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FORE te THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. AUGUST 19, 1877~SIXTEEN GES. 9 RELIGIOUS. The Anglican Benedictine | tefestea. Monastery in Wales--= Father Ignatius. Mr. Moody’s Views on Tem- perance Pledges---Their Worthlessness With- out Conversion, A Steady Decrease in the Number of Candidates for the Ministry. @ The Doctrines of the Koran--- What the Mohammedan Bible Teaches. ‘An Energetic Protest Against Danc- ing for the Benefit of the Church. General Notes from the Church at Home ead Abroad. Pious Sriiles for the Worldly--- Personal News-==Services To-Day. x PROTESTANT MONKS. SE ANGLICAN BENEDICTINE COMMUNITY IN ‘WALES—FATHER IGNATIUS. Yew York Times. On one of the Black Mountains in Monmouth- shire, Wales, a few miles from the market town of Abergayvenuy, are located the Protes- tant Monks of the Catholic Order of St. Bene- dict. Their home js a barn-like tenement, a stone church, the shrine in which they worship. These two buildings, situate near the ancient ruins of Llanthony Priory, supposed to have been founded by St. David, are occupica by a peculiar people, who call themselves Protestant members of the Order of St. Benedict. Perse- cuted, ridiculed, and calumniated at Norwich and elsewhere, these monks of the Church of England placed themeelyes far from the busy hum of men, and in their new home far up the mountain: side remain, with Father Ignatius, their Abbot, comparatively undisturbed. The service in their little church is conducted with much pomp and ceremuny, and 11 would be dif- ficult for a layman to distinguish it from the ritual of Rome. Candles, incense, vestments, are lavisnly used; the elevation of the Host is indulged in; the prayers and psalms are chanted in Latin, and auricular confession is a necessity. ‘The head of this order of Llanthony Benedic- tines is Fatber Irnatius, whose real name is Jo- seph Lycester Lyne. Born in 1$37, he received his early education at St. Paul's School, but, owing to ill health, at the age of 15 was sent to 2 private tutor in the country. At 19 young ‘Lyne entered as divinity student at Trinity The- ological College, m Scotland. From the very outset of his career he made no secret of his ex- treme High-Church views, though in early life he converted many members of the Presby- teriau faith to the communion of the Episcopal Church. Years passed on, und the idea came to him of the secluded life of the monk. He be- fau to read the lives of the Saints of the Desert, and the records of the monksof old. At the age of 25, after a serious illness, he took the vow and habit of a monk. For a while he worked in the mission of St. George’s, in the East: sul quently took up bis abode with his newly-made brethren at Cloydon Rectory, Suffolk, thence re- moyed to Norwich, where they were persecuted and charged with all mapper of misdemeanors, and finally took refuge in their present moun- tainhome. . ‘They are eal to be very poor, and live solely upon the proceeds of Father Isnatius? lectures, and the charity of certain devout people in Liy- erpool, Brizhton, and one or two other places. {n the course of the year, Father Ignatius has many applications from men of all classes 1m life who desire to be candidates for monasticism. He never encourages any one to become a monk. Asthe monks are dead to the world, so must thuse Who desire to join them seck them out. When a novice first enters the monastery every- thing is done to discust him. He is employed in the most ‘menial offices. He must scrub and £cour the floors, wash the feet of the brethren, and generally become a domestic drudge. the end of six montns he is free to leave.» Most novices do £0, weary of tne work and worn out y vigils and fasting. If, however, the appli- cant still wishes to become a monk, he enters ® second novitiate of twelve months, during Which period his menial duties: are licht- ened. At the expiration of the year he is free to return to the world; but ff he still continues firm in his resolution, he enters into athird period of twelve months, after whicb he is asked tor the last time if he is determined to live tor Jesus only.” If be is resolute, he formally takes the three vows of poverty, ovedience,”.and chastity. He lies down upon a bier stretched on the ground, and, cover- ed with a pall, hears the funeral service read over his body: The ceremony concluded, he is dead to the world, and is then led to the altar, aud goes through the marriage service, by which he is wedded to Christ forever. Asked recently how he reconciled monastic life With the doctrine of the Church of England, which he professes, Father Ignatius said: “The guestion respecting monasticism is not, What ‘oes the world or the age We live in think of it? but, What does the Christian religion teach? The monastic or solitary life has always existed in therChurch, and the Christian Teligion, by the mouths of her teachers and saints, has declared it to be the highest, holiest, best, and most useful. Our ‘avior lived thirty-three years on earth, out of Which He spent thirty in Seclusion, hidden, un- ‘nown, anfong the hills of Galilee. Only three did He spend in active life, going about doing good. The monastic life is divive Chris- tianity, the secular life is human Christianity. Many poor souls end their life ina mad-house for want of a monastery. All men,” he con- toued, “are not in love with the nineteenth century; the discoveries of modern science and the devclopment of human thought rive neither Peace nor content.” In ‘answer to avother | Question, the Abbot said: ** We do not claim to be part of the Roman Benedictine order. . St. Benedict is de facto our lemslator; we may. therefore. not unreasonably regard him as our Patron. Hegave certain rules of lifeto the monks who came to him for advice and guia- ance, which were subsequently adopted by many of the Abbots of Europe. We Protest- nts follow the rules which be gave forth. We Co Dot profess the same dogma, but we use our ‘Gays according to his plan.”* MR. MOODY. TS VIEWS ON TENPERANCE PLEDGES. Some weeks ago it was stated in the Eastern Papers, and from them copied ito the Western Journals, that Mr. Moody has declined to recog nize the Boston Ladies’ Temperance Union, on the ground that its President, Mrs. Livermore, ®as not an Evangelical Christian. Mr. Moody’s friends contradicted the statement, but it found credence because it was backed up by one of the members of the Societ: To settle the Question so far as Mr. Moody is concerned, the editor of the Northfield (Mass.) ‘Republican ad- ressed a brief note to Mr. Moody asking for anexplanation. Tne following is the great re- ‘Wvalist’s reply: Nontarieyy. Mass., July 6.—To the Editor of the Republican: “In reply to your note, arkins what was said by me to give rise to Thai report that T had etated that ** Mrs. Liver- jnore was not a Christian,” 1 write to say that Some of the members of the Boston Ladies’ Tem- verance Christian Union felt that they m their Mork had not been recoruized by me se they thovght their work deserved. and. furthermore, Were prieved that] had not encouraged co-workers With metoenter into the temperance work with them. Ican eee nothing that euch a report could have arieen from more than the conversation held ‘with the Committee of ladies from this Society. to ®hom L explained my reasons for not co-operating with them, Aly strong belief has been and still is that the Sronkard’s only hope is ina renewed heart, with dew desires and strength from God to keep him. I have no faith ina simple pledge alone. I believe the power strong drink has over a pereon cannot be droken by man's will. It needs God's power to help overcome this terrible appetite. jelieving this, and seeing many cases that have been save: byrelisnce on Goa’s power, and many failures Where trust has been placed in one’s own strength, Texplained thet I conid not, with these canyictions « so strong. connect myself with any society where there mizht arise opposition to what I consider the fundamental doctrines of the Gospel, Of course to disogrve cn theee points would only give rise to argument and enaless discussion, und the real ob- tect of the Society m this way be to a great‘extent wy Tondamental doctrines I- mean regencration— Qobxcent aman be born again he eannot sce the king: Justincation by tatth—* By htm all that belteve are Justined trom all tht om Ww. Justified Uy tie Taw of Moseaty VCH Ye could not be ufttengment= “*Cariet died f6r our sins according to UpGerptures: and the doctrine ut the resurrection There was no feeling against any person, either felt or expressed, during this or any other conversa tion in reference to the Society, and 1 was eur- Prised to find sucha eentiment attributed to ine, which was as unjust to me as to the lady men- tioned. If thie had not been one amony many other statements for which 1 am not responsible, should have contradicted it immediately, but there being 60 many statements of thinge said and done by ine of which Y would know nothing tilt 1 read them or heard of them from othygs, 1 have found, asa rule, that it wae beter to Mike no notice of them. T write now only in anewer to your lettcr and to repeat that Ihave never expressed to any one that I believe@ Mrs, Livermore wae not a Christian ‘My idea fs that life is 60 short, and the work to be done 80 great, and the workers wo few, that our lume can be better spent thauin controversy. Youre ualy, D. 1. Moovr. CHURCH CHANGES. A STEADY DECREASE IN MINISTERIAL CANDI- ‘DATES. : New York Herald. Nothwithetanding the apparent tnerease in the number of young men who have sought to enter the ministry during the last three years, it is a painful refiection, strengthened vy obser- Yation of those in position to know whereof they affirm, that the number of candidates for: the ministry is constantly and steauily diminishing. And this is uot confined to any single denomi- nation, The Bap) Presbyterians, Congre- gationalists, and Episcopalians make the same -complaint. The Methodists have shut the doors of thefr conferences to keep out the crowds who seek to enter, and yet their Bishops tell them every few years that the incomers do not equal the outeoers, and that something more must be done to encourage voung men to seek the min- istry. But everything that can be done is dune already. Young men can ect a collegiate and theological education almost free or for “ next tonothing.” And yet they do not keep pace with the wants of the Church and the of population. Dr. A. H. Strong, President of the Baptist Institution at Rochester, N. Y., has collected and published some. statistics on this poiut covering a period of a half century, which he divides into five decades, ‘3nd ti the graduates of the leading colleges ax a b; At Yale College, the tirst ten years of its histo: ‘72 per gent of the students had the tinistry view, In the first decale of the fifty years 30 per cent had the ministry iu view. in the last, only 1. In Williams College, in the first de- cade of the fifty years, 59 per cent were looking Fi t, only 15. In Am herst, in the first decade, the percentage is 6t; in the last, 26. Hamilton College dropped from 3S per cent to 23, Brown University from 39 to 19 per cent: Rochester from 46 to 2. The av- erage of al] these colleges was 46 per cent. in the first decade, and 17 in the Iasi ‘hese figures might well awaken anxiety for our country. Not simply relatively to the number of students in a course of preparation, but absolutely the number of candidates for the munistry is con- stantly diminishius. Meanwhile the ‘call tor men to fillimportant stations of usefulness is becoming ever more pressius. As Damel Web- ater said about the legal professicn, so we may about the ministerial, “There is plenty of room at the top.” Among the reasons for this falling-off sug- gested by Dr. Strong, one is the marked change in the tone and spirit ofthe ace. A mist seems to have come over al} those sublime truths so much revered by our fathers. Materialism has supplanted the idea) philosophy. This has greatly increased the forms of professional life, so that from three learned professions we have adozen. The secularization of our seats of learning suggests another reason. A seeular air in colleges has expelled special reliious or the- ological study. One hundred years ayo (he might have eaid fifty) relisious “or theological teaching formed a part of every college curricu- Jum. The young man who became a Jawyer had studied theology with his fellow-studeot who entered the ministry. Thus a bond of union was formed between them which brought them into intimate relations. Now, theology—the science of God—is about the only science which is not taught in our collezes. AS for remedies, the min- istry itself must magnify their oflice in every poe sible way. The churches must lay hands on their gifted young men and compel them to take up the office. But the ministry have magnified their office so greatly that there is no chance for the average young man to enter their ranks, and gifted young men can do better so far as money-making is concerued in other callings. And forthe soul-saving part, which now is a sec- ondary consideration with many ministers, any Christian young man can do his part iv the work aswell without as with the consent of the church authorities. Baptists, Presbyterians, and others hold the idea that when God calls a man to the ministry He also calls a congregation to be served by him. Hence a candidate is never ordained by those bodies, nor sent forth with their imprima- ture unless a congregation willing to sit_ under his ministry hus been found. But they may uot want him more thana year or two, and then he foes off, perbaps even without 2 Godspeed, to seek other pastures and other flocks to feed for two or three years more. ‘The Catholic and the Methodist Churches are the only ones that keep un any sort of equilibrium between their con- grerations and the misisterial supply. There is a fault somewhere in the ecclesiastica! polity of other sects that keeps one-half or more of their ministers idle and their pulpits empty. THE KORAN. WHAT THE MOHAMMEDAN BIBLE TEACNES, + The revelations which were made to Moham- med are contained in the Koran. which has ever been, and still is, the Bible of his followers. it is divided into 114 chapters, which were deliver- ed at different times, through a course of years, ascircumstances required, the later portions otten revoking and contr adicting the earlier. Asthe different portions were given by the angel, they were proclaimed, and then written down by a scribe on palm leaves, skins, orother fit materials, and these Joose scripts were thrown promiscuously into an atk or chest. After the Prophet’s death, they were taken out and pub- lished without the slightest regard to order, method, dates, or subjects, so that the student has no means of finding the proper place of any chapter, bat by comparing it with the Prophet’s history, and Seeing where it will best fit the oc- casion. Thie makes the Koran a very difficult bock to read or study to any advantage. . ‘The teachings of the Koran correspond, in many points, with those of the Old Testament. particularly in-regard to the creation of the world, the fall of Adam, the general deluge, the deliverance of Noab and his family in the ark. the call of Abraham, the storics of Isaac aud Ishmael, of Jacob and the Patriarchs; the selection of the Jews as Goa's chosen peonle: the prophetic office, miracles, and administra- tion of Moses; the inspiration and authority of the Hebrew historians. prophets, and psalmists, especially of avid and Solomon; and, lastly, the promise of the Messiah. with many ‘of the accompanying predictions respecting it. They agree aiso with the New Testament in the re- cognition of Jesus Christ as the Messiah of the Jews,in His miraculous conception, His immacu- late nativity, His numerous miracles. His rejec- tion by Hisown countrymen. His condemnation to the death of the cross, His bodily ascension into heaven, his officiating there as Mediator between God and man. and His coming to judge the world at the last day. The ac- quaintance of Mohammed with these leading farts of our sacred history may be eccounted for by his carly and lons-continued acquaintance with Jews and Christians. ‘The principal doctrine of the Koran fs that so oft repeated: ‘There isno God iut God, and Mohammed is His prophet." The Trinity is re- jected, and also the Divinity of Christ. Moham- med taught the universal providence of God, anda kind of predestination—not that of the Scriptures, but more nearly resembling heathen fare. He ‘believed in au innumerable company of angels, a future retribution, a general resur- rection and judzinent, a paradise for the faithful, bud a terrible hell for all his enemies. He be- Heved4n a purgatory for those whose moral dis- orders’are susceptible of sures but for the mis- table remnant there is no hope. = Of the moral and religious duties inculcated in the Koran, some are commendable and use- ful. In the former part of his ministry, Mo- hammed often enjoined upon his followers the duties of patience and submission; butin the latter part they Were measurably forgotten..No duty is more frequently enjoined in the Koran than prayer. He speaks of prayer as ‘the pil- Jar of relizion and the key of paradise.” To his followers be prescribed five stated seasons of rayer every day. The first isin the morning Between day and sunrise; the secondimmediate- ly after noon; the third at the middle hour, be- tween noon and sunset; the fourth between sunset and dark; the fifth an hour and a half after mght has fully set in. These seasons of rayer are still scrupulously observed in all Wiobammedan countries.. The muezzcin, or crier, from the top of the mosque, proclaims the hour of prayer, when every ood Mussulman, whoever he may be, or however employed, obliged to pauce and go through with his devo- ions. Fasting is another duty of the Mohammedan religion. The great feast of Ramadan js con- tnued through the whole of the.ninth month of the Arabic year. No food must be taken through the hours of daylight; but when the evening comes, the votary gives himself up, withdut restraint, to the pleasures of the table, antl such other gratifications as his heart de- sires, Frequent ablutions, avd alms-giving, are also to be reckoned among the duties of the Moham- nicdan religion. Mobammed protubited to his followers the sin of gambling and the use of strong drinks. By Strict Mussulmans these injunctions are ob- served; while by the more liberal class they are disregarded, Polygamy is permitted and practiced among the followers of Mohammed. He limited his followers to the number of four wives, while he Was allowed to have as many as he pleased. THE VATICAN, THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND THE “MODERN STATES.” London Times, 2 Rose, July 24.—It appears tbat Monsignor Angelo Bianchi, ex-Apostolic Nuncioto Bavaria, instead of Jeaving Munich on the arrival of bis successor, Monsignor Aloisi Masella, has been permitted, if not instructed, to remain and aid fu carrying out the system recently decided upon atthe Vatican of empioying secret or declared. delegates, as the localities might require, for the regulation of business between the Vatican and the German clergy. From Munich the ex- Nuncio has been busy in transmitting to the Prussian Bishops instructions received from the Vatican in opposition to the laws of that country. Upon this subject the Bavarian Government liave received remonstrances from Berlin, aud have consequently sent to the Vatican a formal request that Monsignor Bianchi, having no further legitimate business in Munich, may be r led. The Vatican, in order to avoid new ties to which a con- troversy upon the subject might give rise, has sent orders to Monsignor Bianchi to return im- mediately to Rome, aud, in tact, the ex-Nuncio is now on his way hither. ‘The relations between the Church and what at the Vatican are called the “ modern States,” and the means by which to maintain all the asserted rights of the one while appearing to make concessious to the requirements of mod- ern rogress created, by the other, fori the ‘subject of inerfising consideration at the Vatican. Communications areconstantly being received from the Pontifical Diplomatte Agents and the Bishops in foreign countries seeking information as to what judicial inter- pretations and solutions they are tv apply to ecele tical questions which, xs understood by the Roman Church and the civil laws, are more or less at variance, To decide upon these difli- culties, a congregation’ of Cardinals has been appointed, end, in conformity with their _de- cisions, his Holiness will, by means of a Bolla dtisernata, instruct the Bisbops how to regulate matters in their legal relations with the differ- ent Governments. The attention all these mat- ters of detail are now receiving forms a remark- able contrast to the son possumus inactivity ob- served during the last years of Cardinal Anto- nelli’s rule as Pontifical Seeretary of State. The Vatican is much preoccupied with the turn affairs are taking in the East. It is feared that an extension of Russian power will cause fereat injury to the interests of the Roman Catholic Church. Many missionaries have writ- ten for instructions, but. thus far the Vatican does not know what replies to send. CHURCH DANCING. AN ENERGETIC PROTEST AGAINST IT. To the Radttor of Phe Tribune. Cuicaco, Aug. 18.—Being unfortunate cnongh Friday morning, the 17th inst., to be in a meas- ure obliged to procure a Times, mv eye fell upon an article, from which the following is an ex- tract: Dancing on the platform, conversation, refresh- ments, and perhaps a spice of mild flirtation, con- stituted the agreeable pursuite of the evening. Pound's orchestra had been retained, and a yood dancing programme was the result. The Refresh- ment Committee wes composed of several vromi- nent ladies of the church. : i It was sald of a lawn party given for the pen- efit of a certain Episcopal church of the city. Our name being found among the list of those present, a fact owing to our ignorance of the nature of the entertainment, may we be al- lowed a few words. Dancing on this occasion, asin too many sim- ilar instances, and “perhaps a spice of mild (7) flirtation, constituted (to most present) the agreeable pursuits of the evening.” ‘Asmall proportion of those present were church members, but the majority pleasure seekers. © Has it come to this. is there no longer a place inthe Episcopal Church where Christian may bold fellowstup with Christian? Is there no Jonger a sense of sacredness connected with the only representative of God on earth,—His Church? Isher purity to be overlooked in the desire to get gain! How often is His name mentioned in gatherings of this nature,—for His penctit? Why does His Church permit these things to be; His sacred nainc to be used asa shicld, for, to say the Icast, questionable amusements; is it not “doing evii that good may come?” Is there no other way of ‘sup- porting God’s Church than by the violin? We know there is. But this way being most popu- Jar to the outside world is more often resorted to. Our objections are not so much to the amuse- ments, but to the object for which they are em- ployed.; Dancing may be well enough in its place, bat certainly its place is not the Church of God. What’ an influence was ezerted by this one event. As we pasted out the gate we noticed the fence to- be partially covered by Chicago's Jowest ‘characters, and from one a remark was heard as applicable as vile. If the Ciurch has come to such o pass that she is obliged to be supported, not by voluntary contributions, accompanied by prayers that His cause may be advanced by them, but by those who buy for pleasure's sake, for Value to be re- evived,—we say if the Church bas come to such a pass, what will her future be? EriscoraLian, CHURCH DEBTS. THE OAKLAND CONGREGATIONAL CRURCE. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Aug. 17.The above subject was aguin agited in your last Sunday’s issue by au anonymous “J. O. E.:The article, clipped ofits redundancies, was an implication that the pub- licution of the church mortgages was a piece of maliciousness on the part of the Alliance, and that the pastor of Oakland Congregational Church was its inspirer. These charges would be serious if they were not so ridiculous; ‘but it isabout time this cry of malice snould cease. In the first place,.the list of mortgages was com- piled from the Recorder’s books to meeta public demand, and necessitated an outlay of time and money exceeding $50 in amount. There was no malice, and none thought of by any one except :certain churches that had been carefu) to conceal their mortgages, and were an- oved at the publication of facts. Regarding the second insinuation, it may be well for “J. O. E.” to understand that the Alliance is able to dictate its own policy, and that neither the pastor of Oakland Congregational Church, nor any.other individual aside from the mana- CTS, ever specified its course, or is ever ikely to. The fact thatthe Oakland Congre- gational Church did not appear on the list is, because there has been no mortgage recorded since the fire, the same as with many other churches. ‘Tbe above statement is made freely, not that I feel called upon to reply to an anonymous insinuation, but that the worthy pastor of the Oakland ‘Church mav not seem implicated in a matter about which he knew nothing. H, L. Ensicy, Managing Editor, THE CAMP-MEETING. A LARGE ATTENDANCE PROMISED. The Desplaines camp-meeting commences on Thursday of this week. The Superintendent and members of the different committees were on the grounds yesterday, overseeing and giv- ing final instroctions. The grounds were never jn better condition. The grass has bedded over in the circle, and no dust will annoy the worship- ers this season. The young maples that were setouttwo years ago are covered with thick foliage, and the grounds are completely shaded. Among the ministers expected to be present to assist_in the services of this meeting, are the Rev. E. Fuller, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga.; the Rev. Dr, Hicks, of Florida; Chaplain McCabe, singer: the Kev. Dr. Hunter, of St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church; and the Rev. Dr. Bartine, of New Jersey, the far-famed. camp rection preach- erof the East. This will be his first visit to the West. Tuesday will be women’s day. Mrs. Jennie Fowler Willing will preach in the morning, and in the afternoon the Female Foreign io1 Society will hold a meeting, which will be ad- dressed ne able speakers. ‘There is every mdication of a large attend- ance, and grand results are confidently expet ed. Among those on the ground already and settled in their cottages are the families of A. H. Benson, G. B. Swift, A. Brown, E. Verrity, Mr. Battershaw, Alexander Drake, F. Sharp, T: W. Draper, J. Damiarell, D. “Harvey, A. Lane, and others. Every cottaze will be occupied, ana besides a large number of tents have been engoged. The reporters’ tent—the floor of wit was latd yesterday—will occupy a con- yenient place on the north side of the circle. Trains leaving Chicago at 9:20 a. :30 p. m., 4:45 p. m., 5:40 p. m., and 6:25 p. m., on, the Wisconsin Division of the Northwestern Railway will stop at the Desplainest Camp- Meeting platform; and the: trains that leave Desplaines at 5:40 3. m., 6:40a.-m., 7:95 a.m., 8:55. a. m., 9:52a,m., 3:05 p. m.,. and 6:30 p. m., will stop. at the platform coming south. The Sunday train from Chicago will leave Chica- goat‘ja.m., Sunday, Aus. 26, aud will leave the platform for Chicago atS:45 p.m. The train on Sunday from Woodstock will leave at 8:40 a. m., und will leave the platform 4o return at6 p.m. t GENERAL NOTES. ‘ ‘There are twenty-two churches in New York City without pastors. The Kaflir Bible is undergoing revision, the Board of Revisers having already beld twenty- five sessions. The State Baptist Missionary. Bociety of Illi- nois {sin pressing necd of $4,000 to pay the missionaries and settle arrcarayes, 7 The Moravian Society for “the Propagation of the Gospel among the Heathen ” will bold its auuual. meeting at Bethichem, Pa, on Aug. 30. * New Episcopa} Bishops are declared to he im- peratively needed for both Idaho and Montana: Utah being alone suflicient to demanu the entire energies ofsany one Bishoo. The whole number of pilzrims toRome daring the Pope's episcopal jubilee was 17,210. The largest number from any one country was from France—6,000. The United States seat 500. A petition for the repeal of the Public Wor- ship act, signed by a large vumber of the clergy and laity of the Cburch of England, hus been laid before the House of Lords by Earl Nelson. In October of next year there ts tobe aimeeting, of Anglicans, Baptists, Presbyterians, and other nonconformists, on the subject” of foreign imis- sions, to conter together iu regard to their yari- ous modes of procedure. ‘ There is to be a gathering of the Liberal or Sci- entific Religionists uear Walcot, N. Y., duriug this month. Among the leaders expected to be present are the Hou. Robert Ingersoll of Il- linois, George W. Julian of Indiana, and others. Communion plate at 80 cents an ounce, $4,000 orgau at $$0U—that’s the way the pastor of the “Church of the Holy Savior,” in New York, enforces the Scriptural adage “Pay me that thou -owest ? aguinst his impecunious society, by the Sheriffs ad. The negotiations between the Vatican and Russia respecting the settlement of the com- plaints of the Roman Catholic Church of Poland have advancea so far asthe uppointincnt of a Commission by the Vatican to make a formal statement of its position. The Jntrior insinuates'that the Presbyterian farmers who followed its advice a week or ten days ago will get from 5 to 25 cents a shel more for their grain than the unregoptrate Methodists and Baptists. Probably sd; the Presbyterians are the elect. The Interior, in reply to a correspoudeut who wanted to know the whereabouts of the “ wait- ing-place of the Jews,” says that there are two of them: Judge Hilton’s hotel at Saratoga, and the base of the old wall'on which stands the Mousque of Ounar, at Jerusalem. At the session of the Colorado Methoaist Con- ference, held in Denver last week, a resolution Was offered requesting the Bishops to send to it nothing but able-bodied men, and to give each transferred winister a trial of one yeur, in or der to test his ability to perform frontier work. ‘The receipts of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions from May 1 to Aug. 1 were $87,550, against $49,370 for the same period last year. This is exclusive of $50,000 in one dona- tion to pay off the debt of the treasury. The receipts for July were $15,811, which is nearly $4,000 less than for the same month in 1876. There was a Samuel Moody, s York (Me.) minister, who conducted revivals in New En- gland 130 years ago. He wrote a book with the cheertul title of “The Doleful‘State: of the Damned, especially. such as 26 to Hell from under the Gospel, aggravated by their appre- hension of the Saints’ Happiness in {leaven.* ‘The new devotional book of the Universalists is entitled “ Manna.” ‘The editor savs that in preparing the work he sifted the liturgies of all Churches and all’ ages of the Churc The prayers employ the language of St. Chrysostum, ‘Theodore Parker, Hannah More, James Martin- eau, and other saints and laymen in all denomi- nations of the Christian Church. Dr. Montfort says that Glascow has more Presbyterian churches than any other city in the world. There are in all 185, of which the Established Church has 49; Free Church, 70; United Presbyterian, 52; Covenanters, 1; United Original Seceders, 3; Morrisonites, 10. Besides these, there are 85 churches of other evangelical denominations. The city has a population of alfa million. During the past year the Southern Presbyte- rian Church had an inerease of 36 ministers, 367 communicants, and 33 places of worship. There has been a decrease in benevolent contributions. The totat of contributions for 1876 was $1,110,- 971; for 1877. $1,138,081. The whole number of ministers and ficentiates is. 1,115; of churches, 1,830; of communicants, 112,550; of Sunday- sthoul scholars, 66,624. : The faculty of tiie Ohto Wesleyan University have effectually stopped dancing among their students. Arrangements bad been made this year for dancing at,some of the fraternity anquets at commencement, when the faculty, learning the fact. positively forbade it on pen- alty of dismissing the under-graduates and ‘re- | fusing to graduate the seufors who should en- gage in such festivities. When religion and politics get mixed to- gether, the product is likely to be a somewhat ambiguous one. A clerzyman in Maine, who is also a candidate for office, exclaims: “ May God burl to the deepest heli the authors of our financial policy.” Does he desire us to under- stand that these are bis opinions on the vational currency question, or that he doesn’t get his salary reeularly?—Alliance. ‘The position of Catholics in some of the South American States is not an enviable one just now. The Archbishop of Quito has been mur- dered, three or four of the Bishops in Colombia have been expelled from the country, and a monk in Buenos Ayres has been shot while say- ing mass. Most of these troubles are attributed to the agency of the Free Masons, with whom there is a very bitter quarrel. The St. Louis GlobeDemocrat denounces the Rev. W. W. Boyd, lately inducted to the pastor- ate of the Second Baptist Church of that city, as a clerical slanderer, for saviug that out of 600,000 inhabitants of St. Louis “only about 10,000 are Protestants. The’ rest are Catholics and German Lutherans.” The statistics show that of 169 .churches in that city, 127 are Protestants and 42 are Catholic, The American visitors to the Edinburg Coun- cil had an opportunity to get some new ideas of the manners and customs of their brethren in that country, as well as to impart some of their own. “They were not altorether prepared for such exhibitions of ingenuousness, however, as a public bar-roum in the Assembly's building, at which, according to Dr. Cuyler’s statement of his own observation, the “members of the Assembly called for and partook freely. of ales and wines.” The Episcopal. Church leads all others in Christian work among the Indians, expending upward of $50,000 a year for this object. The missionary Bishop of Niobrara has just closed’ au interesting convocation at Yunkton Agency, D. T., of his laborers among the Sioux Indians. The meetings lasted three days, and were at- tended by several hundred Iudiaus. The dis- cussions and reports were all: in the Indian lan- guage, and showed the past . year to have been ‘one Of considerable success and progress. At the trial of the Rev. J. S.-Mill, of Leith, Scot}and, by the United Presbyterian Presby- tery of Edinburg for heresy, the Committee found bim to be in substantial agreement -with the Church standards, but sdmonished him to be more cuarded hereafter in his use of tan- guage. What Mr. Mill objected to was “the unnecessary hardshin of the language of the confessions in reference to the nou-elect, and for teaching, as he thinks they do, that the pun- ishmonts of hell are inflicted by material fre. The seventeenth annual session of the Angli- can Church Congress will be beld at Croydon, England, Oct. 9-12. The opening and closing sermons Will be preached respectively by Canons Lightfoot and Farrar.. Nineteen leading topics, some haying several subdivisions, have been an- nounced, topether with the names of the essay- ists and speakers. Among the subjects are the following; “The Church in relation to ‘Trades and Agricultural Laborers’ Unions;” “The Best Methods of Promoting Unit- ed Action and Mutual Toleration Be- tween Different Schools of Thought Withiz the Church;" “Charity Organizations—Their Use “National Reformed Chur! and Abuse;” ““Intemperance;” " & Educa- ‘he Observance of the Lord's Day; ” rsonal Religion in Daily Lite;” * The Ma- tual Relations of the Church, ‘and Noncon- formity at. Various Periods of the Nineteenth Century; ? “The Readjustments, if. atiy, De- sirable in the Belatious Between Church and State,” and ‘ Mohammedanism in Relation to Christianity.” Among the speaxers upon the last-mentioned topic are Bishop Steere, of Zan- zibar, and Sir William Muir. The list of speak- ers is very large. A carious fact in the troubles fn the Anglican Church between the Bishops and the recalcitant. Rectors, Tooth, Riddesdale, et al., is, that. the Evangelicals, who have not # high regard tor the Episcopal office, are the best support of the bishops, while the Ritualists, with whom obedi- ence to the Bishop is an article of faith and a polat of conscience, overtiow with the bitterest, expressions of contempt and detestatiun of their spiritual superiors. “The Bishops,” says the Church Times, “are the guilty cause ‘of the present deadlock and distress, by thelr unfaith- julness. timidity, and disregard of religious -in- 6 Mr. Moody fs not favorably impressed with the idea of going to Cincinnati this coming wiuter. His impression is that he will do better to follow yp the advantage guined by the Bus- ton meeting, by working iv. the smaller cities and the towus of New England. He thinks he can do more, now, than ‘any other year of his life. Cinciunatt and St. Louis, especially St, Louis, are on’nis beart, and he wants Lo £0 to them as soon as possible. tHe hesitates, also, tu “tackle” a great city next winter, as\ le has carried such heavy butdens the last two winters, and now wants the compurative rest which smaller places would allow. A New London, Conn., corresponaent writes: ‘The cottagers and hotel people here have built 2 pretty little Episcopalian church, where eervices are field every Sunday. {t is the firet instance, verhaps, of a hotel with a meetimg-house attach: ment, where the guests can tuve the fashionable Goupel preached every Sunday ‘Thia morning [ at- tended the service. “It was w queer sight. Teuw a rch worth about $00, while withta it were perhaps a hundred of the wealthiest members of Urace Charch, the camel’ A statistical friend of miue noted unir shawls, silks, and diumonds duc that the clergyman. and $50,000 worth of ‘Tue congregution represented avout $200,000, ODU. It wits an interesting eight. The fifth annual Convention of the Young Meu’s Christian Associations of Hlinvis will he held in Champaign Sept. § to 9.1 There are sixty-two Associations to be represented. Every arrangement is being made for the most inler- esting and profitable conventiou ever eld. io the State. ‘The Kev. 8. A. Taggert, State Suc- retary of Peunsylvania, Dr. LOW. Munhall, of ludianapohs; D. W. Whittle, tte evangelist, together with many of the best. workers and speakers of HMlinols, wil up the pro- graume. The Cities of Chaiupaign and Urbana, will entertam the delegates to the Convention, and ail the railroads running into Champaigu will redive their rates nearly one-hatl, The Rev. Dr. De Haas, who has been United States Consul at Jerusalem for seven or cight years, says that the Roman Catholics propose to make Jerusalem the seat of the papacy, and that it is trom that quarter that the settlement ot Palestine is to be luoked for. Commissioners have been appointed tu negotiate for the terri- tory; engineers have surveyed 4 ‘railroad from Jerusaletn to Jaffa; money is being collected for the erection of a magnitivent palace for His Ho- liness on Mount Ziou, to which the wealth of the Vatican is to be transferred. “There the suc- cessor tu Pius IX. isto be installed, and the “City of the Great King is to be the future head of the Pontifical See. Thixis interesting, whether true or not. The Emperor of Germany has honored Dr. Herrinaun, President of the Supreme Council of the Prussian Protestant Church, by nomina him Privy Counuillor, with the title of +E. leucy.” “Tt is stated that this was done . to ap- pease the friends of the Falk Iaws, who were offended by theyetention of Dr. Hegel, who is 2 flerce opponent of the Falk policy, as President of the Brandenburg Conststory. It is aiso said that the new syuodal policy, which is of a lib- eral character, gives ceperaalyy for the ratiou- alistic element, which has been restrained hitherto, to assert itself strongly. As the Or- thodox Luttieruus luld atouf trom the Synods, the Rutionalists can accomplish much more than they coutd otherwise. Dr. Hoedemaker, of Amsterdam, says the f Holland is just recoverine from the long sickuess, uf Rational- ism. Forty years ago there were tery few who preached the living Christ in Hig Church. When their secession’ friends left thet, forty years ago, taking with them whatever‘ there was of life left in the Church, they. hud only a few stu- dents in the ministry. Now they have 400 mi: isters preaching the Gospel. Tuey have taken Pre uent pean inallthe great cities, and crowds flock to hear them just in proportion as they preach the living Carist. As for the intlu- ence of Ratiotialisin upon the clergy, they have great reason to bless it. There was a disposi- tion to settie down quietly and. be content with ju whatever had been out of the mines of Holy Writ; but Rationalisin stirred them up and pushed them forward und made it necessary to study. The important Committee appointed by the Presbyterian Alliance at Edinburg to harmo- nize the Reformed Confessions and to report at the next meeting at Philadelphia, is composed of the following persons: The Rev. Philip SehaT . D., LL.D., New York. Convener; the Rev! Prof. Mitchell, D. D., St. Andrew's; the Rey. Prof. Candlish, D. D., Glasgow; the Rev. Prof. Calderwood, D. D., Edinourz; the Rev. Prof. Lorimer, D. D., London; the Rev. Robert Knox, D. D., Belfast; the Rev. Prof. Monod, Mon- tauban; M. de Pressence, D. D., Paris; the Rey. Prof. Godet, D. D., Neufchat the Rev. Prof. Balogh. Debreezen; the Rev. M. Charbonnier, Torre Pelice, Italy; Pastor Cisar, Nove Mesto, Moravia; the Rev. A. Hodge, D. D., Princeton, N.4f.; tho Rev. G. D, Matthews, New York; the Rev. Willian Brown, D. D., Richmond; the Rey. Philip Peltz, D. D., New York; the Rev. Prof. Cooper, D. D., Allegheny, Peun.; the Rev. Stuart Kob- inson. Louisvilie, Ky.; Principal Suodsrass, Kingston, Ont., Canada; the Rey. Alex. Topp, D. bs Toronto, Ont., Canada; the Kev. Alex- ander James Camptell, Greenlouz, Australia; George Junkin, Philadelphia; dimes Mitchell, LL. D., Glasgow; A. Taylor Innes, Ediuburs; David Laing, LL. D.. Edinburg. The counsel was asked by resolution to’add tu these the names of Dr. Hoedmaker, Amsterdam; Pastor Bernard, Switzerland; Pastor Kraft, Switzer- land; the Rev. Andrew Murray, Cape Towa. PERSONALS. The Rey. W. C. Young, of the Presbyterian Church at Lake View, is spending a short vaca- tion at Marquette, Mich. The death isannownced of Monsignor de Ladone, Bishop of Nevers, France. He died while ministering at tne altar. The Rev. J. W. Custis, of the Michigan Ave- nue Baptist Church, preached for the First Bap- tist Church in Boston last Sunday. The Rev. A. L. Wilkinson, a prominent pastor of Springfield, O., bas. resigned the’ spiritual care of the Baptist Church fn that city. Signor Gavazzi, of the Free Church of Italy, is pow preaching in Ireland, ahd taking up col- lections for the Evangelical. College in Rome. The Rev. K. W. Patterson, D. D., bas recent- ly moved to Lake View, sv as to be near the Presbyterian Seminary, in which be occupies a chair. Rev. Robert Collyer, who is summering anaes, ‘Wis., preaches on Sundays in the grove to large audiences, people coming many miles in Wagons to hear bim. Dr. Karsch, Professor of Natural Science in Munster, has written a book on ‘*The Natural History of the Devil.” His view is that the devil i5 now quite od, bald, and purblind. ‘Thirty-three years is such along time for a Baptist pastor to continue with oue church that a note is made of the fact that Dr. G. C. Bald- win bas just completed that period with the First Church of Troy, N. Y. The Rev. Dr. G. F, Verbeek, a missionary at Tokio, Japan, of the Reformed Dutch Church, hasbeen offered and declined the position of Director of the Foreign Devartment of the Ku- wayoku Gakko, and has been decorated by the Government with the Order of the Rising Sun. The Rev. O. Li Ashenfelter, of the Reformed German Church at Littlestown, Pa., bas been arraigned before Zion Classis on charzes of heresy, consisting in denial of the inspiration of the Bible, and in teaching that all will be finall. saved, and that punishment will not be eternal. The Rev. CPD. Helmer, formerly of the Union Park Congregational Church in this city, now of Brooklyn, N. ¥., read a poem at the cel- ebration of tbe hundredth anniversary of the battle of Oriskany, in the Mohawk Valley, New York, last week. The attendance was estimated at from 50,000 to 70,000. It is said that the ripest scholar and clearest thinker in the Jewish DElolt in New York is the Rev. Dr. Huebsch. He is a profound Arabic scholar, and can read and write in several other Oriental languages. He preaches well, and comman:is the attention, respect, and love of his congregation, Aharath Chesed. Robert Dale Owen was both married and buried by s Presbyterian minister: . When making, before his death, arrangements ‘is funeral, he ssid, “Mr, ‘Huntington me, dnd may as. well bury me; "tis _truc, we do Dot think alike on all theological pofuts, but we Worship the same God, and bope to live in the same Jleayen.” The Rev. W. H. Holiday tg the first of the Baltimore preachers who had the honor of “D. De" cohterred op him by a colored university. z Methos Iustitution at Atl thus remembered him last ‘month eee PIOUS JOKES. Said a Sunday-school teacher the other day: “Who was Luther?” Replied a Jersey boy: “tHe made matches.” * “Providence is on our side,” as Suleiman Pasha remarked when the ammunition wagon drove up with the Rhode Island supplies. A wicked man killed himself in the towest level of a Nevada mine, and the account says: ** Thus bis alleged soul was saved over half a mile of transportation.” Not proven—Presbyteriau minister: Don't You know it’s wicked to catch fish on the Sab- bath«" Smali boy (not having had a rise all the morning): ** Who's catching fish!” “ You believe fo the forgiveness of saints and the forgivences of sinners?" fs the way in which = eect fours. suisiater o€ a Presbyterian put the question to some n: he was receiving into his fold. Bile aled An old citizen in'a country villaze, an havin: a subseription-list. landed ‘him toward parehas- ing a new hearse for the place, thus excused himself: “1 pala $5 for a new hearse forty ears ago, and me and my folks hain’t had the enefit of it yet” Two men-going through the Vermillion River bridge, the otner evening, were overheard dis- cussing the strike. Said one: “Butdoesn’t the Bible say, ‘Strike till the last urmed toe ex- pires? | That's a fact,” said the other; “1 didn’t think of that.” A Philadetobia grocer being solicited, to con- tribute to the building of a church, promptly subscribed his name to the paper in the follow- ing eccentric manner: “John Jones (the only place in town where you can get eleven pounds of sugar for a dollar), 25 cents.” Edith’s mamma was sick, and the little one felt, as she expressed it, “‘very mournful.” At mght she prayed: *( Lord, please to make my fear mamma Well again. She must have caten something that didn't digest. Don’t let her pe sick any more, for it’s no fun to her, nor ‘to me either.” An Ohio divine was asked to explain to an au- dience the meaning of the familiar words ~ Bac-Ka-Che." * Ah,” said he, “I am quite familar with the word. Myson called my al- tention to it year or two ago. It is a Hebrew word, Hebrew scholars differ as to its prouun- ciation. .It means ‘My God.’” People taugh:- ed, but why? “What's your figure?” said a bridecroom (putting his hand in his pocket) to the had just. married tim. | He meek! * The law allows me $2" Does i exclaimed the young hustand. “ Well, that’s liberal. But here's vents more; so bow you've $2.50,” and away be weut, belore the poor parson could explain. ; Closefist and his son lived together. They Were both exceedingly economical in their bat- its. Young Closefist was not anxious for nis father’s di He knew the old man’s money was all right, and there was no necessity to trouble about it. One day the old man fell dan- gerously ill, aud asked bis son to run for a phy- sicinn. Closetist, junior, with a Jong face: But, fatter, you know how ‘these doctors charge.” * Never mind, my son, it will be cheaper; fu- Derals are awfully expensive just now.” For some time past the negroes have been holding revival meetings every Sunday night at a house in Hanover street. Last Sunday nizht the converts were shouting at a terrible rate, and calling on the Lord “Ef you sce Satan in my heart pull bim oat and show him to me face. Fetch bim long.” One old: uegro who had been sitting very quietly in the window asked if he conld say something, and, being answered in the affirmative, he roared: ‘*O Lord, come down tru de roof. I will pay for de shingles ef Fou break any.” This was too much for the “good ones”; they thoucht that the “ broth- er” was making fun of them, and one of the “leading men” of the congregation seized a itcher that was standing on the table and urled it at the brother in the window. It just missed him, and he departed in a hurry. A clergyman, a widower, recently created quite asensution in his household, which con- sisted of seveo grown-up danghters.. The rev- erend gentleman was absent from home for a couple of days. visiting in an adjoining county. The daughters received a letter from ‘their father which stated that be had ‘married a widow with six sprightly children,” and that be mizht be expected home at a certain time. The effect of that pews was a great shock to the happy tamily. The girls, noted for their meek- ness and amiable temperaincnts, seemed another set of beings; there Were weeping, and Wailing, and tearing of hair, and all manner of naughty things said. The tidy home was neglected, aud, when the day of arrival came, the house was anythin but inviting. At last the Rev. Mr. — came, but he was alone. He greeted bis daughters as usual, and as he viewed the neglected spartments, there was 2 merry twinkle in his eye.. The daughters were nervous and evidently anxious. At Just the eldest mustered courage and asked, “Where is our mother?” “in Heaven,” said the good man. “But whereis the widow with six children whom you wrote you had married?” “Why, 1 married her to another man, my dears,” he re- plied, delighted at the success of his joke. PINFEATHER DONATIONS. We are indebted to the Rev. Dr. Matlack, lately of New Orleans, for the following anec- dote of our colored brethren, which appeared in the fethodist Church-Eztexsion Annual tor 1376: In 1869 a series of missionary meetings was held in thecolorcd Methodist-Episcupal churches of New Orleans. At one of these it was ar- ranged that an eccentric veteran named Scott Chinn should make the last speech and take tbe collection. The brother who preceded him greatly tried- the old man’s patience . by the length of his address. “tell spile the meetin,” said Brother Chinn to the doctor who preside’. ‘“He’s too Jong in de wind, too much blowin’. “Be patient, be patient,” said the doctor. “QO, Ps patient enough,” said he; -tbut de people's gettin’ tired, and darkey won't gib de money,” said the old’ philosopher. At length the long ‘speech closed with an ‘eloquent reference to the angel of the Apoc- alvpse flying throuch the heavens, having the everlasting Gospel to pi Scott Crinn was ou his feet in a moment. “Ts been afeerd some ob dese brud would talk too long, and dat angel gct clear out ob sight. Dat angel, brederen, is a missiunary angel. He takes de eberlastin’ Gospel wid him whereber he goes—to ebry nation, kin- dred, tongue, people!’ “Mighty angel!” shouted some of the congregation. “ Mixhty! mighty!" repeated others, as the . excite- ment rose. Inspired with bis conception and the enthusiasm of his congregation, he rose to his full height, and, stretch- ing out hishand toward the angel, which be seemed to see before him, he exclaimed, “O dou angel ob de migbty wing, tarry wid'us a leetle while in dis missionary mectin’! We’s de peopie your Lord sent youto find. Fold your wings and rest awhile here. You’s been flyin’ so long, and youhas many along, weary trabel before you. ‘Blessed angel, ain’t you pretty tired{ “Den rest, for dis is de Lord’s day, and de J.ord’s house, and de Lord’s peonte.?” Turning to the congregation, now up to the white heat of excitement, he continued: ‘Children, you may tank your stars, and de good Lord, dat dis augel come dis way to-day, and he’s gwine to stay a while now. He’sfoldin’ his wines and lookin’ right at ye now. He wants to see what we’s goit’ todo to send this eber- lasting Gospel round de world. “1 tell you what we'll do, children, De angel’s wing broken alittle, wid de big wind from de four corners ob de world. See! he needs some more fedders in de wing. He tly better, wid dis eber- Jastin’ Gospel, through de midst ob ae heben to de ends ob de earth. Up, now, and bring on de fedders for de angel’s wing.” : In an instant the people were on thelr feet, filing into the afsles and murching in time to the swell of sone fe ~~ sable in ae sear on which they placed their offerings of penal postace caeney, Suddenly the preacher called out: “Stop dar—stop dat singin’! The order was promptly obeyed, I waited tosee what was wrong. | ‘What ae cabled he con- tinued, pointing to tl nies and postage- Neaees PeVbat you call dese? edders for de angel's wing? He can’t fly round de world wid dese.’ Dese am nuthin’ but pin-fe Bring on your long quills for de angel's izing !** ‘The song -and the m: ing were resumed, and the offerings greatly enlarged, and the series. of meetings among these poor colored people netted over $1,000.—Harper’s Magazine, CHURCH SERVICES. BAPTIST. ‘The sev. W. J. Kermott preaches at the Halsted Street Church morning and evenime. —Tne Rev. N. F. Ravlin preaches at the Free Church, corner of Loeris and Jackson streets. Evening subject: ‘*The Despotiam of Modern Society.” —The Rev. Dr. Northrup preaches st the Michigan Avenue Church. —The Rev. Dr. Morgan preaches at the Fourth Church,\corner of Weehingt== and Panlins streets, this meshing, —The Rev. C.| Bertin preaches morning and evening at the Wehtera Avenue Church, —The Rev. J. C; Bonham preaches morning and evening in the Sechnd Chareh, Morgan and Monroe streets. —The Rev. L.jM. Woodruff, of Btgin, will preach morning and evening in the First Church, ‘Thirty-first street and Sonth Park avenue: —The Rev. Beh A. Owen, D. D., will preacl morning and evening at University Place Church. —The Rev. E. G. Taylor will preach in Imman- uel Church, Orchard street, at 10:45 a. m., and it ‘Martine’s Hall, Chicazo avenue, st 4:30 p.m. —The Rev. C. E} Heartt, D. 'D., preaches this morning snd evening st the Centennial Church, comer of Jackson and Loomis streets. CONGREGATIONAL. ‘The Rey. E. F. (Williams preaches at the Forty- seventh Street Church this morning. ~The Rev, L. 'l). Chamberlain will preach this morning in the New England Church, corner ot Delaware place and Dearborn avenue. . —The Rev. Washington Gladden, of Springfield, Mass., will preacti morning and ‘evening at the Union Park Church. 2 —The Kev. Z. §. Holbrook will preach in the Oakland Church this morning and the Rev. E. N. Andrewa in the evening. : —There will be'no services or Sapbath-school at Leavitt Street Church to-day. Services at Ply- mouth Charch have ulao been temporarily discon- inued. ; —The Rev, C. A. Towle will preach in Bethany Chareh, Paulina aad Haro. streeta, morning and evening. i CHRISTIAN. J.T. Toot wit preach in the morning and the evening at the first Church, corner of Indiana avenue and Twenty-Gith street. Biehop ttctas 4 fico Le ishop McLared will preach this morning in th Cathedral of SS. Peterand Pau mas Wo the _ ~The Rev. S. §. Harms, D.1)., preaches morn- ing and eveningat St. dames" Church, Cass and. sete evs Fraacis 3 nsield —The Rev, Fraacis Mansfeld preaches mornin; and eveniny at the Church of the’Atonenent —Thekev. Chijton Locke, D. D., will preach af Grace Church morning and evesing. . —The Rev, Wilt. Hopkins preaches inSt. John’ Church, Ashiand srense, ablUaoa men —The Rev. W.’F. Morrison will preach in the Choreh of the Holy Communion morning and even- ing. ~The Rev. Arthur Ritchie preaches morningand evening in the Chareb of the Ascension, LaSalle and Elm streets. ~The Kev. Charles-S. Lester preaches morning and evening in St. Paul's Church, Hyde Park avo- nue. <The Rev, B. F. Fleetwood preaches morning and evening in St. “Mark's Church, Cottage Grove avenue, j ~The Rev. R. iT. Kerfoot, of Geneva Lake, will reach morning! and evening at Calvary Charch, Warren avenue. —The Rev. r. R. Hoff will preach morning and evening at the. Church ‘of the Epipbany, Throop - street. —The Rev. J. N. Hame. D. D., will preach at the Church of Our Savior, Lincoln and Geiden avenues, at 11a.) m. ~The Rev, If. G. Perry will preach morningand evening at All Samts* Church. —The Rev. FN, Luzon will preach at Em: manuel Church. La Grauge, morning and eveniug, seihe Hey: J. S. Smith will preach morning and evening in Si, Mark's Church, Evanston. PRIENDS. The Society of Friends will hold a meeting ow ‘Twenty-sixtb street in the morning, and at No. 71 East Randolph street at 5 p.m. LUTHERAN. ‘The Rey. Edward Belfour will preach at the Church of the Holy Trinity, corner of Dearborn avenne and Erie street. this morning. METHODIST. ‘The Rev. J. M. Caldwell peraches morning and evening al Trinity Chuzch, indiena avenue, near ‘Twenty-fourth street. rhe Kev. Dr. Williamson preaches at the Michigan Avenue Church. near Thirty-accond street. Morninx subject: ** Unchanging Law He- conciled with Prayer.” Evening subjects ** The Duties of Young Men.” —The Rev. S. N.. Griffith, of Milwaukee, preaches at Centenary Church’ morning and even- ing. —The Rev. S. M. Merrill. preaches at the First Church this morning, and the Kev. W. A. Spencer this evening. -—The Kev. Dr. Gurney will preach at St. Paul's Church, corner of Maxwell street and Newberry avenue?’ Mornmgaubject: **The Proalem of Sal- vation.” “Evening subject: $+: —The Rey, W, H. Hicks, of Florida, will preach at Park Avenne Church morning and evening. —The Rev. E.G. Fuller, of Atlanta. Gu.. will preach in Trinity M. E, Charck at 10:45 a. in, and. 3 p.m. —The Rev. John Atkinson will preach miorning and evenine m Grace Church, North LaSalle und White streets. —The Rev. Mr. Auer will preach in Wabash avenue M. E. Church at 21. ni., and the tev. A. W. Patten at p.m. : —The itev. It. D. Sheppard will preach in the Weatern Avenne Church, corner of Monroe atreet, ati0:302. m. and 745'p. ms. : + PRESBYTERIAN. ‘Tne Rev. James Macluugntin presches at the Scotch Church, cotner of Singainon and Adams utreetx, morning and eveni —The Rev. David Clark will preach morning and evening in the Austin Presbyterian Church. —The Rev. Jacob Post will preach in lis charch, on Noble street, at 10 2. mn. in Dutch, at 7:30 p. m, in English. Prof. Georze L. Raymond, of Williams Col- lege, will preach morniny and eveniug in ths Sixth Church, Vincennes and Oxk avenues. —The Kev. D. Harries will preach morning and evening in the Welet Church, Sangamon and Moa- Toe street, The Kev. Peter Stryker. D.D.. of Samtoga Springs, will preach this morning fu the First Charch. aon,” —Ine Rev. E. KR. Barrett will preach this morn- * ing iu the Westminster Church, Jackson aod Peoria etreets. —The Rev. W. S. Fulton, of Pittsburg, will preuch at the United Church, ‘Monrve aud Paalina, this moruing. —The Kev. John W.Warrall, D.D., will preach morning and eveviny 1 the Eighth Charch, Waan- Ington aud Robey streets, —The Rev. Dr. Patterson will preach in the Fallerton Avenue Chorch thts morning. ~The Rev. Lewis 0. Thompson, of Peoria, will preach in Jefferson Park Coureh, corner Throop and Adams streets, at 1U:4 in the morning anu 7:45 iu the evening. —The Kev. K.P. Barker, of Hartford, preaches this mornmy and evening ‘at the Second Church, , corner of Michizan avenue ana Twentieth street. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. ‘The Rev. I il. Bosworth preaches morning and evening at Emmanuel Church, coruer uf Hauover and Twenty-eighth streets, and at Enzlewood"in the afternoon”, —he reguiar services will be held at Immanuel Church, corner of Centre und Dayton streets, —The Itey. Dr. Church will preach at St Jobn’s Church, corner of Eilts avenue and Thirty-saventh Streets, morning and evening. The Rev. 8.’J. Hunter, of Toronto, will preach at St, Paul's Church, comer of Aun and Washing- ton streets, this morning. ‘The Rector preaches in the evening. --The Rev. J. D. Cowen will preach in Grace Charch, Hoyne and [Moyne streets, at 10:35a. m, and 7:45 p. m. 2 The Rev. J. W. Bailey, D. D.. will preach this morning at Christ Church, Michigan avenua aad Twenty-fourth street. SWEDENGORGIAN. There will be services nt the New Charch Hali, corner of Eighteenth street and Prairie avenue. 1m” the morning, and ut the temple, corner of Wash- ington street and Ogden avenue, at 3:30 in the afternoon, Tuck ev. W. F. Pendleton, of Phila- delplis, will preach at both places. UNIVERSALIST. e ‘The Rev. J. Straub will presch in the ball of the Third Choreh, comer of Indiana avenue and This ty-firet street, at 10:45 a. wm. UNITARIAN, The Rev. Brooke Herford will preach in the morning at the Chnrch of the Messiah, corner of ‘Michigan avenue and Twenty-third sreet. MISC¢ELLANEOO: 0010 o'clock. : —Kider McCulloch will preach at No. 221 West Madison etreet, morning and evening. Elder ‘Stevenson preaches in the afternocn. —A. J. White preaches at Central Charch, cor~ ner of Van Buren street and Campbell xvenue, moening aud evening. '—Judge Layion will preach morning and even- ing in the Green Strect Tabernacle. _ —Dr. E, W. Stephens, of Junesville, will speak to the Spiritualists at Grow’s Upera-Hall, morning and evenit the Rev. [1 M. Paynter preaches at Calvary fo. $20 Ozden avenue. Sor ject: ** Are the Gospels Authentic?” Kv subject: ** Oar Futher Who Art in Heaven.” —The Rev. L. P. Mercer preaches at Hershey. Muste Hail this morning. Subject: **'The Ite- - ng aub- © yealed God, of Jesus Christ the True Object of Worship.” Disciples of Christ meetat No, 229 West Ran- dolph street at 4 p. m. —Maj. James I. Cole, the evangelist. will preach in Farwell Hall at 8 o'clock this evening on **Goxpel Temperance. Mrs. L. S$. Ronnds, of Woman's Christisa Temperance Union, will’ conduct a Gospel ‘Tem- perance meeting this afternoon, at 3:30, in Tem- ' perance Hall, on Forty-seventh street, between State and Butterfield. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. Aug. 19—Twelfth Sunday after Trialty. dug. 24—St. Bartholomew. CATHOLIC. I hirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: St. oe ae Nachle, C., Father of the B. V. Af. Aug. 20—St. Bernard. . 21—St. Jane Frances de Chantal. W. = pies pom etry ‘of the Assumption; SS. Timothy a. thers, SM. Aug. 23-Se Phihp Beniti, C.; Vigil of St Bare tholo ew. y. 24—St. Bartholomew. Ap. rer ast Louis IX., King of France, C. << circus is coming again, and once more we wittoe the Sieaeare ‘of witnessing the cheer- fal spectacle of seven church members taking one little 2-year-old child ‘* to sce the animals.” « {didn’t go in to the cirens department,” said agood deacon, after the last moral circus was here, “ but I dropped in to look around the menagerie a few moments with my little grand- son, and J do think the man that tied bis legs in a pow-knot around hig neck and then crawled © through the boop was alone worth the price of admizafon.” i !