Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1877, Page 8

5 THE CHICAGO. TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1877 . THE CITY. RELIGIOUS. GENERAL NEWS. Maj. Dick Bomers, for some timo the major damo of the Palmer tlonse, fs about to taks charge of the Munger House, S8an Antonlo, Tex. . Albgrt Planke, 87 years of age, residing at the northeast corner of West Lako strect and Al- bany avenue, fell dead Iast evening at hls home. 1leart-diseasa 18 sald to have been the cause. Patrick Lynch, 83 years of age, keeper of & saloon at No. b Rush streot, was found dead fn his bed yeaterday noon. It {s supposed that he dled of bard drink, as he had been indisposed for soma time. A stray boy, about 8 years old, was pleked up yesterday afternoon, and ' taken care of by Charles Plek, corner of Randolph and Franklin streets, where his paronts can tind him. Ile s & Bohemian, and wours a red-striped watst sod aark cloth pauts. , The shop of Mary Ward, No. 143 Centro ave- Due, was visited by burglura at au carly hour yesterdsy morning, aud four boxes of cigare and alx nockemou‘u carried off 3s plunder, Oficer P. Lavin caugbt sight of the burglars and tired four shots at them, but without effect. Unitcd Btates Senator William Pltt Kelloge, of Louislang, is & guest at the Grand Pacific Hotel. Ua will remain In this city over Christ- mas, and depart Wednesday for New Orleans to spend the balance of his. vacation. fie de- slines to express un opinlon upoen political ques- Ltions. George Harrls, newshoy, turned burglar yes terday morning, and trled to got into i row of stures on #ifth avenue, Finally he tackled a akylight on the roof of No. 81,'and belng ob- servod by M. A, Wakeman, of No. 83, e was captured, just as he made an entrance, by Uflicer C. il. Ditters. Thao alarm from Box 438 at 11:15 yesterday mornlog was caused by a fire at No, 233 Norti?| Asblanid avenue, owneil by Timothy Riordan, aud secupled by Jolin Wicks on the upper flour, and hy Charles Schulr, saloon-Keeper. Dam- sie, $50. Causo, o lighted candle placed too near a window-trame. The receipts of hogs al the Unfon Stock- Yards on the 12thand 13th of this wonth wers tho largest ever received dusing tho same thine in avy twarket, and wera as follows: On the 13th, 61,524, aud ou tho 18th, &,823, welghing in the ageregate 82,572,800 uouum’ and all welghed on Falrbanks' scaics, Officer John Davis yestorday came upon six well-known , contidence operators ut the Alton Depot. Noliciug his spproach, they ted. e gave chase und captured one ol ‘them, Lhe notorjous Pat Burus, In lis possessiva were found a lot of the new splelnacks, aud s |pu£uus check for $300 on the Pactilc vank—ol 3an uenr&ze Allen, claiming to be a brother to Tom Allen the purilist, was {n limbo yesterday thurged with personating an ofllcor, e stolo star No. 200 and a revoiver from the Madison Btreet Statton, sud forthwith bezan making it Atvely for Blue Istand svenue car conductors, that everything was plain {n any denominational llAfl!"'l“I 8 l»lll!l‘Al‘lATlo.'la. theory that hci{ncw of. And get, ho wonld ray - ' N i S Rb s that the the vluws no held wero the nearest, in [ TR his n&dnlun, to the divino Interpretation of the ",- ’“ Word of God. FEach wan should de- Hl fend his own faith and support It, | SH 5] and nt the sama time Apeak the truth 54 in'love. Tho clerzyman who ‘uttered what no Original and 8tandard Manufaotures, knug‘uzbo‘unln.n‘:‘a -lt’mukl. uu::r mrulmlnw':m; OPFIOE AND FACTORY s ou o turn his back on the pulpic. \Whal ever failh 'wan sscepted, thero "was inuch So | Ntk 6k 66, 68,70, 73, 74, 76, 80 82 Washinglon- learn from what was golng on armind. The aecular and reifglous press anid new books pro- 9 sented the great questions of the tima in all B ABBI I thelr dl{‘lerun'tlnxpcclifimd‘lz I.v&mmlc u:lu hon- esc_secker altor truth not to despise them or scek to :Iu\lu Iv.hnm.z liut tluhhng’nesl.‘lnl:'enu- BEST SOAP. gator of these important quostions not be so The most lzunntinfl nm-:n l!dll:cl.ur"(!: gfi:;‘:fl: hampered that he could not open his mouth and his heart to speak out, but fet It speak {o love 1’6{21’,‘3&&“‘:{; !n:’nn nmg:’ffr 20 cants. T e o BABBITT’S WOSSUTII MISSION. A NHW TIOUAR OF WORAMIP DEDICATED. y Upon the south slde of Kossuth street, just TO".ET SOAP west of the rallroad tracks, stands a piain, one- Made from the purast vegetable olls, Unrivaled fc story brick building, about 60 by 80 fcet In slze, | the Tallet and the "!fi“" For uts in the ery biae n ual, Ssmple boz, contsining lfi Akey Built [n tho most unpretentious manner poss- | reat fres on recelpt of 75 conis. » ble, and of tho plalnest material, 1t presents a y very humble appearance, It is the vnaw ;mnm B A B B I T T of worship of * Rossuth Mission,” and was L dedicated pynurdny. Threo services wore held SOAP POWDEH during tha day—at morning, afternoon, and Wi adne mm"'m' svening, The morning sorvico was led_ by the | From his Powder abeantifal and seryicesd m.%,flli Rev, 0. @. Trusdell, of Trinity M.1 E. Church, ten minutes ‘wtl,lgh'o:; x&.:c ute of grouss of potashi. and in the afternoon the Rov. Blshop Megrill | PAcktEe¥ G vreached from Psalms, 27th chapter, 4th varao, B A B B ITT’ S ml-‘cnn:vlnz‘t?; nrlnl?n. thg I:nlvl'.d; }‘l.xKnl{ffl, e or o o mission, stated | lor three m:{?lul:: had watched over nnd carcd for his YEAST POWDER. o charice, and In the course of his ministry 2 tho misston b not had a place of ftsown. But (ahtaclately pare, e :;m:-.g:dfl;n % etie mede Tately things bad como to pass that the members | ce 5" iwa whien mads of gommman and ¢ cap, Tmiia: of the Sacicly wera obilged to build a house for ons. A trisl package sent free on receipt of 72 conta, themeclves or abandon thelr organization. The |' ] Mothodlst Church Extonalon Society, of this B ABBITT s f)ltmllmd'.dnx:‘ntedt ‘. 'fi"fi"dfi“ Soflcty ht:d oldly struck ont for Itself. The result was the resent chapel, Much of tho inaterial of :Mch it was composed had been given by the | * SALEHATUS' members, and most of the labor had been lko- A standard article, A semple package sent free of wina donated. Still thero was an expense np- | feceipt of.35 cents. e epsmes et | B ABBIT TS CREAM TARTAR, had atready been made, and all that was now Warranted free from ail fmpurities. The honsewity wanted was 8207 to clear away the debt, The Rev, Mr. Trusdcll then took hold, and ean roly upon It Krial package sent freo on receipt o TScents. with the assistance of the Rey. J. W. Cratts and others present succecded in securing sub- BABBITT'S POTASH. scriptions and money to the amount dealred. The dedicatory cxercises followed {mmediatoly Il, double the strength of ufi&?&‘fi?fi%f"é%?!fien;%. on receipt of 33 cen Rook eaye. If you should take that money, do you know what will happen to youl You don’t, ch! Well, I wili tell you. You will go to play- Ing penny ante’ and winnjng. And you will go .toplaying avctlon-pltch and getting your cuat- sleeves ali pver chalk. Tnen you whl yo round bucking agzalnst whole menagérics of tigers and conpering the ace overy time It comesup winner. Then youwlll get toheing anember of the Boant of Trade, and to selling wheat short, and porg for October dellyery, and organizing cornera and thinge. Nay, perfmm cven you may sink to be, ke that .mnn of sin, John Morrissey, the proprietor of & gilded gambling-hell and a'mem- ber of the State Legisiature. Put that moncy back, my son; put it back, or it will ecar your conaclence to your dying day. No—tho man must not give you back your nickel; # he did, the force of the rreat.mioral lesson swhich you are just about to receive would be tatally los and your whole future rulned. At some future day you will rise up tocatl me blessed.” Af- fected almost to tears, tho Loy moved sway, Lavingregistered a solctnn oath never to gamible, white” the rotund and benovolent-looking old gentleman safd peverely to the ganbler, That makes 18 cents In all _you owe me,—let's whack up, for I'm fearfully dry."” TNK PROFOSED DILLIAND TOURNAMENT. A meeting of persons {ntereated in the bilifard tournament proposed to be gotten \:'n {nlnny Dby Mr. Emanuel Brunswick and the J. M. Brunawick & Balke Comljnny was held yes- terday, Messrs, Rbincs, [loa, 8ayter, Bnyier, and E, Brunswick belng In attendance, Anin- formal aiscussion of the subject was had, with the result of determining that the gamnesin the tournament shiall consist of 800 points, on s 5x10 table, governed Txncrllly by the Northe westorn Tournamnent of 18763 ono gamo to be played each evening, Baturdays and Sundays excepted, atthe Brunswick Hall on Wasbing- ton satrect, and no admission fee to be charged and no pool-selling or betting al- lowed. The prizes will sgzremate at least £360, and nrobatgg more, divided up {n the proportion of $150 to the first, $100 to tho second, £50 to the third, and 825 to the fourth, Inaddition, the winner of the firat prizs will reccive o handsoms gold medal to be held sub- iecz to chiallenge. Of the local professionals It s rezarded Rs certain thnt ot least six will play —>Messrs, Parker, Rhines, Savler, Tlos, Snyder, and llonshan~and Tom Foley may also con- clude to take up the long-unumed cue, Mr. Charles Miflor, an omateur of constderable skill, will alao try his hand with the old stagers. As sl of theobjectionable features of billlard tournaments are to be avolded,—such as pool- sclling, betting, and collusion between players, ete,—it Is hnred to revive In Chicago the wanin, interest i tho “‘gentieman’s game.” A ful meeting of the players will be held next Bun- day at the Brunswick Lall to perfect arrange- ‘ments sud regulations. CHNTENNE LET LOORE. Fourth avenue, in Cheyennc, was the sceno of wild ernival after Saturday midnight. The neighborhood i8 bad enough at auy time, and, when the lewd characters who frequent the pluce get fighting among_themnaclves, it Is a Fumlcmnnlum. The “first fght was o ittle affsir of houor that took place fn favill's ealoan. A party of young sports, all intoxicated, got {nto adispute; Re- volyers and knives were drawn, Soveral were cat, not serlously, however, and one young inan nneed Lafla recelved a bullot {n the forchead, inflicting onfy & flesh wound. An hour later merit can be moro_easily seén, Its phitosophy is simply this: The foundersof necw acttle- menta aro always poor. [t 1s tho hardness of tholr lot in the'Old World or In the old parts ol tho New that sends them to tho wilds of the West. What littlo monay they possess fAust uln for land, and horse, and plow, and food, and clothes, and even In thero diractions they are miserably bad off. To bulld even a Jittle wood- en cburch, and to have a sorvica or a Sundav- school, In wholly out of the question. Hero, , then, Is where lgo older and richer centres of both’ Night and monoy may rise up In tha beauty of charity; and by the time the vil- Inge Is a year old, and Loasts of fifty or a hun- dred inhabitants, behold a neat white church 1s seen there, and tha sound of beautiful hymng Is coming out of the window on tho stlll Sunday morning, flere [s a charlty of purcst quality, The on'y blot upon this fatr icture ls that mado by the Infirmity or jeslotsy of man,—an infirtnity which makes the Presbyterian hiaston to plant his flag where the Baptist or Mothod- 1st banner already holds tho ground, or which makes tho other socts toll to “hold the fort" when the Preabyterian i on the pground and s living in usefulness and peace. But this dlsgraceful form of human wonknees 18 belng gradually romoved by the breadth of the present day,~a breadth of love and of thoueht which is making the sccta swhich are ;many in fdeas to bo vne in Jesus Chrlst, Churches can be found in the poorer districta of this city where 8100 from you to the tolling and ‘pour pastor would fill"that heart witha now insplration, making him fcel that an out- sido world saw hia Inbors and denlal, and had at least one tear for him, the Rev. Arthur Mitchell, yesterday morning tothelr rejoleing over the payment of thalr chucch debt. 1ils text was: And at the dedieation of the wall of Jernsalem, they songht the Levites ont of sll thelt places 1o bring them to gerusalem, to keep the dadication with gladness, buth with thankexivings, And with ainging, with cymbals, pealterics, 'and with harpe. ', . . And the prieats and'the Levites urified thomeeygos, and purified the people, and he gatee, and Thewall, . . . Also that dsy \h? offcred great sacrifices, and rejolced: for God had made them rojolce with great joy; the wives Alao and the childron rejofced; so’that the Joy of Jerusalom wan heard even afar off, Thils, ho sald, was the picture of a joyful scone and o joyful people,—something that Mlled the hearts of [sracl with gladucss. What was the occasion of all thelr songs? Had they teen making money? Juat the apposite. They had boen glving it away. At large cost of troasuro and Iabor they had completod the walisof Jerusalom; and they had dono it too Atatimeof infinits national depression, and in the presence of @ thousand obstacles. Distress had ewept over the whola land. The people had partlally recovered themselves, but the walls of Zlon wera in rulns, and, on account of the dishonor and danger, Iarael fonged for their rebuilding. Could it bo done) was the ques- tionon more than one anxlous heart. Some doubted, and it was not atrange, But they at 1east took “1’ the hopelal cry of n few hearts. $*The God of heaven will prosper us; thorofors we, his servants, will build,” T he{ began with praver. All, cven the strovgers, took nhdlg [y sharc of tho cost and toll. Bome did a double share. And the work was done in Afty- two davs. ‘Then dedication day came,— A day of sacred promlses; more, God's protee- tion was to be invoked. Thers was one tuing more conspleuous fn the record than promises or prayers,~—praise, Tho wall was up. Thank Uod! " Look at it as they mltnht, whother as a montment of past mercy or future care, it was reason enough for a day of jubilee, They kept the day of dedleation with giadness, No won- der that wo read that tha singers sang aloud. “The Joy of Jerusslem was heard afar off,” ‘This was their Sl;hu cnnzrcununn'-? dodication day. By God's help they had completed a great uniertaking, and completed it In troublous times. Not flty-two days had elapsed since the first stone was laid, yet the lastcourse was fintshed, They mot Iast Sunday in & mortgazed church, To-day they met to rejolco that "e’"fiu removed,~that the debt was paid. The dls- bonor und danger wers gone, he trusted, never to return. Tho church waa never tholrs bofore, «Congratulation was on every tongue. The con- sclenca of the church was saying slicntly, ** Well done,” No wonder they were glad. God meant them to be, Their Joy and rejolelng was tostlmony of & good cooaclonce. Many were focling | ancw the words of "Curist, *“It s~ morc blessed to givo than to reccive.”” We galned by giving, and fucrcased by scattering abroad, "Ie was sure they would not give lesa in the‘tuture, but more, ‘[he love and Joy of God would be stronger In the hearts of all who had given to Christ than over before. The aatiafaction de- rived from the approval of otlicrs was n roward from God for a wencrous deed. Ploasant za this qaarunl was, it was more to be acceptable unto God. Every dollar glvon to His honor A Sermon by Prof. Swing on “The Contribution- = Box." . Rojoicings at the First Presbyterian Over the Payment of the Church Debt. Dr. :Ryder Disonsses the Mixed.Up Theology of the Day---Misslon= School Dedication, CONTRIBUTION-BOX. SERMOXN BY PROF. 8WING. Prof. Swing *preached yesterday morning at the Central Church, taking as his text: And thers came & certaln poor widow which threw I‘n.um mites, which maka & farthing. —Jark, xil., ‘This I8 the dav on which this congregation Is to give oach one Lis little or much to the best of all the gublic charitics,~not the best one, but the best group from a multitude. We have all been mving all the year through. Charity has called upon yod! fn your homes and {n your A French writer, and that, too, not of the places of business, aud has halted you on the | highest school, whon dying, wished his best strect. Bome of -yon have thus glven moro | Iricods to be near, snd, reaching out his Hand to lurgely than you can give here today. But a | Gne, ald: * Hold my’ hand untll 1 -tm lnl‘lvl duty and a pieasnre still remain—that of acting | dc2d." IHow deep are thess tios of earth 4 ‘Through thoss joined hands the love and very 88 a congregatlon, expressing sympathy thus Fiho Tiving fowad into the heart of the publicly with those causcs to which our dying. But beforo men come to thelr death- friends in other churches are accustomed to | beds they carry the same fnner emotion. The make annual offerings. Wo have lived two faithIul ‘pastor, whoso people aro poor, whosy years of our present form of life. They have llbufiy Isa lmz old bgoks. L;vhusc S\l:ldny ||1th:: 8 ou been years of rellgions hiappiness. This s the Rak ik oveu for. s Satuniay, roushe accond anniversary of our church’s birth, and it therenfter. The evening service was conducted by the Young Men's Praying Band of Trinlty Church. ‘The Kossuth Mission Is situated in a part of the city which better perhops than otber pre- sents & fruitful fleld of labor. There are but fow evangelical churches in the neighborhood, and there are numbora of people who are anx- fous to enjoy minfsterial teaching and capnot atford to attend one of the more fash- {onable churches. There aro hordes of stroct children to be gatheced In and civllized, and much other ‘misslonary work to bo done. The bullding dodieated yostorday is bullt with hiand and asks the friend, not In France, but in Christ, to hold that hand while the great sor- {8 not possible that any congregation can look :uh:dl: .7':?:'12‘.‘. zluh}::’u.nlrm'ti'ym this valley of back upon two winters and summers of more P J 088 now away from missions and coma to success and peace. Unr Sunday and Wednos- | yuo comumon (ogtivations of charits, tho Asys day meetings havo been full of what seems to | luma for the slck, or the old, or tle blind, or us all tho worship of God, Instead, however, | thc fittle helpless children. Theyare of many of bringing mutual cobgratuintions aud praise, | names but of vne Intrinsic worth. ‘The mowment Tet us celebrate our annlversary b{ gift-making, | & human being becomes helpless, that moment ~by rumcmbcrlng those whuss lot 18 sadder | charity must asppesr upon tho sconc. than our own,—thoso whosa oye can look back | To give to the _ablo-bodled —may be or forward upon little but calanity or unbappl- | a debatablo good. None of these ques- ness. tionable objects are belore iou to-day. it ls Wise minds may differ about thomeans of | only wheu heipleasness apeaks that you are lo- gathering in moncy for tho work of benevo- | vited to listen, Man is holpless first when he fs Jence, and about the methods ot "I’f‘fiflfl 1t 50 | afriendicss Inflm.; once more when he ia slck, 18 to sccurc tho best result; but, In the great | once more when he is bereft of reason, once doctrine that man must help his unfortunate | more when he s old. Hero charlty must reach feilow, sl sco divine law of soclety. Soclety | out her hand. He who pauscs licre to debate could not live without charity. Love of man | the worth of human afd und love belongs to the 8 onc of the fundamental principles of | savago tribes. Ha hins stit] in his velos some of tho perfect state, And love of man | that blood which oucg made barbarous natlons does not Imply the mutual love of cquals, | put to death infanis ind old persons, those in or ot child” for parent or of parent | the helpless period atelther end of Yife, The for child, but of rich for poor aud great for | only questlons wn daro raito aro: Iow much humble, of man for man, Clilization would | should I givel and To which institution shall I not risc upon the world untl §t had confessed | cast my mites? the greatness of the sentiment that mou must many times we can all gather strength of Ford i nekznioot o uawoll. . Not a1 tho arts of | wilr manj times wa cau sll guthier strongi THE PROPRIETOR will give au cuncs of &old for every ounco of Impurities found in any of those preparatiens. Tor Sule by all Dealers. AL Sl A the anticipation of a growth in the mission, and ¥ PUBLICATIONS. will and ot feeling by marking what thio human | would recclve its reward In tho lnst great day. ? PUBLICA’ s ralltiy into requisition the trearm when th 'T:::"fi;oifi:tmi m[‘;e':o;fi?lmll‘:{'r m}(gf,[.l,’,f Grecce, not the drama, nor the -rclxltuctunknar race Lias dono nlgzz’n cortain path, When wo | He took no account of gitts of pollcy“or prml. {,‘,“.‘&ffl,’g“fi’hfl,‘,“n‘;g,’:‘f’ g::f—tvlk‘:?.-g ,’,‘m"l‘w'r:‘;'& R RTINS refused Lo countenance his starry authority. Bon. ihat Nzured i ‘the Pike-Jones ‘muraer | the cloquetico, not tho'great ibrary of an Alex: | jook back sud percelvg that all noble minds | With the approval of conaclence, the approval evecy Sundag horeafter, and tho misslon school BIGE AT along with bis . mother, Insulted. two | Bnria, not the beauty and intellectual powerof | have loved persons) liberty and bave fought | of Just wen, and the approval of God were rea- [ proper will> have ita fiFat oxorclacs at 3 o'clock ufx'.i‘f.fl,‘“a‘l'{fl‘s‘b"' :ufi!;:f:; ,‘.’.f,,‘.fifi'.r'lfif I.Vn'ad{fi% ymnfit men wh8 wero passing. They | Lo classic worid, "i‘l"“h‘lll‘"l“"”d “gzm“l‘““‘l" "’{ for I, and that men have faded and | son's enough for rcjoK-mg. But they bad also | nezb Sunday afternoon. ON THE Blitostrcet. Tlo has boce, smaployed as privato | Shoked him up against the wall ana were forc, | Wulle thatera held balf Its umbers ifnablect | dicd “when thelr dreams have proven reason to de joyful becauss of tho obstaclos overcome. ‘Tha chiurch had discoverad thespirit of unjonghat reigned lu it. Rich and poor had taken part. The large gifts were remembered with gratitude, the small with honor,~an honor that nver fulled to Inapirit. The church wss strong for this union, not oanly in inanclal standing, but Iu Urotherhood, in mutual honor and faith. The young men should remember the wift ta them, and propare themsclyes for the trust, and keop it unimpaired. A church debt was the most dangerous of all. There was the dabger that the namne of religion ahould be dishonored by an actual fallury to pay; tho danger that the interest bo paid and tno principal turned, and tho church becomo a close ‘corporatiun: the danger that financlal necessity compromiae tha nurity and boldness of the church; and alsv the danger of forgetting everything clae in the anx- fous study to keep aflout. While It was true that other churchios In debt were generous nnd Eure, atill theao dangers oxisted. 'If the Flrat ad cscaped in the Providence of God, might they not be gladl Thelr joy was heord afar oft.” “Qood words come pouring in,” sald tho Doctor, and then he read congratulatory Icttcrs from Prof. Fisk, Bishop Chency, and Dr. Suth- orland. I anything they had done, ho went on to say, should help other caurchesto baroleased from captivity, that was another reason for in- | preasing thelr ]oy. But gladness was not the only fuature of ‘the Isrselites’ dodication-day, It was also & day of purltication, of cousecra. tion. Aund he uppoaled to tho congrezation to wive theinselveato God, ‘This was the otfuring “to be made lirat of all. It waa by a deliberate, sinvere, and entire surrendor of nearts and wil to Jeaus Christ that they began the Christlan lm‘: and by that gift entered on the way of sal- vatlon, CONDITION OF THEOLOGY, A BEIDON DY THX XY, W. I, RYDER. The Rev. Dr, Ryder, of 8t. Paul's Universal- bondage, and exposed to death little infants, and sometimes drow pleasurc from seeing a thousand captives put each other to death,while it thus falled to sce the tonder brotherhood of man {t bad no manhood, but was ouly an era full of painted savages. In valn meu try to make o world if they lcave out uniyorsal love, | It should make our bearta generous, that tho the love of each for nll and all for cach, Thoy | Christian era came, brioging along with its will as soon learn to grow flowers without tho | Golden Rule, and its Altar, and its Cross tho sun, or have colors without light, as to make a | Contribution-Box, futo which evon the poorest good world with brotherly love Jett out, King- | widow hasteued and cast hor two mites. Thero craft fell because it was alove of & famlly instead | |s no doubt that when each Sunday brings with of aloveof aracc. ‘The Kinglovied taxes aud | ft o church collection that tlio congregation is wars. Ile livea in luxury while his peoplo ltived | munoyed, snd the **worship of gising * ia trans- in_ pauperism, and thus overthrow the old | formed intoan act of penanco rather than of thrones. The human race is grauder thanany | pleasuro. Thers can easlly be too much of family of royal blood; and hence, despotisi | anpikiug. You havoall seen mectings injured garea beforn the conquering charity, Freo- | bytoo many prayors, and men Injured by over- m 18 the fower of charity. workin; ng thought. 8o thu church col- ‘When (luizot attempted to defiire civillzation, lunuuniu een Aoj e by @ zeal that outran he confessed the llmlm::{ Iu tho way of o per- | judgment, Aside from these oxcesses tha col- Iect answor, but afiirmed it to be tha progress | Joction stands before us in a fame as old and as of all the mental and spiritual powers of man. | noble 2a aoy of the old or nobla thiogs (n the No answer cauld be moro kruog but, should yuu | wholo bistory of man. Although Cliriatianity look Into these mental und splritual forces, you | has kindled the spark of human charity into n would discover that theapprehonatonandardent | fiame, bas expanded the human tear of loye of tho vrincipl tuat man must bo the | aympatby into a river, yet, so scif-cvident fricnd of wan {san {tomense clement inpational | was the need of the Hospital and asy- perfection and Individual worth, Whatabean- | fum that they could mnot be con- ttul clviiization do wo seem to soe In the | ccalod until s Christ shiould come. Tacitus, in umu{; uround Christ! Include Taul, after his | bin Gezmanta, saygi.tho.German mothors eame. meoting with the chief of the roupy B00. | tortie dlalda 1of | tmitidntytuuray ' the lrouiied. can_Englaud, or France; or Awerled,’ polat to”| Te'ts known that in the British Isles, 800 ycars a nobler company? In thio abacnco of arts, and | before- Christianity was known*thore, fndeed, libracies, and eclences, and Inveatlons, that | before Christ had appeared on carth, there was ctvilization must Lave lal chiefly {n tho pro- | g hospital for thesick. It was called’ Ly the found realization each oue had reached of the | sign(fcant name, “‘The [lonse of Sorrow.” nearuess and dearness of man to man, They | Clirlstianity found it there, and elmply ro- understood the story of “Tho Good Bamarl: | Joubled {ta usetulness. Bome of thoold pfilm, tau™; they kuew tho lesson when Chrlstglrded | carved over with letters, illegiblo until of iato years, now reveal an edict of & King of India, Jiving 800 years before our ers, which edict orders frec nursing and mediclae forall the poor sick throughout the Empire of that King,— Asoxa. llereln {3 the noblcness of the asylum watchwan n the nelghborhood for the past nine ;ulm. He cawg hutue ln the morulng leeling nwell, and expired after taking a draucht ot rnnd]fivun bjm by his landiady, Mrs. Cook. eart disease was the supposcd causo. The ex-membors of the Fire Department, Who arc yet mombers of tho Firemncen's gmomcnt Association, were to have met at No, 13 Bouth llalsted sirect yesterduy aftor- Boon, to organize and thereby sccuro thie repre- sentation Lt the Board of Directors of the Aa- sociation to whick they are eatitled, but cuough 31 them could nut be gotten together to trans- ct aly business, Another meeting will be held ;‘Imdny at the o place at 2:80 o'clock, sharp, Minor arrcsts: James Burke, burglary of the »fice of D. R. Hayncs, No, 64 Lumbér strect; John Malone, captured by Officar P. O'Bricn Just as io had pried open a window o St. Ig- nitius College on West Twelfth street; Patrick ‘Kelley, larceny of railroad fron; Charles Motz- er, larcany of a tino seal sacque, bos, and mufl, or which an owncr {s wantud at tho Armor{‘ Joba Lewls, larceuy of clothes from Day! Defst; Mrs. C. L. Lewis, larceuy of 30 from ¥red Kiein; Thomas Teeth, snatclitug $14 from John Donahue, of Elgin, suloon at No. 40 ‘Weat Randolph street. Tho Hannibal Guards are making preparations for o grand time on New-Year's ovening. 'Thoy will assemble st the srmory, No. 619 Hiato strect, and march through the principal strests to Turner Hall, corner of Clark and Van Buron streets, whero thoy will participato io a neatl, erranged Drogramme, consisting of historical, musical, and other intercsting aketches, luciud- ln;a tableaux vivant representivg the battlo ond death-sceno of Gen, Goorge Custer. Drills, supper, and a firat-class ball will conclude the programme. Maj, Nevans will furnish the mratc 1or the occaslon, Tha new classes of the Chlcago Athenmum. begla on tha Blat inst. s follows: Freucel, Prof. Iug hitm to take It back when Hawill ran out and took his part, “A hand-to-hand encounter was the result, Robinson had just beent thrown frows a high sidewalk when Capt. O’Donnetl walked into the crowd and arrested the two of thein, and while this was golng on_Havill and his negro waiter throw down the other man and gunchcd and kicked him most severcly. 'Donuell ‘{8 at any timo worth s falt dozen policemen, and within ten minutes he had the entirs crowd in the atatfon. Thoy gavo the names of George Havill, 8r., W. F, Willl, 8, F., Johnson, Harry Robinson, C. W. Brumen, and R. Hutler, colored, Just previaus to this hgm. Ofifcer Aldrich nterfercd with threo yuvung roughs named Kibler, Ross, and Curtis, who wore making things Hvoly on Fourth avenue, near Palk street. He gave chaac, snd fired five shiots at them, and Oficer Fatrchild fired a aixtly, neither of which, It s thought, took ef- fect. The gaug escaped. Tvemant Houte— T ‘How, . Whitney, 17 emon fonse—Tho Hon. J. ne) ‘est Virginla; C. J. Banderson, Balumore; R. 1L Mead, Now York; W, b Codlbaugh, Oshkosii; G. L. 8hierman, Davonport; . Fletcher, Minne- apolis; It. Manton, Hostol A Johnsun, 8t. Loulst L. A, UlllnhPhHldel hia;C. I Matthows, Watorbury; C. D. Lathrop, New York... Skerman Houss—A. 3L, Kronokopf,' Milwankeo; C. D, W. Young, Mudson, Wis.; % F. Little, Goodiaud, Ind.{ L. Il Day, New York; 0. W, Coyne, Da- trolt: 8. Freoman, New York: W, Becker, Mlwau. keoib. ‘A, Denedict and V. McBride, Syracuse .. Patmer JToure—L. 1. Morrls, Oraod Hapids; E. Hillyer, ‘Waupau, Wis.: John Hayes, Lied dak; A. C, Lowrlo, Denver: R, A, irat, 8L, Paul; W, D. Andrews, New York; M. M, llan, Dubaque; Il D. Hyde, Boston: 4. C. Datcholder, New York, W. L. Sturtevant, Doston; G, J. Merritt, Worcester: E. P. Murray, Toledo; B, O, Hunt, U, 8. A....Grand_Pacifie—W. P, Lynde, Miiwaukeo} {he Tion. W, Pitt Kollogs, New Otlesns; R, E. Preaton, thlnnnne A. W, Btearus, Now York; John T. Averill and If. M, Carpent t. I'anl AL Woolworth, Omaha; Col. E. F. Pratt, Milw keo; Dr. 3, 8, Knowles, Vandalia, 11t false, then wo love llberty the more. All the vld tightiog and dying patriots combine to Kkiudle the sentlinent inour own heart. Bo tho hope of a future life comes to us with im- menae power, scelng that all our fathers as far buck as history runs, lived and dicd In its hope. MISCELLANEOUS, "PATIIS OF PEACK, Speciat Disnateh to The Chicago Tyibune, Besrox, Mass., Dec. 23.-~Father James Fit- ton, tho first Catholle priest ordained in Now England, colobrated tho fifticth annivorsary of his pastorato In his church ot East Buston to- day, Archbishop Willlams and o Iarge number of Blshopa and pricsts took part In the ccre- monlcs, which wero elaborato and Impressive. ‘Ihe sermon was by Bishop Healy, of Portland, on ““Tha Wondertul Increase of Catholictsm in New England.”” Tng cifts to Father Kliton wore numecrous, consistlog of a mold chalice, studded with jowels, by the Archbishop, 81,600 in gold by the four Catholle cn_nurcxznfiuna in East Boston, and vostments aud purses of gold by the varlous societies. » CANADIAN NEWS, Svectal Dirpaleh 1o The Chiara0 Tribune. OTTAWA, Ont., Bec. 23.—According to a cable dispateh, tho Londou World mentions the Duke of Manchester s tho succesfor of tho Earl of Dufferin in the Governor-Generalship of Can- ada, It {s possible that the Horld may be well informed, but it fa not unlikely to ho mistaken, Tho namo of the Marquls of Normandy (s nicu- tioned in Ottawn clrcles, though with no woru guaronteo of truth in that rumor thanin the other. The truth is, Lord Dufferin will eon- tinue to flll the prescnt position for nearly a {unrynt‘. and, durlng the next nine months, ho nibwa of any number of possiple Govarnors- unne?l flmnlynllm zllv‘ar tg‘th& ynbllch“ ai i#vatch tn The eugo. une. !Ion';unl,. Dec, 23.~The third meeting has been held for the formation of the Canadian Natlonal Soclety, Tho wholo tine was taken u‘:fllmmlnzt e Constitution.of the Soclety, ‘Thero was a great deal of nolse and uproar. LAW OF FRAUD LITTLE, BROWN & 00, TIAVE JUST FUBLISIIED THE LAW OF FRAUD. and the Procedare per- talning to the Redress thereof. Dy Mztvitte M. Tiarrow. Hro, Sheev, 28,00, = AUCTION 'nlr,u§;~ WM. A, BOTTERS &CO. General Auctioncors 174 Randolphent. ABSOLUTE SALE OF FIRST-CLASS JEWELRY ARD OTHER Holiday Goods AT ATOTION, {ON Dee, 24, 1877, commoncing at 10 n'clock NG ARY Enmivating all Gy by V. R Buliers & Co., Auctionyers, at thelrrooms, 174 Randaiph-st. T'ine Gold and Silver Watches, Dianond Ear-Rings, Pins, Nings, and Crowes, Firo Gold Cliatns of all siyles, Tteal Caral, Amothvat, Jet, mbor, Garnet, and Camed Ects, in fine guld, Clucks, ted Goods, de. The stgzi will comnrlse & very excollent assortinent of desirablo gouds fur tha Holtdass, 1y order of A. Lipman. WL A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctlonrers, Holiday Goods hlwnsclf with a towel; and whei ths poor widow gavo tivo mites, thoy saw tho greatness of tho act, French civilization sct In when the people overthrow tho pageantry of wicked monurchs; Papal elyllizatjon began when tho Inqutsition AT AUCTION, arcl B Y p) was closed; England’s Lettor days began nob | aud hospital plainly seen; for so powerful was | ist Church, dellvored a sermon last evening on | NO chango was made in tho Constitution, how- 5 & A 3;2[“h&'&i:‘&'-,““.&;m‘lf-‘?&u‘.‘f""'m?.""ii‘é!ffi‘{ ENOLEWOOD. o Deoplos and when tho Parlismiont was balld. | Lt ourat forth from vach natlon the momunt that | Bpn, Iv., 15: Speaking the truth in love. | natfon resched the condition of thougnt that could measuro tho obligations of man to man, ‘Tho tirat great Christlau lospiial was founded by a Homan lady, who, lnstead of passing around tho box, gave all her own Immonse estate for the buildlng and support of her in- stitutlon for the sick. Aud this Fabiola did not da this by will when dylag, but, by her own band while living, and whils herown heurt could feol tho conscious hlesacdnoess of such merey, This speaks to us to-day and nakes us wonder what that Roman woman would subscribs were shs (n any modern congreization aud there came before her, in this ninetecuth century, the same appoal wilch o0 touched her In the fourth, Wauld our widor era, an era of a thousand ob- joctsot love, have made her loss generous to- ward the one? Would she have lost by the worship of our money, and fashion, and luxury, that name which hursimpler aud narrower times have rendered Imuortal? Ierhaps so, and perbapa not. It fa quite possible that in ane Uay that heart that dll so much when the sky was cloudy would havo redoubled her zenl could she reappear 1 the clearer sky of our geu- divides ftself and surpasscs the rose iu maklug | eratlon. ‘The present 18 far surpassing all former wauy from one, Ilcre thls leaven-sent truth | times in ita devotion to the welfare of man as dethrones a dcspot and sets fres tha peopls, | man, The Roinan, and Ureek, and Hindvo love Real Parlan roups, Lt Dronze Ornamciils, Rol Varnct xfll {n Gold, Leather Bresaln: , Tortalscs hell Dressing aen [n Fino French Gllt, Beal Russlan and ‘finkq-lnmr&n Albums, LADIER® FINE FURS, ‘, Misses', and Children's Furs, Indsome Wolf i ol T g R oy T ASSIGNEE'S SALE. 100 Cook, Parlor, and Offico Stoves AT ATOTION, TUREDAY MOUNING, Dac, 27, st o o'clock, st e X o acsiTl Ll Ra B 100 New Oook Stoves, Ranges, Office and Parlor Btoves. . t .Sat Tinner's r.gq‘,'."ag'.:;lg"u?_f 'rfif-::f's.‘};’.&'.fi‘in'a ferware. 7 o Ot AL &r DU TTEna &00,, Aucttons TIHURSDAY TRADE BALE, ' Dry Goods, Woolens, Clothing, Ieuren, Freneh The Trinity Reformed Eplscopa) Soclety beld thelr Cliristmas service. yesterday alternoon at the HBaptist Churcl. Tho pulplt was liberally decorated with plants and flowers, The serinon was by the Rev. R. Il Bosworth. In addition to the regular cholr the followlng ladles ana gontlemen assisted with thelr volces: lss Loulso Dodd, soprano; Miss Iessie Hunter, alto; Mr, George Waterhouse, tenor; and Mr, William Bhandrew, basso. Mr. E. DoCella sang au offcrtory tenor solo. Mlss FanntoMuck presided at the organ. ‘The Chrlstmas festival of the Sunday-school of this church will be held on Wednesday evenlng at Tllotson Hall, whero an entertainment snd 8 supper for the children will ba provided. The Methodlst Boclety bave s Christmas-tree at their church this evenlng. The children have Leen looking forward to the event with great pleasure, The Presbyterfan Babbath-school have a sup- er and entertalnment at their cliurch thls eveu- cen originated to forward private ends of its promoters. i ey —. < TEMPERANCE, gpsctol Dianaich I The Chicago Trioune, Mr. VERxoN, Ill,, Dec. 23.—Tho great Mure phy temperanco waye, which has been shaking up Bouthern Illinols so lvely of lato, atruck h‘;. ‘Vernon last nieht, wlicn a, rousing meeting under the leadership of Mr. A, R. Camnpbell was hold, A second meetiug at Stratton’s Hall was Leld to-night, all the churclies closing for the occaston, and thelr membors and wminiatars turniop out to ald in tho, movement. A lurzg number signed tho pledgo snd adorned thein- sclves with tha bius ribhon, inig up tho basls of theso Hucs: Slavce cannot breathe in England; If thelr Jungs Iecelye'ourair, that moment thoy are froe s “They tonch our countzy and their shackies fail, Buch is tho fact nbout this charity. It is the dominant cloment in civilization; so much so, that should you and 1 land upon some {sland in the Paclfic, “where tho nutives kuew only the Golden Rule, and where injury of each other were unknown, where there wore no fraud, no thelt, no murder, no cruelty, wo should feel that weo had found ‘a civilized race, oven il their language wera simple and their arts defective,— It they had nelther statuary nor plcturcs. ‘I'hére boing boneath soclety such a divine re- lation betwoen men, tuls reiation must have fts particular forms, and from them must riso tnany sbapes of duty. Tho natural philosophers hava found that from oue living genus many species come. 'The plain plumago of a bird changes as sges passi froma sinele wild ruse come mauy rosesol ul‘ sizes, and colors, aud perfumes} from some early grain came all our varjetles of wheat, 8o the great genus, love for mav, sub- enmlnuhlql Mrs. Bloan: nwllng and gratinar, Klln Howells; drawing, Prof. Hansteln: siug- "’F' Prol. Bilvers; plauo, Prof Beabaum st Mas Somarindyck. Frof. J. K. Bloau has chargo of tho Baturday Art School. Mrs. Bayro will . teach light gymnastics, The duy-school of fn- struction beglus dan. 3. On Christmas morniag at 7 o’clock the chimes of 8t. James' Church, corner of Uaea and Huron streets, will be rung. The followlpg s the pro- gramme: . 1. While shophords watched their flocka by night, 2. It came upon the midnlght clear. 3. HNark! the herald angels sing, 4. Come hithor, yo faitbfal, 3 6. 0, comuall g8 faltuful, The foregoing will be repeated at 13 o'clock m., with the addition of : 8. Oncd in Jtoyal David'a city, 7. Whrea Kings of Orient. 5 8. Come ye lowly. The Christmas servicec atghe Church of the Ascension, corner Elm and LaSalle stroots, will commencs oo Christmas Eve, with First Ves- wers &t 7:30. At midulght the Holy Comununion will be celebrated, at which thme Gounud's Com- munion Bervice (desse Bolennelle) will Le given Tha following {s an abstract of Dr. Ryder's re- marks; Tho state of tho atmosphers in these Iatter dsys, sald he, was & goud doal like the cogdition of theology,—very misty and quite undoflned; moro mist than rain, bus sometimes with a gon- erous shower, It was' protty ditficult to tall what the end of 1t all would be. When ous was able to look over the broad fleld of country, his viston was en- larged by the shinlng of the suv. Concarniug the present condition of theology,jha sometimes thourht he uuderstood it pretty well, and at other timea e came to the conclusion that he didn’t know much about It. Bometimes hie thought the theological world hiad prot generally come to adopt the views of Univorsal- Ism s totho essentlal tenct of the ultimata res- titution of souls, or at least toagree In & negation of whutever atood In tho wayof the accoptance of this idea. At other times it looked very much as if thebalancs of faith was quite ou the othor stde. \Whon he took up a copy of the Christlan Unlon aud ruad that the doctrine Lhat the wicked are cust iuto cteroal torments was no 2 . Andrews' Bazar commendds itaelf instantly to all, Its fashion notes. literary department, dra- matic and sncial news mako up a vaper well worth the small sum asked for it. Ta all subscribers s allowed tha cholce ot several beautiful chromos in oil, gach of which ls at wortl the subscriptiun. d 10 cants R Androws, Cluclnoatl, for apecimon copy. WIRTHN, T Lo SO O L ng. ‘The publlo schools are closed for two weoks, thero 1t secs only & wouuded traveler aud car- | wero but as advanca drops of this grest summer | longer preacned by sy orthodox ministor, COWLES—Dec. 23, s san, to Mattie E., wife of hly @ chorus of volees sclocted frum vorious | Mrg. Danfol Shaw, of Toledo, who has been | Fé8 the rubbed and blecding brother to su tnn; | enower. Our frue ool aro (‘mly a great -m! iien ot Japers aud othor pulpite | Jobn T. Cowles. Waight, 10 pound 100 PCS. COTTONADES, chotrs of tho city. On Clirlstmas-D; visitiug her sisfers, Mrs. Wilson and Afes, | herc it founds a civilization, there it opens only | charity, Our freelands sud freo Government | aunounced diametrivally opposita licas, Lo was | === ALL-WOOL BEAVERS, ‘Cummunion wil) Ve colubruted at 8 Browa, returns hume to-day, a }ittle asyluta for a few poor, or sick, or blind; | are gifta which genorations now dead jfought | brought to think that the evangelical world DEATILS, Pare, Hals, Capy, Glovei, Boots, Bhass, &s }1 Trmé At tl:o lnl;lurlnbrvlcel' I d.uhn.l Kuuu- Tho zraduating class of the Normal School | licre it contributes millions to help a 8tate ora | for and then handed to thelr children; our | might sroperly be divided Into three classess Arwy. Hats, Capry O ov g icad’s Cotumnunton Servico m F, wiil sTio clty in catamity, thora it makes only & garmout, In‘une spot It is only & Dorcas, fu auother o Wilberloree, Whether 1t totls 1n obscurity or rises up until a world sees it, it is all ouo un- inistakuble virtue,—tho unseitish seutiment eall- | for his fellow, let us confess that the dsy upon ad charity, Aud who hias yep learned which Is | which such s congregation as this inakes contri- the tore attractive, a bidded, modost daisy ora | butions for some of the works uf beusvolense is buld, great mountaln} Thus this love for man | ono of tue great days of your calondar. Your muves about I]\VII’. {mpresslve, as charmlog in the ekdil of Grace Darliug as in the slogueuce of met Baturday morning at the school to attend to soms unflolshed Lusiness. Prof. Larrlwmore took tho accasion to award the H, B. Bryant scholarabip to Miss flattle Wright. Three of the youug ludics of the cless wers 3o nearly equul in their standing that the decislon wus doferred unti] this thme. A ludicrous incident oceurred in thp school while tho class wers pro- paring_for the closing exercises. Uno of the young ladics bud & Professor of Elocutlon cumo 1o the school to give her fastruction in the ox- erctso which she was’ to deliver, Three uther youny ladles thought they would liko to derive some beuctit from the lesson, but did not fecl able tu pay for the same; so, when the teacher and his pupll repalred 'to the largo hull, theso youug ladles socroted Lhetselves in the gallery, nd yo fearful of detoction wers thomhu they luid theuelvos flat uuder tho seats. Aw the exercise progressed one of them folt coustrained to cuuxfh. but made as Mt- tlo nofse s possible, [EUSTETIUEIRINLA- s irlov s OUSUUOUTOREPOTY LEWIS~—0n Bnaday, Dec, 23, of tamoe of' the huwtlhn. David B, Lawls, aged ¢4 years and 2 monibs. . Funeral Wedreedsy, Dec. 20, at 11 o'clock a. m,, {rom his Iate_rosldence. 235 South Morgan strect, b{ cara o Rosehlli Cemetery, Friends of the family are fnviteg to be present. 'Middlof Conu., papers and Clevelsnd Plaindealgr pleass copy. INNES—Dec. at Jacksonvllle, 111, at the Institation for ine Doaf and Dumb, Alesanior R., younzust son of Alexander Innes, Funeral notica hereafter, VAN OSDEL—Thc. 23, William C., son of John M. Van Osdel, Jt., aged4 yoass O months and 14 ds) {u 1 at 11 8, m, Tuesdsy, Dec. 25, from 600 ‘Weat Jackeun street, - DORSETT—Sunday, Dec, 23, Folsom Dorsett, aged 7 years, Funeral from the resldence of bis son-in-law, J. Tucsdsy, Elclson, by Gounud, will be_perfurmed by the choristeraof tho church. Ln Wednesday even- 102 the anuual Christuus Festlyal of the cholr wilt take placs, ut which & foe programmo of music will bs given fn conucction with the Featival Bervice. A cuuple.of days & respectably dressed géuticiau called ut tho ofllco of & pluning-mill on the West Side, and asked the proprictor (€ ho (the pruprictor) could rent him (the geotle mau) desk-room iu hls (the proprictor's) ofiice, The proprictor stared at him spevchlcasly, 1 am uot mad, netther am L drunkon with rye, seeing that this s but the tenth hour,” sall the gentleman, “aud [ wean what 1 say.*t & Well,” said the proprietor, “peopla don's usually—that 18, thougn the situation s healtby und the beer 8¢ the suloon round the coruorls very good, thero 1s & prejudice—" %1 Luow," sald the genticman, in a volee Lroken with subs, *but ‘the fact is that I bave just Luried my wife, to Fubllu religion cawe from s charity which began 0 the selt-sacritlce of the Man of Nazareth, In view of tho wonderful Em that bas boen played in all human history by this love of man Firat, those belleviug that soine wili be tiually tormented; socund, thase bunavlng that some wil: be finally aonllillated ; third, thosa belley- ing that sll will bo figally boly and happy. Ju fact, the couclusion at which’ ho arrived was that the ortuodox dea regarding the ultimate condition of humsnity was vrobably anything the people liked to haye It, deponding alto- Kether ou the man who preaclied it and the pul- it fn which it was preached. Qa the other and, whew ho read tus Advance sud, other papers, hie came to the coucluston thit the Christian Union dId not kuow much about it. Qun sccular paper, T8 TriBUNE, had cow- meuted ou the guncrally uegative answers to the questlon ssut out by thie Indian Orchard Coun- ¢il 88 to the bellef in the doctrine of future punishment, and had rather come to the coo- clusion that there bad been s ‘fi'“ change in Congrogutinal doctrine. Dr. Ryder waa in- clined to bellove that the paper was a little TUUKSDAY MOUNING, Dec, 3, 8t 9:20 'cioak, sh eur salesroamy, JT4 MAUTIEN € co Aucttonsers, BUTTERS & C0'S REGULAR SATURDAY BALE Dec. 29, stpioclocka, m. FURNITURE, CARPETS, STOVES, &e. Atour stlesroums, 174 Kandolph-at, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., ‘Auctioneers, "ASSIGNEE’S SALE PLATED WARE At our 8tore, MONDAY MORNING, Dee. 24, st10 ‘clogk. eder of D. K 6 of Estat o Wikl Lormard o wii ool & siiek of Flated Waro manufactured by Kogers, 6mith & Co. Casters, Mugs, Spoouers, Cologuo Sets, ot = gifts to-day will please your Gud more than will your “prayer, ur serton, or sung. Com- a patriot. Ing near the Curlstmas featival our hearts Aud yet after long years, even generations | ahoudd be affected by the associatious of tho of toil and study, there have been found some | hour. ‘The Christlan world now cslebrates shapes of this love that afe of undoubted | the birth of One who contributed all His thne, worti., As the trua und alss ure found In alt | all His gifts, all I1s cuergy, aod atjlust His Iite, cosners of the earth,—truy and false dismonds, | to tha welfare of socioty, For our sakes Lo tho wheat and the tares, the pearl and thomock | became poor, for our sakes He suffered and pearl,—so thore are the real and, tho misgulded | died. Siay the Howers of thls Christmas, may charity, the real God-sent begraf and the tnuck | its uvergreens, may its happy Lomes, its decor- beggar. ‘Tlme §s needed snd much refloction to | ated sltars, its suthems of wmuslc, all nelp to winvow the wheat from tha chall, But the world has had time and has thought deeply aud M, Deverley, 130 Twenty-ninth atrer Dae, 25, at 10 o'clock &. m,, by carriages to Urace- opou our hearts that tuelr love may Uy outward p like tho perfume of flowers. mistaken (o this, the results of such investiza- | Jand. Frienda luvited. > Call el K. Bpuaut. Forks, RE as, whota 1 was foudly attached, and as sho haa 8 dutwe‘«lltbuneue,m.u,mmfi';f,;h‘.'{'m,'.,'{’,'f,‘,:F: Wil aud bas foumd i true pearls fumunr | Hlers aro some Insiititions among men | tious e L coine {0 bis ke golng to prove n e lbanudE ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Anct'rs. '] . | might have secreted th an instance. 2 o C| ‘which are conteascdly great. Time has sel ects preciscly tl 50[1])0'] 1 4 ere hi cen no MEDICALes »m 134 e I g:;-uf 'zv:ul::'"l.vt\;fl:‘ 'i'::.-rl :a‘"::fi: .'.':':i.l’" Iulllrl tils pupil lbtu"uo :g‘:filvre: mrlll::“ ?fl"g..i‘f oney for couverting the Juws, for & has | them from a largeiconpany, and has symbolized | vssel un{ departure from the old Congregation- x ASSIGH 2SS H lonely if 1 could get desk-roomn in your e Hehwent.” 1 sce,' suld tho proprictor, wring- Ingz bis haud warwly; * 1 am & married man my- sil, You shall Lave all the desk-room yuu want wud wo shan't quarrel about the terms,’ Mesuwhsle the bwkkccsur, & youug uisn who 18 engaged Lo o married vext ‘mouth, turned alu wid woudered s such thiogs could reully lery 1o see how her voles would asund there. What was his cousternation to find threo young ladivs hiding under the scats. IHo iaugh- ‘,"“.’,,‘“}2 :hum bo should charge them $1 each or the lestou. ‘Tho Baptist Bocloly elected the following ofl- cers at their unuual m““"ff neld Mouddy even- lug st tho rosidence of Ishl Swith: Trustees, HOW, Fiteh and F. L. Kimwey: Deacuns, Aus- tiu Hickok, Norman Baruty, Braton Busber, and J. C. Deulson; Treasurer, Jushua W, Barney; Clerk, J. C. Deutsun. The ‘Tress- urer reposted & balsuce on band of §10.64, A Iemalw minstrel troupostopped at Encicwood last Wednesduy, vstensibly to change frem the lake Stors & Michigan Southern Road to the Rock Island traln, but they found themsclves short of fuuds, uud, as tho ageus declluod to forward them aud take a livn upon their bag- Kuize, they had to cast about them for fuuds to pay their way, They posted their handbills, aud kuve 8 performance at Tillotsou Hall oa Thurs- day evenlng, realizing enough to procurs the coveted tlckets, aud wont on thelr way rejofciug. ———— A RAID INTO MEXICO. Naw Yosrk, Dec. 23.—A 8aa Antonio special saye: “On Thursday last Licut. Ward, io vom- mand of a detachment of United States cavalry, followed the trall of & party of Indians goiog. learued that there are millious of Christlans | them fnsome word or plirmse. Prononuce the who need the Gospel more sadly; wor | names of some of theso blessed poteutates, can money be lonrer wisely glven for ulmunz Thu schodl-bouse fs ove; there, In childhood, u fifth or sixth sect in o little vulmn which | wo pasq from darkoess into light. The church canuot support wory than two, w which | {8 oue; there the neart communes with God needs yellclon more than sny new Iu- | there it {s washed white by penltence and volus of sectarlan goods. Having thrown away | nrayer, Tae Areside Is oue; there the Liohest some of thess mock pearls, the Christlan | friondship holds sway, and mskes mau feel that ?ubllc Is fluding cach ygar grand chaunels | only beaven can atone for the fading of thy o Its sympathetic tears. Tps ilssions, do- | re ou the earthly hearth. ‘Fho uational wmestic and forelen, are pure gold, , For a time, | flag 1s one, for it wayes in the name of a power- scollers at rellgion made Jight over all money | ful patriotism and iy the pams of sil the glory and weu scut abroad Lo carry tho Chrlstlan ré | of acountry. The ballot-box 1s auother eui- Jhion to forekzu laucs. But uelther these uor | blew, and ohl Low sucred, for to it the aggre- the Christlaos themsclves kuew how slow a | gatareason of av age comes and speaks in a work it would be, that changing of the whole | voice which throws down the walls and throues habits of sayage or Pagan tribes. " To chuugea | of despots. And now et us sdd obo more relicion 1y to chenge the public thought and | sywbol, lung despised fndeed, but restly noble seatiment throughout, for the religion of | in the midet of anoble hust. It Is the contribu- Hiudoo, or Nogro, or Iudian Is all woven into | tion-box. Into the ballot-box gocs the fo- the Utrature, and tales, and legonds of each | tellizenco of stho comwuuity; but futo that race. Tu separats o fludoo from Ll god s | worthy rival, the coutrtbution-box, gocs the sluost as dlillculs as to rewove from a leopard | love of the' beuovolent. Inaved, this leas its svote. When a Curistlan teachor, yoars | glorified fustitution has, for the most part, pro- u:t:, was teachiug some Iudiang the story of { coded the ballot, for the ship of the missfonary oul Bible, the ludiuus declared that such s | fud the teacher salis Aret to make man fit to narrative could uot be true, for God had made Katlre Btock of Fino Jewelry and Silver Ware At oue Blores T8 34 80 Kandoloh.st., MONDAY, Des- 24, stV 7058N, pouenoy & c0., Auct: By GEO. P, GORE & GO, % and 70 Walash avenus. BOOT & SHOE ATOTION BALR, Wednesday, Deo 26, 9:80 a. m, ‘We shall bold another of ous great clearing salescn the sbove dato, and ahall offer Jarge lines of beaver asd Bulfalo-llned goods. Also 8 full lieof rubbera st large discounts, a. P, GORE & CO., Auctluneers. SPECIAL TRADE SALE. DRY GOODS., Thursday, Dec, 27, 0:30 a. m., al falth. In the midst of the discusslon on this subject of endicas punishment, Mr. Becch- cr bad coms out In an absolute anatliema on this docirise, dououncivg it s an sbomioation in Chriatlan thevlogy, Sr. F. W. Farrar, au- thor of Farrar's ** Life of Christ,” b ely Buuchad two remarkably sesmons, which wery card by lurge audivnces, and which were won- derlully livera! fo tune. ‘Tho ‘casy scceptatiou of the ductrine of endiess punishment was repro- bated Iu the strougest unfu-n. sud the doctrine denounced as wholly unscriptural, Cotupared with these unoble utterauces, there wera sows less noble which nad been pro- nounced nearer home., One was an editorial la tho ditlance, Prof. Bwing’s paper, purporting te exposu the fallucics of su arguent awalost elurulllrnuhhmaul. ‘The Alliunce had rofused to publish ths arguwent in question, glving as & roason therefor that its roaders nad beon Lrought up sceor toa higher ndard. In e, Ryder's opiuloh, there was 1o use ot wink- Inslwny this important question. Good wen aud bad’ men could pass over the gulf, whils goodness and badness could not. Uood men wight become bad, wud bad wen g but gouduess aud baducss atood on elther sido of the gulf, and could uot change pisces. Prof. Swiug’s real views as to the future Iifa wure—well, tbe proper word escaped the B e T YT T P Sohoncle’s Mandrake Pilis. wili be found to possess shose qualities necessary to the total eradication of sll billous attacks prompt to start the sccretlons of the Iliver, aad gives healthy tonsto tho cntirs system. Iudeed, It s mo ordinsry discovery tn medical sclence tohave lavented & rem- oy for thcss stubborn complaints, which devclop all the results produced by & hidretolore fres use of calo- mael, s minersl Justly dresded by maskind, and so- Xnowledged to be destructive fn the estreme to thie bu- man syetem. Thatihe properties of certaln vegetablcs comprise )l the virtucs of calome] withous 158 fojurt- ous tendencles, 18 now an sdmlited fact, readered (a- disputable by scientifo researches; 8ad those who use the Mandrake Pills will be fully saitsficd (et the best medlcines are thoss provided by nsture ta the common herbs and roots of the felds Theso Plllsopen thebowels aad corract all billous de- rangements without salivation or say of the lujurious effects of calomel o other poisqas. The seczetion of blle ts pronioted by those plils, aa Wil be secn by the altersd color of the stools, aad dissppearing of the sale low complexioa snd cleansing of tho tongue. Anible dirsctions for use sccoInpany esch box of pills. Prepared odly by J. H, Schenck & Bon. at thalr prin Here (s & beautiful littlo Bundsy-schoof story, with a moral that [s oovious to tbe meancst o acity, A lew duys w20, 88 a numberof school ye were walking boinewards, they were stop- ped by a secdy aud diveputable-looking wan, who, produclog s board covered with pooks and a card with a ring attached, sald, 4 Now, then, young gentlemun, here's u chance for you to uaky woney eu x:t:h Lo give your fathiers aud wotbers stew-winding wutches and E“Mm s¢ts. Ove cenia throw with this biero L lo string and riug, and If you bhook it on to & 00k, you get u nlekel: threo huoks fu succes- slov and I pay vou a quurter. Now, then, my 004, if you want to roll in riches up to your pecks and ride {0 your own carrlaces behing four-u-band teawe of Goldunith Majds,”? A Uttle boy gorged the glittering balt, pald five seuts for tive throwd, aud fetched s bhook svery thue. ¢ gully for you, youvg man," sald ibe proprietor of the cstablishmeat, * there you joy the blussiugs of treedom. Charity pre- thelr tribe His chosen peoplo for intinite | codes liberty. H«:sulllul. {ndeed, is tho {I.'BJHA 8ges, but bud told their futhiors no such & | when & bumblo mau gocs with & wind full of story. ‘Thus they had a Liible of thelr uwo, not, | intelligence and deposits his vote, but & _picture judced, in beatdiful print, but graven fo the | so striking fiads it equal fn that scene where the posker for the moment, snd be doubted | Sipslomice. cormer Blzh and Arch-aia., Pbiladsiphis, 0 & GO B.CO- Aviloasers ut dowu five cents aud yuu take up 83, Noth. beart. The Christian religlon bas slways been | poor widow advances aud, all .aglow with 1f snrbody could sccuraioly define them. Here | 33810k sale by sl drugylats aad desler. . St e Ewumn.nomnx hare, Merctyous favoey | out of Tt with stolen stock to e Blo | compaled o creals un 3 o world ‘whet: | B0 of boaovoyonces pard 13 bher contrivation: | B yoer ook s oot pormon. ijacking | wbmict 2 ¢eiiaor bot rande. Lisut. Ward not tbo nearest over it bas saited to barbaroys lands. The work | box her two mitos. was vost, but after Etnen lous of dealsl sad labor \uml‘ passed y.;::&ch&:hwrd Sowardituselgn italony RS a THN FIEIT PRESOTTRALAN OHUBCH. The worth of the home misslon s not less | The coagregation of the First Prosbyterisn absalute. ludeed, bolug moarer tue oyo, Its | Church geve expression, through thelr pastor, st a4 tho Loy wus mnfl: a burried meotal ealculation of & tworbladed pocket knife into 85 cents one 6 bow much caud overt” a rotucd snd benevolunt-lookiug ux& entleman atepped up to bl sadd, *Put it lown, wy son, put it down, It biteth like aque- Lorus aud stiogeth liko su aduer, us the Good tho teaets of Universalisu:, and bestowed this ad- vica on the sutbor of the sttack: ‘‘Hpeak the truth (o love,” It was not casy for oue who bad been educated insowme other form of re- ligion, sud had broken awsy fxum 1t, 10 settle at once what was the trutll. Peopls were per- vlexed on thls sudject, snd be would got gay By JAS, P. McNAMARA- & CO. 86 WADASH-AY. ' CELEBRATED throughont Large Hollday Avting Sale of ‘%“&E‘:fig:‘;fififl BOUTS, SHOLS & RUBBERS i soopie Kitits | wacscy Moo, Dot ot 42 205k, 44 Maaer, Chlcago. ToaeITe 08 $ARLS Lvlde Mexican officer, who sppeared with & detach- tuent of troops, snd the two commands ‘jolusd fn following the trial fnto Mexico. The joiut rous Was frufticss, bu:onm llunuu‘gflkau X d aw e84 rate in purs raidars whea thoy cross omw Mexico,? s CONKEUFIONERY, A DAY OF REJOIOING.