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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE:. SUNDAY, JANUARY..4, 1880-SIXTEEN- PAGES. RELIGIOUS. «story of the English Bible-- sey Translations and Ty- pographical Blunders. d When Did the Wise Find the World’s Savior ¥ ‘Where an! Men Circumstances Tending to Prove It Was at Nazareth and Not Bethlehem. Tho Principal Events in Church His- tory During the Year Just Closed. Gencral Notes, Personals, Sus- picious Piety, Services To-Day. BE OF GOOD CHEER. Though tangled hard life's knot may be, “And wearily we rue it, ‘The silent touch of Father Time ‘Some day will sure undo it, re ‘Then, darling, wait; Nothing is late In the light that shines torever. aint at heart, a friend is gone; We fait fe at the world’s harsh drilling; ‘Wertremble at sorrows on every side. ‘atthe myriad ways of killing. Yet say we all, Jf a sparrow fall, ‘The Lord keepeth count forever. He keepeth count. We come, we £0, We speculate, toil, and falter; But the measure to each of weal or woe, . God only can give or alter. He sendeth light, He sendeth night, And change goes on forever. : not take life with cheerful trust, ‘Why nor ith in the strength of weakness? ‘The slenderest daisy rears its, head ‘With courage, yet with meakness, A sunny face Hath holy grace, ‘To woo the sun forever. Forever and ever, my darling, yes— ss and love are undying; Only the troubles and cares of earth ‘Are winged from the first for tlying. ‘Our way we plow . Inthe furrow “ now; Butafter the tilling and growing, the sheaf; Soil for the root, but the sun for the leaf,— THE ENGLISH BIBLE. HISTORY OF THE SACRED VOLUME—EARLY TRAXSLATIONS — TYPOGRAPHICAL =BLUS- PRIS OP. Reddall in New York Tribune. “ ‘When the Jews, by virtue of the decree of Cyrus, returned from the Babylonish cap- tivity, aboat 385 B. C., King Ezra collected, orcaused to be collected, and arranged in rhronological order, all the sacred writings then known to him, dividing the whole into three parts: the law, the Prophets, and the Jlagiographa. The first division embraced the first five books of Moses, otherwise called the Pentateuch; the second contained the boots of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, Samuel T.and IL, Kings L and IL, Chronicles L and- IL, ‘ Daniel, - Ezra, and Nehemiah, Esther, Job, ‘Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, end Lamentations, dnd-.. the. -writings. of the twelve miner prophets; " the Hagiograplia (“sacred writings”’) included the Psalms, Proverbs; “Songs. of Solonion,. and Ecclesiastes, making the number. of books correspond to the number of letters in the Hebrew alfabet—twenty-two. . Jose- phus, the great historian of the Jews, refers us follows to this arrangement, as well.as to the Divine authority and character of the books themselves: “We have not thousands of books discordant, but.we have only twen- ty-two-which comprehend: the history of all former ages, and are justly regarded as Di-- vine. Five of them proceed from Moses; they include as well the laws as an account of the creation of man, extending to the time of his (Moses’) death. This period compre- hends nearly 3,000 years, From the death of Moses to that of: Artaxerxes, who was King of Persia after Xerxes, the prophets who suc- ceeded Moses committed to writing thirteen books what was done in their days. The re- maining four books contain hymns to God, and instructions of life for man? This treble division of the Scriptures was also rec- ognized by Christ, and expressly acknowl- tleed by New Testament writers before the Its bet Josephus. The earliest reference to Tied | ed to be that of Aristobulus, who lived in the second century before Christ. Between the completion of the Old Testa- ment by Malachi, and the commencement of the New, there’ elapsed about 430 years. About the time of Christ a translatian of the |. known ane centuries been the standard of the Church of Rome, though it has several times under-' one revision by.command of various Popes. ‘he Vulgate fs also remarkable because it was tHe -first-bodk’ printed: with : movable : types, by Gutenberg at alavenct, somewhere | 450 and 14 between the years 1450 an a Cedmon, a Benedictiné monk, who flour- ished in.the seventh century, is believed to have been the first who rendered any part of the Bible into the English vernacular, of his time. ;But there .were also numerous para- phrases and translations by others, as, for in- stance, the Venerable le, in 735, and Alfred. the Great, all clearing the way somewhat for the more complete and perfect works of Which Wycliffe’s Bible, in 1380, was the pio- neer, Ilis was the first translation of the en- tire Seriptures into English, “and was made from the Vulgate. ‘The entire New Testa- inent and the latter part of the’ Old_ was his work; the remainder was translated_ by_ his friend‘and colaborer, Nicholas de“ Hereford. ‘After.an interval of a_ century and a half Wycliffe’s Bible was followed by Tyndal’s Bible in 1580; Coverdale’s, 1537; Matthew's, 1539; ‘Tayerner’s, 1530; the Great Bible, first edition, 1539; Whittingham’s New Testament, 1557; the Geneva Bible, 1560, published in the city Whose name it bears by a number of English divines who had taken refuge there from persecution athome. It was the first English Bible printed in Roman type, and also the first one in which the text was divided into verses, and in which words supplied by the translators were put ipitalics. After this came the Bishop’s Bible, 1568, the work, as its name indicates, of a numger of Bishops of the Churel: of England, in the reign of Elizabeth. ‘ All these translations and revisions were only finally discarded, among Protestants at least, in favor of what has since been known as “The Authorized Version,” though, strange to say, notwithstanding its frequent announcement as such, this particular trans- lation was never “authorized” by King, Council, or Parliament; nor is it known whether the words ‘‘ Appointed to be readin churches” were affixed by any authority | save that of either the printer or bookseller asa mere trade device. This version was the result of the labors of fifty-four learned men, the names of forty-seven of whom only are now known, and was not, strictly speaking, a “translation,” but rather a collation of all that had gone before. These men were ap- pointed in 1604, by King James L, but for some eause unknown did not commence their labors until three years after that, and in the interval some changes in their number Were rendered necessary ‘by’ death and other causes. The -translators were divided into six companies, and the work por- tioned among them, and the sepa- rate portions were afterward submitted to the entire body for approval, A Set of fifteen rules was drawn up for their guidance by the King’s command, and the expense was borne, not by the King, but by contributions from the Bishops and others interested in the work. The style of the version is peculiar, aiid it has been asserted that the revisers did not usé “the actual current book language nor the colloquia! speech of the English peo- ple” Be that as it may, the fact remains that it was the first really authentic and trust- worthy translation into the English vernacu- Jar, and one that, from the favor with which it was received, was, in the best sense of the word, “authorized.” It appeared in 1611, in a single folio volume, printed in black letter, and with the following title: The | HOLY | BIBLE | Conteyning the Old Tes- tament,| AND THE NEW, | Newly translated out of the Original | tongues: & with the former translutions—diligently compared and revised by his | Maiesties special! Commandment. | Ap- inted to be read in Churebes. | Imprinted ut nda Robert | Barker, Printer to the King’s most excellent Muiestie | Anno Dom 1611. The first mannscript New Testament in English was that of Wycliffe, 1380, which was followed two years after by the first MS. Old Testament. “The first printed New Tes- tament was Tyndale’s, Cologne and Worn 125-6. ‘The first printed Bible was that 0! Coverdale, Antwerp, 1535. The Seyen Peni- tential Psalins was the first portion of the Scripture pitied in England, 1505, and the first_ Bible printed in England was that. of Coverdale, Southwark, 1537. The first book of any ‘kind printed in America was the “Day Psalm Book,” Cambridge, Mass., 1640, and the first Bible printed in ‘America and haying an American imprint was an edition of the Authorized Version, bearing date Philadelphia, 1752. - On account of the queer rendering, or rather misrend , of some particular word or phrase, many Bibles have come to be id designated by these-peculiarities. For instance, we have’ the “ Breeches Bible,” the “ RosinBible,” and the “ Bug Bible,” The foundation for the last-named Nes in the fact that in the passage, “ Thou shalt notbeafraid forthe terror by night,” Psalm xci., 5, the word terror is rendered in.a certain edition “bugees.” In the first of the above three instances, Adam and Eve are said to have made for themselves breeches of fig-leaves; and in the other instance, wich was a Douay Bible, by the way, the word balm in the pas- sage, “Is there no balm in Gilead?” is ren- dered “rosin.” | An entire article might be given to an ac- count of the typographical errors alone that have from time to time disfigured the sacred text. Printers and proof-readers are only oor mortals liable to err, as manyan author knows to his sorrow, but it is nevertheless difficult to understand how such a mistake could arise as gave to a Cambridge edition published so lately as 1805 the title of the “To Remain Bible!” The editor wrote on the margin ofthe proof the words ‘‘té remain,” with reference to a comma which the printer thouglit shold be taken out.” The latter, however, settled any doubts he may have ad on .the. subject: by inserting the two qrotds, 50) that the entire passage.was made to read: .--Persecuted him that was born after the spirit, to remain even so it is now.” A scarcely less ridiculous blunder, but a far more serious one, occurred in ‘what’ was in consequence of it called the ‘* Wicked Bible,” published in London in 1631. In this case the word. not was left out, of. the seventh commandment, This awful error’ was pointed out-to Charles IL, who fined the _ printer ,—a small fortune in these -days,—and caused the entire edition’ to ie ‘destroyed. In another London Peutateuch was made into Ariumaic, a Jan- re < "7 guage with which the Jew: their aaptivi. P edition, : the Authorized Version, 1653, Ghrist ‘sday, was the common tongue of the is atinest oH ihe dott p Coelusion of He- Tew. cradle of ramaic lan; i, in the plains of Babylonia and Chalden, La y the course of conquest and other polit eal Ge ithad gradually spread from the RA etis to the Mediterranean, and in a con- fay direction from Armenia to Arabia. At is day, however, it survives as a living jougue ly ainonga small tribe of Christians ce Vicinity of Mogul. Subsequently other eine of the Scriptures were translated bene red Aramnean tongue, such translations bee led Turgums, and being ten in nwm- € how come to the most important of all the Soins. of the Old Testament,—that of ny ‘Ptuagint, in Greek, so called’ because, Tea eer, oes, seventy or seventy-two eer ned Jews were engaged upon it for sev- ee. days. This, upon which our Au- thotized Version is founded, is justly re- e ae as the most trustworthy translation i He original Heb ew we have. The work aeeatth by Aristeas, a courtier at Alex: 4, to have been begun by authori Ficleny Philadelphus, about 280 B. C.. of who, pee z to procure u correct copy of the He- ed at crptures, for the library he had found- + at Alexandria, sent to Jerusalem and ob- tained the services of seventy-two learned fMs, six from each of the twelve tribes, filed in Greek and Hebrew, to whom ‘he thested the compilation of all the laws of i the ation, These scholars were secluded at oe Island of Pharos, where the librarian rea the King took down their version as they Hs ‘ered it to him, accomplishing the worl ence city-two days. Whatever ‘the differ- ine of opinion among critics as to the ti ae luanner of the Septuagint transla- i ie ere is but scanty doubt as to its va- dents a8 well from its own internal evi- of Clay as from the fact that in the time e faustit Was quoted as an authority both “Th im and by the Apostles. Pe a compilation of the New Testament, one Was spread over a period of nearly of th undred years, was the w of. six atte: fe bustles, and two of the disciples who ioe ey them in their journeyings. The were spels were the work of ‘men who they Outemporary with Christ; the first of ascunswes Published a few. years after his ee and circulated among the very ie in Whose midst his life was passed. ot ther istles Were written separately by year Apostles from fifteen to thirty iss after the Savior left this earth. The Tee known as the Acts of the Apostles Booy wblished about the year 65A.D. The Eng of Revelation was written and made feevn by John, one of the five above re- to, about the year a D., an though + : r, among others equally emi- ent, doubted that John really wrote it, the ih modern -critical opimion is cer ¥ in favor or his authorship. E founded were several carly Latin versions” of wht a the Septuagint, the best known fourths the “ Vetus Itala,” which in the he aftercutury was tevised by Jerome, but ftom ritent translated the Old Testament Seprnat® ,cuginal Hebrew, following the (yng eetto a ereat extent This version Enown as the Vulgate, and has for “an-righteous shall inherit the.Kingdom of Heaven?” Other mistakes have been perpe- trated of .a character somewhat more ludi- crous -than- impious. Thus, Cotton Mather mentions a Bible in which David (Psalins 161) makes the startling’ assertion that rinters have persecuted me Without a cause”; and in yet another of this class of errors we have “Blessed “are the pluce- makers,” instead of peace-makers, a beati- tude that might ensily serve as the creed of a large class in this land of ours. - -.+.- juttheday when such amultiplication of er- rors was possible is now, happily, long passed, and the Holy Scriptures are probably among the best examples of the printer’s accuracy. And although the best Biblicists both in En- ‘gland and America are now engaged in the revision of the sacred text, it is simply be- cause it is believed, and ustly, that man: passages may, in the additional light which inodern research has thrown upon sacred subjects, be given a better rendering than it ‘was possible they could receive at the hands of men who, although the ripest scholars of their day, yet labored and wrote in the com- parative darkness of from 200 to 400 years ago. ' THE WORLD’S SAVIOR. WHERE AND WIEN DID THE WISE MEN . . FIND JESUS CHRIST? J. W Cunningham in the Globe-Democrat. The idea generally prevails among Chris- tians that thé wise men from the East who vis- ited Jerusalem in quest of Him who was “born King of:the Jews” found Jesus at Bethle- hem.. The Catholics observe the’ 6th of Jan- uary in commemoration of the yisit of the “Magi,” and the opinion largely obtains among them that Jesus was found in’ the manger, and artists, in pictures: designed to portray the erent, convey the same idea. ‘The Protestant Sunday-schools generally use “The International Lessons.” The lesson for Jan. 4, 1880, is the visit of the wise, men. Ihave examined printed notes on that les- sonby eight different divines; all teach that Jesus was found by the wise men at Bethle- hem, but vary asto the time, from a few weeks to six months after his birth. - _ At the risk of being regarded pretentto: in differing from the whole Christian world, venture the opinion that the wise men did not find Jesus at Bethlehem, but found! Him at Nazareth when about 2 years old.. ” SS. Luke and Matthew are the historians of the infant life of Jesus. Luke tells of His birth at Bethlehem, His presentation in. the temple, and his removal to Nazareth. Mat- thew tells of the visit of the magi and .the flight into Egypt. SUBSTANCE OF ST. LUKE’S NARRATIVE. ” The substance of St. Luke’s narrative is that Joseph and Mary, whose- home’ wa8. at Nazareth, in Galilee, nearly seventy mfles north of Jerusalem, went to Bethlehem of Judea, a few miles south of Jerusalem, tobe enrolled for taxation under a decree of Augustus. The unusual influx of strangers so crowded the inns and hospitable homes of Bethichem that Joseph and Mary were forced seek refuge ina stable, where Jesus w born. When the event occurred the heavens flamed with supernatural eas and angels thronged .. the «skies.: Shepherds watching their flocks heard a heavenly messenger say, “Unto you ‘is born this. aa, in the city. ot David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” ‘The shepherds went into thé town and found the babe lying ina manger. When 8 days old the child was cirewncised_ and ned Jesus,,. Thirty-three days later (Lev., xiL, 4), or when he was 41 days old, he was taken to Jerusalem, presented to ‘the “Lord in the temple, and was thence taken to Naz- areth, bi ee The visit to Bethlehem was constrained by an imperial decree, yet was divinely directed in order to the fulfillment of the prophecy which indicated that out of Bethlehem the Messiah should come. . : -The home of: Joseph and Mary being at Nazareth, home interests required their re- turn there; Jerusalem was in the homeward route, where Jesus had to be presented to -the Lord in the holytemple. Thatthe human mother of the infant. Jesus might be able to make the seventy miles’ journey to her home, and that the Child might be presented to the Lord according to the law, when He was 41 days old, were sufficient reasons for. remaining at Bethlehem till the time of presentation: . ‘Then they left Bethlehem, went-ta Jerusalem, entered the temple, an presented the Child unto the Lord. In the course of six weeks they had obeyed the decree of Cesar, which ordered Joseph to Bethlehem to be taxed. ‘Che prophecy that out of Bethlehem the Redeemer should come was fulfilled, and the requirement of the Lord concerning the first-born child was complied with. There was no reason for returning to cause for return- Bethichei, but there w ing te Nazareth, and on ‘ing from Jeru- salem they turned their faces toward N: reth; and. to Nazareth they “returned.” ~ St. Luke says: “ And when the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, .they brought Him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. ... And when they had performed all things aceording to the law of the Lord, they_re- turned into Galilee to their own City of Naz- areth. And the Child grew and waxed strong in spirit.”"—Luke, ii., 22-29. ‘ The wise men from the East were probably converts from Paganism to Judaism, and like devout Jews, were looking fora personal, Messiah. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem a strange star flamed.in the Eastern heavens, attracting the attention of these learned and godly men, one of whose studies may have een astronomy, and with the star there seems to have been 2 special revelation to the effect that the looked-for “Messiah was born in Judea, had come as King of the Jews, and was a being entitled to Divine worship, and to Jesus-alone they subsequently went to see and worship Him, : ‘The fact that Herod “sent them to Bethle- hem” signifies nothing as to where they found Je: Herod knew: nothing of lis whereabouts, butewas governed in his direc- tions by the fa shown by the priests and seribes that Christ should be born in Bethlo- hem. He sent no escort with them, nor de- teetives’ to follow them, ut said, “Go to Bethlehem.” “ Go search diligently for the young Child. and when.ye have found Jim bring me word again.” When they departed God gave them asurer_ guide than Herod’s instructions. It was “ thestar they saw in the East.” ‘They had reached Jerusalem without its guidance, and, having been directed to Bo. to Bethle- hem, to Bethlehem they started. If, as many suppose, Jesus was then lying in the manger at Bethlehem, an infant of a few days, or, as others suppose, was afew weeks or months old, in some house to which hospitality had invited the exposed family, if would have re- quired no ‘supernatural guide to find Lim. Having been rendered notable by the won- derful events transpiring in connectiof with His birth, ‘made known abroad” by the shepherds and exciting the “ wonder” of the people, almost any citizen of the town could haye indicated His whereabouts to the in- quiring strangers. But_neither_‘“ stable” nor “house” sheltered Him at Bethlehem, Since He was about six weeks old He had been in the home of His mother, at Nazareth, ‘After leaving Herod, the star in the East appeared unto them, and went before them till it stood over the house where Jesus was. The star may have guided them by the way of Bethlehem, and even allowed them a view of the place where Jesus was born, or it may have led them by the most direct route to Nazareth. They may have followed it night after night, resting a day, till it stood over where the object of their search was found —found evidently in the house of His mother | at Nazareth.. ‘They offered adoration and pre- sented gifts. Under a Divine warning, they re- turned to their own country without report- ing to.Herod. The same, or the following night, Sorgph being warned of God, took the Child and His mother and fled into Egypt. .. he theory that the wise men found Jesus at Bethlehem is in conflict with St. Luke’s - statement that He was taken fromBethlehem to Nazareth via Jerusalem when He was about six weeks old, and, having been taken there at the time indicated, it was impossible for the wise men to have found Him at Beth- lehem, for their visit was followed by an im- mediate flight into Egypt, from which there ‘was no return till after the death of Herod. “Herod, when he had_privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. .._. Herod slew. all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all the coasts thereof, from 2 ygars old and under, according to the time that he diligent- ly inquired of thé wise men.” The diligent inquiry as to the time the star appeared, and the slaughter of infants from 2 years old and under, according to the time diligently inquired of the wise men, indicates that Jesus was about 2 years old when the men of the East appeared at Jerusalem. An objector asks, If Jesus was at Naza- reth, where was the necessity for a flight from a slaughter of innocents at Bethlehem ? It was part of the Divine purpose that Jesus should go into Egypt. And the mur- derous. purpose of Herod was made the occasion of the flight to ‘Egypt, that the prophecy might be fulfilled which says, “Out ot Egypt I have called My Son.” Nazareth was about twenty miles.from a prominent seaport, frequented by ships ound for Alexandria, in Egypt. Instead, therefore, of imagining an enfeebled mother, with an infant a few daysold, fleeing through a wilderness country from Bethlehem to Egypt, we have the more probable fact of Joseph and Mary, with a child 2 years old, leaving their home at Nazareth, and after a jouruey of a scoré of miles over a traveled highway to the sea coast, and sailing thence inaship down the Mediterranean coast to Alexa ria, Where there was acommunity of ews: : : Tlawve Kikee found Him? ‘The theory set forth in this communica- tion, though so widely different from the general opinion entertained as to the time and place of the magi finding Jesps, is yet founded on simple historic narratives of the New Testament, and the wonder is that the misapprehension so generally, not to say universally, abounds, and yet whatever doubt may be entertained as to where and when the “wise men” found Him in His infaney, it will be the part of wisdom for every reader of this to be sure that he has found Jesus, the crucified risen and glorified Savior, as his or her personal Savior. THE CHURCHES IN 1879. TUE PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF LAST YEAR. New York Times. If there is one feature of an uneventful year in the religious world which is more prominent than all others, it is the course of the Vatican. Pope Leo XIIL had made a good beginning in the few months he reigned in 1878, but he was so hedged about with op- position and obstacles which the long reign of his predecessor had created that it ap- peared doubtful whether the liberal policy: Leo had marked out for himself could be adhered to. Evidently he has not had his own way about everything. He objected to paing immured in ‘the Vatican, and wanted to appear in the streets of Rome, but the Ultramontanes would not yield on this point, and Leo abandoned. his purpose, but re- solved to fight for his projects of reform. In the course of a single year he has accom- plished great good for the ‘Roman Catholic Church. In Italy, where the people were becoming estranged from the Church under Pius IX., the ‘clericai influence is again in the ascendant and is showing itself in the elections. In Switzerland, where the Church was sadly crippled through the obstinate resistance by Pio Nono to -the law re- quiring priests to .be’.chosen by elec- tion in parishes, Leo allows Catholics to ‘participate “in those elections, and’ the -parishes’ which the Old’ Catholics had carried by default are being restored to Roman Catholic administration. 4In Ger- many, there: has .been a cessation of hostili- ties pending negotiations between: the State and: the Vatican. “Concessions have been made on both sides, and, though an agree- ment has not been reached, yet it appears near at hand. The State is evidently much more friendly toward. the. present. th toward the recent occupant of the Vatican. - While the Pope is endeavoring to restore peace: throughout the’ Church, he has been at the same time ‘considering’ how to bring it more in accord with the ‘spirit’ of the age. ‘The result was the issuing - of -an encyclical, Which discusses the relations between religion and science. . “True scienca is of God, he be- lieves, and is to be studied and accepted. He directed that'the philosophical system of St. ‘Thomas AQuINas, the: greatest “of the scholastic doctors, be taughtin all the schools of the, Church becatse: oe He oxeal ence of its method and sot 9: rinciples. Wi'the hostile. attacks of the Bishons of Belgium upon tlfe new educational Jaws.re- moving the schools from the contrél of the priests, and upon the ‘present Government, there is-good reason for believing that the Pope does not sympathize. “On the contrary, he has condemned them, and: one of the mos! yiolent of the Bishops he has caused to be superseded, S : a ‘The Old Catholic movement, which -has not fulfilled the promise of its early years, is plainly declining. It is losin Several of its parishes In Switzerland, and is losing mo- mentum in Germany. Father Hyacinthe has established himself in Paris, and has a fol- lowing of some hundreds, The French peo- ple, however, appear -to be more inclined, when they break with the Church of Rome, to become Protestants than to return even to the Gallican Church, and evangelistic tours have been attended with remarkable results. The State isg favorably. disposed toward Protestantism, and has been seeking, through its Minister of Public Worship, to obtain a law depriving the Jesuits of the right to teach in France. The Schism in the Re- formed Chureh of France is now evidently beyond remedy. The Evangelicals, who form the majority, have held, an Assembly and organized an ‘unofficial’ synodal régime in preference to the convoking of .the official Synod on the terms of the Government, viz.: reconciliation with the Liberals. y Hitualism, the disturbing ‘element in_the Anglican communion, has caused but little trouble the past year. The Convocations of Canterbury and. York have reported to the “Crown revisions of the Rubrics. The rubric on vestments was changed soas to make some of, the vestments worn by Ritualists uneanonical. The Bishop of Edinburg has been severely criticised for participating in a communion service at Berne, Switzerland, with the Old Catholic Bishops Reinkens and Herzog and Father Hyacinthe. —- * The Evangelical Alliance held its general conference, after an interval of six years, in Basle, Switzerland. The most important outcome of -it was the sending of a deputa- tion to Austria to demand liberty for Protest- ants to celebrate worship in Bohemia, where there had been persecutions. Orders were immediately given by the Government, after receiving. and hearing .the deputation, that Protestants in Bohemia should fave freedom of domiciliary worship. Persecution of Protestants has heen continued in Spain, while in Portugal full liberty has been de- elared for all forms of religion. ‘The'excitement among .the Presbyterians of Scotland over the great.heresy cases has died away. Of the counts against Prof. Robertson Smith, of the Free Church, all have been abandoned saye one,—that con- cerning the Mosaic authorship of Deuteron- omy. ‘The Presbytery of Aberdeen refused to proceed with his trial’on this count, re- ferring the whole case again to the General Assembly ‘The United Presbyterian Church has finally adopted “A Declaratory State- ment,” which modifies some of the doctrines of the Westminster Confession. While re- Jaxing t8 some degree its system of doctrine, te Synod has stitfened somewhat in the ad- ministration of discipline, having excom- munieated the Rev. David Alacrae for liberal viewston the subject of future punishment. In the United States, the year has been un- usually quiet. No.great event, no controver- sy of consequence, has disturbed the church- es, which have done, perhaps, as much reat work as in any previous year. No decline has been reported in any of the denomina- tions, but: all lave made net gains. The Protestant Episcopal Church reports an in- crease of 12,000, or about 4 per cent. Presby- terians, Baptists, and Methodists have also had a reasonably prosperous year. There has been some improvement in the finances of the churches. ‘Ihe collections for church work have been liberal, and many church debts have been removed. ‘The work in the foreign mission field has gone on without abatement. The mission- aries in Turkey say they have better access to the people than everbefore. In India the thousands baptized lastyear have proved the sincerity of their-conyersion. “tte revival has continued more uigderately this year in the famine districts.. Christianity has stead- ily advanced in China, and rapidly spread, in Japan, The great missions in Central Africa are not yet fairly established. The missions of the Established and Free Churches of Scotland on the Shiré River and on Lake Nyassa are becoming the centres of a con- siderable native population who are learning agriculture and -receiving instruction in re- ligion. The London mission on Lake Tan- manyika has suffered the loss of a missionery and part of the goods of one of-its carayan- saries. Reinforeements have arrived at Uj The mission of the Church Society on Lake Nyanza has received two reinforee- ments, one by way of the Nile and one by the Zanzibar route. In the spring King Altesa became suddenly hostile to the mis- sionaries, and they deemed it best to retire temporarily from Uganda. At last accounts the King had_ refused to_let three of them leave the capital. The Baptist mission _on the Congo has established its base at San Salvador, and the American Board has de- cided to undertake a mission at Bihe, on the border of Benguela. If these outlines do not indicate anything of special Aniportanes in the religious history of the year, they point to no disaster, to no decline of members, of zéal, of activity, of. liberality. It has not been a barren, but a’ fruitful, year, and the Christian Church may be said to be stronger to-day than it was twelve months ago. ° GENERAL NOTES. During the Jast fiscal year Henry Ward Beecher’s church paid $65,000 for the support of the Gospel. There are fresh reports of intolefance in Bohemia, the persecutions to which the Protestants are subjected in Prague being worse than in Vienna. % The Italian Catholicgbelieve that Pius LX. has entered into Heaven, and is now in the position of an intercessor. From this it may be inferréd that his canuoization is not far dis- tant. v Ten young men, born in Liberia, West Africa, are pursuing their studies at Lincoln University, near Oxford, Ghester County, .. to prepare themselves for usefulness in their native land. It is stated that the Broadway Congrega- tional Church at Somerville, Mass., is hope- lesly divided on the question of the orthodoxy of its minister. ‘Two advisory councils have Deen held, to no purpose, and there will probably be a new church organization. In the Fiji Islands there are at present 841 chapels,.and 291 other places where preach- ing is held, with fifty-eight missionaries busily engaged in preparing the way for others. ‘The membership numbers 23,274 persons, and there are besides 5,431 persons whose admission to membership will proba- bly follow soon. Dr. -Withroy, of Boston, is‘the latest in- vestigator of ¢ the Moody converts” in that city, and he finds, or a committee has found for him, that, with very few exceptions, the converts have returned to their former ways. ‘This means'that they have received spiritual injury, for an excitment which is followed by relapse leaves a scar which is slow to heal. In 1814 the “ Baptist Benevolent Society” was formed in North Carolina, which de- veloped into the Baptist State Convention, organized in 1830. At that time the Baptists ofall names hadin the State enly -fourteen associntions, 272 fninisters, and 15,360 mem- bers. ‘The iissionary -Baptists now have sixty-eight associations, .1,879 churches, 963 onlained ministers, and 160,121 communi- cants. A meeting of the old members and others of the Third Unitarian Society will be held ut their church, corner. Monroe and Lailin streets, at3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with the view of 2 reorganization. The Rev. W, R. Alger, of Unity Church, the Rey. E. Galvin, of Californiz, and others, will be present and address the meeting. Some good music is promised by members of prominent church choirs, and a good time may be an- ticipated. é “The Pope appointed Mgr. Rousseau Ad- sministrater of the Diocese of Toumai; Bel- gium, on account of the: violent attitude of the Bishop of that diveese towards the Bel- gium ‘Constitution. When Mer. Rousseau arrived at the episcopal ‘residence, he found the doors:locked, the Bishop, as is supposed, having taken the keys, .with him on retreat- ing to the seminary. “Two of the canons re- palred thither to hand: the Bishop the Papal hrief nominating Mar. De Rousseau. ‘The Bishop half-opened the-door, but, on pe:- | tion fu ii. ceiving the canons, closed it, “an umbrella Being Broken when thrust. int the opening. 5 ~The’ Synod of the “Episcopal Church of Scotland has passed a resolution. which. by implication, reflects on the Bishop of Edin- burg, who recently took part in an Old’ Cath- olic-Communion service at Berne, Sw land.. ‘The following, is the ' resolutio ‘That this Synod declares, without -refer- ence to anything past, that no Bishop of this Church is authorized to recognize any body of Christians not recognized by canon as in communion with ourselves, unless it be after gollbergtion and assent of the Bishops in. The or; ‘ation ofa Welsh Con; tion- al church will take place Sunday dan 4 at the Union Park Theological College. Preach- ing in Welsh at 10:30 a.m, and at 2:30 and 7:50 p. m. by the Rev. S. Philips, Dodgeville, Wis., the Rev. John P. Willis, Racine, Wis., and the Rey. John Davies, Bluemont, Wis. All the Welsh of the city and vicinity are cordially invited. At 2:30 p.m. the or- ganization proper will take place, when short addresses in English by several of the Pro- fessors of the College will be delivered in asl- dition to_a Welsh sermon by the Hey. .S: hilips, Dodgeville, Wis. a ‘Advices from Constantinople, state that a Mussulnan priest hus been céndemned to death for aiding tn the translation of the Scriptures into the Turkish language. He had been employed by the English. mission- arigs in Turkey for four or tive years_ past as an assistant in their translation of the Bible. His part of the work was to take the translations as made by the missionaries and polish up the Arabic so that it would present an attractive and idiomatic appearance in the language of the East. For this work he received about $500 per year. The ‘attempt to punish him by death for this offense is likely to lead to a serious diplomatic rnpture. Ar. Charles Scott, of Belfast, Ireland, di- vides the Protestant Churches of Great Brit- ain into four families or groups, and gives the following statistics of them: 1. Episeopal—Church of England, 20 dioce-. sans, 73,000 ministers; Chureb$of Ireland, 12 diocesans, 1,900 ministers; Episéopal Church of Scotland, 7 diocesuns, 28 ministers; Moravian Church, 49 ministers. ' If, Congregational—Independents, England, 2,205 ministers; Scotland and Ireland, 198° min- isters—total, 3,333 ministers. Baptists, 1,816 min- isters; Countess of Huntingdon’s Connection, 37 ministers. i ILL. Presbyterian—Church of Scotland 1,639 ministers; Free Church, 1,028 ministers; United Presbyterian, 568 ministers—total, 3,233 minis- ters. Presbyterian Church in England, 268 min- isters; . Culvinistic Methodists, 81¢ ministers; Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 636 ministers. IV. Methodist—Wesleyans, 2,12. ministers; Primitive Methodists, 1,137 ministers; Methodist - Free Churches, ‘356 ministers; New Connection and Bible Christians, 34: ministers. 3 This shows that the Church: of. England and its Irish and Scotch branches, together th the Moravians, have 25,163 ministers, ait ile the non-Episcopal churches have 14,- The Illinois State Convention of Univer- salis 1 hold a conference and business meeting at Wheaton, Du Page County, Satur- day and Sunday, Jan. 10-and 11. Arrange- ments have been made by the people ‘of. Wheaton for the entertainment of a large number of guests, and the outlook is good fora vety pleasant meeting. ‘The prograin, a furnished by the State Secretary, is us fol- lows: : Saturday, 2:30 p. m.—Introductory: meeting conducted by thetltev. L. G. Powers, of McHen- ry, and the Rev.S. F. Gibb, of Sheridan. - 3:30, sermon by the Rey. W._H. Ryder, D. D., of Chi- cago, from the text, Lead me to a rock that is higher than I." ‘Saturday evening at 8 o'clock—General_mass meeting. Subject: + Our Cause in Wheaton; How Cun It be Advanced?" Speakers, Benjamin | ¥. Monroe, of Chicago; James H. Swan, President of the Convention; Col.J.S. Wilcox, of Elgin; Mrs. George LB. Marsh, Chicago; the Rey. L. D. Boynton, of Elgin; the Hon. A. G. Throop, Chi- cago; Capt. M. E. Jones, Wheaton; the Bev. S. F. Gibb, of Sheridan; and others. Sunday, J1a.m.—Sermon by the Rey. L. -D. Boynton, of Elgin. 3p.m.; general devotional Ineeting, subject: “Our Universalist Faith; Why We Love It, and Why We Work for It.” Speakers, J. H. Swan, tho v.C. K. Gibson, of Michigan; Benjamin F. Walker, of Chicago; the Hon. A.G. Throop, the Rev. $. F. Gibb, and several others. Sunday evening, 8 0’clock—Sermon by the Rev. €. K. Gibson, pastor of the Congregational Church, Wayland, Michigan. ROMAN CIVILIZATION. A series of Sunday-evening lectures on the- Men and Times of Ancient Rome,” by the Rev. Brooke Herford, is announced to-begin this evening at the Church of the Messiah, on- Michigan avenue, end to be continued as fol- lows: Jan. 4, Nero and Paul; Jan. 11, Mar- cus Aurelius and Polycarp; Jan. 18, the Eim- peror Constantine; Jan. 2,‘ Julian and the attempted restoration of Paganisin. = TNE WEEK OF PRAYER. 4: The following is the program adopted by the Evangelical Alliance: Sunday, Jun. 4—Sermons on the “Fullness of Christ's Suivation,” Monduy—Thunksgiving for the blessings of the past year, and prayer their continuance. ‘Tuesday—Confession of sin. and humiliation before God. ‘Wednesday—Prayer for the Church of Christ, its mtinisters, its growth in grace, and its enlurge- ment; and for the revivals of religion through- out our country. ae ‘Thursday—Prayer for Christian education; for the family, and institutions of learning; forSun- day-schools and Christian associations. riduy—Prayers for nations, rulers, and peo- ples; for pence and religious liberty. Sniurduy—Prayer for Home and Foreign Mis- sions; for tho outpouring of the Sptrit upon all jesh, ‘and the conversion of the world. MOSES AND FUTURE PUNISHMENT. Gb the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. > Cmcaco, Jan. 1.—The Old Testament says of Moses that he “was learned in-all the wisdom of -the Egyptians.” As they fully believed in the doctrine of future rewards ant punishments, it must have beenkknown to him. Yet this truth, which holds sa prominent. a part in’ the later Scriptures, is almost, if not altogether, passed over in his writings. Will some learned divine, Jewish or Chris- tian, explain this? -Yours truly, LxQuirer. PERSONALS. The Rev. J. A. Brown, D. D., of Gettys- burg, has been stricken with paralysis. The death is announced of Prof. William Livingston, of the Lombard College, at Galesburg. Ie held the Chair of Natural Science. = * : Bishop Seymour's diocese contains sixty counties, and were he to devote two weeks to eaclrit would take twenty-eight months to make the grand tour. eae Itvis' reported that Bishop-Haven, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has symptoms of Bright’s disease. Te has long ‘suffered from adema of the right lung. The late Rev. Gordon Hall,. D. D., of Northampton, Mass., left a comfortable property of $40,000, much to the astonish- ment of his friends and relatives. : i The Rey. Brockholst Morgan, formerly of St. Mark’s in this city, has just resigned the Rectorship of Port Chester, and becomes the assistant to Dr. Rylance, of St. Mark’s, New rork. Itis stated that Col. Alexander McClure, long connected with the press in Philadel- phia, and a prominent politician, is about to study for holy orders in the Church.—Living Church. - The Rev. Wolcott Calkins, D. D., of Buf- falo, N. Y., résigns his Presbyterian pastor- ate, and accepts a call to the ElliosCongrega- tional Church of Newtown, Alass., ata salary of $5,000. * At the request of the Pittsburg Synod of the Lutheran Church the Rey, C. P. Krauth, Vice-President of the University of Pennsyl- vania, has undertaken the preparation of a life of Luther. o The Rev. J. M. Blayney, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of. Albany, has been compelled to_resign, so it is stated, because he voted for John Kelly, the ‘Tamutany can- didate for Governor. Be ut Signor Grassi, who was formerly Canon of the Church of St Maria Maggiore at Rome, and afterwards renounced the Catholic faith, has fitted up a chapel and a Bible depository in his father’s house in Rome, and gathered together a church of thirty members, with an enrolled congregation of between 200 and ‘$00. ‘The Rev: Mr, Williams, of Crescent Road Congregational Church, London, seems anxious to distingush himself. Ile has ad- dressed his brother ministers in a pamphiet, in which he suggests wat special prayer should be made for the conversion of the Devil. He thinks if the desired end could be accomplished there would be such an addi- tion to preaching power as would: shake the unrepentant world. No doubt. ‘ The Rev. Collamore Purington, of Fair. field, Me., has withdrawn fron¥ the Univer. salists. His reasons for so doing are: 1. Thet he sees no good effects from peaching Uni- versalism. 2. That there are widely extenc- ed prejudices against it and its ministers, 3 Tie has found but limited, spiritual codpera- 4 the personal pronoun “he” whet from the discussion ofxtopies which conduce to spiritual alienation, disfellowship, and dis~ integration. 5. He wauty freedom to follow Ais own Convictions as tg his future course. Father_Benson, one of the founders of the Order of:St. John the Evangelist, lias come to this country on a visit, ame Is at St. Cle- ment’s Hrotestant Episcopal Church in Phil- adelphid. . He is Vicar of the Parish of Cow- ley-St. John in Oxford, England. He is an elderly gentleman: of genial manners, with closely-trimmed gray hair, smoothly-shayen face, a pleasant smnile, and extremely clerical costume... St, Clement’s Church and the Chureu of tie: \dvent in Boston are the only wo churches in the country which are under the charge of this Order. ~, e HALF-SHELL PIETY. Tfanlan and Courtney are perfect Chris- tians. There'll never be a row between them—not if they know it—Boston Courter. Joseph Cook renders the old saw, “Sauce for goose, sauce for gander,” as follows: Those culinary adornments which suflice for the anserine female are adequate to mect the wants of the masculine adult of the same species. Arich Scotchman at the point of death said to his pastor: “Do you think thatif I left £10,000 to the Presbyterian Church my soul would be saved?” “TI can’t promise you anything,” answered the good man after asecond thought, “ but it’s worth trying.” _, Ernest (6 years old)—‘ But, mother dear, is it really true the world was imade in six fay ?” Mamma—* Yes, Ernie, and if God had pleased. He could have made it in two days.” . Ernest (after a inoment’s considera- tioni—“ Oh, inanuna, that would never have done, you know; why, we should have had Sunday every other day.” Ina village school, after an oral Scripture lesson on Cain and Abel, the teacher asked, among other questions, Why was Abel’s offering of the lamb better than Cain’s of first-fruits of the ground?” He received, from a lad aged _7, the following extraor- dinary answer: “ Beeause fruit makes your belly ache, and lamb doesn’t.” __ ain old Scoteli lady was told that her min- ister used notes, but would not believe it, Said one: “Gang into the gallery and see.” She did so, and saw the written:’sermon. After the Iuckless preacher had concluded his reading on the last page, he said, “But I will not enlarge.” The old woman called out from her -lofty position, ‘Ye canna, ye canna, for your paper’s give out.” Highlanders have the habit when. talking their English, such as it is, of. interesting. e not re- quired, such as “the King he has came.” Often, in consequence,a sentence is rendered extremely ludicrous... A gentleman says he lately listened to the Rey. Mr. —, who be- gan his discourse thus: _“ My friends, you will find my text in the first epistle general ot Peter, fifth chapter and eighth verse: “The Devil he goeth about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Now my brethren, for your instruction { have divided my text into four heads. Firstly, we shall endeavor to ascertain who the Devil he was. Secondly, we shall inquire into his geographical position—namely, * Where the Devil ke was and where the Devil he was going? Thirdly, who the De he was seeking. And fourthly and lastly, we shall endeavor to solve a question which has never yet been solved—what the Devil he was ‘roaring about.” CHURCH SERVICES. he . BAPTIST. The Rev. J. T-Burhoe will preach in the Unt- versity Place Church at 10:30 a, m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject: “Looking Backward and Looking Forward.” —The Rev. George C. Lorimer will preach in the First Church, corner South Park avenue and ‘Thirty-first street, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m, Morning subject:,_ ‘*The Revelation and Retro- gression to Pros ss." Evening subject: “The Inheritance of Iniquity” Buprism in the even- ings. —The Rev. John Peddie will preach morning and evening at the Second Church, corner of Monroe and Morgun strects. ‘ +The Rev. J. Patterson will preach in the. morning at the Michigan Avenue Church, near Twenty-third street, andin the evening at the South Church, corner of Locke and Bonaparte streets. : —The Rev. E. B. Hulbert will preach mo. and evening at the Fourth Church, corner o} Washiagton and Paulina strects. —The Rev. J. ‘I. Burhoe will preach morning and evening at the University Place Church, ,corner of Douglas place and Rhodes venue. ” —The Rey. J. Rowley will preach morning and evening at the North Star Church, corner of Division and Sedgwick streets. —The Rey. C. Perren will preach morning and evening at the Western Avenue Church, curner of Wurren avenue. —Tho Rev. W. H. Parker will ‘preach morning andrevening at the Coventry, Street Church, corner of Bloomingdale road. - he Rey. R. De Baptiste will:preack morning and evening at Olivet Church on Fourth avenue, neur Taylor street. —The Rev. A. K. Parker will preach morning and evening at the Centennial Church, corner of Lincoln and Jackson streets. ss —The Kev. E. O. Taylor will preach morning and evening at the Central Church on Orchard street, near: Sophia. —There will be x Gospel meeting at the Taber nacle, No. 802 Wabash uvenue, in the evening. —There will be services morning and evening at the Dearborn Street Church, near Thirty- sixth stree’ ie —The Rev. H. M. Curr will preach morningand evening at Evangel Church, Roc Island Car- shops.” rhe Rev. L. Raymond will preach morning and evening at the Millard Avenue Church, Lawndale. ~The’ Rev. Mr. Meyer will preach morning andevening at the First German Church, corner of. Bickerdike and Huron streets, The Rev. J. Smith will preach morning and & lie thinks it wise to recede | evening at the First Norwegian Church, curner of Noble and Ohio streets, : —The Rev. John Ongman will preach moral and evening at tho First Swedish Chureh, on street, near Sedgwick. “There will be services at the Hulsted Street Chureb morning and evening. * + CONGREGATIONAL. ‘The Rey. E. F. Williams preaches at the church corner of Drexel venue and Fortieth street. —The Kev. A. Little preaches at the New En- Jand Church this evening. Subject: “Heart ur Communion service in the morning. —he Rev. F. A. Noble preaches at Union Par! Church morning and evening. ~The Rev. Churles Hull Everest will preach in Plymouth Church, Michigan avenue, near Twen- ty-sixth street, ut 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Com- amunion at the close of the morning service. —The Rev. George H, Peeke will preach in the Leavitt Street Church, corner West Adams street, in the morning and evening. —The Rev. E. P. Goodwin will preach in the Firet Church, corner West Washington and Ann streets, at 10:30 a. in. and 7:30 pm. —The Ker. A. Towie will preuch in the Bethany Church, corner Paulina und West Huron streets, at 10:43 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Communion and feception of members in the morning. Evening subject: “The Fullness of Christ’s Salvation.” ‘A series of special services continuing ten days ill begin in the evening. —Services will be held in the Lincoln Park Chureh, corner Mohawk and Sophia streets, at 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p. m. Communion and re- ception of members in the morning, and mis- sionary meeting in the evening. METHODIST. Dr. ‘Thomas preaches nt Centenary Church this evening. Sacrament in the morning. “The Rev. J. W. Phelps preaches ut St. Paul’s Church, Maxivell street, nour Newberry avenue. —The Rev. W. C. Willing will preach in tho Wabnsh Avenue Church, corner Fourteenth street, ut ll a.m. The Rev. Frank M. Bristol will preach ut 7:30 p. rm. Prete. Williamson preaches at the First Church, Morning subject: What Is Full Salvation?” Evening: “The Last Works of the Holy Ghost,’ “the Itev. Robert D. Sheppard will preach in Grace Church, corner North La Salle and White strogts, morning and evontng. ‘Morning subject: ‘Laborers Together with God,” followed by-the gacrument of the Lord's Supper.” Evening sub- ject: “The Fullness of ‘Time and the Fullness of Sulvation.” —The Rev. T. C. Clendening will preach in the Langley Avenue Chureh, corner ‘Thirty-ninth street, ut 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. rere hey, &. It Adams will preach in tho Ada Street Church, Between Lake and Fulton, morning and evening. Serviog: every evening during the week, excep! a Gencral Superintendent Koberts will preach in the Free Church, corner May and Fulton streets, morning and evening. mortne Rev. 5, st, Boring will preach in the State Street Church in the morning. Gospel_temper- ance meeting, led by Miss Kiinball, in tho’ even- IOs soné Rev. George Chase will deliver a New- Year's address in the Fulton Street Chureb in the morning, and will preach at 7:30 p.m. Sub- ject: The Fullness of Christ’s Salvation.”" <The Rev. Dr. Payne will preich ut ‘Trinity Church. EByening subject: * Whero Are the Young 3fen.”” * ‘PRESBYTERIAN. ‘The Rev. J. H. Wa‘ker preathes nt the Reunion Church, Fourteenth str:et, near Throop. Mori- ‘ing subiect: “The Christian World in Prayer .” Evening: “The Gospel of Christ Arthur S#nzey will preach in the + Fortytirs: Street Church at 19:45 a. m. —The: Kt -v. J. Mouro Gibson will preach in the Second, C ued, ‘corner Michigan avenue and Twentirth stie:t, at 10:45 a.m. and 7:0 p.m, Communion after morning service. Evening “subject: “The Bible.” —The Rev. Arthur Mitchell will pre ch {2 tho First Caurch, coruce Jitcd.or avenue and Ewenty-linst vikeviy uc WU ue Ms tate street. " —The Rev. A. E..Kittredge will preach in the Third Church, corner Ashland ‘and Ogden ave- ues, At I ti, m. and 7:30 ‘p.m. Morning: Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. Evening sub- ject: “ The Resurrection.” are invited. © Prof. A. G. Wilson, of Lake Forest Univer- sity, will preach in the Jefferson Park Chi a. po In West- service in the Railroad Ch: service in the Chapel, corner Throop and Adanis streets, at I Prof. Francis L. Patton will preach at —The Rev. E. N. Barrett will preach } minster Church, curncr Jackson and Peoria streets, at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Mornt subject: “The New Heavens and the Now Earth.” Gospel meeting in the evening. —The Rey. James Maclaughlun ‘will preach morning and evening in the Scotch Church, cor- ner of Sangamon and Adams streets, —Sixth Church, corner of Vincennes and Oxk avenues, the Rev. Henry T. Miller, pastor. The new church edifice will be dedicated in the morr= ing at 10:30. Sermon by Prof. F.L. Patton. In the evening at 7:00 2 congratulatory service w It be held, with nddresses by Drs. Gibson, Swazry, Patterson, Prof. Bluckburn, und others. Nocol- lection will be taken at either of these services, and the public are cordially invited to attend. —The Rev. W.7T. Meloy will preach in the morning nt'the United Church, corner of Mon- roe und Paulina streets, and at3 p. m. at the County Hospital. ¥PISCOPAL. Cathedral SS. Peter and Paul. corner of West Washington and Peoria streets. The Kt.-Rev. W. E. McLaren, 8. ‘f. D. The Rev. J. H. Knowles, Priest in charge. Holy Communion at a.m, morning prayer and Holy Communion at 10:30 a. m., evening prayer at. 7:30 p. m.,,and Sunday- school and children’s service at 3 p.m. :—The Kev. C. M. Wines, of Yonkers, N.¥., will preach morning ‘and evening -at | St.” Jédmest ‘burch, corner of Cass and Huron street. Holy Communion at 12 m. —The Rev. B.A. Holland will officlate morn- ing and evenfog at Trinity Church, corner of Michigan avenue and Twenty-sixth street. Holy, Commatiton, ae i mE - —The Rev. John McKim, missionury to Jai will olficiate morning and eveule af ‘Calvary Church, Warren avenue, near Western. Holy Communion at 11:30 a, m. Re Zperoien EPISCOPAL. ¢Bishoép Cheney preaches at Christ Church. Morning subject: “A Happy New Year.” Even- ing: “Power, and How toGet It." ' —The Rev. F. W. Adams preaches at the; church, corner of Clurk'and Centre streets, this; morning. Subject: “Some Thoughts for the | Nevige Her. J.D. Wilso —The Rev. J. D. nm will preach in St John’s Church, Ellis uvenue, near Thirtysey: | enth street, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —Bishop Fallows will preach in St. Paul's’ Church, corner of West Washington, and Car- Renter: streets, at 10:45 2. m. and 7:45 P. 1. Morningsu! “Forgetting the Past." Even- ing subject: “Looking to the Future.” CHRISTLAN. The Rey. G. W. Sweeny preaches at the First Church, corner Twenty-tifth street and Indiana Brcute: oe ce hii pew Sear Retiec~ ions.” Evening: “The Judgment Hell for Wi iced Peoples as = yee Rev. 1. x. Searles renches nt the South —The . Side Church, Oukland boulevard. Morning sub- ject: “The Star of Bethlehem.” “Praying ata Maric.” —The Hev. A. J. Laughlin will preach in the chureh corner of Western avenue and Congrest street morning and evening. —The Rev. Charles H, Caton will preach at the Sevond Church, corner Oakley avenue and Juck- son street. Subjects: Morning, New Things, New Yeur, New Promises?" ete.; evening, “ Worthy and Unworthy Ambitions; a Talk to the Young.” Evening: UNIVERSALIST. The Rev. Richard Eddy, of College Hill, Mass., will preach in the Church of the Redeemer, core ner Sangamon and West Washington streets, , morning and evening. —The Rev. W.H: Byder will preach in St‘ Paul's Church, Michigan nue, near Sixteenth Strect, at 10:43 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. UNITARIAN. The Rev. Brooke Herford preaches at the Church of the Messiah. Morning subject: “He that Wavereth. Evening: “ Nero and Paul.” —The Rey. H. B. Carpenter, of the Hollis Street | Church, Boston, will preach in Unity Church, corner Dearborn avenue and Walton place, morning and evening. —The Rev. W. K. Alger, of Boston, and the Rey. E. J. Galvin will conguct the services in the Third Church, corner@Monroe and Latlin a m. Subject: “The Distinctive y of Liberal Christians,” —The Rev. A. R. Alger will preach at the Third Church, corner of Monroe and Lutlin streets, at 3p. m., on “ The Distinctive Work and Duties of Liberal Christians.”” : ‘TEMPERANCE. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union holds daily meetings in Lower Farwell Hall at 3 p.m. Leaders for the week, commencing Jan. 5, ure: Monday, Mrs. L. A. Hagans; Tuesda: Mrs. T. B. Carse; Wednesday, Mrs. H. 5. bush; Thursday, Mrs. W. G: Powers: Friday, Mrs. W. J. Kermott; Saturday, Mrs. Y.W. Miller. NEW JERUSALEM. i ‘The Rey. W. F. Pendleton preaches at the chapel corner of Clark and Menominee streets. this morning, and at the church corner of Wash- ington street and Ogden avenue this afternoon. —The Rey. L. P. Mercer will preach In. the, Union Swedenborgian Church, Hershey Mugic-* Hall, at lla.m. Subject: “The Miracle of the Incarnation.” | . LUTHERAN. The Rev. Edmund Belfour preaches at Trinity Church, corner of Dearborn avenue and Fria street, this morning, and at Wicker Park Church: this evening. 5 EB INDEPENDENT. The Rev. G. C. Needham, assisted by his brothers, will hold special Gospel services at Moody’s Church, morning and evening, and each. evening during the coming week, except Satur- day. —The Chicago Free Religious Chureh meets 22 Grossman's Hull, Nos. 802 and 50¢ Cottage Grove avenue. Services at 11u.m. by James Kuy Ap~ lebec. Subject: “Swearing-Of for the New Yeur.”” Evening lecture at 7:30, on “ Buddha and Buddhism; or, the Light of Asia.” | = SPIRI’ LIST. 2 ‘The First Society of SPiritualists meets at the church corner of Monroe und Lattin streets. W. J. Colvilie, trance speaker from England, will ‘speak. Morning subject: ‘Spiritual Outloolc for the New Yeur.” The evening subject will be selecfed by the audience. + —Dr. Wiggin will meet the Spiritualists and mediums at 3 o'clock, at No. 508 West Madisou ‘street. 2 ‘MISCELLANEOUS. The “ Liberal Reunion” will hold a conversa- Honalmectiog: at No. 213 West Madison street, At2:o0. 5 —The Rev. J.M.Gibson is delivering a course of lectures in Farwell Hall on “The Kvidences of | Christinnity ” on Sunday afternoons. His sub- ject to-day at 4:30 will be “Inspiration of the‘ Scriptures.” A pleasant feature isthe service, of song for half zn hour preceding the lecture, led by Prof: F. B. Williams and the Bliss. Chair. - They will be ussisted this afternoon by Miss Jen- nie Owens, soprano of the Plymouth Congregu- tional Church Quartette. i —tThe Kev. N. F. Ravlin preaches at the Wasb- , ingtonian Home this afternoon. : —The Disciples of Cnrist meet at No. 29 West Madison street, att p.m. Allare invited. - —The West Side Philosophica! Society meets at» Castle Hall, No. 619 West Lake street, this even- ing. Subject: ‘Social Science.” i Ys rad —Dr. Matthewson preaches at No. 91 South, : Ogden avenue, morning and evening. erne third lecture on “The Book of Revela- tion” will be given at 4 p. m., and Gospel meet- ing at 7:30 p. m., in Gospel Hall, 97 South Des~ phiines street, by D. Ross, Evangelist. ~The organization of a Welsh Congregational | i tuke place to-day at the Union Puri Theological College. All Welsh are invited. { Services will be conducted in Welsh. . —The Rev. A. E. Kittredge will conduct a Bible class Pr apt hee of the Third . Presbyterinn Church at 7:45 p. rey it Northway, of the C. & N. W. RR, will lead the railroad men’s meeting {n the read~ © ing-room, corner Kinzie and Canal streets, at 3:30 p.m." ‘The gospel mecting for railway men Will be held ut 634 South Canal strect, at 7:45 p. . in., W. Cook, leader.» . —The railway men’s mi in the reading- yoom corner Kinzie and Canal streets at 3:30 p. m. will be ted by W..H. Northway, of the Chicago ENorthwescern. W. Cook will lead the railroud men’s nceting at 63} South Cunal street at 7:45 p.. m, All railroad men and friends are invited to both meetings. i —Donald Kuss, Scotch evangelist, will give the third Jecture cn “Revelations” ut4p..m., and. _ reaches the Gospel ut 7:00,in Gospel Hall, 9: laines street. . CALANDAR FOR THE WEEE. EPISCOPAL. Jan. 4—Second Sunday after Christmas. om Jan. 6—Epiphany. Jan, 9—Fast. CATHOLIC. Jan. 4—Octave of the Holy Innocents. q 3 Jun. 5—Vigil pf the Epiphany; St. Telesphoms, Jan. o-Epipbany of Our Lord—Holydsy of Ob- + ion. Jan. 7—Of the Octave of the Epiphany. Jan. 8—Of the Octave. Jun. 8—Of the Octav i Jan. 10—Of the Octave. ———_—_ Newspapers at the White House. Washington Letter to Springnetd (Sass.) Republican. One of the best churacteristics of the present Administration is its newspaper-reading babit. There is none of that affected contempt for the press which some men in publfe life foudly profess; on the contrary, there i« genuine desire to learn the drift of public sentient or all vital questious through the medium which most accurately voices it. ‘The President is very fond of newspapers, and the Journalist will al- ways find him well up with current present presg comment. A number of the Icuding‘journals of the country are Litid on the Hfbrary table as they _ come in, and whenever during the day *r. Hayes bas u little leisure he-takes them up.° Be- * sides looking over the most {nttnential jonrnals himself, he gets the benefit of the long list of minor papers which are taken at the White House through clippings carefully made on; Whatever question huppens to be uppermost by ong of the clerks und ted in scrup-books for _ the President to ruu his eye over. The Cabinct contuins one old newspaper man, and noone wil be surprised to learn that Mr. Schurz gocs * through a pile of fifty or sixty papers every - evening. nls cebief rivul among the Cabinet in this Hue is Secretary Sherman, vho always car- ries a big bundle of papers home from his offtica. |