Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1880, Page 9

__THE. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. RELIGIOUS. Bishop Coxe Protests Against the Hasty Publication by the Bible Society of the New Translation of the Scriptures Now Nearly Completed. Be Balioves that It Should Be Thor-" oughly Examined Before Forced on the People. The Imaginations of Uninspired Men Largely Responsible for Our Numerous Theologies. Faith Described as the Finite Con- formity of the Human to the Divine Will. A Clergyman Who Was Equal to Any Language, Living or Dead.: General Notes, Personals, Possible Piety, Services To-Day. AID YOURSELF. u Aid yourself, and God will ala you,” Isa saying that I hold Should be written not in letters ‘Wrought of silver or ot gold, But upon our hearts be graven, ‘Acommand from God in Heaven, "Tis the law of Hin who made you— Aid yourself, and God will aid you. ‘Aid yourself—who will not labor All bis wants of life to gain, But relies upon his neighbor, Finds that he relies in vain. ‘Till you've done your utmost, never Ask a helping hand, nor ever Let the toilful man upbraid you— ‘Ald yourself, and God will aid you, Ald yourself—you know the fable Of the wheel sunk in the road; y ‘How the carter was not abe By his prayers to more the load ‘Till, urged by some more wise beholder, Free OF peel with lusty seoulder, Doyour own wotk—your Maker bude you— Aid yourself, and God will aid you. It is well to help a brother: Ora sister when in But, believe me, there's another Not-to-be-forgotten creed. « Better lore did never science each to man than self-reliance, °Tis the law of Him who made you— Aid yourself, and God will aid you, Aid yourself—be not like ivy Clinging still to wall or tree, ‘That can only rise by striving For support unceasingly. Rather be the oak, maintaining Heart and branches self-sustaining; For this “the Great Task-Master” made you— Aid yourself, and God will aid you. BIBLE REVISION: BISHOP COXE OBJECTS TO A HASTY PUB- LICATION OF THE NEW TRANSLATION, New Fork Tribune. Itisnow very nearly a year since, by your courtesy, I was permitted, through your | factors—its’ one purpose is to circulate the } common English Bible, so far, that is, as the ‘pages, to invite the attention of the “ Ameri- can Bible Soclety” to the pressure which’ was likely to bebrought to bear upon them toalter one of the most sacred and funda- tmental provisions of their constitution. As always, inthe progress of this great move Tor revising the common English Bible, a few friends of the revision were prompt in allay- ing anxieties upon this point by professions, doubtless sincerely made by them as in- dividuals, but binding on nobody but them- selves. Unchecked by any consideration for the minds and consciences of others, certain Persons have gone on, therefore, manufact- uring public opinion in favor of. the re- vision, and in general treating its accept- ance as a foregone conclusion; all at- tempts, on the other hand, to remonstrate, to suggest the necessity of time and careful examination of the completed work, or to caution the public as to the necessity of hearing the other side, have been met with deprecations and denounced as premature. It has not been “premature” to publish pages of a laudation of a work incomplete and kept sacredly secret from scholars and divines and millions of intelligent Bible- students, whose comments and suggestions would have been of immense importance, had the sheets of the work, as progressively com- Pleted, been sent to universities and divinity schools, with generous appreciation of com- mon Tights and interests. But it has been Premature” for any student or theologian fo call attention even to tentative pages issued by quasi authority and to the extraor- inary Proposals ‘therein made, apparently ta Drepare the popular mind for changes fat ‘yond those contemplated in the original ae For ten years the great body of ipture-students and believers have been treated like mere “babes in Christ,” and bidden to wait for what is doing for them by the Revision Committee. “So like the nurse that chews the infant’s bread.” Meanwhile we have been treated with the assurance that “the great work once sub- mitted to the world might then be discussed,” etc., ete., etc. It was foreseen that combina- tions Were at work which would, at all events, minimize any fair opportunity thus | for the sober, mature, and pro- Gund criticism of all’ English-speaking ie ian scholars, A year ago it was not ney ature to Suggest that the American que Society must change its constitution in 9 er to circulate the new version; but when ventured to call attention to this astound- be Proposal in faver of a work of which no- Fs 'y, except its authors, as yet knows the Herits or the faults, oli! then “the whole ‘ussion is premature.” a a me now ask attention to the next step, Mi et is not “ premature,” of course,though exdly accepts the whole work. before it re 2S a publication, and calls on the ponetican Bible Society'to seek immediate rile to circulate “it. I quote from ue 2 Bost candid and fair of all the periodicals le day which have committed themselves e expected prodigy before its birth. ‘The Bas ter, I suspect, is an esteemed personal lendof mine, and he never writes what he foes Rot mean or is ready to disclaim. This ' qenorable, and hence formidable, friend of le. pag n thus expresses himself: be he revised New Testament will so soon ready for the press that it is time to agi- Bint @ question of its publication by the Hin ®,Seciety. Under its present constitu- ion, that Society cannot issue any English Yersion but that of King James’,which ought € obsolete just as soon as the new is Ready, It should immediately seek an amend- yeni to its charter for this purpose. We are HS to see that one of its oldest auxiliaries, He Berkshire Bible Society, at the motion of sue Perry, of Williams Coliege, recom- lends this change in the constitution of the rarat Society, and pledges itself to purchase = Circulate the revised version as soon as it Sn be obtained. “We commend this action to faint auniliaries of the Bible Society. Cer- the Deppen buying a Bible, we should get But why “immediately”? “No man hay- nk old wine straightway sesireth at that (1) the superiority, if not 4 f ‘of dee expected version is a egone conclusion. (2) Itis the best ver- on (8) ‘The Bible of our fathers is to be Ounte obsolete”? as soon as it appears. {2 An auxiliary Bible Society pledges itself pe burchase and circulate it as soon as it can eiobtained. All which is matter for indi- ual consciences, and need not Eainsaid. But now (5) “it is to agi- te” for the patronage of he’ American Bible Society; (6) the Society should “imme- diately” see! A amendment to its charter for this purpose; (7) auxiliaryBible Socic- ties are prompted to copy the example of one which pledges itself to purchase and cireu- late the new version as soon as it ap- pears. In a word, the American Bible So- sey is to omit itestt in Bdvance to a erimen: i@ most momentous that has ever been attempted in the history of our literature, and changed from its constitu- tional character as the distributor of the com- mon English Bible into the instrument of a voluntary Association ‘of scholars who are laboring to make it “obsolete,” and to push their own work into its place. Excuse me, for such is by no means the de- sign or desire of the noblesi and the greatest naines in this venerable association. They would never ask for their work any other reception than that to which it is so eminent- ly entitled and which it is so sure to’ meet with, They ask for it only the fairest and most prolonged investization by scholars and students, and such ultimate place in the Biblical literature of the English-speaking world as its merits may finally secure for i But, just as was foreseen, it is not this class of revisers who control the movement. Al- ways your fussy and clever manager is sure totakesuch things into practical develo; ment, Jeaving—like Napoleon atthe Pyramids —les savants avec les anes en arriére. Now, as an_admirer of the course which the American Bible Society pursued in 1853, when it dared to confess itself in the wron; and to revert to its original and constitutional Position, I venture to appeal to it now, and entreat it to preserve the high claim on pub- lic confidence which it then won at so great acost. Its one purpose—ten thousand times asserted and made the consideration for gifts and bequests from the most munificent bene- Bible in English is concerned. But here one of its auxiliaries calls it fo lend itself, in ad- vance of publication, to the diffusion of a work which, whatever its merits, cannot be entitled to recognition as superior to the old till its claims may be weighed and sifted and compared. In a word, the Bible Society is the handmaid and not the pontiff. She is not , even entitled to be the inn pire amoung be- lievers. in_ matters affecting the spiritual af- fections, if npt the convictions, of millions of Christian men. The sort. of experiment to-which the So- ciety.is invited has been tried once before, ‘and with consequences not a little instruct- ive: The Council of Trent approved as au- thentic Seripture the Vulgate of Sixtus V. before it was extant, heedless, as one said wittily, of the. old caveat,—*“ne quis infan- tem. in martris utero, baptizare ‘Spresumet.” In due time it appeared from the hands of infallibility, who promulgated it with apos- tolic approbation, as complete and final; “not an iota to be changed, added, or withdrawn.” Precisely! And yet, in two years, Clement ‘VIL. was obliged to call in the work of his predecessor and set forth a new one, cor- rected_in not less than 2,000 places: The Bible Society does not claim to be infallible, and may therefore accept a lesson from this experiment in case her intrepid auxiliary should bring the question of prejudgment and an.immediate change of its institution before its venerable directors. I forbear, for the present, to press the remark ha in an- other generation, a work like “The Bible for Learners” may secure temporary popularity, and be pressed on the Society under the very amendment now clamored for. Beware of contemporary fashion in such eases. Let me add that he will make a great mis- take who imagines that the thousands who have been so long told to say nothing prema- turely are going to yield submissively to the assumption that it is now too late to speak, and that all questions are closed. It is quite possible that the expected work is of such transcendent merit that every candid man will recognize in it the finger of God. It may prove worthy of ultimate acceptance every- where, and by all. But it does not excite our expectations to the pitch of confidence when we observe that at least some of the enthusi- astic friends of the work are disposed to force it upon us, in Vatican fashion, as if the few exceptionally excellent scholars who have been engaged in it were entitled to do all our thinking for us in a matter so sacred and so dear, ‘Chere are essentially diverse classes of minds in the world, who have 2 right to be heard from in the settlement of . this juestion. The experts who have given their lives to ancient languages, in all their minute peculiarities, may, Yet be essentially deficient in the power of feeling and nicely disposing our English words and idioms so as to render felicitously into our tongue the shades of sense they perceive in the original. Let such men state, for example, to one imbued only with Shakspeare’s English, just what they wish to say—he might be trusted to throw it into English alike accurate and beautiful. So when this valuable work appears, I venture to believe that, even conceding its accuracy,—mechanical accuracy, perhaps, without dignity or grace,—there are thou- sands of English scholars who ought to be heard from as critics before the thought is entertained that the new wine should be de- canted into the old bottles before time has done -its work in permitting a limited fer- mentation and in ripening the vintage that is said to be so choice. THE ORIGINAL TONGUE.. A CLERGYMAN WHO WAS EQUAL TO ANY. LANGUAGE, DEAD OR ALIVE. New York Times. When a party of clergymen get together, with not too many laymen within hearing, they sometimes become as merry a party as so many members of any other profession. The clergymen of New York, as a rule, are not to be beatenin the telling of a good story. A‘number of them were gathered together one evening’ last week, when one member of the party told an anecdote of a minister in search of a charge, that is certainly worth presenting as a good story, and, perhaps, as anexample of how such things are some- times done. This minister had been invited to preach as a candidate in a little rural ehurch in Northern Pennsylvania, where the members, although only on ‘a par with most distant country churches, liked to flatter themselves that they were “ pretty well post- ed.” Before starting for the place, the minis. ter met an old clerical friend, who had had some experience in the same neigh- borhood, and who advised him to “Give them some Latin and Greek; it will tickle their vanity, and they’ll set you down for a very smart man.” . There was a little difficulty in the way of the minister’s giving his hearers a dose of Latin and Greek, forhe knew no more of either language than the people he was to preach to. Buthewas equal to the emer- ency. He was a native of Wales, and spoke Welsh as well as hedid English, though these two were the only Janguages he knew any- thing about. When he had got nicely into his sermon, he introduced a little passage of Scripture, and said: “This passage, breth- ren, has been slightly altered in the transla~ tion. Itis only in the original Hebrew that you can 1p its full meaning. I will read it to you in Hebrew, so that you may com- prehend it more exactly”; and he gave them the passage in very good Welsh. The old Deacons looked at each other, and nodded ap- proval, as though they would say: “That's the stuff; that’s the kind of thing we want.’ Presently the minister, who saw by the faces of his hearers that he had-made a hit came upon another Scripture passage that could not be correctly rendered in English, “This passage,” said he, “has to be read in the original to be appreciated. In_ ail the languages there is none I know in which the meaning can be so well expressed as in Greek. I will read you the verse in Greek;” and again he gave them a long Welsh sen- tence. Again the Deacons nodded approv- ingly, and before long the minister found it necessary to read a verse in Latin, “so that his hearers might understand it thoroughly,” and gaye them a little more Welsh. Everything was going along sinoothly,; and the minister, as he approached the end of his sermon, thought he would Five them just one more taste of the dead languages. “TI am about to read you,” : he, an- other passage on this subject. But it is another of those passages that have been altered in the translation, and I will read it to you in the Chaldaic. in which it was written.” He was just about to give them a little more Welsh, when, cast- | ing his eye over the congregation, he saw seated near the door a jolly-looking mah, who was holding his sides tight to keep from bursting with laughter. The minister took in the situation in an instant. Here was a man in the church who understood Welsh, and who was laughing at the trick that ha been played upon the congregation. But not afeature in the minister's. fact changed. Fixing his eyes straight upon the laughing man, just as the congregation thought he was about to give them the Chaldaic version, he said againin Welsh: i ‘ “For God’s sake, my friend, don’t say a word about this till I have a' chance to talk wi eooe tion went home satisfied that le CONETE! ion they had listened to one of the most learned of sermons; the laughing man never told the story, and the minister iy soon settled over, the chureh, the people believing thai A man who could read the Sonprne wes Janguages was just the man for them. GOSPEL MEETINGS. THE EVIL OF TOO MUCH ENTHUSIASM. + To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. _Crcago, Feb. 12—As Gospel meetings seem to be flourishing to quite an extent at Present in our city, L wish, in the spirit of friendliness and with the best ‘wishes for the success of this noble work, to point out what seems to me some of the errors of its organ- izers or Jeaders. It appears to be the idea of some few that the mode of worship should be of the very ancient order, such as was practiced in the days of Christ and His Apos- tles. Iwish to point to one such instance that came'under my obsérvation, and also to the results following. A few years ago a Gospel Mission was started. on the West Side. Its founder seemed, and was looked upon as being, a man full of religious zeal, and very earnest in his efforts to do good. The services, of men and women of eminent religious attainments. and long experienced in Christian-work, asa Tule, were secured as its leaders. The order of exercises was somewhat varied so as to make them inter- esting to all Christians and attractive as pos- sible to those who made no profession. Everything, however, was studiously avoided that would in any way conflict with the per- fect spirit of Christianity. The services of an organist were secured, and very: good musie was interspersed, ‘and, in connec- tion with the other religious exer- cises, proved quite “attractive. In fact, a number who would not have other- wise been induced to attend meetings were brought in through this means, A. unday-school was suly organized and con- ducted very. successfully, the average at- tendance being about 2 ‘Young men and women mostly from the Third Presbyterian and First Congregational Churches volun- teered their services as teachers, and the ono aim and object of all was to lift up the fallen and save the children from the paths of vice and iniquity. Thus the work seemed for a time to prosper, but as all things in this world seem subject to change, this mission work ‘Was no exception to the general rule. After a time an “ Evangelist ” made application to the mission and was admitted as a worker. He ‘seemed at once to take or rather was granted unlimited authority. The first at- tack was upon the organ and organist. The organ was not considered an instrument used in ancient worship, and therofore not per- missible atthe present time. Then it was said to be extremely unwise to engage as chorister a man who was in doubt as to hay- ing been “born again,” and although he was 2 professed Christian, yet his religious com- batiyeness was not thought to be sufficient for the position. Next, the hymn-books that were being used were not thought to be of the “holy order,” and therefore dispensed with, In their place. a leaflet was substi- tuted containing, with but few excep- tions, some of the most frivolous and trashy songs of ancient or modern production. Then the Sunday-school must not be over- looked. It also must necessarily undergo a process of theological pruning. It had been. acustom since the organization of the school that at its close the Lord’s Prayer should be repeated, all joining in the repetition. This, after much consideration, was thought to be improper, and must, therefore, be dispensed with, But here these views met with very determined opposition, and rather than sub- mit to this Innovation and usurpation of their rights and wishes, the teachers and officers with but one or two exceptions chose to withdraw from the school. Asa result the’ school was broken up, and some o its scholars are’ now: spending the hour that was so profitably spent there in re- ceiving religious and kind instruction in places of vice and immorality which so thickly infest this part of thecity. -I believe, Jjowever, .that some of the teachers and fficers have succeeded in securing another Jocation for the school, and as far as possible are bringing in the scholars who were for- merly under their instruction. All this seems to be the result of allowing a man of poor discretion, inferior abilities, and religious bigotry to usurp authority, for no other reason that I can sce‘only that he happens to be_a religious enthusiast. i ., Would it not- be wise for those who have the good of humanity at heart and who are sustaining these Gospel imissions to consider somewhat the character and abilities oftheir. chosen leaders? It is nota sufficient reason that because aman has embraced religion and professes conversion that he should at once beset upas a leader or teacher of sacred and religious truths. This apy to me to be a prevalent idea at the present time, and one which will undoubtedly work injury rather than good to the cause of religion. A WEsr-SWER. WHAT IS FAITH? THE FINITE CONFORMITY OF HUMAN TO i DIVINE WILL. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cacao, Feb. 11.—There is somuch mis- apprehension nowadays of Scriptural truths So called that it seems’ to me a restatement of some fundamental principles of our faith will be received with general interest by, the read- ing public. - For instance, what answer shall be made to the inquiry, “ What is faith itself ?” 1 know of but one place in the Scriptures where a _pillosophical or metaphysical defi- nition of the term is given, and that is where we should expect to find’ it—in what pur- ports, and is quite fenerally, accepted, to one of Paul’s Epistles, viz.: the Epistle to the Hebrews, eleventh chapter and first verse. This is translated in our version as follows: “Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” ¢ By a Jong and careful study of the original and other evidence, I am satisfied that this translation not only does not express the thought of the text, but does convey an en- tirely erroneous idea of the nature of faith. The word translated substance is “hupos- tasis,” corresponding to the Latin word “sub- stans.” .It is a compound made Bp of the preposition ‘ hups” and the verb “histemi,’” and the literal meaning of the word is astand- ing under, something that supports, a prop, a basis for something to rest upon. To under- stand how Paul! as a metaphysician uses it elsewhere, refer to the third verse of the first chapter of this same Epistle, where, in describing or defining the being of Christ the Son, he says: _‘ Who being the brightness of His glory and the expressed image [better rendered the manifested character] of His ‘hupostasis’ of His being,”—i. e., of the Fa- ther’s being. He evidently uses the word hereto express a state or condition of life. Faith, according to this, then, becomes a state or condition of life or belng from which the hopes he speaks of spring. Buta state or condition of life or being is in no way expressed by the word “substance,” which our_ translators have used to transfer the idea from the original, This, however, is but one-half of the defini- tion the inspired writer gives us. The other half reads as follows in our translation: “The evidence of things not seen,” which still more absurdly faisrppresents the thought of the inspired writer. The word translated “evidence” is “elengchos,” which means a proof or trial in the sense of a test. One of the examples of faith given in this chapter, and the most illustrious, perhaps, is the call and obedience of Abraham, It isin faith as a condition or state he receives the call to go out into a place which he should in due time receive for an inheritance, “and he went out, not knowing whither he was going.” If faith was evidence, he ought to have known where he was going. In QI in Eflglish, he has an apprehension of his true relation to his Creator as his creature, and he trusts him beyond the limit of finite knowledge or evidence in an act of obedience, He goes forward to makea proof or test of the spirit- ual perceptions which he has experienced in the new state of being into which he has been ushered. Now, how did he get into this new state of being? i ‘God said to him, as He says (in some way to every human being, “I will have you to serve me. Will you? You are a free agent.” (it must bea willing obedience then, spring- ing from motives of heart and mind.) Abraham says, “1 will.” The 1.otives are sufficient. His-will is fn harmony with God’s will now, and he is in a new life of faith, a condition which is spoken of in this way in Philippians, second chapter, thirteenth verse: “For it is God Who worketh in you, both to will and do of His good pleasure.” | Faith is, then, the finite conformity of the human will to God’s will, under which a ney sondition of thi p~spirituall HOpeS springs up, and man steps out - seen to try its realities in obedience to God’s call, as Abraham did. an mc, BE Paul says, in. Romans, vili., 24,25: “For we are saved by better in) hope; but hope thatisseenis not hope. For, what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we See not, then do we with patience wait for it.” ‘The inspired writer, then, in the definition he gives of faith means to say that faith is the state (of the man) from which hopes (spiritual) take their rise,—the trial or ex- periment of unseen (realities). ‘The succeeding verse seems to confirm this rendering. Itreads:, “For in this (i. e., this condition or state of faith) the elders re- ceived testimony.” Of what? Of the,truth of these unseen realities. See the fourth versa also, “by which he (Abel) received testimony that he was righteous, God testify- ing in respect to his gifts.” Thesame wordis used in the original in each case to expressthe idea of giving and receiving testimony. the fifth ‘verse’ another. wonderful phe- nomenon of this new condition of faith is mentioned. ‘In faith (i. e.,'in this spiritual state) Enoch was translated, that he-should not know death” (i. e., by-experience). in the sixth-verse we get still more light from a true rendering ofthe passage. Our yersion reads: “ But without faitn,” ete.,— it should read, “apart from,”, or‘ separate from” (i. e., in any other state or condition), not bringing faith along with you. as an ac- companiment or something in your hand— “it is impossible to please him” (God) “for he that cometh to God _must trust that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who dili- ntly seek Him.” z, etow can mortal do this unlesshe be in this new spiritual condition. of life? Then, in the thirteenth verse: “These all died in faith’? (this condition), ‘not havin; received the promises, but. having: perceived them from afar.” How?- In. this state of new spiritual perceptions, T think. ‘“Trust- ig and embracing them.” How? In the same way. ‘And confessing that they were strangers, and sojourners ina strange place, upon. the earth.” - “For those who say such things make it evident that they seck a fatherland.” . Do these examples teach that faith isan abstract belief in poy sense- about or in re- gard to anything? Is it in any sense a mere Intellectual acceptance of ‘certain dogmas? Is it nut rather a life or being? “The devils believe, and tremble.” Have they faith? CARLES GARDNER, THEOLOGICAL SOURCES, INFERENCES AND IMAGINATIONS OF UNIN- SPIRED MEN. : Alliance, ~ ‘ If the average religious thinker were asked to name the sources of theology, he would reply without hesitation, “ Why, the Bible, of course.” But we believe that it can be shown that the reply would be only partially correct, The Bible does supply us witha portion of our received systems of theology, but a great share of them comes from other sources—notably the inferences and imagina- tions of uninspired men. To begin with what is the supreme test of orthodoxy with many thinkers, a belief in future endless punishment, what an unde- fined, and, we may truly say, Scriptural idea of that doctritie we should haye, were it not for ‘Dante’s Inferno and the details of the beyond-Styx sizzlings and freezings which have-erept into the popular imagination through the: fiendish fancies of the Floren- ine poet ! For, reiterate as we civilized Christians may the refined idea of a hell of the soul de- liberately chosen and_ preferred by the sin- ner, the hell of Dante is preached in many a Pulpit to-day. ‘Then the companion idea of the King of Hell, the Devil, how is our conception of that yver of evil made stark and definit by the ideality of Milton and Dante combined! We venture to say that the Devil of even the ex- cellent editors and astute theologians of the Heruid and Presbyter.is the creation to some -extent of the ‘Paradise Lost” and the “Inferno,” and even of the illustrations that accompany those great works. How muchis the God of theology the God of the Bibl and how much is the idea of Jesus dwarfe and warped by the multitude of commenta- tors on his work and life, the which, if the ‘were all collected together, the ‘world itself would not contain them? . How much the commonly-received idea of the atonement is due to an error-teaching hymn, we think, has lately been sufficiently shown in these columns. And to what ex- tent Calvin’s institutes and Edwards’ meta- physics, the one to some’extent logical rea- soning from false premises, and the other the soarings of a mind beyond the reach of mind, have directed the thought theological aw y from Scriptural foundations, who shall say ? ‘The sources of the varying theologies might be multiplied almost indefinitly, but that would be superfluous. The disciple of any system will readily acknowledge the tact in segard ites Peon Se antl he simple -dise} e, has, therefore, abundant justincation for the assertion that itis true of all systems of theology except that system formulated by Christ and. acknowledged and accepted by His Apostles: The Bible exhibits the personality of God and Christ; the finely- articulated systems of theology deal with an abstraction. The temper of the time demands a con- crete creed, if we may use the term, and commands that the abstractions be cut away. All that mass of theological wood, hay, and stubble will be burned up in this nine- teenth-twentieth century struggle with skepticism which presses upon us: The only theology, the only creed, that will stand the test of time is ultimate truth, and ultimate truth which all Christians will recognize can be found only in the unannotated teach- ings of Jesus the Christ. The time is ap- Proaching, is upon us, when the Church must deal with the already. aggressive infidelity and worldliness of an irreverent age. Per- haps she van fight the battle divided under many banners; but, if she would come out more than SOngucror, she must unite upon some universally accepted truths, and under the hitherto conquering standard of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. = CORRESPONDENCE. THE MISSOURI SYNOD. ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Louis, Feb. 12.—Tne Trreung a few days ago had the following: It {is charged that the publications of the Bfis- souri Synod, which represents the strictest type of Lutheranism, and nearly allied to Roman Catholicism, are teaching the Calyinistic doc- trine of predestination. - . Now, itis true that the Missouri Synod represents the strictest type of Lutheranism, butitisa greaterror to charge the Synod referred to with anear alliance to Roman Catholicism, and with the Calvinistic doc- trine of predestination. Indeed, the alliance of the Missouri Synod with Romanism is as close as that of fire with water,—as that of Martin Luther with the Pope. Regarding the alleged Calvinistic doctrine of predes- tination, the Missouri Synod has always com- bated said doctrine as a false one, and does so this day. . A emer OF THE Missourr S¥NoD. TOTAL DEPRAVITY, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Crrcaco, Feb. 9.—“ Layman” thinks I should not say “total depravity,” for he thinks I mean only “partial depravity.” Butif depravity means something morally wrong, and if the human will is the. only part of man capable of _moral wrong, and if till conversion that will is wholly wrong, why is it not proper to call the man “totally depraved’? Since everything in him capable of depravity is depraved, why is it not 2 case of total depravity? To prove a man totally blind, isn’t it enough to show that his only seeing organs, his eyes, cannot see anything ? Would it be needful to prove also that his ears cannot hear to make out a case of total blindness ? “Layman” says: ‘That total depravity in its strictest sense was_by our fathers un- derstood to be a fundamental doctrine of the Orthodox Church, does not. admit of a doubt.” YetIhave no special zeal for the terms “Total Depravity.”| Would exchange them at once for words, if such can be found, that eqn’ never be misunderstood. The phrase “Partial Depravity,” preferred by my un- known friend “ Layman,” might mean too lit- tle. Unless explained it might leave some readers with the idea that natural men have some holiness or some loyalty to God.“ En- tire sinfulness” has been suggested, and “thoroughly depraved,” and “complete alienation” from God. But it is doubtful whether any of them would need less’ expla- nation or be more satisfactory. The truth is, that the doctrine, after all explanations, is too humiliating to men forany terms that express it to seem pleasant or be very acceptable. Does he -know whereof he affirms? He admits that John~ Foster agrees with me. Will he also hear Andrew Fuller: “AH I mean by the term is this: that the human heart is by nature totally destitute of love of God, or love to man as the creature of God, and consequently is destitute of all vir- tue.” President Dwight remarks: “(1) That the human character is not depraved to the full extent of its powers; (2) that there are certain characteristics. of human nature which, considered by themselves, are inno- cent; (3) some of the natural human charac- teristics are amiable; (4) that these and all other qualities of the mind are, however, means either of virtue or sin, according to the nature of that controlling disposition or energy which constitutes the moral charac- ter: @) that there is not in the mind by na- ture, or in an unregenerated state, any real moral excellence or evangelical virtue.” The eloquent and world-renowned Chal- Hardin, G. mers inquires: “Might not a sense of honor elevate that heart which is totally unfur- nished with asense of God? Might-not an impulse of compassionate feeling be sent into that bosom which is never once visited. by a movement of duteous loyalty towards the Lawgiver in Heaven? Might not occasions of intercourse with the beings around us develop whatever there is in our nature of generosity, and friendship, and integrity, and patriotism; and yet unseen Be- ing ‘who placed us in theatre be neither loved, nor obeyed, nor listened to? Might not sensibility shed forth its tears, friendship perform its services, and liberality impart of its treasure, and patriotism earn the gratitude of its country, and honor, maintain itself entire and untainted, and all the softenings of what is amiable, and all the glories of what is chivalrous and manly, gather into one bright effulgence of moral accomplishment in the erson of him who never for a single day of his life subordinates one habit or one affec- tion to the will of the Almighty; who is just as careless and 2s unconcerned about as ifthe native tendencies of his ‘constitu- tion had compounded him mto a monster of deformity; and who ie as_ effectually realizes this attribute of rebellion against his Maker as the most loathsome and _profli- gate of his species, that he-walks in the counsel of his own heart and after the sight of his own eyes?” Similar quotations conld be made from President Finney, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Woods, and [believe from every standard theolog- ical writer in the language. The “Encyelo- pedia of Religions Knowledge,” published forty years ago, says: “Unhappily, nothing ig more common than misrepresentations of the doctrine of total depravity by those who undertake to oppose it”? May not ‘“Lay- man” have unconsciously derived his ideas of the opinions of the fathers from some of those misrepresentations? I haye heard sermons for fifty years,but I never heard any. orthodox: thea! Hoan discuss the doctrine without admi ie “good qualities” for which “ Gayman” contends. q H. L, Haseronp, GENERAL NOTES. The Baptist theological seminaries in the United States have 450 young men studying for the ministry. : The Baptist Missionary Union calls for $150,000 within the next two months to put the missions on a safe financial footing. Chancellor Crosby, of Yale College, in a recent lecture, makes a spirited ‘protest against the custom of “ preaching as a candi- date.” “The Rey. John R. McDougall, of Florence, Italy, has secured appropriate quarters in Venice for the Free-Italian Church work in that city. The Leavitt Street Congregational Church, of which the Rev. George H. Feeke is pastor, | contemplates the construction of a new edifice, more spacious, comfortable, and beau- ful than the wooden onein which the Society has been so long worshiping. Prof. Wilkinson in a recent article in‘the Examiner defines “close communion” as “restricted communion,” which he says does not repel; it simply does not invite, and not inviting it does not accept invitations,— all of which will be accepted as a brilliant specimen of theological hair-splitting. Rabbi Felsenthal, at a recent session of the Round Table at the study of the Rev. Brooke Herford, read an elaborate paper onJudaisin, in which he stated that the Jewish Church regarded the worship of Jesus Christ as idolatry. Mr. Felsenthal admitted that Jesus Christ was * a most excellent Rabbi Himself, and that His ionchings are nearly the highest culmination. of pure Judaism, Paul was the arch heretic, who, with John, taught the divinity of Christ, and led the succeeding ages off into that idolatry which is still turn- ing the world upside down.” ‘The Jewish Messenger reports that a Grand Lodge of the B’nai Brith was nearly in need. of Solomon’s wisdom lately. Theendowment money payable on the death of a brother was claimed by two women as his widows. It was proved conclusively that he had been married but once, therefore only one could-in propri- etyreceive the sum. Who was the true widow was the question that agitated the Lod; Both urged their claims strenuously, until finally one suggested that the sum be divided, and $500 be given .to each claimant, the true and the false. This decided the mat- ter, and the woman who was so eager to dis- count her right was dismissed. Any Biblical student can trace the analogy. The Baptist Standard says that the ar- Tangements for the ‘special meetings of the Publication Society: in. this city during the first week in March, as they near completion, promise a season of peculiar interest to the churches. Among the changes we notice thatin place of Dr. J.L. Burrows, who is prevented from attending, we shall have with us-‘Dr. Benjamin Griffith, tha man who for over twenty years has been the main- spring of the Society, in its varied and benef- icent operations. He will speak in as many of our churches as possible, and_his intimate telation to the Society and acquaintance with all the details of its work will make every word he utters weighty and important. Unitarianism, as a distinctive belief, was first preached in this country a hundred years ago at the stone chapel in Boston by the Rev. James Freeman, at that time acting Rector of the first Episcopal Church in that city. It has had_ many favorable circumstances. Many of its ministers havebeen able scholars and eloquent men. For a quarter of a cen- tury'it was reputed to have more wealth, in proportion to the number of its adherents, than any form of religion in the land. Har- yard College came under its contro} early in the century, and it secured Antioch College, in Ohio, a few years ago) It has two divinity schools and a considerable literature. _ Yet it ; has only about 850churches in the country, | and many of them are small, The Cook County: Sunday-School Conven- tion will be held Thursday evening, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 26, 27, and 28. On Thurs- evening meetings will be held in each ion of the city, as follows: North Di- vision, Grace M. E. Church, corner La Salle and White streets.. South Division, First Baptist Church, corner South Park avenue and Thirty-first street. West Division, Third Presbyterian Church, Ashland avenue. Fri- day and Saturday the meetings will be held in Farwell Hall, closing with a children’s meeting on Saturday at 2:30p. m. Among the speakers and workers are the names of J. M. ‘ibson, D. Cheney, D. Bishop 7 C, Lorimer, D. ‘D., the Revs. John ‘Williamson, C. Hl. Everest, R. B. Pope, F. A. ‘C. Needham, B. F. Jacobs, D. W. Whittle, C. M. Morton, W.. B. Jacobs, D. W. Potter, H.'S. Vail, E.G. Fisher, H, J. Brai- nard, and others. The music will be led by James McGranahan and C, C. Case. The county has been partially canvassed during the year, and the reports of the work are very encouraging. Schools that have not re- ported are requested to send their reports at once toE. C. Fisher, No. 104 State street, corner of Washington, and to appoint dete- gates to attend the Convention. The pro- gram will be published next week. THE BAPTISTS. ‘There is a considerable disparity in the de- nominational strength reported for Great Britain and that inthis country. In England and Wales there seems to be reported 21,163 Baptists; in Scotland, 9,234; in Ireland, 1,251; making a total of 281,6i8. The number of pastors is 1,800, with 2,787 evangelists, 3,402 chapels, more than 48,000 Sunday-school teachers, and nearly ten timesthat number of scholars. These figures, however, represent only partial reports. The ‘* Handbook” also summarizes the statistics of Baptist strength in different parts of the world. In Europe, 079 churches, 316,514 members; in Asia, 514 churches, 34,006 members; in Africa, 32 churches, 1,147 members; in America, 24,- Zea shurehes, ee mentee: In pas; tralia there are, churches, 127; members, 7,700. The totals as given in_the “ Hand- book ” stand: Churches, 28,505; pastors, or missionaries, 17,683; members, 2,473,088. In the membership given. for American _Bap- tist churches the compiler of the “ Hand- book * evidently followed last year’s report. The number given this year is 2,133, so that a considerable addition should be made to the final total, bringing it up to 2,492,411. PERSONALS, ‘The Rev. Dr. Ormiston, of New York, has taken.a three months vacation in the South. The Rev. Dr.. Peddie, of the Second Baptist Chureh, is still confined to his room by ill- ness. ; The Rev. David A. Sanford has entered on missionary work at Las Vegas, New Mexico. The Rey. Dr. Bolles, of New York, has been invited to deliver a series of lectures on “Shakspeare and His Theology.” Rev. Mr. Ravlin has made application for seatinisslon to the Baptist fold, from which he strayed some four or five years ago. Mr: Moody has abandoned the tabernacle od | plan, aq no\ 5 Eaurcnes ROW. carries on- his reviv: fae pa tee Properly beoses +. + a) 0] a minister 0}Rochester, saragsbate his Sith birthdss ¢ to the Borg 9; Bishi ° publication a a2 has ready for’ immediate the narrative of ton from the Dutch of shut up in Ulnnd! 2 Dutchman. yw 7 g the Zulu Wee, "29 Bishop Fallows \ at his church a ser? to have preached ers of different diy Sermons by preach- the propositions: ‘“inations, answering ‘“Why Lam a MethodtY, Zam a Baptist, > PIOUS PARAR APHS geste 5 “Will’0o know me, man, to Heaven >” said a little & When we get yes, dear, of course; we sitold. “Oh, other there. Do you think y2ow each yourmamma?? “Oh, ’es. [Vill know oo wed hair.” ‘UW oo by Aneminent financier, feeling hi,” proach, sends for his spiritual ady2d ap- confesses to him thathe has been g.and manysinsof commission and of emissiok Of omission, you mean,” says the clergy0f “No, of emission,—emitting watered sto, and bogus California gold-mining compa. shares for the lambs to browze on,—thal what I mean.” guard against the accumulation of proofs lest that should happen to him which is said to have occurred to Bishop Bloomfield. After the iearned Bishop had preached a sermon on the existence of God, an admiring farmer was heard to say: * Our Bishop’s a main od preacher, but’ I can’t help thinking as ow there'be a God after all.” Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, a brother of two prominent business men of New York, has two bovs named for those two brothers. Scene—The Bishop’s house. Per- sons—The Bishop and his boys. George (loquitur)—“ Yes, father, lam going to bea clergyman.” Bishop—“ Ed, are you going to be a clergyman, too”? Edward—*No, father; [think [had better be a New York merchant—to take care of George.” Speakers should be careful in giving lead- ing questions, especially to children. ‘A teacher asked his school: ‘ With what_re- markable weapon did Samson at one time slay a number of Philistines?” For awhile there was no answer; and the teacher to as- sist the children a little, commenced tapping his jaw with the tip of his finger, at thesame time crying, “What's this? what's this?” Quick as thought, one little fellow innocent- ly replied, “The jaw-bone of an ass, sir.” Teacher (who is trying to explain the mean- ing of repentance)—* Suppose a bad boy were to steal an orange, and his good mother should catch him with it, and take him by the hand gently, and tell him how: wicked it is, and how very, very grieved she was, don’t you think now that the little boy _ought to feel sorry?” Sunday scholar—t Yessum.” “And why, Marmaduke?’ ‘Because—” “Because what, Marmy ?” ‘Cause he haint et the or’nge befo’ his ma cotch him and tuck it.away fum him!” Some boys as well as some men are quick- witted enough to turn a mistake into an ad- vantage. When a child ina small Bavarian village was being catechised by a priest, and asked how many things are necessary ina service of baptism, he promptly replied: “Three, father.” “Ah, you stupid,” re- plied the holy man, “I thought everybody knew that only two are absolu dy mecessary's first, water, and second, the Bible. Now, young sir, won't you tell me what are the three?” ‘The boy looked up with a bland smile, and answered: ‘My father, the three are, first, water; second, the Bible; and third, a baby.” CHURCH SERVICES. EPISCOPAL. Cathedral SS. Peter and Paul, West Washing- | ton and Peoria streets, the Rt-Rev. William E. McLaren, S. T. D.; the Rev. J. H. Knowles, priest in charge. Holy Communion at 8a. m. Choral morning prayer and Holy Communion at 10:30 a. m. Evening prayer at 7:30 p. m. Sunday- school and children’s service at 3 p. m. —Bishop McLaren will olliciate in St. James’ Church, corner Cass and Huron streets, at 10:43 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Communion at 8 a.m. —The Rev, R. A. Holland officiates morning and evening at Trinity Church, corner of Twen- ty-sixth street and Michigan avenue. —The Rey.William E: Knowiton will officiate in St. Andrew’s Church, corner Washington and Robey streets, at 10:30 a. m. and 4 p. m. —Services will pe held in St. Ansgarius’ Church, Sedgwick street, near Chicago avenue, at 10:30 a. mn. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Clinton Locke will officiate in Grace Church, Wabash avenue, near Sixteenth street, at lla. m.and%:30p. m. Holy Communion at 8a.m. —The Rev. Arthur Ritchie will preach in the Church of the Ascension, corner North La Salle and Elm sfrects, morning and evening. Holy Communion at 8 a. m. aes —The Rey. B. F. Fleetwood will officiate in St. Mark’s Church, corner Cottage Grove avenue and Thirty-sixth street, at 10:30 a, m. and 7:30 p.m, —The Rev. Luther Pardee will officiate in Cal- ‘Church, Warren avenue, near Western, at a.m. and 7:20 p.m, Holy Communion at 7:45 and l:a.m. - —The Rev. T. N. Morrison, Jr., will officiate in the Church of the Epiphany, Throop street, be~ tween Monroe and Adams, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Holy Communion at 7:30 a.m. —The Rev. W. J. Petrie will otticiate in the Church of Our Savior, corner Lincoln and Bel- den avenues, at I a.m, and 7:45 p. m. —The Rev. James E. ‘thompson officiates atSt. ‘Thomas’ Church, Indiana avenue, between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets, morning and evening. —The Rev. Arthur Ritchie preaches the first of a series of Lenten sermons at the Cathedral SS. Peter and Paul, this afternoon. ie Rey. J. D. Cowan will officiate in St. Stephen's Church, Johnson street, between Tay- lor and Twelfth, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 P m. —T. B. Townsend will conduct services in St. Luke's Mission, 987 and 989 Polk street, at 10:45 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. BAPTIST. The Rey. George C. Lorimer will preach in the First Church, corner South Park avenue and ‘Thirty-first street, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 Fi m. Morning subject: On “ Materializing ife."” Eveuing subject: “The Moral Hero,”—second sermon in the course on “Joseph in Egypt.” Baptism at the close of the evening service. —The Rev. John Peddie will preach in the Second Church, corner of Morgun and West Monroe streets, at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Janes Paterson will preach in the Michigan Avenue Church, near enty-third street, at 10:30 a. m. —The Rey. B. B. Hulbert will preach in the Fourth Church, corner of West Washington and Paulina streets, at 10:30 n,m. The Rev. L. Ray- mond will preach at 7:30 p. m. —The Rev.J.T. Burhoe will preach in the University Place Churen, corner of Douglas pice and Rhodes avenue, at 10:30 a. m.and 7:39 p. m. —The Rev. J. Rowley will preach in the North Star Church, corner of Division and Sedgwick streets, at 10: |. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. C. Perren will preach in the West- ern Avenue Church, corner of Warren avenue, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:36 Bam. —The Rev. W. H. Parker will preach in the Coventry Street Church, corner of Bloomingdale roud. at 10:30 8. m. and 7:50 p. m. i —The Rev. R. De Baptiste ble! ie in Olivet Church, Fourth avenue, near Taylor street, at 11 a. m.and 7:45 p. m., —The Rev. James Paterson will preach in the South Church, corner of Locke and Bonaparte m. . K. Parker —The will preach in the ‘entennial Chureh, corner of Lincoln and West ickson streets, 2t'10:50 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. H. M. Carr will preach in Evangel Church, Rock Istand Car-Shops, Dearborn street, near Forty-seventh, at 10:45 x. m. and 7:30 p. m. —Services will be held in the Baptist Taber- nacle, 302 and 30! Wabash avenue, at 7:30 p.m. B. F. Jacobs, leader. —The Rev. J.Q..A. Henry will preach in the Dearborn Street Church, corner of Thirty-sixth street, at 10:30 a.m. and'7:30 p. m. —The Rev. Mr. Meyer will preach in the First German Chureh, corner Bickerdike and Huron streets, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. J. B. Sunth will preach in the First Norwegian Church, corner Noble and West Ohio streets, at 10:30 x. m. and 7:00 p. m- ~The Itev. John Ongman will preach in the First-Swedish Church, Ook street, near Sedg- wick, ut 10:30 8, m. and 7:30 p. m. —~Services will be held in the Halsted Street Church, between Forty-first and Forty-second streots, at Ia. m. and 4:3) p.m. ‘The Rev. N. F. Ravlin will preach in the Og- den Avenue, Mission, No. 451 Ogden avenue, morning and evening. othe pastor ‘will preach in the Brighton Park Church, corner Blanchard avenue and Thirty- eighth street, at a.m. and 7:30 p.m. CONGREGATIONAL. é The Rev: E. F. Williams wilt preach in the South Church, corner of Drexel avenue and Forticth street, morning and evening. —The Key. Charles Hall Everest will preachfin Plymouth Church, Michigan avenue, near Twen- ty-sixth street, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:0 p.m. ~The Rev. F. A. Noble will preach in the Union Park Church, corner Ashland nvenue and Wash- ington street, morning andevening. _.~” &—The Rev. George H. Peeke will Leavitt Street Church morning and evening. —The Rev. E. P. Goodwin will preach in the First Chureh, corner Washington and Ann streets, at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject:_“ Another Comforter.” Evening sub- ject: “Thomas Paine*or Jesus Christ,’—re- peated by request. ~The Rev. Arthur Little will preach in the conduct the services at 7:30 p. ae OP Will preache 739 P.M. S Seal Breast Re A cautious writer will always be on his 12." New England Chureh, Dear street. Place, at 10:30 a. m. and 0 prs ent rak inate Rev. BF: Leavitt will presch in the Lincoln Park Church, Sophia streets, a¢.10:45 a. mand 7:09 ax inane Rev. C. A. Towle will preach in Bethany e r Pauling and ¥ ost Huron streets ae es nO p. ‘orning subject: ae a Seats Rest." ‘Sunday-school concert iz" Prot. J.T. Hyde will_p reach in the Clintor ure ilson strect, at 10:45 2. ~ METHODIST. z The Rev. Frank Bristol Preaches in the Wa- bash Avenue Church morning ard evening. —The Rev. Dr. Thomas breaches at Centenary Chureh at the usual hours’ chance, Rev. J. W. nels preaches at St. Paul's evalua —The Rev. George > ee Cae: preaches at the Ful- Christians’ Sabha pee ene Tas corner of Maxwell street and Newberry ‘The Rev. T. @ Clendenning will preag” ‘ the students of Hahnomana College, in thy m Avenue Church, corner of ‘Thins mint = Phe Pystcian's Praying “04 will ra yt Preach in Chica; —The Rey. Robert D. She) Grace Church, corner North be ete and White © 10:30 a. d 737, P-™, Morning subject: | “Th Oe end ier ° sub} eee Ks ne Art of Conte"“ment.” Evening athe Rev. S.G. Lagrep Will ; So, At Wasting tg the i ‘and the Rev. John Williams ubject: “An Ex- at Statements of In- je Rev. E.M. Boring will h in’ the te Street Church morn Grening = the [eae RB. Pope wilt pose ng ie © 10:45 a.m. and 7230 p. sub Methodist. View OF Lents ane Sub pleta The Great Temptation and the Com? Westev. J.M. Caldwell will reach morniyenue Chu frie coring ovgning. corner Honsee street, reet OS. H. Adams will preach in th r 1e Ade = Es ane ie Lake and Fulton, at 10:% ichignn\. ‘an Horne will street, at z Chnieh, near Trtgrsncts Foes 800°7:30 p.m. Morning le Evening subject: Grant-Place ‘leveland will preach {i morning and corn stree! oe wotnelier te he er Larrabee % and eveninrobridge will "Park Avenue Churcee omne Rev E. Wrmetax. E urch morning ler preaches at the Sixth “What the Spiecning. 2 catia et e ee Morning subject: itch Church moghlan pre: “tho Rev. J.Bond eveniag es SS union Church. Twentieth street, mOchigan ing subject: “ The Bad evening. ee —The Rev. H. M. Cat, uy Fullerton Avenue’ Chyiit scone the sree, at 10:00 8, meaneear North Chunk ject: * The er EXC.k, “The Rev. Arthur Mitt Ranga ae SUb- First Chureh, corner Indifi' preach in the y-tirst street, at 10:30 0. Inue and ‘Twene el, 715 State street, atin the Railroad ~—The Rev. Arthur Swaam. Forty-first Street Church preach in the —Prof. F.L. Patton will’ ms son Park Church, corner ‘in the Jet streets, at 10:30 a.m. and 7:Aand Adati> —The Rev. W. X. Nind Fourth Church,corner Rush aieach in the at 10:45 9. mand 7:43 p.m. riorstreets, —The Rgv. E.N. Barrett will minster Church, corner Jacky in West- streets, at 10:45 a, m. and 7:301d_ Peoria “ Pharisecism.” - ‘Subject: —The Rev. J. M. Worrall will Eighth Chureh, corner West Wh in the Bobey streets, at 10:30 a.m. and 7ton and REFORMED EPISCOPAL The Rev. F. W. Adams preaches thew’s Church. Sforningsubject: ¢. BMat- Letter to the Churen of Ephesus.’tard’s “Stepping Earthward.” ning? —The Rev. Dr. Cooper will preach att of the Good Shepherd, corner of jorch Homan streets, this evening. and —The Itev. J.D. Wilson preaches at S\ Chureh, Ellis avenue, near Thirty-i2 strep Tchop Ch es at Christ Cy —Bishop Cheney preaches at Morning subject: “Redeeming the Kingt Evening: “A City, Which Shuts Its @ ‘Against the Savior.”” ‘i Sane Revs R E Beewort reaches at T. chure jewood, nt 2: ty Gishop’ Fallows wil ‘preach in St. Pan Chureh, corner West Washington and Carpent. streets, at 10:45 a. m. and 75 p. m. Mornin. subject: * Love Your Enemies.” Evening sub- ject: “ The King's Penknife.” CHRISTIAN. “ Whe Rev. I. A. Searles preaches at the South Side Chorch, Oakwood boulevard, near Cottage Grove ayenue. Morning subject: “Vanity Fair.” Lecture in the evening,—one of sseries. —The Rev: A. J. Laughlin will preach fn the church corner of Western avenue and Congress street morning and evening. f —The Rev. George W. Sweeney will preach in the First Church, corner Indiana avenue and ‘Twenty-fifth street,in the morning. Subject: “The Danger of Suspending Our Religious Con- vietions.” Col Copeland, an Indjana lawyer, will review Ingersoll from'a heathen standpoint in the evening. Baptism after the service. —Jobhn Smith an aay Ironsides, Scotch evangelists, will at 97 South Desplaines street at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p. m. —Dr. Mathewson will preach morning and evening at 91 South Green street. —The Rev. C. H. Caton will preach in the Second Church, corner Oakley avenue and Jack- son street, in the evening. Subject: “Man's Partin Religion.” Elder M. N. Lord will preach in the evening on “What Is Christian Relig- i ion?" UNTVERSALIST. The Rev. W. H. Ryder will preach. in St. Paul's Church, Michigan avenue, near Eight- centh street, at 10:45 a. m. and 7:90'p. m. —The Rev. J. A. Dobson, of Muncie, Ind., will reach In the Church of the Redeemer, corner Si ngamon and Washington streets, morning and evening. rhe UNITARIAN. The Rev. Brooke Herford preaches at the Church of the Messiah. Morning subject: “ The AMeaning and Use of Baptism.” Evening: “Con- efus.” —The Rev. W.R. Alger will preach in Unity Chureh morning and evening. Morning sub- ject: “The Awakening of the Sleepers." Even- ing subject: “Faith and Doubts the Present ‘Time as to the Immortality of the Soul.” - --The Rev. E. I. Galvin will preach in the Third Church, corner Monroe and Laflin strecta, at 3:32 Be Subject: “Cheerfuluess and Joy in Re- lon.” TEMPERANCE. ‘The Woman's Christinn Temperance Union holds daity Gospel meetings in Lower Farwell Hall, 150 Madison street, at 3p.m. Leaders for the week commencing Feb. 16 are: Monday, Mrs. M, A. Williams; Tuesday, 3irs. Sfilton George; ednesday, Mrs. Charles Goodman; Thursday, Mrs. Isabella Jones; Friday, dirs. G. Waddell; Saturday, Mrs. C. R. Van Osdell. —Col. Diller will conduct 2 Gospel temperance meeting at 431 Ogden avenue, near Polk street, at 3:30 p.m. REW JERUSALEM. ‘fhe Rev. W. F. Pendleton preaches at the corner of Clark and Menominee strects this morning, and at the corner of W1 on street and Ogden avenue this afternoon. align Swedenborgian Ghurchs Hersuey. Musier Tnion Swedent lan Church, Hershey Music- Hall, at It a. m. Subject: “ What Is the Mat- ter with Churches?” . a LUTHERAN. The Rev. H. K. Peck will preach at the Charch of the Holy Trinity, cortier of Erie street and Dearborn avenue, at li a.m. .._ MISCELLANEOUB. ‘The “Liberal Reunion” meets at No. 213 ‘West Madison strect at 2:00. —W. J. Colville lectures at the church cor- ner of Monroe and Latlin streets morning and evening. —A Gospel temperance meeting will be held atthe cornerof Noble and Obio streets at 4:30 p.m. —The Rev. James K. Applebeo speaks at Grossman’s Hall, Nos. 802 and tor Cottage Grove avenue. Morning subject: “The Storics of the Putriarchs.” Evening: “Thomas Paine,” —Prof. G. E. Foster speaks at Washingtonian Home at 3 o'clock. —Ihe Disciples: of Christ meet at 29 West Randolph street nt4p.m. Allare invited. —<A Spiritualists’ and mediums’ meeting will be held by Dr. Wiggins at 3 p. m. at 508 West Madison street. —The Rev. George C. Needham will preach in the Chicago Avenue Church, corner La Salle street, morning and evening. Pastoral sermon inthe morning. Maj. Whittle, Prof. Case, McGranaban will conduct the evening sorvice. —Col. Clurke will lead a Gospel meeting in Pa- cific Garden Mission, corner Van Buren and Clark streets, at 7:30 p. m. —Elder Mark M. Forscutt will speak im Tem- perance Hall, 213 West Madison street, morning and evening. Morning subject; “is There + God?” Evening subject: “The Scriptures on the Being of.God.” Seats free. —Rallroad men's meetings will be held in the reading-room, corner Kinzic and Canal streeta, at3p.m., led by T. D. Chamberlain, of the Chi- cago, Alton &St. Louis Railroad; at 4615 State street at 3:30 p. m.; and at 634 South Canal street at 7:45 p. m. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK, EPISCOPAL. Feb. 15—-First Sugday in Lent. Ben 16—Fifth of ‘4 Feb. 18—Ember-Day. Feb. 19—Eighth Day of Lent, Feb. 20—Ember-Day. Feb. 2—Ember-Day. . CATHOLIC. te Feb. 15—First Sunday in Lent. ee Feb, 16—SS. Faustinas and Jovita, 43f. © Fee rere nay: St. Si a ‘eb. ] + imeon, 2 ERB Hol trown ot arms Raber ‘eb. (0) of Orn; Feb. 21—Ember-Day. Dare