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< THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES 1f 3,000 houses are announced tor the instance of the municipal RELIGIOUS. gishop Coxe on the True Value of the Bible-Revision Emendments, To Trusts that I6 Will Not Be Publisiied Ofiicially by the Bible Society. Another Sect in California-— The Purists and Their Peculiar Tenets. The History of Church-Pews-—Their Origin—-When They Came into General Use. ‘Repentance and Contrition Hust Precede felief as an Evidence of Conversion. Singular Inconsistencies on the Part of Some Who Oppose Sunday Papers. e e ten Generzl Notes, Personals, Sunday Small-Talk, Services To- Day. ~ BIBLE REVISION. sisHoP COXE ON TUE TRUC VALDE OF THE EMENDATIONS. Berravro, Feb. 9.—To the Editor of the New wok Tribune: Paragraphs in Dewspapers are wiving us, from time to time, the welcome jntormation that the company of Revisionists 3T scon finish their labors and publish their emendations of the Enalish version of Holy ture. Their work has been watched with ol but snxious interest, and the publica- . tiun soon to appear will command extraordinary attention. Not only critical serutiny but a great * amaant of popular interest is sure to be awak- cned in the questious that will paturally arisc. with inquire (1) as to the merit of the pro- . amendments and the necessity of popu- zing them; und (2) then the grave practical jon must be wet, whether our Common Enalish Bible would not, after all, be better Figoat them, inview of the facts that if trivial can bs spared, while if serious, they must reise more difticulties than they will settle. . o s that the merits of this work will be gredi, considered as the work of expert com- ators sud critics, there will be many who ! pever consent 1o the incorporation of their _gpew cloth as a patch on the old garment. Cloth of 2old” cannot be so mended by “cioth of trieze,” but their work will deserve and receive dae bonor notwithstanding. It will e @ most welcome contribution to English lit- yrature and to sacred learning. 2 To avoid 2}l relirious animosities, I trust it osy be practically considered from a standpoint purely lierary. Our English Bible is the first dassic of the languase, and cvery scholar is 5 interested in preserving its identity. To ste the question, then, We may take the d ciassic of the English tongue—the plays uspezre. How graterul we should be toa y of experls for any light on the text or ¢ of the poet; but ‘who would import estions into the received text, untilat lesst = whole generation havi assed away, he test of tize and not the me; crary fash- joas of a day “might seem to justify the adop-- of here and there a few obvious improve- patient with reference 1o Can we afiord to subject its venera- 5 t0 a luss careful and painstaking proc- we could tolerate in the emendation of 1s it not_perilous to géisturb that afidence 1u this noble version which is ond of absolute uuity among the 5 of divers names who are everywhere ish language throughout the ¢~ And is it Dot somewhat startling to be sormed that clforts are already in_progress désigned to jnsure the speedy accept- «sot_unpublisked work for practical of the Comiron English Bible? :sroed from several quarters that an 11 would be made to commit the large re- sures and_ veeerable respectability of the wuerxan Bible Society * to a formal patron- of the Revision, and toa corresponding its publications. *This avpeared cdible on many accounts, hut es- in view of its coustitution, and of the cnious course of the Socicty in retracing its when onee in its history it was found to lave foreotten its constitutional restrictions. ierefore, inclined to disregard such in- alse alarm. But I now write cr copsiderable coucern, because I have ob- d indications which, if not contradicted, would ecem to confirm the ramors. 102 re ble nc“‘sg:\pm"s report of a Jate *Church of the Disciples,” in i the urk, 1 find that a reverena gentleman of eninest position was introduced as_* President an Bible Revision Committec,” 40 proceeded to rive *‘an interesting sketcl ¢ prouress of the workiu his country.” and worth of this gentlemau reported us present ac_the meeting ity and attach responsibility to pro- nich bave the patronage of their It was with surprise, therefore, that I nz remaris, which fell from the Teverend lecturer, and which sliows, at least, wkat is already entertained as a practical idea. *ven in advanee of the long-expected work. He *:1t will be nccessary merican Bible Society should aller ifs ion 1 oriter to publish the proposed but ll,x'is will in no way tend to delay its ion. . The constitution of this Society, so far at Jeast as the vernacalar is conceraed, restricts its operations to the one simple bat vast undertak- 17 of circulating the Common Euglish Bible one our countrvmen. ‘The fears of Bishop Hotart and others, who objected to the Society st, un the ground that the handmaid become the mistress, and even un- pose new versions or editorial im- Jrovewent uzon the public, were always met uy this tutional provision, and by the assur- face it funds introsted to its carc must ac- dingly be forever held sacred to this one ex- ¢ object. Tl great Tespectability of the Sodety and its usefulness for a long course of Jears Lave bexotten an unparalleled confidence Iz its fidclity to this constitution. Nobody bas en willing to believe that such 2 society could bemale use of to promote any critieal fashion 0 & trapsiens epoch, or any literary scheme, ever prafseworthy, conflicting with the sole Dumoze for which the Society was created, and Briew of which it has been so largely en- oved by Chnstiarr munificence. Can it E:n*mrdud. then, as of no importance to the ety jiself, and to the placeat ‘holds in public ticem, that the intimation I have quoted should r, insuch circumstances and with no indi- 0lrom any quarter that % is, as I trost, *hoily without foundation in any scheme of 2ion enertained or countenanced by the So- iy itcli? 1 making this inquiry, while I do not court blicity, T am unwilling to avoid responsibility. ! tirefore inciose my acdress, uud bez you to L with reference to it as scems best from your }h{n Dot of view as & journalist. I am respect- Uily yours, A. C. C. fs reported 1o Lave said: it the DR SCHAFF'S REPLY TO THE BISHOP. o= Youk, Feb, 15.—70 the Editor of the Now urk Trdune: In vour esteemed paper of to- ¥ 1 find au article of Bishop Coxe on Bible N 3, in which he makes me responsible for S Quwspaper report of a speech recently deliv- fi"d by request before the Manbattan Associa- ol Cougregational Ministers. = Permit me, wrefore, 1o etate, in bebalf of the American e Revision Cominittee, the following facts: comgile American Bible Society bs no official on Cction with the Bibje revision now going supond can have none under its present_con- jiiulion, which restricts it to the creulation of ¢ 2uthorized version of King James, as far 28 ® Enntish Bible is concerned. ¥ Bib] Iue question as to what the American e Society ma y do at some tuture time with revised revisionis premature, and not worth 0L s now, 3 fnhs Jue publication of the revised version is ¥ho ¢ hauds of the Engiish University presses, ol ¥ill 0o doubs wmalke arrangements Lo SuD- W the American demand. The American Committee will give their moral support to the authorized Enghish edition, and leave its fate to the verdict of the churches and Bible Socie- des, which will in_duc time decide wheiher it is worthy to take the place of King Jumes’ ver- sion; and to become publie property. Prute SCHATF. A PECULTAR COMMUNITY. -REMAREABLE TENETS OF A SOCIETY OF PURISTS 1N CALIFORKIA. From the Santa Rosz (Cal.) Democrat. A new form of religion is almost certain to attract attention and find followers, o matter what may be the principles it advocates or how absurd may be the tenets itiproposes. ‘We have near Santa Rosa o founder of & new creed, whose followers are more numerous than we first supposed, and whose relizious opinions until recently we Lave failed to understand. Thomas Lake Barrls was born' at Fenny Stratford, England, May 15, 1823, and was brought by his father to America in 1827, His mother died when he was quite young, ond he was thrown upoo his own resources to obtain an cducation. At an early age be ex- libited strong religioustendencies und a poctical imagioation, and at the early age of 17 hebezaun to write for the newspapers, andsoon afterwaras he became known as a frequent contributor to the press. P ’ When 21 years of aze he renounced his inber- jted Calvinistic faith, and, entering the ministry ol the Universalist denomination, took charge of the Fourth Universalist Church. After a ministration extending over a period of abous twenty montbs he was then succeeded by the, celebrated Dr. Chapin. In the following year he took the position he has_since maintained as ap independent teacher, and organized a society knowan as the Independent Christians, to which he continued to_minister until the outbreak of Spiritualism fn 1550. In that vear he joined the community at Mouptain Cove, Va. At that time he was briefly described by a writer as follows: “‘ln philos- ophy - a Plgtonist, in spiritual science agreeing witn Swedenbory, and in socilozy accepting the cconomical views of Fourrier, he sought in these labors to turn the public interest in Spir- jtualism in behalf of this larger und higher range of thought.” 1n 1855 ne resumed bis ministry among his friends in New York, and _in 1857 he published “Arcana of Christianity,” in which he says: +] inpale with equal case and freedom the at- mospbere of either of the three beavens, and am enabled to be present witbout the suspen- sion of the natural dearce of consciousness, with the angelic socicties, whether of the ulti- mate, the spiritual, or celestial degree,” inti- mating thercby that he had the powerof visiting heaven or hell. He staies also in his works he has visited these regionsand gives an account of his visits. - < In 1861 he retired on” a farm at Amenia, Dutchess County. Here he was followed by & few friends who desired to realize a purer social lite. As his spiritual family increased be pur- chesed property near the above mentioned villaze, organized anational bank, engazed in milling and otheroperatious, aud the little band grew into a society. 2 1n 1866 Mr. Barris arala visited Eurone in the interest of the Socicty, and in 1867 returned to New Yorkand purchased 1,000 acres of lund near Portland, Chautauqua Couuty, and sbortly afterward boaght all he neighboring farws for the benetit of the members of the Society. A number of prominent persons uuited with the Society about this time, among whom we might mention a lady of considerabie promi- nence in. the_Enzlish™ nobility, Lady_Olivhant, _and ber son, Lawrence Oliplant, M.P.; a num- ber of distinguished Japanese also united with the brotherhood. The Society has no written crecd, covenant, or form of government, and its several thousand membert, who are scattered over Great Britain, India, Japan, and tue Umted States, it is clain- ©d, are held together simply by the principles of fraternal love and by an iaspiration working througn internal respiration. ‘They claim for this new breata thatit descends through the neavens from the Divine Spirit, and uhat it places the former and natural mode of breath- ing by a resoiration-which is divine-natural, in fulfillment of the statement which Swedenbore allegres to bave been made to him by the angel in the last century, that the existinz ordey of Christendom was in_its last stages, and should be followed by another resuiting from “a new zsngr,a’fiou breathed through the heavens by the ord. They believe that inmostly Goa dwells - with 211 men, but that personally and ecorporeally all are in relation With zood 2nd evil spirits; that self-love and seli-indulgence corrupt and de- de the person titl the divine likeness is €ffaced ond7the man becomes a devil; that sul vation is wneitber by natural prozression nar justifying faith, but” that man ouly becomes free from his evil spirits throusxh scli-renuncia- tion and a life of unselfish labor for bLuwmanity: but that in this Jatter case both spirit and body may become rezenerated and pure. They nold that God is two in one; infinite in fatherhood and motherbood, and that all who become angels find their counterparts and become two in one to ecternity; hence they recogmize in marriage not apure ordinance, but the symbol of the holiest of divine mysteries. bers of the Socicty wholiold real estate culti it ou their own account. No property is held in common. ‘The claim that the Christian Chureh of whe future will not be an ccclesiasticisin, but a pure and frec society, not communistic, but fraternal and co-opcrative. . Ar. Harris located here in 1675 and varchased 400 scres about a mile and 2 balt north of Santa Ttosa, where he has built several elezant build- inys and bas bronght the 1arm to a bizh stateof cultivation. He bas undouvtedly the most ex- {ensive library in California, and with a nrumber of members of his Soclety he spends his time i reading and contemplation. - < CHURCH PEWS. THEIR ORIGIN AND ITS CAUSE—WOEN THEY CAME INTO GENERAL USE. Thomas J. Bowditch in the Troy Ttmes. Pews were first placed in English churches by the Norman nobles, but it is certain that for many generations these private boxes for publie worship were neither numerous nor allowea to persons of inferior erade or gentility. Former- 1y the people sat on rude, three-legged stools placed dispersedly all over the church. The pext introduction was benches or wooden seats. Even to .the close of the Plantazenet period Christians of all degrees, with a few exceptions, were content to be equal in the house of God so far as seats were cpncerned. Mirk’s * lnstructions for Parish I’rlgsf.s » makes no mention of pews, and enjoins the laity when in church to remain on their knees and abstain from leaning against pillars and walls; bus the * Book of Nature,” by Russell, ¢ swin tyme wythe Duke Umrrc)'of Glouceszer,’? a work like the * Instructions,” which was pub- lished in the first half of the fifteenth century, directs the chamberlain of a great man to take due care for the urrnn;:cmen|.1of s patron’s pews : Prince or prelate if he be, or any other potentafa, Ere he enter into charch, be it early or late, Perceive all thynges for his pew, ibat it be mede preparate; Both cushion, carpet, and curtain, beads snd book, forzet not that. - At the commencemens of the seventecnth century pews had become comparatirely com- mon, for in 1611 the following ludicrous eniry, showinz that pews_werc cven then baized. is to be found in St. Margarct’s Church accounts: ]tem, paid to Goodwyfe Wells for salt to de- stroy the fleas in the cburch-warden’s pew, 6d.”" The seventeenth century, which witnessed 50 many changes in ccclesiastical matters, 5aw pews come intosuch vogue that a modish person would have as soon gone to church without bis proper garniture of voint-lace as have sat out a service on the old-fashioned stool or ore mod- ern benchb. At Cnalderton, England, is a pew six feet high, with glass windows in the door to enable the occupants to sec the preacher, and other windows iu the side to caable them to survey the conaregation. At Merstham and Mickle- ham. Surrs, were pews raised scme fect above the Jevel of tie damp floor, comforizbly fitted and possessing a fire-place and table, by o means uncommon examples. Such were the pews which caused Corbet, Bishop of Norwich, 10 exclaim: - 3 5 “State pews have mow: become tabernacles with rings and curtains to them. There wants nothing but beds to hear the word of God on: we have casements, locks and keys, and cush- jons; I had almost said bolster and pillows; aud for these we love the church. I will not guess what is done within them—who sits, stands, or lies asleep at the preyers, cominunion, ete., but this I dare sav, they are either to hide some vice or to proclaim one: to hide disorder or to proclaim pride. In Little Bemingbam Church, Norfolk, a pew wes erected by a shepherd in the nave to afford accomodation’ for strangers and weading par- ties. It bearsat the southwest anglea skele- ton carved in wood (which probably was not thought by the occupants particularly cheerful or appropriate) with the 1pscription: Tor Conples joined in Wedlock: and my Friend, That Strangér is; This Seate 1 dia intende. But (built?) at the cost and Charge of Stephen Crossbee. K11 you thet doe this place pass by, ‘A Jou ure nowe, even so wes I Jtemember ucnth,hul;lr yunhmu: dye, 23 1am, soe shall you bee. Al 'Anno Domini 1640 _In thereign of Quecn Anne Sir Christopier “inferior to the F: 3 :relation; and awain other passaves claiming- for -In such a case can you not conceive that tie Wren remonstrated ageinst the State pews,” but vanity prevailed against him. The pews of many churches were 8o hirh as to hide those within,—s2id to be a device of the Puritans to avold buing seen by the officers; who reported those who did not stand when the name of Jesus was prononneed. The serviees at what time were very much protracted, so that many would fall asléep. Hence Swift’s pithy atlusion: A bedstead of the,antique wood Compact of timber many a load, Such as our ancestory did use, Was metamorphosed 1nto pews, ‘ Which still their ancient nature keep By loding folks disposed to slecp. ‘With the reion of Charies I the varibus rea- sons for hightening. the sides of pews dis- appeared, aud from the civil war they rradually deelimed to their present bight. . It s now un- happily come to pass that in” many churches the world, and mammon, and family pride have rushed in and takeu possession of what is em- phatically called **the house of nraver.” Re- cently at the sale of pews in Dr. Hall's charch, on Fifth avenue, New York, the best were sold at §6,000, and some brought a premium of §1,~ 500. “There ougtt to be a zood deal of religion attainable in geats as expensive as these, “LET ME SEE THAT: OR, A RATIONALIST IN THE INQUIRY-ROOA.' The above is the heading of an article by the Rev. G. F. Pentecost in o small paper called the Evangeltst. The paper was handed to me by o friend, and my attention was called to the article to shew what wonderful powers Mr. Pectecost ‘possesses in bringing sioners to a knowledge of the truth. The object of the artiele is to explain hovw a skeptic was suddentyconverted by baving some of the mysteries of relizion explained to him, . This was doce by quotations from differ- ent parts of the Bible to prove that there was no contradiction, but a perfect harmony io its teachings. To the superficial obscrver the whole narrative of this sudden conversion may appear . beautiful and intercsting; but to the reflecting mind such illustrations of the mys- teries of redemption, and such accounts of the sudden transformation of a confirmed skeptic to a child of grace and an heir of Heaven, can only produce the sad impression that, however good the iutentiong, of such persons may be, they often do more harm than good. But whoever will dare to utter o word for truth when bis utterance will come in conflict with the many who are sailing along on the popular tide will expose himself to the ccnsures aud ill-will of maiiy zeatots who imagine they are doing God’s service by persecuting others for their different opinion’s sake. Should the writer of this article foll into an error will any onc among the many who profess to love the truth come to him with kind words and sound arzuments and lead him out of s errors, or will they, as others have done; mag- nity supposed errors, and by misrepresentations mju;el. fostead of help, an honest inguirer after trut Nothing can be lost to the cause of truth by careful fuvestization. 1t has been crushed and crucified times without number, vet it lives in the bearts of thousands of honest men, who are not afraid to proclaim it fearlessly in the face of all opposition: Wewill_then proceed to notice the narrative in hand. _The subject of this sudden conversfon, says the Rev. Mr. i’untecosr., “was », cultivated young man and the son of a German rational- istic theologian, He.was thorougnly conversant with curreng continental ske, philosophies.” Mr. P., when he approache , asked him to state his difficulties in the way of his accepting the Christian religion. The first objection was to the incarnation of Christ as divine and equal with the Father. ‘The fwo other objections were the atonement and the resurrection. Now, . leaving the last two objcctions out of the qites- tion for the present, Iwill call attention to the manner in which the first was disposed of. It appears that the young man quoted a num- ber of passages where Christ is represented as tner, occupying a subordinate bim supreme divinity and equality with the Father, and those scemed to him contradictory. To male the matter plain to the rouug man, Mr. P. introduces Christ as speaking to him and saying: . “+3y child, what if, for the purposc of your re- demption from sin and the cursy of the law, I vol- nntarily laid aside My eternal glory, and_suffered Myaelf to be made of 2 woman, and made under ihie law; thas limiting My beinz to the conditions of yorr nature, that I mizht 1w that nature offer up 10 God euch 2 sacrifice for sin as would enable Llim 1o proclaim forgiveness of eins to the whole wor no contradiction in these sayings of Mine? I'or, indeed, I am ope witirthe FatLer. and he that hath scen Me hath seen the Father; but for purposes of atonement 1 kave voluntarily assumed an -Inferior poition, that 1 might thus take vour place and die, whici: 1 couid not bave done unless I had talen a #uvordinate place, yea, and your very nature. Thus 1 sometimes speak of Ay eternal reiation to God, anc sometimes My relation to Him as the messen- ger of the covenant ¥ent forth to reccem.” - ‘Ihis assumed conversation of Christ, it is spid, so arrested ibe attention of the young elkeptie that be had only to go one sted further to become & Christian, namely: to believe and - confess Christ. Now, aeainst sudden conversions 1here can be no abjections op the pars of those who tollow the teachings of the Bible, but there are uniformly found to follow a deep conviction for past sins—a contrition of son! und an bumble coniession of sins. In a word, a sense of feeling on the part of the-sinaer that he has been wronr in his lifeard practice, and, as the prodigal of old, he has a stronz desire to rewnra to his Father’s house and rake confession of bis sins. But in this parrative we bave not one word about re- ‘pentance nor one stigle intimation of penitence on the part of the young man. He only asked the question, * What bave 1 todo 27 and he was directed to the passaze, With the heart men belfeve unto rizhteousness and with the mouta confession is made unto salvation.” He said, “Let me see that,” and while looking at it then and there he was converted. This appears to be tile short and casy way into the kingdom of arace, and may be one reason why so many of these superficial converts soon’stray from the fold of the Good Sheplherd. But this sudden conversion and this essy way of getting away from the consequence of follow- ing a sintul life is one sequence of erroncous {eachings with regard to the character-and mis- sion of Christ. He is represented by many to have come to our world to finish a work and to prepare a garment of righteousness for all who will take it, and when this is . taken and put on it will cover up all the filth and moral corrup- tion of a long life of sin, without ourselves sui- 'a”x‘"g the pangs of & zuilty conscience for wrong oing. . Look, for instance; at the above quotation, where Mr. P. represents Christ as speaking to the youog man, and makes him say things that misrepresent the most sudblime and glorious truths ever published to mortals on this earth, or proclaimed to all intellizent beings through the universal énfpire of that Infinite Being who uplolds and controls all things. [ now say to all whom it may -concern—ana I “say it fearlessly and ~in view of my re- spoosibility ~ to the Church of Which am a member, orthodox, thouzh you may claimto be: Many of you havewounded the cause of truth and of religion in the house of fis friends by injudicious sratements of the divine incarnation. 'The representation;of a dis- tinct personal being in the quotation referrcd to, whois made to say: *'Ivoluntarily lsid aside my eternal glory,” etc., leads theimind at once to polytheism, and consequently to a con- tradiction of the teaching of the Bible, which is mouotheistic from beginfog to end. 1t is admitted that Christ speaks of Himself 28 coming from the Father and going to the Father, and that by this coming aud going He has established a uion as well as a_communion between the infinite and the finite—between God and His morally responsible beings; and we must also admit that this union ¢an only be secured on certain conditions made plain to us in His written word. _Clirist, however, nowherc said that * e iaid aside his elernal giory.” And what right has the Rev. Mr. Pentecost to make Clrist soeak words 1o #p inquiring soul thut He never uttered, and in this way produce au im- pression not warranted by the teaching of the Bible? 1t is true that Christ speaks of the glory that ‘He bad with the Father before theworld was, but not of having laid it aside to be taken up again. 1z wes the giory of a divine harmony ol the es- sential attributes of the infinite Spirit. Here was the Logos or_divine word, all-pow- erful iz creation, for “He spake and it was done; He communded and it stood fast.” Here was, then, the divine truth and the divine life, and’ by incarnation beeame the divine way. Hence said Christ: “Iam the way, the truth, end the life.” In this representation there is no dividinz up of aivinity, no distinct persooal- jties, as_many theologiaus have represented a trinity; but one cternal, almighty, and all-wise Being,, who comes to our-erriog und fallen hu- manity with the ecssential attributes of divini- iy in luman form, that He might reveal Him- self to us in the flesh, and open the way for the return ot the wanderer to his Father's house. It is the Infinite.coming out of cternity with a message of love to finite beings oo the shores of time. If, througn abounding sio, this mani- festation of.thic divine attributes beceine a ne- cessity to man’s moral restoration, we not only Ly e the advantagzes of the divine planas dwell- ers on this carth, but angels, and principalitics, and powers in hesvenly piaces ‘must be par- takers of the privileges resulting from this Di- vine mapifestation. % A little careless thinking on this subject has induced many to 1nduige insuch extravagoot cx- > pressions as we heard not loog axo Itfnm a prom- inent Mcthodist preacher in this city, who said, “The infinite God was wrapped in swaddling bands and laid in o manger in Bethlehem.” Kimilar expressions are commou smong ortho- dox preachers, who involve their téaching in a tangled web of mysteries, and ** darkeu counsel by words without knowledge.” i 1 know we will be Lold that, * thogeh He was rich, vet for our sakes He breame plor, that we theguel His poverty might be moddrich. But those pre-existing riches did not €Xist in a pre- existing distinct personality, butfas already stated, in the union of the divine atiributes ex- isting from all cternity, and projce! d into bu- -man form fn the person of Jesus Ch¥ist. Hence, the Apostle Paul tells us (Heb.; X, F), * Where- fore wheu He cometh into the world, He saith, sacrifices and offerings thou wouldst not, but a Dbody hast thou prepared me.” This body was not_only marvelously but miraculously prepared into which the Divine at- tributes entered, and altbough 1rc&£mm sin it was subjected to many of the infirmities of our human nature. ; il It was -n reference to this indwelling ‘of the divine attributes in human form that the Apos- tle Paul says: ** Withont controversy great is the mystery of zodliness; God Was manifested in the flesh.” This divincly-prepared body, the Bibleteaches, will have an’ eternal existence in a glorified state. But this glorificd body is not the eternal God. It ‘is the medium, as elready stated, through which finite beings can approach the Intinite Spirit. God, who ia the beginiug said, “Let there be light, and there was light,” now shines into the hearts of men, “to give the light of the knowledue of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” This coming to humanity by the incarnation of the divine attributes brings _the lnfinite Spirit into a ditferent relation to all intelligent beings in the universe. It is g union of the material with the spirituul, and the civine Cbrist in°human form becomes a microcosm of the material uni- verse, und, like a central sun, shiniog out upon, all who are willing to come to the divine lizht. Finally, this coming to this divine lizht is more than a mere intellecrusl oreratios pssent of the mind to a single truth; it is o' form course of obedience Lo the precepts of Christ. It is not a mere soying, “Let me sce that,” aud then saving, *Yes, 1 believe it that makes the man a Chris- tian, but it is a constant living!ffith ju this divine manifestation, and ap imitation'of Him who went about doingz good. lmpressions .pro-:|* duved so suddenly upon the mings of those who have been life-long opposers of religion, wiil not be lasting unless they are produced by the, rezencrating influence of the Holy Spirit, and thig on!y comes through unfeigned repentance and a living faith in the divine promises -and precepts. R i We would then say to the Rey. Mr. Pentecost: If you wish successfully to lezd sinners to the hight that shines on humanity tlirongh the di- vine Christ, lead them throueh the zarden .of. sorrows and the vale of penitential tears; then point them to the hill of Zion, where love sits cothroned, and a hearty welcome awaits the re- turning sinner to his Father's house, ‘The destinies of an immortal soul are too momentous to be trifled with by such super- ficial treatment, and by constructions of Seript- ures to suit our own peculiar notions, . Scores may arise in your inquiring-mectings and sav * I confess Christ as my Bavior’-who have never felt one pang of sorrow for past sins, nor made 2 confession of their sing to God, and implored pardon 1u the name and for the snke of Christ, and this just because you have not cxplained to them the nature of sorrow for sin, and the great truth that ** Whosoever confesseth and [ keth bis sins shall find mercy.” Think of the fearful responsibility "you incur by griuaing scores ot converts through: your theoloical mill witbout teaching them the'first principles of & true evangelical conversion, ADAM MILLER. SUNDAY PAPERS. 4 PLe] FOR MORE CHRISTIAN CONSISTENCY. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicico, Feb. 17.—Copsicerable’ anxiety f. manifested at times by some over-zealous Chris- tians in regard to the propriety of having Sur- day newspapers distributed and read io their immediate neichborhood. Not inirequently their attacks on those of their neizhbors who maintain a stoldid mdifference in regard to this particular sin (%) are sometimes Very amusing and comical in its character. This' stralning at gmats and swallowing camels cannot be better lustrated than -by reciting a equple of incl- dents that came to my notice lately. A certain geatieman and wife—two promisent church- .members—were very much opposed (the female member espeelally) to having Sunday news- -papers-enter their domicile on the Sabbath day3 and, in Tact, this matter oceusioned o greac deal of controversy at certain times between hus- Land und wile. They finally agreed to dis- pense with it altogether. About two weeks ago a ton of coal was delivered at the house on Satarday afternoon, and, as he was too tired to attend to it that evening, his wife found no objection to bim petting uy early on Sunday morning and carrying it into the basement, for Tfear it would gef wet ; he got through by church time, and they wended their way to the sanctu- sry, accompauted by their two children. ‘The oiier cas¢ wes_ of o thorouch Calvinistic Christian, formerly a ehoemaker by trade, but now employed by a South Water street firm. He despised ull secular newspapers on the Lord’s day, while his zood wife found no _fault if one by chance came Into her handson Sunday morn- ing; but as she did not hold the purse-strings, of course this privilege was deborred ber to 8 reat extent. Her liege lord came home one aturday afternoon with his boots iu a dilapl- dated condition; he did not feel like fixing them that evening; on Sunday morning he got up very early, and by church-going time he had his Doots in first-class order, including a new pair of half-soles! O- consistency! thou art a jewel of priceless value, Where can we find thee in all thy prismatic loveliness? What Christian brow dost thou adorn with thy diadem? Sunday newspapers are like churci-members; some are good, and some are bad, Some are store-houses of knowledge and wisdom, while others are pitfalls of vice and sinks of iniquity. Some of the so-called relizious papers bave ad- vertisements and other matter fit only for the Police Gazette and publications of a like charae- ter. TrE SUNDAY TRIBUNE is conceded to be one of the best Sunday papers extant. Whay do some professing Coristians patronize the horse- cars on Sunday for a few blocks. going to church? Why do they stroll throush parks and drive _through boulevards on' the Lord’s day? Why do they do a thousand and one thiugs on Sunday contrary to their belief, when at the same time they are known by ail 2s utterly in- consistent in life, walk, and conversation? Ir they wish to have their lizht shine, thenlet them utterly discard everything of a secular na- ture on the Sabbath day. But to condemn others for reading and patronizing the Sunday papers, while at the samc time 'flwy are doing things entirely as inconsistent With their Chris- tian profession, is only making s mockery of re- ligion and a farce of Christianity. We ought certainly to be very careful in choosing our reading matter, not only on Sun- days, but cvery day. Our children should be tanght to discriminate carcfully between good publications and those which are given over to vice and profanity. 1t we find a true moral, up- right, and consistent paper like THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE, we should have no hesitation in put- ting it in their hands for-a carcful perusal. An- othier thing: we never ought to eglectany duty whatever on the Lord’s day, and grive our whole attention to the Sunduy paper. There is a time for all things,—a time_to read, and a time to sing; a time to attend church, and a time to give our children instructions a time to mend’ Buots, and a time to carry in coal; und a time to refrain from all these things. * Get wisdom, aud with all thy getting et understanding.” 1. MouaT. CORRESPONDENCE. A THEOLOGICAL PEOBLEA. To the Editor of The Tribune. Macous, Til., Feb. 21.—Was mau created an immortal being, botn soul aud body? 1f so, did he lose the immortality of both in the fall? 1f 50, how can he be sald to possess an immortal soul? 1f not. how can the doctrine of rezenera- tion, as held by all the dfferent orthodox Chris- tian denominatious, be true! Will some one competent please answer through the columns of ‘Titk SUNDAY TRIBUNE, and oblige many searchers after truth. ) J. G. Evaxs. AN OPEN LETTER To THE REV. ARTHUR SWAZEY. To the Rev. Arthur Suazey, Chicago, Il.—MY Dear Sir: Your article on the ** Atonement ” is timely and good, and I wish to thank you for its publication. For thesc many years I have held similar views, and, although still a youngz man, I feel as if 1 had grown old in trying to reconcile common sense with the theory of the Church. It always seemed to me as thouzh the theology of the pulpit was not to be found in the Bible, nor the theology of the Bible in the pulpit. Your argumert cannot fail to do great goou, not alone in drawing a lino of division be- tween the Bible truth and the teachings ot the theolorians,—altbouzh this is very important,— but in familiarizing the people with the jactsup- on which the doctrine of the Atonement rests. And yet, after all, do you not beg the ques- tion, whien, after showing thatall the‘theories of the Atonement are unreliable, vou yet affiria that *Chrdst was, in some real and potent sense, 2 sacrifice for the sins of the world” ¢ Certain- or' Iy thatis the very point at issue between the world and the Church; and if the Church holds the truth, it ought to be able to_prove it. Fif- teen hundred millions of people scattered all over this eartliare anxiously asking and walting. for that proof. They desirc to be saved, they ])rny for help, they turn in vain from one relig- on to another, from one_holy book to another, for a certain guidance and sure satvation. They are hemmed in by uncertminty and perplexity, and are daily perishing. Every sccond of time o humzn soul’ goes down inio the echoless si- lenee of the voicoless dust. And all the while the Chureh stands by with solemn countenance witnessing the scene, claiming to bold in its hands the power to save mankind, and, with 1,500 vears of opportunity, still unable to prove in a satisfactory way the truth of its divine mis- sion! * I respectfully submit that it will not do to beg this question. It can never be enough to say to the candid inquirer, **The thing is true, although all our theorics and proofs of its trutn are utterly unreliable.” No thinking mind can ever have its doubts solved and its guestionings set atrest bv any such dicta, however authorita- tive or immemorial. Permit me now, my brother, to eall your at- teatlon to the pressing necessity of proof 1o sup- port of doctrine, especially if the. doctrice con- ceros that which nobody knows anything about, and neyer did. You have shown in an able manncr that the Church’s theorics of theAtonement are unrelinble as exhibits of perfect truth. But without these several supports, is not the stability of the doctrive itself endaugered? Or does it rest on suflicient foundation to stand alone, and if so, will you be so kind as to inform me what that foundation is? Not in any skeptical nor captious sense do I ask you to perform this duty. It scems to me that the great thing nceded to convert the worid is simply clear proof made to man that the Atonement is true. Very respectfully, Joux C. Warus. MR. PEFTECOST AND WOMAN'S WORK IN THE CIIGRCH. To the Edlitor of The Tribune. CH1cAGo, Feb. 21.—A friend insists that T wronged Mr. Pentecost in stating that he does not permit women to speak fu mecting, ind.is _quite certain that I should havo attended the ' meetings and investigated the subject befcre -venturing to express an opinion. I drew my information from Toe TRIBUSD reports, and if we may not acceot such reports as the ground of comment, public criticism must soon cease. What rigit would I have to expect the public to aceept oy report of o Pentecost meeting, if I may not accept that of a regular reporter for o well-established and reputable press? _This Iady says it was not women, as such, that | Mr. Pentecost forbade to take part in his meet- ings, but those who proved themselves unfit for such work. A womsan had knelt with ber face against the back of a pew, and mumbleda long prayer, inandible to nincteen-twentieths of the people present, und, to prevent a similar occurrence, he made and oublished arulesgainst women speaking. Icannot se€ that this account alters the case, as stated by your reporter, or weakens the force of my criticism. The report I saw did not give the reason of Mr. Pente- cust’s action, but simply stated the fact, which is not denied. 1 did not claim thata woman may hold a meeting 1n abeyance while she talks to the back of a pew or mumbles prayers which should be sald in her own room; but I do say that that is not the Christian system which has been eau- cating women for nearly pineteen centuries, and has brought them, now, to a point where ot onc in ten thousand can perform the duties ssizned her by Christ. He commissioned. and commanded, men and women, alike, to * go and teach all_nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,” From their part in this work women have been forcibly thrust aside, and educatea to be- Jieve themselves subordinates, incapables, life- Jearners at the feet of the superior” sex, until they sit in nssemblies, dumb, without the phys- jcal or morel power to give utterance to the thoughts which burn in heir souls; und their carefully eultivated incapacity is made the ocea- sion for rendering them sull moreincapable! One woman essays to speak and fails, when, forthwith, the mun present, who is clothed with a little brief authority by other men who had no authority to so clothé him, arises and forbids all women to speak! Then we are asked to treat him ss ao evengelist, a teacher of that Chris- tianity wnose fondomertsl law ke sets atde- finnee! Igrant that Mr. Pentecost is no more guilty of contempt to Christ’s authority than the great mass of those men who profess to teach in His pame; but his_position, just now, gives him prominence, makes him the repre- Senttive of 2 great wrong, and his name makes him u_good contrast by which to measure the bogus Christianity of to-day with the real arti- " cle of the year 34 of the Christian era. In the first Pentecost all the women in the congregn- tion were sealed to the Christian ministry by toloven tongues as of firc which descended #nd sat upon each of them,” so that they all “spake vizh tongaes.” 1n that day their speaking was poted by Peter 2s the fulfillment of an old’ prophecy, and the warrant of his commis- sion to anpnounce the last davs of the 1 wish dispensation. and the udvent of the reign of the Messiab; but,in the day of the nine- teenth cenzury Peatecost,we find that the whole feminine Christian world have been converted into *dumb dogs '’ that open not their mouths, except to be fed by the crumbs which fall *iroma their masters’ tables, whilc this new Pentecos- tian teacuer, claiming Apost succession from those old Pentecostian teacn-rs, who bad becn taught the fact of the Resurrection by women, and who labored, side by side with women, for the conversion of the world, and proved their. own right to Iabor by the miraculous gifts of those women, turns ground and maintaios his suthority by silenciog the whole mass of women because oné makes 2 long, insudible prayer! A ood many men muinble long prayers in mect- ing. Suppose ye silence all other men on that account ! . If it was incapacity, not sex. against which Mr. Pentecost protested, why did he oot extend such an invitation to those who might be capa- Dle as would bave made _his meaning plaio cven to the comprehension of such a dull fellow 1s gn ordinary reporter? Tt is & remarkable fact in this connection that, notwithstanding the great weizht of legal di: bilities and ecclestastical authority under which women have lain during all the dark ages, they bave introduced Christianity, or what has passed for it, into cvery mation in Eurove, and in the preent century of dawn bave opeued a way for themseives and that less in are, man, into the home-life of the Brakmin and the Buddhist. The @oor which had successtully resisted all the military prowess of Britain and the moral force of Christendom was -uniocked by Mrs. Mullics with a needle, and the Zanana misslon has followed; but the world has never witnessed a better illustration of the sublime egotism of the masculine mind thaa that of the ministerial condescension, the official magnan- imity, with which Bishops, and Convocations, and Presbyteries,and Confererces have permitted women to oceany 4 small portion of -that tield of Coristian labor from which they themselves are still excluded! ‘They have graciously condescended to permit women to *go aud teach™ in the name of Chrisz, while' authoritattvely forbidding them to baptize in that namel ‘They may convert 2s many beathen as possible, ‘but must not bupt ize their converts: ~ frue, the command of Christ is, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them.” True, He made 1o provision for a cluss of teach- ers who should pot baptize. True, that men and.women were alike “cndowed with power from onbizh? to go forth and obey this com- mand; but it is also_ true that men bave made merchandise of the blood of Christ. The Christina'system, like alt which preceded it, has been cast into the crucible of human cu- Didity and thirst for power, and there the labor of tcaching has been scparated - from the act of .baptizivz. That has been recognized as hard work, and women are welcome to doit; but this hias been marked as 2o oflicial actio, a sign of authority in the actor, and only & man can per- form it! ‘Brute force still rules the world, and up to this time the Church is under its government. Men rule because they have the largest honcs and the toughest muscles, and women submit because, in the last resort, men can whip them. Christianity is the oniy religion ever promul- gated which was intended to change this rule, and 50 to combine physical und moral force that muscle should be the “police force of mind. It was and is to call out and develop the moral and spiritual forces of the world for the guid- ance of its material power, and its failure thus far to fulfill the probhecy spokea to the sheo- herds on the Plains of Palestine is owing to the fact that muscle captured it, even as the Philis- tines did Samson, und set it to arinding in the mills of despotism instead of using its strength for the redemption of lsrael. JANE GREY SWISSHELM. GENERAL NOTES. The Catholic Te'egraph is not overpleased with ‘the new French Cabinet. Gambetta’s project for scholastic reform is aenounced as the de- struction of all Christian teacking. The Episcopalians of Richmond, Va., are un- happy under a pew order of things rererding adornments. One of thie mivisters annouuced to his coneregation lazt Sunday that it was the ‘to be desire of the Bishop that all alta h 1d be removed, and that florai dcnun‘\?{%‘r’lts so:n;::s« :tixvt‘:\lr gcweions shall be dispensed with in the The Catholic Bishop of Montreal h: circular forbidding ladies to helonz“t:\! ghusgc; cgofian;r the ls:i g‘l June next. *Many of the churches bave anticipated the i iy order by dismiss- ‘As the result of eleven years’ work i Northern_Methodism now eoumgru,e?)rT:fe::: bfil‘s, 2467 grobsz}io:ers, 203 local and 221 trav- eling preachers, 1:4 churclies, and 177 - sckoois, with 13,822 scholars. daadsy; A European tour for clerzymen is planned by some New York preachers.” It is to consume July and August, and the clerzymen are to be taken us far as to [taly and back, at a cost of §830 each. This seems’ chicap enough, it good. It is stated that a nomber of wealthy men in New York have pledeed ' $200,000 toward the cendowment of a new college for colored youth in that city, the special object of which sbould be to educate teachers for the colored people in the South. i Pope Leo has issued an order forbidding the " sale of relicz, He says the traflic has become an abuse and scandal, and that encmies of the Catholic faith steal and sell authentic relics, to the great seandal of the faithful, and especially of forelgners. A new missionary magazine is to be issued in the interest of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It will not be issued by the Book Concern, but as the individual enterprise of the Rev. A. C. Rose, long known in connection with Round Lalke management. Dr. Scudder’ says that the Oriental nations will never become converted until the women first become Christians, and he says that the women can be converted only by the personal agency of women who go there from Christian countri Hindoo women will not listen to male missioparies. Dr. Scudder was in India for over twenty years. Philadclphia’s sermonic sensation to-dav will be vn “The Woman who kad a Fool for her Miusband.” The announcement of such a sub- Ject will probably crowd the Cohocksink Presby- terian Church_with women, eagrer to hear what the woman did under the circumstances. Some of te Philadelphia preachers are even more sensational in the annonscement of their sub- vers than their brethren of this city and rooklyn. -The revival meetings at the First Congresa- tional Cburch, under the direction of Messrs. Pentecost and Stebbins, terminate this eveniug. Personal matters require the presence of M Pentecost for a little season at his home in Bo: ton. By request of several churelies he will r turn, and with Mr. Stebbins commence a'series of meetings on the North Side, Sunday, March 16." 'They conduct a meeting at Moody’s Church this morning. Traveling Evangelist the Rev. Fred Bell has not made 2 crowning success of his endeavor to recoyer damages [rom a British_Baptist brother for libeling him. It was in Noitingham that Mr. Ball was accused of kissing and otherwise tokine liberties with certain maid servants of the family whose guest be was. He defied his uceusers, and brought suit against them. It now seems that the evidence proved Mr. Bell to have taken these liberties, and that be is de- If;ted in his suit. As an evangelist he sub- sides. . The ‘¢ Apostles of Temperance,” a flourishing organization at Mount Gilead, O., are guarding the saloons of that town and enrolling the names of those who enter them in preparation for the next meeting of the Grand Jury., The Quakers of the same neighborhood are ‘reported to be holding very successful revival-meetings, large- ly assisted by a colored choir, which roves to be a great attraction. At another Fricnds® meet- ing, in Northern Ohio, the members regularly carry their Bibles and hymn-books to meeting with them. At the close of the morning service of the Baptist Cburch of Enelewood last Sunday it was announced that the Church debt of $3,000 had been reduced $500 by the efforts of the Ladics’ Society, and that the semi-annual inter- st on the remaining $2,500, amounting to $125, would fall due on the 21st inst. A collec- tion was taken up for this object, resulting in $103 being raised. leaving 2 balance of 322, which was collected during the week: This Church is at present without a pastor. A call will probably te extended to the Rev. J. H. PBhillips, of Shelbyville, 111, A Pottsville dispatch says: The_Catholic Church waged a vizorous war on the Koirhzs of Labor in every parish in _the coal region last Suoday. In Mabunoy Father Ryan demanded the written resignation of every Knieht belong- ing to bis chureh, and Father Reilly, of Shenan- douh, authorizes.the statement that not a mem- ber of his coungregation now belongs to the Order.. Manv of those charged with havin, been in the consplracy cannot be found, and al those located have made afEdayits that they never belonged to the Order, and the affidavits have been forwarded to Mr. Gowen. The way in_which some of the worshipers at St. James® Church, Hatcham, England, spice the services must be uierestiug to the listen- ers. *Why don’t you pay your old debtsi* sings out a Low-Church brother to a High Churehman. “ When you quit sanding your suzar it will be thne to talk aboat that,” viva- ciously responds the: Hign Cgurchman. This is e chureh formerly in chargd of that advane- ed ritualist, the Rev. Mr. Tooth. His successur, Mr. Walker, keeos up as objectionatle services as ever Tooth did, with incense, candles, and all the otlier accompaniments of ritualistic cere- mony. Matters of ecclesiastical millinery claim much attention in the Church ot Eogland. The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued a mandamus re- quiring the Bishop of Oxford toshow cause why a commission should not issue for the in- vestigation of churges against the Rev. Mr. Carter, of Clewes. The application states that complaint was made to the Bisbop in July last, by Mr. Ward, of the ase of unlawful vesiments and ceremonies, ‘and 2 commisséon asked for. The Bishop promised to consider the matter, bat, when written to, atter 2 long delay he said he bad not been able to decide what was the best way of dealing with the complaint. The mandamus cannot fail to bring it before the Church und the public in some shape or other. A revival of unusual extent 2nd power has been 1n progress in Litchfield, Conn., since.the bepinning of January. The Week of Prayer gave evidence of unwonted unavimity, earncst- ness, and hopetulness on the part of Chrisiians, and daily mectings have been continued for 1our weeks with the most blessed results. The Cougregational and Methodist churches have worked together in these mectiugs with periect pecord; the pastors, the Revs. Allan McLean and H, McAlister, being assisted a part of the time by brethren of the Y. M. C. A. As many s 200 baye been seen in the inquiry room at oce time, and scores have eotered upon a Christian lifd.” ¥or necarly fifty years this ancient aod lonored town bas not witcessed such an awakening. POPULAR AAIUSEMENTS. Dr. Thomas 1n the Alliance. 1t would scem that the Church, and Christizn people geerally, have a duty to perform in cre- ating a healthy public sentiment on_ tnis sub- jeet. The Church, we thiuk, has looked upon amusements with too little favor. This has cowme from the oid ascetic idea that the flesh, the body, is au enewmy to the soul, :nd needs to be put down and punished. - 1t is not an enemy to be. punished, but rather a mobic servant controlled and regulated. Piety does not consist in a long face aud a severe manuer, and endless restrictions and pro- hibitions; but rather in joyful, active obedience to right. And - the youth of our day ehould not be tausht that proper amuse- ments are either wrong in themselves or incon- sistent with a devout life; but rather that they are right in themselves, and entirely proper io their place; but that, liké anything else, may become wrong by abuse and excess. ‘Then, in- stead of looking upon all amusements as wrong, or i feelmg that religion imposes hard snd un- reasonable restraints, they would readily learn to discriminate between the proper and the im- proper; and they would sce the reason for avoid- g the wrong, and being prudent fn the use of the right. ‘Fhie wrong i3 mot in the drama, as such, norin the cards, or balls of 2 game; but in an impure and unworthy drama, und in the abuse of, the ame. Not in the dance, as such, is-therc any wron; but in dances that are fm- proper, or in the late hours or the excessive ex- ercise. Au enlightened bealthy conscience and a wise public sentiment on_these questions are greatly nceded. Thousands of youth are forced from cheerless homes, and other thousands re- mzin outside the church because of scvere re- strictions rnd unwise teachings on these points; and forced to find their amusements away from the guidance and restraints of the home or the church, find them in places of sit. PERSONALS. Moody has now been in Baltimore for three moanths. The Rev. James 5. Whiton bas been invited to the pastorate of the First Congregational Church in Newark, N. J. The Rev: E. N, Packard, of Evanston, has re- cefved a call from the First Congregational Church, Dorchester, Mass. - Hugh McNeile, Deza of Ripon. who has just died in England, was affectionately regarded by the Evangeiical branch of thie Chureh of En- | gland as one of its most devoted leaders. His .abpointment to thtence of ere is frightfal distress, and but X 'rince - Dunidl?lfl. ;wh; by the Queen in 1§ kitchens, many would ,peris r. Dis%uell, \rbgmvnuou. Local . jealausies ob- Bishop Wi l,g\:ly in the Italian Lezislature .that b onop Wingfent, while conscious that something T hoen electede done on its patt toward the ra- uisiana, Who i 4o whilom proud and’ prosper= The average acthe Medicis, shrink from introduc- isters who died & which thev have 0o zood reason 66 years 7 montly meet with lusewarm support. EB)IrI. Mose‘:{. P __-——_’—_FEB:M .) Iron Work! . American aiss? ELLING RE Tho Countt po Not Need Forty or More Let- the famous 1 ters. 2 evils Of CONVE ;¢ puitor of The Tridune. .bil‘whw Odem, Feb. 22.—The clamor for an’ alpha- Bisg;:a‘g:k;:?'e“““‘i" for every sonond kaown p YMColich tongae purports to be based on ihe On :pcmr&eml principle of phonic representa- 2nd will be sp;_©2¢h elementary sound shall have “Thé Rev. Dfin;: symbol," and, conversely, each Alexander Ch"{mll fovariably represent the same the charge of thile this is the true theory of or- Angeles, Cal. - the advoeates of the extended The - Wickligmder discussion overleap their zozl, ‘IT'I:;:;);.! N.J..ad their alpbabet with representa- - ompound sounds, diphthongs, and of that church: sifications and desrees of tone. The Rev. J. B2 shown, further on, what a heavy Hamilton, and .tedundant alphabet becomes. churches, will'tes ¢ and j are compound, (long) move to Quiney, 1ore_diphthongs, while what ara Miss Helen SeqShort andlongvowel sonnds are famous Mother q&,s in guauntity. of tone, more or ters of Charity in by the consovants:of the word. black veil in Ne I would not advise the rejcetion W-thus provided, the argument. for Messrs. John “+must fall if'it has no other basis ‘were ordained priesation of the elementary sounds pal Church at Toror, on the other hund, the theory Fallows preached th ,u‘mfll Lnfli(:;‘linlcnziun of tones, the The Rev. W. A, Knowifshnitely extended to rep- Mich., has_been’calked to the Ruses; il modifica- Andrew’s Episcopal Church, in-this city, anas there is a good probability that he will accept. The sudden insanity of .the Rev.' John . Wick- liffe_Beach, of Nurth Branford, Conn., and of the Rev. Mr. Sutpben, of New Utrecht, provoke inquiry as to the habits of overwork common s among industrious pastors. 7 The Yope has been fairly inundated with' abusive, offensive, and threateing letters from ;. Socialists in all parts of Europe, who have been moved to anger because of his recent encyclical, His Holiness is making a collection of them. The late Dr. H. N. Brinsmade, of Newark, No J., who was once a teacher in Belois College, left that institution the sum of $8,000, in addi- tion tq other sums previously given. The lega- cy is not available till after the death of his widow. The High Church clergy have scnt to the . Queen a protest :.\Euinst the Doke of Connaught being married in Lent, and asking that the wed- dine be deferred. They forget that the Prince- of Wales was married in Leet by the Archbish- op of Canterbury. e The Rev. Arthur Mursell, who is mow on a - lecturing tour in this country, has accepted an invitation to the pastorate of the Canuon Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Englusd. He is to enter upon his duties a3 pastor April 6. The church is a larre and influential one. 5 The King of Siam bas richly eniowed a col- Tege for the education of the children of bis Court and of the Princes, and called upoa tiie Rev. 8. G. McFarland. a missiovary, to manage it. e coliege is to be a Christian colleze, and President McFarlund is empowered to offer liberal salaries to other missionaries to become Professors. * SUNDAY SMALL TALK. =3 The plumber’s dying words for his absent wife—“Tell her Ili meter over there.”—XNew : York Ezpress. 3 vwob Nobody is quite 2 Dniversalist in moments of - indignation. Everybody keeps a private and - select perdition for the objecs of his wrath. Are pood men, then, so rare?’ asks the. Christian Standard. Well, brother, that de- pends a great deal on the taste of the cannibat who cooks them. Eli Perkins says he often runs over to Brook- Iynaud talksan hour or two to the Rev. Mr. Beecher. No wonder Mr. Beecher once feeling- | 1y remarked, “ Leven wish I were dead.”’—Nor- ristowns Elerald. g A temperance soclecy up in Meriden dignifies itself by the appellation, ** Yit. Ararat Lodge,” * probakbily because that noted mousd was tié drf=" ect spot on earth when Noah anchored there.— © New Haven Hegister. 3 \ They are making a great fuss in New Britain because the native cannibals have murdered 2nd cooked a missionary party. Did they expect that the savages were going to eat them raw and alive?—BHoston Traceler. “The Lord loveth the cheerful giver,” but there’s no use chucking 8 copper cent into the / contribution-oox loud enough to make the folks on the bacic seat think the communion service Liss tumbled off the altar.—Argonaut. The Rev. Moses Brock was reading a morning lessou in a charen about the woman that had seven husbands, and finishing. the sentence, ' “And lest of all the woman died.” He addea” by way of comment, **And well she mout.” A little girl, whose mother had told her the melancholy story of Adam and Eve, looked down for a momen: very sadly, and then up agaip very brightly, and sald: *And they both went into a large, beautifal room, full-of brizht red “315" and no-¢-0 snake, and ate a-a-l ther wanted. . B The other day an Irishman was passing the graveyard, where he saw two men, friends ofa - countryman who had just died- They were seek-"" ing for a burisl Jot. **Who’s dead?” he asked. * »Jonn Leary,” was the reply. * When did ne , . die?” “Yesterday.” * Well, bedad, he had a . foine day for it.”” The English language is wonderful forits aptness of expression. When a number of men * and women get together and look at euch other from the sides of a room, that’s called a socia- ble. When a hungry crowd calls upon a poor minister and eats bim out of house and home, that’s called a donztion party. g There was a paragraphist on a moral Yoronto paper who swore 2. solemn oath timt he would , make a joke on the name of Bob Ingersoll or perish in the sttempt. He shut himeelf up on Saturday evening and crawled forth on Monday - morning, pale, emaciated, and with a solemn look in his eyes, and the following item i his band: "The;' ought to spell his mame' “Bob’ Injuresoul.’ ¥ A curious critic has discovered that the fa-. - ‘mous * Pinafore” joke about ** Hardly ever?. . has iis connterpart in the old anecdote of Henry XV. of France. Inthe chapel at Versailles on! Sunday, where the King, Mme. Du’ Barry, and all the Court were present, the preacher began | his sermon solemnly .with the words, *3y , {riends, we must all dic!” * The King was dis- turbed, and mado a_grimace, whereuoon the courtly preacher’ added, “or mearly all’ (presque tous). B L BEER AND SORROW. There Wwas a_compositor not only discharzed from the San Jose [Hera'd last: week, but also fired down four flights of stairs by the infusiated - foreman of that admirable jeurnal. It seems that the typowas requested to **liven up” acer- tain spegch delivered at the Workingmen’s State Conveution, held in that town, with the usual remarks in parenthesis. The **jour,” who was carrying a little more becr than neces- sary just then, got bold of the wroni part of the proceedings, causing the eloquent resolution of Mr. Van Arman, referring to the deathof a member, to read something like this:. Wuergas, It has pleased Divine Providenceto * remove from our midst our beloved comrade, Aza- riah McMuck (loud applause], who has been cut Hown in the flower of his nsefulness [laughter] and promisc; it is B Reso!zed, That we tender to his bereaved family [cheers] and friends our sincere sympathy in this their hour of aflliction [crics of **Put lim out™ and **Order™], and sssure them that while we humbly bow to the will of [a voice, **Three cneens for Kearney '] Heaven, we lament in our departed brother {roars of Iaughter] a fellow citizen of en- © Tightened mimd, statesmanlike views [crics of +°Oh! shut up!" **Let's adjoarn!"} aud broad ; and generous sympathy for his kind [terrilc cheers]. He is not lost, bat gone before [derisive Cries of **01 cheese it,” and continued lsughter], cte. SaE CHURCH ' SERVICES. CONGREGATIONAL. * The Rev. Charles Hall Evercst preaches at Plymonth Church. Morning subject: **Tke Old and the New.” Evening: ‘*The Yokein Youth.™ —The Rev. George IL Peeke will preach at the - TLeavitt Street Charch. Subject: Morning, **The Sin of Unbeltet ; evening, ** Polygamy of Abram’s Time." " —The Kev. E. F. Williama will preach morn-: ing and evenizg at the South Chureh, corner of Drexel and Union avenues. ’ < —The Rev. Samuel J. Kidder, of Boaton, will , preach morning and evening at the Union Park Charch. . —Prot. Theodore W. Hopkins will preach mom- ing and evemng ot Lawndaie Hall. = —The Rev. E. P. Goodwin will preack 'in’ the morning and the Rev. Mr. Pentecost iu the eveu- ing ot the First Church, corner of Aun sad Wash-