Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 18, 1880, Page 5

. Some Rocent Interpretations of Christianity. Prof, Swing’s Intorosting Sermon on Mod-— ern Religions Thought, Dr. Mitchell’s Farewell to tho First Presbyterian Church, The Railroad Mission Makes Him an Ap- - propriate Present. CURISTIANITY, JENT INTKIURETATIONS—SERMON DY se ECE OH. EWING. “fecent Tnterprotations of Christianity" formed the thome of Prof, Swing's sermon yos-, terduy morting at the Central Church, The Rov- crend Professor spoke ns follows: Ponder the path of thy feot,snnd let all thy qwnya bo establiahctl—Prov., tv. 20, Hoctety {8 ensuged chieily i tho effort to bo- come establlated In tuo right path, Ithns ale yays been pondering the way over which it has deen making Ita long march, VPolltles sn pon- dering over the way of tho State, agriculture a etudy of the fictda, mechanics a study of forces and tho application of theso forces. Crossing into tho moral world the nuthor of thoge ancient proverbs advises all of 8 to ponder that pecu- Har path, and Jf posstblo find or make solld, on- during ways. Tho claim of Christianity that it {gan Inspired way and truth aces not termiunte this wonderment, for tho Inquiry, What do tho worda of the snered books menn? risos and faithfully follows tho mind of man. Man as a Christian, or a8 0 student of truth, or o8n rellg- fonlst in the widest sense, cannot perhaps cvor reneh n polnt in wisdom and virtue at whiet he can ceasa from his labors over the problein of religion. If ho affirms that his Bible ty in- gplred he will bo perplexed with tho question, What is that Inaplration? if ho belleves he was atoned for, he wilt not easily doturmine tho question, What fs that atonement? If ho be- comes fully assured that there [s a future tlfe he will be followed all through thig world by inany and varying strrinises 13 to what may be the nature of the future fot of the righteous and the wicked, ‘This debate, somotines lowd and sometimes soft, will never close, for only the Influit ean know anything to porfection. Uponench part of man’s tandscape thore fulls eumething of shallow, ‘Any cue looking out nt tho present time must perecive that some new {interpreters of Chrtatl> unity have come, und have come in quite a fille ness of power, and linve, us by hands of ylauts, hurled upon our things new itountaing of thought, We wero all remindud 4 few days ago that ono of those satis of a new thunder, aud tho grontest of all thoso who arg apoaking in our century, his been standing In one uiplt for thirty-three yours, fv ta now Eapuicin [ttle children “whose fathers ond mothers he baptized when they were too young jospenk or walk. ‘Thirty-three yenrs of rulig- fous cloqueneo rolling forth from an unelyaled infnd and from a wart, tuintlitious benrt, whut aspectucle even in our world of wonders! Have tug descended Ly lincnge und having ascended by bis mind and soul from an old and guite fron-Ilke shape of Christianity, Henry Ward teccher stands in 0 significant senso for our Christian poriod, und with more or less distluct- ness proclaims ¢ peice of the recent inter. pretitions of the religion of tha Man of Nuza- reth, Ho possesaed In tho outset of bis career a raro intellect, au mind Ike thut of Goetho’s, which {4 sald to bave looked out through o thousand .eyes, and to such on all-eweuping aight he ndded u sympathetic heart, which could seu quickly, nud well the wants of the populace, Jn this one preacher intellectual greatness and emotional greatness met and fitted him for muking 1 lowienl survey of the Christiin thoo- rles und & benevolent. study of man, Jteuson and Icindness combined in this ond privat tho altur,. Imaging at don, Ainey, wit, pathos, language, orlginnlity, grent enthusiasm, great Bapincas and gront figateal power tre Aonio of the virtues and ivesings Which a kind Heaven bestowed upon this inost favored child. Ife olmoxt gontradicts that fable of the nightingitle which touches us that Nutuirg nover grants ull youd to any ano ine dividual, Comlng Into the work of tho ‘ministry over forty yours nyo, he bas from the beylnaln; of bls active service beon a new Interpreter of the words, and Jaws, and dreams of the prevail- ing Christiunity, Ho bag been rovivaltst, and Philosopher, and philanthroplat, and poot, and polltichay, mid theologlin “quite judiciously mingled, and thus bus moved alone, uot asa eunnon-bail, which cts a narrow path, but agin galt stream, which tlnds room only Inan acon, nid which sweeps from a Mextcoto a Labrador, Toin nnn hig wot made all of the recent intor= protations of Christianity, but he has been a very potent agency in the direction of re- forined thought, Through tho tirat thirty years of this aiealficunt, miulatry tho canditiun, and rights, and hopes of tha Ainbrican slives evtored into each sermon to attract tn audience and to Vrill them when attrreted, and thug what new runicrhiigs of tho cardinal doctrines caine from (ula popular orutor enjoyed the adyantuge of deing heard by no qudicnee and ae country al- ready fully droused by sympathy for tho op. pressed Africans, Abolitioniym ‘or eimanelpa lon und full Jiberty and equality bocame tho mitsicul necompantment of whnt Was sulil by tho Baine Voice nbowt the atonement or inspiration or Holl or Heaven. By the thie the chains of tho glave had fallon wany thooloylent chuins had algo fallen, Whilo tho truth fur tho black men was being thought out there wus in Propnration at the sume forgo truth for the White man in the shop, or felt, or church. The brain that was go busy with tho olfort to muko tho Gospels apply to tho cabin of tho negro wag meking religion ap- ply to the cottuge of tho white man, and was muking hayocin general of all ubstriuse and ab- tract. thenlogy, In sceking a retlylun for n fow Mr, Beecher uncovered 1 religion for all and tue White devising n fuith for u cotton-teld be helped develop one for a continent, In such a large and colussnl form dees Mr, Beocher sven fo my own gaze stepping along through thogo thirgy-threo yeara he Las Just closed, Tt fs diiticult to make u survoy of such a careor without censing to be a calm critic and becom- loga worshiper. in the presencoof such mental resources und puch » fuina the henrt feola enthusivstio in admiration, and would ask wil the tangunge of praise to como to moumory and bolp compose a oulogy, but { must resiat such temptation far cnuugh to contoss that Str, Heecher has not boun u clear or formal oxponent ofa new Christinnity, not always a wise adviser, nor hug ha atways been In hire mony with himself; but when wo remeim- ber with whit a power of logic and Thetorla ho bus asserted and minlntalned tho truths of right and charity, tha existence of 4 Personal God, tho ilvindness of Christ, tho Nearness uf the mortul to the gates of fmmor- tality, all tho now reinembered errors or dla- cords welgh but Nttlo in oven tho most oxact bilaneea, Iseo before me forty years of valu Ue service. I stund bea atroum of vloquenco - Which all through theso many sumumera bas Rover once gone dry or tallon iow, but which ng Fun bink-full of waters aweet and bright, To this greatest name upon ano side of tho Sccan mitst Lo added ome mustereminds upon that othor margin of the ava whence entno wll our early good. ‘Thomas Arnold, of Kughy memory, was a forerunner of the Dapu Ny Curiaintty of to-day. Mo wont out of tho Forld’s servico Just ag Mr. Hoachor was coming {nto tt, aad bad done amid Enylieh euniaaue and learned. men” of. tho ingdom whut Our coming putpitcer was about w ae gin onong tho peoplo—tmako Christianity " We rathor than a formula, Dootor Arnold had no use for a strlet thoulogtonl ays- fem; but fora religion that would make i stu- dont trathtul and kind, aud that would muke # thousand boys all one fn rank and all brotherly: feeling bo had duity needs and 80 powerful was that Mughy Master that what lu plunned for an irudemy becnine a revolution town omplre. As ir. Beochor passed from a wlayo-pen tou contl- feat, sy Arnold of Rugby uttered fu 4 school. conn noua nts which spread out aud colored a Sprliging forth from tho samo Rugby and froin tho parental arms of this Dr, Aruold camo pho who must bo ranked almost frst among the Low tnterprotors of the mission of Jusua, Ila fhougtits have for more than ow geuvration Tigeed tholr way (nto the minds of the wultured. ills roseuren Ane induatey: have bean us tho tae Mofaxiunt, Hie scholarship, his Morary, i his vadt power of generalization by whicl wcan make brothers of all men of whatavor ritunt falth, bia Indepoudonce In the pression F his Royal audicnce, huve nade this Dean lanley ona of the shuping hands that are touche z church olay of our porfod. ‘i hould we add Frederiok W, Furrar to theso ques We should sce bufore Usa ropresautie in (foun of thoso infnds which are now ra- Tiabhue tho Christian thought of tho age. he telples of those eminunt lunders must ba founted now in tho pulpit, not by sevens or by {nats but ne thoudunds. ‘They ulther are stand+ ye, up boldly or are half concewed in all tho tetestane denominations, Tho duotrines ot one. dovout scholars regarding the signiticanoe tho Old ‘Teatamont, reyarding tho nature of pie Atonement, regurding the weaning of tha ford church, régarding the tlfe to como in ite iabPiness or uubappiness, regarding tho reli. (uor tho Pagan world, revarding tho rites of morgductuary, aro Taphly: becoming tha sent» i ents of thousands of clorgymen and of milll- Hes of the people, ‘The ‘Congroxutiopallat, reebedist, Preabyturlan, Haptist, Episcopalian <reyiuan comes afong to Join the new uray th it i8 forming us though tn om night tn on? fret open pln of our times. Cane o Furrar fe a diseipta of both —Aruold (24 eau stuntey, and holda a Christinnl. an, TeAsen us” distingutshed from one of mele authority. Tho koy-note of Furrar’a fblosophy may be found in the words “ eternal net} ee may bu the worit or do- ft tole rota inal eatva so ape fiat quind has beon out In search of a crow hich should contuin marke of w merutul God. dee bere which the Cauun iafors for the wickud oF ikenly @ vontinuation of the benevolence i Corlethinity which tho cmuvot writer aod reachor sua iu wll {ty relutions ta mun, Mudie CHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1886, ard tho heathen wor! odifed townrd th ‘ant, modiNed toward those once cnited the honeelvet, modified in the quantity and st luurotiuy of ita forms, Chriatinnity in. those how hands becomns aoftoned even toward those Who inity live passed tuto tha grave from i life of wiokednoss. “ternal hope” fy. but the lose teal conclusion of 1 phttosop! hy whluls act forth from tho sturting puint of charity, ‘Tho absolute moritot tho doyma must Le cought Jn n sep. rato diycutirae, It being tosson enough for this hour that tho doctrine shows the mild and ten= nee fenton inthe now Interprotations of our Let tts now nitompt ta group into one reartt all these formers of pnbtle reltwinua opinion Arnold and Stanley, and Jeecher, and Farrir, What Is that now type of faith ‘ati praoticg whieh seoms feaning from theao superior soul? It Is charnetarized.tirst by na rationalistio spirit, Jt wot only calls God Suinipoteut, and omnl- present, and oinnisicient, but it concludes Hit 8 law-oinking and law-nbiding Creator, and not wont to fil His carth with miracles excopt those vorformed for an imimedinte caugo, ft wilt fdmit tho nimnzineg claim of @ Christ but not that a serpent conversed with Evo, or that n beust spoke to Bulaam, or Ut God talked to Moses nd Aaron, and wns angry when thoy showed nay mercy in battle, High none tho dlyine attributes renson 14 placed, and & Godt Tuling by more authority fs displaced by one who rules tho untverse by reason. Tn many of tho original ronderings of God's law thora was wanting tho olument of oven f& bttimnin —rensonablencas. =The — Impus tatlon of Adain’s sin to oan ine uuttnerablo taco making Hella natural Inherlt- Anco of. humanity the Seen | Df ww Sow to life for God's mere plonsure,tho ordutning of many to lenth tor anothor phase of this pleasure, the es- Abiaiing of a lost world where pains Indeser|)> able in itnguage shoutd be borne by even moral- ists who had heel yt to de tholrduty and hal ved blatneless and useful lives; should be en dured by these nut for a militan yeurs but fore over and every au atonement by Christ for puly a part of the race perhaps, an atonement while! mide all morality of man of no mnorit, a falth which.saved that soul only which hid itost cre. dullts, are forms of Christinn doctrine whieh fell under the toveb of thosu inet ns fell that old temple of cruelty upon whose calimnsthe hands of Samson rested. Theso ides onco seemed graven, in brags. Mou bousted that they wero to be eternal, but the breath of this new elo- quence his Ladaine oyar thom and thoy are yone, A sovond quality of this recent Interpretation muy be altirmed’ to bu tle transformution of religion from a belief to life. Sermons to the poor upon industry, and education, and ccon- omy, und tomperarice, und all morality; sermons to tho rich upon the grandeur of benevolence; sermons tolegisiators inpon liberty, and equallty, and Juatiee; discourses to young mon and bentt- Uful addresses to children, plentiful us song. birds, eame forth from the nuw desire that tho Church should mald Houven and defeat tell by making this world 1 great moral destiny for eseh soul, Thug this life censes to be a pluce of walting, and becomes an integral part, an essen- tlulact, inthe great drama of aa endless being. Enrth becomes nota place where worms crawl in terror, but a place where men and women and thelr sacred children may sinile ns on tho orders of Heaven. It was this practical eurthly adupuitlon of tho Gospels that made auch a noyvol us that memorable une by Mrs, Stowe, and that mado the benevolent literntnra of Dickens, and MeDonald, and George Eliot, and that wrote tho addresses of John Aeeut and Charles Sumner, Tho old creeds exattad Heaven by sera rue world; tho now creeds oxatt Jeurmoreaity y making all this world busy in Jnying ita foundations and planning its happi- Our futhers anid, *Eurth is miscrabie, but. Heaven will be blessed." These new tenchers Bay {f this world [s go mugniticent what will not Ifenvon bo? Eurth ta mude tho opening strain of tho subline music. . But now we come to the most striking quality of these dominant minds, It hing often boon complained of Mr, Becehor that he baw uttered no consistent need, that ho spenka vaguely, that you may infor almost any doctrine from bla abundant utteranecs, ‘Thuse chit whnt force thoy possess equnlly agulnst Arnold, and Stanicy, and Farrar, for this quality: of vagueness is) an insoparable — churito- teristio of this new school. Instend of denying tho allegations, I jou In atfirm- Jog that these mon tira all filled with tho spirit and words of Indefinitness, and that this in- dotinitnesa ia ty be the quulity of tho coming Christinnity. The most ignorant and super atitious tyes have expressed themselves most precisely tipon all matters of the eternal world, ome of the Paguu crus groanod with books full of tho history of tho fuviaible aud eplritual, Old Egypt knew more nbout Heaven und oll than ft know about tho Nile or Europe, or about agriculture and chomistry, ‘Tha Hindoos had learned to bonat that they had wtailllon gods. Our Judfan Chiets cnn give details of tho Grent Father and of the happy huntingeyeounda fur beyond tho particulars furnished by our Chriatiin Teatament. Within ebrtain boundaries the remark will holt truo that tho quitntity of — ailirmation about ctornity Is inversely os tho ine formation or “eduortion of “those who af firm, ‘The paradox is quite true that tho more Jgnornant an age ts, the more it holds uf supposed Anforimation as to spiritual things. According tongront anglentone of the last things a wise inttrionensds that teris dieorant, aniline. mony with this proposition, Clvilization coined wlong with ber wid studies and deep culture, and instead of raising ber chiltren upon pins nucle of omaisclence sha scoms to throw over tholr facos a veil of humility and makes thom stund ag children having Jearned only the alfa- ‘bot of tho divine solence. How can any, inind know with cortainty the items of nn uncertuln science? Unicas there bo sointe detuit record about God, and tho nittre of an tucurnation, and about Heaven and Holl, und who will go at Inst to cither pluce, there ean be no fully entlzhtened preachers ox- copt thogo whose inaginations cin supply tho place of iniuute avidenco, = ‘Tho funcy of an Indian or of » fanatic can Ml up tho blanks in tho ayidence, but when mon hive risen to tho staturo of this gronp under our Burvoy thoy would rathor bo vague In tholr Jungunye so na to barotonize with the Indetinit- nese of the evidence. When selentitio men oun not fod proof ts to the exact nature of Hybt, or ethor, or clevtrielty, or aniinal lity, thoy do not culla council or an ngsombly, wud resvlve that. light fan mutorial having length, breadth, and thickncas, but thoy make diligont study, and porbnps adjourn, seying suey do not, yet know Whit those things ure. ‘hoy spenk Just ng vaguely ng the evidences compels thom to speak. In religion tho mind has done otherwise, Cone Yentions hive been called und it bas been re- solved that Christ wis tho Futhor, that bo wus eternully begotten, that the fires of porditton ‘wore Htoral and ondleas, ‘Sous authority became tho toacher of men fur conturios; but Galileo Tound that authority hi poor tenchor of ea Hu with: astronomy, that tho tolescopo was better thin imuany — counolls, ‘This tho new intorpretera Teatamont have o tha Deon compelled to decline the kina of informn- tion supplied by au assembly of monks, nnd to gak the real ovidence to come and toll them wht wna realty thus to be known asto tha world, of spirits; and behold from all corners of the univeraa hua cama theroply, * We onnnot, dare not, tell you tho particulars of the workd beyond tho graye.” In the spirit of humility and rosig- nation thorobow andgpeak overmore in Judit nit lunguuge. The now interproters of relizion come not th pompous state, not In bonstings, but Jn the cloudy of a yroat mystery: and uttoring only vague torma thoy will Hve and dig, The hope of knowing in tuls world what Christ was, what Honyen and Hell are, who shall pass into the Joy of tho ony or the yloom of tha othor, how Jong tl 9 Hublh typ will romain tt: that condition, whut.omploy will ocoupy the saved or lost, are iudens ne indoterminuto a4 the bounds of or tho sunshine urtho dirkuess of tho Infinit space, ‘Tho Chriatiunity of thosy men is much file the imagery in tho poetry of Milton, boautiful but dimly secon; indotinit but colossal, ‘hamore the Iuntnan mind seoks thug the undelined Delty and tintnortallty tho more firm will be ita fuith and tho more attractive its hope. Mohammed plot ured an oxnct Heaven and an exaut Bel), but with lesa noble reuuits thin those which como to us all from tho moro shadowy and spiritual Pie npe OF the werent teachora of modern ities, ‘Those now teachers como to ottr ago not only with now doctrines and with a now practicul code of morals, but they couie to ‘us with a fit- erary atylo which marke a now epook In religious eloqhence, Having parted company with o Christivuity tormuluted and hardened by ao counoll, having passed into n templo of mystory, tholr torary style has coused to be doyinatic and theoloyleal, aud bay become pootic ind us rich .u8 the tora of tho Tropics, ‘Iho “Life of Christ," tho “Lifeiof faut" the "Bouk- ors uftor Go," by Proderick W, Farrar, the nimoat nuimbertoas‘ works of Stinloy, tha writhbygs and sermons of de, Beecher, ure books full of povtry aud ull the varied charms of « polite literature, That cotdness and mend- noss of atyle which long inurked and paldlod the pulplt, are nut goon tn the writings of those xiftud sons, but instead have come that breath aud liberty and vloquonce tylo which revalts, the culogy of an anuiont, © hat they touch they brnainents* What qincuitinys and Tulfourd, and Froude, and Castelir have dong in the wide told of lottora those Cour men huve accomplished in the narrow flold of worabip, and shonid tholr method bucome tho study of the young clergy- mun, and thus tha method of the new world, It will goon come to pass that from tho temple vt tho Almiehty thore will How uw literature une rivaled Yor readih, und sweutnesa, and use- fulnuss, and beauty, for tho temple of God utands upon tho bowlery of a blogsoining world,—a world Tull of all thas fe hich aud yreaty and it cau dospire aud compose a Iiteruture whon sefonce, and politica, and philosophy shall bave falled, Tuo religion of wan is va sublime form of big thought, and tho grave bas son to it that this pathos und sublimity shall be for us all. Tho palpi alone deals ian elogaence which all ball ask fur in some neur or rumote hour, Hlossad, thon, be those leaders and the thou- sands thoy represent who aru utterlug in vayuo wards tho loadiug propositions of the sanctuary, Lot them lay the foundudons of our Church ad debu laid the stones under his Now Jorusulen, Ho sald his city was as bigh as it was lony or broad, and that each gate was made of one luge peark Let tho new era follow in this glowing style, and pour upou our beurts the warmth of thot land: whieh imide euch a deop Impress upon the goul of man. Out of such un Oriontul rhet- orle thore spraus a ew civilization, und a Pa- gcantein which no sword could duatroy fall before tho blaslog Imugery of tho Gospels, In tho books and asooveriusof those mou boro atiuded to tha young porsons of our Ume who: may be seeking some good oxpresslou of the truth as it is in Josue will find a Christianity tho host rutlonul, tho most ysutul, the most beautl- ful, tho mnodt true of any now botng gown broad cust ovor the world, ‘Those neu have pondered. long the pith of tholr fect, ‘Thoy were born tn- to un ule of ploty aud have reachod their conctu- alons, not through an effort te through an effort to draw nea Must of tore mon have avundod the depth of human toarnlig and bave sald nothing Leah fgnorunes; they have atuitlo enlinness of Ife, aud Lave dong nothing throvgh Cinaticlms thoy, have had imimenss natural powers, baye spoken no word through — {1 weakness: thoy at frst Journuyed along ugalnat. tho poptiar tlde, and have not been impelled ‘by any lovo of applause. They seem to my own vision nobta interpreters of whatis tho highest. duty and best hope for munkind In reference to alte boyonl. Thora can inde be no subs inissl¥e oF blind following of guides, Wo mitt Wet Install think and act for ourselves. But tho path of our fect is ditleult. It lends through country little known, and poorly deserited by those who marched through i€ in’ thnes long Hono. Tt domands 2 new pondering, and {i {hose namos Lhave mentioned you enn almply behold men who surveyed well tho shadawy path, und who have recorded well what thoy Beatied tu learn of the mysterions country. Tho text anys that your ways may become ese tablished, Droam not, my friends, that the ox- Act tonchings of the oliter schools will establish your waya and intke your fulth clear and tine changing. Tho more exnct your demand tho grenter will be your tmirest, Tn vague Chriss Unnity only can you Mad pence, Let ua sleap swoatly Inthe midst of n grave mystery, ‘The words “ Diving Savior" and “Heaven” and cai taht Ife" are enough, As to tho Almighty, fully adeqttate wre the words of wpoct: Qh Thou eternal One, whoee prosunce bright All apace doth ocanpy, and mations guide, Unchanged by ‘tina's alt davastatins uth, Thou only Ouot thoze ts no Gud boside, HNelng above all beings, uilshty Un Whorn tone oan eamprohond and none exvloray Boing rhom wo cull Gud und know no more REV. ARTHUR MITCHELT. H18 FAREWELL SHIMON TO THE FINST PRESHY- TEMIAN CHURCH, ‘The Firat Preabytorian Church, corner of In+ diana avenie and ‘Twenty-flret streot, was crowded yesterday morning with peopta who bad guthored to hear tho farewell sermon of the Toy. Arthur Mitchell. ‘ho appearance of tho platform Indicated that something unusual was to take plico, since it wns tastefully set off with bouquets and crowns of flowors, while tha rend ing desk and front of tho cholf were ornamented with @ festooned combination,of snilinx, tea- rogos, and tuboroses, Te took us bis texts Only iat rou conversation bo ns it becometh tho Gospef of Christ, that whether t come and seu you, or else be absent, 1 inuy hear of your altnirs, that yo stand fast inone spirit with one tind striving toyether for the falth of the Gus- pel.—Phitinpians, (, 27, L bud ut first no hesitancy, my friends, In the selection of thoso words its the text from which I should spent to you upon this, my farewell day. Inalt tho Scriptures I bardiy knew a pas- ange which both In lis tone and fn its Ilteral o: preaslon conveyed gv well my desires tn your be- halts and yot, upon further refleetion, {almost shrank from using It. Only think of the lofty heroism ond the exulted devotion of the man who test punned these words! What a contrast between bls position, welting frown his Roman prison, und the position of i Christian paetor, —_kheltered une cherished in fo =6Church «to-day! = What ou perpetual ontrast wiso between tho Apostlo’s eareor of unbroken toll and peril, with his spirit of martyred devotion, aud that luxewnrniness and timidity whieh we must so often deplore! Nelthor could | torgot the wide difference bu. twhen your situation and tho situation of thoso to whoin these words wero first addressed, Tho brethren to whom J speak have wot ulgh evory- thing tn their Christiun life of which wo cotld concelye. ‘Those to whom Paul wrote wore but rocent converts from heathentsm to tho fulth of tho Uospel. They divelt in the midst of a Pagan aud persecuting people. The mob, tho drumbead court, tho prison, tho scourge, thoy might encounter at any. Do hour, you wondue thon that [should slirink from the Apparent presumption of making Paul's words oven for 1 moment my own, orthat 1 should usk whothor language which was frst addressed to thut enduring, porsecuted, und suffering: Chureh could be appropriately spoken bere? It may be found, however, that tho contrasts 1 have “poluted out will only lend new enforce- mjeutto the Apostle's words, when we consider thenr as addressed nlso to oursel’ And there ig ono murk at ioust upon them that permits mo fo use thom this mourning us ming. It fa thls: ‘Thoy ovidently express the deepeat dealres of n Christlan pastor fy bebalfof the people to whom: ho hag given much labor and much love, Ho prays that all thelr ‘conversation"—a brond word, which covers both their priyate Ife and thelr public ered 2 be such ita * bos cometh the Gospol.” | Ut this Is extremely gon- eral, Immediately, therefore, he tells thom in more exact terms what itis upon which his evo jafixed, And, first of nll, be prays tor tholr Christin stendfustness,—" that yo may stand fost." ‘Thoso ure the Apostle's words, And for all who'hiave united with te Chureh under iny tilnlatry capectally, os well as for this whole communion, It 14 niy desire thut they should bo steadfast, Uniform, constant, Christus, , tt, t f of conieore ia partilty one of my sources from you, and a cagon = Of | deup that so many of you, thankfulness, from tho first day of my tequnintanco with you, or from tha time of iny welcoming you tothe Church, have proved ‘enduring In yourChristian life. Month after month, your attor year, you hive cheered and ded mu by your constancy in soavons of labor and of pepyets Tbayve found (1 you atinch und patient helpers, and have watched with grutituite and joyfulness your faithfulness to Christ in tho life of business or of sucioty, More and, moro I have aven of tho contidenee of the Church and tho reapect and admiration of thoae without. grow wp aud fasten itaolf upon you, What a sunrce of juy this is ton pastor's heart you cun hutdly know, “Now wo liye," says St. Iaul, “if ye stand - fast Lord.” i ‘ahull bo aillivted—tilled sorrow if hear of any | of at any time, that you are lost tothe Inbora of the Church,— that you dive latd wside the practic of a strict, true plety,—forsuken the plico of prayer where we have been auccuston to Btu diet and be- come undistinguished 1m your worldly conform- ity from tho Christless throng, It isof auch professors that the way of truth fs evilespoken of, and tho Lord Jesus put toan open shame, It 13 the stendfngt Christinns who are the usoful Chrishuna, It is the steadfast ones who alongs havo promlics of the rewards of ploty, “for wo nro mado partukera of Christ, If wo hold tho be- ginning otourcontidencestend fast untotho ond.” * Whoo iniquity abounds," -doctires the Savior, “tho love of tuany shail wax cold, but he that endureth to the ond, he shall bo auved," You hath he recanolled to presont you holy and un- Dinmable in His sight, if ye ‘continue in the tuith, wrounded and settled, aud bo not moved away fromthe hope of tho Gospel.” Christ's real fallowors bear thty mark; thoy aro do- seribcd ag showing diligonce to the’ end, not slothful, but fallowors of {iiose wh, thrgup fulth and pationce, inherit thy promisos, “lw thon fulthtul unto douth,” sith the Savior, “and £ will give theo a crown of Ite" Pray to God, thon, to give you such views of Iimselt, such near views of Calvary, of etornity, of Ilell, and of Heaven, auch Viows ot Christ and His Ifo oa shall leave you no woathor-couk {0 thy Churoh,—no wenk, wncare tuin, Uigbt-minded professor of rullgton, but 0 berlous, stronuots, indomitable Chriatiun, Stand fast In tho truth of Chrigt. ‘Phie you will do if you ayold the bawildoring power upon tho mind of pormitted sin, and if vou give oat and abounding study to God's Word, Stand fust in the profousion of Christ, Wear your colors in whatever ‘napUNy. He not bonstful, but bo nen and hold, Do not vo guilty of a weak thaldity asa Christian, and then ‘wall it by the dung of humility, Naver conceal your faith and love towurd Christ. Never be teinpted Into wationt pore nnge. with things which your cone selonce conlutnns, wud lot nothing maka you hide those relltous conviotlons or keop sevrat thoso hopes and principles which you hold os Christ's disciples, He ateudfast in yournotual obedionce toChriat. Tho principica you buve courngeous. Jy confessod, perauveriugly oboy, Orthodox opluions, even courageous profussions, are oy: {n comparison with the steadfust pravtloo of the Cortatian in all the straight and hand phiees of life. You have, it may be, some of you, doml+ neerty tanipera to subdue, apputitds to rule, the loveof moncy against which to yuard, scris pulous truthfulness, with charity and pity for your follow-mon, to mualntaln, and this nut occa- blonally. Almost any one cin be generous, or tulth tal, or nmiuble, fur an hour," uhola wo count thom happy,” gays James, * that snduroe,” “Let ua not be woury of wetl-dolng,” says ane othor inspired yolce, © be yo stondfast, lmoves Die, alwye abounding in tho work of the Lord," Ho sted fast, too, in your sucrot ploty as in your outward walk," jo steudtnde an secret prayer, in ap houvenly alm amidst alt earthly bares, for this, brethren, is tho Christian life. “Thorofore, iy brethren, dearly beloved und longed for, my Joy and my crown, stand fust in tho Lord, my dearly beloved,” And, a4 f pray for your steadfastuess, so I ray algo for your unity, Sea how prominently this ingot forth in the Apostio's desire. He would have tho Chureh pestussed, ho guys, “of ono yulnd, of ony spirits” and bo would have thoi “atrive toyuthor for tho fuith of tha Gospol," Tt bas always bout an occasion of rujoloing atid of envourayement to me that within this ebureh there has nover been found a spirit of division Or of strife. I bave scou some uthor churches equally buppy Jn this regard, but nover ono, L think, more vo. You ought td ba very thankful toGod forit, How pleasantly wo have dwolt toget how cordially you buve sustulued your seesion. Old und young, rich and poor, pooplo with widely varying vonvictlons und nates Ht tuny ipatton, we havo been uble, by Crankness, by charity, sometimes by quiet subs julualon of our own wlll, and above all, lot me euy, by great kindness und the Hloastiiob God,— wo huve been able to avoid ull diusouslons, Mow doligattul itls for me to sce ber gneo two eburches now blended indbecatauly, indlstine gulabybiy, Into oug, and to know, ulso, that tu tuo wholo'ciroult of our aifulrs (ore 18 not, so fur ag I can diacorn, ou rout of bitterness whieh threatens to spriug up to trouble you. Lut, brethren, what you tow enjoy Iu your prevalent unity, you must curvfully gaurd. A Nettle faule- tad fa a little gossip, alittle jmperlousness or sclf-will upon tho ae of some dirong wan, rometinad even a Iie earglesuusy ouly, witl Nght 4 great theo of uteife, I charge you lu the nuuie of religion pot only, butin the namo of common sense, be always rousonable and for- ‘bearing one with author, and above allund al- wiy8, When speaking candy no gook, Just be siluut, and ge your way in charity aud peace, Do not expect euch w body as this ever porfectly toxrow inal tue detulls of church inpuage- ment und worably oud life. Lu ull this “which are ni jontial to truth, and in h usefull miy not be virtually involved, give. why to one another, * 10 of tho anine mind ono. with another.’ saya Paul in the twollth chapter of Romans, Which mena, na T take It, ry to be mutually appreginttye of cach othor’s positions and opinions," “And bo tot. wiea in your, own coneclt.” f attribute the unity of the church in a wrent degreo unter Gol to your having mulntaiied 0 Inrgs session and ono representative of nil classes. Ho rure and continue this. In your session let thoro be old men and young men, men of provalent caution and m PY prevalent one ergy and hope, mon of professional training and, of practical business pe tho rich, and those without riches.—lot all these, $0 fur as posable, be represented: but wtavo all place its that aitcred ofllce of Elder thove and those only whose vioty, and wisdom, and Christian tentpor you buvo secon wall and successfully tried. Wo havo hud many discussions and long tn the session, Different convictions, diffrent policy, something: dierent principles almost, were freuly spoken, Wut thank God wo have bad no dissensions, and Thave noticed that when onco our xessions wera agreed, tha Church his always fotlowed with unbroken tread. FT truat it, will continuo to be 80, and T belleve tt will, fut, brethron, do not miatake a clannish de- votion to our own Choreh und congregation ror that holy wnulty which Paul ko desires. 1 bave rarely appealed to nnything ka a mern esprit du corns. [ know st le ensily aroused, that itean ‘bo athmulated by some of the stranyest feolings of our nature, wand that Jt hes na pros digious power. ‘Thoro jis a proper and honoruble regard, It fa true, for your own Christian history and name, but nover tet it be forgotten that [n uny socloty 1 merg esprit de corps ts but a caricature of Christian: unity, Tt may rejoice ip your on prosperity, but it will never teach you to rejolee in thd prosperity: of uthor churchés—of all’ the communiuns of the Church—und to pry’ for thom. If thofe were ting for me to unulyze, ns 1 mivht, the very words which tho Apostle hero uses,—for thoy are not mero synonyms,—you would see thut he fs desiring that unity which springs from. eommon convictions of reltylous truth, from goinmon bopes, ayer athies, and aims, Hat those you hold, with ull truo Christian Uretiron of every congregation and every maine in this whale clty, | and most cir neatly desiro = that, with you, fove tothe old First Church will always inean a loy- Ing to make hor helpful to all other churehes, You would not in your individual Ufo—t trust you nover will in” your chureh Iife—hulld up your own interests in forgetfulness of others around you, All the churches of Christ aredenr toflim. They ought ta be deur to you. And do not nak perfection, for you cannot render ft yourselves. You tuttst have, and aso menns of utluence | would counsel you to have, chi y winong yourselves. Let brotherly tov anotiier one of tha Apostle’s priyers—"' Li brotherly love continue.” If thure be, thorefure, toy consolation In Christ. If any comfort of Jo¥e. any fellowship of the Spirit, fuattill ye my Joy, that ye be lfe-minded, having the same Jove, being of one accord, of one mind, let nothing be done through strife or yatiegtory, but (ny Jowliness of inftid let eich estocm other bettor than thomsclves.”” ‘There fs still anothor thought in tho Apostlo's prayer. Not only dow, but many tines during tuo past twelve yeara, it hag risen in my heart for you, Ho. pens that tho Church may bo marked by publi spirit, by a courageous Zeal, for the epreid and advancement of puro and practical Christianity, © Tout ye may bo ulways biriving together for the fulth af tho Gospel,” Phave always desired, nnd t always shutt, to behold this church, 18 Paul - would express ity “atrlying together for the filth of the Gospel.” Hla word *falth’” here stands for what we would apeuk of as “ tho cause of the Gospel.’ It eubracea all the principles, the institutions, and the vital Interests Involved In tho fulth which we huve espoused, For the propagation of this holy cause of our Muster in the hearts, tho habits, and. tho lawa of tho world,'wo are tu strive. Notice bow soon tho teneling and the whole unyconselons fatluonce of tho Apostio tends bis brethren beyond thoim- gelvos. First, tholy own portion I Christ, but inunedintely utter, and always after, Is the thought tht they must bear Curist to thelr fel- low-men, Devotion to Jesus Christ asa loving leader, King, and friend in the heavens, and the setting-up of His Acuuruou vor hers inwen’s hearts-this Js the Christian fife. - Commune with this Apostle, brethren, Read over and over tguin | overy day - of his luborl- ous but triumphant ~ Iie. Dwell up- on his words, and, while ratituide deepen, for sou own porsonal salvation will Christian public spirit will more than keep pace with (t, Oh? for that faith thut will be the sound which will bo vyver Tipe ie in’ your curs. Ms Savior’s cauge, Is dwetilug in our homes, sis happy coming to tho hearts of wretched man, His relgn of pence and trith and rlzhteousiess on earth —what have TL to live for tut for this high end? All olso comes to nothing ut lust. This te tho Kingdom whieh sii: never be inoved, And you know tho word which Paul employs when he tells us tf we full we aro tu atrive—to strive, [tis that determinate’ aud nervous word whieh enlled up the world-renowned contest of tho classig games, Into those late Kings ontered, By his enrnest, enthusinstie, weil-alted, and patient work, Paul plnees ve- fore our eyes endurance, exertion, concentrit- tion, eclf-control, beuuty, and eclf-dental for ‘tho'gake, not bf arentrtblycrmwit, but’ for’ the sake of nn finmortal cnusg, It is to this bu polnts, Wore not to call ourselves Christinns and be leading in. any respect Hives af oft und selilah luxury. This is tho: gront danger of al women of fashton, Nelther are we to blo wenring out our strength for’ greater riches, 80 that thero is no energy left in us te apare for Christ's work, ‘This 18 the dangor of buay men, And when you nee besought by Paul to strive not only atone, but to strive foqothur; you wilt 8 tind, “Loom sure, that = fi ny call to aver separate and | indi- vidual bolisver,” whatever bts» oplnions, whatever his sutton, tho pitinership of Christin work. As for tho Pallippians, pe will remember that Paul said, “Ethank Gol, upon cvery remembrance, for pour partnership from the first duy until now n tho defense and conlirmation of tho Gospel.” ‘Tho work must bo divided.nnd in some div jon of the workers for tho falth of the Goapel every one who hopes that ‘ha is u Christian ought to be found. ‘ho earnestness with which Paul calls upon us to strive. courageously for tho falth—" In nothing tercitjed by your udver= surled,” ns it la written iu the twenty-elghth Veree—might socom for our duys ulmost out of date. ‘That tho vhurebes itt hostile, huathen Phillppl had need to hear thls call ts pluin, but in these pencoful, hiweabiding, and so-called Christinn yp What need? Js It tru, thon, that in onr times Christlin mon and Christian ehurehes are never influenced by unchristian fears? Are tho adversaries who would frighten us outof truth and duty all dead und burlud? Brethren, it isatili true that tow things maka ua false to consclones and to Christ more often than our furs, Falture, ridicule, poverty, pride, vanity, business losses, social bumlllations,— those are adversaries of our tine, Tho timo- serving tallower will oyade them, but the thor= ough and augresslyesuldier will encounter thom. ‘The butvle ts not yot alltaken outof the Christian Ife, Good lnws and good jnuuners Lave not completely drawn the Devil's tire, Wo ara to somumbur that true religion fs not almply bolding our pelbelplos —It ts propienting thom, golng lute the battle of tite expressly for thom, and tating all bazards In tholr bebatt, It matters uot where alt 1s todged,—In our own habits, in soviet. tendo, policies, howa,It Is cur bustness to find Te uit and attick it in its homes, This ia a part of that ‘ood tight of falth't Wherounto we aroallcutied. ‘his Is that “strly- ing for the fulth” which the Seripture du: seribes, Outor that battle ne combinations of monoy, of Infiuence, of frabion, of political or suclul powor, ahould over genre in Cl tan sokifer, Alrendy many of rent powers = hive “lenrved to bow ta’ Jorlat, Some falthful men wre found willing to Saco them in the day of thelr atrongth In Jesus? nung, And If temperance, soulul purity, a press itsul€ unsolled and incorruptible, ofelal honesty, publig rizbteousness and godliness aro. to bo established in this efts, and inalatatned, you, brethren, must not only expend valiuble tine and precious strength, but you must bo ready to press opposition aldo, and neeopt hagurda iy thole Dehulf, ‘The situation (a uch that, fi tholr Chriatiin striving, It could be only private opposition that they aro to mest, Kindred, comrades, lovers, friends, partners. may be against thom, Ilere, tou, the tirat coniltion of succoss fs oponness aud dechie jon, Aluuf hidden fuith ty already bul ayer> come, From the firat be an outspoken Chria> dan, Lot no others hold you back from 1 oonsa- erated fe, Rather do you lny hold upon thon, encourage and continde them with you if you. ean, but don't walt, If no ontrentios, no argue monte no foyo can draw thom with you to tho path of fe, then don't walt. Go that puth it you muat go alone, ‘This, then, is my prayer for yan all, That with Btoudfaatness, with brotherly love, with a Christian public-spiritodness, with pationt cour hxe, You should Hye, ‘This is tho conversation which becemoth the Gospel of Corist, Let the Church bo tnarked by thiall willbe well. Aut thts Is not too much to isk. Remembor tho contrust to which 2 ulludod between your Ife and Ute at Palllipph Tt such an vxninple could be muintulped thory py towly Christiwns in the fnew of violence and hate, can It not bo bore b your Buch anexnmple tthe Ute of the Chace! a the great standing and ununswerable defense of Chriatlunity., Lt wllon jntidellty, or ie it docs not silence, it uttorly disurma it. “It te the will of Gad,” says the Apostia Paul, “that with well dotug yo may put to silanes Lea rancu of foollai nen," In tho prayer of Puul this ju sot furth usthe only vital Ublag—" Only,” be suys, “lot your conversation be ay it becometh the Gospel of Chrlut." And not pale fa the wort omphatio, but the place that che Apostle gives: icin hig sentence makes it utlll wore emphatic. Even agalust all the odds of that intldel, doe uded, cruel ure, hy fouls that sliuplo Christian living will provatl, Wout, then, must be the power of sueh Christlin vty here und now. with all {ta ullica? Ho timsele In prison, tho olty swarming, ua bo tutla us, with ful Nero on the thrones superstition, piilovopny: soclety, wealth, law—all_uyninst i ho seyina to ey: — “ Hrothron, ouly lot your convertion be _ ni becometh the ‘Guspel of Christ. “The olty which is got upor a bil saith thi Savior, “cannot be bid;” und Paul kuow that tho Pagan priests and angry Jows might aa well try to coverup Raine berdelf, on her soven bills, and. bide ber from mankind, 24 to withatand the cun- vinchyy und persuwiye power which must go. forth from pire and earnest Christlin lives. And those are the ves which tn this place will give tho preaching of tue truth success, It will be found true bere that tha, Church's joty {a the pulplt's puwor, ‘Tou muct'of Intel- out, of lourulny, of vigorous and attractive vos quence, your pulpit cau never buys. ‘These urd wood girls, tabu sousht and to bu thaukfully re- to onter, in some way into tut thosn stand by no means first in tho schedule of Christian powers, Paul didn't fay: | Brethren, only look I you up brillinnt preneher and all will “bo well.” No. Howntd, “Only tet your conversation be ft8 ft becomoth tho Gospel of Christ.” Even Jn tha proncher, Hfo will Boon outweigh speech, and inthe Chureh ut Intge, her convereation— fiat is, ne it hos been porolbty, put, her good, keon, clear life, her manifest ploty toward God, and generous fovea for man, for all for whom our Redeemer died—thin is tho frult by which aha fini Hes the Savior, this is tho perpetual voice eee sho calle tho guity ond tho weary-to Is fact, Irethren, reluctant ns fam to do it, T munt to- day bring my ministry among you to n close, Ol, how Anadequately, how fool I vo preached ta you tho ike of which I have boon pit ineharge, Butie ft have ever brought forth ron God's word anything which you have felt he truco, if I have ever sald anything to make you draw back from sin with a xront and dreadful fear, if I have ever said any. thing to invite and confirm your love to your kracious Hodeemer, or toimnke you feol how precious fs Ils charge in ull the earth, and how #reat and sire are the rewards of a jifo spent itt Js service und necording to His will, do not, I Pray you, forget theso things, Aa for your treatment of me and tine, it hus been kindioss, nothing but kindiexs, from tho frat day until how. You Know that tam thankful and that [ love you fervently. ‘Through trials and joys wo have passed toxcthor, and my huart is knit to you with bonds which noxepiration can ever bronk, T shall remetobur ‘the many scenes of happiness which Ihave shared in your homes when your houscholds bave been filled with hope and gladness, And then inore frequently I hull think of tho berenvoments and the burdens which f have soen you bear. J shall often recall, us T do to-day, those whom death hus taken from your homes, Many of them bave only fallen asteep in Christ.—the te 1 Raints, tho youthful britevers, the little enlldren,—and If we ure fathful wo shail meet them all again in an eternal bome. How hippy F should bo if all to whom I have spoken had ‘been’ persuated tun- equivocally to embrice and to confess tho Savior. But I remember with thankfulness tha numbers who hive. as J trust, une these yeura OF ny dubor, been lud to Christ. If therd are those ninong you who aro secretly hoping in Christ, let me sity to you, my doar friends, thot you ought to acknowledge him openly by your lips and lives. ‘Tho ve willy the and the day and place Sivlor's Vola in. which you live, ent! far tho most complete and bold vowal ot Christan prineiples and con- victions that n man cun pussivly mike. © With tho heart man betleveth unto righteousness, and with tho mouth confession Is made unto sulvation.” futif any who hear me thts morn- Ing are not only without tho Church, but atiil Strangers to Carist Himself, f can only pray Inny Wnothor pastor be able to lead you to un- fulwned serlourncss, repentance. and faith, or rathor I pray that thia may be tho day when, at Inst, you shalt reeni! nll the Saviur's falthful warnings and loving invitations, and when you shill xonnd kneel at ils feet and give to Him init at tage and heartfolt act your souls and yottr Lives, Finully, brethren, farewell, Be porfect, be of good coinfort, be of one mind, Hye in peace, und tho Gud of pence gball be with you. T eommend you to God and to the word of {fla grace, whic ig nblo to build you up and give you nn Inberit- fino among all thon whieh: are sanetitied. Muy the Lord biess you and keep you and grant that: At last we may all meet In Ts heavenly kiug- lum. At tho conclusion of his sermon, Mr. Mitchell stated thiut the mombers of the Church Session had Joformed bln thut they hud drawn up o certain paper which thoy desired to hive rend. Mr, George W. Durrow, Chairman of the Session, accordingly stepped forward and read tho fol- lowing tender and vpproprinte resalutions: “ Wilentag, Our pastor.the Rey. Arthur Miteh- ell, D, D,, bis slenitied his fatention to.uccepe a call to tho pastorate of the First: Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, 0.; and “Witikkas, This acceptance will make neces- sary tho sundermy of those tles which have so eluscly bound toged both pastor and people for more than twelve years. Wo therefore de- aire to place on record uur sense of the Inestim- able value of bis services among ue, and our rus gard for blin as x pastor and Christian gentle inning thorefore be It © Rewived, ‘That we bear tho most hearts and wuited testimony to the faithfulness of bis min- istry, in the clear, forcible manner und Chris- an eplrit In which be las proclalmed the Gus- nelto this people, and to the living witness of tho power of Christlunity In tis daily life. In wil his pastoral Jabor we note God's glory, and the advancoment or His kingdom hus been hls Inspiration, nnd that such ministration. under the bleasiug of Gon, have greatly strengthened us, We sini! nover forget tls constant sulle bade and tender regurd for those under bile charge. a ‘Heantued, That, in yfolding to thodissolution of tho pastoral relation,we feet the 1u9a fa not limited to the church, but will be felt throughout tho ontire city, and throughout ony Presbytery and Synod, Every movement. huvting in’ view the moral refort of our city and louking to- wine good government will auffer by. hls de- parture. “dt-aulved, That his ministry has endeared him tous by tles which will long gurvive tho divsolu- Yon of this pastorate, and” tint in taking leave ‘wo -elncorely’ and. unitedly, express tho deep sense of gratitude we owe for tis persistent and unfultering devotion to duty and truth, mini- feating itself in bis steadfastness to this people in our days of adversity. the remembrance of which brings frest to our minds: the untiring zeal wad wledom with which he has wrought, leavlug usa harmonious chureh and one freo from debt, “dteanlved, Tht we shall ever bold in highest regard the pleasant memories that cluster about, ovr ancotings of prayer and counsel, and thit we pty to him our cirnest prayers that the Great fend of tho Church will abundantly bless him aiid his family in his nev Held of ubor, * Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the Session of tho First. Preabyto- rin Church of Clovetand, and that thoy niso be puelined in tho Jntertor, and in tho dufly papers: ofour city.” Mr. Wiliam If, Swift,ono ot tho ‘Trustees, Arosa und, addressing the Chairman of tho Session, sults “Na langunge ean begin to expresa the appro- elation of this chureh for the labors of its pas- tor among us, nor thelr nifection for hin, and regret In parting with him. But as those resa- Jutlons express them perhaps as well ta nny that could bo drawn, Einove you, sir, that the Church and Soclety, nnd all thia congregation, do heart- diy concur in those «resolutions that the Session present, and adopt them as thelr own," ‘Tho motion was put, and the resolutions were unintinously adopted. is r Silcehe bofore giving out, tbo closing yin, said: “Le was unnecessary, my dear friends, that you should hive given ime this kind token of your couildonce and aifection, but you must illow ie te fs you for it from the bottoin of my cart,’ After the congregation had boon dismissed with the benediction, n number found thelr way to Who pastor's study, whore renowed expressions of mutual love, regurd, and catcem were glyen, RNAILNOAD MISSION, PRESENTATION TO THE REV, Dit. MITCHELL, Durlug tho twelve yenrs that the ov, Arthur Mitchell hn served as pastor of the First Pros- byterlnn Church, he has taken great interest In tho wolfare of tho Hallroad Chapel, and to bis conatant and untiring efforts tho presont suc- cess of that Justitution is lurgely due, Tho chapel hus boon munnged by the First Charch Sooluty aver since [ts organization, although tt has never beon n avctarian school in any sonso of tho word, Tho children, whose parents aro largely poor peoplo who cannot nford expenalvo Bittings In costly churches, bavo appreciated tho vlforta of tho First Church pooplo in bebutt of thelr Hetle ones, and one and ull unitoin kindly gud hearttelt approval of Dr. Mitebel!’s otforts in that direction. When, thereforo, tho fuct that he had reaigaud his pas- fornte und was wbout to leave thom purhups forever beenme known It wus determined to present bin with a testimonial of reapoot, that fe might in iia iow home cherish still deoper hia pleuwant ussoclutions with tha childron of thochapol, Yesterday afternoon was avlecto os tho occasion when this mark of vsteum should bo presonted, At tho sume hour, 3 melock, the main wuditorlum aud gallery of tho chupel wore crowded with the huppy faces of about dO chiktron, the nudlonce bulug largely augmented He frionds of the school, The Firat Church Sovloty contributed a quane tity of beautifud Nowers, which wero tustefully arranged upon the organ-front and across the pulpit: plattorin, and the aiming sebolars showed thatr appreciution of this thoughtful Xindiees by muny slyns of approval, Bir. J. dioward Foote led the music, and tho little folks bang with # tmurkod degree of perfeotion, Indl- cating pationt and thorough instruction, After: an cloquent prayer by Mr C,H, Moulton, tho now pastor of the mission, Mr. 0. M, Hondorion, the buperiniendent, addressed Mr, Mitchell on Dehalf of the wcholurs, and olli- cers of th wbility to express tho sorrow felt by bli solf und esaoclatos In parting with one who had for so muny years borne tho burden of tho mission ‘work; but he could | not rofrain from expreasing thelr approval of tha strenuous elfera of Mholr beloved pastor aud leader, Under the inttuunve of Dr, Mitehall thore had been a loasoning of crime and an ine cruased obedience to Iaw, and the eommuuntty were not backward in px presbut aporay wl Of theso well-known fucts. Ho was nt leas to ox- preas tho gratitude uf tho svtolars, who directly or indirectly bud felt, this Influence upon thalr divea und destinies, To turn young fest from tho downward roadtof sin and crie Into the upward paths of rightvouaieds und purity wus the beat und greatest work of life, and the muyenitude te their beloved pastor's iutluence in this respoct would never be known hi tls Iifo. Mr. Hondersin referred to tho engerncas dis played by the children iu contributing to ite fund for the parvose of expressing their Joye for Dr. ditchel, and vlosod by wishing hind arich uarvest in all bls futucy labors, and with the hope thut pastar, and scholira, and frignds ange alt meet jae the Heavenly land, ‘The gift su touchingly presentod consisted of of painting, represeutiiug In lta buekground the history of tho Hullroud Mission. ‘ho passenger- car or the Michigan Southern & Northoru Indl- una Hatiway, in which the mlsalon was organized dus 1837, 43 vividly prosonted, ag is also the frat building, which way burned in tho great fire, and the present chupel. Lu the foreground fa u lifo- Ike likeness of Futhor Kynt, tho founder of tho qiission, Who Wis present sorerday, and nut tho least futorested spectator of the pleasant occasion, ta aceepting Uble beautiful “testimonial Te, Mitchell returned his heartfolt thanks, He needed nothing to keep green and fresh in his heart tho recollections of yenrs spent in tho mission work. Ife prayed that Ged would send doen ea the inission wrent apiritunl bers: {ngs, ‘Tho chapel had always cheered him and heen n source of Joy to hint, and alt its asgocin- Hons had become engraved on his mind and henrt, never to be effaced, He could not look upon bia Ae papiuns natinal, forhe expected to ace the scholars occasionally, and prayed that the choicest blessings would visit tho Buperintond= ent, Mr. Henderson, and all other rs and tenchers, Dr. Mitchell was visibly alected, and with didicutty forned eer tooxpress his deep senso of gratitude forthe pleasant reminder of Funke npuevelnted and honors justly and falth- A plousnnt fonture of the affair was the press ton of n flower to every one {nthe audl- Fe dtenderaon erg tee this donciing ‘oprlite ceremony hud Leen suggcete by Dr. SMitehell. bi DECATUR, * ‘THE RAPTIATS. Speetat Dispatch to Tre Cheago Tribune, DecATUN, Ill, Oct, 17.—This afternoon u Inrge- ly-nttended mass-meoting in the interests of homo and State missions was hold at the Huptist Chueh, ndor tho auspices of the Baptist Gun- eral*Associntion of MMitnola., Addresses wero deilvered by tho Rey, Dr. Halgh and othors, Baptist ministers supplied the pulpitaof neariy all the churcbes in Decatur to-day, and special Y. M. OAs jah and railrond services were held, Tho annual report of Dr. J. N. Hobart, of Chicngo, General Agent of the Bnptlat Association, shows that $15,000 have beon fonned to churches tn need of ald; that $9,700 have beet appropriatod for mission work; that thirty-flvo missionaries have been ems ployed to Preach the Gospel in twenty conntles inthe State; that, through tholr labor, 211 per= sons have beoome inembers of various Baptist churches; that 400 bave Jotned tho missionury churches; that two new churches have beet built. and othors aro in course of construction. Tho report entire gave a most encouraging prospect for the advancoment of the Buptist christian work. MOODY AND SANKEY. AT OMAIA, NEM, Speelat Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune, OMAUA, Neb., Oct. 17,—Tho evangelists Moody And Sunkey held tholr meetings In this city to- duy under tho atispices uf the Young Men’s Christiun Association, Tho attendance was im- mense, Tho Huptist Church, in which the meet- ings were held, was not o quarter lurge enough to necommodate the vast crowds who wished to see and hear this colebrated pur, ‘Thoy start for San Francisco to-morrow, BALTIMORE. METHONISTS. Batatwone, Oct. 17.—Tho National Araocin- Hon of local preachers of the Methodist: Eplsco- pat Church of the Caited States mot in Fayette Street Church to-day to evlubrate thelr twunty- Utth annlyersary, CANADA. Exodus to the Staten=The Pactiie tall 2 way Negotintions—-Woodwork Kx- portu—-A New Way to Collect Old Debts, Moyxtneat, Oct. 10.—Low water has compelled the millson tha Magog Itiver to stop work, In consequence of which 600 uperatiyves are thrown out of employment, MonxtTREAL, Oct, 16.—Dun, Wyman & Co. ro- Port fallures in Canada for the quurter ending Sept. 30 ng 130, with Mabilittes of $1,210,703, agalost 417 faltures with habltitics of 20,008,017 the corresponding qurter Inst your, Speclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Oct. 14,—The exodus to thu States still continues, Ajlocul tickct-ngent states that during tho past two weeks he has sold forty tickets to persons xotng to ecttio, not to visit, In the United States, Notice fa givon In the Optetal Gazette of applt- ention for incorporation of the “Dominion Stock-Rolling Company," doing business in ‘To- ronto, with a capital stuck of £300,000. Col. Robbing, of Cloveland, O..' who recently commenced fron-mining at tho Hull Mines, has cleared over $500 by this season's oporations, He Is. working A section of MoLarun & Pew's proporty. A contractor whose sources, of Information are unquestionible states that a tritle over 1,000 Chinese are pinplosan, on the Canada Muicific Raltroad in British Columbias while tho whites, including oversoers, barely inuster 500, Fathor Faure, whoso naine wos connected with the Gatineau Incendinrics, has been removed to the Parish of St Cecile de Lac Puche. Father cue fa bis successor,” Father: Faure fins relin- quisted his claim jn tho aelererg caine Jn constderation of $1,000 which Bishop Dubamel has agreed to pay. «\ high nuthority here etntes that the Canada Paelic Ratlway negotiations are nut yet coms plete; und that there are no prominent English or Fronch capltnlistyin tho ulilance, or members of tho syndicate. Prior to the visit of Sir John Macdonult to Great Dritain, a proposition was made by Mr, George Stephens and other leading: eapltallety tu the United Sittes and Canada, but rincipully those enguged, in tho St. Paul & Manesota Hallway enterprise to baitd the Cana du Paelfo Hallway on certain tern, the synd{- cate buving cumplete control, ‘Chis proposition was declined by Sir John, who elutmed thut he could do better in Englund. On arrival there, ho found that Enulish capitalists werd Jouth to take stock Jn building a rullroud of such: enorinous length wid cost; go that Sir Jgohn was compelled tu reopen negotiations by enable with Mr, st phous and tho othor memory of the syudt~ cate, ‘The entire prone nts wore then mude with the eyndicate, tu which the house of Morton, Nose & Co, of Londyn and New York, and noother minor French hause, are Interested. Sir John Rose is not, however, a member of the firm, having dissolved partnership some time ago, The negotiations nce enrriod on with the express understanding that tho Canadians Antorican syndicate wero to hive the entire and exclualye control In every reapeot. ‘Tho press ropresenting both politleal parties in Onturlo are advocating the “holding of ble ennial sessions af the Local Legislature, inatend of annual sessions, on the ground of economy, Bpectal Dupatch to The Chteaga Tribune. MONTREAL. Oot. 17%.—Sovernl codporative stores are about to bo established lore, on tha same principle as in. England. A gen- tleman from Lontlon, who was one of tha CivileServico Bupply Assoclation there, nis the matter in hind, and Is {nteresting Intlu- ontial people in the undertking, A trade whivh Is growlug tutu very {nportant dimensions tn this. city Is in tha manufacture of almost every kind of woodwork by machinery, tor export to England, Jt has devuloped into very Jurgo proportions Inte}y; aud, if it con- Unues, It will beonu of tho'most extensive us woll a profitable industrics of the country. The articles manufactured vomprige doors, snashe: and vvorything teed In houso-buitding, ug wel! nain domestic tse. It is said tho demand tn Great Britain and other European countries for such productions of Canadian factorios fa prau- teully unlinited, Special Mapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Lonnon, Oot. 1.—Dr, Wilson, the wolleknawn voterinary surgeon of thla place, has revotved a number of questions from tho Onturla Agri- cultural Commission us to tho nuture of the disenaca which are at present troubling stock du Western Ontario. Fram the answera it would appear that the stock of this part of Oatario is ut the presont Hime purticularly free from nny contagious disease, 1 ipounl feurs ure expressed that the infection mong horses on the other made ott Snes may appear if greater cure ja uot tiken, Bpectat Dispatch to Tha Crteago Tribune, St, CaTHAntNes, Oct, ‘ha oldest fisher. menin this nelghborkood report the tuke of herring and white teh as something extruurdl- nary for this senson, In quality and quantity. 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SOLD BY ALL haa taken occasion, In an {nterviow with a nows4 papor-reporter, to deny the cuniurs with refers enee to ni alleged suicof the Occidental Rall- road, Ho saya no suoh pirgenin will be mnido without conaulting Parliamont, Mr. Chuplena thinks Quobeo Province woutld do potter at iprenent not to sell the road, but await an offer rom tho Pacific aybalenta: Speeiat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, '* - °° Toronto, Oot. 17.—On Thursday Noxt,tho delegates who attended the Ireavyterinn Couns cll at Philadelphia will meot nt Knox Church hero, to give nn account of thoir doings, Tha meeting haa been enllod at the request of tho Gelegates thomeglves, roveral.of whom chim . thot thoy have been misrepresented ,by.aome of the newspapers, Principtt Cavan {6 oulo- Of those who fecl ngrioved. He ts been placed . Prin Grant of Queen's College, and the. tov, J. MeDonnellor Toronves ead Beate not Uke it, : Vi a COLLAPSED, ‘ . 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