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. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 15 RELIGIOUS. . Trying to Convert the Jews in New York. A Spiritualist on the Mis- sion of the News- paper. What Has Been Done to Lvangelize the Chinese in California. Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad---Church Services To-Day. CONVERTING JEWS. [OW THE WORK GOES ON IN NEW YORK. New York World, July18. A very interesting meeting, onc of a seriesfor sighe conversion of Jews to Christiguity,” was held last evening in the basement of the Methodist Chiurch, at No. 123 Allen street. Mr. Rosevaliey, @ recent convert, presided. There were sbout fifty or sixty persons present, in- cluding sbout six converted Jewsand two or three unconverted ones. Brother Rosevalley, jnformed the World reporter that he was doing & great work. He had converted a number of Jews, he did not know how many. Among the converts he pointed outa Mrs. King, a woman of about 50, very stylishly dressed, who was, he said, the sister of a wealthy Jewish mer- chant. Mr. Rosevalley added: “I defray all my own expenses; T have no aid from any ooe. I want to do this work without a suspicion of making money.” Mr. Rosevalley said further that he would hold meetings every Monday in the Allen Street Church; Tuesdaysin thechapel atNo, 637 Fulton street, Brooklyn; Fridays in Hope Chapel at Fourth street and Avenue C; and Sundags in Dr. Tyng's Gospel-Tent, ‘“right by the synagogue.” He added that last Satur- day, as he was informed by a Christian minister, alittle Jewish girl had sung “Hold the Fort™’ in the Thirty-fourth Street Synagogue, and the whole congregation had joined in. The proceedings began by Mr. Rosevalley in- trodu Brother Lehman, a_converted Jew, who would lead the services. The congregation then sang Moody and Sankey’s hymn, “1 Need Thee Every Hour,” Brother Lehman read the Thirty-fourth Psalm, Brother Willedge prayed, and congregation sang ‘Jesus, Lover of My Soul.” Brother Lehman then said, “Inow open the meeting for praver and remarks.” An ofld woman rose immediately and said: “I want to thank the Lord Jesus Christ for letting me get hold of Him. My parents was un- believers, but I found my _beloved Savior. My parents and children and all was gone, but dear Christ did not forsake me. The first time I went to a prayer-meeting I was too drunk to understand, but the Lord Jesus came and helped me. Oh! if there is a sinner here lct him come to Jesus. It’s a beautiful thing to have a_Savior.” “Rockof Ages” was then sung with a barmonium accompani- ment, and Mr. J. S. Nathans, who recently held conversion services on Madison avenue, prayed at great length. The prayers were interrupted frequently with crics of *Bless the Lord!” “Amen!" “Oh, dear Jesus!” * Glory to God!” «God help unbelieving Isrgel!” ““Oh, my Jesus!” and “Glory to the Lamb!” Several of the women became greatly excited, and sobs were heard sll over the room. Brother Frankel, another convert, also prayed ‘on his knees amid the groans and exclamations snd clapping of hands_on the part of the con- gregation. ~ Brother Frankel concluded his rayer with ¢ Pour out upon the House of avid and the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Epirit of satvation,” to which the congregation sgaumd: + Oh, set the captive free!” * Oh, Jesus, bless this people to-night!” A young ‘brother followed, sayin; * We bless Thee that Thou hast moved some dear Jewish hearts to Thee, and_we rejoice to see a Jewish brother leading this meeting.” [Cries of * Glory to n°4 () God baptize them all.””} Hardly had the shonts ceased when Brother Rosevalley gaid: *We still contioue oursupplications with- out ceasing. We ask Thee to go to that Jewish family I spoke to on_the boat to-day coming Tere who said they believe in no religion.” |Cries of *Ob, do Lord; "’ “*Oh. stop thiem in their mad career.”] Brother Rosevalley coun- cluded by pronouncing in Hebrew the priestly benediction. By this time the excitement of the congregation was at fever-heat, excecaing in demonstrativeness anything seen at the cent revival meetings of Moody and San! This excitement was increased by an improwptu solo chant by Brother Willedge, who sang and exhorted in turns, regardless of Brother Rose- valley’s injunction to him to be *very bricf, lease.™ i At the end of Brother Willedge’s exhorta- tions Mr. Lehman rose and said: “I am very glad to sce so many Jews and Jewesses, Our 1meeting to-night is to decide if the Jews are to be brought to Jesus. You know whem Jews ‘become “converted their friends and relatives «curse them 2nd kick them out into the street to starve. We want to provide for these people, g\v: them a living, and teach them a trade. here is such un_institution in London, sup- ported by good Christians. I was brought up 1here and taught to be a man and a Christian Brothers Rosevalley, Nathans, Frankel, and I are trying to convert our brethren to the Lord chus’,, and I think the Clristians ought to Brother Rosevalley then rose and read a plan for the formation of *The Operative Jewish Convert Institution,” for the support aud in- struction of new converts of every denomina- tion of the Protestant Church. He proposed that twelve Christian ministers (not converted Jews) should be appointed an exceutive com- mittee. He was sure of support from the min- fsters; his own pastor, Dr. Steele, had given him great hopes. He proposed to have all the Protestant Churches in the United States de- vote one day's collections to the object of founding this institution. Some_might refusc o subscribe, he said, and say, “I do not care for the Jews.” He knew of a minister who said that—a Mr. Stuart, be believed; he might e a minister, but he was not a_Christian, and he would tell him so to his face. [Crics of “God forgive him.”] In conclusion lie asked allin favor of his scheme to rise, and nearly the whole meeting rose. Remarks were then called for, and a Jewish young man rose, and stepping, hat_in band, to the middle of the floor, spoke distinctly snd forcibly as follows: “It has been asked if 2 Jew <can be converted to Christianity. I want to say no; it is the impossibility of the age. Itis only 8 waste of time and money to try. You canuot change the heart of a true Jew, who loves Is- rael’s God with all his heart, because he knows in his mind that that is the ‘ouly true and living God. You want money, you siy, but you cannot useitto convert a true Jew, who is, poor and rich, always a Jew and dies a Jew. we aceept the New Testament, we must throw away the 0ld, and no Jew will give that up, for your argu- ments do not touch 5‘ e Old Testament, and we do not Lelieve in the New Testament. Again —. At this point the Chair (Brother Leh- man) called the speaker to order aud told him 10 sit down, which he did. His specch had been listencd to with rapt attention by the congrega- tion, who all turned in their seats to sec bim. As he sat down, Mr. Frankel rosc and begged That he might be allowed to procecd, and the meeung seemed o wish him to do so, but the youth declined, saying, “No, I do not want to distrust your services. I just wanted to say what I have told you.” Mr. Frankel then said, “This s just what I expected. If, instead of nonsense talked about money, for it was absurd nonsense, we had argued with our dear Jewish brother, it would have been better. 1 have ;:r:ed"Bmthcr Rosevalley not to speak of ey Brother Rosevalley (rising)—I don’t— Brother Frankel (an,-zfilyf-nonm disturb me, rother Rosevalley; take your seat. Brother Rosevalley—I will not take my I were leader I would— Brother Lehman—Take your seat, Brother Rosevalley, Brother Frankel (resuming)—This nonsense of Brother Roscvalley’s about— Brother Rosevalley (angrily)—Don’t you call me nonsense, I won't stand it. You yourself suggested this to me andnow you swallow your words. Iwon't take back a word of what I said. The meeting support me and youareonly one. A Bishop is at the head of this movement. Brother Lehman—I should— Brother Frankel—I won't yield. I have elded to Brother Rosevalley from force. True, spoke of this matter of an institution for con- ¥erts; but I did not want it brought up here. Jews are sccused of forsaking their faith for money, and therefore we ought not to speak of these matters inpublic. There was a little gag- law in taking the vote on the guestion, LoO. Bus I will not want charity— seat. B i i g rg{sgéf:xvn]ley (interrupting)—You want rother Frankel—Brother Ro: great deul of Christinn grace, nn?{lnnléyb‘z‘:'&%?bg careful lest he stumble. I y each Brother Rosevalley the \vnygmo}!G“d mar:d to fiff,',’ hli;n ,?Ir!{c hmaimy and courtesy. Wewant ¢ humility, an sp’lxrlt:'llal mfilliérs. to pay more attention to rother Rosevalley—Five months here friendless and started these fi:\le?s‘:gg meetings, and Brother Frankel was the first to n.§k by whose authority I held them. Why gere not these meetings held before, and why o‘ these converts now come and disturb them ¢ [Merriment and applause.] We must not lose sight of these converts. I devote my whole time to them and nobody can say I am paid for }; (lli';ot‘t;::‘:s{n}gkelfls:‘lyls he has h{:‘en working T thifty years. W ¢ done, and what is he up {o'!’ ity Brother Nathans then made an address in favor of Brother Rosevalley’s plan, and, ad- dressing himself to the young man who had Leen the cause of all the disturbance, quoted to h)m numerons passages in Hebrew from the Prayer-Book, Bible, and Talmud, to prove that Chiristiauity Was true Judaism. He said: * We are not Jews who have forsaken Judaism; we call ourselves still Jews and are proud of the name. I myself was a Jewish rabbi, and I thank my brethren that tbey thought me importent enough to attack in the newspapers. jLaughter and cries of *God bless brother Nathnnu.fié 1 love the Jews. Why, Christ was a Jew. God bless the Jews. Ilove them better than ever. 1 never was a true Jew until T Decame a Chris- tian.” Mr. Nathans claimed that the Hebrew word “ achod does not mean ‘“‘one” but “ united,” and said that wherever it occurred in tne Jewish liturgy it was an admission of the Eluramy of the Godhead. * Hear, O Isracl, the ord our God, the Lord is onc,” should read “Tear, O Isrdel, the Lord our God, the Lord is united.” He added that he could quote from 3[59 iewxsh works which acknowledge the rinity. Y Mr. Nathans’ address ended the proceedings. Tt had no cifect upon the young mng at \\'hgx,r%?t ‘was pointed. At its conclusion the youth left, aund ‘was followed by one:of the congregation,. who asked if he might come and sce him.. The Young man said yes, and guve him his address, with a cordial invitation to call, adding, how- ever, “T can tell you this, you can't convert a Jew. Jews are not to be converted.” SPIRITUAL NOTICES. THE M 7o the Crticaco, July 20.—First Soclety of Spiritnalists —DMige Susie M Johnson Trance Speaker will Lec- ture in Grows Hall at 7:30 PM **Usouillic” will furnish vocul and Instrnmental music above is a copy of Religious notite left at your lower oftice to-day—we want you to order the compositor, if you will to sct it up in full—we scarcely ever get our notices in—in your paper in full—they leave off more than half—now Mr. Medil—the Spiritualists of this city are num- Dered by thousands, from the Judge on the bench down to the humblest, and let me say seven- cighthe are republicans snd keep step to the music of human progress, and more, &trangers coming to the city naturally 100k in the papers for relizions announcements and they, much against their— will have to buy the Times—to get the information wanted of Spiritual meetings. you know—or ought to—that the misslon ‘of "a Newspaper—ix to give in its colums what the public wants, the writer has always taken as much intercst in the Tribune as any person outside of the stockholders and wewant, to be used well—just as well as you asc the orthodox onr notices do not contain % the space often given to churches. We think and believe that the compositor who sets up . the religious motices in your papeg—is some orthodox bigot who cuts out Dotices—doubtless thinking he does God service. please give ns fair play—hereafter & oblige very truly yours, E. F. Srocux. THE CONVERSION OF JOHN. MISSIONARY WORK AMONG CALIFORNIA CHINESE. In consequence of the great diversity of opinion as to the result of the missionary ef- forts of the various Protestant churches of the Pacific Const in attemptiog the conversion of the Chinese, the San Francisco Chronicle, in order to obtain from reliable authority a full report of the progress of John’s conversion, re- quested the Secretary of the California Chinese Mission to furnish a statement of the number and character of the Chinesc converts, which has been given, as follows: o the Editor of the Chronicle—Sin: Iaccept very cheerfully your invitation to lay before your readers a staiement respecting miesionary work done among the Chinese of this State, and its re- snlts, B0 faras we canat present trace those re- sults, Of course, snch a statement will be very differently viewed by different classes of readers. To some the fraits will seem meagre and onprom- ising, to others they will not ounly look full of prowniee, but will accounted large and rich Enough already to repsy sbundantly all they have cost in money or in toil. My business is to state the facts as clearly and accurstely as I can. The first mission established here was the one conducted by the Presbsterian Church. It dates back to 1852, 1lts founder was the Rev. William Speer, D. D., who hud been a_missionary at Can- ton, and epole the Chinese with _great fluency and cortectness. By his intellectusl ability, and es- pecially by his pure and earnest Christian charac- Ter. Mr. Speer won 2 high place in the regard of 00d men of all denominations in this cily, and fhey gladly joined hands to ercct for his usc the miesion-house on the corner of Sacramento and Stockton streets. in which the operutions Q_f the mision are still conducted. A church_consisting of Chinese converts was organized in 1853, but on the failure of Dr. Speer's hunlth, and his' depar- ture tothe Eaat, it was disbanded. Most of its members returned to China, and one or two took Jetters to the First Presbyterian Church in this city. l{x 1859 the Rev. A. W. Loomis took charge of the mission, and thecharch was reorganized. Eighty Chincse have, during these seventecn years, become members of this church, five of whom have dicd and seven have been dismissed to churches in China. Of the Iemsining rixty-eight, five have been absent a long time, and have failed to keep up correspondence with the church, and their names have been dropped from the roll. It is not certain, por even probuble, that they bave proved false to {heir professions. They inay have died among strangers; or else, though etill’ living a consistent Christian life, they msy be so located in this coun- try or in China, as to be unable to write. Respect- ing the sixty-three who are in regular standing, the testimony of those who know them is e: licit and unhesitating. They are faithful, exemplary, act- jve Christians. % Besides these members of the Missjon Church, forty-six Chinese have been received to other Pres- ‘ytorian churches—viz., three st Marysville, four at San Leandro, fonr at Sunts Barbara, ninc at Sun Jose, twelveat Sacramento, and fourteen at Oukland, With seven or cight’ exceptions, they are still members of the churches which they thus Joined. They have ot been received without care- 10l seratiny a8 to the intelligence and the sincerity with which their professions were made. For ex- ample, in regard Lo thoss belonging 10 the church at Sacramento, their pastor, the Rev. 1L . Ri Writes me: ‘*The oflicers of th much confidence in their integrity as in that of other members, At their exumination we felt that they understood the elements of the Chris- Ginu religion quite as intelligibly as American Christians.” Inregard tothose inthe churchat Oakland,.their pastor, the Rev. Dr. Eells, uses Diis emphatic languige: It was the remark of onr session when they werce examined (at differ- ont times) that rarcly have any presented them- Solves a6 candidates for church membership who gave more satisfactory evidence of u rudicul change of heart and of a knowledge of the important doc- trinos of grace.”™ . . . ‘‘lfourLords test is to be nppficd to the converted Chinese— 'Ry their fruits ye shall know them’—1 know of no class of Christians from any nation who give more con- Clusive proof of such a change as that test requircs Chan dothose from this hethen people, whosc hbite and spirit I have had opportunity for these three yeurs very carefully to study. 1could wul- tiply facts, but it will not bu necessury, taking time only to say further that those who know most bont professedly converted Chinamen are the most ositive in their convictions that, a3 & _hmiy.' they are true and carnest and humble Christians. This testimony of Dr. Eellscould be corroborated by that of pastors and oflicers in all the churches into which Chinese converts bave been received. Besides those who have becowe church-members, iore are connected with this mission about 8fteen who are believed to be Christizng, but bave not yet Do baptized. We can count, therefore, among the resnlts of missionary effort, as sustained by the Presbyterian Church, 140 souls hopefully convert- ed and saved. This missionhas echools for Chinese in this city and in San Jose and Sacramento. The total average attendance at all these schools is about 185. In the coursc of u year probably 800 Chinese attend them for & langer or shurter period. Rev. 1. 3. Condit has recently removed from &hls SliytoTos Angeles, and hus commenced mision work there. This mission has fllsu_pm\'ldv{d an ytam for Chinese womenwho desire to escape from a life of ubuse and infamy. Twenty-five have been received into it, of w\mm,l 80 far as D mow, not one has returned to her former 6. “Miree are in Ching, Five have been mar- B Therc is also a school for children, wne- ained by T Wndenominational society of ladies. ine Siing in closer_relationship, perhape, with Dotk “niasion than with any other. - It was estib. lished by Mrs. C. 11 Cole. und contini Lunder her time of her deatl, . S 4hihis school, twenty of whom were born in California. _ Their Sitonaance i amwoidatly ir: the effort to g _ R ath many dificulies, but, W i encoar ing resnits also. The Young SEG g e concérning which Lem Shana testified ‘before the Senate Committec at Slcn'—amenhu.u!e e adquarters at the Presbyterian mission botsc. 1t 15 organized upon the same plan a3 organizat among Americans, Same LSS iate™ members, and gathering U Al inations. Any Chinaman of good moral -, willing to forsake idolatry and dfisll’ln,': iate™ ber, having al 5 e eacept the right to vote. Thisexplains that pon.ion of Lem Shann’s testimony in W ek he expresses the opinion f‘klt‘{]':n]gys:g:a‘fi::e;vem f the 500 members O i o pchri:lfimz. 'The Rev. Dr. Loomis says of is: $4This asgociation continues to maintaina vigorous life. It members and branch nuocl-fions widely scattered over the country. Their constitation containsa very good creed, and their rales are wholesome and well enforced. Their rooms are a pleasant resort, and at least three timea each week resound with the voices of devout praise and earn- est supplication. During the bolidays they hold meetings in rotation with their brethren of other missions, and also go out upon the streets to sing e Methodist Church commenced its miesios 1869. Ithasa large and well-appointed mh;‘!:: house on Washington street, above Stockton. It has aleo 8 room at 620 Jackson street, which is opened every doy as a place for preaching and ¥m)‘er. after a method which has been found ef- ective in China. Into this room the Chinese come and go on terms of perfectfreedom and ease. They sit or stand, hats off or on. with their pipes or cigars in their mouths if they please. Wken aman has heard as much as he can bear be goes away, but the preaching gocs on, und the number who iave thus d‘mnF the last four years learned something, more or less, about Christianity, in whom new ideas have been planted, new questions started, and a new life sugges n guessed atin this world, ‘but it is certainly a very great muititude. This room iy also used for aday- school, which has an averageattendance of fiftecn. ‘The evening-school at this_mission-house has an average attendance of eighty, with 130 names gpun its roil. There is also a mission school at San Jose, with an average attendance of fif- teen. To the church connected with this mis- slon forty-four have been received. It has now fifteen probationers and thirty-nine in full mem- bership. Very great interest attaches to the work of this mission amony the women. It was com- menced in 1871, the signal for it belng o message from the police-office that « Chinesc woman was ut the station-house and wanted ‘‘io see a Jesus- man.” Mr. Gibson answered the summons, and found there & mass of rags and filth and bruises, which rosembled almost anything else more thau & buman being, but which was found to containa Chinese womsn’s form. Wearied with the life she was forced to lead, she had put off her better at- tire, robed herself in coarse eacking, and thrown herdelf imto the bay. She had been picked up, however, and placed in the hands of the police, She was taken to the dlission-House, washed and clothed, and her wounds dressed. She s now the modest and faithful ~Christian wife of a Chinaman, himself a member of Bethany Congregational Church. Sey- enty-five other females have been thus reccived, the youngest being but 8 years old. Wheu shé came her hands were swollen from bruises, and Lier person almost covercd with the marks of recent beatings. Some of these girls watched and waited for months before they conld effect an escape. ** I want to die, " is their frequent response, when, on reaching the mission, they are asked what they de- sire. Thirteen of them have been baptized, "Ten have been sent _back to friends in China. Five have been married to Christian Chinese here. It is a comfort, in working for Chinese women, to know that, rescuied from lives of infamy, they are glad to stay rescued. Unlike womenof other nationalities, whose tears and professions of penitence some- times encourage our hopes, they do not, when called to earn their living by honest industry, hasten back to their old ways. As early as 1854, 8 mission was started in Sec- ramento by the Rev. J. L. Shuck, who had been a missionary at Canton, but was then pastor of the Buptist Church in that city. He bailt u chapel and orgunized a church of converted Chinese, but when he returned to the East the work ceased. Among Tiis converts was_Wong Min, who, on returning to Canton, attracted the attention of missionaries there by his earnest snd eloquent street-preaching, and became pastor of a native Baptist Church in ihat city. He died about two years ago, greatly Jamented, bnt left & son, a very promising preach- er, to take up the work he laid down. The present Baptist Mission, located at 829 ‘Washington street, was begun in 1870, It is now incharge of the Kev. John Francis. It issus- tained by an annual expenditure of abont $2,500. The average attendance ot its school is about 100, and it has the names of about 125 Chinese upon its roll. 1t hosa library of 500 volumes in Chinese and English. Fiftcen have beeen received to Bap- tist churches through its efforts, of whom five are members of the seven of thut of Oakland. There are now six in- quirers and three candidntes for baptism. Three Christian Chinese connected with this miesion have died. The firstof thesc was probably the first of his nation who, on this continent, received Christian burial. ‘This mission hae a branch at Portland, Oregon, which has been successfel. Dong Gong preaches to his conntrymen there,—a man who was thrown into the river at Canton by his own father because he would not renounce the Christion faith. It may be that in days past the Baptist churches of the State have failed to yield to thie mission all the symputhy and support that ll needed and deserved, but in their last Conven- ion the expressions of confidence and of interest were as hearty as could be desired. The California Chincse Mission, auxiliary to the American Missionary Association, is the or- gonization under which the Congregutional Churches _prosecute thelr work asmong this cople. The central mission-house is at No. 5 Brenham place, overlooking the Plaza. It has schools also on Misvion street. neur Twelfth, and in Bethany Chapel, Bartlett strect, near Twen- ty-fifth, Besides these, it has.schools in Los An- geles, Oakland, Oroville, Sucramento, Santa Bar- ara, and Stockton. During the year ending Sept. 1, 1875, more than 1,800 Chinese attended these schoolg, for a longer or shorter period. Thus far having both ‘‘active” and | during the present year about 1,200 have been en- rolled, The average cnrollment month by month is now about 475, and the average attendance ex- cceds 300, Most, but not all, of those who are be- Tieved to have become Christions in_connection with this work are enrolled as members of the Con- gregational Association of Christiun Chinese—a gociety organized about two years ago. The con- ditions of membership, a8 expressed in_the consti- tation drawn ap by the Chinese themselves, e a8 follows: ‘Any one who desires to become amember of this Association must forsake fdolatry and all bad habits, and must prove himself tobe a_follower of Christ, He must bring references from one or more members. Ilis name must be brought bhefore the Society a week before he can be admitted, and he is received upon s vote of two-thirds of the members. Eighty-seven have joined thls Sociely. but one has proved hieolf untrue. 1In most cases these converts have not been received to the church tili they havebeen in this Association, in- stracted and tested, abont six months. Scventeen have united with the First Congregational Church in Oakland, and twenty-cight with Bethany Church in this city. In counection with the schools in other parts of the State, about fifteen Chinese have iven ‘their tenchers réson to believe that they fiave vecome sincere Christians, 50 that the total number of converts in connection with this mission is about102, NATIONAL REFORM. PROCEEDINGS OF THE LATE CONVENTION. The Philadelphia Alarm. The late Nutional Reform Convention in Philadelphia was composed of 430 delegates, appointed by auxiliary societics or public meet- ings to represent Yheir fellow-citizens in this assembly. Dr. A.A. Miner, of Boston, was temporary Chairman, and the Hou. Felix R. Brunot, of Pittsburg, was clfosen President. Addresses were delivered by Dr. Miner, Mr. Brunot, Dr. J. A. Todd of Tarrytown, N.Y., the Rev. F. E. Tower of Boston, Dr. Brooks of Philadelphia, Dr. Sloane of Pitisbury, Prof. Stoddard of Wooster University, and others. Drs. Miner and Brooks are prominent Univer- salists, and most of the leading denominations were represented among the other speakers. The report of the General Secretary showed that o larze part of the efforts of the Associa- tion had been for the maintenance of existing Chiristian features of the American Governinent agaiust assuults that have peen made upon fhem. A committee appointed by the Conven- tion bad_a hearing before the United States Centennial Commission, on the eve of their re- cent gratifying decision to kee the Inter- national Exhibition closed on the Sabbath. The resolutions adopted by the Convention re- call the utterances of Washington and John ‘Adams, and the language of thé famous ordi- nance of 1757, us to the aependence of good gov- ernment on religious prlnci[:lus; recognize_the need of impressing upon the public mind, in this Centennial year, the truth of our national accountability to God; recall with gratitude the many acts of governmental acknowledgment of God which stind out prominently in our his- tory; point to the fact that to-day in the Sab- bath laws of our States, in the use of the Bible in the public schools, and the religious acknowl- edgments of our State Constitutions, our Gov- ernment maintains 2 counection, not with any established Church, but with thevital principles of the Christian religion; deplore the omission in the National Constitution of any suitable ac- knowledgment of God, of Jesus Christ, the Ruler of nations, or of the Bible; and declare that the tendency of this omission from our fundamental law of any expression or authen- tication of the connection of our Government with Christianity has been to scver that connee- tion; and that the persistent llgmnml DOW made, on the basis of our Constitution, to baa- ish the Bible from our schools, blot out our Sabbath laws, and utterly de-Christianize our Government, should constrain every friend of our Christian civil institutions to Jabor for a re- ligians amendment to_the Constitution, as an undeniable constitutional basis for Christian education, laws aguinst the desecration of the Sabbath, and every other similar feature of the nation’s life. RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. THE CHURCH 1N GENERAL. Tt is said that the Woman's Foreign Mission- ary Societics of this country contributed last year $800,000 to foreign missions. The 700 Congregational churches in 1776 have jncreased to near 3,500; the membership from a number unknown to about 350,000. The third annual meeting of the Protestant Episcopal Church Congress will take place in the City of Boston, commencing Nov. 12. The Bishop of Massachusetts is expected to preside. A pilgrimage of American Catholics to Rome is being arranged for, to take place in June, 1877, to celebrate the Pope's Episcopal Jubilee, Which will occurin that month. The Xavier Thar far first .Church in this city, and | Union of this city has taken the matter in hand, and will doubtless push it vigorously, so asto enlist the co-operation of a large company of The Taithfol adherents of His Holess: Philadelphia is strongly Presbyterian. Thers are of the different branches: Presbyterian, 78 churches, 24,314 communicants; Uni Presby- terian, 11 churches, 8,700 communicants; Re- formed Presbyterian, 14 churches, 4,497 com- municants; Reformed Church in the United States, 16 churches, 6,562 communicants; Re- formed Churches in America, 4 churches, 1,120 communicants. ‘Total, 123 churches, 40,593 communicants. The North and South Indiana Presbyterian Synods will celebrate, in October next, the com- pletion of the fiftiethlyear of the organization of Presbyterianism in the State. The joint meeting will be held in the City of Indianapo- 1is on the 10th of the month, when s semi-ten- tennial discourse will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Joseph F. Tuttle, of Wabash College. On Oct. 20 a discourse commemorative of the pios neers of Presbyterianism in Indiana will be pre- sented by the Rev. Dr. Hanford A. Edson. Papers will also be read descriptive of the orl- gin and Em‘"h of the Church at important cen- tres of the State. ‘The Sunday-school grows in favor as an ad- junct to the Church in Germany. The Prus- sian Upper Church Council has issued an ad- dress to the Prussian Consistories in which it is recommended * that all clergymen may exert themselves to find out in their parishes such as are able tolelp in the Sunday-schools, and to employ them in this fit way for the good of the congregation so that they become a”leaven and a cheering element in the parish and at the same time win a great blessing for themselves by this voluntary work of Christian love. A ‘great blessing has everywhere been experienced and readily acknowledged at all thosc places where they lave decided upon introducing the class system.” At Muskogee, Indian Territory, the Southern Presbyterians have an institute }urcsidud over b} the Rev. J. M. Prettymen, who is a full-bloode: Creek. The Creek National Council assists the school with $2,500 a year., There were forty scholars at the commencement this year. The Indian Journal says of them: . “The neatness and taste displayed by the young Indians in their dress was an encourazing feature. There was no gaudy attire, no flimsy show, no extrava- gance, but neat, well-fitting calico dresses of Various style and patterns. In monner they were lady-like, modest, and unassuming, un- swering the questions with confidence, the re- sult of u knm\'led%:c of the subject and of their ability to answer.” Now that we are celebrating Centennial anni- versaries of some of the churches, it is refresh- ing to hear of others which have passed their second century. The Reformed Church at Flat- Tands, a few miles out of Brooklyn, has just celebrated its two hundred and twenty-second anniversary. The records of this church sinee 1670 lave been carefully preserved, including some specimens of the Indian wampum which the boys of that day used to put into the col- lection box. At the anniversary services the old communion table was exhibited, which is over 200 years old. Also the straight-backed chair in which the dominie’s wife sat, and the bench which the dominie himself occupied, behind the pulpit. The building now occupied by this church was erected in 1848, and is a much more commodious and churchly structure than the one erected by permission of Gov. Stuyvesant in 1653. The Flatlanders are steady-going peo- Pple, who own valuable farms, stick to the ways . of their forefathers, and resist innovations. [ Their present pastor is the Rev. Auson Dubois. g OUR LADY OF CEIGNAC. The Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall Ga- zette says: 1t appears that the Pontifl ordered the Cardinal Archibishop of Paris to crown not only the Virgin of Lourdes, who confirmed the Immwcul-.\l.c%uuceptlon. but also Our Lady of Ceignac. Some 50,000 persons were present at this ceremony, the streets were hung with flnis' and there were several triumphal arches. The tofficial commencement’ of the fete was an- nounced by the pealing of bells and discharge of artillery. ~ At 10 a. m, the Cardinal Arch- Dbishop of Paris said mass, ussisted by all the Bishops. At 8 p. m. came the ceremony of the coronation, The procession is said to have been splendid. It was opened by mounted gend- armes, 10,000 persons divided Into sixty-three groups, next 1,500 oricsts, followed by 600 nuns With voung girls. The Cardinal then left the Cathedral, preceded by the miraculous statue. which was carried by four priests and escorted by four gendarmes and two sappers. There were algo thirty-seven other statucsin the cor- tege, one being that of a negress, which attract- ed a _great deal of attention. Afterward fol- lowed historical groups, the first representing Saint Martial, who founded the sanctuary of Ceignac; the second, the Prince Palatinc, who visited Ceignac, with 100 companions, in 1150, and recovered his eight, etc. These persons were fn the costume of the period. At 3:30 our Lady of Ceignac was crowned in the name of the Pope. ‘From that time,’ says an eye-witness, ¢ the crowd abandon- ed itself to an indescribable enthusiasm, which reached its highest piteh at 8 o’clock, when the signal was given for the fireworks to be let off!? The Virgin_ thus honored formerly occupled a niche in a small chapel, but she ran away and hid herself in some bushes; brought back, she repeated this eseapade several times, and atlast the sacristan, tired of running after the Ma- donng, and finding her ina forest, boxed her ears. = His arm immediately withcred. The necessity for building a sanctuary for the Vir- gin was then recognized. Ceignacis near Rodez, and from it one can sce the mountains where the Albigenses were massacred.” CHURCHMEN AND DISSENTERS. The London Echo of July 10 says: ‘A meet- ing of a very unusual character took place on Saturday afternoon in Mr. Newman Hall’s new Norconformist chapel in the Westminster road. Tt had been announced that theaddresses would be delivered by clergymen of the Church of En- gland, and much interest was naturally excited among those who remembered certain circum- stances conneeted with Dr. Parker’s City Tem- ple in February, 157. The body of the new church was well filled, a_very larze number of {hiose present being members of the Church of England, from whose Book of Common Prayer the Rev. Newmdn Hall, the minister, read two apyropn'nte prfls‘ers. Mr. Samuel Morley was to have presided, but was unable to fulfill his engngement. The Hon. and Rev. W. Reetor of St. Mary’s, Bryanston squ: ¢ ed the dpu] , and was very cordmllfi' received. He said he was most happy to speak there be- ‘cause there was nothing to_prevent him doing 80, and he Jooked forward with hope to the time when pulpits should be as free to all ss plat- forms. The Honorable and Reverend gentle- man strongly advocated unity among Cliristian sects, and prayed that blessings might attend the faithful ministrations of Mr. Hall'in his new church, which he believed would be the birth- place of many souls. (Cheers.] The Rev. Robert Maguire, Rector of St. Olave’s, Southwark, next spoke from the pulpit, and said that if Mr. Hall could find it in his mind to connect himself with the Es- tablished Church, he would be gladly welcomed_by thousands of that community. The Rev. Joshua Kirkiman, Vicar of St. Stephen’s, Hampshire; the Rev. Mr. Rigg, of Lambeth, the Rev. Dr._Aveling, Chairman of the Con- gregational Union, and others, having addressed the meeting, the Rev. Newmau Hall rose, amid much :IFP];“IS(:, to thank those who had ac- cepted his invitation to be present. JHis great object in helping to erect that church was to romote cathiolic unity, and there were features in it which were not to be found out of the Church of England. The church_ and its ac- cessories bad cost £59,000, of which £53,470 had been raised. It was hoped that the balance would be fortheoming by Christmas. The wor- ship, as at the Old Surrey Chapel, would con- tinue to present a combination of form with freedom. Whatever might be doue he trusted would be beneticial in breaking down difierence:a for it was lamentable to look over London an witnuss the misery which arose from recriming- tion and controversy. . PERSONAL. Mr. Spurgeon refuses to make a visit to America. Dr. De Koven preached in Elizabeth, N.J., last Sunday. Henry Varley, the Baptist Evangelist of Lon- don, has recovered from a severe illness. The Rev. A. T. Vaudry, a Catholic priest of New Orleans, has married, and is sustained, it s saia, by 500 people of his parish in the viola- tion ot this established rule of the Church. The poet Whittier, who lives in Amesbury, Mass., says that one of the first questions asked him by Dom Pedro of Brazil was in reference to the Valley of the Merrimac and the Whitefield Church. This church bears the name of the First l’resbe'lcrinn in_Newburyport, and was formed by Whitefield 130 years ago. ‘Thebuild- ing contains a_handsome inarble ‘monument of the great revivalist, and the new pastor lias stirred his memory anew by earnest preaching, which within two years bas added more than cighty persons to the communion. Dr. Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln, who so offended the Methodists of Enfilnnd by sustain- ing the Rector who refused to allow the title of Reverend to be applied to a Methodist minister, has made a proposition for restoring the Meth- H. Frecmantle, are, ascend- odists to the position which they held toward the English Church under Wesley 2s a society from that Chi He in and not separate ‘wishes to amplgy the Methodist clergy in read- _corner West Washington and ing the Scriptures, in public prayer and praise, catechising and preaching, and to reserve the ministration of baptism and communion to the ordained clerzy of the English Church. He in- vites the Metbodist ministers to take this stand at once in their own churches, while they trust their people to the Charch of England clergy to give them the sacraments until they themselves receive ordination from the English Bishops. It is worthy of remark that while Bishop Words- worth brings forward this plan of reunion the Bishop of Kilmore has presided at a_Primitive Methodist Conference in Dublin. What view the English Wesleyans generally take of these movements the accounts do not say. BREVITIES. The Philadelphia Bulletin accounts for squeak- ing Sunday boots by saying, *It is because their soles haven’t been aisled for a-week.” Yesterday on Canal street a member of — church inadvertently stepped on a banana skin, and, as he skated off to the gutter, he knocked great chunks out of the third commandment.— New Orleans Picayune. A debtor, severely questioned as to the reason of his not paying a just debt, replied: *Solo- mon Was a very wise man and Samson a very strong one; but neither of ’em could pay his debts without money.”” The Boston Globe proposes that ¢ Boston's Young Men's Christian Association” could be cut down to “Bymea,” but has been met by the counter proposition that Daily and Weekly Globe should be composed into “Dawg.” Mistress (Low Church) to follower discovered in the kitchen on Sunday—* Now it is getting late, sir, and you must leave the house at once, ualéss yowd both like to come up stairs with. me, and I'll read you a sermon !"’—Punch. ‘He was too solemn a preacher; he didn’t suit in Nevada. The Chairman of the Farewell Com- mittee expressed it well: said he, “Now_you can git, pard; we ain’t agin religion out here, and 1t riles us to sec a feller spilin” it. Git.” % Maria,” said the pious husband ‘them wicked Smiths are allowing their children to play in the yard on Sunday. To-morrow, I'll sick the dog on their chickens. The judgment of Heaven must be visited on’em insome way.” _Terre Haute Ezpress: “Hark! I hearanangel sing,” saug a young man in an outside-townshij schiool exhibition. & No, "taint,” shouted an ol farmer in one of the back seats, ‘‘it’s only my old mule that’s hitched outside.” The young man broke down and duit. A Brooklyn girl who was “converted * last winter is now at Saratoga, and the other day, in a letter to her mother, she wrote: “I find it im- possible to hang on to my religion here, but don’t say anything to Mr. Talmage about it, as I will make it all up when I get home.” “Mrs. Flenry,” said John, the other evening, “why are you like the devil?”” And when she went for him with the ncedle he had hardly time to save himsclf by a quotation about “sowing tares "—the other reasons he prudent- 1y kept to himself.—Cincinnati Times. A prominent clergyman of Brooklyn last week, while taking oL & contas of Goxing lessons for exereise, reccived what the boys call g jolly black eye.” On_Sunday he chose his text from Timothy, 4th chapter, 7th verse: 1 have fought a good fight, I have finished my course.” San Antonio ferald: Yesterday morning a Sunday-school teacher asked one of ber pupils, who scemed to be troubled about something, if he had got his collect. The little chernb em- braced the afflicted part, and said: * You bet— and peppermint don’t do it no good; I reckon it’s worms.” At a Methodist conference in Canada some time ago a rather dull sermon was preached by a minister named Steer. The Rev. W. E. Scott, “ onc of the best knownjand jolliest of Canadian clergymen,” on being asked what he thought of the preacher and the sermon, replied: * Ah, Steer’ll never make a Knox.” Last News from the Spirit World—Medium: “The spirit of the late Mr. Jones is present.” Jones® widow g\vilh emotion): “I hope you are happy, Jones!” Joncs (rups out): * Far happier than I ever was on earth!” Jones' widow: “Qh, Jones! then you must be in heaven®’ Jones: “On the contrary.”’—Punch.” *Papa, me has been hx?fized, ain’t me?” asked a little 3-year-old. *Yes,dear.” “Then me won't have to be baptized again?’ ‘ No; ‘but can_you remember anything about beint baptized " % I dess Ican.” & Well, what di the minister do to you?’ ¢ He shoved up my sleeve, and stuck a knife in my arm.” A gentleman was surprised to_see his little daughter bring home from the Sunday-school libmr;’ a grave treatise on * Backsliding.” “ My child," said he, “this is too old for you; You ean’t mako anything ot of it.” ‘‘Iknow it, papa,” was the reply, ‘‘butI thought Icould whenI tookit; I thought it would teach me how to slide backward." A clergyman preaching fn .a Washington church recently chose for his subject the * Sis- ters of Lazarus.” He spoke of the many virtues of Mary at length, until, looking at his watch, he saw that he had given her more than her share of time. Then he said quickly: ‘ But, my dear friends, it will not do to go back on Martha,” and proceeded to give her a show. When the late Judge Underwood reached a small mountain stream which had been swollen by heavy rains, he hesitated to cross in his bugey, and was asked if a good Christian himself wasafraid to attempt the ford. have read in the Bible,” he said, *that toevery man’s life there is an appointed end, but I don’t want it said of me that I was drowned in a ereek called Oonchckefoone.” A lady in Bedford, who lived ncar a church, was sitting by the window listening to thecrick: ets, which were loudly chirping, the music from the choir-rehearsal being faintly audible, when a gentleman dropped in familiarly, who had justpassed the churchand had the music full inhis mind. “ What anoise thcfi are making to-night !’ said he. ** Yes,” said the lmi_v) “ an it is snid they do it with their hind legs! M. D. Conway is the authority for the follow- ingr anecdote connected with the late Lady Stan- ley: “Last year Lady Augusta Stanley’s parrot escaped, and_the Dean and a number of the clergy, including thie Archbishop, who were with him at the time, went out, into the garden to find the bird. The search was in vain for s time, but presently a voice came fromn the trees above s“y[ni, ‘Let us pray!? It was a familiar voice, and Tady Stanley laughed, then the Dean laughed, and fiually the whole ecclesinstical group roared, as theé parrot cry came again with unction, ‘Let us pray """ There is some science, a little mystery, and 2 good deal of uncertainty about_the game of croquet. The other day when a Detroit clergy- nan made an evening call on one of his congre- gation, and was invited to play a game, he was only too glad, remarking that such social games served sometimes to place pastor and parish- | ioner on a more- fricndly footing. Before the first gam was out 1 young lady hit him in the back with her mallet; he fell over an_arch, and two of the players decided never to_darken his church again on account of his cheating. In the midst of croquet you can’t tell where you are.—Detroit Free Press. . CIIURCH SERVICES. g EPISCOPAL. The Rev. H. G. Perry will preach at Al Saints’ Church, corner of Carpenter and Ohio streets, ‘morning and evening. —The Rev. B. A. Rogers will preach at the Church of the Epiphany this morning. —The Rev. Dr. Cushman will preach at St. James' Church, corner of Cass and Huron streets, ‘morning and evening. A. W. Mann will hold ser- vice at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. Theodore J. Brookes will officiate at 10:45 8. m. and 7:45 p. m. in Trinity Church, cor- mer Michigan avenue #nd Twenty-sixth street. “ The Rev. G. C. Street will ofliciate at 10:45 4. m.and 7:45p. m, in the Church of the Atone- ment, corner West Washington and R Divine services will be held at 10 8 p. m. in Calvary Church, Warren avenue, between Kley street and Western avenue. W. Morrill will officiate at10:45 a 5 p. m. in the Churchof the Holy Communion. South "Dearborn street, between Twenty-ninth and Thirticth streets. g ZFull Cathedral cervice with anthem morning and evening at the Cathedral of $S. Peter and Paul, Peoria_streets. orning prayer at 9:30 litany, sermon, and Com- ‘munion at 10:45; evening prayerat 7:45. —Prayer, sermon, and Communion at 10:45; evening prayer at 7:45; choral service at th Church of the Ascendion, corner Eim and North LaSalle streets. The Rev. Dr. Cushman officiates this morning and cvening at St. Stephen’s Church, on Johnson street, between Taylor and Twelfth. METHODIST. The Rev. Dr. Jewett will preach at the First Church this morning. Subject: **Christianity and Modern Thoaght. ™ —The Rev. John Willismeon will preach at the Wabash Avenue Church morning and evening. Morning subject: ** Satisfaction. " ‘The Rev. M. L. Vorhies will preach at the Free Church, corner of May and Fulton streets, morning and evening. —The Rev. John Atkinson will preach at 10:30 2. m. and 8 p, m. in Grace Church, corner North LaSalle and White streets. “The Rev. S, Brush, D. D., of Texas, will reach morning and evening in Centenary Church, Efonroe stroet, aear Morzas. : —The Rev. r. Tiffanny will preach at10:458. m. and 8 ’F m. t;anfinl:chh!mh' Indiana ave- nue, near Twenty-fourth street. —The Rev. R. 8. Cantine will preach at 10:30 8, . fn the Fulton Street Church, corner Falton street and Artesian avenue. —The Rev. R. D. Sheppard will preach at 10:30 a.m. and 7:45 p. m. in the Western Avenue Charch, corner Western avenue and Monroe strect. The Rtev. 3r. Swartz will preach this morning and evening in Simpson Church, on Bonfield street, mear Archer avenue. CONGREGATIONAL. The Rev. Z. 8. Holbrook will preach at the Oak- 1and Church morning and evunlni: —The Rev. Arthur Little, of Fond du Lac, will preach morning and evening in Union Park Church, Ashland avenue. —Prof. F. C. Bartlett, of the Theological Semi- ipary, Wil preach mornig and evening in New England Church, corner North Dearborn strect and Delaware place. —The Rev. George H. Pecke will preach morn- ing and cvening in the Leavitt Street Church, cor- ner Leavitt and Adams street. PREBYTERI. The Rev. James Maclaughlin Scotch Church mornin;t and ev subject: "+ Divine Love."" Evenis elp. ™ —‘—g‘he Rev. J. Monro Gi n will preachat 10:45 a.m. m the Second Church, cormer Michigan avenue and Twentieth street. —The Rev. J. Monro Gibson will preach in the evening in the First Charch, corner Indiana avenue and Twenty-first street, —The Rev. Samucl W. Dufficld will preach at 10:30 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. in the Eighth Church, corner Washington and Hobey streets. —The Rev. Charles L. Thompson will preach in the morning in the Fifth Church, corner Thirtieth strect and Indiana avenue. —The Rev. D. F. Stewart will preach at 10 a. m. in the Sixth Church, corner Vincennes and Qak avenues. —The Rev. D. J. Burrell preaches to-day at the Westminster Church, corner of Jackson and Peoriz streets. The morning subject is **The Religion of the Stars.” preach at the Morning **Promised BAPTIST. The Rev. Dr. Hurd will preach at the Highland Park Church this morning. —The Rev. Lewis Raymond will preach at Tm- manuel Church, corner of Sophia and Halsted streets, this morning. ~ * Jackson will preach at 11 a. h in the University Place Churck. —The Re . F. Ravlin will preach as usual in the Open Communion Church, corner West Jack- son and Loomis streets, —The Rev. W. W. Everts, D. D., will 11a. m. and 7:45 p.m. inthe First Charel Sonth Park avenue and Thirty-first street. —The Rev. Galusha Anderson will preach morning and eveninz in the Second Charch, cor- ner Mor%n and Monoroe streets. —The J. W. Custis preaches this morning at the Michigan Avenue Church on **Christian {;n&cu ** and this evening on **The Hand on e Plow. —The Rev. J. M. Whitehead will preach in the morning in the North Star Church. corner of Di- vision and Sedzwick streets, and the Rev. William Langdon Sanders, late or Faribault, iinn., will Preach in the evening. Seats free. —The Rev. D. B. Cheney will preack at 10:30 a. m. in the Fourth Church, corner Washington and Pauliny streets. UNITARIAN. The Rev. J. T. Sunderland will preach morning and eveningat the Church of the Messiah, corner Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street. —The Rev. J.T. Sunderlaud will preach at 4 p. m. in the hall No, 879 Cottage Grove avenue. Subject: **The Drift of the Age Away from Re- ligion, and the Remedy.” CHRISTIAN. - The Rev. J. W. Owen will preach In the moru- ing in the Firat Church, corner Twenty-ffth street and Indiana avenue: and at3 p. m. in the Central Church, corner Van Duren street and Campbsll avenue. g resch at corner REFORMED EPISCOPAL. . The Rey. W. E. Williamson will preach at the Church of the Good Shepherd, corner of Jones aud Homan streets, morning and evening. PRIENDS. A meeting of Friends will be held at 10:30 a, m. on Twenty-sixth street, between Indiana and Prai- rie avenues. Benjamin Frankland will be in attend- ance. NEW JERUSALEM. The Rev. Dr. Hibbard will preach at11a. m. in the New Church hall, corner Eighteenth street and Prairie_avenue, and at 3:30 p, m. in the Temple, corner Washington street and Ogden avenae. MISCELLANEOUS. Elder H. G. McCulloch will preach at No. 01 Sonth Green street morning and cvening. Morn- ing subject: ‘*Marringe of the Lamb.” Evening: +First Advent of Christ.” —The Progressive Lyceum meets at Grow's Opera- Hall at 12:20. —3sa Susie M. Johuson will lectare before the First Society of Spiritualists at Grow’s Opera-Hall this evening, —G. 0. Barnes. of Kentncky, will preach at 8:30 and 8 p. m. ot the chapel corner Harrison and Paulina streets. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. July 30—Seventh Sunday after Trinity. CATHOLIC. July 30—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. July 31—St. Ignatius of Loyola, C. ‘Aug. 1—St. Peter's Chains: the Machabees, MM, Aug. 2-St, Alphonsns Liguori, B. C. D.3 St Shephen, P. M. Aug. 3—Finding of the body of St. Stephen, Pro- tomartyr. Aug. dug. 4—St. Dominic, C. 5—Dedication of St. Mary Major. ——————— ‘'OVER THE RIVER.” 7o the Editor of The Tribune. Carcaco, July 27.—The following lines, writ- ten by Miss Priest, afterward Mrs. Wakefield, who, at the early age of 33, died in 1570, have been often reproduced since thelr first publica- tion in August, 1857. They have the rarc charm, though, of being ever new; and you will confer a favor on your readers by inserting them in your Sunday issue. If read before, they will be read again; and, if never read, should be; for their Ipspiration seems to carry us into the preseuce of Augels, as does the telescope iuto the home of the stars. For beautiful imagery and a2 wealth of sweet sentiment, this touching poem fs without a parallel. A cold and icouno- Clastic philosophy may sneer, but its darkness and doubt are a poor exchange for that brighter and better faith which lifts the soul and takes hold on Heaven. The copy I inclose is of the poem a5 it was first printed. . B. C. OVER THE RIVER. Over the river they beckon to me, Loved ones wha've crossed to tie farther side; The gleam of their anowy robes I ree, But their voices are lost In the dashing tide. Therc's one with ringlets of sunny gold, And eses the refiection of Heaven's own blue; He crosded in the twilight zray and cold, “And the pale miet hid him from mortai view; We saw not the Angels who met him there, The gates of the City we could not see: Over the river, over the river, 3y brother stands wuiting to welcome me. Over the river the boatman pale Carried another, the household pet; Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale— Darling Minnie! 1 sec her yety She crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands, ‘And fearlessly cntered the phantom bark; We felt it glide from the silver sunds, And all our sunshine grew strangely dark. We know she ix safe on the other side, Where all the Ransomed and Angels be: Over the river, the mystic river. My childhood's idol is waiting for me. For none return from those quiet shores, Who cross with the boatman, cold and pale. We hear the dip of the golden oars, And catch u gleam of the snowy sail: Andlo! they have passed from our yearning hearta, \Who cross the stream and are gupe for aye. We may not sunder the veil apart ° That hides from our vision the gates of Day; We only know that their barks no more May sail with us o'er life’s stormy sea: Yet somewhere I know, on the unseen siiore, They watch, and beckon, and wait for me. And 1 sit and think, when the sunset’s gold 1s flushing river, and hill, and shore, 1shall one day stand by the water cold, ‘And list for the sound of the boatman's oar; 1 ehall watch for a gleam of the tiapping sail, 1 shall hear the bont as it gains the strand, 1 shall pats from sight with the boatman pale To the better shore of the Spirit-Land; 1 shall know the loved who have gone before, And joyfully sweet will the meeting be, When over the river, the pencefal river, ‘The Angel of Death shall carry me. —_— ——— THE ' HOUSEKEEPER'’ OF OUR HEALTH. The liver is the great depurgating, or blood- cleansing, organ.of the system. Set the great housekeeper of our health at work, and the foul corruptions which gender in the blood and rot out, as it were, the machinery of life, are grad- ually expelled from the system. For this pur- pose Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, with small daily doses of Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets, are pre-eminently the articles needed. They cure every kind of humor, from the worst scrofuls to the common pimple, blotch, or eruption. Great eating ulcers kindly heal under their mighty curative influence. Virulent blood-poisons that lurk n the system are by them robbed of thelr terrors; and, by their persevering and somewhat protracted use, the most tainted system may be completely renovated and built-up anew. Enlarged glands, tumors, and swellings dwindle away and disap- pear under the influence of these great resol- vents. Sold by all dealers in medicines. % Claude, child about 3 years old, was great- Iy affticted with sores on his legs and feet, g0 that e could not wear his shoes and stockings. Had a great deal of trouble with him. Had tried many remedies ineffectually. At last we tried the Golden edical Discovery, and in about three weeks he was entirely cured, his sores’ were all healed, and health much improved. Repectfully yours, . J. W. Bover. «+Verxuiion, Edgar Co., IIL, Jan. 29, 1875." THE GAME OF CHESS Cirzss Dinzcrony. —Chicago Chess Club, Nos. & 30d 65 Washingion stret; open from 0. m. (0 p. m. Chess players meet daily at the Tremont House (Exchange) and the Sherman House (I All gommunications intended fo szoc?g&mmma o Tiee Tacaons, aad morsed TO CORRESPONDENTS. a *'G. E. P."—Problem No. 36 is a 3-move posk jon. *tKaty.”—In the printed status of Problem No. 24 your solution, though incorrect, isas good s any. “*F. R.,” Lemont, Tl.—Agnell's **Book ef Chess™ 13 8 good one for beginners, and will teach you all you wish to lesrn aboat caess notation. It can be ordered through any bookstore. Correct solution to Problem No. 35 received from C. Dreier, E. Barbe, E. S. Watta, Dexter, and H. Powell, city; J. E. Robinson, Winona, Mion .5, Sthler] Kmes, L5 C. G, Colum® us, O. PROBLEM NO. 37. BY xuz.Bl;.Lulu.xr. ack. ik 7 “my ) . % w 150 /éy» % 2R iy 9, s, T : vy 7 s ‘Whi White to play and mate In two moves. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM N0. 35 B 4 3 QB3 BS 10 Kt 3 dis mate CORRECTION.—**PROBLEM NO. 34." For the first time since the commencement of it: chess department Tie TrisuNE apologizes for the appearance of an unsound problem in its columns. On comparing Problem No. 34 again with the orig- inal it is found th.ltl‘yi'lnrlng error has been made. ABlack Pawn should be added st K Kt 2 to per- fectit. The solution will i t week, In this connection, ** Dexte; C.D.," **W.H.0.." **R. M.," and other *‘exaspcrated, desperate ‘men.” are informed that the scalp of the person latelyin charge of thisdepartment has already been taken, and is now on view at the summit of the Shot Tower, NOTES. The score In the Postal-Card Tourney, United States vs. Canada, now stands, In won games: Canada, 9; United States, 8. Two of the games ocenrring in the tourney sre given this week. The second game of chess by telegraph between Manitowoc and Kewaunce (Wis.) wae played Tharsday evening, July 6, and was won by Ke- waunee. Time of game, two hours and 2 quarter. However much the fact may be deplored, it is now pretty well settled that the coming Centennial Tournament at Philadelphia has lost all chance of an **international " character. A late semi-official statement comes from Philadelphia that ** the first prize will be about $600.” Of course, this will rove too mmnall an inducement for the **shining ighta ™ of Europe to cross an ocean and, In mors senses than one, **brave the ilis they Enow not or. It looks now as if the tourney wonld con=ist of Philadelphia pisyers aimost exciusively, Ar. Judd, however, has entercd, and it Is possibie thab Messts. Mackenzie, Hosmer, Alberonl, and others, may yet enter. CANADA VS. UNITED STATES. The following games were played in the Pestal. Card Tourney United States vs. Canads, betweea Messrs. P. O'Farrell, of Hartford, Conn., and H. ‘Northeote, of Toronto. The notes are from ths Toronto Globe. L.—RUY LOTEZ. White—Mr. O'FaRRXLL. |Black—Mr. NorTicorE. 1..PtoK4 Pioki KttoB3 P (a) This is considered & weak move, B to R4 being the correct play. (b) The key-move of the combination, whict results quickly o severe loss to his antayonist. (©) 1f he play bis Kt anywhere else he must al least lose the exchange and the Pawn. leaving Bluck a certainly won game. (d) This has been very finely played for, ané ives lim an unquestioned saperiority, whict :-r‘mku the resiguation of White ouly & questiua v me. i IL—EVANS GANBIT. White=Mr. Nontucote. |Black-Mr. O'Fayaxil. 1 K4 PLE4 W KKiioB3 KttoB3 w TCrCERERL TRRES] RRC (8) He dare not capture the ook in his present position. () Well played, winniog & plece or the ex- chunge. 5 (&) lie bas been maneavering for this for 8 num- ber of moves past. (d) He had no option. 1f Black play35..Q takes 1, then 36..the Bishop must fall, leaviog bim a Kook bebind. If 35..3 P takes B, theu 36..Q takies Q P, and wins o a few moves. —————— DIRGE. Ont far West, where the sunaet dyes With pencilings of gold the skies, Mid the silent hills, Custer liest Mourn for the fallen brave; Weep by the lonely grave— Oer it place this glorions device: He died a Nation's eacrifice. Great chieftain of the golden halr, Proud soldier, stranger unto fear, One of the few we could not spare, Thou of the lion heart, Swift s the arrow's dart, In battle grand, feariess, and strong, Thy name shall live iu storied song. Oland of voiceless solitude, 7 O'er thy expansive plains will brood A Nation's sorrow; and thy ruds Dusky warriors shall bleed And die for this foul deed: A race resistless as the flow Of Ocean writhes beneuth the blow. Jaxzs Lavarron Death from an Insect Sting. fontreal Dispatch to Toronto Glabe. A sad_occurrence happened to-day in the death of Mr. Ed Joseph, of the firm of M. Kor- tosk & Co., St. Paul street, from the bite of some insect. It appears that while driving on Sunday afternoon last he felt something which BB oted tobe - fiy. on bis pperiila; sad immediately afterward was sharply stung. He paid no attention to the matter at the time, but some hours afterward his lip began to sw'I and became very much inflamed. In a da the swelling extended to- his face . uently to his body. He took to Li. Vednesday, but his friends did not auniivi.. . fatal results until this morning, when ke be- u,a::ck-deun'nus His du&h&ookfl-" o