Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 14, 1878, Page 9

r RELIGIOUS. Pr. Wild Declares the Irish to Be Descended from the Ten Tribes. The Prophet Jeremiah Pronounc- ed to Be the Genuine Saint Patrick. Queen Victoria a Lineal Descendant of the Royal House of " David. Revival of the Early Moz- arabic Church in Mexico. The Philadelphia Plan for Repre= sentation in the Presbyteri= an General Asseambly. General Notes, Personals, Pious Humor, Services To-Day. IRISH ISRAELITES. §T. PATRICK THE PROPIET JEREMIAI—VICTORIA A DESCENDANT OF DAVID. vew York Worll, The Rev. Dr. Joseph Wiid, pastor of the Elm Place Cougrezational Churech of Brooklyn, bas been preaching sermons Sunday nights for sev- eral weeks past to show that the war just over in Europe and the war to come, in which En- sland is o trounce Russia and drive the Tark inte Asia, are the working out of Old-Testa- ment prophecies, and that the cud is to be the finding of the Ark of the Covenant and the lost standerds which were hidden by Jercmiak, and 1he triumph and glory of the children of Isracl, God’s chosen people. Dr. Wild has the reputa- tion of being a seholar, aud dectares that he has spent fifteen years 1n siudying Hebrew, Greek, and Irish bistory bearng upon this mat- ter. His church last pight was crowded with listevers, who applauded loudly upon occzsicn, after the manner of Mr. Talmage’s congregation. The preacher, in regard of ver- sonal appearance, and oveasionally of manner, resembles, not to £ay it disrespect{ully, & camp- meeting orator of the most approved cut. He wears his hair Jong and sleekly brushed, and an inordinate and not very pleasant-looking beard bencath 3 shaven upper-ip. His sudience gizgled right out last Sunday night when he de- cared that St. Patrick was the Prophet Jere- migh, and barder still when he turned on the lightand cried: *Jeremiah, the szint of the Patrisrchs; eainted Patriarch—St. Patrick! ‘What do you think of that!"” The preacher took bis test from Isaiah, xIL., 4 acd5: “Who hath wrought and doue it, call- fug toe generations from toe beginning. L the Lord, the first, and with the last; T am He. The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.?” ‘““The true key to the Bible, four-fifths of which speaks of Israel, aud to history past, preseat, and future,” said the lecturer, “is found when we learn that Israel is to be trans- planted, to be & company of nations no more to 1meve, but that in the resettlement of Palestine tne children of Isracl are to be there only by representatives. ‘I will take you one of a ty and two of a family and I will bring you to on ' is written in Jer., i, 14. The Jews were " pever t6 be planted excepting in Palestine. Jeremiah says further: * Who are thesc’that fiy 1s a cloud and as doves to their windows? rely the isles shail wait for me and the ships > Tarehish first.” Again, *To the island He will repay recompense: 0 shall they fear the mame of the Lord trom the West.”? To prove that the ieles of the West referréd to sre Ircland and the adjacent islands, the lecturer gave a history of its settlement, eath- ered trom the most trustworthy sources that he could command. It was_orizinally known as Scwite’s Laud, the Island of Wanderers, Scotia Major, Scotland being known as Scotia Minor. Enzland was known to the writers of Paestine as Tarsnisn, D‘.\unoiiélne children of Dan) and Barsc Avac. In the Hebrew Ireland was kuown 2s Yar in Eiron, the Landin tie West or Sct- ting Sun. Hibernia is a Hebrew word only slightly modified. Irish tradition poiats to the conclusion and tventy-three historians accent as afact that there were two settlements of Ire- land—tirst, py the Phaenicians, and, secoud, by Tuath de Danpan or ihe children of Dan. . Pinoock formulates these legeuds into a cate- chism. ~ e says: ‘The Irish have ever been singu- lariy zealous in asserting their Scythian origin, and describe the adventures of their ancestors from the neighborhood of the Casplan Scato Egyprs toence to_Spain. whenee they proceed- ed'to Ireland. We find circumstantial accounts of some earlier colonies, callea Formorians, Nemedians, Tuath de Danuay, sud Firbolgs, with one of which came tue mysterious stone now under the coronation chair In Westminster Abbey, called Jacob’s Pillar or Pjllow in En- Rlish, Irish, and Scotch histories. These colo- nies, however, were all of the Japhetian fami- lies, excenting the Fomorians, who describe themeelves as being descended from Shem, and 8s having left Ircland rather than reside among the seed of Ham, which had been cursed by Noah. The author of *precursory proofs that the fsraclites came from Eeyptinto Ireland and that the Druids expccted the Messiah * un- dertouk to show that the Fomorians were of a higher origin than even the Milesias, He asserts that some of the tribe of Josepn were separated from the Hebrew family at a very carly period; that tiey were tne heirs of verv singuiar bivssings for the latter days, and that they were the Fomorians from Atrica who made Eetilement in Frelan **Students of tins historieal theory find its confirmation in many Scriptural t Rabbinical writings, fn coin, in ancient monu- ments and customs as well as in the admitted similarity between the Irish and Hebrew lan- zuages. The feature last named is peculiariy marked and noticeable.. In fact 1t isa compound of the Hebrew aud Phenician. Gen. Vailauey Tound several thousand almost identicai words ip the twotongues. The Druid circles, which have been a source of 0 much mystery to anti- quarians, the altar stones and cronlechs, all find Teadv explauation by the hypothesis that tnev Were corruptions of nocient Hebrew religious ceremonial. “The period of greatest prosperity enjoyed brthe c;mf- Irish settlers was during the reirn of Ollan Todiah 930 B. He instituted tle Fes. a triconial parliament which was had at Teamor or Tarah. It was about this time . that the prophet Jeremiah fled from Palestine, taking with him Tephi, the King’s dausbter, the sced of David, and went to Ireland. He carried also the Ark of the Covenaut and the tables of the law. e ¥ent to Tara, aleo catied Lothair Croffin, Tephi hie married to King Eiocaid. Tara was made the Capital of the Kingdom, and the dauzliter of 1he house of David was buricd there. From her sprane Ferzus, Kmg of both Ircland acd Scotland, and {rom him came Ken- buih, the progenntor of the housc of Stuart. Queen Victoria is a descendant of the Stuarts, aud in her, according 1o Dr. Wild, is tulfitled the prophecy, ¢ The seed of David shall not want Sman upon the throne.” At Taraalso Jercmish instituted a degree in Masom He became the ud Master of - 1a¢ Order, and_bis new dearee, it 15 said, was i_n=muml for the purpose of Keeping alive the knowledpe of the Liding-place of the Ark of the Tenantand the tables of the faw, which he d buried uuder nive arches. T'his Masonicde- Ereeis the hislest in the Order, and no wore tlan nine members can belong toit.” Serintural Drophecy for this Dr. Wild finds in Jeremiah _*And it shall come to pass when ye Le multiplied and increased in the land in those dage, saith the Lord, they shall say no more the k of the Covenant of the Lord; neitker shall it tome tomind: ueither shall they remember 18: neither shall they visitit; Reither shall that one any more.” ! Dr. Wild sud_forther that Jeremish was Teally the true St. Patrick. which pame was a $orruntion of the ¥aint of the Patriarens. All i bmien admit_ that the reputed Neint was a oreimner. The future of Ireland under the Prophecies is to be rand, but only for Israel :1:_"1 the Canaanitish prosel All'else are to L be scattered from thie island. It is writ- i of them: “For it shall come to pass in uat day. saith the Lord of hosts, that I will {ieak bis yoke from off thy neck, and wiil burst 'y bonde, and strangers spall Do more serve themselves of him; but_ they shall serve the Lord their God and” David their King, whom [ will raiseup to them.” (Jeremiah xxx., 8.) THE MOZARABIC CHAURCH. ¢ ITS REVIVAL IN MEXICO. The organization of the *Church of Jesus™ in Mexico brings to light an anclent, but well nigh torgotten, link in the chain of church his- torr. It is, withal, alink of majestic impor- tance, and of tender, beroic, and thrilling memorics. The Mozarabic Church was the fruit ©of missions of the early Christians to Spain. 1t ‘was very closely akinto the “‘old Catholic,” and more nearly resembled the Moravian Church of the present time than any other of which we have intimate knowledee. It may perbaps be said to be practically identical with the Mora- vians. It scems to have acquired its name from the times of the Moors. ‘The Saracens oppressed these carly disciples hardly less than did the Cburch of Rome ata lster day, when they martyred them among the mountains. This Moorish persecution led them to a great extent to adopt the dress and customns of the Orfental conquerers, who are supposed to have apolied the name Mozarabic to them as a term of re- proach or contempt. The liturgy of this church was brought, by Isadoreof Seville and others of the fathers of the Church of that day, to a written form at the fourth Council of Toledo, and established by them in fts historic form. 1t seems almost like ** poetic justice ” that the revival of this old Church shonld fall into the hands of the Mexican descendants of the fath- ers of this old Spanish Church. The children, too, are living over again much of {he blood, and terrorism, and sociil and business ostracism suffered by their fathers for Jesus. Quite re- cently, and all along siuce the organization of the Church of Jegus iu Mexico, its humble mem- bers bave known what it was to bave their dear- est, brightest, and most uscful pastors and members fall victuns to poison, the stiletto, and Deatings unto_death by assassins and by bratal mobs, inspired and sometimes led by Romisn pricsts. As is usnal in such fields, a very lictle money invested in Bible and tract distribution, preach- ing. and cottare praver-meetiny work, seems to accomvlish many times as much as the same sums put into siiilar work in our own country. It does seem as if 100,000 Christians in the United States might pledze this work a dollar cacna year. and thata few of our rich men mignt send it $100 a vear, The Rev. Dr. Henry C. Riley, who has just returned to this work, has not, as has been sup- poscd. been consecrated 8s its Protestant Epi copal Bishop. It was oranized before he ever went there as a revival of the ola Spanish Church above referred to. It is true. however, that the Protestant Episcopal Church here has given wouey, and sympathy, and effort to it, in aspirit in keeping witn te Evaneeiical Allinnce. The writer is a Congregationalist, but after more tban a balf-score of years of careful study of this work in Mexico, and during this time being in sympathy and correspondence also with Mesican Liberals in politics, aud the Evangeli- cals in relizious effort there, we are very sure this revived Mozarabic Church carries a banner :\r;;luud which all Christians can and should rally. TIIE PRESBYTERIANS. TOE PHILADELPHIA PLAN OF REPRESENTATION 1N THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The various Presbytcries turoughout the Union have for some time past beeu formulating plavs for representation in the General As- sembly. The following overture, adopted by the Philadelphia Presbytery, is pronounced by the Jnteriorthe best that bas so far been of- fered: The General embly shall consist of Commis- sioners. Bishops, and Elders as nearly as possible equal in number, elected by the Presbyteries. ‘The basis of Representation shall be the number of communicants as given in the annusl statisticai reports made to the General Assemaly. 'he General Assembly. which shall declare this rule enacted as a part of the Constitution of the Church, shall settle the first ratio of representa- tion under it 80 38 to make Lhe number of Commis- sioners not less than 300 nor more than 350; and succeeding Assemblies shall, from time to time, chanze the ratio, sccording to the mcrease of com- municants, 60 3 to keep the totul number of Com- oners within these limits. ach Prespytery in existence at the time of the adoption of this rule shall be entitled to at least one Commissioner, but Preshyteries that may be hereafter constituted containing less than 500 communicant: shall not be eutitled to a Cemmis- sioner untl} their communion rolls have grown to that number. Each Synod ehall, at its stated anoual meeting, ascertain, from the statistical reports made to the Generul Assembly. thie number of Commissioncrs to wnich its various Presbrteries will be entitled on ibe establist.ed ratio; shail announce tue same to 18 Presbytertes entitled o but one Commissioner each, shall declare which sball clect 3 mipister and which an elder. Detween the stated meetinzz of the Synods and the meeting of the General Assembly to which the Commissioners are to appointed, the Presoyteries ehall elect according to tue number of their com- municants, and according to the arrangement by the Synods aa hercin provided. GENERAL NOTES. Delegates from the Northwest to the Inter- national Sunday-School Convention, twhich opens at Atlants, Ga., April 17, will meet at Chicazo, and proceed thence together, on Mon- day evening, April 15. Bishop Fallows, Presiding Bishop of the Re- formed Episcopal Church, has cousented to de- liver his lecture entitled * The Four Johns of History” in St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Tuesday evening, for the benefit of the parish. A memorialwith nearly 500,000 siznatures attached has been sent to the Queen of England praying her Majesty to use all the influence at er command **to repress the practice of aurie- ular confession, which 15 50 repurnant to the cuni$innu.' and feelings of this Protestant coun- try.! The Presbyterians carry on missionary work among the Senecas, in New York; the Chipve- was, in Wisconsin; the Omahas, in Nebraska; the Dakotas, in Dakota Territory: and the Nez Perce Indians, in Idaho. 'I'he number of Cliris- tian Indians in these several missions is about 1,600. Tne number of Indians assigned to the Church by the Government is 24,194, A testimony to Mr. Moody’s work comes from Natal, South Africa. A "religious move- ment prevails there, in which over 330 persons have already been couverted. It began in the labors of a Dlacksmith who had been converted under Mr. Moody’s preaching in England, and afterwards emigrated to Natal, carrging with him a heart. warm with the love of Christ. The Rev.Dr. C. D. Foss. President of the Weslesan University, reports 175 students in that institution. The course of study compares favorably with that pursued in the New En- gland collezes, There is a steady increasein the” number of students from distant States. Out of the 530 rraduates, more than two-fifths have entered the ministry, and four have bLe- come Bishops. Plymouth Church, Worcester, made a lift upon their church debt March31,and raised $16,000, enongh to eancelail temnporary loans,and Teave only one debt of $30.090, thus reducing current expenses avout $1,000. One hundred dollars over the required amount was raised. Tne revival meetings noder the direction of Messrs. Whittle and McGranahan bave been jereatly blessed. Bearing in mind that infallibility does not screen the Pope from liability to sin of any sort or quality, we must admit that the successor of SLchler, fowever holy and learned, may fall 1nto the sin of heresy. We claim only that in the ways of God’s inscrutable providence over His Church it is fmpossible that he should com- mit this sin while in the act of teaching the Cuiversal Churet.—S$t. Louls Watchman. The Tunker sisters rebel against the old poke bonnet of two centuries ago, and desire to keep pace with the fashion plates. A voung member of the flock recently wrote to Brother Bals- baugh. tbe presidivg elder, inquiring if it is ‘contrary to the Gospel for a sister 1o wear neat plain bat.” The Brother groaned in spirit on reading the query, and replicd that the sister “might wear a hat only whel she takes it up as a duty sud a eross.”” = The Rer. M. O. Rork, who was expelled from the Methodist Conference of Michigan last year for denving the doctrines of natural depravity and a literal resurrection, and for teaching u probation after death, has creamzed a new. de- nomination_called **Congrezationgl Method- ists.” He has two congremations. The follow- inee i _the ouly test of membersaips “ We be- e Christianiiy is not a belief merely, but rather a life; that the sayines of Christ are the plainest possible statemens of relizious truth, and constitute the ouly true theolozv; and that any person who belicves and earnestly tries to live in accoraance with those sayings is entitled o church privileges.” Converts to Rome do not all go from the Protestant Episcopal Church, by any means. An exchange finds the following tacts iz a daily paper: Mr. J. MeMaster, the cditor of the Frez- man’s journa!, is the son of a Presbyterian mi ister. Father Huntington received his theoloz- jeal trafuing at Princeton. Dr. Orestes A. Brownson was a Cougregational minister. Father Hewitt is the son of an Oid School Pres- byterian pastor. Father Walworth is the son of a Presbeyterian Elder. Judze Buuat, of Louisiana, was aptist. Jud: VPresbyterian. e Boertel, Muller, FLifiips, Adams, and Scl al were not Episcopalians. Dr. De Joux w&AY Calvinist pastor. Counts Ingeubeim, StolB, Werner. De Haller, Es- slinger, Henter, and Overbeck were non-Epis- copal Protestants. If the Marquis of Ripon was a member of the Church of England, the Marquis of Bute was a Presbyterian. “Not long azo Dr. Dakin went from the Methodists to Rome, and the Rev. Mr. Murphy from the Baptists. X At alarge meeting beld at Glaszow, Scotland, concerning the creation of a Catholic hierarchy for that country, the followinz resolution was adopte That this meeting is of the opinion that Popery, as uow developed, is not a religion only, but also a scheme of temporal wovern- ment, which, not content with equality, ar- rogates for its Pontiff suoremacy over the rulers of all States, and for its code supremacy over the laws of nations; aud that, therefore, it is the duty of every patriot and citizen to resist evers attempt on the part of the Romish Chureh to'introduce her government into our country.” To this and other resolutions in the same vein there was no dissenting voice. St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, vhe Rev. W. J. Hunter, D. D., pastor, is now three vears old. It has 350 communicants, a large and constantly increasing congregation, and a flourishing Sunday-school. The Third Pr terian Church, corner of Carpenter and West Washington streets, was purchased sowme time ago by St. Paul’s for $25,000. This church w be occupied by the new conerezution on E: Sunday, 2lst inst., Bishop Fallows preachin in the morning aud Bishop Cheney in the even- ing. A sacred concert of the Sunday-sehool in the afteruoon. No subseriptions will be called for, though a large Easter offering fs exnected. ‘The income of this church has always been suf- ficient to meet the expenditure. Mr. Talmage bas got into a pretty row over the orgenist business. The entire Board of Trustees, nine memuers, have uot only resizned. but written a letter to the church, in which they say they were obliged to resicn or foment a discord that in 1576 they discharged Morzan, at Talmage’s request. for coming intothe church drunk, aiterward taking him back, and that his later fnsolence had rendercd him unbearable. Worse thau this, Mr. Pearsall, one of the re- igned Trustees, addressed a letter to Talmage, aying: “Having los: all faith in your veracity, there is but one course left for me—to sever my relations with you and the church.” le says ‘Talmage knew as well as he did why Mor- an was discharged, and that there was no course but to disbelieve Talmage. An eveat which, at this distaace, has a yery unchristian look marred a recent Sunday in the Massuchusetts town of Beverly. The pastor of the Methodist Church theré, the Rev, Mr. Adams, bas avowed a beliel in the doctrine of probation aiter death, for which heresy he was suspended from duty. The Presidine Elder of the district, the Rev. Dr. Dorchester, on ap pearive on the Sunday in question to preach, was met at the door by one of the Trustees and denied the right. Proceed to preach he did, however, and a few moments found both him and Mr. Adams_contendinz for the posscssion of the meeting-house to the music of **Roek of Awes” Mr. Adams and _bis friends finally re- tired totht basement of the church and con- tinued services there for the day and evening. ‘The end s not yet. The Mayorof Parker City, Penn., is a Sunday- school tescher. Recently some fast young women were arrested and brouzht before him. Dismiss- ing them with some sound words of admonition, he fuvited them tocometo his Bible-class. They accepted the invitation, and conducted them- selves with great decorum. But the lady teach- ersof the Sunday-school took offense, and an- nounced to the Mayor that if these young women came again they would be put out of school, and that he would be made to go aflter them. In the innoceuce of his heart, Masor Fullerton bad supposed that the Gospel was for everybody, including that sort of people; but now be sces tiat he was mistaken in offering it s0 frecly without first ascertaining from the ladics that these despised young persons had any chance for a share in the kingdom of Heaven. James Anthony Froude, the eminent English historian, has seat au elaborate atticle to the Jn- ternationat Keview of New York, contaimng most remarkable. statements upon the subject of science and relizion. He holdsthat the present state of religious opinion throuwhout the world is extremely critical; that theologians no lonser speak with authority: that those who uphold orthodoxy cannot agrec on what grouad to de- fend it; that materialism sll over Europe 1s re- spectfully listened to when it aflirms that the claim sol revelation cannot be maintained; and that the existence of God and a future state,the orizin of man, the nature of consclence, and the distinction between good and cvi, are all open questions. He says thai no serious conse- quences, at lesst in England and America, are yet outwardly apparent, and that the entire eneration at present alive may pass away be- fore the inward change shows itsell in marked external symptoms; but thatitis certain that religions opmion 15 moving with increasing speed alone a track whieh it will never retrace and toward issues intluitely momentous. The following complimentary notice of an ac- cession to the list of pastors in this city is taken from the Cadiz, 0., fepubtican of the 25th ult. The Rev. W. T. Mecloy preached his farewell sermons to his Cadiz congregation on last Sunday morning and evening. “I'key. were sermons that will never be forgotten bythose who heard them. He labored constantly in the effort 0 restrain his feetings, and every sentence contained a pathos and tenderness such ae can rarely be expressed. In the evening the ministers of the otber Cadiz churches were present, and the nouse was crowded with citizensin general. 1tlyrare that any man commands the univereai respect and csteem that has been accorded to Mr. Meloy, not only by s own congregation, but by the peaple of the entire community. Mr. Mcloy came to Cadiz thirtcen enrs azo, then a young man 27 years of age. He a8 grown since then, And is now a pulpit orator with but few equale, and fs a man with o large heart, and larze mtellect, and of a personal in- fluence that must tend lirgely to the molding ot public opinfon wherever he may live. It is with sincere regret that we see him take his departure from Cadiz, yet, if we werein his place, we should accept the call to Chicago. ‘the Loudon Ezaminer expresses itself on the Auglicau Bishop in the following style: A Dishop 13 now & respectable middle-aged sren- tleman, occasionaliy pious, and still more occa- stonally learned. Ifis duties are few and simple. He has to preserve the apostolic succession by lny ing bis hands oncandidates for ordination—a so- lemnity at which we bave no wish to nock. but to Iihicu no sensible -an can possibly attach uny real importance, unless he be also prepared to believe that ordination would make an unlettered person of unclean life a competent priest. Tle has also to confirm the boys and zirly in his diocese. to Celiver himsclf of an occasional charee, and, in a general kind of way, to keep up ecclesiastical discipline. All this gives Lim just about enough to do, and it is perfecily idle 1o pretend that our Bishops are verworked, or that there is any occasion for more Disnovs. In days now past. when there were no railways, there might have been some excuse for increasing the number of our Bishops. At present there ia none. A Bishov has little 0 do, and too much time in which to do{t. At present many of our Litshops are doing next to nothing, and we do ot wish for more ishops o help thom over the work. ~Besides, Bishops of lutc have shown a ten- dency to make themselves ridiculous. A Bishop of the old style, witu & large income and 2 com- fortavle palace, is apt to tuke hings calmly and comfortably. New Bishops, with siall incomes, would probably be earnest mcn, with that natural Jove of notoriety which usually accompanies car- nestness. i PERSONAL. The Rev. James T. Pollock, late of Tiffin, O., has accepted 2 call to South Toledo. The Rev. W. S. Rainsford, the Episcopal evangelist, has returned to Engfang. The Rev. A. A. Russell has resigoed the pas- torate of the Baptist Church at Polo, Il The Rev. John Gordon, formerly of this city, now of Montreal, is quite a favorite in Boston. The Rev. R. A. Mitchell nas resigned the pas- torate of the Presbyterian Church at Kansas, 111 The Rev. Theodore Bracken has resianed his r;’e\:rgc av Grandview, Iu., and zone to Glasgow, an. The Rev. C.B. Crave, D. D., of Hartford, has accepted a call from u wealthy church in Boston. The Rev. Robert McCune, of the Toledo Brade, has been invited to accept o pastorate in Feru, lud. " Lord Penzance has again notified the recal- citrant Mackonochie to abandon his ritualistic practices. The Rev. F. H. Hucklcberry “of Adams, lad, has been installed pastor of the Baptist Church at Fraoklin, in the same State. The Rev. Eben Halley, of Cincinnati, has ac- cepted a call to Binghawmton, N. Y., notwith- standing the earnest protest ox bis church. The Rev. B. Mills, after most faithfally serv~ ing the church at Oneida, Iil., has declined the }_'\Ié extended him, and returued to Shelbyville, nd. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll has been invited ta deliver the annual address before.the Law School of Boston University, a Methodist insti- tation. Joseph Cook has stirred up the ire of the Bostonians, by pitching into American Con- pressmen snd merchants, 1n a recent lecture in Montreal. The Rev. Stephen Llosd Morgan with numer- ous aliases, has been imposing on the good Welen fuently, though claiming to be a Scotch- man. The Rev. C. M. Palmer, of Meriden, N. H., has been compelled on aceount of” (ll-Bealth ta abandon his eugugemant to_go to. Hilo, Sand- wich Islands. 3 The Rev. Dr. Boothe, late pastor of the Bap- tist Church in_Lafavette, Ind., bas accepted the unanimous call of the church in Galesburg, I11., to becomne its pastor. The Rev. A. C. Peters, a Canadian Mormon Elder, recently come to gricf in Chatham, Ont. The police captured himin adisrcputable liouse. He begged hard to be let off. 2 Spurgeon has returned to his pulpit worlk in London, after a vacatlon of scveral weeks in Mentoue, in the soutn; of Europe, whither he bad gone for the improyement of his hcalth, The Rev. Yoitsu Honda, a native of Japan, was recently ordained 2 minister by Bishop Wiley, of the 3. E. Church, at Hakadodi, Mv, Honda preaches acceptably in the Enclish Jan- Bua; - The unfortunate accident which befel) Bishop McLaren® while attending the funera! of Dr. Chiase some two months 220, and from which he is slowly recovering, will prevent his attendance at the Lambeth Conference, The Rev. E. E. Cummings, D. D.,of New Hampshire, born_in 1301, the same yea as the late Dr. Baron Stow, recently preached in the First Chureh, Concord, the same sermon that he preachied to that people fifty year: On Thursday, Feb. 7. the Rev. Philip Rap- paghosi, 8. J., who for the past five years has ;been laboringr amone the Flathead and Black- feet iudians ont West, died ina gude hut in a camp of half-breeds on Milk River, Montana. Brother Jasper, of the Zion Church, of Rich- mond, who hasachievedsome notoriety through his sermons inopposition to the accepted laws of astronomy, bas heen threatened with exzom- munication by his more scientific colored breth- ren. The sad intellizence has been received in Lon- don that Shergzold Smith and Mr. O’Neill, of the Chureh Missionary Sotiety’s Mission in Ceutral Atrica, have .been murdered. The telegram makes the bare announcement, without iving any details. . Thé Hon. Philo Wiite, late United States Mimister to Ecuador, bas prepared, ag the re- quest of the Convention of the Protestant Epis- conal Diocese of Central New York. 2 manual, explaining the uature and extent of the exemp: tions from taxation to which church buildings are entitled in New York and other States, The scope of the mauual includes assessiments both for general and local purposes. The Rev. Franklin W. Adams, of this city, has accepted a call as Rector of Tminanuel Ke- formed Episcoval Cnurch, corner of Centre and Dayton streets,—tlie only churcl of this denom- ination on_ the North Side. 1t will doubtless give great satisfaction to those who have so tong desired the suceess of this church that so oromising a clerzyman will fill the position of Rector. With this prospeet, and the improve- wents so soon to be made, which will give casy means of reaching the church, toe parish will soon beeome of wreat importance to the Re- formed Episcopal Church, SAINTLY HUMOR. A man is never so emphatieally embraced by the spirit of cconomy as when toe church con- tribution box stares him in the face.—Fulton Zimes. Ever since Ingersoll abolished hell there has been a look of maudlin helplessness upon the Iace of the gentleman whose picture adorns the can of the deviled ham. Talmage says he believes the time will come when every prominent church will have a hos- pital on one side and 2 bakery on the other. Of course, the bakery will be on the yeast side, The Bréakfast Table asks: When vou look around you at chureh, during adull sermon, don,t you find it a little dilicult to realize that L}qus;.mds of people die every year for want of sleep? “ What is the meaning of a backbiter?”? asked a gentleman at a Suvduy-school examination. This was a puzzler. It went down the class un- 1il it came 1o a simple urchiu, who said, * Per- Dups it is a flea.” Bob Iugersoll asked a preacher ‘whether the fatted calf wanale or female. * Female, of course,” replicd the_preacher, * for [ am now talking to the male,” which was coosidered an excellent sell on the wicked Bob. A youugster, perusitr a chapter in Genesis, turned to his mother and inquired if people in those days used to du sums on the ground. He bad ocen reading the passage: “ And the sons of men multiplizd upon the face of the il 4 s At bedtime little Willle was saving the nsual prayer at his mother's &nec, and having got as faras “If 1 should die before I wake,” he tated. “ \Well, what’s next ¢ asked his mother. “Well, I s’pose the next thing would be o funeral.”” > Tn England tney tell how Sankey walked up to a grenadier, and, taking bim affectionately by the belt, said: * Young man, I likewise am a soldier,—a svl of Heaven.” ‘“Old 'un,” re- turned the grelfadier, “you're a long way from your burracks, anyhow.” Baby has bezun to learn sacred history, and begs her papa to ask_her questions, just to sce how wise she s ©Well,” said Papz, **can you tell me who Adam was?™ “The fatler of all men.” **Good. And who was Eve!” Aftera moment’s reflectios “The mother of all women.” A New York clerzyman anxiously inquires, “Will Heaven be crowded?” Considering the fact that the person who is morally sure of go- ing there has a soul only about the size of a warped bean, there is likely to be room for a large number of liberal-minded persons.—Ful- ton Times. One was a Baptist, and the other was a Con- greaationalist, The waiter asked them what they would order. “A little dipped toast,” said the Baptist. “You may give me toast, also,” said the Congregationalist. very cheer- fully; “but don’t dip it—sprinkle it with a little butter.” % Another story of the late Pope. He was once compelled to undergo a paiuful operation, which he endured with rare courage. ** Did your Ho- liness suffer much?’ asked the surgeon Con- stantine. ** You made me see wmore stars,’” re- plied the Pope, smiling. *“than Father Secchi koows the names of.” After 8 man who has dlwars maintained the highest staudingin the religious community has ouce run across the back yard after du: and triea to cut the clothes-line in two with his clin, e always has to eplsin to his borrifled wife that he ot the hatat of swearing in the army. And very probably be did. At a recent meeting a contralto orator named Mrs. Clark explained how it was. ‘I knew,” said she, “when 1 was sanctifled, by this: T made my own dresses, and when they didn’t use to fit I got in a rage and scolde¢a and storm- ed. Now that ugly feeling is all taken away, and T could try on my dresses ten times over to make them fit, and never et out ot patience. My brethren, tha's the test.” How women can manage to sit bolt upright, and ot change a position, looking neither to the rizht nor left, during a sermon in church, passes the nnderstanding. A man wiil sit on a i fence all the afternoon to see 2 ball- but put bim In a_church-pew for three- quarters of an hour and _he Wwill wabbte ali ove the seat. 1t cau be said for the women that they do not wabble.—Elmira Advertiser. CHURCH SERVICES. EPISCOPAL. Cathedrai Free Chureh, §5. Peter and Paul, cor- ner of Washington and Peorla streets, the Rt.-Rev. W. E. McLaren, Bishop; the Rov. . H. Knowles, priest in charze, Chorai morning yrayer and cele- bration of the Toly Communion at 10:30 a. m. Choral evening prayer at 7:30 . m. —5¢, James’ Church, corner of Cass and Monroe streets, the Fev. Samuel S. Harrls, Rector. Sery- jcesar10:45a. m. and 7 p. m. Celebration of the Iloly Communion ati8 & m. The Rt.-Rev. 1. E. McLaren, 8. ‘L. D.,-will proach and aaminister the it of Cophrmatioh at the Lvening xervice. The Rev..E. Sullivan will ofiiciate in Trinity Church, corner of ‘Twenty~sixth strect and Michi- gan avenne, at 10543 u. . nd 7:30 p. m. - Com- munion ar 9:30 a. m. ZThe ftev: Trancis Mansfeld will oficiate in the Church of the ‘Atonement, comer of West Waen: Inzion aud Robey streats: A 10350 3. m: and 7500 - 1. i i P "he Rev. J. Brédbarz will oficiats in St. Ansgariuy’ Cliurch, Sedgwick street, near Chicago avene, at 10:50 2, m-and 7330 p. .5 T Grice Chintch, Wabadh aveeue, nedr Sizteenth street, the Rev, Clinton Locke. Rector. Services atlla. m. and 7:30 p. m. The Rt. Rev. W, E. ScLaren, . T Dy, will preach and administer the rite of contirmation in the evening. —Church of the Holy Communion, Dearborn street, near Thirtieth. Services at10:30 a.m.and 730 p. m. . —T‘:\c Rev. Charles Stanley Lester will officiate in S, Bauls Chareh, Hyde bark avenne, between Forty-eizheh and Forty-ninth streets, at 10:30 a. m. und 7230 b, . e Tiav. . E. Fleetwood will officiate fn St. Mark's Church. Cottage Grove avenue. corner of Thirty-sixth street, at 10:30 8. m."and 7:30 p. m. —T'ne Rey. Arthur Ritchie will ofliciate 1n the Church of the Ascension, corner of North LaSalle THE GRIICAGO TRIBUNE: 'SUNDAY. ‘APRIL 14, 1S76~SIXTELN ' PAGES. ge Lord was a | Presbyterians near Emporis, Kan. ‘e speaks | and Elm streets. Communion, 8 a. m. Morning 12. m, Children's vespers with catechism,3:30 . m. Eyensong with sermon at 7:30 p. m. —The Rer. G. F. Cushman will ofiiciate in St. Su.-.rlncn‘a Church, Johnson street, between Taylor and Twelfth, at 10:30 3. m. and 7:10 p. m, —The Rev. Luther Pardee preaches at Calvary Church, Warren, near Western avenue, morniug and evéning. —The Rev. T. N. Morrison, Jr., preaches at the Church of the Epiphany, Throop street, morning 2ud evening. : —The Rev. W, J. Petrie preaches at the Church of Ous Savior, corner of Lincolu and Belden ave- npeg, morning and evening. : —The Rev. H. G. Perry preaches at All Saints' Church, corner of Carpenter and Ohlo streets, a010:45 2, m. and 7:45 p. m, BAPTIST. The Rev. N. F. Ravhin will preach this evenlaz at West End Opera-House on “*Total ebstincnce from all intoxicating liquors.” —The Iter. E. B. Hurlbert will preach in the Fourth Church, corner Washington and Psulina “streets, morning aud cvening. —The Rev. W. \W. Everts will preach morning snd evening in the First Church, - corner of South Park avenuc and Thirty-first street, —The Rev. d. W. Gustix mil preach in the Mich- igan Avenue Church, near Twenty-third strect, at 19:30 &, m. —The Rev. R. De Baptiste will preach in the Otivet Church, Fourth avenue, near Taylor street, atlla. w. and 7:45 0. m, —The Rev. A. Owen, D. D., will preach in the University Place’ Church, corner of Donslas place and Rhodes avenue, at 11a. m. and 7:50 p. m. —The Rev. L. G. Clarke will preach in the South Church, corner of Locke and Lonaparte streets, at 'meer 10 a.m. Choral Eucharist with sermon. P. 0p. m. ~The Rev. 3. A, Fenry will preach fn the Dear- born Street Church, corner of Thirty-sixth street, at 10:30 a. ., and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. E. K. Cressy will preach in the Cov- entry Strect Church, corser of Bloomingdale rosd, at10:30 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. tomhe ltev. . E. Hewitt will preact In the Cea- cunial Church. corner of Lincoln and Jackson etrects, at 10:303. m.. —The Rev. R. P. Allieon will preach inthe North Star Church, corner of Division and Sedgwick streetd, at 10:45 0. w. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. will_preach in the Halsted Strect Church, Detween Forty-first and Forty-second utreais, af1la. . and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. C. Perren will preach in the Second Church, corner of Morgan and Monroe streets, at 10:30u. m. The Rev. Galusha Anderson fn the wvening. —The Rev. Galusha Anderson will preach in the morning at the corner of Western and Warren ave- nues, ana the Re: C. Perrea in the evening. VERSALIST. The Rev. Dr. lteder will preach_in St. Paul's Church, Michizan uvenu, between Sisteenth and Eighteenth strcets, morning and evening, ing.subjecl **The Sabbath Before Easter.’ ~The Rev. Sumner Ellis will preach in the Church of the Redeemer, on West Washinuton street, in the mormne on “*Self Denlal,” and iu the evening on **AMaking the Mozt of Life.” UNITARIAN. The Rev, Brooke erford will preach this morn- ing m 1he Chiurch of the Measiah on **Conquerors, and More Than Conquerors.” The Kev. Kobert Collver preaches in the svening. —The itev. Ttobert Collyer wlil preach in Unity Church. on Dearborn avenue, in the moming, and the Rev. Brooke Herford will preach in the even- ing on **Dr. Schlicmanu’s Discoveries in Troy and Mycenae." —The Rev. T. B. Forbush will preach in the Third Churcli, corner of Monroc and Latlin treets, at10:45 a. m., on **How Eibles Groy REFORMED EPISCOPAL. The Rev. F. W. Adams will_preach this morn- ing in Immanuel Church, Centre aud Dayton streets, and the Rev. Dr. Patterson will preacn in Lhe evening. —The Kev. 7. IL. Bosworth will preach at Grace Church, Hoyne and LeMoyne streete, morntng and and at Trivity Church. Englewood, at . D. Church will preach in Christ Chnreh, zan avenue and ‘Twenty-fourtt street, this morning. In the evening Bishop Che- ey will preack on **Outside the Camp. ™ + =The Rev. W. J. ilunter will preach at St. Paul's Church. Washington and Ann strects, be Sabvath; Is It Oblicatory, 2 11 We Keep™ —Bishop Clieney will preach this morning, and the Itev. M. D. Church this eveninzin St. John's Church, Ellis avenue, near Tnirty-seventh strect. PRESDYTERIAN. | Prof. F. L.®Patton will preach morning and evening in the Second Church, corner of Michigan avenue aud Twentieth street. NEW JERUSALE. The Rev. W. F. Pendleton will preach this morning on the corner of Clark and Menomonee streets, and at 3:30 p. m. on Ogden avenue and Washinzton street. —Tne Rev. 0. L. Burler will preach this morning at New Church lall, Prairie avenuc and Eightecnth street. —The Rev. S. P. Mercer will preach in Hershey Music Hall, No. 83 Bast Mudison_strect, a1 10:45 2.m., on **The Gospel for Palm Sunday. " METHODIST. The Rev. Neely Jucksou will preach morningand evening at Zion Chureh., —Mrs, J._F. Willing will preach morning and evening ot Emmanuel Church, West Hurnson and Paulina streets. —Mrs. Mary T. Michigan, will preach at Western Avenne Ciffreh in the morning, Lathroo, 'ql:l Adams m the evening. —Tke Rev. S. McChesney will preach morning and evening_ fn Park Avenue Church, Evening subject: **The Beautiful m Religion.” —The Rev. M. M. Parkhuarst preach morn- ing und evenmg Ia the First Church. Evening eubject, **Sunday. i —Ars. Fry and Mre. J. L. Beveridge, of the Women's Forcign Missionary Society, will occupy the pulpit of Centenary Church this morninz. Dr. Tnomas will preach in the cvening. —The Ktev. Dr. Gurney will preach at St. Paal's Church, on Maswell strect, west of Halsted in the morning on **Chnstianity and Reform,* and jn the evening on ¢*Slessiah's Kingdom. ™ and the Kev. —The Rev, S. Il Adams will preach in the chapel of the Washingtonian Home 2t 3 p. m. —The Rev. T. C. Clendenning will presch in the Langley Avenue Church. corner of Thirty- ninth etreet, af 10:30 2. m. and 7:30 p m. —Mre. Early. of Laporte, Ind., will occapy the pulpit of the Wabash Aveaue Church in the morn- Ing. and J. IL Mxnny's Praying Band will conduct services in the evening. —The Rev. . G. Lathrope will preach at Grace Chureh, cornerof LuSaile and White streets. In the morning, and Mrs. Fry, of the Iliinois Wesleyan University, will #peak 1n behalf of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in the evening. —The Rev. Georze Chase will preach morning and evening at the Winter Street Church. —The Rev. Arthor Edwards will preach in the morning at Trinity Church. Palm Sunday service, ‘t-Sacred Music.” In the evening, SonZ Service, with special organ music by rs. Bird, solos by Mre. McWade, and address by the Rev. W. F. Crafts. LUTHERAN. The Rev. Edmund Belfour will preach morning and evening in the Church - of the Holy Trinty, corner of Lrle street and Dearoorn avenue. CHRISTIAN. The Rev. S. M. Connor will preach morning and evening in the First Church, Indiana avenue and Pwenty-ifth street. ) TElderJ. W. Owen will preach st 10:453. m. in the Ceniral Churen, Campb:Il Hall, corner of Campbell avenue and Van Buren street, —The Rey. A.J. White will preach in the Céntral Church on Wesiern avenuc, near Congress street, 1 the eveuing on **How to Win.™" CONGREGATIONAL. —The Rev. D. N. Vanderveer will preach at be Union Park Church. Morning subject, **Al- st Persuaded.” Evening: **Viclory Over Temp- tation.” 5 3ir. F. G. Ensizn will deliver a !Sabuath-school address in the First Church this morning, and i the evening Mr. ‘Cattimore witl conauct »™ Gospel ing. rics Lall Evercst will preach morning and evenin in Plymouth Church, ing subject, **Devotion as an Element of Suc- cefe. ™ = £ —The Rev. E. F. Williamson will preach this motning in the Forty-seventh Street Church. —The Rev. G. H, Feake will preach morning and evening in the Learitt Street Church. —The Rev. G. W. Mackie will preachat 11 a. m. in the South Park Avenue Church, corner of Thirty-third streeet. ; —The Reve. C. F. Clapp and A. . Safford will conduct morning and erening services at Lethany Church, coruer of Paulina and West Huron streets. Sermon to converts and young Christians in the evening. —The Rev. G. W. Mackie will preach in the morninz at the Souh Park Chnrch, corner of Sonth Park avenue aad Thirty-third street. MISCELLANEOUS. Elder Matthewson _ preaches morning evening in the Green Street Tabernacle. —A prelmminary meeting for the organization of o Bible class witl te held this afternoon at the Jecture-room of the Pirst Methodist Church, Clark and Washinzton sirects. | 4 "“Tho Disciplesof Carist meet at 4 p. m. at No. 229 West Randoiph sireet, Zir, George \V- Sharp will_preach at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. in Burr Mission Chapel, No. 359 ‘bird avenne. T edinms’ and Spintuslist meoting will be hold at No. 112 West Washington street at 3 p. m. “\irs, Cora L. V. Richmond will conduct ine rat Society of Sprritualists at Grow Oper. No.517 West Madison street, at 103 S e ind 7:45 p. m. In the morning the Snirit Foanis will control, and lecture on ** Spirit AL~ mospheres of Spirit and Angelic States.™ The Spirit William Ellery Channing - will ducr&nrsn on ++ Spiritual Life and We Lesson It Gives toJEarth e Rew . W. Sutton will preach for the Christian Union Sociely of Englewood at Gillot- ¥ fatsp. m. son's Holl &% Rockwell witl speak fn the forenoon at the Chicago Aveme Cnurch, corner of LaSalle streel. In the evenng Mr. Charles Al Morton i deliver an addres on Gospel temerance. and CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. E'ISCOPAL. Sunday before Easter. onday defore Easter. ‘Tucsduybefore Euster. —Wednesdsy before Easter. CATHOLIC. April 14.—Palm Sunday. ~Feru. Fert. Abri 16.—Fen April 17.~Ferl. Zibril 18.—Mawdy Thursday. “April 19.—God Fridsy. Zprit 20, —Hor Saturdsz. 9 MILWAUKEE. The Outgoing and the Incoming " Administrations. Closing of the Public Schools, and the Next New Deal. % Howe’s Howl Properly Offset by an Open Letter. Humors of the Day---Personal and Miscellaneous Paragraphs. THE OLD AND THE NEW. Spectal Correspondence of The Triburs. MiLwaukeE, Wis., April 13.—Next week the new administration that is tolconduct our munic- ipal affairs, * with the advice and consent ” of the Common Couacil, for the next two years, is to be formally inaugurated. Mayor Black will take the place of Mayor Butler, Comptroller ‘White will be his own successor, Mr. Trumpfl will take care of the city finances instead of Kraus, and D. H. Johnson will look after the legal affairs of the city and see that things are done according to the statutes in such cases made and provided. The officers-elect are especial- 1y competent and practical business men, and will not disappoint the people of the city who have lonored them with their suffrages. The new layor has bad considerable experience as a law- maker in both branches of onr State Legislature, and in the City Government, and will soon adapt himsell to hia new relations. Messrs. White and Tromp[ are already familiar with the duties of their respective ofticey, fand will fill the bill to the eatigfaction of all concerned. Mr. Johnson, being the ablest man in the group, and a gentleman of varied literary accomplisnments, is cxpected to discharge the dutics of his officc in 3 manner ac- ceptable to ail, Concernfog the retinng city officers, it can in truth be said that they go ot with the respect and good wishies of tne people whom they have 80 well and falthfully tried to serve. Mr. Kraus has made an_exceptionally ood oflicer, and his man- azement of the city tinunces has beeu eminently successful and satisfactory. e ought to have been re-clecied. As to Mavor Butler, I cannot sy that his administration bas been much of o success, when viewed from the popular standpoint. ‘This is the result of a vuriely of canses over which that gentleman had little of no_control, and it is safe {0 £ay that he zoes out of office with less ap- Dlause and fewer friends than when he cntered 1t. The caustic_remark of the Irishman, when he de- elared that he ‘*went into ofiice by unanimous consent, and went out in the same way.™ muy be applied’ to Mr. Batler. Not that he neglect- ed his duties, nor that he did not honestly and sincerels discharge thems; out the simple truth is that Mr. Butler iy too much of o gentleman to be populsr with that class of vagabonds who mamage ward caucuses, manipalate political convention¥, oil the muckine, and play the boss senerally among contraciors and other memiers of the City Ktinz. A mun of cult- ure and of ligh protessional and social position, and doing as Theodore rarker advised Charles Sumner to do, to catry his conscience into politics, is not the onc to make much of u success of 1t in the role of a modern politician. And then, agamn, snch 2 man 8 quite sure to fail when be cuts fant tastic tricks before high hepyen as a demagogue, becauge he i2 not used t sort of thing, and does not know hoiw to do it That is 3r. Butler's case. He sow his fllustrions predecessor in the Muyor's ofiice become a candidate for Congress, and then 3 candidate for the hizhest office in the giftof the people of the State, and he no dondt md within bimself, **1, too, will avail myself of this tide in the alairs of men which. taken at its flood, leags on to fortune. And it Tooked at one time ‘as if he wouid be the Democratic candigate for Governor; but Judge Mallory was the dark horse that fook the frst money in the Nominsting Convention, althoush he fuiled to win the race. S0 next week be goes back to the prac- tice of his profession a wiscr and 4 better man, — wiser because he kuows mare than he did of the cusscdness and crookedness of Milwaukee politics, and better because he hug resolved to tarow away ambition and live like a gentleman, EDUCATIONAL. The most important cvent of the week bas been the examination of the pupils in the pub- lic schools, and the closing of the schools for a brief vacation. It is an event of great conse- quence to twelve or fifteen thousand littie folks whose progress and behavior are set down in indelible black and white. Under the excellent supervision of Superintendent MacAlister the city schools were never in such good condi- tion as they are at the present time, aud in this good work he has been greatly aided by the able corps of industrious and energetic principals aud teachers in charge of the different ward schools. This remark is ' general, and there are, of course, exceptions to therule. [ underatand that the School Board have some radi- cal changes in contemplation at the end of the year, which will be quite likely to_astonish those whom It most coucerns. Lightning is liable to strike where it 13 least expected. The question of the appotntment of Scnool Su- perintendent Is already being agitated, Mr. Mac- Alister's term of eervice being nearly out, ani the expression in favor of his resppointment is hearty and general, His term of service has been signal- ized by grest industry and prudence, and character~ izea by real and substantial proxress in yood, *olid school work, and his retention in the office would be in accordance with the best intercats of the schools. 'The fine exlbition of the puolic shaol work that was made at_the Pmladelphia Interna- tional Exposition, which won the adimiration of all visitors, and the still finer and more elaoorate specimens that have just been prepared and for~ werded to Parie, will place Miliwankee schoals in the front rank, nd reflect credit upon ns at home and abroad. 1f Tug TiEUNE will not take offense at a little bragging at_the expense of Chicazo, it may bo stated that Milwaukee pays ber school- teachers in full every month, and -nas money enough in the City Treasury not otherwise appro- priated to pay them until the 1st of January next. TUE WEEK. ” Of law, politics, trade, relizion, and science the citizens of Milwaukee have had a moderate measure of each dealt out to them. Inthe first instance, two men have been fined $500 each asthe outcome of o trial lasting many days fora crime that must be nameless [n the pure columns of Tug TRIBUNE. Next the Supreme Court rendered a second decision in the case of Wight ve. Rindskof, which created considerable talik among the legal fraternity be- cause of the prominence of the parties affected by the suit, and the curiosity of the opinion. The suit was originaliy brought by Wight to recover $2,000 fees for acting as mediator between Louis Rindskopf, a member of the whisky ring. and the Government's Attoroeys, Mr. J. C. McKinney and ex-Chief Justice Dixon. Chief Jnstice Ryan held that sach services as Wight per- formed were unprofessional, immoral, and contrary_to public policy, and_then he proceeds to scalp Mesers. McKinaey ana Dixon for allowing such negotiations for & compromise between the Government and a criminal at the par. and #0 on tothe end of a long chapter. Then Wight moves for o rehearing, and presents brief in which he clearly shows that his conduct was not_unprofes- sional, but had the sanction of law, Nest come the attoraeys with a_petition of justification, in which they cite the authorities for agreeinz 1o a compromise in such cases, and ‘pretty effectuaily demolish the decisica of the Court. iut the Court denies thie motlon for a rehearing, and shelters it- gelf under the rather fiimsy blea” that the United States statute No, —— 18 fmmoral, **aud wili not e enforced in the courts of this State.” 1n politics, we have bad published the open let- ter to President Hayes, sizned by over 700 promi- nent ftepublicans of this city, in which the siyners disclaim any sympathy with Senatoc Howe' recent epeech. Except lowe's frieads in ofiice, whose ‘read and butter depend on their holding on, there are none 80 poor ae to do him reverence. The boys on the Board of Trade, who are trying hard to get an honest living by tbe sweatof each other's pockets, have had a very uncomfortable und exciting week of it. They have watched the ru- miors of peace and iar with as much Interest as if they haa becn trained in the arts of diplomacy all their lives, and were practicing to become Minis- ters of State or Rear-Admirals in the Navy. = They never tell their losscs, butlet concealment, like the worm, feed on their bank account. PERSONAL. The fon. C. L. Sholes kas resigned his posi- tion as Secretary of the Board of Public Works, and Capt. O'Conner has beco appointed in Bis place. Mr. Sholes was compelled to resign on account of jll-health. He is now in Colorado, trying the recuperative effects of that climate, and is not &0 sick but that be writes home some very interesting and readable letters for the local papers, descriptive of that wonderful country. | A.B. Medbury, Esq., has purchased 1.200 acres of fine farming land in Dakota, and will soon o West to 2row up with the country. A man raised on the sterile sofl of the old Granite State, and nsed to the economy that Is necessary 1o succeed there, oaght to be abie to keep body anid soul together from the income of 1,200 ucres of nice prairie land. especially in those’ years when the grasshoppers and potato-bugs are not numer- ' o, "The Hon. W.E. Cramer, of the Evening Wiscon- sin, has just returned from a short visit to New York. He s lookingas fresh as a June rose, and ihe rhetorical grip of bis edltarlal poragraphs— esoccially when be zives vent to his sarciam— holdson to his victim with the vigor of a Rocky Mountain bear-trap. After all, T fear that Thave done a gross injustice tomy good friend Hover. Iate candidate for City-At~ tornes, by publicly asserting in THE TRIDUNE that Bewas a native Americsn. It is stated on good aathority that he was born in New Brunsick, und consequently is purged of the disgrace that attach- esto a fellow who is indizenons to the soil when ho i3 a candidate for office. Ex-Gor. Ludinzton and Edward Sanderson. Esq. . with their families, ate soom to embark on o voyaza to Enrope and the Paris Exposition. They anticls pate much pleasare and comfort from the trip. and the best wishes of many friends for thelr safo fe- tarn will follow them in their absence. Matthew Kcenan, Eeq., the industrions Vice- President of the | Northwestern Life-Insurance, Company, has just Teturned to the city from @ business-trip to the Luke Superior region. The Rev. Dr. Griffith, of the Jefferson Street Baptist Charch, has_peremptorily resigned his charge. and has zone East on a short visit. There i3 vome xort of a skeleton in the church, or some incompatibility between a ‘certain number of the leading members, that conid only be cared by the pastor’s resignation, It is said that Dr. Grifiith presched rather pofntedly once or twice sgainst caling in wheat options, and that some of his congrezation took offense’ at it. Hence the row. The Doctor is a pupular man and o good preacher. S. S. Merrill, General Manager of the St. Paul Ratlway Comoany, has treated nimself to a finu 80an of Kentucky bhorses. Asheis the hardest. worked raan in Wisconsin, 0o one is more in néed of alittle recreation than he, and no one more . likely not to get it~ ‘Fhe horses will probably stand i the smble mosi of the time, while Mr. Merrill carries the carc of 1.500 miles “of ilrosd on his mind, and looks after its immense business and diver~ sified interesty. e has just returned from au In- spection trip over the Minncsota and Iowa divis- iuns of his road, and reports o very large acreage of wheat gown, no appearance of grasshoppers’ cags, considerable grain siill in the hands of farmers. and a zeneral feeling of conidence in the good times that are soon to come, _Gov. Smith has been epending o few days in the city, and amon his other duties ha inspected and approved of the grounds that huve been dopated by the civy as a site for the new Industrial School for Girls. " This moble charity i3 to be nidea by the State to the amount of 315,000, and the bildmzs are to be erected this season. Mrs. G. E. Gordon, wife of the popular pastor of the Unitarian Church, hss retnraed to Mifwau- kec much improved In health after some moaths of medical treatment in Bostoa, Tne Hon. Willard Mernil, Secrctary of the Northwestern Life-Insurance’ Company, Is azain at his desk after a severe sickness and an enforcea absence from the city of several months’ daration. Ever since Mr. Joan C. Keefe, of the Vews, had that volume of poems dedicated to nim, he has imagined that he was becoming a poet himself, and. has Decn seen walking oat 2 zood deal by the pale light of the moon, and been heard murmauring into ihe ear of night some touching lines by Bryant or Tenoyson. Astrict vegetable diet, with an ucca- sionul Tal h bath—his friends think—will soon restore him to his accustomed heajtaa and vizor. It 15 rumored that the inaucural address of Mayor Black i$ already prepared. and_that be in- tencs 1o take 8 whack at the Hi School. It 13 probable that the more Mr. Black thinks he will, the more he will think' he won't, and omit that portion of it that will certainly make s rumpus if he readsit. Go slow, John, Dr. Gray drives a new span of _fine borses whose color corresponds with his own nawe, FACETLE. Tatking with # German the other day who looks ugon Sunday as a day to be spent in amusement, ratlier than in the worship of God, the conversation turned upon Sunday dances, beer-gardens, and other Sabbath-breaking fes- tivities in which a certain class of anti-religiou- ists are inclined to indulze. 1 spoke of a certain sermon recently preached by a certaiu popalar orthodox clergyman of the city, in which hearzned against these wicked customs with great earnest- mess, and was especially severe upon the Sunday theatre and the Sunday-night- dances. My friend exvressed his contemo for all such Paritanical no- tions, and woand up by s2ying that the reveread gentleman knew uothing at all soout the matter. And then, to chmch Iy arument, he offered to bet me 310 that the Rev. Mr. Blank tended & Sunday dance in’ hislife!” take the bet. 1t is said that more bald-headed men and silver- grays bad to atiend lodge-mectings, or 1o go down **pever at- Iaid not Eownafter tes, ** 0 sce a party,” thin over hefore. The English Dlondes have been before the tootlighzs atthe cademy of Music for three nights! One mar- ried miadle-azed gentlewan, who is an ardent Masou, told bis wife demurely that he cuessed he would take the opera-class along that night, as bis seat in the lodge-room was so far back that - he could not hearhaly the Master said ! ™ Tywo Iadies muking fashionable calls one bright afternoon this weei:—one a noted wit and laver of practical jokes, and the otier @ famous gossip, and dusy-body, and thber, and (thia in parenthests and sub_roaa) ' lisr—hoppened to meet ut the sama mansion in the Seventh Ward at the same time. The l2dy on whom they called was ont just then, but tue ¥ervant Informed the visitors that hee mis- tress was momentarily espected back, und they. being tired, concluded that they would be_ seated in the parlor and await the reiurn of the lady of the house, Ia the meantime, our gossip's tougac gotloose ‘at both ends, and began to ran on with accelerated veiocity avout the women of her church. her set, and ber ward, and finally, when she got down to ber best work, she chose for her subject the very lady for whom they were waiting 10 pay their respects. Noww, if the trath must be told, the lady in ques- tfon. aithouzh married and moviag in. ciety,—rich snd all that,—was not like Czsar's wife, ubove suspicion. and 0 in the course of the couversution our busy-tongued fricnd made free use of her knowledge.” her fears. ana her suspi- cions. Number two stood it as 10ng as she could, and detcrmined to puta stop to the slanderce’s noise and feach her a lesson: 8o, witha woman's quick tact ana resonrce. she put 0a a 100k of apx- fety and alarm, and suddenly placed her inger on her Jip s the xignal of danger und of silence. ~‘\Why, metcy sakes! what is the matter? Yo arc as pale as a ghost, “CWpist!™ (inawnisper.) *¢Don't ¥ou sec that funny little concern (pointing to the marble man- tel, where a cunning jittle rosewood box stood among other articles of vertu. curionsly conatrucs- od and intcnionsly inlaid with different kinds of ornaments)? *-That's a phonograph. ™ LA what? *+A phonograph. One of those new inventions that Fou can talk into_and it w:ll give buck what- ever you siy any time you want to hear it Or yon can sing to it and it will de- Jiver to you the tane at any future time. And they do say thet they are made 8o sensitiv that a common conversation. such as you und I have been indulging in while sittinz in this room, wili he canzht up by this little recording angel, o that Mrs. — can set 1t agoing on her return, after we are gone, and find out ecery mngle word that e have been suying.” “*Goodness gracious! what if that is one of them? Let us go before she comes back, o that if she does ind ont what was said about her, she will know who saia it." e you are mistaken. The instru- ment is 8o xcnsitive and ¥o faithrnl that it not only holds the words in trust to give them back when wanted witn the most unfailing and marvelons ac- caracy, bat in the very tone of voice in which they were originally uttered, so that the words of Script- are are “literally fulgiled, -Being dead, he yet speaketh.* ™" Tere the conversation was interrapted by the arrival of the mistress. bat not until the wowsip was thoroughly punisicd by the fear, which hath torment, of beini found out. Is it possidie that science will do for mankind what religion and mo- rality have both failed 10 accomplish® The other day 1 met a poetical friend, when he said: * see all you newspaer menare pitching fnta old Howe.” : *+Yes; people generally of both political parties believe that Mr. Uuves 1x honest and trying to da the best he can, esnecially ax rezards the Sout. " “*Well, I blame Howe M bein made 3 cat's psw of by Conklinz. He got Howe to zound see if the ice would bear; but it didn't. I have got a little epi- rram here that you may put in T TrInUNr next Ie took out his note-book and slowly read the followine, while [ wrote it down: When Conkllng 0 nice Got Howe o the lce, Just to sec {f the skatinz would hold him, "And Tim sank ia the mud With an omitions thud. He began to suspect Coni- had sold hlm. AMT ——— A DREAM. Mettiought a barque from some lone shore, Some Jand of n‘v:r-incrcl:ucd delight, ame floating o'er 2 ystic sea, e vome Jons bird, with plamage white, Whose joiteriu winzs wtil felt the breeze That faints above the Tropic scas. And soft abore that-barque, T dreamed, Whtle Silence brooded like 3 dove, And “neath it breast o radiaace gleamed, “Shough tempered, from the Lcart of Love; Nor brecze nor tainteat zephyes fell 1 To mar my dream’s mysterious spell. One lonely tar, whose light scemed faint, As beaming thronzh a mist of tears, And weary, 2s though journeying far On winigs of dead, forgotten years, Illumed it path with spectrat lizht, And made more vague the shadowy night. And music rose from that lone ship— Low notea rhatswelled, and, fainting, died— Sweet, fairy notes, that seemed to Hoat Like mists above a siceping tide, Till, with & bope unseen, unbeard, My dreaming heart was mutely stitred, As if a thought was bora to me ‘That never stirred, or smiled, or sizhed— A mute, sill thonzht, but born (o e, And, never having lived, yet died, And made my hope forever more An alien on 2 nameless shore. I woke—but still the fairy barque With white prow cleaves the silvery sea, And still the glowing neart of Love Is tempered through Eterults, And still the voice, with weird, s3d mosa, O'er Life and Death alike mnkes groan. Whence comes the barque. or where It goes, For what far port its eails are spread, Whetuer its songs are sonzs of 0y O voftencd walings o'er the dead, 1 cannot say—I may not tell—~ 1 know -* He docth all things well.” Cuicaco, Marchlf, 1676, - MadGit A, COTSE. e