Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1876, Page 12

THE CHICAGO TRiBUNE: SUNDAY, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES s, Ashland avenue, near Madison street, at —_—— or eight packs which have not sent in a comp. RELIGIOUS. Sunday School Teachers’ Meeting at Farwell: Hall. - Bishop Ellicott on Modern Un- belief--0ld Testament Narrative. Spurgeon’s AVork :jn London-- The New School of Deacons. . Decansecrating a Church—The Sab- bath Day—The Atone- ment, Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad---Church Services. SUNDATY-SCHOOLS. NOONDAY MEETING AT FARWELL HALL. The regular Sunday-school teachers’ meeting at Farwell Hall yesterdasy noon was well at- teded, and the proceedings were of the usual in- teresting character. A short time was spent in devotional cxercises, and the remainder of the hour was devoted to the consideration of the Jesson, which was *“Dorcas restored to life,” Acts, ix., 31—43. The Rev. C. L. Thompson wss the Jeader. He £aid they would notice the lessons turned off from the ministry of Paul to notice the work in the different churches. The subject had three divisions: First, somewhat of the condition of the churches; sccond, an account of the healing of & man suffering with thé palsy; and third, an 2ccount of the raising of a woman from the dead. The Church at this time was only about forty years old, and there was a ull in the per- secution which beset it in its carlier stages. It bad a little time to cdify—to build up in the knowledge of the Gospel. When a churchor an individuel walked in the fear of the Lord it was the beginning of wisdom and power. 1fthe churches were to be multiplied in Chicago, and Christiaps to be increased in the Northivest, it would be because of iwo things— that they watked as in the very presence ofGod, and that they reecived the Holy Ghostior service. Adverting to the tirst miracle men- tioned in the lesson, he said there was a divine purpose that brought the Apostle and the sick man together. It was 8o in all Christian work. The miracles of the Bible were first acts of benevolence: second, the evidence that the per- sons performing them were the accrecited mes- sengers of the Lord; and third, they were types of spiritual diseage end spiritual Lealing. “The woman Dorcas was given to alms-deeds, like many of the Chicago women who were helping on the revival cause. It was observable that the Apostle did not perform the miracle in his own name, but in that of Christ. Hud Peter Jost faith ke would not have been able to raise the woman from death; but bhis faith was firm, and the mirade was per- formed. The mnews of the miracle spread through Joppa, and many belicved in consequence thereot. Tuey had not seen the miracle periormed, but they bad heard the re- port of it, and placed faith in it. Itwas a cheering sign of relirious progress that the si- lent messiges in tue newspaper reports of the revival were bearing pood fruit. Muny were being brought to a knowleuge of thé truth through the bewspapers who lived miles away from “Chicago. They were in the presence of miracles now that just paled those ot the Bible. ‘They saw men raised irom the grave where cor- ruption and sin bad held them in adamantine chuins, dlothed and in their right minds, showing the almighty power of God to save. There- ligion of Jesus Christ wes but ove illuminated miracle all the time; it was the mirade of the love of God to the children of men. A tidal wave had come, and they ought to be borue on itscrest. Miew, be behiéved, had one grand op- portunity in lile to be saved, and he urged them to accept the gift now. It would _make thelr lives. a blessing 10 countless souls, and be the richest joy to thewr hearts to know that, like Dorcas, they bad been Jowly and bumble and served others. Atter a Lymu lad been sung, the discussion’ of the sub; was_continued vy the Rev. Mr. Parkhurst.” Me said the lesson tuey ghould de- rive was that all might serve tbe Lord ina practical way. Many ministers of churches tuat could ouly puy smsll saluries bad been com- pelled to give up thelr lite-insurance policies. He suggested that many could house impecs ous pastors during the Convention this week, and’in doing that they would be doiug God areat service, for the mimsters would be so strengtiened by the power of the Holy Spirit that they would return to their charges and per- form miracles in God’s service. Dr. Everts also made a few pertinent remarks on the topic. Prof. Swing said the miracles seemed to him to have been appointed to hold up the Church in its first days while it was weak, As soon as Christianity became Lnown by ex- perience in the hearts of the peopie its miracles Were taken away, aud it_Lud stood ever sincé in its own name.” But after the literal miracles were withdrawn the spiritual miracles camg— miracles to_heal those palsied stricken with sin. Last Wednesaay when coming into this room, he met aman whor he knew to have been 'stricken_with s for ten years; and yet some one of the Peters zoing around bad mar- ed to raise him into the full light of Christ. Not a single infirm person, however, would rise from the palsy of sin_unless unlessa human servant stepped in. God did not interfere di- rect insuch cases. One of the great lessons to be derived from the topic was that between every sick soul some human being was standing o carry to it the salvation of Jesus Christ. Mr. Bentley and Bishop Cheney also made short addresses, after which the meeting closed ‘with the benediction. MODERN UNBELIEF. BISHOP ELLICOTT REVIEWED. The London Spectator of Oct. 25 carefully, and In the wagin justly, reviews Bishop Ellicott’s rviews on modern unbelief in an artide well worth perusal. It is as follows: The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has been deliveriug this week o series of thoughtful ad- dresses on the prevalent unbelief of the day. in which he describes that unbelief as racher & vague ®nd driftless tendency than a fixed state of ming; nay, the unoelievers, hic says, have su completely succecded 1n suspending their judgments that they hardly believe even in theic own unbelief. He iraces this conditon of tkings chicily to three rauses,—to the impression, produced by the his- torical criticism of modern times, of the vast un- zertawty attending all ancient history, zad es- pecially ‘all hintory involving stories of miracles; to he advance of screntitic notions. which scem 1o dispense with the creative encrgy of God; and to ihe mew Intersity with which the cnigmas of life, the woral ond netuphysical ~ difficulties involved in the origin of evil, are urged apon the fmumnution of all 'of ue. S0 fsras regards the isst two heads, we very much syree with the Bishop's remacks. So_ far as we %uve yetscen them, they scem to be both acute ind fair. But on the subjecs of historical criti- sism we cannot at all concar with the Bishop, who seems 10 us to do injustice to Lis opponcnts and to miss the point of the diticalty with which e hasto deal. The leading positionof the recent iistorical criticism **has always been the szme,™ says the Bishop. —** that any narrative of facts which in- volves the miraculous element in it 1aust. for this very resson, be rezarded with the preatest sus- picion. 1t is urged that early history in its carliest Torms s found to involve nezrly always the miruc- unlous, bat that investigationand close examination have hever failed 1o show that the cvidence on which the slleged miracles rest is totally untrust- worthy. 1f this be so with all ancient history, why. it is said, is the ancient history of the Jewish people 1o be supposed to form 2oy excepion to the general principlet Wy, too, it is added, is the same miraculous clement 1n the history of the New Testament tv be regarded other- wise toan as marking o prima facie reason why the 2arrative should not be regarded as storically cred- ible* . . The answer to these oojections ishap- 3ily clear and reasonable, and hax of late been set ‘orth with cannamleexsme and cogency. . . - The apswer, roughly stafd, is this: The narrative 31 the O1d Testament, and eiill more that of the Sew Testament, is so csentially diferent in aature and character from that of the early and legent ‘narratives with which they have been sompared, that the presence of the ‘miraculous “lement in the one suggestsno just gronnd for con- riuding. merely because that element is present in Lhe other, thai the aesocisted narrative 18 con- sequentiy mythical and untrostworthy. If the narratives are essentially diflerent iu char- icter, then the very utmost that can ba sa:d is this, ibat the presence of the miracnlous may raise a presumption azninst thecredibulity of the narrative, Antecedent toany investization of the natare of :he narrative, but that it isunthe resnits of a fir mvestigetion of the document itself that the ge-. cisfon must ultimately be formed. Now, without entering furtierinto ihe nature of the Holy Scrip- tares, as contrasted with other narratives in which the miraculous holds a place. this ot least may be £nid, that in the Old Testament we have these unique characteristics, —first, a demonstrable con- tinuity in_the component poruons, though_these Portions are’ namerous, diversified in character, and range overa period of a thonsand years; sece ondly, not only the presence of prophecies which can bé shown to have been prior to the events to which they refer, and_to huve been verified in de- tail by those events, but & distinct continuity in the method of those ‘prophecics, aswell as con- vergence in their scope.” ow, in that plssfige we do not think that Dr. Ellicott has accurately stated either the difiiculty felt about the Scriptures by those who have studied the methods of historical criticiams, or the kind of answer whick. if they accepted that answer as true in fact, they would think adequate. We should state it thus: *The more we learn of history, both ancient and modern, the more we learn to accept \ith the greatest possible rescrve the evidence of 8 single authority—uncorroborated by independent testimony—for any event whatever, but till more for any cvent banded down by tradition and not first recorded on contemporary evidence; and most. of all, for any event of a very marvellous charac- fer which, even even if recorded by contemporary evidence ‘and by more than oneseparate authority, wonld be received with hesitation, unless we could De sure not ouly the writers who recorded it had a firm fuith in wbat they wrote, but that they had the means of discriminating folly between illuston and fact.' We should deny that the modern 6chool of listorical _ériticism would draw so broad a distinction as the Bishop in- timates between the kind of evidence requisite for miraculous events, and the kind of evidence re- quisite for any otlier events. They would say that 311 belief should be governed by evidence, and that even a very ordinary and probable event onghit not to be unhesitatinzly accepted 28 true on tnony- mous evidence of which we donot know the value, —that the more unlikely the event, the weightier should be the evidence by which it i3 suthenticated: and that in the case of & mere tradition conveyed Jor many gencrations by the oral testimony of fathers to their children, it is hardly possiblé to expect that more than very broad: features indeed of the national history should be faithfuliy handed down, while the individual character of the critical events is almost sure to be greatly altered in the course of transmission, even through the most Joyal memories and the most faithful hearts. They would say, further, that in the case of the Old Tektament, .the older narm- tives are demonstrably ‘not contemporarys; but by their frequent allugions to eventsof a muc Juter date prove that they assumed their present form, at all events, in 8 very much later age; that even of those narratives which may be comtempo- rary, the evidence is very seldom confirmed from sny independent source, and sometimes considera- bly weakened by narratives of a decidedly difier- ent complexion (as, for instance, in the case of the Books of Kings and the Books of Chronicles) from an independent source. Lastly, they wonld say that this condition of the evidence, so far from be- ing adequate to sustain our confidence in their tes- timony to very extraordinary cvents, is hardly enough to warrant _complete belief in any but the ‘most broad and popular aspects of ordinary events: and that this view 18 confirmed by observing that in proportion a8 the Old Testament history approuch- ©s times in whichit relies on contemporary records, the number of the marvels dwindles, and with the exception of a Jew predictions which imay or may not be of the xind whose accurate fulfill- ment can be ndequately tested, there is 1o great marvel to record. Novw tu the force of the dimeusty thus raised by historical criticism, Dr. Ellicott’s reply secms to be quite insuilicient. It istrue, we think, that the carly history of the Seripture narratives is very distinct in character from all other carly history. It is true that & most unigue, charcteristic, cowplete, and graphic real- ism 1 its pictures of human character and life, with a permanent confidence in the hidden guid- ance of a divine hand,—runs all throngh it. It is true also that there is **continuity mn the compo- nent portions, " if we mean by_cuntinuity, contim- uity of faith, continuity in the attitudeof mind with which calamity and prosperity are alike re- garded, continuity of expectation in looking to- Wards a still more glorions future. All this is true, #nd is, as Dr. Ellicott says, very remarkable. But uli this is very insufficient to remove the doubts which historical critcism casts over the trustworth- iness of ail tradition, and ina less degree over all unverified historical chronicles except in relstion to the very broadest festures of the national life,—which doubts are as clearly legitimute in relation to llcbrew his- tory as toany other. Do the unique features of that history, for instance, prevent much of its chronology from being -conineed, not to say im- possible¥ many of its Btatistics from being incon- sistent with the fucts narrated? aconxideruble por- nouof its politics from being colored by party feeling, and written from antagonistic pomts of View? How are e to rely on a history so full of these Incidental defects ay is the account of the Exodus, for example, for the historical accuracy of wiracles of the most unique kind* How are we to take an authority that comnes into conflict with itself,—perhups as often a3 even the bistory of Herodotus,—for marvels which, thozgh much icss puerile, and more worthy of the occasion, than ihe marvels of Herodotus, would yet need as greata conscnsus of testimony as sny which the cond.tions of modern history could suppiy in order to win belief from 3 modern kistorian? What, for instance, to take a practical illustration, can we" say of the evidence for the sweetenng of the waters of Jericho Dby Elisha Conthe brief narrative in which no contemporary evidence is even allezed, and which Dears on its very face the proof of having been re- corded lonz after the incident was supposed to have taken place, pretend for s moment t0 take its place zmong the events of anthentic history? Unless the @ocunients in which it is contained can e proved Dby any a priori proof to be inspired, —and Dr. Elli- cott ¢ocs ot even suggest this, —the most that can e said is thet it is sinular in character 1o many other traditions in the sume history, and not more marvelous than they. But is thata ground on whick cven a_remarkable non-miricaious event would be accepted us historical if it uppeared in any other histury than a book of the Old Testament: For our own parts, while we accept what Lishop Ellicott £ays of the unique character of the Uld Testament history: while we cordially believe that its continuous and indelible reslism in pamnting man, and its constant and deep belief in the provi- dence of God afford a testimony at once to the Lionesty of the nurratives and the deep foundation of Licbrew history ina genuine revelation, we can not recognize any feuture iu it which should assure us against those great mistakes of detuil which oc- cur inall otuer history—expecially as we do find here and there thoe remarkuble mconsistencies Detween one part of the history and another which ‘are characteristic of ol humun aathorsnip, and especially of the authorship of an unpracticed and easily believing age. It scems to us that bistorical criticism makes an unanswerable casc against the babit of assigning anyiling tike very high authority as to detuli 0 such his- tories o8 the carlier narratives of the Oid Testa- ment, ana that no one can rexsonably believe in any very high authority for them except on some ench groand as ntallibility of the Church, whose canoniczl Scriptures they form. Butas we cannot gecuny proof of such infaliibility, and, indeed, find in the Old Testament Listorics much’ which is quite mconsistent with 1t, we should say that, on the whole, the kind of heésitation which “historicz] criticiem nas taught us in accepting the detuils of 0ld Testament history—expecially the carly history —is well justified. Not the less we should main- tain that the coherent belief'of the prophets and istorians in the divine purpose which formed Ierael into » distinct people, and molded it fora rpeciul function in the life of the world—z belief which shines throush all the early traditions, the carly records, and the early poem of he peuple as clearly as through its lalest prophecies—is good and etriking evidence thut they werea people chosen by God to understand Hi: c- ter, and declare it to the rest of the earth; und that their national character had been formed—if not cxactly by the experience de- scrived, yet by expenence more or lees. closely re- «embling it in the contidence it hud given them in the mizhty band und outstretcied arm of Jehovah —for the Very purpose for which it was_ultimately used by the Divine power. It is quite one thing to suy that ull these curions old books, full of the ev dence of Luman imperfection, not only on the sub- jects treated, but in the persons who treated them, are to be implicitly trusted as accurate records, though they neitber claim Inspiration for them- selves nor show any trace of completeness and_ex- ceptional accu.acy, and quite another, sud a very different thing indeed, to accept them heartily gs the reflection of a true faith, extending throngh maay ages, in the guiding hand of 3 God who was not only teaching the people whose history they embody the lesson of righteonsness, but filling them _with the expectation of u destiny whicl would, throngh their race. life, and light, and hope in 8 broad stram of regenerating power 10t the worl CORRESPONDENCE. TAE ATONEMENT. To the Editor of The Tribune. MuSKEGOY, Mich., Nov. 14.—In last Sunday’s .TrRmUNE the Rev. Brooke Herford attempts to vindicate himself. As a epecimen of his re- marksble Jogic, let us tiake the following: Martin Luther, in his cclebrated reply to Eck, has this excellent sentence: It is certain- 1y impudent in any one to teach, as the philose- phy of Aristotle, any dogma which cannot be proved by his authority.’ You grant this. Well, then, it is 2 fortiori the most impudent of all things to aflirm in the church and among Christians anything that Jesus Christ Himself has not taught.” Does Mr. Herford pretend to say that these two cases are pam!lx)cl! _Christ says n plain words to His Disciples, * He that heareth you, heareth Me,” and again, *‘*It is not ye that speak, but the spirit ot your Father which speaketh in you.” Oun the day of Pentecost the Apostles were ‘“filled with “the Holy Ghost,” which should *“guide them in all truth.” Hence, they spake and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. Did Aristotle thus inspire the expounders of his philosophy? If not, can Mr. Herford’s ar- -gument be considered fair! Doces he not plain- 1y scek to bedazzle the eves of unwary rezaders? Mr. B. professes, I believe, to aceept us true what Christ Himself hos taught, but thisisa mere pretense, for such au sdmittance, as a Tnecessary wns?\mncfi, establishes the authori- ty of the Apostles, and, in fact, the veracity of the whole Bible. o let **every man pread the Gospel 8s be understands it% is a very looss foundation to stand on; between that and infi- delity I would rather choose the latter. The whole Bible or nope atall. If the Christian re- ligion has no better foundativn than Mr. H, gives it, we cannot justly blame infidels for pronouncing it a stupendous fraud, Is not the prophecy of Peter fulfilled, that «There shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denyirg the Lord that fougnt them. And many shall I«.filnw their pernicious ways ”'? ABEL ANDERSON. . THE SADBATH. To the Editor of The Tribune. WesT EDMESTON, Otsega Co., N. Y., Nov. 13. —The people everywherc are interested in the labors of the revivalists who are dofnz much to turn men to God in your city, and they rejoice in their success, and pray that wherever they may go the blessing and power of the Holy Spirit may be with them. Christians can but take great satisfaction in the honor that is shown the Scriptures by Mr. Moody in all his public services, and his constant and careful study of their glorious doctrines. When in London he said publicly, * Although not a Jew, yet I usually make Saturday my day of rest.” see it announced that he and Mr. Sankey make Saturday their day of rest m connection with their efforts in Chicago, If this practice is the result of their study of the Bible. it is not. strange at all, since the seventh day of the week is the only weekly resteappointed by the Word of the Lord. Like godly men, who accept God’s truth instead of the customs and tradi- tions of men, I hope they find that in keeping the commandments through love to Him who gave them, they are not at liberty to trample Jinder foot the fourth, which is a part of the “perfect law for all mankind. Sin, Which is the trausgressor of the law, is what Christ came to redeem men from, and the aim of the Gospel isto bringall into cheerful obedience, 50 that the will of God may be done on earth as in beaven. If the evangelists, by their example, shall lead many back to keep the day honored and hallowed of God, it will be well for the world. & Horace Greeley, writing against the enforce- ment by law of Sunday observance, said: Which day shall we select and maintain by the civil Eowcri The Sabbath of the Jews and Seventh- aptists, or the Sabbath of the other sects? And he declared it as his opinion that the ma- jority of the Amerjcan people do not believe that the Sunday is ‘the Ssbbath by any divine appointment. The day which God has sanctified should be kept, and its observance should be urged by His authority, and not by civil enact- mentsand penalties, Such a course should de- light all “who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” J.B. C. SPURGEON. HIS WORK IN LONDON. The following account of Charles H. Spur- geon’s great work in London is taken froma review of his latest book published in the Lon- don ‘Atheneum, and written, of course, by a sound churchman: Itis a curious characteristic of Baptist history that the *‘churches ™ seem to have always posess- ed few membera at the close of 8 minister's ca: reer, and to have received great accessions of con- verts under a new pastor, an increase that gradu- ally vanished as the novelty of the new leader wore off. This was, at all events, the caseon the sacred grounds of Southwark. Splits, rents, and divis- [ons in congregations took things in that direc- tion, and, 4 quarter of a century ago, ‘‘the an- cient society "' in Southwark was apparently fast approaching extinction. Chapels and cxchequer boxes were equally empty, and probationers prov- ed unequal to the task of lling them. At length, news came of o clever, guileless, simple-minded lad, aged 19, who was marshaling_heavenward o poor scanty handful of Buptists, at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire. His name was Charles Iadaon Spurgeon, and he jumped, by no means eagerly, at the invitation to preside in the New Park Street Chapel, which was six times too large for any con- gregution that then dropped into it. The young gentlemun's reply to the invitation is worthy of the complete letter-writer. It is strong- ly"n!urked by consistency, logic, and a tender sim- plicity: & l{ad 1 been uncomfortable in my present sitn- ation, Isnould have felt unmixed ‘pleasure at the prospect Providence seems to open up before me; but having a devoted and loving people, I feel 1 know not how. One thing 1 know, viz.: that I must soon be severed from them by necessity, for they do not raise sufiicient to maintain me in com- fori. Illad they done fo I should have turned a deaf ear to any request to leave thewm, at least for the present. But now my Heavenly Father drives me forth from this little garden of Eden. and whilst 1 sce I must go out, § leave 1t with reluctance, and tremble to tread the unknown land before. " Pereons of light minds may, perbaps, smile at this. To them it will scem a Hll’l’e in the vein of another Christian letter-writer, who informed a correspondent: **1 will be with you (D. V.) on on Monday: but at all events, on 'I'uesda; he may remeiber the old Scottish lady, in Galt nals of the Parish,” who, afilicted atthe announce- ment of her young, favorite pastor, that a call from the Lord would take himn to a distant parish, nsked him if he wonld get a greater stipend in the new district. The reply was in the aflirmu- tive, and the oid lady’s comment thereupon was to the efiect that, if the stipend bad bgen less, the Lord migat have calledjn vain, for the minister would not have heeded it. After entering upon his duties, Mr. Spurgeon goon made his influence felt in Southwark chapel. He had asked those in anthority to luve regard to his youth and inexperienc, and to judge Jeniently any of his hasty and unmpremedinted words. He soun made thut once half-empty edifice ** s hot as the black hole in Calcutta.” "His own soul lacked elbow-room, and up went oncof the first of the pulpit sky-rockets which he delighted in explodi 1t took this form: By fuith tne walls of J fell down. and Dby faiths this wall at the back shall come down, t00.” - This offended an **aged und prudent Deacon,” who, **in somewhat domineer- iug tones, ™ suid to the modest youth: **Let us never hear of that again!” ** What do you mean?"” rejoined the youngand inexperienced’lad; **you will hear no'more about it when it is done, and therefore, the sooner you see abont doing it the better.” The result was that vestry-and school- room were laid into the chapel, while the congre- gation assembled at Excter Hall. Mr. Spurgeon speaks with bated reverence of the aged, prudent, and interfering Deacons of ~the olden time. ‘*Since our sojourn in London.” he remarks, 4 we have &cen the last of a former race 0f Deacons; fine, gen- tlemanly mep, rather stiff and unmanageable; not quite to our mind, but respectable, prudent gran- dees of dissent, in semi-clerical dress, with white cravats.” His present stafl of Deacons he describes as peculiarly lovable, energetic, warm-hearted, generous men, " a description which he seems to ake the more readily, ** a8 we wuy hope to live with them unother guarter of a century.” The Deacon who gave his young minister the first rap of the knuckles had been in authority under Dr. Kip- gon. and under a luter pastor, James Smith, whose ¥ing words may be said to jump_with Mr. Spar- geon’s humor, and arc thus recorded: **Iam just like a pucket that is all ready to go by train, pack- ed, corded, labeled, paid for, :mxf on the plut?orm, waiting for the expre=s to come by and take me to glory. I wish I could hear the whistle now!” This 5 much in the Spurgeon way, with lese audacity. When he speaks of his present Deacons 13 hearty and good yoke fellows, we are reminded of an ob- ervation we ouce heard bim make, which showed at lenst his symputhy for humankind and intelligence. When in difficultics, he could only be understood, he said, and be belped by fellow-men about him; indecd, if in Baptist business perplexities, the angel Gabriel were to come Lo him with an offer or aid, he would say, *‘Gabriel, go Lack 'to your singing, and leave me with mortals, who uonder- stand 0y condition and need.” Inthe same ser- mon in waich the above observation was made, a seruion preached in *‘our brother's ™ chapel in o western suburb, Mr. Spurgeon remarled that the crowded congrezation before him comprised more than “‘our brother’s ordinary audience.” Such superflux e humorously characterizedas being ‘*Cliristian vagrants,” and, he added, with his well-known refined playfuluess, that he should like to send guch vagrants “away *‘witha flea in their ear.” We remember, too, that some portions of paradisiacal pleasures 'for the faithful elect would consist in the consumption of **lumpsof delight!" These illustrations were made with a_dry sim- i:]xcny thai_scems common to ‘‘Baptized be- icvers.™ It will be remembered that, in 1836, when Mr. Spurgeon was preaching to 7,000 persons in the Binsic Hall in the Surrey Gordens, a panic was followed by a rush, in which seven lives were sacrificed, and many were gricvously wounded and mutilated. The chapel minutes thanktully record **that, in this sad ca- lamity, the lives of their beloved pastor, the dea- cons, and members were all preserved.” Mr. Spur- geon himeclt sces ju the calamity a means to an end: **It turned out, in the Providence of God, to be one of the most powerful means of turning pib- lic attention to special services, and I do not doubt . ifi‘hfis been the mother of multitudesof blessinge.™ To the specinl services held by this admisabie logician, he caye, *‘all classes came, both high and low. We have before us a list of the nobility who attended the Music-Hall,” but, he a4ds, “*as we never felt any creat clation at their attendance, or care to have their presence blazon- ed abroad, we will not insert the names. It was & far greater joy to uv, " says Mr. Spurgeon, **that bundreds came who were led to scc?( the Lord, and 1o find cternal life in Him." The Baptist minister detested the wicked aristocracy; he received their ulme, but he was not to be deceived by thelr liber- ality. Lie showed himself to be almost as acate a3 ;fifc{‘n‘:fl‘?‘? monk u{thgne, who professed to be an honest man from a knuve, sil ""\‘xhfi sm'i‘"g; - knuve, simply Although Mr. Spurgeon’s book is often marred b; bad taste, vulgarity, and an offensive mmilinrit; with Providence, “there remains the Irrefutable proof of his having accomplished much, Out of the old chupel, with its sconty congregation, has sprung the Tabernacle, holding” its thousanas, and in connection with it has arisen the Pastor's col- lege, sufliciently endowed to send Baptist mission- aries to the ends of the earth. What the one soli- tary Calvinistic missionary, who is set down at work in China, can be doing amony the millions of {elhw heathens, is not told, bat'we readily give tian credit for courage s gredt #s that of Francis Xavier. To the other achievments named sbove mast be added the Orphanage, which is open, s far as its means will allow, to the parentless, irre- epective of creed and without any canvassing for votes. It is clear that Mr. Spurgeon cannot only work upon the feclings of his sadienccs, but can ficl to the bottom of their purses. He can o “more than open hcarts gand wring shillings from the ethren; he ™ has found a sister volnntarily furnishing tens of thousands of pounds- for really usefl parposes, but. before taking her money, _he ascertained that mone of the heirs of her own household suffered unjustly by her gifs to him. Mr. Sporgeon has won thousands of hearers, as well as of pounds, Ve can very well sce that Mr. Spargeon, having no other chu rule bnt ‘‘common ecuse, he undertakes to supply, isa sort of Pope in bis own Tabernacle. and his not been unsuccessful ing material pomtof view. The secret of his spiritunl euccess lles in the fact thathe is thor- onghly understood by the meanest capacity. Ite leaves mysterics and inexplicable doctrines to minds that love torture themselves over those ter- rible riddles. He deals continually with the duty of man toward God. and he has the art of making ‘men not tremble at the jdea of failing in duty, but feel joyously anxious to perform the duty without reserve. Fastidious **orthodoxy ™ may cry, Fie! Dbut, to be honest, it must confess that this ecceng, tric minister has been a_*‘godsend™ to thousands in Southwark and elsewhere. DECONSECRATION. . A CURIOUS ENGLISH CEREMOXY. Moncure D. Conway, in a letter to the Cincin- nati Commercial, thus describes a curious cere- mony which took place in London a short time ago: The house in the Darbican in which Jobn Milton was born has now disuppeared,-and very soon will disappear the church n which he was baptized. That church (All Hallows) has been solemnly de- consecrated by Bishop Clanghton. transferred from Christ to the prince of this world, and it will soon be pullea down to be replaced by u warchonse. On the external wall of this church, —whose architect, after its destruction by the great fire of London, was Sir Christopher Wren—about six feet from the ground, is the following inscription: Three pocts [n three distant places born, Greeee, Italy. and England did adorns The first in Joftiness of thought surpasst, The next in majesty—in botli the last. The force of uuture could no further go; » To makeathird she jojned the former two. * J0mN MILTON was born in Bread street. Friday, the 9th day of Decem- ber, 160, and was baptized in_the parish church of All Huilows, Broad street, on Tuesday, the 20th day of De- cember, 1608. It is probable that the portion of the present building holding this inscription will be preserved and incorporated inuny new cdifice that may be erected. It is, by the way. rather hard on the author of the **Miltonic Theory of Creation® that he should have such a Darwiniin inscription in hig honor as the above, **The force of nature could no further go!" Why, Iluxley himself might have written it. * The strange ceremony of deconsecra- tion, unprecedented in this century, 80 far 33 the community has yet becn informed, has considera- bly startled thic public. Bishop Claughton, who performed the service, teok his text the words of one called to_follow Christ: *‘Let me first bury my father,” and deduced therefrom that the duty of the Church was to abandon that whose life ig ended, whose utility is past, and follow the living. 1t is but natural that some should suggest to tne Bishop a wider application of thc samc principle to the whole Church, and not merely to one edifice from whose ity human residences have depurted. There is a vast migration of the Engtish mind and life represented in the five centuries which intervened between the consecra- tion and the deconseeration of All Ifallows. The Bishop who performed the consecration was a man who had power to bind and loose in earth or Heaven; hecould send his people to Smithfield flames, both temporal and eternul. The Bishop who deconsecrated All Hallows represented a man ntterly powerless to effect the fortunes or menace the thought of the humblest humun being. Stat nominis umbra. A Bishop now compared with what he used tobels what may be dexcribed in Struusg' phrase as a ** welthistoriche humbug.™ If the Enghsh Church were to deconsecrate every- thing which the life and interest of the peoble have avandoned the results wonld be rather important. Still the ceremony was impressive, all the more because of the excited man who' shouted out to the congregation to keep their hats on, as it was an *tactof desecration,” and whose Jast word when thrust_out of the door, was to protest *‘against the desecration—in the name of God!" Hewasa fair type of the multitude who'cannot distinguish ‘between desecration and deconsecration. RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. THE CHURCH.IN GENERAL. Arrangements are being made for calling the next National Congregational Council in 1877. The Presbyterian Cburch at Bridgebampton, L. I, dates its history from. the year 1640; the Presbyterian Church of Hempstead from 1644, A Congregational migsion is now maintained on the coast or Labrador for the benefit of the shoremen and visiting American fishermen. The Rev. S. R. Butler, of Northampton, Mass., is the missionary. ] The Primitive Methodists report, as the result of thirty-one years of labor in Australia, 300 churches and numerous preaching-places, With an average attendance of 85,000. There are also 15,000 Sunday-school scholars, Eleven conferences of the Methodist Protest- ot Church have oceurred in ealling a greneral Convention for 1877 to conswmmate a union with the Methodist Church. Bota of these bodies are small non-Episcopal Methodist branches, which were separated by the slavery question. Arevival of great power is now being con- ducted in Mount_Salem M. E. Church, near Wilmington, by Mrs. Lowry, the converted actress. The cliurch is nightly crowded, and the altar filled. The pastor, the Rev. J. W. Weston, from broken-down health, is unable to render any assistance. - - “Financial embarrassments” is what they call it in the Berkeley Strect Church, Boston. Whatever it is, it drives away the pastor, the Rev. William B Wright. This s the church of which Dr. H. M. Dexter, editor of the Congrega- tionalist, was pastor. I1ts whole history has been one of struggle agaiust difliculties. % Following the example of the Mohammedans of Bombay, 2 number of the Mohammedauos of Madras held a public meeting upon Oct. 7 to ex- press sympathy with Turkey. The correspond- ent of the London ZTimes, however, ¢Xpresses. the opinion that the bulk of the Mohammedans of India know little and care less about Turkey. The Roman Catholics report a great miracle at Munich, Germany. A nug, who wus a confirmed cripple and could not wallk, was consciously im- pelled to swallow som= threads of a relic of the arments of a priest who was shot by the Paris “ommune in 1871. As soon as she had eaten the threads she was restored to complete health, and all her Jameness vanished. The sccond General Convention of the New Jerusalem Church in Germany has been held at Stuttgart. Five candidates were ordained to the wministry, among whom was the Rev. E. A. Funfstuck (Lutheran), of Wilkesbarre, Pa. Oue of the five candidates orduined the rest, andwas himself ordained in turn by one of the new min- isters. The Society has 177 members. The Boston Moody and Sankey Committee have received $29,100 in subscriptions toward the erection of their proposed tabernacle. The work of ercction will begin in o few days. ‘Twelye or fifteen thousand dollers is the addi- tional sumn estimated to be necessary for the current expenses of the Moody and Sankey meetings, ‘The Rev. Dr. Manning is the Ch: maun of the Committee on Preparatory Services; }J. E. Snow is the Treasurer of the building und. ‘The Rev. Dr. Burgess, of Springfield, Mass., eriticises Bishop Stevens (Protestant Episcopal), of Pennsylvania, for ordaining recently a deat- mute, Mr. Syle, to the ministry. He # The Apostolic canons forbade the ordinat.on of those defectivein the senses or* gricvously maimed, but permitted them to officate if by accident such results were reached after ordina- tion, or if it were the result of persccution. These canons are not regarded as binding upon us, but thepolicy of the Church may be seen in them.” The Rev. Knowles Shaw, Evangelist, and re- cently pastor of the First Christian Church, corner Indiana avenue and Twenty-fifth street, last week clcsed a meeting with the Filth Street Christiau Church in Covington, Ky. The effort resulted in 104 being added to the church,—all but six or eight by confession and bzptism. Amoniy_the converts were four Komzn Catl- olics. The house was thronzed from the com- mencement, and great -interest was maniiest throuzhout, Mr. Suaw, after a brief sojourn with the church here, has again left, to hold o protracted meeting with the Coristian Church in South Bend, Ind. The Association in Ircland for the Advocacy of the Sunday-Closing of Public-Houses ha opened its winter campaign with undimis vigor. At the annual meeting which was held in the first part of October, letters of approval were read from the Archbishop of Dablin, Car- dinal Cullen, Lord O'Hazau, Mr. Lowe, M. P., Mr. Gladstoue, and many other prominent per- n regard to the amount of drmki Inish cities, the Recorder of Doublin stated ut a recent licensing session *that Dublin_ was fast becoming a sink of intoxication,” and that some- thing must be done to check the drunkeunes® of the working classes. The Congregation Enai-Sholom having begun the erection of their house of worship on Michi- gun avenue, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, and it now being about completed, for the purpose of gssisting i its finishing, thic lady members and their tricnds have made arronge- ments to hold a grand fair, which is to be opened Monday evening, Dec. 4, and kept open cvery evening during said weck (cxcept Friday); also, Tuesday aud Thursday afternoon. Tie ladies bave been quite busy for the past two months with the necessary preparations to malke the af- fair so attractive and interesting that sucuess may confidently be expected. The Presbyterian papers undertake to prove that there is & demand for more ministers; basing their position onthe fact that that nearly all the new ones from the seminaries find places. Out of eighty-seven “ new crop *! ministers from the three principal’ seminarics, Ution, Prince- ton, and Allegheny, seventy-seven have procured sitnations as pastors. It'is true enough that these new men have been located; but'there is another fact which bears upon the case, namely, that their pastorates have Leen secured at thie expense of older and wiser men, who are turned out to starve. The young fellows are cheaper than the more mature men. They have no familics, and can live on almost nothing. Tae churches are mostly suffering from the hard times, and want the " chieapest, they can get, re- gardless of quality. The ministers who have reached middle life, and who have expensive families depending on them, haveto worry along as they best can. PERSONAL. Lord Plunkett has becn elected to the Church of England Bishopric of Meath, Ireland. The Rev. Wayland Hoyt has consented’ to return to the Strong Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn. Father Beekx, who has been General of the Jesuits for twenty-three years, will probably be soon raised to the Cardinalate; and it isthought that he will be the successor of Pius IX.as Pope. . The Rev. Jdseph Cook, of Boston, whois drawing great crowds to his rMonda; lectures, declines to go to the Reformed Church at Madi- son avenue and Fifty-seventh street, New York. He will continue his Monday lectures. Mrs. Sewell, who has for some_years been la- boring as & Quaker missionary in Madagascar, is about to return to her home in Londan. The church at Antananarivo passed some resolu- tions highly complimentary of Mrs. Sewell’s work. The death of Mrs. Lucy G. Thurston, one of the original American missionaries to the Sand- wich Islands, is announced. She had reached her 81st year. An account of her very remarka- bie life and characterwas a few years since given by Mr. Nordhoff in his volume on the Sandwich Aslands. A son of the Rev. Dr. Cumming, of London, lately applicd to be received into the Presby- terian Church of England. fn his letter he says that he was licensed by the Established Presby- tery of Dunoon, at oue time assisted his father, was minister of a_‘‘broken down™ church in the North of England, and latterly had been an Episcopal curate, and had come to the conclu- sion that Episcopacy was a “despotic tyranny.” The Rev. Dr. Nevin, of Geneva, Switzerland, contradicts, in a letter to the Churchman, the report that Father Hyacinthe was about to enter the Church of England. The eloquent father believes that his proper work and mission is in France, and in no_other country, except pro- visionally. He will remain io_Gtneva, hoping that the time may come when he cau return to Paris. He recognizes Bishop Herzog in his ?iricunl office, but refused to accept the Old atholic scheme of government. The Baptist and Methodist Churches have within a week each lost one of their most emi- nent wen, the Rev. Richard Fuller, of the Bay tists, and the Rev. J. P. Durbin, of the Meth- odists. At the funeral of Dr. Durbin it was re- lated, in proof of his eloguence. that on one oc- casion he preached on the * Day of Judgment,” and the congregaiion, terrificd by their pastor's vivid description of the approaching hour, arose in a shriek of wild panic, rushed to the win- dows, tore open the shutters, and wrenched the staples from the walls, in their frantic effurts to let the mid-day sun in on their inward gloom and, terror. The holes in the wall are still to be seedl. DISTANTLY CONNECTED. Priest—Now tell me, Doolan, truthfally, how oftendo you go to the chapel! Pat—Well now, share of’ll till yer riv’rence the truth. FaixIgo as often as I can avoid. Alittle boy in the infant-class of a Sunday- school wvas asked by his teacher whether he had learned anything during the week. ‘O, yes,” said he. * What have you learned?” ¢ Never to trump your partuer’s trick,” was the reply. De Witt Talmage is at home again, g'rea:ly refreshed by his vacation, and the first Sunday he preached’he knocked the stuffing out of the cushion and_pounded the bare pulpit until the people outside came in to see who was playing the bass drum.—Burlington Hawk-Eye. The late Dr. Norman McLeod used to tell this story as a specimen of a boy’s theology: J.— “Mamma says that good angels kecp goed boys.” Aunt—‘Shall I leave the candle burn- ing? Are you frightened?’ J.—‘Yes—no— 3; leave it burniug.” _Aunt—% What are you rightened for?”? J.—“Rats.” Aunt—*Think, dear, about the good angels.” J.—*Can they kill rats¥” . San Antonio Herald.—In Ward No. 5, a few evenings ago, o fond mother undertook to teach Tier little boy the Lord’s Prayer. The little fel- low repeated the words after her until she came to: ¢ Give us this day our daily bread.” Then he paused, and seemed to be thinking very hard. At last he said: “ There ain’t no use asking God for that bread. You can’t humbug God that way, ma, for Heis everywhere, and He knows we bave done eat supper, and He must have seen that big plate full of biscuits in the safe, and if we try to fool Him He'll cateh us out on the fiy, first pop.” There are a number of middle-agedgentlemen, who, thinking themselves endowed by naturé with oratorical ability, visit Sunday-schools to display their speech-making qualities. One of these zentry had a round of four o five schools which he visited regularly and as regularly bored, ending his orations invariably with _Amen! WhilC visiting one of the schools, the Superintendent, out of courtesy, asked him if he desired to say a few words to the school. Waal, yes, Il say just a word or two ! and, straightening himself up, he began: * wa'al, chil’iin, the Superintendent wants me to speak to yer! Neow, what shall I say—what shall [ talk abour?” A bright little fellow, about four years of ace, sitting in the front seat, who evidently hiad heard the orator before, jumped to his feet, and lisped out loud cnough to be leard all over the schoolroom: * Thay * Amen,’ and thit down!* Respect for the body ecclesiastical does not revent the traveling of this story through the linglish papers: The Bishop of Lichfield hathia taste for walking, and on one occasion, some time ago, he walked from a church in the back country to the railway-station, where he was to take the train for home. On the way, he hap- pened to observe a group of men sitting to- grether on the ground, ana immediately resolved to “say a word in season” to them, atter the fashion of the Caliph Haroun or the average district tract distributor. “#Well, my good men,” said his Lordshi) cognito, ““what are you doing The response of one of the men was not cal- culated to please and cncourage the amiable prelate. *We bin a loyin’,” he said. “Lying 1’ said the horrified Bishop. *What do you miean?” “Why, yer see,” was the explanation, ‘“one of us [un kettle, and we bin a-tryin’ who can tell the bigeest lie to have it.” “ Blroc] said the Bishop, and, straight- way improving the occasion, he procecded to impress upon the sinners the enormity of lying. He inforined them that he had been taught that one of the greatest sins was to tell a lic, and, in fact, so stronely had this been urged upon him that never in the whole course of Ius life had he told a lie. Would that we_ might relate how those wicked men were moved and charmed by the recital of such saintliness! b Alas! no sooncr had the excellent, Bishop made this snnouncement than there wasa glee- ful shout: **Gic th’ governor th’ kettle!\ . Gie th? governor th’ kettle!” %, CHURCH SERVICES. . CONGREGATIONAL. The Rev. E. F. Williams will preach at the For- ty-seventli Strect Church at 10:45 a. m. Service at the Forty-fifth Street School-Honse at 3 p. m. —The Rev. W. L. Blackburn will preach ‘at Plymonth Church, Michigan avenue, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets, it 10:30 a. m. The congregation unite with Christ Church, corner of Twenty-fourth strect and Michigan ave- nue, in the eveninz. —The Rev. D. N. Vandetveer will preach morn- ing and evening atthe Unlon Park Church, corner of Ashland avenue und Washington street. —The Rev. L. T. Chamberlain will preach morn- ing and evening at the New England Church, cor- ner of Delaware pluce and Deirborn strect. "the tey. Burke F. Leavitt will preuch morning and evening at Lincoln Purk Church, corner of ohaswk and Sophia streets, ? GNITARIAN. 3 The Rev. Brooke Uerford will preachat the Church of the Messiah, corner of Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street, at 10:45 a. m.on **In- spiration:"’ at 7:45 p. m. he will lecture on ** The Libie Teachings of Heaven und Hell.* —The Rev. E. P. Powell will preach in the morn- ing at the Third Charch, corner of Monroe and Lailin sirects. Subject: *“The Necessity of Posi- tive Relizion.” ~No evening service. —The Mr. Forbush will preach in the morn- ing and the Rev. Robert Collyer in the evening at Unity Churgh. UNIVERSALIST. The Rev. Sumner Ellis will preach at the Church of the Redeemer, corner of Washington and Sanga- mon streets, in the evening, on'+*The Laws of e ey Sotmner Ellls will —The Rev. Sumner Ellis reach at Englewood 01 School- Honse In the moratng. —Tne Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach at St. Paul's Church, on Michigan avenue, near Sixteenth street. Tae third of the course of lectures to young men will be delivered in the eveninz. Subject: * The Joung Manin the Street: or, The Temptations of bl —The Rev. J. W. Hanson will Chacch of\ghe Redecmer m the mormiag " °F 2 EPISCOPAL. The Rev\W{IL Hopkins will preach st St. i \ Joh: K 10 and 7 —The Rev. Dr. Church at 11 2. ut. and‘ ngg}:’stne; ject: ‘*The Atonement of 3 )cfl'flmrel:'rill be sfir\iiceé mumh_:gfln;t‘i‘ e]v)ee!;lrnb%:: ¢ Church of the Holy Communiof, > :‘x’:ett]:mcllcchcn Twenty-ninth and Thirticth Btreets. pev. Luther Pardee will officiate morning and e e "at. Calvary Church, on Warren ave- nue, near Oakley street. ‘Holy Commmunion 2% 8 a‘m. B et ev. E. Sullivan will officiate at Trinity Chn‘r::hlre, ?omer ‘of Twenty-sixth street and Michi- n avenue. Subjects: 3orning, Wh_}: 80 'y brayors Go Unanswered” ; evening, CRo. cent Unitarian Arguments Against the Divinity of st " Chrit f —The Rev, D, F. Warren will officiate morning und?:‘vfn[ng ‘at St. Mark's Church, corner of Cot- tage Grove avenue and Thirty-sixthstrect. € rhe Rev. George C. Street will otticiate in the ‘morning at All Saints’ Church, corner of Carpenter and Ohio streets. REEORMED EPISCOPAL. The Rev. R. H. Bosworth will preach_at Em- mauuel Church, corner of Hanover and Twenty- eighth streets, morningand evening, andat the Baptist Church, Englewood, forthe Trinity con- ion, at 3:30 p. m. i B v W. " Williamson will preach at the Good Shepherd Church at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject: ‘‘The Secret of o Happy Life.” Mr. Williamson will preach for the iea formed Episcopal Church in Sonth Chicagoat reach at Grace oyne streets, at . in. Lhcke. will preach in Grace Morning sub- P TrheRev. J. D. Cowanwill Charch, corner of Hoyne and Le 73 . 1. 730 R Sev. 7. M. Gibson, pastor of the Second Prosbyterian Church, will preach at Christ Church, Michizan avepue and Twenty-fourth street, at 102453 m. Bishop Cheney will proach at night. the Plymouth Congregational Church uniting in the ervice. ST Rev. J. D. Cowan will preachat Immannel Church, corner of Centre and Dayton streets, in the morning, and the Rev. Dr. Cooper in the even- ing, on ‘'*instantuncous Conversion. 5 - ='Bishop Fallows will preach af St. Paul's Charch, corner of Washington and Ann streets. Subjects; Morning, ** What 15 the Iloly Cutholic Church?® Evening, ** Revivals of Religion Sensi- ble and Seriptural. . —The I(ev? W. E. Williamson will preach in the South Church at'3 p. m. BAPTIST. The Rev. J. A. Smith will preach at the Univer- sity Place Church, Douglas avenue, at 11 a. m. Urilon meeting with Grace Presbyterian Church in the-evening. y —The Rev. H. L: Stetson will preach at the Y¥il- mette Church at ‘70 p. m.3 subject, **The Faithfal Saying.” ke tiev. 11, L. Stetson will preachin the Win- netka Church at 10:30 . m. ; subject, ** Necessity of the New Birth.” —The First Baptist and Michizan avenue Me.ho- dist Churches will unite withthe First Presbyterian in the evening, and the Rev. John Williamson will reach. p—'l‘he Rev. W. W. Everts will preach in_the corner of Park marning at the First Charch, avenme and Thirty-first street. Baptismat the cloge. In the evening the congregation will unite with fhe Fifth Prosbyterian Church, —The Rev. N. E. Wood will preach morningand vening at the Centennial Church, corner of Lin- coln and Jefferson streets. "—The Rev. Galusha Anderson will preach at the Second Clurch, corer of Morgan and Mooroe sireets. Subjects: Morning, **A Continual Re- vival;" evening, **The Prodigal Son—The Famine in the Far Country.” : '_The Rev. D. B, Chency will preach morning and evening in the Fourth Church, corner of Wash= ington and Paulina streets. = ZThe Rev. J. W. Custia will preach at the Mich- 12an Avenuc Churck, corner of Twenty-third street. Subjects: Morning, *The Gift of Love;" evening, **Jesus the Son of God." —The' Rev. J. D. Burr will preach in the morn- mgat Immanucl Church, in Orchard street, near Sophin. PRESBYTERIAN. The Rev, E. A. Barrett will preach at Westmin- ster Church, corner of Peoria and Jackson strecta. Evening subject: **Christ the Medlatdr.” —fThe Rev. James Maclaughlan will preach at the Scorch Charch, corner of Sangimon and Adams strects, moring dnd evening. Evening subject: —The Rev. Charles L. Thompson will preach at the Fifth Charch, corner of Indiana avenwe and Thirtieth street, at10:30 8. m. Union Gospel ser- vice in he evening. —Thé Rev. J. T. Matthews will preach at the Reunion Church, Fourteenth street, near Throop, in the morning, and the Rev. J. I 'Walker in the evening. Evemmng subject: ** Hating Christ.” —The Rev. Edward Barr, of Frankfort, Ind., will preach In_the morningat the Eighth Church, corner of Washington und Robey streets. No even- ing service. ZThere will be unlon services at the Fifth Church in tho evening. —Prof. John H. LIcwitt will preach in the morn- ing ut the Fourth Church, corner of Rush and Su- perior streets.No evening service. —The Rev. Henry T. Miller will preach in the ‘morning at the Sixth Charch, corner of Vincennes and Oak avenues. Subject: ** At the Forks of the Road.” Union Gospel servicesin the evening. METHODIST. The Rev. S. H. Adams will preach at Centenary Church, Monroe street, near Morgan, morning and cvening. Morning subject: ‘* Siguificznce of the Jewish Burnt Offering. ™ —The Rev. Dr. Tiffany will preach at Trinity Charch, Indiana avenue,” near Twenty-fourth street, 2t 10:45 2. m. and 7:30 p. m. will preach at Park —The Rev. S. McChesney Avenue Church at 10:30 a. m. and p. m. —A union Gospel serxice of the West-End Bap- tist, Methodist, and Congregational churches will De held in the Western Avenue Church, corner of Monroe street, at 7:30 ?7 nt: —The Rev. John Williamson will preach in the morning at the Michigan-Avenue Church, corner of Thirty-second strect. The congregation will unite with the Fifth Presbyteriun in the evening. —The Rev. William C. Willing will preach in the morning ut the Langley-Avenue Church, corner of Thirty-nintn street. N 3 —The Rev. John Atkinson will preach at Grace Church, corner of LaSalle and White streets. Even- ing subject: **Wash and Be Clean.” ZThe Rev. A. W. Patton will preach morning and evening at the Wabash Avenue Charch. —The Rev. Qeorge . Peeke will preach in the morning at the Western Avenue Charch. CHRISTIA A. 7. White will_preachut” the Central Church, corner Van Buren and Campbell avenue, at 3 P m. MISCELLANEOUS. The Rev. S. K. Kopler will greuch in English at the Sinai Temple, corner of Indiana avenue and Tywenty-first street, at 10 p. m., on **The Origin and Significance of the Sabbath and Its Indispensa- ble Necessity for Man. " —Elder G.”W. Shepherd will preach at the corner of T\vsl},l "-Dfilth street and Indiana avenuecat 11a. m. and 7:30 p. . Evening subject: ** What 1 Do to Be Sav L'l‘."’F ) Shal) ~—The Christians will meet at the Chapel, No.318 West Chicago avenue, at & p. m. Mra. Q. R. Fapett will preach at the Tabernacle, No. 91 Sonth Green street, morning and evening, —The Disciples of Christ will meet at No. 220 ‘West Randolph street at 4 p. m. —~Mre. Cora L. V. Tuppan will lecture before the Firat Society of Spiritualists at Grow"s Hall, morn~ ing and eveni Subject chosen by the audience. Evening subject: ** Creation and Uncreation by Student of Buddh ‘The services close with im- promptu inspirational poem. —The Rev. G. O. Barnes will preach in the Har- gon Street Chapel, corner of Paulina street, in the marning, and at the County Iospital at 3 p. m. —The Rev, Edmund Belfonr will preach at the Engiish Church of the Holy Trinity (Luthcran), coruer of North Dearborn snd Eric streets, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p._m. —The Rev. W. F. Stewart will preachat the Tay- lor School-House, South Chicago, in the morning. ~The Rev. Dr. Hibbard will preach at the New Church Iall, corner of Eighteenth street and Prairie avenue, at11a. m., and at the Temple, cormer of Washington street and Ogden avenue, at ) p. m. Dr;‘;fie! Ttow. & Isbam Bl:‘ss,nua Barlington, will n St. Paol's Church, DA o urcl ; yde Park, morning CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.’ EPISCOPAL. Nov. 19—Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. - CATHOLIC. Now. lfl—z‘gencgl-m\:’flgx S‘undny after Pente- cost; St. eth of Hunj 5 Pontiun, P. M. Ehiee Nov. 20—St. Feix, of Valvis, C. Nov. 21—Presentation of the B, V. M. You. 22—t Ceailin, V.M, % Vov. 23—St. Clement, P. M. ; St. Felicitas, M. Nov. 24—St. John ’of the Cross, c.’;M t. flgilygsozmus, M. 2 Now. t. Catherine, V. M. ——— AUTUMM-WINDS. Autumn-winds are stealing rous L Sm'xnmul" bmell;:udfiyim;; 2 ronad, ;uscions fruits bedeck tl Flower and leaf are dyx:;gm A Leaves—ah! who can paint Garnet, brown, andrl-efio\'vh!mw" Blending sweetly ere they go, A picture warm and mellow. Huntsmen now have left the moor, Game have gone to burrow; Farmer Jones, his labor o'er, ‘Will turn no other farrow. Cackling birds seek milder cli winiz hords wend homeward;’ Snails lia farled for other times, Cloudsroll fiercely onward. Suns once torrid now are cold, L‘;\‘n:.;:ges's harvest ended; ! c250n8 must Shonld he then with ) prora sojotm Cndlesss Provide eath and Hell may soon i Will e journey Triendiesss S Crrcaco, II STELLA CoarsworTa. P The Cost of English Fox-H The statistics as v oo i cs as to the numb k: throughout the United Kingdom :u?:. ;fzr Mu‘;s the best answer to those Who maihthin thap hunting is on the declime. It must be remem- bered that the 342 packs, some of which hunt five and non:: less than two days & week, consist altogether, and taking into account some seven lete return, of about 10,000 couples of Rhere are 6,6963 couples of foxhounds ;“é"é’:,%} couples in England, 68934 in Treland, and 20 in Scotland. “There are 2,266 couples of hue- » riers; 1,416 couples in England, 821 in Irclang, and 29 in Scotland, There arc 3711 coupleg of staghounds; 279 couples. in England, and Bi¢ in Ireland; and 2965 couples of belgles. T say nothing of the huntsmen and whips, of whom there are about 1,000,—being upoq ay average of nearly three to each pack,—ft my be sufiicient to state broadly that the 342 Pflcki —taking the annual cost ‘of each at £2000, year, which is certainly not an extravagant mate—entail an annual expenditure of 350, affording sport to some 50,000 people who hup regularly. THE GAME OF CHESS CaEss Dimectont. —Chicago Chess Club, Nox. g3 and 65 Washington strect; open from9a. m. gy 10p. m. Chess players meet daily at the Tre, House (Exchange) and the Sherman House (Bage. ment). All communications intended for this should be addressed to TaE TRIBUNE, ,,,‘,’5’},’,5},',",2} **Chess.™ TO CORRESPONDENTS. Correct solution to Enigma No. 9 recelved frop W. H. Ovington, W. Howard Hall, E. Barbe, E,g. Watts, and E. Semple, city. Correct solution- to Problem No. 49 recelveg from E. S. Watts, W. H. Ovington. W. Howan Hall, E. Semple, G. S. Powell, E. Bar e, and P. B, D., city; C. Brodic, Austin, Ill.; R\ Wheeling, W Va. s 7 RW. Eot, . K., Columbus, 0. Lorenz, Milwanke 0.5 6 ENIGMA NO. 12, BY MB. SAMUEL LOYD. White. Black. Kingat QEt2 KingacGBs ucen at ) € Rooknt QB4 Rnoight 3t 0 g Pawnat Q3 PawnatQKts Pawnat QRS Tawnat GRS ‘White to play and mate {a three moves, ‘ , PROBLEX NO. 51, ' BY MR. J. H. FINLINSOX. i N WY . Tmonomn 8 iy 774 TN EN % %/ %’ 4%. i White. White to play and mate in two moves. . SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 48. (As amended with Black Pawn at KB5.) White. Black. 1..KttakesQ 2. Any move SOLUTION TO ENIGMA NO. 10. White. Black. 1..RtoKt3 1..P moves B toR3 . 2..P moves .K mates I 1.EtE4 RtoBSdlsch 2 Emoves * mates CHESS IN PHILADELPHIA. Played last fall between Messrs. Bock and Albu | roni. The notes are by AMr. W. N. Potter. STEINITZ GAMBIT. White—Mz. Bock. 1.PtoK4 5E 7! (2 San et Gow! 9..Q takes 100G K2 11..G takes P i e £888 7 SOL {310 S'ETSSESES R FRROpO) 19,5 R e O P 5 8 o OO e RO Wi R R bR bR o (335 (a) Mr. Steinitz played here against Mr, Rosens thal, in the Baden Baden Tourncy, 7..B takes P and the game was _continued with '7..B takes Kt ch, §..P takes B, 8..Q takes B, 9..Ktto @35, 9.. 13, 10.. Kt takes P ch, 10..K to Q 8q. 11..Kt R, 11..K to Bag, 12..Pt0Q 3, and White extricated his Knight, and remained the exchange ahead. Black conld, however, maintain two minor pieces for a Rook by playing, at his 9th move, @ WR5. (b) An important rejoinder, which leaves Black with the superior game. (c) The Pawn cannot be protected against a sec- gndattack. Nevertheless, 11..Q to Q 3 was pre- erable (d) Wesk: PtoQ4 would consolidate Black's position and give him mesn for a succesaful s tack. ) (¢) Very tempting, but not quite sound. Black onght to play here 18..B to Kt:2, and If then19.. PtoR5, proceed with 19.. Kt takes P, 20..( takes B, 20..G takes B, 21..Kt0 B 2, 21..Ktt0 K & f) Best; if 20..B takes Kt, Black wins by 20..Q to R G ch, 21..K o Kt sq, 21..P takes T, etc. (¢) All'this is very ingeniously played, and Mr. Alberoni descrves all praise for the rare gaalities which he displays in this fight against heavy num- erical odds. (h) White throws the game away; to save his Queen he sacrifices the King. The' following lina of play gave White an easy won game, I 2 5..B takes B 29..Kito R5disch K to B4 t takea Q wBE and White is ont_of danger, and has Rook, tW0 Bishops, and two Pawns for the Queen. CHESS IN BERLIN. FRENCH DEFENSE. *White—Hzzr Gorz. 1.PtoK 4 Black-Hene S0z gl g cc] 'S el 8< O 8] i (> @ e qumnfia H (@) Kt to Q2 s better. (b) An elegant and, what s better, a correé move. (c) Q to Q R 4 ch would not avail against the It g&&;fl Q3. The best was Q uk:gln. **CHESS BRILLIANT.” BUY LOPEZ. Black—\z. ANpEassEE: Black mates in five moves. —— BUILDING. Iwiilliken hm unto a wise man, which balltBis ‘house upon a rock. JHow shall we build? Upon the rock of Trath. When? While time is still for us—To-dsy. How? With honest parpose lay in youth Foundation sure, 1or time nor death can SWsJ- ‘The superstructure raise with jealous care; In Justice lay each stone, as in cement; In Wisdom place each fitting portion where ‘The best bestowed for use or ornament. Buttress all firmly with a faithful life; Polish with Love each tower and finialj Finish with Charity: in bold relief Let this great virtue modify the whole. Then, when the storms of Life affright his sool Whose house is trembling on the hifting ssad, The building built for God remaineth whole— 1t atands secure, and shall forever stand. November, 1 [ ——— DISILLUSION. The golden light has faded, paled to . The foolish dream is ended. p[,’a yon.rmw;!l The rose you gave me withercd on_my heart! Yourlove owus like the dend roes. We must part All words are idle mockery—pass them by! TRecks not or true or mhex,7 Lx?vu wcorns tue le. Shadows for sunshine, gold ts Asles for roses. Go ngr wnoy i Bixa