can fent Jhow wretehed it 48 40 live i # forelgn land,” « All of which goes to nhow that s writer of echool-books, even for moro sdvanced sohiolars, can do his work with RCISORA AND A PARTT-POT, and can got for it tho enthusmnstio indorsemeny of tho Professor of Iistory in Lhe University of Michigan. Naw, cither Prof, Adams was igno- rant of the coutents of books which nre quile oummon, or olso ho recognized the approprin- tiovs, and did not hositate to give to this whalo- salo stosling the eanction of his namo. Hocaa tako which horn of tho dilemma ha chooses. Bwinton ot into thio boat 1n the way of buei- uces; Adama went along apparsntly in shoer love of tho piracy. Litlier that, or for £300, which would soem to bo cheap enough for even an ordinary Professor of Ilistory, to say nothing of & man of the reputasion of Prof, Adsma. InvestioaTon. THE LESSON OF GEN. WEBSTER'S DEATHI o tne Editor of The Chicago Tribue : Ciricago, Mareh 17.—~Whon the Cincinnaty Commercial of tho 3d tust. reached the Palmor Houee, Cbicago, filled with a letter written from this city, with invidlous charges ngoinss Gen. J, D. Webster, hio was disconraged and took to his bed, heart-sick. 1t satisfied him that no cor- vics, however honorable,~no charactor, bowever pure,—no deed, however bravo,—could placo a citizon boyond poraistent offorts st unjust, groundleas detraction finding place mnd circu- lation in high-tonod papors; that oo man was #nre to cscape; and those who wished to dosg must not servo tholr country, Whonthe dofense of Gen, Webstor came back from Cincinoati to tho Palmor House, Chicago, that Lravo officar ond just man bad reached iho gatos beyond which was the Grest and Just God, roady to Judge of the record of lifo's work already medo up; and, the gates cpenad, be paseod boyond, ond the past attack and defeuso wore uscloss to him, Chicago mourns that one identified with all her great works,—who bas boen brave, truo, Juet, honorable, and skilifal in all tho manifold duties of life, should have becn called away when just such a man conld scarco be spared, was most needed, and suothor sach a puro and undefiled is bard to be found, The univereal joy that ia manifested that the Presidont hna found at Clucinnati just such a man of honor and trutbfulness as Chicago haa lost, proves, in the acclalm, what tho loss is. ¢ At this time, o the midat of snch startling de- vnlafnnnntn of disgracoful frauds by citizons In public placos of honor and trust,—frauds_ by oitizens in privato lifo, herstofore recoived as honorable mon, yet combining to defraud the soplo,—the dopartars of ons who bns been ‘ound faithful and trao is a real ealnmity. ‘Lo all who iave put their livea at hazard. and faught tho battlos of tho Union that their aoun- try might not perish, and their national banoer be not dishionored, but float au honored emblom ovor a people redcemed and regonerated,—when all the world bas boon invited to our shores to colobrate with us our Centeoninl year, bocause this world siands indebted to us for a *¢ IHoms of Freedom, disenthralled, rogenerated, enlarged, and perpetuated,—it would appear aa if, at such ® timo, we woro unoartling and oxposiog to fi“b"u gaze onr great mon hithorto, as Beechor, abcock, Belknap, Poudleton, and others of Lligh places and honored Ly the people,—~por- 8008 in tho highest social ‘positions,—sa thoso guilty of the meaucat great and pettly offenaes, such a8 cause tho faco to blush with shame ovarywhers, Notonly fn publio places, but in tho private busiuess of lifo, wo are shaking hands with thoee sugaged in &a {ntorcourne witlh the l}omumnu(. in detranding uublushingiy the poonle. Thore is groat noed for all Union-loving men to romombor, in theso days of humiliation and abasoment, tha plodge mado by our murdored Preaidont in tho namo and bebalf of the whole voople, In sight of the tomba of thoso multi- tudos of mon who died tuat the nation should not porish from off the earth : that they pledged thomsolves to tho uufinished work 10 be still dono, that * undar God tho Nation shouald have & new birth of Freedom." = To this ond, It ia onr great duty to tnite to- gothior that those who aro st war sgoiuat tha publio intcrests shall bo put down and driveu out; and (hat s now as great a duty, incumbent on all who really love their country, as any othor; and also to sce that no guilty mau caoape. ‘That whon public oflicors, like Brietow aod Weob- stor, aro, in bohnlf of tho people, dealing sturdy and deadly blows sgainst offenders, whaever they may be, those who scck to doter thom, or detract from their merils, shall have no conutenance, Otberwiro, honost mou, who have a aharacter Lo loxe, caunot jeopard it in tho dabgerous duties of their country, If we encourage biows such as liristow givas, wo may yot nhope, oro our Cen- tennial rojoiciug begine, to bo rodecmed, regoa- erated, and disonthralied, JusTicR. T0 THE UNKROWH IDEAL. . A soxET, Biwret love! in dreams T gaze on thavs bright eyes ‘Which, star-like, sparkie meath the marble dome Of thy fair torehcad; whence fun clusters ring "Th6 golden curls that down thy desr peck roam, 1n favey, througl thy trruscs, rich and rare, My oager tingers twine and wander till, 1n love growu bold, all tonderly, I dara To clasp thes cloge, whilo all iy pulses thefll With ardent lose, Ay Dpe 0 (hiin are prest— ‘Thone rosc-bud Lips that Lionoydews distitl— ‘Tlieo in tny arms, swbraced upon my bron 1 kiss, My thirsty soul dothi drink jts #ill ~ Of earthly bliss. Fair vision of the Fulure! ‘all my 1o fs thino ] From ke far_realms unkuown, ob! bring the sun- rhine of thy presence luto mine, 5di d, Cuicavo, Aareh 11, 1670, Walt Whitman's Nclence, From Walt Whitman's Forthoming Votume. ‘Without being s sclontist, I beva thoroughty adopted tho conclusions of fhs groat eavana and experimontalists of our timo and of the last huudred yeags, and thoy have intoriorly ting- ed tho chyle of all my vorse for purposes bo~ yond. Followmng the modern spirlt, the real poemu of {he present, over solidifying and ex- pauding into the fatare, must vocalize tho vast« ness, and gplendor, and reality with whichgoion- tlgm hay invosted man ana thie univorao (all that 14 called creation), and wust henceforth launch Lumanity into now orbits, consonans with that vastnesy, splendor, aud reality (unknown to the old pooms), like now systoms of orbs, balanced upou thewselves, rovolving iulimitlossspacemors subtletan tho stars, Tootry, mo largely hitherto uud oven at prosent wedded to childran’s talos, aud to mere amorouaness, uplolstory, and sa. porficial rhymo, will have to accept, and, while not dounying the past nor the thomaa of the past, will be reviviflod by tula tremondous innovation, the kosmio spirit, which must Lonceforib, o wy opinlon, be the background and uudorly. lug impetus, moro or Jess vislblo, of all first- clays aongs, . QOnly (for me, at auy rate, in” all my prose and roetry), Joyfully aceopting modorn sclenco, and oyally following it without the u:fnu-t hasita. tion, thoro romuing over recognized stilla Lighee flight, & higher fact, ¢he eterual soul of man (of all elso $00), the spinitusl, the religlons—which itis to bo the greatest otlice of neiantism, in ny opluton, and of future paetry also, to free fron favles, crudities, and supersiitions, and lsuncl forth in renewad falth “and -wna » hundrey fold, To me tho worlds of religlousuasy, of thu coucoptivu of the diviue, and of the ideal tuough ‘meinly latent, sre just as absoluu in bumazity and the universe ss world of chomistry or asuytbiug in the- objectivi world. To ‘me, tho’ crown of savantlsm & to bo, that it eurely ovens the way for a won splendid theology, aud for smpler and divina No yesr, nor even oeutary, will sestl: t! Thero ia phaso of the real, \urklnn Lo hind the {desl, which i¢ 5 all for, There ia alai iu tho Intellect of man, in tlme, farin rmp-l ive racsases, s ludgment, s last sppollste coneh which will scttio b,