Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1876, Page 7

! ; ; : : wching themeelve THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12323 == 1876. -} RELIGIOTUSR. The Revival Services at the Tab~ ernacle Yesterday. Address by Mr. Moody on the 1eleome Topic of Peace. 2t the Evening Meeting by Ferwell, Isaac R. Diller, and Others. - Remarks IV ns! Reunion of the Friends of the Baptist Theological Union. The Removal to Morgan Park—A Cheer- ing Statemment of Progress—Pub- lication Society. NOONDAY MEETING. REQUESTS FOE PX YER. There Wos a0 increased att e at the noon- ay prarer-mectnz Yesierlag. The exercises ineing the hymn commeneing, ** Arise, & ‘The Rev. Mr. Davis first read req for the meetings 10 join in thankssivings Fcconnt of pravers answered,. and then read the fequeste, Awonginem wis one for a pastor and Tharch at Kilbourn City, Wis.; for o tudent at yopmouth; for & &1 of a business man in trou- ties for & saloon-eeper, presented by himsclf; e aced fatbier; for the xlvaion of ten hus- e fve fimilies, ¢izht xone, twelve brothers, god five daugtt for a sick lady: for the re- formed men of the city; for the Young Men's ecociation in Liacine; for two young men coming 1 Chicazo to spend the holidays; for the scckers 2t the Tabernacle meetings last might; for our Soury; for the Church Alliance. e was then ottered by the Rev. Mr, Patten, of the Wabash Avenue Method it Epizcopal Church; nd, afte: ing the nymn cemmencing Aly heart, thar was heavy aud ead, Was made 1o refolee aud be glad, yr. Moody gave apourner of his admirable Bible resdings B the topic O oot TEACE. Like al other good eifte, said he, peace comes to Jtbrouzh Christ. e who does Dot know Christ B owe nothing about peaces but when we get icd with the Son of Gouwe frd that His Yol is peace on earth. anu good will toward In Ieaiah, fifty-secon! ciapter, fifty-second We bave these words: -*How Deautiful “ifn the mountains a%e the fect of hira that brings o8 tidings, that publisheth peace: and in the chapter, eighth verse, where Isaish ajout” the wicked, le . way of peace they know mot.” ce were told that ** There ix no pesce I e wicked.” A sinner may sometimes bave a {02 &6t hupoincss, for happiness is eomething that happens arvond bim: but his way of life is idone, and he knows nothing about the way of cace. P he 110th pealm, at the 165tk vers Ihere Words: - Great peace have they Ty law. and nothing shall oi:end thew. Sy pecple are asking oW 10 got. pede watch for ity they pray for it, and tr. ‘o themeelves into ity but they never get pei.re in that o In order to have peace, the firsi - 2ing is to Yrow and love God's Jaw. ‘Ihere are 176 verses in the peaim, and ail but two oF three of thew speak of the Law of God. Job understood this matter, for he eays, in Chap. 22. Verse 21, ‘*Acquaint 20w tbyself with Him and be at peace, thereoy. %00d shiuil come unto thee.” These intdels who ou't knaw God mever had any peace. In the (Renty-zeventh chapter of Isaiub, at the ffth Je=e. the Lord says, **Let hin: take hold of My rrenst that he mwy make peace with Me.” The et peace is 10 zet power, and that comes Lold of the Lord. 3 isn worker visiting a hospital found a and asked her the question, our peace with Godt™ Ob! mo." she replied; ‘‘ihe Lord Jesus ade peace for me over 1,800 years He basn't lett that forme to do in my dying hour.” A great mavy people are ail the while iy keep peace, When they ought to let peace them.. One mam kaid to me the otherday that God hed broken His word because He had not mewered his prayers. 1f God had to apswer all pravers justas we make them, we ehould very oon tud all the infidels praying to get rich. If Yot have any trouble because God has uot answered Tour praver, you may_b2 sure that the faullis ith your prayer, and pot with God. Busides, God Bas not put auy date to Lis promise. Per- Taps ho I8 trying your faith by waking you wait. Tfyour prayer isn't anewered in the first {en years, pas tea more. and if auswer doeen’L come in ihe wenty years, pray thir s In the fourth cnapter of Ehilippians, at the wienth verse, we are lold, he peace of God Thich paseeth all underrtandine, rhalt keep your Yearts and minds througlh Christ Jesus.™ ‘lhere it aplain_enongk, itis the peace of God that keeps Ie ardnot] that keep thy peace. Souie of you Siyeay | havea bud temper; huw aml tokcep 2 Jetiah tells you in the twenty-sixth chapter, atbe third verse, **Thuu will Keep himin per- Lot pesce. whose mind ix geaid on himeell.” That isthe way 3 srest muy neople read stz they g0 on R and trying to keep their bich very often Tans uway with them. ik God. thit isn't the way of "this text. It ot he whose unnd s etaid on himseif Who is wichfel, aud careful of bis temper, bat Thou ' will keep him in_ perfect peace mind is staid on Thee.” The most eminent Chnietian in the world would be in trouble ina very ehort time if he should think sll the time shout himself. - Tuen there is that word *staid.” We are notto thigk of God in the meetings simply, but our rouls tre towest in Him, and our thoughts are to dwell pon Him &1 all time. all the more when we are iz darkness and in trouble. Sowe people think 11at vuen they go to the Lord's table. they ouzht tgo confessipg their eins, and mourning over tem. lused fo do thatmysell antil the com- DupIon season Was 4 greal CrOse and trial to me. Twould tumk over my past life und feel =0 much tewpe: an towbled over my gime and - ehort-com- imze, that | simust dreaded the time when the Lord's Supper ebould be celebrated. found n better war. and now, 1 leave wyself out of elf and now 1 find jt piest placeon earth, Now remember this, will never have any peace until you get done rs oF The best inher- He was himself went away from **Peace 1 leave Letafter a while shenlgoto the Lord's table éours; I stop thinking of my: e X tost Jegacy. fie has left to His tamily. Prince of Peace, and when He Bz gisci i o, My peace 1 ] This fhen is the wark of a Christian, and when Ifud that those that are all the while getting up thuzeh quarrels 1 am afraid they have never been cnverted. Peace on carth; that s the keynote of ths dispeneation, May the peace of God kecb u, md may we get done tryiug to keep oursely Sow It ve siug. ; Lt have you got, Mr. Sankey. “The forty-fth hymu. s there any peace in that?®™ es," answered Mr. Sankev, ‘!if you have the Croee, you will have the Peace,” andeo the Lorts-Gfth iymn was sung, which begins: **Jesus, €pme uedr tie Cross." ,Yir. Moody then requeeted the Rev. Mr. Wells to *adin prayer. After which DE. GIBSON alled attention toa passage in ibe ninetecnth Qapter of Luke. at the thirty-eighth verse: “Blessed be the King that_cometh in the name of te Lord: peace in beaven, and ylory in the hizh- Whea Christ was borniu ethlehem, a mul- ticde of anzels sung, ** Glory to_God in the higl &L, sud on cartit peaceand soud will toward men ; zad now that He is zowz back azain fo bea fx e is on the way o Jerusalem and Calvary, —2 uintade of the disc:ples responded 10 the song of ¢ augele. Their Peace woo bad been o carth ¥ 00w about 1u £0 back to heaven. In-this con- tion, I wint to call your atiention to another sege’of Serfpture: ** The Kingdom of God i3 Licousucss and peace in the Holy Ghost.™ here are a great many people who want the peace 31 or the joy firet, but that is not God's order. Yoamust have the' righteousness frst, and then Touwill have peace. That 15 what the Savior = ek ye fint the Kinzdom of God and his right- fozeness and all these tbimgs shail be added unto o THE REV. MR. PATTEN ied attentiou to Isaigh, thirty-second chapter @ seventeenth verse: +*And tie work of nh all be peace, and the effectof ¢tness and pesurance f D incident 1w the cxperi brother tatter he had buried his wite, er. ce of 2 Tittle boy 10 bed with bim, sod eleep, while he him- struggling with the At lenztn be found 10 bim: Bie bdd “raken 1 ‘Ma!l e Dl feliow awake bour alter hour, Tueht of bis heavy ailliction. 3 tie Loy was awvaie, Lhd Wby ¢6 you not £o 1o sleep? 3 o Taut sy, said the boy, *‘won't you let SDut my hand 1n vours us mamma used 10 do 2 the put me to ~lecp’ iy 1o Oh, ves, " suid the tather, znd taking the little o2 inlis own ine few minutes the Doy was teoiug wweetiy. iben the father eaid, T £2sht Imight aek the Lord to letme putmy 2000 Hix apd 1 could sleep too. So Igave my as my Jittle boy Titile while 1, $0dand wyse ‘ just ) uyself to the Lorl. just Sl prven i bt e, aud 02 % found rest and slecp. " whemarks were also offered by the Rev. Mr. 7uker, Dr. Cheney. and the Rey. Mr. Fletcher, e htmained pentieman told of the conversion tr4 ke anid ‘s cruel hu-band at the death-bed T Chzietian wire. which had occurred within 2 W3 in connectiou with nis pastoral lahore. i Yoody then clused the meeting with the ben~ l’&k" in these words: -+ The Lord bless thee ¢p thee; the Lurd make his facc_to shine on lg 5 be frazious unto nee: the Lord 1t up Untenunce upon thee and give thee peace. EVENING MEETINGS. 'Em'::no\'o THE INTERESTING FEATURES 01k 4t the Tabernacle lust evening was an ¥ the Hon. rave a clear, ringing testi- 5 *+1usel to be & drinking- “Cts 0 the reformcd mien's meeting He ey, man, but now Iknow I amsaved. There {8 no trouble about the future of a man who throws him- Zelg into the arms of Christ. He will be sure to £2d more friends, even in this world, than evor he ad bficl_olrel. and friends whose brotherly words are ntnitely more importance than the evil speech of those who try ta ‘Hdicule roligion. . cjoddze Skinner, J. V. Farwell, and other leading §ilizens were awong the Christian workers at the Jabemnacle, while the clergy, whose hearts have cen full of revival from the first, seem to_ tuke copectal denight in this close, hand-to-hand way of preaching the Gospel. The wisdom of having & great mauy litrle meetings durinz tne last week. instead of a few bic oncs, is abundantly ehown by the constant procession 'of people of both xexes _ail ages. who quietly and intellig coming into the Kin:?dnm of tion. elligently ars _The ‘men's meetinz at Farwell Hall at 9 o'clock was considerably larger than lust night. The same order was followed, texts of Scripture were re- cited, followed by testimonials of those who had been saved. The testunonials of these men, some of “whom'a fuw wecks, or days, or hours azo were lost and abandoned sinners, snd Who are mow mew creatures in Christ, ' would be incredible or any natural b aud leave the impression on” the minds of those who hearthem that the power of Divine grace alone could Dave wrought such transformations. If such men a3 some of these can be saved it is evident that the Gospel of Christ can stand any kind of a strain that human nature is likely to pat upon it. AL the cloe Mr. Moody utked the converts to rise: who thought they hiad been the means ofbring ing onc other soul 10 Christ, and about twenty etiodup. At the call for tho-c who wished to be- come Christiuns there were twenty-cigit who roso; und fort e salvation of these Dr. Mitchell olfered a tender and brotherly prayer. Announcements—Noon day meeting to-day at the Yabernacle, ‘This is Temperance duy. Young ladics’ meeting at 4 p. m. fi:;“wssdmm“ prayer meeting at 3 p. eformed wen's meeting at 8 p.m. Tabernacle. Sk Another men's meeting at Farwell Hsilat 8 p. . m. All at the m, : 3 5 Cx:;fldrcn‘s meeting at Farwell Hall Saturday at 3 THEOLOGICAL UNION. THE ANNUAL RECNKC The annnal reunion of the Baptist Theological Tnion was held last evening at the Grand Pacific Hotel. The company began to arrive about G o'clock, and hefore 7 the spacious parlors were well filled, andthe halls and corridoms of the sce- ond floor peovled with young Baptists, who wan- dered about and treated the occasionas if there wasn't a partical of theology in it, being incited thercto and encouraged therein by a section of Hand's orchestra, which continually gave off opera tunes. The guests numbered about 350, an ineres. . of 100 from the reunion of a year age. § ENT OF TUE AT- B The Ke! were the following: D. D. (President of the Baptist Theological Sewi- G. W. Northrup, and Mrs, Nortirap, the Rev. Arnols, and Mrs, : T.J, Morz.a, and Mrs, Morgan, I'zor. en’ aud M- , the Kev. Dr. Gulushs anu Mrs. Anderson the Rev. T. B. Chewey, D. 1n, and Mrs, Chency, the Rev, James Goodma: Lizzie Goodwan, Jumes E. Tyler, the Ke ~Goodspeed_und Mre. Goodspeed, Dr. C. R, Blackall und Mre. Blackall. the Itev. J. A. Smith (editor of the Standard) and Mrs. J. A, Su:in, ¥. E. Hinc] Burtiz and Mrs. Lurtis, Miss Lilu Buris, E. Goodman, Jamzs . Cillette and M . R.S. Parker and Mrs. Parker. K. R Dounelley and Mrs. Donnelley, John L. Wren, Mrs. Meeker, the Xev. W. W, Everts, . b. and _Mrs. Evert: Rovert Harris wnd Mrs. Harris, Edward odun, Mrs. E. K. Dickerson, br. L. M. Smith and Mrs. Smith, Norman T. Gaszelle and Mrs. Gassette, Miss Gussette, toe Kev. J. W, Custis and Mrs. Custis, E. Nelson Bluke and M Blake, R. T. Pettengill and Mrs. Peiteugill, J. T. Bronson, D. Henry Sbeldon and Mrs. sheldon, Miss \ erna Sheldon. the Kev. . L. Chapell and Mre. Chapell, Alfred Belamy, W. W. Wait_and Mrs. Wait, S. Wyman and Mre. Wyman, S. P. Shaw and Mrs. Shaw, J. H. Gutches, Mrs. E. tiarvey, J. F. Commings, Dr. Lewis Dodge and Mirs. Dodge, Dr. M. I Irwinand Mrs. Irwin, L. M. Baker, M. D., and Mrs. Laker, br. H. Kive: burgh and Mrs. Rivenvurgh, W. W. Shaw and Mrs, J. Spencer Dickerson, Shaw. the Rev. N. E. Wood and Mrs. Woud, the Rev. F. G. Thearle and Mrs. Thearle, the R J. Donneller and Mrs. Donneiley, W. B. ssrayton, G. F. Drigham and Mre. brig nam, MissJ. A. TenBroeke, 5. A. Scrivner snd Mre. Scribper, Richurd Dald and_Mry. Labb, J. W. Dabb, P. H. Weober, George Snook, William Luwrence, George A. Lawrence and Mrs. Law- John Spry and Mrs. Spry, Miss Ella M. sorague; . \W. Juckson, J. . Goodspeed, Miss Al urber, Mrs, W. 15, Race, Mrs. Ogtten Lovell. 11 W, Durantand Mrs. Durant, Johu Hyde and Mrs. Hyde, V. T. Holl and Mrs. Hull, Dr. T. ¥ Seeley and Mrs. Seeley, ». 8 Nutting and M Nuttis . W. bacreit and Mrs. Darret, Mrs. Lizzie Aiken, W. M. Purter and Mrs. Porter, T. Garlick, J. Hovey and Mrs. Hovey, G. W. Mears, Mrs. Sarah H.° Stevenson, 3. D., Mhss Olivia Bryant, C. H. Blackall, ¢. N. Ioldea and Mra. Holden, d. B. Story and Mrs. Story, d. 1. Rowley, George J. Reed and Mrs. Reed, W Sl ith, Rockford, 1.7 Leunder stone, V Lawrence, Mrs. G. A. Law- rence, Stillwell | and M, Stitlwel), e Rev. the Rev. F. B, Ives, J. Burtch, George F. Brizuam, Samncl Wagman rs. Wagman; the Rev. N. E. Chupin, Wisconsi . Béuch, H. L. Bowerand Mrs. Bower, Mrs. 7. Coleman, Mrs. J. L. Shirley, B. V. Moffatr, J. {i. Durfee, J. W. Stanford. irs. Stanford, Mra. Greenleaf; the Rev. i K. Sunson, kanses: d. K. Rowles, P. T. Brutes, ¥. T. Belien and Mrs. Bel- den, the Kev. A. 1L Stowells. A. H. Hovey and Mrs, liovey. J. A. Hovey and Mrs. Hovey, the D. Burr, John Palmer, M. A. Farwell and Mr: ell, Mre. Julia Farwell. G. L. Smaliey and Mre. Smalley, ler, Mrs. Diriver, Edwin Kimbal Watrous, W, W. Sha ¢ TG, Wheeler, Miss Ella A Dewey, Siies Bovce, Mre. Bosce, John _Palmer, Tienry Stowell, Mrs. YL Stowell, Charles by, Jtohert Ellis; Mrs. J. Mernany, Vermonts Willtam A. Dwight, Mr. and Mrs, Buldwin, Miss attie Bildwin, John Smith and Mrs. Smith, Mr. Barrcy, © 11 Knight and Mrs. Kpight, WalterS. Cook, D! M. Dean, dohn 4. Blume, W.'J. Smith, J. G ney and rs. Guerney, C. C. Kobl:uat and Mr: Kohlsant, Dr. L N. Crouse and Mrs. Crouse, Miss Georgia Sadler, Prof. E. P. Weston. _ ‘About 7:30 the guexts arranged themselves in de- corous line and marched futo THE DINING-ROON, where very little was said, except 1o the waiters, for some forty mmutes, during whicli a plenuitui supply of those dishes which come between oysicrs i ice-cream on the bill were banisued lrom trou- ble and care. 2 ‘Atter the gating_ part of the business had been fully und proverly sitended to, F. E. Uizkley, President of the Lnion, introduced THE REV. DR. NORTHIRUP, President of e ‘Theological Sewinary, who es- platucd that he wished 10 ~ay 3 Word avout the re- 1 0f the Seminary 1o Morgan Park, apropos of h he reluted a story of 3 genileman at In- dranapolis. He had tried to prevent the matter The semblance of the removal of the Cinldren of Tarael; but he bad found so much dificuity that he could 'reach only three pomnts in parallei—the bondage in Egypt, which necied no explanations Liie Promised Land, which was Morzan Park; and {tic men who blew the ram's horns, whou he'tooi 10'be the Secretary and one or two members of the Seminary Facuily. One or two objections lo the removal had been advanced; the Hoet was the loes of the cupnection with the Tnivereity by which younz men could possi- biy carry on voifi_courses of sindy at once. This i boen found to be a mitake. ‘The other objec- tiom was that the students would lose their con- Dection with the life of the churchs but it had been Eeloglated that at Morzan Park tiey would be ad it 4% now 10 MOst of the City’s churches. The Bivantages were ample room, which was mach euded. - he present site had'a measurement of 00160 feel. which wis oo smicil, aud would not Alow uew Duildinge, which were needed. The e butiing at Morzan ark could be 100 per tent better snd more convenient than the present. i Professors and otrers would have an oppor- Tunity 10 hve much cheaper thannow. The last Hvhntase would be_that 4t Lhe new site they AWl secure mearly 300 acres of land and Duilding much belter adapted for their purposes than the present one. The Buardand Facuity were SRt in the beiiel that the change was a wise one. 1o had no doubt that those who caue after them Would applaud the movement. Many new things Would come up for censideration i counection Aol he Femoval. The roows and the whole Dutlding would need furnishing, and an orgenizi- Vion ehould be entered nto by the ladies of the different churches to 6o what they could 10 arrange for tuis. "I'hg President thea mtroduced . THE KEV. D. B. CHENEY to make a statewent of the fnuucial situation. To Topiied that there was a sort of griti hunir in ask- T i Tor the third time to makea *-hopeful iosentation™ of the case. After a couple of cu- P iining upecdotes the speuker reviewed the s from & thue of o yeurs ago, since whic D “about S50,000 increase had been mades Gt from . tbis_ ehould be deducted e runu expenses, 50 ¥ 1B inary roally needed the present and constant Bl of ts friends, For this rearon the Buard hd Totbito keep the Centenniai Secretary in the field Jormother Year. 1f S100,000 netassets could be T %0 the funds of the Scmunary within the nest ‘eir, it could bope to go on well for number of eart. “Ihe «« Centennial Secretary, " the Rev. Dr. Good- epeed, said_that he bad Little to add to Dr. Che- e remarks. Counting the real estateand ail other contributions, the oard had zotteu $150, 000 or $175,000 withiin the pastyedr, und yet it now Desded anout S100,000 to resch the figure 4t which Rimed, The speuker agded some experence of biaYa faieing money, which were well received. Tne President. then introduced TiIE REY. GALUSILL AX ne who had <ome into_the City | ; ar e:‘\.nv.l addressed l]xim n; i_umclm velc heological Union. eleamete cmv;m‘:ulnlc\! the Union on the re- n Park, because it to the West & v 3fr. Ander- DER: ithin the past of aformal moval of the Seminary Lo Mor: would bring the gtudents nearc “iwhere all the best preaching was. on’s remarke wer with ' vory entertining, and received tbroughont. areat applause and laughter e at the centre of the city. 2 fome strong as the resuit of the i“ ichigan Avenue e Rev. 4. W. Custis, of the Micbigan Chl;\);zhr.‘cz‘pokc a few words of encouragement. DI. C. B EL?CKALL.MH‘ Sesiredite Pablication Society, havinz sired 2{\"ch:um-: details of the Work uf Lhal organization, 1 added the following sketch of its Western work, to the great approval of the Unio The American Daptier Publication Soclety (s ana- tional orgunization, having {ts central opice fn_Phila- deimhia, and prosperous bragehes o Sew Lotk Boston, St.Louis. and Chleago. Concerning its henevoleat work Tam not called upon to speak on 1his o casion: noran 1desired to present any details of {ts business department except in so far as {is branch_house {n this hus become related to Baplist proxress (n our The Chicago branch was estabifshed (o 1864, willout the advantae of special capltal. ruch a8 was secured for each of the others. Though st iirst located on the third flour ot & LIock In the rear of the old Post- oon became recugnize L 88 o centre of Daprist d trade. 80 that i less ihan a yeara frst- tlgur store was taken In the same building. Driven ihence by the great ire of 1871, {¢ found a temporary house [n thesouth quurter of the lecture-room of the First Baptst Churchi, which was partitioned off for its use. A year laier it was removed to s irst-floor store ops Rty fm 1874 was removed 10 the sccond dor of No. 61 Waslington strect. From the very nrst polut in the history of3the branch rovision moreor luss sdequate was made Jor a central aptist headquarters, and with fts estahlishment be- Fau the £ oni iy imeetings of our cliy pasta Wwhich | 0 continued, with the exeeption of the V' wing the Ure, until the ;resent thae. These ctings fiave grown in numbers'rom a haif-dozen 1o H11y OF INOTE PLSLOTS Trom toe city and suburbs, They have been a centre of iniueace which caanot he Tuily measured. They have tended to conserve our forees and to promote a unity in onr councils and octions. 1f the branch hwuse had not done any more than this, it misaion would ot be wanting in value. The existence of Fuch a place for headquarters ma possible the formativn and maintenance of an educi tivuul hoard which for Mx years has occupled & m important posiion it afding minisierial st deats ~in “the Unfversity aud Seminary, Aud if walls had torgues Uhere might De given detalls of eiforts made there time and again to unlte our Laptist forces in agsressive acuion lu behialf of the kingcom of our Lords of confercnces be- tween brethiren cencerning {mportant {ntercsts at houie and broads of plans und discusslons by the I Ini ones among our slsters concerning Home and F clgn Mirgfon-work: and of preat enterprizes {naugu- rated which soinc d 1y may have richer frultage than we nuw even hope for. From & mere business standoofnt, however. the branch has been of facalculable service to Cliicago Tapdsts. It has led 10 a more general adoptivn of Bap- HistHteraturo {n our churches and schouls: has stlinu- lated fnquiry conceeniug our prineiples; and hus had 10 inconsiderable pre i promotiog, n i general way, Jriatever success e can clafin darlag R ide < AS 3. business 1t may be stated that from less than $10,000 the year, ft_has growu o about 50,000 annually, “The Clrenlation of Baptist popsrs from the brauich {x, In perfodicais, about 1.500,i40 copies 0, Dresée year gives promise of an increuse f at lease uird. ed anew era 1n lts history. The lave hrousht us toa rect, ne: s wh'et od for businest within it [ew diys. eston the 18-t of our (rlendsin with (he co-operation which the and with thie whout which e Chicago annually. ambuntiug I valde (o sbout ST o ArTinls s Lo expect, 12 0f the Father above, e valn and frultless, Brauch of the Baptist Publicition *ocicty w.ll dauble Lecowe an orquadruple 1is business, ‘aud, therefure iminense power for woud, an | continne to Jortant factor fu the progress of Baptist ouly in Chivagu, but throughout the whole West. Nelson Blake made an earnest spcech in ref- erence to the organization of a Laptist Layman's Social Union, and oilered the following resolution. Resoleed, That {t 18 1 ense of this mucuu': the’ the cause of Christ and U nierests of the Bantist d.- nominatiun would be strepgthened snd promoted by the furins:ion of & Baptist Soclal Un' d of taymun Trom the Baptisi churc.. s of Chicago and :ech by N. was seconded ia <tte, and unanimouely adop: The Cuainman appointed a committee of ninc to ‘prepare o constitntion and by-jaws for the govern- ment of the Kmpuacd Union, as follows: E. Nel- son Blake, Norman T. Gaoctie, C. K. Blacks i Edward Goodman, W. T. Sherer. D. Henry Sh! don, W, 1. Brayton, IL R. Chssold, Cyrus Jent- ey “I'he following sentiment was proposes 5y Dr. Morgan: The Stundard,—an index of Bapiist 1ife- an. -ponent of Bapttst principles: a leader (1 Gapt!. 1iuiht: & medium of Baptlst communication: lrnm.-\([\t of pur {ndividual weltare and denominatiousl proser.'y. This closed what might have been called e formal epeaking: and, after 4 few volunieer 10133 and extemporary replies, the meeting acjourned. ' = SPRINGER OF SPRINGFIELD. o the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicaco, Dec. 19.—Pronunent among the fiery, untamed buildozers of the **invisible in war Democracy, ™ is one of my old associutes in the as- sembled wisdom of the State in the Twenty- seventh Genersl mbly. As Dickens says of the amisble and pious Mr. Cruncher: **His sur- name is Springer, and on the youthful occasion when he renounced the devil and all his works by proxy (though I fear he has gone back on his proxy long a3o) he received the additional appellation of Bill.® Bill's great peculiar forto is talk. He talks at all times and on every subject, in season and out of season, relevant and irrelevant, though principally the latter, lute and early, in order and out of order, never cessing while any unbappy victim remains to bear the exquisite torture, Com- ingintothe **louse™ one day about noon, the Doorkeeper told me he had kept a tally on Bill that morning, and that by actual count, without bull- dozing or amending the returns, Bill had obtained the loor ifty-severi times! ON & Certain occasion Bl bad quoted the Scriptural saying about “traming at_a gmet ond swallowing a Ti«r T, Gas: camel,” when his antugomst retorted that he’ Kunew of no gentleman who would strain at such an intinitessimal gnat nor swallow such a mounstrous cuel 83 the emtleman frowm Sangamon. His lutred to Cook County cropped ont very early in tne session. fe introduced a cesolution seiting forth that Couk was only entitled to fifteen mem- Ders, and as tweniy-two were elected, thut seven of that number should be unseated. Previoustothe report on that subject being presented, Col. W. R. Morrizon said to me, ** You must not feel annoyed by this move, as there 13 one of our fellows who is smant with a speech, and he must be allowed to getit off, and then we will seud it to the Committee on Elections, where it will sleep its last sleep.™ Bill spoke about four hours atout his bantling, ‘Which was then guictly smothered and heard of no more. When Bill was a Supervisor or xomething of that kind, he pledged himself to the enlighten- cd Democracy of SanZamon that if they sent him 1o the Legislature he would use all his talents (1) to destroy the High Schools of the State. True to his pledge and instincts, when tne &chool question was under discussion in the House he exerted hugself to the utmost to sccomplish that most Democratic doctrine. **Why,™ exclaim- ed Bill in 2 fine burst of eloguence, ‘‘if we educate all the people we will' soon be unable to get laborers to work in the flelds, and then what wiil we do for farm produce? During the Twenty-seventh Assemoly 3 very hot contest arose on the attempted removal of the Capital to Teeoria, which gave the good propie of Springticld a great deal of trouble. Many of them betieved that fhie members from Couk who advocated the re- woval were doing 50 1o get even wita Lill for his opposition to them. Foor Bill was the very pict- ure of misery. In his extremity (for so bitter did the 1 on him become that he contemplated seli- ing out and leavinz Springdeld) Le came to somo of us and begged us 1o go fo Jacob Bunn and some other leadi izens und exonerate him, Pityiog the noor devil, we did as Le requesied, and pro= cured bis pardon. In return for it, however, and as 1 penance. end a ire und crucl one it was, they ineisted that he should make no more specches during bis term. Bill obeyed, but it was almost the deatn of him. Many & tune he got the toor, but. just as he was about to begin totalk, the grisly form of Jake Bunn, like Banquo's chost, Would loom up between him and the Speaker, and be would sink back into his seat in aespair. On the whole, Bill was the cause of much awusement to ni¢ associatcs, nnd was upiversally rezarded a3 one of that cluse of dogs who annoy the people with bojsterous harking, cometimes suowing their teeth, but who have mever been known mnder any Cir- cumstances to bits **Coos." e C————— NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET. ‘Special Dispatch to The Tridune. sz Yous, Dec. 21.—GRAIN—A large business in sorizg wheat at an advance of 3@3c per bu; sales mafnly for export, witha moderate city milling demand acd some little speculative fnqul any business in winter wheat; holders' limits advancedi3@Se per bus sales 392,000 bu at $1.03@1.40 for ungraded spring; §1.0561.15 for rejected spring: $1.05@1.10 for inferior 1.30 for No. 3 Chlcago old ungraded spring: 31. and Milwaukee n store and afioat: $1.30 for crop of 1875 No. 2 Chicage fn store; $1.34 for crop of 1874 No. 2 Chicago: $1.40 for No. 1 epring o called; mearly 200,000 bu of the sales were un- graded spring wheat; includea in the sales were 84,000 bu ungraded Minnesota st $1.460 sules late last evening of 30,000 burejected epring at $1.15, aud 26,000 bu poor unzraded spring at $1.12. Rye dull at 80682 for Westeri; moderate¢xport aad hume trade demaud for corn and prices generally without declded change; sales £3,000 bu at 553 Z39¢ for uew no grade Western mix 50460%c for new mno grade Western mixed; Glo62c for mew western yellow; ©60c for fair No. 2" Chicago in store, and 62bic 1or 10,000 bu old K sas mixed Zor dellvery in few days: salcs Clismize of 50.000 bu old No. 2 Chicago [n store ac for export.. Outs tirm, with _Jess dofu: 1000 bu &L 385051y fur mixed Weniern fur white W 15:c43¢ 0F Mixe uding 7,700 ouerate trade I actory. ain In case of grain to LI ool by Steam coneesslon was accepteds clidrier roum Rotover and above steady: demand Very snill Cogg s 10 Liver pool by stedm, 2t ‘eraln at Thpd. —Pork rand dull:“mness on spot prim atte o sales; In futures, 50 old S17.25, aud 7, 8t S17.5! bid ana_$IE00 D ed: s and for March, ed. Cut meats in light +\nfddles trade unfmpor- red. Lard lower. aud in casy lof “peculative uealings moderatcss: 11 .0 Sput 8t $1C.85E1C.: d of 172 tes tes o late tes for December at 500 tcs for_Ja §10. 500 S e ittt and unchanged, with no new transac- i 000 1bs at R@S 1-16¢. the 5 1-16¢ per ib for prime. Liris at $1.18 per gal. N Low—Firms eales of 145 latter for jrime. clusingat nigeed WiiskY—Qulet, with sales uf 30 e —eaD—— LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Daniel Keyes, the last of the ganz who recently held upa peddler named Flynn, in the West Di- vision, and robbed him of his wares, was captared yesterday by DetectiveHogan, and was confined at the Nadison Street Station. Charles Withers and George Barratt tried to thrash some Bourd-of-Trade man, against whom they had a grudge, last evening, but were thwarted in their purpose by George Wilson, keeper of a saloon near Clark street bridge. To be revenged they ehied stones through the windows of the saloon, and were arrested by Officer James Bruton for malicious mischief. Officer Owens, while passing Ringleman’s ealoon at No. 2213 West Randolph strect, a rather low re- sort for sporting characters, was cailed in by the L‘ro]mewr. who wished to transfer to the officer's keeping a package. of papers, such a3 mortgases, warrantee deeds, and other lezal documents. 5 ed upon_the outside, ** Brooks, No. 1192 Indiana avenue. Such a personlives at the number named, and no doubt lost the articles by the depredations of some burglars who went through his house rome time ago. The mode of returning them chosen by the thief was certainly novel as well as secure. Ringleman etated to the ofticer that early in the evening two men had hastily called into his place and banded him the packet to keep until their return. Their appearance was so suspicious that Ringleman decided to take the course he did. ——— A NEW DANGER. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicaco, Dec. 16.—The country is prepared to let Mr. Blair, Congressman, go home. It has no further use to put him to. He offered a resolution in the Uouse the other day that no more liguor ehould be constructed after the year 1900, and all he can do now is to hand in his resignation. It will oc accepted. This is a progressive land, but it is not prepured for any such rushing business as this. Itis easy cnough to sce that Mr. Blair hasn't any appetite to overcome. How would he feel it he only had S0, 000 more drinks left, at ten drinks aday? How dismal the outlook isto the man who in the short space of twenty-three years must forego 1is morning cocktail. 1f only a quarter of & century isleft to taper ol in, what is the absorber of whisky etruight to do? This thing will breed insurrection and riot. _With al! the tronble about the electio to worry the country, it is simple treason to ] cIpitate this whisky crisis of Blairs. But that isu'tall. A man who wants whisky annihilated in twenty-three years will be offerin more revolu- tionacy bills if he isn't suppressed. In a week Jonger we shall 1ind that no lager-beer is to tickle the Teutonic gullet ufter A. D. 1950, and that, ere the fecting hours have rolled up the twentieth cen- tury, the possessor of a barrel of cider, be he Leacon, elder, or sinner, must pour it intv the sinkor go to jail. Of conrse Moody, and Gough, and Miss Willard will do some joyful weeping hen they know their hopes are to be real- ized su soon; but all the distillers and whole- salo firms, and the retul venders of forly 7od, will now come to grief because of this short motice 1o _work off their stock It's & little rough on Sturrs and the other lawyers who have been getting some Jittle experience in Jooking up crooked matters to have their prospects bhighted in this way. What's to become of Jake Rehm, and llesing, and ** Butfalo™ Miller, with only twenty-three years to get thelr work in? Lilair is a philantkropist, of course, but he i3 too hot-headed. 1e sces that no young man will in this brief time get a taste for whisky. The drunk. ards will all quit or die off, but po new ones will bem- ‘e. Blair is going for the tippler—the one- gluss-i-day man. About the time be feels like Takinr two or three drinks duily the twenty-three yeurs w 'l come along and shut olf his supply. >"Azoor. many old topers will suifer trom the jimjits 1« <7 this short notice to taper off; but you cun'thelp: that, Mr. Llair, -~ The welfire of the peor]c demands " this early wrestling with the zull) **worm that dieth not,™ and, if the pickled noses fade. the good uf the country will more than zepay for ll the luss of nasal blvom, “The only troubie is in the time. 1f this can be extended twoor three hundred years, so that we cun in whisky, us in tinance, profit by the advice of Mr. Tildex #nd wait till °*wise preparation shail have ripened into a perfect ability * to accompheh this adical change **with ceriuinty and es " and s0 t thore will be somne chance of getting the pres- luwsuits completed, and tae money due Government for_crookedness collected, there vould be some busis for approving Mr. Blairs icheme. All the temperance fanatics will want ‘v commerce operations in the year 100, tut the mass of the people would prefer thut Mr. Blair bave his bill so read that no whisky should be mid after the coming of the Miliennium, and, if any conceseions of time are made, let them be made from that dute. 1In this way there'llbe some show of paying the pational debt throurh the 13X on highwines, ~ The pevpl will be continually bene- ited, both in paying thistax woeu they buy the which the consump- rd_them. Mr. Blair should not be allowed to interfere with the idea That tie largest ubsorber of corn-juice is the best patriot, on the ground that he pays proportivnately a heavier tribute to the Government than for any- thing else he usce. The present Congress must expel Mr. Dlair. Heistoo dangerous. In offer- fng this littic twenfy-three years' notice, he ghows a tendency toward fevolution, which, while it ma Please Lrother Moody and’ Mr. Goush, is 100 Tadical, too sndden, too precipitate. 1f he cun't give us'an exiension within rason, something we can see our way o meeting when it comes along, he ought to go home. . L it MODERN SPIRITUALISM. To the Editor of The Tribune. Crmicaco, Dec. 16.—Believing that your preju- dice against modern Spiritualism is only such as nuturally exists before & full_investigation of the subject, or the result of partial investigation under such unfavorable conditions as are liable to prevail 4t promiscuous public circles, I ask space in your columns fora few reasons why members of the press and pulpit, more especially the lattor should give the subject full and complete inves gation, —more especially the preachers. for the rea- son that probably nothingelse is at present robbing them of o many supporters as Spiritualism; and this can only be checked by their getting a full und complete understanding of _ the subject in order what they may conform their preaching tu its teaciings if they become satistied of its truth orcombat 1t_nnderstandingly if convinced of its error. 'The bitter denunciation of most of those Who bave publicly referred to it of late years has only served to ¢xpose Lheir thorough ignorance of the whole subject and arousing the curiosity of numbers who never seriously thodglit of the matter efore. Which of our orthodos divines will carefully and thoroucbly examime its facts and philosophy and make the result known from the pu Are there any bold cnough? It apveurs to e _the three fol- Jowing reasons are suiicient to justify all of them in g0 doing. ulthough many others could be given did space permit: 1."A relizion that can_make 11,000,000 of con- vorts in less than a_quarter of 4 century is worthy of investigation by all, und by relizious teachers cepecislly. Modern Spiriualism has done tbis. Tae tigures here_given are taken from statistics furnished in 1870 by authorities of the Ruman Catholic Church, modern Spiritualiem being then only twenty-thrce years old, although we tind fraces of the Eauie phenomena in all ages of ‘which we bave unthentic histors. To provo the charucter of its Delievers, it N Galy mecessary to quote the mames of Bishop Clark, of the Episcopal Church of Tthode Island: William Lloyd Garrison and Epes Sargent, in this countiy:and A. R. Wallace, Prof. Witliam Craokes, and Sergt. Cox, in England, al- thouzh the list of nawes of its adherents noted in al] départments of leanming wight be cxtended to 11}l very much greater space. 21toftérs proof of the soul's immortality, and entirely overthrows the theories of Materialists. 3. It reconciles the tratlis of Scicnce with those of Religion, and_the diterent relizions with each other, showing the common origin from which ull have ‘been derived, and is death to creeds and gectarianism. A SUBSCRIBER. —e———— GEORGE W. JULIAN. n the Editor of The Trivune. WasmseToN, Dec. 14.—I see by this morn- ing's papers that Mr. Juhan gives it as his opinion that **The election in Louisiana was as quiet and peaceable a¢ in Indiana; that Tilden carried it by sn overwhelmiug majority; that he wants the De- mocracy 10 have pluck enouga to stand up for their rights, and meet the erisis now;" and is *‘satisied e shall have no war.™ Mr. Julian was a member of the Congressional Committec on the Conduct of the War at the time the Rebels held our Democratic leader, 3cClellan, at bay with Quaker gune at Ball's Bluff. Mr. Ju- }ian was of opinion thut those nice ronnd log: painted black, were good cannon, and nuver di covered his mistake until the Rebs evacuated their \vorks and it was quite safe 1o 2o out taere, when, 10 and behold! he found ont that those danzeroua guns were all made of wood, and did not eveu have & hoie in which to put powder and ball. Moreover, Mr. Julisn was once of opinion that Victoria Woodhull was & very mice woman and great reformer; and was one of the zentlemen who used 1o visit at her house when 'Theodore Tilton Jost his reputation by going there. He used to be of pinion that 5 the other world came to Washinzton to lift a piano for 8 woman whom he afterwards knew to be un impostor. _All of which that” Mr. Julian has heen mistaken in his ¢ in the present case. om L have n profound respect as one_whose intentions are all right. Buu few men of his ability could be so easilydeceived, As it was of the ntmost importance to the White- ers to misiead him, tney would spare no ains 1o accomplish_that end: and L who bave known him weil, and becn his colaborer in the Anti- Slavery war since the day_he was nominated Vi President on the Free Demociatic ticket, would ot give three biue beans for lis opinion in a Citse where cunning tricksters had on interest in i Jeading him. 1t may dv for him to council **pluck,” for it is o quulity of which Le is sinzularly destitute. He bas moral’ etaminy, but no physical couraze: and his advice to the Democracy retnmds me of that of the boy who, while walkilz with his mother, met 2 fierce gander, ran to tac apposite side. took kuld of the maternal skirts, peeped around at the foc, and said, ** Don't be afraid, Mamun; 1 won't let him hartyou!™ lle may urwe vihers to a policy which will ring bloodshed. but he will be sure 1o keep himself in & gate pluce. JANE GRET SWISSHELM. —ec——— MILWAUKEE NEWS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. MiLwAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 2L.—The Darge Harvey A. Brown, about which there has been uncasine: arrived to-day in tow of the steam barge Forest City. Her hull was almost combletely covered with ice, it being computed that there was 200 tons. She was loaded with coal for this port. The Congressional Committee composed of Glover and Straizht, commences an_investigation at the Soldiers’ liume near this City to-morraw. "This afternoon the State Fish Commissioners and prominent citizens visited the State Hatchery at he Water Works to inspect the works and note the | progress of hatching 10,000,000 whitefish and galmon trout. Capt. J. K. Cramp. two sons and mate of the schooner Annie Lyons, wrecked on the South Manitous, arrived to-day on the Forest City. —————————— THE TEMPERANCE RADiCALS, 7o the Editor of The Trivune. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Originating in Chicago, and chartered by the State of 1llinois, Dec. 23, 1875, this organization bids fair to be of some service to the community. Like the Washing- tonian movement of 1540, of which it is, per- haps, an unconscious revivul, it labors to propa- gate temperance principics by the instrumen- tality of open meetings. Its orizinators wished to carry the truths that underlic the temperance reform to those who needed them most— the drunkards, and those who arc in danger of becoming such. For that purpose they devised this orgamization, the corner-stone of which is the principle of open meetings. Ang one may become a member by sizuing the pledye of total abstinence, and remain o member by sim- pl{ keeping the pledge inviolate. n this cily the organization comprises a cen- tral society, known us the Charter Section, aud several subordinate or auxill ctions. The Charter Section fives a musical, literary, and social temperance entertainment every Monday evening, from S to 10 o'clock, in the chapel of the Washingtonian Home, 572 West Madison. The other sections hold similar n ings in various parts of the city on different nighits in the week, . The attractions at _all these meetings are vocal and instrumental music, as well as recita- tions, reudings, and declamations, by amateur and professional talent, otten of the lughest order, and always lar Above mediocrity. The display is very remarkable, and generally quite an etféetive programme Is secured; oot infre- quently an eveming’s entertainment is furnished free of charge that would do honur to the best professionzl combinations. Iutes f ersed with the solos, ducts, recitations, and the like, are experience-talks by reformed men. No lonz-winded remarks are ~permitted; oceasionally an jnvited guest is induleed to the cxtent of a fifteen or twenty minutes’ speech; but short tatks arc the rule, and there is no chauce to get bored by prosy dissertations. The practical aspects of the temperance question as they preseut them- selves to men who at one time loved liquor, but have since learned how to abstam, constitute the burden of these talks. The mectings are generally thronged, and once a month an admissiva fee of ten cents is charged to defray expenses. No one is paid for any service, the whole movement being basi the principle of voluutary contributions of time, tals and money 1 Wf temperance. Each « thesce se n ‘e 2 oumber of M sught 1o 7 , and saved io Jes meetings. : wuch good, ~pelation, and. whes” eftorts cases. thes DamUics arid v * ajets Tuereis no Gt b = thots,a in e, .arie draukenncss sidely prevails, the arc _ouly appreclsblé in individus Their platfrin_is substantially as foliow s the suloous make no individious discriminzacion as tothe religious or political views of their patrons, so the Temperance Radicals do not pro- pose to make any distinction between man und mau iu their efforts to save the victims of strong drink. *They deem nothing human to be for- eign to them.” While the value of religion and morality to sodicty, us well as to the judividual, needs” 0o recognition from them, they respevtfully declare that tieir Society makes a “specialty of temper- ance, not of scctarianism. Kefusing to commit themeelves, as an organization, to any party in politics, they gladly welcome men ot 1 opin- ions, who wisli tolabor for temperance. The Radicals do not hope to remedy all _abuses and introduce the milleninm; they do want to kill rum. Without opposition to any urganiza- tion, they devote themsulves to the “extirpation of thie pernicious practice of using alcoholic bev- erages. And, to this end, they propose to make speial efforts in the following directions: _First—By opposing by word and example, in private and in public, the use of alcoholic bev- erages. Sceond—By inducing persons to become, and encouraging them to continue, temperate. Third—By making total abstinence popular; and this by encouraging aud freely enjoying every lawful amusement apart frow the associ- atious of the saloon. “Fourth—By cducating the public into what are the claims of temperance and the wrongs of intemperance. The Radicals have adopted for their motto those stirring and forceiul words: “ Hoor, Manhood, Humnanity, and Temperance.” They o not theorize much, but build largely on per- sonal expericnce; they appeal to reason rather than to prejudice; and to facts rather than to speculations. **Ope thing I koow that, whercas 1 was blind, I now see.” "They leave all persons to decide all questions for themselves, while they are coutent to urge upon all, whether young or old, the oue duty of ‘abstaining trum tne use of alcoholic drinl ——— CHURCH AND STATE. - Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Maxistee, Mich., Dec. 16.—The Roman Cath- olic Chuceh iz always ready Lo mix up Church and State if by doing o it can succeed in obtaining & portion of the State’s money for the support of its schools; but, when there is nothing to be gained by the co-mingling of the two, their cry for a com- plete division is loud and long, s has been mani- fested in a Jittle contlict which bas arisen here be- tween Father Welligan, the Pohah priest. and the State law which combels all persons authorized to solemnize marriage to make # record of the same and fle it with the County Clerk. Some ume suce, Mr. James H. Golded. the County Clerk and Register of Deeds of this county, becom- g awire of the fact that the aforesaid pricst had colemnized marriages and made no return thereof, called upon the rev- erend _gentleman and _requested Lim 1o make bis returns. The priest refused to do so, upyn the ground that the State had no right to make such & demand; _or, in other words, that it bad no right to meddle with bis sacred duties. The Cierk waited some time. hoping the pricst would reconsider his action; but be did not, and was again_notified that the law required him to make his returns. The refusal was persisted in, und, after u lapse of a few weeks. the Clerk agnin jogaed his memory. The reverend gentleman then said he would consult with the higher suthurities of the Church and abide iy tbeir decision; but, affer waiting o reasonablé time, there wag no change in the situation, and_ the Clerk hae ~ mow written to the Secrctary of State to see what can be -~ done apout_it. The law provides very plainly what ehould be done. Chap. xvi., Sccs. 2 and 6. of Compiled Laws, gays that ail persons anthorized Dby law to marry pérsous shall make a return, ac- cording to certain forms, of all marriuges solemn- nized by them in the county in which such author- jzed persons live; and that said returu shall be filed by the County Clerk within pinety days after s arviages are solemniced. The penalty for refusing or neglectiag to perform this duty is & fine of 3100, the nop-psyment of which ehall subject the defaulter to 1ol less than three months” im- prisoument in the County Jail, or until such fine is paid. Under the-e provisions, if the cuthoritics sue fit, they can make it rather warm for the Kev- crend Fatber. ————— ARE YOU INSURED ? o the Editor of The Tribune. CaicaGo, Dev. 16.—Permit we to call the at- tention of the owners of the many unoccupied buildings, particularly dwelling-houses, to the fact that insurance policies contain a provision in very fine priat that when the premises insur- ed “ become vacant or unoccupled” that the pulicy shall be void, which provision the com- ies set up as a part ot the contract of insur- ance, aud refuse to pay the amount of their licies in cases wbere losses occur and the Premises are unoccupied. But few persons read the fine print iu their insurunce policies, aod, conseyuently, are not aware of that clause. “The wiportatice of having such premises occu- pied suggests that witha little trouble careful famities who are umable to pay rent could be made comfortable in such houses and ereat good conferred, while the owuer, in a matter of busi- is secured in the insurance he has thereon. ither insurance compacies nor their ts will discover to owners the danger ot baving unoccupicd houses until after the losses occur. ‘Theu they will take certain advantage of one,s misfortube in not having tenants, as well as of the blind confidence that is inspired by the se- dugctive assurances of tue agent, and the clabor- ately ornamented and handsomely printed pol- icics of the Company which contain, in fine print only, 50 many stipulations that don’t protect by i theowner who pays the premiums. Protect vour interests and shelter the homeless, is the advice of A VICTIN. ——————— A Sportsman’s Fight with a Bear. Santa Cruz (Cal.) Sentinel. Last Sunday George W. Bruceand 2 man vd Hannalan went hunting squirrels in S guich, about two miles sbove the Waddell saw-mill, when the former catae sud- denly upon a large-sized grizzly bear. He rapid- " took in the situation, and being only armed h a shotgun, Bruce, conceiving discretion to be the better part of valor, started and ran away quartering down hill. The bear made chase, and in afew moments was_below and Uefore Brace, completelv cutting off retreat. The bear in an upright position rapidly came upon Bruce, and he aimed and fired; teution was o fill bruin’s face and eyes with shot, With the hope of blinding him, but his advance upon Bruce was 0 rapid that the load touk effect in the breast. Ina moment after the bear knocked the gun from the hunter’s hands and scized him by the right arm. Bruce tore from the grasp of the bear, caught him with both hands by the mouth, beld him, aud attempted to getout alarze pocket knife. Thebear then caught Bruce’s left hand, and bit it through; Bruce then agaln tore loose, and again grusped the hear’s jaws with both hands. Again conceiving the idea that it he could get out his knife there would be one grizzly bear less in Santa Cruz Countr, Bruce essayed to put his haad in his pocket for that purpose, when the bear broke loose and caught the brave man’s right arm, Bruce now gave the bear a tremendous kick, which sent him some distance. This was the turning point in the fight, the bear running in oue direction and Bruce in another. The wounds of Bruce are Yery painful, but asno bones were broken or arteries cut he expects to be entirely recovered {rom the effects of his desperate encounter ina fortnight. While the above described fight was woing on, Hannahan was 300 or 400 yards distant, cotirely ignorant of the peril of his partaer. Mr. Bruce is confident that if he hada bowie- knife within reach he could easily have cut the bear's throat, as he was sufliciently powerful to turn the animal’s head from himwhen be grasp- ed him by the jaw: ————— - COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL. 7o the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Dec. 16.—Considerable has been said about all the medern Improvements at the Hospital. Now, why are they not in use—for instance, the ventilators? The last week we have been suffering greatly for want of fresh air, articularly at nights when the doors are closed. Lot up une night this week, as I was nearly suffocated ou aceount of foul air in the wurlf. The ventilators were ull open, but no air current wasthere. 1 havetried since to discover the cause, and have since found that the channels in the little buildings between the pavilions that re- ceive the fresh air and conveyit to the wards are closed up with boards Ly the engineers, as they are called. Commissiouer Clear Eye would do well to get his two cyes at that point, aud have these boards removed at onee, and not let us die for want of fresh air. A SUFFERER at the Hospital. ————— Terrible Disaaters. The statistical fiend has been aroused by the Brouklyn Theatre disuster, and_here are some of his suggestive data of loss of lifu during the nine- teenth century only Ly tiré, ood. famine, earth- quakes, and war, the creat destroying esements oy which the overpopulation of the world is pre- vented: Earthquake In Calffornia. re au Richmond Fire at Chicago Wreck of steamship Pact Fire of steumer Heu S| Wreek of steamship Ville du Havre.. Flood at Sheticll, Eng. ire at Brooklyn Theatre re of steauslip Amsion, 188 eck of steam: oyal 1352, Flre of Bteamshi| 15 reck of stesmship Atlantic lovd in Canton, China. . urthquake fu S, 1n Sar 15 Domingo.. ¢ Qui Flowd lu Siest arthuake at Men it ‘of Gettysbury.. Battle of Waterioo. atbutliipiiic bies. 1t may be consolin to know that Lurke estimates “*slain_in battle and by other means of civ- fon™ since the world begun to be, in round numbers, 36,000,000, while another autbority computes the number, with greater liberality, at 6,560.000,000. Evidentiy disease and old age'are the least responsible for deaths, —— Mexico. A letter from the City of Mexico, written previous to the flight of President Lerdo, mentiuns one case of dissatisfaction with the Administration. The writer rays: Appropristtons were madeat the beginning of the year, but the money went toward the prosecution of The war. The Charity Fund for tne use of hospltals has been also appropriated by the Government, and &3 a consequence hundreds of poor wretclies, crppled, sick, aud_deformed, have ' been. sent out €0 bex starve. The streets are flled with these pitiful cren- tures, crawling alung on sl fours, hobuling about like maimed animals, mounted on the bucks of wmore fur- tunate comrader {n_disiress, standivg, with sightluss eyes, at the street corners {u **{rrevocable dark, total Gelipse, withont sl Bope of dag:" abject specimens of ‘huntug kind. half-minted with the Toyal stamp of mai, wio should never bave been born, but when ouce born shouid be protected from the pitying, hOrTlted gaze uf the passers-by, and kindly nurséd till the spirit sets Torth from o highcr pomtof depariure—let us hope! i Afew hours' walk through our public thoroughfares Feltais almont. cvery woo 1o which Joor humaaity is helr, and rubs heart of all sunshiue for days w cotne. umless, {ndved. hie e {ron-clad and {nvulnerable. ' And then to think that all these evils, natioaa, pulitical, soclal, and persunal, are experienced ta a cof 80 Floriously Deautiful of landscape, earth, ad k53 50 delicious of cilmate and productlor: . Shootlng Out a Fire. Allentown Penn.) Chronicle. On Saturday afternoon the funeral of Mr2. Henry Schantz, nearly tU yenrs of age, resding near the Poor-louse, 100K place. As 14 customary at country funersl, a great deal of baking and cook ing was done for the entertainment of the relatives and friends. _Just before the funeral procession wag about to leave the house, on the way to Jorda Letheran Charch, one of the chimneys was discov- ered 10 be ou fire, the lames leaping up ten or twelve fect. _As the honse was a shingle roof there was danger of the tire ~0on becominy a serious mat- ter, and of course there wa< a commotion and a running hither and thither with buckets of water. The fir conld not be got at very egsily, and some- thing had to be done very soon_to avert eerious consequences. Juet about this time a philosophic- al_gentleman present asked for a loaded gun, which, upon being handed to_him, he discharzed up the chimney, instantly extingiishing the tire, the concussion of the air produced by the shot hav- ing done the work. A creat many present could not understand the rativnale of the thing, and re- garded the gentieman with 4 Sort of veneration. AMUSEMENTS. MCVICKER’S THEATRE---KELLOGG. GRAND ENGLISH OPERA, Amlrlcfi's (:rr;[g Prima| Mr. C.D. HESS’ anea, ik English Opera Com- CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG. pany. This (Friday) evening, Dec. 22, Wagner's Grand Opera, THE FLYING DUTCHA essrs. Maas. Carletun,and Conly tn Tatince—TIE ROMEMIAN GIfiL. cxtweek's repertotre wili consis of the foilowing ST, "Saar D 2T ST, O A 3 . IWednesday. Deo. 21— i+ Dec. BFRA DIAVOLO: e HAVE THEATRE, MAGUIRE & HAV .Proprictora LL'E CHAFMAN. aaager LAST PERFORMANCES OF MISS WNWEILSON! Supported by Mr. Eben Plympton and Ellsier: matlc Company. DAY (Bemetit of M ROMEO AND JULIET! 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