Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 17, 1877, Page 7

e AU VAT - RELIGIOUS. Bervices at the Noonday Mecting ==-Remarks by Dr. Gibson and Others. First Meeting of the Univer- salist Western Board of Missions. 4 Discussion of the Subject of Christian Work by Prome inent Ministers. Addrezs st the Evening Bession by President White on the Bubject of Education. Mr, Moody’s Farewell Sermon at the Tahernacle-«-11ls Advico to Young Converlse A Thank-Offering of $67,000 Bubscribed for Oarrying on the Work, TIIE REVIVATL. TOR LAST OF THE NOON MEETINOS under the directlon of Messrs. Moody and Sankey was held at the Tabernacle yesterday, Thero were shout 4,000 persons present. The opentng hymn was, “The Light of the World 18 Jesus,™ after which the Rev. Mr. Davis read TIE REQUESTS FOR PRAYER, s follows; That fod will manif s blerscd proeence with the pastars, el and people of iftevn citles snd townat with the First liaptint Church, Newnark, N. Wi for two ladies: by s minlster in Texan for Lihaself, nud a blesmng on {lll Inbors; the converslon of foue Irlendn; perconal reyuest by A wife for ber hushand, hersclf, and chil- deens by Dhneband for unsaved wife; a minleter’in this clty who has wandered from the faith, that the Holy” Spielt will fead him back to Christ: 'f' In] requeste for three alck wiven that God will restore health; pray for me, o Iallen aoinan, trying to hea Christtan, aud for my friend ; the ralvation of four phyeiciane; a troubled sonl} 8 young man In prson: an Insune husband, his wife, and children; pray for un_unbelievers the convension of u widow lady: by s wife for the con- verslan of my husband and three sons, and five young ladieas for an unsaved wife and her hua- hand; a Christlan in teouble: for an Ingmirer; By o young couvert for my father, brothers, and Aistera: pruy for the German churches of this eity s a daughter’ her hushand; the conversion of eythteen hunlands and sistecn sons presented hy thelr wivea and parenta; six daughters by thelr mothers, and eizlit slsters, and twelve brothers and for four nephiews; the salvatlon of elght young men and five hudiness wen; Physiclana’ Allfanco; four hushands anid thelr wiven: a widow; one tni #piritaal tronble, and for tranbied fonls: severnl requests from young convertat from Christian workers to bee baptized with the tloly Spleit; a enll- voad man that the Holy Spirit will now reveal Christ tohlin, The Rev. Dr. Goodwin led in prayer, another hymn was sung, * Donot pass ma by," and the Beripture Iesson was read by Mit. MOODY. from the 4th chapter of the Acte. “ As1am to take up oll the time (his evenlng,” sald Mr. Moody, “Iwill Just read the Iesson and then Rive the time to theso ministers nud others.” In referende to the healing of the lame man Dy Peter and John he sald: *1f these young con- verts only staud tlrm it witl do more to upset {ufidelity than all the books thut ever wers wrritten.” On the verse where they were commanded not to preach any more fn tho name of Jusus, he wadd: he deyll Is williug that anybody ahiould preach {f he will not preach in the nune of Chrlst. Somo of the ministers of this eity seein to gret on very well without Clirfst; they preach their own opiufonss but many of s world not ktow what todo without thut name,” A the close ot the reating, Me. Moody prayed for Brothers Whittle sud Stebbing, who are to suceeed him, for Brother Creo aned Ms company, who have gone Eouth to preach Chirlst, and for pence und harmony between all the States of the Unlun,—a larmony to by brouzhit about by the triutiph of Chivlst'and I1is Gospel, A hymn was then sung, commenving * How sweet the nume of Jesus sounds,” atter whiclh TIE RRY: DI 080K safd: “I have been providentlully detamod from thern meetings for the past three weeks, but T wm grlid to bo here to express iny thanke to (God Tor His blessing npon wy own heart, und among the people o 1y churcl and Siilageschoul, 1 Jookinz turwurd to the probable results of the work, [ lind heen expectiing to e forty, but nlready we have received elghty souls into our fellowstilp, mixty-veven of thew by pro- fessfon ol their Jaith In Cheist, nud 8 muny more In oty diferent Sunday-selools have gived evidence of belug bronght 1o a saving knowls wdge of Christ.” e desired God's blessing to be upou the evangellsts ot Boston. Deacon ‘Thune, ong of the tealers of the Tab- clu etiolr, guve thunks on belmll of the 833 -lm for the privilege of sivging I theso s, Thy Rev, Mre, WyckofT, from Portago City, Wis., apoke of the sreat hesstng he had recelyed from ecverat weeks' attendanca on thesy revival serviees, ind vt the revivslwhleh had followed n his own chureh, where there had been a nuin- her of conversuns, utong them some inebriates wha had found hope (h the Savior, The Rov, Dr, Thompson destrel to bear still further testimoby to the grest benedietion that Go hus gaven His people In Chicazo, Then tnrntig o Messre, Mondy and Barkey he sali: You havo been the means of blesstig Chirlst's Chureh beyomd what any of 48 ventured to hope. Got Dless you, Ietiren, uod go with you on your work for tha Lord | M. FANKEY gave some closlng counsuls to the young con- verts, advising them without fail fo knock ot the door of suine chareh tl they were ndinitted. ‘They needed the care and fellowship of the Church, und e should go wway with s happy Tizhrt buennse he was sure’ thesd dear converts woulil be taken care of {n the churches ol the eity, 1o thanked the chalr for thelr falthful servlee, sayfing Uiat nowhere had be been favor. e with w dnore fulthful band of slugers, He urged that this preclous work of sluging the Gowpel should be hept up under the tead ot Whittle el Stebbins with the smme spirit and eflicacy as under hitacll, ‘i, by request of Mr. Moady, he sz the solo -u'n‘ucu‘ “What ure you golug tu do, e 5 alit Mr, Moody, let 1ta bow our i it prayer on bebalf of thoxe who have not yet wettled the question ot giving “thete hearts 10 Christ, Lot then, at this fast moment, rise wiul we will remember them o prayer. In re- Sponsu to this eall there were ninety-sevon who could be counted (ron the platforn who arose, but as they rose so rapidiy it 13 probable that the nuniber was wnch laieer, Jed to thes fuct that there Wup i mortgaee of $67,000 on Farwell Hall, and, With the nevessary yunning expenses, the s nual cost wis 312,000, and there was no lu cune, The after-meetings were then announced, THE KEY, M, DAV ust before the besedictlon, urose and expressed s thanks to Brother Moody for putting im 11to a work by meana of which he had tnwls the acquabitanee of n large mumber of Chiris- thun peopte all ovey the Nortbwest, whom he felt he shouly know ut' the mercy-seat. o hen sead u flaul request for prayer, * Phat God will bless our dear brothers, Moody and Bankey, that they may have u safs journey to thelr next teld of [abor, nnd still mure abindant success in wiuning souls to Chelat.” BISHOP PALLOWS arose und sald: Wil not the congregzation add ver, which Iwill read i the twenty-ninth es of the fourth chapter of ord, grant uuto'Thy scrvauts ess hiey may speak ‘Thy word, ‘hing forth ‘Thine hand to heal, aid that Erus and wonders may be donie by the e of iy Doty child Jesus,?” t the request of Mr, Moody, the Bishop then Pronouuced the Lesediction. ¢ MISSIONS, MEETING OF THE UNIVERSALIST BOARD. At the lust sesslon of thu Universalfst Con- vention of the United Btates a Board uf Missions oI the West was constituted, snd that body held #s first seasion fu this elty yesterday, with pro- vislon for coutfnulug to-duy. ‘The lrst meeting of the session was held yes- terday morning at 8t. Paul's Church, ou Michi- 80 aveuue, near Sixteenth street, It wasgiven uD naiuly to introductory devotional exerciscs. In the absence ot the Rev, Dr, Crossley, of In- diana, who was expected 1o baye taken charge of the irst meetini, Dr. Ryder called the me ing to orderund made o short épeceh of w ame. The Rove Dr. Vau Sise, of Jowu, wos hen called to the chalr, and, sfter eloging aund Jible readiny, Lo spoke to the Conference of the )T03prcta of the year, sud was followed by the {er. E. B. Ottaway, thy Bev. Dr. Ryder, A, G, Attentlon was ¢ - W @ % & Throop, Eaq.. and_somo others, wha sll apoke on the general subject surgested by Romans, xii., with Intervals of sinzing and prayer. THE AFTERNOON SESSION. The attendance st tho nfternoon scxalon was not large, being affected by the storm, Dr. Ryder called the niceting to order and requested A. . Throop to fake the chnir. **Jesus loves cren me " was then aung awd prager of- fered. D, Ryder sald that. he dkd not proposy to make any apologies for the alsence of any- body: Dr, Harry had not. come, and nfght not have feft his home fn Wisconaln, thereiore ane other speaker would have to substlinted, The sudience then joined in singing * Nearer, My God, to Thee.” ™ TR RRY. 1. W. HANSON, editor of the New Covenant, then took the plat- form, und sald that ho was greatly disappointed at the absence of Dr. Barey, especially that ha Bad been ealled to 611 the pla The theme, “Christfan Work,” wus n great one, and no ong conld hope to do more than sketeh an out- line of it. "The Churches now i the world ocen- pled very much the same position Loward Chriag that the Twelve Disciples did; they did not fully appreclate in Juites was the apostle of work, and his idea wns that work for Chriat was to aid the poor and senk, dohin’a whole fden of Chirist was love, and Faul was the theologin of the lite of Christ,—and #o on through the whole 1ist, o it wonld have taken the whole twelvo to formi the cirele which surrounded or made up Christ's life, * In the same way the Churches of the earth, taken all together, made up the circl of truth, cach one having some portion uf the truth,_The Univerealist faith was founded on the Fatherhood of Gl, and that cen- tral fdea bad been for 100 years tho one thing that distingulshed that denotn- inatlon, but now the otlher sccts wero tak- et up, recognizing and ndopte e it fnto thelr creeds and - beliefs, ‘Take for exumple the hymn * The Nincty and Niue,' which was the embodiment of the modern {dea, and would have been hinpossible years ajgo. r 1,50 years tho idea lad been Lhat €t was a proper thing to luok after as innuy of the sheep us might be conveniont, and then let tho rest gro, ‘The speaker closed by exhort- ine bis hearcrs to sprend the thoughta ol the falth und to pray for a mreater cunseeration. After singlng” ¢ Al [afl the Power of Jesus' Name, TIIR RV, BUMNER ELLIS, of the Church of the Redeemer, joined in re- gretting the nbsence of Dr. Barry. The phase of Christian work which he wished to consider for A few moments was that It was the duty of every parent, teacher, and preacher, to meet and resist and overcome so far as pos- pible the skeptical tendencles of the tiwe. Two hundred years ago the tide DS Atlieism swept over Frauce, and ended in Pantheism, and over England in almost as great a degree. At that time Bistop Butler wrote his great book, ¢ Butler's Analogy,” and abont the same time the brothers Wesley started out, but their fden was ndliferent ong; it wus ta save men's nottls by filling them with God's Jove. At that time tho resson sud causc of the former flood was the revulsion from the dominion of priest- lload—the modern causes were nraterialisun and the scientiflc tendencies of the age. The curs for the evil was, the speaker believed, the more extensive reading of the New Testument, Ile belteved in Mr. Moody largely because he came Defor his audionees Bitie in hand, and hased lils remarks upon somcthing we could turn to and read. He cxhorted his licarera to preach the truths of universalism splritually, carnestly, falthfully, prayerfully, truatfully, then souls would ha brought to the teuth. The sudience then sang ** Almost Persuaded.”” THE REV, I STRALD fald that when it was desired w saye a soul nothing was sv efficuctons us to provide sultable cmployment. Faith must be Fmp:mul\'ll hy works, le fnslsted that the divinity of tho cause should be proved by the divineness of the cfforts made for it. Ho closed by strongly ur proving the Tabernacls muctings, wud their methods and results, 'The Rev. Dr, Ryder then offered prayer, and * Whosoever WiL' was sung. TIE REYS B, R OTTAWAY spoke speelally of Christ's methml of presenting truth whereby Ie never fuiled to be understood. Tuo administration of trath bore u striking re- semblance to that of medicine, The doctrine of Calyinlsm might be compared to o very bitter pilly unpleasunt in §ts results, and Arminianism as the sume pill sugar-conted. Lerhaps the bltter oill was the only medicive that would have done any good at the tine it was adminis- tered, Passinge to constder the revival efforts, the apeaker sald that he hadn't much contldence in tho new Ilfo and charucter which came instanfancously; he belteved that good char- acter was n plant of slow growth, and would not aud could 1ot epring up to maturity in @ - ment, Consfdering the medicine which the Universalist Church stould adminlator to a sine slck world, thu spexker did not recommend an anodyne, because there was alreaay too much sleepliiess fn the religious world. ~ He would ruther upprove n sherp mustard plaster, made strong with the essence of individual respousl- bility, and applicd to the conselence. Alter singingg **The Lord Will Proylde,” THE REV. W. b, DALCH, of Elgli, spoke to the rubject which, as he de- fined it, s to save the world froo sin, The Dest example of the work was the Master [1im- self, uud fle sabd that it wes to betieve on Liim, It wis common to wake Falth the basis of alt, but the speaker thougnt more of contidence which mude the person as sure of what was to bo ns of what had been. Much hod been sakl abuut doctrines, and great offort bad been used to moke thess old schemes mors moders und better fitted to the present aze, pressing question for each wan was, van wo do for the Christan work(" Pussing to gome personal reminiscences, tho speaker waa very ' interesting, sud from his carcer of 50 vears drew the lesson that the way to work for the Lonl was to *go right to work,” and to ehow the weak anid weary spirlts the wu)’ to the Suvior, Let them throw away all pride and go to work ns the Master did, M. Haleh suld ho had not heen able to hear Mr. Moudy, but a fricud who had bees at the Tabe nacle de whils In the scrvice u resp man came along up the alsle Tenned down ad uaked him to con gutform—awl tien they mng, Nothing, reaker” disa Muody; he belley that the sfuner and tho siint Bhoulil be something. “Tho chief work wus to keep one's uwa heart right. The work to bo done must be done by each one for hlnself; it would not do to eive money. The meettng clased with the viar," nid the benedictlos Qlover, of Jollet, At the eveulngs scaslon, held at the Church of the Redecuer, 1he attendance wus quite meagre, The sesslon waasapencd with the usuel devos tonul exercises, nn “ Come to runounced by FREBIDENT WINTR, of Lombard Collewe, was thy first &peaker, hl subject being * FEidueation,” He wald edue tion and selence were the cls ress, and art was subseryi cdye was o necessity of ever, thut was § sary to be supplled now initive days of our existence as a people. Nathin be nccomplishied with- out cdueatfon, and to be stripped of It was to brealk the greatest luk fnthe great chain of prozress, There was 50 end to the necessit: of cducation, and its want would be felt until every other want had been m”llh:d. All hap- ‘mwu came from activity, cither of “wind or hodyy and that - bappiuess was enlianced as thy sctivity was [ncrewsed, Activity was a part of our phyefeal pature, and ingctivity the cause of all sorrow und paln. The deolre 0 know was himate,—~wan found in the adad of the chilidj and, fnasmuch we all that was not perfect was dovmed, the fmportance of knowledie or edu- eation conld not be overestimated, 'To beconte educuted wus o natural instinet, and, coupling this with o seuse of duty, ft was uno, ry to urge upon Universallits the neal” of denominational —educatlon. — Faith without knowledge was superstitfon, hence tne relation ~ of education to moarulity and spirituality. Educatiou gave unlty w the suind, and promoted the excrclso of charity toward our fellow-men. Iguorant tnen wers never charitable,—did not know the workings of their own mtuds, und could not understand the workinis of the minde of othiers. Discipline was the result of education, but education lost half of fts power divorced from religion. Il we belleved that the world was God'a work, educa- tivn, & knowledice of the world, would Lring us nearer Him aud Into u closer relation with 1lis Juws. The early Church was founded on knowl- vdue, and Socrates and the men of s time suwud the seed that wo bad fora ceutury been reaping the harvest from. We owed var pres- ent Wlflu.uph{ of the wmind to him, and we would do but ball our duty it we fafled to come in contact with new tdeas, ona to leave to thoss to comos after us tood for thought., It was easer to do thau to be good, a fact that all stiould serfously ponder nutfwulgh. he world would contlnuy to be ruled by kuuwlcdi:u. hence education vould not be dotie away with. {f the Universal- fats +1id not supply facilities for denomivational educution other scets would. 'Tue work ut the Univereity, he sald in conclusion, was in u healthy wudllim?nud he bind never met & wors promizing sct of students. The Church had inucli to hope for from them when they wero repared by traluing 10 go out Iute the world. Many ot them would go 10 preach, but to thor- oughly prepare them for the work they needed hel Sany of them were poor and “actually -:qurlng vrivation to perfect thelr cducatlon, and, knowiag their de ts aud how they hun- kered for kuowledge, he could appeal (o tho Church cverywhere to assist them. TUE BEV. LR, HANSON wus the next spraker. He beartily fodoreed all I'tlly CHICAGU T'wlBUNK: wDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1877. that had lind been sald by Dr, White, and en- tered inton short argument fo favor of modern denominational education, In most of the de- lmnl)lflllil;nnl lnslltnllunn. 1hu #ald, Ihure“:'l::cn aystem of repression, aud, as a conscquence, flrem was no want of edicated fools. There were exceptions to the rule, or at least one, found fn the Universalist schools, where the ighest and chlef aim was tho greatest and freest Intelleetual development. Intheae schools every Atudent was master of his own mind, could sny lils foul was his own, and that !m of alie was unresteained by any of the old Fagan heathen .classle Ife thought it was the Frovilential work of the time that the Unl- versalists should fead the van in the onslaught on akepticism, and was glad to see the minlstr sensible of the situation and the people manf- festing such a deep Interest in the cause of edu- catton. , TO DAY. At 10 o'clack this moening all the ministers resent will meet i the Iadies! parlor of St. Pail’s Church for vonference. This meeting wiil be strictly private, aud confned toministers present. This afternoon an open meeting will be licld st _St. Paul's Church for the discunsion of the aubject, “Our_Duty oa Universalists.”’ Thg Rev. Charles Flutirer, of Michigam, wil lead the discusslon, ‘This cvening the Tev. Dr. Cantwell, of Ohio, will address the Western Board of Missfous at 8t. Paul’s Church, MOODY’S DEPARTURE. TIHE FAREWELL MEETING, Mr. Moody has for a long time refused to give the number of hopeful conversions resulting from hls mectings, butthe following facts and figures may serve to show the maguitude of the success over which 10,00040r 12,000 of the Christians of Chicago and vicinity met to re- Jolco last ovening. ‘There are 4,500 chalrs on the nain floor of the Tabernacle, all of which were occupled by persons who came ln on young converte' tickets. There were also many of the same class in the gallerles, besldes those who, being late, weranot able to gain admittance at all. The number of persons alreaay recelved lnta the Chicago churches are sct down us follows: Haptist, B800; Coun- gregational, 300; Mcthadist, $00; Presbyterian, 50; Reformed Episcopal, 300; besides many re- celved Into the German, Welsh, and other small- er churchies not definitely reported, It I8 safe tosay that 2,500 new memblers have already Leen received into the churches of Chicago and vicinity, with perhaps au equal number known to tho pastors, who are expected to Join at some future time. Abont 6,000 tickets were given out for the farewell mecting, of which a carefut record was kepty tho name, residence, and church-membership of every individual belng written down, In order to be classified by churches and districts, and the names sent to the pastors of these churches, into whose care they appropristely fall. Thus cvery onc 18 to be looked after, und as, according to the proportlon of gevernl 1ists already examined, not more than one in ten of the professed con- verts have yet jolued any chureh, the whole number of conversions, and of persons ro- claimed from backsliding, cannot. iall short of 8,000, besldes uncounted miultitudes who have come from other places and returned with a Dlesatng on thelr souls, ¥hose naties, of course, Qid not apuear on the fecord ‘Ihe rush fur adiission st the Tabernale last eveuing was Immcense, ut times sceming likely o breale down the oors and precipitato the crowds outside upon the densely packed sudience within. Only one pollceman was on duty at the doors; fudeed, the meetings have from first to lust owed very 1lttle to the pollce. At Philadel- phia and New York thero were severad hundrea stars and billles to help keep order, but tho Chicazo mectings bave malntained cxcellent order without them, ‘There was an overflow meeting at Farwell Hall, but multitudes preferred the outside of the Tabernacle where they could licar the sing- Jngz und catchnow and then aword of the speak- ing to the finslde ofany other audience-room, whatever mizht be the attruction. S ‘The excrelses opened with singing, “We're golng home to-morrow?: then there was o prager by Dr. Evarts, then another hymn, *What a friend we bnve In Jesus?; nfter which Mr. Moody made his appeal for the thank-offer- ing, asking for £30,000 to g.y tho expenses of the revival mcetings, the 7,000 mortzago on Farwell Hall, the foating debt, and toleave batauce in the Young Men’s Chrlstion Assoch- ton treasury for prosccuting the further work of that Society, He appealed fur the money tor this ubject onthe ground that it was desirable tokeep up the unlon cfforts which had for nearly twenty years heen fncreasingly success- s whiclh In this revival b recelyed n pew aud wonderful life and {mpulse, then a st of subscriptions already recelved, as follows: A, M. Bullingsand Jo V, Farwell, 35,000 each; R C. Morgan of London, Henry Fleld, George Armour, and H., J. Willing, §2,600; 1. W. UHurvey, W, A, Fuller, . A Hale, G, 31 McCormick,” J. M. Adams, Willlom Bialr, 1. C. Durand, Mark Skinner, Gammon and’ Deerlng, Joln’ Crerar, Danfel Joney, Charles P Kellorg, E, G, Keith, and €. M. Henderson, 81,000 cach; Philamder Biith, 4,000 fu real estate; Noldwon Thateher, Jr., E1,000 I real eatut; 'O, 8, A, Bprague, J. M Durand, Mre, E. I, Birch, Nathan Corwith Fo Avmaury 2, Bucks an, und D, K. Pear- hons, $uK) h, besides handeome sums the donurs of which are not yet reported, < I 48 eatimated by thic Chatrmun of the Ex- ecutlve Comnitteo that the collectlon over aud ubuve these smuounts would not fall fsr short of $20,000. Mr, Henry Field ucted as Treasurer, After the thunk-ofering, the Hallelujuh cho- rus was sung rheht heartily, aud then Mr, Muody anuounced the texy of his PAHEWELL SERMON, 1 want to call P'mlr uttention to-night, sald he, to that one Iitle word * Able,” and to speak of what God Is sble to do for these young converts, The first P Able” 1 want o notlee 18 [ the fourteenthchapterof omans, ith verse: %Gl I able to muke him stand.” 1 thrst beeame w Chiristian, It wos pre- cted that | would net stand but s few montha, oI knew nothlug about thu Bible: Icould not quote o duzen passages from the Word of Qo ; but (od hias been uble to muke me stand; and 12 these dear young converts whl only lay hold of the Word of Gui, they will thud that He who can speuk wortds futo betng s surely able to make them stand. dJuseph in_ Epypt, | li“h before ~ Ahab. Danlel in Bubylon und Paul fu the midst of persceutions, fuund ruth of this text, and s0 may every one of But let pie wurn you ugaiust behig strong * When Iam weak then am 'y Paul, **Let him that thinketh ne standeth’tako heed lest bio full." The longer 1 Ilve the less contidence I have in myself, and the more contidence I have inChrist. “Whenever we begin to be liited up In ourselves, the devil comey In, und ke boasting Peter we full just when we think oursclves the strongest. Tl next * Able™ is fu Hebrews, I, 18, “For n thut He hmsell huthsutfergd, belug h‘mplmlx He I3 uble Lo succor them that are tempted.” Trlals sud temptations are good to bring out and strengthen your characters, Somu one says, God khml olte Bon without sln, but He never biad one without temptation. It you are tempted dy at once to Chird, who anderstands wll ubout {t, and he will gl Ul grace Lo over- come, But do not mistake s temptation for sl ‘Thosints in ylelding to the temptation, You will bu laughed ut snd persceuted for the suke of Christ, but remember that Chrlst suf- Il«‘-:cdmum for you than you can ever sutler for I In IL Timothy, |, 12, are these words; I know on whum I have believed, and 1 am per- suaded that flo s uble to kevp that which I have committed upto Him un’.llnsl. that day," That was Puul’s persuasion, wnd ) bopo you will all be uf the same persuasion, You have thres terrible cnewdus, the world, the tesh, and Lhe devily but your Elder Brother can bo trusted to keep you it you comwit your seul futoe Hia care, “Thu next “able” brings us to Christian work. 4 And God Is ublu to make all gracs sbound to- ward you, that ys xlm:{u baving all sutticicncy {o ull things may abound to every good wurk.” I pity thuso Christians who can’t find nnrv.hms todo. ‘The thest thing for you to do (s to th and joiu some church where the minster will scb you at work, It docsu’t watter what it ls, £0 a8 1t 18 work for Church. Another “able""is ju Romans, iv., 20-21, where we are told that Abralum was fully pert that what God had promised 1le was uble to perform; uother fn- Ephestuns, itf., 20t “Able to do’ exceeding abuudautly ahove all that wo wsk or think” Another In Jude, twenty-tourth verse: “Ably to keep you from fullivg, and to present you faultlosy efore the prescies of His' glory with exceeding £ t ou, h yoursely 0] 3931, Moody then read u Jong fasewell from Paul's farcwell 1o the Christisus ut Ephesus, from the twentieth chapter of Acts, sud then gave them the toal “able” * Able to bulld you up and give you au fulicritance among thew hiat aze sanctiled.” Now, 1 want to give you two W.'s,—Woera and Work. Btudy God's Word, and then go out aud work for Hiw., Remember vou are to have two lMves,—ouu ths life that ls had with Chbrist in God, & life that no ouu cau share with you but God only, und the other the life you live amougst wou. I you do nut live the fuuerlita of vomnunion with God, your outwurd life will soou go away. If you fall futo sin %l‘ atraight back to Chriat sad confess it. The Blule says, 11 » mav be overtuken 1o & fault, ye which .18 the saving of shuners. are apiritual reators such an one in the spirit of meekness, consflering uwcl( leat thon also be tempted.” * Overtaken means running away from the devil but being caught by him; not Ataying with him or waiting for him. Here aro some of thess reformed micn. Satan may per- haps overtake them snd et them down, but ace to It that you take sides with them and help tll m up, and'not help the devil to keep them own. And now the last honr has come, but I hate that word * Farewell.” I can't tell you how happy havo been in Chicago, Wher wo first came [ was afrall we ahould not receive the same hearty anpport from the ministers here that he had elsewhere; but they recefved ua as brethren baloved, and, thank God, they have co-operated with us fn such a tnunner as will cver 1] our hearts with l'l)' and thankfulness when we thiuk of it. Without thelr help these results could not have been reached ; ami now let me ask you to con- tinue your sympathy and ald with the brethren who remaln to carry on the work after we are gune. I wish, also, to_ thank the press; It has treated us so kindlg, I have yet to find an ankind - word in_any " of our dally papers, I l\ray Heaven's richest blessing to reat upon the jress of Clileagn, and 1 hope they will continue to epread the Gospel luf Christ ag they have done during thiese meet- ngrs. I cannot close without thanking this cholr, who, night after night for sixteen loni weeks, have heined us in the service of song. 1 wish to expreas our Ll also to the Executive Com- mittee. Never have we had such a committee. At Philadciphia and at New York I thought we had the very best Chairman n charge of the business_of the mectIuFl'. but 1 must say Tirothier Harvey has excelied them all. [ never had & man who was always so near st hand, 1 have only hal to mention whiat 1 thought was needed, and ho bas provided it at once. Thanks were also returned rleht earuestiy to the busi- ness men who had built the Tabernacle, the Lest of all the buildings ever erected for his use, fn which he sald he could spenk as casily as in o drawing-toom; to the ushers, whoso courtesy he complimented; to the Junitors, aud all who had served fn any cupuclty of hielpfuluess about the building; and then with an earnest request thut they would follow Iim with thelr prayers ns they went to begin thelr work in Bostob, he sald, (i the language of & good old father {n Tsrael from the East who was tuking Jeave of some of his Western brethren whou e never_expected to sce again o this world, “Good nlght; we will meet agaln fn the morningi® ' Iie then led In s closing praver full of love and tenderness; - parting hymn was sung by Mr. Sankey commencing *Shall we ‘meet Leyoud the river{’; then the vaat congregation inlm-d in singing the doxol- owry, and the benediction was pronounced by the Kev. Mr. Thampson, ‘Thus closed 'n serics of mectings which in the number of converslons resulting from them have been by far tho most successful of all the Mooy and Sankey revivals, Messrs. Moody aud Sankey Jeave for Boston to-day. ANNOUNCEMENTS, Messrs, Whittle and Stebbing commenceunton revival meetings for the Bouth Side ut the Plym. outh Congregational Churehto-nizht, Mr. Sicb- hins deelres to meet all who have heen tnvited to join the new choir this evening at 7:300'clock at Plymouth Chureh, Mcsara. Parkhurst and Spencer commeneo a series of Gospel meetiags at the okl Clark Street Chureh, corner of Washington, this even- fng. Allare Invited, The noon-meeting to-day at Farwell uall will Le led by Messra. Whittle and Stebbina. MISCELLANEOUS, WINNECONNE. 7o the Editor of The Tribune. WINNECONNE, Jun. 14.—We have had a very interesting time here in this place for the past two weeks In our rovival meetings, There has been & great interest tn that direction, There lavo been great number born nto the king- dom, and the interest i stlll very good. There aro crowded houses every night, and they come from all parts of the country to hear thie Gioxpel, and there fs o great work belner done in this sectlon of country where theee evabgolists are at work, and thelr work will tell ou this community for yeara to come, 'They uppear to b in eartiest aud are dolug o great work, The Lord s with them whe r llle{ o, Mr. Placey’s atyle {8 the same as that of Mr. Moody, I was fn Chicago not Jong ago and heard Moody, und belleve Mr, Placey to be o second Moody, aml one of our etlzens srose in the congregatlon and sald that e thanked God for anothier, Moody. And hoouly thing thought or talked nbout hiere Just uow i the revival which haas beeu golngron for the past few weeks, and one thing which fs uppermost in the minds of the people Ar. Placcy has no sct form of worship, but follows the promptings of the Spirit. Thut, we beli 1a what uives hilm succeds fu his work. Mr. Placey makes no nt- tempt at flowry lunguage ordoctrinal argument, but preaches Chiristund [1im crucliied i phos earnuat manner thatgeannot fafl to carry con tion o the hardest heart, and wo thank G that mnuy are combig to Christ. We have crowded Douxes, and o great interest {n the poople, and we helfeve that there 13 no place that needs religlon more than this, and with the markad success that Mr, Plucey has had {n'other nefghboring towns we know that we shall have a good revival here in this place, for there is a great shaking among the dry bones nlready, and I can heartlly recomnend Mr, Placey to any pluce where they want a good revival of religion, A CoNsTANT Ruabkn ok Tius Tusunz, 7o the Editor af The Tridune, Cinicaco, Jan. 15.—~Iu your Issucof yesterday, the 14th fnst.,—in the coluwn of Religioun Cor- respondence,—I noticed umder the heuding of “Ucthsemune an answer 1o a previous writer on Chrlst's sufferiog {n Gethsemane, and alao 1l1s death on the cross. The writer ducs nout scem to belleve or understand the statement made by the previous writer concerning Chrlat’s salvation; that Christ was not pleused with the condition In the Garden of Gethsemane or with Hisdeath, ns proof giving Christ's own prayc, Luke, xxil., 42,—Chrlst_ merely fneplred of tie Father, 11t was possiblo to let that cup pars from 1itn, He betng tn danger of appronching death and sutfering, 1t proved, bowever, that Christ, on the contrary, hud to driuk that' cup, which resulted (n His death and crucifixion, ‘This does not scem to be fn harmony with the writer of tho 14th inst., (although 1 more freel fudorse the views of toriner writer of the 12th inst.}; and do net belleve as the other, thut Christ's death was essentlal for salvatfon, und His suflering fu the Gurden *stuply 1118 Just strugzle against Satan,” This last siatement, however, muy be trug; but the writer contin. ues, as with emphatle language, “that if Christ died dn Gethsemnne [lis entire misslon would huve been a fullure.” ‘This lust construction undoubtedly {8 on u falso basls, and not in hape or form {n L'on!nrmllly with the of the Scriptures, I wish to show by Beripture that Chrlst's sufferlng and death was not_only unueeessury but of no value o mankind, It was tlmply a result of his teach- nzg nafust the feeling of the Jewiah people, Salvation {3 unl.y Iuthe belfeving of the Word, ond not tn Chrlst’s suffering or blood, As tea- thmony Lonly wiil quate Chrlst’s uwn word givenin John, fi, 15: % Whosever bellevoth, et ! alwo Julin, vhy 8510, and tmany more ko 1t, to shuw that it was nol becessary for Christ todie, L would mentlon Jolm, 1vl., 4, where Chrlet eays: I bave gloritied Thee vn carth, [ lwve fntshed the work Thou hast given Mo to Now, then, £ Chriat says before He ever cane In Gethsemane, or on - tha crods, that 1 waork was finlshed, what would be the idea ot scarchlug for wnuther theory ugalnst Himself? In uccordunce with John, xvil., 4, 1 would quote the Jnun also quoted by the writer, Psalm xl., 8, lght to do Thy will, Oy God,” 1" niay ulso Do obmerved Here that Ciirlat hus sald, beuys on the cross, It s finished,” But Hedid not say %1l work.” What was n- ished, theni Iis sullenngz und persceation trom the baods of Hix cncides aud thelr butred agalusy Him. Christ knew that death would be the last of thelr el Qoligs, aud that Mo wlso would trimmphautly arlse from the grave, to shune and condewn ofl Hiy persecutors aud chemics, 1 ok this us the most enphatic testimony or roof to bu found, sutlicient to overthrow all lie ideas of man or the bloody ductrine of so niany of the present clerg: W U NORMAL. Special Dispaich to The Triduns. Nousat, Nl Jun. 1.~ revival of religion that promises 1o yickl abundant frut was begun laat night {a the Chiristiun Churchol Normal, the upenlng discourse belng preached vy Elder A, 1. Hobbs, pustor of the Clirlstiun Church of Bloom- histon, who will lead dn thy exvreises ol he week, Elder 1Hobbs, who §s an_eloquent, sim- ple, und clfoctive speaker, will be alded in the work by Elder Everest, pustor of the Norwmal cburchs Elder 8, M, Couner, Stuta Evangellst, sud others. The attendance luat night sud to- night was very lurge, lucluding many young pouple, wupy of thew students. Elder Hobbs will'preach cvery evenln e —— The gress apostle distinetion when bo $P0KS 9F 181 tor bube ana strou wmeat {0t . Had bo been writiog in our timce ofB. 'T. Babbitt's Tollct Boap, be would bave indicstad no sach d! forence. This susp Ia oqually delighiful and u fulto women, and cbildrea, Sod 8o tullet o ta roum should be without L. 1¢1s pot srtibcially scemtod, bub pure, sweel, axd relisbie, THE SNOW. It Is Over at Last and the Sun Shines Again. The Street-RRallways Manage to Struggle Through the Storm. Delays to Which tho Various Railroads Wero Bubjeoted Yesterday, At last 1t Is over with, It was the most severo storm since 1370, and yesterday morning 1t bid fair to transcend anything since the flowd. Fora day and & half it snowed ateadlly, and snowed hard, Probably it fell to a grreater dopth than for seven or elght years. In some places, In the northern part of the city more particu- Iarly, some of the drifts reached the enormous height of cight feet. It was verily a “blizzard," aregular uld-gentleman snow-storm, and, when yesterday morning opened with still more threatening aspect, tho clouds parting to let the snow down acain, it began to look as if the town were doomed to snow-banks until the springtime shoild come to drive them away in water. But In the afternoon the sun came out, and the sky turned from Jeaden to bine, and a ring of gold ran around the horizon. It was a novel thing for Chicago people, the rays of the sun aud the glint of the soft blue, and they half welcomed the enow that made the clearivg up %o welcome In turn. The snow-plows ran all of Monday night on the varous strect-railroad routes, and by yester- day mornfug the tracks were tolerably clear of obstructions. till, as a measuro of precautlon, a few of them were put onagaln In the morning, and kept poing at fotervals during the day, especlaly when the big flakes began to fall Ferterduy afternoon, The cars were put on sluw tinic Monduy night, and thers was little or no difliculty in Tollowing out the time-talie. Night-cars were run as usial, snd the belated cltizen had oceaslon to thank the streetcar com- panics for thelr enterprise as well as to con- @ratulate hinself on being relleved of the palne ful necessity of walking home in the stormn. ON THE WEST DIVISION LINES ihe cars puiled through pretty well on the slow. time arrangement, ulthouph the travel was un. certaln, and often diflicuit on certain parts of the route ~particularly on Ogden avenue south of Taylor #treet, un Van Buren west of Throop, and on Bine Ieland avenue south of Fifteenth #treet, The snow-plowa were kept on all the linea at certain thnes during the day, and ahout fifteen cars were taken ofl in order Lo acconmo- date them. At 6 o'clock the snow-plows left the tracke, and the cars were run for an lour or 80 for the benefit of the 6 o'cl of passengers to their homes. There was no doubling-up of the stock yesterday, the snow.plows havinz cleared the trucks so well and the trayel heing so llght comparatively s not to require thin, The officers of the Compnny were much HNghter-hearted yeaterday than they were about 11 v'clock the night previous, wher, according to the testimony of one aod all, ** it lovked pretty bad, and the prospect was dismal,” ON TIUE SOUTI SIDE the heavlest driftiug Monday nizht was on Cot- tace (irove ovenue, where tlic route Is more ex- posed to the wind thau it 1s on any other of the South-Side strects. But the eflective snow- plow kept the tracks open on that avenue, a8 well as on Indlana avcnue, State atreet, and Archer avenue, and no scrious delay or mis- fortune wus met with. Travel was® unfuter- rupted yesterday, although a few of the cars were Juid off uniil cvening, and thuse that did run were compelied to do so on the slow-time echedule. Altogether, the Company considered thut It had safely weathered the storm, and uo Turthier trouble was looked for, ON THE NORTH SIDE roads the drifting was heavy, and, in some cuses, It was cut through Ly snow-plows where it had reachied n height cqual to that of su or- dinary car. A hundred extrn men were put on tho road toclear the track; onc-half the cara were withdrawn, and the teams doubled-up on the rematnder, and in that way the cars actually running made thelr regular time, Mr. Vol Turner, President of the road, says that mother day of snow and wind would ‘hicve block-up the Hues entlrely. As it stauds, the extra expense tothe Company Is 00 per day, If it should come off sharpund cold, drying the snow, and then o heavy wina should apring up, rafiread men say that more trouble may be expected. All the atrect rallways have done n(lmlmh‘lly durfug the recent storm, and thelr Superintend- ents and other officera have recelved the thanks of the communlty for thelr exertions. TiE RAILIOADS, There I8 one cluss of people who do not Took upon anow us being elther beautiful or bene- fickal, These are the rallroad men, They think snow Is one af the greatest of nulsancés, and that we could get along much better without it. A snow-storin (8 a thing they. dread ulimost oy much us a raflrosd uccident. Tt causes them ex- tra expenses deluyy the trafy oml playe the deuee all along the lnes, While an ordinary snow.storm troubles and annoys the rafiroads greutly, it may be hnagined how they suffered trom such un old-tima rattler as the snaw-storm which prevalled fn this scction all day Monday and extended far into the vight, Aw wos gen- erally expected, the princlpal trouble of the romls wns experlenced Monday night. During the day they could et alongg ~ well enouzh by~ the ald Cof tmproved anow-plows and gangs of men, but na the evenine advanced, and the wind Inereas piling mountains of snow on the tracks in one pluce a3 fast a8 removed from another, ol hunan efforta proved in valu, On the rouds Teading to the cast the storm wua scvercat, and they suffercd the most, ‘The running of frelght- trafus during the night wus out of the questivn, and the few passenger-tralns that ventured out liad un experieitce which those on bonrd will not soun forget, ‘The worst trouble was experienced within u racdfus of fifty miles around this city, ltere the u-mrul Wus maost severe, sud the whisd blew the Llnding etiow over the vast prairle with fury, Alone the lake-front the trucks were covered With monntalus of suow, reaching up, in some instances, to the windows of the cars standing ou the tracks, The scenethere yeater- duy morhing was most andmated. A multitude of ‘men were at work digging out the cars. En- glnes were putling aud snortlie, trying to pull the traing together und plow a way through the obstructions, It wus a berculean task, but a few hours sufllced to get everything ahipshape aguin, ond, befure voon, tralnd were coming fn uid unlnx out as It nothing unusual had hap- pened. few aurs and voglnes Jumped thie traek Mouday night, but uo damuge beyond de- lays wus done, THE DETENTIONS, ‘The Michizan Central Railroad dlapatched the 5 u'clock Athatie Expreas tratn on time, but the Bo'elock traln wus entirely withdrawn, and ko were all the frefght tralns. The express trafn due here yesterday niorning jumped the track ) near Kenslngton,” where there was s fearful snow drift, No damuge however I ugers. A special train was i tho passencers. The trains which wrrived duriug the day wers e one to two hours behind. “The Atlantie Express, which left bere at 5 o'clock. Monday emmx, managed to get through all right, and arrived'at Detrolt only two hours behfnd time, ‘Ihe snow which fell whout noon yesterday was too light to dv any dumage or causs delays, In the evenlng everything was all right again, and tralns were coming fu and colog out as usual, “The Lake Shore & Michizan S8outhern Railroad had also conslderable trouble between here and Logzansport, Beyonud that polnt it was raining amd the trains could make regular time. The express trains which arrived durlng yesterdsy wero u fuw hours behind time, which wis mainly cattsed by waltiug for Enstern conneetions, T'lis loval tralns which arrived during the day wero all un tine, The Pittsburs, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rail- roud bad ita principal trouble between hiere and Euglowood, and gungs of men had to be Kept at work to Keep the tracks free from drilts. Traln Nu i, due liere at 9 o'clock g, m., arrived at The twenty minutes were lost between od_und the Muwlison Street Depot, No. 7, due at 7 o’cloch a. n, lost vne hour and twenty-ive minutes between the two polnts, Truin No. 3, which left here at 8 o'clock W ny jumped the truck just at the other side of th bridte uver the South Brauch, The cause of thu accident was w snow-drift from five to six feet deep, Tho traly, howeyer, wea put on the truck ugadn without tuch delay, and vo dumaze was done Lo the curs or the passengers, Thoe Baltlmore & Olto Rallroad had il ita trouble Letween South Chicwgo and the depot in thiy city., "The express tatn dus here at U: 30 8. ui, camie fn o 10:80 @ i The tratu which should have left here at 8 o’clock a. . wus de- tultied until the train mentloned above arrived. Tuls was done to uvold u collislon. On the Btock-Yard branch two switch-cugiues jumped the track, and cousideruble trouble was liud bo- fure they wero on uzaln, The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifio Rallroad manazed to keep the truck open between here and Jollet, whero the storm was severest, and the trains sulered but hittle delay. ‘The storm on this rvad n lowa was also very sevire, and cauged much delay o tho trulus. ” The Owpha Express left Davenport Mondsy cvening’ su bour and twenty-five ninutes” behind tiwe, but made ft up sgan between thut poiut and this city, and arrived hero yesterday after- noonon tine. Everything was lovely again Featerday afternoon along the entire liné of this foud, anil passenger and freight-trains were moving along as simoothly as evcr. The Chicago, Burlingion & Quincy Rallroad had mast of i troubles between _the depat and the dty limits snd at Hinsdale, There was also much troublo on this road fn Jown, The train {from Omaha rrived about four hours behind time. The local tralng came inon time. Al the uhstacies have heen removed, and passenger iu well as freight-trains left on time last cven- n 2. The Chicago & Northwestern had Its share of annovance from the storm on all its divistons, and to abandon a few of the sub- urban trains Monday night, At Elroy, Wia., one passenger-irain _roming this way had also 10 he abandoned, m The trains were all or luss delayed, and_arrlved from one to hotira hehind thne, The Freeport Express was delayed two hours Monday night ut depot in this clt*-, and so was the Omaha Ex- press by the stalling of two enuiues near For- tieth street. Ganga of men were kept at work all day yeaterdny removing the drifts, and tralng are now rmoving again to and fro with thelr usual regalarity. ‘The Illinois Central also hasd ita share of trouble. Between the Central Deput and Grand Crossing were heavy drifts, and it re- quired herculean offorts “to get the trains turough. On the lowa line there was also much trouble and delay from an electrle storm, The Calro Exfre»a due hure yestenlay morning came fa hall an hour Iate, and the same train going south arrived at its destina- tlon one hour Inte. The Cincinnatl train which rune over the Kankakee lne arrived nearly four hours late, which detention was caused by heavy drifts the other side of Kankakee. Snow-pluvs were at work on this road all dnr yesterday, and the road [s now open to Sloux City, The Milwaukee & 8t, Paul Rallrond_suffered but little from the snow, and the 8t Puul Ex- press which arrived yesterday tnorning was uearly on time. ‘The Chicago & Alton hiad to keep a gang of men at work o Brighton Couree, just outside the city limits, where the snow ‘urifted very badly.” At no ather polnt on this roat was any serions dificulty encountered. Tho freleht- tralus were withirawn Monday night, but tho passenger-trains were all running reular, One train on the Pittsburg, Cinciunati & §t, Louts Railroad stuck fast {n'a drift shout” ten mllc; outslde the ity and was considerably de- yed. Al the other roads In this city suffered ore or less from the storm, but beyond delays oo serious datmage has been done, —— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. THE COUNT-HOURR ATONE. 70 tAe Kditor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, Jun, 1¢.—A letter appears In Tne TRIBUNE to-day, over the nome of James P, Morrison, in which the writer states that ft will bo neceseary 1o reduce Custom-tlouse stonc- cutters’ wages ouc-third In onder to induce ““Walker" not to employ convict labor fu cut ting the Court-House stoue. 11¢ tnakes the dls- tinet assertion, apparently by authority, that this 18 “the _only way to keep the Court-Housc out of the Penftentiary,” Inssmuch ns the cons tract for the Court-1fouse stone-work contalns 1o reference {0 the wages of workmen, being for a luwp sum, and does contain o positive £tipulution thut nune of the atoue shull be cut by conviet labor, Mr. Morrison's proposition” apoears decldedly oool, and fu- asmuch as the Court-Touse contract was made with Williun MeNeal & Son, alter rejecting Walker's bid, it 18 not cany to’ see what 1 right Mr. Walker, or auybody else, bas to vary itW terms. Mr, Morrison sags *“The unlonists clalm that £3 i thie stundard wages in Chicugro, but the there are no standard woees,” but he afterwards states that “the current rates uf Chicago are only £2." These statcrients can not be reconciled with each other, and the fact i€ they are both focorrect. It i true there 1s little” or no wtune<uttiug Just now belng done In Chlcaro “outside the Goveroment {oh, but {t Is equally true thut the * standard wiyges " of first-cluss stone- cutters in Chicago buve not been less Lhuy §3,— in thelast fiftcen years, und during a considera- ble portiun of that peniod the rute hus been &4, —and during one season it was 5. As I was a metber of the © delegation of un- fonists that Interviewed Mr. Walker, I ean say from pereonul knowledge “that Mr. Morrisn’s statement ol the *demands™ made by us ls false. We expressly disclutmed any purnose of dictating or futerfering in the matier of wages, and slmply contended for the principle of “elgit hours for a day's work,” a rule which bas prevalled fu our trade {n this city for many years, aud which we believe bas been'beu- efivial to both employers and men, Mr. Morrison scenms to be strougly opposed Lo trades’ unfons, altbough be annouces hinwell “us wmember of mauy years' standing.” It (s rather a late duy to denounce protectlve aaso- clattons of workitemen when ot only manu- facturers wnd merchants, but alse wealthy cor- vorations, representing’ wany nillious | of capital, are lunded together dn asso- clatl whose sule obj 15 the t einent of their several nterests. The trudes® unfons, In addition o rotecting the juterests of the workingmen compasing them, have an object that I cousider worthler than any other, and perbaps of iore vahie to socicty, inmely: the sunport or ald, to the extent of the meins st our command, of destitute whlows and_ orphans uf our meinburs, orof our members themselves when overtaken by sicknees of adverst As to Mr. Morrison’, m of “ membership of many yeare' standing,” I can ouly say thut his nauie {8 not to be found on the records of our association, and, althouyh so situnted as to be likely to know u iman mtuated an he dese himself, L have never heard of him, Wh ie oy b, or whatever hls standing, one fact is cvldent: that his letter wus not written for the purpose of ~benclitivg the Govern: meot, the country, or soclety at large, out simply with the view of” ftnereasing the profits uf a contractor nt the expeuse of the workingmen, by bringinz about s reduction wages far below the rates fu force when the con- tract was made, and equnllf far below a Just rate of compensation for skilled stone-cutting, or wages suflicient to enable the stunecutter to support bimsc!f and his famly, eonox DAL, Grony Floancial Secretary Stonecntiers' Assoclation. THAVELING MEN, o tha Editor of The Tridune. C11€400, Jun, 1h.—1 trust it Is not too Iate to & few words ju defeuso of the character and geveral standing of the gentlemen who come pose this fraternity {n round numbers from Chicago 5,009, It will take sceveral letters from the fraternity to remove the stigma heaped upon them by Mr. Parlett o publicly denounc- Ing them as the Jowest class of community in fu the scale of morals. And Icanuot let ft pass without rofsfig lu( voice in their defense, huv- dng devoted wy entlre thne to that department as traveling partner since 1808 It Is patntul to our wives, brothers, sisters, sone, daughters, and frivnds, to see such epl- thets heaped upon us. The traveling men, os a cluss, are far ubove the average of busluees men in iutelitzence, industry, and moral character, Asg class, theyare nol & praying, or very re- lgivus peopley ind do not attend church, away from home, us much a3 they probavly ought. Their labors ure excessive, buth physically and wentally, und at the closs of the week thoy are weary, and_hterally need @ day of rest (o re. cuperate. They aro famous story-tellers, und othl apes thele notive, ‘They are o Gying artillery in carryIng news,—~mercantile, political, morul, and_religions, There are wany of e srincipals of our largest Lousea who have bufit !ln’llhtfll‘l!l and thelr housca wn enviablo repu- tation through this medium. | will uame a few to fllustrate: C. sl Henderson & Co., Mo Auley, byke & Co., Spracur, Warnor & Co., Suyrs, Thompson & Co., McKindley, Gllclrist & " Co., Btewart, Aldrich & Co., Hibbard, Spen- cer & Co., and many others. A traveling wman who i not of poo! morat character caumot retafn his position In s re- spectable house, and suy wau who brands thew a8 au fmmorsl cluss has, to suy the least, Leen unfortunate in his sssoclatlons. ‘The real character of the fraternity will com- pare with the tirms who employ them, as the t}lnpluluus in the country aré far lces than in “hicugo, An“l‘a‘chu they ara nicn of nohle Impulses, kind, geucrous to a fault, honest, futelligent, and fieatluss busluess men, And probably une: balf the number are men of famitics, who stand well in society, and mostly membersof churche who, throughh some reverse of fortune n ine cantile 1lfe¢, have beeu led to seek this emoloy- went to caro well for the loved ones at Lome. Business and Chruumlz go hand tn band, [ any uli kil to Christian Uujou cutten upona liberal plutforw, fuvitiug both saiut and slnuer withiu its halls, and l__}lh.-ulfi. myscell 1o give to such an institution §25 sunually, Nowabideth faith, hope, chuslty,—these thres, but the greatest 1s charfty, Tuisrr-sevestu Staee: ANCEAL, BIOU. B200. BHOU. HAM & CO., Baskers and York, masg fur cus uf large or aiall suiouots ter, which frequently 1o amouul f %30, Sy eal 'SUck Privlieges negotiat £ nd cirriod ab i 2 ATIUSEMENTS, McVICKER'S TIHEATRE, Last week of the Eminent Actor, )%r. JON McCULLOUGH. daesday and Thuraday Erenings, Shoridan Knowlien' beautifal play of J VIRGINIUS. VIRGINIUS. .M. JOHN McCULLOUGH. Friday—RICHELIEU, Saturday Afternoon—3eCollough Matinee. Next Week—The & PON I eck—~The saccessfal actress, LOUISE o INVERLY'S THEATRE, MAOUIRE & HAVEN af R S Fihazer Engagement of AUGUSTIN DALY'S famonn FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE COMPANY, Wednesday, Matinec and Evening, PIQUE. Inactive preparation, BIG BONANZA and LIPE. Matiuces Wedneaday and Saturd NEW CHICAGO THENTRE, FORONE WEEK ONLY. Frery F: SATi st 00 een SIINONS & SLOCUI'S ASSTRELS, From their Arch-st, Opera Houre, Philadelphia, The Largest and Mont (¢ Minstrel Orzantzation T PRICES—21, 75c, S0c, Sc. 2 P HICER-81, Tc, 20c, and Matinee Prices~71c, s A Neat Week—, MANDEUR CAZENECVE EMEEROI OF TG PR TE LI Y EOVE tie ADELPHL THE\TRE. Monday, January 15, and during the week, BOLLIN HOWARD'S QOMBINATION, N , Yeast Lynne, v Whree Slegerl, Ik Torn, —OGLIVER TWIST, 3 Weidnceiay and Saturtsy. Thurwiaysand Sundeys set apart fur adtes. MWCORMICK MALL, TIE PIRST CONCERT OF THE (HICAGO PHRLIARMONIC SOCIETY Wil take place to-nfcht at B o'clock. The Ralniat be Mixs ] HERRNIRS ST SR Vouductor—AD, LEISEGANG. Y MRS, JULIA WARD HOWE WILL GIVE A PARLOR LECTURE On *The Ethice of Culture, " at the honee of Mrr, ‘}‘, d’:n :"rm“l. lx't’ia ".’dfll r;m:’-nl. (adfln:on. on cdnesday, the 17 nwt., atilp.m. ckets my Vet 8t Tho door. brice, $1.00. ) COLISEUM, The larest and hest Specialty Company In the city Forty First-Class Artists 1n aProgramme of Rare Merits Erery Evening nt Sunday, Tuesdey, - doy Afterioon v S, "% £undar. Tuesder, and Fri McCORMICK MALL. Prof. 0. £, FOWLER, Thursdar Evening, 8 to Gentlemen, sio, On 'y WOMAN. _ Conuitations as (o yoir own oy, st bustara, cultire, I Srodi 8wt 1110 v, . st the PALMELR HOUSE. EXPOSITION RINK. tllin Howar Fanny Beane, Giro. Beane, Ta! A'tle Custeleon] sad ber Tahleaux Artiats, h, ielly, SPLENDID ICE. Grand Masquerade Thursday, Jan, 18, Prices Greatly Reduced. ‘Workmanship and matorinls ns good an tho market produces. Extra heavy: Linona used, and initinls embroidered on all fine Shirts, ELDREDGE & CO., 55 Washington-nt., noarStute, Largo stock Collars, Catts, aud Furnisiie ARATUN, STRAR Y/ ADMIR IRUN vnnmmiéhltmus Marnfactured by | Plp (CRANE BROS, ME'G (0., ] _ 10, Jotioron-st, Uuited Btates of America. Northern Iistrict of inois, ss. Clrcuft Court thereaf, WHIIAM It. Fosdtek ami 1, Fish, complafunnis, va. The ¢t Dan- Chny iy, twell, udants, MASTER'S SALE, Notice I8 hereby g for cloaure of the fur the Narthery 1 cotiber’ s, AL 1)) wherein Wililam It phatnanis, aud 3 he Chic i Clisucery, pubilc’ auction, singular 'the Chileagu, anville & £ atmt fies mil in C Lt or cash, aif 4 Division of *the Wil eenues Balipoad Compsny, - lencth, together with teeminal Lot evel and efghlsteniin e 1t e ratich from Hlsmarex Tu the Tindina Btato_Jioe, —awont four sl sic-tentlis {4 0:10) Inlivs i lenith, ~ogether with: ulf the Pighi, franchixes, and appurichance tiereto pertabiing: i the rullini stack therelo | elungiug, and 8l the cone iract righis et sy Commpany, sud a) aud eauity of redempilon of sald v all the sl & Viucenss ia i property, enmlicen, AUCH{sex 1o be sold a8 mi entireiy e re upecticaliy deacribed sad scheduled (b v aa fullows: ‘Lie muin fiie of the Chbleagn, Danville & Vine iea iialiramt from Dulton, fu e | oty of ¢ herly to Uanyllie, T the’ Counly of - Vermititon, 3 ha (401100 nilles, ogettice he FIlit of way, stution wnd oibrr granids, krade tien, culvenia tracks, shupe. fucluiing datures « stutions i oiher bullling sl structon, and appuetenances thereof, aiid all w eF supplies for tho use and op lie coutract & Vincennes laliro 1 apurtenagce terminal tracka, sldhgs, ewliches, and appure of mald Clifvago, Danville & cenpea liafl- 1d hear suld City of Chilragy, whether un the groutis aud rights ol way therw| ., g & fength of Bevel ahid 1l fenthis 17 8401w, together with sll 10 0f Way uF contracla therefor, ur righisto Lay, aud tuulutaln such trucks, vr il Lulidliixe, thereof, Including s water- aud an {ereat 1 A Cugine: ovse i Suutieen (1 b grouida ol the sald Chicaso & Southern Ualtroad Colbpsay. sdaceat to woul, voal, audother scpplies, Tovl he use of satd Chlcazo, D lie & ques Hatlrosd Compaty. e slLuati ur usd withiu said Cliy of Chica: c0& Souttiery I Foad Campany, or sald 31 Ionllwwy Coutiaay. hortl Lle soutls elibteca (18) fect e thirieen (1) and sivievn ittun. ot twelva (13) and diock ihirteen (1) LU0 i buck tlne i Carpeas oo i Chicagu; alas [0f EWentysour (24), 1n block sevew (7), Carpenter's Addition (o Ubicico. aubject 10 Hea of about twen “Nve hundred Gellire. Luis (wenty-nine i - lilldings, nxiurcs 1h ', o, Wiy u0n, and thirty-twe rai llew of sovub twenty tbrve ocumotives numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 14, 13, 19, A 21, 20w 3 (0) puseungér cars, numbercd 5 67, 83dd, rec () bagssce cari, bousbered 3, & and & reo (3) wiil cars, numbered 1, 3, aud 4, bt (u) cubooks Cank, Lumbercd B, 4, 5, 67, 88, 1, ae hundred and alxty-one (101) box carn being thuee bearing uuinbeis between 504 (o 613, buth - fuclualvey wnd 1,113, buth I lity-tive () bua care (Ad belog thosa bear- Hug sutibers between 1,1 Lo 1 20 boili tuclualve. Ahree Lundred wud ‘eicbiccis (519 coal cars belng thise bearfug numbers beiwevn 1 Lo i, both fuclusive, ST 4300 BT Dot sty e, tecu (118) block sonkearn bor th ta- clust Une hundred and elzhit fng thuse eartug uumibers betwoen 01 0 OLid, bot clti Voo Thiirty-four (34) stock cars, belu ghoss bearlog nain- bere b tweet 301 10 5k Dot Factsres 6, All uf g fraichisés uf the said Chicago, Daarille & Vineeoues Hallroad Courpiay withila (e’ Stata of Lilnola. and alf of Tk property sud premises wiihla sald state other thian UHaT(n This echedulo shevincally donribed (i wlitch the sald Ialiratd' Cotapany bas i ¥ Interest, Ll ur usc I tha Walnicusuc Operution uf he xald lino of rallroad. Texus, Erc,-[he saldsdie will Lo as thio Bour uf 10 be £ the sovenths (7ih) day of February, Ao west duor uf l¢ Life-Insurancs 1, 08 Las b the romain: within slx mnnl&fnm bt d-l{ of sale. Oa the cou- Bruiatlua of the sale, sud the (ull pasuicot Of she put- chaso moury, & rufl'efl.nfl will be”made to chascr, which will ealltle hiui to the posscssion of a3l the property s directed (o be sld. N W Master tn Ctiancery of the Ctrvult Court LSHOP, ihe Untiad Saice for (b SOnbers Disirics of ilsota, | “i‘fi-&c"ié"xg"{;'l'i--unch-mc:. Comalatusary the pur-. - i i