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

RELIGIOUS, gunday = School Teachers’ Meeting at Farweil Hall. fhe Boys and Girls Meet to Relate Their Experi- ences, Irrepressible Urchins Who Will Have Their Laugh and Their Joke. An Attempt to State the Canses of Mr, Moody’s Success, "m Eanner of Condueting the Election of a Pope—The Scrotiny and Aecessit. A Chinese Festival and the Peculiar Features Thereof. Hotes and Personals at Home and i Abroad---Church-Services * To-Day. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. SOON-MEETING OF THE TEACHERS. The Sunday-school teachers' meeting in Far- well Hall yesterday moon was pretty well at- tended, considering the cold weather. The hall s comfortably warmed, and the disagreeable features of last Saturday’s meetings were en- tirely lacking. After the usnal preliminary exercises, Bishop Tallows, the leader, opened the debate on the Jesson, Peter’s release,” Acts xiL, 1-17. He s2id the Herod mentioned in the first verse was agrandson of Herod tbe Great. The whole family was a bloody family. This was the first time that the Roman power struck hands with the Jewish hierarchy to oppress the feeble Christisn Chureh. They should always guard against the alliance of the Church with the State. He did not care what the Church might bz, the very moment the Charch joined hands with the State in order to accomplish the desigms and purposes of that Church, the bloodi- est of her history are slways written. He would not trust the purest and . saintliest colietion of pevple that ever lived il they joined with the secular power. They snonld beware of all entangling alliances. Peter's release from prison was preceded by the unceasing prayers of the Church for him. “The prever was spedific, earncst,and without ceasing, and if modern Christians were to pray with & due regard to those conditions, their prayers would be auswered if their requests werce in ac- cord with God’s will. Peter was sleeping when the angel aroused him, a eignificant fact when it 'was considered that he was o be executed the following day. No light was required in the n; the angel’s tgresenue sufficlently luminated the place so that the apostles could see. They should learn that God would do for them all that be conld in consistency with our own_ moral frecdotn, but not s single thing be- yond that. The apostle said, ‘* We are workers together with God.” The angel came from the slues, entered the prison, smote off Peter's claims, took him by the band, and led him out of the prison, and went with him through one strect. -Then the angel left the apos- tle to find out the house of John. So it was that all through our tem- poral and epiritual life it was God that provided for us the means and plan of redemp- tion, but, we were to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling, The great truth of the lesson was, that in answer to the specific, car- nest, and continuous prayer of God’s people, a mirncle was wrought in the realm of nature. The desigm of the lesson was to teach us that Gud did bear and answer prayer, and also that prayer had its influence in the world of nature without us,—that prayer came fn not to su- persede. or destroy the laws of na- ture, but come in doubtless as & higher aud diviner Iaw to carry out God’s will and porposes. We shonld take coursge from the incident of the lesson. The God cf nature was the God of Erwe. Greater miracles ‘were being accomplished now through faith and prayer than that of taking Peter out of prison. Souls were being taken out of l.h;g’ison— ouses of sin; the dead were being ed up, and §tood forth as living witnesses of the power of Jesus Christ to save even to the uttermost. Brother Sharp said the lesson brouglit out the beautiful thought that prayer went up and the el came down. 'wo other brothers expressed their opinfon that the great point of the lesson was that prayer was answered. Mr. Jacobs said both Christians and unbe- Yevers could be instructed from the lesson. They could teach the condition of a sinner’s de- i ce from the lesson. Mr. John V. Farwell thought there was ales- #on for every one in regard to the deliverance of sinners from Satan’s prison. The point was that Almighty power opened the doors, and the poor sinner walked out; it was impossible fora Inan to rescue himself. Quite a liztle sensation was caused at this Point by the rising of a rough-looking customer inthe audience, who proceeded to relate in broken Englich his L‘xgcxience of prison deliver- =nce. He was arrested four_ years gollanfl felt Yery bad. He cried out to Jesus for help, and found that he Joved his “woman ¥ more than behad ever done in his life before. Shortly after this his * woman *_ brought a man to bail im ont. hter.] That circumstance might seem natural, but how was it that the re- lease came just the moment after prayer? He advised all To guit the prison of sin, as he could testify to the huppiness of libcnliy. The Rev. Mr. Spencer pointed out the won- derful difference between beinga prisoner of 5in anid 2 prisoner of hope. Peter bad a heaven 1o prison, simply because Le was there asa : FCod. fzithful child of After some remarks from Bishop Cheney on the general import of the lesson, the mecting s dlosed in the usual mauner. A number of inquirers remained after the bulk of the dudi- ence had departed. BOYS AND GIRLS, THETE RELIGIOUS EXERCISES AT FARWELL HALL. Brother Jacobs was just getting his black- exercises ready yesterday afterncon, and Farwell Hall was only partially filled with boys 20d girls who were to sit at the feet of this Sun- day-school Gamaliel, when a TRIBUNE reporter €ntered and took his seat at one of the report- e’ tables. While devoutly enzaged in pre- Paricg his mind for the reception of religious Huth, his attention was attracted by a set of Joung Americans on one of the front seats. *‘Bet you 2 dollar he's one of them Zimes re- " Porters,” said one. “You're another,” chimed in a comrade. “He's one of Moody and Savkey's reporters. Al them fellaws wears silk wipes.” *‘Sunday-school boys, ain’t youi” inquired the Teporter. g “No, werc're Bridzeport tubs,”” at which sally the leugh wept round. By this time Brother Jacobs had written some- which the boys, by dint of patient meck- Strewching, iscovered to be © Blessed are they fl'mfig arccalled to the marriage-supper of the “Xo marriage-supper here, I reckon,” said Qne who g mpl;pce the leader among his Bt “Your vest's too short for you,” beadded, alter s moment’s pause, following up this ob- Serration by a punch which he landed in his Belghtior’s ribs. But now the lights were turned on, the rest of blackboard inscription was. completed, and Brother Jacobs gave out the bymn, with the announcement that he would %fiomt the first Sixteen boysas choristersand the rest might Consider that they were the choir. _ 4 Ain’t got no hymn-book.” replied one bos. h‘;lgan'z You know the bymn?? asked Brother 8. 8omo said they did. More said they didn’t. “1 nope,™ said Brother Jacobs, *that every by here “whocaa muise dve cente wll buy 3 “Left mine home,” said a cross-cyed, black- “Oh,” said Brother Jacobs, *that’s the way. Apreat many people leave their Bibles at kome, ¥ou leave your hymn-books home. I\Ufi'i ¥ou alweys onght to have tbem wWith you. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE wonder how many of you borrow Bibles when {fiuw otgflinnday—suhool. Hold up yousg hands, A prodigious number of hands went How many of yo b ‘I)o O 1 “;;' you borrow bootsi" . g:.:w mauy of you borrow each other's bon- “Bet I don’t,” said the same irre bl Youngster in th t no girl and do%;lfnecd notn:.,!'ron! seat. “Iain’t nogirl, and 05¢ who could sing, however, bore den of the livtom, while those Wi had = e i tering of what it was came fn strong on the chorus. - Some of them used rather iny - ate werds, but ther managed to get ? :gg?h mt.!_l it some way or other, and then they tackled and finished another hymn. The leader tchez_l prayed for God’s blessings on these hristian “boys and girls, and ssked - Him to make them earnest in the work of saving others. Then they tricd the Hallclujah, "Tis Dane.” At first it was rather weak, but sfter Brother Jacobs had told them not to whisper, the song sudden- Iy erewinto aloudandeven ear-s, Mitting shout, es- cially when it came to the allelujah * part, r'})}lhe‘l: Jn.m]bls expressed his satisfaction. ¢ (iospel-lesson was found in Luke, xiv., and related chiely to the rofuadl ‘ot Thnt Srg were mnvited' to come to the narringe-supper. It was read by Brother Jacobs, who interspersed the narrative With comwments, appropriste and otherwise. fHe jnveizhed agninst those who offered various excuses, trivial, as he called them. The man who wanted to % prove” the ox he had bought ought to have proved him be- fore he bought hin. ~ The man who refused to come because he had married a wife ought to bave brought bis wife with him. The man who wanted to look afterhis newly-purchased Jand ouglt to have come any way, because the land would remain where it was} nobody could take it away; it would keep. If auy of ihose present wanted to join 2 society to bring in others, they might join' what he would all 2 ** Highway and \liacen Lge Society," of which Christ was Lhe Presi- Brother Jacobs then referred to his blackboard, and asked the boys to read off the beatitude concerning those who were called to the mar- riage-supper. Were marriage-suppers generally good—weren’t thev perhaps bLetter than any other:supper? Didu't people usually.do some- thing.extra on such occasions?: * [Mingled *crics of #Good!” ‘“Yest” ~ntna‘ There ~ was once a fisheran who cuught = fine turbot for 2 King, and the only reward he asked was one-halt of whatever the King got. When it came to the reward, said fisherman politely requested to be given ten blows, and when five 0% them were glven he made another request—that the porter outside who had snubbed him might have the other half. He got it.—the boys lauglied,—and the fisherman was richly rewarded, As some of the boys had been just a litle violent in their outbarst of bumor, Brother Jucobs quictly observed that there were a few boys present who were not used to going to meetings, but they would find out all about them in time. The leader went on, commenting on the uni- versality ol this fuvitation to the supper. 1t was purchased by the King and prepared for his son, and everybody was invitea. *What does purchase meani” inquired the teaclier. No reply. “Don’t it mean bought?" *¢ Guess 50," said several in one breath. *¢ What does bought mean?” ‘‘ Sold,” answered the same irrepressible on the front seat, at which there was another gen- eral laugh. ‘The next lesson which Brother Jacobs tried to convey was, that 2 room was prepared for every- body in the King’s palacc. Their names were registered ob the books in Heaven. The eupper was prepared. for every one—just as it was in 2 hotel, in some of which they rang bells for meals. Now, suppose a boy said he wouldn’t _come_till somebody called out, ¢ Charies Henry Robinson, come.” [Laughter. When Brotker Jacobs was a little boy, an wouldn't go down to dinner, he used to hear his father’s voice down on the landing say- ing, *“My son, did you hear that bell?” Brother Jacobs’ used to say, *Yes, sir? (very meekly). “You'd betier come down, my Eon,” replied Brother Jacobs’ father, and Brother Jacobs coucluded the very best thing he could do would be to obey this stern mandate. A boy who wouldn’t go to dinner mizht properly be called a very disobedient boy. When some people were invited to come to Christ they spurned the invitation, turned on taeir beels, and walked off. Young pressible—Oh, 1'm sick. [Juve- nile grins. . This marriage-supper of the Lamb, continned Brother Jarobg, was grep:ued at great expense and was free to everybody. How many in the nudisnce had aceepted this fnvitation? Let them stand up. Nearlt everybody was on bis or her feet, fa- cluding the young irrepressible and his mirth- Joving comrades. [ “Won't sumebody stand up and give us his or her experience?” Silence fora minute or so. Then abright little fellow, with light hair, was singled out by Brother Jacobs, who called him Freddy. He said he had accepted Christ a week ago last Wednesday in_the inquiry-rooms of the Taber- nacle, and bad felt a great deal happier ever since. “ How aid you know the Spirit was with yout” ¢ Because it s2ys 50 in the Bible.” “What does it say?"" “Blessed are they which are called to the marriage-supper of the Lamb.” Others gave their - experiences,—boys and girls. Onpe boy said be liked Christ more and more every day; the Lord seemed to get fn him more and more. Another little boy, with a frank, open countenance, aud a strdy tear in his eye, said: T accepted Christ a little while azo, and I've been very happy since. I've got morestrength, but I need more. I've got a pretty lively tem- er. but I'm trying to peat it. l've got’ some gm:!mrs, too, aud I'm praying for them, and Want vou to pray for them, t00.” “What strength have you got?” asked Brother Jacobs. * GGod’s strength.” replied the little fellow. « That's right. 1f you'se rot this strength I guess you'll corue out all right.” One little girl said she had lately become con- verted, and Christ had allowed her to work for im, and she was so happy. And so they gave in their x1ln~ze<1i<ms experi- ences, and who cuuld have the hicart to say that the majority of them were not sincere in what they suid? : After giving 2 general invitation to the boss and girls to remain at the inquiry-meeting, and after the singing of another hvmm, Brother Jacobs announced the meeting closed. Many remained to attend the inquiry-mecting, but a .| number rushed pell-mell down-stairs, acd in a momert were swallowed up in the great., busy throng of people on the street. MOODY’S SUCCESS. THE SECRET THEREOP. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHIcAGO, Dec. 16.—Referring to your edito- rial in last Sunday’s TRIBGNE upon the cause of 3r. Moody’s success *in bringing o great city to his feet,” I beg to differ with you. To me his success s zttributed to a combination of eauses or circumstances, many of which lic out- side of himself, but yet by him are made to ‘minister to his ends, rather than to any particu- Jar earnestness or plainness of speech upoun his part, or to the manner in which he presents his subject-or convers his thoughts. Among this combination may be found the following, which 1 think you will zeree with me have more to do with the solving of this (to many) enigma than any characteristic which may attach to Mr. Moody, to-wit: The aid of the press, the aid of the churches of the city, organization, previous notoriety, ad- vertising, oratory, music, cte. Without the sid which has en extended to Brother Mooy by the press and churches of this city he could, in my oninion, have accomplished little. With- out, these two powerful aids it 1s doubtful if he could have drawn togetner more than an ordi- nary audicnce; aud, as proof of the correctness of this doubt, or opinion, I would refer you to his audiences in this city before leaving for Europe. 1f Iam correct n this view it seems o me to prove that his success lics in circum- stances heyond and outside of the man. With these two powerful forces to keep 2 community constantly stirred up and interested or excited, a very ordinary mau can-fill to overflowing a very larze building, for the space of time wich Brother Moody has spent in any city be has visited since leaving Chirago for En- giand and Scotland. Take St. Louis, for in- Stance, some_three or four winters aza, when ‘Hammiond, the evangelist, a man vastly Brother Aoody’s inferior in_every respect, engincered a revival in that city. He had the aid and co- operation of the press and churches of St.Louis for months in as largeadegree as Brother Moody has bad similaraid from the press and churches in this city. And what was the result? Cruwds flocked to hear him wherever he went, and, during his eutire stay in_that city, the number of those who were unable to gain e~ trance to the hall (the largest hall in the city) in which this map spoke was twice and turice eater than the number of those who, E{':oinz early, pained admission. That city became 50 _sroused under the influence of these two mighty forces, and the pf.:nple were so carried away by the religious excliement of the time and occasion engcndered by these in- fluences, that regulir stated mectings were not suffident. So great was the religions enthusi- asm that meetings were called to be held in ‘houses of {ll-fame, and others for habes apd in- " spealers can excel. This is oratory; not, to be SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, I1876—SLXTEEN PAGES. 1ants at the break of day. There is no calculat- ing the power of agreat press fna city like Chicago, and when to tbis is added the earnest, combined efforts and labors of from forty to fiity church organizations, it is no wonder that crowds are attracted and moved. Organization_is another very powerfal auxili- ary. “Brother Moody is a zood organizer. You will have noticed that every thing in connection with these meetings has been under themost.per- , fectsyétem—under most excellentorganization— g0 much so that tfieir working %us searcely drawn an unfavorable criticlsm from any. Now €his does not come from chance—it comes from thoughtful looking-after and SuDervising, upon the part of some ove verson, aud that person is Mr. Moody. Brother Moody, as you are aware, | never goes to a new ficld of labor without first having the way prepared in advance. You will | remember he declived coming to Chicago in the winter of 1875 and '36. Why?! For the reason that he was satisfied that Chlcazo was not ready for him. He declined to inaugurate in N Chicago his revival work In this country, aud | why did he decline? Simply because Bewas | convinced that -he conld not then bave the . undivided, earnest support _of the Evangelical churches of this_city, and in this he was right. At that time, while some of our churches were 2nxious that he should cde among us, others were quite as indifferent and lukewarm. Brother Moody, sceing this, gave | Chicago the go-by for the time betng, and wntil such time as e saf that there was unity of ac- tion upon the part of the churches in having bim come, and that when he did he would have their united, hearty co-operation. Then again he saw that no great movement could be set on foot and carried out successfully in any building which our city contained prior to about ihe time of his entering upon his work here, when immedistely | tne Tabernacle sprung {nto existence, 2 buid. ing admirably calenfated for nccommodating 10,000 people, and for revival work. Now this all shows good organization and good business calculation upon the part of Brother Moody. Another important aia in this work is notoricty. The notorlety Brother Moody achieved abroad has drawn thousands upon thousands to these meetings who, but for this,would neyer have thought. much less could have been induced to attend them. . Notoricty, as you are awure, is a powerful magnet with the American people. It matters little whether the subject bé preacher, base-ball player, or walker, our curiosity prompts us to flock fn crowds to see or Lear any notori- ous character, whoever he may be. Next to the above causes which I lave enumerated, comes advertising. Brother Moody has been ome of the best advertisea men in the world. No circus or show of any kind was ever better or more thoroughly sustained than be. Barnum cannot equal him upon this score. Not onl! has the press aone him ample. justice in this respect, but there isnot & bill-board or show- card in city or country which does not cither Lerald his coming or announce his presence. And now we come to Brother Mooay as an_ora- tor. No ore will pretend to claim that he is eithera scholar or thinker, Farfrom it. And it Is for thisreason that he seldom impresses ihinking people favorably. But allowing for all this—allow that lie is neither scholar nor think- er—there (s yet much of the orator about him, ond it was his oratory which, I conceive, first pave him his | notoricty among the common people of Englond and Scotland —a _ notoriety which has since become world-wide. He scldom fails to move his audi- ence by the recital of some little pathetic story or experience, which in other hands would fail to fmpress or move the most susceptible. Cf this Kind of emmunition he has a large stock, and never fails to wield it to good account with those he is addressing, and in a manger few sure, of the highest order, but still it is oratory. And lastly comes muslc, which might, per- haps, have been more appropriately placed Srst among the list of causes which'gives this man such wonderful success in attracting crowds. Brother Moody did not overlook the powerful etfect of good music u{on an audience, and in this he .strack the Xkey-note to his success in a very large degree. " By co-operating with Mr. Sankey as a singist, to_sing solos, and by securing a large, well-trained _choir to sing the choruses and revival hymns, be makes of this meeting, ina large mecasure, 3 kind of semi- religious opera, whefe ft is pleasaut for all, whether they agree with him in what he says or 10t, to pass_an enjoyable hour. This, too, has had a wonderful “influence in bringing out the people to hear him, and it again shows organiz- ation upon the part of the man who adopted this system. X have now glanced only bricfly and lastily over some of the causes which I conceive to be the secret of this man’s power in attracting erowds. I have aimed to measure im justly and faithfully, and must think they have more to ao with his success than the earnestness or plainness of the man himself, or of anything be utters, or of bis manner of uttering it. Brother Moody attributes his success to the influence of the Holy Spirit, but I incline to tne belief that the natural causes which IThave above recited are more powerful in the sccomplish~ ment of his results than any supernatural in- fluence which he may claim for it. The religious {oelings of mankind arc the most easily worked upoa, and it is not remarkable that So fluent and ready o speaker as Mr. Moody, Wwhen sur- rounded and assisted by the aids 1 have men- tioned, should draw multitudes to hear bim. R. ATEINS. SCHNITZLER. : A MAN OF MANY TITLES. A gentleman residing fn this city yesterday received the following interesting communica- tion, which he bas sent to Tae TRIBUNE: TOLD TEE FORT. Derene, Brown Co., Wik, Dec. 7, 1876.—Most Belovcd and Dear Brother in' Christ ! Before leav- ine for sweet home again to.meet my dear Scotch wife Electa. nee Gibson, who bore usthirteen chil- dren, of which nine are liviog and one a babe of onc year, 1 would once more’ express to you my sincerest thanks for your kind reception, brother- Ir love and help bestowed upon us and our mission cause ot the Green Bay and Lake Superior for this sear. May the good Lord our Heavenly Father, ihe glorious, victorious, znd everlesting King, con- tione to bless, protect, and abundantly reward you aud ull yonrs, your beloved wife n dear mother fu Trrnel, your sweet and noole children and congre- tion you attend, with their hrave pastor and Erotestant Bishop of united frec Chrlstian brethrea ond friends, and give anto you all continual assur- ances of His grace und tender mercies. THEODORR SCHNITZLER. . B.—Dear hrother, when the enemy comes in like a ficod, the good Lord will take upa standard against fim. Wlen Kome and the Jesuits make strenuotis efforts to conquer this our beloved conn- try for the Pope, and to briug onr children back iuto the bondage of Euypt, Roman darkness, and snperstition, it is high time for nsto be wide awake and_to publish it at Askalon, and tomake it known in Gad even from Dan to Bersheba, to stand shoul- dor to shoulder for the defense of the glorious principles of the reformation of the sixteenth cen- tury, civil and religious liberty as laid down in the' New Tostament, and once carried out by Frederick the Great of Prussia, when he had pledzed his royal word that from henceforth in his doininfons evers one should be saved .according to his own fashion. Scarcely had the noble King thus establiched ib- erty of conscicnce and religion when_the Pope and the devil stirred up m1x_powerful Poientates and all conspired for a xeven years' war to crush old Fred uniler the wheels of their cannons, to take bis crown and_divide his country among them- selves, But with the holp of God and the prayers of the fatthful Protestant people, the King came out conqueror over all his cruel foes, and_ {hus lib- erty of religion and_Protestant Christinmity was saved in Germany and the world at large. Yours affectionately, THEODORE SCENITZLER. (Presbyterian ordained) pastor and Protestant Bishop of united free Christion bretbren and frienda, Life Director of the Amerfcan Tract Soci- ety at New York, &oldier of Christ and once of the Tnited States ariny in 186+ and 1865 ot Fort Lyon, Yirgmia, praying for seven months (helped by a Tost of faithful Christian brethren and friends all er tne Jand). for victory, sweet peace, and the fon of Liostilities, co-founder of the Wiscon- sin Soldiers’ Orphan Asvlum in 1865, Knight of the Gernan Ensigu of Honor from the Rock to the Sea, and son-in-law of Sir Robert Gibson, of Scot- Tund. (Should nut a grateful sovercign nation and ‘Administration have sent the poor Bishop long 320 a8 Ambassador to Germany to_preach the etermal Gospel of Christ crucitied ot Berlin, or bave sent him to_Congress. or the United States Senate.) May God aléo bless Brothers Moody and Sankey. HOW POPES ARE CHOSEN. THE CARDINALS' * SCRUTINY ”? AND * ACCESSIT.” T. Adolphus Trollope has just published in London an intcresting book entitled “The Papal Conclavesas They Were and ns ‘They Are,” which Is the result of much study, and evident- Iy embodies the results of great research. From this volume are taken the following extracts: After service and breakfast the Cardinals go, ac- comprnied by the cancluvists, to the Sistine Chap- el, to proceed to the firet scrutiny. One of the conclavists at the door of the chupel hands to his Cardinal a closed desk contsining the ruled and prepared registers for the day'a voling, the sched- ules specially printed and prepared for p\'ln? the votes, the Cardinal's seal and materials for gealing, and writing requisites. The conclavista then re- tire, and the doors of the chapel are closed. Each Cardinal is enthroned under 8 canopy, £0 arranged that they can all be Jet down butone when the new Pope is chosen. 1n_the middle of the floor are six Little tables fornished with everything nec- essary to the bugincss in hand. On a table in front of the aliarisa tablet _of walnut wood with seven- ty boles in it, ering to the number of Cardi- nale when the College is full, together tith a par- ple box containing &s many balls of wood as there are Cardinaly, with the name of a Cardinsl on each of them. From this box every mnrn}n% are drawn the three Scratators and three Cardinals to attend any invalids who may be confined to_their celle. The bais with the names of the Cardinals are placed in the respective holes in the tablet just ‘mentioned, and are allowed {o remain there durig the entire time of ench scratiny. Finally, there fs also on 1hls Jarge tubie the form of osth 1o bo used A In putting the vating papers into the urn, and two urns with their mahesfi%eam them, which during the time of the serutiny are placed m the altar: al%o 1 box witn a eliL in thelid, and n lock and key, which the Cardinals appointed to receive the votes of thelr invalid collengues carry round, locked, to the cells of the latter, and into the slit in which the sick Curdinals put their folded papers contain- ing ‘their votes with thelr own hands. Benind the altar therc is s little won fre-place with & tube chimuey communicating with the outer alr, At the close of each scrutiny in which 10 election has been accomplished (owing to the requisite number of votes not having been given to ore single Cardinal), all the voting pupers are placed, together witha portion of straw, in thig gratimg, which s then tuscrted in the iron stove, aud the whole {s set on fire by match lighted from a tnder-box, so that the burn:ng creates a dense smoke, by which all Rome, eagerfy on the watch, is informed that n election hns taken place at that day's two scrutinies. This is the celebrated “*Sfumata "' of which %o much has been heard, and on which f0 many bets have been decided. It serves also as a signal o the artillerymen, who are on the watch at Castle St. Angels, recdy to fire their guns assoon as the election shall have been . made; znd farther to the workmen, also on the watch, to pull down the walling-up _of the great balcony from which the new Poge will, immediate. ly on his election, give nis first benediction— **Urbi et urbi "—on the instant that an election #hall have been consummated. Every possible care i8 tuken to prevent the Cardinals from com- municating with each other, and even the dinners are **administered " separately by a **dapifer " (a bringer of the feast), by whom cach Carding] is attended. The dinners are severally examined by an ofiiciel before they are token into the cells, to see Lhat no scrap of writing or message of any kind is conveyed in the viands. Any letters which may come in from the onter world ure first read by a Board of Prelates before the Cardinala can have them, and the most scrupulous care is taken in every way to prevent all com- ‘munication with the outer world, all the ofiicers, conclavists, and others acting and fulflling their duties under solemn vows and oaths, Three hours. after sunset. ot the lust ringing of a signal bell, the {unior mastér of the coremany calls ott, **n i, domini!”—**To your cells, my lords!” And all retire again to rest. Itis not necessary to de- scribe the technicalities of writing ugon the voting pupers the numces of the Cardinals set forth by ihe Yoters for election. They are not unlike modern baliot papers. with the exception of some lines of Latin und certain regulations for folding gnd seal- ing the vote. Only one name is written, and when the puper {s filled up, and folded, and sealed, each Cardinal walks from his place to the aliar carrying the schedule, or'vote, held high between hls finger and thumb. Arrived atthe &tep of the altar, ne kneels and pronounces in Latin the following oath: *‘1 call (o witness Christ our Lord, who shall be my Judge, thatTam electing him whom before God T think oueht to be elected, und the sume g to the vote which I shall give at the **accessit.” On the altar there is a large chalice, or urn, covered with 2 patina; and the elector, having thus sworn, places his scheaule or voting: paper on the patina, and, taking that in his lmnfi. throws the vote into the chalice with it. 1ra sick Cardmal cannot do this, the ceremoninl is zone through for himn Ly a Scrutator. For those iwho cannot leave their cells, there i3 very elaborate system of assistance and substitution by the sworn otticials. When all the votes have been placed in the chalice the Senlor Scrutator mixes them togeth- er. The Juujor then takes each vote from the chalice and drops it into another similar receptacle. Then comes the scrotiny, it- seif. The three Scrutators sit at the large wble with their backs to the asltar, 80 that they may be seen by all present. The first of theuw tukes a voting papcr from the chalice, and, leaving the seals which seal down the name and motto of the voter intact, upens the othier folds and reads the name of ‘the person in waose favor the vote 18 given. He then passcs it to the second Scrutator, who also takes note of the person voted for, and passes it on to a third, who declures the vote n a loud voice; and each Cardinal, as the vote is duclared, marks it on a register before bim. ‘When all the registers ure marked, the schedules o voting papers are threaded on a file by the Junior Scrutator. The two ends of the thread are then tied together, and the whole piaced apart on the great table. Then comes the lust operation of the scrutiny, which hus three divisions in case an election has becn accomplished, w! . first, the counting of the votes; second, the verifying of the votes by three other Cardinals, drawn by lot, and called **ricognitori, " and third, the burning of the votes in the manner already described. But if no elec- tion been achicved, the lust portion of the operation, the *‘post-scrutinium,” consists of £even ‘‘acts,™ of which the first is the **accessit." T'lus revoting is similar to the first, but b Cardi- nal can be voted for by accussit unless he has had autleast one vote previously. Nor canan elector give an accessit forthe same person for whom he voted in the first voting; otherwise he would be voting twice for the same person. The mode in which this method of the *‘accessit™ operates, and the nature of the motives which will intluence the clectors in proceeding to it, are sutficientl: intelligible. If A, for whom yoa have voted, shafl be shown to have received four or five votes only, while B has received twenty and C thirty, it will become a delicate question whether you will transfer rour vote to one of the Iatter, and if 50, to which of them. If. failing your own favor- ite candidate, who has been known to have no chance. you are contented to have C, your course is clear. You ‘‘accede™ to him. If heis objec- tionnble to- you, you mey still prefer to accede to him if it shall s2em to you that his election is in- evitable. I B would content {DII, and you think he has & chance. you accede to him. 1f your main object 18 to prevent if possible the election of either B or C, you &ccede to come other Cardinal in the bope that the votes given to him, if not sufli- cient to elect him, may at least, fn conclave 1an- guage, give an exclusion to 15 and C: {, e.. prevent eftber of them from having a two-thirds majority. It will thus be secn that the *‘accessit” requires for its management some of the most delicate and Qdexterous play of any portion of the conclave operations. et ) QUAN TI POO SOT. A CURIOUS CHINESE FESTIVAL. The San Francisco Posf, fn & recent fssue, prints this: Quan Ti Poo Sot, a party who, some oda thousand years ago, favored the Flowery Kingdom by living within its borders, and who now, according to Chinese orthodox belief, is idling away his time fo Paradise, en- joving all the blessings that fall to the lot of & Jeity who passes through the ordeal of sa earthly existence without having his reputation stained by ecclesiastical trials or the unventilated charges of misconduct which cloud the good name of 50 many represcntatives of the Gospel nowadays, is creating quite & stir in this city in the vicinity of the Chinese temple on Pine street, above Kearney. For three days tsien-yoks have emitted those notes which once heard are never forgotten; the thunders of the tom-tom have awakened all the echoes of the neighborhood; punks have emoked; lanterns of cvery conceiv- able variety have dangled mn front of “wux gods of everyname and nature; Chinese tenors have reached notes that VWachtel never dreamed of, and a steam whistle only could rival; red-robed pricsts have chanted dolorous anthems, the rods have looked benignantly down, and_ail China- dom has worshiped, eaten, and’ drank in perfect happiness and freedom of expense. A Post man, detailed to visit the festival ,ugon entering the Pine street gate was at once brought to a realizing sense of hiswhereabouts and surround- ings by the awe-inspiring spectacle of a little party of -aeities immediately behind the screen 1n thie doorway, supposably enjoying their matu- tinal meal. They were all made of wax, and did not possess very ravenons appetites, but their breakfast of swweetmeats and culinary deli- cacles was nevertheless laid out before them with chop-sticks and all the a?purtennncex com- plete. The chief diguitary of the party wore a skull-cap and n benignant smile, while the two gentlemen courtiers wore plug hats and_sober expressfons D&filfln!_’ their position, their two lady companions being likewise curiously dress- ed and sober-faced. The larger jnner and outer court-yards were roofed over with cloth on a tramework of slats, converted for the thne into extra temples, and from the roofs hung shelves of deities of every size. appearance, and shape, inepiring the profanc mind with the idea that unless the Celestial Meaven 15 a very spacious territory thegods and their families alone would hardly ‘find room toget along comfortabiv. Some of the relizions was-works had evideutly done zood service, broken noses being in no wise uncommon, and_the peculiar exoressions of a mouth cracked from ear toear, and a counte- nance devoid of half the flesh color, meetingthe eye at_every turn. On either side of the opening into the fnner court stoud a giant about fifteen feet in height, with a maliymantly idiotic cast of countenauce, a_tremendous mustache and imperial, mag- nificently appareled in silk paper tinsel and or- namental knickuacks, rerrcscntmv the two St. Peters which take the tickets gt the gate of the Chinese heaven. The right hand one holds a battie-ax, and the one on the left a couple of swords, Each has an animal between his feet, the pet of the first mentioned bemg a very dis- sipated variety of the cat, haviug a red nose, green-and-black eyes, and a green-:md'_vclluw skin. The other amimal is evidently of purely heavenly origin, appearing more Like 2 cross he- tween a horned toad and a flying-machine than any other animal known to the Academy of Sci- enves. Standine npear the off giant “are two stecds of war, rivaling_in _picturesqueness the famous Baalbec of Mark Twain. The first one is of a color which proves beyond 2 doubt that the manufacturer never saw an aoimal of the equice breed. He is posed very strikingly, however, and, were it not for an eye on the verge of falling out, three bamboo ribs at vari- ance with the paper epidermis, and a feather tail, the appeurance would be rather grand. As it15, the cifect Is naigue. The other equine is of a commonplace white color, with a three-foot- body and a tour-foot neck. He is busily en- ed nibbling some Chinese grass, and is held, as i3 the other, by a Chinese postillion in the prettiest of Chinese clothes and the cleanest of wax faces. -At the end of the inner court is a stage, where the musicians &it and do homuge to the divine ralers, who are fortunately so far out of bearing that the performers escape that excruciating dun; );y |onur=mwlzlch would otherwise be their just recompense. ‘The devotional exervises take place both with- in the josshouse and the’ court outside. In the latter place five priests, with red rones, beariug’ a tea advertlsement placard, orsomething close- 1y resembling it, * chin-chin ' through a long series of chants printed uson shects of thin red paper. Behind these kncel six worshipers be- fore six_paper images, representing fire, water, the perils of the sea, and the other departments into which the Chinese religion is scgregated. These devotions are entirely unheeded by the orchestral performers, who originate erratic bursts of meiody through which and the silence - following the five priests keep up tiair nodding of heads and their monotonous “chin-chiu, chin- chin.” Esery available portion of the roof has a lantern of cwrious shape, 3 miniature temple, or paper structure of some sort hanging from it, and at might, when all are lizhted, when the musicians and worshipers are ¥¥ing with vne another in vocal and instrumental efforts, and the entire place is packed with Chinese in e way that would makes sardine sigh, the sight is'a most curious and interesting on The festival is_one which is held every three years in honor of the god mentioned, Guan Ti 00 Sot. It is carried on by subscription, ana is entirely religious in character. The names of the subscribers and the smount donated are written on 4 card, and these cards are posted all over the walls. The entire expenseis about $5,000, and the vontributions arc voluntary, rapging from 3500 among the richer merchanis to ten cents amony the puorer coolies. Tne fes- tival Iasts six days, and closes with a grand pro- cession to the graveyard, on which oczasion'the giants, horses, and innumerable images of myth- gL:%l:ml import are burned on the graves of the WE ARE SEVEN. A REMINISCENCE OF MOODY'S LABORS. At a prayer-meeting held at the sonthwest corner of Michizan and Dearborn streets, some sixteen years ago, over which Mr. Moody pre- sided, several young people were converted. At the cloge of the regular meeting, a second meet- ing was lield in the ante-room, the number con- stituting that meeting being seven. Three of .thas number were Christians, the remaining four were promising young men. Mr. Moody made an earnest appeal to them to gbandon sia and follow in the footsteps of their Savior. . He drew that appeal to a close by suggesting a covenant to be drawn up, which he” hoped all present would sign. Below is the covenant and names of the signers: =, A COVENANT OF THE SEVEN. Cnicaco, T, Dec. 17, 1860.—In the of the same Heavenly Host who many bundred years ago proclulmed ‘the birth of our blesred Savior, we the snbscribers do_solemnly promise (o pray daily for each other until the Lord shall call us bome to plory; anid that we will preach Christ and im crucified. and follow in the footsteps of our dear Redeemer until we a1l join that blesssed compauy in the Mansion of Eternal Rest. Signed this 17th duy of December, in the year of our Lord 1860, D. L. M 4. R. Sheldon, I J. Rundell, While Mr. Moody was here some five months ago, the seven met at his church, corper of La- Salle street and Chicago avenue. At the present writing the entire number areliving and resi- dents of this city, after a lapse of sixteen years. All have mnarried since then but one, and it is expected, or hoped, they will all meet again erc long. RELIGIOES MISCELLANY. THE CHUCH IN GENERAL. The New Testament Company of English Re- visers are now at work upon the Epistle to Titus. . The Baptist Union, the organ of the Open- Communion Baptists, suspended publication this week. The Congregational churches of Detroit have fnvited the Triennial Councilto hold its next session in that city. The time of meeting will be next year. Dr. Potter denles the report that Grace Church, New York City, is to bemadea free church, although he thinks it may become so at some indefinite time in the future. The Western yearly meeting of Friends re- ports 12,173 members of local meetings, 1,043 families who mect together daily to read the Scriptures, and 1,170 members who use tobacco, 100 who cultivate it, and 42 who sell it. The Cherokee Baptist women have formed a missionary association, pledging themselves to give a dollar each yearly. This, it is £nid, is do- Ing better than the white Baptists of Virginia, who give only about 80 cents per member for missions. resence A Biblical scholar in Germany has been dolng some ]tm:uy close figuring to determine the dates of events described in the Old Testament, and_announces as one result the discovery that Noah issued from the ark oz Sept. 17, at § o'clock in the evening. The Calvinistic Methodists of England report the following statistics for 1Sis: Churches, 1,098: chapels and preaching stations, 1,212; min- isters, 522; preachers, 305; deacons, 3.739; com- municants, 106,742; probationers. 6,205; chil- dren in the churches, 49,444; scholars, 153,763; total collections, £770,215. Great precautions have been used to make the Tabernacle now in process of ere:tion for Mr. Moody in Boston entirely secure from fire. There will be doors on the foar corners, besides centre doors oo Tremont street and Warren avenue. The roof will be bulted together by iron rods. There will be neither basement nor gallery, and the floor of the auditorium will rest on thie ground. The ante-rooms and other apartments will be in a lean-to, built of brick, with an iron roof. It is espected that this Tabernacle will seat 6,000 persons. A missionary writing from the Island of Man- fain, South Pacific, reports that the island is now a land of Bibles. Not only the heads of every household are in possession of a copy, but nearly every child upon the island has one. He tells of the case of a poor-old pative who was indefatigable in his endeavors to secure @ copy for each mewmber of his household. He brougnt the missionars all the money be had, then he tried to make up the_price in cocoanut oil, and lastly, rather than fall short, he sold the only young cow he had to pay for them, The Preshyterians in Encland, who have re- centlybeen united, are ra’sing a memorial fund in commemoration of the event. One layman has subscribed $125,000, or $25,0002 vear for five years. Another has subseribed $50,000 to endow a professional chair in the Dirlnl:gogdmol in London. Another subscribes $12,500, and two others $10,000%ach. Five persons subscribe $5,000 each, and four 32,000 each. About §15,000 bave been subseribed in smaller sums, and congregational collections are now making. ‘The total subscribed is nearly $300,000. A committee has been apoointed on behalf of the Methodist Episcopal Church to enter into correspondence with other branches of the Methodist iamily in all parts of the world in respect to_the holdinz of an Ecumenical Con- ference. The Comumittee includes tne names of Bishops_Simpson and_Ames, Drs. A. C. Georee, of New York: L. D. Barrows, of New Hampshire; P. S. Donelson, of Ohio; I. Baird, of Penhsylvania; and the following lay- men:_the Hoo. J. W. Marsnall, of Washington; the Hon. James Harlan, of Iowa; and F. H. Root, of Buffalo. The trustees of the American Congregational Union -are out of funds. On thelst of May Jast there were only 375 in the treasury. The summer reccipts have becn paid out to church " societies where edifices have been combleted. Ten are now waiting for money promised them. Ihe trustees say: “*'These churches find them- gelves in danger of having their houses, finished through sore trials, seized and sold by the Sher- iff, to the luss of all they bave pui into them and the crushing of all their hopes. Besides the claims of these waitiug churches, to which grants voted are due, there are on the files of the Union between twenty and thirty applica- tions for aid on which the Board dare not nct till the treasury s replenished.” ‘ 8ir Coomary Swamy, a Hindoo member of the Leglislative Council “of Colombo, Ceylon, has brought forward a motion for the disestablish- ment of the Church of England on that island. He spoke two hours in, support, of his motion. Upon taking a division of the Council, ten mem- bers voted against disesiablishment, and six for it. The recent diflicultics between the Bishop of Colombo and the Church Missionary Saciety of London have revived the interest in this question. The petition to the Gouncil con- tained the following census of the religions of Cevlon: Buddhists, 1,520575; Hindoos, 465 934 Mohammicdans, 171,542; Veddas, 53%; Ro-. map Catholic Chbristians, 190,000; Protestants, 60,000, The Christians who receive grants from the State revenues were estimated to be only The Congregationalist objects to the practice of some of its religious neighbora in advertising ‘% tae best imitation gold watch in the market for trading purposes,” and explaining that, 4 while this time-picee costs only $10, it tradea or sells readily for from 360 to $100.” The Congregationalist sugests that the papers which thus advertise should print a treatise or two ex- pounding what Paulmeant when he wrote : ‘Pro- vide things honest in the sight of ail men.” The suggestion might be added that the same pa- pers might print s few columns on the evil of drugging sick children and afflicted adults with with ‘gricvons guack moscruing sdvertised in their columns. 1f it were not for this class of sdvertisegieats some of the papers in queation would bave to go under; and, if they did, per- haps the world would not be any the worse off. In the course of. international Sunday-school lessons, the passage for a recent Sunday was that which treats of Peter’s visit to Cornelius the Centurion. In the teachers’ mecting of the Sunday-schiool of one of our most wealthy New York churches, tne Superintendent ‘asked who ,and_what Cornelius the Centurion was. A teacher answered that he was a musician, giving as a reason the Biblical statement that he was a. Centurion *of the Italian band.” The teachers' mceting was at once convulsed with mirth. It was thought that the brother had been more in the babit of going to Gilinore’s than of study- fug his Sunday-school lesson. Nor did the mirthfulnessat all abate when he explained that he thought that the “‘centure’ on which the “Centurion’ was a wind-instrument much like acornet. As the brother bad never been much away from New York, it was natural. perhaps, that he should suppose the *Italian band ™ of Coruelius to have bad a musical turn. A poverty-stricken tramp came to the parson- ageof a well-known clergyman, not far from New York, und asked forald. =Knowing that he was not very_likely to get money, he told the parson of his distress in the matter of shirts. 7The result was that the tramp left the house 2 few minutes later, the happy possessor of & tolerably good shirt. As he departed he expressed his thanks to his benefactor, 2nd told him what a comfort the shirt would be to him. And, true enough, the garment did afford warmth to the suffering tramp, but not exactly In the way his reverend benefactor had intended. Toward evening one of the elders dropped in at the parson’s house, and asked him how it came to pass that one of his undergarments was in & neighboriug gin-mill, on exhibition to a crowd of loafers. ~ The parson saw it all in & moment. The tramp had traded off the shirt for two drinks of whisky and a gin-sling., Hereafter, when that parson bestows shirts on a wander- ing sheep of this kind, he will take the precau- tlon to cut off the part marked with his name. METRODIST STATISTICS. The Cential Christian Advocate, published ir 8t. Louls, presentsa very full exhibit of the statistics of the Mecthodist Episcopal Church for 1876, comprising fizures from eightv-eizht con- ferences ali over the world. The following foot- ings show the main facts: L . | Figures for| g Increase | Decrease o m last year. |lait year. Preachersontriall 1,138].. Preachers in tull commection... .| 8,228 34gl..... Supernumerary] preachera... .| 701 Superannuated| B w8 Conference _col-| lectionsformis- ble Societ; 149.00812,149.08!. Full membets s’fhss.wo s]2'12.'758' Probationers 295,371) 28,064 dren.... ... Acuit baptisms. Churched .. Value of chure] 570.886-81'6 sees snases nges.... 59,419, 510! PERSONAL. The Rev.C. D. Lothrop, of Massachusetts, has been snspended indefinitely from the minjs- try for cruelty to his family. Bishop Brown, of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is shortly to sail for Haytl, in arder to establish 'a mission'in that island. During the thirty years that Dr. Storrs has served the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, 1,600 persons have united with the church. The Methodist Blshglys have appointed Presi- dent Hurst, of Drew Theolugical Seminary, us Froternal Delegate to the National Congreza- tional Council. Bishop Willlams (Anglican), of Waiapn, New Zealand, has resfgned his_Bishopric on account of age end infirmity. He began missionary ‘work in New Zealand more than fifty years ago. Archbishop Bayley, of Baltimore, and Bishop Corrigun, of Newark, were expected to leave for Rome last weck, the former taking the jour- ney for bis health, and the latter making the visit in accordance -with the rule of the Hol; See that every Bishop shall make a dex visit to the Holy Father. 5 The Rev. A. MacFarlane, of Port Huron, Mich., who has_accepted a call to the pastorate of the Hansen Place Baptist Church of Brook- 1yn, will be installed Jan. 4, on_which occasion the Rev. Dr._Armitage, the Rev, Dr. Sarles, the Rev. Dr. Henson of Philadelphis, the Rev. Dr. Thamas, the Rey. Dr. Patton, and the Rey, Dr. Reed will participate. George F. Pentecost {s reported to have said of some of his clerical brethren by the Boston Times : * Well, Murray, and Hale, and Savage, and suck men, are sble, smart wen, but they haveno religion. It is not Christiznity,"” eaid Mr. Pentecost. “You admit they are able men,” we timidly remarked. * Yes, they are smart; but Satan is smart.” ‘Tne Rev. A. C. Barry, ancsteemed Universal- ist clergyman of Fond du Lac, Wis., bas oecu- peld o Congregutional pulpit lately, and de- clared, fu the presence of the large cengrega- tion, his belief in the cardinal doctrines of Evangelfcal Christianity, and that thereis no Heaven in God’s universe save for those who are saved through Jesus Christ. 2Miss Auna Oliver {8 now pastor of the M. E. Church in Passaic, N. J. Zion’s Herald seys: 4 Its elegant edifice, costing nearly $100,000, is embarrassed with an overwhelming debt, and the church disided and greatly discouraged by this pecuniary burden. She s taking hold of the work witn characteristic zeal, and with a woman’s hopefulness and cuthusfosm. She has. organized a serics of lectures, and is sammon- ing the ingenuity and practical labors of the ladies to the aid of the Trustees of the church. Miss Oliver writes In a private note: ‘Ouar chburch work- here at present is very encourag- ing. The Spirit of God is undoubtedly with us. We want to do exactly right. I really think some of the authorities of the M. ¥. Church ought to come and inspect the manner in which the first Methodist woman pastor behaves her- self. No telling what mischief I am up to, Doctor, for I am responsible to no Presiding ‘Elder, no Conference, and no Bishop ! PIOUS JOKES. Friday is an unlucky day—for codfish. New York Commercial : 1tis easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for arich man to enter into a vestry and come out witha whole pocketbook. i | A contemporary wonders whether Cain and Abel ever had mumps or the whooping-cough. Very probably. It's certaln, at all events, that their mother had Adam. # WWhat did the Puritans come to this country for?" asked a Massachusetts teacherof he class. “To worship in thelr own way, and make other peonle do the same,” was \the reply. A local debating soclety .is \preparing to wrestle with the following q’;xesfiu D‘Iiuglud, That & man who plays oa an keeps a barking dog can’t be 8 fi‘:,“' members to one want to take B A Sunday-school teacher was givirg a\les: in Ruth. She wasted to bring out the ki of Boaz In commanding the reapers to drop handfuls of wheat.” *Now. children,” she said, “ Boaz did another mice thing for Ruth; can you tell me what it was?? “Married her!” said one of the bogs. One day last week at a country school-house in Union County, Tenn., several of the children became involved in a aisagreement, as children often will, and the parents also entered the lists to protect their offspring. One of the latter, 2 miister, took up a strategic position by s rock pileand threw four detatched frag- ments of the siiurian nfie, three of which fell with accorate aim on the headsof his opponents, bringing them to the ground. About seventeen citizens of the neighbolhood were engaged the skirmish, andthe Sabbath following the church members engaged were arraigned for letting theirangry passions rise. Deep contri- tion was manifested, and the pious gentleman whose aim was €0 true was especially humble. Brethren,” said he, “I feel 8o heartily ashamed of my unchristian conduct that I can saarcely look you in the face, but,” he sdded, warming up :with the subject, “if the same circumstances should arise I would do so again?? Some of the members, says the Atlanta Her- ald, were discussing the guestion of getting an organ for the church. OId Si remarked: “ When yer pusses 'ronnd de bat fer dat’muse- men Ije?; skip g:e.li: i “Whaffer we do dat “'Kace I don’t want none ob dis heah bellus- music in de church dat I'se *pendin’ on fer sal- u’P{l\Eh!" kin’ of music d want?” ar kdn’ of musie do you 1 wanty de same ole music dat de good Lawd . wound up {n de nirger’s s0'], and dat biles ont in streems ob praise dat wakes de naborhood fom solid slumbers! * 4 Jess plane singin’, eh?? “ Plane singin’, yer idgit; doyer call dat plane singin’ when de Koukergashun jess flings back hits heads an’ sings ¢ Send Down de Cliafryut? f'um de bottom of bo’f lungses at once!” “T calls dat plane singin’ “Den yer all better stick ter plane singin’, t00; "kase 'me tinkin’ dat de only win’ orgun dat yer needs to look arter is de horn obde Angil Gabril.” They concluded to drop the organ question. ‘CHURCH-SERVICES. BAPTIST. The Rev. Gslusha Anderson will preach this morning and evening in the Second Church, cornet of Morgan and Monroe streets. Morning subjects ** A Famine of Hearing the Word of God.” Even- Ingsubject: ‘*The Prodigul; Reconciliation witk His Father Decpens His Repentance.™ —The Rev. J. W. Custis will preach this morn- ing in the Michizan Avenae Charch, Michigan avenue, near Twenty-third street. In the evening there will be anion services of the First and Second Presbyterisn and Trinity Methodist, at which the Rev. J. Montoe Gibson will preach. : —The Rev. T.W. Goodspeed will preach this morning and Dr. J. B. Jackson this evening, in the University Place Church, corner of Rhodes avenue snd Donglas place. —The Rev. W. W. Everts will preach this mors- ing and evening in the First Charch, corner of South Park avenue and Thirty-first street. —The Rev. W. S. Hamlin, pastor of the Halsted Street Charch, will preach morning and eveninz at the Coventry Street Church, near Bloominzlale Road. Morning subject: **The Law of Religions Growth.™ ~The Rev. W. J. Kermott will conduct the re- ¥ival services morning and evening at the Halsted Street Church, near Unlon Stock Yards. EFI3COPAL. The Rev. Dr. Locke will preach at11a m. and 7:30 p. m. in Grace Charch. ~The Rev. Dr. Cushman will officiate at 10:30 2. m. and 7:30 p. m. in St. Stephen’s Church, on Johnson street, between Taylor and Twelfth. —The Rev. H. G. Pecry will otficiate moralne 2nd evening at All Saints' Charch, corner of North Carpenter and Ohlo streets. —The Rev. W. 1. Hopkina will officiate at 10:30 2 m. and 7:30 p. m. at St.John's Church, cor- ner of Ashland and Ogden avenues. —The Rev. T. N. Morrison will officiate at 10:30 2.m.and 7:30 p. m. In the Church of the Epiphany, on Throop strect. between Monroe and Adams, —Services will be held in the Chuarch of the fio'y Commanion, South Dearborn street, between Twentv-ninth and Thirtieth, this mornizzand evening. G —There will be Morning Prayer, Litany, and Holy Communion at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paulst 10:30 8. m. to-day, with a sermon by the Rt.-Rev. Bishop McLaren, and Eveninz Praser, with sermon, &t 7:30 p. m. The followring Is the order of the musical services: Morning—Procea- monal Hymu 13. Venite, Tallos. _Psalms for the Day, Third Tone. Bencdicite, Peregrin Tone. Benedictus, Nank. Anthem. O Jerusalem, Cat- ler. Introit, Hymn 16, Commanfon service, Hodzes in F, with credo by Stalner. and Benedictus and Agnus Del by Gilbert. Recessional Hymn 490. Evening—Processional and Recessional Hymn«as at momnine. Pealms for Day, ‘fone: Bonum est, Hine: Benedic, Croft: anthem. Qur God Shall Come. Glltert: Hymn 16. ond at the close of service Magnificat, with An- tiphons, Cnr{l Flario. —There will be Holy Communion at 8. mornin: prayer at 10:30 0. m., and evening prayer at 7:30 R B 3¢ tho Churchof the Ascenslon, cormero North LaSalle and Eln streots. Choral services morning and evenis 2 The Rev. D. . \arren will preach this morn- fngand evening in St. Mark's Church, corner of Cottave Grove avenue and Thirty-sixth strect. —The Rer. Edward Sulifvan will- preach this morming and eveninz in Trinity Church, corner of Twenty-sixth street nnd Michizen avenne. —TDe Rev. Luther Parcee will presch this morn- 1ng and eveningin Calvary Church, Warren avenge, between Onkley street and Western avenne. Holy Communion at 8. m. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. . The Rev. R. II. Bosworth will preach at Eman- uel Chureh, corner of Hanover and Twenty-eighth streets, morning and evening, and_for the Trinity congrezntion at the Baptist Church of Engelwood 8t 3:30°p. m, . J. D, Cowan will preach in Grace Charch, corner of Hoyne avenue sud Le Moyne street, 8t 10:30 2. m. and 7:30 . m. —Bishop Chency will preach at 3 p. m, in Ellts Avenue Mausic Hall. —Bishop Fallows will preach at 10:30a. m. and 7:30 p.' m. in 3t. Panl's Church, corner of Wash- ington and Aun streets, -—Bishop Fallows, assfsted by the Rev. W. E. Williamson, will hold services In South Chicago at W. E. Williamson will preach at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. in the Charch of the Good Shepherd, corner of Jones and Homan streets Morning snbject: ** The Importance of the Hou —Bishop Cheney will preach ar Christ Charch, Michigan avenue and Twenty-fourth street, morn- ing and evening. CARISTIAN. The Bev. Z. W. Shepherd will preach his morn- ing and evening In the First Chaurch, corner of In- diana avenue and Twenty-flth street. \ CONGREGATIONAL. The Rev. Burke T. Leavitt will preach morning and evening at the Lincoln Park Church, corner of Mohawk and Sophia strcets. e Rev, E. F. Willioms will preach st the Forty-seventh Street Church at 10:45 8. m. —The Rev. B. F. Jacobs will preach st Plymouth Church. ~Michigan avenne, between Twenty-ffth and Twenty-slzth_streets, at 10:30 . m., and the Rev. George IL Wells, of Montreal, will preach ut 7:30 p. m. LUTHERAN. ‘The Rev. Edmund Belfour will hold services in the Church of the Holy Trinity, corner of North Dearbornand Erie streets. at 11a. m. and 7:30 p.m. METHODIST. - The Rer. S. H. Adams wili preack 2t 10:30a. . in Cenfenary Church, on Yonroe strect, neas Morgan, on_*~The Power of Proyer,™ and at 7:30 p- m. on ‘‘Satan’s Prisoners.” —The Rey. Dr. Tiffany will_preseh this mornlug in Trinity Charch, Indiana avenue, near Twenty— fourth street. o the evening Trinity Chorch will join in unlon services at the Michi Daptist Charch, where the Rev. Dr.. Gibson will reach. PZIhe Rev. John Atkinson will preach this morning and_evening in Grace Church, corner of North Salle and White streets. Morning sub- ect: *‘Sermon on the Brooklyn Calamity and the Newspaper Comments Thereon; a Refutation of Errorand 2 Defense of the Trath." Evening sub- ject: ** Deginningat Jerusalem, o the Gospel to Sinners.” —The Rev. William C. Willing will presch this moming snd evening n the Lazgley Avemuc Charch, corner of Langley avenue snd Thirty- ninth street. ESBYTERIAN. PRI . The Rev. Jacob Post will preach at10a m. fn English in the charch coruer of Noble and Erle streets, and at 7:30 in German. —The Rev. George H. Wells will preach at 10:4 g m. In the Fourth Ghurch, comner of Ruah and Saperior streets. \ —The Rev. Henry T. Miller will preach thia morning and evening in the Sixth Church cormer of Vincennes and Oak avenues. ~The Rev. David Clark, of Madison, Ind., will preach this morning in the Eighth Church, cornes. of Weat.Washington and Robey streets. ITARIAN. The Rev. Brooke Herford will pfesch at 10:43 8, m. on ‘‘Immortahty.” andut 7:45p. m. ox **Some Truths Overlooked in the Tabernacle, ™ iz the Church of the Messiah, corner of Michigah av- enne and Twenty-third streat. —The Rev. J. T. Sunderland will preach thix morning In the Fourth Charch, Cottage Grove enne, near Thirty-seventh street. ‘Subject: **Prov- idences that Are Not of God.” Dr. Sunderiand will also preach at the old school-House in En- glewood _at P. m. Subject: *-The Better Religion Co " Ufic. Rer. Robert Collyer will preach this morning and evening In Tnity Church, corner of Dearborn avenae and Osk strect. UNIVERSALIST. The Rev. Sumner Ellis will preach morning snd evening in the Charch of the Kedeemer, corner of Washington and Sangamon streets. Evening sub- fect: **The Bible Doctrine of Hell. —The Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach this morning and evening in St. Paul's Church, Michizan avenne, between Sixteenth and Eizhteenth strects. Morn- ing subject: **The Existence of God.” In the _evening Dr. Ryder will deliver the third of the vival heries of sermons,—**Concerning Ma; Ability to Do Anythinz Toward Saving Himself." MISCELLANEZOLS. The public are informed by Prof. Pope that he will certainly dedicate at 10a. m. the Charch of Sclentific Sectarianism at the new Globe Hall. —Prof. Batler, of Hizhland Hall, will spesk in the Highwood chapel in’the morning. Z'Tho Rev. H. (L. Paynterwill preach st 10:30 8. m.on **Our Mission,” and at 7:30 p.m. on “‘The Seventh Convert Under the Ministry of Chriat,” at Owsley's Hall, corner of Robey and Madizon streets. -Mrs. Cora L. V. Tuxjpln will Jecture fn Grow's 517 West Madison strect, at10.45 2. m. and p. m. Morning subject and sabject furs. m to be chosen by the aadience. Eveainz sub- Jecerve Spiritualiem: xLu Relatiuns to the Relizions af the Pastand Present.” —Elder fL G. McCulloch will preach in the Tab- ernacle, No. 91 South Green street, morning and evening. '—The Friends meet at 10:30 a. m. to-dayin Kwr’lx;hflfl ‘Methodist Church Block, corner nfC'Lr ’ and Washington streets, —The .\'mig-us’ecuflln Bible meeting will be held at No. 140 East Randolph street at2p. m. Sab- Ject of the Jetter and discas *Resnrrectlon Necessity to Eternal Life. . . CALENDAR FOR THE WELLX EPISCOPAL. [+ Dec. 17—Third Sunday in Adveat. Dec, 20—Ember-Day. - Dec. 21—St. Thomas. Dec. 22—Ember-Day. Dec. 23~Ember-Day, CATIOLIC. Dee. 17—Third Sunday in Advent. Dec. 18—Expectation of the B. V. AL Dec. 19—Feria. Dec. 20—-Yigil of St. Thomas; Ember-Day. Dec. Eg:'i;'.\‘hom_s, Apastie. Dec. 2. ber-Day. H D-:. 23— Vigil of ch’rlunn; Embez-Dsy