Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1876, Page 13

RELIGIOUS. Yesterday’s Proceedings at the Lake Bluff Camp Meet- * ing. Qbjections to Modern Churches and Their Ways---Fullerton ZAvenue Church. preparing for the Episcopal Jubilee of the Pope. Notes and Personals at Horfie and Abroad=~Church Services. THE CAMP-MEETING. JESTERDAY’S PROCEEDINGS AT TIE LAKE BLUFF GROUNDS. Onder has heen evolved from the confusion at the Lake- Bluff camp-ground. The boxes and parrels have been removed; the litter of shav~ Iogs and Jumber has been burned, and, though the sound of the hammer is still heard, the plows are half drowned by the music of voices that vome ringing up from all sides in the stir- ring 0}d Methodist hymns. The managers have pesten things® into skape, and haveemore atten- vonpaid to the services. The crowdis aug- ‘enting rapidly, and, instead of the handfal of worshipers who ‘assembled in the Tabernacle on the first night, 300 or 400 people respond to the calling bell now. There are not many visitors from Chicago as yet, and the majority come from the way-sta- tious on the road. Devout indeed are they, when in the buge tent, but equally bent on en- joyment they , are when the services ave over, and they are let lopse in the grove. . The edge of the bIuff and the ravine seem to present the strongest attractions, and well are they patronized by the exhorters and the con- verts. Upinthe grove yvesterday and the day before there was a suspicion of warmth. Under thetrees and down by the lake there wasa pleasant breeze, but in the tents and under the big canvas the air was sultry, and, as the elders and ministers beeame more and more in carnest, perspiration rolled in floods. There has been some little sickuess on the ground resulting from the hot teather, but, through the fore- sight of Mr. Truesdale, Dr. C. C. Higgins had been induced to set up a sort of office on the grounds, and the wisdom of thescheme has been very manifest. TIR TENTS ARE ALL TP and occupied. There are ten church tents, huge in proportions, and capable of accommodating fifty people cach. The hotel has been completed and s in excellent ruuning order. The rooms are large and airy and furnished comfortably. Under Mr. Truesdale's management, the hotel 1as become a perfect success. Clean beds, cool rooms, and wholesome food abound, and most of the worshipers have taken up their quarters there in preference to the private tents. There is milk in_abundance, furnished by thirty cows owned by Judge Blodgett, who lives within half- a-mile of the camp. Ice-clicsts, well filled, loom up oo every side, and the hostelry is provided it eversthing that Uelougsto a well regulated ot The exercises opened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock with singing led by Mr. Spencer, of Chi- cago, and at 10:30 Elder Jutkins announced the opening of there morning service. “Come, Tnou Fount of Everv Blessing » rang out, aud after prayer by the Rev. Mr. Youker, the Rev. Dr. Fallows aniiounced bis text from the 19th to ¥3d verses of the 9th of I. Corinthians, the ex- oplanation of Paul as to his method of conversion. He commenced by refering to the Sth verse of the Sth chapter of Corinthiuns, where God warned the people to abstain from the worship of idols. The question was, did Paul live up to his teachingst He sacrificed the eweetest pleasure on earth, the pleasure of a Christian home. e knew nothing of domestic bliss. No man can say that Paui had no room for these things in his e, warm heart. You have noticed how sensitive he was, how chiv- lrous he was to woman; Le was actually jeal- ous for fear of her wandering from the epint of the Holy Ghost,and in that Corfuthian socicty a. woman could not_open kLer lips without expos- Ing herself to rudeness of suspicion. Hehad WEDDED IIMSELF TO TUE CHURCIH, and that claimed all his love. He had given up the right of maintenance. He had worked with his hands at night that he might not be o bur- den to any one. He had the right given him by the law of Moscs, but he resigned 1t 2s he re- gigned the right of marriage.” And the spirit of this sacrifice must be preserved among the min- fsters to-day. The pupers sometimes sueer ot the men and women who bave given up all carthly pleasures, when the fact is they have done more for God in abandoning the world than the world has done for itself. Theirs, like Paul's, {5 an honest work, and if Christianity 10 succeed God must rais¢ up more men in the spirit of Paul. Paul said be had become like a Jew to win the Jews. This was not demanded of him, but his respect for their race carried him forward. To the Gentiles, who bad no law, he had nome. ‘With the Greek, he heard with Grecian ears and saw with Grecan eyes, and, with true Grecian diplomacy, he flanked their prejudices. To the weak he became weak, and was tenderer than a wowan to the broken reed of sin: He studied the strong and weak side of human nature. But he was no Jesuit. He was all things to all men, that he might bring some to Christ. He was no sentimentalist, all surface in words; his camce Trom his very soul. Paul was abreast of the age in philosophy and science, and the Church cannot afford to be left in the rear. The Church of Christ is NOT TO BE AFRAID of any new discovery in science. She must grive her encmies battle when and wherever they offer it. The ministers of to-day are sent of God as was Paul, and their missfon is not ee- complished till the world is_saved. Let each man say, “Wo is me if I do not preach this Gospel.” Let each minister of Christ fecl this, andcrery prejudice raised against him he can use 1o the preater glory of God. - e Leld up Yaul'as the model for the preacher of to-day, and urged the acceptance of Paul ag the example, prowising that his successes would be the successes of all. The services were over at 12 o’clock, and the andience dispersed to meet again at dinner. After the meal ther vanished again into the Wwouds. At 2 o'clock they reassembled in the tabernacle for the afternocn service. The opening exercises consisted of prayer by Elder Jutkins, and hymns. THE REV. ALEXANDER YOUKER = preached an cffective sermon. Sclecting his Text from Matthew xx., 6, “ Why stand ye here all the day idle”” he claimed that God had 8 work forall his people. In the world there «are many honest men idle. Never was there a time when there were more men looking for an lonest day’s work to make an honest living thanat the present time. él‘his class dfiluvbt our sympathy and pity, and_no_man need be fdle in Lg\c \iuunudp of the Lord for want of work to do. The reason of this is because God furnishes the work and asks us to_do it. The assertion o often made is not true that any Chiristian js not gble to perform labor in the Fineyard of the Lord, for when God converts a an He converts him to bard labor, and God makes no mistakes. Some persons think the &re doing nothing if they are not doing & work that can be seen by all. ‘The persons who are doing the work of the Church are’ those who Work quietly, seemingly unnoticed by theworld, but_are constantly~ doing something_for the Lord. Some made a niistake by not asking God to direct them. God would always dircct Us safely, and then we would mever makea ure. “The greater part of our work was to be fdone in our hearts. Our hearts are to be cul- tivated, and this will require coustant work every day of our lives. This makes the Church onsistent. Every means of ce will be im- Proved and appreciated, and God's Church be- tomes a power in the Jand. God rewards His “laborers down hbere. Every man %ho labors in the vineyard i3 paid 8 -he goes along. And eternal life was agift. We cannot finm heaven by la- bor alone, ” God made His children a present of ven. If they would enjoy heaven they must =njor God herc.. The more they enjoyed Him &f; Et.he more they would enjoy the world to He concluded ' by exhorting every man in the <hurch to labor earnestly, for his pay was sure. God cannot become bankrupt. He never pays %0 many cents on the dollar, but fulfills every Promise, MINOR SERVICES. After service children’s meetings and moth- =8’ mectings were held in the church tents, ®hich were well filled. The exercises, com- P ing brief addresses, songs, and prayer, were ‘ed by dergymen, the Jadies taking active part. The arrivals during the day were Dr. M. P. td Miss Emily M. Hatfield, of Philadelphia; Or. ¥. L. Pond, of Aurora; J. B. Seyerance, o Rockford; M. Devlin, of Waukegan. The Michi- gan Avenue Church choir came fifteen strong | ang 1 ng ]‘cd by J. T. Martin, arge number of f Veyances to stay over S‘\?n?l‘:y?:mfi oy Hieke ol ‘At 4 o’clock the officials of the Church held a meeting for the interchange of Christian experi- cnces. Several addresses were made, and’ the mg:&:flg was z‘;f inFt:Y;esLJthmuglmut. : i evening Elder Jutkiy c 11 o'clock the campers were sate | fsufigfid’ sask There will be three services today, morning, afterncon _and evening. The evs. Aaron Gurney and A. J. Scoft and others are an- nounced to hold forth, CHURCHISM. . DISSATISFACTION WITH THE MODEEN WAY OF DOING THINGS. To the Editor of The Tridbune. Cm1caco, July 6.—In these days, when it is so {ashionable to belong to some church, and when Mr. Moody and his sdmirers are met with in many circles, it scts serious people thinking, {which, by the way, is o good thing) about the Toundation of all this, and myseclf among the number, and Ifind it is traced to certain doc- trines contafned in that old, good book, the Bible. Being as desirous as many others to get through this life as well as I can, to help others to do the same, and when I shut my eyes on this world to find myself fn a better, I take up the Bible, begin to study it, and endeavor to discover whether I am on the right twrack or not. As there are ‘manv other persons like myself, who would like tocome at truth, but who bave not time to search for it, I will write downa few items I have found, and they can read them if they choose. o 1 begin with Church-ism. Ihavenotbeen able to discover any directions about church-building anywhere, except in the Old Testanent, an those are given to the Jews for the erection of a Tabernacle und necessary appendages. We are not Jews, but Christians. In Acts 1:13, we find the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ worship- ing'in an upper room; also, I Cor. xvi:lYy, we find miention of o church in the house of Aquila, that is, the Christian worshipers assembling in their house; also,’ Colossinns iv:15, “Salute Nymphas and the church which{sin his house also, *‘to Philemon,” second verse, ‘‘and to the church fn thy house.” From these passages we gather that the followers_ of “the Lord Jesus Christ wor- shiped in’ rooms of houses. Buildings called Christian churches were not at that time erected, and the earliest record we have of such buildings set apart for such purpose show that they were of plain, undecorated architecture; and until about A. D. 305, after which time Christianity having become prevalent in Rome and other pluces, the Roman Basilicas were used for the Christiun gatherings, and churches of plain end unpretentious” urchitecture were erected. I do not hesitate tosay thatif the money spent in decorating churches so mere- triciously were applied instead to home-mission purposes, or helping needy, struggling families, the sacrifice would be much’ more ucceptable to God. “ Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lordi Behold, to obey is better than sac~ rifice.” L Sam., xv: 22 “Hethat giveth unto the poor shall not lack, but e that nideth his eyes shall have many o curse.” Proverbs, xxviti, 27. “He that hath pity on the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again,"—xix, 17. Poor u&)l-muus do not 1vel comfortable in such grand bufldings, with a company of overdressed people, consequently they donot go, and therefore lose the benefit of hearing the gospel preached to them. A few dollars a month given to some carnest but poor Christian men, just to cover necessary expenses, would enable thosemen to go out into the bighways and alleys, and_presch the gospel on a Stnday in thestreets to the pour benighted, drinking populstion, and thercby much good might Be done among them. Also, if some of these fine church-people wonld devote .a few more dollars to the paltry salaries of some of their female workcrs, who, to quote the words of one of them, “ouly get euough to starve on," the number of them might be increased, or they might be sent out two together, as the Lord jesus Christ sent His; and I presume He was the great Exemplar. Luke x.,1: ' When the poor nnd that the Christians (professors, 1 mean) care nothing about rulieviu‘g their bodily necessities, ither they conclude the refigion 13 a sham, or else worth nothing intrinsically. It is just that sort deseribed by the second ‘chap- ter of the general Epistle of James, especially the fiftcenth and sxteenth verses, “ You sa) unto them, Depurt in peace, be ye warmed an filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needtul to the body.” Indeed, the whole of the chapter is onc of the best tests whereby to koow a real Christfan. I know true Christians are few uud far between, but stili £ firmly believe there is a such a thing s Christianity, and that it is 2 good thing, or there would uot be so many counterfeits. "There are many struggling parents with familics, whom sfckness or other adversity has thrown back in the world, who-would be thanktul for a little loaned assistance, and who would repay it, who are told to apply to the Chicago Relict Sodety, but they preler to struggle on rather than do it, and some who do tind the relief can- not be extended to them. If someof the fine professing ladies would takethe couusel of I. Peter, ifi: 8, 4, 5, adorning themsclves with good Works, nstead of adorning themselyes with a quantity of superfluous trinkets, gold brace- lets, and diamond crosses, end jeweled rings, they would find they had a Iittle to spare wherewith to help the poor these hard times, and in this world they ‘would find the bless- ings contsined in the first three verses, of Psalm xli. descending on them, and in the worldto come, when they stand before their Judse, they will not bewail themselves that those woridly ornaments were 8loss to them Tor the sake of Christ. Mr. Moody, in on¢ of his recent addresses, gave a test whereby people might kuow they were Christians, ¢ sald, “When the world casts you out, when théy will have nothing to do with you, and say that you do not belong to them, tlien You may know that you are counted as Clirist’s disciples.” The Lord Jesus Christ suys, (Mark viin: 83), “Whosoever therefore shuli be ashamed of Me and of My words, n this adulterous and sinful generation, of him ulso shall the Son of Mantve nshamed when He cometh Iu the glory of his Father with the boly angels.” Verily, if the HRedeemer ap- peared liere at the present time, ns He did of old,as a poor carpenter, there would be a vast proportion of ~His professed followers who would be ashamed of Iim, and Wwould rather pass by on the other side of the avenue than be seen by the world speaking to Him. There arc many who despise Mr. Moody because he formerly traded in the shoebusiness, and because he is not highly cducated. At _any rate, he has the appearaic of sincerity, aud his popularity is accounted for by his_carnestness of manner, and the good solo singing by which ‘he is accompanied. Multftudes on buth'sides of the Atlantic flock to hear and see Moody, not becanse they are all of his way of thinking, but out of curiusity, and to be able to reply iu the aflinative when interrogated, Have you heard Moody?” Hundreds go tolook upon lim in the same way as they would on a rare zoological specimen. Anyway, he speaks much good truth, ough it muy be in a rough way, but _he must be excused for that, as he said he ‘“‘went to England to study, but when he got there he went preaching instead. A lorge sum will be given to erect some kind of shelter where hie may give addresses when he is invited to Chicago Inthe autumn of this year, and here ]e‘.\lousg steps In and asks, “ Isit to Dbea permunent building? If so, who will oc- cupy it atter Mr. Moody#” By all means let it be ounly temporary, or our afready small con- rogutions will Lecome still smaller should Frar. Swing get._possession of it, for there are only two ménin Cnicagowhocan command acon- gregation of 7,000 or 5,000 persons—Mr. Moody and Prof Swing. Alas, this reininds me of what e read n the ninth chapter of 8t. Mark, verses 3316 41. Truly there {s room for many workers, and the publiciill soon discern who are the most competent, and appreciate them accordingly. Mr. g(ood_\' nas madea good thing out of his trust prinéiple, and, as that is so, I counscl other struggling tradesmen to follow Lis example, and possiuly they may be able to doas much good as be has done, both to themselves and others. Any way, it is a good cexampleand worth the ex- Deriment. Whether the revival services arc as successful as they are reported to be, In the making of Christians, remains to be scen in the event whether or not these professors continue stead-~ fast; for in Matt. X: £2, we read, ' But kte. that epdureth to the end shall be snvcd,’l' and in the Book of Revelatious, iii: 11, 12, * Hold that fast which thou hast, that 1o man take th crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pil- larin the temple of my Gods” also xili: 10, «Here is the patience and the faithof the salnts. The exciting nature of the words and music of the “Gospel Sungs” renders them popular and gn important adjunct to religious” excite- ment, but hundreds join in singiug t)’l’clsc choruses who care not whether “"sz done” or not, and who certainly are not ¢ saved by the blood of the Crucificd One.” R On the whole, however, it may be more cheer- ing to worship with such assemblies as those Mr. Moody collectsthan to gointo 2 fashionable church where all is cold grandeur and pride, and where the poor man feels that the sooner Re is ont the better. It wasoncof the signs that Chuist's kingdom hod begun on earth when Gthepoor hiave the gospel presched to them, Matt. xi.:5. Truly we shall Lall that time when men shall go into the streets aud avenues of Chicago, two saud two, and there preach the gospel to the needy poory THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE “SUNDAY.” JULY 9; 1876—-SIXTEEN' PAGES, S the epiritually poor, and great MW!! the harvest be.””” By all' means let Mr. loody’s Tabernacle be a ‘permfl.nem ‘buildin, and let the whole space be free and unreserved, and let it be'called the * Church of the Poor,” and let it be devoted to them, and surely they will come and fill it, anda great presence will incet with them there, even the presence of the High and Lofty One who inhabiteth cternity, aud who has said, *Where two or three wre gath- cred together in My nmine, there am I i the midst of them." Matt. xvill: 20. Even §0, come Lord Jesus, - VaRITAS. THE OTHER SIDE. THE FULLERTON AVENUE CHURCIL. 4 The communication inserted in the columns of yesterday’s TRIBUNE in reference to the Ful- lerton Avenue Church contained,it is said, some errors of fact which demand correction. The meeting Thursday pight was called by the Board of Trustees to consider the financial con-' dition of the Church, and to take steps for its * improvement. For scveral years the finences lave been inan unsctisfactory condition, the collections not meeting the appropriutions, and the end of each fiscal Jear findingr the Church considerably in debt. “The Trustees have pre-4 sented the matter to the congregation annually, the horizon has lightened up for a time, aud then affairs have scitled back to their previous condition. The Trustces have labored faith- fully to make inc ome and outlay mecet, and , have even—when the Churel’s credit was below par—given their own personal notes for loans to \‘.{de over pressing cmergencies. The meeting Thursday night was the lurgest cver held in the church, the interest of the people in their con- dition belug at length fully aroused. Reports by the Trustecs showed an actual debt of $1,500. Wwith assets more or less reliable to meet about one-half of it, but at the same time subscrip- tions have recently been solicited, and reccived, Which, if paid, will prevent o debt from accu- mulating hercufter. The exhibit for the future was shown to be 1ost promising and the good was accomblished of putting the congregation face to iace with the fluancial problem. ‘Tle ways and means having been adjusted in a satisfaciory manuer, Mr. Hrice Miller, one of Mr. Young's warmest supporters, rosc and said | that, understanding there was some dissatisfac- tion in the Church in reference to the pastor, he wished to bring the thing to a head, and intro- duced o resolution iudorsing BIr. Youug and declaring bis ministrations both in the pulpit and s a pastor entirely satisfactory. The issue being thus forced, a rising vote of the cougrega- tion revealed the fact that nineteen members— oll also menbers of the Church—were dissutis- with Mr. Youug’s preaching. ‘The contemptous allusion in the above mentioned communic:- tion to this minority is beside the mark, as the number, though small, comprises some of the most prominent and influentinl men in the Churely, including three Trustees, paying one- #i{th of the actuaF cash received into the Church Treasury. The attack on Dr. Hedges is claimed to be contemptible, and the insinuation in re- gard to his medical practice in the congregation unworthy of notice. Dr. Hedges bas stood by the Church through thick and thin, and his urse has ever scconded his words. Mr. V. F. uiwson, the managing editor of the Scandina- vien-0g-Amerikanaren, although a young man, isone of the principal business “men in the Church and an important financial support. As is usual in chureh difliculties, the minority ‘was treated throughout with scant courtesy, and a large number of those who voted with the ma- jority in the cordial support of Mr. Youug were, it is said, thoroughly disgusted by the action of other of his friends in thelr domineering abusc of numbers. . THE POPE. . THE EPISCOPAL JUBILEE. ‘The following is from the correspondence of the London Times, dated Rome, June 13: The Superior Council of the Socicty of Young Catholic Italy have issued 2 programme for the celebration of the episcopal jubilec of Pius IX. On thellthof April, 1569, the fifticthanmiversary of the day when Giovanni Mastai Ferretti was ordained a priest, his sacerdotal jubilee was com- memorated. On the 16th of June, 1571, the Catholic world celebrated, “ with all the pomp possibleinsuch iniquitous times,” the Pontifical jubilec of Pius IX., the first of 262 Popes after St. Peter, who had attained the twenty-fifth anniversary of his election to the highest dig- nity upon earth. On the 3rd of June, 1877, the fiftieth year will be completed *since our bo- loved Pontift received episcopal consecration in the Basilica of St. Peter in Chains,” from the hauds of Cardinal Castiglioue, who was after- wards ralsed to the dignity of the tinrn under the pame of Pius VIII. This episcopal jubilee the faithful are now called upon to be prepared to celebrate “with extraordinary splendor equaling auy previous commemoration,” in order that the three epochs of the 11th of April, 1869, the 16th of Junc, 1871, and the 8rd ot June, 1877—tho sacerdotal, the epis!:l;pnl, and the Pontifical jubilecs—may remain fum- ous through the enthusiasm shown on those ocensions by the Catholic world towards the Pontifl of the Immaculate Conceptlon, of the Syllabus, and of the (Ecumenical Council of tlie Vatican. The following are the chief points of the programme issued: 1. Ardent and united prayer for the preservation of the precious life of tlie Holy Father, Pfus IX., ** Oremus pro Pontiflce nostro Plo; Dominus con- eervet cum et vivificet cum et beatum faciat cum in (;rm, etnon tradat enm in manum {nimicorum ejus.” 2. 'To prayers alms are to be added for the Vicar of Christ, reduced to poverty and made prisoner by the Revolution, to be presented to him as the **obolus ** of filial love on the solemn day of his c):!nco“nl Jubilce, 3. The Joving children of PiusIX., in addition to their **obolus,” are to send gifts, the prodacts of their talentsin the art or trade they follow. To receive these offerinzs asolemn exhibition will be opencd in Rome. The regulations for the forma- tion of committees in forcign countrics will shortly beitsued, Medals and diplomas areto be awarded by properly appoited juries umong thosé who con- tribute to the Vatican Exhibition. 4. A pilgrimage to be made to the Endoxian Bas- flca of St. Peter in Vincoli, yhere the Pope was consccrated Dishop. 5. Deputations to be sent to the footstool of the throne of His Holinexs to render homage and ex- rees the congratulations and good wishes of the Catholics of all mations. 6. Every natlon, every Kingdom, every province, avery clty, every fiarlali to celchrate with especiai demonstrations of exaltation the episcopsl jubilee of the common father of the great family of the redeemed. A dispatch from Paris of date June 21 says: The Pope has been recelving deputations con- atulating him on the 30th anniversary of his Pontificate. Replying to the Roman nobility, he remarked on the Divine judgmentson those not ery favorable to the loly Sce, and much morcso on those sutagonistic toit. The States of the Church were protected and guaranteed by two Catholic powers, but whether from political or other mo- tives, they abandoned it to its cnemies. Both those powers had since had to bear the welght of God's hand upon them, both making war and undergoing terrible losses and humilintfons. After this hit at France 1o Auetein, the Pope remaried 4 State 521 Congre; that the late Sultan, the persceutor of the Church in the East by protecting o handful of schismatics, had been driven from his throne as ensily a8 n mas- ter turncd a wretched servant out of doors, and had lost his life, ‘To cite exumples of the justice of God_sgainst the oppressors and usurpers of the Church’ would be an endless task, * Addressing German Catholics, the Pope eshorted them to be valiant, sad to_entreat Mary, who had under her feet the infernal dragon which inspired persccutors in exiling and imprisoning Bishops and priests, and in corrupting youth. RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. THE CNURCH IN GENERAL. The Primitive Mcthodist Church of Canada has received a proposition for union from the Methodist Church of Canada. Awealthy gentleman ealled a few days ago 2t the office of the Presbyterian Board of, Foreign Missions and handed the Secretary a check for $10,000. The Synod of the Old Catholic Church of Switzerland was held Junc 8. There were present 206 members—66 ecclesiastics, and 140 Iaymen. The Synod proceeded at once to the clection of a Bishop, the most prominent name being that of M. Herzog, Cure of Olten, who was clected by 117 votes. The other candidates received 34and 7 votes respectively. ‘The General Convention of the Congregn- tional churchies of Vermont was held at Barton June 20 and 21. It was stated in the Centen- nial sermon that the oldest Congregational church in the State was organized at Benning- tonin 1762, The increase of members in the ast year was 1,400. The 167th mecting of the Bonorsi Assoclation of - Counecticut, began at Norwalk June 20. The Rev. Dr. O. E. Dageett was chosen Moderator. The Missionary Society of Connectleut, which was originally formed for the evg&gclifltion of Indians, has expended 95, 000, siuce 1793, $200,224, and has a permanent fund of $30, The Vatican organ, the Voce della Verita, by way of stimulating subscriptions for Catholic schools and publications, gives a Jist of the twelve churches and six schools in’ connection with Protestantism at Rome. Commenting on these *painful statistics,” and on' the flood of Protestant tracts distributed, it says: * Cer- tainly they will, as_you say, make a Roman a Lutheran, o Calvialst a Waldensian, an An- ghcan_a Methodist or a Baptist, but they will shake him bad cnough. They will make him an Infidel, for an Italian who is no longer a Catho- lic is an Infidel - And when we have a skeptical Rome, with these ardent passions and in- creasitg poverty, it will make o fine Rome snd & fine prospect for you niggards. Keep vour money, but remember that the fire will not re- spect your coffers. The General Association of the Congregational churches of Massachusctts was heid this year v Lowell, opening Junc 20. The Rey. Washe ington Gladder, of Springtield, was chosen Mod- erator. The Rev. Dr. A. H. Quint, Sceretary, read the statistical report. There are in the tional churches, having 85,- 677 members.” The net increase of members for the vear is over 1,000. The Sunday-school scholars number 97,000, The benevolent contri- butious for the i"lc;flr were 407,000, which is $9,000 lcss than Jast year, but an incresse of §$100,000 over -the benevolent contributions of 1839. The number of Congregational . churches in the State July 4, 1876, was 300, making a net incrensc'of 221 during the century. Dex cting 100 churches that adopted the Unitarian faith, the net increase of the orthodox Congregation: churches has been over 300 for the century. The Rev. Dr. Tarbox read a paperon the * Place of the General Assoclation in the Century.” Great interest was created by an address of the Rev., Joseph Cook on * Ultimate America,” Discouraged despondency beclouds the souls of the ladies of the Brooklyn Dorcas Society who toiled so assiduously last winter making garments fora tribe of heathen in the castern end of Guinea. Tidings arrive that these im- penitent_dwellers in the gold region were pleased with the clothes, but” not for the pur- Yoscs for which the ladies bad intended them. nstead of putting on trowsers, they stuffed them with straw, und set them upin'a row as idols. =~ Then, buttoning over the images thus formed the brass-buttoned coats which ‘the Iadies sent, they danced o war-dance, and en- aged in other festivities, only partially relig- ous, and attended with some peril to African life and limb. This Doreas Socicty is disgusted with the behavior of the Guinea Africans, and will at its next meetiug pass a resolution to put its money into shoes for the barefuoted little children of the City of Churches. There are several children there who bave had no shoes for two years uud six months, more or less. A recent number of Jottings from the Shade of the City of London, 2 London misslonary jour- nal, says: ‘“In Bridgewater Gardens several persons came to a sad end. At No. 2aman tried to drown our voice with a brass instru- ment. He died suddenly. At the corner house aman sworeall the week that if we came to preach there_again on_the Sundey he would drench us with water. He was taken with a fit on the Saturday, carried to St. Bartholomew’s Tlospital, and néver came home again alive. At No. 44 lived an old man who boasted that he had not been to church or meeting for fifty years. I opencd the door and said: *Mr. H., T inake no apology for coming to-day, for I was passing, and I'teel that this is the last time I shall speak to you about your soul.” Hetoolk no notice,but stiil went on” kammering the old shoes he was mending, being a cobbler. The following day he was taken {If; and the first thing I heard on retarning ou the Monday week was * that old H. was dead.’™ A city missionary Is evidently not a person to be trifled with. A twelvemonth ago an experiment was 1o- stituted at TNarvard University to extend through the year, and the result of it was to be- come the basfs of positive action. The students were relieved from_compulsory church-going, ond the standing of the scniors has not been affected by absence from recitations, the decisive test coming at. the examinations. The year is now concluded, and the experiment has proved s0_satisfactory to ull concerned that it is to be- come & part, of the college system, and it must be adrmitted that it is both a”liberal and o sensi- ble step. The best way to cultivate spiritnal stubbornness and irreligion is to insist that a young man, frequently beyond voting age, shall 0 10 just such 4 place so many times and sit so_ ong ‘cvery Sunday, let the servicos be good, bad, or inuifferent. Take the testimony of the aluini of any college in the country, and it will confirm this statenient and be largely in favor of the optional plan. The larger liberty offered the seniors is a commendable recognition of the scif-interest and the honor that should fnfluence oung men who haye been three years in college. The co-operation of the students Is invited, not compelled, except so far s a neglect of dutics will carry a penalty; ond thus the young grad- uates carry from thelr elassic hallsa practical sclf-poise and scnsc of responsibility to direct the ‘untried theories with ‘which they ave sup- posed to be primed. PERSONAL. Bishop Moorhouse, of Melbourne (Anglican), has been appointed Bishop of Calentta. It is announced that the Pope is about to publish an encyelical, in which the questions at issue between the Brazilian Bishops and the Freemasons will be decided. It is understood that Bishop Foster and Bishop Wiley, of the Methodist Church, are to ex- change places—the former moving to Boston and the latter to Cincinnati. Bishop Potter, of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, instead of disapproving the younger Tyng's Gospel tent, speaks of it in terms of swarm wmendation, and says he will preach in it bimself. 1 The Rt. Rev. Willlam Adams, D. D., who was clected Missionary Bishop of New Mexico and Arizona at the Protestant Episcopal Gen- cral Convention of 1874, has resigned that juris- diction and has become Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Vicksburg, Miss. Archbishop Whatcley did not despise a pun,— in fact, he rarely let an opportunity pass uf per- petrating oue, and sometimes, at a jolly dinner, would exert himself to make the worst pun of the evening. He thought gardening a danger- ous indulgence for lunatics because they might grow madader. And it is_to him we owe the valuable information that Noah’s Ark was made of gopher wood, but Joan of Arc was Maid of Orleans. The Rev. Dr. Potter, of Grace Church, Is traveling in the Holy Lund. In a letter to The Churchman, he says of the Russo-Greelk and other Christians who make pilgrimages to the Jordan: “ One cannot but regret that there is s0 little in the vast majority of European pil- grims, whether in conduct or manners, to com- mend them to the respect or sdmiration of Arab or Israclite. ‘They are singularly iznorant, repulsively dirty, and pitiably superstitious. But what can be expected of Cossack peasants or Greek palmers, when Monsignor Capel thinks it scemly to celebrute mass on the banks of the Jordan with two little Arabs to keep the flies away, and a Scotch nobleman, his latest titled pervert, prostrate on a rug before the Host, be- neath the rays of a burning sun?? Bishop Quintnrd‘, of Tenncssee, says of his Inte trip abroad: My reception in Eugland by the Most Reverend the Archbishops and the Right Reverend the Blshui:s, the clergy, and laity has been all you could have asked for me. Ihaveontwo oceasions administered the Apostolic_rite of Confirmation for the Lord Bishop of Londot. Ihaveon two oceasions held Contirmation at the request of his Grace the Amhblsilu% of Canterbury. I have assisted his Grace the Bishop of York at a Confirmation of more than 500 candidates presented in onc class. By invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, I participated in_the opening services of the Couvocation of Cunterbury, und I have the sin- gular distinction of being the first Bishop of the Church not a member of Convocation cver ad- mitted to that service.” One of the meang of creating - sympathy for the Pope of Rome in_these latter days has been to represent him s living in a state of poverty since his temporalities have been taken froin him, and it has been reported that his bed now conslsts of only a bundle of straw. _This report coming to the ears of the Queen of Greece, on her recent visit to the Vatican, she asked Plus IX., with her charming Russian naivete, to show her his slecpins apartment. The aged Pontiff, apparently divining her motive, led the_way, followed by the young Queen and her husband. Aurived at his bedchamber he drew aside the curtains, and pointiug to his couch said: “I know why your Majesty wished to see thisroom. The story about the bundle of straw is an un- founded” report. My bed, however, Is a hard one, and I am accustomtd to hard beds; I have slept in no other for many years.” RELIGIOUS HUMOR. “What Is Heaven's best gift to man® asked ' 2 young lady on Sunday night, smiling sweetly on s pleasant-looking clerk. * A hoss," replied the young man, with great prudence. Soon, very soon, that delicious interval will arrive when the war-worn city pastor takes his needed recreation, and the young man in holy orders occupies his vacated pulpit, in search of earthly distinetion and a rich- wife.—ZBrooklyn Argus. ; A colored preacher, in translating to his hear- ers the sentence, *‘The harvest is over, the season is ended, and thy soul is not saved,”” put it, * De corn has been cribbed, dere ain’t any £ore work, and de debbil is still foolin! wid dis community.” ““Mither,” said Jenny Graham, when prepar- ing her lesson for the Sabbath-school, **1 canni get nothing but two proofs illustrative o’ the fifth commandment, an’ I was tae get three.” ¢ A weel, leuk the proverbs and ye'll get ane,”” said the “dotiog mother; I canna mind the | chapter and Verse, but it says: *Though faitner and mither and o’ should y Tl coame 0 ye, my lad.s 7 e, whistle, an! ‘“Boye,” said the teacher, holding up her right forctinger to make the’ seholas pnttcnl?’lgve, « what is Indian_meal composed of?” Aud a {;1.0{;1]25 c!my lntthe backll seaty wq% wore patched rs, got up and said, Pleas 0 Toust misionartes, L Iese mam, Central Pennsylvania has potato-bugs, and the worthy husbandman, 10 drab wandets sbous his garden remarks feelinaly to his wife, ‘“Verily, Martha, the spirit almost moves me to eim:t Wwith vehemence sundry of the guaint phrases common with the lost ones of the world’s people.” Popular Hymnology.—Mistress (with a Rit- ualistic tnrp)—“Au(fi;ow did_you (like the fes- tival service, Martha$? M (from the country)—“ Lor', mum, it was besutiful! There wagalot o' men and boys a-marchin’ round and round the church with flags and a-singin’ *Onward, Christy Minstrels ! "—Punch. Norwich Bulletin: At a baptizing last week the coat collar of ono of the candldates tore off, and be was baptized three times before the officiating clergyman could catech him. He was abook agent, lioweser, and the Iatter drew o beautiful jllustration from it in his scrmon that Sunday as a direct and necessary dispensation of Providence. An exchange wants ladies to take off their hats in church, but as long as half the ladies go to church for the purpose of displaying their lats, it is lardly possible that the sugeestion will be adopted—unless a glass case is placed alongside of the pulpit for their accommodation, and the name of the owner s prominentlyatlixed to each hat.—Norristown Herald. She was a colored lady and attending a revival of religion, and had worked herself up to the extreaue piteh of going to the good place in a moment, or sooncr if possible. ~As ber friends gave vent to_their feelings, she likewise gave vent to her feelings, and exclaimed : I wish 1 was a June buz!» A géather ot sable hue, standing near by, fo- quired: “What lyun want to be one for? » “That T might fiy to heaven.” “You fool, migger; woodpeeker ketch you *afore you get half way dar.” Out boy Swipes, says o, California. paper, Is & regular attendant ut Sunday-school. Last Sun- day his teacher was explaining a chapter to the ¢lassin the Book of Kings. After delivering herself of what she thought to be u very cnter- taining discourse, she asked the lass, What {s 2 King?? This was a poser to the class. Fiually, our buy Swipes, who 1s the pride of the Sunday- 1, held up his hand. This made his teacker smile benignly, for she was proud to see him so ready with an answer, so she said: 4 Well, Swipes, what is & King¢” “Well, miss, you see, when you get in the king.row'and put a checker on him, why then he'Ss klng, and when somebody leads jack, and another fellow pleys a queen in pedro, you can make his eyes hang out by taking ’em both with the king.” A young gentleman undertook to relate n crcumstance, one Sunday evening, in the pres- ence of some young ladics. Ile commenced as riend and myself, last Sunday even- i 'm;ncyw Bea— s = 2 sudden spring the old lady bounced him out of the house.g The next day the old gentleman met him in the street and asked him Tor an spology. : ‘1 was about to_say,” commenced the young man, “that o lady friend and myself went to Bed— when a tirust from the old man’scane started him back several fect, upon which he exclaimed, ot the top of his voice— * A lndy friend and_myself went to Bedford %}n;et Church, you old Tool.”~—Newark (V. J.) ftion. CHURCH SERVICES. BAPTIST. The Rev, R. P. Allison will deliver & Centen- nial address in the South Chareh, corner of Locke and Bonaparte streets, at 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. D. B. Cheney will preach at the Fourth Baptist Church, corner Washington and Paulina streets, at 10:30 o. m. and 7:45 p. m. Second anniversary sermon in the morning. —The Rev. N. E. Wood will preach at the Cen- tennial Boptist Church, corner of Lincoln and Jackson strects, morning and evening. —The Rev. G. w. Northrap will preach at Tni- verity Place Church, Douglas place, opposite Rhodes avenue, at11a. m,, and the Rev. T. E. Eghert at 7:45 p. m. B —The Rev. W. W. Everts will preach at the First Church, corner of South Park avenue and Thirty-first street, at 11 8. m. ond 7:45 p. m. —The Rev. Lewis Raymond will preach this.| morning at Immanuel Church, No. 932 North Hal- sted street. —The Rev. Galosha Anderson will preach at the Sccond Church, corner of Morgan and Monroe streetsg, morning and evening. —Geo. H. Brown will, at 3 o'clock, be ordained pastor of the church, cormer of Dearborn and ‘Fhirty-seventh atreets. Dr. Anderson, of the Sec- ond Church, will preach the sermon. ~There will be no service to-day at the Michigan Avenue Church. The pastor. gho Rev. J. 4% Custiz, will preach next Sunday momning and evening. CONGREGATIONAL. —The Rev. Z. S. Holbrook will preach at Oak- land Church, Oakyood uvenue, near Cottage Grove, 3t10:45a, m. aud at 8 p. m. The Rev. William Alvin Bartlett will preach at Plymouth Church, Michizan avenue, = between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth strects, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. _Atthe Bethany Congregational Church, corner of Paulina and Second strects, Mrs. M. B. Hol- yoke, Acting President of Chicsgo Woman's Chria- tian Temperance Union, will spcak on 'lemperance this evening at the usual hour of evening service. —The Rev. David N. Vanderveer will preach at the Union P'ark Church, corner of Ashland avenue and Washington street, at 10:30a. m. and 7:45 . m. P ZBrot. 7. W. Fiske will preach at the New En- fland Clurcy, orner of Delaware place and Deat- m streets, inorning and evening. CIIRISTIAN. The Rev. Knowles Shaw will preach at the First Charch, corner Indisna avenuc and Twenty-fifth street, ‘morning_and_cvening, and at Campbell Hall, corner of West Van Barcn street and Camp- bell avenue, at 3p. m. EPISCOPAL. The Rey. Henry G, Perry will preach mormin: and cvening at All Saints' Church, corner Nort Carpeater and West Ghlg strects, —The Rev. Dr. Cushman will preach at St. Stephen's Church, Jobuson street, near Twelfth, 8t10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.. Bishop McLaren wili bold an ordination ser- vice at St. James’ Church, corner Coss and Huron streets, The sermon for the occasion will be:. preachied by the Rev. Dr. James Dekoven, of Ra- cine College. —The ltev. B. A. Rogers will preach st the Charch of the Epiplmny, Throop street, between Monroe and Adains, at10:30 8. m. and7:45 p. m. —The Mev. Artiur Ritchic will preach at tho Chareh of the Ascension, corner of Elm and La- Salle strects, 6t 10:45 2. m. and 8 p. m. - —The Rev, D. F. Warren will preach at St. Mark's Chatch, corner of Cottage Grove avenne and Thirty-eixth street, at 10:30 2. m. and 7:30 m. P Tne Rov. Theodore J. Brookes will preach at Trinity Church, corner of Michigan avenue and Twenty-sixth street, and 10:45 a. m. sod 7:45p. m. Rev. E. V. Beals, of Neshota, will preach at Memorial Chiyrch morning and evening. _The Rev. Luther Pardec will preach 4t Calvary Chareh, Warren avenue, between Oukles streetand ‘Western avenue, at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. ZDr, Locke will preach ot Grace Church at 11 a. m. gnd 8. m, _There will be services at the Charch of the Afonemont, comner of Weet Wasnington and Robey Wtrects, at 10:80 8. m. and 7:45 p. W. ZThe Ttev, G. orrilt will preach at the Church of the Holy Commaunion, South Dearborn street, Detween ~Twenty-ninth and. Thirticth streets, at 10:45 8. m. and 7:35 p. m. RIEFORMED EPISCOPAL. Dishop Cheney will preach ut Chrlst Charch, Michigun avenue ond Twenty-fonrth street, on *“The Summer Vacation." At night the coniirma- tion will be administered, followed by the Lord's Supper, and s Bishop Cheney will be absent for the next six weeks he huges tq meet, at this com- miinion, al members of Christ’s Chureh now in tho clty. ithe Rev. Dr. Fallows will preach at St. Paal's Charch, corner Washington and Ann. streets, at 10:30 2, m. on **Jacobs Vision,” and at 7:30' p. 11 preach to the Trinity congregation at the Buptist Church, Engle- wood, at 3:30 p. m. ~ Services commemorative of the late Bishop Canmings. He will also preach at Emannel Church, Hanover and Twenty-eighth strects, in the morning and evening. LUTHERAN. The Rev. Edmand Belfour will preach at the Churet: of the Holy Trinity, corner Dearborn and Ene streets, at 11 8. m. and 7:40 p. m. METHODIST. The Rev. A. Yonker will preach at the Simpson Church, on Borifield street, near Archer avenue, morning and evening. —The Rev. S. A, W. Jewett will preach at the First Church, coraer Clark and Washington streets, 8t 10:45 8. m., on ** The Kingdom Within.” —The Rev. It. D. Shefford wili preach at Western Avenue Church, corner of Monroe strcet, at 10:30 a. m. and 7 . m. —fhe Kev. §. il. Adams will preach at the Cen- tenary Charch, Monroe street, near Morgan, st 10:30a. m., and the Rev. J. 0. Peck, of Balti- more, at 7:45 p. m. —Dr. Tiffany will preach ut the Trinity Charch, Indigna avenue, .ncar Twenty-foursa street, at 10:438. m. andat 8 p. m. —Dr. Williamson will preach atthe Wabash Ave- nue Church, Fourteenth strect, morning and even- ing. Subject: ** Monatains of the Bible as Mona- ments. —The Rev..John Atkinson will preachat Grace Church, corner of North LaSalle aud White strects, ning and evening. mgf)i::z. Jennie \\'L?flng will preach at the Langiey Avenue Church, corner Thirty-ninth street, at’ 10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. PRESBYTERIAN. The Rev. James Maclaaghlin will preach at the Scotch Church, corner Sangsmon and Adams “?EL;' morning and evening. Evening subject: **Joshua.™ - —~The Ttes. David J. Burrell will preachat the Westminster Church, corncr West Jackson snd Peorl streets, at 10:30 2. m. on **Why All Are Not Christians, ” and at E. m. —The Rev. Samuel W. Duficld will preach at tho Eighth Charch, corner of Washington and Robey etreets, at 10:30 2. m. and 7.45 p. m. Morning sobject: *“Ifeartiness in Religion™; evening? **AsleeD in the Vessel.” —The Rev. J. Monro Gibson will preach at the Second Churh, " comer of Michigan avenue sad ‘Twenticth strect, at 10:45 3. m. UNITARIAN. The Rev. Brooke Herford will preach at the Church of the Measiah, corner Michigan avenme 2nd Twenty-third strect, morning and evening. Komhl_g sobject: **Good Life [n Unlikely Places™; evenlag: ‘*The Atonement: What It Is, and What It Is Not.” —The Rev. E. P. Powell will preach at tic Third Church, corner of Monroe and Latlin streets, at acl;l‘.’dne‘. Sobject: **The Religion of Evola- ~—There will be no services at Tnity Church until (nn!firnnuce. Touh —The pastor of the Fourth Church, corner of Prairie avenue and Thirtieth street, w‘fix preach @ scrmon to the children at 12:15 p. I, —The Rev. J. T. Sunderland will preach every %lé{lgay afiemnon during gug and A&lng\ul at -850 e Grove avenue. Subject to-day: **That is Unitananism?” b Eih USIVERSALIST. The Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach at St. Paul's Church, Michigan avenue, between Sixteenth and Eightecnth streets. Vespars in the evening. MISCELLANEOUS. Miss Susle M, Johnson will lectare before the gfaztsncietynt Spiritaalists, at Grow's Hall, at :30a. m. —The Adventists will meet at the Tabernacle, 81 South Green street, morning and evening. Preach- ing by Elder II. G. McCulloch. —Christions will meetat3 p. m. at the Chapet 8t318 West Chicago avenue, corner Chase street. —The Progressive Lyceum meets at Grow's Hall, No. 517 West Madison street, 8t 12:30 p. m. —The Rev. C. B. Stout preaches oL 3 p. m. at the chapel of the Washington Homie. —The Rev. Dr. Hibbard will preach at11 8. m. at the church corner of Prairie avenne and Eighteenthstreet,and at 3:30 p. m. at the Temple, corner of Washington street and Ogden ayenue. —The Disciples of Christ meetat No. 229 West Randolph street at 4 p. m. —The Gospel Temperance llel:flu%‘condnmfl by the South Side Ladies' Temperance Union, at 804 Cottage Grove avenue, {will be addressed to-day at 4p. m. by Mra. 3 B. Holyoke, CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. July 9—Fourth Sanday after Trinity. CATHOLIC. July 9—Fifth Sunday n}mr Pentecost; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. July 10—The Scven Broihers, and S8, Rafns and ecunda, MM, Juy11-St. Notbert, B. C. (trom June 6); St. s, P. M July 12-St. John Gualbert, Abb. 3 SS. Nabor and Felix, AL X, B July 13—St. Anacletas, P. M. July 14—St. Bonaventare, B.C.D. July 15—St. Henry, Emp. . C. gl e FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES, To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmrcaco, July 8.—The question how far the crime of swindling the Government is mitigated by the fact that a part of the plunder is received ¢ for political purposes ** does not seem to have received much attentionin the recent whisky trials. Mr. Hesing iterates and reiterates that all the money he received over and above his profits as a distiller were paid to him (and pre- sumably expended by him) for political pur- poses. The Government counsel informs ns that Rehm got nothing for himself except what he used for * political purposes,” and several of the distillers testified that they paid certain sums at different times for * political purposes.” What is the fall scope of this useful and convenfent phrase? The statute does not recog- nize any such application of the public revenuc asvalid. Supposing that every dollar of which the Government has been swindled had been devoted to political purposes, the guilt of the whisky-conspirators {s just the samé in the eye of the'law. Does any rule of morals make a difference? What are political purposes? In the vocabnlary of politicians they may signify anything, from the payment of printing bills to the bribibg of voters. They may include the pay- ment of large sums as a bonus " to the politician ‘himself, for his servites and experience in elect- ing his friends, or himself, to office. They may include the sums necessary to defeat the nomi- nation of one candidate a8 well as to promote the success of another. They may indude expenditures made to secure the triumph of the Democratic party as well as of the Republican party. And whatever may be the usc made of such money, it simply saves the culprits the necessity of paying thesc expenses out of thelr own funds. onsequently the distinction between * politi- cal purposes™ aud all other purposes vanishes utterly when brought to the tcst of analysis. But if it were possible to concede that there were a moral ditference between the two cases, where is the Auditinz Committee to bo found who can certify that the money was spent for political purposcs, and what these purposes weret The Government counsel in the whisky trials may be_green vnough to believe that Rehun retained none of the swag except what he disbursed in politics; but when they have com- mitted themselves on this point they have simply opened another door in the arcana of the great whisky conspiracy, which they decline to enter, Isit possible to concelve & more com- modious blaoket to coyer mot u::iy whisky swindles, but swindling In general, than “political purposes’’—when the swindler is not called on’ to g fy the amounts paid, and to whom paid, and for what purposes? - Mr. Hesing, t00, refers to **political purposes,” as though that were a sufficient accounting for any moneys received by him from any source what- soever. Let it be understood once for all that neither the statute law nor the moral law has any place in its vocabulary for “political pur- poses” when used in this scnse. If n man acknowledges that he received money fraudu- lently for political purposes, he acknowledges that he first put it in his own pocket and mixcd it with his own funds. What portion he after- ‘wards tookont and expended for the benefit of anybody except himself is left to the imagina- tion of the public, guided by the confession that the money was obtained by crime in the first in- stance. DIOGENES. ——— TENNYSON'S AMY. shiollow-hearted! Besey moorianat Durren shorc] 0 my cousin, T A Falke, but fair as saints above ! Does the wealth thy lord has brought thee, Al the golden power that bought thee, All the wondrous change it's wrought thee,~ Docs It compensute for love? 1In thy simllow heart to-day, Docs there lurk a sign or token, A remembrance of faith brokex, ‘A regretful thought unspoken, As you wear its hours away? T8 thy golden bondage sweet? Dogs thy conrse ford never grieve yau, In his false, gross soul decelve you, Ofthy fondst hiopes bereave yor, aking }ife all incomplete? When thy head lics on his bresst, And thy heart perchance s sleeping, - Does it never wake with weeping, Dreary, saddest vigil kecping, Lest he see its wild nnrest? 0 Amy, false and frail one} As you gaze on gilded splendor, And thy ev'ry thought surrender Lo thy heart, does it engender Sorrow for the wronz you've done? Do there never come sad dreamm Of a time before he found yon, Ere this golden network bound you, Twined fts yellow meshea round you,—~ Are you faithless as you seem? 0O thon fair s saints above! Weary years have surely taght thee That the wealth thy lord has brought thee, And the vondrous change it's wrought thee, Does not compensate for lovel ERNA. Mountaln-Climbing Camels. Virginia City (Net.) Enterprise, June 28, Atrafn of it camels Te the”city caly yesterday morn! n;f') Toaded with wood for the summit of Mount Davidson. Each animal car- ried about one-third of acord of wood.- The train reached the summit and approached to within about 150 yards of the tafl without much difffieulty. Th;?' could not be taken near- er, as near the peak all {s bare granite, twisted in all directions and cut up by deep channels or crevices. Across this patch of rocks the wood for the bonfire must be carrfed on the shoulders of men. A herd of eight camels standing on the summit of Mount Davidson, ncarly 9,000 feet above the level of the sea,was a novel sight, and shouid have been photographed. = The traln will make auother trip to the top of the moun- tain early this morning, carrying the remainder of the wood required for the biz bonfire. Al- though it is the gencral supposition that camels cannot travel when taken off the sands of the deserts, these—nearly all of which were Nevada born—secm to bo pretty good mountain-climb- ers. 1 She takes the girls she has 14 NEWPORT. “Hard Times, Is 1t?"=-On the Ocean-House Piazza. Charlot-te Cushman and Hey '?iger--’]!he New Coaches. A Barn Party--Louisa Alcott---Apple Slump---Joaquin Miller. Special Correspondence of - The THbune, Nawrozt, R. L, July 6.—~Hard times, is it 1. Come to Newport aud sit on the Ocean House plazzs awhile and watch the tarn-outs and thefy freight. Hard times | Who pays for all this layish luxury of purple aod fine linen; this gorgeousness of carrioge, and footmen, and - Lborse-flesh, which is not the exception but tha rule here? Where docs the money come from that furnishes all these fine entertainments, these Junches, and dinner parties, and evening dress-parades? If it comes hard, one does not see the effort. “Plenty of money in the coun- try,” the business men have declared, in wind- ing up their discussions; “plenty of money in the country, but people are afraid to use it.»” ‘This may be truc of business projects, but they are not afrejd to use itin personal expendi- ture, as'the outlays of those who have it here fully testifles. v SEE THIS PINE PHAELON KOW. A broad baskvt-body, cushioned and lined with Princesse silk. The springs and woodwork of the body a marvel of finfsh and elegance. Tha 1wo ponies that draw it stcp high and feel their blood, peflmgtheir cost, for we don’t know all that horses know, and they koow so much it may he that they have the’ capatity of under- standing all the sharp money talk that goes on behind their ears. "The rumble of this fing vehicle holds a gold-banded and buttoned tiger, whose chief duty is deportment, and whose chief and never-fatling amuscment is the” utterly un- guarded conversation of the young women who sit before him. I have sat beside one of these: fair feminine whips, and I know whereof I 3;;%1; onfi I pl\;?clgszed n; %m unguardedness speech, wi wasof household e St o what T e , he doesn’t know what I mean,” tl responde. The spiri of this 1 o good dest e that depicted in” George Sand’s Teverino,~I think that {s the story,—wherea yonng carpenter is at work foside the chatean, und Miladi in re- sponse to the remonstrance applied by a friond who listens to her frecdom of mn:fiua, that she must .forget that she s not alone, replies haughtily: I am alone!” * HER BLUE BLOOD b doesn’t recognize the human attributes of om. of the cangitle. Whether my little Miss Colume bia cxalted herself to this extent Ido not know, but it is quite evident that she entirely under- | rates Buttdn’s capacity of understanding what heheard. A friend of Charlotte Cushman’s tells o funny story of the.actress and one of these tigers, which Is worth retelling. The great Charlotte is ont driving in one of thesq very phactons. Talking busily with her friend and companion, she docs not " percelve at once that her tiger has relaxed bis nigid duty of de portment Which commands him’ to maintaln & rigid perpendicular, and iy taking his Iying Pack against 'the little rambleral as 8 Bis spinc was of the same textare of bone and muscle as that of other people’s. Presently, however, turning her she discovers poos Buttons in his recalcitrant position. With ‘:5 her tragic manner, she selzes him by the sho ders, and cries in her deep volce, ‘sir Up ! 8rT UP 1 What do you mean by . sitting thatin ‘This story was told to me by a lady wio herseld hasa good deal of inherited dramatlc talent, and as she told it_she rather embarrassingly (td me) demonstrated Miss Cushman’s action upon my shoulders, as we had no tiger present, and— we were driving on the avenne! This week two of the much-talked-of coaches are to be’put on the avenue and Ocean Drive by Mr. Hn%g 0. Fritech and Mr. Augustus Whit~ ing, of New York. Thelr starting point is the Ocean House, from which the passengers will be buoked, and a4 which the passengers will alsa dfiembark. Eaci: wbl:cb is M: lonr-ln-hl'nd. and tl ers arc ' be o) fmpnflan oun 8- lection. *“Oh ho! o &' r, eh; where ordi- nary folks don’t Lount1” sneers Mr.Brummogem, scornfully, and 8 good mouy honest souls get the same one-gided idea, and” fancy & p: slight upon their class because these gentlemen do as they have a perfect fltht‘to do with thelr own, which is ot jnstituted’ for mere profit, is not 4 mew business, but & new unde: 4 ‘which {s to bring pleasure. One thing I bave not a doubt of, and that is that THESE PLEASURE COACTES of the gentry will inaugurate by-and-by a line of public coaches on the same plan for this ave- nue and Ocean Drive. As horse-cars have been driven out of the Legislature by the land-own- ers, this inauguration would be heartily wel- comed by the vast army of poorer folk who will go to Newport and look on at the glories in Which they caunot participate altogether just at present, but which their aspiring Amerfcan souls m},nkfrml hope for in the uext turn of Fortune's wheel. As I said before in a previous letter, the Bos- ton element is largely felt here. ‘The other night o Boston woman gave a pretty and odd entertainment which emphasizes my meaning. Guests were bidden 2s to an ordi evenine party. On arrival, they are condacted to the big handsome barn, which has been cleansed and dccorated for a daucing bhall. The decorations were of bunting and flowers, the latter being very profuse and beautiful, part of them belngg those lovely Newport lilies from Lily Pond; these, combined with juniper and pine, and all the lovely exotic varicties, made a flowery bower that Princess May herself might haveenvied. Oue of the odd “features” was the turning of the stalls into places of rest for the guests. Over these stalls queer little placards, some In orna- mental style, advised the guests of the where- abouts of the former occupants—‘Bob at the Centennial,” “ Fortune has joined THE POLO CLUL,” aud 50 on Another pretty featare was a huge horse-shoe of white flowers, the nails red roses. Somebody suggested afterwards that the stalls should bave had sdded placards,—* Salnts’ and sinners’ rests!” A PRETTY PIAZZA OCCUPATION YOR MORNINGS 1s the new cretonne work, where ladies sew on to satin, or cloth, or linen, the softly-tinted figures ‘cut from' French cretonne, mud then transform into_table-covers, wall-pockets, or shoc-bags. Such occupation belonzs to all the worstedwork tribe, however, and_ provokes & sneer from the more lnlclicctmuy disposed. But the légions of women who like fancy work must bave something to do or **8atan will fiad romething still for idle hands,” ctc. I heard the other day that Louise Alcott was coming to Newport to study localitles, old tars, | etc., for anew story. But I don't believe it. Boston, and the Eastern Shore, s good eaough for Miss Alcott evidently in her own estimation. Then, localities are not studied by Miss Alcott. secn the most of, snd these, of course, are Boston girls, and thelr near neighbors, and we get localities simply by 2sso- ciation and. tlon. Hor last book s simply a collection of her storics written for various jodicals and newspapers. Oune of these will ve a peculiar alfigunm and interest for tha reader when it Is known that it is the story of her own family in earlier days. Thestory'stitle is “TRANSCENDENTAL WILD OATS,” + and they are the wild cats of that placid-faced old phlfusopher A. Bronson Alcott, the story-. teller’s father. Patbetic as it 'Is told b the dsughter’s pen, the reader will feelasif {t - would be much more comfortable to live witha ‘worse man than this transcendentalist, and that a different kind of wild oats, though moreof the flesh than the spirit, would be easier sown. After reading this nccount of 3Mr. Alcott's search for a Paradise, and his signal faflure, we are not sur~ prised that in his old age he has more faith in his practical daughter’s method than his own. ] The queer name— APPLE SLUMP— whichi Is given to their present abode in Concord will haz= :is explauation In this story. Itia worth heaing that Miss Alcott herself consias ers this =tury the best that she has yet written. And now for a word about Gen. "V ' did not mean to say, as the print pre in my previous letter, “departing” officer, but “ distinguished.” Gen. Vodges {s the Fort offi- cer, and Schofleld the newly-appointed Come mander of West Point, who is a visitor at New= port. Mrs. Schofleld will remain here the summer, and the General, with brief tri] elsewhere, will bear her company most of time. In this terrifically hot weather nobody wants to leave Newport, though even here ths fiery god has found wn{, and refgns as never before. But there are cool spots, and the nighta are delightful. Next month the guests will be here fn rull force, and we shall see the lovely, sight of the yacht racing, which is the g:eunl poem I know of. Speaking of poetry, the poet JOAQUIN MILLER wasin towna week ago, and as, since his last re- turn from Europe, his apyearatice {5 less singu- lar, he was not the observed of all chservers as he used to be. But whatever absurdities of long or short hair, or of exaggeration and errors of - language, Miller may be guilty of, all critics or lovers of Iyrical verse must award a meed of praise to the man who wrote * The w‘”‘}q"{s"" i