Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1878, Page 9

THE CHICAGO FOREXGN AND DOMESTIC GROCERIES, FRUITS, Etce 5 R A P 7 OYSTERS, ONLY TWO DAYS MORE|“BOSS” Inwhich to make your selection from &8 complete as ever offered in this cit; ate the same. Please call and judge our ASSORTMENT and STOCK, ; useless for us to try and enumer- or yourseives. Will aim to fill all orders as given. Put it not off till the ELEVENTH HOUR, ROCKWOGCD BROS,, Importers and Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Groceries, Fruits, &c., ‘Wholesale and Retail, - 102 & 104 WNWORTEL CLARK-ST FURNITURE. Etc. PEREMPTORY CLOSING-0UT SALE AT ATUCTION. The Entire Stock Rich and Elegant FURNITURE A.J. NEUBERGER (Retiring from business), at his store, 167 RANDOLPH-ST., Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 23 and 24, at 10 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. PARLOR AND CHAMBER SUITS, LASY CHAIRS, LOUNGES, FANCY AND RECEPTION CHAIRS, CARD AND LIBRARY TADLES, RICH INLAID WORK, DIXING-ROOM FURNITURE, CANE-SEAT CHAIRS, OFFICE CHAIRS, &c., &c.. AT first-class goods, made especially for finest RETAIL ‘TRADE, and positively to be CLOSED OUT entirely regardiess of cost, afording an opportunity that should .Dotbe neglected. ELISON, POMEKOY & CO., Auctioneers. AUCTION SALES. DAY GO From Sherifi’s Sale. STEIN'S CITY OF PARIS DOLLAR STORE, 81 SOUTH CLARK-ST.,, Consisting of Fine Plated Sliverware,an immense stock Of the inest kind of Jewelry, Toys, fud Fancy Goods, Lwill kell the same at - Less than Fifty Conts on the Dollar FROM FOEMER PB.ECES. Duyers of Jollday Goods will consult thelr own inter- est'to call at our place before purchasing elsewhere. CHARLES D. METZLER, 81 SOUTH CLARK-ST., Oppasite the New Court-louse. - SENSIBLE Holiday Gifts! Anythingin our line, consist- ing of EASY CHAIRS, FAN- CY CHAIRS, FOOT RESTS, MUSIC RACKS, EASELS, BLACKING BOXES, RUGS, MATS, LACE CURTAINS, and SPREADS, and every- thing beautiful .to ornament your house. PRICES ALS0 SENSIBLE. CHICAGO CARPET 0., GENERAL HOUSEFURNISHERS, 283 STATE-ST. 269 & 271 STATE-ST., NEAL VAN BUREN. The oldest and largest Far- niture and Bedding ifann- facturing House in the West. We carry the most eom- plete assortment of PAR- LORand CHAVIBER SUITS im Chi Q. LOW PRICES and FIRET- CLASS GOODS our motto. Boyers, call and be convinced thar we DMEAN WHAT WE ADVEHTISE. COAL. MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF COAT, DRY, CLEAN, AND BRIGHT HARD COAL Received daily in Box Cars. BUCKEYE CANNEL, The best Grate Coal. cheerfut and clean. THE STAXDARD SOFT (OALS, INDI, ANT. BRIAR HILL, BLUSSBURGH, - LLSVILLE AND PITTSBGRG CORE. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Hain Office, No. 1 West Randolph-st. Rallroad Yards, S. W. Cor. Morzan & Carroll-sts. A.D. Exchanze and private Telephonfc connection. Special Terms to the Trade and Large Co!'zfmmers. (e eved Coal, Cloan and Dry. PENNSYLVARI - COAL CO. 10N COAL, ‘WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Special terms made to Dealers, Manufac~ turers, and Large Consumers. Al2in Ofice—92 Washington-st. vt NUTS. NUTS! NUTS! ‘We have a foll and complete assortment of New Nuts of this year’s growih. You can depend without doubt that when you . pnrchase from us you are getiing your money’s worth and as represented, C. TEVINE, 110 & 112 Tladison-st, P————y 'ABLISHED 185 | 0 I nn B g HOLIDAT E000S. ¢ NEERSCHAUM PIPES, s é Cigar-Holders, = z Cases, = 2 Tobacco Sets, T = And s fo'l lne of :5 - SMOKERS® ARTICLES ; S 1namost clepant and endles variety. st .’[—‘ L HOFFMAN'S, Importer, l 171 MADISON-ET. Branch, 153 Randolph-st. l o ESTABLISHED 1857.- 0 Dock and Iron Shed—Indiana-st. Bridge. Dock and Rail Yard—Foot Sixteenth-st. 82~ Telephonic connections. H. S. VAN INGEN, Supt. ROGERS & (0, SHIPPERS OF COAL. 144 MARKET-ST., Cor. MONROE, Branch Office, 100 DEARBORN-ST. Orders, either by Mail or Amer- ican District Company’s Teiephone, will receive prompt attention. COATLT BEST QUALITY HOCKING VALLEY AND STRAITSVILLE COAL, 54.00 perton, delivered. Coastderlny the excelleat quality of this coal, it 18 the cheapest Soft Coal In the market. All grades of Hard and Soft Coal at lowes: prices. . W.P.REND & CO,, 141 LaSalle-st.: _corner Kinzle and Peorta-sis.; corner Ann and Carroll._Dock, cast end Kinzle- PHILADELPHIA & READING ANTHRACITE COAL, We have recefved from the P & It. C. &1. Co. a full supply of their freshly mincd Hard and Free-Burning \\'?.5\: Ash Coal, whichwe offerat the lowest market price. C.E. DYER & CO._, 73 WASHINGTON-ST. Y ARDS—Corner Twenty-first and Grove-sta. Tnterest on CMMcagn Bonds. CITY COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, } Clileago, Dec. 21, 1679, - { Clty of Chicago Water-Loan Coupoas maturing Jan. 1. 1520, will be patd on presentation at thc ozfice of the Lity urer on or before the 2Gth inst. _All other ity of Clitcaso Coupons maturing Jau. 1. 1573, will be gashed op presentation at the Merchants' Savings, Loan & Trust Company’s Bank, southeast corner of Washington and Dearbo > J. A. FARWELL, Comptroiler. 7 Photographer 75 MADISON-ST. S ‘Take Elevator. Cabinets, 862 Cars, §3. BEST PHOTOGRAPHS &N cheapest. STEVENS, Practical Photographer of Inducemente Tor a fow dayac o e i HOLIDAY GIETS. CAGES, GOLD FISH, and » German Canaries, fi veriety. AQUARIA, In great Ko. 127 HPRER 0. 127 HOLIDAY GOODS. HOLIDAY 00D, CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (9., Retail Stationers, 118 AND 120 MONROE-ST. Russia-Leather Goods, Elegant Boxes of Paper, Gold Pens and Pencils, Rogers and Wostenfiolm Knives, Games, Parlor Croquet, Albums, Desks, Pertfolios, Serag;}.loo s, Pockei-Books, Xmas and New-Year Cards. PARENTS, If you wish to make your Coye an Instructive and prcf- {table present, call and see oue of our Printing Presscs, Complete ourtiv of I'ress. Type, Ca 27 - CLESWELL, WANNER & CO., 173 Clark:st, Chicafo. BRAND! INDEPENDENCE IS OUR MOTTO. 2 WE ARE DOWN ON MO- NOPOLY! ’ The *“BOSS” BRAND DOES NOT BELONG TO THE BAL- TIMORE PACKERS ASSO- CIATION. WE WOULD CAUTION the Public against the Patent Sew- er-Swelled and Bloated Coal- 0il Oysters that are being put upon the market by some of the Oldest Oyster Dealers in Chicago. The only way to test the quality of the Best Bivalves is to try the *“BOSS” Brand at LAFLIN & G0.S, No. 40 STATE-ST. _ WILLIAM TAYLOR, Packer, !?a}timo_xfi. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, Etc. $10,000 - Worth of DIAMONDS Still left to be closed out at cost. BOLD & SILVER WATCHES, Solid Goid & Rolled Gold Plate JEWELRY, Retailed at Wholesale Prices. Only Two Days More. LAPP & FLERSHEM, 190 Madison-st., S. B. CORNER FIFTH-AV. M. KRONBERG, 167 STATE-ST., ‘Will sell his immense wholesale stock of Watches, Jewelry, ' Diamonds, Solid Silver and Silver-Plated Ware, At RETAIL during the Bolidays. The ‘goods sre all first-class and Nowest Styles, and will be sold at Lower Prices than can be found elsewhere. TRIBUNE: :| ‘of estavlishing any fact. *; ! i H 1 SUNDAY, iDECEMBER 29 1878—SIXTEEN | PAGES. RELIGIOUS. To-Day’s Bihle Lessones- Christ’s 'Ascension to Heaven. | Extinetion the Destiny of the Jew- ish Race—Its Memory will |I.ive. i Chinese Theology---The God of the Orient :;md Philoso- phy of Confucius. Are Luke's Wri with Those Gospel ings Discrepant the Other riters ? General Notes, Perdonals, Sunday Hu- mor--Servidges To-Day. B e BIBLE ;[;ESSON. FOR CHURCH AND TIOME, DEC. 22, ©On. “uwas love, *twal wondcons love, “Ihe love of God tp me; 1t brought my Saviog from above To die on Calvary] . E’en now by faith I tlaim Him mine, Tne risen Son of God Redemption in his n{md 16ind, And cleausing lhfl}llzh Tis blood, BICLE ;ssox. Lesson—Luke, xxiv., 4 3 Time—DBetween April 9%nd May 17, A. D. 30, Rulers—Tiberius Casar§ Emperor of Rome (sev- enteenth r of his rclg})‘,; Yontius Pilate, Pro- curator of Judea (ffth yekr); Herod Antipas, Te- trarch of Gatilee (thirty-fdurth year). Preliminary: i 1. The lust lesson closed with the account of Jesus revealing Himeelf to the two busy Disciples. 2. A# soon as this interview was over the two Disciples returned to Jerusalem, 3. There they found the ** eleven™ in ane place talking not only of the Jesurrection, but of Iis appesrance unto Simon. 4. The last statement, been discredited. . 5. ‘I'he story of the two [Disciples was then told, but was not believed. . ¢. The Disciples were !determined not to credit any of the sccounts of Iis resurrection and ap- pearing, ¥ 4 7. This shows that they had not falsely to male capita! fof Mim. 8. On the evening of ‘that same day Jesus, mi- raculously opening the clgsed doors of their room, visited them in person. | 9. At first they were greatly a@righted, but were soon ghlr(‘l] when they ?‘ml He was indeed thetr dear Lord. Eer- o E 10. He convinced thenf ofthe reality of His presence by eating before them. 11. Not, su the narrative of Luke would imply, on the same day as the resurrection did Jesus 8- cend into Ieaven, but forty days afterwards, 12, During thesc forty days lie made thirteen distinct appearances: 5 (a) To Mory Magdalene- (Matt., xxviif., 1). (b) To the other women (Luke, xxiv., 1), tc) To Peter (Simon). (Litke, xxv... 34). {«) To twe Disciples going “to 'Emmaus (Luke, xxiv., 15). 2 5 ) (€) To thie Apostles, Thomas- belng absent (John, =x. however, secms to have preconcerted ). (f) To_the Apostles, Thomas being present ohn. xx., 26). - - (q) To Peter, Thomas, Nathanicl, James, John, and two others at'the Sea of Tibereas (John. xxi.; iy 7o the Disclples o & mouatain i Galllee (Matt,, xxviiL, 1 G (i) To more than 500- brethren at once (1. Cor., xv,; 6). (J) ToJames (L Cor., xv., 7). (k) Tothe Aposties when -assembled together . Cor., xv., 7). e 1] the Apostles n't His ascension (Lake, « xxiv 5 A () To Paul (1 Cor., xvl, 8). 13.- If this is not sufilcient, -evidence is incapable < 14. Note the mystical signlficance of the exact period, forly daya: i 1@ 1 corresponds with f¥ time spent by Moses in Sinai. 5129 = (&) It corresponda with the time speat by Elijah Tioreb. (c) It corresponds with the ‘time spent by Jesus in temptation. (d) 1t corresponds with the time spent by Israel 1n wandering. G0 KNIGHTS & CO, WHOLESALE JEWELERS, 125 & 127 State-st., UB-STAIRS. DON'T FORGET That you can save an a: erage of 33 per cent In buying your Fine Jewclry, Diamonds, Watchies, Solld Siiver Ware, ete., ete., from the large Bankrupt Stock at. Goldsmid’s Loan Qffice, 99 East Madison~st. All goods warranted as represented or money. refanded. ART STUDIO. " GIVE AS A PRESENT Christmas AND THE ‘New Year A BUBSCRIPTION TO COBB'S LIBRARY, 173 WABASH-AV. SLEIGIHS. Abbotrsi’atent Portland Cut- % ter—Sold for half the price. fniched i far every ariety of wheeled vet iy device of the kind in existence. Fits any axle; Aly N strong and chesp, Wide track for h city use; narrow track far connf 4 e, FargalobyAgl. Impl.and. Gealers | ware ly. A. A. ABBOTT, Cor. Beach and Sebor Stz., CRICAGO. — e COMMODES For $5at MERVWIN CHURCH'S, Wabash-av. and Van Baren-st. - BLACKING CASES For $2.50 au MERWIN CHURCH'S, Wabash-av. and Van Buren-sz. Text. Explanation. | cesdag “*These are:The Savior's words previously thewords,”| spoken to them. See Matt,, xxvi. xviit,, 31343 xxil., 37. Concerning His resurrection from the dead. cte. **1 spakeun- to you." “Must be fulflicd.” *‘Wnich were One of many remarkable passages, ritten.™ | Pa,, xvi.. 911, In the Taw The Pentateuch—tne five books of of Moses.”| oses. “In thelncluded Joshua, Judees, Kings, prophets.” | and the prophetic books, exccpt Daniel. ““In th eThe Hagiographa, which included Peulme.” | all the rest of the sacred writ- i “*Concernlng|The Ol Testament is a book of Me one idea—MEssias. 5|+ Opened HeiDirectly stimulated their thinking their under-| facalties. standings.”| *‘UnderstanaiA prime codition of ministerial 1l i success. 50: Luke, = & 46/**Said _untojAgain. them. " *B ¢hooved {He must work out the plan of sal- Christ.” vation. 47/** Repent.|Literally, - the substance of all ancec andl preaching. Acts, fi., 38. remission. “In His|**There is none other name giv- name. " en,” etc. **Among alllWe are commandes to send the nations.” | Gorpel to all nations. *¢Be ginning!Right where its founder was slain. at Jeiusa- lem.” N 48{**Ye arewit-(That is ** Ye are martyrs "; they nesses.” | died to prove their casc. 49|**the prom-{Which was the gift of the Holy ise of My| Ghost, Isa., xliv.. 3; Jocl, ii., Father. 28-425 Ezek,, xxxvi., 27. ¢*Tarry ye,"[Promise explained. Act 5 “Endied|See Rom., xv,,13-9; L. ii., with pow-| 4; II. Cor., il e, er” 50| ** Bethany." 1197 Acts, i.,9 and *‘Lifted upiTo bestow a priestly benediction, is hands, | 51|** Carried up|West in bodily’ form to His me- diatorial seat. into Heav-| e ** Wasparted'fe will, however, return again. from them.”| See Aets, i., 11, ¢ |As God— they made no mistake. z £lad at the Ascension. *“Inthe tem- They want to chuich all the time. ple.” THE PURPOSE OF THE LESSON. ‘To record in behalf of manxind the lest, and so nms\lmnbl{ the most important, words of the Divine Savior of our race: 1. 1Ds last words commended the Bible. 2. 1lis lust words declared Himself to be the one idea of the Bible. 3. ifis Jast words opened human hearts to see this trath. 4. His last words emphaeized the value of His 11is lagt words prophesied the universal lamation of the Gospel. 6. 1lis last words deeignatea his available proofs. P’TA s last words promised the supreme Gift of ower. x 8. His last words were a blessed benediction. LESSONS. 1. All the Old Covenant prophesics relating to Jesus are sure to come to pass in the New Covenant histories. 2, There are atill unfalfilled prophesies concern- ing Him. 3. These will all be fuolfilled, bat no one knows when, 4. So uncertain is the whole matter of His sec- ond coming thut it is not worth while to be exer- cised about it. 5. When therc 15 so much practical work to do for God and humanity, it is unwise to waste valua- Dle time in spcculations of no practical mowment, if they should prove to be realities. 6. The Bible {s a sealed book until onr nnder- standings are divinely opened to sce ita truth. 5 ',{. 1t is hard sometimes to realize what we fully eliere. 3. *“Repentance and remission of sins® is now preached to ail nations. . 9. Christ's caure hasalways been sustained by intelligent and sworn witnesses, 10. Men can afford to wait in God’s way for the gift of power, 11. To conquer souls for God in Christian evan- gelizing requires special and commanding fitness for the Holy Ghost. 12. Let us not forget that in like manner as He ascended, He will, by and by, descend in .His second advent, 13. Obeyine the voice of our aspirations we say **Heaven” is above. 14." Jesns is divine and worthy of our worship. The victories of Jesus always fill his follow- ers’ hearts with joy. 16. Tne cnnsd’nn bliss of triumph with Jesus, proc- “*With greatiThey were sad at the Cross, but’ 17. When Jesus ascended He at onece st the f&l:\{orler_ o guide the diligent seckers into all . 18. The promiscs of Jesus were not alone to His immediate Ditcinles (Johm, xvil., 20). 9. Jesus aecended that He might reigi for ne o1 the mediatorial hrene. o 20. We, 100, futhe fulincss of time shall ascend 0 meet our Lord in His glory. o i ISRAEL’S DESTINTY. PROF. ADLER FEOPHESIES TUAT THE JEWISH' RACE MUST DIE OUT. New York World. A large audicnce attended Prof. Adler’s lect- ure yesterday morning in Standard Hall. The subjeet was thé remarkable longevity of the Jews as arace and Its cause. Prof. ‘Adler said: The Jewigh race has always been remarkable for its mtality. It has survived the Governments Lhat persecuted It, it has resisted the ever-tight- ening bands of unjust laws, it bus supported the heavy-weighted chains of opression, and has risen with new elasticity after every blow; but the law of growth and decay is inexorable. In- dividuals must perish, aud races, even the most £ifted and favored, can claim no exemption from the general ban of. dissolation. At first sight, indeed, the Jewish race scems to form a remark- able exception to this rale; its preservation to - the present day is the marvel of historians, and has iuspired & reluctant ndmiration even from their most bitter opponents. The Jewish peo- peoble were originally not numerous, and their land was small, being only 150 miles long, aud fifty broed They were distinguished for militarv powers, it is true, and some of the most obstinate confliets that have cver been fought were provoked and prolouged by the valar of Jewish arms; but in the end- they were always outnumbered. They lost their independence, they were dispersed through the whole earth; the countries and cities that received them churlishly limited thelr growth ‘by the most odions ensciments, and they were purposaly kent small and helpless comimunitics. From the tenth century onward they had not even a re- ligious tribunal whose authority might cause them to coliere, vet it was impossible to exter- minate them. Christian teachers claim that the Jewish people were preserved as a monutaent of God’s wrath; seared by the Divine curse they were sent to wander as outeasts over the wide earth; they were to be the hunted game of Christians, and were only allowed at times to recuperate and to heal their weunds in order that they inight be bunted anew and reccive new hurts, on the same theory that’ the somls of siuners are not allowéd to perish in the flames of hell. but are preserved to feel ever uuew the’ sharp tooth of pain. -We ourselves attribute the continuance cf the Jewish race to other reasons: Fimye, to their great temoerance, and second to the pirity of their doinestic refatfons, which Kept their race phisically. sound gencration after generation, and afforded them almnost a moral relief after the insults and mortification of soul to which they were exposed in their contactwith the outer world, Furthermore, we attribute~ the preservation of the Jews to the eazerness with which tiey sought knowledge, building and sup- porting £chools and academies even in toe dark- est times of persecution; to their sturdy spirit of independence in matters of religiop; which did not tolerate -the growth of the priesthood amongst. them, 2ud thus saved them from the corruption- and demoralization wifeh uriest- Tioods usnually bring fn their trnin; lastly snd chiefiy, the conviction which they maintain so stoutly of their beinz a chosen people, fave them dignity and strenath to vesist the in- flnences of oppression. Concerning this con- véption of the chosen people, of a part of the huoman race being intrusted with 2 mission su- perior to that of others, I wonld speak. And, ‘first, I would exonerate the Hebrew prophets from the charge of ormunized a®d race pride. Tt is impossible to understand correctly the meaning of the word “chosen.” The prophets understood the election of Tsracl to be ax obligation rather thau a privilege; they were 0 be Letter than their hunters; ibey were to {rec themsélves from the dense superstitions and. from the immoralities that diszracea the worship in the beathen temples of that time. The conditions upon which the people were chosen are Yetailed in the Fiith Book of Moses, and we find they, too, 1mpress chicfly moral in- Jjunctions. Jenovah will love them heiter than others if they abstain from every impurity, and even sugzestions of impurity in'dress and orna- -mient. Overt transgressions against the laws of purity must be punished with the extreme pen- alties of the law. Charity must be practiced not as a luxury in which men may-indulze or Tot, as they please, but asacdaty not to be evaded. .. Anathiemss are’ entercd -against this chiet trinseressorsof the covenant of Isroel with Jehiovah, and these transeressors are those ‘who 1nake idols of dbomirations, those who make lizht of father and motlier, those who re- move the wanderer’s landmark, thase who mis- Iead the blind, those who pervert the judgment of the fatherless, the widow, and the “siranger. ‘The idea of choice, interpreted in the sense of the weightier moral responsibilities, is not & ‘pugunacions one. § ¥ But now, in order to maintain the exclusiye- mess of the Jewish race, it was necessary to take a step of the most far-reaching consequences,— toabsolutely forbid intermarriazes. The Hebrew legislator did this. Hesaid: ¢ Thou shalt not take a daughter of the Gentiles for thy som,” for the heathen woman would nfluence her hus- band’ to 2ecept her own superstitions. After the Babylonian captivity this’ commandment caused great commotion. At that time much laxness and broadness of view prevailed -as to intercourse with strungers, and many .of the Priuces, including one of the High Pricst’s fam- ily, had married Gentile wives. . and Nchemiah mercilésslv. dissolved stich family bouds and drove out without pity motliers ani wives of Gentile origin. This policy of exclu- sion has been followed ever sicce, and upon its continuance doubtless depends the perpetuity of the Jewish race. A few days ago a promi- nent Christian preacher in oue of the New En- eland towns delivered an nddress on the subject of marriage. Hesaid: “Do mot yoke your- selves with unbelievers. A man who docs not boner and love Christ cannot be trusted to honor and love his. wife.” Thisis a.statement like that which one often hears when some poor, benighted infidel secks after the meusure of his capacity, to be charitable, and yet knows not that hie cannot do charity, since ** there is no charity save that which™ is undertaken in the pame’ of Jesus.” The preacher 1 allude to furthermore said: “Two cattle that arc yoked together must re- main together, and the one that is the stronger will take the other witk bim.”. Without shar- ing the elevated view of marriage which s indi- cated in the delicate simile [ have just quoted, I mention these words in ordér ioshow that the desirc to iseen apart is us keenly felt, and the necessity of preventing any too near appronch between persons of opposite religions is as viv- idly appreciated on the side of orthodox Chris- tianity as oo that of orthodox Judaism. 1 think we shall see light in this matter by fixing our attention upon ‘the idea of married Iife. There is something unfathomable in the nature of the aflections,—something that oS utterance: I have often used the word *rlove.” I mean by that not the zleam, the sparkle of young passion, not the flame of tender inclina- tions, brizit and beautiful as-that may be. To me love is something awful, a God inthe soul. When I think of it I prefer to recall the meta- phors of the poets of the East rather than of those of the West. This, for iustznce, from the ** Song of Songs* : . Strong as death is love, - Flames from the eternal God. 1 would think of love 15 of the bitlowy ocean overwhelming me by its sublimity, inte which the whole life niust stream out, in which_every part of me must be merged, in which I shall live my fullest llie and die as well at the same time. "It is a mistake to supposc that love is bet'veen tiwo persons only: it is the Intinite that is reflected in these two couls. - The husband and wife do not live only for each other; their affection is best scenred when they live for larger interests and larger duties. "The part- ners in the marricd life must be comrades onc to the other in solving the problem of life!. This idea of cowradeship is the supreme joy and glory of the conjueal relation. And here we touch the kernel of this matter of intermar- riage. If your sponse shall be to you a comrade in solving the problem of life you must select such a one as holds the same views of the prob- lem of life as you do,—oue who understands and respects you. The policy of intermarriaze between Jews and Christians I, for one, must call in question; not because they are Jews amd Christians, for questions of race and accidents of birth csn have no meaning for us on this latform, but because of “the differcnce Buuvccn them in habits, in sentiments, I mignt almost say in their very natures, and because there should be no vital poicts of difference in that relation whose very name is ubiop, an- broken harmony, as of “ouc flesh and of one soul. And what I have to say to'Jews and Christians applies -equaliy the world over, and is true #5 between Mahometans and Hindoos, Brabmius and_Buddhists, Parsees and follow- ers of Confocius. Still what I have said does not st all apely to thuse who have ceasea to be distinctively Jews and Caristings, to those who no longer call themselves by these names, but - prefer the juster title of humanitarians. These shall meet,—there is no reasca to keep them apart, but every reason why they should be closely allied. why they should firmly cement the bond of union between them.- And may these meet; and may they achicve full freedom of choice; may they level the barriers, and make wide the fleld, that the souls that are annointed for each other may find each other, and may they blend *as perfect music blends with noble words.” : Eventually the Jew- ish race will dic. The Hebrew proph- ets themselves - foresaw and foretold this eventually; nay, spoke with raptare of the time when their people shoald be relieved of their separate habits, because the treasure of ethicai truth which- it had so lonz and so zealously £uarded would then be accented by all nations. The word “death” has an ominous sound; when applied to a whole people it fails like the announcement of a tragedy. Is it for this, then, they say, that we have cohered so long, that we have passed throush the winter of our Woes to melt at the first touch of the spring sun of prosperity? Ihave said the Jewish race must die, but, 1 add, it will live. Does not Christ live, though dead? Does not Homer sing tous? Docs not Plato teach us as thouzh be were sit- ting in his academic hall? Is ot Greek art im- mortal? Does not even Greece really live? So the genius of the Hebrew people will live in the mighty exhortations and prophecies of its great teachers, in the nobler enthusiasms which they Zive to generation after generatiou that reads their writings, in the visions with which they do _not cease to. electrify and stimulate us in our efforts towards tbe zood. CHINESE THEOLOGY. THE GOD OF THE ORIENT—PHILOSOPHY OF CON- . PUCIVS. A few days ago a reporter of the Washington DPost held an interesting conversation with ex- Consul General Murphy, who has lately re- turned from China, on the theolozy of the almond-eyed Mongolian. Following is a re- port of the Interview: “ What about the religion of China?” “Their religlons are Budhist, Tauist, and Confucian, the latter, however, is purely moral, and has pone of the paraphernalis be- longing to the others, consisting of rules and ceremonies pertaining to sects and local reli- gious communities.” ““What are some of their practices?” ““Well, for cxample, the Budhist priests with a steel die stump the image of Budha on a thic plece of sheet-lead. These pieces they take out with them to the fishing-grounds fifty or more miles at sea. When tke large sea mussels ccmmon to that woast arc drawn up by the vets they muanage to place several “ of these lead im- pressions inside the shell, and then throw them back into the sea. Every once in a while the fishermen draw some of them up. in their nets and find the picture of Budha coated with pearls. They then cxclaim, *Budba is god. We found him in the bottomof the sea.’ They have -thousands of titular deities, both ereat and snall, one for almost every conceiv- able thing. For instance, thereis the God of Wealth. He is carved out of wood, nicely joint- cd, dressed richly, and placed upon the counter of the merchant. ' I{ tradeis slack thc merchant attributes it to tbe rcglect of - Joss to attend to bis business, and so puts him out in the rain. Thishe repeatsif necessary; batif trade still continues slack he will put ‘a rope around his neck and drag him a square or two, and thus will e continue to punish him until trade re- vives, when the merchant concludes that the God of Wealth has at least begun to attend to busipess.?” 3 ““If they have an official who answers to our i{«;l’:;l Sherman, . the idea isn’t such 2 bad one, is ** That is hardly a fair question. Tie Chinese are very practical, cven in their religion. A Hebrew in San Francisco cntered the store of a China merchant, acd secing a god of wealth on the couuter, knocked it over. John remark- ed with his accustomed smile, *You no Melican man; you Killed tiat Melican man’s (jod.” ¢ Who is the Supreme God,—their Jehovah?” “ Chang-ti is the Supreme God of all; the principal of all that exists. He is eternal and immovable; all-powerful, owmniscient and omni- present. Heaven and earth are under bis gov- eroment. He is_pure, loly, and impartial: wickedness offends his sight. He s pood, merciful, and full of piety; he forgives [4:3 the repentance of the wicked. He suffers Irreqularities in the seasons to ocear morder to induce men to amend and re- form. The governing class; thongh, are im ‘bued with the philosophy of Confucius and Mencius, who wrote the * four books,’ Mencius only the last ose. Al scholars are expected to know the three by Confucius by heart. From them they derive their principal oracles and what ihey believe to be eternal verities. The literati follows them, and they “hold in their bands the cmployments of the uation. Confuelus and. Mencius appeared at s time when their {,cople were much given to idolatry, and when the morals of the whole race were ata very low ebb.. To raise and eievate them was what called from Coufucins his system . of morals. - They are sublime, drawn. from the purest - fonntains of; natural reason. Certainly 2 philosophy ~ destitute of the divine révelation has never appeared exbibiting so much brillianey and power. He has been compared to Zoroaster, Mohammed, and Soc- rates. Hewas uotas great alegislator as the first, vor 2s good a religions teacher as the see- ond, nor s profound & metaphysician as the third; but as a mioral teacher he has no superior amon the legions of philosophers who appeured before the time of our Savior.”. +* What do the Chinese know of him?? “His family is the cldest in the world. H's descendants dre yet residing in the aistrict of his _irth, and have otten since the death of their great ancestor been the recipients of special favors. They pay no taxes, and have at varions times beld trusts of importance anaer the Imperisl Government. Mauy temples still standing were built 1o commemoration of him. An iustance of their vractical way of dealing with religion, such as taught by Western na- tions, occurred at Shanghai. Kinteeyuen, s man educated to mercautile pursuits, sceing Shanghai increasing rapidly in foreien trade, i quired what branch he bad better establish him- self in so as to secure some of it He was advised to “join " the "English _Church, and to ‘set up a store for the sale of silk piece-goods, manufactured ot Soochow. liedid so. At once the mission- aries relieved him of the care and expense of the. education of his childreu. TForeigners bought largely of him. Onc day his store was ablaze with candles, and he, dressed in a snow- whité suit, his queue plaited with the same (the morning costume), was receiving his cnstomers with smiles. - On being interrogated as to the unusual appearance of his store, he remarked “he had lost bis No. 1 wife. *Your No. 1 wife? Have you more than one# ¢0, ves, 1 have four raore.” . *Four more?--Are you wot-a member of the English Church?’ >0, yes,’ was the re- ply. *Then bow do you reconcile the possession of so many wives with your religion? *0,’ says Ktntee-yuen, *you foreigners do all the same; you eat beef” one day, mutton another, and chicken another day.” “But 1s a geacral thing they are stolid, are they ot ‘““Yes; uncontrollably so. Their stolidity is the greatest obstacle foreigners ‘encounter in their efforts to imbue tham with our notions in morals, manners, and customs. They look with suspicion on all that is new. They use a plow made of one pole, with a metal splkeat the end. When asked by a foreigner, *Why do you not use our plow?# they inquite, *How long have you used your kizd?", And wheu told for about a centucy, they inquire, ‘How many crops do you raise Aund when told one, they reply. *We have used ours more than 2,000 years. and raise two or threecrops.” Thus, while Westcrn nations are always looking ahead for Enowledge, thiey look back. They are our auti- podes in reore seases than thatof geographieal locatior. Let me give you some of their maxims astrausiated by Confucius and Menejus. Con- fucius was asked whether the supericr wan es- teemed valor. He replied: ¢ The superior man considers justice of the firss importance.” Men- cius said to one of the Kings: ‘I entreat your AMajesty not to love low valor. If a man strike his gword, and with a ficree countenance call out, Who will oppose me? this fs the low valor ofa common man.’ Agzain he said: ‘Those who wrangzle and fizht for territory, and fill wastes with acad bodfes, and who' fight for cities s0 2s to fill them with dead bodies, may be said to lead on the carth to eat human flesh; death is not a sufficient pupishment for such crimes. Those who delight in war deserve the highest punishment.” Mencius also says: +*When a man says, I know well how to drawup an army, I am skitied {n fichting, he is a great eriminal.’ Tt is the study and emulation of such maxims and examples as these that had made the Chinese a nation of rabbits. And yet a thousand of them will, if reguired, mnarchto certain death without a murmur or tremor.” LUKE'S WRITINGS. ARE THEY DISCREPANT WITH OTHEK BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT? To the Editor of The Tridune. Caicago, Dec. 13—W., writing Nov. 2I, enters the following counts against Luke in his efforts to impeach his authority as a historian, and thereby secure his exclusion from the Bible: 1. Luke differs entirely from Matthew in his gencalozy of Joseph, the reputed father of Jesus, after David. 2. According to Matthew, Jesus was born ** some two years before” the death of Herod, but accordinz to Luke he was born under Cyrenius, at least eleven years after the time specified by the tirst Evangeiist. 3. * Luxe's history of the childhood of Jesus is entircly different from Matthew’s.” 4. While * Lukein the ninth chapter of Acts represents Paul as preaching to the Jews fm- mediately after his couversion,” Paul shows in his epistle to the Galatians that for seventecn . years -subsequent : to- that event he- preached exclusively to the Gentiles. A Before taking up tbe defense. it is proper that 1 shonld at Jeast allude to this attack on “Lute. as a specimen of the dilettante -way in waient critical matters are too oiten discussed amoms us, greatly to the injury not only of Curistianty. but also of science, for it is evident that W. has o proper appreziation cven of the urgunients urged by the modern negative school. “As_this matter, however, has been sufficiently illus- trated in the preceding articles, 1 pass now to consider the points at issne: 1. In treating of the genealogies there nre three palpable errors in W.’s statements which he should take to heart: ) (a) It is nov true that every *hmk” in the “chain? of Christ’s descent is given'by Maut- thew. - This is known by the merest tyTo who has studied the Gospel history. —Matthew’s genealozy is arranged in three chains of twice seven links. He has dropped three links (Ahazi- ah, Joash, and Awaziah) froma the seconé part of his chain, and some scribe has lefi out one link (Jehoiachin} from the third portion. (6) It Is not atall certain that the geuealogy of Joseph is given by both Martthew and Luke. That is considered an open -questior by scholars who discuss the subject 6n purely scientific grounds. The genealozy of'Jesus is found in both Evaneelists. Matthew, writing for the Jews, traces Corist’s_ descent rom Abra- ham turongh his legal father Joseph (i., 16} Luize,%on the other handy writing forthe Gentiles desiznates the branches of Jesus’ ancestral-tres down to the parent stock In Adam. Yet he dves not say that Jesus was the son of Joseph, but simply that he was supposed to be hisson. Is it likely then that he would wive the gecealogy of a supposititious father? 1s it not more-natur- al to bold with Lightfoot and Weiss, that Jesus® real geneajozy is given from Eli, the futher of Mary?—a view which is not only commended by the object of Luke’s Gospel, but also by a tea- dition which is said to be preserved in the Taltnud making Mary the daughter of Eli. ‘The only serious objection that can be raised to it is one which reveals a third mistake of our amateur critic. He says that from Solomon *+downivard the genealogy Is of conrse [sic] cu- tirely different,” but unfortunately for this statement the names of Salathiel “and Zoro- bahel occur in _both zenealogies,—Matthew, i., 125 Luke, ifi,, 2. This objection, however, is not so serious as to prevent our aceepting g.!uke’s genealogy as that of Christ- through ary. ‘.Z.",\‘t:e allezed discrepancy, familiar to all Bibjeal siudents, between the date of the birth of Christ as indicated by Matthew and Luke Is worthy of respectfnl consideration, althoush Schleirmacher’s hypothesis, lssaed forty years ago, in regard to Luke’s Gospel being "a ‘com- vilation of different manuscripts, which is quoted by W., has long since been rejected by thie critics, Belore, however, we accuse Luke of inucuracy we may ac least give him the beuefit of our ig- uorance. (@) It is well known that in the nncial manu- seript words were written without spacing and without accents. ‘The passaze might bave read originally: ~**This enrollment took place be- fore Cyrenfus was Governor of Syria.” Tne enroliment which was mude before Jesus was born would thus be distinguished from that celebrated eorollment which was executed un- der Cyrenius, aud was astended at first witn great oppositiou on the part of the Jews. But some one may ask, how could such a change take place? Justin' Martyr says in his apology (Chap. xxxiv.) * Now thereisa sillage in the land of the Jews . . . where Jesus Christ was born. as you ean ascertain ulso from the registers of the taxing made under Cyrenius, your first procarator.” The scrihes therejore at that time might have changed two letters'in the text to conform to this tradition. (b) We bave another alternative. It is gen- erally admitted that A. W. Zumpt’s researches make it highly probable that Cyremius wes twice Goveruer of Syria. Quintilius Varns was Governor from 6 to 3 B. C., and it is supposed that Cyrenius followed him in office from 4 2o L . C. “In this case the corollment v hich mignt have been bezun under Quintitius Varus could have been concluded with such superior tact by Cyrenins as to have received nis mame. This view of the matter wonld sgree with Justin’s statement. At any rate, with oar imperfect knowiedse of the origiual state of tne text, and of the historv of ihat period, we have no right to charge Luke Wwith inaking a mistake of eleven years in regard to the birth of Christ. (¢) Whileit Is true tiat * Luke’s bistory ol the chiidhood of Jesue ‘is entirely differcnt from Matthew’s,” it does not foilow tnat they are discrepant. | _ Certainly it would arouse the suspicion ot every eritic it we found him morotonously re- peating the same statements 53 those made by Marthew. Heevidently had sources which were unknown to the first evangelist. 1f we con- cemn Luke as untrustworthy on ‘tiis account, people 2,000 years hecce on the- sume principle may reject Green’s history of the Enclish peo- ple, because it is o gifferent from [ume and Macsulay, w Yet there is_one voint which occasions diffl- calty, and that is how Luke’s account of Jesus® oresentation in the tcmple and the return 1o Nazareth can be reconciled with the narrutive as contained in Matthew. It we examine the two evanwvelists we shall i find tnat both aeree as to Jusus’ birth in Beth- .preached exclusively to the Gentiles.” lehem. Matthew simply mentions the. fact gi.‘ i), for which Luke assizns a reuson (iL., 41 n the oiher hana, Matthew states how it {5 that Joseok: and Mury calng to chouse Nazarecn asaresidence after the birth of Jesus. while Luke merclyspeaks of theirreturn to this place. Bue there is 1o real discrepancy here, for one aceonnt supplements the other. Should it be oljected that the visit of the Magi could not Lave aceurred before the presens tation of Jesus in the tcmole, and that luke represents Joseph and Mary.as returniog to Nazareth immediately ufzer this tcol: place, we can reply thut Luke, as in other cases, here spzaks of one event fmmediately following an- other althouzh geveral months must have fiter- vened between the journey to Jerusalem and the final settlement ‘in Nazareth. Certainly a stadent making the bricfest possible statument in view ol s particular event might summarize as follows: **When I had taken mv derree ot Berlin I came to Chicagzo,” aud bis character for veracity probably would ot sufferif he realiy spent three mouths in 3witzerland, Frauce, aud Eogland ou_his wy home. - Su the statement. that Joseph and Mary returncd to Nazareth does not conflict, 25 Andrews has shorwn, wil previons return to Bethiebew and 1 journe: to Eeypt fu an account which disposes of all the Intervening portion of Christ’s life from tais point until his entrance on his public mintstry, in thirteen verses. (d) Paul does not show in the first and second chapter of Galatians, as W. asserts, that for “over seventeer: years aiter his conversion he ied ex That £ not his object; but, begioning with i, 15. he tries to prove that hielearned the Gospel divectly trom Christ, For this reason he dous: not at-~ tempt to give any account of himself except in gupport ol this proposition. Luke teils us that Lie preachied in the synacorues, dpd confonnded the Jews at Damascus (Acts, ix., 29,22). In Gaiatians we simply read of his befog an In- defivite time fo Damascus (i.,.17). which he might well huve employed as stated in Acts. Indecd, this is not the question which has been raised by the critics with regard to alleged dis- crepancics between Paul aud Luke, sod which has been happily answered by such critics as Lightfoot. Surcly, if we have resson to believe that any ancient books were written with any deeree of critical accuracy, the Gospet according to Luke and_the Acts of the Apostles are those books, for Luke in his preface (i, 3) declares tnat he has careinlly followed all the facts of the (Gos- - pel history up to the beginning, and the fnves- tiwations of scholars have proved that be had a nght to lay claim to accurasy as a historian. In view of ali these facts, the guestion, »Would it not_be wel; for those now cusnged in the revision of the Bible to consider scrivas- ly whether it would not be improved by omit~ ting the writings of Luke aitogether?” must have been asked in jest, since no sober ctitic, even if be belonged to the ratioualistic school, would think of raisiog such an idiotic query. SaxueL Ives Creriss, Jr. SCIENCE IN RELIGION. SECOND-ADVENTISTS SUUT THEIR EYES TO THR TRCTOS OF RELIGION AND BELIEVE BLINDLY. Popular Sctence Montnly. . Prof. Josepk: Henry was a religious man as well as o man of science. He wrote a brief letter to a friend just before his death, suggest- ing at the close that it isin the *Iline of theo- locrical speculation ; and, beinz an eminent Scientist, bis religious views are 50 prized by re- ligtous people that this letter has been printedns atract for gratuitous distribution, and is to be bad at the American Tract Soclety, No. 130 Nassau street, New York. Itisan encouraging sign of the times to see devout people showin: in this way an increasing appreciation of the im- portance of the beliefs cf scientific men concern- {ng theological matters. We heartfly commend. this practice, for, if theological discords areever tocome toanend, it must be by the substitution of scfentific ideas for dogmatic creeds. Thesects will ultimately barmonize just fn proportion as they absorb scientific trath, Prof. Beory did not live to revise his letter (usually a carefal habit with him), aud it there- fore has the interest and value of a spoataneons vrivate expression of his convictions, and it wus made, he says, “without stopping to Ingtire whether what 1 have written may be logical op -