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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDA' y, MARCH 26, 187¢—SIXTEEN PAGES »xpiste his crimes. Possessed of a demon in sue form of an atmost insatiavle lust, he con- quered his desires and mortified his errinz flesh. I'hie application to our present condition and our present mode of life, and tue wholesome and yaluable lessons which the lifo thus brietly sketched 1nculeated, were drawn with a direct- pess and force and witha vigor of styie which wax wonderfully impressive aud eminently in- structive. The Rev. James Freeman Clarke then ex- tended the right hand of fellowship, and epoké briefly. He eaid that the church was one of the mort colebrated, ss well a3 the oldest in New England. The prezent pastor had had many worthy predecessors and Le was most welcome. Hin brother clerzymen would welcoms him with a true and heertv welcome. Ie had coms to Boston to sseist them, and they would assist him. He wonld work with them, they with him, and God with both.. The people of Boston were +aid to be cold, and perhaps his welcome had pot been as openly warm or a8 demonstrative as it would be iv the Weet or in the warmer South; but in the hearts of the people he had been re- ceived, aud would be warmly cherished, and would find kindly sympatby. There is work ecoagh to be dong, and for one he was glad that the pew pastor had come among them to share 1t, and again he welcomed him to Boston. Theaddressto the people wasmade by the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, who spoke but briefly and dwelling principally upon the necessity of guard- ing carefully the ties which bound the church to the grand oid principles of New England’s relig- jon. The duties the pastor owed to the congre- gation and the congregation to 1ts minister were 8lso sketched and wany kinaly words of aavice ‘were spoken. —_— RELICIOUS MISCELLANY. “THE CECRCH IN GENERAL During the month of January ths contribu- tions received by the Presbyterian Board of For- eign Missions was nearly £100,000. and it is now hoped that the debt at the close of the rear will not exceed £60,000. The Bosrd of Home Mis- sions ended its last year with adebt, but will, in all probability, avoid embarzassmont of that kind the present year, as the appropriations were reduced about $60,000. The Rev. Hammond's revival in Wash- ington Cuy is hindered, his friends declare, by the indifference or aversion with which the Evangelical ministers regard lnm. Several Bap- tist Cburches, two or three lethodists, and a ringle Presbyterian co-oporate with him. As many a8 563 havo professed a religions experi- ence during the meetings, and others aro desig- nated as anxious inquirers. The first Sunday in July has been set apart in the Reformed (Dutch) Church for the celebra- tion of the Centeuniai year. Incasean esrlier day is desired by oy of the churches, the third Sunday in April has been recommended by the Genersl Synod. The contributions npon these days are to be formed into s * Centennial Semi- zary fund,” the interest of which is to be used 2or the support of the theological schools. The Methodists of Savannah. Ga., are bailding a * Weeley Monumentei Church ” £8 a memorial of the work of Wesley in that eity. Thereis to be a - Memorial Room ™ in the building, where Luoks, pictures, and relics of mterest relating to .Wesiey and Methodism will be kept. The build- 1ng 13 to be finisked, if po: during the Cen~ tennial year. An appeal has been wade toall branctes of the denomunation for funds o 8id in its completion. During the eeasion at Washinston of the Bal- timoze Methodist Episcopsl Conferencs, which Las just closed, a resolution was passed request- ing each pustor of the Conference to send a his- tonieal account of the charch under his care to the American Methodist Historical Society. A resolution eubmitted by Dr. Lenaban, which re- quests the General Confereuce to require the ook Concern to lay Lefore the Conferences de- tailed exbibits of the etate of its aflairs, in ac- cordance with the action of the Book Cominittee four years 230, was also passed. A cotrespondert writes to tho New York Even- ing Post a& follows: s t0 be oteerved this year on the 16th = t0u of April T Accurdr=g to the almia. nacs, the Paschal fnll monn occurs on Sutnrday, April ; he rule in the Praver-Baok requires Easter to be “ine fret Suudsy #] whith is the 9th. As our Lord was craified at tue full of the moon. there keetns au fucongraity in celebrating his resurrectien more than a week later. The question is thus answered by the Post = ‘The Paschal full moon falls on Szturday, April 8, &t fory-three minutes after 2 o'clock in the afternoon. By lnnzr cslculation, which governs the date of Easter, 3 day begins at noon. Thercfore the Paschal full 11000 falis, for the purposs of the church caleadar, on Sunday, April 6; sud the first Sundsy after,” re- quirca Dy the Prayer-Book, 13 April 15, The Unttarian clergy in England, according to the corresvondent of the Christian Hex<ter in that country, are futlering eadfy from starva- tion rates of fafary. He cites two cases: the firet is that of ope’ of the most faithfol hard- worsing, and respected ministers of his rerion, over one of the most costly and elegant Unita- risn churches in all Eugland, se baptismal font cost £6,600 or £7.000, whose congregation numbers 60U, and whose weal:h is farge, a aingle family Leing estunated as baving some 230,000, 500 or more ; and this minister has lately been rrriched by Laving his salary rmsed from $750 %0 £1.200. The otber case is that of & man also of-university education, the minister of a nice Gothre stone church. with a congregation that tre no strangers to fuxury. who is permitted to stiugele on with tnree motherless girla of his awn to suprort upon A ealary of $700 a year and what he can earn by his violin, playing for ihe traveling dramatic ‘companies, and in other ‘wferior poeitions. ‘The Rev. 3ir. Mayo (Gnitarian), of Springfield, Mass., recently delivered a disconrse on liberal Chrietian churches and therr bistory. He said :hat if the hberality of the New Havea school of io-day hiad prevailed filty yearsago, **the Uni- fariaus never would have been forced to leave ibe oid orthodox churches. They now bave 300 shurches and ministers, three coileges, two the- ological schools, and numerons academies, pub- tith extensively, aud have contributed onan wverage £100,000 for mussionary work during the ‘st ten years. Tho Uviversalist Church is a unttle over ono hundred years old. Its founders 3id Dot have the wealth, Jearning, and social po~ sition of the first Unitariaus, but the Unitarians appealed to the intellact, winle the Umversalisy docinne went rght to the heart of every man who Lad ever lost a friend. Affer the irat two or threo generations of Universsl- #ts had passed away, the church waned for anbile, and twenty years 2go, passed s crisis_in i18 history, and hassince been rapidly gaining strengih. Their creed, at prosent, very nearly soincides with that of the Unitarians, The Zwedenborgians are also classed as Liberal Christiaus, but are 2 smsll and exclusive eect. Ihe other Liberal Christian churches are the Clinstians who have uo croed but the Bible, and pumber 253,000 wembers ; the Disciples or Camp- bellites, who are sirong in the Southwest ; the United Brethren in Curist, who have 135,000 communicants ; the Hicksite Friends, aud some smaller gects, and soms unconnected churches, Altogether, there are from 6,000 to 8,000 Liberal churches. 'There are sigus of a_disposition to bresk awzy from oven the restraints of the Lib- oral faith, 2nd thers will probably soon be an in- dependent wing bound by no creed whateve.” The editor of the Irisk Jorid, published in New York, scema to quite agres with many Protestants in regard to the prospects of his re- ligious faith in America. In hia articie upon S¢. Patrick’s Day he says : ‘fhe ecclesiastical orator tells you thaf Ireland's en- ¥avement naa bean of great nervice to the Church; for the exiles of Erin—who fled across the ocean to find eorething to eat—carried Witk them the bsnner of weir religion, and spread the light of their faith all ovor this bedarkened Contwent. The story ia partly 2rue, But Dever yet did a glittering deception 80 dsz- zls the eyos of innocent audiences. The Irieh, in- deed, hav carried their faith bither in their rags, and they have biddeu it awsy in their tenements; but the £eed Of the faith they have mot planted in American xofl. Catholicity is practically a forelgn element 2s yetin the United States. Citholics have gained by scceseions_from abroad, but Catholicity has not de- Soloped. What the United States have gained Ireland has Jost. There 1s no substantisl victory for the Church. But the Church bus not actually held her own. We have s few score [ro-Euglish converts, sud thess few we put up on our shoulders that the multi- tude may soe and chicsr them. These converts get the chief seats In the synagogue. But the number lost to fhie Chiurch in this countrs for the past two centuries, thie envrmious maltitude of Irsh descent who pave fallen away and are still falling awsy. quistly and noiselossly, and sbout whom thero i o falk, can bs cuunted by miltions. So that after all Lreland has lost, while America has pot pained. —_— PERSONAL. The Rev. Dr. Sargent, au old and representa- tive Methodist in the South, is dangeronsly iil. The Rev, J. W. Brown, of Detroit, hzs so- espted the Rectership of Trinity Church, Cleve- Iand, O. Diehop Haven will hold the Pittsburg 3leth- odist Episcopal Confereuce instead of Bishop Merrill, who 111l The Unitarian Church in Woburn, Mess., has elected Mrs. I'. K. Cragin and Mre, J. Johnson to places on the Board of Deacons. Dr. J. Clement Fronch, of Brooklyn, and Dr. Arthur Mitchell, of Chicagoe, both clasamates Bullisss Coilcge, bave each given up 31,000 of their salary for the current year owing fo the depresgion in businesa. Bishop, Milmer, of Alsbama (Protestant Epis- copal), has received into the Urder of Deazon- nesses Miss Irene Blackmore, who psssed her probation at the Cburch Home at Mobile. The Lev., Dr. Behrends was ordained pastor of the Union Congregational Church at Providence on Wednesday of last week.. President Robin- eon. of Brown Univeraity, took part in the exer- cises. * The gress e7ant 1n Elizabeth, N. J., 1ast week, was the dedication on Friday, of the Westmina- ter Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Dr. Roberts, pastor. Drs. Adams, Prime, and Hall, of Now York, officiated. The cost of the bnilding is $200,000, bus there ia ot a cent of debt ox it ———— BREVITIES. PIUTE PIETY AND POKER. Old Adam, now deed, wag a Piute who had some Christian notions. Ho used sometimes to tali to his people of a betrer world beyond the grave, 1wnto which they might enter provided they refrained from killing and stesling while on earth. ** Poker Bob" is a gon of old Adam, and some of the Piates think thut he will ane of these days £ill the place of his father as an ex- borter of tho people o better ways, Jonnson, & Tiute in some way related to tbe ** Adam ™ fam- i in speaking of Bob the other day eaid: e think tuat ne will begin to presch by by. Him now a good deal in the notion. Lle slready sometimes gives the people some talk. Now him not usy much 'bout for not to s and steal, bus him make good talk for notto drink whiakfr. Qur peopls think by by him make some good talk for not to lie ana steal, all same like he father; and some good talk about Heaven, too, but you see ke can’t do it now.” “Why not give guod talk now 3 asked we. ‘‘Well,” looking a little ashamed, “‘now bim play all timo too much poker. We think by by he quit poker and give us plenty good preach, sll same like was the dead father.”— Virginia Crronicle. CHINESE NEIGHRORS. The Raleigh (N. C.) Aews reports that the Rev. Dr. Pritchard, of that city, referred in hms Thanksgiving sermon to_a conversation held some vears sgo between Dr. Thomas E. Skm- ner, formerly of Raleigh, now of Georgia, aud an anti-missiovaryist. Dr. Skinner, he said, was goliciting sid for foreign missions, and ap- phed to this gentleman, who promptly repalsed bimn with the reply, * I don't believe in jureign miesions, and I won't g.ve anything except to home missions. I want what I give to benefit my neighbors, * Well,” replied Dr. Skmner, “shom do you regard as vour neighbors?” *Why, those around we,™ replied the brother. Do yon mean thosd whoso Jand joins yours?” inquired Dr. Skinfer. * Yes.” -*Well® waid Dr. Skinner, **How much land do you own?" “Apout 500 acres.” *Iow far down do you own " Wby, I never thought of it before, but I suppose £ own half way through” *‘Ex- actly.” said Dr. Slduner, I suppose you do, and I wsot tliis mouey for the Chiness,~the men whose 1and joios yours on the bottom.” The bardeced broiuer had never thought of that, and gave a good sum for foreign missions. NO XONTE FOR HIN, One minister of the Gospel, at least, has grown too ebarp to be cuught by the three- card-monte wmen, or any other agents of Belist that infest railroad traius to gain the confideuce of pa-sengersand * gather them in.” An em- ploye of the lows Ceutral Hatlroad invented n conductor's detective box, which was lately adopted 2a a check upon couduclors on the road. Itis an oblocg box, with ticket pigeon- holes auswering to the various stxtions ou the road. The regulstion reguires thal the passen- ger should take outa ticket, and the box is so contrived thit only one ticket can come out ata time. The concuctor caraes aroand the box at all way stations. A atifily starched preacher ot on, aod wanted to go to El Dorado. The conductor presented his box and d the preacher to” “take 3 cerd.” His holiness arose in a tovering rod rage, and dashed the diaboli- cal box from him. He took violent religious £it, and frotied at the wouth, 2zd flashed at the cyes, and just stormed imprecations upon card- players, and thke woute men 1a particular. e could uet bo prevailed upon to take i card, so the conducior had to put him off iv the woods among the lowa wolves. Thst good man bad eome time last at some innocent gume aud could vot be caught again. He vreferred to walk to E! Durado In uncontaminate purity. fERSE CHURCH SERVICES. EPISCUPAL. The Rev. Dr. Locke preaches at Grace Churchmorn- ingand evemng. —Tue Rav. r. Harrs officiates morning and even- ing at St. James? Chuzely, corner of Cass and Huron wireets. —The Rev. Dr. Cushman officiates st St. Stephen's Church, Johnsox, between Taylor and Twelfth streeta, —Tue Eev. 1L G. Dorry officiates st AllSaints, Church, corner of Carpenier and Ohio sireets, morn- 10g and eveniog, ~ The Bev, Dr. Strong preaches 3t the Charch of the Epiphany morning and evening, —The daily services during noon hour will ba con- tinued throughout Lent at St Peter's Chapel, No, 143 State street. —Tho Ltev. Francls Mansficld will preach morning and evening at the Church of the Atonement, corucr Washington and Robey streets., —Tho Rev. Herman C. Duncan will presch morning and evening 2t the Memorial Church, corner of In. dsana avenue and Thirtieth strect. —The Rev, Luther Fardeo wil preach morning and evening at Galvary Church, Warren avenue, near Oak- ley street. Ioly Commnunion 1n the mornitg. ~The Liev. E. Sullivan will preach morning and evening at Triuity Guurct, corner of ickigan aveuus and Twenty-wixih sireet. Morning snbject: “ Tne Denefit of Confersing Clrier.” Evening subject: “The Mysterics znd 3liracles of Christianity,” —The Rtev. D, F, Warren will preach this morning at St. Mark's Church, corner of Cottage Grove avenus and Thirty-sixth strect. The Rt Rev. Biskop 3e- Laren will preach and confirm in the eveuing. —The Rev. Arthor Ritchio will preach worning and evening at the Church of the Ascenaion. Holy rom- munion in the morning. 4 METHODIST. The Rev. A, Youker preaches st Simpson Church, Bonfield street, near Archer svenue, morning and esening. —Tne Rev.H.TL. Marlin presches st 8t Paul's Church, cornér of Newberry and’ Maxwell streats, morning aud evening. —The Rey. S. H. Adsms preaches at the Centenary Cliurch morningand evening. Evening subjects *Is the Young Man Absalom Safe?” —The Tev. M. M, Parkhurst preaches at the Wabash Avenue Chiurch this morning, and the Rev. Joba Will. jameon in the evening. Eveming subjoct : ** Leading Vioes of American Politics.” —The Rev. M. L, Vorheis preaches at the Free Church, No, 49 Norih Morgan streot, morning 2nd evening. —The Rev. Dr. 8. A. W. Jeweit preaches morning and evening at the Firet Church, Morning subject * The Gospelof the 1ife. *Evening subject: Tem- ‘perance Reform Based on the Gospel.” —The Rev. William A. Spencer will preach_this morning st the Faltcn Street Ohurch, The Rer. R. 8. Cantine wilt preach, in the eveniug. —The Rev. N, H. Axtell will presch morniog’ snd God.” Evening subject of David.” —The Rev. John Atkinson will presch mornwg and eveuing at Grace Church, corner of LaSalle and Whita sireets. orning eubject: “The Lost Harvestand the Angel Reapers.” Evening subject: “The Abound- ing Wickednesa in Public and Private Life, and It Demedy.” BAPTIST. The Bav. L. T. fsush will prosch in the South Church, corner of Locke and Lonaparis streets, in the evening a 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. J. 3. Gregory, President of the State University at Champlsin, wiil preach morning and evering in the Michigan' Avenue Church, corner of ‘Twenty-third strect. —Tlis Rev. N. F. Raviin will preach this morning in the Open Commurion Mission Church, corner of Louis aud West Jackeon strects, Subject: *The Leligion and Politics of » Hundred Years Ago.” —The Rev. J. 3. Gregory will preach morning and creningut the 3ichigan avenue Church, near Twen. ty-third street. —The Rev. R, Do Saptiste will preach morning and evening at the Olivet Church,on South Desrborn street, between Polic and Taylor troets. —The Rev. G. W. Nortlrup will preach this morning at the University Place Church, Subject : ** The Cen- tennial Work of the Denomination.™ —The Rev. C, E. Hewitt, of Bloomington, will presch morning and evening a¢ the Becond Courch, corner of Morgau and Mouros streeta, —The Rev, Sames Goodman will preach morning and evening at the Hyde Park Ghurch, —The Rev. W. W. Everts will preach morning and evening atthe First Clurch, corner of South Park avenue and Thirty-rst etreet. . —The Rer, D. B, Cheney will preach this Srening the Fourth Ghurch, corner of Washington and Pauli streets, The Rev, Lemuel Moss, D, D., wiil pasach tho morning. —The Hev.d. D.Burrwill presch morning and evening at Immanuel Chusch, No, 932 Halsted streat. LUTHERAX. ‘The Rev. Edmund Belfour, pastor, will preach in the Church of the Holy Trnity, corner of Desrbarn 1ud Eris streets, morning and oveniog. TRESBYTERIAN, The Rev. David J. Burrell preaches at !the Weat- minster Church. Morning subject: The Uncon- scious Influence of n Good Life,” Evining subject: *'Songs of Heaven.™ —Tue regular scrvices will be heli at the First Scotch Church. Bubject of evening locture: “Ja- cob.” —The Rev. Arthur Lindsey will preach, worning and evenizg, ot the Fourta Presbyteriar Chucch. —The Kev. Samuel W, Dadield weli yreach morning ning at the Lighth Caurch,corer of Lobey sud ou strcets. A ex. . Monto Gibon Wl greach morning evnias at the Sewad Churel, comer of Michigaa L stre at ina in and eveuig in ... UNIVERSALIST. & .. tre Rev. Sun.per Ll preaches atthe Church of the Rédeemer, corner of - Washington and Sangamon streess, this mormng. —Ths Rev. Dr. Riyder will presch morning and ercuing at St. Paul's Chureh, Mickizsn aveaus, be- tween Stxteenth and Eightcenth s:roets. CONGLEGATIONAL. The Rev. William Alvin Bartlett will preach morning 20d eventi in Fiyuiouth Church, Michigan avenuc, Dutween Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth utreats. —The kiev, L. T. Chawmberlain will preach morning s0d evening at the New England Church, corner of Delawsre piace and North Dearbaru etrect. —Prof. Fisk will preach this morning st the Union Park Church. Prof. David Swing will preach 1n tie Cvening. . REFOBMED EPISCOPAL, The Rev. Bishop Cheney will presch in Bt Panl's Church in the morning, by request, bis sermon on tne 4 Use aud Abuse of Lent,™ —The Rov. Simuel Faliows will preach tn the aven- ing to young men. Saubject: * The Rationals of Teimptation.” The Rev. M. T. McCormick will presch at 3:45 p. m. in the Bapist Church, Englewood. The lev. Dr. Coover will preach morning and evening in Immanuel Chorch, corner of Contre and Dayton streets, and will deliver th third of bis yeriea of Lenten seruiocy in the mornlg on *Cho Caristian e, —Tlre Rev, R, H. Boaworth will preach morning and evening ot Emmannel Church, coruer of Hauover aud Twenty-¢ighth _streets. Morning subject: “Our vening subject: ‘At Anchor.” Dr. Fallows will preach this morning at Christ Church, corner of Michigan avenus and Twen- ty-fourtl strect. Bishop Cheney will preach in evening. Sabject: * Whut Lack I Yeu2" UNITARIAN. The Rev, Brooke Herford will presch morning snd evening at the Church of tho Messiah, corner of Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street. Morning subject:_* Ohristisn _Citizenship—A _Disconrss for Election Times,” Evening subject: “The Doctrine of Christ, us Gnitarians Understand It."” —The Rov. Itobort Collytr will preach morning and evemng at Unity Church, corner of North Doarborn strect and Walton place. —The Rov. J. T. Sunderland will presch this morn- ing at the Fonrth Chureh, corner of Praitie avenie and_Thirtieth strect. Subject: *Choices.” Pr W. D. Gunning will lecture upon *The Origin of the Races ™ 1 the evening. 3 —Tho Rev. E. P. Powell will presch in the morning st the Third Chureh, corner uf Laftin aud Monroa stroets,” Prof. R, A. Proctar will locturs in the eveu- ing upon * Our Sun's Family.” CHIISTIAN, The Rav. Knowles Shaw will presch morning snd evening ot the First Church, corner of Indjana avenus and Twenty-fifth street; and in the afternoon at Campbell Hall, corner of 'Van Buren street snd Camp- Dell avenue. EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION, Ogden Avenue Church, No. 30 Ogden avomua. The Rev, G. C. Knobel will preach {n the evening. —First Church (German), corner of Dearborn and Tirty-5fth streets. Tho Rev. J. 1. Grol wilt presch morning and evening. —Second Church (German), corner of Wisconsin and Sedguwick streets. The Rev, W. F. Walker will prescn morping and evenivg. —St. John'a Church (German), corner of West Huron and Noble streets, The lov. Theodore Alberding will preach moraing and evening, —6alems Church (Germau), corner of West Tovefth and Union streets. The Rev. Jacob Himmel will preach morning and evening. MISCELLANEOUS. There will be preaching in the morning fn Advent Hail, No. 218 Weat Madison strect, and in the evoning Elder H.G. McCullough will preach in the Green Street Tabernacle, 'he_Disciples of Christ will meet for worship at %) West Randolph street at 4 p. m. E. F. Jay Bullene will lectur, morning and evening before the kirst Society at the church, corner of Washington and Green streets. Evening subject : Phenomenal Spiritualisns. —The Progressive Lyceum meels st noon in the hall southwest corner of Waehington and Desplaines streets. —-iss Frances L. Willard will repeat hir lecture, “ Everybody's War,” in the Yirst Congreg:tioual Church this evemng, —~The usual Gospel Temperanca Service, under the auspices of the Woman’s Temperance Union, will be Deld at 3¢ . in the Clark Street Methodist Church. —The First Soctety of Spiritualists will celebrato the twenty-cighth_anniversary of the advent of 3fodern Spiritualism in Grow’s Hall, 517 Madison street, this evening. Mies Susio A Jobuson and Dr. Samuel Maxweil, while entranced, will give spirit account of the work accomplished in the past twenty-eight years. pieie i CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOTAL. March 25—Fourth Sunday in Lent. Harch 2T—Twenty-third Doy of Lent. Barch 98—Twaenty-fourth Day of Leat, March 20—Twenty-fifth Day of Lout, farch 30—Twenty-sixth Day of Lent. March 26—Fonrth Suuday in Lent, Alarch Mareh erin. 0st Prectoas Blood of Our Lerd. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. JEWISIT TEMPERANCE. Yotne Editor of The Chicaco Tribune : Cmicago, March 25.—If two and two make four, no addition, subtraction, divisions or sub- divisiona (ad infinitum) will chauge tte result, thas proving tho old proverb *‘that figures will not lie, if well hiandled,” et we are continually acting on the hypothesis they can and must be changed. Thus Gaiileo was, at the instance of geven Cardinels, obliged, on his bended kaees, with one Laud on the Bible, to renouuce his well- authenticated book proving the earth revolved on its axis, and performed sn snnaal circle cround the sun, because it contravened the idea that at the command of Gideon, of the Bib'e, *‘the sun stood still for nearly the space of s day." The Bible then and for centuries efter- wards was suppoged to be the fundamental law governing and teaching all the science we need to know of the usiverse, and it took a longer veriod to teach maskind that this world God made in His own way and time, millions of years 2go (and which will exist millions to come), be- cause this also contravened the six days’ theory recorded in Genesis. But it is well ** God's ways are nct our,nays,” or elue o would be persuaded this preseut year to close up business, notwith- standing the many fatlurcs a8 to the sot time to which Iie hus been limited in the minds of thore who teach the second appearing of our Lord. In the great desire of humanitarizos to do somothing to stay thoe tida of intemporauce, they have jumped at conclusions that are o incom- patible with the fundamental laws of onr uature one wonid suppose they need not be tried in or- der to prove them tailures. In the beginning of our race, God Himself bad an exemplification that 1nan, whom he bad created in 11i8 own image and likeness, and endowed with reasoning facul- ties, would not be circumscribed by any prohibi- tory laws, as he did eal the forbidden fruit which God bisd just told biw, in person, ke must not. Desides, we have Pxul's idea of prolibition,—in the following text be says : *‘I bad not known sin but by the Iaw.” How truo it is, a8 said a certain divine recently, *‘You tell & man you shall nol, sud yon st once raise the wholo an- tagonism of- his nature.” Now, if the above theories are correct, and God Himself failed iu Lis probibifory plan to restrain man from eating the forbidden fruit, how counld we anticipate ansthing else, as the result of human dovices. Then ig 1t any wonder the Maine law, which was enacted with stringent prohibitory measures to restrain our appetites, or the Washingtoniza pledge, with the glnm:igmhlxsahood inscribed therein, tha¢ in one p of liquor we wero made just one drop sbould fail ? Hence ‘whole orchards of apple-trees were cut down lest apples shouid bs manufactured into cider. But still comes the pharisaical prayer hawked sbout by women on ths corners of the streets, and in saloons, calling on God to send down from hesven direct fire to conaume, and if He failed to answer thoy had the torch in hand ready to apply, as they did o two cases in Ohio and Indisna. Aud last, but not least, the divine ordinance established at the Last Supper, by the Lord Himself, in drinking wine, and then gave to His diaciplos, saying, * As oft a8 ¥o do this, do it in remembrance of me,"” and which cxampie has been rigidly adhered to more than eighteen hundred years, must now be sup- plemented. or else His fotlowers in the laat .quarter of the ninetecnth century will become drunkards,—even proving Divine economy can- not ba trusted. It is no longer a surprise that a religious sonti- ment that would require such things muost be founded on a falee theology, and when ministers presch they believe the sirests of the New Jerusalem are paved with gold, because the Bible saya so, and an ortbodox Doctor of Divinity recommends Dr. Culiis’ Spiritualistic prescrip- tions (healing by prayer, {aith, and oil), who himself would not trust the antidote to curo hydrophobia, or the measles (thus densing the power), or & seatiment that offers a premum of 25 each_for dirty towels on which Moody had wiped his bands.” Such s theology must neces- sarly bs ke dark-lantern sesuces, in which are prison bars, cofling, fiery serpents, dragons, ghosts, aund domouns, ready to dsvour if you do mot come to Jexus. The cross, wiich once was only tolerabla in the Church of Rome and Eogland, is now, throogh the pride of fashion, worn not only by all the churches, and the women who believe in Him, but by every prostitute throughout the whole Iaud, 28 an cnsign of—what? Is it any ‘wonder, then, men of old tima ** despised the cross aud put Him to open shame.” This much as tha result of the Gentile side of temperance, and we know what the fruits are. Instead of a decreaso of intemperance, drunkenness has in- creased, in mauvifold proportiovs, all over Chris- tendom evar since these expetlients were tried. Fortunately for the issue, we Lave & counter~ part to which %6 can tara with pridé, for exem- l plary evidencs, and show throngh our Habrow {riends how a policy founded eutirely upon & dif- ferent basis accomplishes every desire of the most sanguino Christian friond, and if we dem- onstrate as clearly a3 we suated the first propo- sition ‘‘that two and two make four,” we shall bave accompfished the object of tins article. In the first place, the Jows in their church relations bave no organization of any binding faith or creed, only taking the uniotorprsted word of God s their rule and doctrine. Every one has only to suswer to himself and bis God in all matters of duties and couscience as it may pleaso lum, con- sequently there are no vows or pledges to be broken. In the eecond place, outside of the Church they have no societics for the suppression of ali the varied vices to which the flesh 18 heir; honce sucha thing as atemperance societyis not known. If even the idea of one wers to originate in the brain of any one of _their faith, the origii- nator would be considered s fit subject for a ln- paticasylum, All Jews look upon guine asa thing to thank God jor! None fecl ro poor but they consider it their duty to provide wine in their houses with which to celebrato the Feastof the Passover, drnk upon gll joyous and festive occasions, such a3 birthe, weddings, meeting of frionds, etc. At the_commeucemnent of their Sabbath (Fri- day evening), whicl® i3 pegun at the eveuing meal, a gluss of wineis poured out, and when the patriarctial head has, in Hebrew, ropeated these words ¢ Blessed be Thou, O Lord, who has brought forth the fruit of the vine,” he takes #utp from the cup, then passes it to his wife, aud frow her to each child, and strangers pres- eut. Then ha repoats, * Blessed bo Thou, oh Lord, who brought forth bread from tho carth ! ™ cutting & small piece of bread from tho loaf, and passing to each one at the table ; then a full cup of wine is set' down beforo ench one, of which they may drink a8 they desire. After all this, at the close of ~tho meal (as in the family to which I ‘am indebted for the distinguished honor of participating in this evemng meal),the yonngest chiid (8 yoars otd) repeated in Hebrew, ** Praise and thanks be to God for food and wine drank. Amen!" Nearly all Jews who can affora it have constant- 1y on hand, in their honses, all the vatious kinds of liquar besides wine, which thoy feel free to use us occadicn may seom to raquire, or demand, und their occasion 18 purely ono of taste, as no ome is measured by any standard of morals, ctiquetto, or public eentiment in this respect. If ho driuks or lets it alone, the guestion is not raised as to the right or wrong of the thiug, any more thsu it i3 among Christiana of the right to uso tobacco. (Wine 1s never used in the Totn- ple.) Now, what is the practical {esson denved from this lax heterodoxical courso (as wo Chris- tinos would say)? Afust it necessarily be delo- terious ¥ The proof ia conclusively to the con- trary. They claim by tiis lina of policy, while their eons (1t in Christiau families) would resort to the galoon to gratify their appetites and be exposed to all the kindred associations of tho saloons. treat and retreat, gambling, etc., theirs aro kept at bome, and as no rulesare prescribod, no prohibitory measures enforced, ull respousibility rests upoo each alike, with no couventional reatraint,—perfect freedom makes thom free indeed. Lo them *‘ the law of the wiso is a fountain of life to keep them from the snarcs of death " and in the paths of eobriety nog virte. Of the 15,000 Jews who reside in thie druoken city of 3,000 saloons, I made parsonsl visit to ninety-threo families, compris- ing in the aggregate 449 children. In eixty-one of these families tney had more or less children who had arrived at their majorits, and in not onoof all these famulies, from the grandparent down, did I find a single instance where intox~ ication ever existed. I have the nawmnes and resi- dences of these familics, aud maay, very mauny, of thees children told me themselves they had lhttle or no desiro for wine, aund scarcely ever drank it from choice, veri- fying the old proverb that *“Stolen waters are sweet.” 1 had read with great interest lew- ters of travelers who had visited the wino dis- triets of Eunrope, among others none mors 8o than thosa from our Ilon. ex-ayor, Josaph Hedill, who showed conclusively the salutory irfluence of this non-prohibitory policy, but not until I visited these faunlies was I carried back 1 my mind to the days of my fathers, and com- pletely and overwhelmingly remindod that we, s Christinns, on this snbject had lived fully 1 & centary beyoud our time. There could cot ever have lived & more homogeneons, hos- Ditable people than theas Jows, and truly does the Abrahawic covenant abide in these faluilies. ‘The family relations aro based upon true love, mutual respect, snd that holiness which olects the Lowe for its tempie.” Ata public meeting recontly called in New York to establish a Society for the Prevention of Crusity to Chil- dren, in whichall Cbristian mivisters were ex- pected to participate, and to which the Jowish Rabbi, the Nev. Mr. QGotthiol, way pecially invited to address. He e repre=ented 75.000 fellow-citizous, oot indeed to receive for them the protection you offored to ueglected or ili-treated cluldren. Your interference never has been asked, and [ am contident never will be asked, in behalf of a Jowish child. We will contribute for defense, but can furnish no patrons.” What a commenta- ry! Beeides, who aver heard of a Jewish pau- per? Said a Jewieh editor: * It is by nomeansa matter of congratulation to be comypellon Lo es- tablish such measures of defenve, and not much to boast of for tho revresentatives of the Chris- tian Charch, which claims to have euperseded the good old practical refizion of Moses and the Rabbius, Craelty was the divinity which® vresided over the Inquisition, which dictated the policy of Clustian Kings and priests, aod which was the weapon with which tue Church extended its power.” *‘There was a lime when cwvilization weant rule of the Christian Church in one form or other. That was indeed the age of cruelty; it 1weaunt persecu- tion, flozging, hanging, wholesale cousignation to the stake, tlaying slive of thousands of human beings from the guiltless babe to tho tottering nousgenarian, &nd We are Dot nOW obliged to go back to the middlo of tho four- teenth century in Germany, or the fifteenth in Spain, France, and elzewhere, where thousands and tens of thousands of Jews were hurned alive by Christiana (280 at Seville alone in one vear), but this same persccution existsin our own time and country. Ouly lass December, in the State of Arkausay, in a Jewish cometery, in one night, cvery stone and monument was de- at; and graves trampied upon—by whom? chyistians ! L havo recited the above facts and incidents for the sake of contrasting fully the results which ensue from a life founded on an enlight- ened and rational bypothesis, with one made up of creeds, conversions, plodies, and couvon- tional rules, which have no binding forco or virtue ontside of the district in waich they wero born. Boside, [ find by exteneive correspond- once_(which bas delsyed this artice) with the Wardens of several Penitontiaries, that the percentage of all thoso who haye been incarcorated in these pricons of the Jewish faith is very, very small iudeed; two examples will suflico, which aro fair samples of the rost: Tathe greatState of Ohio, only four were ever within ber walls; one of these profeseed to be an infidel, and another de- nied bis religion rather thap disgrace their faith. In our own Stute, out of 9,622, thora have been twevite incarcerated, for various crimes, varying from one vear to ten vears' imprisonment, and none in the United Siates has suffered capital punishment. Now, if I have shown conclusive- Iy that Jewish tewperance which permeates their whole life in habits’of drink, morals, and reli- gion, i8 8o transcendentally superior to our own theory, we too had better adopt their platform nng becorne practical, incideut and I have dons. Whailo I was visiting these Jewish families for statistics, I ascended the front steps of onme house, tures different evenings, each time the npper blind in the basement window being open. Icould see the family sarrounding the table reading and con- versing. Not knowing exactly what it meant, I withdrew, but the fourth time, the blind being sbut, I made tho entrance, but found the family as before. I asked for the explanation, and, when 1 found nothing ugusual was occarriing, I cried within from the depth of my soul, ** Oh, that I bad been born a Jew!" CHRISTIAN. EVIL TIMNES. To the Editor of The Chicago Iribune: Cumicago, March 25.—0 tempora, O mores! O the times! O the manuers! Fraud, bribery, extravagance, and comsequent pressing hard times. In whom can we trnst? Where is our refoge? is the cry thst comes from the East and the Weat, the North and the South. Our be- loved country is like an army bereft of its leaders, like a ship tempest-tossed, and without & rudder, wiile wo monrnfally eay, Is this to be the glory of its Centennial year? Many charge this state of thinga mainly to the present Ad- ministration of our Government. The Demo- crats rally and exclaim, **It1s high titme we got and hola the reins; with all hands aboard, with auitabte and competent leaders, the man of our choice at the helm, thers can be not a sbadow of doubt but the ship of State will sail securely on, without even a blot or stain mpon the fair name of auy of it§ crew.” De- lightful epoch! Again hero in our city hag arizgen & new party called Independent Re- formers, who declare they will use every effort to defeat bad meu from cither party. The third- term_ proposition, for good reasons, being juct wow laid upon the table, the Republicans eay : “ We cannot afford at this most catic\l timo to i the public should view it in that light—that men give up the control of the ship ; we will buckle on the armor and work whilo the day Iasts; wo will olect another brave and honored Captain— perbaps a Blaine, or a Washburne—and uoder the now regime, we will show a purerecord to the world, and that derisive English press, in particalar, which says: ¢The American po- litical life seoms to be in anythinz buta healthy condition. Charges after charges varying in dogrees of trnth—buc with the samo ugly and untoward character, have lately darkeuned the commercial, religions, judicisl, and admnis- trative jostitutions of the United States. Ths genoral offoct, beyond denial, bas beon, and is, to bring the blush of shame and suxiety in the faces of all Lonest Americans, aud fo make tho countless friends ot thnat Republic silent and sorrowful, while ifa euemies rejoice over its recurring revelations.” 1say, that the Republican party wonld sbow that 1€ has not become so confident and hardened by its continued poser and prosperity as to be incapable of blushing and pain inteuso whea an honored member proves disloyal and unworthy. * \When the righteous are in authority the peo- ple rejoice, but when the wicked beareth rule the people mourn."” Selfish men charge these giar~ iog corruptions _Iargely to the women of the laud. True, in all imporiant transactions, whether for good or evil, & woman is in the case —sometimes at the very bottom of it. Wa read about that memorable wife,Eve, that she tempted Adam to eat of the forbidden fruit; and when Job, the most patient man, complaioed of his soro afilictious, his wife told bim to ** Curse God and die!” But while the Good Book makes con- spicuous the acts of a_few -evil women, many wicked men are well shown up, and prove their equal in all mauner of Bin and wrong- doing. Those who attempt to shift the responsibility of our embarrassmeuts upon the women:not only ehow themseives wosk, but discourteous and cracl. Such are too apt to accept tho old-fashionod excuse,—*:Sho wmpted me, and I did eat.” Ihe Psalmist nuderstood it when Le crisd : “Holp, Lord; _for tho godly man ceasoth; for the faithfal fail among tha children of men. I have seen the wicked 1n power, and spreading bimeself like a greon bay-tree. Yet hs passed away, and lo! he was'not; yea, I sought him, but be could not bs found.” " Job sud: ** Great men are not always wise. God shall break in pleces mighty men without number, and set others in thor stead; and when He hidoth His face, who then can behold Him, whother it be doue sgainst a nation or agaiust a mau only?" How very likc us were those ancient people, after all. Thoy were tempted, stuned. suffered, and com- plained, very much 83 we of this nineteenth cen- tury do, Thereis resily nothing now under tho sun. ““The thing which heth been is that which shall be, and that which is cdone 1s that whicl ehall be dove; and there is no new thing uador the sun,” Ecclesiastes, i., . Friends to Henry Ward Beecher said, the oth- er day, after reading his speech to the Advisory Council, ** There has never been such persecu- tion, never such language spoken, since that of St, Paul!™ We tiud in the blessed Bible charac- fers oot only like thatof DLeecher, but resem- bling many who bhave recently become 3o con- spicious In various wass, Lrief mention is 1oade of their wives: but in regard to their ** exquisite beanty " and * extensive influence.” wo will suppose, they woall tompera favorabiy with the wiveaof a fow of the emuneut men of this period. Let us not forget the beautiful exawmpls of President Lincoln. In his farewell address to s old neighbors and friends in Springfield, Iil., before entering on bis labors in Wastungton, he #aid : ** A duty devolves ou me which is perhaps geeater than that which bas devolved on any other man since the days of Washingion. Ie never would have succeded except for theaid of Divine Frovidence, wupon which he au all tiwes relizd. I feel that 1 caonot Buc- ceed without ~the weame divine aid wineh sustaived him, aad on the same Almighty Being I piace iy rchance for support, and I | hiope Yo, my friends, will all pray that I may receivo that divine aseistance witbout which I cannot gucceed, and with which succees s cer- tain.” The conclusion of tha who'e matzer i men and women ara alike responsibla, and to- gether have to share the cousequences of Wrong- domg. They will avert further calamities only by discarding such extravagant expouditures, by #iving up Rl eforts ‘to eclipso their newsibors w their display of laces and diamonds, wine- suppers aod receptions.—indeed, curtail all ex- travagant modes of living, and strive to “ Do uuto others asye would thut they should do unto yor.” And as truly as the same bluo sky bendeth lovingly over all, g0 truly is the Iloly Bible the tre comp:8s that directs all nations to & loving Fatlir, tho only Refuze 1 times of trouble. M. 5. G. **1 rRorose.” To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Cuicaco, March 24 —Trusting to yonr impar- tiality in discussing matters of general impor- tance, as showniin ** Letters from the Peopie,” I feel encouraged to gend an answer to an article herded as above and published in last Sunday'a Tripese. The writer of that articlo proposes that every one who is = voter should pledge hig Lonor not to give his vote to any candidate for Alderman who does not declars oponly that he will use zll his influcuce to double the aporopri- ation for the use of the Public Library. It may Le worth while to state hera that I have been a resident and tax-payer in this city during tho last twenty years, which can be proved by tax receipts saved from the fires of '71 and 74, and that I am a friend of learning. Ib the first fow vears of my residcocs bere, I exercised my right of snfirage by voting for the best cavdi- dates, bat { found that I wus ontvoted every time, whetber I voted for Democrats or for Republic- ans, und by whom? Dy those who have no per- wmavent wnterestin the welfare of this city,—i. e. those who posscss no real estate. T overy large city in the Unifed Siates, is burdened by debts mountain-high, and tasation has reach- cd & powt. equivalent to confiscation. Every tuivking man must ask himself, What are the causey of this state of affairs? I have been a closo observer of tho fon- dency of public thought and events, ana huve como to the conclusion that uwmiversal saffrage” and optional education are at least twa of tho many causcas which have producad this coudision | of onr large cities. They are inimical to. and are upderminiug 10 the most effective manner, out form of governmeunt. That portion of the popu- lation of our city which possesses no realty is the portion the vote of which is nsed by des.gn- ing politicians and demagogues for their sinister ends. It is that portion which rules this city ; it is that portion which votes taxes on us, with- out paying auy themselves ! After we havo paid public schiool-tax, { propose to have the City Council enjoined from appropristing pnblic fands for that ornamental oxponent of education called the Public Library. I propose further that the teaching of Freuch, roian, music, drawiug, elc., be discontinued, becauge they are not subjects of public education, but mere social accomplishmeuts, and for such tho school- tax is not levied. Whoever wants to learn Ger- who give their time in the public ssrvice to the detriment ot their private business, should be paid forit. A salary is needed to compensate them in part for attendance as Aldermen at the regular aud spacial meetings and committeo sarvice of the Council. Few men of any value to the city in a public capacity can afford to give 80 mach vatuable time 88 is required by tho manitoid duties of an Alderman without being paid for the neglect which is thus eutailed upon their private affairs. Hence the policy and propriety, 1f we would have men of a higher type, business men of known honesty and ca- pacity, io the Council,—and it sadly needs them at the preseut time,—to attach a salary to the oftice. This salary members may of right receive, donate to some charity, or cover back into the Treasury. Let the present Council whose members Liave, through Mayor Colvin, sume hopes of re-election, attach a salary (in lieu of stealings) to the office. This salary might be ficed at, say, $1,200 a year, or made contingent apon the attendance and work of each Alderman,—as $20 for each regular meet- ing, $10 for each special meeting, and $5 for cach weekly commuittee mesting at which the member was present and gerved. Some such compeugation makes it an inducement for busi- ness men to give their tima and best services to the city, instead of folrusting the public in- terests, ay is so often doue, to a Conncil clique wwhose £ole occupation i to blackmsil and steal from eonfractors aud corporations. I have often thought, in view of the many raecalities perpetrated for two reara past by the ¢ Common Scoundrels,” that, hard as aro the times, and eorely pressed as is the city for fands to pay the **overdraf:s" of theso certificate-makers, Chicago could better afford, even now, topay eome of her best business men 25,000 or $19,- 000 a year for serving 1 the Council as Alder- men, than to get the *‘services * of her Forty Thieves for nothing. THE HISTORY OF ARTEMUS WARD'S FIRST ARTICLE. To the Edutur of The Chicauo Tribune; Cuicago, March 25.—One covening ex-Gov. Tiley favored the Friday Night Club with his presence. We had been fatking of the days of yore, when Henry Clapp was King of the Bo- hemisns and in his glory,~when those brilliant and errstic spirits were wont to freguent Charley Pfafi’s. As the Governor entered Oa- canyan was relating an anecdote of Artemus Ward,—whose face was quite famifiar and al- ways yelcome at the Long Table. 1 suppose I can tell yon o story of Artemus which never has been circulated, as I seldom have told it,” said the Governor. * Well, many ~ears ago I was editor of a paper in Toledo. In thoee days we bad to get up early in the morn- ing 1f we nanted a first cat at the batcher’s, and ope summer morn a8 I was burrying dowa—a little Iate—I passed & tall, seedy-looking chap. Shortly after I heard eome one cry out, * Hold on, mister ! " and, looking around, L discovered Lun approaching by long strides. I stopped, wondering what be could want of me. * Look here, mister,” said be, when he had ovartaken me, ‘‘can youinform me where I wmiglit got a good square meal for 25 conts?2 ™ I directed him to a quarter of the town where cheap hash-foundries wers loceted, 2nd hastened on. T had not gone far, bowever, when I heard soms one again calling after me. It was the #ame fellow. ** Excuse me,” said he, ‘-but a3 you wero kind onough to tell mo whera I might et 8 good square meal for 23 cents, I thought perbaps you would be able to tell me whore I contd get the 25 cents.” Considerably amused, 1 questioned him and learned he was 2 journeyman printer, and that bo bad tramped up trom Indiana. I gave im work in our oflice at a salary of 25 or 26 s week,—which was not bad wages at that nme. One of bis duties was to bring proof to mo and wait while I looked it over. Oune day I way delsyed longer thon usnal, sud when I rotarned the sheets to him he hanaed me a piece of paper upon which, it seems, he hsd been scribbling winle watting. I glaaced at it and found it quite amusing : “45et it op,’ s2id I,—and that 1 beliove, was the first article of Artemus Ward's that ever ap- peared in prat.” Artaon ENUTTNONE. IRISH MODESTY. To the Editor of The Chicago Lribunes Cricaco, March 25.—A fair specimen of this much-to-be-admired quality iras again presented to the sovereign people of this county in the respective Town Conventions held yesterday. On the West Side especially it was an edifying apectacle to see the clansmen from the different Irish counties gatner their forces in favor of this Kerry man a8 against the other fellow from Coonaught, bat, of course, totally igooring the fmct that American Dewmceracy is composed partly of other elements, and especially that the intelligent voters at a town election care but very little a3 to the politics of the men chosen to haudle the town funds and assess their property. Itis high time that this greed for ofiice by this one natiou- ality shoald be stopped ; it i3 a matter of vital importance for the Democracy in their campaigns Lereafter that a wholesoine rebuke be adminis- tered to this hungry horde, and when will & bet- ter opportunity present itself than at this com- ing town election? One delegate had the temerity to make & feebloe appeal to the common senze of the Con- vention, and to demand that the native-born cle- ment of the Democracy should also bs repro- seated, but of course he got kicked for his pains; **No American need apply”™ was the watchword, and only a wholesome fear mada them condescend to place one German on the ticket. Where six offices were to be filled, no otuer nationality stood a ghost of a show. A fow days wi" wow decide if this class of peoplo ehall again bave ‘control of the town aifairs; Democrata and Liepublicans alike are inter- ested 1 patting their seal of condemcation upou such proceedings, and it behooves the property-holders of whatever po- litical procuivities to perform this tusk. Much indiznation has been manifested over the taxes of 1375, and dire vengeance was 0 bo executed ; uow lat the tax-paying voter turn out and do his duty regardiess of the party lash. 1If the Democrats zra beaten at the tosn election thev lose nothing ; but, on the con- trary, they will be in better condition to present a proper ticket hereafter. If, after all former experionco, they again allow this election to go by defsult, and to be left altogother to the Irish wards, then indeed will they have no rightfal cause to complain. If an effort be made like that of last fall, and every man will turn ont, the reuult is not queslionable. DEMOCRAT, HOW TO BEHAYE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Crxcaco, March 25.—I have foliowed with in- terest the several letters sent to your psper in regard to audiences, étc. Lot me sum up the whole, and, au ** convenlence™ is the order of the day, lot me make it easy and convenient for man, etc., must pay for 1t by his own means ; whoever has neglectod to go to tne public school has no mght whatever to demand in his later years to recover the ground lost, at the expense of the public. Since the State assumes tho right to levy school- taxes, it has a priori the right to com- pel education, for by.leaving that optional it frustrates its own aims znd ends for which the system of public echools was established. Universal suffrage without material qualifica- tion, and without intelligence, becomes licenso, and licensa is only suother term for despotism and forco. Thoso who own a city, they only possess tho right to govern it, and not a mera majority of numbers in Wwhich there is no intell- ence. ‘This Public Library is only one of the many institutions foisted upon us by those who pos- gess nothing, and I proposo that the right to yote concerning municipal affairs involving taxa- tion be restricted to those who own tbe city, for matters have reached such s point that the rights of a freeholder, the right of eminent do- main, etc., aremade a foot-ball of by designing domagogues through the vote of the pauper ele- ment of our populntion. That is a deplorabla state of gociety where a freeholder possesses no other grcmgmve than to pay enormous taxea and to be cheated out cf his rent by his tenants. 1t iy, to say the least, doubtful whether the City Council pos=esses the right to appropriate even the fractiou of & mill for such purposes. A Tax-PavEn. BETTER ALDENVEN, AND HOW TO GET THEM. To the Kditor of The Chicago Tribune = Cicago, March 25.—If Chicago would bava s, better claes of Aldermen, aninducement must be i Bold out for men of higher grade to 50rve i that | capacity. 'T'hia indocement must ba of a t:70- fold nature, aud relate to tue company which good Aldermen are expectod to keep, 83 wnll as to the ccmpensation of tho office. The Com- mon Council, 88 now constituted, i8 & stending reproach to the city, aud a respectable man would foel himself lowered, if not disgraced, to be compelled to associzto week after week with the ruling characters in that body. Banish tbis disreputable element, ana then it will become an honor for mon of capacity znd integrity to serve in that body, even without other pay than the mented estesm of their fel low-citizens. DBut it is no more than rigut—and the managers of the audiences to do something 11 the matter by offering to their deliberation a specimen or a samplo of & card _snitable to be pat on handbills or on signboards for distribu- tion among audiouces. Very likely some of the mansgers may take action in the mutter, if they are shown how to do it withont much trouble. If you go 1ato s batning-room in a barber-shop, or take a ream in a hotel, you will find ** Rules”" spread ous for the bathers or the guests. Why not do likowise with_audiences of churches, lectures, or thea- tres? Here i8 my sample-card: BULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THR AUDIKNUR. 1. Come early. 2. Sit suill, 3. Do not leave befors the show is uk, 4. Cough as Little a8 possible, !'x'n Don’t speak with your neighbors whils you onght to listen. s 6. Leave your babies homs; if you can’t do so, homes :annell.h R £ sy . Don't applaud anything of a trifling naty 1 in doing 8o you will depreciate true lpvlagu. e 8, If the sudience is in a church, don't appisud at ali Our Lord sees the praiss of the heart only ! 5, By conforming strictly to the above rules you will confer s favor to your fellow-men, do credis to your own eelf, and oblige greatly the managers, By submitting this to the manazers of our theatres you will greatly oblige, yours reapect- futly, B, LAKE VIEW. o tha Editor of The Chicago Tribuna: Laxe View, March 25.—Reform is henceforth to be the watchword in the conservative Town of Lake View. The citizens appear to have become thoroughly aroused to the fact that watchful- nees on the part of the people ia the great i centive to faithfal performance of duty by pub- lic officers, Lake View, in years past, has been well governed. Trus and faithful men have filled the town oficea. Liberal public improve- meuts have been inangurated. Taxes have been generally cheerfully paid. Large amounts of monev bave been expended for school pur- voses, liberal salaries paid to the teachers, and they aro a8 competent as those of Chicago, and yet thero is a stroog current of dissalisfactionin the community regarding the management of the scbools. Tae kentunent prevails that the work srranged for the teachers is largely euper- ficial, aod that the wubatantial, fuuda- mental studies are neglected. An effort has been made to orgamze a Doard of Education for Districs No. 1, a i Boc. 80 of the School law provides Lok Board in districts having 2,000 inhang e 2k the Directors have called for anch w st 22 to be bold Sauurdas, April 1, from 3 gy e 2t the Diversy Streot School. " 1t now regy tho people to decids the futirs policy ey on tho Doard six of the bes men spiti 8alect, as it is entirely in their hands o “y b tho canses of complaint, Our citizens peR%Y wavs beeu noted for their indlflncnmin" A matters in the past by lstting them goy Tault, sud then grumbling. Lt epee 108 who has achild to_cducate’ attend-to oy T 1100 As the caucna at the Town Hap fos S ination of town officers takes place thy 103" evening, which this yoar will b of gy LD} ordinary interest, the tendency will ba tg iy Doglect tho school interests. An elfort aat'd made to Lave the echool election postponag o-* weels, 80 as to secure & full attendance : bu?le :)mi:: unmefi;r: fx:r caough lfmze“ to m-ul; ure such postponement ote. £ oac one feel it Li3 duty. Te L“E&.h XOT MORE, BUT BETTER, POLICENEY, To the Editsr of The Chicago Tribune: & Cuicaco. March 25.—\Waere the polics fo, 2 res vided by two, acd one-half set to watch the nmd:; balf, and see that it did its duty, the city wong be much better served in many respecta thay now. 1t is a notorions fact—to which thotasndy of citizens can bear witness—that the B¥erage oliceman ie seldom, if ever, upon his beat,—gey, tainly not whero and whon he ia wanted, 4 fight, or robbery, occarring in broad dajlight is almoet invariably an old occurrence before a po. liceman can be fonad, or voluntaniy pnis in ap appearance. Many an instance havs I known where citizens, after shouting * polics” block after block, bave beon compelled to 80 to the station for ao oflicer, Oxe forenoon, I mysel! watched a etore while the owner—after vam shouta for police—nowhere to be 8een—ran 1o the Uniou Street Siation, more than one-quarter of a mule distant. Where do tha police hids themselves on these crgent occasions? Whers are their beats? Where their place of business ? It the law defines their *beata” to be in beer ealoons and private parlors, then are they dead. beats indeed, g0 {ar_as genuine service i8 con. cérned, (Vaik the city at any hour of the da, and. I venture to asiert, that not more than 100 policoman out of the entirs force—throughont the city—can be found on the street, walking tnoir trae beats, Telegraph at any momeat G hndqpuzem the whereabouts of ail police * on duty,"and the revelanon would sstonish aves Capt. Hickey. Chicago needs not more, bu{ better, policemen. Onsenvey, CORRECTION. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : QOmicaao, Murch 25.—in your report of thy meeting Leld last ovening at Union Hall I noties Iam represented as eaying, on two importan: points, the opposite to what I did say. Tssid tc place our currency at par with gold, and keepi 80, We must raceive it for duties on imports, i make it exchangeaole for & bond drawing jus such a rate of ioterest aa will make it (the bond. worth the gold in the markets. Then, of conrsa the currency 18 at a par with gold, =cd, being sa cannot iutlate prices, even sliould thers be s much of it in circulation as the business of thy country requires. B. Lrom.;, HE CAN YOTE. To the Editor of The Chicaco T'ribune; Caicaco, March 23.—A question has arisen tothe legality of a man voting who arrived it this country duriug his minority, his father hav- ing becoms a naturalized citizen previons to the 800’8 attaining his 218t year. Is he entitled tc all the privileges of a citizen of the Unite¢ States ? By answering ths above you'll obiigs several yonog men. A DaiLr Reavrn. [He is.] _— KEINE’S “ PILGRIMAGE TO KEVLAAR™ To the Editorof The 40 Tribun: Cuicaco, March 25.~In the issue of Tar Tamen of Sunday last appears a translation of Heins's “Pib grimage to Kevlaar,” which, by your permiesion, I will assume to criticise simply by comparison, and thers. fore submit the following tranalation, made by ma soms tims since,~leaving to stndents of Germaz, who may choose, to make for themselves such criticism a3 thetwo tranalations may suggast. This poem 18 unquestiouably not fo be regardsl among (feine’s best, and is certainly difficult to rendey into easy, flowing Laglish ; yet I doubt not thats nearly literal translition may, with a little patience, bt had in a smoother riythin than any yet brought to my Xmowledge, A, L BOCKWELL. 1. At the window stznds the mothes, Lics upon the bed her aon 4 Will thiou not arise, Ty ¥ The procestion’s mosivg on.” % Oh? 50 {11 I feel, my mother, 1 care not to hear or see 1 but thiuk of that dead maiden, All my heart 4 misery.” #Qn! arise! to Kevlasr will wa Go, with book and rosary, And the Holy Mother beal thea Of thy beart’s sad malady.” Waves it from cathédral-bannars, Sung it is in sxlemn tone ; Tho procession’s onward moving Ia tisat city famed, Cologue. Leading now her son, th mother * Tollows on tie cumpany' Jowud their voicos are in “ Praised art thou, Alarie?” i At Eerlaar the Hly Motber, Clad in her holicst ats srai HMuch toil awaits ; nioves on tha throsy Who her holy afd require. Tha afilcted now Eefore her All with their offerings sandy Fashioned from wax, wany a limb, hany 2 wax {00t 23d haad. For be a hand of wax thegift, Healed then iy the hand its wounfl A footof wax, tne offaring 1s pledze for a foot mude sound, Dance manry now upon the rope Who Reviaur on cruiches soughty And many play upon thie viol Who of nges sound bad naugi, From of wax tho mothar I S 1y ol Ana hediod thalt thod depart? Eighing, Lis takes the fashiomsd homd Hefero the sacred presence; . And teara fram his eyes are wiiling, From his heart this utterance: . # O tson high-favored and blesea} Thou msid af God, calestiall Thou Queen of lesven ! my sorzow Fresents s pitcous wail? ~1, with 1y motlef, am In the City of Cologne, . Tre town of s hundred chapels, And chnrches many » ous. * And near us waé lring Gretckisas 5lio now sleeps beneath the grousll A heart of wax my offering; Oh?! heal thon my heart 1ta womnd, *Tleal thon my heart of its sorrow, My prayer and my song shall be Herce fervent and unceasing: Pralsed art thou, Marie! ¥ I Bleeping are the son and motheys Gently o'er the troubled boy Now the Holy Alother bending, Beaming with a holy joy. On his heart ber band lies softlys All in dream the mother sees; But her alumber soon is broken, Bay the dogs, he vision feex; And the morning twillght, playing On the faded check, revealed Thzt the soul had rosred to Heaven, Aud tho sorrowing heact was Folding calm her hands, the mother, Clouded though in mystery, O'er hier dead still reng devoutlys s Prased art thou, Marie! " ANOTHER HORSE-STORY. To the Edutor of The Chicago Tridune : Couscrw BLTFFS, Ia., March 20.—Lat me sl another ** horse-story " 1o the ones that sppess in your Tri-Weekly of March 15. In Malvern, Mills County, in.this State, thers isan idffl boy aged about 12 years. He cannot speakis- telligently, although he understands moat ghms! that people eay to lum. Ife does not join in ths amusements of other children, but passes the time in amusemsuts osiginated by himscl!. Hs is passionately found of aniwals, aud will 95~ hitch the most vicious mule or horee from w‘fll bitchiog-post, and wiroko and pat ity liwb, &l the time making & singular, soothing 80D He has gone 1nto stables where stud-horses a18 kept, unhitcued them, and patted them. In gev- eral instances he has played with horses tuat a:8 neverled ont except by two men. He has never ‘been harmed by suy animal that he choss to caress. zod it looks as though tue child 2 1angusge that the horaes uaderstand. o yrrscamzn. !