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10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. . DECEMBER .22, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES orthodox. ™. With this candid carclessuess about Lis orthod oxy we entirely sympathize, sud are here Interested in this unconstr ained avowal of his relizious views bgcause of their relation to sclence. In the tru e scientific spirit and method he be- gius by lookiog out upon Nature snd regarding it as presenting pr oblems that require to -be solved. Largely viewed, we are in the midst of jts mighty movement; wearea bart of it; we * emerge and quickly disappear,~what view shall’ we take of it? On what hypothesis explain it? Among the various theories of the universe he accepts the theistic theory as the “simplest con- ception,” and giving the most satisfactory ac-' count Of things. His solution is that the order of the world is originated and directed by a; Divine Being who has made man with a capacity - of understanding the universe by means of £cience. As bis own statement is importani, we quote bis words: We live in a universe of change: nothing re- mains the same from one moment till another, and each moment ot recorded time has its separate his- 1 Wee are carried on by the ever-chanZing events in the line of our destiny, and at the end of | 1he year we are alwaysata corsiderable distance from the - poiut of its bepinning. Jlow shortthe space between the two_cerdinal points of zn carinly career,—the point of birth and that of deats: and yet what s universe of wonders | @ze presented to me in our rapid flight! Tirouzh 105 gpace! How emall the isdom ob- .tined by 2 single life .in its pasesge: and how _smail the known when compared with the un- - known by the acccmulation of the milions of ! h'\':s Pmugh the art of printivg in hundreds of ° years! < Haw many questions press_themseives upos ug in there contemplations! Waence -come we? Whitherare we goint What is our Snal destiny? What the object of our crestion? Yhat mvsteri of unfathomable depth ‘environ us on every s: tafter ali our kpeculation~, and an attemps to : Erappl2 with the problem of ibe taiverse, ihe sim- nlesi conception which explaius Azd cunnects the {iendmena is that of the existence of ene epirit ‘elng, infipite in wisdom, in power. and ali divine verfectione; which exists always and everywhere; which has created s ‘with _intellectnsl facultles saflictert i1 some degrec 10 comprekend His opera- tione a# they are developed in Nature by whatis called **scicnce.™ Prof. Henry here begins with Nature, and de- duees from its study tbe fundawental concep- tion of religion—the idea of a Divine Spiritual Ruler of the universe, who has made man capa- Lle of penetrating its sccrets and understond- ing its_laws by the faculty of reason apulied to sclentific Investigation. Nature, God. religion, and sdence 2re thus bound together in one grand syzthetle and harmonized conception. ln this view Prof Henry represented the most ad- vanced intellizence of his time, and how ad- vacoed max his view we can best aporedate by coptrasting it with other states of mind in the theclozical sphere. : 8 3tis well known that, ifi the Janguage of a recent writer. “ the men of the first Christian srencration, inciuding the Apostles apd the writers of the New Testament, lived in the al- most Gaiiy expectation of the Lord and the end of the werld.” The notion of the world's com- {ui 1o an end was ae eaSy otz ina state of per- fect ignorance of -the nature of the world. ¥hen it was supposed to be fiar, and smail, snd _stationary, and there was no such idea as that of the upiverse. and not the slight- est coneeption of anything like order and stability in the constitution of. sublupary thines, there was certaluly no reason why the world should not come to an” end st slmost any 1me. Jt was sapposed to have been made in a soinewhat: hurried manner, not very long ago, and it was nataral- to think- that it micht ter- ninate at almost any hour In a similar sudden wav, ' And, as its creation was considered as belonging to theology. its extinction, it was £upposed, would come by a thcolosical catas- tropbe. The ices thut the world might cometo an end was made possiblz by the ignorance of the time. and_as wen knew nothing about its sbape, magmnitude, motions, relations, and an- tiquity. they cculd ot be expected to know anything I favor of its daration. Noblawe «an therefore be artached 1o the primitive Christiacs who were in daily expectation ol the cud of the world. 3 ¢ But when we pass over a period of 1,800 years and reach the vineteenth century, the case is difierent. It is not surprising that the early tynditions should bave long been tenaciously Leld io the sphere of theology, but it certainly is a mstrer of tome amazament that- s belief in the predicted destraction of the earth ‘as the sequel of a theological programme could have been serjousiy entertaiucd <o late as the middle of 1t present century. Vet the sudden ending of mundane affairs in’accordance with Serinture ‘predictions was not only profoundly believed by awultitudes, bUr the exact time was sssigned and extensire vreparations made for the orand event. The epidemic of Millerism spread over large parts of the COUDLTF not mMany years azo, and, although the exact calculations “were dis- credited, revised caleulstiors took -their place; =nd gocieties of * Second Adventists - in differ- eat parts of the country have kept alive the cxhilarating prospect that the earth would soon ‘be wranped in condagration, and, if not reduced 10 nothjue, that the terrestrial order would at any ratecome toap end. . * A" Secoud Advent Couvention has recently been held in New York, which was devoted to a modified form of this old doetrine. A church was crowded with its adherents,.coming from all the relizious dedowinations_in various parts of the country, and the subject’ was discussed dur days with ereat-fevor and enthustasm. Notaing was so¥ In the proceeqings about Lhe end of the world, but they were redolent of the expectation of great supernatural events which It was supposed by many may happen at sny time. A great array of theological talent was present, and many learned disquisitions were read, The. Conferepee was Pre-millens- risn jo_seotiment, and Dr. West,’ u Prespyterian -elergymae of Cintinnati, - e vlaived the doctrine as follows: * Chrie tian Chiliasm, or Pre-millenarinnism, is the doctrine of the personal reien of Christ 1.000 Years after beast, false vrophet, and apostate Christendom, have been judzed and perished in a.common doom. ; It is thie doctrine of a visible and external sovercignty of Christ upon earth as the outcome of history, the redeemed chursh of ail ages rejoicing in the fuliness of a° resur- Trection-life. n the actual presence of Him: who is the * Priuce ol the Kings of the earth’—a Xkingdom of ourward glory establishcd upon the yuin of thie politics of ail” nations wide as the canopy of heaven.” ermore, *Pre-millenislism is s pro- test arainst the doctrive of the unbroken evo- lution of the Kingdom of God to sbsolute per- Jection on earth apart from the visible and miraculous intervention of Christ. 1t is an enual protest against that vapid idealism which volatilizes the perfect kinggom into ‘a_spiritual abstraction apart from the regenesis. of the eartlL’ What Dr. West here understands by #vapid idealfsm ” and. volatilizing the kinpdom- ino a2 spirftual abstraction 7 is stmply a protes: against the enlarged inter- pretation of Scrinture passages in which many modern theolsgians are inclined to indulge. The Convention went unanimously for the lit- erel meaning of Biblical texts, * Outside of its lids™ {the Bivle), said Dr. Tyop, Jr., ““we de- cline to follow our disputants.” ~Azain: “One verse in every twenty-five, or about three hun- dread verses, of the New Teetament speak of this future event.” Dr. Goodwin planted himself «ou the self-sufliciency of the Scriptures to ex- vlain themselves.” The discussion throushout was filled with theological technicalities, the tmport of adverbs and pronouns, the rendering of Greek and - Hebrew passages, and the ransackil of Biblical books from the Pentstea to tbe: Apocalypse for hints, allusfons, and declarations, that might be made 1o sustain the hypothesis to which the body was committed. : We refer toall this merely as a carious and instructive phenomenon of our times. There was but one reference, as we observe, to cience in all the proccedings. A distinguished cleray- man-remarked: *‘Look at that audience: you can’t get such & gatherine at secular coofer- ences. - Why, at a scientific convention s paver an hour long nearly always succeeds in thinnfog the audicuce down to_the specialists fn the top- fes.of which it treats.”” This observation scems T bave exhausted the- entire interest of the convoeation in scientific matters. “Alltheknowl- edge that bas been developed in the last 500 vears regarding the order of the world wis as so much jdle wind to those Sccona Advent hicologians. - Prof. Henry, s we have scen, be- a0 hig theology with the consideration of Na- ture; this Conference neitsier begzn with Nature zor ended with it, nor made any more refer- ence toit'iban os if it had been composed of Gisembodied beings who had pever héard of natural’ thines, — Though - their thcories were maintained os taking eflect upon humsn life and the earthly destiny of bumanirs, there was not.a reference to the natural world 33 belpg in its existing order an cmbodiment of Divive wisdom, ¢r entitled to the slizhtest scrious coasideration. In fact, the whole scheme of doetrine put forth was implicdly based upon tlie old assumycion that Nature belongs Lo Satan; and deserves destruction as_the embodi- meant of all sin. Dr. Brookes, of St. Louis, dis- cussed the doctrine of the Convention in relation to the fall of and the universalcurse that it entailed, saving, “ From that day 10 this the carse has emitten the old and the youue, the rich and the poor, the kinz aud the peasant, the phitosopher sud the savage alike. and diffused its virulent pofson througa the whole system of Nawre? " - o 1t is clear that 2 gzeat deal is yet to be done before such enlizatened opinions s .those of Prof. Heury become accepted:and assimilated in the relirious world; and such conventions as s of the Second Adventists are extremely useful as fndicating the amountof conscientions ignorauce that has yet to'be overcome before the scientific truths of Natare are even so much a3 recoguized. GENERAL NOTES. ‘The Golden Rule has suspended publication ag, a weekly religious journal, and will appear Jan. 1asa monthly magazine. The Catholie Cathedral at Eric, now building, will be one of the most imposinr structures of the kind on the continent when it is completed. 1t is announced that the Reformed Episcopal Church in the United Kingdom is now free from all foreirn jurisgliction, and is overned by English canons. A bright and interesting number of the Alti- ance is this week’s issuc. Thirteen full pazes of advertsing. indicate that it is on the road to well-deserved prosperity. A Presbyterian Church jo Peon Yan, N. Y., has employed Ejnangelist Kimball not to help out of debt, but to prevent gatting into it. They need $30,000 to build s house of worship, On 2 recent Sunday with Mr. Kimball’s help they got $26,000 pledged, aud probably have now filled out the full amount. | 1In the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Phila- delphin, there is & Pastor’s Box,” into which commnupications mav go, apprisiug bim of sick- ness or death in any family, or any other events of importance to the Clurch, If auy one de- sires a lecsure or sermon on 8 particular topic, tl:e wish may also reach him through the box. The Congremational Sociely -at Saratoga Springs allowed 2 New Haven organ-builder to it up an organ in their church on t which Fiey decline to purchase. They want him to Femove it, but, he refuses, and they fear a clain for damages'if ofher purties underlake it. They heve presented a bill for storage, and have the prospect of s troublesome lawsuit. A mood deal has been said and written about French journatismn. - Here is one of its vazaries, —a paper called Ecfoes _from Purgatory. It is edited by s priest, aud informs the public what soulsin Purgatory are suffering, and exactly what must be done to relieve their sufferinge. This.is the only representetive orzun of the large constitucney beyond the dead line. Missione have done s great deal for Samos. ‘Thirty-six years sgo, when Christianity began to Ve oreached in that isiand, the popuiation num- bered about 34,000, and all were idolaters. The ‘populdtion, under the sway of Christian tostitu- tions, bas {ncreased to 80,000, and all ar¢ nomi- nal, and the greater part professed, Christians. A theological seminary graduates sixtystudents a ¥ear, and twenty missionaries have been sent out ta neighboring islards. Newburg, N. Y., with, about 20,000 fuhabit- suts, was recently canvassed by an agent of the City Bible Society with this result: * Found 353 families entirely destitute of Ribles and Testa- ments; 215 of fhese refused to take; 168 ac- cepted. ‘o 158 of these families I gave orders for 138 Bibles, forty-five small Testaments, one large Testament. To the other ten families, who would only take Testaments, eave orders for nineteen small Testaments. I found thirty- tiree fumilies 'destitute of Testaments. To these gave orders for fifty-three small Testa- ments and two large ones.” A Catholic paper laments over the decling of religious art, thus: Religious imagese has ceased tobea craft; it has become & trade. Images have maltiplied, dut they have lostin trnth what they have gained in number and in appatent external perfection. Few artists are. fonnd drawing their virgins or saints after having prayed and contemplaied in supor- natural vision what they wish to reproduce. Their pencil too often recollects the forms it traced the day before, and s oo much occupied with the countepances it fsto create the next day. Itis clever-and invenious, but not Christian, What pagan crestions, thercfore, under names of eaints! What faces animated by worldly vanity or passion! And what impression can be expected from these Tepresentations? Can they inspize a plety not felt by thosc who sketched tnem? A correspondent of the Christian Intelligencer says: R & In the English Hiyh Church newspapers prayers for the dend ang asking interceszion of the saints are stronely advocated. Walter Plympton, Sec- retary of the Guild of St. Alban, London, writes thaton All Souls' Duy there were, in connection with the zuild,. -*nearly afty_celehrations of the blessed eacrament for ihe repose of the souls of e faithful doparted: double the number that conld be arranged for last year, and 1 have liitle doubt that this fncrease will continue.” This s asample of the way deaths are commonls an- mounced in Ritualistic joarnals: **Qf yoor charity vray for the soul of Ann Beel, who fell asleep on the- 4th_iustant, aged 61 Grant her, O Lord, ilemal rest, and may light perpetual shine upon er. ! ‘The Rev. Baillle Wallace, Rector of Moresby, Engiand, who sent a ciaim for four shillings for burving 2 child to the Whitehaven Board of Guardians, seot them the following cheerful Ietter after their action on the sabject: . Sizs: Had Mr. Darwin been present at yonr mecting on Thursday last Lawm sure be would have ‘been intensely gratified at the striking corrobora- tion of his theory as to tae descent of mas afforded by your conduct when my letter was read by your cierk: .1t secms a pity. Bowever, that the interest of Whitehaven and the neighborhood should be in- trosied to a set of men, Who, with few exceptions, invariably iturn_the Hoard-Toum into 3 momkcy- house for the nonce, when they assemble thero for the dirchatze of public fonctions, and never dis- solve a meeting without producing in an effective 1ableaux vivant the frolicsome gambols of their dis- tant relatives, the hirsute and quadrumanoue deni- zens of the tropicai forcsts, o bave my permis- sion to publish this letrer. Special Christmas services will be held st the Michigau-Aveaue AL E. Church’ to-day. The choir bumbers twenty-five voices, and 1S under the diréction of Mr. James 8. Martin. Follow- g’a: the musical portion of the service {or the torN1N6—10:30. Christmas Moon.. Hymn 314—**Hai Té Deum Gloria Ti Gloria Patri, ** Hark, the OE’I tory (d ‘The Li r{}hl‘& 5 estory (duct)—*+ ord i he; ‘herd ™ ! .?—Gutnre.x Tymn 5%7—* Hiaif to the Lard's Anolnted » —— £ EYENING—T :30. +4Cold Blows thié Wind on Bethlehem's Sacred Day." -Hil il ess <uo ... Mendelssohn Hyom 309—**To us & Child of Hope I Born " —— Té Deum. -Kotzechmsn B{_m_l;éfi'i— **Hark! What Mean these Holy oices ™ Oftertory—** The Star of Bethlehem Hymn 131—**To us a Child of Royal Birth - ‘The Christian Mirror basa note from the Rev. C. D. Craue, who was surprised by hearing sung in the church where he was worshinivg a hymn in which Toplady’s *“Rock of Ages " is parodied and disowned 23 no Jonger expressive of the ad- vanced Christian’s experience. Instead of sing- iog “Simply to Thy cross 1 chng,™ the new believer says: To that cross I cling no Jonser, Doudte aud fears no longer feel, Faith and hope aud jove are stronger, Jesus’ plood doth fully heal. Now my song is not, **I'm clinging, "— ‘That to e would now be los: “When wind, heart, snd son! **1 amresting at the cross. Chorns—I was clinging, Now I'm resting, Sweetly resting at the cross. Presently, suggests a critic, these people will get beyond praying, and will sing: I was praying, Now I'm having, Sarely having all T want. A NEW WWONDER OF TIE NEW WORLD. To the Editor of the World—S1g: A paragraph in the Evening Zost of Monday will cause a thrill of eaer dehzht and expectation to vibrate in the breasts of all Bible scholars and true Chris- tians. From this we learn that the Astor Li- brary has received, asa gilt from Mr. Jonn Jacob Astor, several mapuseripts, one of which isa-Greek one of the sccond century of the Apostolic Epistles. Of the sccond century! Those are the words that deseribe it. and it Is fuartber said that it came from the Library of the Duke of Sussex, the great Bible collector, ho was an uncle of the Queen of England and Empress of indfa. Was the Duke aware_of its value, aud why has jt hitherto been iwithheld {rom the gaze'of Bible scholars? Beside this Codex the Vatican one of the fourth .century, sinks Into deserved obscurity. The Alexan: drine Codex. tao, now prestrved in Cam- bridge, Enfil;\nd, and claiming an _equal if ‘mot older ‘ariziu than the Roman one, must bide its head.' Americans, that is the people of the United States, who have succeed- ed in getuing up the greatest oivil war, the fast- est_yachts, aud who own tbe.grandest caves and " waterfalls in the world, bave now rea- son alsoto boast that theyhave the oldsst manuseript’ in Greek known. Dr. Conant witl Dave - to beein his work over agafn, and the dis- puted texts must before” this newest, or; rather, oldest authority which has. found its resting place {n Lafayette place. Copex. Warrea PERSONAL. The Rev. Pelhem Dale, of 5t. Vedast's, En- glaud, has sbandoned his ritualistic- practices. - Ivis reported that the Congregational Church of Meriden, Conn., desires.to secure the Rey. “ Adirondack " Murray as {ts pastor. . ‘Thé Rev. J. ‘P. Guiliver. D. D., of Bingham- ton, whohas been pastor of a Presbyterian chareh, has applied tor a certificate of member- ship ina Trinftarian Coneregational church, with- out which, under the'rules, e cannot sssume the Chafr of Science and Relizion in Andover Theological Semninary, to which he has been, . chosen. % The vigorous enforcement of the Sunday law in Baltimore prevented Bob Ingersoll frow lecturing in the Academy ot Music Jast Sunday. The fines against Cardinal Ledochowski, levied by the Prussian courts for infraction of, the Ma laws, now aniount to a total of §50,000.! After Mr. Sp irgeon’s congregation had sune the first verse of & hymn recently, he asied thom 1o sine more rapidly, aud added: * This 5 not a funeral.’™ . The Rev, Samuel J. Smith, > member of the First_Baotist Church of Philadelphia, has the pastaral care of u Siamese Baptist Church in Bankok, the capital of Stam. {5 Fatiner Hyacinthe, having asked the Arch- bishoo of Canterbury for Eniscopal supervision, the request has been acceded to, provided the ritunl of the Gailican Chureh should prove se- ceptable. The father and mother of two of the preach- ers of the Newark Methodist Conference, the Rev. Nicholas Vansaut and wife, are ~yvet livine in =ood health, the former in his 94th and the latterin her 93d year. In a few months they hope to celebrate their seventieth wedding-day. ‘They have six sons in the ministry. The Rev. Dr. Leltwich, of " the - Central Pres- Dbyterian Cburch, Atlauta, Ga., is eallea to the First Church, Baltimore. The Atlanta church is the one which suspended Mr. Biovk, onc of its Deacons, for permitting dancing in his house, and as he las been' reinstated by the Synod the pastor prefers to leave. Dr. Lefi- wich spoke for cleven hours on the case before the Synod. ‘The following-named clergymen of the Church of England have cmbraced Catholiclsm within o comparatively brief iod: Joseph Atkinson, of the Order of Charity: - E. W. Atwood, of St, Michacl’s Church, Shorediteh; C. Brodie, of St. Stephiew’s, Kensivgton; Georae Whitefield Ben- Jamin, D. D.; Francis Bayly; W. H. Burroses, of St. Peter's, Liveroool;~ A, J. D. Bradley, of St. Martiu's, Liverpool; Dr. Barrow, of ‘Trinity 1tall, Uxford; T. L. Coghlan, of Mourne Abbey, Cork: Evan Baillie, of Trinity College, Oxford, Rector of Lawshall: J. . Bufton, of Glenal- mond College, and John Coventry, of Mazdalen Iall, Oxford, Rector of Tynardréath; C. Cox, of Exeter Coliege, Oxford, znd Robert Camp- Ec]ll‘l, o]f Cambridge, Principal of Perth Modet chool. SUNDAY HUMOR. ¢ Doing the Talmage ™ is what the swell boys in New York call it. % Carlyle proises the Lord’s Prayer, and he 1is not easy to please, either. This is very wrati- fying. W~ “ Nothylog but leaves,” said Eve pleasantly when Adam praised the taste shown in her pol- onaise. 5 Look out for, the girl who throws her whole sole Inta.g pult of slippers for the parson.—New Orleans £ayune. This is "an awfully wicked old world. An Tn- dianapolis clergyman told me_he went to -hear Col. Ingersoll's lecture on “Sowe Mistakes of Moses,” and suw more of his church members there tHan he had seen at prayer-meeting fu six ‘months.—Burdelte. ‘There.is" sharp discussion going or as to whether the comius man is to be a Genersl, o statesmau, or & clerayman. Al these predie- tlons are far from the truth. The coming man | will be a waiter, for the poet distinctly says: The world is his who best knows how to wait. +Give me some quinine,” Abram plead; *What for?” inquired his neighnor; - *+What for, thou dunce,’ the patriarch said; *+gecause I've ot the Hagur,™ StraWee, unreal, vazue, the story acems, No staterent conld sonnd vagter, For instead of Hagar shaking bim, *Twas Abram shook the Hagar. A Whitehall youngster had just been given a dosc of salts and senna, which be took avainsy bis will. **1 wish that old Airs. Lot had never looked back,” he exclaimed, making up wry faces. ‘ Whyt” asked his mother. * Becanse then there'd never been any such ghing as salt and sinner to bother us little boys with,” was nis reply. Tho proper division of labor is- sometimes comprehended by children. A pair of selssors was lost, and_the- little one suggested that a prayer be saidl asking that they mizht be found. There was, however, a lurking conscionsness that therc.oucht to be a cowbination of praver aud work, 'so the vouthful philosopher said: Nor, mother, L’ai tired; so 1'll pray while you | hant.” ; : Kt In gne of our West-Side churches last Sunday, = primary: elass was asked by the teacher what was pat pon: door-posts when the destroying angel passed over. A bright-eved little irl of 6 years raiced her haod in token that she knew, and she was asked to inform theclass. Judge of the surprise ot the teacher when the little girl promptly and couridently repiied, * Paris Ereen.'—Providence Journ 1. “This is the season of the year when the Meth- odist minister packs up his Keister, sunders old ties, packs his Kitchen utensils in barrels, and moves to a new fleld where the fatal donation parcy awaits bim, liable at any momeunt to strike his family and bring destruction, calivo aprons, and sour pickles, and carry off il he has acemu- lated for the winter. There ought to be s light- nfog-rod invented that would ward off a dona- tion party.—New Orleans 2'imes. A retired army officer bad not attended divine service for years. On his returnto the fold, the first Sunday in church the first lesson for the day commenced thus: “And Joseph wus brought down to Beypt; and Potiphar, an offi- cer of Pharaoh, Captain of the guard,” ete. “\What!" cxclaimed our wmilitary friend, “a Captain still? Why, he was a Captain when I last heard of Bim, years ago. 1 thought he’a surely buve got his prowotion before this.” CHURCH SERVICES., BAPTIST. The Rev. W. W. Everte will preach in the First Church, corner of South Park avenue and Thirty- first street, st 119. m, and 7:30 p. m, ; —The Rev. John Peddie will preach in the Sec- ond Church, corner of Morgan and West Monrae Btreets, 2£10:30 5. m. s0d 7:30 p. m. - —The Rev. J. W. Custis will preach in the Alichi- gan Avenue Church, near Tiwenty-third street, ! 10:30 2. w. and 7:30 p. m. & —The Rev. R, De Baptiete will pteach in Olivet Church, Fourth avenue, near Taylor street, at11 a. m. and 7:45 p. M. ~The Rev. A. Owen will preach in Universi- ty Place Church, corner of Doaglas place asnd Rhodes avenue, 8110:308. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. E. 0. Taylor will preach in the Cen- teal Churcl, No. 200 Orchard street, at 10:45 o, m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. J. Q. A. Henry will preach in the Dearborn Street Church, corner of Thirty-sixth” street, 4210:30 o, m. and 7:30 p. m. : —The Rev. E. B. Hulbert will prech in the Fourth Church. corner of Washington and Paulina streets, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. C. Perren will preach in Western Avenuo Church, corner of Warren avenue,at 10:30 2. m. and 7:30 v. m. —Tho Rev. B. K. Creasy will preach io the Coventry Streat Chnicn, corner of Bloomingdale road, at10:30 3. m. and'7:30 p. m. —The Rev. C.' E. Hewdtt will preach in the Cen- tennial Caurch, corner of Lincoln and' Jacksun a.m. and 7:30 p. m. —The_ ltev.’ X. P.” Alllson whil North Star Church, corner of Division and Sedg- wick streets, at 10:45 0. m. und 7:30 b, m: —The Xev. J. Weddell will preach at 11 a, m. at the South Church, corner of Lake and Bona- parte strects, and at7:30 p. m. at the Twenty- Sireh S Cinirch, near Wennworth avenne. T C. Swift will preach at 10:45 2. m. 2 p. . at Evangel Charch (Rock Island ons), Dearborn, near Forty-seventh strect. —TThere will be gervicesae 7:30 p. m. at the Tabernzele, Now., 502 and 0i Wabash avenne, Sunday-school at2:30 p. m.” Mr. B. F. Jacoos, Superinteadent, J. Kermott will preach at 11 1. . atthe Halated Street Church, riy-first and Forty-second steeets. —The Rev. C. O. Maltby, of Ma: n, Wi will preact at the Contrai Church, No. 200 Otchard strect, near Sopala, at 1 A m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Meyer will preach in the Firat Church. corner of Bickerdile and Huroa strects, t 50 8. m. and 7:30 p. m. L -The Rev, J. B, Smith "will preach in the First Norweginn Chiured, comer of West Ohlo and Noble streets, a1 10:30 2, m._and 7:30 p. m. —The L. John Ouzman will bteach fn the First Swedlsh Caurch 5110:30 8. m. 80d7:30 p.m. PRESCYTERLAN. The Rev. W. T. Mcloy preachies at the Firat Tnited " Curen, cormer of Monroo and Paulina strects. . —7lie Rov. Arthur Swazey, D. D., preaches at the Forty-first Street Caurch Lhig morning. —Prof. George C. Raymondl will presch in the Fifth Church, corner of Indiana avenue and Thirweenth street, at 10:30 . m. and 7:30 P Eventuz supject! **Lelieviag for the Work's ive ; —The Rev. Arthor Mitchell preached at the First Chureh, corer of Indiana avenuc and Treaty-frst strect, 8t 10:30a." m.; at7:30 p. m. at Railroad Chapel. No. 715 Stute street. —The Rev. J. Manro Gioson, D.D., preaches in the Second 'Church, corner of Michizan avenue and Twentieth etrect, morning and evening. —The Rev. John Abbott. French will preach in the Fourth Church, corncr Rust snd Superior streets, at 10:45 3. m, and 7:45 p. m. * - —The Rey. Heory T Miller will_preach in the Sixth Church. cornér of Osk a3d Vincinnes, nve- nnes; 317:80p. m. Suvject: *-Caught Up from | Grace Church; reach fn the |7 Olivet.” The Rev. Dr. Oiven, of the TUniversity Place Baptist Church, preaches in the morning. —Prof. F. L. Pattof, D. D.. LL. D.. preaches; at Jeflerson Park Churel, cornerof Throop and Adams streets, at 10:30 o m., on ** Responsibili- ties of Individual Conscience,” and at 7:40 v. m. he Itev. d. M. Worrall, D. D., preaches at the - Eighth -Church, corner of Washingion and Rabey streets, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:40 p. m. ‘The Rev. W. C. Young preaches at Fullerton Avenue Cliurch at 10:30 u. . and 7:30 p.m. ~—Tbe Rev. E. N, Barrett preaches in Wesimin- ster Church, corner of‘Jackson ind Peoria atreets. at 10:30 . m. i ject: :** Our Foo and Our De- .. B S: Wells will tell * What <3 Man Saw in the Holy Lapd.™ : o ltev. James MeLaugbiin will presch in the Scotch Church, corner. of Adams dud Sangamon strects, worning and cvening, 3 . UNITARIAN. ¥ The Rev. Brooke Herford preachies at the Church of the Messiah. Morning subject: **Clrlst's Ifelp to the Religion of the Present” plying Others Luck of Service, ~lie Rov. James Kay Applebee preaches at the Fourth Church, Prdiric avenueand Thirticth street, fliis morning. 'Sabjeet:-**The Grain of Mustard Seed—a Parable of Beginnings and Endinge.” A chartéred car will leave Thirty-fifth strcet t 10 returnine via Ingiann, avenue and Thisty-n street atthe close of service. * : —Tre Rev. Miss A.P. Chapin, of Aurora, will | preach in Unity Churchi at Onk Park 0t 10:45 0. m. —~The Rev. Robert Coilyer will predch in Uity Church, cornér of Dearhorn avenus and Walton place, moraing and eveninz. ¥ + METHORIST. <5 Dr. Williamson preacnes at the Michigan Avenue Church. Cbristmes musics! programme in the moraing. : —The Rev. Dr. Thomas preaches at Contenary Chnreh as usual, A _ —~The Rev. J. M. Caldwell preaches at the Western _Avenue Church, morning and evening. —The Rev. S, McChesney preaches at the Park Avenue Church this morning. - Christmas praise service in the eveninz. ; —The Rev. E. 3. Boring preaches at the State Street Church morning and evening, Subject’ raing: , ¢+ The Messiah- Promised; evening The Star in the East.” 3 —7he Rev. 3. 16, Aliing will preach at_Simpson Church morning and évening. . Subject for.morn- ing, **An -Unseen Prayer ieard.” - Evening, he Gnknown, . S. I, Adams will preach at Ada- Strect Ghurch morning and evening. The evening subject will be: +*The Sixth of a Series of Dis- courses on the Parable of Christ.” ZThe Rev. M. 3. ook will preach at the Lang- ley Avenue Church, Langley avenne, corner of ‘Thirty-mmb street,” ot 10:80 2. m. At m. the pastor, the Rev. T. preach on the ** Incaraation. —The Rev. M. M. Purkhurst preaches at the First Chureli, ~cornér of Clark and Washinston streets, at 10:45 3. m. and 7:30 p. m. Even- fug sublece: The Vifgin dury of the Romish Charcl.™ i -—rs. J. F. Willing will preach at Emmanuel Church, comer of Hurrison aud Paulina strects. Morning subject: +*Witness of the Spirit." Even- ing: *<Christmas. " ~The Rev. R. D. Sheppard will preach at Grace Cnureh, coracr of LaSsile and’ Whire' streets, ot 10:30 8. m. .on **The Birth of onr Savior,” and :30 p. m. on ‘‘Tho Star in the East." —The Rev. A. W. Patten presches in the Wabash Avenge Church 2t 11 a..t. and 7:30 p, m, he ov. F. E. Clonveland -preaches in Grant Place Chure: njoraing gnd evoning. - - —The_Rev. W. 1i. Holmes will preach in the Fulton Streeé Church, corner of Artesian avenne, st 10:20 a. m. on Dr, Mary E. Owens, **Chicaso | wmartyr (o che yeliow-fever sufferera,” The Kev. | F. Porter preaches at 7:50 p.m. . EPI3COPAL. o ‘The Rev. H. G. Perry preaches at St. Andrew’s Cnurch, corner Washington and Robey streets. Cathedra! of S, Peterand Paul, coruerjof \West Washington and Peonia strects. The Rt. -Rev, W. E. McLaren, 8. T. D., tishop. The Rev. J. H. Knowles, prest.in chirgo. Morning prayer and celebratfonof the Holy Communion at 10:30 2. m. —The Kev. Samuel S. Harris, D. D., preaches at St, Jomes' Chburch, corner of Cass and iurop atreats;at 7:30 p. m.’ Celebration of the Holy Com- mupion ut §a. . —Tho ltov. 2 Sullican, . T.D., preaches nt Trinity Church, corner of y-sixth street and Michi- can_avenue, at.10:45 4. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Hev, J. Bredbers preaches at St. Anga- ring' Clurch, Sedgwick street, near Chicago ave- nue, aC 103308, m. and 70 peme . = Locke, ). D., vreachés at Wabash_uvente, fiear Sixteenth street, at 114. m. und 7:30 p. m. Celebration of the holy communion at 8 &, 1. _ . “'The Rev. Arthur Rifchie. proaches at the Church of the Ascension, corner of LaSalie and Elm streets, at 10 6. m. and 7:30 p. m. Com- inanion ut § o m. “"the Re. B. F. Fleetwood preaches at St. Mark’s Church. corner of Cottage Grove avenue and Thirty-sisth street, at 10:30'a. m. ana 7:30 ™ o Rev. G, F. Cashman, D. D., preactios nt St. Stephen’s -Church, Johnson_street, between ‘Taylor and Twelfth, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The jev. Luther Pardee preachés at Calvary Church, Warren avenue, between Oakley street and Western nvenue, 0t 10:30 . m. and 7:35 p. m. “The Rev. T. N. Morticon preaches at the | Church of the Epiphany, Throop street, between Monrox and Adams, a:10:30 a. . and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. J. W. Petrie preaches at the Chure of Our Savior,.cornerof Lincoln and Belden ave- nueg, at1] . m. and 7330 p..w. ok —The Rev. A. W. Mann, of Cleveland, O., will hold services for deal mutes in the sign Janguaze inthe chapel of St. dames’ Chiurch, coriier of . Cuss aud Huron streets, at 10:30 8. m, and 3 p..m. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. The Rev. M. D. - Church preaches at St. John's Church, morning and evening. —Rev. H. M. Collison preaches at §t. Paul's’ Churcb, comer of Carpenter and- Washington streets. Morning sabject: ** The Second Coming of Christ.” Evenin “**The Man Who Went to Teaven and Returned. S —] 1. Burke preaches at Grace Church, corner of Tioyne and Le Moyne streeta, at 10343 u. m. and 7:30 p.m. Sabject for morning: **Tne Great Trial. **The Life and Character of | David.” —TheRev. F. W. Adams preaches ot Masonic Hiall, corer of North Clark and Centre streets, this | morninz. Subjéct: **Forgotien Vows.™ i preachee_at ‘Christ’s Church this morning. Subject: _*No Room in the Inn." Praice meeting iv the evening, —The Rev. 1. A. Fisher preaches at the Church of the Good Shephert, ‘corner Jones and Holman * streets, at 3:15. 3 CONGREGATIONAL- The Rev. Charics Hall Everest preaches at ! Plymouth Charch. Christrmas sermon in the morn- ing. Z'The Rev. E. F. Williams will presch at the Forty-Hth Strect School-House morning and even- ing. 1 ZiThe Rev. G. TL Pecke will ‘preach at the Leavitt-Strect Church morningand evening, —The Rev. G. W, Nortorup preaches at Union Park Charch ot 10:30 8., m: 80d 7:30 p_m. .—~The Rev. C. A, Towie, preaches at Cliurch. cornet of Paulina andl West Huron street 8110:452. m.and 7 m.,” Subject for iorn- ing: '~ Arise and Build. L ZThe Rov. B. . Leavitt wil preach at Lincoln Church, corner of Sophia and Mohnwlk streets, a. . and 7:30 0. m. ) Evening: UNIVERSALIST. ~ The Rev. Dr. Rvder will preacn in St. Paul's Ghuzch, Michizan avenue, detween Sixteenth and Tizhteenth streets, morning and cvening. In the cvening the third of a course of lectures on foreizn travelywill be given, Subjcet: *‘Florence and Ven- ice.” : < ‘The Tev. Sumner Elifs will preach in tho Church of the Kedeemer, coruer of Wasbington und Saizamon streots, this morning. - In the even- ing Prof. Bernard Maimon will speak of tne :*0ld Testament Doctrine of the Futare Life.” ¥ NEW JERU: AL ‘Tie Christmaa services of the Union Sweden- ‘orgian Churel will be celebrated this morning. Yioly Communion at 12 . CURISTIAN, . * Elder Lord preaches ay, the corner of Van Daren strect and Cambe!f avoutie morning and ovening, —The Rev. W. D. Owen_ preaches morzing and eveniugz at the corner of South Park avenuc and ‘hirty-thira strect. - he Rev. J. P. Barnett preaches at 10:43 n.m. a0 7:50 0. . cormér of Western avenue and Con- wrress street. 3 INDXPENDENT. o Elder Smith will preach in the morning and the Rev.: N.:F. Raviin ju the evening at No. 381 West Aladison atre Evening subject: ** Christianity Va. Religion. {seorze W. ‘Sharp preaches at Bavr Mission Ctiapel,” No.' 389 Third avenue, at11 a. 1. and P. - 9 —The evangelist, C. M. Morton, preaches this moruiug I the Chicaza Avenue Caurcl, corner of Psnlle street.- The Rev. Mr. Kimball in the even: ng. G 2 ' LUTHERA 3 The Rev. Edmnnd Lelfour preaches at the Churchi of "the lloly Trinity, corner of Dearborn avenue and Erie streets, this morning, ¥ - MISCELLANEODS. The on. J. M. Lecbles lectures before the First Soctety of Spiritualists nt church corner of NMonroe and Latlin streets, at 10:45 2. m. and 7:45 p. m, Subject for morning: ** Perverted Spiritualism and Voudoolsm.”! Evening: - A Pligrimage 'Ihrough Palestine, Ephosus, and Asia Minor.™ 2 —Owing to the drior eneazement of Hooley's Theatre, the Rev, Jumes K. Applebee will lecture this evening at Hershey Subject: *-Thomas Hood, poct iind punster. - ti—A Liberu) Reonion Umpire mecting. will be held st No. 213 West Madison street,at 2:30, —Dr. Jlatshewson preaches at the Green-Street Tabernacle morning nud evening, : —The Progressive Lyceim mects at the Chureh, corner of Monroe aud Lafin gtreets, at 12:30. —~The Central Meetinz of Friends will be held at 50 Dearborn street. Xoom 1, at10:30 a. m. .—~A. 3l Deligit will address temperance meeting at 4p.-m. to-day, n Temperance Hall, 759 Cottage Grove avenue. X spiritual and medims’ meeting will_be held o'eiock this afternoon-at 400 West Madison street. —g£lder W. C. Tharman will preach at the corner of Olto and Carpenter strecis morning and oven- ing.” Sabject for evening: -*‘Christmus: its Origin.™ : . TEMPERANCE. The Woman's Chiristian Temperance Union holds daily Gospel meetings in Lower Farwell Hall, en- trance No. 150 Madison street ana No. 10 Arcade cours, at 3 o'clock p. . ~Cansecration meetinz in same room 2t 2: n?. m. The lesders for mext week are: Monday, Mrs. IsabellaJones; Tuesday. Mrs. C. M. Hnmpbrey:: Wednesddy, Mra. A. 3. Merrlam: Thursday, Mlss-Olive Wood; Friday, Mrs. Milton George; Satucday, ira, W. A, o ;5 - Mlonday, Dec. 23, belng the anniversary of the **Women's Crusade, ™" will be observed as a éay of prayer by the Women's Cosistian Tegperance Bethany | Unlon throughont the country. Services will be held in Lower Farwel! Hall ffom 12 m. to 5 b. m. —The Chicago Central Union will nnite with the Y. M. C. A. in the noon-hour-meeting which wil} 6 led by Dr. J. M. Gibson. Subjects ‘‘Temper. ance. fn. the Chburches and _Suaday-Schools. First—Prayers for ministers that they may sce their responsibility in regard to {emporance. Sec- gnd ~For clurch aflicers and members, and ntnt:‘l;g, for more thorough: temperance Worl . Shoo Fram 1 to 2 ies Frances E. Willard will lead. " Subjecs: **Onr Country.” First—Our chiet_esecutive officers and all in anthority; sec- ond, for lawmakers and voters; and third, for the religious and secular press. From 2to 3 Mra, W. A, Darnes.Subject: **The Y/omen of our Conutry.” First, for our W. C. T. Unions that they may be plentifully ~endowed with the Toly Spirit; ~second, ' for those who are laid aside by sickness or otherwise af- flicted; third, for the women who sre indifferent, and for those who are addicted to intemperance; fourth, for the young wotnen of out coaniry, that they may beeome more intecested in this work, and for the Y. W. C. T. Unior: recently formed in this city, -From 3104, Mrs, L, A, Hagane. Subject: “iGospel ‘Temperance.”- First, prayer for reform- ed men; second, for fatemperste men and thefr familics; and’ tl for our daily Gospel meetings and_the club’ meetines of the city. From £105. Miss L. E. F. Kimball, Subject: “+Children and Youth." First, prayer for a better educatfon of our children and youth in the homes, the Sunday-achools, and day Schools; second, for nnfortunate caildren; and third, for ‘midilons ard- the success of the Citizens' League. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. . EPISCOPAL. Dee. 22—Fourth Snnday in Advent., Dec. ..v—Dlm.itm?s-Dny. Dec. 26—St. Stephen. Dec. 2—Faat; St. John the Evangelist. © Dec. 28—Holy Innncents. CATIOLIC. Dec. 22—-Fourth Sunday {n Advent. ec. 24—Ferla. . - 24—Viil of Christmas; Fast. 25 _Nativity of Our Lord—Cbristmas-Day. G—St. Stephen, First Murtyr, Dec. 275t John, Ap. and Evan Dee. 28—Holy lnnocents. o : e e, s A MEMORY. . e entercd the ealoon, J was there. 1ie nodded—took 2 chafr To the right. Tis demeanor spoke tbe air . Of a man once debounir; ‘But his frame, ill-clad and spare, Was a sight. On his head a brimless hat, And no collar or cravat Round his neck; A tattered coat was buttoned o'er Where suirt and vest Liad been before, And the breeches and boots that he worg Were 8 wreck. His face, so pale and thin, Snowed want and wo withing And his eyes, Once revealing genius rare, -+ - Iiad a heavy, solemn stares And his voice, erst music in the alr, . Made hoarse replies. | The keeper, behind the bar (On his broiy there was & scar), Tooked askance; 1 could sce he wished him gone (This poor fellow, worn and wan, Thongh on him he used to fawn),’ By his glance. Tnere oft, in diss Jong gone, *Mong those who plaudits won, e ruled King. In their flights of lérning, humor, song, He soared highest of ail the throng; © No summit scemed too steep and long, For his wing. I recalled the days of yore, . When be passed oy oar dodr— How all hearis thrilled with delight - At his atep, so firm yet light, S At his smile so kind anc bright, - e Bringin joy. T, Then, 'tiwas sald by all the town That some day he'd Weara crown_ Of rare glory; . - 2 For in bis mind there was such might, ¢ In his heart such love of right, . . That ail lands would yet unite To chant his story. Then, a blooming, blushing bride Was feen frequent by his side— 0 how gladt 5 Her heart illed to excess With his love's blessedness, Life was all Joveliness; * She knew naoght ssd. All said that o'er that home No shadow e'er would come— Love its defense; E'en Death would keep afar, No wish such bliss to mar,” . il sent, Heaven's messenger, . o take both hence, Bt this Paradise was found By Satan on his round; In demon glee 4 He said. **This Eden Il destroy, Bamish far its scenes of joy— | them employ, Love no more shall But misesy. Then, taking the shepe of wine, By foolish man held half-divine, Tie sought that hom: And there eame sighing through fhe doo The shimng splrits shrined before— ‘I'he exproséion their faces wore Fraaght with gloom. Soon 10 trace of home was lefty Theun, of faithfal wife bereft, * With heart fall sore, Decper sauk he in the mire, - Draining draughts of lignid fre, Till e'en the Devil's desire Flowed o'er. P As T mused npon the man, ‘And memory tleetly ran . O'er the past, 3 Tl glass T had been sipping— Yea, s0 !omlI{ had been lipping— ‘With tears of blood seemed dripping, And I vowed, This is the Jast. For in the glass there 1s o Devil That vringeth most of evil To whis fair Barth; Matchless mind-gems he hath piandered, Hallowed heart-nes he hath sundered, Blighted homes every doy by the hundeed, And begrimed true worth. ¢Sin-corscd " no more. nor* *eorrow-laden, ™ Our dearold Earth wibe on Eden; - Gone his apetl, Then forward, to toll addreseed, « Brave meu and women blest, Seek ye not time for rest irill te demon ye have pressed Back to ell. ; Dec. 17, 1878 - W. e . Fisk's Storics of Drew. New York Carrespondenge Cincianass Guaetre, 1 beard oue of Fisk’s storics about Drew the other day, which wiich thit distineu s bis reli 1s at the time that Fisk was in* *Uncle Don'ls? cmploy. Undle Dan attended a meetinz up town, Where 51 attempt was made to raise mon- ey for a church purpose, 2ad where the sub- seription stuck badly on the Jast $5,000. All the usual means were resorted to to budee it, without avall, and there Were waoy appealing lances of the cye and sgne vers tccs allu- sionsdispatched toward thie pointof the compass at which Uncle Dan was scated.. Finally, he, drew, his Joug form up, and said in his_drawling vowe, “Well, I’ guess Il have to mye that last 25,0307 and a chorus ot gratitude was heard.. So far, Uncle Dan 1’ the Church; now Unele Danin the ice, He came in the vest morning with a ghtful countenance, and made the follow- ichy speceh to Fisk and his_colleagues, dvhich will remnind tbe reader” of Fagin's ™ dls- course to the Hon..Charles Bates and the Art- 101 Dodser: “Iwas up to the chureh Jast t, boys,-and I had . to. eive $5,000° afore I could met away. Ieucss vowll just have to take it out of ’em to-day, boys!” " Toe boys sal- nied out, and, when Fisk ot back, sure’ enongh he had succeeded T * taking it out” of sowe- body, probably bg very inuch the same sort of gocugs -that” Charley Bates and the -Artful odger got pocketbooks and haadkerchicfs. ‘There was the $5,080, and the subscription was paid. This is Fisk’s story. nather, still more interesting, shows how shrewd made bis debus-in New York drawn from Jordan, Marsh & Co. o0@ very giad they were to et rid of him, Bos- ton business men say. Be was 'so, canning that they wereafraid of him,and yet he emerged from Drew’s office without o cent. lle always de- clared that Drew had cheated bim out of $250,- 000, and reingined a bitter encmy of - that ven- erable nan until Stokes’ pistol brought this strange career Lo 8 810D, . - . S . . Mrs, Weldon. B Mrs, Weldon, some years ao the raze of Lop- don socicty a5 an ainatuer voealist, when she was Geormiana Treherne, Is taking & vizorous effort to get the British lunacy laws amended. Ste cialws that her husband (who separated from her after Gounod ended his dalliance with her at Tavistoch Honse). has unsuccessfilly tricd to kidnap her and confine her in a mad- bouse, but the spivits saved her once and the police at another time. Gladstone has become interested in the woman’s agitation, and bas forwarded her statements to Lord Shaltesbury, head of the Lunacy Commission, .bat her sug- gestions were found to furnish no ground for @ncndiog tbe laws. Chartes Reade also ap- ‘proves ot Mrs. Weldon’s splrit and vindictive- ness, and, fa bis bitterly blunt way, thanks God that she is not one of ‘the foreiving fools. By lectures and by personslly appesring before the” courts, she s still striving to help ber cause be- fore the pablic. THE STAGE. THE DRAMA. CHICAGO. A STALE AND USFROFITABLE WEER. . - Once in s while Chicagzo amusements surn out to be flat, stale, and unprofitable, and this hap- pened to be the case with all the theatres last week. People were ronning after the preity thiugs provided for the younz people by the magnanimous Santa Claus, and had little time to spare to examine the cariosities of literature turnished by the playwrights. Aud really, the people who staid afway from the theatres are to be congratulated. *“Their stato was the ‘more gracious,” for, to employ a bit of local stang, the theatrical entertainment of the week was exceedingly dizzy,"—there was no hifr” init...The *lezitimate” houses were slmost forsaken, and oniy the variety halls were able t0 make a respectable show of doing any busi- ness. Emerson’s Minstrels occupied Hooley’s Theatre; Buffalo Bill stratted and fretted through an upprofitable week at Haverly's;a Mr. Barry tried hard to attract some attention at McVicker’s; and the yariety shows at Ham- lin’s, thé Academy of Music, the Metropolitan, and the Halsted-Street Opera-flouse came. in for the Jfon’s share ot the profit.” At the last- named place “’The Two Orphaps™ was played * for a week to crowded houses at 10 cents a head, which shows what vitalfty there is o that excellent melodrama. But there will be a revival of public interest in theatrical events this week, for lo you{ Fan- ny Davenport is to be here, and the William- sons, and a variety of fresh attractions, enough to make the Christmas holidays pass sway pleasantly, Ilere is an ode to Fanny Daven- port written fn Milwaukee over 2 month ago by Fanny Driscoll, and which has been banging bign end dry on the editorial hook sl this time waiting for the arrival of the divinity to whom it fis addressed. 'There are some expressions in the poem which the warm-hearted editorlal mind can- pot indorse,~the lclness, the lily-like cold- ness, the twilight swectness, and the extreme tallness,—but the verses are sweetly expressive of admiration. and since they are written by & woman there can be no harm in producing them in print. Here they are: . 1 think of ali fair things, looking at her: White lilies in the twilight, stilland talls Cool snow-wreaths drifting o'er some wood-bound stream; TLong moonhght shafts that softly, palely gleam; A dazzling ice-flow'r o'er some cascade's fall So fair she iy, £o cold, to hold in thrall Heasts that have fallen lowly at ner feet— She who i8 O so white, 5o cold, 80 sweet [ **A doughter of the pods, divinely falr And most divinely tall”; with amber hair, And great dark eyes that luminously glow ‘Atall of Love's most sorrowful sweet wo. © rogal form1 O fair and faultless facel , .. . - Rare with all beanties but Love's perfect grace! . THE WILLLAMS Ar. J, C. Williamson and bis charming wife, Maggie Moore, are to be the bright particular stars of the week at Haverly)s Tneatre, and their present engugement promises to be a suc- cessful one. The Williamsons haye been for- tanate in securing the favor of the public wher- ever they have. appeared, and the play of | «8track Oil,” in which they once more appear ‘before us, has acquired an enduring reputation. As one of his Eastern eritica remarks, **‘Lhe phenomenal success with which *Struek Oil” has been played both m Australia snd the United States judicates that it possesses ac least some intrinsic merit. It is u drama, moreover, which has not bezun to pall, and the indica- tions are that ‘it will contlaue to - be popular just as Joog as Mr. and Mrs. Williamson care to play it. The plot is not very strong, of course, vor absolutely original, butitis quite: sutlicient for the purpose of carrying a succession of nicely varied incidents, ol introducing some welcome characters, and of expressing a sentiment which is pnrem:d whole- some.” The * Chinese Question,” whicl fol- lows * Struck Oil," is described as a rattling farcg. in which the rapid -chaozes of Mr. Will- {amson aud Miss Moore, by which a hoodlum ‘Dutcher boy and an Irish domestic are suddenly trausformed into Celestial servants, ave said to be something remarkable. I i - JOCALNOTES. - ° - ‘The Ol Citv Derrick says Fauny Davenport’s dresses are so low in the neck “ that we can state positively that she does not wear a fever- and-gzue pad.”? - Woolil, the author of “The Mighty Dollar,” hos writton a new play. for_Laura Dainty, of Chicago, and Miss Nella F. Brown, ot Boston. 1t is to be under the management of the Red- path Lyceum Bureauw. The reading tournament which takes place to- morrow evening at Titlotson Hall, Englewood, under the auspices of the Englewood Library Association, promises to be very interestinz. ‘The participants—seven in number—will each read two pieces. The music will be an enjoy able part of the programme. | Mr. . 8. Hapzood has just purchased of the autnor, Mr. Fred Miller, an_interest in the new musical oxtravazanza eotitlea * Chips.” This 1s said to abonnd in iitiy and eparklinz "dis- loguc, ana intersoersed with music of the most taking cbarscter. It will be produced at one of our first-class theatres during the present sea- som. . Mr. Will-F._Saze’s drama, ““Destiny,”” will be produced at - McVicker’s ‘Theatre ahurtl{\' after the hotidays. It is 8 dramatization of “The Tale of Two Cities,” and Is said to have much merit. Following this will be ziven a dramati- zanon of Gaborian’s **Within an Inch of His Life,”” from which Henderson’s play, * Almost a Life,” was taken. . At McVicker's the Coristmas-weck bill of fare 1s fuily equal to that of any rival house of en- tertainment, both as to the frequency and ‘the quality “of the performances apnounced. The powerful domestic drama, **:A Womaa of the People,” will be produced with = sirong cast, including Mr. George F. Learock, Mr. Roland Reed, Miss Meroe Charles, aud generally the same company who mave such g saceessful ren- dering of * Kosedale” a week of two ago. A new comic opera eutitled * The Bells of Corne- ville ” is underiined “for New-Yeuar's week, in which the Tracey Titus opera compauy will ap- pear. Mise Fanay Davenport is a well-cstablished favorite on the American staze, and her appear- ance at Hooley’s this week' will be welcome to Chicago playzoers. She will take the leading rols in Augustin Daly’s popular play, “Pique,’ which is snpounced for the firss three nishts of the week, aud after that we are to have “Divoree,” 2n equally woll-known and sue- cessful preduction of the sime prolific pen, 'to which Miss Davenport lends sll the charm and attraction that a naudsome figure and a sprizht- 1y and vivacious manner can give. On Saturday night she apoears fa the part of Rosalind in “ A5 You Like Ir.” *¢ A weelk of solid novelty” is promised at Hamlin’s, and, if we may judee {rom the Hst of performances announced, the manazers certaln- 1y do not mean to keep thalr promise to the car only to break it to the hope. The Afrhanistan war affords occasion for an exceedingly funpy burlesque * Carmen,” andif the audiences who crowd our places of amusement during Christ- mas week do not defive much topog: leal or ethnological instruction from the picce, they are Iikely to be well and scasonably amused. The rest of the bill zives awble indication of 2 highly-spiced and varied entertainment, —just such a3 ought to be set before the publicina Loliday mood. Mr. J. H. Haverly has retarned from New York with his baads and head full of new ron- binatlons for the next few weeks. As a sample -of his indomitable euterprise, Wwe may mention that he has engaved Booth’s Theatre for eight weeks, commencing ou Jan. 27, where he will Rrounce bis * Danites,” Haverly’s ** Mastodon Iinstrels,” and other combinations. “Then he has engaged Mapleson’s opera company for Chicago for tivo weeks, beinning Jan. 13, and after they have finished their enzagement here they ‘o to the. Olympic, St. Louls, theace to Pike’s Opera-House, Ciuctanati., for a week, and then to Philadelphia and Baltimore. Acata, he has * Haverly's Original Colored Géorglan Minstrels,” who are playing In Oregon Territo- ry. Tobe Eliza Weatnersby party, jointly with Locke, of San Francisco, are en route to *Frisco. Tne * Haverly’s Mastodon Minstrels” closed o two-weeks’ engagement in Boston to ‘the big- gest business cver known there in a miastrel troupe. i Mr. J. H. McVicker and Denman Thompson are negotiating, with a view to appearing to- gether as the Zwo Drom’os in the *-Comedy of Errors.” They are both excellent comediais, and bear an unmistakable ltkeness to each other. Taey would, gherefore, carry ont more success- {fully than Cranc aud Robson the idea of physical identity in the Shaksperean twins. There. is hardly” ang Hkeness fo tace and form between Robson and Crave, aod this is the one weak | portion ol their performance. On the other band, both McVicker and Thompson have a great bopularity throuzh the West, where they would olay the piece. Mr. Crane makes a very sinzular objection to Mr. McVicker's doing the thing, on the ground that he and Robsom re- 1 vived the play, have gone to some expenss.in getting it up, and that it is unfair for any one to imitate them, Mr. Booth might 23 rcason- ably object to any one but himself plaving Huame Iet, or Mr. McCulloagh to any oue else performe ing Coriolanus, Asamatter ‘of fact, Mr. Me. Vicker played about every comedy part in Shakspeare when Mr. Crane was in swaddling clothes. Ve cannot, for the life of us. see the foree of Mr. Craue’s objections. The Comedy of Errors ™ is public property, open o any one who sees fit to appear in it.—Dramatic NVews. LOCAL LETTERS. % ¢ To the Editor of The Tribune. * - Circago, Dee. 21.—If space wiil allow fn Sundey’s TRIBUNE. will you have the kindness toexplaln my nomappeardnceat M. Whitsakers benefit on Thursday atternoon? Au accident to the locomative delayed the train eleven hours, not arrdviog uotil ¥ p. m., instead of 8 a. m., wheo due. If you will make this explanation T will consider it a favor to Mr. Whittaker zad myself. {have the pleasure to inform you of my apoearance in Washingzon last weck with Mr. McCullough. Iwill jcin him later at Bos- ton. Exrcy Gaviy. . 1 o the Edifor of The Tribune. 5 Cmycaco, Dee. 20.—TIn this morning’s fssue of Tur TRIBGNE there was 8 criticism reflectioz on all tke Buffalo Bill company. AsIdon’t play in the ¥ piéce” (and yot I belong to the compa- ny), my pride for a zood name has been touched. I was enmaced especially for the Judge in * Koizhts of tbe Plains,” and when there is s change of programme [ don’t play. As I have bela good positions for the last five years, and. wish to keep my professional friends from guy- ing me, I ask you as a favor to make a correc tion in Sunday vaper to clear me,—if you plesse. Yours respectfully, Jous E. INce’ NEW YORK. : $OLN MCULLOUGI AND JOSEPH JEFFERSON. Speciar Correspondence of The Tridune, New York, Dee. 18.—The opening night of this week at two of the theatres in New York was of mare then ordlnary fnterest to theatre- guers. At one house the greatest tragedian of bis school bowed ~his acknowledgments to an enthusiastic’ assemblage, and at the other the lerding comedian of &'s - school uppeared for the first time—in this city—in & pamber of years. In both theatres extraordinary preparations had been mde to give the players splendid sur- roundings in the way of scenery and suppart. And toe conseglience Is, that each suditorium proves wholly icadequate to the task of con- ‘taining the crowds that have turoed outto watch the great players. " JOHN 3(CULLOUGH, *| for the first time io New York, gave “Corio~ lanus” at the Grand Opera-House. It was a picturesqile and massive portraiture, warm with the zlow of hdman stréngth, and framed in physical passion..- Seldom has the robust and stormy tragedian appeared to such advantage. From his first scene until the ¢urtain fell ipon the last act, it was a complete and uninterrupe- ed triumph.. A year ago he played ihre charac- ter in Boston with marked success. Since then be has given mrich of his lefsure time tos care- | ful and thoroush study of the play.” The result. is a complete mastery of every detail—a scholar- ly and artistic conception of a great character. 80 many years bave elapsed since the drama was done in New York that Mr, McCullough’s . performance is almost 3 LIRE A NEW CREATION. Its great suceess with tie people is due, in the main, to the work of the star. But tnere were other conditions which were of material assist- ance. In thé first place, the cast had been se- lected with unusnal care. The fall company of .the Walnut Street-Theatre, Phlladelphia, refn- forced by one or tio other players who had been especially engaged, gave assurange to the clafm cared for. - The scene-painters’ embellishtueats, too, were of the most elaborate character. The immense stage of the Grand Opera-House gave every opportunity for impressive effects by supernumeraries, and the chance was taken ad- vantage of to its fallest extent. The nnmbero? men employed was cloze ugon 200, and the driil to which they bad been subjected was appar ently thorough. . " POOLE AND DONNELLY outdid themselves fn this production, and if larze returas are sufficient reward for their iib- etality, they ought to be cntirely contented. The engagemept of Mr. McCullough fs for two weeks. At the closeof that time Mr. Diony- sius Boueicawlt will step forward to begin a season which is to last six weeks. That isa great mistake on the part of the management. Tast year they made more money out of the Grand Opera-House than was cleared by, any other theatre in New York. They did it by play- ingz at popular prices the same entertaioments that had been_successful at the higher-priced houses. But these enzagements were ipvariably short, and therein lay their success. ‘Poole & Donnelly erew a fittle enthusiastic over thelr suceess, and unwisely concluded that aoy at- traction which would pav for two weeks would pay for four: Soin filling their time this ses- son they made a good many long eogagements. Their folly is already shown, to their own satis- faction, I fancy. And if at the end of the ses- son they quit” even, they will be dofne better than_auybody expects.” They guarantee Mr Boucicault that his share of the recefots shall be 33,500 .per week, but I doubt if they wiil reach that figure along tosward tho lastof his stay. ¥ AT THE FIFTR AVENUE, Mr. Jefferson has been playing his ner, l.hrifl; ing, and emotional drama, Rip Vau Winkle , There is notaing now ranning anywhere that is newer than Mr. Jeflerson's play, I betfeve, - Jess it is Hamlet.” Bat new or old, it tharms the audience just as it used to. The play bas pever been brought out with handsomer scenery or botter support than that iven it at the Fifth Avevue, Mr. D. H. Harkins mao- aves everything belonging to the stae id this house; and be knows tore bout sach matters, probabir, than any man in the countrs. Ther= fore; everything §s mouuted With very great taste, and the periormunces all ran s smoothly as possible. <. mongz the attractions of Mr. Jeflerson’s en- agement Wwas the New debut of Misa Croty, who s o daughiter of “Jennie Junc. Miss 'Croly has_been underroing considerabic tratalng 6t the hands of Ctary Morris, who 18, or was, deyotedly attashed to ‘her. . hardly think the younz ladyis likely toachiese s toundinz- Success upon - the boards. -But, she will undonbtedly win_a fairly-elevated positiod fession. Miss Constance [Iaymbfln. I-knoten in Chicary, plags Greche She -15 becomiug 8 favorite. with ietropolitan andlences. . Mr. son's ot gazement is not yeu lmite believe, - Bul | fiusiness holds ac” its oresciit standard; of any- like iz, e is Dretty sure to be With us for some time to come. . R T BILLY CRANE'S SORROW. * As Twas paasing through the -office of the Sturtevant House to-dav, [ met Biily Crane. His face was so phenomenally sad aud ks alr 50 dejected that I paused, ulmost. favviautarily. Novw, when you see Billy looking soor, 1Lis safe to gamble that something is going ‘mightil¥ ont of trim. He generally has 2 smile 85 ‘broad and boundless as—wetl, it’s a jolly smile, anylow. “What's the matter, | William1", I asked: with sj “Buainess dropped#®. 1 . <UL o : ¥ No," b replied, abseatls. «Qh, no, Bask ness is all right.” i W OIF your feed? ™ : #Nary. .I’'m eating the Lelands out of honss and home.” - . : *\What is it, then? You look as glum 25 2 ‘hearse-driver.™ oA y 4 Well. you see,” said %e in a hoarse whispere lookinz auxlously about: * you kmow I have 10 imitate Robson in this play we're doing. lEe. aleng all righe until & day or twO "fi ol was taken with the rhemmatiso. -Gotlh awful bad—why, bis off leg is swelled up ! ‘-r it looks ke a telegraph-pole. It took mh:" . surprise, you see, and, though I can imitate voice, his” make-up, aud’ all _that,—to save ny life L'can’t wet Lis' lwp. I'm a conscicn! artlst, trring <o do the best I can; and I it’s downright mean of Rob to sprivg o thiog like that oo me. bimself.” il THEIR 8TC sl Aud Billy walkeeslowlyaway, shmk!nzhbh‘ud mourntaliy. The business of the two comed{ans at the Park has been very large thelr e tiro engagement, At drst, they intended 10 <chaoge the bl after a couple of weeks. But d demand for seats to sec the Droinios has b‘elea ‘!u_ extensive that they compromised. it-- 8o ot Bachelors ”* will be played but once. nndfll e time for the beaefit. of the stars, which S oceur Fridav pight. Next week they ubfim s road, playlog over_the New Englzad e They will be encceeded at the Purk by Lzl Teiog Folly Company. Every possible effort od made to insure a *go ™ for the * Buhfl:?m e Wood.” Additional members have been “Ew to the baliet, and I understand :hat one of He onzat to be :\:h:.\mndm new faces will appear In some of the Imwnu} B : STETSON, © with bis ‘¢ Evangeline “Compupy, bas ‘been folloswing Colvilie up_pretty - closely, of'lste: ‘They have plaved aguinst each otherin 0 ST thres ditles, and have Just. finished t#0 W togethor in Philadelphia. The rivalry is 1% 1 thatall the secondary characters would ve well - -