Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1879, Page 9

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 2 ~ vr 9 aE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 2. 1870-SIXTEEN PAGES RELIGIOUS. Bishop Gilmour, Restive Under Criticism, Defends His Lenten Pastoral. And Gives His Reasons for Mak- ing War upon the Public- School System. The Age and Not the Church Should Be Charged with TWiberalism. American Common Sehools the Most Un- just of Any Country or of Ail Mistery. ‘a Michigan Layman Takes Issue with the Bishop on the Ground of © Expediency. e Some of the Pecuiiarities of the Laie Dr. De Koven---His Coliege Confessional. General Notes, Personals, Sunday Small Talk, Services To-Day. : BISHOP GILMOUR. WHY HE WAGES Wal ON TUE AMERICAN SCHOOL-SYSTEM. To the Editor of the C.eveland Herald: My pas- toral bas given the newspapers a chance to re- yentilate the old but oft-repeated charges against the Cathvlic Church. Would it not be well, in this age of vaunted enlightenment and progressive discovery, to bring out something new, if for nothing clse than to try our wits upon its novelty? This thing of repeating, usque ad nauseum, misrepresentations that have been sefuted till people are weary reading their refu- tation, proves dither that the position of the as- sailed is excveaingly strong or the arguments of the assailants are exceedingly weak; more than likely the former is the true statement of the case, und accounts for the want of variety in the accusers. 2 My pastoral is said ‘to be out of harmony with the age, out of tune with the spirit of our country, isiliberal, would narrow human free- dom, and, were its principles carried out, would destroy the iustitutious of the country.” ‘These are pretty serious charges, and should neither be made lightly nor met flippantly. What the private opinions of individuals may be is of little importance to the public, but wheua great and powerful institution like the Catholic Church, numbering as it does nearly 8,000,000 in the’ United States and 259,000,000 scattered throughout the world, is charged with being the enemy of man’s rights and happiness, and the threatened destroyer of the institutions ofour country, it is certainly time to ask, Is such a change true? Divested of their verbiage the charges made, and without variation constantly repeated, are: First, the Catholic Church is illiberal; second, she is opposed to the progress of the age; third, she seeks to destroy the institutions of the country. The words liberal and illiberal are very catch- ing terms and easily misled, the more so in this age when socicty is striving so hard to throw off the restraints of authority. Within certain limits men must not only be liberal but tolerant of the opinions and teachings of others. 1] humm attairs, in scietice, in politics, there must be tolerance and freedom. Under law there is liberty to the extent of the law, but no fur- ther. ‘fo individuals there must be not only tolerance bat kind forbearance; but in principles there can be noyielding. If te principles are true, let the consequences be what they may, they muzt be asserted; if false, borne with ‘until they can be corrected. Trutn is necessarily iiberal, must be illib- eral, because truth is unchangeable. Error, on the contrary, is changing and changeable,—is, consequently. necessarily liberal, and is always ring out against truth because truth will not chenge or yreld to the demands of error. Truth is also severe, vot because truth in itself is se- Yere; but because truth binds to law, and law is elways severe to the unruly. Aeeping these principles in view, let me state the’Catholic arzument, and if either my pre- Inises are falee or my reasoning vicious, show it, but cease calling names und accusing us of hold- ing doctrines we do uot hold. The Catholic position is thi The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ, aud re- ceived her powers und mission from Him; to ler was intrusted the deposit of faith as Curist taught it, No more; no less. Christ gave His infamivle word that He und the Holy Ghost would be with her to the end of time, guiding her so that she should teach the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. AL this position is true—and. the Bible says it is—then the Catholic Church cannot teach error; hence ciunot change, from age to. age, to suit ‘the whims and faucics of men or times. In this sense it is true to sav the Churci is Wiberal, be- couse she will uot, cannot change. If this as- sumption is false 11 cau be easily shown, if the reasoning fro:n it is at fautt it can also be casily shown, but if neither the assumption nor the Teasoning is at fault, on what principle will it be said she 1 illiberal unless it be assumed ‘what truth is iltioeral, and theretore that truth ought te chame because the truty is not popu- lar or palatable to the notions of ‘the age? If it is assumed that truth must change because trath is unpopular, then [have nothing to sav; but if it isassumed that tratn cannot, must not change, then I hold the vroper way tuattack my pastoral isto show that e:ther my premises are Wroug or My reasoning 1s wrong. It neither is wrong, ‘Wen 1 hold that neither names vor opprobrious epithets will alter the truth or make truth illib- eral, because truth will not change to suit the Yaguries of error. “Now, [have asserted that no man is free to disobey just law, and that no man has the right to reject truth or even di it. For this Jam called illiberal, and the vials of wrath poured out upon the Catholic Church, as being in oF sition to the spirit of the age and the liberalism ofthe day. But if the spirit of the age and the liberalism of the day are opposed to truth, can truth enange? Jr it is true that no man has a Might toreject truth or disobey just Jaw, can truth or just law change because the truth is un- Dopular or the Jaw severe? Truth is truth, and Cannot change; just law is binding, and both Must de accepted if justice is to be done. Now, the Catholic Church holds that she is foguided by the spirit of God that she cannot teach error; on the contrary that she teaches the trutp, ute whole truth, and nothing but the treth, and she ins that she cau prove and proved and will continue to prove that she isso guided. Now, if she is so guided that she teaches the truth und nothing but the trath, on What principle will it be said she is iiberal be- Cause she will not accept the doctrines of the + day? Js truth: illiberal! can truth be iliiberal? And if the Catholic Church teaches truth, is it Rota calumny to say she is liberal because she Will vot accept error! Would it not rather strike the mind that if ‘the age is opposed to the Church, that it is the 8ge wuat is out of joint aud ueeds reforma- on? ‘The Church has at least prescription, the age has not, and besides the age is a witness in its own cause, sv its testimony must. be taken cautiousiy.. The Church presents her Cocuments, saows she was founded by Christ, aud guaranteed to speak the truth, nothing: but the truth. . Ibis for the age to disprove er documents or her ressoning, but if the cannot, docs not even try, is vot the excecaingly ihberal and “unjust to el: the Church with untruth merely beca Churth differs trom. the age? If the teaches truth, then it is the age thatis iiberal in opposing the truth. This, 1 hold, is the true Statement uf the case, and I further hold, never we the days of Pagan Rome has the world nas ilhberal as it is to-dav. The age has Bet up certain principles that, when tried by ex- Ficuce and the alembic of truth, are found to not only false but most_ dangerous and dis- a@strous; und because the Church will not ac- cept them the Chureh is cried down as opposed rostess, y ne ot these principles of modern progress is ‘educate the masses": but, under the word €ducate, reliciou is eliminated,—just as if so- Glety could exist without God, or man liye with- « out religion. A system of Stal whien religion i ignored: is onmammes cose future of the country is committed to children who are educated without a knowledge of God, akuowledge of religion, and with very loose ideas of morality. Because the Catholic Church tefuses to permit her children to go to euch schools, then it is charged the Catholic Church Pera ie elucation, Is Opposed to prozre: vould, if it cou story schools, yi |, destory the public We are not opposed to public schools because they are public. ‘This we have declared so often that we are weary of its declaration, and the public is nauseated with its repetition: but just fet an opportunity arise, and it will be repeated as if it had never been denied. We are opposed, on principle, to a system of schools, public or private, in which relixion is not taught, because we bold no child can be properly taught without, a knowledge of religion. However, no matter how much we may regret it, yet we say if a cer- tain class of citizens wish to educate their enil- dren without a knowledge of religion, let them; that is their business; the child belongs to the parent, and the parent is responsible to God for his act. If, therefore, there is a certain class of citizens that wish to use the public schools und are satistied with a yodless education, let them use them, but do not force us to use them, nor force us to support them and pay taxes for them, nor be so untruthtul—illiberal (?)—as to say, because we cannot in conscience acceot an education without religion, that therefore we seek to destroy the public schouls. We seek to widen the basis of the public schools, and break down the varrow-mindedness and the iliberality ofasystem that taxes us for what we cannot enj This, we say, is unconstitutional, aud is in direct opposition to that spirit of equality be- fore the Jaw that is held to be the keystone of our whole political system. : ft would be tard to tind in all historv a more illiberal or a more unjust system of education thau that of the Uuited States. There is not a country in Europ., there is not a country ont- side of the United States, where were is a school system that so systematically discrimt- nates against a certain class of citizens as our system in Obio, and elsewhere in the United States. In every country in Europe, Catholic or.Protestant, where there is a system of public schvols, the difl»rences of region are recog- nized, and the school is go arranged that_tiose who pay taxes shatl enjoy its benefits. But. in the United States, where one would expect liberality in its school srstem, Catholics find the most narrow-minacd iliberalism. Because I publicly proclaim this and insist that Catholics should’ be- treated justly und not be taxed to support schools which are so constructed that in conscience they cannot accept tiem, then Lam charged with being *‘out ot tune with the age, opposed to education, aman who secks to de- stroy the public schouls, und a tyrant,” because I forbid my people to send their children to schools where their religion is not, and can not be taught. : : Now if our religion is truth, and we pretend we cag so prove it to be, how can Catholics send their children where truth is not taught, but where, on the contrary, what we hold to be re- ligious error is often jtaught? Counscientiously we cannot send our children to.a school where their religion is nut taugnt; if others can do that, let.them, but do not impose schools upon us which We cannot accept, nor tax us for what we cannot enjoy. We say, either arrange the school system 50 that we can accept it, or let those pay for it who use it and are beuefited in the above, my reasoning is wrong, it must be either im iy premises or in my I If in my premises, it can be easily sto if in my reasoning, it also’ can_ be easily shown, but either my premises are false nor my reason- illogical, on what grounds shall” the doe- trines of my pastoral be cordemned, or Catho- lies Yoreed to support schouvls which in con- ience they cannot accept, and from which they do not and cannot derive any benclit? Nor is this all our complaint. We think we have also goud cause to complain about the manner in which other public institutions are conducted. In nearly all the large public: institutions of the country there is a Protestant minister, his salary paid out of the public fund. In’ the Penitentiary, at Coluinbus, there isone; at the Soldiers’ Home, at Dayton, there another; there is also one for Congress. Catholic priests not only give their services free in such places, but often are not admitted acall, or if admi:- ted, are dependent upon the good will of Wars gens or Superintendents. “When I came. to Cleveland, with difficulty I got permission for a priest to attend the Workhouse. Shortly after be was turned out. ‘Then the Council was ap- pealed to, and permission was granted for the priest to return, but a condition was attached by which no priest could hear the confession of any prisoner, und the matter so stooa,—Uatho- lic prisoners forbiddeu to practice their reluz- ion, and the Catholic priest forbidden to exer- cise his miuistry,—till the passage of the Ges- I han laws. ‘Then for the tirst time were priests, +N} freo to enter the Workhouse in Cleveland, und, thanks to the discussion upon that law, priests are now kindly treated by the officers of the Workhouse. Again, for twenty-five years no priest was per- mitted to enter tle House of Retuge in Ciucin- nati, and there either preach to or imiuister to any Catholicinmate. Priests were told, “ You can come to the chapel, and there preach to all the inmates as other preach but you snall not say mass, nor hear confessions, vor teach your catechism to the Catholic prisoners.’” risoners were even denied the privilege of see- ing a priest when dying. This state of things we have found all over the country, and only by fighting und insisting ou our righis have we suc ceeded in partly breaking this iltiberal conduct up. For attempting to publi chauge these things Lam charged with being a narrow-minded man, aud 2 man Who is seeking to break up the institutions of the country. I do seek to breal up the narrow-minded iliberalism that zoverns these institutions, to open,their doors to all, and to break down the illiberal spirit that says Cath- olics have not as goud a right to enter the public institutions of the State us Protestants. If in so doing I am itliberal und narrow-minded I must confess I will so remain. We have a large bill of indictment besides the above, but perhaps this may be evourh for the present. +t R. Gitmour, Bishop of Cleveland. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. AN OPEN LETTER TO BIsHOr GILMOUR, OF CLEVELAN Sr. Josepn, Mich., March 17.—To the Jit.-Zeee. Bishop Gilmour, Cleve'and, 0.—REVEREND aND RespecTep Sir: Until reading im Saturday’s Cuicago Trisuse your latest pastoral letter, L was of the belief that you,—a man of education, one who bas been afforaed all possible oppor- tunities of witnessing America and her institu- tions in a favorable light,—the possessor of an unsullied name,—the head of a large and power- ful diocese, and one whose elevation was owing to the vast und. superior powers of mind dis- plaved in the performance of his duties,—could or would not associate yourname with those of the upholders of any such measures as therein set forth, and was of the bvlief that none but a certain class of extremists advocated the prin- ciples enunciated in. said letter, viz.: the non- support of our public-school system,—a system that bas been the direct and only means of in- culcating a feeling that partakes bui little, if any, of that bitter and antagonistic feeling borne by the passers-by of Plymouth Rock in 16%0—a system that now permits of our people sending tneir Aeruans and Hurds to Washing- tou—a system that has engendered the best of teeling between Catholic and Protestant, and one that has entirely obliterated the Know- Nothing feeling of 1852S. True, there were Catho- Hie patriots in 1775 that were not forgotten in 1732. but the same causes and feelings that prompzed Jackson, Tavior, and Grant to the Presidency tended fo allay feelings of prejudice, and sup- pressed, for the time at Teast, a deep and rock: rooted bigotry that would under ordinary cir- camstances have prevented our Catholic fore- fathers from receiving their just laudations and political rewards. But. can you now arise and truthfully exclaim “that feeli ill existe”! Can you maintain, with auy degree of candor, that sectarianism en- tersinto the political arena of these Unired States outside of your own! And why therct ‘Owing, as you aré well aware, to the indiscre- tion of ‘our triend of the Legislature”! a tew years since. : Father, what would you have us do? Assur- edly not as une Would infer from the perusal of your letter, i. e., send our children to Catholic ‘schovls where they are easy of access. You fail tu make any distinction,—seein to ignore the fact of uur having schools unworthy the name, and presided over by many who koow but litde more than their e pupils. ‘Trae, we have Catholic schools and seminaries that would be acredit to any community or country, but they ure ** few and far between.” Notre Dame is the nearest us, and can we afford to send our cpildren there! We havea Catholic senool nere in St. Joseph. Our Catholic population is limited. Our vublic school building is a magnificent structure, erected at cost of $60,000; the Catholic build- ing is a. com tive shed. In ihe public school, our children are afforded the same facilities, the same access to the library and use of charts,’ globes, etc., und the same courtesy is extended them by the teachers ag 1s extended to the sons aud daughters of thuse Wao probably defrayed nine-tenths of the entire cost of the structure, albeit they are not Catholi Our friends in Ohio think it unjust to be com- pelled to pay both public and private taxes, and would abolish our present system. Were we of St. Joseph to support none but our own, do sou imagine that even then we could compete with an institution employing a corps of nine teach- ers? Cannot thesame be said of every town and parish in the country?) We admit thata number of our cities havea large Catholic nopu- Jetion, und if the mere vreponderance in number was suflicient, better Catholic than Prote: schools could be maintained; but we doubt ver much whe fact of our controlling morc capital in Milwaukee or Baltimore than do our Protestaut brethren, as it is a well-known fact that most of our persuasion are poor, possibly excepting 2 few descendants of the Calverts. “Hence, if you would ameliorate their present condition, dif- ferent means must be resorted to tian those at present bad in contemplation, and which you would forthwith put into execution. Z As al: required to attain a state of godliness appears to be a humility of soul, dread and ab- stinence of sin, and a firm belief in the existence of a Supreme Being, I am of the opinion that better Christians — were to be found previous to the uniyersal diffusion of knowledge and general reading of the Scriptures, as is clearly shown by the pres- ent number of ‘scientific students,” “ betier- ers in Nature,” tirst simply “ veectarians and then the disciples of Rousseau, Voltaire, Paine, Darwin, or “Pope Bob,”—wnoramuses who pick a thousand and one meanings from a sin- gle paragraph in “ Kin James’ Edition,” and narrow-minded fools believing a la Beecher in a “hell on varth.?? : But now, Father, a different state of affairs exists. An education is a matter of necessity. There are 7,000,000 of our faith in this country. Would you have us attend poor, ill-furaished, and ill-foveroed schools, and remain forever in- ienor to those not so scrupulous io the manner of acquiring au education? Would you have us belong to a lower order, remain less intelli- gent! Were this the case, all political aspira- tions mustneed be laid aside, or, if not, defeat— dire defeat—would assuredly be the fate of an unintelligent and uneducated candidate and any measures advocated by bis party, be they ever so worthy and needful. You are anxious to bring our citizens around to your belief. How can this be done by the graduates of schools governed by teachers whose salary rarely exceeds $20 per month? ‘The mission of the Church—ihat grand old ; upholder and defender,of, liberty, that liberal old patroness of art, that just discriminator be- , tween right and wrong (what they say to the contrary notwithstanding}—is to convert as many as possible, and retain within ner bosom after having made her acquisitions. She does not believe in protracted meetings nor in the means resorted to at revivals und camp-meet- ings, but trusts that all applicants have given the matter careful attention und deemed” the subject one worthy of serious 2nd sober refice- tion,—a resolutiun not formed until having a perfect understanding and thorough knowledge ot all her doctrines. How are those converts to be made? Can uneducated men be suceesstul |. iu that line or field! You claim that in private schools pupils are not so apt to form bad asso- eiatious; that our public-schvol outhouses ure simply galleriés containing obscene literature and devilish designs. Why is this?) Wby more so than in our Catholic schools# Can we, dare we, insinuate uxt the lady and geutlemen teachers connected with our public schools are devoid of principle and destitute of virtue? Do you not suppose that they can and do exercise the same authority and command the same re- spect as others! Does it stuud to reason that one commanding « salary of $1,000 per annum will prove less competent than one whose salary amounts to but $30! Father, you are aware of that feeling of dis- trust,—that suspicion entertained by 2 great many of our ‘friends of the other side,” of the future day when Catholics may be iu the as- cendency, and in the face of this do you deem it prudeut—are you justified iu keeping uo our diiferences—in thrusting our individual opin- ions forward, and by so doing keep up a cou- tinued strite, und increase instead of allaying said distrust? Would it not be better to suc- cumb to the inevitable and earnestly support uur present system, and by so doing we need not necessarily depart in the least. from the teach- ings and belief of our beloved Church? dn conclusion, Father, I hold that the true way to disseminate our doctrines, and tou bring up our children in the true fuith, is to seod out able, learned, and eloquent pastors.—men iib- eral in their views and willing to mingle in. so- ciety and associate with Protestants as well as Catholics,—men who do not deem it necessary for the preservation of the Church to appear in public with an austere expression of counte- nance,—men of this description, and they can, in connection with their pastoral duties, look to the interests of children, who may, perhaps, move in an atmosphere of darkness, but who are, pevertheless, on a level with their contem- poraries in educational acquirements, and bid as tair as they do to periorm duties in the future other than those of ditching or carrying 8 hod. Although differing slightly, believe me, Father, when assuriny you that I remain a sin- cere uduilrer of your course in all else, and that none would more gladly avait the oppor- tunity of “seeing through ano:her glass,” were be convinced of error, than would your humble servant, ‘Tuomas F, O’ Lana. A HIGH CHURCHMAN, SOME OF THE PECULIARITIES OF THE LATE REY. DR. DE KOVEN, A former student of Raciue College contrib- utes the following to the Indianapolis Journal: ‘The Rey. James De Koyen, D. D., Rector of Ra- cine College, Wisconsin, whose sudden and un- tively death from apoplexy occurred yesterday morning, was a remarkable man in many re- spects. He had a national reputation as the leading spirit of the Hign-Church faction in the Episcopalian denomination. He was known for his great learning and rare powers as a pulpit orator. He wus a men of fine presence, and seemed clothed with all the high attributes of the ideal ministry. It fs the purpose of this articie to review, briefly, his inner lifo as it was unfolded in the close compaviousnip of college life. Dr. De Koven devoted bis ripest culture and best thought to Ra- cine College. It was the dream of his life to make it to this country whet Rugby is to Ev- gland. Hevisited that famous institution, when abroad many years ago, and adopted its leading features. The students of Racine College were us near and dear to him as children; indeed, he lavished on “the boys? the best impulses of his neart, He never married; the college hearth- stone was his family circle. We kuow of but one oflice—and many were his for the asking— that would have tempted him from the duties of the Rectorship at Racine—a Bishopric. He un- doubtedly coveted this distinction as the crown- ing ambition of his life, but when it failed him he turned to bis boys and his books, and the dis- tinguished and lucrative church preferments which have since been extended have not temot- ed him. Only last weck he was elected to the Rectorship of St. Mark’s, in Philadelphia, as the successor ot Dr. Hoffman, and it is understood that he had expressed bis purpose to decline. “Dr. De Koven was in the habit of preparing himself as carefully for his regular sermons to the students in the college chapel as for the most Critical and intelligent of audiences. * He was often wonderfully eloquent, always pow- erful and persuasive. {is power for good in the silent influences of his daily life among his boys, us he called them, was irresistible, and im- pressed all who approached nim. Me used his ample fortune for good. é Dr. De Koven was extremely “* High Church” in his views and practice. He was probably the only minister of the Episcopal Church who bor- dered so closely upon the Romish doctrine as to mutntain a confessional. Very few, tudecd, of his tellow-churchmen are aware that for many years it bas been his custom to near confession. Tnat he went so far a3 to attempt absolution is not here positively asserted, but this much is known: Adjoining his handsomely-farnisbed li- brary, in the south wing of the old colluze build- ing, Was a room barely lurge evouzh to seat four persons comfortably, which was Knowo amoung the students as ‘the confessional.” It con- tained a kneeling-stool and rack fur prayer- book, where the person confessing might kneel. To the right and adjoining this was a handsome carved walnut ebair for the Doctor. ‘The room was darkened, and it was evident from the gen- eral appearance of the piace that its purpo were Si id. Alarge portion of the students, especially those of younger years, were in the habit of resorting to the. “‘cousession-box” ever two or Liree weeks, and there detail to the Doctor their sins of omission and cominis- sion. Many made no secret of their business there. 1b was not known positively that their sins Were formally forgiven by the _ edict of the confessor, bat the intereuce is that he was accustomed to do so, for ina tearned argument at 2 chureh convention in New York ast vear, Dr. De Koven advocated the divine right of the ordained ministry to forgive sins. ‘The burning of candles on the ‘chapel altar, the white robes or the twenty choir boys, the chant: ins of the service, and all the tinsel of gorzcous svorship which he practiced and encouraged, bordered as closely upon the Ruinish as the con- fessional. FOR LEO NIIt. CIRCULAR FROM ARCHBISHOP WOOD CALLING FOR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS. The fullowing letter from Archbishop Wood, of Philadelphia, was read at all the different masses, in all the Catholic eburches of the dio- cese last Sunday, and will be read ugain to-day, when the collection will be taken up: PurapeLraia. March 12, 1879.—To Our Rev- erend Brethren of the Cleray and Beloved Children of the Laity, Peaceand Benediction: Tue appeal We nuke to you, beloved children, is one to waich You ure not anuccustomed. During the Pontiticate bis Holiness Pius IN. of glorious memory, laid hetore you, on four different occasions, the temporal necessities of the Lfol e, and you al ways responted most genetousiy. We feel certain. therefore, that_the appeal we now make for tho reigning Pontiff, Leo NUL, will receive from yon a ike liberal response. The dignity and. independence of the Holy Father are tous, his children, of exceeding great importance: and that dismity and independence what the encmies of the Church not only to weaken, but, if possible, to entirely destroy, i The Holy See is the rock on which the Church is founded. “It bears the same relation to the Charch that the keystone dues to the arch, The keystone ig necessury not only for the solidity, but for the very existence, of the arch. Without tne Keystone the arch would not only be imperfect, out would be crushed by ils own welzht, and crumble into dust, With this keystone all is strength, order, and solidity in the Churca. | Withoutit, the Church would be imperfect, —nsy, it would perish. We do not realize, or at least do. not sufiiciently reilect on. the absvlute necessity of the Lloly See for our sanctification and salvation, and the niimer- ous blessings and benefits whtch slow to us trom its givine and merciful xction. From its teachings we derive the truths of the faith in all their purity and integrity. lt’ forms the standard of faith ond orthodoxy; for where Peter 18, there iy the Church. What it teaches iy true; what it condemos 1s false. Itwever ceases to teach and always teaches the truth, the whole truth, und nothing but the trath, ag it iy in God; for the gates of hell shall never prevail against it. Without it we would have no full possession ortirm hold on the truths of the faith, and without faith (and of course the trie faith is meant), : ie Avostle is imvossinle to please God. iat, says the uucil of ‘I'rent, 13 the bezinning of the sal- vation of men, the foundation and root of all justi- fication. Without faith. therefore, ho justifestion; without faiths, therefore, no, saivation; aud with- out the Tloly See, without the Pope, we eun have nb faith, Through the Holy See we receive the Sacramen| which our Divine Savior instituted as the caantiels ofgrace. ‘The Holy Sve selects our Bishops and authorizes their consecration. Without such aa- thorizztion that conseeration would be unlawful, The Bishops thus lawfully consecrated ordain our priests. Through the ministry of tne priesthood we receive the Hfe-giving sacraments, ‘Tae priest vaptizes the infant; he forgives oursing in tae sa- crament of penance ; he nourizhes our gouls with the bread of angels; he celebrates the holy gacritice of the mass for the living snd the dead: he alesges the marriage tie; he consoles the living, and with the sacrument of extreme unction, prepares the dying for their luststragsle and final victory, And for all tuese bicasings we must thank the Holy See; for to it waa given the charge of fecdinz uot only the lambs, but also the sueep,—that is, the whole flocic: both pastors and people. From tne Holy See comes tne power of dispens- ing. when necessary, from the impediments wisely instituted by the Church for the purity of the fumi- ly ana tne integeity or the marriage contract, and without Such dispensation the matriage would be invalid, ‘The Holy See enriches us from the holy treasure of induigences. the use of which, eays the Council of Trent, is exceedingly prottable to Chris- tian people. In'short, beloved chilaren, withont the Holy Sce we could de notaing as Catholics; we could not live # supernatural life. Now God, who founded the Church, protects and preserves the Holy See, and will do so until the end of the world. ‘Therefore, we can never esteem, venerate, and love it, I will not say too much. but enoush, |The proof of love iy not in words, but works, “How im- portant, then, is it not for us to show our love by securine to the Holy See, as far as in us lies, the free nud unrestrained exercise of its mission of mercy. lis Eminence Carainal Nina, in one of his circulare. says: **The Holy See cannot, as it should, exist and perform its beneficent mission throughout the world without the generons assist- ance of the farhful.” Heretofore we have not been wanting. Neither will we be found wanting in this day of dunger und necesyity. We witl vo our best tu secure the independent aetion of the Holy Father, und thus dissipate ana destroy the peraistent efforta of ne insiuious enemies of God and the Holy See. The secret soci¢ties. with that maliznant cumning they inherit from the spirit of evi! and the enemy of God and religiun, have tried to dzv up the fountain of pions Catholic liverality.and they have partially succeeded in making the impression, even on some good Cathohes, tnat Pius 1X,.of olessed memory, Jeft uuch an immense *um in the Pontifical treasury as to make contrivutions for tne present to Peter's Pence unnecessary. Our Holy Father, Pope Leo XUL, ine letter tothe mMlustrious Bishop of Or- leans, in France, gives us tne fuct, a3 it exists. and the motive for action on onr part, when he says, with regard to Peter's Pence: **Tne enemies of the Church have used every artifice to cause this swork of Catholic piety to decay, knowing well that it is the work of supreme importance, withont which there would be, for tue Holy Sec, neither liberty nor dignity, nor any susured means of ex- ercising its divine ministry.” ‘These are the words of the {oly Father himeelf. Are they not enough, beloved children, to invite and guin your generous support to tnis collection? You will thus aid in securing tothe Huly Fatner liverty, dignity, and tne means of efliciently fui- iiling ‘his divine mission. Our common Father makes au appeal to Ilis children for help, Let us then, as ihe Moly Spirit tells us, **Honor our Father in word and work ond all patience, that a blessing may come on us fr¢m Iii, and Eis bless ing may remain until our Titer end.” Ecclesins- ticus, iil, 9, 10. And the peace of God, which eurpasseth all un- derstanding, ‘keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen. tdanks Freveric, Archbishop of Philadelphia. STARVED CLERGYMEN. EVILS OF TOO MANY CHURCHES. Toronto bas been horror-stricken by the tid- ings that a clerzyman had died of hunger. * The ease has turned out to be not so bad as it was represented; it was not acase of famine, though it was a case of privation, aud it appears that Mr. Checkley was stintint himself to vay off debts of bis own. Still the fact remains that his income was inadequate; and there was enough to furnish a text for the very striking and effective article of the Mail protesting against the multiplication, out of mere restless- ness and caprice, or out of sectarian rivalry, of churches built on credit and unable to pay a prover stipend to the pastor. in the de- bats on the Irish Establishment some one likened the Church to man, who, though a spiritual being; still bas his foundations in the dust. Ecclesiastical economy requires attention, even in a more vomprebensive way than that indicated by the Mai: Why should every village, here and io the States, dave tivo or three Protestant chureh- es,—an Episcooalian,a Presbyterian,a Methodist, and, perbans. a Baptist church also,—esch with a pastor insulliciensly paid?) Why cannot they combine? Roman Catholics, of ‘course, must have churches to themselves;-a man who does not believe in ‘fransubstantiation cannot attend mass, decause he would be taking part in what to bim is a fa miracle, Perhaps the Kitual- ist, for. similar reasons, requires a separate church also. But Protestants, who have re- nounced the sacerdotal and sacramental principles, ure divided from eacn other only by’ differences which, though they seemed of vital importance centuries ago, are now, if not merely nomival, wholly fusuificient to preclude unity of worship or attendance at sermons embodying the practical doctrines of religion. Of course there are the orzanizations, the prejudices, and the vested imterests; und we have scen the difliculty of unification, even in the case of the several sections of the Church of Scotland, which, there being no question as to the relations between Church and State in this country, were separated absolutely by no difference of doctrine from each other. ‘To make one door for the cat and another door for the kitten was hardly more ridiculous than was the complex provision for the bogies of Calvinists and Caledonians undistinguishable from each other except to the historic eye, but which, nevertheless, it cost prodigious eitort to reduce tounity. Sull, people of sense may Keep the object in view, and work towards it as well as they can. ‘They may refuse at all events to assist iu building a second Protestant church wuere there is already one, no matter of what denomination, sufficient to acconimodate tne neighborhood. ‘The people in general care very Jittle for theological fancies, and will use any ebureh a good pastor that is conveniently near them. he clerey themselves, who suffer most by the system, are the great separatists, and if they choose tu persist ia dividing the sal- ary among three or four, it canaot all go toone, —Prof. Goldwin Smith, GENERAL NOTES. The cighth annuai meeting of the Women’s Presbyterian Board of Missions of the North- west will be beld in Toledo, April 23 and 34. Father Walsh, of Long Branch, recently de-~ nouned by name, from the pulpit, several prom~ inent members of the Order of Hibernians. ‘They have appealed for redress to the Bishop of the diovese. A colporteur of the American Bible Society in Missouri says he found sume young men of the age of 13 or 20 years who seemed to know nothing about the Bible. No wonder Si, Louis is auxious to be annexed to Lllinois. Bibles are not allowed to enter Russia except through_ the. Holy Syaod, but the Jate war ena- bled the British and Foreign Bible Society to place 800,000 copies of the book in-the hands of Rus- sians while they were out of thetr native country. A meeting of the Sunday-school Association the Diocese of Ilinois will be held in Grace P. Church, Wavasii avenue, this evening. AIL in terested in Sunday-school work are invited to be present. Appropriate speeches will be made. ‘The official list of the Carainals to be created next Consistory 1s as follows: Dr. Her- tker, of Wurzburg; Dr. Newman, of E hbishoy of Toulouse; ‘un Lisbon; and a few Italian prelates. It is be- lieved that through the appointment of the Chaldean Patriarch the questions of the rela- iene qietwecn the Vatican and Turkey will be settled. Vicar-General Byrne, of Boston, says the public schools of that city come nearer the solution of the question between Catholics and Vrotestants than any other. Still the Boston schools are not quite all the Catholics would have them. Tt is annonnced that the attempt of St. Mark’s Church (Protestant Episcopal), Detroit, to co over to the Retormed body, which they have Yoted to do, will be resisted by the authorities of the diocese so far as taking church property is concerued, ‘The Rev. P.P. Lawley, of St. Mary’s, New London, announced recently that hereafter the names of all Catholics who appear before the local Police Court will be publicly made known inchureh, and their offenses described to the congregation. The Rev. Felix Barotti, of Washington, says that the P authorities contemplate sending 2 delegate apostolic to this country. The late Bisiop Conroy had been desiguated tor the pusition, bat his death oceurred before his com- mission arrived tn this country. The North China Herald gives a3 a reason for the greater success of the Jesuits in establish- ing Catholic missions, the Chinese love for cere- mony and veneration for scholarship. The Jesuit missionaries in that country are among the best educated of their class. Archbishop Wood, of Philadelphia, says his church property is worth $12,000,000, and the debt onit is ouly $600,000. He woula not chauge his Archdiocese for any other in the world, ashe has the best churches, the best priests, the best Sisters, and the best people. ‘The Twenty-first Annual Convention of the INinols State Sundsy-Sehool Association will be held (D, V.) Wednesday, Thursday, und Friday, Mav 14, 15, and 16, of Bloomington. Due uotive of the place of meeting, local com- mittee, railroad arrangements, and order of ex- ercises will be publishea. ‘The consistory to be held by the Pope for the creation of new Cardinals will probably not take place before the mouth of June, when Leo XAT. will, it is said, confer five or six nats. “In the conclave to be convened this month his Holi- ness, it is understood, intends to nominate only Bishops and Archbishops. The yarious Protestant churches doing mis- sionary work in Italy employ 205 ministers, evung¢lists, und teachers, have 6,341 communi- cants, 3,287 children in Sunday-schools, and 8,827 children in day-schools. These tigures do dot include the seventeen parishes and eighteen pastors in the Waldensian Valleys. The Rev. Mr. Crippen, pastor of the Vine Street M. E. Church fn Buffalo, has heen locked out by the Trustees because he called a Sunday- school teacher a liar to his face, and admitted a wonin to membershio who has three hus- bands living. He also read out of the church thirty-one members because they were at vari- ance With the Elder of the district. The Paris corresuondent of the London Guardian (Avglican) gives wloug and not very favorable report of the opening services of Father Hyacinthe’s chapelin Paris. ‘The con- gregation was largely composed of Protestants and the indifferent, few Catholics bemg present. ‘There was anich disorder, the voice of the Pere being drowned at one time in the tumult. Ata recent meeting of the Catholic Union of Great Britain, presided over by the Duke of Nor- folk, congratulations were telezraphed to Leo XIU. on the completion of his first year as head of the Roman Catholic Church, and to John Henry Newman on bis clection to the Cardinalate. ‘The Marquis of Ripon, a comparatively recent convert, earnestly seconded the resolutions. On Talmage’s return to the Brooklyn Taber- nacle from his Western le:turing tour be was surprised with a testimonial to which atout 1,00) signatures were attached. Itread: ‘To our beloved pastor, the Rey. T. DeWitt Talwage. We, the undersizaed members of the church and congresation of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, desire to express to you our high appreciation of your earnest work in our midst.” ‘The seu- sational recivient bowed his thanks, saying “This beats the Dutch.” On Sunday night, March 9, one of the most. remarkat le conversion scenes that has ever been witnessed in Baltimore took place m William Street Methodist Church. ‘The whole ehurch was turned into an imquiry meeting. In one meeting, made up entirely of meno, there were cighty-eight men who stood upie their sats, one after anotber, before the crowd, and said that, with the help of Jesus Christ, they would lead conscientious Christian lives hereafter. When these men remained to the after meetins, their ranks were swelled until the converts numbered 102, : Anew and important field of Gospel labor has been inaugurated in this city within the past few days that promises 2 rich harvest in the near future. A store has been secured on South Canal street (No. S1), just south of Madison, and meetings. will ‘be held there every night during the week at 7:30, and this (Sunday) af- ternoon at 3 o'clock. If there is any lozality in this city that needs just such work it certainly is this one. Earnest Christian men and women are engaged in this landable work, and they ask the co-operation of every one’ who believes in carrying the Gospel to all God’s creatures. The Imperial Goveroment in China has ordered the closing of the Buddhist nunneries. The Rey. George F. Fitch, Presbyterion minister at Soochow, writes ou Dec. 19: “Day before yesterday quite a littie stir was created in this uty, and, indeed, I supoose throughout the whole countrs, by an order from Pekin closing all the Buddhist nunneries throughout the whole land. For what reason we bave not detinitcly learned. Just across the way from our house are two nunneries, and on that day the oceupants moved out. The younger will marry, and the elder will be sent to widows? asylums.” ‘The Roman Catholic Bishop Baltes, of the Alton (Iil.) Diocese, ts engaged in a heated con- troversy with the Rey. Father Phelan, editor of the St. Louis Watchman, a paper regarded as the organ of Bistop Ryan. Father Pheian con- strued a recent utterance of the Pope as forbid- ding the removal of priests by their Bishops, on criminal charges, except after trial and_convic- tion. Bishop Baltes publisaed a pamphlet tak- ing 2 contrary view, characterizing Father Phefan us “unscrupulous, ignorant, and self-conceited,”” and advised priests not to read the Watchman. Bishop Ryan sustaius Father Phelan, and the case has been referred to Rome. ‘The Rev. N. B. Thompson, pastor of the Sec- ond Baptist Church at Newport, R. IL, has re- cetved through the mail acard which is some- what of a curiosity. It was inclosed in a letter received from « misslonary friend vow doing good work in Burmah. ‘The’ card is some three inehes long by two wide, and on one side of it is printed in the Burmese sanzuare the whole of the second chapter of Jolin, which bas twenty- five verses and contains the account of the first miracle of Christ, the turning water into wine. ‘The whole of the chapter is wonderfully con- densed, and make in Burmese only two ‘The hierogiyphics are formed principally o and ae, and are joined, some on top of each other, others side by side. It was printed by natives. The Columbus Dispatch says: “Members of the Catholic Church, as well as others in this city, are becomins more deeply interested ia the copierence at Rome that is to name the next Bishop of Columbus. It is understood that the three names seut were Father Albrink, of Cin- ciunati; Father Gallagher, of Columbus; and Father Gallaghan, editor of the Catholic rae: gravh, There 13 a report here—a mere report, or talk—that Bishop Fitzzerald. of Little Kock, may be recalled to his old home in Columbus. A telegram is expected from Rome at any hour nouneing the result. ‘Che appointment is not made by the Pope, as many, Protestants, at least, suppose, but by the Propaganda, the United States being what is known as a mission- ary ficld, It seems that the Propaganda has charge of appointments in such quarters of the globe.” . ‘Lhe telephone has been harnessed to the pul- ic in Buflalu quite successfully. Recently the Breckinridere Street Vresbyterian Church’ was connected with the Buffalo Telephone Excnange, so that conversation could be carried on with all parts of the city. ‘The transmitter is firmly fastened to the top of the pulpit, facing the speaker, while the battery and call bell tele- esare conveniently arranged under the . As the pastor spoke, every word wits car- ried over the intervening two mifes of wire to the central office, and he had the pleasure of addressing two audicuces at the same time, al- thouh they were located two miles apart. When the sermon was about half fintshed, the switch was turned, and a lady who had not been abie to attend churea for about six months heard every word as distinctly in her sick room as if she had occupied her pew at the church. Baltimore Eviscopslians have been a good deal excited recently over the circulation of 9 protest-by some of the city and suburbau clergy against certain doctrines and practices a3 taught in mission services recently held in Mt. Calvary Church as too nearly identical with teachings of the Catholic Church. ‘fhe protest mentions as objectionable doctrines, auricular confession, prayers for the dead, absolution, the real pres- ence, and that the ministers of the cburch are priests in the full sense of the word. Objection is also made to printed tracts distributed at the courch containing similar teachings. The protest states that the same tract 1s circulated at the mission now held ut St. Paul’s Protestant scopal Churca, Charles and Seratoga stieets- The Mount Calvary mission was conducted, by invitation of the ‘Rector, by the Revs. Maturin and Torbert, clerzymen of the Esiscopai Churel whom the protest speaks of as “styling them selves fathers of the Order of St. Join the ugelist, and under vows of celibacy, pover- uid obedience.” ‘The protest expresses re- gret that the Bishop is il and forbidden by his physicians to entertuin questions of nioment, but that he has expressed his sympathy with the main purpose of the protest. , The missfonaries among the Paeblo Indians of New Mexico tind their language the greatest ob- stacle to the spread of the Gospel. With the study of this very little has yet bcen accomplish- ed. ‘Ihe missionaries have no means of getting at its principles. It has little in common with the great lunguages, having no prepositions, articles, conjuuctions, or relative pronouns, and. to a reat extent wants the moods und tenses of verbs. The simple sentence “God made the body of Adam out of the ground, and formea Eve from the body of Adam,” must be traus- lated as though it read: “God made body father Adam in sand earth; also is body mother Eve one rib is father Ada Pueblos are Pantheists, and naturally they are very religious. ‘They worship the sun, moon, stars, rainbow, fire, water, ers, mountains, and trces,—even snakes, bears, aud other animals: PERSONAL, Dr. Oxenden, ex-Bishop of Montreal, accepts the Vicarave of Hackington, England, at a sal- ary of $2,750. The London correspondent of a’ Liverpool paper mentions a report that the Marquis of Bute has joiued the Greek Church. The Rey. Thomas B. Fairchild, one of the vet- eran Episcopalian clerzymen of Uhio, died on Saturday evening last, at his home in Cuyahoga. Falls. ‘The Rey. S. W. Boardman, D. D., wha was pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church at Auburn, N. Y., goes to be a Congregational pas- tor at Sterling, Ill. Word has been received that the Rev. J.C. Lorimer, D. D., has resigned the pastorate of the 'I'remont Temple, Boston, which is an indi- cation that he will ac t the call of the First Baptist Church of Chicago. The Hon. und Rev. Algernon Stanley, M. A.. some time of Cuddesdon College, and Vicar of the Chueh of the Holy Gross, St. Pancras, Loa- don, Eng., has resizned his benetice and been received into the Church of Rome. Mr. William Ashmore, of Rochester Seminary, is shortly to be ordained and sent out to China ag a missionary by the Baptist Missionary Union of Boston. His father, Dr. Ashmore, is already in that country and the son will join him. ‘The Rev. Dr. Sarles, for thirty-oue years pas- tor of the Central Baptist Chureh in Brooklya, being unable tu agree with the Trustees of lis church, has resigned. Me takes charze of a small but venerable church in Stelton, N. J ou the Ist of next month. The Rey. Louis Mazawacanayana,—Loiils Iron Thunder,—once a hostile savage. but now an ordained mimster of the Ciospel of Chnist, is pastor of achurch at Buffalo Lake, Dak., con- sisting of fifty-five members, all vf them full- blooded Dakotah Indians. ‘The Rev. Joshua V. Himes, of Nebraska, for- merly a well-known *AMillerite” preacher iu New Hampshire, nas joined the Episcopal Chureb and is now a cindidate for holy orders. He is 73 years old, and bas been in the ministry fifty-three years, but is in the enjoyment of v orous health. The Rev. Dr. D. R. Van Buskirk, pastor of the Church of the Disciples of Christ, at Twen- ty-eizth street, near Broadway, New Yori, has tendered _his resignation, to take effect April 1. Dr. Van Buskirk returns to Indiana, from which State he wus called, beginning his labors in New York Dec. 9, 1874. ‘The Rev. Robert Furness, formerly pastor of the church at White City, Kan., but wie has been resting from pastoral work for a year or two, has beeu employing his leisure hours in preparing a lecture cutitled “ ‘The Mordecai of the Ninetcenza Century,” being a critical ex- amination of the career und character of Bea- consfield. Mr, Tiats-taro Tamra, who was obliced togive up his theological course at Oberlin last year and returo to Japan, is now employed as one of the teachers in the High School at Osaka. He preaches every Suuday tou good congreatiou, and carries on 2 Sunday-school and week-night mecting. The missionaries at Osaka write that he is of great help tu them in their work. Amongst the late arrivals in Rome are Mgr. Mermillod, who is tenten preacher at the Unureh of St. Louis-des-Francois, and Mer. Desprez, Archbishop of Toulouse, who is about to be raised to the Cardinalate. La Derense says thatin a short time France will have seven Cardinals,—a very extraordinary number, testi- fying the affection of the Pontiff for the country. The Rey. Dr. Morgan Dix, Rector of Trinity Church, said this afternoon to # reporter of the New York Bucy Post: ** Dr. De Koven waa my dear friend. He was the hizhest man in the Churen. You can scarcely name a department in whieh he was vot eminent. He was a creat orator, 3 great theologian, a great historian, His loss is terrible."—New York £vening Post, March 19. The Rev. Howard Maicom, D. D., LL. D., re- cently entered upon his sist He ‘bas withdrawn on account of bodily infirmities from all public ministerial duties. tis valuable edition of “Butler’s Analugy” bas been adopted as a text-book in numerous colleges, and his “Theoluvical Index,” containing 70,000 refer- ences, engaged his carnest attention for fifty years, in addition to his pressing parochial and Presidential duties. Bishop Seymour, his almest life-long friend, said of Dr. De Koven Jast evening: ‘As a scholar and theologian he ranked amonz the first men that the Chureh in this country has produced, As an orator he achieved a success that very few meu lave equaled, and that scarcely any one has excelled. He won the af- fection of everybody by his frank and wenerous nature. and his wonderful abilities, all of which were devoted to the cause of Christ. His deatn is a calamity to the Church.”—ew Yor&s World. ‘The Rev. A. S. Dobbs, ‘pastor of the State Street Methodist Episcopal Church. of Mead- ville, Pa., nas Deen suspended from the ministry and ordered to appear before the Erie Conier- ence. - He is charged with continued and brutal treatment of his iusane wife, cruelty to his 19- year-old son, and abuse of Ins wife’s mother. Mr. Dobbs justifies himself on the groand that us wife is 4 monomaniac on the cubject of his ebsracter, ind has from the beginning of their married life traduced him and. worked against Lis interests in every possible way. ‘The Rey. Benjamin Eger, formerly of Slan- shester, Enzlind, later of’ Titusville, Pa., re- eutly of Charleston, 8. C., snd now of ‘Toledo, O., who calls himself * Rev. Dr.,” and claims to be'a Jewish minister, hus applied to the Congre- ation Bruai Israel, of Kalamazoo, Mich.. for the position of tinister. ‘The New York Jewish Reyormer warns the Congregation B'nai Isracl not to engage him under any circumstances, be- cause he stands accused on goud authorizy of being an embdezzler of charity fands, a conti- dence man, and 2 fugitive from justice. SABBATH SMALL TALK. — ‘The wages of sin we believe are not paid in trade dollars.—Phiade'phia Hera’. Acolored’ preacher in Alabama puts his foot on excessive bribery at elections and crushes it. “Dis ting,” he says, ‘ob gittin $100 for a vote is all wrong; $10 is as much as it’s worf.”” . A preacher out West announced on his Sun- day nicht bulletin: “'The Funeral of Judas Iscariot.” To which an obliging fellow added: “ Friends of the deceased are cordially invited.” The church was filled. ‘A minister who was speaking quite loud saw a woman leaving the church with a erving babe, and thereupon exclaimed: “Your baby don’t disturb me, madam.” "That isn’t it, sir,” she replied: *tyou disturb the baby.” Uf course, every effect must have a cause. An intellectual member of the Arkansas Leg- islature has introduced a bill abbreviating the season of Lent from forty to twenty days. He explains that everytoing else has come down 50 per cent since the War, and there should be no discrimination in favor of Lent. ‘Thank God for a free Gospel,” said an old cburch member, suddenly carried ‘away by the eloquence of the preacher. “Five and twenty years have I been a church member, and it has Hot cost me gs many coppers.” ** May the Lord forvive your stingy soul!” said the oreacher. ‘A pions old lady complained to her clergyman that an orthodox neighbor complained that her he neighbor’s—children were born Christiaus. On. well,” responded the clergyman, *f wouldn’t dispute with her about it; if er chil- dree are born as she claims, they will probably grow outof itin time.” A minister once had acolored servant in whom he placed much contidence, and often gave bint his manuscript ror perusa! and criticism. Un one oveasion he had arranged a sermon from that passage where the devils were permitted to enter the herd of swine. ‘The minister asked his opinion. The man declined: said he dida’s | like to tell; but upon beingurged, said: ‘ Well massa, if I must tell, [should think you made wus work among de hogs den de devil dia.’” A Highland preacher, who found his congre- gation goius to sleep, on Sunday, before he had fairly begun, suddenly stopped and exclaimed: “Brethren, it’s nae fair. Gie a mon half a chance. Wait till [ get alang, and then, it [’m nae worth listening to. gang to sleep. But don’t before L get commenced. Gie a mon 4 7 Au impudent-looking tramp accosted the lad of the house a3 follows: ‘Got a pair of shoes? “No, sir.” “Got a shirt, pair of stockings, boots, anythiaz?” “Nothing; everything has gone to just such creatures as you!” * Well, remarked the witty varaboad, looking the tady sharply in the face as he walked off, “I should think it was about time for Moody and Sankey to preach in the neighborhood !”” Aclergyman was called upon on one occasion to ofliciate ut a colored wedding. ‘‘ We assure you, sab,” said the wentiemaniy darkey, * dat uis yere wedding, sah, {3 to be bery much in de fashion, san.” + Very well,” replied the clergy- man, “I will try to doeverything fa my power to gratity the wishes of the parties.” - So, after the dinuer, and dancing, and supper. were over, the groom’s “best man” called again on the minis- ter, und ieft him a $10 fee. I hope everything: was as your friend desired it?” said the urbane clergyman. * Well, sab, to tel! de trut, Mr. Johnson was a Little disappointed,” auswered the gruom’s man. “Why, I took mv robes!” said the minister. “Yes, sah—it wasu’t dat.” “T adhered to the rubrics of the Church.” * Yes, sah, dat was all right." “Iwas punctual, and shook hands with the couple. What more could I dof”. “Well, sab, Mr. Johnson be kind ’o felt hurt, you ‘see, ease you didu’t salute da uride.” Why hardly judge the pastor of The Lrooklyn Tabernacle? Or sperk of bim ay blazing thorns ‘That under ketties craczie? What thouzn his antic tricks and waye Injure a sacred cause? One great condition he fnldtle— He draws. 4 ‘He fills a spacions edifice ‘That was for holy use meant, Ant gives a crowded audience A Subbatu day's amayement, matter if they come to laugh Or even tu pick tlaws, One solid fact can’t be gatnaald— He draws. CHURCH SERVICES. PRESBYTERIAN. ‘The Rev. Arthur Swazey will preach this morniag in tne Forty-first Street Church, corner of Prairie avenue, —The Re Arthur Mitchell will preach in the First Caurch, corner of Indiana avenue and ‘Twenty-first street, at 10:30.a, m. --Tae Rev, J. Munro Gibson will preach ic the Second Churen, corner of Michigan avenue and ‘Twentieth street, murning and evening. —The Rev. Abbot E. Kittredge will preach in the Third Church, corner of Ashland and Ogden avennes, at 10:30 8. m. aud 7:30 p. m. —The Rev, James Macluaghlan will preach in the Scotch Church, corner of Sangamon and Adams streets, morning and evening. —The Kev, Arthur Mitchell will preach in the Jeiferson Park Cuurch, corner of Throop and Ad- ama streets, at 10:30, m. The Rey.F. L. Patton will preach at 7:30 p.m. Subject, **History of the Kingdom of Grace. ~-Tue Rev. J. M. Worrall will preach in tho Eighth Church. corner of West Washington and Robey streets, ut 10:30 a, m. and 7230 BAPTIST. The Rev. G. W. Northrup, D. D.. will preach in. the First Church, corner of South Park aveaue and Thirty-tirst street, at LLa. m. and 7:30 D. m. —There will be preacning in the Secoud Church, corner of Morgau and Monroe streets, morning and. evenin: —'The Rev. J. W. Custie, D. D., will preack in the Michigan Avenne Church, near Twenty-third street, morning and evening. —Tue Rev. E. O. Taylor, of the Central Church, wilt preach in the Fourth Church, corner of Wash- ington and Paulina streets. morning and evenin —Tne Rev. Dr. A. Owen will preach at Uni- versity Place Church, Douglas place and Rhodes avenue, morning and evening. The Key. K. K Cressey will preach in the North Star Courch. corner. of Division and Sedg- wick streets, morning and evening. —Tne Rey, C. Perrin will preach in the Western. avenue Churen, corner of Warren avenue, morning und evening. —The Rev. R. P. Allison will preach in Coventry Street Charch, corner of Coventry street and Bloomingdale road, morning and evenin: —The Rey. R. De Baptiste will preach in Olivet Churen, Fuurth avenue, near Taylor street, mora- ing and evening. =—1ne Rev. L. G. Clark will preach in the South Church, corner of Locke and Bousparte streets, at re The Rev. Dr. C. E. Hewitt will preach in Cen- tennial Charch, corner of Lincola and West Jack- son streets, morning and eveoine. E. 8. Hulbert, of the Fourth Church, entral Chnrch. Orchard street, near Sophit, morning and eveninz. —Gospel meeting at the Tabernacle, No. 302 Wabash avenne, in the evening. —The Rev. J. Q. Henry will presch In the Dearborn Street Cnurca, corner of Thirty-vixth street, morning and evening. “There will be preaching m the Twenty-afth Street Church, near Wentworth avenne, in the evening. =The Rev. C. H. Hobart will preach in the Miliard Avenue Church, Lawndale, morning ana evening. EPISCOPAL. Cathedral Free Church, SS. Peter and Paal, corner of West Washington and Peoria streets. ‘The ltt.-Rev. Bishop McLaren. S. T. D., Bishop, the Rev, J. Hl. Knowles, priest in charge, Cnoral moraing prayer and celebration of the Loly Com- munion at 1u:30a. m. Choral evening prayer at 7:80 p. m. rhe ftev, Samuel S. Harris, Rector, will offic!- ate mSt James’ Church, corner of Cass and Turon streets, at 10:45 a. m. and 7:00 p. m, Holy Communion at $a. m. ~The Rev. E. Sullivan, “Rector, will ofliciate in ‘Trinity Church, cornee of Michigan avenue and Twenty-sixth street, at 10:45. m, and 7:00 p.m. Holy Comtnunion at 9:30 a. m. ‘he ev, Wilham IL Knowlton, Rector, wilt fate in st. Andrew's Chorch, corner of ‘West 0 a. 1a. and offtici: Nashingtow and Rovey streets, at 1 7230 p. ap. —The tev. J. Bredberg, Rector, will officiate in St. Anagarins’ Charch, Sedgwick street, near Chi- cazo avenue, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. —he Rey. Clinton Locke, Rector. will officiate in Grace Church, Wabash avenue, near Sixteenth strect, at lla. m. and 7:0p. m. Communion at sa. m. ye Rev. Arthur Ritchie, pastor, wiil officiate in the Caurch of the Ascension, corner af North LaSalle und Elim strects, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. _tloly Communiun at 8 a.m. —The Rev, Cnartes Stanley Lester. Rector, will oMciste in St. Paul's Courch, iyde Park avenue, between Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets, ut 11a. m, and 7:30 p. (ne Rev. B. F. Fleetwood will officiate in -St. Mark's Church, Cottage Grove avenue, coiner of ‘Yuirty-sisth street, at 10:40 a.m. and 7:80 p. m. ~—Tne Kev. Henry G. Perry will oiliciate in St. Stephen's Caurch, J-hnson street, between Taylor and ‘Twelfth streets, at 10:30 8. m. aud 7:30 p.m. —The Rev. T.N. Morrison, Rector, will offici- ate im the Church of the Epipliany, ‘Throop street, between Monroe. and Adami streets, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. ~The Ttev. W. J. Petrie. Rector, will officiate in the Churen’ of Our Savior, corner of Lincoln and Belden avenues, at 11a. m. aad 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Luther Pardee, Rector, will oif- ciate at 20:30 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. at Calvary Church, Warren nvenue, between Oakley street and Western avenue. Holy Commamon at 7:43 am. METHODIST. ‘The Rev. Dr. Thomay precches at Centenary Church morning aud evening. Willfamson preaches at the Michigan Ave- nne Church. Morning subject: ‘Elements of Manly Chazacter Morality Cannot Supply.” Even- ‘The Deluge.” ~The tev. J. M. Caldwell preaches at the Weat- ern Avenue Courcn at the usual hours. —The Rev. A. W. Patten preaches at the Wa- bab Avenue Church this moraing, and the Rev. Dr. Otvs Gibson, of San Francisco, spenks of **Our Chinese Mission Work ” in the evening. ~ The Rev. W. C, Willing preaches this mornin: at the Firat Church, and in the evening Chan Pak Kwa lectures on the ** Chinese Queation. ~The Kev. E.G, Fowler preaches at Emman- uel Church, corner of Harrison and Pauline atrects, morning aud evening. —The Rev. E. M. Boring will preach in the State Street Church morning and evening. ¢ Rev. S. McChesney will preach in Trinity Church, Indiana avenae, near Twenty-fourth street. ‘The Rev. W. FP. Crafta will preach in the evening. ~The Rev. M. M.Parkhorat will preach in Grace Church, corner of North LaSalle and White atreets, in the snorning. aad the tev. Arthur Little in the eveniny. Pentecost and Stebbins, the evat fats, will conduct a unton praise-meetiny at § —The Rey. W. F. Crafts will preach in the Park, Avenue Church this morting, and the Rev. S. McChesney mm the evenins, “he Rev. S. 11. Adams will preach in the Ada. Church, between Lake and fulton streets, at 10:30 a. i. and 7:30 p. mL. —The Rev. Frederick Porter will preach in the Futton Strect Church. corner of Artesian avenue, at 10:0 a, m. The Kev. W. C. Willing will preach p.m. Commanion service in the evening. Feast at 6:45 p. m. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. Bishop Cheney will preach morning and evening in Christ Church. corner of Michigan avenue and ‘Twenty-fonrth street. —The Rev. M.D. Church will preach morning in St. John’s Church, Ellis avenue, #eveuth street. F. W. Adama will presch this morn- hew's Cuurch, corner of North Clark aad Centre: streets. Subject: **The One Thing Needrat. = —The Rev. H. M. Collisson preaches this morn. ing at St. Paut’s Chareb, corner of Washington and Carpenter streets, on '* Repentance.” and ths evening op *-vustiticution by Pata ane Justificae tion by Wurks. —Mr. H. Burke will preach im Grace Chureg, oer ing in st. M