Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 8, 1877, Page 9

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JULY 8, 1877/—SIXTEEN PAGES 9 RELIGIOUS. Some Interesting Statistics on the Mortgage Indebted- ness of Chicago Churches. Laying of the Corner-Stone of the Stewart Memorifl Cathe- dral at City, "Garden L L Wealth and Revenues of the English Church---The - Salaries Paid. The Sunday-School Monument to P. P. Bliss Erected at - Rome, Pa. General Notes Church at Concerning the Home and Abroad. Pious Smiles for the Unregenerate--- Services To-Day. CEICAGO CIHURCH DEBTS. SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS. 2vom the A few weeks ago the Altiance. New York Tribune pre- sented a list of the mortzages on the churches of that city, which, while evidently somewhat ficomplete, was yet startling in the amount of indebtedness exhibited. The Tribune remarked 1bat probably no class of property in New York City was so heavily incumbered as the religious; and the matter has aroused so much public in- 1ercst that a general subject of church debt bas taken place throug discussion of the whole t and its attendant evils ohout the country, with sugzestionsthat 8 ** debt-paying revival " would be the most proper cuterprise in which our churches Eenerally could next engage. To such a discussion Chicago could not well be it the proportion of _church indebtedvess to total indifferent. While valuation i _this o is in New York, it it 1make the subject of the profoundest momeut to our religions community. exact situation of the m from the county records a list containing the mortgages at present property of Chicago. Deen taken to make this as accurate as possible, according o the show: Looks; aud the result, while pr undable array of outstandiug believe to be quite favorable to Chicago in com- ison with the city named. The m’;}n_r_] aris 1 "Chicaro s SLall, New York. Buttke I fncomple stan Bave Jrre of things, church mortgages have and were for the purpuse of rebuildin: thercfore represent to carred for a hecessary a but slso new and valuable church property, worth in most cases mauy times the amount of . the mortgaze. 1t should be borne in extend back only 1o the that in some al pa Gebtednes: ribune table is ¢ for instance, no Unitarian or Uni- versalist church appears on its list, notwith- nir the fact that boththese denominations propertics there, whict, in the nature are hardly exp tanate in respect todebt than their neighbore. Tt is notiveable that almost ail the Chivazo ses mortzazes have been reduced cnts, while still appearing on for the mmount of the origi is probable that Lelow what it ity is cieutly Jaree to s yet suf In order to show the wutter, we bave compiled existing on the church The utmost pains have ing on the Recorder’s uting a for- morigages, we total 95, aainst $2,367,836 iu vidently pected 1o be more for- been given sincethe fire, They t only indebtedness in- nd imperative purpose, mind that the records fire of 1571; and also in- under only included in the general foutiugs: Plymouth Tiilon Pas St John's vty rEr: Steal Congregat'n, S62.0X | 18CELL: EW YORE 4 owi Xew York churches, is « comparison: STEWART MEMORIAL. LiYING OF THE CORNLR-STONE, JUNE 23. New York Tritune. A ceremony took place Island, Thursday, June?: a bequest which Dr. S Wwithout precedent in the amnals of Christian charity. 1t accompanied the laying of the cor- ner-stone of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, agift which will be M to the memory of her Btewart. Eight years chased the Hempstead CATHOLIC. Congregation of St. Prokopi X Forty-sev Ctoers (Park)... EPISCOPAL. Van Buren Street..§10,350 14120 o Trinl; Lndtoavian! Others W Zion's Congregat'n.$ 4,000 CHURCHES. ne the indebtedness of of interest by way of ¢ at Garden City, Lonz 23, which commemorates chenek characterized as rs. Stewart’s monument husband, Alexander T. amo Mr. Stewart pur- TPlains, and to-day a fine Yotel,a villape of pleasant residences, broad avenues, and the first growth of larze parks are the beginnings of Garden City, which will ac- rive new importance from the fact that it has be 2 quarter complete, twelve acres, and been cliosen as the cathedral town of the Dio- cese of Long Island. - The cathedral, which may is of less tban medium size for a cathiedral, but promises to be a com- plete and noble monument of church arenitec turg. The exterior Is of brown stone, and the interior decorations of gray cathedral stands in the .midst of a adjoining is a lot of fifteen v _sandstone. The ark of acres, where the chapter-nouse, Bishop's resi- dence, and college will be The procession was to erected. have formed at noon, but o Jarre number of the clerzyand vestrymen Went outon the 11 O'ciock ong which was delayed. On_arrival Island City, they found a large cro people, surrounding the Cathedral. .artand Judge Hilton, tives, had been at the eveming. Flags, and the lent a Loliday aspect to train from Long from 5,000 to 7,000 Mrs. Stew- with friends and rela- 'hotel since the previous crowd, and_the dust the little city, and at wd, 12:45 o'clock the ecclesigstical procession was formed on the avenue in front of the botel and Toarched to the Cathedral in this order: Conter- n0’s Twenty-third Regiment Band, choristers in surplices, vestrics from all the parishes, the in; vited clergy of the Diocese, the Deaconesscs, the clergy of the Diocese in sur- _ Plices and Oxford caps, clerical the Missionary Comumittee General Convention, Sisterhood of delegates to the of the Diocese, the Standing Committee, the architect and builder. Diocése were represe! ki $uo the corner-stone. th Cathedral, Bishop Littlejohn. Vestrymen of nearly all the the incorporators of the The clergy and parishes of the nted. The Sunday-schools joined in the procession, ;ghld: Hilllrsll;sd alxozndt the at the first of the two Ol at the northeast cornerof the Cathedral, front- Cathedral, and halt~ blong tents, erected e lines divided 1o Jet the Rishop enter, the procession then branching the etats nnder tho. tents. whilo the, pracos: sional was veing played. The crowd ‘was so cager that, despite the efforts of Inspector Waddy and twenty patrolmen, the space re- served for the Sunday-schools and vestrymen was partly oceupied by the spectators. #lrs. Stewart, dressed in decp mourning, had entered the tent with Judge Hilton ana taken a seat on the platform by the corcer-stone be- fore the procession arrived. _There were seated near ber Judge Hilton, Mrs Lawrence Siith of thtown, L. L, Mrs. Slewart’s niece, and Mrs. William Libby and two sons. A maenificent floral cross, cirbt fect high, ornamented the main wall above the corner-stone, and baskets of flowers adorned the platform. The Bishop, the officiating clergy, the bearer of the silver hanumer and the silver trowel,—the same used at the layinz of the corner-stone of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Rome.— and the architect and builder bearing the carved level, with silver plummet, ascended the platform. The choir consisted ot 200 volees. After the openingservices, the Rev. Dr. William Drowne of "St. Paul’s, Brooklyn, read a list of the contents of the large copper bor, designed for the interior of the corner-stoues this in- cluded the Greek Testament and the Prayer- book used by the Jate Mr. Stewart; a nunber of mementoes of Mr. Stewart, including his first cash account book, vommenced July 30, 1523, his card plate, and book entitled “Klr. Stew- art’s Posthumous Relatives,” c¢hurch docu- ments, newspapers, cte. The capstone was raised, the copper box placed in the cavity, and then the stonc was lowered and cemented to its place, the Bishop striking the stone three times with the hammer and making on it the sign of the cross. The ceremony being complete, Bishop Little- john made the opening address, saying that the dav was great wita_meaning to the church, and full of promise to the higher iuterests of hu- wmanity. The Cathedral would stand as 2 me- morial to the dead, and give to coming time the record of an_honest, industrious, ana sagacious life. The Rev. Dr. C. H. Hall, of Brooklyn, spoke for the Diocese; the Rev. Dr. Laively, of Brooklyn, addressed the assembiage on *“The Missionary Aspects of tbe Cathedral: the Rev. Dr. Schenck, of St. Ann's Chureh, Brook- 1yn, said the _day ushered in a new era_for the Clurch, and in feeling terms commended Mrs, Stewart tor the gift of the Cathedral. The Hon, L. Bradford spoke in behalf of the laity. A dispateh 1rom the Bishop of Nebraska was read as follows: _*The humblest eathedral to the Fj:mdcsl—.'cbmikn to Long Island.” Bishoo Littlejoln addvessed a few remarks of thanks to Judee Hilton, as the friend aud admirer o1 Mrs. Stewart, and pronounced the benediction. THE BLISS MONUMENT. TUE SUNDAY-SCHOOL MEMORIAL. The Philadelphia 2’ress says that the monu- ment to Philip L. Bliss, the Gospel song-writer, and his wife, to be paid for by the contributious of Sunday-school children, bas been completed and shipped to Rome, Bradford County, P'a., where it is to be set up. Tie monument stands twentv-two feet in height, and s four feet squareat the base, which is finished in rustic ociss. On the second base is inscribed: “Their names shal! live.” - A molding on this receives of 1l Tnited States 3 and Great Britain, B m Reponse 10 the Invitation of 5 author of 3 **Hold the Fort,™ 4 and other Throngh 2 living faith in Jesus Christ ey died it in the b + A house not made with hands, eternal in the heavel They lived in the expectation of the return of the Lord Jesus, and the athening tozether to Him. “Puetr wpirits are with the Lond. +49Ve garrow DOL even as others which have 0 hope. for if we elieve that Jesus died an. o ugain. even so them also which slee i Jesus will God bring with Him.” “For the Lord Himself shall descend from: eaven- with & shout. with the voice of th rebanzel. and with the trump of God. and the ead in Cnnist shall rise Gest: then we whic tiveand remam shall be cauelit up tozethe 1) thera in the czouds to mee: the Lord in th ir. i And so shall we ever be witn the Lord. —1st T Licy, ¢+ Lovely and pleasant in therr lives, and in were not_divided."—Secoud Sam- o, -On back front of die Sacred to the memory of PuiLrir P Brs: om in Clearfeld Ce July 1, 1535 Ley Yorse Buss, wife, Born in Kome, Lradtord Co., Pa., 3 March 14, 13 \ i¥Who left their home i 'this *morning, Lec, 28, 1876, for Chicag, and met fheir death at Ashtabulz, Owo. Friday even-: ‘my, Dec. 29, 1876 4 by the falling of a b Suy which 1 train of *yents and conxumed wy weing killed, 14 s e Mr. and Mrs. Dliss were consumed to ashes, © ‘hnce nothing recomnizable as belonging to Itheir carthly taberuacle has ever been di Ahove this rises the shaft, twelve feet in height. On thisis carved a liarp with broken string and the name, *Biiss,” beneath which is the juseription: My songs In the bouseof my pilznmi Pralm The shaft is surmounted by 4 cap to recive a draped urn, carrying out theé ancient custom of ' the fast ashes uf deceased friends in "The total cost of the sculpture was $15,000. . THE ENGLISILI CHURCH. 1TS PROPERTIES AND REVENUES—THE SALARIES rAID. A pamphlet has recently made its appearance iu Engiand on the Property ind Revenues of the English Curch Establishment.” 1t is con- sidered one of the most complete” end trust- worthy surveys of tha vast field which nas ever been made. - This pamphlet shows that early in the present century the revenue of the Episco- pate was 3650.00) 1 year ross, and about $52: 000 net. This estimate was carrent till an Ee- clesiastical Commission Wwas appointed in the year of the first Reform bill. That Commission reported that on an average of three vears cud- ing December. 1831, the Episcopal revenucs liad been $033,155 per annum; and the net income, deduction being made of permanent yearly payments, Was $301,40. This made theaverage et income of cach prelate §20,60. The differ- ences between the Sees, a3 regards endow- ment, were, however, jmmense. Those of Canterbury and Durbam had met rev- enues of more than §95,000 a year, while Roclhester and St. David’s were under $10,000, and Llandaff less than 55,000. Of the twenty-seven prelates, six had jncomes of more than $50,000, and only four more received 825 000 and upyward, the average of therest being about §15,000. 'The resuls of this investigation Was a redistribution of - these revenucs, The fixed yearly income of the Archbishop of Can- terbury is now §75,0003 those of the Archbishop e~k and the Bishop of London, S50 each; Durham, $40.000; Winchester, e&x,o‘_?fl: and all the rest are from $25,000 down to $21,- 000. Of the new Sees created in 1875 ‘“lfl 1876, St. Albans is to have $22,500, and Truro $21,000, but as a part of this income is, in each case, con- tributed by_existing Sees, the uew arrange- ments add $34500 3 year to tbe revenues ci- joved by the Episcopal 536 which now amount to an aggresate of & a year. But $his sum, the pamphlet points out, does not'in- clude the *‘over-endowments in lands, nor the value of the Episcopal residences, and, there- fore, it does not fully represent the annual Lore) s ol the Bishops of the Church of En- W] g"al";m next sabject inquired into is that of the cathedral establishments. ‘There arc Lhéce dlasses of catbedrals, those of the old founda- tion, those of King henry, and .those of mx}rc modern times. ‘Lie twenty-five which are Sfl:- duded in the report of the Commission i 1’_40, had st that time 3 total revenue of §1,085,730, reduced by permenert, vearly payments toa net income of $787,560. The Tatest septennial re- turn, however, gives the gr0sS uga%gz_lu $1.233.570, an pavments 2s S1.230.710. Chichester being the only onc which has a con- siderable exeess of revenue over cxpenditure. Of this sum the twenty-uine Deans, including thie collegiate churches of Westminster and St. Georee's, Windsor, ret $219,869, an ! ¢ of $7,550 each, and the 134 Canons have $625,970, an average of 33,735 each. The landa owned by the Bishops, Deans, and Canons are rather more than 92,000 fieres, bringing in a rental of $510,000 avear. The Ecclesiastical Comimissioners hold about 150,000 acres, with a rent-roll of $1.560,- a -year, so that the aggregate value of edleglastical - property, Tuclusive of that .of Bishiops, Deans, and Canons, bat exclusive of the cndowments of the beneficed clergy, is about $2,500,000 a year. But to this has 1o be added the enormously valuable proo- erty in the metrovolis. This London properts: much of which is in the hands of Ecclesiastical Commissioners, is befieved to be as valuable as all the rest put together. It is therefore reck- oned that the total revenue thus cujoyrcd by :}m rom the Church of England apart entirel 5,000,000 o parochial endowments is abaut J year. “Thie Church possesses altogether 16,000 re- ligious editices; wiih thirty maje: cathedrals among thew; 10,000 glebe-houses, and thirty- one palatial residences for the Bishops; 1,000,- 000 acres of land, and a total yearly return amounting, on the lowest estimate, to the very larue sum of $35,190,000. Of the actual nuni- bers of the clergzy no official return exists, but according to fn elaborate analysis of * the “Clergy List,” made by the editor of the Church Quarterly Keview in 1575, there ure 17 Church dignitaries, 13,300 incumbents holding benetlees, 5,765 curates, 8,803 unattached clergy, and . 1,605 occupied as schoolmasters, chaplains, missionaries, inspectors, ete., the total being. 23,785. The pamphlet ander consideration cstimates that the revenue of the 13,300 beneficed clergy, including the anuual value of 10,000 glebe-liouses, is $25, ), an average income of S1,750 each. There remain, Dowever, the carates, teachers, chaplains, unat- tached clergy, ete., orduined servants of the Church, wh have no settled interest iu its rev- enues, and, says the pamphlet, forin, in so far, 1o part of the Establishment.” Not long atter the publication of the pam- fhlut, the Canon of Wells wrote a letter to the ondon Atkenceum, in which he says: “*Deans. Canons, ete., have no lands; their lads are in the hands of the Ecclesiastival Commissioners, and form part of the common fund out of which the dignitaries are paid; IS&!I}HI:DNV, the 63~ $93 acres placed to redit of the Deans are, in fact, contained in the M9,882 acres in the hands of the Commissioners. The same ol servation to a great extent applies to the acres held by the Bishops.” Healso states that the Deans’ incomes vary from $3,500 to 310,000, with the_exception of the Dean of Durbam, who, as Warden of the Umversity, has $5,000 3 year additional. _ Canons’ incomes, be says, vary Trom $1,750 to §5,000. THE RUSSIAN CHURCIIL. ESSENTIALLY A POLITICAL INSTITUTION. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicaco, July 5.—When Louis Kossuth, the great Tungarian patriot, arrived on our shores, twenty-five years awo, and, in the matchless strains of his eloquence, potred out_ the tale of woe of his native land and her defeat in the strugale for liberty through the overwhelning force of Russian bayonets, America’s heart was touched, ana our sympathies were fully aroused. Russian despotism, that bad enabled Austria to subdue the fiery Magyar and bis love for liberty, found no apologist among American freemen. The Northern Colossus has again drawn the sword, this” time in the name of Christeudom, and as alleged defenderof the faith azainst Mos'ein versecution, Intolerance, and atrocity. in Fhe American press and people are largel, sympathy with Russia, or at least favorauly clined towards her, as against Turkey. The re- il latter, they claim, promulgates the her creeds, and has developed a, on the other ext an inferior race hand, is proure: d willing to assimilate modern ideas of civilization, and, in short, a Christian nation. Wearc often apt to attach too mueh importance to the shadow av the expense of the substance, and accept pames for things. An examination into lie organization, and _tenets of Russian Christianity reveals a good many hings not apparent on the surface. The Greek Church, with its_many peculiarities, is spe.ially fitted Lo add fuel to the des| Hzious fanaticism, that ha 1 to true progress. As a State-Church, with the Czar as its Pope, and a subservieut clergy at its command, the Greek Church s essentially an institution serving the political interests of the wpire. 1ts ore: more or luss fram- od on military principles,—many of the proces- sions are conducied with military ostentation, Danners, ete., bome olten borné by soldiers. Rites anu ceremonies to impress the senses, but leaving the heart entirely cold, constitute o Jarge part of the church service. The priests, cowalled poves, are us_a rule iznorant, not eh esteemed, and hardly avle to create much sympathy, althouzh their position under the Government is such that oflicials and the lower classes have to show them a great deal of out- ward, servile respect. Government officers have’ to be especially careiul of resular _attendance at churel from fear of falling into disfavor. Altars, with jm: can be found in nearly every offi ce, as weil as on the publi every true son of the Chureh has to er Celf numberless times @ day, a process soon becomes mechanical and meaningless. 't he many saints of the Greek Cnurch exereise 2 potent influence, ana are appealed to by good and bad. Churches, containing the relies of Some canonize@ smnt, are_special objects of at- traction, and can be found in every larze Rus- sian town, notably in Kiew, the Russian Mecea. Very large sums are_anuually spent for making proselytes and erecting cliurches and con- vents, of which latter there are large numbes \ith 4 Jatze army of medicant monls aud nu; Bisotry and fanaticism are preached and en- couraged - at the expense of true cnlture and progressive ideas, and have' more than once proved poweriul weapons in Russian warfare. They will azain e resorted to should the ordinary ncans prave inadequate. 'For, in spite of all protestatios aud official declarations, the dominant desire of Tussia is to have Constantinople, and to see the cross'onze more float over St. Sophin. Russia’s plans are nut the creation of the present Czar, nor of his Cabinet; they are sacred ideas handed down for over a century from Czar to Czar, be- queathed from one generation to another. Whatever may hapven in the world's history, this Russian idea is ever kept alive in the people and in the ariny, and its last word is Constanti- hople. Between Islamism and Cesaro-Papi civilizatiou and_enlighténment have very tonope. Modern Christian ideas, sint ward forms, and looking only to ennobling and clevating mankind ou a platform of common humanity, haveas yet found no place in Russian Clristianity BucuER. DEATH OF MOSES. THE BIBLICAL RECORD. Pryvourit, Ind., July 3.—In your last week’s tssue of Friduy or Saturday Inoticed o ques- tion to the following effect, viz.: If - Moses was the writer of the first five Books of the Bible, how happened the last chapter of Deuteronomy to contain an account of his death and burial? As the questioner seemed candid, allow me to suzzest to his mind the fact that the Bible was not originally divided into chapters and verses, nor had each_book a distiuct heading or title. Hence when the division was made the compilers very properly added the first chavte of Joshua to the last of Deuteronomy, becat it related to thie writer of that book, and com- pleted bis history. Thesame thingoceurs in one other fnstance in_the Bible, and also in many books which have been written since that time. Tt 15 an old objection, and originated with Paine. IWhen he found an account of an author's death appended to his writings in any other instance, otever thought of arguing thereirom. that those productions were not genuine. Still in his anxiety to find something_ which might in some way militate azainst God’s Word. hie pre- gsents this with many~ other obj caually absurd. Respeetfully, Mus. H. V. Reep. MOODY AND SANKEY. ToE “INTERIOR " TAKES THE “STANDARD ™ TO TASE. A recent number of the Standard criticised the action of the pastore of this city for exclud- ing;an invitation to;Mr. Moody to resume s re- vival work in the fall, and protested ogainst it for the following reasons: 1. ‘The resalts to the charches are undesirable and unbappy **in their tendency break down consciousness of personal responsibility, and ‘merge it in a broad and sentimental religiosity.” 2.” <+ The work " depreciates the value of church relationshipe, and the etficiency of church systems of spiritual labor. 3. 1t encourages ‘‘light and saperficial views of {he. essentially grand ana emmest matare of the Christian life. The Interior catezorically answers these ob- jections to the return of Mr. Moody, and flatly intimates that they have no foundation what- ever. Iusays: 1. We have never known any revival to make so sivid ** the conscionsness of pérsonal responsibiif- ty." Every man responsible for his neighvor, and every man to his work, was its key-note. 5. T e never knew a revival to vaine more highly «’church relationshipe ™ and the efiiciency of church methods. At the close of the work Ar. Moody did what it xpi curnestly expres: once be found and if, The deepest Christian 1i Tubernacle. conclueion that ti For these rens want the evangelists back, and if we invite thgm only for & month, it is not to quict consciencessdisturbed by feurs of conse- quences. but simphy because we know they cannot come for a longer time. | GENHRAL NOTES. The English Qhakers are going to send two ‘missionaries to this country. During the ldst ten years Presbyterian churches have been established in Kansas at the ratc of one a month. At least fifteen * African Methodist Episcopal Churches in Texas have been burned by incen- Qiaries during the current year. The English company of New Testament re- visers are now engaged upou the second re- vision of the Acts of the Apostles. 1t has been caleulated that for every pound sterling England spends in missions she receives ten in trade, and it is Dbelieved the same ratio will hold good in the United States. 8t. Paul's American Episcopal Church in Rome has received u carillon of twenty-three bells from Louvain, Belgium, and they were rung for the first thwe on the day of the Pope’s Jubilee. [ The Rey. C. E. Hodson, a naval chaplain, the Rev. F. F. Fagge, Vicar of Alston Cantlow, and the Rev. James A, Peola, a_rural carate, have seeeded from the Chureh of England and joined the Church of Rome. A bill has been introduced into Parliament . providing for the ercction of four new Bishop- rics in Enaland. ‘Lhe new Sces are for Liver- Dool, Southwell, Wakeficla or Halifax, and New Castle. These are in addition to four Bishop- rics recently erected. The Wesleyan Sunday-School Union of Great Britain has issued a. very encouraging report of its secoud year's operations. The total number of scholars enrotled i3 725,312 (an increase of 95,600 for the year),” of whom 60,000 arc mem- bers of the churchies or on trial. * The teachers and ofticers number 113,503, “I'he Irish Presbvterian Church has a mission in India, which, durlng the last three years, has numbered ahout 400 conversions, or as many as during the thirty previous years. Its field em- Dbraces six priucipal_gnd 6iX branch stations, at which ten ordamed European missionaries are latorinz. There are worethan 1,700 scholars in the mission schools. There are 10,000 -Teton Indians and about 12,000 Maudaus wholive in Standing Rock re- rion, and who are exceedingly desirous that Catholic ministers shall be senf them. One ol the former, sent by Sitting Bull, traveled 700 1miles to Duluth, Minn., to request that the Rev. J. B. M. Guin should visit them or send some one else in bis stead. Next August will start from Italy the third ilerimage for France. It will halt at Paray le onial, Notre Dame in Paris, Argenteuil, Is- doun, Lourdes, Toulouse, Lyons, and Mar- seilles. Its object is to promote a Catholic brotherhood or reunion of the Militia of Jesus Christ. Its members will wear the badge, namely, the white metal cross, of those who gerve in the Catholie Crusade. *“The _Bible Christiuns are found in the Dominion of Cauada and Great Britain, but notin the United States. The ‘Canada Conference, recently in session, report- ed the following stutisti Eighty-oneitinerant Tinisters, 197 lay preachers, 183 churches, 43 other preaching places, 7,783 chureh members, 1.334 Sablati- achers, and 9,340 schol- Iucrease in church membership over last: 8, 850, we never knew an cvangelist to_do before,— to cach pastara listof all the couverts who cda desireo nitend his church. with the d wish that they might all at thered into the fold. lews of the ‘*earncst nature of ver had were reached in the o Methodist body ¥ The colored Presbrterian Church at Macon, Ga., is in connection with the Northern Presby: terian Chureb, but the Southern Presbyterian congreaation (white), of Macon, of which the Rev. Mr. Clisby is pastor, to show its Cbristiun fellowshiv, gave them a lot and some of tue Jumber for building, and the Northern Chureh gave them $1,600, and the rest of the cost of the ediflce (£5,000) was contributed by tlie people of Macon, white aud black, so that the church dues not owe u dollar. The oldest church in the Christlan world is said to e at Orleansville, in the diocese of Al- siers. The old church of Oppidum Tingittel fvas orected A. D. 323, scon_alter the conver- sion of Constantine, o5 has been recently ascer- tained trom an inscriotlon on the pavement of that church. ~The Mosaie pavemcnt, the walls to a heizht of about six fee a part of the altar aud the Bishov's sedt, still remain. Al that portion of tie original edifice has been covered over, and forms a sort of crypt, which is care- fully preserved. According to Dr. Monfort, of the Cincinnati Ilerald sand Dreshyter, who'is theie and has counted for himself, Glasgow, Scotland, las more Presbyterian churchies than any city in the worid, to wit.: 1 ‘They are thus ded amonir the different -brauches of Presbyterian- ism: Established Charch of Scotland, 495 Free Church, 70; United Presbyted iah, 52; Covenant- ers, 1; United Qriginal Sceeders, 8 Morrison- ites, 105 other Protestant denomiuations have 35 churches, making 220 Protestant churches in the city. The Roman Catholics have 13 churclies. REVIVAL IN BOSTON. “The Boston Journal says that_the past winter has witnessed 2_genuine revival, not only in Boston but in New England. The foliowing statistics collected from the. churches within fifty or sixty miles of Boston indicate the extent of the muvement: Total (203 chs.)... Total by prufession. ‘Lo by letter. Total... THE FIRST CAMP-MEETING of the season at Lake BIufl will be held under the auspices of the N. C. T. C. M. Association. Tt will commence on Tuesday. The Ioliowing is the programme: S. T. M. Hoary, Rockport, TIl., perance Work. 3Mrs. L. S. Rounds, 20, Temperance Union. Weunesuay—Children's mass temperance meet- ing, condacied by Mr. Albert Lane, Chicaxo. Jhursday—Prof, Georze E. Foster. Brunswick Tniversity. New Brunswick. Intemperance Versus tho Elements of Natural Life. AMrs. Mary T. Lathrope, Jackson, Mich., ihe Michigun Cam- ‘paign. riday—0. A, Willard, Evanston, TIl., Religion the Only True leformation. 'Saturitay—Leports from Reform Clubs in Michi- gan, organized by Dr. TReynolds, Bangor, Staine. ‘Sunday—Gospel temperance meeting and preach- fng. Evening, address by Miss Frances i Wil- Lard, 1 The Master Ias Come and Calleth for e, The Western Avenue Methodist Church and Sunday-school take an excursion to Lake Bluff Wednesday, the children’s day of the temper- ance camp-meeting, _Cars leave Western ave- nue at 7:45 2. m., Park Station at.§, and old Milwaukee depot at 8:20. ‘WISCO: METHODIST STATE CAMP-MEETING. To the Editor of. The Tribune. MEeNasa, Wis., July 5. —The Methodist State Camp-Meeting Association, which has been in session 1 this place the past ten days, closed its labors last eveuing. The attcndance has been large, approximatiaz on some days 06,000 to 8,000 per- gons. ‘The Rev. Mr. Carhart, of Oshkosh, Wit soflicfated as General Director of tie procecding und performed Lis duties to the entire satisfaction of all. 'The Rev. ir. Juskip, of Philadelphia, an Evangelist of consicerable repute. wax in daily attendance, and his labors were rewarded by many conversions, The usual closing ceremonivs— hand-rhuking, marching, singinz, etc.—were in- anlged in, nnd the bappy flock separated for their respective homes. - ° A, N, LiNcoLy. PIOUS JOKES. Ata recent representation of “Esther” at Stockbridze the gnard of King Ahasuerus ap- peared armed with Bpringfield rifles. Evenif a’boy is always whistling “I want to bean angel.” it is just as well to keep the pre- served pears on the top shelf of the pantry. A little wirl has o present of rabbits; when she goes to bed she prays: 0 God, we thank Thee specially for the wabbits—all but the cage: we had that before.” \ Deacon Jones, just deceased, had a very red nose. His widow thousht it rather personal in the minister to begin his discourse, **Another shining light ‘has been taken from our congregs- on.’ 4" Over one hundred years ago the Episcopalians of Woodstock, Va., were deeded a lot for a church building. -After thinking the matter over for o century, they now propose to’ build opposite the jail in that place. A lawver and a minister, both impecunions, ‘oarded with a certain widow lady at the South End, Boston. _ Nelther could pay board, but thev contrived to square accounts {n this' Way: The lawyer married the widow and the minister performed the ceremony, and the debt was paid und the thing was doue. A little wirl in Clinton, TlI.,, was teaching her little brother the Lord’s Praver the other nz;:zm, and, when_she had said: “Give us this day our daily bread,” he suddenly ealled out: **Pray for sirup, too, sister; pray for sirup, too.” Irate Editor: ‘““Excuse me, sir; our paper shiould bean authority on chureh matters.. Wo l|‘nve got a Dean on” our staff.” Clergvman: : Ab, but what you want is a Bishop.” Editor: “ Way, sirt” ° Clergyman: * Because your statements constantly need confirmation.”” A Scripture reader waited ou a zood woman ina coiliery village. Not satisfled with the woman's spiritual condition, the visitor re- marked that he was afraid she did not keep the commandments. ¢ Keep the commandments,” she exclaimed, “Wi' a' these bairns. Ive enouch to do to keep oorsel’s!” In the history cluss, recently, a student, being considerably confused in the mazes of a very long sentence, was suddenly interrupted by the professor with the remark, “ You remind me of a Methodist minister who, in a similar pre- dicament, exclaimed to his hearers: * Brethren, - 1 have lost my nominative case, but I am bound for the Kingdom.? " Husband, who has long wished for an excuse to keep away from chureh, to devotional wife: “Can't go 10 church to-day, Susan: it's too risky. These panics, you know, are likely any time time to happen. “Noj church-going is too dangerous & thing for me to take much stock :z“f xnu’x; club-house has safe and speedy means exit. ‘The colored people held a meeting a few days ago in Caldwell County, N. C., to pray for rain. One brother was_called upon, who prayed after “this manner: O Lord God! us poor niggers is perishing dis_year, an’ ef you don’t gib us rain we will perish nexs year, too. So, good Lord, gib us rain. Don’t gib us one ob desc little slippy-slappies, but do. good Lord, gib us one ob dém guliey-washers and trash-movers.”” Little Dot was displeased with papa and muinmy, and when she came to that part of her evening prayer that God would bless them, she hesitated. “Go on, darling,” sald wamma. *Q Lord, pease bess"—another pause, and mamma again urged ler darling, who finally concluded. “*dust bess my own self. Amen.” ‘There are hosts of big and little Dots in all our churches and praver meetings who just pray God to bless themszlves alone; or, as the old farmer put it, * Me and iny wife, our son John aud bis wife; us four and sio more.” A Presbyterian minister recently delivered a lecture on ‘-Congregutioual Pralmody,” in which he referred to the incongruities that oc- cur in present divisions of repetition liues. For instance: ““Love Thee better than before,” was divided, “Love Thee bet-;” ¢ We'll catch uhe fieeting hour* was sung, We'll catch the fiee-3" .\ly poor polluted heart™ became M)' puor pol-3¥ “And take Thy pilgrim home,’ -t And take Thy pil-;” =And in the pious He delights™ became “And in the pi-’ and “Send down salvation from on bigh” became «Send down sual-” A Soprano in one case sang, **Oh for & man,” and the chorus re- sponded, “Oh fora munsion in the skies.” I one cast the soprano modestly sang, *Teach me to kiss.”” while the bass rendered it. quite prosaic by singing, “ Teach me to kiss the rod.” CIIURCH SERVICES. BAPTIST. Dr. Ives will preach at the Tiwenty-Gfth Street Church this evening. —The Rtev. D. B. Chieney, D.D., preaches morn- ing and evenine at the Fourth Church, Washington and Paulina treets. —The Rev. Galushs Anderzon, D.D.,will preach momming and evening at the Second Church, Mor- gan and Monroe streets. —The Rev. W. W. Everts, D.D., will preachat tlie First Church, South Park avenue. and Thirty- first street. morning and evening. ZThe Rev. W. J. Kermott will preach morning and evening in the Halsted Strget Church. ~-The Rev. C. E. Hewitt, D. D., will preach morning and evening of the Ceatennial Church, corne- of Lincoln and Juckson stregls. —The Rev. Curlos Swift will preach this morning at Tmmanuel Church. Orchard street. CONGHEGATIONAL. —The Rev. C. A. Towle will preach this morning and evening in Bethany Church, corner of Paulina and West Huron strec! fhe Rev. Z. S. Iolbrook will preach this morniug and eveniug in the Oakland Church, Ouk- wood Boulesard. Morning subject: **Human Judgment.” Eveningsubject: *The Rich Man.” —The Rev. E. F.Wiliiams will preach this inoming in the Forty-seventh Street Church. The Rev. G. H. Pecke will preach at Leavitt Street Church in the morning on **The Individual Gift for Work™; evening subject, **The Injustice of Prejudice. The Rev. England E. J. Williams will preach at the New Church in the moruine. e Itev, D. N. Vanderveer preiches morning and evening at Union Park Coburch. Subjects: The Sainis Inberitance™ and **'The Grapes of Eplaint. CHRISTIAN. The Rev. F. Toof will preach morning and evening in the First Church, Indiana avenue and Twenty-fifth street. g ¥ePhe Rev. A. J. White will preach morningand evemne at Central Church, Van Buren street aud Campbell avenue. : EPISCOPAL. fFhe Rev. J. II. Knowles will ofiiciate at the Catiredral of §S. Peter und Paulat 10:30 a. m. and 7230 p. 1 i Tgu.- Rev. 8. S. Herris, D. D., will preach morning and evening st St. James®’ Church, Cuss and Huron strocts. ¢ % The Kcv. J. i, Egan, D. D, will preachat ‘Church, Tiwenty-sixth street and Mictigan 245 5. . Trinity a c, . m. ncis Mansticld will preach morn- ingand eveninat ihe Churci of the Atonement. Robey and West Wasbington strects. ) OUie Ttev. 4. Bredvers preaches morning and evenlug ot St. Ansgarius’ Church, Sedgwick sirect, CONIE Ttev. Clinton Locke, D. D., will preach at Wabssh uvenue, at-11a. m. No —Tae Kev. Grace Church, cvening eermio; —The Rev. Ti. Tlopkins will preach fn the ‘ohin’s Chareh, Ashland avenue. D W, F. Morriwun will preach snorning an evening at the Churchof the iloly Conmunion, A o virect, near Twenty-uinth. o her Arthur Rtitchie preucacs morningand evening at il Church of the Asceasion, North La- £l and Elm streets. : 6 Rev. Churles S, Lester preachies morning and evening at St. Paul's Church, Hyde Park ave- BUe e Rev. B, F.Fleetwood preaches morning aud ovcaine at St. Mark's Church, Cotuage Grove avenue. " Fhe Rev. G. at’St. Stephen's F. Cushman, D.D., will preach Churel, Johnsor street, at 10:30 . m, un -l e ev. Luther Pardee will_preach morning and evening ag Calvary Church, Warreu avenne. —The Rev. T. N. Morrison i preach morning and eveningnt the Churchof the Epipuuny, Tnroop Strect near Monroe. L _The Rev. W..J. Petrie will preach morning a0d evening at the Churel of Our Savior, Lincola and Belden avennes. L e e Tonry . Perry will preach morning 2nd evening at All Saints’ Church, North Carpenter et Rex. F. X, Luson will preach at the Good Stenhord Mission, Lawndale, at 10::0 3. m. —The Rev. Stewart Smith w¥l preach morn- fogand evening at St. Mark's Chorch, Evanston. LUTHER. The Rev. Edmnnd Belfour will preach this morn- ing and evening in the English Lutherun Church of the iloly Trinity, corner ‘Dearborn avenue and Eric street. METHODIST. The Rev. A. Gurney will preach at St. Taul's Chiren, coror of Maswell street and Newberry avenue, morning and evening. e Rev. Deloss M. Tompkins preaches at Ravenswood morumsz and evening. oF A e ftov. W. F.Crafts preaches at Trinity Cimrch morning and evening, Morning subject: e Voico of the Lilies’™; cveming” subject: mly Recogmtion. . 3. M. Parkhurst preaches at Firat Cirarch, Moning subject: -*The Shadow of 8 et Tock in u Weary Land s evening subject: Gt s Man be Governed ana Still be Free:” Hhehiop Merrill will prezch this moraing in the Dixon Street Caurch. 0t Rev. John Atkinson will preach moning and évening 1n Grace Church. North LaSalle and I e strects. Subjects: ‘*Job™ and *Fishers S. McChesney will vreach at Park Avenne Church at 10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. “Tue Ty, E. 3 Boring will preach at Diwn q urch in the evening. Stret O e A liiamson will preach at ichi- gon Avenue M. E. Church moring and evening. Tiie Rev. R. D. Sheppard will preach at Wesiern avenge Church, corner of Monrae street, 3t 10:30 8. m. ond 7:45 D M. _The Rev. A. W. Patten will preach morning and evoning at the Wabash Avenue Church, corner urteenth street. O v, George Chase will preach morning and evening at the Winter Strect Church, corner of Forty-fth street. PRESBYTERIAN. The Rev. . I, Walker preacies at the Reunion urch morning and evening. O T ev. James Maclaughlin preaches st the First Scotch Church morning and evening. —Tne Ter. Charles L. Thompeon preaches ot he Fifth Church morning ond evening. g :uml:c'n “*Men iIn the Market.” Evening sab- “sThe Inquiry-Meeting.” ! ne Rev. Johu M. Worrell presches at the Eighth Church morning and evenins. S The Kev. H. T. Miller preaches morning and evening at ihe Sixih Church, Vincennes snd Oak avenues. '—The Rev. J. Monro Gibson will preach morn- ‘ing and evening in the Second Church, Michigan B e Abbolt French presches morn —The Rev. John - ng and evening at the Fourth ‘Church, Rush and enfug &6 U ] S ey A. B, Slmoson, D. D, of Louis- ville, Ky., will preach at the First Church this morning. REPOREED EPISCOPAL. ! The Rev. M. D. Church will preach this moraing and cvening in St. John's Church, Ellis avenne, near Thirty-seventh street. s —Tne Rev. J. D. Cowan will preach this morn- ing, and Bishop Cheneywill preach and adminis- ter confirmation and the sacrament this afternoon in Grace Cliarch, cormer of Hoyng.and Le Moyne —The Rev. Dr. Cooper will preach this morning and evening in Immanuel Church, corner of Cen- tre and Dayton streets. m—r:'ll:_‘e ll&eg ::" lL‘ ‘I:J)o:wg:lh will preach this 2 in Emmanuel Church, corner ove: and Twenty-cighth streets. St —The Rev. 4. A. Fisher will preach this evening 1n St Mark's Chareh, South Chicago: A —iiishop Cheney will preach i Christ Charch, Michigan avenue and Trventy-fourth street, in the morning on ** How a Woman Paid Her Debis, ” aud in the evening on **The Silence of Jesus.” SOCIETY OF PRIENDS. ‘The Socie.y of Friends will hold meetines to- day on Tiwenty-sixth street at 10:30 2. m. and at No. 71 Randoiph street at 5 p. m. SWEDENBORGIAN. The . L. P. Mercer will preach this morning in the Union Ehnécl:i‘ Ueniey Hall, No. 83 East Madison strect. Subject: ‘-The New Age: <Origin and Characteriutics. i © UNIVERSALIST. ‘The Rey. Sumner Ellis will preach at the Church of o Redeemer thls morning. —The Rev. J. Straub will preach this morninz 1n the hail of the Third Chureh, corner of Indians avenue and Thirty-first street. —The Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach in St. Panl's Church, Michigan avenue near Eigateenth strect, this moralng, on ** The Strazzle for Bread.* UNITARIAN. The Rev. Robert Collyer will_preach at_Unity Church fu the morning, and at the Third Church, Corner of Monroe and Latin streets, at 4 p. m. MISCELLANEOUS. Elder II. G. McCulloch will preach this morning and evening ot No. 221 West Madison street. —The Rev. Dr. Hibbard will preach this morniniz in: the New Jerusalem Church, corner of Praicic avenue and Eignteenth strect, and at the Temble, corner of West Washington street and Ogden ave- nue, at 3:30 this afternoon. —The non-sectarian Bible-meeting will be held at 2:30 this afternoon in Room 23, No. 108 Frank- lin street, corner of Washington. = Subject for dis- cussion: ** Religion.” —Believers in_the higher life will meet this moming in Room 3 Nevada Block, corner Wash- ington and Franklin streets, _ =The Rev. J. M. Gibson will give a Bible read- ing in Farwel) ffall at 5:00 p. m. Subject, **A odel Christian, * Rev. E. Stane will preach in the Chapelof the Washingtonian Home at 3 p. m. —Disciples of Christ meet at 4 o'clock this after- noon at N West Randolph strect. ~-Judge Layton preaches morning and evening at the Tabernacle, No. 91 South Green street. —Mrs. Clara L.'V.. Richmond will speak in Occi- dental Hall, No. 421 West Madison street,at 10:45 a.m. and 7:45 p. m., e Progressive Lyceum meets in Occidental Hall At 12:30 p. m. The Trine Immersion Adventists meet at No. 358 Milwnukee avenue morning and evening. —Services will be held in Flood's Mall, Hyde Park, at11a. m. and 7:45 p. m, —The ltev. H. M. Paynter will preach in_Cal- vary Tabernacle, No. 320 Ogden avenue, at 10:30 a.m, and § p. m. —The Rev. A. W. Mann will conduct gervices for deaf mutes in the chapel at St. James' Church, Coss and Huron strects, 4t 10:30 8. m. and 3 p. m. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. July $—Sixth Sunday after Trinity. | CATHOLIC. July venth Sunday after Pentecost. July9—St. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, W. (rom Tuly'8). July 10—The Seven Brothers, and SS. Rufina and. Secunda, M. July 11—St. Pins, B, M. “July 12—St. John Guuibert, Abb.; SS. ind Felix, MM. Tuly 13-St. Al . P. ML July 14—St. Bonaventure, B. C. D. JEWISH. July 11—New Moon (Ab1). A WARNING TO SMALL BOYS. "Twas on the morning of the Fearth, and searco ‘was ushered in The glorious day we celebrate. when n,, rosy litde Nabor Jim, A very naaghty boy of ten, who meant to ralsea 'l'heu,“(auhclp tomake things pleasant, he took a ttle gun, Which did great execution ere the glorions Gay was onc, And helped that nanghty boy, besides, to have such lots of fun. And all was very pleasant till the early morn was v For he had used discretion: but t could no langer And soon the fun grew farious, and fingers they 1lew fast. . For soon that little Jimmy, who had loaded to the top The wespon which he carried, and which be called > pop. Lay out topull the trigrer, and two fingers they were not- Now this was quite unfortanate so early in the day, And interfered somewhat, 'ths said, with Jimmy's childish play; Desides, it damped bis spirits, which had been un- common gay. And I‘i)ule Jim, 'tis sad to say, was looking awful -blue; Which is not to be wondered at, since he had cause to rue The loss of those two fingers erc ye! the day was through. No more had powder charms for him; no more ‘could aught beuile: And, to all thase who tempted hum, he said, *‘That ham't my style.” 5 For **crackers™ and for **chasers™ he not in the Teast dld ** spile.” And he who, when the day began, bad started ont e 50 bright, Came_home to the ‘Which lef! Tish flud & welcome® from his father cn ‘\ufi'. as he told me, 1n & rather **tick- plight. Bnt, if the lesson he has learned npon this glorious da, Shall fench sach tender yonths as he with weapons not to play. This story, wiich is full of trath, shall not be y. Wy G. thrown awa Crnicago, July 6, 1877. e | WATCHED DIANA. 1 watched Diana climb the sky— Meck. matchless Queen of Beauty shet T watehied her glide with conscious pride Of her high rank and royelty. Looked #he 3 Quesn—ay, yes, & Queen— Fut 0 50 aimple in her ways! o vou and me, to all, spoke she Of brighter lands and better daye. Of Love she spoke—of Love indeed Pure as her own sweet, beavenly face— A Love that lives—a Lose that gives True Beanty’s form her every grace; Then, pointing to her slster-orby Each one a star of brightést hue: +iThese are my love—inese are my doves— "These are the friends forever true.” Thus did I revel in swect thoaght: When looked I into mine own heart, The long-lost years, the flood of tears Came rashing with a torrent's smart. T looked behind—the billows passed; 1 looked before—the tranquil sea; T looked abuve—and O what love, Divinely sweet, looked down on me! As if to 1ift an erring child, “And bresk the bonds of Sin and Shame, ‘And, Jike & mother meek and mild, To bring it back to whence it came, So looked she then —¢0 100ks she ROW— So 1o0ks she ever, to invite Both yon and me. and all. to see, 1In her, Hope's atar forever oright. CuicaGo. Josern D. TURSET. QEWILDERING EYES. Bewildering eyes of heavenly blae, Tow soft their splendor i3t When gcen thone ehinin; orbs all throngh, My thonghts arrive at this: 1 think a Seraph has come down To gladden mortal men, And from eome airy hight has flown, Where ages she Has been. Tdream of E{Gl as midnight black, Whose wells are fathomless, In which expression hath 10 And love for me confess. Such eyes for all have loveliest charm, Though often dangerous prove: Through all their glances. [ afirm, Beam looks of deepest love. Bewildering eyes of golden-brown Plerce through one's very heart, Whose casy smile or ma:chless frows ‘Bids all our sense cepart. 1 dream of eges whose richest gray 1s sweetest of the nvee;i 1n which expreasion finds lts play “Ever the most complete. But eyes of blue, or gray, or brown, ‘All colors they may be. 1f 1n those eyes I sec, adown ‘Their depths, some smiles for me! CoxsTaSCE 3 q Motherly Advice. « And, above all, my love,” were the parting wards of a Detrolt woman to her daughter. as the newly-wedded the hack to convey pair to the depot drew up st the door—*‘ above. all, Nellie, 1f you should quarrel ‘Reginald is but a man and tife is foll of thorns), remember that your : _first daty is to yourself as a lady and a house- | keeper. Order and mneatness above all things. - ever hit your husband with a rolling-pin or a potato-masher. You could never forgive your- self if the result of such a blow were to be the appearance of 4 hair at table in a dish of mashed potatoes or 8 pie~rust when you had. company ° at tea. . The poker will do quite as well aml is ; infinitely more ladvlike. Good-bye. Write every day, and don'tforget your-poor old moth- ° er. - Boo! hoo!” z THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS. Communications intended for this Department should be addressed 1o T#E Tursuxe and indersed *+Checkers. " CHECKER-PLAYERS' DIRECTORY. Athenzum, Nos. 63 and 63 Washington street. PROBLEY( ¥O. =1 Br A. F. Wonczster, Mantsos, Wis. - Blick. POSITION NO. 2. y MoTLEY, M Black men on 2, 19, White men on 9, ‘White to play and win. TO CONR A. F. Worcesicr. ) of your problew this wi A. D. Davis, Colorado Springs—Glad to learn § that it Feacned you wafely. g i W. E. Truax, Motley, Mino.—Play 23-21 at" sixth move of your solution to Problem No. 20, _und white can win. J. 0. Fairchild, Newark, N. J.—Your good wishes and compliments are very gratifytne. Wo ahall continue our eiforts to make “*Tig TAWUNE columa the finest in this country.” PONDENTS, i on, Wis.—¥e make uso 4 = CHECRER IT! S, 3fr. Wyllle returned to Dundee, afterhaving been. well enterteined by the Glasgow players. Our correspoudent, Mr. A. F. Worcester, of, i Moo Wt hcently visited the playory af | Oshkosh, and made the followinz score: Wen, 187 Yost, 14 drawn, 10; total,, 72 games. . Nocames have appeared in the columns of the Cheisen Public for two weeks. in consequence of being crowded out by a ponderous array of long- winded letters on the championship question. i Mr. Martins telezraphed his arrival at Qaeeny- & town from the United States, aml was entertained ’;l sumptuous supper at Moore's Hotel by tiw ouzlns piayers upon his arrval in that city of - draughts, *“asa mark of the esteem in which he is held not only as an cminent drsught-player, but a3 u man of sterling worth. " A checker-player of East Boston was visited th other eveniug by o friend, who found him in a pro found atudy. The table waa scattered with diction= aries, other books, sheets, aad a porteait of Wyllia Yor inspirution. ifis friend at Grst thousht he had. failed, and was making a statement—no! be wad only writinga letter on tac championship question. —Dispatch. r. George Jewett. a toted Yorkshire plaver, | recently favored the mombers of the Hull Chorch Institate Cheds and Checker Club with an exhibi~ ¢ tion of simultancous play, eleven games being in progress ot one time, Mr. Jewett making i Roves, and paseing froin board to board with i sstonishing rapidity. On ceasing play, Mr. Jewett had won twelve gties, lost two, and drawn twos 2 very remarkabie feat conwdering the strensth of the players of the Institute Club. Mr. Jewets | Ras previonsly played three simuitancous matches in Hull. In the dst match he won twelve games® amd drev one, out of thirteen, against slx pliyers. 1In the second march he won sixteen games, lost one, and drew five, against nine players. In the ! third match he won twelve zuaes, lost one, and o drew five, sgainst e players. = SOLTTION TO POSITION NO. 20. 1511 I ] 1 5-10 — 8 AFTER. d the clouds, Hope's sun is ‘brightly shininzys Beyand the ol vt Faith'a star stlll softly ‘Deams; And fairer hours the distant Fature nambers— Tioars that will bring thee more than emp:y| dreams. Life. "tin trae, (s now 2 lonz, vain yearning— A void unfilled; but O the days to be, God geant, may know, indeed. a golden glory— ; e bieat fruition of ford hopes for thee? : «¢Into each 1ife some rain mast fall.” Ah, yesl The bitter, too, must mingle with the sweet, ‘And weeds springs up along the pathway, where Eratwhile bat roses blossomed at our feet. The heart throbs not that pever knew a thril OF sorrow pulsing 'mid its bapoincea: The lip smiles not that never quivered ‘neath The birden of a stricken soul's distress. The darkest clouds have each a eflvar linings Tne flercest tempest has a paacefal calm;® And »b?: hleal\mgmm hé;dmngmb-lx it Soars ’bove 1ts gloom 5 God-sen 3 Caticaco, Jaly 3. ." Gwxa AL WaksoXs