Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1876, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1876 --TW. work, he walked as allently as possihle,and vory. elowly, to the door leading nto tho hnll, an whispered, * They are in the catacomb.” This it appeara was nat heard, the officers for whose enra it was intended beinzsixty feet distant, And hesides, i 1t had been heand it would not Tave been liceded, since Swegles was to come to the hall door sud say when Hughes and Mullins were at work. Presently Swegels apneared, the iron door was_opened, but not withuut some nofso In unlocking and awinging it back, and WARUBURNR AND THT OFPICERS slipped ont quictly. They went forward to the 1eft i a body, cah with' a cocked revolver In his hand, deicrmined to shoot to kill should re. siatance be offered, Up to this time everything Tind worled to a charn,--not a tnistake hatl been made; but fate willed that tho despicable reoundrels were not tobe caught in the act. Just us the party were turning the corner to go south toward tho catacomb the hamnmer on a revolver inadvertantly lell on the cap, and it ex- ploded. The report was very loud, su still wera the surroundings, and §t wis suppacsd at the time that the sound_ must lave been heard by the thieves, Though tha distance to be gono over was only 120 fect, when the oflicers reached the tomnb they were gone. THE STATEMENT OF SWROLES PROCERDS; “We walked out and went Iato the gronnds, jumping over the fence, and when we eot to the battom of the hill on which the monument staads, Mullins got the bull's-cye ont, and put tha paper that was around 1t under a’'bush, so that It conld not he castly sven, lo then got tis tools out, and he and Hughes arranged taua In thoir pockets, and fl(“o me the ax. syld, *Let's go on and take s look around.' Malling asked if wo hadn't better )ight tho Lall'sseye. Isald we mlgivm oa well, In order to losk out for Memorial Hall, Mullins asked if thare was a bed in there that a man would bo lable to sleep on. I sald I guessed not, bt the old man Sl’nwur, the custodian) might be In tacre read| nfi or wnting. 'l‘hui WEre very eare- ful about that. I said to Hughes, fCome along; you and I will go around there.) Mul- ls eald: *Hurry up, and F"B me tho signul (u whistle) if thero is wnything wrong, Goup casy.! Wa went up, " and went o the door aud shook It a little, and sald, ‘That s sll right.! Hughes was o little wavs off, and did not look in, I flaghed the light In, Lut saw nothing. Ididn't of course want to sce anything, Then we went around to the catacobin and listened, Mullins camo up and nsked ‘How Is L' Isakl, * It i3 ail right—the old man wouldn't stay in there.' 'That satisflicd him, and ho got a steel aaw and WENT TO WORK ON THR PADLOCK OF THE MON DOOR. The staple was very hard, and the saw was very brittlc. After cutting about a third of the way through, the saw snapped {n two or threoe ploces. It was o splendid saw—would cut a steel knife-blade, and they were aungry ot the mishap. The jimmy had becn tricd on the Tock lirst, but Llie siaplo was so sinall, and_the Jimmy so large, that it was no ?M They then got a thvee-cornered flle, and Hughes held the lock wiule Mulllns filed.” They took turns at ft. It wus very hard” and slow work, awdl ft took fully half an hour before they got through the staple. Oue hnd to ut his ~ arm lnside and around the bara in order to get the Tovk tn proper posltion for Aling, Huulies went around the inopumont twa or three times to sce if everything was all right, I went around ulso, Flually they got the luck off, Mullins twistin {t and Jamming it down. 1 stood in an angte of the wall to watels, us they thuught, and 1'could see them buth at work, They opened thie grated door, and lit matches, and Hasued the bull’s- eye. Iwent in and told them to be careful, ns the prople at the lodge might sce the light. They looked at the sarcophagus, aud Mulline was GOING TO BMASIT TITE SLAD. He raiscd the ax and hud ft swung back, when T said to him, *Hold ony if we cun get the lid off we cau put {t on agaly, and it won't be known that the collln is gone.’ Mo didn’t know sbuut that; it might be cemented. Sohe shoved the edguof the ax under tho upper 11d, and it came off caslly; therc was only plaster of Paris to keep thi' two llds togeiher, It was putup azaiust the wall, * Then they started the under-Ha with the ax and a chisl, and twisted it around croaswise. [ had the lmli's—cn-, and flashed it uround, and Multius suld, * Look out} bo earcful.! I knew i1 thern was & failure they would think that the peoplo tn tho lodge had seen the lght and zot on to them, : **Then Mullins took the jllmmy and pried out the two cooper ties that held tlie end-plece of the lid in pusition,~the head-piece,~and he put that oo the floor, TIR CARKRT SYAS THRN PULLED OUT about o foot, and {t wns found Lo welgh not over 400 or 500 pounds. They had had donbis shout thelr belng able to lift1t. It was not os heavy ns they thought. Mullins then sald it wus avout time Nualey wus there. Tle looked at lns watch, and saw iU was a quarter past 9% and ho eid to me: ¢ You bad better go and geo if you can find anything of him, and get him to come and Lelp carry this. Hop over the gute and gu up the rond, aml, when you et back to the foot of the terrace, give the ‘whistle; otherwise you are liable to get hurt, os we might tire at you, thinking it was somebo.ly clee, a8 we are not golng to let any one come monkeyin, ound hero” I started off, They weregathering up the tools whon I left, T went tothe foot of the ternue, and started toward the road, and then tovk a shoot mmong the trevs, and looked nround to see thut they were nut following me. When I f:ul o bunch of woods hetween them and me, Fturned sharp to the right, avd up toward the road leading to Memoral Hall, and when I got thers I ex- plained the situation to Tyrrell and the officers came out and went uround the voruer. 1 atakd in the Halk" AFTER TIIE SURPRISE. MULLINS AND RUGHES, As has been stated, both Mulling and Hughes aro cautious men, and, trom the circumstance of thir picking up the tools, It is Inferred that they left immudiately after collecting them to- getlier, overlooking, however, three or four winor lmplements, Thelr work was tintshed 80 far 08 tho sur i»hugus Wus voneerned; all that remais, to by done was to earry away tie casketi und to stay fu the catacowh fnvolved a chance of arrest if the light hod been notlced. Therefore, they concluded to go olf a little distancs to walt for Morris and Neuley to return, The monument is surrounded by trees, largo and small, nul to reach the shedter afforded by them would uot reyuire o quarter of o minute, The detectives finding 1o one in the vault at onve soattered, und went In the direction the thioves lnd probi- Uiy gone, while dodulne bebind trees two of them exchangzed shots, cach mistaking the other for a [ugltive. — Aft hooting thev erled, S Wasl, M7 Wush," fdleative oi o friend such an emergency, and then they found out their mistuke. This bullets whisflel closo to both, and It waa miraculons that they eseaped Injury, traces of the villuins belng discovered, the oflicers NETURNED TO TIE VAULT, aud thero behield u distressing sfehit. The eata- comb consists of five crypts, shdo by slde, ele- vated three feet nbove the floorof the vestibulv, ‘The central erypt Is the only one visible, the others, which contin the remains of members ol the Linculn fumity, being sealod up. Fhe open cryptis intended for the reception of the corpse of the Prestlent. but the surcophagus contatning the vasked, still rests on pedestars in the vestivule, belug thus placed in order that visitors tnay see It Tho budy, as {8 known per- haps, is nclused [n a Jead cases, This fs wur- rounded Ly a cedur cuse, and the re- ceptucle of” these 14 a marble aarcopha- gus. The latter hus a double Nid, "the upper one nut heing w8 large as the other, Both bad been pried off sud somewbat chipped in the operation, Thu under lid lay crusswise on the casket, the bead-plece on the floor, and the ufimsr 1td was standing sgainst the wull. The casket itaclf had been uulled out about a oot trotn the body of the sacrophagus, and & sl pluco broken off. On the Boorwers anax with the edge full of marble<dust, ou ordinary chisel, aud a palr of nippers. The oflicers were disappolnted on account of the escupe of the vaudils, but, as only little dumuge uud been doney they wers consoled Lo somo extent by that fact. After putting suother padluck on thé door the party withdrew, and all returned to the aty, ‘Fyreell aud vne othier took the midulght traln for Chicago, ns it was be- lleved Mullins and Hughes would get on board at sume station near Springfield, Washburn and the other detectives remained to look the #ruund over the next day for S0ME MEANS OF IDENTIFYING THE ROSBERS, In the morning the bull's eye on o plece of string were found under the'largu tree, shown ou the dlagrain, The gruss beneath wos flat- tened down us ifsowe one had Leen lying on it, aud 16 was in this place that flughes and Mul- lius were restlng when the ofllcers cane out uf Mewortadl Hall. The tree could be reached frum the vault in three or four minutes. The shoutlig vvidently trightencd them off, for street-car driver, when ubout leaving the park, adjucent to the cemetery where the cars stop, saw twu mien running, and heard ons of them 8ay; “Bligot, ~—— —— o, you can't hit me(" Erverythilug nvossible was “doue 1o prevent Hughes aud Mulllus from thiuking they were suspected of the erime. PWEGLES RETURNRDTO CHICAGO and seemed particularly anxious to know what biad become of them., fore Brown Jumped off the tralu ut the Burlingt« u Crossing Monday vizht he had been told to k :ep awsy from the © Hub," aud not tu be vislblc to any ove. Ha nbcm‘_omm atrictly, Thuraday,Bwegles sent o note aver to Cornellus to come and ace him, and he did #0; but lio satd he didn’t know where the hoya ' were. Wachburn procurerd a warrant in Springfield for their arrest, and brought it to Chlcago Thursday, All traves of tho thieves were lust {or thrée dayss even thele most [ntl- mate fricnds fn thin clty il not know whiero they were—nt least would not tell. 1L appenrs that THR ANAPPING OF TITH OAP was the firet Indication Mullins and Hughes had of any ene being at tho monument besides theme selvea. They wercat the Dottom of the slope and conld aee tha officers q_lnh\ly on account vt tho white back-ground. They mext heard the shooting, and then scampered away o9 ngldly and nofsclessiy as poasible. Walking all night, and the next ‘morning_getting a ride in a fne- mer's wagon, towards Wednesday evening the renched the ome of Hughes' fatticr near Lod nlxg miles fram Springfiold. Mullins returncd to Chicago Friday, Ilughes being left behind, ‘The former had been In the city but a fow hours before Swegles knew ot his arrlval. Thoy had an Interview every xl-?-—gmncumu two or three— andMullin wanted [Tughessent forbut Swegles,to throw him off his guard, would sny, ** Whatls the usel You don’t know but the ofticers may be on to us, There is nothing for Jack to do bere; and there Ia no need of taging any chiances.' SWRALES MET WASIBURN LVERY DAY, and recelved fosteuctions what to do and eay, A0 as to keesv ‘epolid " with thy parties, Mon- day Inat Mullins became auxlous abont Browm, Intimating to Sweeles that he_might be apt to talk: and it was decided” by Washburn tu have Brown present himsclf, nnd question the staunchness of Hugles. This was accordingly done. Muilins became satisfled that Brown was all right, and as Brown scemed doubtful about Hugfics, 8wegles suggested that he be sent for and kept at the *fub,” so that Mullins could have his aye on him and sce that ho dId not tatk too much, which he was liable to do when drunk. Tuudn{ nwnlufi Mulling and Brown went to Lodl to fetch Htuehes to Chicago, They failed to find him, he h“m‘i left just e+ fure they reached therc, 80 thoey returncd to this clty Thirsday night. Both Heghes and Mullin belng here, the only thing remalulng to be done waa to get thew togutherso ns to arrest them, TIIE ARREST, CLOSELY SIIADOWED, 1t was supposcd that they would mect of their own aceord, so “shadows ! were Kept on each, and Elmer Washburn notificd of every move- ment they made. Lnst evening Hughes called on Multius at the * Hub, and Washburn, Do- teetfve Tyrrell, Detective Denny Stinmons of the Jocal police, and Detective MeGinn of Plnk- erton's ‘Fcncy, went to the place asbout 9 o'cluck. The two former stood one on cach slde of the door, and the two latter went Iuside, Mull fns was behind the bar and Hughes sltting inachalr, Simmona called for a glass of ale, and as Mullins went to the barrel to get {t, McGinn grabbed him. At the samng moment Simmons captured Hughes. Nelther had anything to say, belng very, discreet men. They were taken to the Central Statlon nnd locked up, This morning they will journey to Bpringfield, where they will probably havé an exainination Monday. The arreat of these partfes and the manage- ment of Lhls case from the beginning exhibits admirable detective talent on the part of Elmer Waahhuren and Dotective Tyrrell, for it required the greatest ulrcumnglr-ctluu and forcthought to ayert suspicion of Swegla's misslon, and also after tha burglars fuiled in their attempt. Tho cvidence agalnst them Is regarded as conclusive, and [t 18 to be regretted that the penalty at- tached to such an Infaous crime §8 so lghit, The scheme concocted by these men 1s unpar- alleled in tho bistory of crioie, and now that thera Is evidence of minds so debascd, mensures have been taken to guawt the monnment and prevent future attempts to distieb the sacred tlust. This species of Tobbery {a entirely new, and it will probably spread all over the country, asdo new devices for picking pockets and bung- larizing houses, and similar occurrences will un- doubtedly take place, and attempts be mude to blackmall the fricnds of the dead. BOGUS CONFESSION, THE FOLLOWING LETTER s one out of many which have been recelved nb this offico In relation to the attempt to steal President Lincoln's remains: Ta the Loyal I'ress of the North: Tho incldents of the last forty-elzht hours weluh heavily upon my methory, and the remorse [« tnore sickening tlin the hato was_ircesfatibls that imipeiled me to attempt a_dustardly celmo_upon decency and hie manity. Bt in whatever I hve erred, God knows any heart, and knows 1 wos Urresponsible fo: th attempled outraze, and 1 now mako thix confe slon, snd should’ tho projectors and chief fusti- gators who urged mo’ on, proclalm ths the bane which seals my doom, I awnre them [ hnve an anthlote which will caso the pok<neo-way, It con- wista In proclaiming their dendish namex to an indlgnant world” whenever 1 am molested but otherwiee, thoy can frest in peace until summoned to tha tribunald of heaven, I wana detall of five to ecatier the bonsof Abraham Lincoln to the four winds of the earth, I feft Savannah, Ga.. Oct. 1, alone, but not lonely, 1 had the prayere of the ollte of the South to watch over me, T arrlved in St. Lonis Oct. 4, Oct. d, | recelved a dlsputch which I cunld nul declphor, It resu— ean —: Look cut fur fraudnat the polls, 1t came from Philudelphia. Fhe time arelving for me to emoark for Springfield, 1 visited the Post- Ottlco and received a letter from Savannah. It cone {ainud nothing especial but pragers for my wnccess. It was anonymous, bnt the followlng ‘ecntences Kave mo an Lloa of fta author: od liless you i the universal praver of all. The very atmosphiere will aoum omiuous, bue do not falter, anil the wngels will gutic yoit, V. 8.~ ftemeniler the liltle apring at the foo of the From this aplatlo I recelved now cheer, and I bor- rowed no further troubls from the mysterivus teles geam. 1asrived In Springfield the same day whers T was to meet A person or porsons whom 1 chould recoz- nire by thelr wearlng a Hayes hadge ulmn the right vent eollar, the vlimette Iylue horizontal, and head towards The shirt-bosom.” Thuse 1 wis 6 approich and sulute by Inquiring tha best route to ¢ ¥ while they n return would nsk when the lightning expresy went to Indianapoliv, whot 1 ehonld walk Jelsurely around the depot whito they Intura would walk around In an opposite directlon meuting ut the same place, which wonld con-titate u recoznition. ~ By some coincldent we ull (five of us) net about the same thne, all strangers—ut Jeast § know nona of them, Ut we woru on iy common and fearful errand, which was to consti tute thu triumph of the lost cuntse, o4 1 had heen tn- duewd to belleve, The suceess of Tilden wus (o ho ppointed momont, and from one of tho i n 1 Jearned that the news would by fele- graphed feom Now York to Phitudelphla, and from thenco to Springtlelt, 1t would come In this form to the Demoertic Stite Committee York 00,000 for Tilden; the victory mplete." We k for this at uny time aftor the closing but uld not expect it befure 11 o'clock, The dlspatch came at aboat 7 ), During election-day we visited'the various poll- Inje-placa, butdn the ulterioan vucy an our wo allpasrod the First Precinet of the Second Ward, At abont 4 o'clork one of the men excitedly called e to one side and exclabined, “*1 have wet u famllinr face upon tho strect, but camnot plice i, but If T mistake not he bulonus to the order, aud 18 u good Democeat trom Wanhinzton, " Wa cluded tu hunt hin up, get lim one alde, ond eompel Ll to disgarge. T then for the firet thme mentioned the mysterlous telegran. 1ind wo found him 1 doubt not s double crline would huve been connitted, bt wo found him not, and were nchned to {nclude himas a4 myeterious feiemd. AnLaali, the news came, and whether from my hoasta as an oxport cracksmon with revolver, ar from wy fearkss mion, I know uat, but [waa aclucted 10 stand in an evorgreen near by with ree vulver [ hand, and do the ehooting if oceasion re- quired it,—a part | tankfully uecepted, 1100k my ‘)ulmnn, wid as 1 feaned buck againat & calil marble slob, und qulckly awoko, us It were, from a dream, and reullzof’ my attompted crine In all {ta onormity, What trunspired with camredesaftcr thin 1 know not. 1 crept from my #mbuscido and quletly retarued ta the city, uml rosted with the convictlon | was yetun Innocent wan, I withhold the names of thoso who arged me on in this hedlloh plot us hostava fur iy futitre weltare, aud, should § e vrrosted, 1 ope the friends of humanity in the North will not compet me to make thew public, a8 by a0 dolnz my Hiu whibe jeopardized, AW Tcould wny, or darc sny, Doforo a oirt af Justice, 1 make kniwn in tho fol: lowlug remart s o duty | owa wy conury und my former friends who know iy future may rest ed 1 whall buck the assertions, Lot theni take *New B e Directly afterthe Rebolllon thore wprang up in Moblte & wecret organization atyled the hights of the Golden Cruws, und not suuch disslmilar from the origloul Golden Circle, wpredl with sunz- ing rapldity, and now numbers ull Demuceats o thed South, and the lead) l|‘l otes of the North, and they clafm 280 wembers [ the prewent A thern politiclun (who still muk-a ngross hiot) bad vald in Attanta fn ‘68, L wual Iive to sew the bones of the tyrunt Lincoln food for the vultures of the South,” L was upon thess principles—-the teumph of the lost caude~the uriler was futnded, Tho present vlection was concedued 0 be the tocain of reflur, —the fulitllinent of the strunge propliecy, FEverything now wus to A rush, The nt sttomoted outruge wi atfcct uponthe [enoraut minds, who would uttetb- ute (Ié 10 a repentance ou the purt of the misgutded orth, And here lut mo insert the worda of anoted, and, 1 irust, kood old mun upon the pubjuct, —feiferson Divks ‘10 Judge —, of Mobile. 'l wrot *Whatever acritice s necessary cot code, bub this outrage monts and witl aure! ceofve the condumnution of the whole world." But uf the notably 260, Umr must luve kuown there was one, if nu more, who would op- hu'u wurattumpted vitrsge, dethronud through fules linraugues urgud upon the by schowing xumlclnu- and favciuating wo. L the latter rermark. let them e ri ;Iny in their ears somelhlng **Hring we the wkall, A‘nrf. fur tha fimrfl iv gonu frum the spring ut the foot of the 1 have relleved my consclonce of & part of Its burdcns, und self-proseryation cutupely me o with- hold & portlon, bat to elicil your wvzupathirs, if re- ulred, I can only whisper that my expeuscs thus 7.: aro dorlved trom the J. Wilkea Booth fund. Alsuusy or Tk Quuxy, Tn the pouth reason: TIIE REVIVAL. The Exercises at the Noonday Meeting. Mr. Hamlin and Othors Tell How They Found the Lord. Another Prayer-Service for a Visitatlon of the laly Spirite The Btory of Naaman, the Leper—Its Ap- plicability To-Day, NOONDAY MEETING. REQUESTS POR PRATER, Yesterday was Tomperance-day at Farwell Hall, Before the excrelses commenced the hall was full to overflowing, the duota were closed, and an extra meeting was announced for the lower nil. The requests for prayer were read by the ltev. Mr, Davle, as follows: For the con- verslon of a physician n this cty, now a slave to strong drink; for the convarsion of twentys four sons addicted to strong drink, by thelr fathers, mothevs, and fricnas; for a father in Jackson, MiclLj for several men who have stopped drinking, that they mny now be cone verted; for the conversivn of six young mien, by friends; for a brother now present; for a cousin, Wyandotte, Kan. ; for eighteen husbands, by wives; for sixteen brothers, by sisters; fora lawyer in Des Molnes, In., that he be converted; for a daughter, led astray by evil companlous, Wooster, 0.3 for an futemperate man {u Polo, Ia.; for n son once o professing Chrlatian, nuw addlcted to drink; for a young lady addicted to drink; for an aged friond In New York; for an intemperate father, Iowa Clty; for a man using optum, by himsell; for an {n- temperate unele, by lttle girl 11 years old; for the Inchriates of Winnetka, by the ladtes; fora lawyer in this city; for a saloon-keeper; for the Intemperato of the place, by tnu ladles of Buckeye, 11,5 for a drinkineg lake Captain, and o young man led astray by him; fora reformed inebrlate who jolned the Church but etill in bondage; for the converslon of an Intemnperate friend at Fox Lake, Wis.; for a husband and fatlier In Rock lsland who (s bound by drink; for a professing Christian wlo drinks and thinks it no harm; for a commerclul traveler from New York, wno drinks; for a Sunday-school Supcrin- tendent, a slave to drink; for n salesman fun wholerale house In this city, who wunts toben Chrfitiun, but Is overconie by drink. After prager the lesson for the day was read from the sixth chapter of L Coriuthinns, begine ning with the niuth versc: * Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherlt the Kingdom of God! Be not decelved; nelther fornfeators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor cifeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankingd, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkurds, nor re- vilers, nor extortioners, shall {nherit the King- dom of Gud; and such were some of you." SAID 3. MOODY: Paul must have had hard work to form a church from such materialy but he did it. In Corinth man had a fair chance. The place was noted for its wealth, its retinemont, its art, ite culture. It was beautlful to the natural eye, but it was corrupt as hell at the heart. Thero was sln, and there was its remedy. The verse goes on to say, *but ye are washed,"—not cul- tivated Ly means of sclence and literature,— “but ye ure sunctified, but ye are justitled, in the niine of the Lord Jesus,”und by the Spint of our God.” I huve no confidenve {u trying to reform men without that naume; all they do In thelr own strentth i3 likely to come to nothing; but what (iud dovs 1o dues well. — Every drunkurd that God converts by His Spirit wll'have power over his appetites and lusts, Tu tue First Epistle of John, third chapterand eighth yerse, we lave, * For r.hlnupurpusu the Son of (rod wus manliested that e nught de- stroy the works of the Dovil." We canuot do- stroy the works of the Devil elther fu vursclves or hi other people; but Curist is able to do |t. Com. und give yourselves to Him, and let Hlin destroy the Devil's work just now. Mr. Moody then olfereéd o shiort prayer, and then anid: [am golng tu call an soine witnusses 1o testify Lo the power of Christ in destroylog the worls of the Devil, Wo have been having testimonies fromn reformed drunkurds only ub these Friday mectlngzs, Sume oue asked me to- day If no viie else but drunkurds were getting converted 1o these tueetings; 5ol am golng to bring out one of our buslicss-inen to Lestily what the Lord has dene for lim, M. UAMLIN, late of the firm of Humliu, Hale & Co., for many years oue of the leadlng merchants of Chijeagy, then came forward, nua spoke as fol- lows: White I may not have the sad story to unfold of those who follow me, I awm only too bhappy to be permitted to stamd here belure you today und publicly acknowledge my loving Suvlos and my pratitude Lo these dear friends hero that have with thelr loving kinduess ussisted we to Jesus. ‘There are probably many ot my old Iriends and aequaintances here to-day that are surprised to see e hicro o convert, und more conally an udvocate tor this glurious cause. ' themn I will simply say, I have been born anew, and stand hers before them shnply o einld in Christ burdly two weeks otd, But, oht how have grown in thut two wecks. 1 huve found the way to Christ 8o sweet and slinpto, that it oecurs to mo sometines that o ehild could lead us to the feet of our loying Buvior with grester easo than those that huve grown old o God's work. 1 have always been oppused Lo revivals or rellgious excltements, uid my firat comiug Lo these meetlngs waa from uurlusu{ o bear Mr, Moody, I wus passinge nlong Mudisou street, and, notleing the people flocking into Farwell Hall, went in when the mceting was sbout linlf uver, 1 was deeply Im- pressed wity the services, and in gulng out to wvold the crowd 1 went out the res entranee and Intended pmuluF throu the Assoclut:on Houns into Madison street, und discovering the mecting fn the lower hail (which proved Lo be the men's after-meeting) where Lsaw many famillur faces, 1 remainal through this meeting, and, while the diferent requests were being wade for prayer, 1 arvss and asked for praycr for myself, and” from that hour, my friends, 1 felt mysell a better man, 1 attended the mectings, and bad 8otug conversu- tlun with fricuds upou the subject. Then 1 be- gun prayers for mysclt. 1 neyer hud attonded o Yra_\'ur-muulln;;. aild had never made a prayer. went Lo my roon alulig, got right down on my Knees, Yr.\yud as buat I knew how,—talked to God as 1 wonld talk to u father; asked Hun to take me and nuv\rly my necds, aud to il my heart with 113 holy apirit. 1 have contiuged my prayees, sud the way lllci’) have been answered s shinply wonderful, Durlng my ab- sence from home ty dear wito bad_ been golng through the same struggle us mynul!h and u{mll my return 1 had determined to usk her to joln me, that we could acnd up our prayers together, but iy dear, gowd wite ot the start of me. hiad no gooner” got into our chamber than she threw herarms arofund wy neck and vaid, * Dear Fred, 1 hardly know how”te upproach you, but feel, durling, thut we ought Lo pray together,™ Aud we didd priy {nour sfmple. wiy, and guve our unitt bearts to God, He took thoss hearts, und He unswered our prayers, and wo toether, man and wife, have conscerated our- aclves to vur Savior, My wiie aays 1o o vne day, “Isn't it strange that” you und I should bu brought to Christ in the very we had always declared we never Ahim)l‘ll het! il ; kepl WPy pruyers, coustantly proying God to thl my m:ulrl with His holy spirit. il takes u goud dial to 1 the heart of "o man who hos lived over forty years o strunger to Jesus; and twadly two or thivee morntngs ago, after vur tumily devotions, I eald to y wife, % My heart I3 overflowlings with God's spirit,” and T began to feet that Dwanted w0 help some one,—to do some good,—and 1 started down town with u determmation 1o il sotie good, und thunk God 1 was ublu todo so, L want to siy u few words to pirents; for none but kind, lovine parents can appreclate the ter- rible weony [ have been throngn, I have two ebildren, the fuungvul over 16 years old, and I hud never tallied to them of oug Savior,—never had tanght them they had a soul to save, Lust Bonduy eveulng, returning trom church with mny daughter on my upm, Lfully cunfessed to hee the glorfous chabige that hud come over e, and how huppy I wus fn the chauge, and low L ooked buck and wondered that § could Jive as I have lved, und. of the terrible wronyg lad _done her and her brotherd Bhe ways: ** Ohit paps, you buve always been good. 'he poor funovcent child Hetle knew of the arcow slie thrust into iy heart, Bhe, so ignor- ant of salvation, thought 1 had been all 8 loving father should be. My boy Is hundreds of willes away at schuol, and 1 cuty hardly wait to got to him’thut 1 may lay oy heart open to him,” And I usk the priyers of this entire congregation that ny darling boy may be prepared to receivo me. At the closs of Mr., Hamlin's remarks Mr, Moody eald, “Let us have a_scason of silent prayer, that God may rea h the heart of that son hefore tho Father gets there.” The next speaker, MR, BROWN, another Chicago man, anid: .\Iy fricnds, 1t has heen sl by many people that. & man addicted to the use of strong drink was In a very hopo- leas conditlon; but eleven years ngo on the Lith of Inst month 1 found the'grace of God uble to save me. Provious to that tme I wasa com- mon drunkard on the streets of Chteago, I had tried all remeciics, and they had falled; but one nlzht I had o dream, not & verv singular dream for a drunkard, but it may sound singular to sou. I dreaned that I was buenlng with thirst, and then of drinking water out of o bowl which was full of little fcicies, and they sizzled na they went down my throat like waier on n red- hotatove, 1 kept on drinking untll my thirst was quenched, and when I woke I sald to my- aels, 4 My G dost filvv mo water in_my sleep to quench my torrible thirat, aml still I'zo on deinking amd displeasing Thee! I will doso nomore,” And by thutielpof JesusChirlst from that timo Lhave beent a sober inan. I canuot tell you of the misery of my wile atd ehildronnl) those years jadrunkard’s wifo suifers n thousand deaths, and his children 1o nuked and hungry'; but Tam here to thank Gad for the gospel “of temperance, which lins saved my wife, and my chilitren, and me. “I'here’is no use trylug to reforin withont the helpof God. There 13 no uthier one who can holtd us up after avo have once fallen Into this viee; and I want to say to any man hers who is the slave of drink, and wania to be free, Go down on your kuees before God, and then there {s hopesthat you will be saved. Another gentleman offered a brief testimony to the saine effect, saylng, “Itls very hard for me to stand here and confess my sins and my Savior. But I ahall sume time want Christ to confess me before His Fatier, and He will bo nshumed to do it If I ow ashamed to confess lim now,"* ‘The next speaker was MR. CIIARLES 3, MORTON, who came up from Joliet cl?culully to attend the Friduy temiperance eeting, “He gave an account of his owu experience us follows: My dear fricnds, we ull of us have things in our pnst history that wo would rather not tatk about; butit any poor troubled soul can be helped and sayud by it, we are willlniz to lny our liearts bure, 1 rememder my childhuod's homes my good father aud otler, whose only mistaka was that they kept Jesus out of the house, un- til after I was converted, My father was o man of strong will. I'took after him, a good deal, and one day we crossed words, and I went out of the house, and out inty the world. The men fnto whose company 1 foll werasmarter than T, n8 well as more wicked; and they led me_downward o}l the while, until the War broke out,and I joined thearmy. There [ found more companions of the same sort, onl worse, and I kept on with my bad ways, untfl one day a bullet catne along " and took off my arm. I thank God for that bullet; for though the loss of my arm - did not ut onee bring me to Chnst, {t touk me out of that line of Jife and sent mo back to m‘y lome. ‘Then I studied luw allttlo and gambled, and made my living out of the fast tuen around me, 1had learncd to pluy o little sharper than lhery could, while T was down in the army, and so Ihad guod luck. Weueed to spend our nights gambling and drinking whisky. Oug daya young man camo to o and sald, “Let's go up “to Chlengo for u few days und have a good time.” That sulted me well envugh, and we came up together, The nrst night we went to the theatre and saw all the things there were to be seen, and the next day, when iny friond usked mo hadu't we bettor go lome, I sald, * Noj this place suits me better than that, and T nin going to stay here,” 1 then got u situstion as clork In the Provost Murshal’s ofiice. 'The uther clerks were all lail fellows well met ‘nnu of them is now o Buptist minfstes down in Joliet), nud wo got on nicely untit tho War closed and threw us all ot of work, [t was hard tlines then, }uut 18 they sy it 18 now. Everybody sald “ No¥ when I aske for anything to do. Protty soon my money was ali'goue, and I began to be fu o Very bad way, ’I’hcrc was a sign hanging out on Clark sireet of an cmployment bureant, under the directlon of the Y. M. C. A., which I used to uotl.c olten enough; but if there was anything I detested it was something with thenume Chrlstlan attached to it Ilad siot seen any very attractive Clris- tians up to that time; tiiere were not any very guod specimens of them in the town wherel waa brought up, But tnully I thought It would not do any harm to go in." I remémber roing up-stalrs 0 the old” Methodist Church Block, und asking Mr. Gibbs if he had anything for me wdo. *No," said he, **we have notj and we don't often havo nnydflng a man con dv with only ono hand.” I'turned away, but he called after me, and sald, “Don't go3 come g 1 want to talk with you.” Then lie asked me all about myself, took down my name and address iu o bouk, sald he would send for me I0 ho found nn{ chonee of employment, and then asked me If were a Christiny, Lanswered that I wus not, and then went away, saylng to myself, * He'll never send for me.” But three or four days afterward suro enough ha aent me n letter, tetling me ho huad a place for mu fu his own otllee. When I begun to work there every Christlan in the place tuok an in- tercat fume, 1 was surprised,—1 had never scen any Christians before, * For ubout a week I went on with my wark, teeling uncomfortable all the time, I °dld Dot kuow what was tho nutter with me. 1 was atralil I was going to ho slek, and it was nut long before I was under deep conviction of sin, 50 I could not rest day or nizht. Ono night sbout 11 o’vlock I felt asif T could endure the struggle no longer; so I went nto the prayer-room, all in the dark, threw mysell down upon my face upon the fluor and prayed! %O dod, if you will only have merey on mo now and save me, I will serve you fust as well as I canall tho rest of my lite"§ and just then and there the Lord canie down and "put His hand on my lead. May be you don't belleve thats but I felt It, and can fee! it yet, and now for cleven years my loving Master hus kept me and blessed o, and made moavery luppy mon, [ic has * bad great love and ‘patience towards me in spitoof all iny weakuess. Fora while my appetlie for liquor used to trouble me, und whenever T went past the billlurd-room at the old _Tremont Honse [ hind to look the other wav, But after awhilo Mr. Moody took mu {nto his family, nud set mo ut work with bimself among the saloons and billlard-halls trying to save the lonfers and drunkards; and’us soon as I began to put forth ciforts to savo other people from strong drinkc tny own uppetite for It all weut away, 1 could [!u into the saloons where they were mixing up hot dribks und see them and smell then without having tho least desire to tuste them, and now for seven years ! have not had tho least dlaposition to Indulze In lguor, My Ifriend, linve you been making resolutfons to ré- form your hablts? Do just what I did; cast yourscll upon the Lord, aud trust In Him to suve you, soul aud body, 3i8, BAWYER thon gava a report of the temperance work for the week under his charge, saying it was very cvident that the Lord kad beon With them, and thut durivg the past week o considerable num- ber of voung men had been reformed and brought to Christ. He afterwards stated In pri- vute conversation that the number of persons refurmed and saved duriug the week could not be less thun seventy-tive, *We lave ono old Beotchan in our reformed men's meetings,? sald Brother Bawyer, “who has been dr] uk(ng rum for half o ccmur'y. and now heds so happy over hia deliverauce that we have hard work 1o keep him still," ‘Two men went [uto o saloon lnficnmr for n casuul drink the other duy, and while they were drinking at the bur oue suid to theother, * Have you bean to Moody's mectingsi® % Yes," wus the roply, “Whast do you think of themi® “I think” both of us oupght to be there,” he answereds and sure enough both of them did comne to the meetings, und both of them arenow rejoleing in Christ, ofure closing tho mecting Mr, Moody in- vited all those who had been dellvered from the power ol atrong drink to stund up, and thirty or lorty persons urose In ditferent purts of the house. He then asked thuse to rise who destred to b saved from this and all the rest of their slns, in response to whicn Invitatlon thirteen persons arose, seversl of them women of very respectablo uppearance, Air. Buwyer then offered prayer, and the afters mectings were called, THE MEN'S MERTING In the Lower Hall was led by Mr. Murray, who s becoming very hclmul In "the Goupel temper- ance work,” It [3 2,500 years, suld ne, slrce the Prophet lsatah satd, “Wo unto then that rlse up early in the mornfng that they may follow strong drink; that contlnue Uil nlght, Uil wing Inflame them Thers I8 thy sanc kind of o woe un them now, \Worse, may be, for with all thy improvements of these days they lave got to muking the very meanest kind of whisky, and bitters, und aromatic deinks, thut are a thou tlnes worse than the stralght wnhkly or thu wine of thoso old times. 1think It s thue for the tomperance rcoplu to be argressive, You go into the drug-stores aud” you will fud varlous kinds af bitters, stomach- bitters, aromutic bitters, and bitters for men of scdeutary habits, and tincture of gentian cut up with alcohol,—polson all,—and men sud wommen drink them who would never go into a saloon to drink, The other day, [ went into the offico of & man aud fouud a bottle of that kind of stutf on his desk. What are you dolng with that1" I asked, l:‘énm usiug it to try and tuper off, he ro- ed. 5 “But, 1~ friend, ‘that {s just like drinking sea-water to g ench yolr thirst, It oaly feeds the thirat sud makes [t stronzer, , I8 {t como to this, that Thou | tho men from the other inceting in the Bible- I"m\ , wnd prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr, Brown. "I'ne requests for prayer were in order, and wero presented fn quick agccesslon, maoy ask- wg prayers for_thefr sona, fathers, nelghbors, and friends, nnd gulto u number nsking prayers for themselves, Amone the subjects proseited were the newshoys of Chicaro, many of whom wera using the viieat lngnaze about the Moody aud Sankey inectings, The Supervisors of Lako County, who have licansed twenty-five saloons in that county, several llquor-sellers, and a grocer who professed to have been converted nt theso meetings, that ho might have grace to taka down his sign of * Wines and family Hquors. ANONG TIE INTERESTING OKBES OF PERSONAL CONVERSION vesterday was that of & gentleman from Elglnl Wwio was found by the Rey, Dr. Thompson af tho after-meating. * Ho sald he had been led to seek the Savior by reading the revival reports in Tis Cutorao TRinuna, and nad come to glvo | himaelf to the Lord, “Are you ‘willing to confess Christ to your mmulsl’I mkey\’l Dr. Thompson. ©f wm. "d \'\"’II‘ you kneel down Liero and promise it to o v YosM ‘Then tha two jolned heartlly in prayer, and the secker rose from his knees™ with new hupu and light in his soul, Brother Bawyer reports that a copy of Titn TiuNE which_reaches the reforuied men's meeting I New York City I8 halled as a delizht- ful visitor, and its recoril of the zood work Is o constunt oceasion of joy to them, THE WOMAN'S MEETING, The women's sharo of the revival work wsa some thno ago turscd over to u committee of Indics, conststing of Miss Jennie F. Willing, Mrs, Dryer, Mra, Goodrich, Mra, Blshop Fallows, aml Mra, Spafford: and t'my have uvrganized it with o view to reach the classes of women who aro usually left out of the ordinary lincs of Christiuneifort. iustead of ealling therighteous, and elegant, . aml polite, they lave beon roing {uto the highwnys and ‘hedges, Into {]my streets and odorous alleys, rickety garrets and damp celiars, to” finl out the sluners and bring them to repentance. There are not fur from 100 wonien who have de- voted themaelves to this class of visitation, and theie experfences have been paintul, startling, ititul, and sometimes glorlously successful. For instance, it I3 atated by Mrs, Willing that at the woman's muoting yesterday three fallen women, or rather young girls, who had been pleked up by some of the visitors, were happily converted to God, The work of these angels of merey docs not stop with letllng these poor walfs to the knowl- edge of the truth, but extends to introducing them to safe places of refugre, where they may find such sympathy nnd aid ns thelr pecullar cases denand, One report. glven at the meeting yesterday showed 200 visits made by one lady, in all of wlich slie only found elght women who pro- fussed to be Christinne, A lnnY bave uot heard of the revival meetines; somehardly know what a reylval Is, a8 may appear frowmn tlio questions: 18 Mr. Moudy a star aictori” Do they have dancing at the” Tabernacled” ete,, ete, But in apite of the dense darkness of the lives of these women, Chrlst s saving o great many of them, and the Christtans who are at work for them find thelr hearls glad- dened by constant thanks for the unex- peeted vislts, the good readlng, and tho good adviee; and oftentimes they are made to rejolec in the Im[nlf' aud complete transforma- tlon ot soul and " body which secmed wholly given over to sln and “death. More recrults of women who have good courage, sound plety, and sound sense are urzently needsd and wanted to carry un this work (n the Master’s name, Those whu feel moved Lo enter this door of opgurtu- nity hav ul}y to present themselves to the Committ the Wumun's Meeting at Farwoll Iull from 1 to 1:30 p. m., aud districts will bo at ouce assigned to them. TIIE AT'TERNOON. PRAYER POR THE HOLY BIINT, Another mecting was leld In Farweit Ifall yesterday afternoon to pray for the anonting of the Holy Splrit. It was as largely nttended, but was by no moana aa successful, spiritually speal- ing, as that of Thursday, The nudience was cotnposed substantially of the same persons who attended the provious meeting, but its general temper scemed to have changed. Thursday’s gathoring was a remarkable Illustration of tho true rovival spirit, but yesterday's partook more of the ordluary prayer-mecting than any other which Mr. Moudy has led during his present sojourn fn the city, The reason for thls is not dificult tafind, On the previous day every ono scemed anxious to experience that greatest of all blcasings, the gift of the Holy Spirit for scr- vice, but this carnest desiro found oxprerston moro in demeanor than inwords, Yesterday there was probably just as much earncstness, but o great deal niore anxiety was cvinced to telt of it. Therewas moro talk than sllent prayer; the rolation of individual expericnces and yearnings was allowed to take the place of the ‘general walting upon Goed which chinractor- Lzed q‘humdny‘u nmeeting, ‘The platform, us befure, was crowded with minlsters, severnl new faces lxclmfiubunr\'ud. After tho pi ifnary song-service Mr, Moody spuko as fallow Yesterday, when we clnsed the meoting, wo hud no thought of having this wmeeting, but no less thun Rour or (ive minlsters came Lo mo and were suxious that we should have another, sny- ing: “This Is just what we want.” And'1 thought that If that was the expression of the minjsters there must be a great muny more lay- men erying out iu thelr own souls for thls anointing, ~ We come for Just this ane purposes to pray Giod to r]lmlll{ us Inthis work,—to fill us with the 8pint. 11 1s not a zencral meeting. We do not want any geocral prayers,—we only want to pray for ourselves; aml if any one cama in tlnlnkau that thiz Isu mectiug to pray for ulhcricup e they huve gotten a fulse {dea of the object of the meeting, 1t Is just to walt on God, and If thero is nothing sald, It wo just walt on Him, we will ret o hluafl’ng. But 1 think "l thoss fricods tbat sre anxlous to get this ounohiting - and Dlusse fog will Just present thomsclves lor prayer, thoy will reccelve this rich gift, Tiave ben blesved these last few {cm In worke oy for God, and I want everybody to pray for me. The reason why wo have had so.much Llessing In our mectings is that so many people have prayed for us, and if more prayers wero offered ip Ibelleve that the result would bo tenfold more bleszed than it has heen, 1dun't think we pray cnough for one another, A great many people’think that ministers are a cluss of people that dun't need prayer, It sccans to me thut no people need prayer so inuch ns those who are trylug to teach tho people our Lord's will, Lot us just concentrate now all our prayera and thoughts In Furwell Hall, at this meet’ug, on that subject, und Jet us ]nu sk God to open our hicarts to recelve the blossing that He fs willlng to glveus, I vannot hel thinking that muany wiil” be blessed to-day ¢ they have truly coine to meet and wgl upon ol o ministers thon got up one after another, and inonopolized Lhe next all-hour in requests for prayer, that they might recelve fresh power from Oun Iligh, At last the great evangelist arose and sald; Now ft {a thne for us to have prayers for thuse winlsters, I have no doubt there are o groat many uthers who would ltke to preseut themsclves, but let us kuow how many there wre in this assembly who want this gift bbove everything clse, Just for s moment usk yoursclves, *Du I want It above every- thing?’" You havo bieard those ministers, and perliups some of you don't understand what hey were talking about, and say to Yuurach'el, “ Aro they not aatdsiled with Christiy Yes, wa are satlsfled, Chrlat I3 dearer to us to-day than e ever wus bolore, I dow't think I cver saw the duy when 1 loved Him so much as I do tos ut I love Ilim s0 much I want more of Him, If thero I8 any one hers who wants to joln theso ministers and get this gift for ser- vxh‘o—ll you wunt it above everything—just ke, Alwost the cntlre assembly roso aud spent a short scason fu sllent prayer, Scveral of tho winlsters fullowed with earhest appeals to God for the anolntinz of tho Holy Ghost, and the proceedings wers brought to a close fu the usual way. l{nloro the audience was dismissed, Mr, Moody enfd: ‘This and yesterday’s meeting havo _beein two of the ot profituble nceetlngs that ¥ ever attended In this city. A great many have want- cd to know {f we could not continug them next week, 1did not sco how we could, but I have thought during the last fow minutes that wo will have the meeting on Sunduy morning in this hull instead of the Tabernacle, and have just such unother mesting—to pray for the blessing of Umlktu rest upon us thut wo may be quulled 70 wurk. THE TABERNACLE, TUR LAKGRST CONOUROATION of the weck slnco Bunday, Targs hundred’'more people would have filled the bullding to ita utmost cupacity. The hupetus gafned at the cxcellent meoting ot noon seemed to be folt at the outset of the evenlug meoting, and when Mr. Moody entored be found lis great audlonce well wurmed and mellowed by singing somu of tho heartlest of the bymns, He gave out * Jesus, Keep Blo Near tho Cross," which was sung with groat fervor, LVE PAGES. )‘\l-fl\h palnt_Drother Sawyer camo fu with and nsked the Res to lead In prayer. Nr. 8ankey thon sang the aolo, with the chorus alternatlon, *What Shall the Ifarvest Bel” o tune which Is ofien too mueh for the cholr, Mr, Moody read a letter he had recelved from the fugitive from justi-e, who catne fo sook salvation thls week, saylng that he had heard from his home, that s only child was dead, nnd nsking tho prayers of the tnecting for hilmself and brokon-hearted wife. ‘The other songa wero: ** Hallelujahl What n Savior!" and * Thero {8 Lifo for a Look at the Crucified One." The lesson wns from the Second Book of Kings, tho 5th chapter, bolng tho cleansing of Nuamon, the leper, THE BERMON, Our subject to-night is Naaman. Wenre told that ho'wns a great man, but he wasn leper. llowas o great Uceneral, but he wasn Ieper, e might havo been very suceessful in wer, but Lie was alepor. lle was greatly hon- orad by hia King, but ho was o leper. Diy and night this terrible fact tortured him, aud m[» pose ho thought he had got to go down to lils gravo with that loathaome disenso upon him, But among the Hebrew captives wns a little girl who waited on Mra. Naaman, and, I doubt not, had been brought up by her praving mother to trust In the Uod of lsracl Bhe'was not ashamed to confess hor falth, and there lano doubt but she was a good and truthful girl, or clsg ;m one would have believed her strange worda, Ono day sho sald to her mistrees, * Woulil that God iny Lora werewlth the prunlmt that I3 in{Samaria, lor He would recover him of his lep- rusy.” Tler mistress Jooked at hor with amaze- mobt, * What! What is that you say! Curo m‘y husband of his lnrrnsyl Did you ever hear of His curing a loper(” “No,"" says tho little girl, T dldn’t; but § have heard of his doing greater things than that would be.” Aud then, perlm{n, she told how the prophet had taken the mantle of Eljah and smote tho River Jordan with {t. and it opened and et him through dry-shod; und how by had sayed the two sousof that widow from helug s0ld Into slavery by means of that little bit of ull; and how ho had raised the son of " that other woman, who was dead. Naaman heard It and belicves the littlo girl, so he Foeu to thu Kingand tells hlm about ft. * D11 tell you what 1l do,” says the King, #1711 wrlte you n letter of lotroduction to the King of Bninarin, and you go down and try t.? 8o he gives hum o letter to the King, thinking, if tho thing ls possible, the King will know all about It, of courso, and fl the mau goes nbout 150 miles to aos the King of Israel.” 1le took nlun%n pretty good doctor’s blll toos Idon't ust know how to figyre It, but it was over 100,000, and he had the lotter to thoe King, and 10 doubt he thought evervthing was all right. I can sce im and his escort” sweeping out of tho gates of Damascus, and comlog up in dug titug to the palaceof the King of 1sracl in grand nt(le.. He gends in tho letter, and when the King reads it, ho turns round and says, * What does this meanil Am I agod, to Kifl and make alivel Hero s tho King of 8yria sending mea letter saying, ‘Now, when this lotter 18 como unto thee, behold I'inyetherawith sent Noaman, my seryant, to thee, that thou mayst recover biin of lus leprosy, ‘his meana war; thy King of Byrints trylng to get up a quarrel with me,” aud the” King of Isracl rends his mautlo from top to bottom, It was not long bofore the news of it went through the whole clty, aud at Jast it came to the cars of Elisha that the King hiad rent his clothes on account of o letter which a Syrian General had brought lim, asking bim to ‘cure his leprosy, So he sowds up word to the Klog, saylng, *'Why dost thou rend thy clothes! Let hlm come unto mo and he shall koow that prophet in Isracl’ 8o the down to the houss of the prophet, a very plain house It might have been, und sends In word that Maj-Gen. Nusmaou, of Syrig, is outside. No doubt he thought ‘the propaet would feel very much honored by the presence of auch u great mwan, but the prophes didn’t even go out to see M. Jle sends out hiis servant to say to him, “Go wash In Jordan soven times and thy flesh shall come again to thee ond thou shali be clean.” And now Noaman {s 08 wad a3 he can be. “The ldeal Go wash InJordaul That diteat We wouldn’t call it n river in Da- mascus, Docs he mean to Insult mel Docs he mean to _lusinuato that 1 don't keop my body clean? I thought—" Ah, that lnljust the trouble. He had marked out a way of his own for the provhet to heal Lim, and was mud beeauss ho didn’t follow his plan, That s just the trouble witha great many people who vome to God to besived, They think God will come from this way, and Ho comnes from that way. No matter what way you have marked out for God, Ho will take Eome other way. You wlll never got into God's Kiugdom tlil you aro ready to come in God's way. “yI théught he will surcly come out tomo and stand and call ou tne name of the Lord, Lis God, and strike his hand over the placo and recover the leper.”? I thought he would como out and bow and ncraru and be very much honored at receivin a call from such a'distivgulshed gentlcman, nng {ostead of that Lis puys ine no attentlon ag all,” That Is just the wuay with some scekers of re- liglon; they don't waut to be converted this way, but lu'that way; samcthues they won't be converted fn such revival mectings as these, but mnust bo converted nt some regular church; Sometimus they say: “ [ won't bu converted at 8 Methodiat Chiurch I T aiu’t converted at all,'? Dou't they, Dr. Tlifauy? Or, * I won't ba con- vurted in Baptist Chireh, anyhow.” But the very way they won't o s the way they must go, for” God"sces it I8 necessary to break thelr stubborn wills and mortify their ll’u-hle. Nasman's pride got a tecrlble blow right over tho head, and how terribly mad ho st But his servauts were rmuy slirewd fellows, so they let Lilm cool off a fittle, and then they began o talk to lim. Itell you I hud a thuusand thuesrather & man should get mad under u sermon than go to slcep under it. If he gets mad and goes ont, ho will come back aguin when lie gets over it} but if hois asleep, it s all lost time trying to save him, **Now," sald tho servants, **ii ho told you to do some creat thing, wouldn't you Luve dons it? Supposs he told you to take coud- liver oil threa times u day for ten years,wouldn't you hava dous itf i hud preseribed soing awlul bitter drug, wouldn't you huve swallowed it1 It be had told you to go and bring him twiea as much tnoney, wouldn't you have thought the cure chieap couvugh at that pricel And now, whon Lo says go wish in theJordan seven times, hadn't you just better abuy " ‘There 18 one thing in Nuuman's favor, he took thy messuice, though ho didn’t ke the messen- ger, 8o down to Jordan he goes and dips him-+ solf onco in the water. 1o says to himsclf, “They will lnugh at o terribly when Iget buck if I don't got cured of my leprosy, so I muy as well try {t.” DBut when ho comes up and louks to seo If"hia leprosy Is one-seventh gou, aud secs no change at ulfy he beging to be dis- coursged. But ho fs in the way of ubedience, God's prophet had told him™ to dip seven times, au ho fs golng to o it * Hohold, to obey 18 bottor than sacriflee.” Ir aver you get out ot tlie pit of Adum you mu st gee vut just where ho got In. e gotin by dls- obeying God, and tho wuy out agZain is obedl- euce. Bo down be goes the sccond time, Now, 11 thoro had boen suing of these Chicago Chrls- tiaua there they would have suld, ** Well, Naaman, how do’you fecl nowi" {laughtor] but he didw’s feel uc&y better, Down ho goes the third tme, aud sgain and agalu; stidl no chuuge, 'he slxth thwe fie comes out and sl s himsolf, and rubs the water oft bim, and looks at iy flesh. Stll no fn- proveuiont, Once inore, and now a3 ho comes up ho fecla a thrill of death; 08 aulek as he can get the water out of hils oyes e sves thut bo fs curedj his leprosy bus floated awuy fn the waters of Jordan,—the waters of desth and mglnem,—uuu unow he cowes out fn a now ly,—a resurrected body. 1o lost his temper; thun be loat bis ‘whhs; then he loat his leprosy, —that {a generaily the order Inwhich proud, rebelllous siuners are couverted. And now Low happy hefs, Hear him shout, “This 18 the happlest day of my life. Iam cleased; Ioamcleaused; Luni o leper no more ! Awui he goes to the Prophet’s house and offurs hln the gifts he has mufm, but thy Prophet wou't have auything at all, It would buve spolled this beautiful story if fie bud tak- en anythlog for his work, The “glft of God is eternal life. You caunot buy -nymluF of Uod, Noamon takes back to 8yvis® wiih hiin every- thiog ke Lrought—except s leprusy, And that is the way with you, sfoner. When you come to Christ you hava't anything Chrise wants except ft b’ your slua. Nuaman mizht havu taken his leprosy back with him, i o had not obeyed the Proptiet, and dipped seven times inJordin, and you will take your sins down to death with you'unleas you submit your will to Curist. Thie battle has'to be foughi out on tho line of your witl, _ Who will obiey 1lim to-night! Who will betiove Him and trust Him to-night? ay Uud open vour eyua and show you how you cau bu saved by iuat belleying in Clirist, At the closuol the sermon Dr, Titfany led in rayer, alter which the audience dispersed, oaving thoss who desired to stay for thu clus- lnq sorvices. 'he weok has beon one of substantial prog- rees, aud warked by soue notable results. T the Bunday-School lesson will be studisd 8¢ the nooun-meeting tn Farwell Hall, Tl)'m Rov. W. IL Brown will preseh thers to- t, ‘Tha 8 o’clock meeting for Christlen workers will be held at the Taberuacle as usual Bundsy morning. Unfou Gospel serylcs at Fifth Presbyterlan Ir. 'y, of Bouth Chleago, there fs n man gocs inday evenls ey Yy ng; sermon hylhemr.br. nion Sunday-achagl meeting an g AR ety chilig Stinday Churdy, ™ W the Michigam Aveny, W m: — THE ) LETHODISTS, ANKUAL AVPROMUIATION, New Yong, Nov. 17 ~The Metholay Fi pal Misalonary Committes Loxlay made ‘.pl!co- Towlng approprintions: Japan, $1ao s ) $15,000; 1, $2,0007 cuntingent fund, s-:'.,m.?;nfi,(.}\.;.'.fif al expenses, $35,000; ofice ! CXpetisey, . and for disseminating misstonary oo a;u‘im; Californla, $1,600: Ceitral (o $1,000; Chieaga German, $3500; Euot hcrman 3000 Loubsivun, 81,100; Nortiwen (ermn $4,000; Southern "Gefinan, $3,000] g amin weat ermay, 83,500, 0 Bt Rl MYSCELLANEOUS. THE CHRISTIAN ClGnen, Special Corvespondence ar The Trtdune, BEMENT, 1L, Nov, 15.—Eler 8, 31 (o) of Norinul, tho State Evaingoltet uf the cparn® Churceh, began o serles of revival H mueth last Tuesdaynight, The mectings llmsl;f: ll;::: not been very largely attended, y on aceo the weather, but constderab o ,lnurost ls“;:ii:vf manifested. Elder Cormer's sty lnmumg 18 pecullar to this ux:nfn::(r?a(u;?: 'fi:' e largely argumentatlyo rather gy s, :::)jl‘l‘llln nlul:% ‘h‘,”“fin sucul‘n 1;: be Lo luduccfi'm hurclion p emiotional oxeltement, 0P FHer tanirog —— WASHINGTON, The Internal Rovenuo ang Tarioned, T Heporti Special Dizpatch to The Tridune, Wasmnaroy, 1), C., Noy. 1L—Tue reports of thie Burcan officersof the ‘Treasury thiy yl::r:;]n bo of subordinate interest. The ouly ulm‘wm h will be likely to nttrct any considerable st tlon from the public are those of the Dire, lormi the Mint, the Commlssloner of Interng) . ney and the Comptroller of the Currengy, ‘Tlx mint report Is already completed, but the ec‘fl retary of tho Treasury has glven orders (a:v.;v. s consldeled confidantial and not, pubiished It s ascertained, howover, that Dr. Lindermag a; slnply reafllemed his views n - th siiver question contulned o r:a hl: annual roport, and that lie has iy further attention this yenr to the devel - of the silver wiics, o atso tlseyspes ot leugth the offect of tho sliver legisiation anl makes a very valtablo contribution to e e ront literattire upon that pending questlon, ‘The Comnlssioner of Internal fRevenue 15 now engaged fn preparing o recommendation g [ tao minor changes tn the law suiegested hy hiy recent visit to sumne of the Westery distillerius 1ic will, byyrever, make but few recommoniy. ::uua, ‘?"d Idulf' not ; cunahllcr it necessary thiat iera shiould be any change In the pr, axi tion upon distitlcd-spirite Ak Iy Dr. A, Watorman, seatenced t Chicago for neglect, whilo acting as Gauger, has been par- doned, The report was quita favorablo to hifm, Dr. Waterman {8 tho only ous rentenced gt Chieago who was uncouditionally pardoned. —————— ~ CANADIAN NEWS, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Moxtaesl, Nov. 1T.—The business of the Stock Exchange to-day was vrotty well de moralized. No morning hoard was held, This afternoon the governing body of the Stock Ex. chavge met and o satisfactory settloment was arvived ot between Bond Bros, and members of the Board. The former continuy ns usual, ‘I'heir diliculties aroeo from a desire to help Mr. Farget, who [s carrying a lurge amount of tels graph stock, out of what 18 cxpected 1o be only a temporary dificulty, A Mr. Strathy, who aisy aceepted Mr. Farget's checks, 1s out to a consld. eranle amount, ToroNTO, Nov. 17.—The commanding offlecrs of the Toronto Voluntcer Corps, In comuon with other militla organizations throuzhont thy country, have received orders from the Depaite ment at Ottawa to hold themeelves fn real in vaso of thelr boing called upon for sersice. OTTAWA, Nov, 17.—The sawn lumber tradefs more active, the prospect of a war in the East having had the " effcet of making the war:t stifl. During the past weel several Amcrican and Enrliah buyera have made offers for sprinz uhlgmunt at slightly ndvanced prices, but most of themn were declined {n - antleipation of Letter fizures next spring, For shipping culls $3. was olfered, Spectal Dispalch to The Tribuna, TORONTO, Nov, Li.—1tie tuneral ot the Hon* John 11 Cameron toak place this aiternoon un’ der directlon of tho Law Society, and was of® tended by the poliee, Orango Assodatlon, St Audrew's Boclety, Buard of Trade, Corporathn of Torouto, Upper Canada College, Unfreraty of Toronto, members of the Commoans, Sete ators, Law Socioty, offlcers of tho courts, der &Y, ete. The procession was overamile lonz, aid the etores wero closed on the strectd l.lu-aufih which it passed. Slany buildings were draped in mourning, ————— THE WEATHER. Wasmnaroy, D. C., Nov. 13—1a. m—Fot Tonnessee and Olilo, tho Upper Misslssipol sal Lowor Missoury Valleys, and Lake Ieglon, wariner, southeast winds, cloudy weather, and possibly lzht rulns, stationary or fulling Lar- ometer, followed by colder, northwest windy aud risfugg burometer at the Western stativns. LUCAL onnsuvnll:t“;::v‘ T, | lar. | Thr ] Wind. Hentlo: Kentle, Y, M. G A 2 Ricnsonp, Ind., Nov. 17.—Tho (ullu»vle:. 13; fleers were towlny olected for lhu.uns\l.ng;lftn o at the State Convention of the Young 3 "‘;l" Chirlstian Association now {n sussion Ir,x lhl‘:]\_ f Prestdont, Dr, L, W. Munham; ¥ fee-Presidents L. W. Broden, Indinnapolls; W, 1L an.d W Alvany; L. W. McDougal, Hnnuvm"'ur Binkley, Klchmond; 8. F, llcrsl,m!{ li;'"r’E:JIJ W. F.H«fluraun, JA‘?\H“IIPHBLI);:I;IH}:‘IIJE L :] i atel 5 Sucre L R, I h ot ';\".Tflmfi?f.f"{r.'ul.l Bands, Now Albang; New lile, e e R hrawn, Ta, Nov, 17.=Tho eonl No ! Bata. Conention of 1y day’s session of the v i‘r":s)u:glgun'- Christian Assuciution “:‘?v‘\‘:fw 8 to perfecting plans for o Droader prosv Wil its work ln‘{uwn. On the motlon uun“ i C. Wheeler, of Dubuque, a resolu et adopted providing for the l,'ll||llu)|;l:“ 150 Htate evangellst, nud to rufso glll{lx\_ ! Ko for tho cause, ‘\:llllllx:nlafil.m‘lluth\'lrlndlrg- i electe e " ork kg‘}(; ‘a‘“llmthi‘:ulnunnem of tho Etate work U e at Cedar Raplds, e ——— AN IMPORTANT CASE. et CixciNNaTI, O, Nov, 17.—The mentu( o morrow will coutalu a correct lmlem‘ ik effect of the decision of the B“pm"hummclr mandiug for o uew trial the cusc © bty e burg agalnst Robert Mitenelly crrulll‘" e ported to amount to o judgment nuflnl: sl ¢l for more than §1,000,000. Tben: " ety volyes unimportant real estato l;fl il and the question of tho ‘umulflnfilh‘f“‘“‘ Mitehelicontandathat if thegood-wl S wouldut cluded, thoestimates of thcnpu"{('l: 40 b the have been higer thun it was. 'llfl-“ . Tue the ouly important polnt [u'lln_: ne Voo dicd, W80 Rammelsborg estato fn 1862 whot B o o valued at $3[1,000, It Ja now worth & increasy of nearly 19 por cent Mitehell's management. PORK-PACKING. Spacial Dispalch fo The T0UNE | g oxuK, lu, Nov. 17.—=The IM. I;x«»o ) was nougurated here to-day 1'&, i B/#8yth & Co., who ihughlcn’nlr‘ O ness Thaother packing-ouses will 'lf‘mn P e week, und 1t {8 expected thut the '-‘mrli cary 88 an unusually active one heres lln.l! St the to tho supply of )[mguh!:nh nILh{: ‘:fi‘l‘h‘é L, .3:\ o resslo ¢ fl-'fimfll'fim"-' e ravuzes of the cflg{‘-’l’-l\“‘““"m, ) 7 anuuu uoder callties. It is generatly conce " host e asom wil bo s Jatu ous, 844 swaller than last years —__________-‘