Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 4, 1881, Page 7

RELIGIOUS. A Very Timely Sermon by the Rov, Dr, Thomas. Ilo Ttoviews tho City Needs Dolitleally, Morally, and Esthetleallys Prof. Swing Discourses on the Grand Opportunities of Youth, Dr. Worrall Formelly Doclines & Call to Toledo. SOMT LOCAL INTERESTS, Y SERMON IIY 'TIE REV, DIt THOMAS.S Tho Hov. Dr. Thomns took ndvantngo of tho ¥ proximity of electlon-day to prepuro n sorinon .. on tho socinl and sthetle needs of tho oity, with an fneldentnl suggestion to his hearers to o tho 1 polls, taik polltics, and vote for tho best man, . Mho sermon {8 an earnest plea for tha better dnye,of which wo sco now but the dawn. Fol- lowlng 18 tho.disconrso u full: 4 A citlzen of no menn city,—dcla zxl., 29, Thero are those tu whom religlon ls largely sentiment, o worshlp, and with these 1have grent eymputhy, for in this way the subject Is takon out of the fictd of controversy and be- comes it life, i love, o feeling of tho heart. With athers, rellglon 8 moro n, mattor of renson, of duty, of dolug right; and with theso soutitont has but o amall pluce, and yet thoy compel our most sincere respect. A proper blonding of the two,orof & loving picty and a high uationnl moeality 18 that for which wo should all strive. And hepee it fs proper for the pulpll to ape Benl not only to the soutlinents or to tho heart, Luttotho mindor to resson; and honce i 1t seems not out of place to sometlines éousider subjects (hat ure connmonly rogarded na aeculur. To such i themo 1 must usk your attentlon st thia hour. Fortwenty-five years T held a double service, and thon 1 could custly give olther tho morniug or the ovenlng hour tu subjects of n pupulnr nature: but now, whon wo have only ono servie, | feel the more need that it should bo ecspeehtlly religlous, worshipful—something tofeed tho henrt, for that 18 what we all most neod; and yet it seena Lest ot this timy to tulk upon some of the genoral Intorests of our clty, And first, lot us rotlect upon the valuo of local attichmeonts, Wo all know thut a nomadle or wandering 11fa §8 not favorabic to lthor tempo- rul orgoclal prospority. The firat atep fuelvil- fzutlon 18 for o people to hecomo settled. That wusone of tho rensons why the Jato Canr of Itussin sought 10 iberate the serfs fn tho way he did, 110 wanted to attach thom to tho soll; to so toealiza themm as to correet thoir dlsposition to wove from plieo to place, Wo know tho de- moraliztions of tho system ot * tramps,” aml our Government sees that tho (irst step i tho civillzation of tho ludims 18 to locate thom: to fasten them to somo part of n Ter- ritory. Weo nll know, too, thut our feellogs are very different in roference 1o any town or clty If we ttre there only for some tempurary pur- pose, from whut they ure If 1t f8 our humoin whieh we expeet to livo anddle. And Ithlnk " wo must all havo felt sumething of tho Intlueuco and uttachments of our outer surrountings n mnking us bappy or miserable. There Is u . greater wealth than we have thought in locdl * uttuehments~dn the love of thoe yard und tho * gorden, the orchard, and the grove, and tho mendow, tho rumning brovks, und the Yold oakien buckaet that hangs In tho well™; or in tho Tamllinr steeets, nnd houses, and parks of tho * uhiy, Onoe In Jova with thuse, they becomo o « puitof our every-duy lito; in n sonde, 1 part of ouraelves, Al liteeature 18 full ot this tender sentiment, The Jews of Rabylon‘wept when * whey remombered Zion”s and” Xenophon tells us thint when tho wenry Greeks, returning trom & camu In slght of the ocenn, thoy crlud o sen, tho sen, It shall hear us home, A P A Travel: w shed tenrs of oy when thoy enno in slrht ol their nutive land: when thoy suw tho old flag, uny beard the church-bolis ring., © 7 And just this luesl uttnchmont Is what our + elty needs. When [ prsserd through Chieago jn 1855 on 1y way to Towa, T was tolidl that seavcely wiiy oue thought v staying heve lonj; that moen enine hora to make money, and thou expoated to go Bomowhere olse to enjoy It. And this has nuturafly cnongh been so tore or less ever sinco; oid henree wo have In n sense been a elty of strangerd. And then, nguln, the newcess ot our clty provents our knving tose things of ngo around which nssugintions gnthor, and tho few thut wo bnd—tho pinces and bufldiigs of noto that bad become Tamiline—were chiangod or Bwept away in tho xreat fire; 8o thit wo lave Toew if any old landinarks or historle Beenes. Our rapld growth and our disusters hava kopt us In & Atate of constant chango, 8o that scurcoly anythiug Lus the Juok of home. And thou 8o miny ot our peoplu nre ronters, and havo such & mants for Moving, that tho lst ot May looks Ilke an omigration, snd we scarcely kuow whero ta fhl those wo have knowni fn- deed, they nrdly know whero to thud thom- gelves, Andall this restiveness and desivo for ehange tends to wenken locul attnchiments pnd to uuurl{‘ deatroy the fdea bl humo {n thu winds of chitdren, Iibink ns far us possible poopls ghould own thelr own homes, however humble thoy may be, and shoukl bive growlng troes nd bloasom{ng rosess should huve u plitco to vat and 10 8leep, to which thoy become sttached, Ina word, should become sottied, And thon, all thuse wha buve any sonse of per- mnnenoy should como nto the lavger feeling that tho eity 18 thelr home; and honee shoukd feel n Justprlde in thoelty; aprido o its progpor Itys Dt fts Institutions, its schoals, and ehuvehe 113 professlons und professiunal mens fts biw tiess gud It busluess-mon, Cortain things ho- come representative In n countyy or neity, so that I thinking ot the .one we think of tha othor. Thus when wo think of Ureece, wo think of It grent numies, as flomor, and Soton, and Socrated, and Plato; we think of Loricies, and . 4 Alexander, and Phidi we think of ts thouynt, of fta hrw of e art, and benuty, Wo onnnot think of China with- out thinking of Confuuvius, or of Indin with- out recitliing Buddhing and to think of Romy s to think of Cleero and tho Ciesurs, und Uy Popes and great Cathedruts, Napoleon stood for Fennee; and Wushington, aud Lincoln, and Qrunt wean Amerfes: wean the Revolation, muean lborty awd the Unlon, Dr, John Lall, e, Brorrs, and Henry Wurd Beecher mean New York and Brooklyn, when wo think of tho pul- pit: nud tho samo s true_ of Phitlips, Brooks, und Freomun, Clurko and Edward Everctt Hujo in Noston. ferson, and Whittler, and Loy fellow meun lernture in Now England. Not thut thore are hot othor greut inon (i thosy cltivs, but those huve comu 1o bo representus tive i bence huva a larga local valhte, “Our clty belng so younyg aud so full of ehinge wonre noi 80 ricn inthose representative nates, (n the Km{ur!slml!. and diterature, and tho world of usiness. 1loneo It was ageeat loss o oo Ttobert Collyer: he was a part of Chicago,~zpurt af it Jife, of (18 history, of Its reputation, It wus i Joss to loso Drs. Glbson and Miteholt, | du not iesn n loss to tholr denominationsalone, but to Chicago, It would buve beoi o grent loss had Dr. dtyder gone to Now York, 1t wus o loss o Uoston when Dr. Lorlmer loft; for ho was thore, what bo I8 rapidly ho- comliur b n et of tho representative e of . tho ey, 1ti9n great loss to Chicago for Dr., Patton to leave us, 11e 18 a great mun, and such nen nre not mude Iy day; and whon gone ure not ensily rephiced, [s true, other ablv men are cominy, but thoy cannot’ at oncu becomo Tepresontative,—becomo ik part of tho life ot tho city, What could Bisglund wtford to tako for the naines of Chirles Dickens, aud Georgo Ellot,nnd “Thomus Carlyle? Juis un bonor to that great Jund that such characters Hved boneatls horitng; 1L 18 uig houor thut thelr nshos repose I hor cem- eterles, London feels u prido o Westininstery Now York is proud of her Old_Urinit, Englund 18 proud of Harvard und Yale. And our elty shoukd moro and more com to el siloh 8 prido I hor copresontutive men in business, wnd n tho professions; n pride in great und pows ertil Journullsm: o pride ln hor schools” and ehitrcbess a prido Lo hier gulleriesof art,—that gs, It wo hiad any, - Al these should In - sonso hes comon purt of nur Hves, und our 1ves o part ot thom, und thus should wo becomio mory closoly lduntltied with our city, And thus would cur ity bo our home, aud iuel of 1his deeary nu- uiness and burrenness of 1i1o would glve plico 10 reat~ta u doep contentedioss, It tho sceond pluco, [ would oall sttentlon to the hnoortunes af ail feellng a vecy nteres and tuking an netlve part fi our Y“m ¢ ultulrse Whethier wo realizo 1tor not, wo all buyo ay fne terest In the general I;run])urll)‘ of the city, thix Is true not of 113 bustitess affalrs ione, but O Jtu sanltary munuwamony and s sociat lite, Am} hils must Lo 8o from l\m fuct that ia great fill)\mflm than anywhors elsy, wht belongs 1w rlm belongs tonil.” in u sense wo ull live one ‘I‘rv. o deink tho same water, if it Is bud for ono Jhds bud Torall; 1€ tha ale s Uisd, [ an epidenfo ‘m.uki out, wonro ult endungerad, Wo hyve tho siiny general nocial atmosphoro. |17 the l{"l;‘lllsi)l tl uullf are bud, I8 [4 15 intenratd, IE: l{-’r\‘ i3 no Subbath, I it s full of disoidor, i nm’: l\:’\: lln $a tustes, 1€ publio seutinent Is wonk i l-“s{' DL IE Woalro glven over to lnwivssness Ll order b which nelthor Hfo nor praperty ute, then wo must all satfor, Tho vlen, ot ditTer, ucated, or thy plosd, cannot suy, *it 15 ng Iy lsulh.‘u 0 143 weenn take varg of oursclvos,'” : u ditterug Yon cannot taky eare of 2,:‘1“'““" unileay of mu::’fius“ nuy thhes wo st all live the EOUR AL uhmfhz:guhim conies to one steeet 1wl L0 Fich o the ot 11 CILE 8 Fullof Liryluzy ;, \u‘;m.p&'r’;‘;-‘f"'f{l‘,‘f““"‘ i1 strikes thoso whio ey ST 11 ybe,siy uierul roputation uf tho WL Of thl dsreme P68t KRUWI who st bour o, idy suopd tho greut prive A5lak wo need ty oty eikes wtnd with o Yelviio. 1oyttt snd the It I3 a gront Vospousibilitics. of e HA v eitizgnahiip, U 10 v under free éuvurumcul; 10 be ulleat kewsig citlzou; 10 bave R 2! 6 S And Loy} W bglu Wy ¢ Jers tolls 148 how, after long nbsence, thoy tho rights nnd the privileges and tho proteation of eltizens. 1t 18 what all Buropo is striuggling for, 1t ia tho bighest olvitizatinn, it gives mna hin greatest dignity. It makes onch ono nsov- erolgi. That ¥ our high position new u4 4 eity und g o grent, and in the near futuee, tho wreateAt Natlon on enrth, Bt sueh oxultatl anreius geant eesponstbllity. Tt can he malys taloed only nt o the oost of individund add united effort. Wo eannot walk stteh - hights Andiferently, or wo il Wo eantot abandon eitr turfons to tho greed of politiciang, nor to tho ritn of tho intaguided mbhle. Wo nuat not tuke our onso nud et things shapo thomsulves, We neod i deeper persounl concerni} that cons corn thit comes from fecling that this is our home, nnd ns such wo must eare for it [ know thit with too mnny thero 18 0 feeling that poli- ties nee ko low that thoy will not tinko purt in tuenr, Well, If thoy do itot,—if onr best eitizeny don't tnko more intereat In our civil nifairs thoy will find thy government of tha city drifting moro and more ont of their control. Alrendy many ure snying, * Wit can wodlo? The whisky interests ruies nolther party can olect Its can- slidate in opposition to tho salouns; what's the uap of votlng for clthor candidut Well, 1 fent thoro 1 too much trith in this: 5,000 Raloons with thelr lurgo l’o|lnwl||rflf votors hold tho bilunce of power, But I8 It beat to give up; to let things go? Certuinly not. What wo want 4 o general Interost,—u” rovival of clty love, of foeitl pride, of public welfare, This (i jtslf tends to inprove the publie lifo; it 1s an educn- tlon: by debuto and tho attritions of contifeting viowa ahd Intorcsts we shall rench i botter in- higher polltical life, 'Thore Is mothing so bLad ns fudifference: nothing a0 good 08 for all to tako part, for nll ta vote, and theu to abido the reault. In our city election this week every onue who ean ghould o to the polls: go rnd slay us long i you enn; talle politless talk aver publlo nter- uxtag doii't gef binds vote for the party, and the measures, and thy men you llko best,—thay nro 1)) snints,—and thon, IT the othorglde wins, try tohelp thnt othor sido securo a good ndminls- tratlon, ‘Phnt |8 my theory; and, if the Soelnl- doratanding, o fsta or tho suloan nterests rule, then let thom rulo untit wo ean et something better, Popu= lar government is ulwnl',‘n ahont n falr expres- slonof the pyerigo intelligence nnd morality of n peaple. We must be Jud ;;eu by tho result, If o, wo have thy glorys 1F bad, tho shunie, 1t you should ask what aro tho means to tho heat reanlts? 1 think thoy are to be found nn higher intelligencs, In better humu‘llmi in onro for the rising oratton, In a sound public senthnent, in deep noral convictions, in A pure ballot, and Ina free press, ‘The public pross s, n "’f Jmigiment, the grentest pafegunrd of our publie” life, 1t stands reml{ to expose corruption, to robuke wubllc men, to ndvoeate tho right, to uive volco to o wil o thn peoplu. It s Iike tho Judgment-dny: nothing eseapos its vigl- Iunces and therels nothing scerot but it tells on thobouse-tops, Bt ull these monns of raform aro @ growihi high moratity wand iutclligence, and i pure )lubllu wphilon aroe not Lorn in a diy. And mennthne J think wo shnll succeed best by avolding il oxtreme mensures, and by not at- tompting tho Imprieticablo or tho impossible, The third and last polnt to which [ would eall attention ds, the future of onr elty. We kuow {18 prst,—n DAsL so vonderful na to Almost ke us think thatwo ure Inadienmland, Fifty yenrs oagoan Indiun trading post; then o village fu the mud; then o eity in tho mud; then i clty—i wholg city 1ifted up, thon burned down, and now liko mugle rebuflt] Wo know (somcething ulits ‘xmscm; but wodon't realizo Low vost (¢ s, uud how mpldly it i3 growing, Nature ore dutned its greatness by placing the head of Luko Miehlgan nenr tho centro of the Continent, and on thie Hne of the world’s greént hlghway, ‘I'ho fong Hies of rallronds centoring heve, and tho unmensured grentness nnd wealtis of the country onall eldes mnke suro jt8 future prosperity. There can bo nw doubt of tho future wealth aid commeruial greatness of Chicago. 1iut it I8 In unathor dircetion tiat woa noad to ook, ‘Thero bis been a need andn good exeuso for giving our time and encrgies so largely to materlal things in tho past; and we nre not wholly beyond this need yets bt we nre vomiug ftito tha second growth of our clty, Woehave many wealthy men: we huve many more who nre buyondd the necessity of glviug ull tholr timoe to businesa, We are nt'a point of mnteriul pros- purlty where it 18 hagh timn to Juok toour growth 11 other directions thun simple wenlth., ludeed, wo ure as 0 eity in danger of bocomg too Inrgely scoulurized; of Lecoming gross und ma- terinls of becomlug covetous for muney, We are undor tho constunt lnfluence and stimwluk of galn,—of the gronfest lnmber market snd the largrest gruln and pork market in tho world, Wenro in dunger of behyr swallowed up aml covered over und lost in lumber, und grain, and rense, 1T wo nsk ench othor what we mean by il this struggle, whit wo are going to db with all this gross materinl - wealth, the nnswer 18 why, wo will bulld larger ‘ware- houses to s1ore moro grsin, sud establish nn- other stock-yard to kil more hogs and eattle, and dig now canuls to hold more lumber, Yes, hags und corn, and lumber; and then moro lum- ber, und corn, And hogs; and then more lwnber, uud hogs, and eorn, - Now, It 18 time wo Legin to ook at our poverty in other direetions, and to iy our imimonso energles to something higher. We shonld not by content 1o live In a hog elty, nor in o city of hogs, We want nore thought, more booke, nmore beauty, more art, morg musle, mora culture, morg rest. Wo have n philosophical soclety and n lterary —both catublished slnco tho fire, and buth bocaming somewbat mationnl in thoir reputation, -Our Joend nrtists nnd musiciuns are doing nll 1hoy cin o encoirago progress In- tholrines, but wo neoil something that shill be of u broader chinr- ncter; that shnll represont tho wenlth und tho culture of tho clty, Lot o suggest o fow things of publicinterest towhich Lthink ourcity ahould tura 1ts thonght. Tho first I3, 18 ast as possible tho vompleton of our system of purks aud publie drives, aud utong witth this, greater atlontion to tho gencral clounliness und neatness of the elty, In tho Int- ter reapect | do not think that tho ity 18 nearly u4 woll kopt a8 1t waa befor tho fre,” Far seve eral yors wo hid 110t tho moneys and what was {hows hovessity by comno ut lnag o bo . wmatter of course, mud 18 so continad, I the oity would o [ts part, individunls would by encottrayed to o thotrs, and we imlght, with this coming May, put off our ol clothes and comy out in pomu~ thitg now. Tl eeeond 13 the construction of o library lmlhllxlf‘uud wullery of net, 'U'hls 18 now promi- nontly before UK ag i tnemorial offoriug, to com- momorate tho world's chiarity whon tho city wia turned: and wo il feel that “tho work will be done, Nut to do gomuthing ot the kind would bo almost u diggrnce, Onco uccomplished, this will Lo the beginutug of i new 1ite in Chicago, Cult= ure I3 tho work of timo, Buch surroundings und advuntuges will stimulnto effort and eherlsh gentus, Woought to lny tho foundation for sowething that witl go ot und bocowy richer und grouter for n thousand yeara, A tuird polnt I3, the city should cucourago fta militury vrganizations. “Thoy are mudo up_of tha best youns mon from our bost homes. Tho military drill §4 in Kaolf o munly eulture for our voung men. 'Thiey ure porreutly snfa fn tino uf ,mucu,—uru nut taken from tho ardinnry work of ife, and may bo vory wsufnl in timo of troublo, Tho ull{ and tho whole Stato should Laka pride Ju dts mititin, A fourth polnt J4, Chiengo nn‘mt to iavo a university: o universaty (n tho full scuse oftho tarm, How (L isto Le | know Ilul‘ but I hve oftun thought what n great thing it wonld be It our halt-dozen colleges and - thoologionl gemi- narles could nll bo fnone. ‘Thoy mlyht huvo thoir speclal chulrs for speclal denominntionaul theology, but il tho vreat atadies could ho underone munagement nnd all In ono bullding, What fuculties wocould buve, What hbearles, And bow would tho mutual contact and nssoclu- non of 1ho utudont broaden and i them for tholr grout work, 1t fs like o dreaw to think of this, bug it would bo i great galu could {4 Lo, And thon, through il this, wo should ho seeks fnga higher morndity, n deeper ploty, o botter obsgrvanco of luw, more healthful surronmlings for the rising goneration, Lt s safd thero uro 230,000 poupte In this city under 21 years of ago. I'n what tompintions uro thoy exposed; what s work te nin them For e and usofulnoss, And yot, 1 belfuye, my frionds, wo will go forward in nll these thinus. We are beglonbug to feel tholr need, Mr. Nowbiry hod left o miifion dollurs Br maro to ko In tinie for o Publio Library, Mr. Armour bus 1ot a very biego sum for the publle welfuroof our peoplo, Othor woalthy men who havo o thele fortitnes fiere will givo lnrgely intho swno dircotlons. A gentloman at Cold- water, Miob., s bullt and furnlshod an et gal- lory at u eost of over §100,0X), and opona It frea overy Baturdny. I wus amazed woon 1 looked thsoigh it. What may we not buye horo Inu fow youra; whut tomplos of art, of music, of tourning What huppiness and good wills whnt fuliness uf 1ifo? Lot us work for theso things; | wark to muke our wity u prido and u joy, Boon wmilllon souls will be hore. Now la tho timo (o ¥hupe senthment; now 4 tho thuo to plan fortho futuro: to sot the foreos moving upward, 01 what inapirations to Hvo ond to labor, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, BEIION IV PROF, BWING, Trof, Hwiig pronchiod an fnatructivo sormon yestorduy morning, biving for ity thome * The Ualden Opportunitios of Youth,” Following 18 tho diseoursos "’l‘“:ln flc‘bxg’l:»: youug mon I8 thelr strength.— ve wrltten 3 ci Y0 0T0 WErOUk— L. Jofin e O bocas Thore 18 4 cammon imprussion that all tho auceessful pondons u tho world's history wore born it u peoullar domend for Just such a wind or heart qs becamo crownod with oo ono of huwuanity's wresthe, The domuud mude tho supuly, 1t Is to bo foured that such a theory does injustice to Nuture, by making hor scew to haveqntended tho bappiness und prospority of only a fow, and to huve withhold all probabiiity of distinetlon or roward from the mujority, If possiblu, wo should Hud some broad schicmo by ‘which the gate of hopo shiould sepm open to the Kenersd multitude, Tha rights of mwun are gene cral. AN are cutitled to life, Hborty, aud tho pursuit of happlness. I a unlverso of 4o brond luw, thero shoula be, niso, sowe uniyersal ‘op- portunity,—soino duys for each of u golden ngeo, It would bo o rathor purrow opder of thiugs, it ouly ope dwdividus! I vach een- tury shoull posscss tho opportunity of wuking very “much ot of life, 1t must be thut our- earth loved each generution that cowes (o spend upon Its surfuce u fow yuurs, aind that v muet olfer un Infinit varioty of prizes and Le constuntly renowing thom, We may lufer that prizes are nuuberless and por- putusl frow the fuct thut Nuture Bus cow- Ik CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1881. manded man to pass throtgh a period of Amnz- tug mental and physiend powen,—a commmnd not enslly oxplained, tnlosa thero are nlws victorles to ha won. In nll tho ronim of Nuature nu adaptation ton partiewior work tenehes s Tufallitdy that thers I8 sueh 0 work Lo e per- formesl,—the wings of the bird buuring withees to the oxistenco of an atmosphere, and the finy of thy flahes ageuring us that thera must be, soinewhere, collcktions of wator, Tho rich ene dowmants of youth command us o belleve thut thero 18 an air on which euch wings can boat and rise, Let us, Instemd of seoking to find and entimerdte the tnsk 1o be nebleved by the world’s young men, leok fnward and mark the endowments of thesn young men, and then from ¥uch equipment we musy infer that thy benevolent Crentor hns mude nehlovement just aa possibie na tho cadowment fa grent, Naturo 18 full of ndaptation. Thoe presence of the grout power tells ua that thero is, near that power, o great task, X Ler us belleve with Solomon in his uge of ma= terlaltsm, and with John, in his time of moro spiritualism, that tho lory of yeung inen fy thelr atrength, Fuch human being I8 pertnitted by (ho Crentor to pasa through u form of gulden uyo. It 18 calied tho *Hower of youthy" or the “ flower of minhood.” A8 plants huve « bloom- ing perlod, 80 wian passes from tho wesk condle ton o1 fufuney up Into the magniticent Llovm of youth, 11Is power assumes inuny forns, and, nll” togethor, mikes an fnberitanco richer thna thut of tho children of Croesus, 11ia wifta help cach othor, Liig body alds bis mind, nd thenet- vity of his mind arouses ail the physieal encrygy of his uature, Ben, montally active, livo longer that thusv who are wedded to indolenee, sind, equully, physleat netivity tends tho spirit along its pedutine curoer. As basie ot othor forces, the voung wan ro- ceives from nature n legney of physieal foree, "Trunsposing the words of Soloinon, tho youny mun bns glorious strongth, The €reeks “mado 1his kmwur nlinost un objedt of worship, But tho Gircaks wern students of beauty only, ind 1ot of tha highest forms of utility, “This gigan- tlu foreo of hun thoy turned fnta charjot-ruces, and fout-ruces, and wrestling-mntehes, and box- Ing-contests, und mude physlcal things wn cud rither than o woenns to a spiritual end, Parents wero overcome with i.uy. one fathor 1s snld eveon to bave died with “joy, when a son was crowned vietor in somne hattlo of bone and musclo, ‘The grentest nation of autlquity muy bo sald to bave died of tho beautitul, for inid tho,worstilp of tho games of tho nthiotes, Atntosmnnship died awny, or rather falled to riso up hnto vigor. JTlio Grock statvamon were singuine in thoir abllity to run, and lenp, aod bux, nud tu do without food or clothlug, but tliscavering gnod rensons 10F running or leapin thoy were singularly deficient. Thuy worked up the powor ty sulfer, but did not equally learn to suiler fn & good enuse, The llitlo sroup led by Leonfdas compasad, doubts tess, of Boldiers ns hird v y il who could tight forty-cight houns " without T but tho refleotion which coulil send 8o emitll - band, the statesmanship which had omitted n unlon of Grueok States, und which coitid only quarrcl In presence of an invading wnemy, wis ug wenk as tho tnusele of Leonidad was fron-l{ke, 1t s almost eerinin that o plaln Amerlean—n Lincoln or a Urant=has jnore stuteamunsbip thun was possossed by nll Greeeu 0 G0 years, 'To be an Apotlo in form and grace- Tulness I8 not very desirable, if that perfection 13 tauxbinust ltself upon fout-races nu wrostting, but whon tho feetot this attractlve god nre busy on crrands of music, and [iterature, und clo- quency, thon ts the physieal grucefuinoss com- pleto, Tho sirength of youmy et Is glorlous when it 1s mido the brsia of powerfulinontnl and spiritusl netion. The gnmes of vur modern leges are of vilue ouly when thoy buitd upn greator montal grasp of the toxt-bouk and of tho great ohbjects of lifo. No humnn can by moro worthless than . man who ean win (no prizo-fight or {in n bont-1ace alono; for wo live 0 n universe where tho muterlal §8 the medium of the moental, und only that ron of tho boay ja valunble ~ which helps mako & shillar mewl o the futel- leet. The strength of younr men 18 perfectly grand, beenugo it carries tho mitnd afong 8o sweotly in its_mothor-like nrms, Tho God of Nature thercelore cuasts the young nto a great opportunity, when lo glves thom thuso mnny yeura of physlenl force, when tho ~ mind wakes in the sorning full of gong and feels all the inexprossilile Iuxury*of lte, Whou tho body §s fn bad condi- ton, what u dullness there I8 in ovon n gummor morniug! The dow-dropddo not sparklo, thoy seew slekly and damp. Thoy nro not dinhonds on tho leaf, they nre only common water, ‘Thoe skies are leaden; tho song of the bird coming In -| ot che 0 window aunoys the heart it wishes to Stun appronches (ho world throwel his hody. 11is soul i3 Inearnate. However full hig Lralp may L of philosuphy, he must alvays sk his Uody whothior tho morminge of ovening 18 beantltul, whether the groves wre attractivo in May, and whethor tho ocean I8 very ‘brond oy only n small collecton of Lrine? The most of cidus apring from Hi-health—that darkest of clouds st comes to ecllpse tho sun ind Atars ot “tho henrt. From nll which tucta tho infercney comes, that the physienl forew of youth i one of the glories of thit perion, Powerful in body, the: outhful yeurs possess a pegullar glte of nusiasi, ~ Enthushnn menns o god within, 1t 18 givon tho g that thoy may ho fulf of Mmapfration fn that fong duy whon llfo {sshaping iself, As the ono only Gad wurdo tho externnl univordo In all Its wonders, mundo thut varlety which I8 found between the nmssive sun anil ngrain of golden sund, o this god within bullds n universo in the heart and mikes ench soul nworld, 1o I8 vidit man pos- scases buagimtion, or funey, orlearalng, or rea- son noless this impulse combines with thomn uid mnkey those forees uctive, When somo work- men, digglng o shinfe, enstup from o weent depth somo soll which hadd beon bureled for tens of thousands of years, behold! altor the sun had shown for o fow duys on thut woll, bundroeds of mulberry trecs sprang up und covered the cluds Wit green. Thoy hnd walled for ngos for tho warimth of the s, “Thus cach bumau mind 18 o deat mind untll entbusltsin shited {nto lts depths, 1t 1s the L1t of tho mind us the wind is tho lita of the body. Man, in recolviug trom big Cruntor tho unthuslitem of youth, receives a partof the very ltout Doity. Itisu common expression thut God neltuor sinmbors yor sleeps, for fut cunnot be fmagmod thit Ho woutd need rest or thut o would bu willing to put nslde tor un anstuut His excrelso of Jife. Euthuslusu iy a_ punllel wikelulnuss—an estituto of the preclonshoss of doys, and hours, und geurs. Tho restiess enorgy of nge I8 nothing else thun tho buoyaney of cirly lnupammnfu\'nrumurm- inul boundaries, and 1iko u swollon river fnun- dnting tho surronmding country. As tho stnows of tho far north trensuro up the raiufall of o qutx senson and thon keep tho brooks und rivors fuil until far into Juoe, 8o the bmwnm{' of youth treasures up great vital forees which sund floods of sparkling waters down through the Ph\luu of lnter yours, We onn ull recall 1o wmind munty old porsons upon whose tomples whito hairs enme tn valn, for the mind and heart rofused to krow old, Blogruphy uboumis in #such plotures, Many of tho most vivicious Ill«mesln Hievature hinto bieen composod In the utest yeurs of tholr authors, not beonuse tholr groat vivaeity camo thun, but beeauso It ro- culyed such in fmpulso i youth thiat it couly wot dle away or suffer” great abatomont. Swift wns ) when ho laughed out tho “dulllver's Traveln” Cowper wid over i when ho wrote *John Glipin,” and Dofoo was 54 whon ho composed the. * Itobinson Crusos.” And when Cervintes made thy world laugh at B Iinight-orruntry ' ho wos thrug-Reore yeurs away from his infunoy; and when Goetho was £3 bR mind orentod the* folenn.” In all those lilustrlous mon thore was bullt up tn boytood nud early munhowd o Hro of enthuslusio which never pitled, Tho glory of young men lles In this strongth of tho splrlt. "Fwo furtng of sirength hayo now nppearod,—a third muy bo designated 18 the romuneo of the soul, It I8 dificust to unnlyzu this attribute of n ?'mmsr nutury, but that thire 18 o romnntio foree 0 tho first thirty yenrs of lfa no one will bo Buvh u oynte as to “deny. This qunlity (8 80 Ins torwoven with fmglnation wid faney, that il theso threo potencles muy pusd before us inn group, The giory of young tmon I8 tholr strength of runutce. Lod @us empovered thom tu sce the workl, not i dead colors, but i Ity roat Deanty. rte Mnunnity and ita surroundings than to ovorate thew, Imnginution s not u fuculty which _ tolls “Nes, but it 44 rather tho only faculty which tells, the truth, The Indinn and J{ha negro In Afrien pevor sco o mountaln, or w star, or 1 flower, in allits attuet- ivoness, Thoy liva not musination envugh to muke tho objeet vislble, The flve sunscs do not alsclogo much, Thoy ouly give the soul u sturt, Ouce sturtod, the sonl Tung fur wwuy from its bumblo helper, ‘Che foot nlways steps morg {ightly und wiliingly when thoro {8 u band of nusid plnymg tn frint, ~Cho Juusld does not ex- nggorato “tho hmportance of the bittle toward wideh tho troops matel, nor does 1t nko tho i estimate too bighly (ho valuo of fis nntlve Tuik 1y urouses tho soul until 1t enn sce bo ity ‘Thug tho remmntic visfon of the firat hulf Of wun's 11fo 18 tho most roal survoy of varth he will ever muke. Old tho Honses that (b may seo this world Iy's nid uay prepars the woroe willingly for leaving Jisshores. The bigh colord nro the trav oncs, 108 mu's caroor o carth bus i wondertul sigs ance, ad 1ttlo §s 1ho dunker that ho wiil nlul 18 works, or nusLIONtE, OF OXpU- 1ts love, 1ts” ainbitlon, its friondships, udtes, 118 nrea, 1ts howes, 118 pulities und yo- wlon will not soon ba ovorsosthmatod by the arithinetlo of unkind, feed, only tho WOt LUOyauL nuinro call comu near ai ode- ulmuu survay of tho situntlon In which man ‘dlved and dids, Look at tho saliont fncts in the human exporloncs,~learning, rellgion, tiste, proporty, thme, murriago, home, tho fuilly, {lgusuirai, oifioe, slckiiest, ducling, tho gruve Whut un ssupiblingo of thingd of tremendons fmport! Tho wmlmuy 16 laege, und ticlt laoa is kit Nature plices colors uud a brash ut the Wiaposnl of tho youny, that they mny palnt thoso wondurd 10 tho slze of lifo. No ono cun overs druw tho pleture of religlon, or tarciage, or bome, or tho tomb. Manhood unloya a diving opportunity whilo ft s mareiing ulon tbraugh thuss yours whiohi patit nli objouts in colors so rloh us not to bo false but to bo true, Ob, what i caxions, and tho oiuisiiions possi- Bunantty nvo ull standiog o it in vuriuues Niku tho torma transtigired o the Aonnt, end whon tho heart in its anrestralued rapturo says: * It 18 good Tor 1s to bu bore!™ Thoso nro g buurs whon 1he youth scts forth to vollogo with his ulmost beggurly clothitg, and siill more seanty supply of bouks and friends, but woben, poor und ulone, with ‘:urbnm iho flul{ womnn who over luyed him, bis mottior, bididon away bencath thu sod, bo i litted nh‘wu Ly surrows by tho Inspieution of bis hoart. I thoso enra the founditions of tho temple are luld, and all thut maturity and nzecan do 1s to carry forward el archilect, T thoro 13w atylo of Ntera- 1 io_rowmnntie. 1t has bewt ot demned by ali prosnie niinds: b i ply WNEEO 10 Min Bowont to visn ind xet [n envinina nrul whero tho ken sparkles nd amiles, 0 e heavens and tho earth arem 10 o h other In the aploudor of tholr pugcitntey, wo would better be slow to condemn Buch deeorntons us we see in tho prose of this nol, fur what Is [t but the vlow nud genfus of hnkspuare and his compunione, Apengting nun away from the bondage of verae, Chateaubrinnd, and Detael, and _Lwinartine, gnd Vietor 1lugo, and Cnstelur, amd nome of the modern great novetists, nro lewlers i this forus of fetters, and 1f thoy liuvo not reveled power, we shall look for itin vaid along the puths trodden by other feet, Take-your stand ot the soorwiy of a gutlory of pictures, and mnrk kow the common peoplo pusa ln gnd ont, or mark the effect upon tho poputlien whon w band of muste kuddenly appenrs (o tho streot, or pass e fow hours In w nublie Hbrary and mark what books of poctry, und fctlon, and eloguenen are called for by the young und tho oll, and you shnll sce whithor the humnn roul Iy turiing, foward all that Is pletured wnd Inspirationnl—leaving (n eternnl negrlect the metaphysies and the phllosophors, 'This 8 #a it gliould Do, for life 1o ul) its elupters 18 08 Impressive a deamit ns nny penned by Greek or Englishman, In view of sich tacts (t would need to e confessed that thoss youthful yeors nre n wonderful gift of God, which ean o tind nnd gprond the eolors of life thut [t hecomos worth the llving. Vassie through them each hioart preses through tho very purches of God. Btroug In body, i cothust: , and inromance, youth {s powerful In motlves. Actlon dependy upon motive, Itiaa law of natural phllosophy that no body moves until It Insot in niotlon 1 somo pxtecnnl foree, und that oneo in motlon t will not stop until some other force ;msn rin| up toclieck it progresa. Tho mind and sou also rest until thoy are moved from without. The lower orders of man_and of the brute cro- atlon spend muoh thino’ 1o gley onuge fow aro the motlves for any O, movement. But boforo tha youn mah of our century the motives of belng pu! bard nud pull fncessantly, All s before him. 1o Is not in tho decling of nny fueully, . heart isnot chilled by tho reflection that ths or that vomes too late. "It is morning, and the day t bo long and beautiful. Al the objeets faund by munkhul to_be desirable are not bnek of him to be Inmented or Corgotten, but they are beforu him to bo won. Ho 15 powerful in hopo. A aufeldo s ono n whoso bosuin hopoe hns wholly peristied; but bocan be 4 bero ora toller who has n breast full of hope, Hopa with n goodly prospoct focds tie oy} Hhuwa from the Fisbig grouid pussession nigh: Bhortena tho distaned, or o*eelnnks it quito, 50 ensy 'ths Lo tmvel witls tho slkht, Another poet snys: 430 thou the ralnbow to tho atorms uf life, e veniig Lokt thut aulios the clouds away, Al tinls tasmorrow with prophictic ray, The ossibllity of schiolarship, of professiona titllo success, of fumieay an - ner, Or urtist, 1ho visy possibility of n hume ol his own to be plauned “by his tisto 1d bullt by his own money, little or much, 4 home to be'filled to overtlawlng with tho best lovu of * carthy-nil theso Impulses, and wany tnury, neot tho young heart to urge it on- waurd, and glves It w momentuim hever 1o be niet WIth ngnin, After wu pusd the Hue of [0 thoso wossibilities begin to fude awny, und though the duys und years ure sweot, thoy ure no longer full of that Lalth which ean reniove g mountaln or tods i Byemnlne trea Into tho sea, \J Tho young man strong in body, strong In on- thusdnsim, strong In romanee, stroty Iy motlves, s nizo ktrong In religlon. ‘That thls {s truoe It tho universul I cannot say, but it s teae fn our country and In our Enplish race, Ovr church audlonces contain u largo clement of the youug, Most of tho letters of {nquiry regurdlng ro- liglous questiona eumlnfi 1w clergymen como from youmg men. ot yet” fur _awny from “tho teachings of thelr mothor and from tho alturs where they wore tuptized, thoy stiil stand il the ns- saciatluns of “relixlon. Ekepticism and con- firmod unvelfef cone slowly, and avo no doubt alded by 1ho decline of enthislusm, snd povtry, und romance in middte life, 1t does not nrirtig unything tor relirion-to sny thut It is an urn of rith colurs poured out un ‘the western sky,—the sky whuere the soul goos duwi Whllo renson ity declaro tho renlity of this bellef and nopy, yet the soitl must coutuin some poetry betore it can diseern weil the banners Uupon the walls of a second (Ifo aud uny encatipments of angels beyomt tho_floud. 0 hearts of Jobn Btuart ML und of Hurrlet Alartineau wero utterly Gmpty, troin ehildiiood, of all poetry—u fuot which must huve helped them to burden into unbeliel nuu into un ronlikestoivism in tho fuce of dedth, The relicfons great have beon alsy poctlenlly grent. Howevor true the general clulm ot mullv iy Lo, 1t 14 1tsell Ao muteh fing aurt, so much ko o Laad of musie or tho chant from un duvisible cholr, that It must be ap- prone! hy u tender hourt as well ng o thought- ful intelleet. Obscure ns the reasous may be, tho fuet romalns thuit onr chtrenes aro fro- quented b, ug mets. Thoy o not nll appear In tod's hon, hut tholr ciuss |3 bet ted than uny other [0 tho upio of o The thousands who teavel tn muoreantily '- Its uttempt I possible to xped Sunday at hutne sud to Lo In thefr places at tholr churenes, ud in nuny munners they diselose tho fact that i mu‘lf menbood the roligjons sontinent 18 o That tnnglnution, und enthusinsm, und romuned which detect thio high colors of triond- sulp, und property, and fume, and a homo help to unvel! tho spirliual beasuty of religion, From tho outpoured glory of earth seen all around thom, miud henrd ln'tho sighing whids, and 1u tho rippliug streams, und 1n'tho ensendes, und o the deeper voleo of tho thunder, ull youni souls puss cusity to tho glory of tod, Strong in the severnl pastloulars mentioned, the youna mun s strouy 1o his aljowanos of thue, Iloalono g n stuge lvge enough for great pla, In such an orias the une ln which wa alllive, to be only 5 orib years otd Is 1o be i objeat of envy by nll thode Who nro drawing nour to thy ¢nd, What will not study, and dustry, wd uummmf, aml renson, and rigl coustess neeomplish 1n that low outreach? Al tho real guod of carth {8 mude out of time, Time grows tho onk and bullds' the eathedrals sund tho grent enfiways, und 1he gime commodity maukes thd individual caresr, Tho eain, nnd tho #oll, und the sun ke the huevest-teld, but not without tho nermission of time. 1n the Inpthor north there are no graing uor frolts, becanso tho AUIMIMOrS Ao too short. 1t I8 tho young mun only Who lina bulore bim 1 summer-tine long cuough to warmnt tho toltof plowing wmt Aow- fug, 1o will VD onward Uty yoars, And in thig new dispongauon of universal mlueation, and Industey, aud npplied scignce fitty yours bive gathored up . new fmport.” Not rullway truin wag running on the wholo earth 1ty yenrs ngo, n were pondering over the fdea, and wero ting dowti n contemptiblo truck to regeh ton miles out of Maltimore, In tho pume Nfty yourd tho Hirusind Gront Western first erossed thn Atliuntic bysteam, I tho same Itttlo group of yeurs bus cone the eytluder- press, which has munde the gront dully papers und chenp books possiblo. In tho swmie part of ono contiiry huvo come tho tolegmph und Its king comdanion,—the 1wl woiders uf the And - these atupendous rewndts in tho materlal hemisphero aro oaly omblemns of an eguul bullc of sebievement In”the world, tuentnl aud spirinl, ‘Yo be young on the bor- der ot nuother hoif contury that will equal or BUrpASS tho ORO JUHL ZONC I8 10 MLY0 an OPPOFL Tl nity which should nnke the henrt bent with gratitudo toward tho author uf sueh a world and sueh aportod ln 18 long history, Such nn out- 1ook mitkes e yomig the pride and the envy ot the ald. When tho voneratle 8t. John sald ty hils lotter, ** | have written unto you, younginen, beounso you nro strong,” we Rhow thore was Thut pathos i bis heare which always rlses whon uge compares ity tremnbling foray With the rair und buoyiut feame of youth, 11 tho recent bloeruphy of nn Boglish lnwyee o statesinan 1t 19 rocordel that the dylng nin auked s sun to hring him bis favorit Viegl wnd reml to him ouco moro the parting words of King Evauder to his son thousyuds of years ago, Upon turnlng to tho Eighth Hook of Viegll you will find that cluaslo purting, und syou eun #0 it whitt yonrnings unid regrols (1 tho heart whou it fiuds Woaro fur more lablo to undor- | hut It can onjoy be longer the outlook of youtt, now be filfed sny longer with its romaneo, an ambiton, and hovos, V) 8i1ys, * Lvander, Krusping tho hand of ks soi, clungg 1o him rnd weopini boyond ull reasor, Bald: *0 tiat Ged coutid give binuk to mo the years that nre gonte, and miko mu to bo ngain what I was whon ' led oy anny out n the Vallny of Pravneste]'’ Biough'thls of that ot farewell to show us that natonly Joln tho Bulnt uddressed young men bevmise Ilmf‘ wero strang, but that ali tho Bufnta of our rulilon, and all the putriots of ull the noblo Btates, and ull the phllanthropists who Luve weot over the wrongd of socioty, and ull tho fathors omind Lo go awsy from dutiny ost ancred mind homes most donr, forbiddon by nuture from hoplng to (ive past yours agaln, have, with many tears, tuken thele” sons by the hand and have polnted thom to the noble works uud trivmphs poadiblo and near 1o thoso whose glory 1s tholr sirength. . DECLINED A CALL, DI WORRALL PREFERS CHIVAGO TO TOLIDO, T the coursv of hls sormui yestorday mori- Iug tha Rov., Dr. Worrall, pastor of the Elghth Prodbyterian Chinvoh, inaunvunelng bls doclina- ton of tho eall from Duyton, Oy spoke us fol- hen I caumte to this curch lu Juno, 1877, 1 found 1L struggllog uinder some sovers birdens, but eurnest and hopeful, and scoming ly willlng 10 put forth any effort requsit to free (taolf from thicso burdens and reach n goodly succoss, Thore wero thues whoen | thought It about Jupossitile for the ¢hurch to rlso ont of Its ditouities,—ny thoy wera grent, —and 80 olreumstanions whole l{'mmmuul' the chitrol tended to vory mnto- vlally Increnso thow. - But thora wero nlvays thoao whu sbemod hopefiul, und worg full of enorpy, wnd varneat in Paith mnl prayer, *With the sl of suoh, and Tueliug thut thero Wi i great work tor shurels o do i this purt of the elty, | myaell wis choonvagal to press on. 1t pleased God to gl ud nla somn kood frlends outside of tho church who vory rontly encouraged sour bearig, Amd by tho Jivinu Llossiug wo were vt length able to soo thit grent bunden—our ehurcl dobt—romoved; And also W yeeonize tho s gruclons band iy tho gulte rapld growth hi the meniberantp, huve fug addod ubove B to the numbor, Now, huye ing uttained thise huppy Fosultd, with thy chureh unjted 8nd burmoalous, wud al) pustd of 1ts orgunizution workitg plossantly toyothor, [ relt at liberty to conaldus it question” thut hid suvural thued been predented (o e wiotbior L & ] might givo up this work and ntecpt of nn lovi- tution to another fleld. The considerations thut At il to ifsten ‘to such cull elsowhere ral—"That tho lield of operation for this church hud been wreatty warrwed by the ro- moval of oneof our older churches Into our nelighborhoml. = Nerofil—=1 wna coneerned Inst the chureh (n Ita greeat elfort to frou jtself [rom tho burden of 1t "debt might feel oy reverely thy welpht of ftr expenss requisitn to keep up {Le presont ar- angement, ind that 4t might o better for me now to glve way und let 8 youngor taan, at less cost, tnkn tha field. * Third—1 had gravn apprehensions about the henlth of some inumbens of my funlly, ny well us ny owin, When, thorefore, the eall e to ma, 80 kindly enforeed, fron a elimiaty more genlnd, and from anold and estabifshed oniirch whero the Inbor might b less cting thun in our sy elty, | was nrich Inciinsd ta necept (t, In fact | hnve found It one of the most ditflcult things of wy 1ifo 1o dotermine what was duty, *But when I enino tu conslider it mare clodoly theae.thunghts were Y wilon iy attention: “(rat—Our church layot compuratively younys 1t 18 Just now cinerglug trom its diticultics, und 1ty new membars 8o lutely gathered in arehurdly syt 8o firmly consolidited with thochureh ns hit it ean bear uny very sovore shoeks or un- exponted chunges, It has been made to appoar to yie that iy servieo 15 set needed hors W holp strenmthion and more maturely catablish what hus heen begun and aceomplished [y part tnder my lanors, “It has segined to many thatu change now would doinore to wonken tho elintreh than help It could vossibly gaiu by any hope of 1eing tho expendes, " Necand—It 15 Alyo uirred that tho field of our operntions I8 $ot vory largo and constantly in- crensing, rnd that tho church hun vvery proapect of such growth ns will put all questions of finance at rest. And to nssure this matter for the present, arenngaments havo already boen I am informed, by which all expense tho comlug 1 nre mmle even shonld our incol bo no greater than presonts whilo wo huve overy prospoct ol in- crensed hicome from lhuumdfi and lmnlu?' growth of our congregation, It hna been still inrther urged by not enly our own people, but x.‘,‘- ininisters and Inymen fn others of | our churches, that from our recent and prospectivo Insses in the ministry of our denomination in the city and Presbytery, it would be wrong and more thun usyally barmtul to bavennother pulpit va- cant just. at this thme, Moved by these consideras tions, and most of all by tho urgent, waurin ro- quest of o muny of the peoplo of this church whn say they represent what (s the unnnimous wish of tho whole church, that Lebould remain with them, I have concluded to decline the call oln.-rkexl me,and Juin you Aafresh inour good work, 1 have bheen thus oxplicit In stating tho r—rmmdl aud-rensons of my netion, to sutlsty the nguiries of so mnny personnl friends here and clsewhero who buvoe desired to know, and that the publie mug understand tho prospects and condition ot this chureh," AMUSEMENTS. OERNMAN TITEATRE. The German performance nt MeVicker's last avening for Miss Wassman's benofit was n suc- cess, both from a financlal ns well us an nrtistic polnt of view, Thero were two plays on tho bill, a three-act comedy by Berfbe, “ Pravenkampr ** (Womon Tactics) and an_operette by J. Hrandl, entitled *Nes Loewen Erwnchen* (The Lion's Awnkemnw). Tha lutter had to be withdruwn at tho last moment uwing to tha sudiden flluesa of Miss Pagay, who wus to have nssumed tho Iending purt, and the well-known operctto Lunnl weint und Hanst lacht" was substituted thierelor, Tho comedy proved a genuine troat. It had been produced hera before, but nover in go cot- plete n wmanuer. The cast was perfeet, and n Iiner performance bus never beon withessed here, Tha Hon'a sl of tho honors, although w tho cast pha, thoir roles to pers Tecton, wad borae ol by Miss Hodwige Heringer, tho ubl feading lady of Colliner und Iscnstein’s company, Miss Heringer not buforo fast even- Ing had n fair opportunity to show what she was cuprbla of, But these wiag suw her mugniiicent rundition of the part of Cownless L Awtreval Inst cvoning went awny satisfied that sho 3 i arilst thut may woll buyet sido by side with tho best Germun* netresses that b ppenred 1n thiselty, Thoe ovaton sho recelved was well duserved, and must hivo been highly grulfs g to her, Miss Wassman us Leonl de Villeganidier, Mr, Rodenberg us Henry de l"lllrlem:lfl. Mr, Richurd a8 Gualan von Griginon, and Mr. Meyer a8 Haron de Montrichard, wers nbout us perfeet o thoy coulid be, und heiped 1o mnko the per- forumncs oo of the fliest und most enjoyuble over seen hore, TIIE THEATRES. To n fairly filled houso **'Fho Widow Dedott ** was preseuteit at Havorly's sesterday evenlug for thu last thne in this olty. Petrolenm V. Nns- by's comedy will bo followed by Miss Genovieve Wubd {n “Forget-Mo-Not." Uaalding bus de- partod:” Qus Willtnig, the Duteh eomedtun, wiil blossom forth mmin at MeVieker's In *Our Ger- man Senator.” Hugh Fay ond Billy Baery will appear Ina new Irish sketel to-nfeht ot the Oiymple ontitled *Muldoon's Trip 1o Ioston.™ ‘Thie Aeadeiny of Music nudionees will during the prosent week bo untorfulned with farce, melos dimpmi, and varfety, Joim Dillun will play in *Pa Obligs Bengon,” and Johit Murray and Gruce Cartland In ** Constable Hook,” DRAMATIC NOTES. Matt Linghaim I8 sald to bo dying lu San Fran- Jctaeo. Manavor Join Ellslor {8 roported to be down with typhold-fever, Bub Filkine, lute of Haverly's staff, hay jolned Burr Robbins' eircus, Burtley Camnpbell and wife nire golng to En- gland when tho season closes, IKenward Philp I8 writing o new play for Qus Willluma on tho Morey letter, Kathorlne IRogers did not awaken publio in- wrfiul u Sun Frauelseo, Tho press treated ber well, Mrs. Tmogon_Vivian Kknown Clirios Viviau, | ings In Vermont, Frank Mayoeays ho will play (u no town less thun one woeel next season, o will buve u hard time of it thun. Miss Adn Citvondish anys sho will nover return to Amerien, Mismunagement hng brought too widowof tho Inte woll- s giving druaintlo read- mnny misfortunes upon the lady, Mr. Churles A, Stevondon, how in tho. elty, &nys thoro §s 30t 1 vestige of truth In tho report thit ho js shout to leuve tho stage and emburk Iu tha produce business. ‘Tua Intest vietim of Mr, Tom Magulre, of San Franeisco, {8 suid to be Nut Goodwin. — He wus 1o huve oponed nt the Buldwin Theutre on tho 18th. Maguire, however, fulled to forwanl tlek- ©ts at the lust momont, und tho Goodwin comn- puny hive been compellud to eloso their season BIX Weeky goonor than usial. This s tho third compiny Mr. Maguire ins put I o hols within two months,—the Leavitt troupo, Mestuyor's *Tourdsts,” und now Goodwin's urgaulzation. Cincinnntl, 8t. Louls, Chieago, Ialtimo Loulsviile, New Orleans, and athor villuges n( o ntion cdltor of tho tiate € sottled the tnte of the neplring Koeons, Suys this wild Westorn Hozlitts * 1t tho Imperii- nence of charintaney and the cgatism of “dulls neds for him t up uid “down thoe lund stabbing to pjnful detth the growing love of art among Wostern peoplo by hix - buteher's kulfo of unmaliznant murdor, A8 n spretneis Jue entertafument * Richned * 13 u vory plonsant one, and o nudionee need bogeidgo sovlog it. InTaet, taken shsply (or whit {t 13 worth, it s 08 plendunt an_ evonlig’s dIversion ns wo kuow, but us arendition of Bhukipeare's pluy ln any verston o it it ducan’t touch it t uny lovel ot drumatio urt worth (o name,"" Tuydon's stock Of elunra must hayve given ont butury be struck Keokuk, g THE FIRE RECORD. CHICAGO, A3 Mr, Abraham Clemens, of No. 028 West Washington stroet, was pussing nlong West Mudison streot, bu discovered an inelpleat binzo fnthe basomentof o two-story und busement frumo yookery nt No. 8. Without waiting to soudk Wy un alarm, Mr. Clomons vory sunsibly burst in tho light doora louding to the basemont ond oxtingulshod the tro with water, whlub ho procured ub . sink Just fuside the doors, The fire wis plulndy tho work of un Incendinry, who must have let€ tho premisod only ufew moments Lofure Mr, Clumens oty stoign, us the bluzo wad quite senill und easily extinguished, despit o ho fuet that tho toor wins suturatold with Kero- sone, Leaving two men to guard the proinisos, My, Clomons reported ut onee to tho Wuast Madi- son Btreot Bratioh, Ofleer Cluett, upon golug to tho pluco, found nearly i yurd of wick, which hud ovidontdy been e (o sturting Vo tive, strewt tlongskdo a wooden pareition, L, (00, hud boen saturated with ofl, sud was anly par- tinlly einpred by fire, Some rubbish in anothor cornor of the rovin hnd ulso beon sprinkied freoly with oft, but the thines bnd nut reached ft 1L wad i very bungling attempt, tor biul tha nceniaey bntd his tralo i the rear t of tho hullding, the tice o all probablily would have boen under great ieadwuy bolfuro discavory, ‘The bascinent whoro the firo originatod - cupled s n barber shop by Grorga Bishap, Tho uppolutmants ure of the poorest quality,—~ kouplug with the sort ol trade which i barber n thut locality woull by apt to got, ‘Thore ure theve cheap mirroes, tireo diety yrensy onnire, s -tubloy swid n fow benohey, Tho ™ truty) ohie- ord iro witrtied by o slin over the sialc that S wishing la five contd exten,” T ~..Prlumr wud 0oLt bo found last night. The bulldug 13 owneil by Jucob Pawoll, wad |4 neurly 0 yours old, und gadly dilapitatnd, The barbor 14 tho sole uceupant,—i wiivonkeepn nuinud Moyor veoupylng tho st ooy, Tho several tunants on th socumid Huor Movod ot w fow days a0, viler iving slignitled his intenton of vo- buitdiye on tho wround, Slr. Powell owns severnl othior bulldings au- Jolnig on the west, sud togother thoy torm i Tt of youkerivy sich ns wore dustroyed by llrg In the sume block u few years uro. That fire witd aldo tho work of un pscemlinry, sod ve- Bulted Ju tho luss of fuur or v dived, Tuere s little or no clew to tho Iucendiary of lust night. Tle must have been well ncqualnted with the rmmlms, haowavor, for 1o suuw o the aren just henenth the slilowitlk shows that he descotided the sthps of a buflding two or three fdoors away, and, skuiking along beneath the sldewnlk, en tered the biarber-ahop by u door which opuns out nto the coal-hole. This dnor |1 sectired only by a bolt an the indde. The potice, niter y‘n'nml hours' investigation, found no furthor clew, NEAR CENTRALIA, ILL. Speeial Dispateh fo TR Chicago Tvibunes CENTRALIA, 111, March 3.—The most destruct- Ive firo Centralln hns had for many n day curred enrly this morning. W, J. Wondwurd lives about n mlle out of town, and this morn- ng, 88 nsunl, he rode ut 4 o'clock, started n fire, and went biek to bed, Divees after hie diseos Itre, bt n bty examingtion fufled o r il Its focation, If fifteen minutes the fAam roke out, The famlily bad just time to sive thomsclves, 1, $2,000; Ineured in the Phenix, of lirooklyn, N, Y., for €00, and in the Frankiin, of Philndelphla, tar E0, AT ROCHESTER, MINN, Soeclal Dirvotes ta The Chicago Trittna, RocipsTei, Mina., April 3.~At 2:50 this morn- Ing n fire started from kpontancous combustion in the double storo on the corner of 1trondway and Third streets, occupled by A. M. Stedman, grocer, and Rtieba Bros., bakers, and fn the sec- ond story n number of famlliea were sleeping, threo of whom were glad ta esenpe. with thoir lives, Loss, $4,000; Insured in tho Hartford for £2,000, Mr, Stedman hod $1.500 fn the Royal on lis stock of groceries, which wero badly dam- oged by thelr hasty romoy AT EASRT CAMBRIDGE, MASS, Nostox, Avril 3.—An fncendlary fire in Fast Cambridgo to-dny burned the fumber shed of the Lowell Rtajlroad Company, serlously dumays tho raflrond and othor property, Including n enr-luad of bacon belonging to.John Hinclalr, of a-‘lfi;grvuul. Total loss, $35,000; tritling insur- AT BINGIIAMTON, N, Y Bixananroy, April 3~The brick bullding north of tha Erie passenger dopot, oceupled by many buriness men, was buraed, Loss nbout $i0,000; fnsurance purtlul, —————— BEDFORD, IND. Bptelal Corrtapondence of The Chicago Tribune. BEvFORD, Ind, April 1.~Jolin Maeson, one of thuleading French citlzens of Bedford, who was n soldler throughout the War of the Rebellion In the Fiftioth Indlane Rexlment, died Inst ovens ing from tho effects of an npuplectic stroke. Heo wns 01 years old, Theroe has boen n general suspension of nll business In tho stone-muurrles here for the past three days, ln consequence of the unpreecident- ed cold nnd stormy weatber, Atthe present writing thero are no Indlcations of a changy for the better, Messrs, Vinls, Rogors & Co. have contracted with tho Statu 1ouso Commissioners to Turnish 0,000 car-londs of stone from thelr quurcies at this place for tho new Btute-touse ut fudlumep- olis.” It will rcv!lulru all of three yi t tha stono out utnl ship it Thers rocelved by tho HinsdalerDoyle Company, the Bedford & Chieago Company, Vinls, {ticers & Co., and Thomlinson & Reed for §L000,00 worlt of stone, aod they continue to come In, e — GEN. GRANT AND PARTY. GArvesTox, Aprll d—Gen. Grant and party loft to-duy for Vera Cruz. ——— Winchiester's Siypophosphites will cure consnption, conghs, wenk lunes, bronchitis, and goneral debllity. Batablished twenty-one yeurs, Far close conflnement, want of alr, eedentary §‘|Tl’x““ and brafn aud nerve-tire, trust in Hup erd, CATARRIL CURE, Swallowing Poison, i effectyd b truntae by ¢ hvor by tli mUcous membrans throuxhout tho rystem ui 10r5 1 conntilrlonni s weil e foca) DT, s cortaln 1o e Cn; 11 Virs 14 10 prae vent Suull-lox, 1ts W i Telted testimoniala £ 1y 03 preceduen many thoi e, Wive heen cure wondortul renedy, Gampiivh, boyoml wonted the fuct that W 3 . Cntareh the mvmv)lm-vr.lmxl T B Wrltes: 10 prac el “numly curud a member my i wrod froin Catarrt) for 4D yr™* b b, Me Bonald 1L urd i aftes doctorii 10 Broadny, 1 7l 1y 150 Mra, Eman € Howee, O N VWL n spewic o fanilly Swho have wend It with W M. Mumnee Fredorio., ubled witl Cauerly i | wad AL JRankery 101N, Clurkeit, hthronait & Catareh uren” Vi, P Louia, Mo 10 @nve e Crunkey Atlantio 1ote, Chl iy ministariul libors ' sk, N, Vi: 1t T blesll, N, V.2 gllov W emtelt, M. e, | s Mg XU trec, i1l 4 Cnie St dellver, 1. B DEWEY & CO. 6 Deyest, N ¥ AMUSEME A 3L AV awor aud L'rovriotor This (MONDAY) Fy a Lrlo’ perlod only), GENEVIEVE WARD, In_hor orlginnl und forcluiu crention of RTEPIANIE, Mnrquise de Moheivast, In the great play, by Tlerman Merivale wnd ¥, G, Grive, untitied FORGCET-ME-RNOT. S7Mixy Ward does nat play Wednesduy Matineos, or Bunda; oo, Y RTIRDAY Man: y 10 s IOUNE. t-1tonse. ARAND 61:“1\ Clurkest., op) FIUST TIME IN CTUHCAGO 0f tho latest Londof ana Now Vork Kuceass, BILILEE T TAYILORI SULKRY CA ARAND CHURUS, COMPLETE 'RA, QUAINT COSTUMERY, WLILLIAY 1Y, and NO ADVA N I'RICES, £~ Seatw mny bo sucured 102 any porivrannce. MYICKER'S THEATRE, ONLY THIN WEEK, THE GREAT DIALECT COMEDIAN, MY, GUS WILILIADNS, AsJ, ADOLPH DINKLI, i his hilarions comody, OUR GERMAH SEHATOR. Enttrely itp-writton. Naw Su, Mat Weditesduy uid Faturduy. Buat Weok=11115 LEGION OF LUNOR, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Sgat Biu, Fatatod-st., wour Madluan, ML ulu Prapriotor. ROHTON. Mauayer Fvory Proninig und Mutinenss thiy wnok, JOI DILLON I Faeot Andy wnd Analo Hughos, Cliwrlwa Dininoni, Charles UNAen =0 Bpociniius, dohn Surry wid Gracy Cortlund i dratn, HCONSTAL 1 IIOOK." Supportad by tearue Lonrock nd Niogk Comany. fulasion=Evening wid sunday Mutinve, 13 3y i . Wed, wia sut Matinaon, 120 und it 8balé cat bo eedrart by Loth Ediion wnd Hull teleuhunos, HOOLEY’S THEATRE, Kvery ovonink thii week und Entunlay Matingo at .. positivaly et week uf OLIVILY 3, Touethir wii WML NI JOHN HOWHON AN CA'L JUHN HOWSON AND CA° Afud Vo ontivo CoMpEY-IAL i (e orunof 1) Voleen, Vhlamed Drehaatr: et S Votoes Megiro Sent Avald spociiniors. Munduy. April et urvat Cunplat ROBSON atid CIRAR % i 1hats B pluy, “Aq Ds 100" . SPRAGUE'S OLYMPLIC TUEATRE, ory Evoning at, Mattnoes Wednesduy, Katurdny, and Sunday, Hyde & Behman’s Comedy Co. I their nuw sl U Comedy, ontiilud MULDOU. '(Il' 'O ONTON. Monday, Aprll wlly & Myu's Burds of ‘fara caubinatlon= K SIE Vorloty Artists. POROUS PLAS NS0y Py » et THE BEST AMOXG A THOUSAND REMEDIES FOR GOUGHS, BACK-ACHE, 8/ Kiduey and Spiual Complaintn, 1. Do uut confound It with Lo commuu Porous Plastor, T TROPIC-T'RUIT LAXATIVE, troplest aad plats, Is thorough in its Medicinal Action, and yet so agreeable to the taste that patrons of- ten disregard our injunction to divide the lozenge into parts (say two doscs) to meet their respective cases. Atthe outset it is cspecially cssen- tial to observe the directions closcly till one becomes ac- customed to its usc — when mild action and the most satisfactory results are sure to follow. Ladles and children, And thoss who dhiiks fsking plils and nateans medl are erpecially pleated wilh §ir agreestile qualliles, Try It once, and you will esteem safe] pleasant, and cffective remedy, Packed In bronzed tin boxes only. Price, 25 cents. efnea {0 secure cathrile action, it highty . ghly s Large boxes, 6o cents. RREUmATISN, ST, JACOBS OIL, ror SOLD BYALL DRUGGISTS. Reuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbego, Backache, Soronuss of the Chost, Cout, Quinsy, $ore Throat, Svallings and Sprains, Burns and Scelds, Gano, Tooth, Ear and Headachs, Frosted Feot ral Bodily Pains, and Ears, and all other Pains No Preparatfon on enrth o nm[e mitre, ximple and eh A ‘trlnf entaiis but th of BO Contn, and cvers und Aches. 1 B, Jacons mpasmiive ue anles iriflin, 13 Ortny 1l Remedy, outly with pain cun have cheap and postive prool of 165 clatws, Dirsctions in Eleven Lunguages, EOLY BY ALL DRUGGIATS AND DEALELS IN MEDIVINE, A, VOGELER & €O., " PROFE IS SILD g TESVARS CURE AUMPHREA N or 1REY @A‘EUIPI ithnd . 1L aimpn r. Haiipiroy, s 1) nuwpheoy Dr. Laville's [Remedies e Loothing il istrutond Cut " Homuop Baltlmore, Iil., 7. CHOCOLATE, GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1578, GERMAN Tho most SWELT CROGOLATE, opular awoet | 'Ohiocolalo in themucket, 1t isnutritious nnd pulatable; o partioular favorite iwith chuldron, and o most execle lont articlo for fumily use. The genutne ds atamped 8. German, Dovehestery Aaags Lercaro of initations. Sold by Girocors everywhores . Dorolicator, Afua SSION.LL, Waru Coll., hitdeun or Ay il gieey, CHAL,L 1Y ¥ e 100 l'lll:nl « Hou ik Dison g dedlalng 0D Fultoieaty ATO LHE M0AL cOriatl for tho curo of Gout and Rheumatism. Hold Ly Drugls Rt wune by o orth Witlintiest. pupera i riLet Forly-tive thirty fust Loy Han b ol BONDS GUARANTEEING FIDRLITY rublo rutos in uny 0 cousult uir neres odjulntng Klatiugton, Pa. vlfi(lnrk-hllw Ttwoting Skt or oneraly, A dvseriptive A ol tha Toadi Ltorms butory e oL yeuns, Lo el bo taXen wit wi 0 better slato yuazey i Ponas R, o LLANEOU. b3, K, FOUGLIA & Ca 93 Washington- V. BAXER & CO., e — 8 Cn. ¥, . Of persoun LOIIK pusltilis oE st cut La vbtatiod i EDUC 2t e YLVANLA LR Lai vl wslacur] W Cosatiteresl on L. l e uy 5.4,