Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1880, Page 17

RELIGIOUS. | e Logic of Present and Future Punishment. Miracles the Result of Prayer, as in the Days of Christ. , Tyng Expresses Faith in . the Cures Performed at Lourdes. Actors’ Chaplain and The- - atrical Shrine in New York. A.Lay Sermon to the Preachers on Rigid Orthodoxy. General Notes, Personals, Sunday Lev- ities, Services To-Day. SUBMISSION, ead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom Lead Thou me ou; ‘Moe night is dark, and | am far from home, Lead Thou me on; Jeep Thou my fect; I do not ask to see ‘he distant scene; one step enough for me, was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Shoulast lead me on; Jloved to choose and sce my path; but now Lead Thou me on; the garish day, and, spite of fears, paret ‘Tuied my will. Remember not past yeare! jong Thy power has blessed me, sure St still - wun lead me on O’er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till ‘The night is kone: And with the morn those angel faces smile + ‘Which Ihave loved Jong since, and lost awhile! jeanwhile, alc the narrow, rugged path ee ior lead rho noue fa childlike faith, iz Savior, lead mo home in cl . Home to my God, Sorest forever after carthiy strife, jn the calm light of everlasting life. Cardinal Newman. PUNISHMENT. THE NECESSITY FOR ITS USE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Carcaco, Nov. 27.—It will not be denied that punishment is essential to the welfare and even to the existence of society. It seems also to be inseparable from the phys- ical and the moral laws of theCreator, In all ages among savage and civilized men the punishment of crime has been practiced by individuals or by society, and a violation of * physical or moral Jaws, whether done ignorantly or not, has been followed directly or remotely by the punishment affixed to it by the all-wise Ruler of the uni- _ verse, By a heathen philosopher it was said, “The mills of the gods grind slow; but they grind exceeding fine,” and a greater than he declares with fearful emphasis, “Whatsoever 4 man soweth that shall he also rexp.” From this law there is no wa- vering, and absolutely no escape. Forty years ago there was wide and often angry discussion as to whether the right to punish should be based on an effort to re- form the criminal or whether civil society might inflict it in order to protect itself from the malice and the crimes of wicked men. While the wise and the good should, by all, the means in their power, strive to reform the criminal, society cannot—it date not— tar louse all convicted felons on any ap- furent or pretended reformation, for the very giod reason that in a vast niajority of cases: they would again plunge into the depths of infamy and crime, and their depravity and-their fiendish ‘raids upou society would. be far more dreadful than ever before. Leaving this topic to others, let us examine how far we can trace the certain day of pun- ishment as existing in the dealings of the Creator with his children. The fact that punishment surely follows a violation of Nature’s (God’s) laws must be evident to the most casual observer. The man who makes hunseif a drunkard and a glutton must in the end suffer the sad consequences of his folly. Not only that, but his family Inevit- ably suffer bitterly for his sins against the physical and the moral laws, inseparable trom his condition as a member of the jiuman family, The debauché may so far corrupt lis body with loathesome diseases that his children’s children, even to the third and fourth generation, shall bear the disgusting _ tonseguences of his vice. Deny Revelation ifyou will, but surely he was a close and accurate observer of physical and moral Jaws who, nearly 3,400 years ago, stated in a Divine command what all the subsequent history ot the race has proved to be a fict Which cannot be sucessfully controverted. Nor does it make a particle of difference whether the wan sins ignorantly or not, the Consequences are same. While the Physical =~ results. can be more ac- curetaly and distinctly traced, moral bearings are doubtless in the main equally certain and enduring. In fact, they can be traced both in the history Offamilies and of nations, for, while the Sandwich-Islanders have | been gradually ing outfrom the vices with which the early navigators inoculated them, the Anglo- Taces are becoming nore numerous, wise, and powerful, more intelligent and vir- tuous, under the benign influence of our Christian civilization. ranting, now, that punishment inevitably follows a Violation of physical and moral laws in this life, the solemn question arises, What to be man’s condition in the life which is tocome? That, in my judgment, depends ‘Upon the moral status of the soul when it €nters that life. Assuming that man shall live hereafter, what effect docs death, the way to that life, have upon the soul Rot reason and the Scriptures plainly teach that it merely sets the soul free from thebody? Can any intelligent man come to conclusion? As the man is when beh other € dies, so he enters upon the life which is to come. Take an example: ‘Two men are Standing on a scaffold a hundred feet Aiigh; one isa good man, in fact the high eof a faithful, honest Christian, alwa ‘oing his whole duty to all by whom he is furrounded; the other is a debased, de- uched, profane wretch, just as bad & vice can make him, In an instant the lolding breaks and both are hurled in the Sune moment into eternity. Death sets free soul of each from is body. Itean have ms other effect whatever. 1f the one sought iy the company of the good in this life, so of other could be happy only in the society {i the bad. Will they not each as surely seek i; own in the long eternity on which they aveembarked? The one devoted his en- cs tobecuming better and striving to THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1880—EIGHTEEN PAGES. 47 pian can be supposed to live on as a criminal {orever, society would be forced to punish hi im eternally. And, besides, the oftener he breaks the laws the more severe would be is punishment at each repetition of his crime, Society must act on this principle or destroyed by the depredations and the crimes of the wicked and the vile. All the analogies of human law, and all the de- ductions of reason, therefore, force the conclusion that punishment of the wicked is and must be mal, it would appearthat any other conclusion has not a particle of solid evidence in the Practice or the experience of mankind to Sustain it, Now, as to the nature of that punishment, t each one carefully examine his own his- tory. Were you everfor an hour or a day under the complete dominion. of your own evil passions? .4)id matice, envy, or anger— Perhaps all these and more—get entire pos- session of you? If s0 can your concieve of anything more dreadful than to remain for- ever under the corroding power of these passions? Now, if death leaves the wicked. nian to the control of the vicious indulgences, the acts, and vile imaginings he practiced here, cu any punishment be more awfel than that which his soul has stored up: for tself, and that to all eternity! Ought not, therefore, cach one to care- tully revise his opinions and his practice, and solemnly inguire whether any other Views than those above stated are not founded on the delusive hope that they may not be true, or that insome way he can escape the consequences of his sins against the laws of Nature and Nature’s God? If we cannot fly from them in this life, how can we in that which is to come? In this paper an argument from the Seript- ures has been purposely avolded, for the rea- sou that it is intended to meet, and, If possi- ble, to convince objectors from-what is con- ceived to be independent and incontroverti- bie evidence, palpable Logit inen, and from which they cannot well or logically with- hold their assent. On the gubject of the pun- ishment of the wicked, the language of the Scriptures 1s highly figurative; but it fore- shadows a no less fearful and terrible reality, indeed, rightly understood, the teachings of the Bible, as in the second commandment, and in fact ali other cases, are simply elear and graphic statements of what can de- duced from the laws of nature and from all human experience when a wide and an ac- curate induction is made from that experi- ence and those laws, In conclusion, the re- inark is here made that no man can more profoundly reverence the sacred Scriptures or more implicitly believe in their bindin; toree- and Divine authority 0! their teachings than the author of this article. lle aecepted them as a. child while bowmg in worship at his.venerable father’s fireside, and all his experience and whatever observation and study he has been able to give the sub- ject in his riper years, have convinced him that man’s highest individual welfare and all that is most valuable in society can best be promoted and secured by according a willing and an unreserved obedience to the precepts of the Bible. - W. B. MODERN MIRACLES. DR. TYNG EXPRESSES FAITH IN THE CURES ATTRIBUTED TO NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES, There was a large congregation last Sun- day evening at the Chureh of the Holy Trin- ity, corner of Madison avenue and ‘Twenty- second street, New York, to listen to the Rev. Dr. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., the subject being one of special interest,—* The Miracles-at the Shrine of Notre Dame de Lourdes.” The preacher tovk for his text—Matthew, xvii., 19, 30:—“ Then came the disciples to Jesus apart and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief, for verily I say unto you if ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place and itshall remove, and noth- ing shal] be impossible unto you.” After talking at more length upon the sub- ject of faith as one of the. great forces of spiritual life, Dr. Tyng said: We never know what the powers of faith are until we find a man who knows all the truths of God and is free from all the errors of man. It is this faith at the shrine of Notre Dame de Lourdes and probably at Knock, in Ireland, that is honored by God. -The scene of the shrine in France is beautiful in its pastoral simplicity and freedom frem all association with commercial or manufacturing life. There live there bencath the shadows of the Pyrences about 6,000 inhabitants. It is a land of legend. The .guide-books of all this region is full of tales of wonder. The peo- ple are so cut off from the onter world that imagination takes the place of newspapers. They are people of simple and profound faith. The story of the shrine is full of dra- matie incident. A young girl of 14, the daughter of poor parents and an invalidfrom her earliest. years, one day wandered from her home with two other children to gather sticks of wood. They <.meto a grotto on the side ofa mountain, In the grotto was a natural ledge, arched over. While her com- paniuns were busy gathering sticks this young girl advanced alone to the grotto and perceived a vision of .a young woman dressed ina long white robe, her feet rest- ing on a rock, and holding in her handa chaplet chain of gold and pendant from it a zon cross. This beautiful woman smiled upon her and beni d her to come down to her, and as she did so made the sign of the cross. On eighteen different occasions, as the story runs, the same apparition appeared to her. She took others with her to see it, but it was invisible to all other eyes. The Church and the Commune became excited by the story. The priests at first were incredu- lous, and the manager of civil affairs was fearful of a riot. The priests gave to the young girl certain tests to present tn the ap- parition to determine its identity. One test ‘was to have a rosebush at the foot of the ap- parition bloom with flowers, it then being the month of February. The reply was that a Dlouming rosebush in midwinter would be but a passing wonder, and that a greater proof would be given. On_ the next day a Stream trickled from the rock, and for twenty-two years it has continued to flow as bountifully as_ the springs at Saratoga. Messages were given by the apparition to the young girl, some for x : puke others better here; the other found his : ure only iu the company of the vile, ad from bad to worse, doing only evil, and intnenes wally. ae death cat bev ae mnorat Lg ie future Jil e sinful soul here will be no better there.” Borin it may be said these are extreme cases. indeed, they are: but should not all gra- eens of moral worth, or the reverse, be z ed, jones by the same standard? the pio seck his own place according to zany Haracter he has formed here. Any ar- : ent from the benevolence of the Creator way actions of his laws here, that in some Mewae Will reform in the future, appears qubsleal and absurd. He abates nota whit in Punishing infractions of his natural there nee and, aside from the Seriptures, 6 Nota particle of evidence or even of ope that he will do so hereafter. e question as to the duration of that pun- ishment is full of the most dreadful import. Natuna? Who willfully or izuorantly violates hast Te Jaws is punished day by day, till at fenont life fs the forfeit of bis sin or his violate Oc, So in moral laws, to ignore or guate them is sure to be visited by an ade- ipuplshment, it may be less palpable @ in the other, but itis none the less sure. The foclety acts upon the same principle. bors i Who steals or sets fire to his neigh- Denay souse ts imprisoned, and when Ene is ended if he commit the same Salus be is again imprisoned, and g0, if the #Z herself alone and some for the priests. Two messages only were given to the Church— one to build a shrine at the grotto, and the other, phrased ina patois which the child did not understand, w: “fT am. the im- macuiately conc .? The child was asked how she supposed the Blessed Virgin could understand ‘patois, and she replied, “God understands everything.” Her sim- plicity was most marked. There was no de- ception in her, and we would do violence to one of the soundest conceptions of our own mind if we thought otherwise. Shebeliaved that she saw the mother of Jesus Christ, and from that. moment yielded herself as the child of the Virgin. In two years she was made one of the sisterhood and entered a convent. Her health was still broken, and she was asked what she could do,—if she could wash dishes. She said, “1 wih do anything for the mother_of Jesus Christ.” She endured terrible sufferings and died a most trustful death. This was_a simple illustration of the power of faith. Fortwenty years the faith of this girl was tested, and in 4078 she passed into the presence of her Savior. Sa storyof the vision and child illns- trates the effects of faith on personal charac- ter. The story has now reached a point where faith is no longer personal. ‘The Church tells the same story. it has been ac- cepted asa verity by the Church of fome which gives it the indorsement of its au- thority. As soon as this indorsement was given people from all parts of France began eking there. 3 re ‘Summer Dr. Tyng visited the shrine. On the summit of the hill over the side of the grotto is now one of the most grandly constructed edifices to be found out of Paris. There are confessionals on all sides in sinall chapels, in which are priests speak- ing all languages. The church was built through contributions of the taithful, and that, too, ata time when France was greatly impoverished by the civil war. After de- seribing in detail the architectural beauty of the main ehurch and its appurtenant struct ures and ir various uses, Doctor said that at the time of his visit Jast summer there was an average of 50,000 visitors a week, and that there had been sent there 302 banners of silk showing most. delicate needlework and ornamented with jewels, the gilts of differ- ent churches. He ‘mentioned, he, said, all these details in order toshow theenthusiasm iu the matter which Protestants would do well to imitate. At that shrine there was unceasing prayer. There was no doubt of the cures effected there. In the inclosure of the shrine were crutches, trusses, and banda: thrown away because their wearers had been cured and had.no further usefor them. There were thousands of letters of thanksgiving. Among the most touching things were the thousands of letters by the side of the alcove, letters of written prayers sent by those who could not comein person, God could read aswellas hear prayer, and here was evidence of individual faith in that fact. He iad spoken of the cures there. It would never do to dismiss such well-authenticated facts, There were many lessons to be learned from this shrine. He was not blind to the ecclesiastical side of the story. He had been severely criticised in the newspapers as an ecclesiastical bigot, If there was a mean hair in his head he wonid like to pull it out. ‘There was no bigotry about him, The Roman Church, so far 23 its organization was concerned, was above all societies of believ- ers. In hisown puny impotence it was not his to accuse the Roman Church. He could not find it in his heart todo so. “Show me aman of any doxy,” he said, ‘and if he is doing good work I will hail him asa fellow worker for man’s progress. I -can’t say that those praying at the shrine at Le Lourdes are not praying to God, and itis impossible to say they are deluded, as their prayers are an- swered.”” In conclusion he urged that his hearers had the open Bible before them, which the people of France have not, and_ that they should rise to higher exercises of faith. “THE LITTLE CHURCH.” THE THEATRICAL SHRIN AND ACTORS’ CHAPLAIN IN NEW YORE. Correspondence Cincinnaté Commercial “tay Yoru, Nov. 18.—A man on whom the robe of a Protestant Episcopal clergyman hung gracefully, with a nice arrangement of every plait and fold; of medium hight and shapely build; of apparently 45 years; with regular, pleasant features, and a benignant expression; with gray hair in his neatly- trimmed beard and around the sides of a fine head, the top of which was bald. Such was the’ personal appearance of the Rev. Dr. George Il. Houghton, as he stood at the chancel-rail in the Church of the ‘Transfig- uration, commonly known as the Little Church Around the Corner. Chance -has made Houghton the chaplain of the New York theatres. The distinction is distasteful tohim. He is sweeping and unjust in his condemnation of the stage. Iie would not Witness a dramatic performance of any sort, or admit that an actor could be 2 Christian. But he conscientiously reads marriage and funeral rites for the staze people when called upon to do so the same as he would for saint or malefactor. Why, then, has he been chosen, instead of a more Jiberal- minded man, to minister to the very few re- ligious requirements of the theatres? Be- cause ten years ago he officiated at the fun- eral of George Holland, the comedian, after another Episcopalian had refused to do so. The latter, the Rey. Dr. Sabine, said he pre- ferred not to read the burial service over the remains of an actor, and advised the appli- cant to goto “the Nttle church around the corner.” The phrase was instantly caught up by the public, great indignation was poured upon Sabine, and Houghton was at once fixed in the popular mind as the spirit- ual adviser of the theatrical profession. Ex- cept in cases where Roman Catholic services are required, he has ever since done about allof the marrying and burying required by actors andactresses In thiscity. The gen- eral misconception of Houghton and his church is quite natural under the cir- cumstances, and heretofore no effort has been nade to set the matter right. ln the first place, Sabine’s church was the little one. It was a small, plain, wooden structure, and accommodated a poor con- Tegation. Sabine has since gone over to Reformed Episcopalianism, and has a chureh elsewhere, with a meagre salary. On the other hand, Houghton is on¢of the wealth- iest clergymen in the United States, and his chureh is large _and fine, though its peculiar architecture might lead a careless observer, viewing only the wing that stands endwise to the street, to describe it as little. ‘The site of the church and parsonage comprises six full lotsin Twenty-ninth street, just east of Fifth avenue, The market value of the ground alone isnot less than $150,000. The resi- dence is a double modern house, elegant in its appointments, and certainly worth $75,- 00. Putting the church edifice at the same figures for a guess, and we have a total valu- ation uf $300,000, That disposes of the Little- Chur..-Around-the-Corner notion, doesn’t it? Now for anothorastonisher, Houghton is personally the owner of this prop- erty. There is a regularly organized church, to be sure, to it belong sume of the appurtenances- of the house of worship; but Houzhton inherited and owns the real estute, which lies in the most fashionable quarter of the city, right on the ascent of Murray Hill, and could any day be sold at the highest prices, But Honghton is an earnest churchman, and pre- fers to devote his wealth to religion. Lis son is the assjstant rector, and other rela- tives are in the choir, A more independent pastor does not exist. Ife can turn out his congregation, but they can uot oust hii. Nis convictions are firm. For instance, he would not marry’Kate Claxton to Charles Stevenson because she had been divorced from Dore Lyon; but ordinarily he responds toallcalls with ready good will. He ig a student, an enthusiast, and undoubtedly pens. Hiis manner of conducting services last Sunday involved a contradiction. He ead in 8 iow and somewhat indistinct tone, though he has a mellow, well-modulated voice; his postures were quiet and not often. changed; he mnde few gestures; in short, his performance was of the most modest. and undemonstrative character. Still, he is a Ritualist The candles never go out on his altar, he uses more emblemsin the service than are countenanced by Low Churchmen, and he has been accused of maintaining something very like a confessional. Before the taking up of a collection he explained that the poor of the parish were in urgent necd of clothes, and that he had been called upon during the week to pay sume burial expenses. He did not raise his voice ahove the low tone in which he had been reading. the slightest animation in his speech or manner, When he preaches (which he did not do on this occasion) it is in the same im- paselve, perfunctory style, I have never heard of his saying a word in the pulpit that was worth a single line ot newspaper re- porting. Ile reads his discourses from manu- script, and they never by any chance cantain a new idea, a fresh thought, or the slightest departure from scholarly common- place. Even his disapprobation of the stage is expressed only in conversation, and never in a sermon. But socially he is strong. ‘The congregation last Sunday was remarkable for size and diversity. The bulk of it was ultra- fashionable. The names engraved on big silver plates at the ends of the pews were those of wealthy Murray Hill families. The clothes displayed were mainly of the best in shape and fabries. But alongside these folks in broadcloth and satin were manifestly poor worshipers, some white and some bi: Lloughton prides himself on the mission w of his parish. He gathers in as many as pos- sible from the byways, gives them clean clothes, and puts them into pews. ‘This is not done simply to get a crowd together; for his seats are always full. There were not less than 1,500 persons present last Sunday, and that is a large number, as New York congre- gauons go. The edifice itself is a curiosity. It is 2 low structure, shaped like a letter L, and strazgles along two sides of a spacious yard. The altar is in the corner, sv that it caa be seen from both the long wings of the building; but the people in one wing have no view of the people in the other wing, The roof is jointed, and there are many beams and posts. Some valuable paintings hang on the walls, which are also ornamem- ed with Biblical inscriptions. The stained glass windows, however, are the vonspicu- ous feature. “They are numerous, and some are in regular rows, while others are placed helter-skelter wherever there is available space. Most of the finer ones—and all are artistic work—are memorials put there by mourners for the dead. One of these is dedi- cated to Henry J. Montague, the actor. It represents a.climbing pilgrim, staff in hand, and his face is that of Montague. ‘The once- popular Jeading man of Wailack’s Theatre had a womanishly handsome face, and it does not louk at all incongruous in this picture. The Montague window is a shrine for those sentimental damsels who used to worship him at the footlights. It is said that Houghton hesitated before allowing it tobecrected, Before that, except to receive a Bible sent to him by members of the pro- fession at the time of the Holland funeral ex- citement, he had in no way recognized the relation into which he had unwittingly fallen. ‘The man has, in fact, modeled hinself after English conservatisin, and his church man- agement isa reproduction of what may be found in any ot the English cities. ADVICE TO THE CLERGY. A LAY SERMON ON AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. RocxrForp, Ll, Nov. 24.—The need of the so-called orthodox pulpit of the present day is: less dealing in glittering generalities, more condesceusion to particulars and facts. After you have said the worst possible of its There was not shams and false doctrine of all kinds, this is an age eminently practical. It demands facts and close reasoning, particularly In things religious, and with naught else will it be satisfied. We know well enough, from long ex- perience, what is the prompt and indignant reply of the so-called orthodox minister to this. We have heard them and read them over and over again, A. recent very good example is especially fresh in memory. The preacher was one of your “powerful” men. He handled his subjecg with tremendous energy, and those whom qe was supposed to be combatting with ungloved hanas, But how? Did he take the objections of the most modérate and worthy Literalists (by “Lip- eralists” understand, not Free-thinkers, but simpiy men of broad, liberal intelligence in religious matters), ¢arefully examine them, point out where thay seemed to him wrong and wherein they contained food, and all in a spirit of fair and judicialinquiry? Notatall. First he set a. a row sf straw meu or hazy, sentimental ideas on the sub- ject of religion, and then with the most edi- fying energy and triumphant saccess knocked em over with arguments neither original nor new. ‘Now if ministers enjoy this sort of thing (for this man was a fair sainple of a class), and think it is the work which the Great Master has set them to do, and that itis be- coming to the exponents of the truest, no- blest, and most logical religion the world has ever seen—well and good; verily, they have their reward. But if they are going to pro- vail with the most intelligent, as well as con- scientious, portion of the community, the: must stop such antics. Yes, “such antics” —there is no better name for such a parody onreason andsense, On all sides in the re- ligious world, for many years back, there have been wide-spread signs ot defec- tion, and the; increase instead of diminishing. very now and then some most deep thinker and influen- tial man secedes from the regular ministry, drawing multitudes after hin; skeptics abound; old subjects, once thought too sacred to be inquired into, are freely and often ir- reverently discussed. The so-called ortho- dox confessedly stand aghast at this tide of unbelief or half-belief, which seems to be sweeping all before it. They can say noth- ing against the character and sincerity of many of the leading men of this movement, 50 what du they do! Do they go to work in ascientific and unbiased manner to see ifthey can get at the underlying causes of this re- markable and general disaffection? Does it once occur to them that there may be some- thing in themselves and their man-made sys- tems of theology which is the cause and needs examination? Nothing of the kind. ‘The method they pursue is far easier and simpler. For premise they take the postu- late: Our system is founded on the Word of God, and is, therefore, of necessity pure and unadulterated truth. Ergo, there can be but one cause for this state of revolt—the Devil. Itis a fresh irruption of the Evil One and his legions, unbound fora period in the inseruta- ble wisdom of Divine Providence, and the only way is to exorcise by book and candle. Now, there is a well-known proverb—Give the Devil his dub. We protest that our cler- ical brethren are scarcely fair in putting all this burden on his shoulders, unless it can be proved to belong there. Though no friend of the Prince of Darkness (notwithstanding that many who read this will probably set us down at once as one of his emis: not think it either just or politic. Neither is this course of theirs justified by the result. For how has this line of defense against the rising infidelity succeeded so far? If they are candid they must confess to a pitiable railure, Whatever they can point to which has not becn utter defeat, has been e not so much to their argument: wo the inherent truth and vigor of Christ’s sys- tem, and in spite of their’s. How, then, would it do, for them to try a change of program? ‘Fo the disinterested observer it there be no reapers? There will be reapers; it not the chn: it wi one ele churches, then it will be some GENERAL NOTES, The Rey. Dr. Bellows says the Unitarian Chureh is as cold as ice! The Starand Covenant would rather be Jonathan Edwards’ devil than his God. An old Carmelite convent has been bought from the Portuguese Government to be used hereafter as a Presbyterian missiofi church. A forthcoming Lutheran almanac will show an increase of 87 pastors, 307 congre- gations, and 11,129 communicants in the Gutberan. Church in this country the past Messrs. Smith & Fokes have now in press and will issue in a few days a selection or the sermons of the Rey. Dr. Thomas, including the discourses on which he is charged with heresy; also, a sketch of his life and contro- yersy with the Rock River Conference, There are in Russia about 500 convents, sheltering over 10,000 monks and nuns, the latter being one-third of the total number of religious. Asa rule, the brothers and sisters do not work at all, for all their wants are amply supplied by the pilgrims, who are ex- elusively peasants and merchanis, The Bishop of Liverpool, at a public dinner where ministers of many persatsions were present, said: “I wish to live on friendly terms not only with members of my own church, but also with those of other denomi- nations, with Independents, Presbyterians, Baptists, and” (loukmg at the Unitarian minister) “ what not!” Bishop Coxe favors the restoration of the Athanasian Creed to the Episcopal Prayer- Book, to be used without the anathematizing clauses, which he regards as simply enacting clauses, There were such clauses in the original promulgation of the Nicene Creed. The Athanasiun Creed is printed in the last munber of the Bishop's official organ, with the recommendation that It should be taught during Advent. r The revised Bible, now that it is almost done, seems to find scaut weleome anywhere among religious bodies. Although itis the work of the united” senolarship of the churches, and has been carried on under the initiation and auspices of the Church of En- gland, the Episcopal Chureh Convention, in session at New York, has developed a strong opposition to it, and the recent Presbyterian Council only. pointed to its chapter provision forbidding it to adopt any revised Scriptures. The Campbell Park Presbyterian Church has arranged a course of three lectures and a concert to be given at the church, on Leavitt streetand Campbell Park. Dr. Herrick Johnson will open the course Dee. 7 with a lecture entitled “A Louk Abroad.” Prof, F. L. Patton will follow, Dee. 21, on “Doubt,” and Prof. A. A. GriMth, on Jan. 11, on “ Faces and Voices; Everybody Is Making Faces,” the course to conclude with a first-class concert, ‘The season admission has been pineal at the low price of 75 cents, and the hurch hopes for the liberal patronage of the citizens in the vicinity. Bishop Mullin, of Erie, Pa., has publicly denounced the custom of extravagant floral decorations at funerals. Hereafter a black pall is to be thrown over the casket or coflin, which will effectually hide from view all floral offerings that may be placed there. The only way in which the florists can zet ahead of the Bishop is to fasten the flowers by hooks or piuson the outside vf this pall. The flower business is one whizh, although ithas received a good many hard knocks at the hands of the clergy and some of their peo- ple, Is sure’. to blossom ott where least ex- pected as long as flowers are in fashion, The good-looking pastor of a Baptist church at ‘Cantor, Kas., hus resigned and gone to pastures new. An entertainment was to be given fpr the benefit of the church, and one feature of it was the famil icture of the Huguenots. Tne Rev. Mr. Banker seems as if they would prefer “a change,” fest for the sake of variety. ‘They have been losing ground steadily for years, now why not stop crying out that this all anti- Christ, and see if by any possibility they may be somewhat at fault! Let no good ortho- dox brother get alarmed because he imagines he can see in this proposition traces of hoofs and horns, or stop his ears in holy horror and cry “Til none of it.” ist y to. come down for once from your high si if righteous ‘perfection, and do admis for once that possibly there may be some defects even in you and your system of theology. It will surely do you good, if you will only try it, You will feel such a fresh, breezy, natural sensation, as when one steps from a close room into the pure, open air of heaven, Be frank and honest, for once, with qourmele and your neigabor, even if it may hurt your pride a little. You know you preach humility; now just try alittle of it on, and be careful above all things not to confound this self-pride with rizhteous zeal, for that is the most insidious of all errors. All wisdom and all truth is not confined to your Church. How absurd! On the con- trary, we claim to be as goud a Christian as you. Here is no radical, desiring to tear up everything by the roots, and sweep away all existing institutions. Christianity is the true religion, and may it stay and flourish, Nay more, let it be cultivated and strengthened by being pruned of the dead branches of man-made dogma, which only retard its growth, You have been obliged to do it be- fore; you may be compelled to again. Now, gentlemen of the ,clergy, what are you going to do about it? Of course, it {s entirely in your power to go onas_you have been doing, refusing to meet logically and squarely the problems presented to you, if you areso determined. -But you can’t af- ford it. And, what is more, Christ and His cause can’t afford it. If you think that this ostrich style is going to serve you, great is your mistake. The people are/ watching and thinking, and while you are congratulat- yourselves that you‘are convincing them e old style of exhortation and vague statement they areall the time taking your measure. Benotdeceived. Youmust efther go on with this age or it will leave yon be- hind. Think not you can stop the wheels of modern thought, even byall the power which you undoubtedly possess. If you persist you will simply be drazged ignominiously where you should have led and guided. Should you, therefore, consider all the shallow and foolish vagaries of the day? By no means. Don’t waste your time and strength battling with them, as too many of youdo. They will go the way of all error of themselves. But there are men, and you know it, of deep and conscientious thought, of earnest convictions, and of great elo- quenee and influence, who object to some of yuur positions, These are the men whom you cannot afford to disregard. They are getting the ear of the intelligent people, and it is your fault that they do. Take their proposi- tions of reform in doctrine and investigate then - carefully and respectfully, and be perfectly irank to admit it if in any point’ you find you are wrong. And, above all, do not confound the doc- trines of men with those of Christ. So shall you gain the respect of the best people, and meet best w ver error there may be. Finally. This is not written in the inter- est of any minister, or of any church, or of any orthodoxy, or any heterodoxy, or any other “ doxy.” It is the expression of a long- felt desire to call the attention of the so- called orthodox clergy to the unfortunate mistake they are making. There is’ a large and constantly increasing body of people who observe this state of things with regret. ‘They are both in the Church and out of it, and they ought all to be init. Itisa dis- srace to the Church that so many of them are not. It will not do to say that those who desire reform of church doctrine are infidels in disguise, or “ shirks”? who desire a short- cut to Heaven without repentance or seif- saerifice. This is as unjust as foolish, and will only be a boomerang to those who fling it On the contrary, they are among the mostintelligent, honorable, and conscientious people in the community, and it is for the very reason that they are too conscientious to vretend to believe what they don’t believe and can’t believe that they feel constrained. to “protest.” They do‘not talk much, but ther think a great deal. If the clergy, have any “call” at all it certainly is to see that these people are in theChurch, The absence of this element is the chief, and perhaps the only, danger which Christianity has to fear. And there is but one wayto win them. You must drop all your old-time revival methods, and all your well-worn exhortation, quotation, and ‘con- demnation. All such are worse than useless. There is no way but the one above indicated. They must no longer be associated with the general company of skeptics, infidels, free- thinkers. etc., and included under one ban of denunciation and danination. They must be recognized as sincere, conscientious, intelli- gent men and women, worthy to have their doubts fairly and logically settled, without evasion or assumption. This is yet to be done, in the opinion of this class of People, by any so-called orthodox minister. We have seen and heard quantities of what pur- ported to be “ answers” to this and another anxious inquirer, but not one which recog- nized this silent minority and met them in the way proposed. Surely, here is a work t) done, and the harvesi is white, Shall ing by was selected to pose for the male figure, but there was a contest as to who should tie the scarf and be hugged. ‘fhe pretty wife ofa leading member was finally accorded that fe- licity. The tableau was a success, but some of the envious sisters said there had been a needicss amountof rehearsing. This aroused the jealousy of the husband, and the pastor left in disgust. ~ The First Church of Boston celebrated its 25th anniversary on the 18th: It was founded by John Winthrop, Isaac Johnson, Thomas Duilley, and John Wilson. 1t was'regularly embodied in August, 1680. On Oct. 17, 1633, the Rey. John Cotton was ordained. The Church was early torn by schisms, and sev- eral synods were held to harmonize all con- Hicting.opinions. A new house of worshi was erected in 1640, which cost. £1,000. tt vas located where Joy’s Building now ds, on the corner of Washington street Court avenue. On the 23d of December, 1656, John Cotton died. In 1655 he was suc- ceeded as pastor by the Rev. John Norton, of Ipswich, distinguished for his literary and theological attainments. He died in 1663, to the great joy of the Quakers, who, it is stated, reported “that the Lord had sinitten p John Norton, the chief priestof Boston; and, as he was sinking by the fireside, being under just judgment le confessed the hand of the rd was on him, and so he died.” In 1711 the church was destroyed by fire. The growth of the organization since then has been identical with the growth of Boston, and the development of each helped the other. A Convention of the Presbyterfan Synods of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, and Jowa_will convene in St. Louis on Tuesday, Dec. 7, and remain in session two days. The Convention will assemble in the Second Presbyterian Chureh, corner of Seventeenth and Lucas place, Tuesday evening, and be opened with a sermon. Wednesday morning the Convention will assemble in the same place and consider as the subject of discus- sion how to promote a true revival in God's work, dividing the subject into the following topics: 9a. n., Humiliation; 10 a. m., Con- fession; 11 a, m., Separation from the World. Afternoon session: 2p. in., prayer; 3 p. m., the Holy Spirit. vening session: 7:45, sermon. Thursday inorning the Convention will consider the practical effects of a true revival in its various relatious, under the following heads: 9 a. m., its blessing to God’s people; 10 a. m., the conversion of their children; lla. m., the better observ- ance of the Lord’s Day. Afternoon session: 2p. m., the proper work of the pulpit; 3p. m., the codperation of church-members, The Jast meeting will be held in the Central Pres- byterian Church, corner ot Garrison and Lu- cas avenues, at 7:45 p. n.. Thursday, ‘There will be brief addresses, not exceeding five minutes, bearing upon the immediate and prospective results of the Convention, to- gether with prayer and praise. No address, even at the beginning of each hour. must ex- ceed in length twenty minutes, and the Te- maining addresses must be limited to five minutes. THE REV. W. J. KNOX-LITTLE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cuicaco, Nov, 26.—Wiil fou allow me the exceptional privilege of calling special atten- tion to the advertisement which .ppears in your columns announcing services to beheld yy the Rev, W. J. Knox-Little in St. James’ Church, elsewhere, on Sunday, Monday, ‘Tuesday, and Wednesday next? Mr. Knox- Little, though a comparatively unknown man in this city, has a very high reputation ag a preacher and missioner in the old coun- try. and also in New York, Boston, and Phil- ade:phia, where people of all denominations have gladly gathered in large numbers to hear fessons of wisdom from his lips. Any one who desires the prosperity of this great community, and believes that religion must be its basis, will be thankful for the help which the visit of such a man cannot fail to give to this end, and to find his own zeal quickened by the burning words which this gifted servant of God will speak, i ¥. Courtsey, Rector of St. James’. PERSONALS. The Rey. Charles A. Gilbert, formerly of Cairo, died a few days ago of yellow fever in Florida, Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, is very feeble physically, while his mind appears to be as active as ever. ‘The Rev. Edward Anderson has declined a revlection to the pastorate of the First Con- gregational Church of Quincy, Ill. The Rey. Dr. Sproull, of Rochester, N. Y., has left the Reformed Presbyterian Church, because he'does not believe in the exclusive use of the psalms in praise. Sich y. Dr. Quintard, Episcopal. Bishop of 1 es tends % build a residence at Rugby, the new English-American settle- ment, and make that place his future home. - Thomas R. Bacon, son of Dr. Laon er ee Ee Ac 7 " Peceived geal from the Dwight Place Church at New Haven. ‘When the late Rey. Dr. Samuel H. Cox was buried, by his request his well-worn Greek | ‘Testament was buried with him. Ithad been | and evening services at St. Luke's Mission, No. his inseparable companion during his minis- try, and he desired that it should havea place in his grave. z Howell Gardner, who once was associated with Yankee Sullivan, John Morrissey, and- others of the prize ring, but is now more activei n evangelistic work, will assist the Rey. A. C. Morehouse in the revival meetings at Forsyth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, * few York. The Rev. Join Blackmore, who for five years past has been engaged in administering Spiritual consolation to the inmates of the County Jail, County Hospital, and other pub- lic instituttions, leaves here Thursday even- ing for Bristol, Eng., where he well resume his missionary labors.: The late Bishop Doggett, of. the Methodist Episcopal Chureb, South, was enthusiastic In his devotion to the Southern Confederacy during the Rébellion, and when the War closea was naturally embittered. His visits toNorthern camp-ineetings and _hjs inter- course with other Bishops in the General Conference removed much of this bitterness during the closing years of his life. Prof. Robertson Smith has written a letter in which he contends that the action of the Free Church Commission in suspen him from the exercise of his professorial duties was beyond their powers; but he says that he will, under protest, obey the instruction, reserving to himself the right to_ use all means to reverse the finding of the Commis- sion, and to call the authors of it to account. The Rey. G. F. Pentecost, who has accepted acallto Brooklyn, has materially modified his views on baptism. He now believes that church ordinances are the symbols of grace rather than grace-giving. While believin; that immersion was the apostolic mode o: baptism, the act of faith, he thinks, is the s aiial and not the water, and he would ive the largest liberty to believers in the inatter. In regard to baptizing persons ap- plying for membership who had been bap- tized in infancy, he does not deem it neces- sary. The Rev. Thomas Pelham Dale, Rector of St. Vedast’s Church, London, has been im- risoned ‘at the instance of the+Church rosecution Company” for indulging in so- .called ritualistic rites. The case of the per- secuted priest was at once taken up by the Church of England Workingmen’s Society, and so effectually that, on All-Saints’ Day, in less than forty hours after his incarcera- tion public prayers were offered for him in as many as fifty or sixty of the London churches, and large placards were posted about the streets, intending to aronse people to a sense of the crying injustice of the act which had been perpetrated The Christian{Church is frequently spoken of as the “Court Church,” on account of the fact that President-elect Garfield is a mem- berand was at one timea minister of it. Many inquiries are’ made concerning its teachings. The Rt O. A, Burgess, Presi- dent of Butler University of Irvington, Ind,, arrived in the city ter is the guest of James Bolton, Esq. President Burgess is one of the ablest ministers of this Church, and a llfelong: friend of Gen. Garfield. He isan original and vigorous thinker, and oc- cupies the front rank in his Church. He will preach at the First Church, corner of Indiana avenue and ‘Twenty-fifth street, this morning and evening, and our citizens are thus afforded a chance to hear from head- quarters something of this new religion. RELIGIOUS LEVITY. A telephoneoperator, when asked to say grace at a dinner the other day, horrified the party, ina fit of absent-mindedness, by bow- ing his head and shouting, ‘‘ Hello! hello}? Force of habit. < You fréquently hear of excitable people being transported to the seventh heaven bya little temporary happiness. Aday after they would give anything in the world fora cer- tainty of being able to make a landing in the first Heaven. -A wicked Connecticut man being recently taken ill, and believed he was about to die, told neighbor that he felt the need of prep- aration for the next world, and would like to see some proper person in. regard to it. Immediately the feeling friend sent for a fire- insurance agent. A service was recently announced at St. Matthew's, Sydenham, London, “for- chil- dren of the upper classes.” Whereupon the following amendment to the well-known say- ing was promptly offered by a newspaper commentator: ‘Suffer little chitdren of the upper elasses to come unte me.” A Philadelphia lady is so oppesed fo any- thing suggestive of card-playing that she will not even have a_deal-table in her kitchen. And she wants to be transiated, like Elijah, so that she may escape “shufiing off” this mortal coil. And she can’t bear to hear any allusion to Gabriel’s “ last trump,” and won’t havea “tray” in the house. The Rev. Julius C. Snowball somewhat be- wildered his congregation by saying: ‘* Cis- tern and brethren, dar will be a called meet- ing in this building to-morror ebenin’.” “What's de hour?” called outa member. “Yercan comeas soon or as lateas yer pleases, provided yer all getheah at7 o'clock precisely.” —Gulveston News. For many years Moses,a negro, was a servant at the University of Alabama, and waited on the students very faithfully) but he was a most notorious hypocrit, He was on that account commonly called “ Preach” among the boys. One day he was Passing a crowd of students, when one of them called tohim: “Tsay, Preach,” what are xen go- ing to do when Satan gets you?” “ Wait on students,” was the reply. It was at a late quarterly meeting of the Seventh-Day Baptist churches in Wisconsin that two clergymen were to present papers on the same day, and the question of prece- denee ing arisen, Mr. A. sprang to his feet and said, “Ithink Brother B. ought to have the best place on the program; he is an older man than I am, and, besides, is full of his subject.” When the audience remem- bered that Brother B.’s subject was “ The Devil,’ a cheerful smile flitted around the assembly. A muscular and energetic_negro revival is now in progress at Little Rock, Ark. One of the ebony diviues thus commenced his discourse: “I sees a good many tuffs in dis house, an’ I wants ’em ter come ter the mourner’s bench right now. Dey’s got ter come. De Lord doan say I wish you would do. anything, but says yer got ter do it. Firmness is religion. De rocks of ages is made of flint. ‘Mr. Johnson,” said the preacher, addressing a sinner, “come up and ut your hand on dis bench. T’se played kyards wid yer, and you'se got to reform. Come on, 1 tells yer! Is yer comin’?” - “No, Tisn’t,” said Mr. Johuson, “ Den V’ll fetch ver. You’se béen standin’ off de preachers long ‘nough.” ‘The preacher left the pulpit and advanced to where Mr. Johnson was standing, and caught him by the collar, The two men began struggling, and confusion prevailed; .but Mr. Johnson was _ finally dragged in triumph to the mercy seat. CHURCH SERVICES. EPISCOPAL. Cathedral Church SS. Peter and Paul, corner West Washington and Peoria streets; the Rt. Rey. W. E. McLaren, S. T. D., Bishop; the Rev. J.H. Knowles, pricst in charge. Holy Com- munion, 8 a, m. Choral Morning Prayer and celebration of the Holy Communion, 10:30 a. m. Sunday-school and children’s service, 3 p,m. Choral Eveuing Prayer, 7:30 p. m. —Tho Hev. Frederick Courtney, Rector, wily officiate in St. James’ Church, corner of Cass and Huron streets, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Celebration of the Holy Communion at 8 a. m. —The Rev. R. A. Holland will ofiiciate morn- ing and evening tn Trinity Church, corner of Michigan avenue and Twenty-sixth street. » —The Rev. W. H. Know!ton will officiate morn- ing and evening in St. Andrew's Church, corner of West Washington and Robey streets. —The Kev. John Hedman will otficiate morning and evening in St. Ansgarius’ Church, Sedgwick street, near Chicago avenue. —The Rev. Clinton Locke will officiate morn- ing and evening in Grace Church, Wabash ave- bue, near Sixteenth street, —The Rev. Arthur Ritchie will officiate morn- ing and evening in the Church of the Ascension, corner of North La Salle and Elm streets. —Thero will be morning and evening services to-day In St. Paul’s Church. Hyde Park avcoue, between Forty-ninth and Fiftieth strects. —The Rev. B. F. Fleetwood will officiate morn- ing and evening in St. Mark's Church, corner of Cottage Grove avenue and Thirty-sixth street. —The Rev. J. D. Cowan will officiate morning and evening in St. Stephen's Church, Johnson strect, between Taylor and Twelfth. ~The Rev. Luther Pardee will officiate morn- ing and evening in Calvary Church, Warren ave- nue, between Oakley street and Western avenue. —The Rey. T.--N. 3forrison will omcinre morning and evening in the Chureh of the Epiphany, ‘Throop street, between Monroe ant dams, —The Rev. W. J. Petrie will officiate morn- ing and afternoon in tha Church of Our Savior, corner of Lincoln and Belden avenues. —The Rev. Jumes E- Thompson wil feline morning and evening in St. Thomas b, In diana avenue, between Twenty-ninth and Thir- “on 'D, Townsend will conduct the morning 987 Polk street. —The Hev. Daniel F. Smith will officiate this morning in the Good Shepherd Mission, Lawa- le. —There will be morning and evening services in Emmanuel Church, La Grange. —There will be morning and evening services in St, Mark's Chureh, Evanston. —The Kev. Henry €. Kinney will lecture io the Cathedral, corner West Washington and Poorls streets, this evening. Subject: “The Advent Cull to @ Spiritual Life and the Helps Thereto.” ‘This is the first of a series of tectures to be de= livered Sunday evenings during Advent. The Rev. D. on le Rev. D. C. Tomlinson preaches at the Church of the Redeemer thi: Sangommon and Wasuiugton arectar ere will preach —The Rev. Sumner Elis, D. D. Paul’sChurch, Mich- morning and evening in St. igan avenue, north of Eighteenth street. UNITARIAN. ‘The Rev. Brooke Hertford proaches at Church of the Messiah. Morning aanjecte “Moses’ Discuuragement.” Evening: | Overwhelming of Rome by the Barbarians,"* e Rev. Mr. Miller, of Brooklyn, N. Y...will preach at Unity Church, corner of Dearborn avenue and Deiaware place, in the morning. —The Rev. BE. L Galvin will preach at l0ci5 a m. in the Third Church, corner of Laflin and Monroe streets. —The Hey. George C. Miln, of Brooklyn, preaches at Unity Church, Dearborn avenue this morning. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. ‘The Rev. J. D. Wilson will preach at St. John's Church, Ellis avenue, near Thirty-seventh street, Evening subject: ‘ How Old Is Man?’ —Bishop Fallows preachesat St. Paul'sChurch, corner of Washington and Curpenter streets, at the usual hours. —Bishop Cheney preaches at Christ Church morning and evening. ~The Rev. P. W. Adams will preach morni and evening at St. Matthew's Church, corner’ North Ciark and Centre streets. —The Rev C. M. Gilbert will preach in the Church of the Good Shepherd in the evening, CONGREGATIONAL. The Rev. E. F. Williams will preach at the South Church, corner Drexel avenue and Fore tieth street, A —The Rev. Charles H. Everest will preack morning and evening at Plymouth Church, Mich- igan avenue, near ‘'wenty-tifth street. —The Kev. Georxe H. Peeke wilt preach at the Leavitt Street Church morn’ and evening. Subject inthe evening, “The Father and the Kingdom.” ~The Kav. E. P. Goodwin will preach morning and evening at the First Church, corner of Anon and West Washington streets. —The Rev. F. A. Novie will preach morning and evening at the Union Park Church, corner of West Washington street and Asbland avenue. —Morning and oveving services will be held at tne New Bngland Church. —The Rev. 4. F, Leavitt will preach morning andevenig at Lincoia Park Church, corner of Sophia and Mobawk streets. —Theo Hev. C..A. Towle will preach morning and evening at Bethany Church, corner of Paulina und West Huron strects. —Services will by beld morning and evening at Clinton Street Church, corner of Wilson’ street. —The Rev. A. J. Scott will preach morning and evening at the Evanston Chureb. —The Key. Prot. Wilcox will presst: morning and evening at the Western Avenue Mission, near Polk street. —The Rev. A. Monroe will preach morning and evening ut the Union Tabernacie, Ashland uve- nue, near Twentieth street. 5 --The Rev. F. A. Noble preaches at tho Union Park Church morning and evening. corner of Ashland avenue and Wasbington street. METHODIST. ‘The Rev. Joseph Cross preaches at Trinity Church morning and evening. —Dr. Williamson preaches at the First Church. Morning subject: “The Seven Wonders of Grace.” Evening: “1s the Soul of Man Im- mort —The Rev. J. M. Phelps preaches at St. Paul’s Church, Maxwell street, near Newberry avenue. —Col. George W. Bain, of Kentucky, will Speak on temperance at Grace Church, corner of North Lu -Salle and White streets, in the morning, and the Key. Robert D, Sheppard, pas~ tor, will preach in the evening. Subject: “ The Apostolic Challenge.” —The Kev. G. K. Vanhorn will preach at the Michigun Avenue Church. Morning subject: A to Save.” Evening: “Lamps With- ‘out Oi1.” —The Rev. F. M. Bristol preaches at the Wa- bash Avenue Churck moruing and evening. ie Rev. George Chase preaches at the Ful- ton Street Church this evening, and the Kev. J. A. Pheips this morning. —The Kev. A. A. Gurney will preach morning and evening at Ada Street Church, corner of Fulton street. —The Rev. A. C. George will preach morning and evening at Centenary Church, corner of Monroe and Morgan streets. —The Rev. W. Thatcher will ach morning and evening in the State Street Church. —The Hev. J. M. Caldwell will preach morning and evening at Western Avenue Church, corner Monroe street, i - —The Rev. H. Mf. Hatfleld will preach morning and evening at the Langley Avenue Church. —Tho Rev. A. Ferris will preach morning and evening at the Free Church, corner of May and Fulton streets. —The Rev. A. W. Patten will preach morning and evening at the First Evanston Church. INDEPENDENT. ‘The Rev. George C. Needham preaches at the Chicago Avenue Church morning and evening. —Prof. Swing preaches at lia. mst Central Church, Central Music-Hall. —Dr. H. W. Thomas preuches at 11 8. m. at the People’s Church, in Hoolcy’s Theatre. CHRISTIAN. The Rev. O. A. Burgess, of Indianapolis, preaches at the First Church, corner of Indiana avenue and Twenty-fifth street. Moraing sub- ject; “1s Christianity Sufficient to Meet the De- mands of Educated Thinkers?” Evening; “ History, Without Inspiration or Miracle, Suf- ficiently Attests the Divinity of Christ.” —The Rev. J. H. Wright will preach morning and evening in the Western Avenue Church, be- tween Van Buren and Harrison streets. Even- » What is the Evidence uf Forgive- —The Rev. J. W. Allen preaches at the church corner of Prairie avenue and Thirtioth strect this morning. The congregation will attend the First Church in the evening. - ‘PRESBYTERIAN. ‘The Rev. J. H. Walker preaches at the Camp= bell Park Church morning and evening. —The Itev. James Machiughlan preaches at the Scotch Church, corner of Sangamon and Adams streets. —The Kev. H. T. Miller preaches at the Sixth Church, coruer of Vincennes and Oak avenues, Morning subject: -“Sunk in the Sea.” Even- ing: “ After the Assasination.” —The Rev. Arthar Swazey will preach at the Forty-tirst Street Church at 10:45 a. m. —The Rev. Charles M. Morton will deliver a address at 7:30 p.m. at ‘the i- pel. —The Rev. W. T. Meloy will preach at the United Church, corner of Monroe and Paulina streets, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. —The Kev. J.M. Worrall will preach morao- ing and evening in the Eighth Church, corner of West Washington and Robvy streets. —The Hey. K. W. Patterson, D.D., will preach morning and evening at the Second Presby- terian Chureh, corner of Michigan avenue ana Twentieth. —The Kev. Prof. F. W. Fisk, D.D., will preach in the morning at tho First Church, corner of Ivaiana avenue and Twenty-first strect. Even- subject: * Christianity’s Christ.” —The Key. S. E. Wishard will preach in the morning and a temperance meeting will be held in tho evening at the Fifth Church, corner of Indiana avenue and Thirtieth street. —Prof. F. L. Patton, D.D., LL.D., will. preach morning and evening at Jefferson Park Church, corner of Throop und Adams streets. —The Key. Dr. H. Johnson will preach in the morning and the Kev. A. E. Kittredge, D.D.,10, the evening at the Third Church, corner of Asb- land and Ugden avenues. Evening subject: “ The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus.” —The tev. A. E. Kitaledz will preach in the morning and the Hey. Dr. H.Joboson in the evening,in the Fourth Church. BAPTIST. ‘The Rey. Kerr B. Tupper will preach at ll a, m. in the Michigan Avenue Church, near Twen- ty-third street. . —The Nev. George C. Lorimer will preach, morning und_evening in the First Church, cor- ner of South Park ayenue and Thirty-first street, Morning subje “Failures of Christianity "> evening subject: Materialism.” —The Rev. W. M. Lawrence will preach morn- ing and evening at the Sccoud Church, corner of Monrov and Morgan streets. —The Kev. Joseph Rowley will preach morn- ing and evening in tho North Star Church, cor- ner or Divigjon and Sedgwick streets. —Tho Rey. E. B. Hulbert, D.D., will preach morning and evening at the Fourth Church, cor~ ner of West Washington street. —The Rev. J.T. Burhoe will preack morning and evening at University Place Church, corner of Douglas place and Khodes avenue. © Rey. C. Perrin will preach morning and evening at Western-Avenue Church, corner of Wi venue. ‘imie Hew, Well. Parker will preach morning and evening ot Coscune eueoe ‘Church, corner mingdale ron oe ern repo Baptiste will Preach morning and evening at Olivet Church, Fourth avenue, ylor street. é eer ne) Rey. A. K. Parker will preach morning and evening at Centennial Church, corner of Lincotn and West Jackson streets. —The Kev. £. O. Taylor will preach morning and evening at the Central Church, No. “W ard street, Orctine iter. W. A. Broadhurst will preach morning and evening at Dearborn-Street Church, corner of Thirty-first street. —The Rev. H.C. Leland will preach morning and evening at Evangel Church, Kock Island car-shops, Dearborn street, neur Farty-seventh, —The Rev. J. B. Vosabu: will preach morn- ing and evening at Millard-Avenue Church, Lawndale. —The pastor will preach morning and even- ing dt Halsted-street Charcb, near Forty-first street. : —The Rev. J. B. Jackson will preach morning and evening at Hyde Park Church. —The Rev. George Pierce will preach morning and evening at the First Evanston Chureb. —The Rev. N. F. Ravlin will preach morning and evening at the Mission, No. 431 Ogdcn aves Duce