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* democracy . %0h, - wpon the book, and they never read an 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES Jolin McGee was expected to preach a second of reconcilialion with civil powers abandoned. Chareh, corner of Harrison and Panlina streets, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JUNE 2 RELIGIOUS_ i In the Yolga Uaptized each other est capacity and wedded to his 1deas; ' and with | eregation of Esame dei Vescarl. Mer. Cataldl, gketches of the Various Protestant Sects in Russia. oo Body, the Non-Taxpayers, Has Many Followers in Chicago. Approach of the Camp-ilect- ing Season---Meectings Announeed, will Leo XIII., Weary of Jesuit Influence, Abdi- cate the Papacy ? Prof. Robertson Smith Finally Convicted of Heresy-=-An= other Swing Case. General Notes---Personals--~ Saintly Smiles--~Services To-Day. RUSSIAN PROTESTANTISM. 4N INTERESTING PAPER DY CIARLES H. WOOD- AN, Sunazy A frernoon for July. The Russian mind isesscutially religious. Infi- elicy is foreizn to its nature: whiie Protestant- jsm, or the tendency to explore new fields of reli- giousbelief and practiceunder ihe uidance of an untrammeled conscience, is deeply and widely Jeseut. The noblesse, indecd, are almost uni versally faitsful to the Church and to the hier- * grebical princivle of government; but a furge partof the people have for centuries claimed theright to be their own mastersin religious matters, snd new sects are constantly aré some of which carry the Protestant principle to most absurd conclusions. It is not the abuses, however,—bstursl to s dezraded and ignorant pople,—that should command our at- teption, but the fact that the most ultra exists in autocratic Russia; for the history of the world ghows us how short is the step from freedom in religion to freedom in political opinion. A con- sciousness of this, doubtless, is the reason why the Government has so often and sorely perse- cuted the heretics and dissenters within its borders: and it is evident, indeed, tbat this un- conquerable love of freedom In spiritual things, —together with the wide democracy of the vil- Jage svstem,—will prove of vast finportance to the future of the Empire. Of those who are entirely frec from all bond to the National Church, the sect of the “Molokaui ” is the most important. Wide- spread as §s this sect, but little is known of i origin, belfef, or numbers; and even the sizoif- fcance of its name is in obscarity. . Molokani,” in the Russian tongue, wmeans Milk-Drinkers; and some judge it to have been given them by their enemics—like tic nameof Shaker and Quaker—because taey refuse to kecp the ortho- dox fasts in Lent, but eat milk and whatever substances come from it. Others derive their name from the River of Molotchnara, or Milky Stream, elong whose bauks their first settle- ments were found. Some thiuk that the sect was founded in the sixteenth century by Prot- cstants: but their first historical “appearance was during the reign of Catherine11. There ‘were several hundred thonsaud members, and they are found in Samara, on the north coast of the Sea 0f Azof, in the Crimes, the Caucasus, Siberia, and in the central provinees, especially that of Tambol. ~Outwardly. the Molokani are distinguished from their neighborsby amarked sdvance in material welfare, They have better homes, better clothes, and greatter available means. They are more prompt in paying their taxes and their debts. In many points of dog- trine and practice they are much like the Scoteh Presbyterians; and the surest way to their hearts—inuch closed against the stranger by the long persecution they have suffered—is by tell- ing them of that sect in the Far West. “Where is that country "’ they eaj"erly ask. “Is it to the east or the west¢” ““Isit very far away?’ if our Presbyter could only Lear gll that!” They cling sturdily fo the Bible, and men are found among the peas- antry who can repeat the whole of the New Testament, from memory. _But they differ from our Presbyteriaus chiefly in having an inadequate ecclesiastical organizatiou. Consequently there i5no authority to fix their temets, and their theologryis as yet in o ““ half fluid ” state. ‘They make the Seriptures their ouly rule of faith and life, but_interpret it by its spiritual. not literal gense. Each iman being free to adopt his own construction, there appear sizrns of breaking up into minor sects; but this may yet be averted by o timely organization. Under the Emperor Nicholas these good peo- ple were sorely persecuted. Sixteen thousand men gnd women were seized, chained in canes, 20d driven by the lash across’ the wide steppes and savage mountafus into the Caucasus. But of Jate years the Russian Government bas be- come more enlizhtened in its policy; and now it seldom asks what a man believes if_he pays Liis taxes and belps support the national cergy. 1f the Molokani can effect a more_complete or- ganization, and establish authoritatively their points of faith, they have before them 2 glorious {uture. The next great sect is the * Stundiste,” whose faith is modeled uvon that of the Evavgelical German FProtestants who have emi- grated to Russia, and are working like a Jeaven i the ereat mas'of people. Their tencts are such ss are well known in our owa land, and it isa happy aueary for Russia that their numbers are steadily increasing. The old sect in opposi- tion to the pational Church isthat called by 1heir enemies the Skopisi, or Eunuchs. They call themselves the ‘White Doves,” and their origin is hidden far back in the Scythian ages, With many bainful errors, their sect lioids much that is dear to the Protestant heart, and the members lead sincularly pure lives. They drink neither whisky nor wine. They are very abstemious in their diet. Even the Greek monks admit that they do not_clieat, zamble, quarrel, lic, nor steal. | Theyhave no licrarchy, no visible head. Christis keld to be their King, and Heaven their Church. When 300,000 sonls confess Hisreign tben the Savior-King will cante, They believe, like the Buddbists, in a constantly-recurring incarnatiop. Alexander L was aeeply interested in them. He went among them to learn their views, and it is even believed that he joiucd their body. But Nicholas L per- secuted them and drove themn into the Caue sus, where, near the Port of Roti, there is nowa large colony of thcse strange scctaries. 1bey are little molested at present, but are notallow- «d to practice their rites in public. Of earlier date than the fourtcenth centur, and Kot so numerous as the White _Doves, al the * Kbivsti,” or Flagellagts. Their tenets are to drinkno wine: not to change their po: tion in Jife: never to &wear or name the devil: never to marry; to attend no feast; ta keen their doctrines sceret; 1o love each other; and 0 obey the Holy Spirit. They bavebeen led into wild eéxtravagances, and their founder, indeed, started by proclaiming himself God, an- rounced by the prophets. Women vie with the men as teackers_ and prophets, and. they call themselves * Saviors ”" and “ Mothers of God.” Their discipiine consists in everything than can weaken the flesh andexelutue spirit; aud tothis end theyilog one aunother severcly, the one bearing the most without resentment oeing the greutest saict, Thousands of this sect, 100, heve been sentto the Caucasus and to Siberia, where they are severely warked in the mines. Tirey are junocent in their dealings with their jow-men. ‘d.o t in nge and fmportance come _the «Dukhobortsi,” or champions of the Holy 8pirit. Tbeir book of doctrine, oddly enough, was written by a foe for the purposo of ridicuie. They liked it o well that they adopted itat once. ‘They do not, however, lav much stress 5 - Seript- ure as a service, toldinig that the conscicuce is the onty infallible guide. For a similar reason they build no churches, even where they could do 80, as they say that the temple of God is the living heatt. In many points they are like the Oid Testameat Jews,—holdmng that every father of a family is a priest, and practicin of cireumcision. There 15 8 sect, 100, of a veculiar form ‘of religious practice which seems to be very widely soread r the earth. In this. as in Severul of the minor sects, the crotic clement £ pamniully prominent. The Jumpers perform much as do the **Daneing Dervishes” of Con- inople. B nerw scct arose, who felt called by Curist to teach, to suffer, and to build a church. Ia the midst of winter they broke the thick ice the chilling ~ flood, chenged thei . and then “held 2 solemn feast. | From that day they have called themsclves © Christians.™ They have no nficsstsf‘:y:d ll;l?bui slight form of prayer. They reject images, wa- fers, and sacred o1l. The Government becate alarmed, and commenced an active persecution, under which, of course, the seet is rapidly in- creasing. Soou after anather body sprang up,— Tejecting the Establistied Chureh and- forming their owa rules of lite, which scem to be of a hizhorder, “They call themselves “ Helpers™s and the Guvernment spies sent ta wateh them confessed that they never. drank, swore, lied, or got info debt. But they preferred family “worship to that of the pansh priesi, und they would not o to confes- siou. - Consequently they suffered persecution; which, nox\'ewl‘< was shart, as they are now left unwolested. . Still later a sect has appeared in the Provinee of Viatka, where more than twen- Ly diflerent heresies exist. The distinetive arti- cle of their creed gave them the unenviable name of * Non-P: ot Rent.” Of vourse it s impossivle that they could be kept, didden. Whea renta became due, they refused®o pay. The leaders were arrested, and yet remain in custoay; but the Government. is perplexed to Kuow How 10 manaze an incrensing body of men, who make it the frst principle of lif¢ not 0 pay their rent-charges. , Auother new body are the * Chislenniki,” or Counters, Thie founderis still living, and is the high priest. He was met one nizit in the woods by a vencrable man, who offered him a book toread. Opening it, Taras Maxim found the messaze of salvation written inthe Slavonic tongue. Ii commanded the people of God to count themselves and be set _apart from the world, It cailed the National Churchthe Devil's Church; it declared Thursday to be the true Subbath; it spoke contemptuously of saints aud angels, and abolished the seven sacraments and the pricsthood. Maxim returned to Semenof and preached the new doctrine. He speedily made converts, who counted themselves off and formed thie “Sceret Semenof Church.” They show the bitterest contempt for the Counciland the State. Wuile the Orthodox pass by to church on Sunday morning, they sbhut them- selves in their houses and manifest their despite in true Oriental style. Their chief tenet is that 1man must sin in order to be saved from siu. This doctriue, of course, leads to wila excesses, and the sect is looked upon, perhaps justly, as very immoral. Lut the strangest of all the heresies is held Dy the ** Napolconists.” Their spirizual strength, aio, is spent in harine the Church and the Gov- ernment. And as Napoleon was the chief enc- in rccent times, they look upon in ns the true Mcssiall and worsnip bim gs God. Placisg bis bust on an allar, they fall before it iu prayer, The' worshio has to be waintained privately, but thev are sad to be numerous even in Moscow. ‘Thev believe that Napoleon is still alive; that be fled from St. Helena to Central Asia; that he is now dwelling in Ir- Iutsk, near Lal 1, on the irontiers of Chinese Tartary; and that he will come forth at the appointed time, leading a yreat army to the overthrow of Russia aud to the lifting of his Church to elory aud power. Bus poleon, indeed, are common in_Russin bouses amonz all sects and ranks. Evea tho Royal Fawily show ereat partiality to the likeness of their giant foc. The great sehism of the seventcenth cen- tury has- been iruitful in dissenting and heretical sects. The * Old Ritualists,” or “Old Believers,™ as some call them, who rebelled azainst Peter the Great. bave srown and muiti- plied under a policy osciliating between tolera- tion and persecution, and to-day have a vast power in the Empire. As they are not_Protest- ants strictly, but still chiog to the Orthodox Church, which they clam is only among them- selves, we have only here to notice the seceders from these Schismnatics, who approach nearer to Protestantism in principle, Part of the %O Ritualists 7 believed that the Church still existed in the conununion of the faithfol, although the authorities had beeome heretical. But others declured that the Cuurch had ceased on earth, that divine author- ity had been withdrawn, that there were no longer any sacraments, and that salvation must lhenceforth be sought in prayer and such exer- cisos as did not require the aid of a consecrated priest. These people are calied * Bezpopoftsi,” or the * Priestless People.” Thoush they are now powerful and live in tranquilliy, at the first they were racked with wild thougiats within sud tormented by persecution without. They be- lieved thas hell had been let Joose, that the au- thorilies were the ministers of Satan, and that the Czar was Antichrist. In 1his they were like the Protestants of Britain in the seventeenth century; aud lilke the Covenanters of the North they fled to the woods aud caves to wait the downfail of the beast and the coming of the Lord. When they found, however, that the world did not come to au end, some abandoned the extremest views and r wurned to their former life. A large number of them, settled near Laie Onega, so moditied their doctrines that they were reconciled to the Government. But others looked upon this backsliding with horror; and a peasant, Theodo- si, of little learning but strong powers, founded anew seet near the Polish frontier. These “Theodosians” develoed estravazant ideas, but as the Government grew more lenieat in its treatment, they gradualiy toned down and were allowed to build 3 monastery at Moscow. The Superior became a power fu the Empire, and through his influence the Pricstless People liave at last been brouzat to live peaceably with the authorities. “They gave up eelibacy and con- wracted marriages which were_honest, but for a Jong time unrecognized by Churel and State. Recently, the Goverament bas made some wise concessions in this regard, and the sect is now protected in its peculiar rites. Many of the Fricstless People were shocked at this abandonment of the ecardinal point of celibacy, and they foraied a society by them- selves, bolaing fitmly to the beliel that the Czar is_Anticorist. Still another schism in their ranks produced the *Christ’s Peonle,” as they term themselves, or, 4s thes are popularly called, the * Wenderers.” They hold that all who would escape the wrath of God must own neither house nor land, and have 10 continuing city here befow; they reject ail social ties an forests. In that inhospitable region, bowever, subsistence cannot be found in the wood: so they have admitted an order of iay vrethren who live in_the villages, pay their taxes, attend the parish churcl, and zct in all things as good citizens, but who sapport the Wanderers by their Jabor and give them shelter when needed. When a lay brother fcels death approachiug, he separates bimsei{ entirely from the world, aud is carried ouc to die in the open 'he Kussian Government is very hostile to auism, and often bitterly persecutes all heretiwes and dissenters. This is done entirely on political grounds, and it is indeed true that the tenets of some sects make them enemics to laws. But this persecution js bestowed wholly upon the native Russian. Tne Govern- ment considers it the most naturat thing in the world that the Tartar snould be a Mahometan, tlie Pole a Romau Catholic, and the German g Protestant; and it protects these in their re- lizion so loug as they do uot make it offensively rominent, or try 1o copsert the Orthodox. us it also considers 1t only natural that a n should be a true Greek Catholic, and ere it tinds one who is not it belicves there is some hidden and dangerous wotive beneath the apostasy. The Slololiun, espusially, are said to be inimical to the State, but Mr. Wallace Jdenies reze and insists that they are faithful and loyal citizens. 'he future of these sects will bewatehed with keen interest by Protestauts the warld over. For while some are beyond the pale of brather- hood, there are many whose tencts and practice bind them closely to'us in tonds of sympathy. [e Fantastic sects will probably die gradually out, or be suppressed as suoversive of good morals; but the purer vodies will increase in culiure and power; and will have great inituence in the work of cducating the masses, In num- Ders. the Protestants of Russia are rapidly growing. Insome districts thereis scarcely a village that has pot oue or two independent sects. ‘The “Old Kitualists ™ and_*¢ Priestiess Tcople ™ number about seven millious, while the strict Protestants are two millions, and the Fantastic sects count amillion more; altogether about one-eighth the whole population of the Empire. There are few noblez or culiured peo- ple umong them, but they hold the most of the wealthy merchaut class, the greater part of the Don Cossacks, and all the Cossacks of the Ural. SYLVAN WORSHIP. TIE CAMP-MEETING SEASON OF 1878, New Terk World. The first camp-meeting in the Unitea States was held in 1799, in Keatueky, on the beuks of Red River. Two brothers named. McGee, one a Presbyterian minister, and the other a Method- ist, were ona relizious tour from u Tenuessce town, where the Methodist brother was settled, 10 a place called *The Barrens,” in Ohlo.” Ar- riving at o town on the Red River, they etopped 10 attend a sacramental service with a Presby- terian clerzyman named McGreedy. Jobn Me- Guee, the Methodist, was invited to preach first, aud Qid 50 with unusual power and eficct. His brother and auother Presbyterian iminister fol- lowed him with sermons, which also - proved of great effect. Tears flowed from many cyes, and shouts of joys were heard from all parts of the house. Three of the Presbyterian ministers lefc the church, but the McGee brothers felt themselves too vowerfully affected to leave under circumstances of so much interest., sermon, but, when the time came, he arose and declared to the people that the overpowering nature of his feelings would not allow him to preach, and exhorted them to surrender their hearts to God. Cries and sobs were heard in every part of tho house, and the excitement became intense. Accounts of this extraordinary movement soon reached the surrounding coun- try, and the people crowded to sce what these thines meant. They had never neard the like before. Many came from a distance in wagons, bringing provisions with them. The meeting- house could mot. contain all who came, and an altar was therefore erected in a neighboring for- cst. This novel procedure gave a new impulse to the publicinterest, and tents being procured, with provisions and other necessaries, a camp was formed around the aitar. The meeting continued for several days. Sectarian divisions were forgotien for tne time, and Pres- byterlans, Baptists, and Methodists as- sisted each other . in the work of sav- ing the unconverted. The result was unpar- alleled, and suzzested another, meetiog of the kind, which was soon after beld near the Muddy River. A third mecting immediately followed, and both were attended by vast throngs. From these beginnings the meetings were extended, iucreasing in power and usefulness, under the special direction of Presbyterians and Meth- odists. Because of this union of sects in their management they were at first called © general camp-meetings.”” The roads leading to the groves in which the eetings were held were often literally erowded, and entire neighbor- bauds were frequently left without inhabitants while the meetings were fn progress. At onc of the early meettns beid fn Kentucky no less than 20,000 peopie were prescut. ‘The Presby- terisns gradnally withdrew from the field after the first excitement was over, but the Meth- odistscarricd them into other parts of the coun- ry, and they svon became weneral throughout the denomination, With more or less efficiency they have been continued tothe present time, though not without earnast opposition on tha part of many in the Church. During the efght years following the introduction of camp-meet- ings the netincrease in the membership of the Methodist Charch was over 82,609, with a cor- Tesponding inerease n ministers. Camp-incetings were introguced into England by Lorenzo Dow, an eccentricand earnest Meth- odist miuister, in 1807. About the ¢lose of the last century he was preaching in Vermont. Ile became impressed with the fdea that he ouzht 10 ¥isit Ireland to preach to the Papists. Alak- {ng his way to Canadu in an old and lesky canoe, he set sail for Burope. He was thus voluntarily placed beyond the pale of his denominativn, and vas thercafter known as an “independent itinerant.” Dow’s travels and Inbors afterward rendered his name and eceentricities famlliar in the religious world in this country ana Europe. After remaining a few vears in Ireland he re- turned to the United States, traversed the coun- tey, snd then recrossed the ocean, fu 1807, to England. He found a general religious interest ju Statfordshire, and " sugzested to the people the plan of holding camp-meetines, which were proving so effective in the Western wilds of America. The sugrestion was immediately adopted. and aflar was_hoisted on Mow Hili, The population gathered around it from ull the ueighboring country, and the first English camp-mecting was there hela. Many such meetings were heid, but they met with violent opposition. As it was alleged that many excesses attended such out-door services, the Wesleyan Conference, in 18U7, declared: *Itis our judgment that, even sup- osing: such mectings to be atlowabie in Amer- they aro hizhly improper in England, and likely to be productive of considerable mischief, and e disclaim connection with them.” Their advacates, however, continued to bold them. Huch Bourne, a zealous Methodist layman, who aroused the people 1n Lancashire, Cheshire, anc Staffordshire, was expelled from the conneetion in1803. Two years later William Clomes, an- other promineut supporter of the camp-meet- ings, was also expelled. Clomes bean a cous of ‘home milssionary labors, giving up his by ness for that purpose. Classes were formed, 2nd from 1510 dates the “ Primitive Methodist denomination, which ucholds camp-meetings as well as preaching in highways and market- places. ‘the Wesleyan Conference has mever recalled -its dleavproval ot camp-meetinzs, but the Weslerans in Ircland commenced holding them in 1560, and have since continued them. In Aopril of the present year tne *‘summer campaign? for 1878 was opened by a larze and Successtul camp-meetivg in India. The place selceted was n beautiful grove in Lanowli, on tac great railway between Bombay and Podua, about eizat miles from the former city. The site has an clevation of 2.000 feer above the sea- Jovel, and was therefore regarded as being spe- cially healthful. The services were held in the open air, under the trees. The attendance of natives was large, the people coming frow great distauces, some of thera as far as (00 miles. Thiicty large tenta_were glled to_overflowine. Plenty of fresh straw was provided for tbe sleepers, and §wo meals per day were farnished for two rupces per day. One of the marked features of the mecting was the transfer, every afternoon, of the dozen preachers present fo the native village near by, in order to engage in strect-preaching to the residents there. The principal_preachers atteuding the meeting were Dr. J. M. Thoburn. of Calcutta; the Revs. George Bomen, aud W. B. Osborn, of Bomba; gnd the Revs. John Blackstock and A. G. Fraser, of Poona. The_ following list ambraces the camp-mectings and Sauday-school gather- ings thus jar anwounced to take place in the United States this summer: SUNDAYSCHOOL CANPABETINGS. Lake, .. July 9-19, E:x‘-.‘finnu, near Chieago, Ill., Jaly 17-25. Toveland, near Cincinnatl, 0., July 13=141, Lakesiie, near Sandu -0., July 23-21 Penville. N. J.. July 2431 Chantaugua, Fair Point, . Parliament, To ¢ Lake, Ta.."Aug. 14 OTUER CAMP-MEETINGS. Y., Aus, 42 Tsidnds, Ang. 13-22, Bath District, Savons, N, Y. June 2 Aungal. Monroe 20-26. Geneva, Ta.. Aunual, ~July 7. » Minn., June Jaly 1-8. United Brethren, Westport Lal 20-July 1 Tohnsss, Doty's Island} Wis. Xational Tewnerance, Lakeside, 0., July 2-12, “Temperance, Lake Biufl, 111, July 0-15. Union Evangelistic, Ocean Grové, N. J., July 9-12. Nationel, Clear Lake, Ta.. July 10. Thousund Talands, July Presbyterian, Hog Istand Spelter Islund, July 15- Tehoboti, Del., July 19-23, Toliness, New-Castle, Penn., July 20-29. Scientifc, Thousand Iefands Park, July 23-29, Chester Heights, a.. July 23-auz. 6. Allegheny Valley, Fs., July 2 Elmira District, Freeville, N. ¥.,July 30-Aaz. 8. Tiay View, July 30-Aug. 12 Jtevival, Lake Biuit, July 3i-Aug. 7. International Tewnerance, Thousand Islands, July Sl-Auz. 6. Todianapoiis District, Acton, Ind., Jaly 31- Auz, 1% 12, Like Biuff, Joly 31-Aug. 7. Fleveuth Ohlo. Manstield. July 31-Ang. 8. Embury Park, Dayton, 0., Aug. 1-13. Singing Jubllee, (cean Grove, Aug. 1-6. Union, Camden, Del., A State, Warsaw, In jrbana, 0., Aug. 7-16. gf}rlk‘x‘nast Indiany, Dattle Ground, Aung. 8. Albany, Ind.. Aux. Conference, Lancaster, 0., Aug. 8. District, Powt Pleasant, 0., Auz. 8. Young Men's Christian Association, Thousand Teland Park, Aug. S-11 Jugeles, KKy., Aug. 819, Quincy, 1., Ang. 9, Suffolk County, Jomestown, Long Island, Aug. 1318, Beach Glen, near Deputy, Ind., Aug. 12-17. Loyalhanng, Pa. 13 g 1 e, 0., Aug. ] Auburn District, Aub 23, “Annnal, Crystal Springs, Mich., Aug. 13-22. Annnal, Hollow Rock, 0., Angr. 14 Genesec, Silver Lake, X, 21. urndale, L Y. Aug. 13- Oak Hill, 111, Aug. 14. Conference, Laclede, M i, Aug. 15-28 Aug. 1 jaan,” Ang. 19-26. N.'J., Ane. 19-20. Nationsl, Epping. N. Tl., Aug. 26, Twelfth Ohio, Youngstown, Ang. 27-Sept. 5. o Slarksbarg Disirict,” Shinnston, . V.. Sept. 1. A DISAPPOINTED POPE. WILL LEO XIIl. GIVB UP TUE STRUGGLE AND E ABDICATE? A Rome correspondent of the Pall-all Ga- zatte, writing under June 1, says: A Scotch physician, long resident in Rome, coming out from an audience of the Pope the other day, said: ¢ Never have I secn such a change in any ‘buman being unless vroduced by some physical fllness, Cardinal Pecei was a tall, erect, well- knit ficure, his presence was imposing, bis gest~ ures commanding, bis voice sonmorous and vivrating. Leo XIIL is a bent old man, his hand shakes as with palsy, his voice is hoarse, and the glance of his eye uncertain and sus- picious.’ This statement tallies with that of the Pope’s friends and partisans, who are sin- cerely anxfous about his health. He appears to bein n state of cxtreme déspondency; all his projects for reform are frustrated, all his hopes ‘whom are occupying pos He tinds himself watened at every step. Merely to admit Padre Curci to his presence he was obliged to resart to stratagem, and lodge him in his own brother’s apartment. What the Ultramontane party requirc of him is that he chould follow exactly in the steps of his pre- decessor, chuose to be & victim and a prisoner, snd work arduously’in favor of the restoration of the temporal power. This programme is opposed to_his views of the interests of the Church. He saw at the time of Victor Em- manuel’s death that any attempt to recover the lost temporal power would be futile; every Drotest and plea was set uside by the various Governments; and the new Ambassador from France to the Vaticen formally snnounced that the French Government, while anxious for the spiricual liberty of the Church, have enjoined oin im to banish all hope that any undertaking would be sanctioned in favor of restorativn. One would have mazined that. backed up by these facts, supported by the Liberal Cardioals and by the single-minded Churchmen every- where, Leo XIIL would luve been strong enouzh to hold his own. But the power of the Jesuits is still very great. Therr perseverance and their wiae-spread influence are incal- culable. Every reform proposed submitted to the congregations is rcjected; cvery old protest and ceremony fasisted on Now the apathemas and cexéommunitations against the *violated rights of the Church’ are to be reuewed, as of ofd, ou St. Peter's day; and the Pope, whose healtn bad suflered severely from conlincment,worry, and that senss of ‘a dlvided duty’ to which tender conscience fs o torture, has at lengthcome to the point of ‘marifesting his intention? of renouncine the dignity and responsibility of the tiars. 1 use the expression as 1t was written to me. What Leo XIIL most fears is beiny the cause of a schism. Hence his idea of abdiention. His brother, uiuseppe Yecel, Professor of Philotophy (an’ ex-Jesuit), and warmly attached to himn, rather_cncourazes him in the idea. On one point the Pope stands firm: he will nov_create ‘Cardinals the wmen destenated by the Jesuits. Hence none will be created ag the next Consistory. *If 1 live and ruld,’ said the Pope toe othier day, * I shall complete the Sacred Colleye in September with men who will be au honor to that College and 10 the Chiureh” He might yet triumph if he would reinember und make bis own the watch- work of the Jesuits—* Chi dura vince, GENERAL NOTES. The Minister of War of Greece, at the request of the Grand Rabbiof Corfu, bas granted re- ligious privileges to the Jewish solciers, and just before their passover chartered a steamer 1o convey them to their homes that they mizht sultably observe the festival. ccording to the recent annual report of the Primitive Methodist Home and Foreign Mi: ary Socicty, the Society has 107 ministers and rissionaries in England and Wales, ninety-five in Australia, and seventy-seven in Canada. The expenditures of the year were £23,263. The Rt.-Rev. Dr. 8eymour, Bishop of Spring- ficld, has addressed a pastoral letter to his diocese. In it he states that e intends to leave New York for the West on the Sth of Juls and proceed ditect to Springtickd, and will then com- mence ut once a general visitition of the parishes and misslons within his jurisdiction. [he Board of Foreizn Missions of the Reform- ed Church in the United States (tierman) has orzanized for the year by selecting the Rev. D. Vap Horne, 1), D., President, and the Rev. C. 7. Weiser, D. D., Secrctary. It is designed to begin n mission in Jupan 43 soon as men ean be found. There is plenty of mouey in the Treus- ury, but no one has offered himself for service as'a missionary thus far. Anglican papers are complaining of the fre- quency with which colonial Bishops resizu their Sees and return to England, and ask for more care in the sclection ol incumbents for foreign Sces in the future. it is said that there are no Jess than twenty colovial Bishops now in En- gland who have resigned their Sees, -~ most of s to. which many 2 wight fairly have =} Dburd-working Enghsh prie: aspired.” The Church of Prussfa isnot & very liberal Church. Last year the collectors called on every one connected with the Church, from the Royal family to the humblest peasants, and from Konigsburg to Saarbruck, and all they received was about §79,300. The Lrotestant population of the Ringdouw is estimated at 17,000,060 The Scottish Presbyterians, on the other hund, who eannot compare in numbers with the Protestants of Prussia, raise about 37,500,000 a year for benevolent purposes, The June meetins; of tne South Side Sunday- Sciool Associution® will be beld in Trinivy Methodist Church, oa Indiana avenue, between Twen i and ‘Twenty-Tourth streets, next Tuesday evening, June 25. at 8 o’clock. The eighth lessou of “the Chautauqua Normal Class series will be studied under the dircction of B. £. Jacobs, followed by an adaress from the Rev. . F. Craits, Subjcct: “The Leacher's Study of Human Nature.” This will be the last of these meetings until fall. Bishop Cheney has fssued the following very acceptable circuiar: fou are cordiatly inviied to occupy seats in Chrirt_Cliureh (corner Michigan avenue and Tweaty-fourth street) at the Sunday eveaing ecr- vice. Believing that many persons who do not own or rent pews in_any church ara_ kept frui at- tending the preachinz of the Gospel by the fear that they will intrade apon the nows of others, we open our church at the Sunday evening service free 10 all who will hear the Gospel.” You are aifection- ately ursted to attend worship and feel that this is your epiritual home. A Swiss priest havice been saspended by his Bishop untif he recanted, for writing a book on the “Decayof Catholicism,"” BishopStrossmayer has written him 4 letter in whict_be said Provi- dence will some time * restore to_the Papacy its primitive churacter, from which it has de- parted more or less from human motives. It will gradually lead back the Papucy to evan- gelical stmplicity, humility, and love. When these reforms nre accompiished, the rest will naturally come of itself. Meanwnile, I approve of the efforts of prowmiuent writers in thus pre- paring the way of Providence.” A miracle hns been worked in Rome through the intercession of Pius IX. A poor womau, who has been a cripple for many years, after ‘making a novens in his_ honr, received the full use of ber e, 1t huppened that on ‘Lhursday Iast, as Monsianor Ricci proceeded to the Bau- dinelli College, this poor woman, who lives close by, saw bim, and, remembesing that the Iast time she saw Pius IX. it was in his com- pany, she threw herscll on her knees and bewzed God to heal her. She had not prazed many mo- wments when, suddenly, she rose up, and, to the snrprise of all, ran_across the street, exclaim- ing: “If I cannot Kiss the hem of the garment of Pius 1X., let meat least kiss that of his Magriorduomo.”. The devotion in Rome to Pius 1X. is surprising. One cannot enter St. Peter's at any moment without finding pum- bers of ‘devout people praying at his tomb.— ZLaltimore Mirror. . Grent excltement has been created in the Establisned Church of England Ly the prozress of the Keiormed Episcopuiians. On Tucsday, May 14, the meetings neld in the Diocese of St. Albans and Chichester by the Reformed Epis- copal Bishop Grewra were brought to the notice of the Upper Houseof the Covvocation of Cau- terbury. The Bizhop of St. Albavs stated that the Reformed Episeopalians had built o church at Southend, in bis diocese, where they had a Jarge_following; the Bishop of Chichester said that Bishop Greirs had_conseerated a church at Litcleliarpton, in bis diocese; oue aiso hiad becn opencd in the diocese of the Bishop of Llandaff. Some discussion was had of the Episcopal ordi- nation of Bisnop Cummins, the founder of the new churci. A resolution' was finally adopted in these words: “That a committee of this Louse be appointed to cobsider the question arising out of the claims of the body calling it~ self the Kelormed Eniscopal Church 1 En- gland.” FATHER CORCI has the bad habit of writing letters to ¢ ingnir- ing fricods,” aud is Hitely to fafl again into dis* grace at the Vatican. An extract from one of tnese letters written after his reconciliation vith the Pope, is published by the Zall Mall Gazelte. He dcelares that the temporal power of the Church bad become, by man’s fault, **an instrament of many aud grave disorders, which God has_eorrected by permitting its destruction by revolution.” He aflirms toat a fanatical faction, taking advantage of the poodness, and perhaps the vanity of Pius IX., wished to ele- vate alinost to a dogma the restoration of his power, and used every art to gain over the Pope o théwr poliey, until they actually seemed to have won him. *But if,” he adds, “dJohn Mastai had 8 certain weakoess for pretensions, Pius IX., as the Vicar of Christ, always kept aloof from -it, and the Roman Church bas remained unlnfected by this Jeprosy of fanaticism with which it was sought o inoc- ulate her. During the lifetime of Pius IX. v was perhaps possidle Lo represent me as a rebel to the Church; and the countless crowd of fools succeeded in doing 50, But with Leo XIIT. it is o different matter. He, though hedoes notfind my idess in the least distasteful, caunot per- haps for the moment take any positive steps for their realization; but it is ¢ great matter that no progress is being made i the opposite dis rection. To myself, it has been o matter ol very great significance that the Pope snould have desired me to live for_ten days with his brother in the Vatican.” Farther Curciadds that the Sacred College, the Italian Episcopacy, and the prelature are altogether the creation of Pius IX.. and are ** almost ali men of the mean- these elements Leo XIII, with acharacter firm enough, but averse to the policy of Sixtus V., will scarcely be able to do anything. AMERICA’S PIRST SEE. The flsst_See established on American soil was that of Rio de las Palmas (now extinet), in Fiorida. It was founded in 1527, and was pre- sided over by Monsenor Juan Juarez, O. 8. I, whose diocese compnised almost the entire region nlong the Guif of Mexico. It may not be urinteresting to state, in this connection, that so far back as the year 1790, contemno- raneous with the erection of the Ste of Balti- more (£739), the ercction of an Episcopal See nt theobscure and_out-of-the-way town of Galli- polis, in Scioto Couunty, O., was very seriously contemplated in Rome, through Fronch in- fluence. It is related, as areasou tor this, thay shortly before this period a colony of French Catholics numbering about 7,000 kad settled a large tract of Jand purchased for them in this region by the French Lana Company. This settlement was called Gallipolis. _The project weut 50 far as the nomination of a Bish- op, and M, P'Abbe Boisnanticr, a Canon of St. Deuy’s, Paris, was apoointed isislxop ot Gallipo- lis. ~ This desizn was abandoned, however, owing to the failure of the Scioto Colony, the title of whose lands was not clear, and the colo- nists, finding that they had been imposed upon, retnrned to their native land. When, in 1793, Tathers Babin and Barrieres went West, they found buta remnaut of the little settlement which had Jong been destitute of the ministra- tions of a priest. These two missionaries re- mamed here for a tew days, heard confessions, offered up the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for these deilzhted people, and baptized some forty childre, PROF. ROBERTSON SMITH has been convicted of heresy, after all. A Gen- eral Assembly of the ¥ree Churchof Scotland has condemned his view of the Book of Deu- teronomy by a imnjority of twenty-three. As the Spectator sums up the case, they have de- clared, not, indeed, that every word of Deu- teronomy was writtea by Moses,—including the account of his death,—0ut that the book wmust be held to be pure and absolutely aceurate his- tory; that allin it which is not attributed to Mosés must have beeu written by Joshua, or sowe oiber juspired person who immediately succeeded him ; that the book is, in fact, a body ot infallible contemporary evidence, and that any scholar strikes ut the oot .of in- spiratiou who treats Deuteroomy ™ 88 2 second and Tew: cdition, _ as it were, of the Mossic Law, codified at 2 period Iater than that of the first Sinaitic leg- islation, und adapted to a later stage of the {lebrew people’s history. e was defénded by Prof. Rainy and some of the most orthudox of Free Church divines, and by no unimportant part of the fay elewent of the Assembly. Thus Air. Colquhioun, of Rossdhu, wanted to know what all * the doost *” was about. Proi. Smith had naintained sedulously the inspiration ef Deuteronomy. e bud, 1o be sure;n new ides of his own of the purpose and meaning of that ook, but such discussions were purc zood. Like the shepherd who scolded Lord Ruther- furd for compluining of the east wind and the mist, iu the 5, Whet ails ye, mon, at the wiud, what ails ye at the mist? It &lokens the gruw’, and it slokens the ewes, and wair than that, it's the wull o God,” Mr. Colquhoun re- buked those who would put down unew dis- cussions as to tho meaning and application of piration. MACKONOCHIE. Spealking of the case of the Kev. Mr. Mackon- ochie, of St. Alvans’ Church. whu has been sen- tenced to suspeusion for three vears by the Dean of Arches for Ritualistic practices, the London ZTeleyraph of Junc4 savs: *His fricnds cannot complain that the lezal proccedings azainst him have worn io any way the outward semblance of hot or_hasty persccution. There never was an accused person treated with such tenderness from first to last; for he has_been afforded ampler opportanities of obedience thau any recalcitrant priest in the whole history of ccclesfastical suits. Successive Deans of Arclies have admitted almost any excuse for his contwmacy, and have delayed for vears the en- forcement of their monitions. Bui his carcer has been a lonz contempt of court from first to last. As far back as 1863 the Privy Council de- cided agaiust him as rezards elevation of the sacrament and altar-lights, and Sir Robert Phils limore,.then Dean of Arches, issued the usual mouition. Mr. Mackonochie disreearded ity but when the matter was again brought befere the Court he put in au alfidavit, declarinz that he had mot disohcyed ‘advisedly or with a culpable inien- tiou.” Consequently, no penslty followed. In November, 1810, it was proved that he had once more disobeyed the monition, and be wes sus- vended for three months. On resuming his post at St. Albans’ he renewed his disobedicnce, and a fresh suit was commenced against nim, which, owing to the tardy pace of ecclesinstical litiza- tion, was not decided until July, 1875. _Sir Rob- ert Phillimore agein condemned Mr. Mackono- chie, and again suspended him from clerical functions—this time for six weeks., These two very mild_sentences were intended as_ fricndly warnings to the defendant, with the hope that e would have the grace to obey the law of the Church. But it was in vain. New actsof dis- obedience followed immediately on the expira- tion of the sentence, Even thon the promoters of the suit refrained from calling the sitention of the autboritics to the defendant. Some of the practices alleged to be iliegal were at that time matters of anpeal to the Privy Council i another case, and the promoters of the su siderately waited until tue law was iy de- cided. Lord Penzauce saw that this afforded zlso an excuse for Mr. Mackonochie, so iustead of punishing him for dizobeying orders of the court hie issued a new monition a few months azo. The additional opportunityof retreatthus afforded him _Mr. Mackouochie rejected, and be has persisted in the-practices that have been aain and again condemed by the law.” ANOTHER SUBURBAN CHURCH. Those intereszed in the foundation of a Coa- fregational Soclety in Englewood met Friday evening at the Baptist Church and adopted Roj’s Mauual for Congregational Churches. Thtre was quite a large attendance, and over thirty numes were entered on the church rotl, The Rev. E. T. Williams was elected Chairman, and W. C. Hanford Sceretary. Tae following officers were elected to serve until the first ree- ular mecting in January : Deacons, Messrs. I R. Stebbens, A. H. Vieder, George IL Hull, and E. D. Parker: Clerk, W. C. Hunford} Treasurer, George H. Hull; Trustees, Messrs, Hamill, Abbott, Straight, Joncs, and Keed. The churen will be known as the First Con- gregational Church of Englewood. The Rev. E. F. Williams will preach the first sermon to the new society this alternoon at 3 o'clock at the Baptist Church. The Congrega- tional Council will meet at the Baptist Church Thursday atternoon to ordain the ollicers of the new society. The Rev. Dr. Goodwin will ex- tend the right-hand of fellowship and preach to the new church Thursday evening. PERSONALS. Mr. Moody zoes to Northfield, Mass., for the summer. Bishop Colenso will not attend the Pau-Angli- can Synod, after all. The Res. Joha D. MeLean was recently in- stalled pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Waadstack, HHl. ‘The Rev. Father Denis, Superior of the Pas- sfonist Fathers in Paris, has been named Gener- al Consulter of bis Order in Rome. The Rev. Dr. Armitage recently celebrated the thirtieth anniversarv of his pastorate of the Fifth Avetue Baptist Church, New York. The American Bible Union gives motice that the Rev. M. R. Barnitz is not authorized to col- lect money ar transact business in its behalf, The Rev, Cranford Tait.son of the Arch- ‘bishop of Canterbury, who visitedthe Episconal General Conventionin this country last fall, is dead. Leo XIII. has nominated the Very Rev. Willliam_IL Manning, Rector of St. Charles® College, Nottinghill, one of his Domestic Pre- Iates. The Rey. J. L. Wilson has accepted the posi- tion of financial agent for Lenmox Collegiate Institute, under the care of the Sypod ot Towa North. A Texas clerzyman recently preached a severe sermon azainst horse-racing, and before he was through four Deacons of the Church had guit the house. The Rev. Francis A. Cramer-Roberts, Surrey, has been nomivated Bishop of Nassau, West Indfes, by the Archbishop of Canterbury. He succeeds Bishop Veoables. The Res. Canon Beaden, of Southampton, ‘England, i5 over 100 years old. He has never been in his bed after 7 a. m., nor out of it later than 10 p. m., and never Wore an overcoat. In order to meet and remove the objection to Lord Penzance, who was made Judge under the Public Worship Regulatiou act, taat he is only an act of Parliament Judge, he has been con- stituted Dean of Arches. This will possibly raise a question as to wiaether he has had fuil powers. and thus prepare the way for an over- throw of his past decisions. Dr. George Rigzg, Bishop of Dankeld, in Scotland, was consecrated on the 26th of May hv his Eminence Cardinal Howard, in the Church of the Scotch Colieze, Rome. ~ The as- sisting prelates were Mgr. Walter Steins, S. J. Archbishop of Bosra, in partibus infidelium, an Vicar-Apostolic of Western Bengal, and Mer. Giovanni Jacovaccl, Bishop of Eritres, in parti- bus infldelium, aud Secretary of the Sacred Con- e Muster ot Pontifical Ceremonics, acted as Prin cinal Master of Ceremonies, while Mer. Luizi Stuistri, also a Master of Pontifical Ceremonies, acted 35 Naster of Ceremonles for the Sishon” The Res. Victor Smith, a youne clergyman, who bas recently been acting as ascistant 10 the Rey. Mr. Shakelford. at the Redecmer Protest- ant Episcopal Church, corner of_Birhty-second street and Fourth - ayenue, New York City, has been suddenty bereft of reason, and Is Do an inmate of Bloominedale Insane Asylum. Over- work 15 assigned as the cause. SAINTLY SMILES. A Hackensack man calls bis parrot * Agrip- o, out of respect to Agrippa’s, connection with Poll: 3 . Jonah ought to congratulate himself on how much safer he was in the whale’s belly than he would bave been fn an iron-clad man-of-war. Edmund Ystes says that some one sent him 2 mourninz card recently with the inscrintion gr"lq i:.' “ ":,E'Jmt;\pn for Beaconsneld—Give the devil Sidney Smith once rebuked a swearing visitor by sayiom, “ Let us assume that everszhing and everybody are damned, and vroceed with oar subject.” An Indiana preacher made use of the ex- ressfon * the iconoclastic searegate of sin?' last Sunday, and has already received a call toa Congrezational church in Boston. ‘¢ All flesh is grass,” remarked adry vreacher in the midst of his wearisome discourse. *Then 1 guessyou'ra hay,” halfaudibly observed a sleepy fellow in one of the wall pws. An old Highland clergyman, who had received several calls to parishes, asked his sersang wherc he should go. The servant said, *Go where there is most sin, ‘sir.” The preacher concluded . that was zood advice, and went where there was most wouey. fle quoted Seripture when he said to his fa- Luer, who stood at one eod of the switch and asked his son to cateh the othier end on the fly, “It [3 better to give than to receive.” But he found a passagce fn Shakspeare equally appro- priate when, finding that the zame of give aud catch was proloned beyond endurance, he mur- mured, +¢ This fs very like « whale.” Two old Texas ranchers, wito bad just helped bury a neiehibor, were talking about religion, d the other how pious he thougnt possibic for a man to_get in tais world, it Be was in real carnest. * Wal,” said the other, refectively, I think if a man getz so't he can swop steers or trade hosses withous Ivin’, ‘at he'd better pull out for the betber Jand afore he has a relapse.” A small boy was asked by his Sandes-school teacher to mive an example of earnestuess. He Tooked bothered for u momeat, but his face brizhtened like the dew-drops glistening on the leaves of the rose in early morning as he deliy- ered himself of the following happy thought: When you see a hoy enguged 0n 2 mince-pie till his ose touches the middle plum aud his cars drop on the outeperusts, you may know he has got it.” ‘The catechism onght to be hand! care. o o d Wwith great A little irl was d, * What is the ent of matrimony ¥ The poor child, who arncd her lesson oy rote, gotalittle mixesd, and gave the answer to anothier question, as fol- lows: *1t is a state of torment into which sonis cater to prepare for another and better world.” Tae pricst who had ooserved but not experi- enced, simply replied. with 2 siza, “For aught I Enow you inay be perfectly right,” and went on with the examination. Bishop Clark tclls a story of a city clergyman who was ouce fuvited to preach in a’small coun- try cburch, and the choir thought they would get up a very elaborate performance for his ben- efit. They were more ambitious than sucvessful, aud when they had finished, before giving ont his text, the vreacher Jooked up to toe mallery aud said: “* My friends, if the ancels fn Heaven should hear you sing, they would come dowa and wring your necks.” 1t was not a courteous thing to do, but the provocation was probably .very ereat. A clereyman, having been inducted into a liv- ing in Kent, took occasion during his first ser- mon to introduce the werd “optics.” At tha conelusion of the service a iarmerwho was pres- ent thanked him for his discourse, butintimated that he had made a mistake inone word, soften- ing down the severity of the criticlsm by savinzs, +We all know very well. sir, what vou meant." On the clereyman making further inquiries about the word, the farmer replied: * What you call hopsticks, in this part of the country we call hop-poles.’” A shrewd merchant, who onee 1n a while zave his conscience a severe twist, lay sick. Alarmed at his situation, he sent for a clergyman, who seems to have laid down the law in pretty strong Javezagze. The sick man moved aneasily, but at last said to his spiritual adyiser, ** Parson, vou are Dretty hard on a poor fellow. but [ guess you are abous rizht, after all. [ have thought it ail over, and made up my mind that if I zet well I will live principally honest. The word ** prin- cipally ¥ was propably jniended to cover ony special contingency that might oceur, and isa yery convenlent adverb. CHURCH SERVICES. DAPTIST. The Rev.T. W. Goodspeed will preach in the Second Church, corner of Monroe and Morgan reets, 3t 10:230 3, m. a0d 7:30 p. m. —Tne Rev. W. W. Everts, D. D., will preich stthe First Church, corner of South Parkave- nue and Thirty-first street, in the morning and evening. —The Rev. R. De Baotiste will preaca mor ning and evening in Olivet ORufcn . —The Rev. Galusha Anderton, D. D. i of Chicago University. will deliver the Baccalanre- on before the students of that institution 2. m. in Guiversity Place Church, Douzglas place and Rliodes avenue. The Rev. A. Owen, ‘pastor, will preach in the evening. —The Rev. J. A. Henry will preach morninzand evcaing in Dearborn Church, on Thirty-sixth street. —Thic Rev. E. B. Halbert will preach morning and evening in the Fourtn Church, Washington and Paulina streets. —The Rev. C. Perren will preach in Western Avenue Chutch morninz and evening. —The Rev. 1I. L. iouse wiil preach morning and evening at Centennial Chareh, Lincoln and Jack- son strects. —The Rev, ‘R, P. Allison will preach morning ana evening in North” Star Charch, Division and Sedzwick streets. —The Rev. J. . Custis will preach in the Michi- 200 Avenue Church, near Twenty-third strect, at 10:30 a. m. sud 7:45 p. m. Evening subjec B. 0. Taslor will preach moruing and evenine in Central Church, 200 Orcharastreet. . W. J. Kermott will preach morning and evening in Halsted Street Charch. —The Rev. Lewls Raymond will preach in the South Church. cormer of Locke and Bonaparte a.m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. N. F. Raviin will preach at No. 351 West Madison street. Evening sabject: ** Amer- jcans Must Rule America, or the Subrersion of Hler Institutions 1s Inevitable.” Foreigners are especially invited. —There will be a Gospel meeting. led by B. F. Jacobs, at the \Wabash Avenue Tabarnacle, in the esening. EPISCOPAL. Cathedral Eree Church, S5. Peter and Paul, cor- ner of West Washington and Peoria streets. The Right Rev. W. E. McLares. §. T. D., Bishop, the Rev. J. 11, Knowles, Priest in charge. Cho- al Morning Prayer at’ 10:303. m., and Choral Evening Prayer at 7:30 p. w. —The Rev. Samuel §. Harrds will officiate in St. James Church, corner of Cass and Huron streets, 2110:453. m, and 8 p. m. 4 o The Rev. E. Sallivan will officiate in Trinity Church, corner of ‘Tweaty-sixth strect and Michi~ gan avenas, at10:45 a. m. and 7:43 p. m. Tne Ler. Francis Mansteld will officiate_in the Church of the AtcSement, corner of West Washineton and Robey strects, at 10:40 2. m. and 0p. m. p The Rav. J. Bredburz will officiate in St Ansgariny’ Church, Sedzwick street, near Chicago avenue. 3t 10:30 a- m. and 7:30 p. . —The Itev. Clinton Locke will ofliciate 1n Grace Church, Wabash avenue uear Slxteenthstreet, st1la/ m. and 8. m. y i ~—The I homas K. Coleman will officiate fn St. Joan's Church, corzer of Washington street and Gzden avenae, 8t 10:45 3. m. and 7:30 D. m. —Tho Rey. Charles Stanley Lester will ofticiate in St. Poul’s Church, Hyde Park avenae, between Forty-eighth and Forts-ninth streets, at 10:30 a. m. 20d 7330 p, m. g —The Rev. B. F. Fleetwood will oficiate in St. Marl's Church, Cottage Grove avenue, corner of Thircy-sixth street. at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. G. ¥, Casiman will olliciate m St. Stephen's Church, Johason street, between Taylor and Twelfth, 8t10:30a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Luther Pardee will oficiate in Calvary Church, Warren avenue, between Oakley street and Western_avenue, at 10:50 &, m. oud 7:43 p. @. Celebration of the Holy Commanion at 11:303. m. —The Rev. T. N. Morrison, Jr., will officiate in the Church of the Epiphany, Throop street, be- tween Monroe snd Adams, at 10:30 a.m. and 7330 p. 1. ; “The Rev. W. J. Petde will oficiate fn_the Church of Oar Savior, corner of Lincoln and Beldea avenues, at 11 8. m. and 7:30p. m. “The Rev. H. G. Perry will ofiiciate in_All Samts' Church, corner of Carpenter and -Ohio sirects, &t 10:43 8. m. and 7:45 p. m. Zorning and cvening scrvice atthe Charch of the ioly Communion, Dearborn street, neas Thir- tieth. —Services momipg and evering ot the Chazch of the Accension, comer of North Lasalle and Elm streets. METHODIST. The Rev. E. M. Boring preachesin State Street ch, morning and evening. cT'l“ne Rev. V.z F. Brown preaches at Immannel in the morning, and Miss Issbells S. Leonard in the eveninz. —~The Rev. Dr. Thomas preaches morning and evening at Céntenary Church. g —Ihe itev. T. C.Clendenainz will preach in the Lanzley Avenno Church, corner of Thurty- ninth srect, at 10:30 a. m., and 7:30 p. M. Evening sunject: **Will It Pay$" —The Rey. d. M. Caldwell will preach in the dn Strect Chiurch, morning and eveniny. ~The Rev. Dr. Willlameon will preac in 3lichi- zan Aveaue Church, near Thirty-vecond street, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:45 v, m. Escning sabject: **The Doctrincof the Trinity Reasonable and Valyable, ™ —The Rev. S. H. Adams will preach fn_the Wedern Avenue Chureh morning and eveninz. Morning subject: *>fhe Fall of Babylon," re- \{cCabe will preach in Trinity In, avenue, near ‘Twenty-fourtk strect, 1n the morning, and the Rev. W. F. Crants in the evening. —The Rev.” W. A. Spencer will preach in the First Chasch, corner Clark and Washinston streets, a5, p. m. Morning subjecs, Sonrces of Powers™ evening, **Cain's Queston and Chicazo's Ansier. —7he Rev. S. McChesney will preach in the Park Avenue Charch at 10:30 a. m. and 7:43 p. . —The Rev. John Atkinson will presch moratuy and evening at Grace Church, comnerof Lanialls and White streets. —The Rev. T. P. Marsh will presch morminz and cyeninz at Grant Place Church. i —The Rev. W. If. Holmes wifl preach in the morninz at Falton Strect Charch. —The Rev. Georze Chase will preach morning and evening a Winter Street Charch. —The Rev. A. W. Patten will préach morninz and evening at the Wabash Avenue Charch, cor- ner of Fourteenth street. : ~The Kev. evening at the Soath Halsted Street Charch. PRESBYTERIAN. The Rev. 7. A. Montgomery will preach in the Ruilroad Chapel this morning, and the Rev. Ar- 3 itchell this eveninz. ¢ Rev. Arthar Swazey will preach in the Forty-dirst Strcet Church, corner of Prairie avenue, a010:45 8. m. i ~The Rev.J. H. Walker will preach morning and eveninz in the Reanion Church, Fonsteenth sireet, near Throop. Evening eubject: * the Sherry and Connelty Execation. ~—The Rev. Arthur Mitchell will preach in ‘the Flrst Church, corner of Indfana avenae and Twen- ty-fest streec, ac10:30 3. m. 9 —Tke Rev. J. Monro Gidson will preach tn the Second Church, cormer of Michigan_avenze and Twenticthstreet, ut 10:458 m. and 7:45 p. m. —The Rev. A. L. Kitredge will preach in the Third Chuzch, corner of Ashlaad - and- Ogden avenges, ac 10330 . wn. and 7243 p. m. —The Rev. John Abdott French will preach fn the Fourth Church, corner of Kush and Superior 1¢, a4 10:45 2. . No evening service. —The Rev. C. L. Thompson will preach in the Fifth Church, corner of Indiuna avenue and ‘Thittieth sircel. 2t 10530 3. m.and 8 p. m. Even- ing suoject: *¢ Commumsm. " —The Rev. W. S. Plamer will preach in the Jefferson Park Charch, corner of Throop aud Adams atrects, at 10:39'a. m. and 7:30 p. . —The Rev. James Maclzuzhian will proach in tha Scotch Church. corner of Adams znd Sangainon streets, morning and evening. —The Rev.J. M. Worrall will presch in the Eizbth Church, corner of Washingion and Robey strects, at 10:304. m. and 7:45 p. m. —The Itev. £. . Barrett will preach in West- minster Church, corner of Peorla and Jacksog srreets, a 10:30.3. w. und 7:80 p. m. . “The Hev. W T. Meloy will prezch morning and eveaing in the -First United Presbyteriaz Churth. corner of West Mouroe and Panlina streets. —~Tue fZev. A. Pfaustehl will preach in the Hot. land Charch, corner of Noble and Erle streets, at 103. ni. iu the Holland language, and 2t7.30 p, m. in English. ~The Rev. H. T. Miller will prezch at the Sixth 83008 from Church. Morning subject: **A Strong Refage.™ d CONGREGATIONAL. The Rev. E. F. Williams wiil preach at the Forty- seventh Strect Church in the morning. ~'The Key. Charles Hall Everest preaches at Plymouth Church, o1 Michigan avente, between Twenty-ifth and Twenty-3ixth stresls, morning and evening —Tho Rev, G, I Peske will preach st the Leayitt Strect Church morning and evening. . —The Rev. Charles Caverno wil! preach ot fhe Union Park Chiurch morming and evening. _ —The lev. G. W. Mackis will preach this morn- inzin the South Park Avenoe Church, corner of South Park avenne and Thirty-third street. REFORMED EI'ISCOPAL. The Rev. M. D. Church preaches in St. John't Church morning and eveaing. —The Rev. F. W. Adumy prenches 2t Immanne: Chureb. comer Cenfre and Davton streets, in the morningz. Subject: **The Trinity. " —Bishop Cheney preaches in Christ Chureh, cor- ner Michigan avenue and Tiwenty-fonrth sireet, morning and evewinz, ‘Morning enbject: '3 Walk, and Uow It Ended.” Evenin subject: 1o Our Charches Reach the Massesr'™ —Tke Rev. R. U. lloswortn p:eaches in Trinity Chareb. Lngiewood, moming and evening, Morn. ingsabject: -*The Reformed Episcopal Church— Tts Worsmp, ™ —Mir. R. . Buske conducts srvices, morniniz and evenitz. in Grace Church, corner Hoyze aad LeMoyne sireets. —The Rev. F. W. Adams will preach in Im- manuel Churcn, corner of Centre and Duyton streets, in tho mornmg, and the -Kev. Lr. Elliott inhe évca : —The Rev. £, . Morgan preaches in St. Paul's Church, corner Washington un1 Carpenter steeots, morningand cvening. Morning sudject: *-\What Shall We Do with Communism INDEFENDENT. The Rev. Alexander Monroe preaches m Unioz Tabernucle, corner Blue Tviand_avenoe and Twen- tieth street, morming und evening. Evening suo- ject: - Salvation of the Soal.” - . 3tr, Charles . Morton will preach in the mon inz at the Chicaso Avenue Churen. and Mr. Frani L. Rock:well, the evangelist, In the eveninz. M. Georze T, Coxhead preaches in Burr Mia. sion Clianel, No. 589 Third avenue, In the morn- ing. Praiss mcetiogin the cveaing, led by Mr. George Qaizon. —Union Chapel, No. 07 South Deaplaines street. Services fn the evening, —Mir. Johu E. Morris_will preach mornng and evening at the Berean Mission, corner May and Fulten streets. —The Rev. Mr. Cooley will ‘rmm‘—h 1 Calvary Tabernacle, corner of Hoyne and Floarnoy strects. Slomninz subject: **Fafth.” USITARIAN. The Rev. J. T. Sunderland will preach in tha * Foarth Chureh, corner of Pralrie avenue and Thir- tleth street, at1la. m. ; 5 —The Rev. Robert Collyer will preach in Unity Church in the morning, and in Kecley Hall, corner of Archer avenue and Keeley atreet, at 8 p. m. —The Rev. T. B. Forbush will preach in the . corner of Moaroo and Laflin etreets, atdp. m. Subject: * Life the Test of Relizion,™ —Children's lower festival at the Church of the Messiab. corper of Michizan avenue snd Twenty- ibird street. The Rev. Brooke Herford will preach to the children at 10:45a. m. At 4 p. m. chil- dren's festival, with baptism and distribution of fowers. CHRISTIAN. Mr. A. J. White will presch this morainz at the Western Avenue Church, near Congress street. In the_evemng President 0. A. Uurgess, of Butler University, Indianapolis, will preach. Baptism at close of evening service. ~The Rev. . M. Conner wiil preach In the First Charch, corner of indiana avenuc and Twenty-fifth street, Inorning and evening. —President O. A. Burgess, of Butler Cniversity, Tnaianapolis, will preach in the Second Charch, Campbeil Ifall, corner of Van Bucen atreet and Campbell avenue, a 10:45 3. m. TNIVERSALIST. The Rev. Sumaer Ellis preachies at the Church ot the Redcemer this morning. Vestry service in the evening. —The Rev. Dr. Ryder will preach morning and eveniag In St. Paul's Charck, Michizan svenue, between Sisteenth and Efghteenth streets. NEW JERUSALEN. 3 The Rev. L. P. Mercer, of the Unlon Swedon- borzian Church, will preach this morning ot Her- ehey Hall. Subject: **The Mcasage of the Chureh 1o Employers and Employed.™ LUTHERAN. The Rev, Edmind Belfour wili preach in the En- glish Evangelical Cburch of the Holy Trinity, cor- Ber of Dearborn avenuc and Erie street, at113. m. and 7:00 p. m. SCELLANEOTS. The Rev.-A. E. Kittredge will preach in the chapel of the Waelingtoniun Home at 3 p. m. —Disciples of Christ will meet at No. 229 West Randolph street a4 p. . —The Rtey, Neeley Jackson'will preach mornlax and evening in Zion Charch, No. 14 Union street, —3rs, Julia’ A. Kaoouse will reach In the Woman's Gospel Temoerance Association Charch, comer of Noble and Obio streets, at 4 p. m. —ielle Leonard, the lads evauzelist. will preach in tac little church on the corner of n acd Paalica streets. —The Rey. Samaer Ellis will preach for tha Christian Caion Society, Tillotson's Hall, Engle- wood, at 3 p. m. —The Progressive Lyceum meets at the Third TUnitarisn Church, corner of Monroe and Lafin strects, at 12 o'clock. “-Dr. Mathewson preaches at the Green Street Tabernacle, morning and eventng, to the Advent Christian: —The First Society of Spiritualista will mect in the church corner of Monroe and Laflin streets at 30343 a._m. and 7:45 p. m., Mra. Cora L. V. Richmond, trance speakcr. Morning subjects +* Exceptional States in Spirit-Life," by the spirit A. A, Ballos. Evening subject: "¢t Christisnity and Mohsnmedanism Contrasted and Compared, by the spirlt Theadore Farker. Scrvices close with ’an imprompta poem. Jules G. Lumbard will sing. Seats free. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. s :;lSCDl'ATLX it June 23—First Sunday after Trinity. e 23 Xativity of 3. John the Baptiit. June 28—Fast. June 20-5t. Peter. . CATROLIC. 2 do C[u],‘.u_ 23—Sundny in tne Uctave of Carpua e B Nativiry of St. John the Baptist. June 25—St. William, Pp;}v June 26—SS. John and Faal, MM. June 27—Octave of Corpas Christi. Tune 35St Trgmeus, B 305 Vigil of §5. Reter and Paal. June 2055, Peter and Paul, Apostles. The ascent of Mt. Ararat has been lately made by Mr. J. Boyer. The hight of the mount~ ain is 17,000 feet, and larze beds of snow ex- tend from the summit down a distance from 5,000 to 6,000 feet. W. Czaven will preach morning and’ i i