Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1877, Page 12

| ! 12 / THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, ANUARY 28, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES, 10:30 2. m. and 7:30 p. m. TheRev. W. J. Erd- ing. Evening subject: ‘'The g RELIGIOUS. - Meeting of Sunday - School © Teachers at Farwell Hall. Anniversary of the Tract Society of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. : %The Interior” on Moody's Depart- ure, and the Future of His Work, Madame Blavatsky Has Some Ideas Concerning the Veil of Isis. Poverty of the French Clergy---Correct- ing Prevalent Errors in Bib- lical Quotations, Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad ~=-Church Services To-Day. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. PARWELL HALL MEETING. There was a large attendance at the Sunday- school teachers’ meeting at Farwell Hall yes- terday noon. The Rev. Mr. Spencer conducted. tbe singine, and the Rev. J. . Vincent act:.i'ss Jeader. The lesson was “ Elijab the _aShbit,” 1 Kings, xvil., 1-16. After the usaal devotional exercises, Dr. Vincent ssi? “ne would depart {rom the nsual practice ol giving a lecture on Ahe subject, ana requeétcd the audience to pro- - sound any quest'.ns which suggested them- selves and thze they could be answered to the #cst of theif ability. A large number of ques- tions vsere asked, of which the following are Zainples: ¢ Did Elijah pray for rain® + Did the ravens zced Elijah?”? ¢ Was the raven con- sidered an unclean bird?”? ete. Before asking answers to the variety of queries, he remarked that some of the questions asked from an audi- cence might seem frivolous, but evervthing had 1its value in religion and in science. ‘The questions were then replied to by persons in the audience. Following was the substance of the answers: The Egyptianswere denied rain because of their idolatry. Elijah did pray for rain, because he was a man of like passions with ourselves; he prayed for rain to show the distinction between the true God and the idols. The word of the Lord came to Elijah by the Spirit, or He might have sent an angel tohim. A'good answer to this, said Mr. Vincent, was, did not know Low the word came to Elijzh. Elijah was sent to Cherith because he nceded Water to drink, and to trust the Lord; healso ‘went for safety, and that be might be trained in spiritual expericnce. He was commanded to Lide, because tl:at wasthe way the Lord took care of His prophets.” The Seripture said the ravens did feed Elijab. The reason why he was sent to Zarephath was because the brook Cherith dried up, and he was required tokelp thewidorr. This widow secmed to be in communion with God. The raven was considercdan unclean bird. Dr. Vincent called atrention to the foct that in those meetings, as well as in Bible classes, if questions could be elicited they would be aliways intercsted in the answers, and every one. would e quickencd to mental and epiritual activi One great lesson to be learned from this sub- ject vas in regard to faith. At every turn Elijah showed himself to have great faith in the Lord, aud he was brought triumphantly through this remarkable part of his carcer. The Word of the Lord was brought in the lesson as_ a mighty ca- ble to whicha soul could cling. We could re- enaber meny things, but uo one knew what was i store for us I T future, Little Qid Elijah think when he sat by the brook Cherith of “the great event of hislife. If they only trusted i God translarious aud transfigurations mizhit Le in store or taem as well. Bishop Faliows offcred up prayer, and the meeting wes closed in the usual manner. MOODY’S DEPARTURE. HOW THE WORK SHOGLD BE CONTINUED. The Interlor. Mr. Moody has gone. The meetings under his marvelous leadership ore at an cnd. In .all plans for future meetings this fact must be ac— knowledged. The man raised up of God, to be A mighty organizer and commander of the Lord’shost has gone from us. And the loss of such a Lead must be confessed znd deplored. For effect on an audience there are few such preacters, for magnetism and personal power there are no such lesders. But Mr. Moody would fecl histime had been largely lost: if he thonght he had only lent us his energy and service fora few months, and had left us no ideas which would be fruitful in coming times. He is the last manto dependon one man. Moody is a great fact in the Kingdom of God, but Dlis plans may be a greater We say he is the Jast one to rest his work in any personal influence. He recogmizes the breadth of the kingdom, and that in it there is a place for every worker and every good plan. IHis meetings here combined many elements of suc- cess. Thesc'he has left with us. These mav be utilized and applied indefinitely. Let us glance at them: First, he insists on the most thor- ough organization and the best possible use of machinery. Military attention ‘to eyery detait, and precision in bringing it to bear on the one graud aim, characterized all the agencies that “rere uscd. The building, its appliances for comfort, the managzement of the audience. the advertlsing,—eversthing, from the preacher's to the janitor’s work, was directed with practical sagacity and liberz! Liand to accomplish the one result.” There probably never have been meot- ings better managed. _ Mr. Moody looks straizht to God as the only Quickener of souls, but he plans his agencies with consummate art and en- ergy. A large share of the business success of ;L\k Eul;\'l L:\ is dl:leh‘:]o fl.\cd\(\llrlrtiring ‘watchful- ess, qui ought, happy ac s, and tireless zealof Mr. T W Harvey, Chairman of the Ex- ecutive Committee. He fitted to nis place as ;.Ilt_llflhllly aud effectively as Afr. Moody does to is. The power of song fs another, elemcnt of strength. This has been used to the utmost. There are better singers than Mr, Sankey, but there are no better leaders. Without sceming 2o be doing austhing, he can swing 5,000 people through a soug in almost perfect time, and With Irresistible energy. But the singing was 2ot allowed to depend on one man, Five hun- dred singers rehicarsed and practiced and pre- pared for the service. They were gathered closc around the leader, and in many acase ‘Where the sermon hias failed to 2ronse the sing- ing has opened the doors of the heart and brought conviction. Bible study has specially characterized this revival. A worker without his Bible was not welcome in ibic inquirv-room. Mr. Moody's preaching was intensely Biblical. He cave mapy Bible readings, and he always marmificd the study of the Word as the great qualification for working for Cbrist. The result of this Bible £tudy is noticed, a5 it wasin the days of Fzra und Nehemiah, In the tears, and songs, and jogs of God's people. The youue converts can frive Scripsural reason for the hope that is in them, aud the churches are everywhere enzaged aew i the daily searching of tie Scripturcs. In one of our city churches nearly 1,000 peonle were Fntlu:red In a Bible class last Sunday aiternoon. This fact will mark permanent results. Asin the day of the apostles, the “increase of the Word of God” sud its mighty growth will be the sign of continualvictories. Another factor in the great result in which we rcjoice is personal conversation. In every meeting the artillery range of the pulpit is fol- lowed by close grapple of heart with heart. It has proven itself the power of God. Moral in- fluence is strongest on the line of personal ad- dress.. Thus the multitudés impressed and repdered accessible have been guided and de- cided by personal instruction and appeal. In- quiry meetings are quite in bharmony with Scripture, and should be part of all church work. House to house visitation bas Cbrist’s example for authority, and should be 2s much . art of chiurch activity as prayer-meeting or gnudfly‘sdlool. Now all these clements of successsul services, with others that might be mentioned, remain with the churches in the Northwest. It is for the church to apply them. Through organiza- tion, eflective atiention to machinery, the best of sacred song, persistent study of the Bible, and man jor wan in the application of the truth to mind and conscience—~thuse are God’s instru- mentalities. They will be at thelr mevimum when generalship directs them, and o conse- crated heart vitalizes and impels them, but they are channels through which Christian life and Christian encrgy will always eventually flow. ANNIVERSARIES. TRACTS AND SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. ‘The Tract and Sunday-School anniversaries of the 3. E. Church commenced yesterday after- noon at the Clark-Street Church in Methoaist Church Block. About 300 people assembled in the aunitorium, and the exercises were varied and interesting. Elder Jutkins presided, and the singing was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Spencer, who opened with the hymn, “ What hast thou donc for me?”? After carnest prayer by the Rev. J. 3. Cald- well for blessings upon the Associations whose apniversary they had assembled to celebrate, Dr. Vincent introduced the discussion upon the topic of the day, “How may the Tract Socicty of our Church be rendered morc effcetive?? and presented DR. DUNCAN, who read a paper upon expericnce with tfacts. Whenhewas 2ppointed on the Committee for Lo- cal Distribution, thie serions question was, What tracts should be selected? ts were tracts, and all did good; but there must be some discrimination, so the Committec resolved to select two sets, one for Christians and the other for uncouverted sinzers. Not a little trouble was experienced in making the selection, but they finally settled down upon * Christian labor ™ for the saved, and ** Who is to blame?” for the unsaved, and having tried the latter ona Baltimore sinner, they grasped it as a valusble auxilizry in the de- molition of sfu. Still auother sct was chosen for the newly converted, and was found cffica- cious. The distribution of tracts had proven of incaleulable value to the extension of the Gos- pel. Church papers should publish the various tracts, calling people’s attention thereto, and making the tract verily a winged evanzelist. DR. VINCENT took charge of the mecting and entered upon a conversation with the audience, &king ques- tions and discussing auswers. He explained the orizin of tracts and their adaptation, and the uses aud abuses of the distribution in the early days, when the distributor and the book- sagent were Jooked upon in the same light by the good houscwife. He then asked, ¢ What are the advantages of tract distribution?” and was answered by Elder Jutkins, who found advan- tages ace rom their tractsand the reflex of good to all church people who aided the cir- culation of religious tracts. . Mr. Whedow, of Evanston, said his expe- rience was that tracts amused the children. Others cnumerated further advantages. Mr. Spencer spoke of the effect of tracts among the heathen, who took them in trade and were converted by them. ) The Rev. A. J. Scott, of Oak Park, opined that if politicians found any benetit in_ tracts, it might be well to chang¢ the names of the tracts 50 15 to comprehend the political elements, Mr. McChesney thought some care should be bestowed in the distribution, illustrating the case of alady who gave a legless man and elo-* quent tract condemning dancing. There should be some judgment used. The Rev. Dr. Leonard had found that great good had been done in the issue of tracts to sailors. 2 Dr. Tiffany' favored munity with' sound, opinions. . ‘The next question was, What are the BETTER METHODS OF DISTRIBUTING TRACTS?! Mr. Parkhurst urzed in favor of putting sam- ple tracts in the hands of the ministers that they inight select npnm}:rinle ones. - Vincent replied that the collections for the Society must angment before it could bear such an expense. It was suggested: Tracts may be distributed at the churdh door; they may be issued as in- vitations to worship; they may be put inthke nands of Sunday-school pupl The Rev. Dr. Sheppard spolie of one tract, which he called seductive, as bezuiling the in- different mau into readlng it before he knew ‘what he was doing. The Rev. Dr. Adems thought those who watched tracts should give, through the church {.)npkrs, their ideas of what tracts were the est. Dr. King related his experience as showing that the diversity of the method of distribution dcgem!cd largel§ upon the ingeanity of the dis- tributor. 4 Aftera few pertinent remarks by Dr. Vin- ccnt,mlm'ther .servives were postponed until evening. THE VEIL OF ISIS. A COMING BGDDHIST BOOK. New York World. Mme. Blavatsky was found yesterday after- noon sitting by a blue wingow with rose-piuk curtains at a large library-table, whichi occupied all the available space that was not taken up by, a desls almost as large, in her cosy- work-room. She is an affable Kussian lady, no longer very young and certainly not old, who is known ail over tlie world as a scholar in various branches of occult kuowledge. She was 3 member of the commission appofated some time since by the Russian Government to investigate Spiritualism, and dissents decidedly from the report of tiat commission, which ws adrerse to the claims of Spiritualists. Piled up on the table and desk, a3d strewed thick upon the floor, were hundreds upon hundreds of sheets of manuscript, and on the circutuseribed space on the table, kept ciear for reading and writing, were proof-sheets and more manuseripts, and writing materials. ““Yes, Lam writing o book,” she suid in reply to a question_from the reporter. *[tisto be called “Tke Veil of Isis,’ and is in two parts. In the first part I attack science, and in the second part dogmatic theology." ““Surely you do not” attack science,” said the startled reporter; wondering what would be left. N ce us it is, but the teaching of Science i a true and besuti- ful thing, but these modern scientists Liave not found out whatit is. They borrow theories from the ancients, and dress them up in beauti- ful, cloqueng langruaze, and pass them off for their own productions. The ideas that Husley advenced while Le was over here are all taken from the aucients, as 1 ehall show in my book. But they don't any of them know what tliey talk about—Huxley, Tyndall, and the rest. They refuse to investigate thingswhich are absolutely demonstrated, and they break their noses over the origin of ' matter, which 1s a correlation of spirit, and they reaciy, for a conclusion, the an- uibilation of man." “What is your relizion?” asked the reporter. ‘1 am a Buddhist.” ““But docs not Buddhism hold out annihila- tion as the last best good? " t at all. That is simply one of the mis- Tepresentations of ignorant theologians. The Buddbicts say that” whatever is beyond the power of humian lanzuage to deseribe, beyond ihe reach of human intelleet to conceive,— whatever is impossible in any measure to un- derstand is, 5o far as man is concerned, non- existent, and what we term God is therefore non- existent. ‘Fhat is, that so far as the under- standing of man is concerned, God can Lave no cxistence. - You seeit is mercly & refinement of metaphysics. And they believe in the triple nature of man; they teach that we are a ma- terial body, an’ astral Lody and pure soul, or nous, as thc Greek terms it. _ After the deati of the material body we lead a dual existence, and finally, when purified, the soul enters niraana, that 15, it rejoms the Creator.” “*But do Buddbiszs believe In spirits?? “ Most certain| Thelives of the fakirs il- lustrate that. A European or an American can hardly iwazine the* lives they lead. They remain iu one attitude, in oue spot, for vears, absorbed in the conteuiplation of their souls. 1f you put food into the mouth of one of them he will eat it. If you dun't, he will quietly sit and starve to death. Those men are possessed of pure spirits. And they apparently overcome the laws governing matier. You would pot be- lieve me it I shouid tell you what 1 have -seen them do, aud vet the whole world kmows that the Prince of Wales saw one of them Lift him- self up and sit motionless in mid-air & yard or more away £roin any support.” ;+But what is thisastral body you speal of2» “ It is not spirit and yet not the matter with which we arc familiar. " It is imponderaile mat- teg, impereeptible to the senses.?” * Belicving in spirits, do you believe in what are called srlrllu:ll manifestations? ““Certainly. The phenomena that are pre- sented as such are rmeating the com- old-fashioned doctrinal rhaps often frauds. Perw haps only onc in 2 hundred isa genaine com. munication of spirits, but the one cannot be judged by the others. It is cntitled o scicn. tific examination, and the reason the scientists dou't examine it is because ther arc afraid, They explore in all dircetions till ‘they come 16 sbui dours, and they dare not open them for fear of returning to the superstitions of our ancestors, who knew far more than we do. But Ibelicve inthem because I have seen them. Tuese mediums cannot deceive me. I know more about it than tuey do. I hsve lived for years in different parts of the East, and have £een fer more wonderful things than thev do. “The day after Larrived in New York,” ghe continued, *having left Paris suddenly (I did ot think 'of starting until the evening before 1 started), I went tojsce. Dr. Slade. He knew I ‘was aforefener by my accent, but he could not. tedl if I was .Gernan® orFrench, or what. He vroie out 4 message in the Russian languawe, ago. Again, Ihave had Mrs. Thayer here over- night. She wwent to bed and 1 sat_writing, as T ofien do, until 3or 4 in the ‘morning. I heard Ler trying to say something in her sleep. Prob- ably [lauzhing Leartily] her materialized grand- fatbee was trying to appeer. I wentinto her from 2 fricnd of my nh.fldlxopg’ who died “years | room and sad, * What {s tho maiter? On the iustant a_shower of freshiy-cut flowers, with the night dew on them, fell from the air, bury- ing her up in the bed,” “‘But what purpose is sorved by spirital mani- {estations?"” was asked after ‘Mme. Blavatsky hod related several such {ncidents, ‘It is proved that spirits do exist. And I have known good done in varfous ways h}g pri- vate mediums and by mediums in the East,” was the reply, “But it cannot be expected that pure spirits will communicate with us through such mediums as many of those are to_whom Youcan go and pfiv 50 cents or $1, or $3 or £5. It ia capable of demonstration by tnedical sclence that spirits do not communicate through healthy persons. In some way. or another mediums are all imperfect. -The epirits which are forever sceking a body to inhabit seize on those which are defective, being unable to cdn- trol those which are not. * So in the East insane ersons are regarded with pecullar veneration as cing possessed of spirits.”’ Possessed of the devll, the Seripture nas it," sug%swd the reporter. **No. Daimon is the word in the Scriptures. It does not necesearily mean a devil. It may mean a god. Socrates nad a daimon, and lie certaialy Was not possessed of a devil.” “A'god? Then do you believe in gods?® *¢ According to the “Scriptures Jehovah said, +Fear the gods,’ ” was the indirect reply. “And whatdoyou think the theologians had the sublime impudence to do? They trunsluted it, ‘Fear the rulers.” But, as to insane persons. Can any of the medico-scicntists tell the reason for in- canity? Can they cxplain it in any way? They stop When they come to anything that requires au explanation involving the so-called super- natural. o called because nothing can be su- pernatural. The whole universe is filled with spirits. - It is nobsense to suppose that we are the only nteiligent beinzs in the world. I be- lieve, almost, In the spirits of the elements, But all is governed by natural laws. Even in cases of apparent violation of these laws the appearance comes from a misunderstandine ~ of the laws. In cases of certain nervous diseases it is recorded of some patients that they have heea raised from their beds by some undiscoverable power, and it bas been impossible to force them down. In such eases it been noticed that they float 1eet first with any current of air that may be passing through the room. The wonder of this ceases when you come to consider that there js no such thing as the law of gravitation as it is generally understood.” I don’t think T eatch your meaning, exactly,” said the reporter, faintly, “No. The law of gravitation is only to be ra- tionally explained in accordance with magnetic laws, as Newton triea to txphlin it, but as the world would not accept it. If the esrth is, mag- netically speaking, positive, and you can make yourself positive, you arc at once repelled. Itis told in a fable of Simon Magus, that he lay duwn on the earth and giving her his breath took hers and visited the stars.” * The world is fast comiug to know many things that were known centuries ago and were discarded through the superstition of thcologi- ans,” she continued, referring amain to Spirit- ualism. * “ The Church professes to reprobate divination, and vet they chose their four canoni- cal Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Johu by divination. They took some hundred or so of books &t the Nicene Council and set them up, and those that fell down they sct aside as false, and those that stood, being these four, they accepted as true, being unable to decide the question in any other way. And out of the 318 members of the Couvcil only two—Eusebius, the great forger, and the Emperor Coustautine —were able to read. The rest were jgnorant donkeys. Aud the theologians of to-day are Balaam’s, for he knew a Spirit when Lie saw it, and owned up to it at once.” “Yes, I suppose there will be any quantity of mud thrown at me,” she said, referring to the probable reception of her book by the public. “ They have been throwing mud at me cver since I came here, but that Das been nothing to what will come when the hook appears.” But she Jaughed beartily at the praspeet, aud seem- cd to thinlk that the adverso critivisms whi she expected from theolozians and sclentis would be the best compliments sho could re- ceive, W EXODUS. TIC IDEA RIDICULED IN NEW YORE. New York World. There isareport ‘“that the Jewsare again crowding back to Palestine. A writerin the Cincinnati Commercial says there are “ many closed Jewish houses in London. The whole region from Dan to Beersheba is crowded with immigrant Jews from all partsof the world.” Conversations with the leading Jewish minis- ters and urafesfiion:)\min of this city show that therejsno truth whatever in these reports, exceptin. this, that the Jpwish,vopulation of +Palestino hassin reccnt™¥ears, been composed” altogether of ¢ immicrants from all parts of the world,” who have settled in Palestine so as to benelit by the numerous charitles which eoable them to live there inidleness and pauper- ism. The wholesale and indiscriminate alms- gising for the relicf of *tho poorof Jerusalem has added to the population, which, as a class, is thoroughly lazy and good-for-nothing. Asto the idea of a general return of the Jows to Pal- estine, it Is scouted as absurd and improbable in the highest degree. With the cxception of a very few orthodox people, the Jews, asa religi- ous sect, have loug since given up all expecta- tion of ever returning to the Holy Land, and the thoughit of returning now and founding a Jew- ish state hes, it is said, never cxisted, save in the imagination of some very visionary people. Mr. Lewis May, the senfor member of the banking firm of May & King, and President of the “Temple Emnmanuel, the largest and richest, Jewish congreration in the country, said yester- day to the writer: *The Jews are more apt to invest in Fifth avenue lots than in Jerusalem real estate. I should advise you to sell short any Jordan River front lots you may happen to bave. I think the general fecling of the Jews is that New Yorlk is good enough for them, and that Bloominzdale is good cnough for the authors of these perennial rumors of 4 return of the Jewish people to Palestine.” Another well-kuown Jewish banker ridfeuled the report ina very humorous vein. He said: I have not yet prepared to start for Jerusalem, nor shall I until the weather is milder,” A prominent member of the Stack Exchange said: “Just fancy what a stir it would make if this absurd_report were true, We should have Seligman, Haligarten, and_Netter all shuttiog up their banking offices; Rothschild would ng doubt limit_his financial operations to the Holy Laud; Ald. Lewis and Phillips would leave two vacancies_in the City Government, to which Coroner Ellinger would add another; thenwhat would become of Anti-Tammany without Emau- uel B. Hart and Judge Koch, Gershom Cohen, and Adolpk Senger; what bench in Jerusalem would Judee Joachimsen fill} Assemblyman Stein, William H. Stiner, and_Judge Ditten- Docfer would vanish, too. Solomon would move his furniture piace and Lis Fifth avenue mansion to the banks of the Jordan; and ahost of leseer lishts would vanish. What a time there would bé **on *Change,” too, to miss our Seligmans, De Cordovas, Josepls, Stern- bergers, and Bernheimers: what would the the- atres do on Saturday nights; whowould patron- ize the balls? Withi the stores of the Voels, Stadlers, Rosenfelds, Solomous, L: TOWitzes, Adlers, Laufers, and others, shut up, Broadway would be indeed deserted, “The handsome Hai- monic Club on Forts-second strect would, of caurse, be removed to the Holy Land, and the Standard Club would follow suif. There would Yea big falling-olf in the membership of the Manhattan, Union League, Lotos, and Palette, Ferdinana Myer would close bis “ Newport flat, Lewis Moy his “Albany” flat, and Dare Lyon would scll his real cstate. . The Temple Emmanuel, on Fifth avenue, all the handsome temples in othier parts of the city, the clegaut mansious of the Hendrickses, Myers, Kings, Nathans, and Pikes, all to vanish to the stony strects of Jerusalem. O, no; mever.” RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY. TIE CHURCH IN GENERAL. TFifteen Protestant churches have been estab- lished in Brazil since 1859, The Board of Managers of the American Bible Society, at its Jast annaal meeting, re- ported the receipts for December at $44,270 and the number of copies issued at 53,635, The Universalists have in this country 22 State. Conventions, 69 associations, 830 parishes, em- Uracing 4,629 families, 658 church organizations, baving 82,947 members, 640 Sundag-schools, with 59,643 teachers and scholars, and 750 church buildings. The Boston Globe, printed in a city which is abount to receive the attention of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, is secking answers to the question, ““Will their work be lasting or transtenti" I prints in reply very favorable letters from the Rev. George H. Hepworth, the Rev. Stephen H, Tyng, the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and Will- iam E. Dodge. In Colorado and Wyoming the Episcopal Church has during the last ten years gained s permanent foothcld. It has now cightcen churches and chapels, four rectories, including on episcopal resident, two Dboarding-schools, with large permanent baildivgs; 636 have been as great donkeys as they were. Greater than | confirmed, and there are now over 800 communi- cants and seventeen clergy_at work. The value of church property acquired s nearly $200,000. The Rev. Dr. Lorimer, of Boston, has in a recent sermon taken the position that “if a brother holds open communion in a Baptist church® he s)mnEl “not be denounced s a sen- timentalist, nor excluded 2s a heretic,” To this the Rev. J. D. Fuiton, of Brooklyn, has replied that “open communionists have no place in a Baptist church. Thc;- are not of us and should goout and stav ont.” The Baolist Weekly ob- Jecets to this latter expression of opinion. A number ot Iadies of Dublin have organized what is called the Prison-Gate Mission. * They meet the prisoners the moment they are dis- charged from prison, speak kindly to them, and invite them to a large. cheerful room, where 3 comfortable breskfast is provided, and work offered to them. A surprisingly large number bave already accepted the proffered kindness, and bave settled down to the work found for {’!:iem, thus acquiring habits of order und so- ioty. The Boston Traweller quotes Mr. Moody as saying that “If Nosh had waited for acom- mittee to build the ark the keel would not have been laid to this day; to which the Christian ister replics: ““AS the ark hed no masts, sails, or rudder, being only an oblong box, ft is not probable that any keel was ever laid even in the absence of a hinderlng committee. Long 20 Sydney Smith said: ‘If the building of the ark had been futrasted to a committce there would have been no survivors of the deluge.’ The Popc has distributed the numerous offices held by Cardinal Patrizi in the following man- ner: Cardinal La Valletts has been made Vicar- General; Cardinal Chigi, Grand Prior of the IMoly Order of Jerusalem; Cardinal Bilis, Pre- fect'of the Suered Conareiation of Rites; Car- dinal Caterrini, Sccretary of the Roman and Universal Inquisition. At a consistory held Dec. 14, among numerous gppointments of Archbishops and Bishops are tiwo for the United States: Peoria, IlL., the Rev. John L. Spalding to be Bishop; Natchitoches, the Rev. Francis Xavier Leray to be Viear-General. The Church Street: Methodist Eplscopal So- ciety of Boston rmposas to spend $125,000 ona new chorch building on Columbus avenue, in that city. The building is to be_smphitheatri- culin form withi, forming 2 half circle around the pulpit, which will be nine feet lower that the main street entraace, 50 as to give necessary effect to the galleries. There aré to be six doors of entrance and cgress, and the chapel and Sunday echool-roomn is to be so ar- ranged and connected with the suditorium that the capacity of the two will seat 4,000 persons, who can all'see and hear the preacher. Dr. Benont Blake, o Jewish Rabbi, traces in the Christian at Yorlk the changes in Judaism, aud shows the difference between the reformed and ortbodox Jews. He says “nefther party has preserved Judaism as 1t originally was, but has reformed it, the latter by lucrensing its burdensomeness, the former by casting off, not. ouly these additions, but much that is cssen- tially Jewish. The tendency of these last is toward Christianity, and In a few years we might look to see these very advanced Hebrews in the fold of the Church, were not sizns appa- rent of a reaction toward the older faith.” New York pastors, with very few exceptions, complain of the diffieulty of getting cnough money to pay the current expenses:-of their churches, and many arc_oblized to ‘“shin around,” as they say in the street, to obtain cash (oftdn by loan) to square up on settling duay. A good deal of the money loaned on chureh buildings by savings banks aud insur- auce comparies is, I thiok, rather unsafely placed.. I know oue chureh, with & congresa- tion not over wealthy, which carries mortgages to the amount of §90,00. The property would hardly bring. that amount if it were offered be} auction. Auother chureh, still less wealthy, s ‘mortzaged for $70,000. The results of Christian wmissions in heathea lands are sumnzed up in one of the journals as follows: There are 31,000 Iaborers of all kinds; Christian education is wiven to 60,000 youths of both scxes; 2:3,000 natives are com- municants of Christian bodies; there are 2,500 Chnstian congregations: and a population numbering in all 1, bas adopted the Christian name. Over 99,000 Fijians gather regularly for worship on the Lord’s Day, who, within_a score of years, feasted on human flesh. In 1800 Madogascar had only a few hundred scattered and persceuted converts. Now the Queen and her Prime Minister, with more than 200,000 of her subjects, ure ad- hereuts of Christianity. The largest parish in the world, numbering 3,500 membrs, is in Hilo, on the Island of Hawaii, not fifty years removed from_the most debasing savagers. In morc than 300 islands of Polynesia, heathenism has been entirely swept awar by the Gospel. POVERTY OF TUE PRENCH CLERGY. ‘Wheu the French Scuatediscussed the Budget of Worship Monsigneur Dupanloup, in sup- portlug sugraentatious roposed by the Com- ; drow.n mu - dition of the Frenancioly pleture of the con | that they were the poorest in Europe, and that their buildings were grievously dilupidated. Thousands of Comiuuncs, he said, wera with- out priests. In twenty-seven Dioceses out of the ninety in France, 1,933 were thus destitute, and other Dioceses siwelled the number to 3,000, Aged priests were ‘without any provision for superannuation. This parsimony toward religion was unworthy of France. At the very fime when the country needed 8,493 additional priests; the Chamber proposed to abotish 300 seminary scholarships. - This reduction would be a blow to the poor, for since the Church had lost her possessions, fewer of the rich outered holy orders, but the people remained faithful to her. The clergy remembered that they sprang from the people, and Peter and Paul consoled them for the contempt they encountered on earth, Country schoolmasters are now paid 1,000 francs per year, thanks to an sugmentation granted by the late Assembly, which was styled “The Catholic Assembly; ”? but the present Re- publican Chawber had refused to make &_sim- ilar concessiou to country priests. The latter could not live on 900 frasics, ond they actually died of want. In his Diocese hie had lost thirty- three pricsts under 35 vears of age. As for feos for private masscs thej were very rare, and he was forced to procure his priests from distant countrics. The supplementary allowances by municipalities were also becoming less and less frequent. As for the casual fees with which the cleray were often twitted, they were less con- siderable than was supposed, aud_they were i difiyeusnb}c to the maintenance of certain par- 5. Evyen the situation of Paris was pitiable. In the Parish of Ste. Marguerite, for instance, nine priests had to share the 900 francs accorded Ly the State. Village priests, it was said, mizht be assisted by the rich, but the peasant did not like being indebted for his relizion to the squire. ~—Londor Times' Paris Correspondence. QUOTATIONS SUPPOSED TO DE BIBLICAL. There arc many familiar phrases in constant nse which the majority of people suppose have their origin in the Bible, and use them in that connection. Tne New York Olserver corrects the error in the following manner. . But, as the hrases are very fine, we_ still love to use them. To prevent misquotation from the Scripture, it gives them thus: * God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.” From Sterne’s “ Sentimental Journey to Italy.” Compare Isaiah Xxvi., 6. * In the midst of life we are in death.”” From the Burial Service; aud this originally from a bymnof Luther. *‘ Bread und wine which the Lord hath com- manded to be reccived.” From the English Catechism, ot to be wise above what is written.” Not in Scripture. “ The merciful man is merciful to bis beast.” The Scriptural formn is: A righteons man re- gardeth the life of his beest.”—Prov., Xii., 10. “ A nation shall be bornina day.” In Tsaiah it reads: ¢ Shall a nation be born at once?” ‘¢ As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth aman the countenance of a fricud.” * Iron sharpeneth; s0aman sharpencth the countenance of his fricnds.”—Prov., XxviL, 17, “That he who Tuns may read.” ¢ That he may run that readeth.”—Heb., xi * Owe no mau anything but love.” © Owe noman anything, but love one snother.”— Rom., 1., & ‘Prone to sin asthe sparksfly npward.” “Born to trouble as tlic. sparks to iy upwurd.” —Rom., v, 7. . “Exalted to Heaven in point of privilege.” Not in the Bible. Eve wasnot Adam’s helpmate, but merely a help meet for himn; norwas Absalom’s lo‘:{g hair the instrument of his destruction, his head, and not, bair upon it, having been caught in the boughs of the tree. (IL.Samuel, xsiil., 9.) A Lon- donWwig-maker onct wnade a sign upon which was, gnlnlefl Absalom suspended from the branches of the oak b]y his heir, and under- ncath the foliowing couplet : It Absalom hadn't worn his own hair, He'd ne'er been found hanging to it. PERSONAL. The Rev. Dr. Morley Punshon, of England, has been oblized to give up preaching on ac- count of illness. 1t is said that Bishop Potter will preside at the next meeting of the Protestant Episcopal Church Congress. The Res. 8. F. Huestis, President of the Nova Scotia Wesleyan Conference, has been ordered to Bermuda for his health’s sake. The Rev. William Kirkus, of Baltimore, for- merlyof New York, has heen called tothe rector- ahip of Christ Church, New Orleans, to succeed the Rev. Dr. Leacock, who, after twenty-eight ears’ pastorate the}e. Tetires full of years and onors. Bishop Andrews and family, after visiting In- dia and China by the eastern route, have re- turned to_Italy ‘and will spend a couple of months in Romg, The Rev: Dr. Lavick Plerce, of the Southern Methodist Church, who Is 93 years of age, re- cently filled s preaching appoingment for' his son, Iv!iehop Pierce, who Is himself 65 years of age. It is cxpected that the Rev. Dr. J. L. M. Curry will succeed the lote Dr. Fuller as pastor of the Eutaw Place Baptist Church, Baltimore. Dr. Curry was formerly o member of Congress from Alabama, A new departure is reported in the Lutheran Church in the State of North Carolina. A daughter of the Rev. G. D. Bernheim has preached a number of times, and the people hear her gladly. The Rev. Wililam M. Baker, Jate of the TFourth Presbyterian Church, Boston, is making his home temporarily in Brooklyn. He hus benn‘rrcnclllng for Dr. E. 8. Porter, Mr. D. AL Scudder, and also for the Westminster Church, Brooklyn, The Rev. William Lloyd, who is now pastor of the Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church, New York, has accepted a call to the I)lflph: of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, eaving his old denomination and pulpit at the same time. The Rey. E. P. Hammond has been conduct- ing revival services at Newburyport, Mass., dur- ing the past_Tour weeks. The Congregational, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Mcthodist churches unite in the meetings, and considerable interest Las been shown fn them. TheRev. Dr. McKenny, of St. Philip’s Church, Laurel, ncar Wushington, D. C., has resigned ou account of aze and infirmities consequent thercon. The Rey. Mr. Sloan has also resigned the Rectorship of St. James’ Cliurch, Danbury, Conn., to take effeet April 1. Bishop Wiley, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who makes Cincinnati his future resi- dence, 'as recelved @ most cordial welcome from the pastors and official members of the city. 'The reception took place in the Wesleyan College, and the services were very appropriate. SABBATH-SCHOOL WAIFS. Savannah News: Now is a zood time to buy thermometers. They are lower than they bave Leen since last spring. The lust metcor is regarded by the Second Adventists a3 a sure sign that the beginning of the end has begun. But they hold their corner Iots at the same old prices. Andr ews’ Bazar: Nothing maies more scoff- ers than fora church deacon to breakout into 2 bess-viol snore just as the preacher reaches the twenty-fifth head of bis discourse. Mr. Bevans’ boldness In reproving a person for coughing in a New York church is not with- out precedent. The Duke of Gloster stopp: King Heory's coflin on the way to church. Alittlegirl hasbecn arrested for stealing moncy to buy finery, so that she might look as well ug hier gayly-dressed Sunday-schiool teach- ers. We refer the case to the preachers for dis cussion nest Sunday. Andrecs Bozar: A Cincinnati bos, who played *“ Daniel in the lions’ den” u few Sun- days ago, with four dogs, has had seventeen holes burnt fu_ his legs with Junar caustic, to prevent bydrophobia. Andrews’ Bazar: A Chicsgo man who at- teaded a crowded reyival weetine there lately feels confldent that he would have laid hold on salvation if his washerwoman hadw't put so much starch iu the collar-band of his shirt. Burlington Hawleye:- A South Hill man came down town yesterday with his face badly bat- tered up, and explaived the matter to the other Drethren’ of the congregation by saying that they kad a pound party out -at bis house the night before. When an avalanche from an F street roof divided itself on 2 policeman’s head, he shook himself and remarked, *Ob, hel—" and looking up he saw the Licatenant passing and finished the seutence—‘‘met, thou art a blessing.”’— Washington Chronicle. A change in the statutory exercises for divint- ty degrecs at Oxford University, by which two theological essays were req from the can- didates, called forth the following: The title D. D. 'tis proposed to convey ‘To an A double § for a double 8. A. New York Commercial: It is cvident that the habit of idle young men going to.* theiruncle toraise funds had begun to excite remark even in ancient times. Solomon’s oft-quoted advice, #Go_to the aunt, thou sluggard,” would at léast seem'to: strenziben this sunnosition. Norwich Bulletin: We have thousht, after a hard das’s wosls, that nothing would scem 5o resting as_to sit down and read a couple of pages in NIr. Elliott’s Indian Bible; and the urlfiual copy sold in New York recently for l?nx"its{ 7, aod Wwe were unable to be present to buy it. Fun (relates this dialogue between two snow- shovelers): Tom—* Hullo, Bill, how’s your mate Jack?” Bill—“Oh, ’e’s dead, poor old Juck is, through cateliia’ a cold a-sweepin’ up the snow.” Tom—*Poor chap, hl am sorry. Ab, well! ’e won't ave to sweep up no spow where ¢'s gone to.” Philadelphia Bulletin: Seene’trom the Sunday- school room : Teacher— Now who was the old- est man mentioned in the Seriptures?” Young scholur—*I_dunno. Who was the cove?” Teacher—* Why, Methuselah; he was over 900 years old.” Scholar—*Golly, what n lot of Centennial shows he must have seen! 01d Mr. Bledsoe, although he is a very pro- fane, wicked man, looks very youthfal for his years. One of his neighbors Témarked to Mrs. Bledsoe the othier day, ““The old man is wearing well, isn’t he?” “Ob, yes, replied the zood womag, “he’s swearing well enough as it goes, but, considering the opportunities “and practice he's had, he might put a little more polisk into it A Yale gradunte who married s New Hayen girl rcccnl.l{ was informed at the commence- ment of their honeymoon that she made it an Invariable practice to read onc chapter from the Greek Testament on rising and before retiring, —it was, in fact, the very .’\lrha and Omeza of her daily existence. e replied he didn’t care an lotd if it was,and saying he’d Beta, be promptly Lamda on'the spot.—Commercial dd- verliser. Rochester Democrat: A couple of little ones discussed theology to a slight extent the other night. The question was s to toe locality of Heaven. “I think,” said onc, “that it’s in the ground, because they put my grandma there, and they said she went to Heaven.” *XNo,” said the other, with great thoughtfulness and gravity; “it’s in the burcsu-drawer. My uncle died one day, and I saw his pieture in the drawer only last week."” The Rev. Mr. Spurgeen, in his lecture ' on “Eecentric Preachers,” relates the following story of Billy Dawson: _On one occasion Billy was " preachint about David’s encounter with Goliak; and, after picturing_vividly the chal- lenge of the Philistines and the defance of David, be took out a pocket-handkerchief, and, having made a slingof it, he put in an imaginary stone, and flung it with such apparent reality and force that, just as the stone lelt the sling, Sammy Hick, the village blacksmith, fairly car- ried awav Dby his feelings, shouted, *That’s right, Billy; now hoff with 'is ed ! ! CHURCH SERVICES. LUTHERAN. ‘The Rev. Edmund Belfour will preach morning and cvening at the Churchof the Holy Trinity, cormer of North Dearborn and Eric streeta. NEW JERUSALEM, The Rev. Dr. Mibbard will preachat the New Charch Hall, corner Elghteenth street and Prairie avenue, at 11a. m., and at the Temple, corner West Washington street and Ogden avenue, &2 3:30 p. m. CHRISTIAN. The Rev. Z. W. Shepherd will preach at the First Church, corner of Indianaavenne and Twenty- ffth strcet. Evening subject: *‘Born Again.” Baptlsm at the cloge. —A. J. White will preach this morning and even- ingat the Central Church, corner of Van Buren strect and Campbell avenne. Subjeet: **The Dis- Ppensation and Work of the Holy Spirit.” TNIVERSALIST. The Rev. Sumner Ellis will preach morning and eveningat the Church of the Redeemer, corner of Washington and Sangamon streets. Evening sub- Ject: **The Little Hell of Modern Theology." —The Rev. J. W. Hanson will preach in’ the Ol School-House, Englewood, 2t 10:302, m, —The Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach at St. Paul's Church, on Michigan avenuc, between Sixteenth and Enghteenth _streets. Subjects: Morning, *:General and Speclal Providences;” evening, **Parable of the Rich Man znd Lazaras, " : CONGREGATIONAL. The Rev. C. A. Towle will preach at Bethany Church, corner of luron and Puulina streets, morn- ing and evening. —The Rev. Charles B. Everest, of Brooklyn, will preach at Plymouth Charch, Michigan avenue, between Twenty-5fth and Twenty-sixth streets, 2t10:30 3. m. 20d 7:30 p. m. ~—The Rev. Dr. Goodwin will preach at the First Church, corner of Washington and Ann strects, at frequently-~ man will deliver his fourth *'Bible Lecture ™ at 2:45 p. m. inthe main audience room. Subject: ViThe Natural Order of the Study of Divine Trath, " —The Rev. George H. Peake will preach at the Len;tltcc sn‘::u: Chgnr%l. Somer of "Adams street. bject: *‘Doubts.” T e rewE 7. Williana will preach in the morning at the Forty-seventh Street Church. —The Rev. Z. S. Holbrook, pastor, will preach morning und eveningat the Oakland Congregational Church. UNITARIAN. The Rev. Brooke Herford will preach at the Church of the Messiah, corner Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street, in tbe morning on the 4 Letter and Spirit, " and lecture in the evening on ++ John Enox. ™ —The Rev. J. T. Sonderland will preach m the Fourth Charch, Cottage Grove avenue, near Thirty- scventh sjreet. Sublects: Moming, ** Work ™; evening, ** The Devil.” * 3 Cihé Rev, J. . Sunderland will preach in the old School-ilouse at Enslewood st p. m. Sub- ject: ** Jesus: Was Hle God" ~The Rev. Riobort Coliyar will preach morning and eveninz at Uity Church. e Hov. B B, Bawell will preach at the Third Church, corner of Monroe and Laflin streets. Sub- ccts: Morning, **Some (Good Things Out of the Fin? ovenaz, She Wonders of tho Spectrn- scope, with Reforence to the Blue Glass Theory. " PRESBYTERIAN. The Rev. J. H. Walker will preachat the Re- ualon Churcli, eut Fourteenth, ‘mear Throop at 10:30 a. m. and 73 . m. e Row 1 N “Darrett Gl preach at the Westmluster Cliurch, corner Peoriaand Jackson strocta. Slorning wmibject: |\The Old Faths. Evenivg sabject: **Bethesda.” e e Sacob, Destwil ‘preach at the church corner Noble and West Erie streets, at 10:30 a. m., in the Holland language; and at 7:30 p. m. iu En~ glis] = —The Rev. Charles L. Thompson will preach in the moning af the Fifth Church, on Indiana ave- e, near Thirtieth street: - Sublects — *+ Chriur's Method with Skepticisin.” In the evening union services will be held with the Firss Baptist Church. —The Rev. Henry T. Miller will preach at the Fifth Church, corner of Vincennes and Ok ave- unea. Subjcts: Morning, **Alone in the Jour- ney™; evening, the first of ' series of lectures on the Parables, ¥ —The Rev. 3. Monro Gibson will preach at the Second Church, corner of Michigan avenue and ‘Twentieth street. Subject of evening lecture: “*Tiow to Use the Bible." —The Rev. G. S. J. Browne will preach morning ond evening at the Eighth Charch, corner Wash- ington and Robey streets. The Rev. Dr. J. M. Worroll_will preach this mornigg and evening at the Fullerton Avenue Charch, REFORMED EPISCOPAL. The Rev. J. D. Cowan will preach at Grace Church, corner Hoyne avenue and LeMoyne etreet, morning and evening. Evenlng subject: **Youth- ful Training. " —The Rev, W. E. Williamson will preach at the Church of the Good Shepherd, corner Jones and Ioman streets, at 10:30 8. m. and 7:30 p. m. A —The Rey. V. D. Church will preach in theé morning at Immanuel Church. corner of Centre and Dayton streets, and in the eveninz the Rev. Dr. Cooper will preach on **The Death of Christ the Belicver's Hope. " e Teev. Dr. Cooper, of Immsnuel Charch, will preach at Christ Charch. Michigan avenue and Twenty-fourth ‘street, in the morning. Praise service in the eveningunder the dircction of Prof. Tomlins. . 5 —The itev. R. H. Bosworth will preach morning and cveniaz at Emmanuel Church, Hanover and Twenty-eighth streets, snd at 3:30 p. m. to the "I'rinity congregation at the Baptist Church, Engle- w 0ol —The Rev. J. B. North will hold services at thé Congregativnal Church on Ozkwoodfboulevard, neur Cottage Grove avenue, 2t 3:30 p. m. —1he Rev, M. D. Church wifl hold services in the Fourth Preabyterian Church, corner of Superlor Ead Rush sizeets, at &p. m. A —Bishop Fallows will preach at St. Paul's Church, corner of Washington and Ann strects. Sobjecta: Joming, **Growth in Grace™; cvening, **Prison- rs of Hope. —The Uakland Sundsy-school will be opened at 2. m. in the Congregational Churct, on Oaloood ulevard. * METHODIST. The Rev. G. M. Pierce, of Salt Lake City, will preach at the Park: Avende Church, corner Robey street, fn (e worning, and the Ker. 5. McChesney 87330 p. m. —The Rev. R. W. Davis, of New York, will preach at Centennry Church, 'Monroe street, near organ, at 10;30 4. m.. and the Kev. 5. H.Adams will preach at 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Dr. Jutkins will preach this morn- ing, and the Rev. S. M, Davis this eventug, in the Western Avenuc Church, corner of Western ave- nue and Monroestreet. —At the First Church, corner Washington and Clark strcets, there will be o prajse-mecting ot 9:30 a. m., conducted by Messrs. Packhurst and Spencer. ~At10:45 the R Park- hurst will preach. At 7:90 p. 1. the uzniversary £ervices of the Tract Society will be held, the Rev. T. W, Hatvey presiding, and aseisted by the Re Dr. Vincent, of New York. and other distinguls ed clerzymen from abroad. —The Rev. Dr. J. I Vincent, of New Yori, will preuca fn the morning znd_fhe Rev. Dr. Tife fany in the evening ut Trinity Charch, on Indiana avenue, near Twenty-fourth straet. - —Ths Rev. Dr. Williamson will preach in the morning, and the Rev. Dr. J. I, Vincent, of New York, in the evening, at the Michigan Avenue Church, near Thirty-second street. Hev. E 3, Toring will_preach morning s at the Dixon Street Church. e Itev, William C. Willing will preach in the oming. and Mea. J. F. Willinz fn_t 2, BT Nl e R Ysaing, ninth street. —The Rey. Dr. Baker, of Akron, O., wlil presch in the morning, and the Rev. John Atkinson in the evening, at Grace Church, corner of LaSalle and White streets. The litter's enbject will be: **Rec- ognition of Friends in Heaven. BAPTIST, The Rev. Dr._A. 1. Burlingham will preach at the University Place Church, corner Douglas and Riiodes aveniies, at 11 a. n. and 7.30 p. m. the close of tho' cyoning service the ordinance of buptista will be administered. —The Res. Robert P. Allizon will preach at the Nowth Star Chueel, corner Division and Sedgwici . m. and’ p- m. < —The Rev. N. F, Kavlin will preach at the Free Baptist Church, corer Loomisand Jacksonstreets, at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p, m. Baptism ot the close of the morning vervice. —The Kev. Lewis Ruymond, the evangelist, will preach at tie” Centennfal Church, corner Lincoln and Jackson strects, at 10:30 8. m. and 7:30 p. m. Baptism at the close of the evening service. —The Rey. D. B, Cheney will preach morning and evening at the Fourth Church, corner of Wash- ington and Dauling strects, —The Rev. J. W. Custis will preach at the Michi- gan Avenue Clrch, corner of Tweaty-third street. Evening subject: **Recognition in Heaven." —The Rev. Galusba Anderson will preach in the coruer_of Morgan and Monroe ubjects: Morning, **A Sermon to the i ovening, istlan Experience.™ —The Rev. DF' Oszood, of Rocheter, will presch in the mormning at the First Churca, corner of South Park avenuc and Thirty-first strect, upon the **Buptists in the Reformation. ™ In the eyen- inz Maj. Whittle will preach and Mr. Stebbins sing. t 1 EPISCOPAL. The Rev. W. I Hopkins will officiate ot St. John's Church, Ashland avenne and Aladison street, 2010330 a, . 'and 7:40 p. m, —The Rt.-Rev. W. E. McLaren, D. D., will of- ficiate ut St. Mark's Church, in Cottage Grove ave- nue, in the morning. —The Rev. W. T, Morrison will_ofiiciate at the Chareh of the Holy Communion, in Dearborn. street, near Thirtieth. morning and evening. —The Kev. Francis Manstield will ofiiciate morn- inz and evening at the Church of the Atonement, corner of West Washington and Robey strects. ~The Rev. J. H. Knowles will oficiate morning and cvening at the Catbedral of SS. Peter and Paul, corner of Washington and Peoria strects, Holy Communion at 10:30 a. m. —The Rev, Samuel €, Harris will ofiiclate morn- ing and evening at St. Jomes' Church, corner of Case and Huson streets. Holy Communion ot § a, m. —The Rev. E. Sullivan will officiate at Trinity Church, corner of Michigan avente and Twenty. sizth streets, Subjects: Morning, **The Death of God's Suints ™ evening, **Prodestination and Free —The Rev. J. Bredberg will officiate morning and evening ut St. Ansgarins’ Charch, on Sedg- wick street, near Chicago avenuo, —The Itev. W. E. Toll, of Sycamore, will off- cinte in the morning and the Rt. Rev.el)hhnp Mc- Laren in the evening at Grace Cnurch, on Wabash avenue, near Twenty-sisth street. —The Tiev. Arthur Ritchie will oficiate morning and gvening ot the Church of the Ascension, cornes. of North LaSulle and Elm streets, Holy Com- mm.:lmn at 11,:[-115 IT ml.‘ 1 —There will be the nsual scrvices at St. Paak's Charch. in Hyde Park avenue, mear Forty-mnth strect, morning and erening. —The Rev., D. F. Warren will officiate morning and evening at $t. Mork's Charch, corner of Coto tage Grove avenue and Thirty-sixth street. —The ltev. G. F. Cushman will officiate morning and evening_ at St. Stephen's Church, on Johnion street, near Taylor. —The Rev. Luther Pardee will oficiate morning and evening at Calvary Clurch, on Warren avenae: near Oakley street. Holy Communion ¢t 8 a. m. —The Rev. T. N. Morrison, Jr., will officiate morning and evening at the Chutch of the Epiphe any, on Throop street near Monroe. —The ltev. 'W. J. Petrie will officiate morning ond evening at the Church of Our Savior, corner of Lincoln and Belden avenucs. —The Rev. Henry G. Perry will officlate morning and evening at All Saints' Church, corner of Car- penter and Ohio strects. —The Rev. F. N. Luson will hold sersices in the ‘morning at the Good Shepherd Mission, Lawndale. —The Rev. F. N. Luson will ofiiciate at Em- manucl Church, La Grange, In the evening. —The Rev. J. Stewart Smith will oficiate morn- ing and evening at St. Murk's Church, Evanston. MISCELLANEOUS. Elder A. S. Culkins will preach fn the Taber- nacle, 91 South Green strect, fn the morning on **Ruseia and Tarkey in Prophecy,™ and in the evening on ** Holding of thg Four Winds and Seal- ing of thy Saini Z-The Rer. D. Vanderveer, of the Unfon Park Charcl, will preach in tho chapel of the Washing- tonian Home at S p. m. —The non-sectarian Bible meeting will be held at 12 East Washinzton strect. Subjectof lecture and discourse: **We'll Worship.». . C. W. Russia wiil preach at the esplaincs and —The Iev. Union Mission Hall, corner of Washington strcets, 4t11 a.m. and B p.m. —3rs- Cara L. V. Ricimond will lectare Before the Firat Soclety of Spiritualists at Grow's Hall, No. 517 West Madison street, moralng and even- and the Other Plinets b oarol of B f Spiit-Life: bv the Spieit nfl?fidfi?figg?fi ~The Disciples of Chy . Weat Kandolph strcet at £l Tt at Yooy CALENDAR FOR THE 1. Eriscory | © WEER Jan. 28—Septuagesima Sunday. Feb. 2—Purltcation of the Vitsia Yy, CATHOLIC, g Jan. 28—Septusgesima Sunday Jan, 20—St. Francis of Sales . o Jan, 30~St. Martina, V. M. > Jan, 31—St. Peter Nolssco, C, Feb. 1—St. Tgnatius, B, 3 ;& o ;. POIRGC RL o 2] o) . V. 3 # Sptfcation of (56 3. V. X.; Cuadiegy b Feb. 3-8, Hiiary, B. ¢ D. ¢ laise poar 2" (0 Jan 1y, g THE GAME OF CHpsg Cugas Dincront. —Chlcago Chess and 65 Washington strect; open rmc:::fu" 10p. m. Chess yl-y;rs meet duily ot the Tyt : House (Exchange) and the Sherman Hogeg o ment). e All communications iatended forthis depyy g shonid be addreased to Tz Tunnes, g gt *+Chess. i £t TO CORRESPONDENTS, ‘I T. W."—You overlook the : to Kt sq ch. ol B eg ¢*J. E. 1. T.," and others.—P to not the key to Problem No. 60, 1 mxfl:m : tion will show, i . *‘E. R. B."—Many thanks for favors, Doy 2..Ktto B 7 also answeria the two-mover? look at Problem No. 60 again. Your solutiog lows Black several avennea of escape, * Correct solution to Problem No. 59 eg from . M. Ovington, C. A. Perry, 0, 1, gya- kead. E. R. B., andE, Barbe, city: ¢, j Aptin, 1.7 Kelihaburz Chess Clavy B A Correct solation to Enigma No, 5 : W. H. Ovington, E. S.\watte. 3‘3'&“‘“"”‘ . and E.'A. Swarth! city; ¢, L Br., Tummer, 10 O e ENIGMA No. 61. BY MR. 0. N. CHENEY. From ** American Che:s Nuts® White. Blaskc FiogatQLa K 3 Distton sk 1.4 KR ats, Kica KBS nig] PawnatQKte A ‘Wiize to play and mate fa four meves, PROBLEX N0. 81, A, SEINEMAN. k. BT MR, W. cl White. White to play snd mate In two mores, SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 56 White. Dlack. Alates accordingly. 3 SOLUTION TO ENIGMA No. 5. White. Black. 1.RtoRsq l 1..Any mors 2. Mates EXND-GAME. A correspondent confers o favor by inclosing tha following elegant end-game, adding, **I bave it, from good authority that it ls one of Morphy's brilliant endings." Whether **incomparable . Paul" be the author or not, the ending fs a very pretty stady, and will repay examination: ito. - Black. EtngarQ Keeq Kiazat KB ucen ab K B4 ueen at Q B ook a: K Kt 4 ishop at Q isq Knizht 3t QBE Knightat 08 Pawnat KR 6 Pawnatk k3 ParnatKB 6 TawnatKB2 PawnatQB2 Pawnark3 Tawnac QKe3 Pawn at Q2 3 Wi at 7 Pawnaz (B 'Whito to play and mata fo dve moves. NOTES. The Turf, Field, and Farm suys that s handidip © tonrnament, in which twenty players are partici- pating. is now in progress at the Cafe Interms- netional. It Is & sort of amatear tourney, noneof At | the strongest players who frequent the Cafe belzg allowed to take part thereln. v Tz TRBUNE has been favored with a copy of the book of the ** Grand International Centenslsl Chess Congrezs,” held in Philadelphin last yeer.” The volume is very neatly printed, and contalps all the games played in the tournament, with coplons annotations by Messrs.” Neill, Sayen, and Elson. Also, with a copy of the book of the **Third American Chess Congres. summer.of 1874, just iasued from the ofice'of the American Chess Journal, Hannibal, Mo. Most of the games In this volume are admirably illus- trated with diagrams of interesting poaitions, snd the notes are chiefly by Messra, W. N. Potter and J. H. Zukertort. g held in Chicago in the Most persons who have any acquaintance with he literature of chess have heard of the camesssid to have becn played in the middle ages with Liviog - cheysmen. amusement In Indla. Duringhis visit to Mooltan Lord Lyiton recently revived this last month, his Lordship, after receiving and re- Plying to an address from the municipality of e city, enzaged, we are told, cheds with Col. Millett. @ term may be allowed to a carpet of red and white » calico with checkers a spread In front of the boys, appropriate to the various pleces, were marched in | and took their placés. Then by w each piece moved to the sqnare indicated. ands Jery Jively game ensued, ending in an casy victory for the Vi once indulged in a similar amusement I3 said to have added & terrible realism to the game, by caus- ++in 2 novel gume of ‘The chess-board, {f such ard quare, having been i, chieasnien, mes aad - dressed in opposing red and white uniforms of com; eroy." An Emperor of Moroceo who ing all the pleces taken auring jts progress to be beheaded. We deeply regret to announce the death of Herr Kling, the excellent problem author, at the age of 80, atter o short ceased belonzed almost as much to the modern gchool 23 to the old one; for, while on the one hand his early prodactions greatly resembled posi- tions of actunl piay, his later compositions bad # evidently been inspired by the modern improve- - ments of the great problem authors of our day, ¥ho have done so much towards establishing the ot of : problem compositions as 5 separate branch of chess. Tt was certainly a great triumph for s msn of hia ave that he should have come out with flinees. As a composer the de- , honors in the competitions with younger rixsls 13 the last two problem tournaments of the it Chees Association; for in 1868 his set gained the third prize, and in 1870 he was awarded the §po= clal prize for the beat single two-move probled. In his earlier days Herr Kling bad made the ending positions of actual play his special study, 3od 1 851 he brought out, with Mr. Iorwitz. a book of =nd.InF games, containing a number of difficnlt and P The atud He ial for the student of practical play. He was 3 genial, humorous, and thoroughl ;&w-mnm ‘man, who Jras greatly liked and bighly csteemed for bls per- sonal qua London Field, Dec. 30. ul stratagems which are most fnstructive tics by every one who knew him.— * CHESS IN VIENNA, An Interesting partie piayed in the Vienns Chess Club between Measra. R. Braune and G. Fridrich. - te-3E. BRATSE. | Black-Me. FRIDHICL K4 1.PloK4 KKttoB3 KtwoB3 K1 %‘ 4 “kK“HP T takes 10 i3 KttoKes takes K Pch BtoKz KtoQsq 5 Caatles oG kS o o Kt takes Kt t P takes Kt (0) Rto K sq toR2 BtoKB3 0 Q3 BloKB% RS KttoK 4 KiwoBS3 15Kt 10 QB35 ©0Q1sq PloQB4 oG K KttoQs 10g2 QoQR4 tORES FloQBs toQ4 LQUGES g Bsq Rildsone thoTea ttakes QR 0 Rioka 2 toR Et4 (9 Btoks 24..PtoktS 2t O Kt 3 57P takes B RIOQKLS 20..R takes R ke g . Keaker £ takes Kt 2 takes E ch 3. BwQn 30..1Uto B 6, and wins. (a) Black never recovers from the diastrous eh fects of this move. b) Taking with Q P scems infaitely preferable. %:)) Vunlyg =um‘§ung to extricate himself by 8 counter-attack. (d) Very weli played. The ensuing ead-gamo I8 _carious, and ia capitally managed by Mr.