Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 2, 1878, Page 9

RELIGIOUS. How Pope Leo Succumbed to the Ultramon- tanes. yis First Pontifical Utterances Displeasing to Liberals and Jesuits, day Papers Pronounced Unchristian, rfhe'Growth and Future of Oatholicism in the United States. H 3 orthodox Raids on the Sun- i 2 i General Notes === Personals === Gaintly Smiles---Services To-Day. " LEO’S MASTERS. CMBED TO TI. AMON- BOW TER FOPE SUCCUNBED ¢ £ TLTRAMOX: Correspondenz New York Ecening Past. o, Fialy, Mas 8, 18i8.—The Encyclieal Tester recently sent by Leo XIIL tothe Bishops ‘i deres of the Roman Catholic world is so afferent from his first concise and moderate qiersnces s to suggest eithier an entire change of opioion or a forced submission to the ideas of cthers. The contrast betweeu the addresses made to the Colleze of Cardingls and to the aergy of the City of Rome during the first eeks of bis Pontificate and thisf letter, which ecdms the tempatal power with almast the violence of Pius 1Xi, is too striking not to be aobserved- In the frst address there was o political al- fusion whatever, and in the sccond a few words only which seemed to bave been dmitted rader o satisfy the prejudices of others than Yis own convictions. ‘They were discourses re- carting the spiritual interests of tbe Church, “2d expressed no irritation against the existing \iovernuent, nor any desire 1o excite the peo- 1o reclaim the Jost possessions of the Papa "+ secmed thst 8 new dircction would be give: 3 4~ t5e Holy See, and that the exaitation of the ’ sew Pontiff was the siznal for peace and recon~ Gliatia. Not only were his own speeches and sddresces singularly calm and inoffensive, but Terefused to tolerate in others the violent lan- gusge which had Lecome babitual with them. His pacific intentions were slso proved by the fetters which he wrote to the German, Swiss, ud Rassian Governments, all of which indi- ated a desire to reconcile the Papacy with the modern world, sod end the war between ghe Charch znd the State. He sclected for Secre- tary of State in place of Cardinal Simeoni Car- dival Franchi, a man of moderate schtiments, Jous dfplomatic esperience, and hizhly cultured genins. This nomination siznitied. if not abso- 1nte conciliation, &t Jeast the cessation of war. Hedemanded the recall of those Ambassadors from Eurovean Goverments who had mapi- fested utusual fanaticism or cxtraordinary de- votion to the temporal power, and revived sev- enlof the brilhant cercraonies of tbe Roman (hrch. By gminine control of schools and tafversities, hie tooed to mfluence the pooular mind 2nd regain by peaceable means the ancient remacy. ‘These idess, which werc in fact those of the fimous Padre Curce, pleased ncitber fiiend nor foe. ‘Tue Liberals icared = Yope who shonld preseut 50 fair a front to the people, and perhaps 1n the course of ¥esrs persuade them oetthe Papacy could be 'made to agree with trme religion. For this is the great unsolved problem in Itaiy. The people wander about, groping in tne dark for a form of worship which shall not contradict their innate sense of nght and reason. A Pope who could recoucile e Papacy wit Christianity would recouvers Davy to the Roman Churcl, and the Liverals feared that many persons miznt_be deceived by 1he specious reasonings of Leo XL The clericals. on the olher hand, were even more adverse to the new policy, and used every means to reduce the Pope to submission. Ra- mors of this discontent were beard from the Vaticsn av csch mew indication which Lo puve of haviug on indepeudery wll, and the companv of exiremists whoso long moverned FPius IX. have now at Jesst partizily triumphed over the scruples and { aspintions of bis sucvessor. One of the chiefs of this faction is Cardimal Bilio, the reputed author of the Syllabus. A secret war is made by this perty on all the ideas of the Pope winch arenot in secordamee witn their prozramme. Tbe_temporarv Jiberty of thought and action lich e enjoyed on bis accession 10 the Papal cuiris gradually resiricted. and be, like Pius IX., will scon be the *prisoner of the Vatican.” ltisa subjugation the progress of which is too enident ot 10 excite conmiseration. The question whether the Pope should issue {rom the Vatican has caused a great deal of discus- tios. It was thoughy that 2 man comparatively yozaed of active habits wouid not willingly rasinthere contipually. But the weeks pass and bebss not been seen upon the streets, nor have wy preparations been made for & journey dur- 127 the summer mountks, althongh Lis bealth re- { guires an absence trom Rome at that season. ind yet bLis physicians prohibited bim from edebrating the ecrvices of Holy Week in St. Peter’s Church, alleging as a pretest that the fatieue and agitation would be 1jurious to bim. Jisuy persons went to St. Peter's on Palm Sun- dav hoping to see the Pope, but they waited in. vain, as he did_mot appear. Tbe only celebras tion of the day was the procession of priests ich jssued jrom the sacristy and madc the toarof the Basilica. The procession symbolizes the pilerimage of the cieet toward the region of eterual felicity, and the oruuches of olive which &l who take pare in it hold in their hsnds are enblematic of their victors. The ceremony Was formerly_celebrated with great pomp—tie Pope, carricd iu the chair of €13te on the shoulders of men, bem received at thic vestibute of the Church by the priests: and, aiter having made a short prayer at the Cnapel ot the Yoly Sacrament, was carricd to the Chapel of the Choir. There, seated upon a magnificent throne, he received the bomage of the Cardinals. He then blessed the branchies of olive, whica &y the substitutes for palm bravches, and dis- tributed them to the Cardinals aud priests. For the sauie reason_that prevented the cere- mony of Palin Sunday, those which_were held in the Sistine Chapel " previons to 1570 were 1ot Tevived. These brillisnt ceremonics, which at- tracted many of the strangers in Rome to St. Peter's Cturch, are still remembered, and one of them—the washing of the pilerims’ feet by tac l'g‘,w—h{xs sometiiing of a dramatic charac- ler. The thirteen pilsrims were chosen trom ‘riests of variuus nations, und they represented 1be Aposties, with the addition, probabiy, of St. Paul.” That part of the church on the right of 1te transept, which has beeu closed siuce the Crumenical Couucil, was the scene of this act of ln&mhl_ ‘Ihe pilgrims, dressed in white, €ubmitied their feet to the care of the Pontiff, ¥ho afterward presented each of them with a uquet of fresh tiowers. ‘They then sepajred tothe grand ball over the vestibule of the ¢hurch, where they seated themselves at a table g were served by the Pape liseif, surround- &d by all his splenaid Court. The ceremonics of glitesaday were so Jung, aud the chureh was o densely crowded, that ladies often provided emselves with 3 Juncheon 1 order to ayoid taintness. n{-rn XIIT. would have willingly bave ravived mzms pomp, bat the power whick controls him 10t permit it. Ope means by which these ‘Clnhmlg_ aud the editors of certain newspapers M*k 1o bend bim to their will is the publication such of his writines and addresses as favor s eir views, An address on the necessity of the emporal power was written in 1560, before the Cvents which have since made it expedient to Fesign it bad talken place. They hope to oblize 0 confirm the views expressed in tnose wntings, although be mav now be of a diflerent Opiniou.” To combat this unfairness the house Of Treves, of Milan, has published the three ‘Distoral Jetters of Cardiual Pecel to his flock in ‘erugia, ogether with the discourses made tince Lie hus been Pope, aod the two briliiant g‘om“ on his character wriiten by the Hon. mebi. The whole makes an clegont volume, 5h1u!{ will zive 2 more defiuite nbotion of the 'sphiux ™ of the Vatican than can be obtained by any other way. An anncedote is related of €0 X111 10 prove that Be is the enemy of the Goutrive of Papal infallibility. Soou af- ter his election, the widow of Count Montalembert, of Yran distin- cuished oppoment of _infallibility, was in Rume. The Pope sent for her and thaoked Lier for the eminent services rendered to the Chorch by ber husbapd. Her young daughter tians w : on Saturday, walcl is the Sabbich of the Lible, Thereasa was with her, and the Pope, afier as! 10 Who_she was, rose. and placing bis. hand on ber ber head satd: 1 give you my benediction for you and your giorious father.” Awmong those persons who .cndeavor to change the moderate policy of Leo XIII is Cardinal Le- docbowski. He lives in toe Vatican, and 15 con- stautly at the Pope’s side seeking to prevent counsels of moderatjon trom prevailing fn e ations with the Germ: c which he fs exiled. 2o Gopermumt from Another project having for its object to com- mit the Popeto an extreme policy is the pro- n’usEQ beatification of Pius IX. Of the 252 Pentiffs seventy received the honor of saintship. In consideration of the many miiracles bota at home and abroad which have been accomplished by Pius XL since bis deatb, it is the desire of a uumerous partyto add him to the pumber. A petition to this effect has been presentea to the Cardinal Vicar of Roine, but it has been reject- «d by i, 2ud it is lrmly opposed by Leo X{H‘, Wwho considers that this castom was abused in the last century. The account of the miracles said to have been wrought through the saintly intercession of Pius IX. are quite worthy of the dark ages. The first_of these wonders was the cure of young 2irl who had submitied to a painful operation on her foot without recciving any benelit. Her father then abandoned tle phygi ciaus and prayed fcr the cure of his dauuhiter through the intercessions of Pius IX., appiying at the same time to the foot2 piece of linen wihich had been used by him. The pains imme- diately disappeared, aud she was restored to health, Another caise is Telated by Padre Luigi, onk of Genos, and certified also by nbishon of Genoa. Oue of his penitents was afilicted by a painful neuraleia, which gave Ler no rest, mght or day. She recommended hersclt to every saint of the calendar, and vet was more sed ‘more tormented until she be- thougeht herself to trv Pius IX. Sbeinvoked bim thus: “O, Pius IX! You are certainly a saint if you are in Yaradise! Obtain for me the end of these atrocious spasms!? Scarcely had she uttered the magical words than she was cured, and bas vever since been tormeated. But Lius IX. is not yet canonized, although if the miracles continue it is not fmprobable that he will be. “Lus the dreams of those who hoped for a Pope who would reform the Chiureh, who would reconcile the Church with State and religion, with science and civilization. are dissipated. Leo XIL is the Pope, and because he is so Le must vield to the_exivencies of his position. There s no ** new Papacy,” and the new occupaut of the Papal chair will not be very unlike bis pre- decessors. 1is principles are tlie sune as theirs, He does not recugnize the present Government, but seeks to dissolve and destroy it; he laments the past centuries when the Papacy had uolim- ited power to reress thought and pupish thoss who expressed it freely: aund he denounces all of the hberaf and benetivent institutions which 11aly pow enj Tise Government against which he inveighs £0 bitterlv bas been, says a Turin journal, ‘sgeven years established in Rome, with th aid of the population, aud isat least as legil mate as that of Tiberius in Judea, 1o which Christ himself rendered faithful submission.” SUNDAY PAPERS. SERMON BY THE REY. O. L. ASHCNFELTER, OF SPRINGFIELD, 0. Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial, SPRINGPELD, O., May 25.—Our city naving been considerably worked up over a sermon de- livered last Sunday, in which the Sunday papers were severely denounced, the Rer. O. L. Ash- eafelter, pastor of the Universalist Church, bas prepared and will deliver & reply to-morrow morning, from which the following are extracts: ‘The wreat evil of pscudo-Protestantism (or- thodoxy) is the aeprecation of arsument. \We mustnot investigute too much, it practically saysi We must QoL ex2mine popuiar belieis and pet. doctrines, lest we discover theis fallacy. We 1nust not destroy the occupation of the priest aud preacher, by showing that what is presched is a delusion, ahd ot founded upon & correct interpretation of Scripture. In vestect keepiv th the character of our modern_pseudo-Clristianity fs its recent deliv- erance. §p this city, on_the matter of selling Sunday Sewspapers. For some reason, best kuown to itsetf, the reel objection is kept out of view, aud the plea is oflered that the selling {sa *‘desecrstion of the Sabbath.” The word “Sabbath isa miseomer. There is no Sab- bath in the Christisu ecopowny. The Sabbath is a Jewish instizution, and can be fouud in the Mosaic Cods. but not in Christ's. If Christianity abrogates the institutions of Judajsm,~which, 1tis claimed, it does,—then the Sabbath is abrogated. The Sabbatn is the seventh day of the week, uot the rst; and the Jews and what are vailed *Seventh-Day Bap- tists? are the only people that observe tne biblical Sabbath. The Bible makes no day obli- patory ass day of worship and of cessation from labor_but the seventh day, or Ssturday, consequently, the whole Cbristiah Church i3 a Saobath-Lreaking ution, beeause Chris- ersally work and engage inamusement which teachers no other. The plea. then, tat gelling neywspapers on Sunday, and runwIN in an extra train, is ‘o desecration of the Sabbath,"” Tests upon a false assuwption, because Sunday is not tire Sabbath, and there cin be no desecra- tion1n the case. Frowm the standpoint of the Dible it may be a sin to sel) papers ob Saturday, ¥hich is the true Sabbath; butit bas not s Word to say about Sunday as a day of cessation from Iabor. Christ, bemg o Jew, was, in £o fur, oblized to observe tlic Subbath; but with it 21 he horrified those aneient Sabbatarians by walkiag out in_the country, by engaging in pauantirophic deeds aud social amenities on that day. e also taught that “The Sabbath Was made for mau, not. man for the Sabbath,” and thut *“Tee Son of Man is Lord of the Sub- batn.” 1t waz 1o benolord over Him. No- where in all tis teachings of Christ and His Apostles can you snd the institution of Sunday. Christ dida’t set wart this day as aday of worship and cessation from labor; the Apostles did not so distinguish it. Neither the Nicene Creed wor the calans of the seven Ecumenical _Councils, -vhich embrace all the legislation of the ihole Christian Church o the subjeet, soecity. Sunday os a day 16 be reliwiously and sacredly kept. For the first three centuries of the Chrisuan Churca sll nes ond business were allowed on Sundar. 'n 321, Constautine made a law thatbusiness be suspended on Sunday, called “ihe vencrable day of the Sup,” which is the first einctment ou the subject. The Apostolic and Medieyal Church observed fesuival aud saints’ cuys cqually with Suuday. It was only in the Tieformation period _that this day bécame the sincipal day of worship. And even then azher bimselt said be did vot wisb Sundzy to be ~set up on g Jewish foundation;” und” he ordered bis fotlowers to “work on it, ride on it, dauce on it, do anything which shall remove the encroackment on Christign iiterty.” 'The origiual, Uualtered Augsburz Confession, the staudard of e Lutheran Chureh of this country, reads tbus; “Someargue that Sunday must be kept,—~ athough not from divine authorily—yrescribing in what form and to what deree labor may be pesformed on that day. But what else are such disputations but suares of conseience? For aithough they presume to modify and miti- fzate human traditions, yev no mitigation can be Sttained so loug as tic opinion exists and con- tlodes that they are necessary. NOWw this opin- jon must contiuue if men know nothing of the righteousness of faith and of Christian liberty.” Compare this dignilied declaration with the fiery denunciation of moders Lutheranism, and one can casily see which s nearer Chrisuan. truih aud Christiun charity. \nd 50 mizht stiow you from Craumer, Cal- vin, Tyedale, and others, how that the Reform-~ ers allowed larze liberty on this subject of Sun- day observance; but [waive that, aud parti Jarly commend Paul’s Christisu languase to the bigroted assatlants of modern progress and en- terprise * Let no man judee vou iu meat or in drink, or & respect o{("an oty day, or of the new moon, or of the Satbalk days.” Again he suve: **Tue tnan estcemeth one day above auother; another . esteemeth every day ali Let every man be fuily persuaded én s own mind.'t The legal institution of Sunday can be de- fended. 3 & day of rest and recreation, upon senitary grounds and grounds of expediencs, and all that; but the point [ wish to enforee here is, that you caunot desecrate the day 23 & religious day, because it 15 no Christian institu- o The day doesn’s make a deed good or Dbad,—all days are alike in that respect; even tpe Fourth Commandment doesn't prohibit Pleasure aud enjoyment on the Sabbath day; it simply prohibits work. If an_excursion train on Sundav is & crime, an excursion train on any Otber day is a crime; if it is wrong to sell news- aners on Sunday, it is equally as wrong to_scil Phon on avy other day,—L mean now. from 2 Obristian-relizious staudpoint,~—irom the princi- le of the thiog,—not from any fegal enacts ineut on the subject. If you want tocut off a pewspaper train vou must, to be cousistent. ot off Sunday excursion trains to the religious camp-meeting frolics; you must cut oft freight traius, passenger and mail trains; sou must I5ibia | street<ar traveling and private carrieze ridine; you must take the poory Sived laborer, chatned down by your avarice through the wees, snd shut bim up in the bot, dusty cts, and mve him miserable in and beer rather than God’s own bright, beautiful oountrs. If the pulpit is to rule the press of this countrs, then its liberty is forever goue, and our beeutiful banuer wiil become the black fiag; of reiieious piracy and despotism. 1t is said Lhat the selling of Sunday newspa- s conflict with the rights - of our cltizens.” Now it is well known that ‘hundreds of our best. Citizens~—church-inembers jneinded—read these Sundey vapers, and they actually seem to be Dleased With them, and 1 fail to sce How the “rizats of these citizens are fnposed upon in such a cage. If aman were comnlled to read them by law or at the paint of a bayonet, the matter would assume dillerent shape. Or aro we to understand, on the other hand, that the “rights " of those citizens who do ot read the Sunday papers are being violated? 1r so, then the case simply reduces itself to this: I dow’t Tile Sunday papers; I don’t read them,and I am determined that you shan’t read thew, nor shail any specisl _train bring them up for your convenience.” If this s mpot a direct blow at the very essence of American freedom and at the eternal principles of Ameri- can institutions, then nothing is. ‘Another objection to the Suoday newspaper enterprise fs that bosed upon the “immorality "’ of the matter of publication. Ifail to see any distinction between un fmmoral publication on Suuday and an fmmoral publication on any oth- orday: the day certamly doesn’t make it im- moral. But, after all, may not the objection to a bold, fearless, independent newspaper be based upon avprehensible ground! The orthodox Church s beginning to realize thatit is built up- on a foundation of sand, and, with that bigoted dogmatism which bos ever cursed its history, it lays violent hands upon any agency that exposes its weakness. This Teeling, upackunowledged, and perhans iovoluntary, really underlics the recent hoot and ery raised agaiust the selling of Sunday newspapers in Springtield. . "To resume, NOW, in conclusion, the objection to selling newspapers on Sunday is not wetl taken ; First—Because no principle ot Christianity is violated, Sunday not being an institution of Christ. * ‘Second—The objection violates the moral and civil rights of those citizens who desire to read the Sundav paper, and is, therefore, un-Ameri- can, as well ns unchristian. Thirdiy—The objcction s not_well founded, Dbecause the press of to-day fs one of the areat agents of reform; and it brings about reforma- tion amore other ways, by exposing the fallacy of fulse systemms of religion. For these three reasons, among others, time dovs mot allow me pow to offer, 1 have been moved to this publie protest agalnst an atteupt 10 curtail the civil rights of the citizens of Springtield. CATHOLiC GROWTH. INCREASE OF ROMANISM IN THE UNITED STATES. The Clevelsod Lewder—anti-Catholic—is alarmed nt the rapid growth of the Catholic Church in the United States. It makes the followivg estimates and prognostications: The Mergtda few days ago saw bt Lo deride tie statistics givenn **tho Aduressof the Order of the American Unlon, *' 18 fo the increase of Roman- jam. We will copy ihe statisuics given in tnat ad- dress, and then itcan be scen how much ground the /eratd has for ridiculing those figures: +*Taking M. Rameur's estimate, 30,000 for 1760, which is contirmed by Bisnon Carroll's es- timate for 1783, 25,000, 3 3 basis w duie the in- crease of Catnolictsm from. it will be found that That sect has alinost esactly dounled every ten years from 1700 101509, producing the following Tesults: Xumber |Totat pop-| Prooertlonof Year. |&f Cotho-| wlation. |Catimtice To total tes, | ‘obulation. '."._:m' X S, 1 2 every & The War, and the consequent failing off in imi- gration, having reduced tue forezoing ratlo of in- crease, we have cstimated the”increase for fen years. ending 1870, at 50 per cent, instcad of 100 e cent, and kept that mtio down fo 1678, Now, havine ssown rmat the Komish population fncrensed from L in 151 in 1700, to_one in six of the total population tn 1875, —that is, that there 13 one Catholic to five non-Catbolics,—the question arises, What wiil be the provortion of Catiiolics 1o non-Cathotics in the future? We can culy judse of the future by the past. ‘Tie War, aild the bard 4 since the commencement of thy panic in 1873, has caused a great falling off in iminneration —hence our reducing from 1500 to the present Jear, 1875, the rauio of increase in the Cuthvlic ‘population thut actually existed previous tg 1850, from 100 10 50 per cent in each decade, We will take that ratio of incrence by which to estimate the future numbers of Rowan Catbolice, regardless of the fact 1ba1 on the return of prosperous times immigration will be greater than ever, and tie per- centage of increase of Catholics will be as lurge os ever.” The incresse of the gcneral popu- lation has ecarcely varled from 33 per cent for eaca decade for seventy years previous to 1850, Dut the \War snd hard times, opd tae fall- = off in immigration, bus reduced that ratio to ‘per cent, whica we will adopt in estimating the Tuture increase of the population. Te rednction wo liave ussumed in the r"‘dn of increase pf ito- manism for each decade 13 50 per cent, while thal on the general population ia reduced vply 3 cent. We gve the following table, suowing the Teapeetive iiicrease of Cathoiics and gencrnl 30p Tation, baxed on tnese zeduced ratios of incress Fatal | Dercentage Year. Cathalics. | proulation. | Catholics. 189, o000 | 4nomau |17 i L IR0.0.0 | 57,346,000 224 19,440,000 | 69, B341E0) | 30 15000 | 8. 3 43,740,000 1104 105,610,000 1127, "\ It should be bornein mind, we Tepest szain, that the ratts of increase of oman Catholics in this lost table is only oue-half of that which that Charch had for seventy yeara peevious to 1860, and that the rstio of increase of general populs- tion is reduced 35 per gens combared with wnat it was previous to 180, ihus giving tne Catholi hesvier reduction in the tatio of increase. cording to this, in thirty rears from now they will number one-third of our population; in forty Jeors two-iifths, and in ffty-two yeary they will outnumbes alf non-Cutholics. "T'he estimate of the LRomish popalation In this country, 7.500.000, i certawly not exnggerate \waen the principal vaper of that denomination, the Loston Pilot, clsims $,000,000. The grest increase of that sect {8 further ‘confirmed by the following etatement of increass of churches and property bolooging to it, which we take from the Census report, and from’ Sadher's Catholic Direc- mber of ehurches. 2 Tber of clinrches. b of churchies: adiier's Directory list increase of 325 per cent durlng the izht years. The statement of prop- y the Church, according to the censns report, s as folluws: 1850—Rotnl<h property. J850—Ttomish VPOperty. 1570~Romish property Increase in twenty years ending 18 percent. Lut according to the address of the O. A. C., the real amount of the Romish Church Troserty to-day Is about $330,000,000. We will Cupy that portion of the address: 1n the Census Reports for 1870 the priesthood of the Clirch of Rome reported only S59,85.565 of Churen property. while the Methodists, with thele cheap chiuceh edifice, reporien S5, 854,321, Any {ntcilizent ™ay knows from personul Obeervation that the Romisa property exceeds in Value three o four Limes that of the Methodist Church. Look at the $10.000,000 catiedral in New York City, the §3,000,000 eathdral in lioston, the 31,000, 600St. Alpnonsus’ Church, New Yor; he §1,009,000 Cconventat Bloomingdale, 2nd their 9, 000 churches, schools. colleges, Convents, mongsterics, usylume, and other instiintions, costinz from as bigh us up- wards of S1,000.000 down to $5,000. ‘Tue sl- Tanfte Monily of - April. 1863, In an article puo- Tished on the subject. wave the valuc of the Rom- il propecty in the archdiocass of New York City at $30.000,000. According to that. allowing for ten~ years' increase, thi¢ property of tiat Church in that city' to-day ' esceeds in value fhe entire amount of the whole country faiscly estimated by the priesthood 1o the census ofliciats in1870. At the Jowest calculatlon, the value of property awned by e, eixty Archbishops and iehops exceeds $230,000,000, wniCh is an aver- age of ubout $4.000,000 10 _eack diogese, OF de- duct $60.000,000 for the dioceses of New York and Tirooklyn, SI5,000,000 for the diocese of Boston. 15,000,000 for that of Philadelphia, §10,000.- 300 each for Baitimore, New Orleans,” and Sin Francisco, and it_would jeuve an average of two million sud _» quarter for each of the rewaining dioceses, The motive of the priesthond in falsely Teporting their property is the feur that its enorm- ous real proportion would set the American people to thinking of the_prupriety of &0 wuch property Being held by & few ecclesiustics, exempted, as $ 9,236,758 mostof iLis, from taxation. Another motve for undervaluing-. is the effect it would have on their teying to coltect money for the Church, il the tm- mengity of the amount wns known. ‘Therapid growth of Romanism in this coun- try is chiefly due _to the immigratiou of Irish, South Germaus, Bohemians, Austriaus, French, Italians, ete., but most of all to the Lrish. This flovd bas spent. its force. The povalation of Ireland since 1547 bas fullen off 50 per cent; comparatively few Catholics are now migrating to this country, from Ircland' or Germany, and this fact spoils the whole cffect of the Leader’s alarming figures. The Catholic Church will undoubtedly continue to be a stroes ecelesias- tical denominatior in this country, but it will be a long time before it outnumbers and over- shadows the Protestant masses. GENERAL NOTES. America has sent over 500 missionaries to yvert the Turks to Cristianity. In the Penitentiary ac Auburn, N. Y., there are twents-seven clerzymen, forty-two lawyers, thirteen doctors, and turee printers. A firm of native Christian publishers in Japan have expressed o desire to participate in the publication of the Scriptures for tueir own couutrymen, and have asked and receised per- mission from the Board of Munawers to issue a Torkey and spent 5,000,000 in efforts to con-: pocket edition of the Japancse New Testament, with chapter headings and references, in a style and at a price which wil) 1ot faterfere with the ciréulation of the Society’s editions, The Rey. Newman Hall, of London, writes from Kiltarney to Dr. Cayler, of Brooklyn, that the Episcopalians whom Yie meets are slad of disestablishment, and afirm that their Church bas already greatly improved by it. ‘The Galion (0.) News says that, upon the oc- casion of the departure of the Rev. A. Gerard- in, the Catholic priest, to enter upon a new ficld of duty, his Protestant fricnds gave him a pair of sleeve-buttons' sud asilk hat. This equals the uniform of a Georgia cavalry Colonel,—a ‘ghirt-collor aud & pair of spurs. The Rev. Dr. G. B. Toylor, who represents the Soutbern Baptists in Rome, has, afier con- siderable cffort, obtained, at a cost of $25,800, an eligible building near the Pantheon and the Uuiversity of Italy, on_oueof the great thor- ouchiares of tue city, Via Teatro della Vall ‘T'nis will furnish o chavel in one of the best po- sitions possible for Cliristian work m the city. About §3,000 will peed to be expended on the ‘building o adapt it for present use. Kinz Humbert of Sardinia had supplication made to lhe Pope to remove the futerdict on the Quirinal, jn_order that an altar might be prepared in it and mass celebrated, contormably 10 the decrce conceded of old to royal divellings. Leo XIIL replied that be would firinly maintain until the end that interdict with which Pins [X. had stricken the Apostolic palace. ‘T built with the money of Christiaus, " is the Pope’s, who will not remounce suy or his Tights. The Atlanta (Ga.) Preshytery has decided against Deacon Frank E. Block, on his appeal from the sentence of hischurch suspendivg hiin from membership, for allowinz round” and square dances fn his parlor. Eighteen members ol the Presbytery voted against susiaining the appeal, eizht i favor of sustaining it fu the whole, and eight o sustain 1t in part. Mr. Block appeals to the Synod, from which the case will undoubtedly be cirried to the General As- sembly. The annual session of the Bantist Union of Great Britaiu and Ireland was field recently in London, The Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown pre- sided. The anaual repcrt stated that the num- ber of members in the churchies connected with the union was 270.000, with 1.824 pastors, 3,351 evangetists, aud 370,000 Sunday scholurs. They President, fm his address, advovated a close uniou of the churches, and thouzht it would b well for the deuowination if the smaller aud wealier churches v a district combined to mske one stroug church. Many of the Irish Catholic papers having pitched into Bishop Becker for his want of sym- pathy for Fenianist, the Mirror gays: * Itis well known that the Rt. Rev. Bishoo of Wil- mingtou has a sincere love for the Irish, and it was bis interest in their welfare that, probably, Jed “im to give the reasons why the Church condemns secres sociciies. His Lordship can speak the Irish lauguace flucntly. o bears contessions in it, and seldow or mever travels without carrying sume of Faiher Ulic Burkls Irish works With him. Whnat other Awmerican prelate can suy the samel ™ The Rev. Charles Parker, sometimes_called «The Blind Preacher,” is pasior of the Tndson Street Retormed Church of Hoboken, N. J, His dnuehter is one of the most strinzent temper- ance reformers, bitterly 0pflnscd to the use of «fermented wine at the Lord’s Supper. Her influence ted ber lather frequentlv to preach on the subject, and, as_might hiave been expected, tise church has divided on toc question. Some dissatistied persous said that ““the cyurch was ruled by the winister's daueliter,” aud they industriously widened the breach. Matters have thus zone of from bud to worse, until the Con- sistory has requested the pastor to retire. The Catholie Sodiety for the Propagation of the Faith, which has its beadquarters at Lyons, France, reports receipts for the past yeur of 6,142,036 francs, being g0 increase of 211,976 francs over the fucome of 1876, Of the total wmount, 4,80L.754 was raised in France, 1,641,- 616 in the rest of Europe, 10,43 in Asiu. 23.- 652 1 Africa, 4,204 in Oceanica, and 155.230 fu America. England gave 43,831 and Irelana 102 547. In the United States only 94 franes were raised. The Misslons Catholiques, of Lyous, says of tuis: ““We do'not sec without ragret that the United States continue to Told them- selves pearly apart frouw tue work walch las belped to the creauon sud maintenance of churches now fourishing in that vust and opu- lent country.” B Wil the Western Christian 4dvocate kinaly tell us m,mlhcr i © ol stoppiug radway trazal an S il g reSather i ineadis B R A T g Y ruitroad movements and the street-cars one day of each week, are the mails and telezrats to be stopped hi:ewlse. Further, in tase the suppres- siou of Sabbath-breaking is to be revived (it has for sume time been iassed as among the lust arts in this part of the couniry), is the erusade to extend to mili-wagons and brivate carrtages, aud to futericre with the kiudling of Kitcuicu- fires on the holy day? We malie these inquiries with the hope 0f procurnng litule deflunte in- formation, for we huve for several years beeu unable to find out what the promoters of Sab- bath-keeping think they would lixe to do. When one of our good Mavors, twenty-four years azo, seized the Sabbath-breaiing omui- Dbuses on the way to Cummiusville, we comd make out what was mesnt by the vigorous eu- forcement of the faw, but for more than twenty vears we have been in the gloom of a mystery.— Cincinnati Commerciat. The ** Roman prelate ” who has been writing o the New York /eraid in regard to the dozmas aud usages of his Church, m_his latest . Jetier prediuts that Leo XUL will make no new dog- mas, and, moreover, asscrts that the bull ln- effabilis of 1354, declaring the Virgin mother to rave been funnaculate in her Dirth, was never gaily promulgated. Tt was published, but the sssembly of Bishops, by whose oid the decision was reached, was tiot 4 council, aud St. Peter's Courch was not un oflicial station for the pro- mulgation ot u dogmatic or disciplinary Jaw. The Tope had the power to change formalitics, but he snnounced 1o iutention of doing s nothing ou the subject. The bull \was not at first 1ally drawn up, aud was rejected by the RBishops, alter examining the rough draft, on the ground of insuflicient theological basis. When completed, it was uever properly pusted, and the question of ks leeality should therefore be looked into. These aiticisms are based on questions almosy ubintellizible anl not very interestng_to parties outside the Rowan Chureh, but the fact of their being made on up- parently hixh uuthority is significaat. The Rev. John Miller, a Presbyterian pastor of New Jersey, was tried at the recent General ‘Assembly on 4 chiaree of heresy. Abous a year awo he published a book entitled ** Questions Awakened by the Bible,” in whicn he raised the queries: Are Souls lmmortul? Was Christ in Adam? Is God a Trnity! The answers ziven Ly Dr. Miller to these queries, as the, result of nis study or che Bible, were more or jess di- rectly in the uegative. With resard to the Jmmortality of the soul he held that when a man dics be sinks into uothingness and re- mains_extinet until the general resurrection. The doctrine of the Trinity was exphatly disavowed. To the expressious of Creator, Re- deemer, and Sauctifier he took no exceptions, considering them gs but expressions of the dii- ferent attributes of God, but be added, *I will not so taie that eritfcal number thre: as to sup- pose that there is & poun in it; and that the in- finite Modalities of God ate circuwmseribed by any trinity; 1 will not admit any int ded three- ness.” T’(’? 'put a fiuishing touch 10 this reoudia- tlon of Trinitarianism, he said Lis investizalions of tho Seripture couviuced him thut Sif he Bible tagut the Trinity, it taushtthe Mass more and” hetter.” The Presbytery of New Brunswick Look the reverend gentlean totask. He denied their Jurisdiction, and appesled to the Syuud, Whith sustalned the Presbytery. The case was carried to the Assembly, where, after 2 brief discussion, 8 Yote Was taken upon Sus- taining the oppeal, aud it was rejected by an® overwhelming vote, 274 votes beine against su: taininy it, 18 to sustain in par, aud only 3§ re- cording themselves in its favor. The Rev. Miller's views are therefore declared to be raak heresy, and Dr. Miller is outside the Presby- terian Chureh. AMERICAN BAPTISTS, Neto York Heruld. The contrast between the growth of the Bap- tist denomination in this Republie aund in tue United Kinzdom of Gireat Britain and Ireland is one of the wost emphgtic arguments seen for a Tony time 1n favor of the comblete scpuration of Churcb and State. The Baptists, long as they nave existed in England, number to-day less than 250,000; for 100" vears they have existed in the United States, and now they pumber 5,000,000, and_their lines have gone out into all The cartli, and tieir missionaries to the end of the world. In cducational facilities, t0o, the ‘American Raptists have far outstripped their trausatiantic brethren. Fiity-two colleges, academies, seminarics, snd other schools, and nearly 10,000 pupils in them, is a grand exhibi- tion tor auy denomination after a century’s ex- jstence. The accumulation of ecclesiustical and cducational property Las kept pace also with their numerical incréase, and their chief resret to-day is o debt on their missionary socicty of §25,000, and decreased contributions to tais and other benevolent interests. - Nevertbeless taey soend over. $4,000,000 aunually in benevolent work, besides many millfons more for the gup- portof the Gospel amonz themselves, The fi- nancial derangementof the country will not last torever, and by-and-by tbe churches will return 1o thelr generous giviog of former days, 50 WAt i ns now bezun in Africans well as in other landscan be colarged gud strengthened. The Baptists whl share in this ood time coming. PERSONATS. The Rev. M. L. Hofford was recently installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Morris- town, Pa, The Rev. Robert Nourse, of Springfield, Mass., Is publishing his Sabbath evening Iectures on the “Pilgrim’s Progress.” The Rlev. J. V. R. dughes was recently io- Queted into_the pastorate of the P yb Chureh at Kilbourn City, Wis. Heabyieian The Rev. R. T. Searle, of Windsor, Vt., s in = critleal condition, consequent upon an aj plectic stroke. Tie overworked himself. i The Rey. C. P. Mard,of the South India Mis- sion of the Methodist Episconal Church, is on Lns i l\l\'n}' to this country on account of Iailing calth. 5 Tae Dominlon Churchman authoritatively de- oies that the Bishop ot Toronto had rgsiened the jurisdietiou of nls diocese, or contemplates doing so. i ‘The Rev. Dr. McAnnally, editor of the St. Louis Clristian Advocate, snnounces _that he is about to write the history ot the Methodist ZEpiscopal Church South. Tne Rev. J. L. Cook, a Methodist preacher, but for several years azting pastor of the Con- aregational Chureh at North Pownal, Vt., died recently of consumption. The Rev. D. 8. Tappan, of Mount Pleasa In,, has decided to remain in bis present fi -:'3‘, having dectined the unanimous eall recently ex- tended to hun by the church of Muncie, Ind. Bishoo Tiomas Bowmass, of the Methodist Eniscopal Church, has sailed on 4 tour around the world in visitation of Methodisc missions. He visits Eugland fivst to bear traternal saluta- smlns r,'g“ the Wesleyun Conference, which meets uly 29. ‘Ihe Rev. William W. Hil, D. D., of the Southern Presbyierian Church, died racently at Fulton, Mo. [le wus a native of Kentucky, and fifu‘tnxfud ? nmmlllncm. position in the history ot s Cliured, as editor, educator, and pastor, He died at the'age of 6. PR The Rev. Robert Collyer evidently knows his value as a lecturer, for, on the authority of the Duily News of Aurora, he paid his catrance-fee to his own cutertainment in that city, not being kuown to the dooriecper and not choosing to make biwself known. The Rev. Dr. Cugler, of Brooklyn, fs 2oine to Califoraia on a thrce months’ Jeave of absence, Yl nas feit the need of complete rest from lis exhausting duties as pastorof one of the largest churches in the Presbyterian denowluation. ‘The Rev. Mr. Pentecost” will supply the pulpit for the present. Queen Victoria has appointed to the Bishopric of Lichfield, En., vacated by the death of e Selwyn, the Rev. William Dalrympic Maclaza, Vieur of Kensinaton. Mr. Maclagan kas won a areat reputation as an_ adunvistzator, botk in his former parish, Newiugton, und his present one, Kensinzton. It is said that Father Curci was recalled to Rome to ascertaln from himi whether he was illing to retract what he bad writtea about the temporal soverciguty of the Pove. Ie wrote a retraction, wiich was subwmitted to rhe Poge, who made several alterations in it. When Fathier Curei Jearned that the Pope bad revised it he said: “7The Pope has deigned to write—I do not wact to koow what, or evew to read it; I have only to sign it,” which be did. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The North Side Sanday-School Assoclatton will meet at Grace M. E, Courca Tuesday even- ing, June4. Mr. B. F. Jacobs will deliver an address oo Normal Class Work. The Rev. T. P. Marsh witl address the Association on ¢ Spiritu- ality in the Sunday-School. ‘The Western Uuitarian Conference will hold its twenty-fourth annual session at the Charch of the Messian, corner Michigan avenue and “T'wenty-third street, this week. The Rev. John Snyder, of 8t. Lauis, will give tlic openini ser- ‘mon Tuesday 2t ‘Subject: " Work- g with God.” ‘The Young Men's Christian Association have arranged with tue Rev. George Muller, of Bris- 101, Englund, to visit Chicago before his return howe to Lurope. e will preach Sunday morn- 1y, June 9, at the First Congrerational Chureh, LIl g Lie Chicagy Avenue Juurch (Moody’s) on BRI - Dt IR o Wi LD TR noonr On Wednesday evening June 12, e witl preaca in the Secund Presbytertan Caurch. This will probably be Mr. Muller’s Jast visit to this country. The Supdas-School Assoziation of the Dio- ceso of ilinois will bold a public meeting this evenwg ar St.James’ Churb, coruer of Cass and Huron strects, cowmenang at § o'clock. ‘The Bishop of Iilinois will oreside, nnd ad- dresses will be delivered by toe Rev. Dr. Locke, Morrison, Jr., sod Lester, 2 by W. K. Ackerauan, J. I 5. Quick, W. ¥, Wintebouse, and ii. C. Ranvey. Tue oflicers of the Soviety sre: Patron—The Blshop of Iilinois. Visitors—The Rev. Dr. Barrie, the tev. Dr. Locke, the R Dr. Suilivan, the «ev. Morrfzon, Jr. Man- agers—W. K. Ackerman, Chatrman, W, I.White- bouse, H. C. Kunney. J. IL 3. Quick, Tre: Fuiler, Simuel Get, 1. W. Kingsiaud, lienry v 1t J.'0. Linuter, Secretary. The objects are indicated by the constitution, as follow: “Anr. II.—The object of the Association shall b to afford teachers, and othcrs interested inSunday- school work, opportunities of conauitatiou, fro.n i to time, 3310 the best means of carrying on, according to the doctrines, discipline,” and worship of the C: Axr, 1L~ ation shall be composcd of such elergymen and Sunduy-reliool teachers of the Clurch fu tns Diocese a8 snall subscrive to tuis constitntion. SAINTLY SMILES. A newspaper man, who breaks the Sabbath, csplains limsell thus: ©If fish e W enough to bite ou Sunday, they ought to sui for it.? e thin, pious man, whois continually groan- ing over the wickedness of the world, 15 more troubled with dyspepsia than blessed by relig- ion. Itis believed that Myra Clark Gaines has taken measures to retain the Anzel Gavriel as Jier conusel in the eourt above; put we cannot believe it Jones says that he honght st a chureh festival a strawberry short-cake, but it was mignty hard to recoguize it as such. It hadw’t even a straw- berry wark by which to identily it~ hitadel- phia Butletin. «\What is the meaning of = backl ked o gentleman at a Sunday-school is was o puzzler. It went down the eluss nntil it came to a simple urchin, who said, @ Perbaps it1s a tea” | A gentlewan who has been in the habit of re- peating the Lord’s Praver with lis fawmily re- Cently began to vreface that with extemoore etitions. His bright 3- 2 wirl kueeling B,- his side throusnt the tine wis up, aod broke fi—as well as out—with ‘‘Papa, hurry upi I want to say amen.” A inister was preaching in Seabrook, x4 fom T 2m the light of the world,” und made poor work of it, stammering and scutter- iug, uud atmost stopping, when “an_indiguant Tuckleberry peddler, a sort of masculine Woum- an, shouted out: *1f youare tbe light of the world you needs snufling." 4 We hear of alad who is much given to ““5 perusal of reports of acedents. My child.” remarked his foud other the otker m;:ht; You have nemlected sour catechism lately.” wY¥es, my dear mother,? he repiied. after 8 moment’s protound thousit, **I—T was afrald it wight explode.’'—Bufulo Express. hool addressing the chil- dren—What is the ostensible object of Suntay- schvol instruction? No auswer. Visitor—What §5 the ustensible object of Sunday-sehool in- struction? No answel Visitor—What is the Satensible objeet of Sunday-schiool fustructiont Small boy (in a fecble voice)—Yes, sir- I Stafford, some years ago. the Rev. Mr. Churd, 3 Congredazional"minister, turned Deist, and fimally disbeliesed fn auy future, He Dreached a serinon to prove there was o here- Diter. Nobody aporoved of it, and he felt un- easy. Meetive an old soaier mamed Hlorace Cofburn, Church_said, * Horace, how did you Jike that sermon?” I don't kuow,” said Col- burn,”? thrusting out bis tongue (as was his manner when fuddled)—* 1 dou’t know. I'd rather o to h—Il than go nowbere.” In one of our New Enaland churches, a sister who had s very unfortupate babit of offering long prayers was.especially endowed with © mift of continuagee. Tug pastor Wae ot a lit- tle netied. - He feared that the excctlent tooe of the meeting would be lost. Without think- ing of the immediate application of Lis song, iho instant her voice subsided. be struck up with unwonted vigor tue famillar words,— Hallelujah! "tis done!™ There was an and ble smile nll around the room, and it required no little self-restraiut for the devout worship- €rs 1o recover their wontod compusure. | ‘It I Inpossible!™ said Ito a Freuck peasant 1ad who was telling me a tough story abont a miracle-working ciiair in a neirhboring church. - There's notliing mpossibte,” he answered, but 2 stick with one ¢ad; and if you zo to Charires vou'li see it.” ‘“Sce what—the stick, ar that there's nothing else impossibic?” I re- Plied. * Neitner; but you will sce Chartres.” An unkoown rhymer thus tells the story of the frst bonapza: - i When Samson sallied forth to smite The foes that gathered round him, His kine spoie out, pale with aifnght, **Think you that you can pound ‘em?™ e pansed o moment—thought it o'er, And quickly said, **Ican, sir.” He then gave them s jack-mule’s jaw, Which proved a **big bope-ansiver.™ CHURCH SERVICES. EPISCOPAL. . Cathedral Free Church, SS. Peter and Paul, cor- ner of West Washington and Peoria streets. The Tight Rev. W. E. McLaren, §. T. D., Bishop, the Rev. J. J1. Knowles, Priest in charge. Cho- ral Moming Prayer and celebration of the Holy Commanion at 20:30a. m., and Choral Evening Prayer at 7:30 p. m. . —The Rev. Samuel S. Harrfs will officiate in St. James' Church, corner of Cass and Harou streets, 4t10:45 a. m. and 8 p. m. Communion at 12 m. —The Rev. E. Sullivan will ofiiciate in Trinfty Charch, corner of Tweaty-sixth strect and Michi- ganavenue, 410145 o, m. aud 7:45p. m. Com- ‘munion at 12 m. —~The Rev. Francls Mansfield will officiate in the Charch of the-‘Atunement, corner of West Washington and Robey streets, at10:30 a. m. and 70 p. m. ~The Rev. J. Bredburg will officiate fn St.- Ansgarius’ Church, Sedzwick street. near Chicago avenue, at 10:30 a. m.and 7:30 p. m. % —'The ltev. Clinton Locke will ofliciate in Geace Charch, Wabnsh avenue, near Sistcenth street, atll 2. m. sod S p. on, Commurion at 12 . —The Kev. Thomas K. Coleman will ofliciace in S, John's Church, corner of Washinglon street sden avenue, ot 10230 3. m. and 7:50 p. m. in the Church of the Holy Communion, on Dearbora street, near Thir- teenth, at10:50 2. m. and 7:50 p. m. —Tie Rev. Charles Stanley Lester will offictate in St. Paul’s Caurch. Iyde Park avenue, betwecn ¥orsy.clgnth und Foriy-ninth sircets, at 10:30.. 30 . m. fov. B. F. Fleetwood will officiate in St. ks Church, Cottaze Grove avenne, corner of Thirty-sixth street. ut 10:50 a. 1n. and 7:50 p. m. —The Ktev. G. F. Cushman wil officiate 1 St Stepenrs Chtrel Jolinson street between Taylor aud Twelfth, 2010:30 2. . and 7:50 p. m. —The Rev. Luther Parde¢ will oficiate in Catvary Charch, Warren avenue, between Oakiley steeet and avenue. at 10:80a. w. and 7 Celebration of the Holy Commumon at 1. % ZThe Rev. T. N. Morrison, Jr.. will officiste i the Cburch of the Eviphany, Throon street. be- cen Moproe and Adums,'at 10:30 a. m. and . m. Communionati2m. —The Kev. W. J. Petrie will ofiiciate in the Church of Que Suvior, corner o1 Lincolnand Belden avenues, at 11 8. . snd 7:30 p. m. —The Itev. H. G. Perry will oficiate in All sarpester and Ohio A5 p. 0. Maturin will preach at 11 a. m, and the lev. George C. Betts, of St Louis,at§ .. ia the Charch of the Ascension, corner North aSaile nnd_ Eli streets. Musical festival of the St. Ambrose Society in the evening. BAPTIST. There will be services at 10:90 3. m, and 7:45 p. m. in the Second Baptist Cliurch, coruer of Mor- gan and Monroe streets. e Lev. W. W. Everts, D. D.. will preach atthe First Church, corner of South Parkave- nueand Thirty-grst street, in the moming, and the Rev. Or. Gibion in the evemiaz. _The Rev. R. De Butisie will preach morning and evening in Olvet Church, Fourtn avenue. The Kev. A. A. Owen., D. D., will preach morning and evening at Umversity Place Chured, corner of Doaglas piace and ithodes avenue . —'Fne Rev. E. B. Meredih will preach in the evering in the South Chaurch, Locke 2nd Bonaparte streets. The Rev. J. A. Heary will preach mozningzand evening in Dearborn Church, on Thirty-Sixeh street. —Thic Rev. E. B. Hulbert will ond cvening in tho FourthChurch, Prulina streets. iy The Rev, C. Pecren will preach in Western Avenue Church morning and evening. e Itev. C. . Hewitt will preach morning and evening at Centenmial Church, Linculn and Jack- "~The fiev. R. P._ Allison will preach morning ang evening in North Star Church, Division und Sedzwick streets, _ ““The ltev. J, W: Custls will preach at 10:30 3. m, In the Michigan Avenus Church, near Twenty- third street. ’ reach morning ‘ashington and E. 0. ‘Tuyfor will preach morning in Centra) Church. 290 Orchara street. W, J. Kermott will preach morning and evening in Halsted Street Church. Rev. X. K. Ravlin will preach in the hall 3 West Madison street morning and even- ing subjeet: +-The Perllons Times in METHODIST. The Rev, Dr. Thomas will preach a£10:30 . m. in the Cenfenary Church, on Monroe strect, near Horgan. Tuete will be ' soldiess' memorial'gery- Toe i the eveninz, wita uddresses by Judge Wal- lace, Gen. Chetlatn, Gen. Mang, aud Col. Plimp- ton. "2 The Re. Charles Eby wifl preach in the Free Cimrel, No. 40 North Morgan street, morning sud eveping. fPhe Rev. Burk Leamitt will preacn in Grant- Place Charch in the morning, and Mr. A. J. Bell in the evenin —The Rev. T. C. Ciendenning will preach at 10:30 a. m, und 7:30 p. . in the Langley Avenue Church. HMorning subject:- *‘Elements ot At- truczion in the Veath of Christ.™ Evening subject: “* Communiem.” 4 i Rev, J. Atkinson will preach morninz and eveninzio Grace Chu corner of North La Salle and White streets. Evening subject: **The rials amd Perils of Youne Men i tue Geeat City. Z%Fhe Tzev, M. M. Parshurst will preach in the sorning in the First Cliurch, corner of Clark and Washinzton sireets, and in the evesing the Rev, W, A. Spencer will preach on *+* The Latv of Vie- tory.” S he Rev. S. McChesney will preach at the Pack Aveune Church 8¢ 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. . Evemnz supject: ** The Recognition of ends 1o Heaven.™ ¥ . Tisnop Merrtii will preach in the morning in tho Michizan Avenue Church, and in the evening Rev. b amson will preach on *'Some Explanations of Revelation.” PThe Kev. J. M. Caldwell will preach morsing and evening in the Ada Street Courch. " The Rev. W. F. Crafta will preach at Trinity Church, on Indiana avenue, near Twenty-fourth strect, it the morning and evening. T e Jtev, Mr. Csuvan will preach morning and cventng 1 e Sonth Halsted Cnurch, No. 8% South Lalsted street. ““The Ttev. Arthur Edwards will preach at 11 E. K. Cressy will peach at 10:30 . | a. m.in the Wubash Avenue Church. and the Tev, Dr. Witchcock at 4 roi. ., of tne Northwestern University, will preach morning and eveniny in the Fulton Street Church. Fhe Rev. S. T. Adams will preach morning and evening in the Vestern Avenue Church. Sorning subjects *~'The Fall of Babiyon.™ Tac Rev. ¥. M. Boany will preach in the morning in the Stafe ‘Street Church. Mo evening services. PREIBTTERIAN. The Rev. Arthur Mitchell will preach st 10:30 5. m. in the First Chareh; coraer of Indiuna ave- ue ond Twenty~third street. i’ ' Rev. . M. Gibson will pregch this morning inthe Second Uharch, corner of Michizan avenue nd Taventleth street, and the Rev. Dr. Everts in thie evenil —The 1 m. apd T of Rush and Supegior strects. The late General Assemuly. ™ 'C e Rtov. C. L. Thompeon will preach morninz and evening fn the Fifth Church, corner of Indisna venue =nd Thirticth street. Evening subject: ¥ifty Jectore on+* Damel. ™ "ZF.’L. Patton will preach morning and even- ing a7 tho Jefferson Yark Caurca. = 1. T. Miller will preacn this morn- n the Sixth Church, corner of Vincenues and O avenaes. Supject: ** How toTreat Stranzers.” Thete will be a pralss service in the eveniug. e ke Rev. J. Maclaugnlan wiil preach momning and evening in the Scotch Church, corner of San< gamon and Adsms strecis. “TIhe Rev. J. 1f. Walser will preach this morn- fog apd evening ia the Reunlon Courch, Weat Fourteently, near Throop strect. Sforniog sabject: “SConflicts, and Low to Meut Them. ™ ZThe lzev. Archar Swazev. D. D., will preach this morning in tne Forty-Brat Steest Charch. "*Fhe Rev. Dr. Cayler, of Brookiyn, will asstat the pastor at the Communion service at 10:30 1. T, in the Third Presbyterian Church, and n the Hvtmnz the Rev. A. £. Kitredge will preach. Sibject: ~“The ‘Tras Soidier and Congueror. Dt Rev. E. N. Barrett will preach in West- iinster Caurch, corner of Jackson snd Peorls Streets, at 10320 a. m.and7:30 p. m, Evening indject: ** Daniel in the Den of Lions.” o Rev. Phillip Schaff, of New York, will preach in the Firet Caureh, corner of Indiana ave: Pie and Tiwenty-tirst street. 8t 10:30 8. m. Sub- ject: *~The English Bivle.” CONGREGATIONAL. Tiie Rev. E. P, Gooduwia will preach at 10:30 a. . in Plymouth Church, on Michizan avenae, be- Tween Twenty-1{th aud Twenty-sixth streets, and tho Ttev. Charles Hall Everest will preach at'7:43 'on_**The Employer and the Employe.” . Vandervcer will presch at 1020 3. m. and p.m. in the Union Park Church. The rite of baptism will be administered st the morning service. . "“he Rev. E. F. Williams will preach In the Forty-seventh Strect Charch at 10:45 8. m. e Rev, Arthar Little will preach morning and evening In the New England Church, cornerof Dearborn avenue ana Defaware place. The ltev. G. M. Peeke will preach at ibe Leavits Stroet Courch in the mormngon ** N " and in the evening on **Life a Battle.” CTbe Rev. G.W. dMackie wlll preach in tne South Park Avenne Church, corner of Thirty-third Etrect, fn the morafng. : ZThe Lev, C. A. Towle will preach in Bethsny J. A. French will preach at 10:45 . ‘m. in tke Fourth Chareh, corner Subject: **Acts of ing Morniaz s! Trampaaf God's Army. " of & sericsof discourves on Daniel the Midst of the Fire.!" - WEFORMED-EFISCOPAL. The Rev. G.S. F. Savage will preach in the morning at Immanuel Church, carner of Ceatre and Dayton strects, and the Rev. F. W. Adams wiil preach in the eveninz on **The Mission of the Reiormed Eviscopal Church.” R. H. Barke will presch at 10:30 2. m. an p. m. in Grace Church, corner. of Hoyne and Le Moyne strecta. —The Rev. R. H. Bosworth will presch fa Trin- ity Charch, Englewood, in the morning on **The Ascenon, " and fn the evening on **Death in'tno Talace.” —The Rev. P. B. 3organ will preach at 10:30 . m. and 7:45 b, m. in St. Paol's Church, corner of Washington and Carpenter streets. Communion after the murning service. hency will preach in Cbrist Church, corner of Michigan svenue and Tweaty-fourth reet. Morning subject, **Called " evening sub- ject, *+How to et Needed Capital. —Tne Rev. M. D. Church will preach in St. Joho's Church. Ellis avenue, near Thirty-seventn Bizee a. m. and 7:43 p. m. Evening subject: ‘* Daniel, the Beloved.™ CURISTIAN. The Rev. A. D. White will preach at the Western Avenue Church, near ress street. morn- ingand even: “*Is the Bible the Word of Gou —The Rev. S. M. Couner will preach morning and evening in the Eirst Church, corner of [ndians avenue and Twenty-ATth street. —Elder J. W. Owens will preach at 1 in. Campbeil Hall,. corner Camplell avenue and Van Buren street. UNITARIAN. The Rev. J. T. sunderland will preach at Keeley Hull, corner of Keeley street and Archer avente, at 8p. m. —The Nev, Robert Collyer will preach in tho worning at_Unity Church, comer of Dearbora avenue and Walton street. No evening service. —7Tle Rev. Lrooke Herford will preach at 10343 2. m. in the Cburch of the Messish, corner of Michjean avenue and Twenty-third ‘street. No evening service. Tue Rev. J. T. Supderland will m. {n the Fousth Church, cornec of and Thirtiet, street. _—The Jtey. T. . Forbush preaches in the Third Unitarian Clinrch, corner_of- Monroe and Laflin streets, st4 p. m., on ** The True Function of the Church in Modern Life." UNIVERSALIST. The Rev. Samner £ilia will_preach morning and eveniny in the Charch of the Redeetaer, corner of West Washiugton and Sanyataon stecets. I Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach morning and eveninz at St. Paul's Church, on Michizan avenne, nenr Eighteenth street. NEW JERUSALES. The Rev. L. P. Mercer will preach lu Union Church, Hersbey Hall, at 11a.m., on **/Ihe Com- mon Good; Low Constituted and Conserved."” INDEPENDENT. Mr. C. M. Morton will preach in thoe Chicazo Avenue Church, coruer of LaSalle treet, in the morning, afterwhich tie Lord’s Supper will ba celeorated. The Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler will preach in the evenins. M1SCELLANEOUS. The Rev. Theodore Cuyler will preachat Moody's Church, corner of Chicazo avenue and LuSslle strect, in tae evening. —Tge Rev. A. J. Bell will preach at 3p. m. in the Washinstonian Home. ~—The Progrossive Lyceum meets at 12 o'clock in. the Third Unitarian Church, corner of Monroe and Lanin streets. —The Rev. John E. Morrle will preach morning and oveming fn the canrch cornerof Faiton and 3lay strects to the Berean Mission. ~Dr. Mathewson wili preach morning and_even- ing to the Advent Chrietians in Green Street Taber- nacle, No. 91 South Green street. —Disciples of Christ meet at 4 p. m. at No. 229 West Randolph street. —Deacon Willanl will conduct a Bible Reading at Union Temperance 1 789 Cottage Grovo avenuc, at4 p. W Mr. Georze Sharo will preach at 11 a. m. P. m. st Busr Mission, No. 359 Third Cora V. L. Richmond will conduct the at the First Society of Spiritnalists, cor- Monroe anc Laflin sircets. Slorzing subject Eveninz_subjec : * Echoes from tho Evening subject: Onc *+Walkimg in reach at 11 8. rairie avenna ner to be chosen by tne audience. “The spirit of Theotore Pazker will control und de= liver a discourse on the Universal Harmony of All Religions. rs. Julia A. Eanouse will condnet eervices at the W. G. T. A. Church, corner of Noble and West Ohio streets, nugo.. m. —The Res. A. A. Pfanstedl will preach in the Tolland Church, corner of Noble and Erie streets, 8t 108, m, and 7:30 p. o, In the Snglish tongue. —E. V. Wilson_will lectare and give tests at Grow’s Hall, Nu. 517 West Madisoa street,at 10:45 2. m. and S p. m. —Tie Rev. Arthur Mitchell will preach in tho Railroad Caapel in the evening. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. June 2—Sunday after Ascension. June T—Fast. CATHOLIC. Jnne 2—Sunday in the Octave of the Ascension. Tune 3—0f the Octave. Jiine +-St. Francws Caracelolo, C; Syt B L b mastlnnfGere June 6—Octave of the Ascension. St. Norbert, B. C. (From June8.) MAY. To the Edltor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Juse 1.~* May "—(in TRIBUNE of May 26). 7 Allow me to quote your own words inlast Sunday’s TrisUNE: ** We will give a chromo to every man, iucluding the author, who will ex- plain this beautiful pfece of writing.” 1 am not the author, but, cheered by your promise, I have endeavored to deserve at least a crumb of that chromo. EXPLANATION. “May? Is alyric poem, *something worse than an ode,” and very simple. Being inter- preted it meaneth thusty: PRELUDE. Of all the year the month of May fs ope. In all respects and ages it Is a festival. Among the cities and the fields all people try to catch it first. INCIDEST. Mar is a prize. May i5 a feeling. May is tiic trysting-time. _© Whoever,” the loviugest stepherd of the dale, long bas sizhed for Ama- Tellis, loveliest flower of the vale. Whoever siahs, hie weeps, he Woos. he Wips. Awmargitis is wonned. Wioever wons in May wons all Lhe year. ‘Pnirty davs hath Septewber, April, Juue, and November, but the days of Love are one. As the swaller comprises the greater, once is forever. Therefore: * Whoever reigns in Heaven has reizned in May.”? PUILOSOPHICAL REMARES. Tofluences are distracting incidences, ebbing with tbe flowing streawm of sorrows. The modes bave always been very sarious, but in some points they all ugree; the beaux aud belles pre- sent themselves for some meed of praise, and ‘more abidiug contidences. POZTICAL REMARKS. Nature s 2 wechanist uud n scenc-painter. She brings out her flowers, her breezes, her skies, ber birdies in the treeses. May is o month in thé country; it isa/soa month in the city. And so, MORAL. Nature, art, and grace are golden opportunities ¥ALEDICTION—(BORROWED). +42h, come and-woo the &prin; List 10 the birds tnat sini, Pluek tne primroses; pluck the violets; Pluck the daisics, Sing their praises: Friendsiip with the flowers some noble thought egeta.” J. B e ———— THE SOILED DO VE. o e have Iatn among the pots, shall ye be s3 e T e o P v, dad Bor feathers with yeliow gold."—FPeaim 63, Terse 13. 3y gentle white dove, Witbout meaning to ciray, Fiew forth from her window oue sorrowfal day— Tor safety and innotence knowing no fes Nor saw the dark shadow of Fate drawing near. Sad hour! “T had wor her securely o rest nd fold ber waite pinions apon my sicong breast: Ab? sweet was the moment, Lae rapture divine, When first Ler suf¢ eges tald hes love into mine. Perchance I bad left her unguarded too lons, ot dreaming tuat any my darlinz conld wrous, Nor thinking how slowly fell Time's lagging feot While wearily waiting 130 absent to greet. Sho flew from her window, my poor, thoughtless ove, Without for a moment intending to rove; Lt the enemy, waichins, intent on the prey, In trumph pursued her aiway ana away. Now hither, now thither, in trembling of fright, To elade her pursuer, nor dared she aliznt, Tull, weak and bewildered, the foe never foiled, She'tatiered quite down, dad bex white Dlzwmaze soiled. Her pure, gentle bosom a cruel barp tore. And'my dacling, 81l solled and bedabbled with gore, Sought shelter and rest in my bosom again, Nor could she plead ever one moment in vain. 1 fold her once more in forgiveness aad rest. 3ty poor, truaat dore, to my strong, manly breast, While, mutcly appeating, ber xad, timid eycs Séek mine us the flashes from memory rise. 1 know she will never—no, néver—riore stray— 1 Tove and ahatl trust her both now aad alway: oy housh on my heart her lost rest she regains, The wound in her bosom still craetly pains. 1 give her protection and tenderest care; To tauat of reproach, 0O mortal may dare: On 10y stronz, loyal bosom my love I suall fold Till her whits plames are covered with silver and rold. Caziaco, Il BrLva Wiome s T N