Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 17, 1876, Page 13

- THE CHICAGO 'TRiBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1876—SiXTHEEN PAGE 13 — RELIGIOUS. - gketch of St. Paul's Church, Hyde Park. graining ‘Workers for the Moody-Sankey Meet- ings. The History and Practices of the Dunkers. A Sect Which Recalls the Days of the Primitive Church. Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad---Church Services. §T. PAUL’S. LISTORY OF THE BEYDE PARK CHURCH. Last Sunday Tie TRIBUNE presented in these columns 8 sketch of the First Presbyterian Church of Hyde Park, and now, continuing its histories of the church organizations of the sub- wh pamed, it presents to its readers the facts fnthe life of the Protestant Episcopal Church ss follows: The parish of St. Yaul's Church, Hyde Park, was organized May 11, 1859, as authorized by the Jaws of the Episcopal Church. The applica- tion for admission was signcd by P. L. Sherman, Job Taber, Aucustus Taber, John Blackwell, Jaeob Bockee, Abraham Bockee, John Middle- ton, James Grant Wilson, Thomas Webb, John A. Reunicott, and Mr. Bridgeman. ‘The first service, which was held July 10 fol- Jowing, was conducted by the Rev. E. B. Tuttle, pow Chaplain in the United States Army. John H. Kenzie was present at the service. A meet- ug was Lield at this time for the election of offi- cers, which resulted in the choice of Jacob Bockee for Senjor Warden, with the usual num- berof Vestrymen. It was mainly owing to the efforls of Dr. Bockee and his estimable wife that the parish was held together in the early years of its orgsnization. Lay reading only was conducted at this time, and until the spring of 1562 when the Kev. Thomas Smith (afterwards editor of the Northiwestern Church) became its first Rector. A building lot was obtainedin July, 182, aad plans then prepared for o church edic fice, But the building was not completed until the epring of 1869, when it cost about §7,000. Tke difference in opinion regarding the pro- pricty of laying the corner-stone of the new church with Masonic ceremnonies caused 2 rup- ture in the affairs of the parish, which was foi- lowed by # season of ivactivity. In June, 1868, ameeting was called to reorgenize the parish, rs were clected, about which time ihe Sunday-school was started by Mis. E. C. Long. Ffit 15, 1869, a call was extended to the Rev. o F. Bugbee, of Manhassct, N. Y., who ac- septed aud took clarge of the perish immedi- uely afterwards. March 29, 1820, the first ser- fices were Lheld fn the new church. In June of the sume year the Vestry re- wived to build a rectory, and the pres- mt edifice was coon thereafter erected, at acost of about $6,000. The cushions and car- pet in the chureh, as well as the oraan, werethe fontributiun of the ladies of the Sunday-school ané of the parish: the chancel window was ibe desivn of Migs Aunie G. Wilson. In May, 1871, the scholars of the Sunday-school donaied the 2ell, costing InFebreary of this year, the durch fund being considerably depléted, the Vestry were obliged to dispose of the rectory ind agioining lot. Upon the resignation of the o« Rev. Mr. Buglee, in January, 1874, the Rev. T. K. Colemua took temporary charge of the par- ish. Mr. Coleman continued Lis relztions until Ayril, 1872, when, after a short interval, the v. Ur. McMurdy, D. D.. was clected Rector of the parish, contmuing his administration for about threa years, and during this time 373 per- sons were baptized by hini. During his rector- ship the rectory was repurchased, aud is now property of the parish; the repurchase was fected in 1874, Liveral donations were made by Mr. James Morran and others, enabling the Vestry to repossess the rectory and making large additions _to the church. After the resigunation of the Rev. Dr. McMur- + iy, the Rev. Miiton C. Dotton took charee of the parish, but he has receutly left to continue his studies at the General Theological Seminary In New York. The history of the parish has been a checkered one, but it bas alwsys given evidence of great Inhiereut strength. Its receipts from all sources for the year ending March 29, 1875, were $5,- 2.36. ~The parish is now witbout a scttled Kece- tor, but the V cetry have recently galled the Rev. Mr. Curran, of Galt, Canada West! The present. officers of the churen are: Henry T. Chace, Sen- for Warden; R. W. Bridze, Junior Warden; James Morgan, B. F. Ayer, A. Waldron, % % Larminie, i1. L. Waite, D. Hobart Hilk Calhoun, W- K. Ackerman, Vestrymen; W. C. Riteliie, Clerk of Vestry. A new and fine toned organ has recently been added to the church, the result of the efforts of the Ladhes’ Society. A pair of solid silver alins- basius have also been prescuted. During the past year the parish has et with a great be- reavement i the foss by deatl: of the beloved wiie of its late Lwcter,—3Mr E. McMurdy,~2 lady gifted with rare culture of mind, possessed of every attraction, and full of Christian graces, calculated to win the esteem and affection of those about her. Sume 1dea may be formed of the estimation in which she was held from the fact that, when her former parishioners learned of lier decease on a Sunday morning, in four hours afterward they were o their way to Niles, Michi., to attend her funeral, having engage train for that purpose. A 8peci MOODY’S WORK IN CHICAGO. WIHAT PREFARATION SHOULD DE MADE. Tae Iuterior of last week, in an editorial beaded *The First of October,” discusses as follows the necessities of the Moody mcetings in order that they may be successful: Oct. 1is the day set for the beginning of Mr. Moody's Jubors in this city. ‘The grent building onthe corner of Franklin and Monroe strcets, eapabic of seating 6,000 people, is being pushed forward rapidly. ~Tlcre are other signs of prepara- tion for a ureat work. or eral weeks there bas becn deciced and constant growth in the noon et ¢ meeting on Monday noon is in Th charye of the mimsters, 2nd is xo largely attended that there e no longer room for it in Lower Farwell Hall, and it i hoped hereafter the upper hall will opencd for this service. On Monday of iast week a committee was g inted to arrange for certain preliminary meet- ngs, and for the organization of a mormal class to learn methode of work. This committec decided @ two meetings each_weck, on Tuceday and Thursday eveninge, in Farwell Hall. Pagtors of chorchesare asked ‘1o enlist in this preparatory taining schiool such of their members as are thonght best fitted for she work, and are willing to odertake jt. 1t is desirable fo have 500 or 800 thns bunded together to learn more perfectly how to poiut out to inquirers the way of life. The Beceerity of some special prc};:amfian for this_ser- Yice is, of course, apparent. Those who do not feel the necd of teaching. particaiarly the teaching of the Holy Ghost, are, of course, unfit for this del- icate, responsible, and glorione calling. There is 0 pastor who iias mot, at times. feit that this was the most diticalt of ail his duties; and for quafif- €alion to dircharge it aright he needed the very best nfrepmuou that prayer and the study of God's Word couid give. ‘dhe object of these special Preliminary services is, therefors, first, to bring the hearts of those who covet this honor near to the Savior, wailing upon the Lord. that their strength may be rencwed: and, secoudly, to learn by matuil conference. and by 0s¢ who may be fitted to impnrt ench instruction, Whatare the” best methods of dealing with in- Quirens, It frequently happens in sessons of revival that rethiren of grea zeal, but without corresponding Judgment and knowledge, are ready to give counsel %o inguirers, counsel which is not always best, and Thich rometimes is mislencing and dangerons. The end of this training class is 1o put at Mr. Moody's call 2 body of consecrated, earncet, intel- Lizent men and women, who have 'so realized the &olews. import of their work they have given time 1o it themscives for the best doing Of it. We thini: it of the utmost importance, and believe that & great blessing wiil be given to those who avail f these teachings. < tor 0 ns that the few weeka remaining be- fore the opening of the meetings ehould be mude 3 £¢as0n of special prayer and work in every church. The state of rezdinceson the part of God's people ¥ill largely determine the early saccese of the 12~ 15 0f Tiae cvangelists. Thercfore they are most auzicts it revival efforts chould not be deferred BEU! they come and actually begin work. Every CBurch enxious for a shere in the blessing ehould el e and stand a5 2 unit ready forco-op- Eray e zeneral work. Meetings for prayer, 3adfor conference concerning the revival, the dis ivn of plous for reaching the community of Which the church js the centre, and for interesting 2ll professors of religion in personal activily, $1ould be freely held. So, when the- union effort made, the work by the believers of God may be fonnd 15 Ve well advanced. The permancnt good it shall be 10 particular churches will be largely de- Lemined by the individuality—organized and pray- :ef:}—wim which it takes partin the general move~ Aboreall. and as conditienine all, in the closet. the feaching of* the family, the church, let there b unto God. " s arm mast bring the saeng "k not shortened that it cannot save, H THE DUNKERS. THEIR HISTORY AND PRATICES, e gir_ncil:?gu i,lammem'al. ; bright Sunday 1n0rnine - mer, your correspondent. sl’i’pped aw;yt;‘x":ms‘:::z Embl:\‘ry Park C\unp—.\[ccung, and went to see the ‘Dunker,” or German Baptist brethren worship God, in a box-like little brick mectina- Bouse on the corner of Jackson and Van Buren streets, Dayton, O. The real name of this ad- mirable and one of the least known of all the n‘::mntless religious sects in the United States is _Gtrmntnptist." The name “ Dunker” is a vickname, given them in derision of their pe- cuhg mode of baptism. ““Dunker” is from the German verb dunke: to dip or duck, a word used in familiar con\'e':: sational German. The German-Baptists im- merse their converts in a manner wholly pecu- liar. They take the convert down to the water's edge, always to a river or Tunning stream, none of your new-fangled warm church cisterns,~— and have him kueel down in the water. Then the preacher takes him by the back of the nmeck, and dips him under the water, face foremost, Yyouunderstand, not backwards, as do other Baptists. They dip him under, face foremost, three times, once in the name of the Father, once in the name of the Son, and once in the name of the Holy Ghost, thus giving him a triple or trine baptisw’ H%x}cellh: mckunr;m l:im ker or ducker. ie ignorance of the world in general wi gard to the German Baptist hrc%nren is sifn‘z‘;l;fi: Tufinite. Imeasure othier people’s ignorance by m)bown in making that statement. The name ** Dunker,” itself only a nickname, is corrupted into * Dunkard ” by man; persong, and from *Dunkard "’ again into “l;mnkm'd." until there are actually people, not a few, who belicve the nght name ot this sect to be * Drunkard,” and that they are so called because they bave a habit of frequently being intoxicated. Auything more unlike the reality could hardly be invented. The simple diguity and beauty of these iflc’s ways, their strange unlikeness to any sect bad ever met with Defore, impressed me so strongly that I began at once to hunt up some- thing of their history, It is both' very obscure and very ancient. They are older than the Ref- ormation, older than Martin Luther himsclf. Luther changed the mode of baptisin of the primitive Ciwistian Church, they siy. Ages ago,as far back as the time of the Apostles, a number of Christians scttled in Torace and Greece. They were called the Paul- iciaus, and in their obseure resions preserved the simpiicity of the primitive Christian Church 4s opposed to the Chiurch of Rowme. The Paul- icians were accused by the Romish Church of favoring the doctrine of universal salvation, a statement founded on the accusations of teir theological enemies, and your theolegical enemy is the bitterest. most conscientious cuemy on In course of time the Paulicians, driven Ly wars Jrom their honie in Thrace, emisrated, like nearly all emigrants since the historic agze bezun, to the westward, and scattered over the soutin of Europe, through Italy, Switzerland, and France, There they became the Albigenses und the Waldenses,—wiile history lusts names which will stand us monuments to the unknown, unuwmbered millions, who have perished on the altar of the demon of theolozical hate. From thesc Alvizenses, who appeared in great numbersin Soutncru France 800 years Lefore the Reformation, are undoubtedly descended, in their religious 1aith, the German Baptists of to- day. 'They first appear under that name about the year 1520, ‘Their early history is a history of flames and martyrdom. . So Jaté as the reign uecn Elizabeth, of Qi pubii The German Baptist Church in Amenes was established about the year 1724, at Germantown, er Mack and his associates. Germany to America on ac- count of religious persccutious in their native land. Alexaunder Mack aud seven other persons baptized oue another in the River Aeder, in Gérmany, in 1703, For this dire offense they were tined, imprisoned, aud impoverished at last, and at length compelled to flee to the wilds of America. That one man of this little band of eigi:t might not be held in more honor than anotuer, they entered mto a-covenaut never to reveal the name of him who first baptized, or was first baptized, and to this day it is not known. Tbat little circumstance is au exponent of the character of the Germun Baptists. A strict avoidance of all ostentation and of worldly hionors, even to the extent of refusing to hiold political oflice, is among their most dis- tinguishing traits. Thcy do not baptize children. They say it is not commanded. The central sun and principle ot their religion is this: They study the New Testument, and elaim to take it literally, word for word, as their guide in all the transactions of life. Their members are forbidden to take un oath, to go to war, to collect debts by law, oF to g0 to law in any cuse whatever. All their difficulties and differences must be * worked through in spirit,” and settled between man aud ian, or by aid of the Church Council. Whatever cvils cannot thus be removed are en- joiued simply to beendured, in the spirit of love and patience. 1f “ove of their members refuses to pay his debts, he is summarily dealt with in the Church. They are forbidden to let auy of tleir members £o to the County Poorhouse, and their members are forbidden to go begging, on the authority of the Bible text, " Thcre &hall be no beggar among_you.” They tind a ruie for everything in the Bivle. Their preachers do not take the name of # Reverend.” They do not find it in the Bible, they say. ‘Therc seems to be no formuld or ar- bitrary” authority amoug them. Their very church rules arc put in the form of mild advice. + Considered that it is not advisable,” ete., the printed rules say. It is wonderful, though, the authority this gentle advice hds over their peo- ple. The whole manner of the Dunkers I saw secmed so_gentle, tolerant, and sweet, that I could scarely believe it was real. “ Do you mean to tell me that they really live up to all these_fine principles!” Iasked of 2 gentleman, a Presbyterian, who gave me my nrst information in regard to these people. «Yes; they do,” he suid; *‘at least more than any other Curistians do.” ‘They really are more honest than other people in their dealings, and they do uot take advan- tage of pevple in bargains. like the rest of man- kind. 1f people would live as the Uunkers do, I tell you, it would be = difierent sort of world. 1 learned much of thein frow a conversation with their preacherat Dayton, Elder George Haller, 4 observe your Church rules forbid members to go to war,’” said your correspondent. * Didn't auy of the Dunkers fight in the Union army” XElder George Halier siniled a smile which was partly to himself and partly tome. ©Yes, they did,” said be, *and they'went in spite of the Church rules.” © Were they turned out of meeting?” - Elder George Haller smiled again. “I couldn’t say that they were, to any great ex- tent. There wasmy son, whom you saw to- day, a preacher himsclf, who served through the War. He said be felt called to o, rules or no rules, and go be did, and the Captain told me he was one of the finest soldiers in the regi- ment.” 1 wouldn’t take my oath that there! wasn’t a little carnal pride in Elder George Haller’s eye as he said that Iast. el they didu’t turn my son out of mect- ing,” continued the Elder. " They didu’t do anything about it, one way or the other. They just let it alone.” Doubtless the young man’s case was one of those irremediable cvils whicih the brethren simply bore with ““in the spirit of love and patience.” “All of which at length brings us again to the “little church around the corner.” A singu- lar calm and peace somehow seemed to fall on the visitor the moment he cnter- ed the rude and bare jittle sanctuary. A more vivid contrast between it and the noisy camp-meeting we had just left, can scarcely be imagined, much less described. None of the worshipers in the bare little church appeared to be on familiar conversational terms with the Al- mighty. No one arose from his seat ana began: “The Lord and me had a talk together this morning, and the Lord says tome, says he,” cte. There was nothing of that. The simple, quict, ~reverential manner of the worshipers cmed to fill the very air with a holy calm- uel_nmusc retigibus excitements are * considered not. advisable” in_the Dunker Church rules. “Y¥e think,” said Elder Haller, that in cater- ing on a religious life, a mau should count the oot of o buiiding efore the. building is puc np. We believe that God is a God of order, and that violent emotional exiiortations for the purposc of exciting people and bringing them to inou fng Uencaes Is_ getting taings out of urder.” Accordingly Iu their vures it 15 *considercd tha it is advisable “ at all times to keep good | oraer in accordance with the doctrine and exam- le of the Apostles,” and that it is not © to the g\fificflfiull 0‘2 the Church of God to hold pro- tracted meetings and to introduce mourning beuches.” “The congregation was small—small even fur the little GoxXof a chureh. ‘The Dunkers are noi given to proselyting. There are wore of them in the Unized States thau anyhere elsc, chiefly settled in Pennsylvania. Thére are a few of them in Germany still, and a few in Denmark, scarcely any clsewhere. Their seet is increasing, thougi, they say, albeit rather slowly, for their children fail awsy awrom the faith. Thelr churchies and churcl) servicesare so ucterly bald. bare, and unattractive that one cannot blam the children. ~ But for this one drawback it dm:g appear to me that the whole religious world Wouid be inclined to turn Dunker, sa pure is the faith of these people, so_entirely happy, peace- ful, and beautiful are their 1ives. Lhers is o impiety in either beauty or music, else the good God would never have created either beauty or singing birds. The men of the Church part their hair in the middle, wear both bair mna_beard guite long, and look like pictures of the old filble patri- archs. They wear long hair and beard because the patriarchs and “postles did, and are for- bidden to crop their siort or shave their . The religious ceremontes which particularl; distinguish this from other Christh\l:l chunmcsy, are kissing, teet-washing, and soup-eating. In varfous places in the New Testament the © holy kiss™ and the “kiss of charity " are mentioneds therefore, when these brethren and sisters mect at church they shake hands and kiss. When a brother comes iuto courch he shakes hands with and kisses all the brethren, a sister ditto the sisters. 1 confess it ncurly upset my dignity to see these gray-bearded old fellows cowe iu and kiss one_another, with a sounding. smack, all around. I dare say onecould get used to it though. The brethren kiss the breth- ren and the sisters kiss the sisters. But they never kiss a cross. In the matter of greeting colored brethren with the holy kiss, the Church rules'say that i asmuch as some white members have a weak- ness against Kissing colored folks, it is ¢ consid- cred advisable that the colored brethren put up with that weakness for tie prescnt, and ex- cuse the boly kiss, until such time as the,white bréthren becore stronger in the fajth, The German Baptists take their children to churel, babies aud ail, in ancient pioneer fash- ion. There were people in the little meeting- house froin 70 years to 6 months old. The old Dunker women have the peacefulest, prettiest faces 1 ever saw on any old lady. The faces of the women, from the ‘oldest to the youngest, are all 50 fair and sweet-looking. Tlere sata venerable grandmother with snowy hair and caln, fuir jace. Beside hera beaufiful young mother with her baby, the cunningest little bright-cyed Dunker baby, a perfect picture of the Madonna and child. “And, if you'll pelieve me, even that Dunker baby wore on its face the Dunker look of inefluble calm, and peace too. You won'tbe surprised that the Dunker sis- ters’ faves look fair, aud unwrinkled, and sweet- tempered, when 1 tell you how they dress. Their dress-up church costumeisa plain-cut calico dress and cape, and a eray calico sun- bonnet. The men’s dress is of tue very plainest cut, too. Only think of it, fricnds. Supposé we could onc and all sud- denly cut away everything cumbrous and un- comiortable from our dress and from our lives, and have no Imore overskirts, bustles, ruflles, tight boots, tight dresses, tight coats, tight heads, or corn doctors; no pearl powder, fajse hair, false smiles, or false heurts; no worry, and heartache, and scheming to dress as well as this woman or that one, and no wicked envy or pite in our hearts because we can’t do it; suddenly to throw all this rubbish aside forever, and be simply natural and comfortable? The very thought of it makes a woman’s hicart ache to fly away and bea Dunker sister too. It must be something in the peaceful, simple lives of these women which makes them so pleasant to look at. It appears to me I never saw so many silk dresses together in my life asIsawin a Cineinnati congregation last Sun- day, and yet, among all those clegant ladies, I “failed o see ouc fuce as serene, and fair, and pure as the faces of many of the Dunlter sisters that Sunday in the rude little church. It must be there is some hid- den spell, too, in a straight, light calico dresa and gray sun-bonnet, for the young Dunker girls, who mostly wore the world’sdress, locked coarse and commonpluce beside their wothers in the Dunker costume. Their church music might be improved, de- cidedly. They read achapter or two from the Bible, and pray, and_sing several bymns, in the course of their worship. They lin¢ all of their bymus, ina sort of nasal sing-song. In their selection of church tumes, tue doleful long- meter minors appear tobe the prime favorites, for some reason Which it is hard to understand, 85 one can notexactly sec whya long-meter winor sang through the nose could be more ac- ceptable to God than Beethoven’s symphonics. The Dunker bymns are, perhaps, more pointed thay poetical. "Ilere are two Lines of one they saug, I remember: Tle shall be saved who trusts my word, And damned who don't believe. There was much Bible reading fn the course of the service. The Dunkers think they cannot improve on the Bible much, and the sermon it- self was quite secondary to the Bible reading. It was not a scrmon calculated to call more at- tention to the preacher that to his subject, be- ing only a mild, simple, reverential exhortation. One point about them impressed me more grand- 1y than anything else. That was their generous snd complete toleration of other people’s opin- jons. Inever obscrved aunything like itina Christian church before. This gentie, kindly spirit of taleration come out everywhere among | them. In their sermons and exhortations, when a speaker made & statement about which there could be any discussion, he always added this: “If any brother thinks differently, let him speak his mind.” They do not make hard. ag- gressive statenients of their opinions. and_then st in and abuse those who differ. They always give full weignt and_justice to opposing opin- jons, literally sgeakiug no evil of any, for Chirist’s sake, and maintaining at all times s de- cent respect Tor the dignity of humanity. Dunker preachers are not, paid for their serv- ices. The AEusues earned their living with their hands; Dunker preachers do the same. About once a year, if I mistake not, the breth- ten practice their important services of feet~ washing, the Lord’s Supper, and communion. As they understand the New Tastament, the Lord’s Supper and the holy communion are two entirely t‘EftcrnnL ceremonics, aund they make them so in their practice. Other churches have the holy eommunion, but omit the Lord’s Sup- per, as these brethren understand it. . “How do you go through with the service asked I. e usually have a sermon on self-cxamina- tion. Then we provide basins of water and tow- els. Then the thirtcenth chapter of John, about feet-washing, is read, and the Drethren and sis- ters sit down in rows. Then some of the breth- ren and sisters gird themselves with towels, and wash and wipe one another’s feet, one wash- ing, another wiping. One person will perhaps wash three or four persons’ feet, and then an- other brother will take it up, The brethren wash the brethren’s feet, and the sisters wash the sisters’ feet.” “Then what?” “Then we have the Lord’s Supper, as we un- derstand it. The sisters bave one table and the brethren another table.” “ Always apart " # Alwuys apart. We have a substantial meal, and always beef or mutton soup. Soup, be- cause it i3 £2id, * When He dipped the sop.’ We eat two or morefrom onc hadish becauseitis said, ¢He that dippeth in the dish with me.” After supper we have the boly commudion of bread and wine,—always in the evening, because it is so written. We use unleavened bread for the communion. We read, usually, the chapter in Mark about the suffering of Christ, then the Bishop breaks the bread, and we have the com- munion of the body of Christ and the com- munion of the blood of Christ. Then we sing ahymp, because it is written, ‘They sung a Dymn and went out.” In the morning of the communion-day we usually have a free meal at 10 for evervbody that chooses to come.” t When vou marry people do you make the wife promise to obey 7 o ‘The good Elder looked mystified. * We make the youug people promise to cherish and assist each other, and hold together and honor each other, or something of thut kind,” said be. “But I mean this,” said/I; *“some Church ceremonies put the word ‘obey’ in the wife's promise—~have her promise to obey her husband, you know." - “Do they make the woman promise to obey the man, ahd let the man do as he pleases about it “Exactly.” “I never heard of such s thing,” said Elder George Haller. ‘These brethren and sisters are the hap, people on earth, I think. They seem to have reached the true golden mezn ‘of Socrates and the old philosophers, the sceret of the highest buman happiness, which cousists in moderation, temperance, and a calm control of those restless assions which make sick the soul and body. owever this golden sccret is arrived at, whether oae gets it from philosophy or religion, the beautiful and happy result is tlie same. The care, the strife, the desperate strugate of theworld’s toiling willions do notteuch the man Baptist brethren. They have a world of their own, world of peace and sweet content, which the outer worid surrounds, but cannot invade. Their very speech is different from that of other peeplé, in that it is aiways gentle, temperate, and kindly. They are a plain peo; illiterate, maybe, as the world gocs, but they have that which is morce tbau riches or fame, more than all learnivtr—the beautiful and holy spirit of Christian lové and charity. RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. TAE CHURCH IN GENERAL. The Russian Chureh s enlarging its missions in Japan. Thereare 13 evangelical congregations in Con- stantinople. i The Pope has received from one Diocese alone in Irclamr $2,000 as Pcter’s pence. . Crifis, in_the Ch , szid thai there were less thun a dozen Pro ant native Christians in Japan in the year 1570, and the Catholic Afirror request mission secre- taries to send copies of their reports for that year to itsoffice (Baltimore) that it may print the statistics. The ancient church of All Ifollows, Bread street, London, in which Milton was_baptized, is doomed to destruction. Tie old church was burnt down in the great fire of London, aud subsc}ucnfly rebuilt. _Lawrence Saunders, Rec- tor of the parish, suffered martyrdom under Queen Mary, in 1 The Pope greatly deplores the increase of su- jeides in Rome, which he thinks is_attributable to the furoads of Protestartism. He also de- nounces the sugrestion of those dissenters that the next Pope should be chosen by popular vots, a thing that would dissolye the “mystic tie \\'hiri-g unites the faithful throughout the world. The Presbyterian churches which contributed most to benévolent objects during the last vear are the First Presbyterian Churchiof New York City, of which Dr. Paxton is nastor, which gave over $97,000 to benevoleuce, and the Fifth Ave- nue Presbyterian Church, of which Dr. Hall is ‘pastor, which gave over $95,0000, as reported in the Uinufes of this year. According to _the Journal des Debats the dig- nitaries of the French Catholic Church receive far less for their labor than those of the Church of England. _The Archibishop of Canterbury is fnl\.l yearly $75,000; the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, $12,000. ' The French Bishops receive $3,- 000 each, and an_allowance for “traveling_ex- penses; the English Bishops average from $20,- 000 to $25,000 each yearly. The Massachusetts Home Missionary Society (Congregational) is pursuing the policy of unit- i two Teeble churches under the care of one minister. Twenty-cight have already been so coupled and placéd in charge of fourteen minis- ters. One of each two churches has Sunday morning and the other Sunday afternoon preach- ing’ Tiiirty other churches in the State conld, it is said, be advaniageously paired in the same manner. The largest Presbyterian church in the United States is the Madison Square Church in New York. It numbers 1,594 members, but_this in- cludes 8 large mission chapel on East Thirtieth street. Thenext largest in numbers is the Lafayette Avenue of Brooklyn; indced, this would staud first if the whole number on the rall had been reported, but a hundred or more members, whose whereabouts are unknown, are dropped. Many complaints are made of the long vaca- tions taken by the New York pastors, aud peo- ple speak as if it was exclusively un American custom. But a London puper of Aug. 25, re- ferring to the Presbyterian churches (the sume remark willdoubtless apply to all), says: ** Very few pulpits in London are now occupied by their regu?ur pastors. Loudon ministers, for the most part, are enjoying a season of rest north of the Tweed, and by way of change not a few ministers resident in Scotland aresnugly housed in southern manses.” The Catholic Society of St. Vincent de Paul has had a rapid growth in this country since its introGuction here in 1845. It had in 1875 16 couneils and 192 conferences, while separate suptrior councils have been founded at New Orleans, St. Louis, and Brooklyn. It is safe to assume, therefore, that at least 250 conferences are now in existence within the United States. The Superior Council of Rome, which has the Pope’s especial favor and assistance, reports 18 conferences in that city, and receipts for 1575 of 34,904 francs, of which 10,000 came from the Pope. The first Waldensian Church in the United States has been _organized at Stone’s Prairie, Mo. “A small colony of Walitenses have bought land and settled at this place. Theyare under the advice aud leadership of the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Solomon, who, with them, left the Alpine valleys where many years ago theyaban- doned the land of their fathers and emigrated to South America. For many years they re- mained on that continent, bit at_last the con- stant war between the ill-governed Republics of that country and the conscrintion of their young men to fill up the ranks of the coutending States drove them to secck a home and prote: tion in this refuge for the oppressed of all na- tions. The colony is as yet a weak one, butis confident of large accessions from beyond the seas. They are a quiet, industrious, law-abiding people.” ‘The Cincinnati Commercial's cnrrcspondant at the Urbana camp-meeting says: “ They have 4 new song at this camp-meeting. They call it “ Angels Wait,” if I am noi mistaken. They sing it around the camp-ground all the time. I were put on oath, I should eay there have not been 10 minutes since I've been iicre, in daylight, that somubud{ in meeting or out, wasu't sing- ing “ Angels \Wait.” The darky waiters in thc kitchen carry on 2 duet with thewselves, alter- nating with somebody on the other side of the camp-ground. It is something about shining angels waiting at the gates of the kingdom. Ingels wait, angels wait,” hums s Christion lads, proceeding to ascend the stairs, with much dignity, *And the shining avgels wait, is re- peated from a tent near by, in a voice like Mark Twain's soprano cat. “Angels wait,” aoswers the mezzo-soprano chambermasid, as she skips along with a whistled accompaniment. Another colored brother whistles ‘* Angels wait” in alto, and down toward the cooking rcglons the huge mouth of a big bass darkey iterates, like the boom of a cantion, ¢ To unbar the golden gates of the king-dum.” 8o it goes on from morning till night.” The Gazelts della Capilala of Rome, referring to the moral support given by the Pope to the Ottoman cause in the present war, observes that is policy in this matter is entircly opposed to that of most of his predecessors. In the four- teenth century, when the Ottoman power was strougest, Join XXIL joined the Christian Jeazue, and Eugenius IV. sent an army to pro- tect Hungary against the attacks of the Turks. Mahomet IL, atter defeating the sccond Con- stantine, offcred his allegiance to Pope Nicolas V.; but the latter replied b?' forming a league between Rome, Venice, Fiorence, Alfouso of Arragon, and Duke Francis Sforza of Milan, in January, 1445; und in March of the same year, when he was on_his deathbed, he dirccted the Cardinals to be informed that he had promised Inis support in _money, troops, and ships to the envoys of the Greek Emperor, who had come to Rome, and that it was his last_wish that this romise should be fulfilled. His successor, A 1IL, prayed to God on his knces that the war might be allowed to take its course, and the Papal troops on the Seaof Marmora begiven the victory over Mahomet's army. Calixtus died of griel when he Iearned that the Christians were being beaten; and only the worst of all the Popes, Alexander Borgia, assisted the Turks against the Christians, accepting presents from Sultan Bajazet, and encouraging him to send expeditions to the coast of the Mediterranean and the banks of the Danube. TUE METUODIST PRESIDING-ELDERSHIP. ‘The Presiding-Eldership in the Methodist Episcopal Church is likely to prove as trouble- some as did lay representation. After discuss- ing it for a year in allits aspeets, it came before the last General Conference, it Baltimore, for action thereon. Onc party in the chureh, large but still a minority, asks that the Anuual Cou- forence shatl haye the right to say how many districts they will have and who shall be their Presiding Elders. The other party, comprising small majority, don’t want any change. Tne districts arc now fixed by the Bishops in Annual Couference, and the Elders are appointed by them also. The General Conference fouud it- self unable to change this form because of the constitutional rules of the Methodist Episcopal Churen. It, theretore, sent a proposition to the 99 Annual Conferences to change the restrictive rule, If three-fourths of the Conferences yote for the change then two-thirds of the next Gen- eral Conference must do the sauie ere it can Le- come a law. Drs. Cummings, Jervis, and Gurry, representing the reformers, seeing tie hopeless- ness of their cause, have issued an address to their brethren in the ministry to lay the present proposition on the table ur to vote solidly against it until, by correspondence, the senti- went of the itiverancy ~shall be brought to the relorm point. 'They think the Episcopacy has too much power already, aud the Bishops, in their adaress to the General Conference, coucede, says tlis Com- mittee, that appointments to the Presiding-Ei- dership are suinetimes wade of men Who are not called for in the regular pastorate and for their own (the appointees’) personal accomme- aation. ‘The Committer and the minority which they represent ask that the districts shall be greatly enlarged in size, so as to reduce the ex- ense of maintaining any army of sub-Bishops ooking after Quarterly Confercuices and askivs a formal set of questions every time: or that the number of distrcts sball be increzsed and their size considerably reduced and be regular pasiors, who shall, il of quires, have the oversight of the districts ue: est their charge. The editor of the L"lm(h:;A Advocate evidently has no sympathy whatever with tiis address of the Commnitlee, for be sealps it in a column and a half editol it es it into two ileads as the colored p " did his sermon and tells first “what de text does not mesn,” and, second, “what delext does mean.” There is, snys Dr. Fowier, a bird of some kind in this egg,—it muy be an eagle or it may be a buzzarg. But the way 10 et the bird out 15 to keep the ege warm and not to breakit, s he thinks this Committec have done. The fall Conferences are LOW, an for the next two months, to conveue, and this subject Is to come before them 2nd be discussed in all its bearings so that the wave of exate- ment will roll over the ciurch for the next ycar. —New York Houid. . FIRST The folluw menced the erection of a new church edifice on Hastings (formerly Fourteenth) street, the Rev. H. A. Tueier, pastor. The congregation ot present worships in the large frame church on Desplaines street, between Van Buren and Har- rison, and will move to the more favorable loca- tion near Ashland avenue. The building is tobe English Gothic, stained windows, slate roof, and will have 12-foot basements for school pur- poses. The front (80 feet) is to be of white and red pressed brick, depth 85 feet. The total cost will be about $12,000. Otto H. Matz is the arch- itect. The work is being pushed ahead to lay the corner-stone on the 1st of October. SPEEDY CONVERSIONS. The ancient supernatural fears which onc would suppose to last longest are all gone. A Polynesian that minute converted will chop up an idol, or cat down a sacred grove, or bid out- rageous defiance to a visible, and, s it were, demonstrable hell, in the shape of alake of voleanic fire, without an apparent twinge of fear. The Karens become in zn hour, in their relation to the Powers of the Air, altered be- ings, and the Coles defy their old deities with o serenity that modern skeptics have never displayed. A scene of this kind, of almost un- cqualed picturesquencss, aad even grandeur, has just occurred in Fiji, and, as it happens, i3 deseribed by the Governor, Sir Arthur Gordon, in a letter toa private friend. Sir Arthur Gordon is perhaps the most noteworthy man now in the Colonial Service—a man, we fear, of domineer- ing temper, who accumulates dislikes on him- self as other men sccumulate moucy, but for all that a God-fearing, just, and able man, who thinks the poor and weak ought to have jus- tice, and will sacrifice not only his time but " his comfort in the cffort to insure that they do have it. His testimony is beyond all doubt, even if it were not backed, s in thisinstance t is, by inde- pendent cvidence, and he relates this’ extraor- dinury story: 1 wish I could give you some idea of the intense picturesqencss and curious ents of this last month. One I must tell you. The Clristian army was encamped round "Bu- katia, a very strong place, a vast mass of roc! rising somewhat like the Acrocorinthus above the river and .the plain. town had never been taken, and was regarded as impregnable by the canibals. The oracles of their gods are shouted aloud by the priests speaking as in the 2ods' name, and this night un oracle wes de- clared. The moon shone on the white river-mists, and threw the great black shadow of the rock far over the plain. Out of the stillness, from the very top of the rock, rang out the hoarse ery of the pricst, audible nearly a_mile off, * Fire is unknown tq my house i Bukatiz.’ With one accord the whole beleaguering host shouted out in slow aud measurcd terms the reply, *Wait till to-morrow!’ And the next day Bukatia was taken and the devil-temple burped.” Another mnarrator mentions the spontaneousness of the reply, its defiant, tone, and, rolling as it did from the lips of 1,400 men, suddenly moved tothe same triumphantly- defiant cjaculation, its marvelously startling effcct. No description we have ever read in history or in fiction has more about it of dra- matic grandeur,—the grandeur of intense sur- prise,—and none excites a deeper sense of be- wilderment. Here were 1,400 criminal savages converted, as it were, but yesterday, all born pagans, trained cannibals, habitual murderers,— there is no story in_Dante more_hoprible than Jackson’s bistory of his life in Fiji,—and they, under circumstances that might have moved old Christians to awe-struck emotion, hurl into the air at might, and with bloody ' battle before them, open defiances to the gods whom they had been bred since childhood io adore.— Tié Spectator. PERSONAL. The Rev. Dr. Lothrop, who has been pastor of the Battlc Square Church, Boston, for over 41 years, has offered his resignation. William A. Wheeler is a member of a Con- gregationalist Church in Malone, N. Y. He joined this church in 1859, under the pastorate of “Father Parmalee,” as his friends call him. Bishop-clect Hernandez, of the Church of Jesus, Mexico, writes that Jose Angeles, o con- vert, has been assassinated'in the District of Texcoco, and Hilario Lopez wounded, on ac- count of their religion. Angeles was stabbed 25 times. A The native Baptist preachers of the Indian Territory have some very unevangelical, even murderous, names. **Brother J. Williams Til- la-ma-tub-by, which means, ‘Jump_around and kill him.” Brother Lewis Cass is Il-la-ho-mut- chie, which means, *Paint himself red.’ Among the licensed native preachers are Ho-las-sechub- by, or ‘Draw near and kill him,’ and Com-pa- 1ab-by, or ¢ Kill him aud throw him away.* BREVITIES. An Oakland lunatic carried a butcher-kmife for two hours, offering to kill any one who said he wasn't Moses. Every one said he looked just like Moses. “ The blessed man that preached for us last Sunday,” said Mrs. Partington, “served tbe Lord for thirty years,—first as circus-rider, then as a locust preacher, and last as an exhauster.” A sagacious countryman, baving been asked by a stupid minister why he roamed about the fields on Sundays instead of going to church, replied: *¢ Because I prefer sermons from stones to sermons from sticks.” ‘The old and close-fisted fellow ina class-meet~ ing rose up and said: * Brethren snd sisters, for four and forty years I have been & member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and I thank God my religion has never cost me 2 cent.” Norwich Bulletin : The question has never yet been scttied why it is that the woman who wears false tecth and store hair always cccupies the front seat at camp-meeting and shouts glory the loudest, when the preacher says truth is mignty. “ Alphonse, dear, what s the difference be- tween our Thanksgiving and those revolted Turkish Provinces?” ¢ Really, Clementina, I can’t say. What is it?” Wiy, you see, here we have turkey in Cliristians; ~ there they have Christians in Turkey." Norristown Herald: Ecntucky editors have commenced to quote Scripture in favor of their respective Presidential candidates, and, since the nominations, the booksellers of that State have sold in the mézregnzc five Bibles, making a grnu‘% total of 11 disposed of since the close of the War. Burlington Hawkeye: It was immense yester- day afternoon to hear an eloquent attorney at-. tempt to quote Scripture and give the wicked flea mway in the following astounding fashion: «Your Houor will undestaud the application of the words of the Good Book to the case in hand when it says, ¢ The guilty man_runs away when there ish’t anybody after him.”"” Savanuah News: The thermometer in Atlan- ta doesn't fool around and play with the north wind. A young man who attended church with his sweetbeart on Sunday attempted to sit the sermon vut with a paper shirt-bosom, but was not altogether successful. It is said that when he came out waving bis rattan his appearance was such as to give riscto 3 suspivion thata saleratus bombshell had struck him in the stomach. The girl said she bad accepted an in- vitation to take dinner with a friend. A sombre-visaged boy recently indulged in the followiug soliloquy: “I may mauuge to scoop in three Sunduy-school picuics. There's the First Baptist, First Presbyterian, and sey- cral Methodist Sunday-schools that pave their turn-out purty soon. Then theve’s five or six others come all in u heap, sometime in August. Now, something’s ot to be done if this aufler is agoing to git bis dipper in all around. Dve jest ot to fly 'round and join about three Sun- day-schools a week for the next six weeks if I expect to be in auy kind of condition when winter sets in.” £ Sadie R., a little three-year-old child, at- tended church for the first time on an Easter occasion in a Protestant Episcopal church. Sh sat very still and saw the procession of _ march ”into the church witia fiowers in their hands, all_singing, *Onward, Christian Sol- dier.” A few weeks later this little Miss made her second visit to church, and this time to the Presbyterian, where she entered at the head of the family and marched down the aisle, loudly singing, ~Onward, Christian Soldier,” to the asionishment of the congregation and; utter consternation of the parents. CHURCH SERVICES. BAPTIST. Dr. George K. Ball, editor of the Baptist Union, will preach at the Frce Baptist Church, corner of Loomis and Jackson streets, in the evening. —~The Rev. W. 5. Hamlin will preach at the Hai- sted Street Church, Stock-Yards, on ** The Valley of the Jordan ¥ in the evening. —'The Rev. X. E. Wood will preach at the Cen- tennial Church, corner of Lincoln snd Jackson streets, morning and evening. —The Rev. D. B. Cheney will preach at the Fourth Charch, corner of Washington and Paulins streets, at 10:30 2. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Galosha Anderson will preach at the Second Church, correr Morgan and Monroe streets, 3t10:30 2. m. 3rd 745 p. m. —The Rev. J. Phillips, of Joliet, will preach at the University Place Charch, Dooglas avenue, 9p- posite Rhodes uvenue, at 11 1. m. and 7:45 p. m- —The Rev. J. 2. Whitehead will preach at North Star Church, corner of Division and Sedgwick streets, morning and evening. - ~Tpe Rev. Castis wal nrasch at the Alich- igan Avenne Church, near Twenty-third street, at 10:45a. m. and 7:45p. m. Subjects: morning, **The Burden ot Dumah;* evening, **The Soal Versus the World. ” —The Rev. Dr. Northrup will preach at the First Charch, South Park uvenge, corner of Thirty-first screet, in the morning, and the Rev. D. H. Cooley, of Canton, I1I., in the evening. —The Rev. W. H. Van Doren will preach at the Hyde Park Charch In the morning and the Rev. James Goodman in the evening. CONGREGATIONAL. The Rev. E. P. Goodwin will preach iu the First Cburch morning and evening. —The Rev. W. A. Bartlett will preach at Plym- outh Charch, Michigan avenae, between Twenty- fth ana Twenty-sisth streets, 'at 10:30 a. m. and 45 p. m. —The Rev. E. F. Williams will preach at the Forty-seventh Stréet Church at 10:35 a. m. and 30p. m. —The Rev. L. T. Chamberlain will preach at the New England Church, corner of Delaware place and North Dearoorn street, in the morning, and the Rev. Jumes E. Hall in the evening. —The Rev. D. N. Vanderveer will preachat the Tnion Park Church, comer of Ashiand avenue and ‘Washington street, at 10:30 4. m. and 7:45 p. m. CHRISTIAN. Rnowles Shaw will speak at Campbell Hall, cor- ner Van Buren street and Campbell avenue, at 3 . m. ~There will be morning service In the First Church, comer Indiana avenue and Twenty-Afth EPISCOPAL. The Rev. Dr. Warren will preach this moming and evening in St. Mark's Church, corner of Cot- tage Grove avenue and Thirty-sixth strect. —The Rev. L. 4. Kogers will preach this morn- Ing and evening in the Charch of the Epiphany, Throop street, between Monroe and Adsma. —The Rev.’ Samuel S. Harris will preuch this morning and evening in St. James’ Church, corner of Cassand Huron streets. ~The Rev. William J. Petrie will preach this ‘morning aud evening in the Church of Our Savior, corner of Lincoln and Gelden avenues. e Rov. lieary G. Perry will preach this evening in All Safnts’ Church, corner rpenter and Ohio streets. —The Rev. G. W. Morrill will preach at the Clurch of the Ioly Communion, Sonth Dearborn strect, between Twenty-ninth’ and Thistieth streets, at 10:45 2. m. and 7:45 p. m. —The Rev. Dr. Locke will preich at Grace Church at 11 a. . and 7:20 p. m. —Dr. Cushman will preach at St. Stepken's Chureh, Johmson _street, between Taylor and Twelfth streets, at 10:: 7:30 p. m. —There will 'be scrvices af the Church of the Ascension, corner of Elm and LuSalle stroets, at 53. m. nd 8 p. m, op’ McLaren will preach at the Cathedral eter and Panl, cormer of Washington and Evening prgyer at 8 p.m. y . F. Warren will preach at St. Mark's Church, cormer Cottage Grove avenne and Thirty-sixth street, at 10:30 u. m. and 7:50 p. m. —The Rev. Luther Pardee will preach at Calvary Church, Warren avenue. between Oakley sircet and Western avenue, at 10 —The Rev. Dr. Sullivan will preach av Trinity Church, Michigan avenue, corner Twenty-sixti 4t 10:43 4. m., and the Rev. L. Des Briusay . m. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. The Rev. Dr._Cooper will preach this morning and evening in Inimancel Church, corner of Centre and Dayton streets, Evening subject: **Chris- tian Theism.” —Bishop Fallows will preach this morning in St. Paul's Church, corner of West Washington and Ana strects. Subject: **The Thornin the Flesh. " A gistinguished Doctor of Divinity will preach in the evening. —The Rev. W. F. Mappin will preach this even- ing in the Wicker Park Church. —The Rev. R. H. Bosworth will preach this morning and evening in Emmanuel Church, corner of Hanover and Twenty-eighth streets, and for the Trinity congrezation in the Baptist Church at Englewood at $:30 this afternoon. —The Rev. W, E. Willamson will preach this morning and cvening, inthe Church of the Good Shepherd, corner of Jones and Homau strects. —Bishop Cheney will preach at Christ Charch, comer Michigan avenue and Twenty-fourth stroet, ‘morning and evening. LUTOERAN, The Rev. Edmund Belfour will preach at the Church of the Holy Trinity, corner of North Dear-~ born and Erie streets, at11n. m. and 7:30 p. m. METHODIST. Dr. Williameon wiil preach atthe Wabash Avenue Church, corn¢r Sixteenth street, at1la. m. and 7:80p. m. Morning subject: **The Coming of Mr. Moolly; Its Dangers and jts Benefits.” Even- **"The Christian Daaghter. € Rev. J. AL Reid, of New York. will reach at the Centenary Church, Monroe near forgan street, at 10:30 a. m.. and the Rev. S. H. ‘Adams in the tvening i —The Rev. R. G. Cantine will presch at Fulton Street Church morning sad evening. Morning subject: **What Is s Christian®" —The Rev. N. H. Axtell will preach this morn- ing and evening in the Park Avenue Church, cor- ner of Park avenue and Robey street. Morning ing: subject: **The American Problem—The South and West.” Evening subject: °*Life; Quarry and 'Fem) ¢ le." " Tiie Tiev. John Atkinson will preach st Grace Church, corner of North LaSalle and White streets, a10:30a m. and 8 p. m. —The Rev, Dr. Tillany will preach at Trinity Church, Indiana avenue, mear Twenty-fourth street, 8t 10:458. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Dr. Jewett will preach at the Firat hacch, corner of Clark and Washington streets, at 58, m.and 7:50 p. m. Morning subject: e Word Made Flesh. " NEW JERUSALEM. The Rev. Dr. R. L. Tofel will preach at the New Church Hali, comncr of Eighteenth strect and Prairie avenue. at11a. m., and at the Temple, corner of Weat Washington street and Ogden ave- nue, at 3:30p. m. FRESBYTERIAN. The Rev. Donald Fietcher will preach at the State Strect Presbyterian Church morning and evening. Subject: **The Coming Revival, " —The Rev. Francis_ L. Patton will preach at the chapel adjoining the Presbyterian Theological Sem- inary of the Northweat this evening. —The Rev. James Maclaughlan will preach at the Scotch Church, corner of Sungamon and Adams strect, morning and eveninz. Morning subject: *41s Christianity Founded on Fables or on Facts? " The Rev. D, J. Burrell wiil preach at the West- mimster Church, ~corner of Jackson and Peoria streets, at 10:30'a. m. and 7:45 p. m. —TThe Rev. Charies L. Thompson will preach at the Fifth Church, corner of indiana avenue and Thirtieth street, morniug and cvening. Sermon to the young in theevening: **Remember Thy Cre- T —The Rev. Henry T. Miller will preach at the Sixtn Church, corner VIncennes and Oak avennes, 2t10:45a. m, and 7:45p. m. Morning subject: *¢A Losable Ornament. " —The Rev. Mr. Munger, of Hartford, will preach at the Fourth Church, corner of Rush and Superior streets, at 10:45 and p.m. —The Kev. J. Monroe Gibson will preach at the Second Charch, corner of Twentieth street and AMichigan avenue, morning and evening. —The Rev. Samuel W. Duttield will preach at the Eighth Church, corner of Washington and Robey streets, at 10:30 and 7:30 p. m. —Tae Rev. Jacob Pott will preach at the churc corner of Noble and Erie_strects, in_the Hollanc at 10a. m. and in the English languageat 7:30 p. m. UNITARIAR. The Rev. Brooke Herford will preach this morn- Ing and evening at the Church of the Messiah, cor- ner of Michigan avenne and_Twenty-third _street. Morning subject: **The Spiritof the National Tnitarian Conference Held at Saratoga the Past Week. "z A —The Rev. Robert Collyer will preach at Unity Chureh. i —The Rev. E. P, Powell will preach at the Third Church, corner of Monroe and Lallin strects, at 10:45 2. m. UNIVERSALIST. The Rev. J. Straub will preach in the church at Englewood this morning. —The Rev. Sumner Ellis will preach this morn- jng in the Church of the Redeemer, corner of West Washington and Sangamon streeta. —fhe Rev. Dr. Ryder will preachat St. Paul's Church, Michigan avenue, ncar Eighteenth street, moming and cvening. Subject for evening: *‘The Centennial Exposition. * MISCELLANEOUS. Elder H, G, McCulloch will preach at Advent Charch, No. 91 South Green atreet, morning and evening. Sabjects: Morning, --Heapiug Up Treusures for the Last Days;' evening, ** Prepa- ratlon for Coming Judgment." —The Rev. A. K. Bates will preach in Campbell Park morning and evening. * . —The Christians will mcet at the Chapel, No.318 Chicago avenue, ot 3 p. m. Mrs. Cora L. V. Tappan will lectare under t control in the New Chicago Theatre, at 3:30 p.m, Subject: *‘Spiritnal Growth.™ —The Dieciples of Christ meet at No, 229 West Randolph street at alf. m. —The Progressive Lyceum meets in Grow's Hall, 7 Madison street, at 12:30 p. m. Dr. H. V. Fairfield will lectare _for the First Society of Spiritualists_at Grow's Hall, No. 317 Siadieon strect, 2t 10:433. m. 8nd 735 p. m. Moring subject: **The Second Coming of Christ; The Resurrcction of the Dead, aud The Day of Judgment.” i 3 —iiro. Georze 0. Barnes will preach at Harri- son Street Chapel at 3:30 p. m. and 7:40 p. m. P "~ Benjamin Frankland will be in attendance at the Frinie” meeng, Twenty-sizth street, be- tween Indiana and Prairie asenues, at 10:50 8. m. —The fev. . &, Marsh wall preachat the Wash- " Home at 3 p. m. in:_lol.fl:a ‘Whittie m‘{l preach at the ‘Tabernacle Chureh, comer of Morgan and Indiana streets. in vening, e e ed will preach at the chureh comer of Warren avenue and Kobey streets 10:30 a. . and 8 p. m. Morning subjects *~The Earth's Futore;" sfternoon, ** Come.” CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. RPISCOPAL. . Sepl. 17—~Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. Sopt. 20—Emaber-Day. A Sepl. l‘i .‘.:hfl-lb\ y‘l- Sept. 22—Ember-Day. Sebt; 33—Ember-Day. CATIIOLIC. Sept. 17—Fifteenth Sunday stter Pentecost; Sev- en Dolors of tie B, V. 8. “Sepl. 18—St. Joseph of Capertino, C. 19—S3. Januarius and Comp., 3O . 20-SS. Enstacius and Comp., M. ; Vigil of st. Matthew; Ember-Day. Sgpf. 21—St. Matthew, ‘ru;:“l‘nd Evapg. B Gept. 22—St. Thomas of Villunova. 8. C.: SS. B Maacitios snd Comp., DL ; Ember- Day. Sept. 23—~St. Linus, P, AL ; St. Thecls, V. AL 5 Eoubes-Dade \QEKt6; THE GAME OF GHESS Carzss Dinecront. —C. and 65 Washiugton strev onin on g o O 10p. m. Chess players my go;p ot the Tremons House (Exchange) and the ey e (Bage: ehouid b Badieesed o i FHorthis departmens CUNE, and indorsed TO CORRESPOND 3. A. S."~Please favor with dress. z ar present sd- **E. B."~The position of Enigmu, rectly given. DgisagE 3. E. R.," Winona, Minn.~If v 3..Ett0 Q 6, in Problem No. 41, how dug, P Tt next move? L Correct solution to Problem No. 42 hey, from G. 5. Powell, B. W. Eoff, W. I. Ofiyel E. Barbe, H. S. Magn, W. Howard Hall,\ g Baldwin, E. Semple, G. W. Willis, E. S. Typy, E.R. B., and@G. N. 7., city; Mrs. M. L. P..yy den, TIL.; 5. B. Beliows, Dakota, ia., C. G.,,. lambus, 0. ; C. B., Austin, Il ; Kt., Turner, i, PROBLEX NO. #4. ‘White to play and mate in three moves. ENIGMA NO. 5. BY MR. S. LOYD, FLIZABETH, N. J. Wmre—King at Q Kt 8q; Rooks at K Kt 2 and Dishopa at K Rsqand QR 7; Kaights at 3 t K 4. KR 7 an 2; Pawn of Brack—kingat K atK B4; £°8’f‘ atR P White to play and mate in three moves. Q and K B eq; Dishops at K Kt 3and SOLUTION TO PROBLEY NO. 42. 1. e, tto B3 t takes R ch 3..Ktto Q5 mate '_'..8uke-r§ ch 3..B10Q7 mte RO 121 RewEzorBa QtoKtgc) 2Rt takes SR R e NOTES. The death has been snnounced of Dr. Jamey Cunningham Frazer, one of the fnest chess-play: ers that Scotland has produced. Mr. Judd has announced his retirement from all active participation in chess. It is to be hoped that this determination is not fnal. Mr. Mason's final score at Philadelphia was tex won, three lost. Mr. Judd's was nine won, fous lost. A game which should have occurred betweex these gentlemen was left unplayed, owing to Mr. Judd's fliness. Had it been played and won by Mr. Mason, Mr. Judd still took the sccond ‘frlzc‘ ;e}::l;en{:“wnn Ly the latter the resolt would bave CHESS IN CHICAGO. Played a few daya ago between two members of the Chicago Cheas Clab. # ALLOARIR QAXBIT. Whlte~Mx. Y. Black-—r. X. PloK4 1.EwE4 PloK B4 P takes P KKttoB 3 ProK Kr4 PtoR R4 PoEKts 1o Kt S PtoK RS ‘Etakes KBP K takes £t PtoQd (&) PtoQ4 QBtakes KBP fil’t&kfi?@) EwQB4ch WK Castles takes B P Pto K Et3 t0K32 BLoKs to K 3(c) B takes B takes B B takes R KitoQ3 tteB S QB3 Rioka QiR Res o 5 G0 Q3" GwERA@D QloQKts ©0Q4 God3 X t0Q3q FoGB4 wEB2 RwBeg WERS BtoKs KR4 QR0 Ksq PioK RS 10QEt3 Kt takes B takes Kt Ptakes E KT P Rt Qsqch Kw0QB2 10 Q7 ch (&) K takes K Q takes Ke Peh K t0Qsq (D G takes K ch KtoQGB3 SR B lo0sd 110 Q6¢ QtoResch KwQz 3 ‘Qto B8 mata (2) Though not so generally playedsa B to B 4 ¢h, the move adopted 13 a strong ope, And requires care in answering. (v) Prof. Zukertort would include this in his ¢*species of hari-kari.” K Ktto B3 would have given Black comparatively safe quarters. (c) Apparently the best move. If Hto Kt 2, White replies with R to B 7. (d) **Her sable majesty's " condition evidently requlres a little moderate exercise hereabouts. (e) An interesting ending ensues. White eithes wins the Qucen or forces mate in seven moves. (1) Mate'in two, of course, if K to K . CHESS IN PHILADELPHIA. Following is the record of the firet gume betwecn ‘Messrs. Judd and Barbour in the late tournamen? at Philadelphia. IBREGULAR OPENING. White-Mr. Banzous. ! PESE #e s (4 G o btk t3 e © 88558F C. an O R =3 P « Cran 7 FCCRzoN e 8RS T e =0 0 o {2 =, 58 rOMTARC O] BTN S5en! £ g EEEEE! C: b 13 = BN a0g & SEESEEEL, 2 .“Wi‘fluwucu NERVE: ot ESE & i sk 13 tal Kech takes @ 35, Ksto Ktech And wins. (8) Kt takes Kt, followed by K P takes P, wa# zorrect play. mfb')m'xf:: vm:{e game i conducted in Mr. Judd's best style, bt the gl is especially ente; . *(c) White bas no better resource, It B.QuK:2 35..Ktto Kt ch L takes KE 3, takes K¢ toBtia 3515w Q7 et ————————— CAMPAIGN RALLYING-SONG. Oh! have you, have you heard the newe which comes from every State? For Lonest Kutherford B. Hayes, the People’s can- didate, He is our choice, our nominee, a self-made man nd true: We‘ll:hn\v the Democrats, next fall, what honest Hayes can do. Chorug. Then give us Hayes, and Wheeler too, to guide our galiant ahip, Wich **Boya in Slue, " civilians too, and then the merry tr ip. Now, Samuel J., you'd better go while you can see the way, For fear your nerves won't stand the shock on next clection-day; So take your hat. 'What's that you ssy about that income-tax? You earncd those fees a year before? **Too thint** So now make tracki. A Chorus—Then give us Liayes, and Wheler tao, &c. There's Hendricks, boys, you all do know the kind of man was he; ‘When Abraham Lincoln signed the doc. which set the negroes free, It gave him cramps to see it done; and then to have them febt Against_bis_{riends, thes **Johnny Rebs.,” be swore it was not right! Chorus. But Lincoln did not think the same a3 that eagadly crevw, The Coppetheads: so armed the blacks, to sec what they could do. 5 ‘Now let us rally once sgain, and charge them just once more; The same old foe is in onr front whom we bdve liarged before. ) With ih)‘u n;llfl ‘Wheeler, Schurz and Blaine, and tact Morton too, Witk fiwufi. B:flww. ond the rest, we'll rout the Re! bel crew. Chorus.—Tien give us Hayee,and Wheeler 100, &t AlARINETTZ, Wis. Ex-SQLDIRB.