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

-iv Indin. It would have heen better for them THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1876 Committee was organized Merritt sprcncnml n VL for $125 for repales to the State-flouse, which were pecessitated by the effects of the meeting of g0 many of the “ unterrified "' in one room. This I)Il{\\'.m not atdited, ond Mr. .\IcC(firmlck refused to pay ity lience Ed Merritt's weath, . E. Berger catne here during the campalgn and stopped nt the Palmer Housc. e ranupa board-bill which he zeneroualy avolded paying, and finatly Mr. McCormick scitled all Lis bills, “Chesc arc the fellows howling for war. They are * the larze majority ¥ who arceallingameet- ing of thc'SLum ‘(ienlrll Cacmlr;l;.)u:lenln;'l“m;?l golng to risc_to the support of Dal v theden of the Veterau Reform Assoclation. phic ol Lo e TilE DOUBLE STANDARD. Opinions of an Eminent French Authorlty«-- 1tis £lan of nn Internntlonal Conventlon' for Mnking the Two JMotals & Unlversal Legal-Tonder, © New York Tritune, Dee. 13, M. Henrl Cernuschl, who arrived in this coun- try on Saturday in the steamship Britaunic, is an suthor and politiclan well known in France, and s been since 1870 the chief advocate of a Jouble-moncetary standard in Europe. Ilc s & nan of commanding figure, wears a long, full beard, nind Lifs faco {8 expressive of culturo and ‘ntelligence. e haa come to this country pri- narily to advance his cconomical views on tho lvor question, but he has also recelved an fo- vitatfon from Senator Jonce, of Nevada, toap- ear before the Stiver Commiesion and give his cstimony fn regard to tho relative values of gold and efiver na a monetary standard, “u reply to this invitation," sald M, Cer- nuschi to aTeporter of the Tribune lnst evening, 1 sent wond that I would vome over inyself at my own expense and give testimony beiore the Commission. Owing to the Prestiential com- ‘plications, of course, the Commission fs not uctively at work ot present; but I intend to go to Washington {n a fow days and mako the nee- ©3sary arrangements to place my viows before the Commission. The questfon interests ine greatly, 0a I have glven time_and labor to the subject for goveral years. The great cvent of modera finance {8 the law cnacted by Germany in 1870 agaolnst eilver. That law really meansq ‘more tharn demonetizing sllver; it aims to sub- stitute gold exclusively for silver, This law hias stopped the -old detnand for silver, and at the sanic timo has thrown on the market all aflver colned in Germany. This law Is the sole cause of the fall In the value of silver bullion. Beforo tho passage of thia fimportant law Englandwhsa mono-metallic gold country, France a bi-metallle gold and silver country, and Germany a tnono- metallic sitver country. It will be scen at oneo that France with its Iaws allowing the colnageol both gold and silver as legal tender held, s it were, the balancs of power a8 to the value of voin in_ Europe. The voln Germany manu- factured was of silver, aud agalnst licr own fn- terest and out of apite ngalnst France perhaps, sho cnacted a law demonetizing silver. Sho seea her error to-day, though her statesmen do not yet ncknowledge h, but her scientlsts all declare that she has made an frreparable mis- take. » It was, in fact, a prosecution on the part of Germany n‘tnlnst all silver in order to force France nud ot! avything but gold. The result {8 that to-day o ailver cofn {8 belnfi madenuywhere in Europe. In Englond they hnd o long investization to find out the ctause of this duprecintion of eliver, which was attributed to the over-produe- tlon of the metal and the depression of business had they etudied the effects produced by the German law, as the depreclation was only the resutt of that law. When o peaple, all of whose money {s sllver, demonetize_that silvor, the cffect is suicidaly and other European natlone, in order to saye themselves, scelng thelr own silver depreciating In consequence of that law in German marketé, could do no less than fol- luw'l'wr examplo and thus savo thelr own val- ues. To_the reporter's inquiry ns to what he pur- posed subimftting to the Monetary Com- misslon of the United States. M.' Cernu- schi eald; “I fntend to press this fdea: that the United States, In urder to resumo specie payments, must give the silver dollur tho same valiie a8 the gold dollar, then aceept sllver at the custom-houses, and be able to pay thelr European bondholders In silver dollard, For the ndoption of tlis plan, however, first of nil ft 8 necessary to be sure that Europe will become bi-metalife. Without this Buropean creditors recewving silver dollars fnconvertible into Eum‘pcnn uioncy would undergo serlous Jusses. Thie demonetization of silver in Europe i3 an obstacle to the restmption of specle pay- ments In the United States, and- they have st such diflicultles to overcomo in order to cmauclpute themselves from puper money that they would not dream of tak- g ut the enme thng,” as did Irance, the bl- metaltic dircetion of the financlal world. As regards the South American States, it is evident that they will ie unuble cither to pay their debts in Europe or to buy European merchan- diso if the sllver yvielded by their mfues s not o legal tender fu the Ol World, Perniclous in Europe, In Asfa, in America, the mono-metallic scliemo hns produced and eat produce nothing but disaster, L will propose, therefore, that at thu instigation of thie United States of America “an International convention be leld, that everywhero gold and silyer ho colned ns legal-tender under condition that the ratio betwewn tho welght of gold and sllver bo the sume everywhere. If that fs done, there will be no moretrading in gold and sllver lietween the various countrivs, For you Ameri- cans,” continued Mr. Cernuschi, *to get out of Your paper-money system there {8 only one way —that is, to procurc plenty of mietal, Everslnce 1873 you hnve colned trad¢ dollars to compete in Asla‘with the Mexican dollar, You have siso colned half-dollars, worth exactly the half of o five-frunc plece n order to fucreuse_the clreuln- tion of that coln in thoStates of the Latin Unjon (France, Italy, Belgium, and S8witzerland). You consfder it therefore of advantare to you {f Asinand Europs use your ellver ns mioney. Follow, then, the example i’au have preached clsowhere, and begin by usl n&: sllver us legal- tender in your own country, France has always heen hencfited by the bi-metallic system. Do as she has done, and iake your sliver dollar welgh 153 times more than the gold dotlar, The pro- vartion of 1 to 15, ixed fn 1702, having had the cifect of causing the export of gold, your Cone gress ndopted at n luter period an excessive measure, which resulted {n the export of gllver. Instead of adopting the ratlo of to” 165, and I order to stop the exportation of gold, they fixed u yatio of 1 t010. ‘T'his caused an unnecessary deprecine tion of silver, and the moment the vew lnw was enforced ll tho sfiver went to Europe with such & result that one fine morning the country found itselt virtually mono-metaltie; the colnage of silver was not forbidden, still nothing but’ gold was [n clrealation. Nolwlthslundluk the cru- sade In favor of f:um slone, the old mass of colued sllver is stlll in cireulution, yet the value of this sllver s now only nominal “and Govern- ments caunot melt it down withoul icurring enormous loss. But it s not possible to reconstruct tho past as it wus. Gormany cannot resell gold to bocomo amaln mono-metallic sllvee country, und France ennnot wlone, at her own risk and perdl, recommency coluing sllver, Bl-melallsm can only be refu- stated by tho co-operatian of all }HQ civilized countrles, and it 48 i the power of ybur Mono- tury Commissiou to take the Initiative steps in | the matter.” % M. Cernuschi, who hua studled this rtxusuon ns thoroughly us any other cegnomist in urope, stated that Lie would reserve the techuleal nod eclentific uspeets of the silver” question fur the vovslderation of the Commlsslon, whom ke hoped to meet fn a few duys, o —— Dosa Shepherd Gotting On IMis Feet Again, Washington Secial to Nalthmore Gasatie, Yoss Bhepherd was compelled some weeks alnee to mske an assigument to his credlitors, Heagreed then to decd his already heavily- morteaged nrupurl.‘. conslating of muny unhi- vroved eity lots amd o fewv houses, to thie Trus- tees for thie benetit of his creditors, but reserved the interest {n the plumbing and gas-liting Lusiuess of Alexander I, Shcphcr&.\; Co. to hlmself, claming that this was but a slight offsct for the right of dower given up by his Wife. ‘Thu deed in favor of his creditors hus not yet been filed with the Recorder, und ft {s snlid that some of the luterested parties saw through the urrangement withsomeof his Il oilitors, and declined to enter nto the ugreoment. A certificate of corporation wea m&lu filed with the Hecorder, {n the name of Alexander It Shepherd & Co., to uuthiorlzo a company under that namo to carry onplumblugs, gos and steam itting, and deal fn - metals and piechanieal work geocrally, with n capital stock of 950,000, divided futo shares of 3500 cacls, to be managed Dy & Board of Directors, who _for the first year shall be A, R. 8hepherd, Frank Jones, and Lloyid W. Emmart. The tirst of this trio of the boys is koown to all men, The socond 1s & lute T ury ofticlal, who was adinitted last summer us u partner {nthe firm of A. R. Bhigplierd & Co., with acash capltal of $10,000. The thivd was o suall contractor under the lute Ring Goverus went, who falled a8 o street-sweeper of this ity on Oct. 28, 1873, us the officla)record shows, . e —— As a Jeflerson avenue car was slowly moving uumu street yesterday a passenger hiaulod out s wallet to pay his fare, und tho dozen people were clectrified at heurlng bl exclaln fun Loarse volce: * Let no mat move hand or foot! I've lost g cent [n the straw i He got down ou his kuees and poked around for awhlle, and, falling to recover his treasure, he took down the uumber of the car and & description of the driver—Durold Fres Press. THE REVIVAL A Great Outpouring at All the Tabernacle Services Yesterday, Mr. Moody's Sernon on “ Work, the Outward Sign of Faith.” The Women's Meeting in tho After- noon Attended by 8,000 of the Sex. An Immense Gathering at the Men’s Meeting in the Evening. . The Various Biblical Invitations to the Sinner to Come to Christ. MORNING SERVICE. ‘WONK, TNE OUTWARD SION OF FAITIL Another stormy Sunday, and another large audience at the Tabernnclo at 8 o'clock in the morning. It was supposed that this would be the last of the serles of morning mectings for Christlan workers, but Mr, Moody announced that, as he was Intending to spend the holldays fu Chicago, they would have another similar mecting next Sunduy morniug,—an aunouncement which evl- dently gave no Jittle pleasure to the 3,000 peo- ple who had braved the cold and the snow for the purpose of enjoying one more of Mr. Moody's lumely talks on practical Christinulty, Services were opencd by eluging the famillar hiymn, “Come, Thou Fount of erery blessing," followed by prayer by the Rev. Mr. Payuter. A solo and chorus by Mr. Saukey anid the cholr was sung, entitled “Go work n My vineyard.” T want to spesk to you thls morning, sald Mr. Moody, about Work. Faith Is the work of the mind, and work is the outward sign of falth, Some people tulk about dead faith; but 1t faith Is dead it ought to be burled, and o got out of the way, If it isdeadit {s not the falth of the Gospel, the faith which saves the soul; that true fafth must work. her Europeau States not tocofn® Therc are tome people who are trying to get along and scrve God without doing any work; but they are having a very bard timo of It. They are ot no uas to anybody, and_thoy muat have a great contempt jor themselves; they may pnaalbl?' be saved, ns Job says, by the skin of thelr teeth; they may manngZe to squeezo into lenven, but they will not havean abundant entrance, In the fifteenth chapter of John, versea four and five, Christ eavs, * Abide in Me and I in you; he that abldeih in Me and I in him bring- eth forth mueh fruit.” A good apple-tree can- not help brineing forth apples; it does not have to try todo ft; so it is with those who abide in Christ: they continuully bring forth fruit, Now nblding docs not mean three or four weeks of gpecial service, but 365 duys in a year of work for Chirfst. 1 licar !\nupln witying “What shall I do now theeo meetinge are ahout to closel am afrald I ehall o back to my old lukewarm condition.” What you want 1s to abide fu Christ, and then you will never go Dback. It this_spirit of ° revival ever pgoes out of ma 1 want to diu right away; It scems to me that life would not be worth having with- out {t, In the dprlmmvv.' doys, w2 read that there were'added unto the Chiurch daily such us should be saved, and so It ought Lo be how.. Let. me give you n text that will hclpe‘uu ahout this matter; It s in L Timothy, ik, 156: * And that from a chilid thou hast kiown the Holy Serip- tures, which aro able to make thee wise unto salvatlon through falth which fs In Christ Josus,” If you are golng to abide in Christ, you must know something about im, who He 1s, and whnt e 1s; study’His Wond, and find out what fle has” suld, for in the next verso we find, “All 8ceripture 18 by Inspiration of God, and is profituble for doctring for roproof, for correction, for_instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may bo per- fect, thoroughly furnishied unto gl good workst Naw, along with this, take tho 21 wverso of the 1st._chapter of Jamcs, “Dut be yo doers of the Word, and not hearers only.," There has been no lwk of hearers in Chicaggos attentive hearers, too. 1 have not scen muny of you usicep. Now what power there would “betn the Church In Chieaggo if there were us many dours as hearers of the Word. Ilaven gerlous churge to mnke agalnst you. You como to tho mectings steadily and listen well, ond ns scon s the sermon I8 over mine out of every ten of you get your hats, and gother up your shinivls, and start for home as soon ns cver you can, without lifting u fluger to help any one into the Kingdom of God. You have been in the Church ten, ffteen, twenty, perhaps forty years; but, when I ask some of you to speak to that {nquirer who sits weeplng at your side, {uu say, “ Oh! dear, no, Mr. Moody, Tean'e do 48 T don’t know how; I haven’t the abllity. Now, Ithink a‘uu have been hearers long cnough; it ia time for you to go toworks it you have ls- tened as you ought, you can work. "You say, %1 hove not the strength: T have not the wisdom : 1 liave not tho ubility,? Very well, Giod has utl these things, nnd 1 you nsk Him for them He will glve then to you for His work. AMr. Suurfwun wns eending out some men from his college, and in reply to onc of them who complalned of his weakness, ho sald, * Yes, 1 know you are wenk, but there are a gous muny of you." Now it we could cet all the weak ones In the Kingdom of Chrlst at work for Him, the reauit would be beyond reckontug, there are 50 muny of them. Moses once went to Pliraoh and sald: “If you don't let the people go I will hring up frogs upon you." - * Frogs!” suys P'harnoh, “do you thiuk I am afraid of thoso lttle thingal But when they came Pharach had enough of them, Thero wero frogs In the parlor, aud froga m (he bed- ruom, frogs jumplng up on thedimug-tuble and into the beds, froga in the knending-troughs, #0 that you could not mako a lonf of bread with- out a frog in the middle of it. Nothing but 1roggs, hut there wers so many of them| In one rcsi;uull wish that bellevers “wore llku the frogs of Byypt,—~that Is, that they should go cverd'- where, 1f you do ns well ag you hear, you will o all right; but the hearer and not the toer of the Word, says Jumes in this sume chapter, 415 1lko a man beholdlng bis natural fuce fn o glnsa; for e Leholdetly himself, aud gocth his- way, and stralzhtwa run.'cnull'n what wanner of man lie was.'" Buf the man who 18 “nota forgetful hearer, butn doer of the work, this wnan shall be blessed tn bis deed.”? Bomoe of you o to church on Buwlay morn- Ing, and it there is not anything elee to'do, and tho weathor fs fhne, perbinps you go ugain it the evening, But you don't ga to the Wednesdny evening prayer-meeting, and you dow’t try to bringe unyhaily to Christ, some one asks about your indifference, you suy, “0, I hove the root of the matter il ne,” “und so excuse youraelf for dolug nothing. heard of o man oneo who invited his triend to go out and sco his garduen ; and when they got there ho could not see anything but the ground, “Where ls the Funlcnl" sold lie; ¢ don't seo any,t B0, {t §> rlght here,” an. swered the tuunj “ this ground Is full of ruots.” Just so sonie ol "ou urs full of roots,—youn have the root of the matter in you, but nobinly ever knows it by anything you bring forth, Some prople ure called pillurs in tho chureh, and rightly enough, too; they Just stand round and do nothing; but I belleve” fn plllars that huye two legs to wulk with, “There are too wany pillurs of that other kind., The time is come now, {f people will not vome to the chiureh, for the church to go the people. Go und ace the people at thelr homes, hula cottage rruy r-mecticgs among them, curry Chrlst and ha'Gospel to them, and work for them os if you really belleved thoy had sonls to be saved, luthe nuuumluhx:rluml’l‘mu, utthe fourteenth verge, we rend of Jesus Chirst ** who gave Him- solf for us, that He wight redeem us’ from all fnfqulty und purify unto Himself o pecullar mm\xlu. zealous of good works,” DBut you sro afraid of belng oddund peenlist, und "the re- sults i you are Just the most wretched people in the world, You are not willing to be what Christ wants you to be, aud nothiug that you do seems to prospor, beeause you do’ 1t nerely” oul of 8 senso of duty, You must be willlng to beone of Christ's lwcullur people; you must by zealous, I am willing to maki & pilgrimage mun:’l ll[xo wmil‘v.l ir1 mluhl l{{lg t:churvh wlcom- posed of peculfar prople. What.s power sucl Lh{l\rflh wll‘:nmhbc, L e, peie Vien God hus any pecullar work to do, Ho uulsupccullur&mnm{’cu duit. Thers was Elie an, who carried round the keys of Heaven with i, ono of the most pecullar of men, There wus Daulel. 1 have no doubt the scholars und sulvnudiic wen of Bubylon thought luw the wost neeullar man they had ever keen. Moses wns the most pecullar man in all Egypt, (od wents His poopla to ho enfllar; but that {6 just the thing the Church don't want. ‘They are afrakd of the world, and of the'worldly peo- plo in the Church, But no man Is fit to do any work for God till he ficn to be pecullar, Take the first verse of the third chopter of Titus, ““Put them fn mind tohe -, . Teady to every pood work.” If these ministers had every ons of thein membera tendy to every good work, what o power cach Church_ would be, If you are not ready, get ready. Iave you dononoth- ng but try to save your own gonll What do you suppose Giod converted you for? If{t had only been to save youreelf ITe would havo taken you out of the world at once. In the eofghth verse of this chapter Tius tells those who have belicved to e careful to maintain good works. Somn peoplo bring the chavro againat us thut we preach all the time, Relieve, Belleve; but if we have believed in Chirist und partaken of IHis apirit wo shall ba eareful to maintain good works; we eannot help working then, I want to say to _those young converts, maintain the Church. One of ° themn was eaylng the other day that he could {xut along without joining the Church, ""‘ht' .lri ow Moody did not wluufi to any church, want Lo say that the firat thing T did after I was converted woa to try to get into the Church. They would not have me, becauss they thought WAS not converteds but -1 tried ngain and _agaln, til] I ot in, Don't atand outslde of the church and throw stones at it; it it {8 cold, go In and warm it up, Muintain the S8unday-school. Qo and pick up children and bring them in ande.teach them. Maintain the Tract Socloty, encourage tho Bible- readers; let tho men of wealth send around thele money to help maintain nvur; wood work, I ueed to think that if I ever should live to eee f.hl:(ln{ when people aliould come to mo to ssk what they should do to be saved, I should be rendy to eay, with 8lmeon of old, * L now lettest Thou Thy servant dcpnrfln peace.” Lut now that I have seen it, 1 want ulso to sco men looking around for a chanco to Invest money for the Lord, They will get better dividends in that way than frop any other inveatments they can make for themacelves, 1t {nu seo .mfmhu; thut 18 doing good to a perishing world, that is vne of the things to be malutafned. Some people are like a bundle of shavings; sct them on fire and they moke a great blaze, but nfter a littlo there is no fire, no ashes, no anything, They go around and work a year {n onc Sunday-school, and o year fn on- other, but never hold on anywhere” until they have gained an influence and’ become a power, Ten thousand such Christions are not worth one steady, falthful worker, who takes hold and holds on year after year, and never lets o until his mis- slon s nccomplished, I wantno more revival Christians, no more Sunday Christiune, but Chirlstlans who will hold right on, The man that docs one thing Is a terrible man. Let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall redp {f we falnt not. There Is one more thing I want to notice, and that s, be sura that your motive ls right. In Colloslans, ill., 17, Paul says: * And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in tho name of the Lord Jesus, glving thanks to God and the Father by Him." "It will not do to work in the nome of the Methodist Church or the Presbyterian Chureh, or to bufld up any denomination. Wlen fiuu have ot through it amounts to nothing, ut if you do it I the nume of Christ there is ower and value in it. I was oncenttending the nternational Conventlon of the Young Men's Christlan Assoclation at Detrolt, where I heard Judge Olds, from Columbus, relato his ex- erience, which I shull never forget, When tho Wur broke out, hie took some interest in the soldiers, but when his only son left him and went Into the army, he beeame very much in- terested, and gaven great deal of time, days and weeks together, to the soldicrs wio passed through Columbus. After o while he thought It was taking too much time {rom his business, nnd resolved to give his time to that work. e went down to his office one morning. when ho had an Important caso coming on, and pretty soon he saw a poor hoy In blue coming in at thie door. People bad ‘got In tho habit 2 .of sending soldiers to Judgo Olds, because e was alwnys 80 kind to them. The Judge went on writing without noticing the soldler.until ho pulled out u dirty ‘Sd‘cw of paper from his povket und 1ntd it on the desk. Tie Judgo glanced at it, and saw that it was In the haundwriting of his son. Then he seized It, and resd: = “This young man belongs to m{ company; he s sfck, nnd 5; going home; If he comes to you, do cverything j'uu can for him for Charluy’s sake.” When the Judge read that he forgot all “sbout his resolutlons, Jeft his finportant cuse, rau out, and got o carriege and took the poor fellow to his housy, put him jnto Charley’s room, nuracd him and took care of him untll he was well coough to start on his journey aealn, and then took him to the tralm, ut him In a comfortable place, and sent him on 0 hig mother, **1d(d that for the sake of my son,'? said phe Judge; ** for Charley’s sake; but whatdo you suppose our Father in Heaven would do for the sake of His Son for thase who arg in trouble and need His llcl[;l" Now, In closing, 1 would say, lct us be united, These meetings have scemed to me to b o fore- tnste of Heaven, becsuse all thteo minfsters liave been workhug together with one mind; and now that the meumllgn aro closlng, bo sure Lo keap out jealousy. I God uscs some one elsy more than Ho uses you, rc{nlm ot it. Rejolee that Jesus Is glorilled. When I was down South I of a good many battles which we lost through fealousy among the Geu- crals; and the same was true on the other side. But when Grant got Into the Wilderness in {ront of Richmond, and ull the Generals adytscd retreat nfter the first dny's repulse, he took the matter into his own hand,, nnd sent around wn orderty with this command; ** Advanco i solld coluil on the uncmf' at daylight.” ‘That, mny fricnds, Is just what wo want,, Ad- vauce in_solld column, every onc of us n'line, doing his best for Christ's eake, nud by and ‘hy we wil st down fn the presence of the King and talk over our struggles and refolee in our victorfes, Alter one of his terriblo battles Napoleon caused n medal to be struck and given to the soldfers who had fought so nobly and with such success. On ane side was o descrintion of the battle, and on the other the words * T was there.” Lot us bu fn the thickest of the zht, und by and by we shall look back from glory to this battle, and that battle; and, ko theold sokllcrs, proud of their medals, wo stinll say, ¢ I wus there,” Let it b sald of us, na wos safd of an eminent mine ister of Scotland at his deatli: * o haa fallen with the trumpet of God In his band and vie- tufl' ujion his lips,"” r. Chamberlaln closed the services with the benediction, AFTERNOON SERVICE, THE WOMEN'S MRERTING AT THE TADERNAOLE, . The Tabernacle was crowded in every part yesterday afternoon with an audience composed almost entircly of women, the only exceptions belng o few of tho clergy, whoso services wera in request ot the inquiry-meetings nfter the scrmon, the chief usher, Mr. Horton, and enough mewnbers of his stail to guard tho doors, the Chalrman and several members of the Executive Committes, whose preseuce is always o necessity, as well o8 a blessing, and the reporters, who are alwsys expected to bo overy- where, Ludy ushera packed tho congregation, which, with ono oxceptlon, was tho largest ever scen in the Tuberpucles when, before, did Chicago sco 8,000 of fts fomnlo citizeus assembled together, capeclally [n the midst of a driving snow-storn{ Tho scrvices commenced Ly singing “0, Think of the Home Over' There,” after which Mr. Moody fovited Miss Frances B, Willard, President of the Women'’s Christian Tomper- ance Unlon, to offer the opening 1>mynr. Among the ushers wery the {ollowing pramis nent Christinn Indles: Mra, H, Il, Forsythe, Mra. O, i, Horton, Mrs. C. E. Towne, Mrs, A, dJ, Caton, Mrs, Jolm McGinnis, Mes. 51 Willing, Mra. Goodrich, Mra. C. 1I, Case, Mrs, E. fi. Wadsworth, Mrs, Johin Woodbridge, Mrs, W. A, Ewing, Mrs, J. O, Davison, Mra, Huthaway, Mz, Poter l'nfc. Mra. Ilurris, Srs, Brown, Miss Jenuls Whitehead, 3Miss Bpencer, the Mlsacs Shipmuon, the Misses Skinner, Miss Woodbridge, and others, OF ull the prayers thus fur presented on be- balf of ‘Faberuacle cougregations, none has evemned more prayful than the touching and fillal uddress to the Divine Father, in the name of 1lis Bon, and by the 1nn{vlr-llm| of the Dleased Bplelt, which Mles Willard offered yesterday afternoon. Bhe called upon Jue sus Christ, who wus the God of Marthu uud Mury, as well as Peter und John, by whose soapel thero I8 no longer bond or freo, male or [emale, but all God’s sons and daughters ure ond in Him; she thanked Uod for the homes that were represented h{ thoso mothers whuse aweet lps had taughe Nitle children to pruy; for those rs whose genpleness and falthiul- ness had helped their brotliers 1o a moro wanly Mifo; for those whose cup ls full of blessings, but whoaro at case o Zlon, that they might hear tho "Dll'l! of the Lord calling then to thelr duty; and for thoso daughters from distunt howes who are out in the worli's terce flght, but are not equnl to tho contlict, und whosa worst_encmy {8 thelr own weak hew and, after somo remarks about His duughters hercabouts, which the great cougregation must have been very elad to hiear her sy on their be- alf, she closcd her prayeg by Immblz yet be- ligvingly, laylng clsiin to Jesus b Womun's Best Fricud, Ar, Bankey thon saug the solo ¢ Watcuing rlst a3 and Waiting;" and after the notlcea for the week, whic lelow, Mr, Sankey, with the chiofr and congre- atlon, sangr the solo and chorus entitled *Yet here {8 Room ;' which, in spite of the ahsence of male volees, was rendered very nprossively, Mr, Moody enkd: We have for our subject this afternoon that preclous little word ¥ Come," Tho first_of thess ' Come"s {8 in the Gith chapter of laniah. *“Incling youur ear and come unto Me; hear and your sonl shall Hye.” If wo could onfy get peopl to listen to the volee of tha Lord, thero would he u great many whose souls would hear Hia volco and [ive, but tho troublc fa the din of the world makes ro much nofse that they donot hear God's volve when He speake. It I could only juat get you to listen for IurlK minutes, I belfevo many of you would be sived this very afternvon, Ine cllra your car, not to my volte, but to God's volee, Wao read over Niere In the tenth of Romana and nt the seventh verse, 8o then falth com- cth by hearing, and hearing by the Word of Qod ™3 and In another 1plncu he raye, I gny man hear my volee and open tha'door, I wifl come In and sup with hitn and he with Me,” But a great many of us are lke a poor itels gifl I heartl of, who, With a younger sfster, had been left nlone, ond, i plaving with the fire, set the house on. fire. “When she saw what she had done sho ran and Jocked hersell futo a clos- et, and, through fear, refused to open it {n apito of all that could bo sald and done, and those who came to reseuc her. were obliged to leave het to het terrible fate, and she perlshed in the burning house, But some ot yon will say, * I'am deaf to the volee of God."g)Well, then bring your deafness to Christ, Hecam gave you from 1f. A friend came ta see me in my roomn at the lotel the other day; and when lie rapped I sald * Come iy but when he tried he lfound the docr was bolted on the fnskde, and I liad to get up snd draw back the holt before he could get i, That is just the way with a ‘grcne many sonls. They bolt and bar the Suvior out, and then when e comes they bl [lim come in, but they :Ionl'v. undo the door; that Is something for you todo. Sometimes when you are very anxious to liear something you putyour hand u’jx to your ear or titrn your enr towards tho sound; that {s it; {n- cllnnkyuur car to God apd you can lear fiim speak, l’l‘hu scconl invitation is In John, i., 39, * Come and see.” If you have no ears you may have eyes. John and_Andrew onee said to Christ, *Rabbl, where dwellest thou?” Jesus galth unto him, “Comeand see,”* They enme and sow Ilim and never left Him ngaf, Tho first thing {s to havo an Interview with Christ, and, oneecoming tollim and making hisacquaintance, f’ou will never want to leave Him again. Per- haps some of yon will sag, “1f I could only get newr enough to Christ to gee Him» Well, you may be like the man who was born blind. There s lumclhlmi between you and Christ, sowme sin that has blinded you sothat you don't know where to dind Him. A young wman who had been born blind waa it Jast curcd of his blind- ness by a akillful physlcian, and when he first, was ullowed to look at the beautles of nature he oxclabned: “Why didn't you tell me haw kenutitul the world {sp? “So we did,” sn his friend, “but we couldn’t ‘make you understand it.” The third * come " 18 In lsalali: ¢ Come now and lct us renson together, saith the Lord. 'Théugh your sins bo as scarlet, they shall Lo s white as snow, and though they bered like erim- son, they shall bo ns wool.” Tiear in mind, my fricnde, that rellgion s a mapter ,of rovelation and not of lnvestigation. . The firat thing (ol does I8 to put the offer of pardon right beforo the sinner's face, Hesays, % Though'your sing were as scarlet, they shall bo s whilte s snow.” Now scarlct I8 & fast color. You couldn’t pet the scarlct out of that lady’s shawl without destroying the Governmont; bt God says ho will take awny your alns by giving you a new nature. Yoware o sinneri” Well, hflmi your sing to Christ. That is all you have whichlle wants, Come nnd recelve & new nature, and then all theso things will te pliin cnough to you, “The natural man recelveth not the things of the Bf"’"’ for they are foolishness unto him; neither can ie know them beeause they are spiritunlly discerned.” BSome people thiuk thoy must reagon thelr way through the Bible fromn back to back, but i that were the caso how many of you would everheaaved? Nos you must ndmiit that God {8 above reason an and then you can come to Him and be saved. Renzon docan't hinder any one from coming to Christ, Somo years ogo, down in acity in this Btate, & Inrl{ wanted me to go and tallk with her hushand. [ drew back when I heard his name, for I knew bim as a booked {nfidel, and kuew 1 was no match for him in argument. *1t I not argument he wants,” salil his wife, so I went. He laughed at me for mmm? on suchan errand, and finally I sald to him, *If you ever get con- verted Iwish you would let me know,'" ''Oh, yes," ‘sald he, “I certainly will, When T et converted you shall bo Inforimed it: * and, Wwith a sncer on his face, T left him, We nrnyc(l for hitn up hero fn Chicago at the Yourig Men'a Chirlstinn Assaclation, aid we sent on to liavo them pray for him ot the Fulton street prayer- mecting fn New York, :A year and o half afterwords T was inthesame vlace, nnd tho Judge, true to his promlsc, came and told me he had been converted, *How wus it1 " sald I, “Well, gnid he, ““Iwas alone [n my house one night, and I began to reason: * What If my wifo{s right1! Soinething sald to me, ‘You he- lteve In o God who n.ude ail things, don't youl? *Ob, yes,” thought L ¢ And if God mads you, can flo not teach you, and will He not du it it youask Ilimi’ That scemed reasonnble and, though I wos ushamed to kncel down, 1 sat in my chalr and bepan 1o pray, * O God, tench mal! But protty soon I began to he very much in the dark, and the more 1 prayed tho worse 1 felt, Iwentto bed for fear my wifo should notlce mo when alie came home, “but I didn’t sleep muen, ~ The next morning I went down to my ofllce without my breakfast, gave my clerks a holldny, dismigsed ull visitors, and got down on my knees in my oflice to pray, I had determined not to recognlze Jesus Chrlst, for I hud often argued that He was not the Bon of (fod, and that' we had no need of 3 man between us and God, 1was zolig to ecttle the ense by comlug stralght to God, the Father, but ut Inst when Leould endure the angaish vo longer, I prayed, *O God, for Christ’s sake, save my roul,! Then a great l2vden rolled olf me, and Deald: ¢ 1 wonder I this {8 not whee my wife has bheen praying for these so many yeurs: I wouder If this Isn't convorsiont® Then started off to find the winster of my wife's .church, but on ths way a text of Beripture cane to my mind _that my mother taught mo when I was o boy, ¢ What thing soever yo desive when yo pray, believe that ye recelve I and ye shall havelt.' 1 turned uhout, went home, and told ny wife I had been converted. Then we prayed together, and ever #lnco that time 1 have had mory real happiness than in all my life before.” X ‘There was un honest intldel cdnverted by rea- fon when lie began to reason honestly with God, 815 zn)nymnn lack wisdom let him” ask it of od, Some young people get n smattering of Infl- delity wiid read a few piges of Palne, uud they think that reason {s above God. BDut if you study God's word you will_find it clears up o ann many dark things, Tt will bu the hook of ifu to you, Mght In your durkness and inurrow In your bones, 1o fourth *como " is, “Como unto Me, all yo that labor and are heavy Inden, and 1 wiil Elve you reat,” Mapy peoplo seem to think they niust get rid of their burden befors they can _come to Christ, Notatoll, Bring your burden with you, and lay it at Ilia feet, no tnut- ter what it fs, It your husband {s unkind to o you if you ure puor, and alone In the world ; ifyouarca whlow,and the durk duys have voine, lay yonr Durden on Christ, and rist from this very liour, fiers s hymn written by Dr, Bouur which well expresses “the Hght respouse to this fnvitution: J lieard the volce of Jeaua say, ‘' Come unto Mo ond yest} Lay down, thiou weary one, lay dows ‘Thy head upon My breast, " T camo to Jesua ns I win— Weary, and wors, and sad 1 found’in i a resting-place, ud e has mado nie glad, 1 heard the volco of Jesus any, '+ fichold 1 froely give ‘e Mving watve—thiruty one, stoop down, und drink, and lve,* Teame to Jesus, and 1drank ull nrwlvhmhulmnm; i irst was quench'd, mwy voul revived, Andnow 116 in i, " T heard the volco of Jesus say, *+ 1 am this durk world's Hih Look unto Mo, thy iorn whall Aud al} thy day'bo bright. " 11o0k'd to Jesus, and I found tn 1lim my Star, Juy B And in that light of life Il walk THL trav'ling days are done, The next Jovitation s, ¢ Como ye o the wa- ters and he that hath no moiey, tome ye, buy wine and milk without monvy and without price.”” Are you liungry ¥ bring your hunger to Christ. Are “you thisty? briui your thivet to Him. Peoplo'muke uf at ibstake about Le- vomlng Chirlstlans, You need not pray to Chirlst to sav }-ou, but just take the grace He is all the while offering vun. A friend with whourl was stuylng on the gelflo Coast took t rlae, me qul inte Uis vineyurd and orch- ord, an sald, “Mr’ Moody, whilo ucst come out dere you are my t and take what you llke.,” What a fuollsh thing it would have been for me to go out and pray to tied to leb the frult drop Iuto my pocket! 1 had the owner's fuvitatlon to taky whst 1 wanted, Aud so we have the Lord's fuvitation to take the bread and the water of litv. Do not. Ko on urn?'lug for salvation, but come to Christ and take It. The sixth *‘comc'* fa *Como to tho ma rlage.’ Women llke to po to weddlines, SBome- tinies a church will be fufl nt a wedding, but tho noxt night the prayer-meeting in that place will Devery poorly attended, The marringe sunperof the Lamb {8 that to which you are lnviied, Come, come just as vouare,” If- you nre not woll dresaed, “or an 'lhlnf cleo {8 ihe matier, thint 18 His lookout amd not yours. e lins rohes of righteousncss to give you, so do not atop to adorn yourself with your own good deeds. A little hoy who had been stolen for n chimney-aweep onco went into a chimnoy to clean it, and came down the wrong fluc fufo a room where is Tad never been hefore. The Indy was surpriscd st first, but in a moment sho recognized him s her own son, over whose Joes ' sho had almost broken her heart, and In splte of tho suot and smoke that was on «lm she ran and elasped him in ler arme, So does Christ. 1f wo will come to Him He will tnke us to fis loving arms in apito of all our elns, Howill clear awnay our evil and give us His own purity and grace. You ncedw’t fix yourself up to como to Chirist. Come just as you are, and He will admit you'to the marrlhge m‘mur of theyLamb,: 5 ‘The firat *come * In the Bible was God's Ip- vitation to Noah to vome out of the ark; the Inst Is that in Revelation with wlhich the book In sealed - ** Tho epirit and the brlde say come, and Iet him that heareth ey conie, and let him that is athirst come, and “whoroever wiil, let Iim take the water of llfe frecly.” May God help you to necept these preciona invitations. Now. hefore we pray, let those who wish to_be- come Christinns rise, and let the Christians bow their heads in silent prayer on Llicir behalf, In response to this eall hundreds of women atood up, nll ovor the house, and many more avosc on the cafl for those who had been lately converted, Mr. Moody then offered {:rnyur. i the Inquirera were Invited to mect Mr. Moody, Mr.Bnnkelx, Dr, Glbson, Dr. Goodspeed, and the % Patten, and others, In the different fn- quiry-rooms all round thoe building. EVENING SERVICE, . TI: MER'S MEETING filled the Tabernacle n eecond time yesterday, and overflowed as usual into Farwell Hall, The aggregato, nttendance yesterday must have been nearly 20,000 different yersons at the varl- ous . meetings of day and evoning. ‘Tho meet~ ing was opencd with einging * Come, Thou fount of overy blessing,” after which the Rev. Dr. Fdwards, cditor of the Northwestern Christlan Advocate, offered a simple and im- presslye prayer, Mr. Bankey sang the solo; “Are your windows open towards Jorusatemi" and then Mr. Moody gave out the notices of incetings for the week, 1o ‘stated that 4,000 names und addresses of converts and ingpirers iad already been recorded, fn connee- tion with the tickets for those classes of persons at the two meetings for women in the afternoon and men in the evening. The hymn wns eung, *What a Frlend We Have InJesus,” and then Mr. Moody repeated to the men the sermon hie bad preached to the women {n the afternoon, with u_few changes, which were suggested by the difference of the audiences, . . ANNCUNCRMENTS. Mesars, Moody nnd Bankey will conduct the nounday prayer-meeting this week os usual, On Monday und Eaturday it will be beld fn Far- wulll Hally the rest of the week at the Taber- nacle, - [ Converts’ mecting on Monday anm a8 usunl. From 1 o’clock tiil 10 p. m., on Monday, Wed- nesday, Thursday, and Friday, the Tabernaclo wlil be open for Inquiry-meetinge, at which Mr. Mooy aitd others will give personal instruction. The women'a mm-\umz und the men's meeting from 1 to 1:30 p. m.} temiperance-mecting frotn Stodp.m.; n‘)'nun Tadies™meeting from 4 to 5p.om.g and the e ormed men's meeting, the Loys’ mecting, and the young-vonverts' meet- lsng. lnn different rooms of the Tabernacle, from 10 0 p. m. ‘ Frm;: 91010 r. m, there will be o men's meet- o at Farwell Ilall, a6 which Mr. Moody will &\ruldc, and this ho calls “taking a little rest 1" 'ho services for mext Sunday will bo tho samo a8 yesterdny, + " TOWER OF THE PRESS, v the Edltor of The Tribune. JACKSONVILLE, 1ML, Dee. 18.—1 deslro to add iy testimony to that of many others who have :mllr)- read T'ite TRIBUNE'S reports of the Taber- o neefe mectings and of outside mcetings in other ~towns. WIith wus they auro most satisfactory, and, It {8 believed, are dolng much good by thelr influence, reaching a class ontslde of othier Uospol influences. Very truly yours, II, A. GILMAN, President Y. M.,C. A.. and Assistant Physiclan, Hospital for the Insane, A VALUADLH TESTIMONIAL. The following strong indorsement, the moro valuable beeauso entircly unsolicited, by tha clergymen of Clinton, In,, of the Rev. . W. Browu, one of Mr. Moody's cvangelists, who has commenced very largefly-nttended meetings in South Bend, Ind., has been recefved by the Chairnn of the Minlsterial Assoclation of tho Tatter city: A CriNTO a, Dee, 13, —The Rer, N, D. Willlam- aon, D, NSouth Bend, Ind.—Dran Buotuens As Iirother Brown focd fhom s to Tabor with yon forn scason, wo wish fo commend him to your most cordial ympathy and co-oporation. Brother own did us good sorvice. I stirred up the out- #ide community in _» wonderful way, snd gove an impulso to the wark of rovisa) {hat we are now carrying forwatd with promlsing results. Ifis Biblo-rendings, too, aro eourcen of preat rotroshi- ment ond proflt for Christians, aud furnish grand equipment for porsonal effort'with eouls, We in- doree Drother rown In cvery woy. Few of ug liave worked with him n other yenrs, and wo fecl that ho **grows in grace," Very faithfully yours, Gronar W, BUNDELL, Postor M. ©. Church. War L. B Paator Congregatlonal Church. J. G, Cowney, Pastor Preebyterlan Chure - MISCELLANEOUS, DANVILLE, 1L, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune, DanviLLe, I, Dee 17.~The revival at the North-Btreet M. E. Churel, which has been in progress for the past Lwo weeks, bids falr to provo u great success. Large numbors nightly go farward for the prayers of the Church, and many have been united with-tho Church, gl bt i YALE COLLEGE NOTES. b the Editor of The Tribune, New HAvex, Conn.,, Dce. 18,—Throughout the great Northwest many boys and young men aro lovking forward to a college edycation and it I8 n fact that as the material resources of that sectlon are developed, the ‘number of those who recelve a thorongh educatlon beconies larger cach year. Boys should all look forward toa collego cducation, for they will then have an fu- centlve to applivation, and, fmbued with the hope of such a course, will strive to obtaln ft, Wiether a youth has marked out n course of lifo for Dhimse or mnot, It s well to prepare for college; such o preparation can ho obtalned at the publie high-schools and academivs, and fucludes such branclics as will be usotul even it atudy is droppod st that polnt. While fitting, it §4 of greal adyantage to. shapo tho course of study with the view . of entering n purticalar fuatitutlon, and thereby becomo fa- fliar with those fusdomental principles which will enable W to pursuo his nfter course with 4 thorough knowledge of every step, und so ine BUTO BUCCCES, 1t 18 gencrally coneeded that tho best cduca- Honal lustitutions of our land are fn the Last; as the Gevman univereltics surpassours in depth und thoroughuess, so_do our. Eastern affurd more advantages than Western colleger. Henco it mauy not be uninteresting to many to know somu partlenfarg regarding one of “our oldest umd best known, namely, Yole, First, ns to preparation; although, as hefors sald, the higher schuols afford very good opportunltics, still 1t tue uppleant pusses the Iast prepuratory year at 2ome standurd private seinfnary hg can niore eastly propure for the particulur fustitution he designs to enter, for every college has its Eton, The Hupkins Grammar-School at New Haven Is the hest i which to fit for Yule, for the reasou that its sole alm is “to prepare stu- dents for that institution; fts Trustecs are among thoec of the college, and {ta currleulum embraces just vhat I required {n the parsait of the Yalo® cours, As to the collego itsolf: Ev f institution puts forth claling to Its own scutinr ndvantago; all have distinetive charac- eristics, and thoso whiclicombine to the largest oxtent the best features muy be called with fuse tieo the best. ‘That Yale hins wany sud fmpor- tant imerits cannot be denfed. Founded carly intho history of the Republle, it lus a large oxperiency lulnyluE out courses of study und In vontroliing and keeplug in order the great uud best means of development and cal- ture, Asldo from the - academic course and law deportment, the Sheflicld Belentlfie Sehool throws n‘pcn ah avenne to courses of study unrivaled for thelrthoroughness and pracs tleal benedits, Of Into this school has attracted many wlo wish either . no course of mechan- “les, chemtstry, aud engincerlug, or o literary course, with ore modern than anelent Iiterd- ture. In conneetion with ul theso departments the fucllities for physical culture are unsurpase- ed, und Yule Is well known ss the producer of many good athletes, Plo question as to the advuntuges obtained by the proximity of col- lewes toa metropolls Is discussed constantly, but probably no eity exists which combinea so many advantages found. fn tho country und large cltler at once nsdaoa this. pro: imity of New York supplementa tho lack o! metropolitan advantages fn New Flaven, If an exist.. The culture of the snclety nud $utel- Tectual atmosphiere are foatered by the presence of the fawlllea of the faenltys slthougzh man; studenta bave no lelsure for Intercourse with tho famlltes of (he town, 1 atlingg tone cannot be otherwieo than henefictal, A marked contrast fs presented hern with some institu- tions, In tho nlxenco of odlous distinctions nm(mr cllw-ptudents as to weulth, Che geulal and soclal nature, the talented or, ghted mind, Is sought, weleonied, respected by men of worth fn all the departmients and clasaes, The forces ncflnfi upon and drawing out the mind seem peenllarly to exert a happy Ivfiucnce on reeorved and overold mnaturca) different ll[l;"‘(t'n Iend to separate cliques, und afl find thelr ng. . Once more, In_vonncetion with the Inst re- mark, it inay be auld that' one wlo prepares hero {8 Hkely to como In contact with atudents more or lees, and ot lenst will beconse familiar with the requirements ho will have to meet with, and ‘breathe, as {t were, the spirit of tho fnstitutiun ho will svon enter, “This Is of no sl bonelit: for one who knows the customs and usnges of an fustitutlon avolds miuteh unplepsant chunge of mode of stidy and life, Then If all tho encrgles aro bent townrd cerlaln brances to be afterwards pursucd, better results follow than when many useless studies distract the mind and mcmuP'. Each year finds o Inerense fn the number of graduates of eol- Teges, and let tha young men of the West ho fully nlive to the ‘ndyantages 8o vally atfuln- ablé, and, which, 1t thrust sside, the. 10ss will always be remetbored with regrete Loyt ———— THE BROOKLYN CALAMITY. Fire-Marahnl Keady's Opinlon. Newo Yorl: Times, Dec, 18, Fire-Marshal Keady a'eslunlny sremnlefl to he Brooklyn Board “of Tulice and Exelso the testimony taken by M in reference to the de- strnction of the Brooklyn Theatre, Accompa- nying the testimony, Is the following statement of Mr. Kendy's opltiions and conclusfons: My opinlans and conclusions {n relation to tho Inte fire at the Brooklyn Theatre are briefly theee: Flirst~Tlhere wore two Ifl:llonlm and distinet fires in that builiing only a short tlme vrevious to” the fire of the 5th (nst, * One touk place on the 25th of November luat, ina curtain 1n tho hox-oflice, and wus sufliclent to cause inore or less of a panic smong tho audlonco, mny ot whont stood up to leave. 'The other took ylace In ar nbout a rubber gan-pipo on the elagen few woeks before, 1 cans nol eay that the lesscen of tha butlding know of theso firea personally, but thelr employex did. Second—Nwoper precautions agalnst fire do not scem to have Ueon taken by Shook & Palmer or thelr emvloyes nfter theso two warnings. Thoey 1lid not see that such facilitics a8 wero provided by tho nwners of the bullding for the extingulshment of fires wero kept in. proper order and ready for fmmediate use, 1t seems there wnna flrn-h{ rant or -'mo-plu’;" on or nesr the stago, but it docs not appear that thero was any fire-hoso attached to {ton the night of the fire, or that any of tho em. Plnycs ll;new how to use it, or thut they attompted o kg it. Third—There scemed to bon want of disciplino among tho stage linnds nato what lh:( should do In such cases, Instend of 'ilvll\)f)(hn nfanm fmmedi- stely to the Polico or Fire Department, they nt. tempted to snppress lhuPnlnnu withn pole, Thero ‘waa a fire-engine, one of the best and quickest in the clty, within two short blocks of that theatre, but tho firemen were not notified until the fiames had gained too much hieadway, Immedisto notico to the Fire Department ls the” it step neceasary in case of fire: but this does not rcem to hava Deenunderatood by the employes of the Brooklyn eatre. Fourth—1t soem to me If the nudlence had beon notificd when the fira was firat dlscovored by tho stage hands they conld have got out of the building rately, 'Tho oinleson folo this discrcetly mads the panic all the greater when the lmoplu w the dre, The cffect of the request of the actors to the sudlence to #it down maoy be construed In two ways, Somo who were tliera claim that It pro- vented a greater panic: othors that the delay causcd therehy fncronsed the loss of llfo. Tiow- cver well meant, I think the efect of such advico on thls occasion was vory dirastrous, Loth to tho audrence and the actors themselves, Fifth—*+Tho moansof exit from the gallery," while good enough fof ordinary purposce, and bot- ter than |8 now furnished fn other public buildings In New York and lirookiyn, were not gaoil enough incane of fire und panic, e menna of cxit from tho other parts of “tho houso were good. 1nd [t teen otherwine the loss of lifo wonld have beon greator thun fL 1. Qne witness, Mr. Clatles T hougherty, who was in tho galler', got out throngh n_emall window used for_ ventllation, and vaw, probahly, the Jast man (o leave thoro allve, He ¥nys the peoplo wonld not have had timo te cacapo tho fury of the famen 1€ thero hnd been two stairs on each #ido of the gallery indtead of ono. Sl2th—Tho firo was eauned by the bordors (a por- tlon of the sconery) {aking fira from tho border Vghits, Tieae lights wero covered with tin on the aide facing the audionce, and wlth wire netting on the other side. Secenth—Tlicro ought to o nowa thoraugh over- hauling of all our public buldings, schools, acade- mifcs, hospitale, theatees, and places of jrge nse acmblages. Tt cannot bo'done a_noment tun foon, If thin fa not done, the lessons of (his firo and thoso of the firo in the Home for the Agad, on Bimlwlck avenue, ontho 7th of May Inst, when eightcon por- sons wore birned to death, will o lost. J ————— .SILYER AS A LEGAL-TENDER. A Lotter from Thurlow Weed---One Impor- tant Step Toward the Remonetization of Bllver—~—Layment of the Dobt In Sliver. . NEw Yorx, Dec, 18.—70 the Edilor af’ the New York Tribune : The passaze e'csl.unln b)' the House of Representntives of Mr. Kelley's bill restoring to silver its legal-tender character by nearly o two-thirds majority [threc-fourths] fa in the higlest dfl;"n'u creditable to the intelll- gence and patriotism of tho represcntatives of tha peoplo. This emphatic action of the House, reversing what seemed to be fts sentl- ment upon the silver question at its fivst acs- slon, Indicates o gratitylng condition of publle seutinent and a comniendablo response to that sentiment by one branch of the Nutional Legis- Inture. There i reason to liope, therofore, note withstanding the persistent lostllity of .the leading journals of our city, that zold and silver will become the legal tender, us it hos olways been the constitutional currengy, of the Govern- mient and people. 3ok 1 have listened ttentively to all that has been sald agninst restoring sllver to the monctary relations it has held sinco the existencs of thy earllest forms of human government. L find nothing stronger or better "ll support of what [ regard to be the wrong side of this question than that the Latin Governments lave *discov- cred that o 'double legal-tender stondard Is in- conventent, To this quustion of incontenience wo reply that, in accordance sud harmony with the Governments of the Old World, silyer and gold were made tho legal-tender currency of our coun- try. During the recent War, our Qovernment barrowed nearly four thousand million dollurs, promising in the laws authorlzingthe loans pay- ment of “futerest and principal] in coin, Such being the terms and tenorof the contract he- tween theborrower and tholender, it fs not only inconvenient but unconstitutional to nvalidate the contract. Our natlonal debt fs sufficlently burdensoms inall its aspects, but I have no words to cxgrun my astonishment at finding leading New York journals carncatly advocating a pulley shlch deprives us of 50 percent of thy legal-tender ability to meet the demads of the natlonal ereditor! This voluntary zeal to ngera- vate pecuniary einbarrassments, from thepressure of which all ur industrisl futerests are suffer~ ing, reveals a new tralt in human charncetor, If, in accordnneo with this {des, $he Latin Govern- menta should discover that the useof cotton was inconvenlont, and call upon us to unite with thoin In discouraging its production, would the press urge Congress to prolibit ita exportation) And vet this Is preclsely what Congress did in 1873 Ny demonetizing sitver, and what tho press 5 now dolng fn urging the Scuate to refect and tue President to veto s bill which, should it bo- tome a luw, would insurg, an cnrly reswmption of apecls payments aud restore prosperity and lappluess to the Amerlean people, T We —_——— The Local Ipturning Board, ‘Thoy were_playing poker, and Pomp hold a full hand. Ils oyes glistened with consclous trigmpl, as ho put up u ten cont unto, and gazed ut his partner expectantly, ++ I ralsca that ten cents,” remarked Pete, M1 govs o quarter more,” fusinuated l’nunp. # I stand you, and raise anudder quarter, ro- plicd Pote, * [ continue on do war-path, aud flops down de last thirty cents,” unswered Ponp, plnclng six nickcla an the table, ‘: Ikivers do pllo an' calls you,” remarked e, ete. 4 Full hand | sald Pomp, tupning his cards. “What you got 1" P 5 ', A.Pulr. und de game am undecided.” “What's dat! Undecldedf Dis yea chile tokes do plle,! s ““Not by a long chalk. Dis case will bo ve- ferred to do Heturnin' Board, who will examing wmto do PM culurs, Dar's plenty more good curds Insfdo uck, and why dldn't T et ‘emd Dar's been fntimidation and fraud, und mean- while de Returuin' Board take posscasion of do spolls,’ and Pete reached out his hund, ‘Then the other sfde denfed the right of the Bourd to_ meddle, and, when the reporter left, the horrible demon of Civil War was danciug o wild dance In the uelghborliood, und o polites i wus wurching up to mediate with g club, ———— At tho assizes In Burgundy a provinelal ad- vouate {a yleading tha caso of uprisoner charged with thoft, und thus concludes his lmpassioned wddress to the jury: ¢ My-client, thoe prisoner, i3 wecused of theit. Buppoto hu has etolen. Rewember, gentlemen of the Jury, the words of our Baviar to the Magdalen, “anil let thut ong of you who fa without efu cast the first stone.’ Tha find o vexdict of gullty without leav- ng lfx‘::'zo 3 THE PULPIT, Some Thoughts on Work~==Sermon Prof. Swing. MOOdy’n “by ‘The Rov. John Atkinson on God's Providence in the Brook- ‘Iyn Catastrophe, In Which Ho Oriticises “ Tho Trgp. une's” Critioism on-a Fope : mer Sermon, In the Beginning God 6réfitéd the Heaven and the Earth==Sera mon by Dr, Ryder. TIIOUGITTS ABOUT MOODY, ARIMON DY IROF. SwiNa, Prof. 8wing preachied yosterday morning st tho Central Chrch: taking as hls texts And he surnamed them Boanerges, wi of tiunder, —3ark, iy 17, 5% Which 18 vong It was customary“In the New Testament thines to add some epltbet Lon name that should carry around some quallty of the person thug Agnalized, Simor was called the rocky John was called the beloovd, while James anq hiy brother were naslgned the titlo of Boanerges— cmblemntic of their power and majesty, In subscquent times these titles bestowed by affection and generally with some appropriate neas were all set nsldo by, political names such 88 Lord, Duke, Prince, and by storcolype eple thets sucl ns Iteverend, and Doctor, and Curate, |, and Bishop. Instead of minrking the qualitics .ofa pecullar jndividual these terms stood for Inrgo clasacs of persons, dor * remind us that Curlst called around im men of different atrength and quality, Peter must havo been valiant, st®ng in principle, and lienco he was ealled the rock of tho new struct. ure; the sons of Zebedoe must have been bold and cloquent that they were called the Churdyy sons ‘of thunder. John ‘was nffectfonate and sontimental, hencehewas called * The Beloved,? By many linnds Is the car of dostiny drugged on ward, and by many hands tho car of rclt'lon ton must be pulled along over 1l and dale. Tho ‘writer of pure abstract philosophy cherfsliesquite a contempt for the poct, preacher beeause compared with his' methol ' Tho old terins, “ rock” and ® gons of hums and the orator, and the ; tho stylo of thess men fs wonderlyl Toose, * S0 " tha sclentific mind et at the popular mode of reasoning, for dealing with_chemical unul{m and with scales and rules and a solar.spectrum he deals {u the positive and desplees the argument that is full of nprroxlmnunn and good wishes and hopes, In the end of each century, Boclety gatherg.up all theso children and blésses them and sonds thewn to thelr graves without behy nble to- sy .over which tomb ber sorrow fs .deepest. Philosopher and poct, astronomer and elergyman, cesaylat and geologist, pass away ur‘unlly amented. “The 1iving fio uot " know whero' tho best dead le, At timnes the place where o Luther slecps sceins greatest, but passirz along to where Bacon was hured that scems o great spoty and cuminF to the tomb of Shakspears our memory is called upon to offer full tribute there. Thero is no respect of pere sons with SMemory, No one can do any justice to thi unless ho sets out to inénsure ik with heart full of determination to bo broad. If heis to carry with him an apothocary’s balances arranged to weigh partlcles of polsonous dust he would better abaudon the enterprise, for he will come buck with no knowledgo of anything, e must act forth with his mind full of assur ance that before him are oceans, and mountains, and continents, and forests, and scas, nud fne Jand lakes, and his scales must be tremendous, 18 though n beam could rest upon » mountain and could bave an ocean bnsin at each end, There s too much of & measuring of tho world in our own private sliop.scales—tho scalcs hung in little shops for weighing our own goods In trade. Thoe Calvinist, the Catholic, the Bap- Ust, the Liberallst will crawl out upon soglety ond come back with a perfect account of its merlt and demerit, and behold he has_been out witn his Httle shop-stick, his two or three foot rule, and instend of having estimated soclety be lins i)cen only o measuriug worm pussing toand {ro on nn onk leat or a biade of grass. The moe- ment the mnind can begin to realize the sublimo dimeuslons of soclety, In that moment it can be- &in to {ind place for itself and for milllons of others unhke setf, and in that momeut will carth roll more benutifully upou its axls, ‘This train of thought Isawnkencd by the fact of the great religlous meetings and of the great religlous leaders that have for months past drawn_so much attention and awakened ro wmuch debate, It seems proper that all perzons should ummrt to reach some just conclusions as to the merits and demerits of this great ftens crant revival. It Is not deslrable that the pub- lfc should overrato nor underrate this creat Ine good carth novation ugon retfzlous custom. Beyond doubt* for many years to come these tabernaclo serv- ices will ‘movo about the world, coming back again and nimln to all the largo citles, and hence their valuo Is not a question of to-duy but also of to-morrow. Wo should make up our minls about them if possible according tocalm Justice, (L) That there aro defects fn these so-called Maody meetings no ono shoulkl deny. They ary too long vontinued and too frequent, for out of these three months of almost prrpetunt servive there must come many & caso of broken health, and of neglected home and of distorted futel- leet and i‘mnmnnllcm But defects follow ull human efforts, and should we compare together tho evils which follow these great scrvices and the evlls which follow the regular churches of oll nomes and grades, it. would not Lo found that ¢his wandering ork of the Lord carrled ore than Its proper share. What can bo more fvaathon o regular high-toned church heterodox or orthodoxi It yenches only a fow, nud thoro not deeply., Wa all,move ulong n des feetive path, demanding at cach step tho world’s Ienlency and foriivenoss. It s great- 1y to tho credit'of the public meetings under Mr. Moody's lcadership that thoy arc a refurin aver the revivals which sprfig up in tho days of our ancestors, Whiat the age should demand I8 not perfection but progress; aud in these tul nnelo-meetings thero 18 to boscen o gnarke progress of “‘manner, Tho old shouting anc physleal action, and trances, and "!nllluzl,'. whilch matked the Presbyterfan and .\l«:umdlst cxcltements fifty years ago, are wholly absen! from these meetings, ‘Tho wrath of God has given place to (lod’s love, ana the people com’e together, not in fanatical gloom, but in smlling .joyfulness, _Mr, Moody's congregations aro wake] to laughter os often as 1o lnlnra. A laligh would have hcen tho unpandon able s in the rovival meotlugs of our fathers, but in theso meetings o happy human nature 18 bullt up rather than’sadly turn down. ‘These finniense throngs do not asscinble vsupon aduy of judgment, but as though tlu-\lvblaru hurrying to thelr Father's houae. Cheerfulness, eyen happlness, lnstead of torror Prunldysh?";: all theso dally and nightly services, ‘This it progress, und fo these two léaders of !chl'h &N ufl son wo must yleld tho pralso of *a valua reform, Al good is only comparative, Tho real perz fection Is always boyond, Ilouce we must ‘;;t‘z loolc for perfection but for comparatfie ut 0!‘ and decided progress, 'Tho questioil 18 nn b what defects may be found in a Moody mave- ment, but how will such a movement mlmr\l pare_ with tho good dono by the Unlln;\hs or_ Eplscopal, or l'rflub{}nrlml, or by e Indopendent Churchest Unlcss wo ‘!mr% e following dlifferent pathe can come forwal \: b show that wo are doing mankind s hetter n}r be snime seryive our mouths ore catopped of cv e plaint, For nsmall pastor of @ small x.'ranrvm rail dally at theso mectings nlght not hulrm the thing to ba_donc, tor it Is results the Ivm A needs, 1t carea nottiing - for onr prayer-! ’»‘wml or creeds or subdued bymus aud welldressed lndies and_ gentlemen fuund iu the um:;un‘ri!a- it cares for great results ond will pead L] worth of religlon lu thoe reformed 1ifo it lrrlux;(. Granthug then that the Tabernacle m“mflfill 5 fors from defects we should complaiu but i ey for It moyes along 10 a defeetive world l“' ’I:Il Eplscopallan und Calviulst aud Culln‘n‘lc i nove slong I the midst of deep infirmit :1'1 “Moody " Is defective ho has plenty of ished company, g“lh’llvflug u:\::l- .{lemptud to n“z"fll‘\:fi ",.'33753.555'3 n which a rellgious movemen b ! =os "fa ot @ few virtues of this *Tabernacla Revival.? 1 news ,) The world fs ' shways hungry for tho ie It(wnl made uch that it soon {:ruu:s “cnl;;usjl yesterday, This was to compel the heart n‘ us %o long to go onward. (od being far fn t! xuum. vence, man was madoreativss, that cach n: oA Ing he might bo fnwardly compelled to l“ 5 his tew and march on. ence” the hymn 83 We nlghtly pitch our roving tent A day's march nearer home, i In tlie soul there s i yerpetual hunger fof Fy new, The ovilleation and tho nm’ u" ¢ timta are tho result of o Fustless cm-rn.)'m ' } burls soclety forward, Nuwuosa nec