Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1876, Page 7

THE REVIVAL. Requests for Prayer at the Noon« day Meeting. Brlof Remarks Made “by Prominont p Ministers and Laymen. factare by Mr. Moody on tho Lifo of Jolin the Baptiste fiu Evening Disconrso Was on the Phari- seo and the Publican. firking Intidents of ConverstonteA Letter from (ue Who Wants fo Bo Saved, M0ODY’8 BIBLE LECTURE, J01LY, TR FONERUNNER OF CIJIAT. Thero was a marked fmprovement]jn tha at- wendsaco sy Farwell Hall yeatordwy, afternioon, The lower portion of the "Lall wasdiiltd full, {od the first few rows of. tho gallory Wero occu- ed. The preliminaty exarclses were of the wual character, Mr. Bankey conducted the singig, und one or two pastors were on hand to ofter the customary prayers, . Tho subject, #John, the Forcrunner of Christ,” was by no meana s Interesting ns that of tho previous &y, While Mr. Moody s always entertaining, e oceasionally drops on n subject which does ot draw out ull his vigor and power; yester- sppeared to bo onc of thosc. An abatract of the lecturo follows: You that were liere yesterday will remember {hat we hiad Olirlst's birth, and wae le(t Him fn 1be carpenter’s shop at Nazareth, To-duy we il take up His forerunner. Thirty years have polled away siace we heard anything of Jobnj nd during that time we have hicard nothing of Christ except when at 12 years old o was in tha Temple. During those thirty ycars proba- by tho story of His birth and the strango yumots of tho shepherds and wise'men had all died out; and I bellove that Clrist’s death uld bave died out as quick as ilis birth hiad ftnot been that tho Ifoly Ghost camo into the woride But suddénly, unexpectedly, itke the ushing of & meteor, John burst upon tho na- tlon l1ke his predecessor Elffal, Matthew says: # 1o thoso days cuma John the Baptist.” Mark’s scount 18 that he was like *‘the.voles of one ay!nF in the wildernesa.” Luko says that the Word, of God came unto John; and John's ne- ¢ount unin: “There was a man sent from God.” Now, four men writing of vne l,hlnE will not write exactly slike. Matthew looked wupon Mary’s son 08 Uhrist comlmi' to set up tho {hrone ot David, and we find that all through Bis gospel Matthew 18 tulking about Kings. Luke speaks of Him as the Sou of man, bring- ing out 1ils humanity; John speaks of Him as thefon of God, Al four of the upostica write differently, and, in order to get the whole truth sbout Jolin, you want to read the four gospels. Itisa great infstake Lo tuke up one necoitnt and leave out tho other three; the four ought to bo uiken together and then we get the completo lite. There had been n great many prophets wd wonderful men, but John was the lnst onej Lestood between the old and the new dispensa- flons, He dressed llke Elljah; he was, {n fact, na t many respects like thnt nmp'lmo—mu preaching was very much o Elijul's style. A pest_many people talk about sensational peaching, ~ but there was never such a sosational preacher, 08 John the Buptist; Heshook the whole world; he_got hold of the ;nmxeu, thoso people who llive on church orms denying the power: and I tell you those we e ardest people to reach; the liirlots and dunkards are much more casily converted, L ored to think T should have lked to have lived inthe days of_the prophicts; but I have gotten over that. \thnevcru{)mnbcl. bursts oun utfon you must know that everythine fs fu the worst condition that it can be; eversthing is ox aud confusfon, and the i:cu le bave turn- o away from God. 8o Ivould rather lve when thero &re no rrnphctn beeauss mauy of thoso men were pent by God to bring the uation back to Bim, and they wero atern men—uen of frou vl and resolution. Now all the great men Itat have gone before are going o fade away, Jesusand John are like tho sun and moon 21\ ompaison with the stars. ~ There never ywas fuch a man ag John, exeept the Lord Jesus Him- it Alter rendlug n portlon of the third chnpter of Yatthow, the speaker continued: * # 1t is eyl- tent that the people belleved fn John the Bap- tit. e practiced what ko preached, and they beliered what he snld, Whenever Iynu find man dofng that, casting out bia own Jife aud be- Leving in Jesus down fn his own hieart, the peos #e will bellove, and flock to hear him, Tho freat troublo to-Uay Witl muny of usts that wo nyagreat deul that we don't mean, John did ot want, and did not receive, honor from men Lezhnply delfvered Lis measame and went back tathe desert. Tl result was that the Splrit-of od rested upon hiny, and God used him, I notlée one. uxlnF about his preaching. Upto ttemg that Clirlst came he was all'the time tning “Repent! Repent!” In-view of his power and “influence, there was u wplendid 0es for John to become an anti-Christ. Bat Lo was trze to his misslon, Hu never wught great things for himself, but smply performed the work that God guie bim to do, The reason there are so few Wdsy that God can use, {8 becsuse inen are seekdng great thinga for thomselves. This man ™ empticd of sclf. Ambition was out of slght with hilu; ho sought no glory for himaclf, tproclaimed the inessage ns God bad given . And he did not care what people thought, lietold the Pharisces pluhll{ what ho thought olthem, and was fearless of the resuit. But hie did not cry ** Repent " altogether; Lie 4 them there wus Auother commg, You may preach repentance as long as ?-on llke, but Utyou don't, preach u dellveratica—it you do not preach Chirlst s coming to sot men” frep—you [“ldo littlo good, "T'he nation s now crying Reforun,”' T don't how Jong they are golig to fonlinue to ery, but they bave kept it up ayer Ioce T remembory but there will be no true ttlorm untld Chrlst et into our hearts. Mew e all naturally bad, and cannot reforin untll ¢ Deliverer “gets into thelr hearts, John weached Chrlst’ to come, and I suppose that 28 the reason why Lo drew such Immense Gowdy, Ile preuzhed down himself and cx dlted Chrlat; und that fs what cvery minlster Gght ta do. o suld to the people, [ um . h“m"!)' ‘I'ho great trouble with most of uy that we thinf oursclves soimcthing, and wo te got so much dignity and position to keep p that the God of flenven cannot use us. o r. .\lwdey then gavo a geaphile deseription the baptism of Our Lord, und proceeded ; o said twico that ho Lnew Him not, sud 1 :'J 08¢ thut It wus the Spirlt of Gud that re- Ar e the fuct that his Master was before him, b‘M 88 they cuno out of the water after thy T.'Nlnn, thero cams a vulce from the 0ons guylng, “This s My bhe- wed Bou I whom 1 am . well :'W_:d-' God the Fathor beleved i the di- "3};) ofthe Lord Jesus Christ. Some Bible Gog sots tell ug that that was the irst tiine that Lo Father had spoken siuce Eden, Yor Vas Jears Ile coutd not luok down and say le 'M well pleased, because the suna of Sdam m:r: slutul and disobedlent; but thore was Ono b mf Wwho would prove obedient, and God sald, |llx:’HIV biloved Bon, fn whom I am well- "filfli God owned 1l as ils 8onand ex- m%d Himsclt pleased with Hims and shail u-lmuabcplnnod with flimi 1t Hod owned fryvied Hls 8on shall wabe ushamed to own Him i avior? After this. remurkablo event “‘H Tuncbinu was entivoly ditferent. Heo ed all his scrinons from one text, * Be- e theLamb of Uod which taketh away tho W br‘l)( ‘o world.” And that is the wey Jthy rlfi nlhnut repentance—produce Christ, trtasg He must increase, and 1 must des ach] and that fs the sccret of successful {fiicking, T stiould judizo from dolm, ill, 34, some of tha apostle’s disciples got wlilttle myl ot desus; but thers wus no room in Vo b headt for Jealousy, ‘Thank God for such Nl:‘l‘ll Thank (iod the world has had ouo tnan o [cl the Bpirit of God that there was uo or ousy, smbition, ur self. ot ot chapter we find John sending lflunk‘h“ to learn I He was tio trug Chrlst. o b s misrepresented here. 1vmay bo I ad wavered becausc Ls was cast sway 11F508, and ‘Clirist, had not come to sce hini, &"‘;fi ta we that the disciples could not un- betwe the two, thero was 80 much differenco en John and Jesus, John was given to ' Ii["’ and ho would not bo seen iu s publice 'Wu‘c"m' Ho denounced them; howas the it Matative of the law, and thatwas what the W e dids but Josus Christ camy u mflfl grace and trath, and Ho dsapler gether different from Jobn. ‘The tay, i Swevcr, could not understand this; £ obn wavered, |t wus unlike Jobn o lum think that Christ did not treat .“t n !uuvluz him i zlm‘frlum; but the Wty g ain's worls was fnfshed. Ho bolonged g, dispeusation, and the now ono was to ..‘dw“f.. n.ud ho migzht s well bu fu [loaven L ygy vh"l;‘.'l But wo find thut, sithough Christ ;%u‘ (et tolm ju prison, e poid him the R gy gt that wus ever paid to mortal ” 8ald of him, “Tlicre Is non greater E, born_of woman,"~—Luko, vii., 24-28. Liko Mo- sce, Johin died outslde the promised land; it is supposed that after ho wns beheaded ho was buried fn tho land of Monh, Moses, the firat nrupbct‘ was buried outsids the promised land, 88 was the laat of the old dispensation. Arm in Armn they doubtless walk-the crystal pavement of that upper land, but thelr bodles will be res- urrected by and :3‘, and through cternity they will praiso the Lord, Mr. Moody concluded by iving & summary of the runmca of Beripture caring out his cathnate of John's character, The ineeting closed In the usuz! mannor, NOONDAY MEETING. REQUESTS FOR PRAYER. The noonday meeting yosterday waa devoted to auswering the questlon, What shallI1do tobe sayed? . Tha following requesis for prayor were pro- sented: M, E. Church and pastor, Lastant, TIL; TPortland,» Ore.; tho churches In Bath, Stoubon County, N. Y.; churches in Peorla; Baptist Church, Rochclle, Iil.j Christfans in Volga, Ia.; from Stockholm, Bweden, for an aged {nfidel and for two friends; for the ladiea® unfon prayer-meeting, Menomince, Wis; the churches and pnstors, Monroe, Mich.; churches and pastors In Farmington, Mich.; a Christlan {n Northern New Jersey; Zlon's Misston; M. E. Church and pustor of this clty; for a SBunday-school Buperintondent; for a physlcian in Fairport, N. Y.: a busincss-nan there; and for two brothera; two friends in this city; * Pray that T may flnd Jesus now,"” o sln- ner; for an afflicted mother fn Lockport, Il.; for Preabyterfan Chureh, Minersl Polnt, Wis.; a Bunday-school class and teacher; for nlawyer in Cleveland, O., and for two commercial tray- clera; for a Presbyterian Church fn Canndaj; for one dceply concerncd for his soul; for an expressmanj for o secker; o lady that her in- fluence may be good over her servanis) for a salesmon; for an editor and o lowyer fa Jollet; for ome in_error; for a member of DBoard of Trade, a clork, and o travelor; for two Infidels in Indiann; or two Sunday-school classes ju Onward Mis- alon; for n’steplather and o husband, by o lady; for tho converslon of fiiteen younz men and olght busitcss-men; for the conver- slon of seventeen brothers, and for eight Iriends; for n young girl, and for four young Indice, that they will accopk Chirtat; for a motli- erund her datghter; for the sons of a clergy- man; and for o son in Balt Lake Clty: fromn Joncevilie, Mich., a wifo for heraclf, family, and brothers; for iy parents; for one in {ll-health, who can’t attend theso meetings; from Aurora, o mwother for herself and children; by four mothers for themselves and famltless for n sister in deep afilfction aud for her children; for the conversion of fiftecn young ladics; for ten doughters that they may accept Christ; for one ressting Ioly Spirit; for five slsters and ten husbands that they may be saved; for the con- version of ‘seventcen gons ) for an uncle and five fathers that they may be saved; for five ties out of Christ; for the churches and minis. ters of the Christlan Alllanee; for o family of six members; for the Women’s Prayer-Meeting, Chll}cothe, O,, and the churches and ministers there; for the bnpt.m Churches in Delaware and Delphl, Ta., and thelr Exmoru; for two slaters, thelr husbands, and o brother-in-law; for Yolo, 11, and Chiristlans there. MR. MOODY requested the brothren to answer the question of the day with somno text of Scripture. My vorse, gald he, Is I Poter, il., 24: “Who Iil3 own self bore our sins in His own body ou the tree, that wo being desd to sins should livo ;;nntf ‘;lfihteoumnu; by thcsoe stripes ye wero € 3 It my sins are on OChrist they can’t be on me, Here Mr. Moody stretched out his two liauds as far apart as possible, with his Bibls jn bis loft hand, to illustrate the idea that Christ and the sigper wero as far apart as possible by nature, and that the sin that was on one couls not be on the other at the same time, + Mt SANKEY related o touching incldent of & young man who ¢nve his heart to Christ ".Ifi'" [ny at the bed- slde of tho dying young to whom ho wns engaged to be marrled, ‘The text which Mr, Bankoy Lind uscd in pointing him to the Bavior was, ‘'As Moses lifted up tho sorpent in the wilderness, so also must the Son of Mon bo Mited up, that whosoever belfeveth in Him might not perish, bit have cverlasting life."” ‘The Rev. Mr. Wyckoll gve the texty CAll things aro possible Lo bim that belfeveth.™. W The reeeption of Chrisg is the turning polnt of snivation,’ said the Rev, Mr. Paynter, quotine Joli, ., 12-13, # Butas manyas received Him to them gave He power to becoms the sons of Uod, cven tothem that belleve on His name: which were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of nan, but of God." MR T. W, TARVEY sald that inquirers wanted to_know what God nnd said about this matter. He then read tho text commencing, * Come now snd let us reason togethier, saith the Lord, . . Though your elus be red like crimson, they shall be white ns snow.” & The Rev. Mr. Puttcn had uscd the text: % Whosoever will, let him take of the water of 1ife freoly,” with suceess on lesding o man to the Ravior who had been shut up ut home by an accldental hurt, Tho Rev. Mr. Matthews solected the cano of o man who was a drunkard and had not been in church for twenty-scyen years, who eame to the ‘Tabervaclo inquiry-room’and was converted the first night. ‘Fhe Kev, Dr. Jutkins then offercd an carnest prayer. DROTHEN SIALL mentioned this pleusant little incldent: Two men, both old drunkards, had been rogencratod at different niecetings without each otlier's knowledze, and each began to be interested for the other's salvation. The met for the first timo after thelr couverslon on the street, aud ono safd to the cther, *How are you, Sam{ 1 have been praying for you for a week.” ‘L Ab, Bon, 1 bave got the start of you, I have Leen pm\'lnf for you for three weeks," “Ihe Rev. Mr. Fletcher reported tho conver- ston of a drunkard who hud been In great dis- tress of mind, til] at lust he prayed thus: * 0, God, T can’t save myaelf, won't you just fix it up for mef? and he found the” answer to his n‘rnycr inthe assurauce of pardon and sulva- taii temurks wero also made by Blshon Chcm?', the Rev. Mr. Pentecost, of " Boston, sud, Mr, Daker, of Philadclphia. At tho close tho womnn's meeting Jn the upper hall was ted by Miss Dryer. Tho attend- ance was larger than usual. Mr. 8liarp resumed his chargo of the meeting of reformed men in the Bible-room. THE TABERNACLE. AN AUDIENCE OF AnOUT 7,000 PEOILE assembled ut the Tabernaclo 1ast night, The, pastors whojon Wednesday evening were no- ticeably nbisgnt on account of the praver-moet~ inge lu thelr own churches were out agaln i force, These reverond gentlemen all evidently. bellevo In thie perseverance of the saints; and Mosers. Moody and Bankey will have glad occa- slon to remember the loug and steady and uutiring support they recelved from the paetors’ of the leadingilevangelical churches of Chicago. No other man alive over had cach & baud of mien under his orders for Clirlet's sake us Pastors Gibson, Chumber- latu, Goodwin, Tiffavy, Parkhurst, Spencer, Thompson, Walker, Huvlin, Adams, Youker, and a score of other Chiristian winisters, to say nuthing of the coustent usslstance of such iny- men as compose the Executive Committoe, sud thele pecrs in all the leading churches. A minister wha has no sytnpathy with revivals was saylng the other day, * Ol sny ove coull suceeed with ull the minlster to_badlk him,” but it 1s ono of thawenders that Mr. Moody should ba able to cull to his ald so many of the very best Chiristion men and women i tho chief cities on both sidea of the ocean, Thelr action proves two thinge—firat, that Mr. Moody's theology i3 sound; and sccond, that he 1s a genuine and substantial success, A smull man, or a valn wan, or a heterodox mun, would have faded out or made o fuol.of h(nmel), with all the pralse snd power which have cowe to Mr, Moody but, though ho' has grown us dogmatic ‘as the Pope himeelf in respoct to inatters of duty, he honestly rcfuses to take any glory to himselt for auy of tho wonders which God fa doing by his hinds. Mr, Moody is genulne; ho wears welly people who bear hiny oftencst adiniro himmost, and now that there 1s only ono week mors of lxls meetings alter tho preseut, Chicago 18 crowding to hear him as it never has before, ‘The opening prayer last evening was by tho Rev. Prot. Fisk, of the Chlm‘?u Theologleal Seme nary, who, fu hm multitude of his petitivns, dld 1ot forget the newspapers, for whose work n spreading the news of this revival ho offered sineere thunks to God. ‘The Beripturo Jesaon was from tho efghteenth chapter of Luke, contalning the parablo of TUB PUARISEE AND TIB TUBLICAN, which Mr. Moody mnade the subject of bls dis- cusslon, speaking subatautially as follows: Weo might de the audience {uto two classes, and put them under theso two heads. Theso ore two ropresentative mou; one of them trusts in bls own righteousness, and the other doesw't have any to trust in. I thiuk this whole community nught be divided i{nto Phasi- secs und Publicans, “Look at this first man- licod Chirist has pleturcd. » His spirit i3 common coough; he 13 measuring bimsclf by his nelghbora “ho 18 not us other wewy? . sell THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER ¢, 1876, ho s proud, conceited, full of cgotlem; and, my friends, that s ono of the greatest enemics to Christ, Pride 1 A rlnnl.whlch grows inall climates and fn &l solls, Oh, how much minery it causea in this warld; and once, even up among the angels, it ralsed the flag of revolt close to the throne of God, Luclfer fell by It. Nebuchadnezzar lost his throne ahd hia réason by it, and many a man his lost his soul by it. How many people are there who, Ilke this Tharlsee, are 1un,|lvluz on the forms of relli- fon! Qive them tho show, they donit care for tho substance; give thiem tho husk, they don't care for the wheat. This man’ stood and prayed with himself, ueer way' to pray! Homight as well pray to that pust.” 1le went on to l.v.!{l God abont lifm- reif, 0s if God did not know all about him bet- ter than he kuew himaclf, Ho stood up there ana stretched himeelf and sald: *God, L thank Thee that Tam_not as other men3'! while even 1he nnfiuls in Heaven vell thelr faces and cry, "llul{ holy! holylisthe Lora!” I fast twico in tho week.,” The law only tells hitn to fast once: so he lsllflnfzflud under ohligation by fasting twlce! “Iglve tithies of .nll that I possess.’” 4 Oh, yes, Il givosomething for this ‘Tabernacle, It will no doubt bo a very finod thing for the common people, but that nd of mecting s not of any use to me. Yes, T'll give you #50 if you will be sure to put it in the nn\\'n[p\lpnrn)' ‘Many a man gives his money lmtmnlz ngly and thinks he Is Tving God rome- Nfug, but (tod don't know m{.hlmz about such gifts, In the prayer of thls man there s no confesslon; thers lan't even o petition for anys mlnf. Tho man s ap well satlsfied with him- hat he hns “Ulh‘l‘fi tonsk of God. Itwasa prayerless prayer, a doworizht mockery, He sald his prayer, but he didn’t Puv. Now take a good look at this Pharisco and seo who ho {s like,” Tho Bible Is akind of album, full of portralts, and n it you may find your nefghbor, your hmlhcr, yoursell. “This mian’s prayer las thirty-four words in it, and there are nine great capital I's, If he had prayed as long as,some people, and put in I's in proportion, the rinter would liave to p‘n out and horrow some '8 If he wanted to set it up. o come to God with both hande full; he cannot receive any- thing, If you bad such & man fn your churches you would find him always roady topray whenthe minister asked bin, hut it would be a cold, prayerlesa prayer that would put cverybou?‘ to sleep, If many a man could get & Jook at hin- eelf In God's )uokln;fl;luu hie would find him- self very much 1ike this Pharlsee, Now, take & look at the other man., His Pm)'crln sborl,—there {sn't & capital 1 fn it. ‘God be merefful to"—other peoplel To the church-members that have wronged mel To those whoare not so good s 1i No: “God be merclful to amel” Ho couldn't MNft up so nuch ng his _eyes to Heaven, but he could lift up his heart to God. Mr, B{mr{mou says the publican was the soundest tlicologian of the two. 1le smote on his brenst, and sald he was a sinners he confessed the shy that was In him, And this man went downto his house justificd rather than the other, I was onve invited to nttond the openingof o fino new saloon and billiard-hall on the North 8lde, 80 T went and told the proprietors [ would come ifthey would It e bring a friend with me. ‘They consented at first, but ns I was polng out they seeined to suspect something, snd asked me who it wns, and when they found out {t. was my Friond who I8 nlways with me, and that T was Iutending to speak to Him of auything I saw which I thought was wrong at the oncnlng‘ they told me not Lo come. ¢ ON, yes, I'll come,! “But we don't want you; we aii't golugto have any nmy(n;‘m" 8o [ &nld I would comprom{se with thim If they would let mo pray with them then, We knelt down, a rum-geller on each side of o, aud 1 prayed God to blosa thelr Bouls and snagh their business. 1t scemed that God anewered my prayer, for they falled, and one of them went ont to Californin.” Everything went wronz with him, till at last he resolved to go out to s loncly place nmong the mountaing, plunge his knife {nto his heart, and so end his miscrable oxisteuce. Ho went to the Plncc, took out his knife, and was just about to plunge 1t into his heart, when he heard n volce—the voles of Lis mumer—enylni: over 'agaln what ho rcmembered she had onco told bim when he was a boy: “Johmny, if ever you pgot into trouble, pray.” He dropped his knife, fell upon his knces and repeated the only prayer ho could think of: * God b merci- ful'to mo, a sinner!” God met hlm thero and saved iy, and he eame back to Chilcaro and tola us this exporienc at tho prayer-mcoting in Farwell Hall. Bome of you say, “ 1 don't helleve God will forgive o sinnerall at onco who has been dis- obeying Him for years Wouldn't you do " ft1 Come ‘mow; ' you were to find your long-lost prodigal son in the kitchen when yuii get home to-night, in the kitchen because hie did not feel worthy to 0 Into the parlor, wouldn't you forgive him if efinu to au‘y whut a sinner he had heen, and to asl g'au to forgive him and let him be your ser- van Tean tell you something of this out of our own expericuce. Mr, Moody then related the touching incident already printed in Tie Trin- UNE cancerning his own brother, whio ran away fromn home and after many years returned, but wauld not enter tho onse uitl] assured of tha forgivencas of hia widowed mother. Mr, Moody closed with a few words of carnest cotreaty to those out of Christ to come to Him to-nigh Tho after-mectinga were culled, eapecially a young men's mecling under the cast gallery. 1t {a Mr. Moody’s desire to organize the young men {nto a working Lund, to be perhaps a re- gervo or reinforcement of that band known as Yokefellows, which uscd fo beso ellcetual fn counection with the work of the Chicago Y. M. . ANNOUNCRMENTS, Thinls Temperance day. Noon mectings at tho Tabernacle. Bible lecture In Farwell Hall at 8. m. Sermon in the evening at the Taber- nacle to husiness men, by request of many mem- bernof thy Board of Trado. A portion of the lru:ll \‘\l'lll be reserved for the memburs and their riends, WNAT BNALL 1 DO TO DE 8AVED] To ths Editor af The Tribune. Cuscaao, Dee. 7.—~Will you kindly permit mo to call theattention of the revivallsts to my cage through your columns! I havo appeared at incetings so often that I am ashamed to show wy fuce pgain, aud yet Ineed lielp, aud that speedily, for I am rapldly slnking under the welght of u habit that I am powerless to break. Though a young mayn yet, I Lavo been for ten years. aluiost an hubltual drunkerd, Iere and there, thuuks to tho {ufuonce of the Christiun mcm‘n. there have been spasmodic luterrup- tlons, und it 18 of tha result of thoss Inter- ruptions 1 desire to fpeale. Bome three years ago, broken in health and spirits and o “fearful wreek on thu sea of humanity, I sought adviee wpou my case, and was told that my only reliet was to embrace relizlon, and seck within the procinets of the Church a renewal of the strength that hind been n‘p;lmd by uleoholic in- dulienee. With o heart full of the best luten- tions I made o professfon of falth and was at rest, Ihad been ninember of the church for abaut three wocks, when, ons communion 8un- day, I was asked to partake of the sacrament. ‘Lhint one sip of wive undld me, Huad I dvalned the goblet perbaps it would Luve so for satlslicd the finmed(ate appetito that reflection would have enabled me to resist recurring desire, but the little sip only revived the clu.morlnf duvil witlin ine, aod I sought relief in what I had be- fors copsidered tho orthodox way. Two short months of maddening dissipation and I lay high oun - the barren shure of deso- latlon “without o tr(:ndl{ sea-weed of counsel or aflectfon 0 cover my quivering forms. At length a stranger came to mo and sought to ralso juo from tho dunger, 'I'ived and Jongiug for one breath not polsoned with the horror that had ruined me, [listencd while he told me of the saving grace that coines solt and boly on the repentant slnuer's heart, In wy soul I promised to drive the agony from me, and puas it by thenceforth onthe other alde, Fora month'I was successful, and then sweet volces whispered to me that only fu the sunctuary, bathed in the lunll‘;m that streams over tno'cross, could 1 dare hope for the great utrangth that could successfully do battlo with the oncmy that demanded iuy soul formy ransom, Once wnore I sow the tearful eyes around me, as I told of the sadncss that had fallen on wmy lfe, and blessed the hand that came to e through tho silver-lined clouds, and from the muddy waters Iy which I wos dmwnlng had Hfted muy tothe shore und smoothed iy pathway and bound up my wounds. The Church stretched out ldmll arng to g, and o thick veil fell be- tween mo snd the wiutry sorrows I had loft be- hind. Apain the sacrainent cauie. Agalnthe slpof generous wine, and the vell was hfted oguin, aud dropped before e, What could I dol The blessings that offered salvatlon, carrfed but Dead Sea fruit in their fingers, 'The very atouenment offered in puril- catlon of my soul drencticd it fn the horrible pool agalnst which 1 etruggled In vain, Into which "1 sank deeper and deeper each tlme returned within its influence. At last Mr, Moody camo and I listencd and was uourlmsred n—''Not by thy streugth, but by Mine, saith the Lord,” rang Lo iy cars and the bursting bubbles that }}Illel’ my Mps re-echoed, Once more I told of my suftérings. Ouce more the Church. _Agaln the sacrament, Again the slp of winu. Once mors [n the mire. Whut can I do to bo suvedi Is toers no other method 1 1s thero pot in the yealin of religlon Inventive puwer to overcome the devil- {sh Ingeunuity that my weakness develons! Am I to be destroyed 1 1 have complied with every congition that religion demands, and yst Iam uot saveds bonsaxun, SOCIAL JOYS. The Grand Party at tho Mansion of Mr. Louis Wahl Last Evening. A Scene of Brilllancy and Beauty Nover Before Witnessed In Chicago. The Apollo Commandery Hop=-~ The Kenwood Club EVENT OF TIIE SBEASON. THE PARTY AT LOUIS WANL'N NLSIDENCE, No. 004 Prairic avenue, last cvenlug, was tho most notable social event of tho kind that las oceurred In two, or posaibly three, scasons, All the world of fashion was summoned, and £ any fafled to attend it was through their own fauit. The entertainments given by Mr. and Mrs. ‘Wall arc always anticipated with a lively inter- est, 08 experlence has shown that they kncsy low to arrange offafrs on tho most libefdl acale, as well as fn the most agree- ‘The list of Invitatious num- bered close to 1,000, Of course, it was not ex- pected that more than half of the favored ones would be ablo to respond in person; yet, even leaving out all who were prevented from attend- ing by filncas, abscuca from the city, Brother Moody's Influcnee, and tho other usual array of impediments, there were yot enough left to fill to repletion the magnificent and capaclous brown-stone palace of the host. Never was wit- nessed a gayer scene than was presented last cvening in the annals of Chicago society. The arch-cnemy of soclety-goers, bad weather, There was neither raln nor snow to fleck thae dellcate robes of tho lu- dfes. It was a clear, cold night; the snow was well-trodden; the ground was bard, beau-{deal of a night for such an occaslon. Yet care had been taken to clrcumvent any sudden clinnge in the weather-indications. passage, prettily constructed of trellls-work, and surmounted by a substantlal roof, had been butlt from the carriage-block to the door. This waa carpeted, and brightly flluminated by preceding one. did not corme around. gleam threw the whole of the noble tmanslon into sharp relicf, making a plct~ uresque scenc from the strect. ¥ The arrlval of the carringes at about 9 o'clock added an clement_of life to the generally quiet In one continuous lino to the_curbstone, discharging Lhelr falr loads and driving rapldly away, onc's placo beln) had passed by. fusion, o man carrlage-block to glve dlrections to the drivers and asslst the occupanta of the vehicles' in alighting. Naturally, some impatience was ex- hibted to get {nside the housc, as the bright lights, the dlstant music, aud the moving throug of guests wero all perceptible to the senses, and appealed to the curloslty with o 41 that was more than ordinary, uutil alter 11 o'clock the carriages con- tinued to arrive, Up the broad fight of stone st 8, and threes, an sable attendant openc: masalve doors, and ushered the new arrivals In- to another world,—o world of bowldering gayety, and light, und beauty. Passing up the stalrs’to the dressing-rooms a gllmpse was af- forded of the spaclous parlors on efther Laud, glowing with Praltle avenuc, filled 85 soon as it here was very little con- hundreds of people, while over all was beard strains of tho orchestra iu o far-oft At the top of the stalrs waa stationed another waiter, whose duty it was to tide of humanity luto the differcut dressing- (- g rooms. The waves of Jife surged Irreslstibly up tho stafrease, and parted ou this rock of a do- mestio who was planted thero irrevocabiy, the olng in ona direction and the gentlemen o another. Of the 400 or 500 guests the follow- g were mnong the most noteworthy: Mr. apnd Mrs. O, 1, Lane, Mr.and Mrs. J. I Oakley and dang] Kimbark oand daugh- Atlen Trench, ‘Wm. Brown, Mr. A, I Kelley and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Enos Ayers, Mr. and Mra. Charles Hale, Mr, and Mrs. J. P. Nudd, . Graut, Dr.nud Mrs. A, and Mrs, C. H, Blllings, Mr. and Mrs, Dryan, Mlss Florence Hryan, Mr, and Mrs. C. 11 ford, Mr. and Mre, Mrs. Hilton, Mr, C. W. Kllngman, P y Mr. and Mrs, Walter Pecl harles Coomes, Mr, snd Mra, W. IL Thompson, Mr, Jesse and two daughters, Mr. and Fargo, Miss Iroto Fargo, Mr. and Mrs. " Gale, Mr. Georgo Si Btovens,. Mr, and Mr Mra, J. G, Coleman, Mr, Joscph B, P, C. lanford, Mr. William A. Mollle Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs, Mr. and Mre, Marshall Fleld, Mr. and_ Mrs, Williun Chisholm, George W. Young, My, nud Mrs, Migs Allce Hilton, Mr.and M Dr, and Mrs. Bevan way, Mr. and_Mrs. Washingion Husinj Mr. Fred Gibby, ry Mr.and Mra, R, E. Goodell, Mr. and Mré. A. J. Gullo- 5. 8, Bartlett, Mr. Mr. Ed Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Jullus Duauer, and Mra. FrankjGilbert, Mr. and Mre, J. M. lones, Miss Ella’ Goodridge, Mr, and_Mrz Johnson, Mr, and Mrs. A, E. Ioar C. Adsit, Mrs. Col. Mulligan, Mls; Allce Nugent, Mrs. Nuzent, Mr, N. Nugent, My, and Mrs. Jerome Beechier, Mr. and Mrs. K. Folz, Mr, George 1k Bowen, Miss Nellle Beech- ory Mizs Mamic Beecher, Mr. and Mrs. R C, O, Bryant, Mr, und Mre, Bydncy Myers, Dr, and Mrs. Henrotin, Mr, and Mrs.” Ernat Mr. P, A, Wllbur, Mr, Jumnes L. Goodman, v, Daniel Burnham, Mr. A, G, 8herman, Mr, and Mre, E. Foremun, Mr. aud Mrs. Robertd, Clark, Mrs. David A, Gnge, Dr. aud M Swith, Mr. J. A, Oleott, Mr. t;ml Mrs. Hugh Miss Currio Boardtnan, Miss Mary Pric and Mrs, David K M Mlss Josle Van Cott, R, Mr. and Mrs, Mc- Dodesan, Miss Nelllo Medill, Miss Nellfe Wadswaorth, Booth, Miss M. Booth, Mr. W, V. Booth, TUB KECELTION, At the door of unc of tho front rooms stood Mys, Louls Wal}, attired in o ricl combination suit of black mlk and velvet, embroldercd with She was ussisted in the reception by Mrs. ‘runh Wentworth, Mra. Goodrich, Misges Allco Neymun, aud Missca Eva, Drusie, Lifthe receptlon room ucross the hall Land's concert orchestra poured forth musie. Through tire parlors and corridors the guests streamed, liandsomo and handsomely-dressed women and attentive down Lhe stalrwuys the throng passed and ro- passed on their way to and from the ball-room, sod tho alr sparkled withidiamond-dust snd was nolsy with the rustto of silk. b the ceremony of reception, the dancers sought tho upper tloors, white those whomet withold friends remoined below for couversation, Mra. Brooke Horford, elegantl dressed fn block ‘eilk and laces, drew asmall knot aruund her, while her daughter, Miss Helen Ierford, in white FParls musitn, and ruflled, and trimmed with black sought the attractions above. The ware tlled_carly, und adorning the promenade wurg Miss Minuls ShsfTor, attired in Paris inus. 1iu, Younced and puffed from the walst to the with Romun’ sash under the panaier, and atr dressed with nutural flowerss Klozie, in white Swiss, trimmed with and her lale in braide; Miss Fanule Lyon, lu gros grain, with fluted founces and gar- slture of fruit and autumn-lesves; and Misa Uriges, fn heavy black and white silk, with floances and pulilngs, the corsage high, sud trimmed with naturu! flowers, Clustered around Mrs, Wahl_during the ear- lier part of the evouing were Miss Kelly, hit Lluo silk, with overskirt of Ll osta YVun Cott, in tulle aml puifled, sod tritumed with vatural fowers and leavee, with corsage of white raceful demi-sleevo; a 1 ross silk, the tlounces trimmed with suiile, edpued with dress tmaterial, and corange trimmed u the further room pont combluation lave, discussed thy faslionablo znplcia of trldge joined the group, wearlng a cream-colored omptesse, the skirt tn threo deep flounces and trimmed with wido banda of maroon velvet, the coraage trimmod with Illu- slon laces. -As the evening woro on, the throng of besutiful woten bocame more and more prouounced. ‘The parlors overtlowed into the corridor, sud the receptlon-rooms were tilled, {u the doorway was Ars. Billlugs, ina slch embossed velvet and sllk combination, and coral ornawents, Further on were Mrs, Charles W Cobury, attired {n lemwon<colored brovade, snd [ up by Edmunson Bros, wnd musle by Golsey, corded silk, & la wearlng dlamonds; Mrs, James P, Smith, In black velvet and point lnce, and Mamie Kim- bark, in seal brown allk and velvet, Surveying the scene, that took all the hntes of the autumn landscape, stood Mrs. Charles Fargo, In laven- der silk, with slecveless tunic of creain-colored ik, and, near her, her daughter, Miss Irene, in tulle, with corsage of white gros erain. In the lower part of the second parior stood Mes. S. A, Treat, inblack gros n, cut ol Princesso and trimmed with canlinal ailk and laces; Mrs, Walter Peck, In chocolate sllk, with siceveless tunte of lemon brocara, trimmed with ball fringe; and Mrs. Willtam H. Thompson, in rose brucade, in _two ahadee, trimmed with sutumn leaves sud flowers. MOVING BLOWLY TUROUG TIIR ROOMS and recogulzing fricnds on every sido were Mies May Bevan, in orange silk. flounced and pufled, with corsage trimmned with hilusion, and Mra. James Hervey, In cardinal sfik, fronted with three folds, and trimmed with 8 broad band of velvet of a decper shade, the corsage trimmed with laces, Making her way through the prom- enaders for a tete-n-tete with her motber came Miss Etla Goodrich, i Parls mustin_ with garnl- ture of autumn lcaves, and corsage of whlte gros grain trimmed with Jeaves, Standing near the window was Mrs, McClellan, In lemon ailk, In two shades, and trimmed with folds, and near by Mra. Frankenthall, in black gros iny with trimmings of laco and flowers, nnd Mrs, J. W. Dong, in insroon brocaded velvet, cut a la Comptesse, and trimmed with Jace, Carringes were urmnfiun(d\v, and the Jingle of sleigh-bells camie and went, * Ladies warm and fresh from the ball-room cxclanged great- Ingzs with Indlca cold and fresh from the wintry nizht, ‘Thick heayy cloaks mingled on the sl.nlnuly with rich ailks and rustling musline, Houwled figures went up, to develop (nto richly- dreased wotnen when the coverings werethrown aslde, The dreasing-room hallway was pre- empted for the promenade, aud Mrs. Bryant, in lavender silk, with deep tunic of royal ourple uncut velvet, trimmed with point lace; Mrs, Col, Loowls, In_pearl silk, with trimmings of stone-color; nudMiss Sarah Wilder, in black gros graln, trimmed with puifed bands of lemon- sllk and laces, led the way rrom the crowded rooms helow, At 10 o'clock most all the gucsts had arrived, Thers were a few who came later, but most all had entered upon the sccne at that hour, A few moments for conversation in the parlors, ond then 4 UP TO THE BALL-ROOM. Chatting with Mrs, Wentworth, who wore laven- der ellk, flounced with puflings and trimmed with tulle, ahd Mrs. Goodrich, {u prune sitk and velvet, the tour of the parlors, with o pleasant word to Misscs Aliceand Clalre Neyman, in white 8wiss, puffed and ruflled, the people passed around Into the haliway to the staircase. At- tentive to the cowmfort of the pguests wera the young daughters of the host and hostess, Miss Evs, in pale-blue sitk, fronted In folas and trimmed with lace: Miss Drucle, in rose silk, in folda and o single flounce; and Miss Lillie, In pink sitk and lace trimmings. ‘There havo been a great many lurge partics In Chicago, but it is doubtful {f :m,{1 of_later years ‘have assembicd so maony handsome women, They ceme and went an almost end- less throng, famRiur faces piving way to new, and coming back agaiu. Miss Fannie Lyon, {o white gros grain, with fluted flounces and garni- ture of fruits and autumn leaves; Miss Nelilo Medlll, fo heavy white corded slik, with over- akirt, low corsnge and demi-siesve, and diamond ornuments; Miss Carre Boardman, in white Emu rrain, with trimmings of tullei and Miss slls Spaulding, fo white ailk, with ruff of fluted luslon, were sueceeded by Mrs, Bournique, fn Iemon sflk, with dMY flounces, trimmed with flowers, and Mrs, C. 1L 1lale, in cameo silk, with lace overdress, 1t was a success socially, atbeit n little crowd- edin the lower rooms, until the attractions above had drawn away a larer portion. It §s not within the¢ accomplishnent of any aper to afford a complete deseription of all the l’mflu. and but lew compared with the numbers to select froin are glven. Mrs. Dr. Bevan worc ra‘y;m purple ellk, with trimmings and carsage of binck velvet. Mra, Dr. Gunn lavender silk, with oyerskirt of blaclk lace; corsage a la Marie Antoinelle, with bertha of lace. Mra, Wilson, Javender silk, with deep tunic of fallle; corssge hizh; dinmond ornaments, Mra, James Bulund, hieavy black silk, trimmed with brond bunds of velvet, and batl fringe; corsage of velvet, a la Murie Anlotuette, heavily Jrimmed with point luce; halr a la Malntenon'} ininond ornnmenta, Mrs, H. O, Btone, rose silk, with corsage of decper shade. Miss Battertee, gas-light blue silk, with trim- mings of black lace. Mlzs Maetler, white Parls muslin, with trim- mings of black leaves, and hadr neylige. Mrs. Thompson, rose-colored brocade silk, with garniture of leaves, Miss Carrie Tucker, clel blue silk, with Inco trimmings, Mra. Huery Hall, white gros grain, tritnmed with point luce, Mra. Jolm Clark, lemon-colored brocaded silk, with trimmings of nurrow black velvet. Mrs. Washington IHesing, gaslizht blue with trimmings of point lace. Miss Mury Price, hlack velvet, Miss Stubbs, rose sill, with white tarltan overakirt and trimmings of flowers. Mrs. Bartlett, elezant black silk and velvet comblnatlon, Mrs. Small, ,combination suit of Lrown sllk and velyet. TIE DALL-ROOM 1s o featuro of Mr, Walil's rosldence that every soclety lady and gentlemnn knows low to appreciate. Life without dancing would be hur- densome fndeed to this class of the communlty, ‘The entlre upper floor of the house is given aver to dancing purposcs. The ball-rovn i3 after the most approved models. It did not take the youuger people long to find thelr way to the ‘ball-room. Hands or- chestra was statloned ot the head of the room, and was soon engaged In rendering some of the most seductive of waitz musie. The scene on the floor was uxuccmnzl?‘ lm:uy. ‘The gorgeous gas-jets cast a flaod ot lizht upon tho brilliant costumes of the Jadies, aud as they mingled in the dance, gavo the rovm the sppearance of o kaleidosvopic warmth and variety of color. Following was the programmoe of the dances: c Wal Tda Wal eoes o Stuillcnseit Galop, . Happy Throngh Lifo uadrille, ... «vxe Prolrio Queets Waltz,.Selcctions’ from Bankey's Hymne, by Hanil Galoj Where Am 1 La Belle conen Amors Aula Lieder 1t Is, perhaps, necdiess to say low long the danciug continued. It was certainly not mid- night when the last couple left the fluor, Meanwhile refreshunents were seryed in the din- {ug-rooni. 4 TTOETERA. HYDE PARK. The Kanwood Club entercd on the seventh year of its existenco last eyening ot the resi- dence of Judge Van Higgins, on Hyde Park avenuy, Kenwood, This lively organization has a membership of seventy, gathered from the nelghborhood of Kenwood, the falrest purt of the fairest of Chivago's suburbs, The Club will meet every sccond Thursdny for the sauson, and whl fncludo In its pleasures one of the mus- querades for which this suburb is celebruted. The musle is furnlshed I-[\; the favorite Quadrilie Bund of three pleces, Tho rucsts danced fu the spacious puriors of Mr. Higeins sud i the dunciug-hall, which §s & large sud fine room, with wized floors, » 'The Club uwmbers among its members ;: Mr., and Mis. Judge liggins, Mr, and Mrs, Bugene Long, Mr, aud Mrs.” A. 1, Waldron, My, und Mrs, Jumes Morgan, Mr, and Mrs, W, K. Acker- mut, Me, nd Mrs, itcheock, Mr. and birs, J. I, 'l'aylor, Mr. aud Mirs. Onk\«-y. Mr, amd M, Fraxler, Mr. and Mre, Snaile, Mr. and 3es. Tappan Halsey, Mr. and Mrs, R A ur, Mg, and Mrs. Higley, slr. and Mrs, Thrull, Mr, snd Mre, Bridge, Mr.und Mrs. Russell, Mr. und Mrs, Phitlips, Mr. aud Mrs, Horatlo Waite, Mr. and Mrs, Barter, Mr, and Mrs, Bpeuncer, Mr, und Mrs, Waters, Mr, and Mra, Bkow-Pelorsen, Mr, uud Mrs. Jolin Trumbull, Mr, sud Mrs, Pors klns, Mr, uud Mrs, Clarke, Mr. aud Mrs, I’ L, Shcrinan, Mre, Murray, \ufi Treno Waldron, Miss Ada Waldron, Aliss Muy Remuier, tho Misses Barkor, Miss 8pringer, Miss Oaklcy, Mise Annlo Alllson, Miss Adu Murruy, Messre. Frank Hurker, Loug, Burry, Ball, Q. L. Dow, Moll- nuaux, Shepherd, lHobden, Bordem, Rumauy, aud Herrick, ‘Tucsiuy evening the following persons, after emburking In u lorge sloigh, arrlved safely at the Hydv Park Hotel, and there partook of a supper and cnfoyed quite o dance, after which they “re-embarked on thelr voye uFe and reached thelr homes in eafoty: M, und Mre, Moscs Jones, Mr. and Mrs. A. Y, Kingsland, Mr, and Mrs, Thorns y Mr, and Mrs, J. i1 Bradlev, Mr, aud Mrs. O, Jacobus, Miss J, 8, Jones, Miss Nellie Kingsland, Miss jlury Sinalloy, Mias Aunie Smallsy, C. A. Toughtor, Warren 8allsbury, and Ed Coyler. APOLLO COMMANDURY, The second party of a scrles Lo bo t:lvon by tho Apollo Cowmandery of tho Orlental Cou- sistory was glven lust hight fn the spaclous Tooms of the Order In thu American Expresy Compuny Bulldiug, There were about ssventy- five couples present, and with dancingand socinl fotereourss the evening passed plessantly aud ewiftly, A bouuteous supper, wotten added much to the general enjoyment. The parties arc declared s decided succeas. Among thnscdmnent Tast night wore Dr. and Mrs, 8, AL McWUlams, Dr, and Mrs. E. P, Toby, Mr. and Mrs. J, A, T, Bled, Mr. aud Mrs, D, C. Cregler, A, and Mra, A, Rusnell, Mr. sud Mrs, 1, iL. Fond, Mr, and Mrs. Q. F, Binclalr, Mr. and Mrs, W. 8infth, Mr. and Mrs. W, Blane, Mr, and Mra. L, L. Dickinson, Mr. and Mra, O. P, Baker, Mr. and Mrs. A, Pettibone, Mr. and Mra. J. B, Gayin, Mr. and_Mrs. E. F. In als, Mr. and Mrs. J, I, Beard, Mr. and Mrs. é L. Woodman, Mr. and Mrs, C, E. Affeld, Mr. and Mra, J. H, Huzek, Mr. and Mra. A, W. Adcock, Mr, and Mrs. J, Blocke, Mr, and Mra. J. M, Leleht, Mr. nnd Mra, R, R, Street, Mr. and Mrs. I L, "Marsholl,"Mr, and Mra. A, Hauch, Mr. und Mrs, J, Terwileger, Mr. and Mrs, G. E, Long, Mr. and Mre. ). M. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. W, K. Morrle, Mr. and sirs, E. K. Lawson, nd Mrs, G. H. Dienl, Miss J. Do Luce, Miss Lou Wheeler, Mrs, Sava e, Miss Julin Simith, Mies Couklin, Mre. 0. J, (.gnrnenlcr Misa Totter. Miss Conzer, Mrn, Weatlake, Sliss Warn, Miss Iln Walte, Mra. C. if. Graves, Miss Ella Wolf, Miss Morlo More, Miss Flood, Miss Morean, Mra. Mofatts, Mies 8. E. Shnmons, Miss Overman, and Miss Ricklif, Messrs, 1. W, Bhlbley, I. 8, Wheeler, B. E. Sebeck, C. Miller, g1, Diniap, C. Torneek, &, F. Brow, G. W. Tngersoll, C. K. Bhattuck, Dr. Hurlbert, James Anderson, chefller, C. J. Sackett, R. R. Trench, W. K. Ragmond, J. New +E. Fragler, 3/ A, Miller, 8, A, igergm,l G, Beibicmar, 2, F. De Luce, C. Burges, C.G. Ricklif, Fallir, A. Mcl.cflan. 3ok 3 RAILROADS. JIOWA RAILROAD MATTERS. « __ Special Correspondence of The Tribune, Dxs Moines, In., Dec. 4.~It 18 reported that the little difliculty with the Burlington, Cedar Raplds & Northern Rond has been adjusted, and the material for the construction of the Chicago, Clinton & Western Road will be forwarded as fast as possible. Twenty-two cars of tics, rails, and thnber can bo used per day, while but five cars can be dellvered by the Burlington Road. Two engines have been purchased by the new road, which will be placed at once on the track, when material will bo furnfahicd as™ fast as needed. : 5 It {8 reported that ncgotiations aro pending for the joint usc of the Mississlppi bridze at Clinton by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and the Chicaro & Northwestern. If this bo 80, it will give Jowa another entrance, via Pro- rhaumwn and Mcndota, on the Chieago, Bur- inqton & Quincy, which will, in fact, be @ rival route to the Chicaco & Northwestern; which leads to the conclusion that there is no basis for the report, as the Chicago & Northwestern would scarcely consent to suchan arrangement, unless it e in con-ideration of the relloquishment bi'n the Chuieago, Bur- lington & Quincy of all” interest in the Bouthwestern. A?nln, thero is the further reason to question the rumor that the Chicazo, Burllngton & Quincy will have no authority to make such a contract until the ex- plration of the decreg of the Federnl Courts, as not until then will it have any legal title In the river roade. The rallroads from this city to tho East, which have for scveral weeks boen cutting rates, have compromised and ended the fun, The Erlcu huve been put back to Granger figures, oth on luuuscngcrs and freight. The latter is a8 follows, ~ from _ Ciieago to Des Molnea: Class ‘A, 870: Class B, $060; Class C, 85 Class D, $i0 per carj wheat, 23 _cents; other graln, 23. Before the (Iroad-Tari{f law was passcd, the rates on wheat were 23 cents, on other gralns 18 cents, and Imr car $12 to $10 lcss. Now, as nearl; nine-tenthis of the graln ana Lve-stock ship) goes to Chicago, and less than one-tenth fstaken up and put downwithin the State, the beneticont operation of the Tariff Inw fn belialf of the farm- crs of fowa 18 perapicuously lrocryphn). Sta- tistics will show that they fave paid over 84,000,000 more for transportation under the law than they dld durlug the correspondiny perlod prior to the passage of the law, This s not by virtue of rates fixed In the law, but un- der the opcration of the law of inter-State comn- merce, which is heyond the control of the Log- isiature, The tariif-rates being fixed below o reasonable comlwmullon. the rafirond com- paniea resort to the inter-State commercal law o protect theinsclves from ruinous loss im- posed Ly opcration of the Tariff law on local rates and business. Unfortunately, this burden of Dalaning tho accounts falls on the fariner. A little less attention to political ax~ rrinding, and more to practical and newdful lec- slation, by the Legislature, would remedy this and many other evils existing in this State. A Mr. Stone purchased a ticket at Clinton, on the Chlcago & Northwestern Ruad, for Boone, which was taken up by the conductor, who gave In exchange o trip-clicck for that day and trip only. At Marshulltown Btone leit the tralm, and at night took avother trafu, The conductor of that traln refused to accept the check which Stone held, and demanded fare, which Stone refured to pay; and, on arrlv- ing ot State Centre, Stone purchased a ticket from that station 1o Boong, and proceeded on the traln. The conductor refused to carry him, unless hie pald fare irom Murshalltown to State Centre, which Stone refused to pay, and he lett. He brought an uction for damauges, which was tried ut Murshalltown Inst week, and, under in- structions of the Court, the jury gave a verdlet tor the ratiroad Company. Under the ruling of the Court, Btunc's mistake was that he did not Era:uru a *lay-over" check of the flrst cou- uctor. THEWABASIIRAILROAD COMPANT, The Toledo Commerclal states that the troubles of the Toledo, Wabask & Western Rallroad seem to have been satisfactorily ended by n cotmpromise between the gold-mortguge liolders and the stockholders. 'Tho Trustees of the Rona pullish the following cireular with regard to the terma which will be received forthe stock of the new Company, which will be known us the Wabast Ratlroad Company, they being in com- pliance with the terms of the stockholders and morgatge bondholders: Shorenolders of tho Toledo, Wabash & Western Raiflway Company have the option of subscribing for new stock in the new Company upon the fol- lowiny torms and conditionss First, surrender of the old cortiticates at thu time of subacription in exchnnge for roceiptao? the Purchasing Commit. tee, which will entitlo the holder to stock In the new Company, hare for share, upon poyment of $10 per shinre, in installments of 82, payment na followr: Feb. 1, April 1, July 1,°0ct. 1, 1877, and Jan. 1, 1678, with Intercat from Nov. 1, 187 orthe whole may'be paid st once, at ‘tho vption ot stockholders, Second, such subscription must be mnde within thirty days frum thls date, atockholders will Torfeit all right to the new stock. “Third, {Fall the stock is nol subscribed within thirty days, thoso who hiave before aubscribed to hayoe the right to take u pro rata proportion of the baiance not subsceibed, for tweuty days thoree after, The j;0ld-bond mortgage will be pald oft and can- celed by the 21,600,000 subscribed, and the bank debt will bo extended over n peciod ‘of tive ycars, All lease obifations aud contracts are removed, and the new Compauy §s thus sinetantlally relleved of burden of interest on more thun §3,000,000 1o which the old Compuny was subjected, ‘The road 16 in excellent condition throoghout, wlith mure than 200 iiles of wteel truck, and ta wple for the trausaction of n very ‘e cutnings of the present yesr o jruln of $438, 000, and the busi- ness of the entiro year In catimated at $4,500, 00k, ‘The new Compuny will be managed for the fret year by ine following gontlemen as Dircctors: Johin W. Ellis, Guorge 1, Seney, James A, Joso- velt, Morris K. W, Henry A, V, Post, E, H )t Lymsn, Joun T. Martin, Johu B. Kenuedy, Solon Humphr Meney Crawford, Elisha A, Coray, Cyrua W, 1dy, and Willlwm B, Isham, ‘As soon ae the orunization of the new Company {3 completed, o ylan for fuuding the overdus murmu of the morigage bonds will bo submitted to the bondliolders, and {t In proposed to resume luterest on the Uret mortguges varly fu tho cosufng sar, 2 e s\l O TeNBlig Dol oF bifiet bilin: ttony for the subscription of $10 per shary will by subimitted to the stockholders of the naw cumglnn 3 "Fhiis reconstructed, and rolleved of the ulhicu tee ugainet which the old L'um‘plny lits w0 long viruggled, it Js safc to anticipats a prowperous futuro for the Wabash Nailway Company, —— FREIGHT RATES, A rumor was prevalent among tho raflway men {n this city yesterday thut the munagers of tho Now York trunk lines had succeeded in rals- ing the frelzht ratos westward, but up to a late hour nothing Led been heard from New York, and the probability §s that therumor Is acandrd, It the report, however, should turn out lo bo true, there will be nothing in the way of an ad- yanco to the Eust, and an {ncrcase from this city to the East would undoubtedly b declded uvon atonce. The rouds hero are very anxious that an advance should be mude, but nothing can Lo done as long as Yauderbilt and 8cott remaln av loggerheads, becaiwo the former controls the l?l"ke Bhore & Michizun Bouthern, and ths lattor the Pittsburg, Fort Wayno & Chleagzo, and the will not allow an advatics to be made froin this clty as lung us their disputes about tho Esstern terminus question remain unsettied, DAKOTA SOUTHERN, » dpecial Digpaich (o The Tridune. Bioux Civyy, Ia, Dece. 7.—Tho annuel meeting of tho stockholders of the Dakota Bouthern Railvoad Company was held at Yanke tou lust night, and re-cleeted the old Board of Directors. The Directors subscquently held weeting and appolnted geueral oflicers of the 7 road for the ensulng year 88 follows: Charl G. Wicker, of Chica, 5, President; A. H. M!:r‘; rison, of ‘St. Joseph, Mich., Vice-President; George E. Merchant, of Bloux Clty, General 8a- perintondent; Jocl Hs Wicker, - of Chicago, Treasurer J. R. Hauson, of fluwm. Becres. . © ITEMS, % ~The Plttaburg & Fort Wayne Raflroad has be-* aun to run suburban traing to Brown's Mlils, & mila west of Bouth Chicago, A new track has been lald from the main lino to the mills, This is & great accommodation to the large number . of people having busincss at the above-named g“‘ncz;“onn; ,l“rnln Teaves at 8116 a. m. and aoe. The Columbus & Toledo Raflroad has beem ' nearly completed, and all but sbout twenty N miles n the vicinity of Upper Bandusky ani f;fl"flfif ll‘eml"'fid' This section will short, , and regular tralns ru{: néesltfn’alllae'. I Tl s » G. Beam, Geperal Agent of th Central Rallroad at San 'rancisco, gumlizyt:lfi"l: thecity for the Inst few days getting instruoe tlons from Lis superiors, Ho loft yesterday for New York, whero he will spend a short vacation. —————— Farms and Wagos in Californts. San Mrancisco Alta. v Our attentfon has been called to the number of farmaand of agriculturists or ‘Ppergons_en- fflged in_farm Iabor {n the Unlon and In Calk ornta, and we fiod that though the farms have on the average three times ns many acres In this State, there aro relatively fewer labors | ¢rs 4o the farm. The . nation. has 2,050~ . {arms and 5,923,000 farmers, whilo our Sltate has 23,000 Jarms aud 47,00 farmers. Ohlo, Counccticut, and Nebranka have about the samo proportion as Californis; or two agriculturists for each farm; whila New . York, Pennsylvania, and llinots have thres for two farms, and Alabama and Georgla biave four for une farm. The lurger average size of the California farms is caused by tho fact thas 2,700,000 acres out of 6,200,000 acres incloscd ard used for pastures of wild grasa; and that on ao- * count of ‘the dry character and Mght, clean soff * of most of the farms, » man can cultivate & larger area than ip the molst, weedy, and heavy, Bolls of the Atlantic States, “There Lias beon no notable change In thorate of w. in Calk fornia 'fur several years, Mechnnia et from - $3 to 85 per day; unskilled white mnln%lboren E from §1 to £3; and Chinamen from €0 ccots to &1, without board, Masons, plasterers, and Elnmbem receive from 84 to &5; carpenters, Incksmiths, and wagon-makers, from 88 to 84 servant-girls for general housework, $15 to $253 farm Isborers, from 25 to 830 n winter, and - from $30 to $50 in summer, per month, with board, Miners get $3.50 or &: per dsy; and surface laborers at mincs, szwma.} withous . board. The same work is done for half so much &Il!l rtlhex Ali:muc slap\:l lnd";\lgllrlfll, :fi! one~ s Europe, and provisions genc: . cheaper {n California. H ¢ Al A Bquelched Rovolution. Durlington Hawkeye, My son, my_son," mlldl;qnxclnlmnd 2 T« proviog West Hill mother yesterday morning, “‘untie that cat from the gato-lateh; take fnthat ropo you've stretched across the sidewalk; lot - your little sister out of the wood shed ; unfasten the cellar door and et the hired girl coms .o and get 1o her work; take that simn of 'honrd! ers wanted’ off of Mr. Posonby’s front door; ' let Mr. Jusper’s dog out of that barrel; throw that paper of gunpowder In your po-:lmc ous Into the street; and then come hera-and tell ma , where you were Fridav and Baturday that you weren't at school.” The boy sald he wasn't vre- pared to answer juat then, but he would insist on throwing out the report of the school- teachior on thie ground that be (the boy) had * been unduly fntimidated from attending school | by the terror of long, hard lessons, and further by the practice of Lulldozing in the parish, as | lie could eatablish by rellable witncsscs. Pend- ing the decision of the board he filed 8 number of protests: but his mother pronounved his at- titude revolutionary and sent to his father's oftico for troops, which arrived about tea-thne, * and the Jocal governinent was at onc sup) orted and order enforced; and, as the boy wen up to bed without any supper, and In custody of tha troops, the throes of a free people, strugeling n the lron grusp of & domestic despotisim, vonld be heard away down on the next strvet, where the other boys were Ilting gates off their hinges and carrying them down to the creck. ————— Smart Canncka, Wo Amerleans fouerally Wfoeiae thst Canal euerslly imagioe that Canails 18 a little behind the United Stutes in inventive Zenlus; but a recent fact that hus come to lisin leads usto doubt It. An oll Samator o1 14 * Province of Quebec became inihesile aud hls rent was poing to be declared vaeant, a3y he hal boga absent two years. Iis friends, not wishinz the country to be deprived of such a legislutur, tuuy him recontly to the Benate Clnmber und svatul him for s few momenta in his_place! So he L safe for two years more, and hls salary i3 g cured for the same poriod. Now, we sk, var wo beat that in this country, with all our hoast iniz of superiority? Al B PR b TSN A HAVERLY’S THEATRE, Formerly Hooleys Thestre, Ttandolphat. betwocn L MAGUIRE & JIAV WILL K. CIAPMAR Porien «s:Manager BEIL Ye Merry Monarch Supreme fo Lis Profession, asl the Famous Comedian nod 'antomimist, CUAS. ALMONTA Pantaloon par excellence, togethei n Wa populsr Pantomime, HOMPTY DUMPTY, rop Dec, 11-SALSBURY'S TROUBADOURS, T ACADEMY OF MUSIC. STICKNEY & CO.S NEW YORK CIRCUS.: Performances every evening during the Wee Wednesday nryml Sutnginy !fiffineu. e’e Doors open &t 7 commenceat8p.m, "~ - Y- Adwilsslon, 75, 50, 25 cents. ADELPUI THEATRE, Last Week of the Firat and Qnly Week of the KIRALFYS, Dl 2 : LUCKY STAR. yal nnt » Mile, Do Rasa, Mill fith liorses, Dogs, and o D o.Tto- Matinecs Wednesday|Grand Dallels and Nav | and Snturday, | Amazonian March, - ! McVICKER’S THEATRE, The World-Ttcnowned Comedians, MR. & MRS, W, J. FLORENCE, . 'WELCOMED BY A % LARGE MAJORITY. - They el snpeas avery eventng notl further notice, | and a¢ the Baturday Ma o successful Awerl> ! can Comedy, the ' MIGHTY DOLLAR, . Bupoarted by a briiltant cast of characters, SUNDAY LECTURE BOCIETY, McCormick's Hall, Bundsy, Dec, 10, at3p, m, eCorm! B “‘!” mfl. P, Doorr MRS, LEONOWENS 01'3“ “Brahminism," Admislon. 10¢._Ticket McClurg & C. CARRIAGES, i I8, ot Landaus, Landaulots, Coaclics, OF FINEST MAKE AT LOW. PRICLS. HEARSES IN THE UREATEST VARIETY, CRANE, BREED & CO., 683.715 West Eightli-street. Oinclunatl. Oblo. o AW OHANGES, DISSOLUTION, i 6 partierahip herotofore exiating between M, H, . , W, Beott, dealtug In_ wall paper, pajn &t No, 820 Wost Mad{son-st., is ‘this day di wlved by mutual consent. B, 1. Doyle will pay i Lilittes and colicst all clalms, snd 1 alone nuthorized vy algn tn aettlement, M, H, DOYL Cuieawvo, Dec. 1, 1876, JoHe BCOTT.“' M. 1, Doyla wlll continue the but tand utder the d atyle u ~Famil New and lcgant Deslgna for Woddiog and Toilday - I.T”'”"“ia Tl okt YVETh Guarton oves Duude, bl t :‘u"fl ual{!‘"n:\.dt'::l‘; lhll’l‘l ll‘l!l“l:lfl\lnfl. Great nduceneits olore: papAE | . 53 Waabiugton: SOALES, . FAIRBANKS' STANDARD FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00’ 111& 118 Lake St., Chicagan Becascfultabuy oaly the Gexulat