Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 22, 1876, Page 6

. THE 'CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, RELIGIOUS. Convention of Ohriétiun Work- ora at Fatwell Hall, l’ra'bzii'fition' ; for Austmtutn Oliristinn « \Work-i-How 14 »Codduot Prayor-Meetings, The Dest Way to Get Hold of Non-Ohurch-Goors, The Causo of Temporance—Uses of In. quiry Mectinge---To~Day's Programme, fievle_w of the Sunday-Schoo! Less son for To-Morrow. 'The Effeot Produced by Peter’s Preachlug to the Jews. THE CHRISTIAN WORKERS. CORFENENCRE AT FARWELL UALL. A conforence of Christiso Worlkera of Chicago and vicinity was oponed yosterday morning at Farwall Hall, Mr. Jobo V. Farwell presided, and thore wae & largo altendance of miniaters and lay peoplo of all denominations. Tho pro- ceodings throughout were deoply Intorcsting, and gave ovidonco of a prand rohgions awaken ing in thocity. Mr. . P, Bliss was present, looking as strong and vigorous as ever. Mis ringing formed ono of the tmost agreoable foae tures of the day, Aftor home Lime hiad Leen spent in devotional exercisos, MR, JOUN Y. FARKELL apened tho first toje for discussion, ** Propara- ton Neaded for Asaoviate Christian Work,” i3 1aid we wero co-laborers with God, and could do sothing without 1lim. This was the foundation iruth with reforenco (o the progress and sic- scea of Cliristian work ; it waas utterly impossi= slo to do anything with the Word of God in our 10ads unless iy had sunk doop (nto our hiesrts by ‘o baptism of tho Iloly Spitit. The disciples of Jhiriat, who bad beon #0 wandrously successful n tho ealvation of souls, lind boru callod ignor- wt men, hut thoy had kuowlodge which theo- ogical ivstitutions often failad to inculeate,— ibiey iad the knowledgo of God, given them by Tesun Curiat and roiuforced aftor 1o went up on Sign by tho loly Spiul. DRt CHENEY Tollowed on this subject, remarking at the oute 3ot tiat hio lovod assoclato work aud Liked to co- uporato with men actuated by tho nobla ambie lion to eave_pouls. We necled 1nmlmmuou for evory truo Chrintian work, and could not proses cute It succosafully without A deev and abiding love for Christ aud His wission. A man might go through all tho inteilectuul procosves 0f Uuns vl lubor, but witbout {his passion lor xoula his offorts wonld bo dartituto of power. ‘l'oachiavo success in tho tield of humanity wo must go witls broken honits, aud aocls wolted in tender- nees, and with tho conkcious.iess that wo_wore winners unved by tho matchloss yraco of Chirise, In ordor to rendar effective werviee, we should have a pian of labor and perseversinit; wo shonld atand togethor and move st on to what should bo the common goal, edr wnd defined _copvictions of relizion waie also cosontial in ik work, and, having such convictions, wo shonld bo loyal £3 thom, In his exporicnco tho Iargeat catliolielsm and broadust Viows wera among thosa svho had clear and sbarply-cat viows of Christisn truths, Tho-o who woro ovorything on a aliding scale, und rmnd about literality, were geueratly the most lliberal mon, and most likely to tranch upon oreanized Clbristian work. In conclusion, tho roverend goutlomau spoko of the good seivice to *be offected by theso convocations in brinting conviction was roached in & rutional mannor, canveraion was sure to foilow sud bocome pers manent. Tho noonday prayer.moeting was thon bLeld, tha groater pottion of the latge Audienco ro- maining to_pastieipato in tho oxercises. Tho sibject, *Prayor-meetings: How to Condnat Tliem,” was openad by Dr, W, W. Everts, who @ave some excellent Auggeations on tho aubjoct. ‘Tho Rove, 1. D. Shepbord, E, F. Wiltinrap, N. 11, Axtall, Mr. H, G. Spaltord, aad others, also Urietly exprassed thoir viswa. Tho procoedings woro thon adjourned to 2° o'clock, Tho Conventlon came to ordor shortly afler 2 o'clock. Tho oxercises cammonced with tho hymuy, * Whosoaver will may coms.” Tho Rev. Mr, Parkhnrat road a nortion of Seripture, and sho Tev. Mr, Youker offored up prayer. ‘Tho firad topio on the programme was “THE IMPONTANOE OF INQUIRY-MEETINGS, AND IOW TO CONDUCT TAEM.” A Dreshytorian ministor commonced tho dis- cnssion, by stating that he had becn unable to gain many facts with topard to thoe otigin of thoso meotingd. The first rovivalist who mada uso of tho tnquiry-meoling was the Rev, Dr, Nottleton, and Lo fonnd that, whorovor that gon- tloman wont to prosch Cbrist, mention waa made of this class of mesetings. Thelr purpose was to facilitatd the coming of slnnora to Joauy, and to lead them by persona! consultation tothe momuers of sll donotainations togother in God's sorvice. THE REY. 7, L WALKER was tho next spenker. fle foilowed up Dr. Chieney's line of thought in a great messure, Whilo™ jt was noceswery fo have a plan and kuowledge to do mssociate work, 1t was olso neccseary to realizo eertain facts, ono of the wost important of which way thai Christ fuvored no rmlculn donomination, but wau acce-siblo to oll burmamty. They should sk denowioationalism, or keep the fences ko low that they conld reach uvor and go hand in band in tho Isbor of enving souls. Self shonld nls0 bo forgotten in the great work, All dis- tiuctions ehould be Inid aside, sod they shoald bo oue in loyalty to Clinst. It was also necen- Bary that thoy should kuow of the things thay proachiod, so that wen should becowns improssed with thoir earnestnoss, TUE RLY. T. P MARSI thonght tho 8sme proparation wag needed for gasovinto un for sonarato Christinn work, It was nocuesary thero shonld be A positive conviction of a demsnd for such work, Certain sondiliona rendered aswaciate lsbor lot- ter thau Individual work, For ijustance, & goneral rovival must bs done by ssociati'n no siuglo Chureh could ofoct much iu that direc tion. ‘Lho realization of thiy foct was ons of tho socrota of Moody's success, ‘Lhere mus: alsa bio an enthusiagtic responso to this couviction, A epirit of evaugel.cal un'ty was needed, o that they could riss nbove nll "barriers, s procoed with an overwhelming dosiro to save souly, Thbe Rav. AL M. Parkburst then ted in prayor, nd, after a hvmn, THE REV, W, A, DARTLETT totroduced the topie, **Ylow May All Bo Prefited by Evancelical and Rovival Sarvices #" {t was genorally accepted that thoso services woto profitaple, and tlatif all nen wore brought nuder their power they would be greatly bene- yvangolistic labor was wpasmodie;” it wau ot tho regular pastorate orthe Christian Churoh witts ity varisd organizetions, but the labor of s wan withont n pastorate sent out to the work ko the Aposties. Tho true poeor of the work was in union. It reacbed all clasees of wociaty, wud et tho churches to work after the seeds of truth hind beon sown, Creat results wero at- tained by tho labore’ of ignorant men iu thiy feld ; tho massea were roached by bad urammar and erawpad logie, uttersd with the vital force sLat shot from tho hicart of Josua ad Lo diod at Calvary, TTIE REY. MR PANRRURST delivered o Lricf sddress on the eame subjact. In order to dorive benolit from rovivals they tnust bave a drop and lasting conviction of thoe truths that woro proschied, ‘The, unconvotted genorally thought thero wes a lack of gonuino spirituality in rovivel mectiugs, and to ovorcowa ths _ diftienlty it “wbould Lo shuwn that QGod Ilimeelf was working through tho fleaders, Individual projudicos wnd opinions should bo forgotton, and they wwould placo thomsclves nuconditionally in tho bands of those in cherge of tho mecting,—in vtber words, to £o it btind, ‘This might ba bard ta do, but thioy should not Lo afraid to covsign tuemsolves to tho care of good Christian men in thoso protructed meotings. There wlsonld slso bo opportunity for growth after tho rovive als{ the condition of men was complotely changed through their instrumentality, aod they could not return to the old grooves. What. over rostraint wus nosded should bo appliod with & Christian spirit and Jotelligonce that would commaud tho rospect of the convorts, He hud seen many drven from the Clhurch eimply becauso of projudices and opinions, A man shonld bo pornutiod to thiwk as the laly Qhost incliped him. 'L'o make conversion per- manont, an atmosphicre congonial to the youny converts wan cesontislly vequisito. ‘Ihis was truth whick could not bo too carefully cousid- ered TTTE TEY, W. 3, KERNOTT algo apoks on Lhis subject. Tho spostolic prees- donts” shoald Lo followed in this mutter of re- vivals. It was ouly after three yourd of careful Instruction under Chnat that thov weut forth w the miswiou which had influenced tho wliole worlg, ‘Tha idea of revivald boiug neces- smodic wea objectiouable ; s loug wa shiey kept thoir hearts wenn with the Lioiy Jpirit they might eujoy s rovivat, 1t Lad been slearly ehown that 3 thuy desired great sud por- nabeat results from evangelical gathorivgs tho sadorn should bo thorouglly justriucted 1u the Foepol ; (Lo reat sbiould be 1ot to God. TOE REV, DAVID J. DURRELL mid the In-ant of evaugelical work wasnot worth saving if it would not isst; aud souls were nut vorth winulug uuloss tbey wore won into tue {ipgdom of Heavon. 'uo roawon <vhy many of ho converta feld anay was that they did oot vork right, Whaever sriod to save souls should romewsber {bet thoughtfuluess was the firet top \mml- slould be won, oot by appesling to npuless bub to reasvu. Btuners shouid bo convinoed of the crror of their ways, and made G 800 thai bell was before thema. When this ‘4 Mssion work patb of hight. It diffored in this rospoct from the preaciung servico and the prayor-moelivg, which conld not be exuected to have tho sama bonolleral ofect on in-trdoned nouls, VWa had an account of the first Im)\tlry-mnntinqln tbo deseription of P'antocost. That mesting, hnw- over, preceded the proaching ; whoroas the niod- ern mectings sueceedod tho ordinary servico. Tho valus of the inquiry-meeting was threofold : First, to the pastor : socond, to tho belloving congrogation 3 snd third, to the mnnor. It was ponotleial iu the first reapect, inasmuch aa 1t bronght tho pastor into closer commubtoh with 1us congregativn. Nothing was more easy than for st ineliigent man to bodazzle his audiencs with ne sermons, but anch_preaching had little por- maunont offect on tho hoarts of those bungeting for the broado? hfo. Thore was a kind of proaching, that of weaviug Gospol trutha togoth- or, and brioging thom homo to tho Lumblost of his congregation, swhich required bard stady, and could not be loarned by tha mare scsnning of theolopical aids, Such & method of meuleating the Divine truths was peculiar- 15 ndapted to the inquiry-mestings, whora scoplo wero freer, and anxious to be tadght, Thoso mootings should Le hold atter thie Saboath sersicen, wlion sauls wero in that condition which rendered them casy to be caught in the net of salvation. Niue-tenths of those who atteaded tho mootings wero strangers who had happoned nto the cluirel ntud boen pierced with the arrow of God’s love. Pastors should bo careful Lot to mako the {uvitation too brosd. Thoy did not want thodo at the mwetings who wero not ime prosged : thoy Injured tha eatnest paople by thoir caroloss demoanor. Many wore turood from tho Bavior by injndicions couverantions {n tho maeting roon, and lcadors should boox- tremely carveful not to wound hearts seeking after Christ. ‘They could not get along without tue inquirg-meotings, 'Thoin wors multitudes in thia city ‘who conld nlons bo roachod by thus method of salvation THE, BEV, R, 6. CANTINE mado n fow olservationa on the tople. He tionght there was an inquirg-meeting held long Lofore that alluded to by tha last speaker ; he found ention of one in 1L Kings, which had excellent results, Thoso meotings were very auvient and ought to be beld in groat respecs by the paople. Tho wost profituble inquiry-meot- ings, i bls expericuce, were thosa bald st tho homes of members of & congregation. Inthe present day Christ aud tho crogs were oxslted, aud oo Lttle was thougbt of tho Huly Ghoet, I'hoso meotimga shiould bo brief, elo thay would becomn urgimentstive, and people wouid come week aftor wosk and tell their storias, which way & wounotonons mul usdesirable state of things, Tho tirst meothus hio hiold in Clucogo waa & par- Tact failure, owing to its capturo by one man, who porststed 1 telling how o fouud tho Savior, Luquiry-meotings should contain those who wora roaily soarching after tho tiuth, and not thoss with a taste for theolozical discussion. For limself ho liked the altar method of inquiry botter than auy othor mothod : & man could ba wrostled with with bettor results in God's sano- tusry, TUE REV, 3N, PARKITURST sald Do had held ibguirv-msctiogs after tho Habbatn servioea for a great meny years, and was convinéed of thoir great utlity Doth s ro- gards pavior and cougregation. Ordinary chureh work Wwas in & greal measure udoless, Pantors workod the groater paré of tho yoar to kil the timo between the protractod mostings, Il fuquiry-meotings, uowever, gave tho miu- inter mark to ofin at all the yoar round, sod thorofors should be encouraged, The Rov, Georgo {1, Pooke aiso spoke on the subject, Tho word ‘*Jesus™ covered his Gos pot, and hio bollevod if thore was anything which enald utnly the workers in Christ 1t could b narrawed dosn to that word, Tho lkey-uote of w.00sn way 1o preach the Gospol vpecitically, apd not to beat abount tho buali. ~He belioved in distributivo proaching, aud upon the threanold of tho Inquiry he would warn sisners nol to expect too much at tirst, ‘I'ho great drawbnck to per- manent conversion wad (le oxpoctation that sins wonld be #wopt away at oneo, ‘The vext tople, ** Gospel Temporance Work," wad opuned by Mis P, L. WILLARD, Ot ile 40,000,000 people in America, rha eald, oué in every suvon was an habitual drunkard, ruing lis body and soul, and sowing the sovds of diseaso In s offspring. It was tho most _vatursl thing in tho world that tho Chureh, should go with argnmont and oviaver ‘to tho assistanco of thls uu- fortonate soventh person. Woman was kpecialty adaptod Lo combat this crylog evil, Bhe cousti- wirod two-thirds of tho rauk aod file of the Church, and was, moraover, most liublo to suffer from the curso of intewporaace, Dosidos wom- an's teach.ug (o this respect would roach whera that of few ministors could, sud the two years {n which stie bad boaun in tho fiold shio iad dom- onsiratod lior capacity na & moral teacher, and dono excellont servico. It waa a bloased aay in which wo nived, Clristian work was not desimed imposaible now ; in overy lown and village it wat bolug prosecutod with vigor and success. Mis, Carso thon fotlowad with a short bistory of tho liothel Howo work of the Womanu's Curistian Union. Sne pointed out the great sue- cess of the nssioo, and sppoaled for contribu- tions ta ielp on tho work, Brs, Darnes alsospoke on thetopio, Bhe said the question was often asked whother men wno sigued the pledge were permanently cured of thoir habits of iutoxieation. In roply to this sho read oxtracts from & memorandum of canvs which had come undar Ler usn obsurvation, aud which proved tust, as far ms her experience went, very fow of the roclsimed drunkards foll away from graco. AMS9TON Wonr, . Jutkwnd aniroduced tha tovie, how to get hiold of the non- churcbegoorn,” Thore aro 185 churches in Chi- cugo. OFf theso 28 wore Homan Cathiolie, and 12 dind littlo protonso 1o the matter of couvorsion, Fhis left 145, reprosostiug coogrogations who Lulievod with more or less intensity 1u the need of couversion st its posaibility. Thoso cliurch~ 04, st & ideral ostimate, would” weat 72500, or, Iaking in tho others, 160,000, Probably sbout The Rov. A. J. that vumber attended *church on "u fuir Buuday, and, il wo tool thowo wbo nllended occasionally, wo would have a larger number. It was thereforo ap- parent thiat tho non-chureh-goera wero a namers oun class an our ey, ‘Those who rematned away fram church wero, in tbo tirst place, dufl- dely, ol this ifilohity was born abont flity yuarn 8it0 of formalism. The wocond clasy was tho vicious and soltish, who bad gomo veliglous notions, but who did uot hike ks churchies. U'he thurd elass, which constituted & very largo pore contago of tho non-attondants, was he ueplect- ful, ilow should we attract those peoplo to the churehics 2 ‘I'horo way but one anewer which would thoroughly muet tho caso—it wasajmply to ropruduce 1 our lives the lifo sud syt of Juesun Chinnt, Thin shonld be laid down ssn Tundwmpntal priscipls, and would have sows st~ traction for tho non-church-goers. Agmiu, )} the adjustmants of the church should ba such 2w Lo remuye, if podeible, all excuses for none attoudance. TOE REY. J. MONRO QIISON, in & few brief towatke, showad that taore of tho wurit ol the auciont Church was required in ordor to make Chirigt's canse more siccassful in those dayws. 1n the coustitution of the Olhurch, pravorfuluces, lLisuesty, uniun, and equnlm wera attouded ta—four qualities which b great attraotious for the massus of the people, ‘fhe lev. 1L, L, Mattin was of the opmion ALt tho Oburch, which waas o active in foreigu miswons, rather overlooked our hoathen at Ministers should o dut into tho high- s and b 4 oF our land, and tell the wim- plestory of Clizist, Huch # coursa would spon rouse tho people intu mn interest 1 rehigiou, and great goud would bo uffoctod. . The Rova. J. M, Whitehead and J. D, Bun slso briotly poke on the question, afier which tho Couvuntion adjourned to half-past 7 o'clock. EVENING PROCEEDINGY, ! ‘The ovening was duvoted to aravival servise. ' Thisre way no Bbatemsnt of tho luterest, The Lall was cowfoztabiy tillad, aud the large sudi-1 ence joined in thu va.loine hymuw with groat) forvar, For the flistlalt-hour a wervice uf souy wan bald, tho oliotus choir of the Y, AL O A, leading. .AI 8'celock the Rev. C. X, Thompson came forward to delivee a sormon to yonng mon. The roverand gentlownan took as Lis text the follow- ing preuage t Hirs, what muat X do 10 be maved 7 lallevs ou the' Lord Jesus Chirist and thoy shalt b saved, i No more lmgcnml dutetion than this conld bo vm{;mmdo L, and no more mimpla snawer conld bo given. It was perfeotly mauifest to anybody who read tho Gospel and atudied 1lié toAchings of thic Apostios thkt the funtamental requimte for boing shved _was tiat we should boliove, and that our satvation was to como from (faith, The groachor went on to give a defnition of faitl, pointing his romarks with apt Hlustra- tions. o alro showed tlat the great power of tho Apostics arose from their simplo ballof in their Divine Mastar, and that the only way to salvation was to follow in thoit footstops Iu conolasion, Mr, Thompeon oxlioried his hearers to Jook at onco to Jesus and be savod, Tho ser- mon was puroly sn evatgolical ono. It waa momewhat dinjointixd, but was delivered with groat earnostness, nnfi had a wondorful effecton tho audiotico. Aftor the Aermon thoe servica partook largely of the trua rovival wpirit. Prayer wis offerod up by naveral persons iu the audience who had beon ovidantly touched by the IHoly Spirit. As poon ae the londera thonght tho fosling was st the propor pitch, AN INQUTRY MEETING . wan Liold, ¢onducted by the Rav. J. M, Caldwell Ono o two patsona oxpresaad s detire Lo putsue tho subject of roligion fartber. Advice was pivon thom in_a brothorly epirit, sud & ehort spaco of timo dovotod to prayor. The procond- ings torminatod wt balf-past §, many of thoso who attonded the evoning mecting admittiog to a greator auxiety about their spiritual affairs. TIHE PROGRAMME OF TU-DAT'S SEANION 18 r8 followa : 10 10 11 o, nr.—~Toplc for ditcussioh: “Tralning of Young Converts sad Lay-Workers,” Oponed by the Ttev. J, M. Gibkon, followed by the' Rev. I, J, Irving, tho itav. John Atkinson, and tbe Rev. H, I, Dean, 11 a, o, to 19 m,—Tople_for discussion:" Jiow to Expound’ and Tliustratotho Word of God.” Opencd Ly the [tev, Bawael Fallows, followed by tha ltav, Johu Willlamiron, tho lev. L. J, tlaisey, tha Jtev, W, J. Erdman, and 8, F. Jacaos, 13 tn,~Noonlay mseling. ' The Internstional Bun. day-Behool Lawon, Bubjsct: *The Tarly Christian Oliurch, Acta, IL, 37-4T, Conductedjly the Rev. O, 3. Tiffany, I. B, 1o 3 y, m—=Experienco anil_consecration meeting, conducted by tho Jiev. W, O, Willing. 3to 4 p m~Uodpel temparauca work, epened by Mrs, M, 18, Holgoke, followed by Mirs. Willing anit atier lidiea of the ‘Womau's Christian Temperanca nfon. 4103 v, m.~Toplc for dtacumion ¢ “ Yonng Men, What Moro Gin Wo Do for Them 177 Opened by (ha Tev. Arthr Mitchell, followed by the Rav, A. Youkor, the Rov. 11, 13ilT, John V. Yarwell, W. B, Jacobs, 1:30 to 8 p, m.~Bong service, Ttovival service, conduéted by the Rev. . m.—Inquiry-meoting, conducted by the Rov. W Ay Bpancers & . e SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON, TETER PREACUES TO THE JEWS. In an obscuro soction of & sistor Siate wag o small tamlet oalled * Jerusalem.” Rosidences wore a8 sparsa a8 ingots of gold on our Wostern prairios, [Horo, at somo 10 miles distanco from tho asaragt church, hived » vory worthy family, —a husband ahd wife,—wall eduzatod in & Now England tosn. They csmo to this sequestered spot for tho purposo of opening to tho world rich lands that tnd never felt the influcnces of the sun. After A few yoars bad passed away, two danghters and a dou incroasud ‘their plessurss nnd their cares. The paronts and the village minister educatod theso nativos of the soil. For threo gonorations or more, the ancestora on sither ido hod beon teading membera of the cburches to which thoy roepectively belongod, ‘Lhe name of Farwall, no lons 1han that of Well fara,—(ho mother's maidaa nhawme,—wora s onyma for all that was proat aod pood. Thoir daily waik tesullod to -thoir honvsty sud integ- nity. These paronta always spont overy Baturday evenug In etudyig the Sunday-schiool losdon for the morrow, Ou a stormy Saturday avening iu March, tho family wore sitiing around an oval table, and ware boginuing to raad, when a loud rap was heard az tho wuter door. 'Thoe tather, ‘Pestament 1 hand, oponed _the door, and thers stood un ofd, gray-haiced man, well drenchied withs rain, who ot onco etated that Lo wus un bis way from Dan to Jerusulom, and foarod that in the darkuess of tho evoning he Lrd lost his way, * You are, indeod, vory far ont of your direct course,” said the father ; '* como in and wspsnd the night with us, for I see yon are old aund weary, and thoso dark clouda in tho west Joli- cate tuat B utlll harder rain is on its way.” do thoatranger sladly entored. ‘Tho son took lus hat, the daughteis spoke kiodly to him, the mother~alwaya full of tendornoas—bid him a hoarty welcome and tinsteued to uupplf Lim with dry clothing, ** Have you a family ¢ " amd the father, * No," ropliad the utranger; * my wifo and threo lovely children died many yoars ago. 1 am nowall alvne.” And gushiug toars chased sach otber rapidly dowu his clioeks, ** Woll, wo all deeply sympathizo with yon. We are study- ing tho Sunday-scuool tewson for the morrow, I explamn tho obvious meaning of tho text, As you knocked upon our door wo weto saving that wo lave In s lesson & swoet picture of Chils- tian life, Wo 00 what 8t. Peter cousidered tho numplest principles of Chriatanity, e sroms to profer Chriet to creedu—tho simploac gtato- meut of facts regarding Clhriat’s Kingdom to tho philosoply of mon #bout theso facts, Ho avidently ‘decms it wiser to bumbly and gladly receiva Gou's Word thau to pluuge nto the duptus or climb up tho heights of iutinity, o may bo suro that linite wian canuok grasp tho plsug of the Intlnite; that men ought to accopt Christ as their Bavior, without trving to asaizn roasous for what the Iuflnito has dous ; that we ought to bellave that Cbrist died tor us, even A we caquot explan how He atones for tho sin8 of the world." Petor uad preachied (37) so pungently that tho Jows wero prickod an their bearts. 1o was loyal to truth. ‘Utiey unw and heard it, It lert its marks, Tho peoplo aaid, ** Ilia charge is trac. We aro verily gimlty, We did ciucify our Mosslah, tho vory Massialh our prophets have foretold, and whom wo have long hoped to sce, Wure wo blind ? e aaid 1le was tho way and tholife, His light shono in darknose, aud wo did not comprehesd it, How blnd and how desfl wo binve been.” ‘Thus thewo Jews wers, undor Potor's preach. ng, wade conscions of their guilt. Thoy did uot donbt it. They contessed 1t, Thoy roalized that they had incurred God's displessurs. ‘They became suxious. ‘Thoy were ** pricked in thoir liearta.,” ‘I'hoy felt suro that Petar and the good mon who wore with Lim woro truthful ; they Lad contidence 1 the. T'ney wanifestod not unly re- spoct and regard, but some dograo of brotherly jove. T'lioy 8aid, ' Men and brothren.” They uo longor thought that the Apostles woro full of now wing. ** What shall we do?” They saw s dire peed of dolng somgthing, Some questioned ouo Apostls aud soma another, Thoir very oar« nedtuess indicated that thoy were becoming more aud miore anxious. ‘Ltoy waw moro sud moro cloarly that He whom they ualled to the croas way tho Bpotless Ous, whom thoy sbonld naVe wulcomod with tho groatest joy. Tho more they thought of i, they moro alarmod thoy became, and LR to cach. otbor, *Wa now nea tuat our bands wera dooply imbued in the death of tho Uhnet, tho Lrince of Lifo. Wo aro dis- trossed. What can we do ¢ It is plain that these Juwa had maot with a won- dorfnl chango of Lenrs, 'Fhoy roviled and siau- dored the Aposties but a few hours bufore, Now they ppprociato thoir characturs, and seck their counsol and inetruction, * Every moment - creancd Potor’s tirmness und degision of charac- tér. Hewas pow old, but Lis occupation in early iifo had given Jum s cheat full and broad, 8 budy robust and sirong. It ld wala bus coun. tonauce was open and bold, his Lawr short and £ray, bis board thick and whito (38). Ha vase, Home Jows trombted with fear, oth- ers sunled with joy. Uespako in bis uwual loud and full voeo, ** lepent aud ba baptized, ovory ouo of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for tho remisgion of ging, and.yo shall receivo tho gift of tho Holy 8pirit.” 8o Petor atlirmed that repent- wuco is o firat thing. 1o no doubt expluned Liow much s mean by thut word *tepent.” 1le probahly told them that mere sorrow is iiot enotgl, and that obedienco iy the bost test of sorraw sud repentauce. Lishgion, true God, is not grivvous, but iue Oboylug tiod briugw no sorrow, Bo Peter told theso suzlous Jowy that lhb{ must cepout of thelr past wins, aod wtrive to s no more; tuat, then, bap would Indicsto that they hud ropented and wors ro- solved to laad bettor livus, Y'etor was short 1 lus expreasions, we presime, for long soutences impair tho pungoncy und lesdon the forco of any ides. o bw eaid, - Kepeut wud ho Laptized, Coufirm your profession by upright, Louost, and virtious livew. If you canuot da thig, your repontauco fu pretense, your baplism i3 voud, and your fuith 1s dead. Dy being baptizeg into thu pawo of Christ, you promise to enler His worvive sud trust ju His merita. Por the rowis- sion of mua mieany that your B e rowitted At you traly repeut, eutor Christ'a worvios, and shiow your sincority by good liviug, sud then you shall Lave given you so wuck spiritual furco a8 may sid you ib Necuriug nowness of hife sud fitneos for Heavon, (33) * For s promise was wade to you, Jows—aud to your Suuw‘ny. God catly sll—Jowd. and Geutilos, bouud aud fres, yoasg aud old, all—aven thou, who Jiva In tho ultormost parts of the earth. “God ia low, 11is offers of morey aro [reo and costlors, List men shoutd not soo s gooduces and 111 wlidom in the works and ayn of 11ia creation, H{sont His Son to lovite mon aa to live tuab hoy may Ls fitled to onter {hose hoavonly matslons,—and that Jeaus Clrist is the way—that l:n Ioada lils frionda to hoavon by pléaeant strisms and puro wators, which hava thoir sourca jear tho throno." Thess Jows muat hata thought that Potor had painted out & very (ssy way to salvation, Thoy mast have ~Ben tuat thoy bad no merits of thelr: otvn—tiok o~ wligle ons. They must havebosn glad when they tonrd that Christ, 1f fliey woro true, sincors in their ropentance sud, in”thelr eudoavors At better living, would bo their Madintor, Totcreos- sor, and their groat Adweate, whom * Qod al- wavs hears.” i 40) L'oter naid mnnyrher words, Ta tosti- fled a8 to facty and prindples, tn Chrlut's king- dom, and then urged than Mrnnntl{ not ouly to repont, confess, abay, bal o avold those bad lvuople who may wisls toload Lhoy estray, (41) otor's worda must hiave boon very pungent ' to hava pricked tho haarts of 3,000 souls,” Wo should like to havo Leard him proach and exhort aud pray, 116 was an chrneat mam, and niterod trutha with great foros and unee not gind down his polots loat ho shonld distarb tha feolings of his hoarors, No, ho “pricked their hosrts” Ifo was a ungent preacher. 1lo did not sparo tho feel- n&%ul bis hearors, but ho aWd otheta Bavod 8,000 soula io one dny. Probably hio saved mord womon than mon, for women, tho world over, are moro roligioun than mon. \Womon wora last &t the cross and firat ab,tho tomb, aud aro al- waya aclivo In overy ouflntim word and work. (43) It must Dnve given tho Apostios groat joy to obsorve that their convorta “wero steadfast in tho four essantials of a Christlan lifo, soppd faith, chanty to tho noody, regular attond¥nco npon the Memarial Bupper, and upon tuo religious services of tho sanetuary. Tho Apostles were auxious that their converls should be' well grotnded, with roots 8o long and ao strong that trinis, troubles, and tomprations could not blaw them ovor, Ao that thoy may uot fall like apple- blorsome after a frosty might, » (43) Tho groat avonts of ths pontecostnl sen- non made all men very thoughtful. Allwers deeply impressod with what thoy liad soen and heard, ‘Thoy noticed a grost chaugo fn the words aod conduct of tho convorts. (44) Theso young Christinne formod a dlstinct soclety, hold ‘sooinl’ meotings, and hold their moank in common, - . (45) They had so intenss an _interest in each other that tho wunlll;{ sold their possessions and gave fresly—no sacrifice was too groat it 1t would rolieve tho wants of somo sistor or brothor. Atding the unfortuuate, assisting the nenuiy. bending to the Lord, throwing troad upon the ‘watars, hoping it would resch nome hitn, soul—were imperative duties. Thoy ofton eac- nficed their living to tioir principles, and uot beir privciplos to tholr living, . (40) Thess converted Jows did not forsake their temples. in which they bad adored God from thele eariisst days. They sto with gratitudo to tho Great Giver, Their futorost in onch othur ditfused jov and increasod tho ordinary pleas~ ures of life very much Jike tho church parlor guthorings of tho present dui. whon roligious peoplo—ths old hardly less thao the youug— Lave sumhing faces unid ploasant words, (47) They pralsed God by gonial words, good conduct, and oxemplary lives—aod their roli- gious charactors socurod tho respoct and rogard of all the peosle. ‘Cho Church grew—now mem- bers wera addod ovory day, What nb‘yhy wo cannot go back to primitive Obristianity ‘I'ho strangor mado some very propor romarlka. Wo are sorry our spaco is full, or wo would ro- oat thom. "Tho Deacon said: **3My dear chil- ron are to be confirniod to-morrow. It will bo a dny of gladnors to us, Will you po with us? Tha road 18 vers rough and hilly. Tho church is 10 mules away. Possibly “you may find that yon arp on tho way totha New Jerusalom to whici the rond is smooth, aud gradually rises until Chiristian Aoen tho pearly pates. We must walk, but our strongth will increaso as we wond our way, We shall go from strongth to streogth, Will yon go? Onr minister recotves all who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” * Yes, yob, 1 will go." INDIAN TERRITORY. The Grand Councils of Al the Tribes —=MNoral and Industrinl Progress— The * tndinn HBerald,? Speciat Correnpondence of The Chicaao Tribune, Muskoore, Creck Nation, Ind. Tor., Apsil 16, —Informatiou hny been received at the offico of tho Union Agoucy, loeated haore, from the Su- perintendout of ndian Affaira for tho Cenlral Suporintendoney, that there will be no session of tho Graud Council of all tho triboea (thirty- threa) of this Territory this yesr, unless Con- gross makea spocial provision for defraving its expenses,—tho oxtra (or adjournod) somsfon of last fall baving exhoustod the remainivg funds on hand for that purposo, These Grand Qoun- cils, na von are probably aware, are providod for by the Treaty of 1866, and uro fuvested with fol leglslativo powors, and have been Lold anpually for tho past e1X years, commenciug tho 1st of cach May, The Counci of last yoar, beld at Okmulgoo (the ncenstomod place), tho Capital of tuis nn. tion, 40 nules weet of Lhis village, waa mainly occupied {n discussing tho adoption of a form of gove:nment for ail the tribee under ita jurie- diction,—subject, of courso, to tho approval of tho United States authorities. 1t was finally ad- {unrnod to moet agatn tho et of Beptember fal- owing, attor apnointing & committeo consisting of thirty-throe of itaublest mombiers, roprosenting all tho tribes, to frame o Gonstitution ta bo then submitted for adoption or rejection. Ao instru- mont was duly propared (the promimont features of which woro nent to ond published In The TripuNg 1ast summer) and laid befors the ad- Journed sossion; but, after some discussion, it wos decided to hold further action in abeyanco untit tho counvening of tho drand Couucil of this yoar, It in by no mouns coriain that Congress will mako farther appropriations for tha continuance of theso Cenersl Councils, as thoy do mot nnronr to bave accompiisted muoh good beyoud brivgiog prominent members of thie wild tribog in contacs with tho ropresenta- uves of their civilizod brothers, sud impressing them with the great ndvaolagea that are to bu geined by abandoning their ‘Idlo, aimloss, and roving livos, and adopting the industrial, bene- tlcinl, and penceful pursuits of thoir adysuced brothren, 50 orderly and pesceful hae the condition of affaire become within tho domsin of the flve civilized tribos, that it is soldom tha writer hears of a murdor betop committed. Erpecially 18 thia true of tho Cherokoes, who have had in times past wuch an incnviable notoricty in this rogard, Laet ud varnestly hops that tho era of crime In thewo five untiona is forever atan ond, and tho dawn of n better cpach at hand, Tha leading merchunts at this and other im- Eorlnul commoreial points fn thees nations nve ean and are rocciving Jarge nambors.of apri- cultural imploinauts, which hava boen aud are being rapidly sold to tillers of thosoil. Itis a noteworthy fact that 8 groat muuy Indians— wore indeod, by far, than Lave ever been known before—and Whites are golug to work in gooa earnost, praparing tho ground for the recaption of 6ood ; and it i bolieved that, if good yeathor ia voucheafed thronghout the spring and snin- mer, laigor crops of cony, rve, rice, and other coroals, will bo' raisod,—togothor with s fair yiold of whoat,—~than havi over boforo boon known in the Cherakes, Crecly and othor sivil- izad vatime, The Ifou, William P Tioses, ox-Chiof of tho Chorokeen ; the Hon. D, W. Bushiyhead aud Capt. Goorgo W, Graykon, respectively Treasurors of tho Cherokeo and Creek Natloos ; Judgo Na- paleon 11, Moore ; Jonhna loss, l-ln?..caulln of tho ox-Chiaf 3 aud other mombors of the [ndian Intornational Printing Cowpauy, beld s mesting at this placo to-dsy, aud wnanimously sgreed Lo take hnmoudisto action with roference to tha establishmont of a paper, to bo called the Indian erald, onp substsutial baste, To this ond, Capt, Grayson und Myron P, Roberts have been doputed to procecd to Bt, Louis, aud possibly Coicage, with a view to purchaning for cash 8 printing-press and watorial, Priuted noticos have boon jwnucd to il subscribers of stock in the suveral nations to attend a moeting at this point 8t of Aluy nest, ut which timo 1t is oxpocted that all who havo failad to pry mil step promptiy up ta the Captaiu's ofiice and plank down the roquisite wherawithal so covor thoir subscrintions, - Ove of tho abjects of the meoting will be Wie seloo- tion of a place for the pomnouent location of tho paper ; audd, a8 thia village bas beon decided upon fu which 8o temporurily comnience itw pub- lication, 1t is not improbable that wt-will bo chosen, Another will bu tho elestion of an editor to ke chargn of tho Leratd, Who the cumiing man will ba i 88 yob mersly s matsor of conjecture; but the witer would not be sure priseds i ox-Chief tows should bs soleotod to proside ovor s desupies. The Jead- ers af this nrg}-muhun, who are mon of high chagactor, iutluenco, oedncation, aud atility, agsort with ompbasiy that the Jndian Hergld 1s to be dovoied to the support und do- fouso of that policy whicl the Iudian coucuives to bo bewt for ths preseryation of his personal nud political rights, Al questions that relato to tha publio welfare of the five civilized nationw it {)rupon‘l to discues in & bold, caroful, just, aud mpartial waguer. ) B. APRIL 22, 1876-TWELVE PAGES . Committeo o8 n consideration for making the | taxen byt wanagy RAILROADS. The Rockford & Roclke Island Road Again in Ilot Water, Allogations of Impropoer Conduct Made Against Mr, Osterborg. The Court Asked to Again Appoint a Recelver. Uncerlaluty Ahout Enstern Freight Rates «s<llow the Yool Ended, THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND & ST« LOuIS. A NEW ONATTER IN TIE IONG LITIGATION Last summer, it will bo romombored, tho Tockford, Rock Island & Kt, Louis Railroad was sold undor s consolidated morigage of £9,000,000, by decroe of tho Unitod Btatea Circunit Court, and purohagad by ono Hormaun Ostorborg, on behalt of n large numbor of tho holdera of tho mortpago bonds who resiae in Gormany, Tho o was confirmed {u Novembor following, and a . fow weoks apo Ostorborg pald up the romoainder of tho purchaso monoy. Bince Novembor Osterborg hos Leen {n pogsosslon of tho road, aud glowing ro- porta hiavo sppoarod of his managemont, A bill wag filed yestorday, however, by Miss Joenica M. Hoopor, of New York City,” which tenda to put a very different light on Oster- berg'a conduot and managomout,, Tho bill ia dupplomental in character to tho foreoloauro suit, and the complalant is & holdor of some of tho fhst-mortaage bonds, Blie sota out thatin 1360 the Comuany isuued Lo serios’of bonda for the sggrogato amount of $9,000,000, and socurcd thom by mortgages on _tuo road. Tho firet gorios was isaued tn Juno, and comprisod 5,000 bonds Tor $1,000 each, and was socurod by & Arst trust-doed on the northern ond of tha road, Tuo necond sorics, comprising .| 4,000 bonda, was issucd in October folloving, and socured by a trust-deed on oll tho road, but subjoct to the prior lion af the firat trust-dood. A vory Inrge proportion of tho bohds wero sold in Gotmany. 1In 1873, or prior thoreto, tho Rail- toad Company became embarrassed, and falled to pay tho intercst matnriog from time’to Lime. A committeo was then organizod iu Frankfort, Gormany, with tho avowed purposo of protect- Ing the bondholdors, o whom Ostorborg was ono, Neithor lis nor any of thoothors, however, wora bondholders. They thon jnduced ay maay of _ihe bbndholders as they could to idoposit thoir bonds and .a powor of attornoy to act, with them, and in 1874 it was rosolved to forclose tho truat- deeds, Osterborg was Appointed the delogats to como hore, and he came and commonced fore- closure proceedings. Judgo Drummond beld, aftor » vory holly coutosted argument, that tho holdersof tha firat serics of banda wero ontitlod to s preforance ovor thoso owniog the socond series, 10 bo first paid, and thoy sub- sequently wore awarded 87 per ceut of tho wholo prococds, A decree of fornclosurs was made, and tho road sold Ang. 16, 1876, by Mr, H. W, Bishop, tho Muster in Ghaucery, to Osterberg, on bebalf, ag ho satated et tha timo of tho German bondliolders, for the sum of $1,820,000, Tho complaiuant alleges that this purchess was on babalf of all the bondholders, Including hersolf, who bad united under the Committac's diroc- tion, and that Osterborg in baa faith noeloctod to mako tho purchase Bo that the rocordd of the Court would show that ho hkold the road for tho boudbolders, but took the title in his own name. A doporit of $200,000 was given and sub-equeat poyments’ mado until recently the wlholo um was paid. No deed of the property has yet heén made, nor, as is clainted, Lus tho sale beon fiually confismod. In the powers of attoroey siven by tho bondholdora to tho Committes, tho Ialter wero authoriznd to tase such steps as wonld boY necowsnry to bring about tbe most - eatisfactory’ result possiblo for tha bondbulders, to appowut ngoms, or trustecn, make compromisos, recoivo payments, ete. Tho expenses werw to be borno pro rata, and the bonds were to stand us soourity. Ad- vortisoments were made by the Committoo and Ostorburg during the foreciosure praccedings to inauco othor bondhotdera to jun tha combinn. tion, promising that thoy should enjoy the samo priviloges n# the origioal partios to tho agreo- ment, Ly this meaus wboat €4,600,000 of bonds wero put undor the coutrol of the commities. Complainunt putin their bands nine boods of the tirut sories to be paid toward the purchase of the road, and gave the usual power of attornsy, Onterberg promising that she should have an oqual Bhare with tho rost in case Lo bought the proparty. Ilo, huwever, as she charges, coucealed from horthe fact thal siie was ontitled 10 a proferango in paymont ou ber bonds to the amouut of 87 yer cont, and who ouly loarned thin recently after sho bad pard au aw- sesnmient of 20 por cent in gold, which ho olaim- ed was nocossnry for hur, together nith tho otlor bondholders, to pay, 1o vrder to raise o sum suf- ticient to pay for the propeity nnd make somo Tepats, . Tho amount necossary to ba thus ralsod was statod to bo 31,010,000, and complainant sllegos that Osterborg alao promisod that if sho paid hor asseasmont sho shoald recoive » first Lien on tho rond for such amount, and new bonds, and that it should ba vepaid (o tea veurs with 7 por cont luterest., Ho farther intimated that any delicienoy caused by the neglsct of somae of thio bondholdars to pay, would be made up out of the romainder. Ahe paid her proportion, smounting to $1,620, ‘I'ho Committes and Ostarberg, a8 is allogod, subseqnently passed a resolution that all tho bonds, whethor of the firat or socond sorios, should bo placed on & common fooling, and aud pro rata, without regard to any prionty. 'Thw Tesolution was tho result of some machinationy of the holdors of tho #coond saries of bonds, or becauss the Committao were intercsted in this second series. 'I'he holders of abous 88,500,000 of the bouds have paid thoir rhare, but the sum raised I8 pot suflicient to pay the bolanco of Osterborg'y bill, and a loan of 5260,000 has been elfeoted by the Comuitias from the Austrisn-Gorman Dank to maks up the deficit, they sgrosing to secure the amonnt by o first mortgago ou the road, Complainsut further clharges that Osterberg sin abnut to recoive a dood of the road, and that Lis will then make the mortaage {0 the Austrisn Pank, which, howsyvoer, had {ull knowisage of her rights when it made the loan, Osterborg rggmwnln that ho han had an offer of &1,600,~ 000 for the {:mpurty. which Lo refased, becauso he thought le conld get moge, but com- plalnant thinks tho reason was bocause he demanded a bonus of 100,000 for himeelt or tho sale. Bho thiuky their couduct wos & gross {raud 0 Lier rigthts, and thovo of tho othor boud- holdors ; that tho property should bo wold for 140 highost price it wonld' fateh ; nud that she ehonld bo repsid her advancen. Osterborg in her opinion s intonding to keep possossion of the road us long as possible ar compel tho pur- chasers Lo pay & Iargo bonus bo gob 4id of i, o bas boan in possession siuco Novembor Iast, and his mnul&(‘nmnnt bas boen a failuro, a8, i stead of making the road pay running e ponsna 8 losing. mounoy, About 000 or 850,000 has boen jost, and ho hay drawn &9,767.03 for his five months' work, and tho furthor sum of $10,310 for terest, which Iask amount bss been given to & relalivo of iy in Now York. Other iargo lizbilitics tor work or materialy havo boen fncurred which do oot ap- poar on the Company's books. Finally sho charges that Oaterhorg (s not Bofluuumd of muoh property, aod that what he 28 {8 not in this country ; that both be and the romalnder of the Comnniteo are wlions § aud that if ho is allowed fo keep ths properly hio will allow heavy lions to be created agalust it. Bho tuneroforc awke that s Recuver may bo appoiuted; that Osterborg may be roquired to account for his dojugy; and that new Trustees may boappointed to manage sho prop- orty, The bLill ti filed on behalf of sll bond~ bolders who Liave similar wrongs to be redrossed, and Osterberg sud the defendants io tho origiual bill are made defondants, Mossra, Wilkon aud Terry appear for compiainant, —_— MISCELLANEOUS. EASTENN PEEIGHT RATES, It sesms that tho rosds leading from this city to tho East do nol adhero to tho rates an- nounced Thuradsy, It s understood that rates were made yesterdsy ot 25 couty per 100 pounds on graln from Clicago to Now York. 1o ove 1n- ptance it wad reportod that a rate of 20 centa bad beon mado, This, howovar, could not be traced to any reliable sourco, and was probakly grotten up for the purpuse of bearing the mar- kot, It ls bardly probablo (st sny road will cara 10 carry grain for Jess than 25 cents per hundeed, T'ue New York Times has (ko follow- ing account of the meoting held at Now York last'Tuesday, ab whicli the pool was iually broken upi p Tho atject of the mesting was o discurs tho sction of the New York Ceatral Ruad | {0 withdrawing from tho compact entered into}bo. ineen the lines on Marcli 2, 8o Fat s ths competition with the Orand Trunk Iinliway of Cannda wat con. corned, and alto the withdrawal of the man: of she Lako Shorn from the Chicago * pool” liy the sgreement of March 9, tho rates on eaat-bound Frolght wore fizeil oni b Milaago basls, and the rebated of 8 coitnp 100 pounda wadg by thie baltimore & Ohla snd Pentsylvania Rmiroads, on M1 grain atpotted from and- Futlsdelphis, - wers _re. Dalimors diicod one-balf, The mansgesa of the New York Ceniral, however, refusiog to conaldes the arrangement & aneat | ene | and roserving to themselves tho right to_maka further ro- ductions should the resntt prove nnfavorable b New York, Deeomivg saiiafied ihat New York was nod va. estving Lier {air aharo of grain from the \West, Mt W, ¥, Vanderbilt_gave noties, some g0, that be would not coustdor himeolf bound ere 10 tho spreemont, Tho discussion Jsat sveniog was hested at times, and & etrong efforl was mads to (nduco Mr, Vanderbit 0 keop tho compact, 1o _calied hitentlon to the fact that, from Jan. 1to April 15, mora than cloven and & half milliona of bushels of grain had boen reeetvoll in Phliadelphid sud Baltimoro, nnd tnat dur. 1ng Lho sxma period only thres anit & bxif millions bad been brought {0 New York, Lven during tho past weok more than throo hundred snd olghty thousand biuliels of graln had been st to Thiladolphls aud Ballimore, and 48,000 only had como to thia port, To ale pointed to thu large oxcess of graln cartied into Boston during the éame timo, of which, lio astd, very liltls hed boon carriod ovor tho New York Uon While depracating a gen. eral broak {n rates, tie insiatod that hin Westera con. noctions ehonld bo left at liberty to Judgo as to what rates ey ehould chiarge on casl-bound frelgnt, And powiiisely refused to hold them to the maintenance of Fates to which (hoy did not fully agrso, 'The ratea ohe eastehound frolght ho safd ho would love entirely to lis Woatern counoctlons, Tt was sgroed at_the miceting, howover, that the ex- {ating compacts for. the mamtenauce of Taios on woat- bound freighl, ;aud on kive slock and oll from the West, onlored Into prior to March 2, whould not bo dtetuTbed, but nhould remnin in full foren, as they had proved 1o'by slatactory o (be publla’sud 10 the Toads, THE O, T & Q. o stockholders of the Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy Nailrond will hold a mooting this morning to tako tidal aotion in regard to tho amondmont of the by-laws concorniog exten- sionn and leasos. Prisidont Harris hms roceiyoed sufliclont proxios during tho week to securs the adoption of tho proposad changa. 'TILE TICKET AGENTH. Ths Goneral Ticket and Passonger Agonts' Association lLold fts regular monthly mesting yosterday, No important changes in ratos wore made, 'The Contennial business was gully ar- rangod, and tho various routes decidod upon. YEIKIN, LINOOLX & DECATUR. sneefal Dispateh o The Chicado Tribune, 8raiNarieLp, April 21,—This alterncon John A. Jones, Muster in Ohancery, in tho Uuited States Cirenit Court, #old, under a docroo of tho Court, tho Pekin, Lincoln & Docatur Rsdiroad, horotoforo bolonging Lo the Wabash, The totsl amount of debt, ss set forth in the papors, is 81,196,401.60. Thoro was ouly ovs bid, which was mado by Joun T, Mactin, oo bolslf of & com- nuttos of tho bondholdors, end tho property was atruck off to lim for EGOO,000, ta be paid in caab, or bonda In hand. BANGANON COUNTY TAXER. Special_Dianatch o The Chicago Tridune, Sruryar1zLp, Iil,, April 21.—The taxos hrainat railroads and other corporations on capital stock enjoined from collection fn Hnnsmpn Connty for tho yoars 1878, 1874, and 1875, amouot to about 870,000, and this wlll now bo pAld, proba- bly, inssmach as the United Btatea Buprome Foun hay allismoed thoe validity of the Ravonuo aw. CANADIAN RATES, Svecial Disvatch to The Chicago Tridune. MONTREAL, April 21.—Joseph fickson, Gon- eral Managor of the Graod Trynk Railway, bay returuod from Dotroit and Chicago, where ho boen attompting to arrango through freights with tha Amorican rouds. iis minsion bea not beon successful, as the combivation rates havo broken dowu. A WIBCONBIN NARBOW~(AUGR, Spectal thapatoh ta The Chicano Tribune, Manisoy, Wis., April 21.—Undor tho _goneral Inw, the lono Rock, Dodgeville & Froeport Raifroad Company haa bosn chnrered to build » uarrow-gouge rosd from Lone Rock and Dodgoeville to the Wissonsin Btsto line at Cadiz, Aonroe Couuty, norsh of Freaport, P ERIE SOUTHERN. Sweeral Dispaten fo Lhe Chicano Tyidune. Ermg, Pa., April 21.—The coutrack for the conatrnction of the uow Erie Southern Ratlroad from Erie to Cambridge Las boon awaided to Chicago partles, who, we anderstand, will com- mence work oarly in Moy, MR, LOYELL’S HORSE. Animal Eccentricitys Dhitadelvhia Buliettn. Mr Lovall sends the following narrative to us for publication,, We do uot vouch for its truth, but Mr. Lovell’s addrosa will be furaished to any reader who wishes to put bimn under oath ¢ Last summer I bought a horse, He was warranted sound and kiod in barness, but I dis- coverod thst it wae a vory poor kind., Ifo had sn irresistible propopsity to back, Io acemed to bo lmpressod with a conviction that maturo lisd put bis hind logs i front, aud that ko could | soa with his tail, and whooever I attompted ta giart him he always procoeded stern foremost, until I whipped bim ssvagely, aod then he would go in o proper moaner, but suddonly, and with the air of & horss who had a conviotion that thore wag a luoacio in the carriage who dida't kvow what ho wasabout. Ono day, while wo wero coming down the strect, this theory became so strong that he suddenly stopped and backed tho carringe through the plate-glasa window of Mackoy's drug-storo, After that I always bitcl- od hun up with lus head toward the carmage, and then he seamed to feal batter coutented, only somatines he became tao sociable, and used .o put his head over the dashar aud try to chow my legs or to eat up tho lap-cover, Beuiuow, tho pecuhar arrsngement of the animal oxeited unpleasant ramark when I drove out, and when T wanted to mtop, aud would litch lum by the tail W wpost, he had a ve dwagroeable way of reaching out with lus hlfi » loyx and swoeping the sidewalk whonaver he saw anybody that Lo fol as If he wonld like to kick. Ho was not much of & saddlo horea ; not that Le would attempt Lo throw nis pider, but when- over & Baddlo wus put ou him i¢ mado Lis back ieh, and ho would always insist upon rubbiog it against the first treo or fonco or oorner of o bouse that Lo came to, and if ha could bark the rider's log bie soenied to be better contented. ‘Tho last tims I rodo him was upon tho day of Alock Bungor's wedding. [ had oo my bost sult, nud on the way to the fostival thore was a creek to bo forded. When tho bLorss got nto tho middie of it ho took a drink, and shou Jooked around at the scencry. ‘Chen o took anothor drink, and gazod agmun at the prospoct. Theu bu suddoniy felt tired, and lay down in the wates, By the tino. be waa sutliciently reated I was roady to go home, o i Tho nest day he was {axen sick, My hired b waid i was tho opizooty, sod he mixed um up some turpentine in a bucket of warm feed. That night the horsuhad spsams, aud licked four of tho Leat boards vut of the sida of tho atable, Jones satd that horso Ladn't the epizooty, but the botis, aud thst the turpentine ouplt to huve beon rubbed on the outside of bim, instead of going into ina sopmach, Bo we rubbed bim with lurpestine, and uext morning he hadn'’t & hmir on his body, Col, Swith told me that it I wanted to know what reatly mied wnat horss, ho would tell ma, 1t wau glandors, and if hio wasn’t bled he would die. B tho Colorol bled him for me, Ws took away a tubful, and the Lorso thioued down so that Lis riba mado humn look as if ho bad swal- Jowed a hoop wkirt, 1t mado bum bungry, too, for mght he ato tho fosd-box, a breeching- strap, aud two Lraco-chisius, ‘Iuou 1 sent for the horso doctor, nud ho said there was powbing the malter with the horso but heaves, aud he loft pome modicino *‘to Rnlon uplns wind® ‘The result was that the orse coughed for two days a4 if he bad goas into a galloptug conwumption, and botwevn two of the coughs ha kicked tho hirod man through tho partition, and,bnt our biack-aud-tan tersier iu alt. 1 thouglt perbaps s hitle exorciss might im- Emvu Lis heaith, 0 I drove Lim out one day, sud @ proccoded in such & peculinr mwanoer that 1 wus alraid he might suddonly coumte apars snd fall to poces. Whon wo roachod the top of Whito House hill, which (s very uteep by the nida of ibe road, bostopped, gave a eort of shudder, coughed a'couplo of times, kicked a tly off his wear shoutder with Lin bind leg, und then laid down and calmly rolled over tho bank, 1 gob out of the carrage beforo bo fell, [ watoh- ed lim pitels clear down to the yal beneatl with the vehicle draggivg after him. When got to llm Lo was dead, sud the man ab il farm-house cloas by asid bie Lad the bliua stage ers. u 1-s0ld bim for 8§ lo a man who winled to make lum up into knife-handles, suspendor- Luttous, aud gluo§ snd, ethou, whonwe bave wanted to e & ride we Lave waiked, The uexlt tie L sttempt o buy & Lorse £ will get & mule. —_—— BRITISH COLUMBIA, 8ax FPaaxcuico, Cali April 2L—A dispatoh from Victoria says tn tha ilouss yesterday s motion prevatled that the Gaveruor bo raquested to restoro tho old tariff, standousd in favor of the Dominin tariff, wheu ihe immodiate ¢com- mencement of tho raliroad s expeoted; and that the Province baye power to modify it, withe ovat prejudico 0 the Duminion Goveramons, COURTS. Curtls’ Answer to Boxton’s Une pleasnnt Allegations. THE Record of Jadgments and Now Buitses Criminal Qases, SURTIA ARBWER. Abont tes dayn ago Btanloy B, Soxton filed w Bl in the Cireats Conrt chargiog Menty M. Cur. tis with frand and mismanagéurent of his estate, and with having squandered tho aesots of the firm of Honry M. Curtis, of which Bexton cIaimed to be patrinor. Yestorday tho defondant, Cuttis, filod bin answor, i which ha denlen sll of Soxton's charges, and in return clalme that tho lattor hos neglected his businoss, over« drawn bia scconnt, and cirenlated scandalons re. porta about him. Cuttia aleo denios that he ovor occuplod any confidontial relation 1o Bote ton'a mother, or that ho was over ongaged to be married to his sistor, or that Lo was asked to tako obargo of complsinant. 1o furthor donios that he induoed Hoxtan to kel his proporty on Indians avonts, or inducod him to go into parte vorship with bim by false statoments, but, on tho contrary, haa alwaya acted faitly in “overy rospoct. Hoxton, on the contrary, neglooted hig ‘business, drow ont Iatge sums of monoy from the firm, thus_ crippliug it soveroly, and hag rofusod to do his sbats or take his portlon of the rosponsibility for thie losses which havo beon unnvoldably sustalned, In concluslon, Curtis claima o ¢an prove Bexton's sacumationd to be falso, and courts tho fullest invostigation of hiy own conduct, 5 v The application for » Recolvor was retased DIVORCES. Dortha Boldau filed her bill yesterday agalnst bor husbasd, Adsm August Boldau, complaining that he was In the babit of gotting drunk sad throatoning to kill her, and he wanis s divotca befora it ia too late. Francos Winohestsr also asks for a divorca from hor husband, Loroy A, Wincheater, on 8 ocount of his hnunun'dmnkonnuu. ITEYE. Judges Gary, Jameeon, wnd Farwell will hoar 'motions this morning, and Judge Williams will near ivorcs oases, P , Jadges MeAllistor, Rogers, and Rooth will not transact any business, but will be aogaged 10 consiiltation aver tho petition for mandamus of the Board af Iublle Warks amajost. 8, 8, Hayed, which was argued befors them 'Cusaday, involving tho validity of tha city cortificates of jndebtednoas, . UNITED STATES COUNTY, Csnthia Hart bogan a suit for 1,500 againsd tho~ Globe Insurnnca Compsny. Nicolal ‘O, Matthlosson, for tho uso of T, R, somos, aned tho same Compauy for a like amount, .and John 8, bnd Cynthia 11att also bognn & ault Yor $1,600 agninst tho samo Company. . . Tho Third Nationa} Bank commonced.s sull for £6,000 against Williara 3. 'ewkeabury. A, A. Piorco and & Olark brought sait (o dobs Tor 6,000 agatost Jamos G. rvey, D, Brown, W. W. Hawkins, abd Alonzo C, Rand. <O H. Jonneon, executor of A. 8 Inhngon, do« coaned,-sued George Bcovilia for $9,600, Tho Arober & Pancoast Blanulacturing Com- pany bogan an action againet Waltor A, Jenking snd James A, Holmos, claiming $8,000. v Goorgo L. Btedmav, Assigneo of the Albany g!l!iol;aunnco Company, sucd Blimeon Oobb o J. T, Btovall aucd Potter Y'almor for £1,000. Tho Commorcial National Dank of Clicapgt filed o bill against Y. W. B, Host. 8. J. Walkor and John O. Bpanlding to foracloxo a trast-deot for $7,000 oo the 8, E, fractional 2 of fraction sl Boc, 3, 43, 12, in Lake County. % v Cornelius Coolidge bogan an action in efect meut against Mary Muliall and Jabob Neilsor to recover possedsion of the N. 34 of Lot 14 Dlock 60, in Russell, Mather & Russell's Addl. gf'(‘moh Chicago, tho damages bsing laid af 0. H, Waikor branght sait for 33,000 agatnal nun)lmln M. Bhaffner. DANKRUPTCY MATTERS, In the case of Micheo! Greanobaum and Jaaok Livingston, & patition for discharge was fled and su order entered for m hoaring and crodilore’ mooting to bo keld before llo{(lullr Graot, The proccedings sgainat Fatriok C. Toomey wore dismissed on payment of cosla. B, E. Jenkins was appointed Assigmoe of Fouerstein & Yduger., BUPERIOR OOURT IN ORIKY. The Natiooal Bank of Uommerce bagan & euf for 82,600 againgt DaWitt O, Crogier, T. U Clarke, and William H, Purdy, Franklin MacVeagh & Co, commenced - aui by attachment against tho Codar Kivor Lumber Cocapmy claimivg $3,620, - . Edward Cook brought suib to recever 63,000 from J. M. Billings, J. V, Taylor began an action for £3,000 againal tho Cednr Itivor Lumbor Company, : ei’&&llfln Brown susd John F. Marnill for Columbus T, GrifMling bagan & entt fo trespaer saainat Putrick Brady, J. G, Simpron, Geurgt B ’}vuua, and Theodoro Worth, sisiming 83,000 amages. ' > Buellor suod. Charles E. ook for Louis 1,000, ’ COUNTT COURT, G BT In the estate of Rowland Hill Allieon, the will was provou aud letters tesiamdntary were grant ;L} oo Churles L, Carawell, under bond fo; In the eatate of STary Ellen Donohne, » gran' of guardianship was inade to hMary Donobus andor bond of §2,000, In she oatate of Hanford Grosn , administration was mada to Robeny undar boud for §6,000. URIMINAL: CODRY, @, I1. Blatobford ploaded guilty to embezzla moct, and was remanded. - Joba Peck was triod fou lareeny awd nequitted Witllam Henderson was tried for larceny sud w:\\fllwl. William, Robert, and Nellis Henderson and Willlam wod Jennis N. Greenhill wero tiied fo 10t aud m}\mm. ) t Wuliam Fish was found guilty of attempt i¢ commit burglary and given six” months i the Houso of Qorrection, o Henry Hilbort was tned for larceny sud so quitted, : at of trabam THE OALL MONDAY. Jopar GARY—360, S63 to 850 Inclusive, * Jupax JAMeRoN—46,265, Oty va. Honore, foi opsning Vernon avenne. JUDOR JAMEGOK--242, 873 to 290 Inclusive, Jupue Boork—8et eane 1,842, and ealondsy Noa. 260 to 280 inclusive, exceps 271 and 477, Junar MoALLnTER=No eail nntil Wedooadry, + _Jl‘mfll Fanwent—No call, No. 879 sl o1 sial, Jupar WiLLixs—Sel cases aud the Adelpli Theatre coptetapt matter, p ¥ JUDOMENT. UNITXD BTATLS OMOUIT COURT—OONTEARONS—A A. dacksou va, Jobin ¥, Iisaney, §5,52L01, Surrelon CounT—UoNressions—The Merchianle' Loan aud Trust Company va, A, Lucus Huol Tunt, $1,023,~Suind va, Bame, $5.00 b Zenleschek vs. Rudolph Wehtly; verdict, §718 and motion for now trlal—l, B, s%) w3 Albust Fdwards, $1:6,69.—Onlon Mutesd Lifo Xusuranca Comupan; ko _and guarer T lvn, {0 Dbl ackion Voo Toth Yeardsley, llcory Newton, A. IL Beardsley, §3,8.~Hame v8, Jacob L. Blole, §1,303 88,—8ldne] Biyers va, Bimon Tebrecht, $1,251.. " el Coal Compauy va, N. P K Taber ot al, va. Joun 0, 1 Juwen If, iTliclicock, §25 Eebasti i and Anua 4, W y 39413, Cincuir_ Couny—CoxrisaioNy—Al, Uurria & Bros, w9, Albert Edwards, §701.35, Jubaxetloaens—Ann 8, Carpenter va, Joremish M, Terwiilipar; vordict, $14.80,—James Cabil) vs, damel Deviue, $32,50.—8, W, Parker i, i, va, Jokn ¥ Biyles, 1100, : ‘Upox BooTi—E. A, Blorrs, use of Charles Cos uilip Wadeworth, D, J, Rusb, aud Marmst e, b, 10WA supREAE” COURT, Speefal Disaten 1 ‘I'he Chiaao Tribune, Donogee, Is., April 21 —Thoe Hoprewe Coaft motat 8. m. ¢ Fallows va, Wobb, appellant ; from Jones Districte afirmea, v8, Platner, sppellsnt; from The Etate of Tow Jouea Distriot: ahirmcd, Murks va, ‘The Cass County MUl and Elevstor Com p.{xy- &'fifl"&"l""“‘ Caxs })m:lm nvemh . P ows VS, 4 Muscatine District TS STeRle; efrmed, : Patierson v, Vail ebal.} from Davis Ciccult} re versed, Wico & Bom vs. Plymouth County t trom Woodbuty DIatFIct: Feretaod, Ayl appsiin Adjourned to Saturdar. DAMAGES CLADHED, Spemal Durateh 8011 Chicaas Tribu Davexvour, Is., April 21.—A curton tercallug bresch-of-promige sult was C msaced in the Dietrict Court to-dsy. Ml A. Boypo enes David 8. Garmer for #2000 f damaged affections, and etatea that wbo ngazed 10 him twenly years ago, and has reimai singlo ever sinco, waitiug for him, Miss_Susy Kinuer, of Rook Iuland, has come meuced » €10,000 wlauler sult agalust Alax Kohm, and a lively contout is expected, e fe e ditdudanitis Miss Roses “Goodness | the fre 1a out, 1 thought it was very cold.” Boau: *‘Sball [ geb my uvercoat and putit on youi" Mius Rossi *0b, uo; bul [glauciog at Wie c10ck] Ladu't yod Laster pat it o yourse' 8