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fHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: (HE CTY. IN GENERAL. R. A. Jones, of Rochostor, Minn, Is at the ‘Tremont. L, D. Peck, of Edinburg, Scotland, fs at the ‘Tremont. z ‘Tux Bishop of Ducham, London, Ont. ia vt the Palmer, Craruxus T. Dioner Jn. of Now York, ts at tho Palmer. R. Hf, Ocnrs and wife, of Philadolphia, nro at tho Tremont, Sit Enwand Starrony, Evgland, is rogistered at the Palmor, UNitep States SENATOR W. I, Antasoy, of Jown, is nt the Grand Pacilto, J, H. Hacker and H.R. Johnson, of Indians apolis, Are at the Sherman. 11.5. BoanomAn and wifo and C, 1, Toardman and wife, of Marshalltown, In, sre at tho * rents live ut No, 41 Fulton seals ~ Yalmer. Iturnenroun Stuyvesant, Lawronco Marrott, and Lymnn 1), Brown, of New York, are at tho Grand Pacihu. Mn. AND Mits, Cannes Witsoy and A. Rapp of England, f. Turner of Hamilton, it. N. Math. erson and ft, C. Gil of ‘Toronto, Heorge Hope of Montrenl, and A. Wt. Dawes of Woudstock, Can+ ada, tre nt the Grand Paclie, THe Rev. Kerr B. upper, of Marquotte, Mich,, fs uniterstood to bo a candidate for tho Fourth Buptist pastorate, made vacant by the resignation of the Rov. Mr. Halhart, who has Accepted a professorship in tho Morgan Pork Theological Seminary. z SELINA RoTHSCUILD, 7 years old, whoso pa whilv leantn in the second agninet a wire window-sercen Btory of the hottsa at inst evoning, broke through and foll to the ground boneath. Her left tex wag brokun above the knoe. Bestasin Mtoway, 2 years old, whilo drunk at U3 yesterday morning, enterod A.C. Kich- erer’s restaurant at No. 12 Clark street, and be~ fan an unprovoked assnult u pon the propriotor. ie was put out, but soon retntered and began sinnsbing the furnituro. .Kichurer then thraw a Jump at bim, whieh atruck hin on the tomple, culling © sovero gash and severing n blood- vessel. Ho was taken to tho County Hospital. A MATCH gamo of hand-ball, in which ox- Ald. O'Brion and Eaward, Abern were pit- ted against James Ferou and M..Carmody, wag plnyed yesterday afternoon nt O'Malloy’s ball-alley, corner of Chicagoayouuo and Frank- Mn street. Tho amount plnyeil for was $2000 side, and three gates out of Avo were to deter- mine tho winners, After an exelting and intore esting contest Feron and Carmody came out vic- pps Fully $9,000 changed handa in tho fortn of bets. ‘Tie members of Mr. E. F. Cragin’s Diblo- clagy will teayeon thoir iftconth annunl Inkoox- cursion tomorrow evening, “The public are in- vited, and the protita wit ho used for tho sup- portof tha Markot Strone Atixsion. ‘Tho Chica ‘Traveling Club will’jJoln with thom, and the ‘usual pleasureable time is expooted. Tho rida will be on two barges, ana the arrangements are Bich a8 to insure pericct safoty. The exctirsion wilt lonve Clark “street bridge, North Stdc, at FW0 o'clock, ‘Tne “ Hopo" concort, givon yosterday after- noon at South Pari wv john A, Hand and his well-known orchestra, attracted an Immense audience, nnd was in every way a success, For tho populnr onjoyment afforded, the people who had tbe plousure of Ilstoning to the very excel- Jent program are indebted to Sessrs, H.C. Ayer, E, D, Alexandor, Flward Engle, A, A. Mungor, hipman, Charles Counselman, Ira Holmes, . B. Mayo, and W. K. Ackerman, who supplled tho necessary Qnancial support. Tun Y. M, C.A. Gospol sorvico In Farwoil Hall last ovening was conductud by Mr. J, W. Doun, who spoke from tho first cbaptor of Matthow, twenty-fourth verso; "Thou shalt call his namo Jesus, for he shalt save his people from thair , Bing.” Tho blossettness of that privilege which enabled avery ong who might so vhoose to call this Jesus his Savior was most touchingly dwolt Upon Jn apt argument and illustration, and, not- withstanding tho oxtrame heat of tho evening, tho large audicace assombled tistenod with rapt attention to tho close, YESTEWDAY afternoon tho Hon. C. A. Logan, United Statos Mfoistor to Contral America, are rived in tho olty. Mowns accompnaniodl by his secrotary, thre ladies, thro chikiren, and two native sorvanuta. The party arrived in tho cit! ‘by tho Chicayo & Northwestorn Railroad at 2: and departed for the East, vin tho Michigan Contril Rallroad, at 3:30. ‘Thole frat stop Is at Ningara Falls, and from thore thoy will proceed direct to Washington, whero Mr. Logon hag ulplomatlo mattors to transact. Da. Wornent preached his tirat sermon since his roturn from the seashore yesterday moralng atthe Eighth Presbyterinn Chureh, Ho spoke Zeelingly, of those of his congregation who bad Dassed away during tho sovoral weeks of hia abscnes, and bed some attractive Individuality to polakout. In the Hifo and charactor of enct, anda ui word to say of all, Thoy woro Mr, John Ueldier, Mra, Hnrriott Alion, Mr. Pigrco, Mra. Kato Jones, the little ehild of Mr, Carter E. Smith, Mr. Lyninn Roddington, and a mission boy named Willintn Call, ULE H. Hoaxns, who has boou misaling also ‘Thursday lust, wis found drownod jn tho river ata o'clock yestorday attornoon by tho briitgo- tendor at Kinzto atroct, Michaol Fagan. ‘Thore ‘were no marks of violonce about tho body, and BR sevon-pound smoothing iron which wits fustened ubout tho neck made it look very much naif it wasacasc of sulciic. Ho hud beon ad- Uioted to strong drink for some time vast, and when last seon allvo was undor tho iniluence. Ho wns of Norweyian «birth, 62 once old, and Joft a wifo and Hoveral grown oblidren In Rpod circumstances at No. 216 West Erle street. Tho body was taken to Mra. Kinuor's undertaking shop at No. 186 Milwaukoo ayenuo, EppY STEIMANN, © Young man of 20 years, llving with bis widowed mothor at No. 300 Mil- Yaukee avenue, was bunting on the Calumot it yesterday morning in company with Charles Potors. The bout acaidentally Upper, and in trying to atendy it one of the two young men aceldontally discharged Stelmano'é gun, tho cntire contents of which lodged in bia right ‘breast above tho nipple. Ho was attended ut Soutn Chicago by Dr. F. W, Benson, who kindly Raw him aboard of an in-bound train, and upon reaching the city tho unfortunate young man was tuken hotne by tho polico patrol, Tho wound {8 a very sovoro one, and apt to reault fatally. Poters works In a show-cuse Cuctory at Nos. 1 and 131 Madison street, and, singularly enough, has not been seen since. AT a meeting of tho Painters’ Union Inst olght, at iv Washington stront, a highly croditabla showlng up was mado of noarly luv tnembers, and oight new ones were initiated into the beacf- ycout mystories of unionism. J. J, Muhonoy presided, and listened to n report from the coni- mittee, who had made preparations fur tho os- Tabiishrent of n codperative store, after the Plan of thd alraady uucecastul undertaking of cotton-weavors In Manchester, England, Tho Jocation of tho store will be ‘on Guiney streak, and the onterprise will reat wholly with its patrons, who will receive dividends from tho Profits of the trade. ‘Tho shares will bo valued at $25 each, and no ono can hold score than tive shares. Tho Palntera’ Union now nurmbors over G00 men, and whilo tho enthusiasm for economy in Ufo expenses {9 fast aprending among all clnases, this fa the first tangible ovidonce thore- of. Work is growing brisker and more remus nerative, and several Spplications for tho sorv- ico of palntors in tho dletricts now boing fast vullt up had to bo refused. | ‘Tho Union has doe termined that, in order to minnko thelr work In valuable to discerning omployers, thoy muat. put forth now oxortions for thoroughness and Folnbut rend ice tho atrikos fake caro oF bei ry tions to this offect were passa aud the meotivg adjourned, , : A NEW NORTIL SIDE 8YNAGOG. A meoting ropresenting te North Chica Hebrew Congroyation was held fu North side Turnor-Thayll fortorday aftornoon, Mr, a. Shuke iwnanin the chalr, Tho vommittoe previously Qppolnated to make arrangements for na fate to be hold In ‘Wurnor-ttall trom tho Sth to tho 18th of October, subuiltted aroport. Tho fair, which fs to bo held under tho auspices OF tho North Bile Ludivs' Suutoty of tho vongra- gation. is given for tho purpose of raluiny funds ‘ur tho erection of a syungog on the lot now owned by the society on the cornor of Kush. street aud Walton plice. They wish to crect 1 Dutlding costing about 0,00u, The commities: also reported that they wore meeting with lib> eral encouragement, atid that the success af tho Undertaking was already cartaln, aoarly $10,000 uving boon usaured, It Is hoped that the go> olaty wil Ce atte ie eee war on ie syaayor, ie 1 jea are taking wu activo part iu tho work, < moe se Al ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS, 0 Ninoteenth Ilinols Volunteor Tafantr: Voteran Club buld & special meeting outeray Afternoon at their club-rouma, No, tos andutp strect, President J, F.8, Bilt tn tho ebulr, aud the club decided to hold a reunion of thelr ows Thursday, Sept. 15, Instead of golng ta [loom- fagtoy this week, ‘Tho Bouth Sark pionice propnite have been scoured for the ovcasion. An invitation was extended to the Knglowood Unton Votoran Club to participate in the ree union, The mewubors wud their families will? fake tha 2 siock. tral on Abo Winole Central ori! of the grounds at Woodlawn, ae ra eas fs tut AMERICAN ATILETIO CLUB, ce third annual plonle of tho Iriah-American Athletic Club wuu held at Oxden's Grove seutaes | day. “Pho attendauce was tulrly large, aud, hut Withstouding tho (uct that cuuuilerable bor Was consutued by the people ou the grounds, r= jurkably yood order wad muintalnod: Tho pro- rut of the duy was ouminenced with a muscu far performance, throwlag a lfty-aix pound Wwelxht from tho alde, ‘Tho fret prize, 81, Was won by Petur Foley; tho second, $1, by Patrick Delunvy. Iu the carne | of w wixteen-pound hummer tho first prize of $8 was eautured by i E,W. Jobnson; the second, 8, by a purse Of 4d was awurddts Puttick Beene winner fn n 20 yarda fuot ruce, In the ‘fam ing" contest, in three forward Jur . wlybts, E,W, Jobnson leaped thirty- tun Iuches, wolub ts suid to be the wroatest Jump on record, and recetved tho frst prize, &, Joba. Vowors Jumped thirty-six feot threo lncbes and secured tho second prise, Si. thesporte wero abuut clusing a surious and paloful acuident bappuned which epolled the fun for the day, E Tho ast performance on tho program waa te have heen contest tweet Maurice Mortarity and — Peter Foto: in throwinga twenty-two-ponnd and also a fifty. six-pound welght. As tho tiret athlote took bis yesition, tho crowd of algtitesonrs closod In pon je apnce sct apart for the casting uf tho weight, aud in vain did the managers endeavor to keep it Dick, The apace wis partially cleared, hows over, nnd Mr, Morairity hurled tha twenty-two- pound tifssite, but instead of gulng In tho direes don. tntondod, tt wont to one side, and struck a Mttte boy VW yeara of azo, tuned Josoph Lurn~ veo, of i Fliratrect, In the Coruhoni, lntioting a suvore gash. Mr. Moralrity hnstened for n tie- tor, and returned with Dr. Ulrich, of 192 Cly+ botrn avenue, who bad tho lad conveyed ton nelehboring house, where ho Inserted four stitches, Ho found no fracture of tho skull, but fenrod a contusion of the brain. The boy was thon takon home. With proper care the Doctor says ho will recover, SUBURBAN. BNALEWOOD, Tho Congregational Sovlety held thalr frst service iu thotr new quartors, in tha rooms of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union sn Tieek's IMock, yestorday morning. Tho pulpit was filled by tho new pastor, the Rov. Georu W. Coleman, Tho Society have an excellent cholr, and tho change trom afternoon to torn {ug sorvice {s likely to Increase tho attendauco, ‘Tho itev, W, 8. Crow, of tho Church of tho Hodeomer, proached for tho Universalist Socioty yesterday Atternoon, the regular pastar, tho tev. Mixs Katlock, boing detalued from opening tho church by tho ilincas of her slater. Tho publicschools und tha Cook County Normal Beboot opon this morning stor tho summer va- ention. ‘The Enelowood Unton Voteran Club will holt their regular meeting, this ovening, und will muke | tinal arrangements for attending tho Rleomington reuntou, Tho investiyution of tho charge of bribery against mombera of the School Hoard, by tho comtnittos consisting of Messrs, Coy, Wood, and Clark, is hardly expected to bring tho truco Inwardness of tho cage. While tho Jenlousios oxisting in the board would urge sang of the members to mike the most of the oppore tunity, yet tho charge will bo yory bard to sug- taln, thore being no witness to tho uileged of fense. Tt fa predicted tant, should the ease tid ita way into the courts, a ming of Information will bo opened up as to tha way fn whieh tho af- falrs of thia district haya been run tor a numbor of years. Tho commitico will probably bold a session somo time this week. HYNE PATE, ‘Tho house of 8, Fletchor Roittan, on Madison avenue, betweon Fifty-oizhth and Fifty-ninth atrects, was entored at nbout noon yesterday by Qsteak thief who obtalncd #60 worth of Jowelry 6 plunder. The family was ubsent at church whon the robbery was committed. Tho servant was algo Avi): at the tino, Mrs, Bouton met tho thief at the gate upon her return from church, and to herinquiryng to his business thoro ho replied that ho “had been in after a drink of water." Ho iydoscribod as a your mnn of about 20 ycars, with a amooth face, dark hair and oyces, and had on biack clothes. No arrests, coLenoun, Ayoung Gorman, 10 yeurs of age, name un- known, came out hory yesterday to nttond the Commiunistio plenic, bringing A gun with bin, Tho wonpon uecilentally Miseharged and shot iow through tho bronst, killing him finmedinte- ly. Tho remaina wero taken to his into hone, enlol was reported to be on Aillwaukes avenue, cago. RIFLE-SHOOTING. Annual Festival of the Chicago Schuct- - zenvoroin. The annual Schitzenfest of tho Chicago Schiltzonyeroin was openod yesterday nt tho Sohfitzen Park. Tho train loft tho old depot of Pan-Handle Road at 11 o'clock, but, owing to tho threatening weathor of tho morning, tho numbor on band was not as large ns bad been expected, and only five coaches wore taken out. Later'In tho day several wont out in bugles and carriages, swelling toe number In attend- auce to abou! 700, The purk isa renily benutl- ful spot, and woro it not for the fact tbat it is such a diatanco from tho city it would be o favorit resort for tho Germans. Besides tho regulur abooting yostarday: thore wore dancing, games, scrul-shooting, and x aplendld lunch was served on tho grounds. ‘Thuso who wore In attontance wore fully repaid for thoir trip. ‘Thoro wore six targets on thy raugzo, oll named, and tho shooting wus tho great feature. Bealdos tho Chicugo Schitzonvercin, thory were in attendance the Southwest Chicago and North Chicago Benitzonvereins, und ail hunds in- dulged in tho, sport. Tho prizca range from #20 to on each target, thoro being 1% rogular cash prizes. ‘asidos these tho Southwest Chicagy. Sehittzsnvoruln offers’ n chsh price of S21 for tho best shot on tho inna target. and the North Chicago Schitzenyorein offers $5 In wold for the best shot on tho Union target. There are also be- tween twenty and thirty usoful articles offerad to the markaman bealdts the cash prizos. Tho bowling alloy was open during thoday and thoro was bowling: for prizes, Allo tho prizes willbe awardod this afternoon at tho close of tho fost. Tho rosults of yestorday’s shooting wore 1s follows, the named of those who xcorod the high- est boing given: Union targot—C. Schott, U3 rinys: Stick tarzot—Dr. Merkle and C, Schutte % rings each; King targot—Georue Kubl, 200 ringa; Man targot-J. W, Hustor, 84 Ines; Turn targot—M, Graw 25 leaves and George Keraten 21 leaves; Croedmoor taryot—Murtiln Griw, J. P. Nuster, and Georgo Kuhl, 46: rings euch. ‘Thoso ecorcs aro lInblo ta be benten tony, ‘Trains leave the old doput, corner of Clinton and Carroll strects, ut Ll o’clovk this morning, and, returning, Jonve tho park at 6:45 p. nt. are riving nt tho new depot, corner of Canal and Madison street. ‘ ——————___— CRIMINAL ITEMS, DBurglars ontored tho residence of DP. N. Hins- date, 1353 Michigan avenue, Sunday inorning and ransacked the house from top to bottom, They miido thelrentrance from the rear of tho house by cutting the giass aud turning tho sash lock. Mr. A, D, Hinsdale, of St. Paul, who ts visiting hia paronts, bad bis monoy takon, and his clothes wore found down fa the laundry, Ruby Boll's den of {niquity on Pacific avenue wna tho scene Inst night of another * pull,” and tho rod-headed proprictress, together with’two Inmates, Lilo Gardner. and Anuio Gulu, was locked up at tho Armory. Dora Mny, tho ob- wot of the search, was not found ut the timo, butt was who roped in aif Ignorant Swedo nanicd John Nolson, of No. WS Townsend streot, and robbed him of $51 of bard-curacd cash, At on early hour yestorday morning Mrs, Hoyt, of No, 220 Cottage Grove avenue, was awukened by the ornsh of breaking pings, aud upon getting upsaw two men Untlig thet solves with inatches into a houso dircatly in tho rear of hor domicile, nod fronting on Pralria she at once notified tho police, and Officora Suiith and Mahoney arrived on tho ground !n timo to capture two burglara ylvlug tho names of Carl Flock and John Frank, who Wore rangicking au unoccupied bouso ut Nos, 228 and 2:40 Prairioxyenuc, belonwing to E. Fy. Dulsifor, of No. 2300 South Park avenue, Tho prisoners aro also Wanted for suvoral other ate fomnted burglarica in the Cottage Grove avenuo rr STABBED WITH A PITCHFORK, Joun dltercation at No. 1831 Buttortleld atreot at 6315 Inst ovoning botwoon Michaol Flynn, of thouboye number, and John McCarthy, of No. 105 Butlerticld atrect, the former stabbad tho luttor with o pitchfork, inflicting two wounda on tho loft aidu betwuon tho third and fourth ribs, ant thon hit him on the oad with tt, making an ugly wound, Huattompted to farther injure tho mun, but was preventad from ao doling ung arrosted by Otflcar Mitchell, McCarthy was at- tended by Dr. Burt, who dues nut consuter tho wound dangsrous, ‘fhoro has been trouble be- twoon tho two mon bofere, and last ovening when Flynn found McCarthy seuted on the sidu- walk near his house he wont inte the stublo for fea pituhfork, and atau aly, Drevonatign: mado tho witnok ypor ar Ba — You; Pibstab you to tho neat" CAUGHT IN ST, LOUIS. Tho police were Joyful last night becauso of 5 dlspatch from Detcctive Luughlin, who recently wont to St. Louis, to tho offout that, with tho vo- "operation of Detoctive Lawicss, uf that city, bo had sucvoedod In arresting Edwurd Kelley, tha rulllan and thief who shot Otticor Din Crowloy in tho right thigh on tho night of July 17, froin the effect of which ho erry rer’ died, Dus tective Bimmons was at once digpntobed to nid Jn bringing the prisonor back to thiscity, Kel- Jey was fndictod during the past woek, and uo man naniod James Jonos, who fs balleved to have been in his company, ia still in the County Jutl Nothing is yot known in tpls city as to bow or where be was captured. He Jumped from this eity to Kansas City diroctly after the shootiog, but ugain Jumpod frum there before ly arrest could bo effectual. SPRINGFIELD (TEMS, Speciat Dispatch ta The Cnicago Tribune, SrRiNGYIELD, IL, Sept, 4.—Articles of incore poration bave been Nlod with the Soorctury of Stato by the Chicago Hatleoad Coustruction and Equipmont Company; capital, $1,000,000; object, the construction of railroads and depots, the manufacture of ralls, spikes, otv.; corporators, C.1). ¥, Susith, Samucl Pounook, J, J. MoLalten, Liconsa to organize bas beon issued to Lo Grande Stuséo, Chicago; ubject, the exbibition, Tana, hala, Pas, ate UUs Corporators, Thor |» Later bo! i, Leouard, sieny 1. Itixtord, ee te Why Wear Hiaaiora? oy may rolleve, but they can’t cure that lame Puck’ tor rey kidneys etd the trouble, and you want # romudy to uct directly on tholt Groton to purify ang rostoro their hoalthy co! . Kiduey-Wort bus that speaitie wton— audat the samo time (treyulates the bowuls porfectly, Don't walt to get sick, but gota Grucyifor eulo at tojarigyletss—Liinghanlon ‘ al res denduican. oe state THE PULPIT. Resumption of Services by Two Distinguished Preachers, Tho Practical and tho Thoorotical in Noligion—Scrmon by Dr. Thomas. What Sympathy Has Done to Better Humanity—Prof. Swing's - Sermon. : PRACTICE VS, TITEORY. MERMON NY THE REV. DI, THOMAS, he Rov. H.W, Thomas, 1. 1, preached yos~ terdy morning his flrat sermon since bis sigk~ ness. Every seat in tho auditoriaa und bal- contes of Novley’s Theatro was oveupled, and numberawere competted to stand durtag the Ketv= feo, Musto was furnished by 0 chanibor organ ot the stage, and a quurtot led the siturlng and rene dered several chants, Dr. ‘Thoms read two Passages of Scripture and offered prayer, it tho course of whiel ho petitionod Omnlpotence for the recovery of President Garfeld. Tho hyo sung wero printed on sheots and distributed nt tho doors, a@ that all had an opportunity to Joinin tho singing, Probably one-hnif tho con- xrogniton wero Indies, ‘Tho sermon was bused upon the following text : And fa highway shull be there, and a way, and itahwlbeentled the way of follucss: the Une eleun slit not pass over it; bue it shall be for those: the wayturing tnou, though fools, sliatl Not ert thorelit.— isle o, 1EE 2 Bs Leannot well begin this service, my friends, without some nitugion to the past. During tho tong and cold winter, when thore was so much exposure qnd ovou suffering in renching our place of worship, we atl lovked forward to the veighter days of spring, Well, tho brighter days came, and we made beautiful this room with our Buster otforlags of fluwors,and thon onv Sins day more we mat—and thon suddenly [wont to nalek room, went down almost to tho very door ofdenth, Inthoso days of suffcrimg you wero nll with mo tn spirit, aad sympathy, and prayers there was with mo In that {ttle room an unseen Presence thut euve me rest. It bas pleased God to prolong my days on ourth; to cull me pack aguiti to life and health, ‘Throuwy your kind- ness and genorosity } hive beon permitted to havea rest, in all, Including the tine of ny sicki of four months, ‘That is by one-half the tongeat reat [ bnve bad since | was a ebitd, Lean only thank you for suet tender and cou. siderate fove, and sual aver pray God thst muy be rewarded hora and in the world to come, If it was a trial for you—and L know it. was—to have our xerviees suspended go lung, £ shared that sorrow with yous and with you f te. Joico that the sun shines nrain—that again wo can worship toguthor before tha Lord, ‘Koro {s avout us taduy the troubled ale ot n theological discussion; and, boyond this local nyltation jn which we are involved, thora: ly in the grent world of thoughtful mitda, both with- in and without tho churches, a seeming unset- tling, a docp unrest, an atntost paintul looking ubout and searching for the fuundations on which to bulld—for tho truth that will stund tho tose of oll iearning and criticising thit accure and unbarned will stand whon tho storms shall have ali ceased to blow, In the midst of this widespread, this almost-). universal bunger and unrest, thare seo ty bo ugrent progunt need; and with tho need a grent duty and responsibility resting upon religious tencbers, Tho need Is for somothing fn walch the public inind and heart can tind rest; and tho duty and responsibility of tho tunchers of re« Vion igas fur as possible to supply that need, And this leads 3 to n study of the practical and the thearetical In religion, as the Bubjevt on which wo shallspond the hour togetber, In astuidy of tho prieticn! and the theoretical In religion, the question naturally arises us to whut tho practical In rollyivn is, or what 13 its placo and purpose among ine, Or, in othor words, to whut pructicnt result dacs religion louok; what does it propose to du for mankind, and what dogs it want mauidad to do for them- selves? If we can anawer those questions, we shall bave therchy answored tho question ns to what, is, and what 18 not, the practical. part in rettxion. If wo were to ask what {s tho pragtical design or usu of otbor things, the wnswer would Hot qoboraily be dillicult. '’hus tho practical use of fg watch 1y to murk the time. ‘The practical use of bunks und monoy Js to supply the people with gome convenlent medium for the exchange ‘of yuluos, A rallrond fa to carry passcugers and frolabt. Tho lnws of 0 city ay a State aro for tho wovernment of the people, Mudicine is for tho curo of diaeago, And whon a watch koups time, or banks supply tnovoy; or when the pub Ne le accommodated In travel and commerce, and the Stuty woll governed, aud the sick curcd, A any wo have the practical results of all theso lugd, Now, what docs roliglon proposo todo? And | what doos (tisk man to do? Simply this: Ito- Higiow is Intendod to bind tan to his Maker and man to mau tuahaly tove, The wholy tov fy fulitied fa this, ‘Thou sbalt love tho Lord God | with all thy all thy huart, nnd thy neighbor as. thyself." ‘Tbe law has muy commands, but this is tho spirit of all, Thts makes! religion an inward principle plices tho Kingdom of Tenvon within—und makes the outward Ilfe depend upon und hure ionize wity that prinuiple, When religion bis fed the individual or tho community to inward and outward rightcousness, [t hus tuorefore ue- complished Its practical purposy; and, fallin in this, whatever bo {ts thoorles, it fulls to be practicu, Having scon the flunl cause of religion, or that for which {t oxists, wo might suppose iu ud- vance that tho easential and the hiportint, tho practical, would be nude so plat that alt UE custly seuund understand, and walk therein, And (bis we tina to be tho tase, Whon we turn to the Biblo we find that its grout traths He, 18 It Were, Upon the very surface. Thoy conia out to Wout us ‘whonever we look upon tho sacred page; they rise up betoro us whonover we turn tho mind in the dirco- tlon of holy. Por ics ‘hus it is with tho thought of God, “in nil the Olt and tho New ‘Tos- tamont that thought ig over prescut., It mevts ‘ue In the vroution; it travels wlong throusis wit tho bistory of tho Mebrew people; it fils tho mminds of Chrlat and tho Apustics. With the thought of God comes tho thoughtof law and wuty; and with these come tho favts and oxpe- riences of sin; aud with those como tho proim- Ixca of mercy und the threatentugs aguinst wrong dolng. and the cull to repentance and prayer, and tho pranuace of pardon und purity. These great truth Ile 40 upon the very surface of the ible thut all who read can sce thom, and when wo cowe to tha telchings of our Lord,t0 ona can fall to seo that He camo to suve sinners; that He beings nenrer tho thought of God, and righteousness, and duty, and prayor, and trust; that He brings nearer the thouuht of the oturnal Warld, Na aue aun fuil ta ace tho greut tife and spirit of rollaion ug thoy come Out ty the words of Christ. And so the life of ro- ligion fg wrdo su plnin in the iplatien tat onuy one wha rend can witlerataud, Ani tho inotives and pleadings of relixion ips peal so understundingly te the heart, wud the experiences of roligion aro sot forth in such vivid colors, that any sou! thot is open to those things, that turns ite faco to the divine, must porcalve thom and be moved A then. ‘And thug wa tind that tho religion that 1s in- tended to aecomplish practical reduits, that {sta make men bettor, to bind thom to cach other and to God in love, 18 80 plain, 80 fro fron cloud or obscurity, that all cin see and. under- sian that the *Wayfuring man shall noterr ort.” + fut wo may readily suppose again that a re Ugion that noccasurily deuls with such grent subjects, or facts, ay God and revolution, and Joaus Christ, and the human spirit, and tho eternal world, would open up questions too large for the human mind to casily or fully comprehoud; and that hence uliferences of opinion would arigo; that many and even con fieting theories, or opinions, sborld be hell, And this we find to bo the case; and whon wo ipa at tho subject wo cun oaslly sco why and ow it isu, * Take, as un iustration, the thou; Jt tios at Through tho Hib iy accopt that thought, and the heart cut interprut it; can {vol {ts truth and moaning, Hut whut mind cau expluin God? liow ean tho Anite measure th fnilnit? Evidontly it ts impossible, We are tke obildron standing un the shores of a great ocean and toasing pobules out juto the wives; tho Rroatdupths and distancos fo beyond, and wo ennnot reneh or moasure them. “Hut wo can forin thoorlus; and we do form thom and dobate over thoin, and that may be right; but thoy are Uyworles after atl, and not so importint as tho plain mattors of duty and rightoousuess, ‘To now God as our Fathor, and to love and truat Hiin ng such, that (s tho Important thing, ir take tho fact of Jesus Christ. ‘hat fact prophotically rund through tho Old Tostament, and that nue tls the Now, [tis casy cnough to understand that He caine to bayo sinnors, It is enyy to understand =the words “Como unity me oll ye that are woary heavy ladon and I will give you’ rest.” Thowo sro wot theories, but practical tncte ta be veritted in oxpuricuce, Hut what thoorios and debates baye arisen over tho person of Christ, and tho nituro of Christ, and tho Aton ing work of Christ. Thoy buve filled tho world an the Church for more thin a thousand years, aud wood and wise men aro not yet agreod tn all lbinga a4 to what ls the rent truth, Tho raut Is, that those aubjects aro too larue for the mind of MN; We Canuot woagure thomn, Or wo may pet the Bible undor tho same fine of thought, Pruvtically oonvldured: or for the truths one nocd to trust in God and lead a yood. Mfo; any of tho trandations the world bus bad would guilice. Practivally consldored, the plain cat mun, it he glyes hls Beart to it, can undere stand chough of tha Bible, to bon Christian, And that ig well; and “wo all rojolco in’ it Hut new when wo come: to luok 0 little . dooper -futo the Biple, and begin to ask not impropor guostious udout Joupiration and revelation; and questions about tho datca und authorabips of tho sovern! booka, and about the origin and formation of the Canon, we uro usking questions that bivo lod to many theories and many debates, and that fnly thg Ghost scholarubip can critically bandly, :MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1881. 5, And undor such titleal examination many of 8 old and popude views concorning the Hible mut: give plaice t broncer conceptions, ant even tho viows offo enilnent asd conservative Q acholnr ns! Dr] Delitzech have liecn fo Lee inoditied ns To adult that tho present form of the Pontatench lor of fa And so of prafor, of falth, ard tho futuro world, As pravtéal matters it is ensy for tho hourt to pray andto trusty but censor ent ask quostions about pkayer. not onsily answered, (t Js notdiMtuult fur most hearts to Delleve tin fate ure world=ju thesoul's continied to boyond death, and ‘In rewards and puniabments, and i Bitch a resurrection As assures form, An identity, and personality; but bere, ‘tow wo touch upon deep and difllcult ques: tlons, and amy theories have arisen and heen’ tong debited. Tha preat outline of Tits Appenra plain enough Mt all thosd things, and for at prasion’ Purposes thore need he to. debate: trué when wo attempt close dofinitions, and whut wo wk the bow, and tho why, of avery thing thon wo rome inte tho world of theury, Of speculation :.and hence of diiferenvas opinions. - Now, from whit hus beott walt (t would scorn NOt diilleutt to dedueo the ravonnl and practlent COUNT “to purse, What fs that cotese? vo ANSWoP this fot ts Ask, what Is tho practicnl usa OF rellman? ‘The wnsiwer Isy tht It ts to make Tan bettey: to anve hii frons King to Wl the sont With ty Jove of God, und the love of our halmuburs to tH the tits. with beauty and chacl- ty; to sustain me soul im sorrow, and Itt lt wp into tho britht biye und clear realizations of the {mimortal lifes toigad the heart to prayer, and trnstand rest in the gueo aud fave at God. "these Are tho practien! reste "at which religion aims. If theav are roallzoyctsg ond of religion [4 at. tained, And the wiso-conesn fs for all to dwell inoat pon those thingd.that are pinin: to kvop them fn the foreground ‘ha the finportant points, aAnd wo should remember also that it Best theav hnportunt things ‘this are noureat the beart and tho falth of tho worte nnd thit aco to piss ni to bo letat questioned. Audeed. it toes been God's thought to prepare: "an highwar” go plain thateven the unwise, tho anluarned, tho Ignorant should not err theoreti... Wut tnt way {8 nut tho wity of theory und speculation about deep and dimcult questions—not this, but tho “way of holiness.” Jt puts the emphasis of religion pon Ife, nud conduct, and experiences upon coming into the Life af God In the soul, and | doing good inthe world, Aud none care to de- bate those pulnts—to oppose thom. All are gind to acknowledge und respect such Ilves amon men, Aare giad that it Is possible for thosunl to cone Inte union with tho Diving, and to lve inthe hope of Heaven. And all go fur recog- nize tho radical dliforence between right and wrong as to confess that to be good one must venga to do evil; that the way of holiness is-a9 Apart from the way ain that “ tho unclean shail not pass over it” Godt hns so itlumined this way of holiness; has mady St so plain in Hts Word, and so ovident to tho understanding of the heart, that Ho saul atcadons this wrant fact. Pe ipoutle ahs fn these days of criticism, and doubt, and discussion this one fact needs to bo emphustzed aud kept aver bofare the tind: that the mnortant, the essential, tho practical things of rotigion are plain, and that tho heart may easily understand thom and tny rest In thom, And ‘It wants to bo inderstood also that these are tho (portant things in religion, But tho question mny arlso, What of the crite fea! und the thoorctical in religion? Sonll those be wholly abandoncd? Cortuiniy not, ‘They havo tholr legitimate pinco and in that place are highly iinportant and valuable, The conception of roiigjon by the humun mind, and the inter- prett@a of the Bible, inva been matters of 0 slow growth, Muny erude conveptions of Gail have to be outgrown; many false interprotas tions have to bo corrected; many theories, fortned in the darker nyes or in the Rent of con- {rovoray. have to be moditicd. And whan wosce the olive of criticism, and tho und of | all shoorlzing and debsts—that they luok to the clearer concuption and statement or truth, wo should not fenr.thom. And whon wo remember furthor Unt tho rautlant questions of rollion oro scarcely In debate uti; that the important things are all plaln, then the public inind should Ve'at rest, tor astong as these reinnin secure thoro fg no cause Of alarm. Let criticlsin do its work and fot us bogind of a fact, of a truth, from whatover sauren it como, And this you will perceive tenves ati tho epirit- ual doctrines of repontance. and parion, and purity, and ploty, and worship vifective; tt eaves the Church to yo on and tulfill {ts misaton in snving tho world. And this you will perceive, further, makes possible 4 brond catholleity and fellowahlp aimony menin the Chureh. Whow tho facts of Christlanity are acepted, whon tha saving truths nro taken into tho heart and boar frult in the ife, when men ure doing the work of Godythat should be tho bond of fellowship, All ininda are not alike; Mcunnotscounke, Tho growth of souls and the growth of truth mn tho world require that Individuality and n lurge pers soni liberty should bo gladly accorded to cach one, and hence opinions should not be n test of fellowship. Mon may be yoo and do rood, apd yet ditter. John Wesley says concerning Thomns Mirinun, a plous Unitarian: was excecding- ly struck ut roniding tho following fife, bavine settled tin my mind that the ontertiuining of wrong notions concerning the ‘Trinity wis Ine consistent with real plety. Lut Lcannot argue against matter of faut. lL dare not deny that Mr. Firman was a plows mun, although bls notions of tho ‘Trinity aro gy erroucous.” ‘Ton: yours before te bad anid: “1 donot seo how It is possivte for one to baye vital religion who donics that tho Threo are One,” But Wes- Joy wns opon to new truth: ho believed tn growth, And so fullof catholivity was to that he suid, “dare not exclude from the Church eatnolia all those congregations in which any unseriptiral dovtrinos which — uitn~ uot bo aflirmed:to bo the pure word’ of God tre sometinios, nay trequently, preached.” And ho sys again: “ Whosver thoy are that have one spirit, one hope, one Lord, ong faith, ote God and Father of wl, 1 can cnsily bewr with tholr holding wrong opinions—yer, aud superstitions modes of worship; nor would [, on Ubdsy NecoUnts, soruple still to inchuse thom within tho pale of the Catholic Church; noltuor would Lbave any objections to recuivy thom, if thoy desired it, 28 mermbora of tho Church of Kugland.” and Mr. Wesloy was equally tolers, ant and brond in his views concorning the iib- erty of ministora. In his thirty-clghth sermon he nreues that when a minister ts doing gond, 1s saving souls, that it Ia wrony to tn any way hinder him, Iv says: "Do not in anywise atrive to preveut bis using all tho power which Goa hay given Bim. If vou have nuthority with hlin, do not uso thit authority to stop tha work of God. Porsunitoa him not to dopurt from tho work, Tf ho should give plicu to tho Devil and you, many souls perish in tholr iniquity; but thoir blo jot requires at your hatds." He gays ng What if l were to seo u Papist, an Arian, a Sovininn casting out devilal Itt ditt could not, forbid oven him without conviotiug inyself of Ligotry.” Wesley was thus eatholle and Hberal a hunitrod years ago, and it scons to ino that nothing {s more ticeded ft thago days of deeionston and doubting than tho union of ail devout souls [ns spirit und work, aod a broader toloranee of personal oot ia the thaoretical aud tha speculative. In this way tho practical. work of religian vould go on without interrup- tlon, and with the strencth of a united army, the whut In thevroticnt, und critica}, und spcouli- uve could forimultte fn cack inind; and tho bust thought of each mind could tind free oxpresston without causing coutcntion. You will see, my fricnds, that tho wholo drift and purpose of this discussion is to call atton= tlon to the practical and the important in ro- Hlon, us distinguished from tho speculative or. thouretienl; to call attention to the highway of holiness over which the uticlean shall not pass. ‘Thia way Nee plain bofora tho opon and willin; soul, J¢ 48 not ovorvast by darknoss nor angore: by debate. Hore tho hurt fide purity. Hore the sweot trulta of charity abound, fore tho soul thids rest und poace. And walking In this way wo shill come at lust to Mount Zion, to tha New Jorusnion, tho city that is cternal. O vomol! und walk with mu in this blossed way— tho way our fathers trod, the way hallowed by tho Jifo und death of our Lord, Lut us walk to- gethor through sickness, or sorrow, or loss, on through the vulley and tho ehodow of dontn, and with gongs and everlasting Joy wo shall en- ter tho golden gute, SYMPATITY. SERMON BY POF, SWING, Prof, Swing buying returned from tis summor vacation, the regular services at Central Musto- Hull wero reaumoed yesterday, A largo congra- sation was prosont to grout tho reverend Profus- gor, the entire hall bolny filod except the uppur qullory, A buskat of cholve flowors ocoupled wy tittle stand at the speaker's right, An excel ont musical program was rendered by « newly. organized chair, which wilt horcafter furnieh tha alnginy, conslating of tho following ladies and gontionion: Misa Josste Hardy, Sissy Emma Bae kor, and Moxsra. Edward Doxtor und Jamo GIN, Tho solo, * Angols Ever right and Fair?” was sung In a dotlghtful manner by Miss, fflockle, of Cinolnuatl, . 5 Prof, Swing soomod greatly Invigorated by bis porlod of rest, and was in oxcellunt cona{tion for resuming his pulpit efforts, Ho mule no allusions to ble eummor vagatlon, but aftor the opening devotional postioy of tho servico™ vi tered wt once upon dle.sermon, For we lave not & Hig priest that cannot be touched with a fvollng! of our intirmitios,—Jie- brews, (0. 13, a fe K, In the Greek, of this toxt may be found tio rooty of ono of the greatest wordd of modern thwes—tho torn sympathy, Dau! congratulated bis frionds and pimsclf that they had not a cold and buughty biyh pricet, but one who was able, sumpatheal, to aympathize with their fofirmi- ties, ‘This largo word {a may of twy smaller ones, sun and patios, aud Implica iu those germs 4 vonipanionship of feelings olther of happiness oy Ita opposit.. J bis lot¢or ta the KMumans Paul urged thom to rejotco with those who wore roe jolulng and weep with those who wore ‘wooping. 'Thore must spring up in hearts, assoojated in any: tanner, a teadoney to buve in comuion the tears or tho rejolulngs of uny one of tho group. Fortunate were tho early Christians that In tho® Jong biatory of the priesthood ong hay! at lust como who would siwyys make tholr griofs hid yrioté and tholr huppiiess bis bappinuss, ‘That gaod- Cr ee ee eee ol ut ilo 3] a Uy Mia, rORL thought sod sonsiblltty, waa to become a tora, of tho world. :¢ 5 - Tho quality of the old clvilization may be do- tocted auite cl by the prescuce of ,abuenco " ‘be ij ay rp j 1 ‘arms of Dloaging likothoso ot of this wort, for onch word whieh runs through many Innguages atanda for a certain overs roturning sentiment or pissin, and when wo obsurve that Pinto, and Plutarch, and Cicero tsotl thie word, and whon we ronlember what imdn those threo were, compared with tholr aur Toundings, wo must conclude that We bave Lice foro us a term whose use has marked tho Fi of mankind. Only tho fnest natures of tho cluaaic world posaoasod heartstrings which voull minke any music out of the Idea of shuring the pahrorn human toting not of quelé own bree sid, Mato, and Plutarch, and Cicero wera putog tho widest und gentlest of all who lived {nthe otdon thnes, and to thom came the spittin bonuty of thac tors which was goad ta {rensure up and ombuln the peculiar oxcoltence Of Christ. Ada star shone out in tho sky, hith+ orto dark, and Informed all the journeying wleo ‘mon and all those in the shadows af any valley, that In Bethlohom there was nn tofant In whosa bogont lay n golden age, go this word sympathy has Tue aver humanity hke aglir, Marking out tho crad/a and ehidhood of nobler and diviner times, ‘Those have been tho wise men of all pees who have scon this Hghtin the sky and ave hastened to throw down tholr gifts, belore tho goadacgs tt disclosed. Never was homie offered nt a better shrine, In reliion this emo ton Leonmo 0 gavior—in pollticnl and social ros Intions it ta Locouring welvilization. The High Priost of man mist be ong able to sympathize with buman fnirmitiog and human longiugs and powors, Asi woman of culture clings to her ebttdren the High Priest elings to his race, There can bono perfect aualyais of tha Ine flnunees which tend to make or unmnke a great soul. Seionee muy learn what ageticles must combine to produce wheat or corn or gold or diamonds, but there fs no selence dullento enouzh it its touch to be able to Inform us Just what will make or uimake an Improgslve char nietur: but tho fast stands that a great and Porpetitn] regard for acif hug in tt all tho tere riblentas of « famine ora pitiicss consumption, One Nuable to be touched by nu fouling for tho food or fl of others cannot boa great soul, It he should bo a high priost by birth, or by pur chase, or by violouce be could not bo such in tho ntfeation of his nation, patty 1s the oppodlt of thls selfishness nnd fs the fenat, not tho fain~ fne, of tho soul. IL teacta tpon the possessor like gtvat mountains, or great oceans, or grout music, and makes him who holds tho virtuo tho owner of n portect world all hisown, tt Is not only gued for the people to hive such a high pricat. but {ts oud for tho pricat hitnsolf, bee cutie it ifte hin above the common tribo of Levi and scoures for himan Intinkt worth. Lt ereates him out of what was only before isen- ante dust. No radiant pontin which crosred fortunes went, No gem which twinkling haute fen wenuty'e Onry Not the bright tara whieh night's blue areb adorn, Nor rlalny sit that qltda the vernal morn Shino with such lustre na tho tene that flows Down virture’s manly cheek for vthor's woes. In that imperfect survoy which only ean 09 -mMade In moral things whoso two toring, * St “pathen! appear in ult the power of Industrious aud wonderful crewtors. Under tholr bands olvilizution changes ita custome, its laws, S13 ‘Wages, Its laborers, Its rellalon, its government, It fo umuaztny what hordness seltishness works and what happiness synipathy cnn sit down and doviso. Opeu uny prize of receut history and ono of the frst of tho phonomona that will ate tract your attention, if you be a moraltst, fs tant of tndividuat pain oF sorrow becomlug it general pain’ or unhappiness. In tho tart century tho :[rish Parliament, coinpased of subi” Protestants, passed, inws for the regulation oft Htoutay Catholics. It was dcurced that.a Cathollo should not vote, shold not be. a tnwyer, should not be a phy alefit, should not be a sboriff, shout! not be a gumekecper, ito: Irishman must not keep i horay that wad.worth more than $25; If ho kap- poned to bave one worth $50 or more ho was compotle: to dull it for $25 to the Iirat Protestant who should olfer'that sum. Thoso ary specl- mens of laws gumorous cnough to inake a lary Jaw-book, and: specimens. thoxe of the rocks which holped isink the onco noble and happy Irleh character, What nrose npitist these wrongs was this sentiment “or siinlinr pain” whieh began to show its beauty when tho oll Jangunges wera made tind which composed the rev dindem of Jesus Christ. It’ made tho olo- quence of Willian Pitt when he spoke against tho Irish wrong it creatot tho co orqucnce und patriotiam of O'Convell, and has all through this nineteenth century been active tn ite varied forin of intercession. Sine tho hinjority of this audience has boon Uviug tu thie workt oud crillug it beautiful, thore have beon women, motuors, and wirhs working in Boglish coat mines woerd thoy could not stand croct; working whero thoy would have to fnll down for n moment's rest; workiny ns aulmals; theso women drew voaletrucks by mens of a chain fustoned to n belt rudely buckled nraitnd tholr unked walsts; working on hands aud knees; working sixteen pours a ay, and dolng this down In tha cteranl nizht while Victoria was up above thom tn the bright sun- shine recelving England's niiebty vrewn, (01 nes of history by M. EB, Kolly,) "But this * tugion or pain’ was spreading, and now forty youra hive puséed shige sume noble Lords and Eurls felt tho pressure upon thelr own hunrts of those chains which women und ylris had sunk beneath for so long nw period. Now Jaws sprang into boing to ombody tho now love, and soon to tvamnu dr gil was permitted to work In tho mines of conlor ore in tho United Kingdom, : ‘Thoro isn aystem of medicine which 1s biised pou the ugsuiuption that tho medielue which would cause vertaln symptoms ina well person: will tirrest those symptoms in ono who té il), Originatiog whon Latin wos the lauguusre of tho Kuropean universities, this theary boyan to any: Stiilla slmilibus curantur, and simile sliallis wurat; non contrariium, With Just how imuch truth this medical practice repeats tu us this Lutiv no clergyman can know, for the world of thought bus become so lirge that only braggarta can pecianal to huye wolyhud ull ite questions In a fale balynees but in the spiritual world this doctrine of “like cures Ike" seams tndeod to pervade svcloty: whon all mon cut Teel an ine dividual wrong thoy attempt at once ita cure, Paln cures palo, happlucss causes happiness. Tho fot of tho sluve began to be the xriot of the nnn not aslive und quickly tho slave wis yet frou, When the bondage of anothor wns tho boud- ayo of self then tho Cinunolpation acts bovame cusy, Symopntby ly thusa lw of levolamony souls mueb Ike tho iaw of lovolin wator, Tho noblest alt inourn with thogo who mourn, aud rujolee with those who rojuloc. Harburism 18 i coutlle tion of society where one wilt laugh while his very brother weops; civilization ty that condl- Mion of suvloty whieb ninkes the ono Prosident deeling uy public pleasure white another Presl- dent ia hoverlay Docens te and death. A pub: No speukor thinks tio ourth a dofective pleco of work, not the product of xront soodnoss, be- enuse disense {4 contagious, Foudy ‘to puss frown tho one to tho many; but while he speaks the wortd owes much to ita Gondor oF Joy and sur. foriny. Thu froo man teola the lot of tha sluvo and hotps seeks universal Uberty; the rich atatesinen of England caught the misery of the tolls women In the mtnes and henceforth never rested until they hud plucol upon the statute books sonic new laws full of mersy, It su wondere ful provision iu the constitution of snin that hia cmlamity fs taken up aud inade the calunity of the rave, Soon all the high pricats f1 atl the forms of thought ure touched with A feeling of the surrounding Intirmities. and before tho courts of carth and benven thoy pour out their Intercodiny prayers. ‘Tho ura pro nohta of the church comes from the eum patos of man, ‘This Bymmputhy. from bolng the soul of civiliza- tion 10 A lurye sense, passed into the sutdivi- sions of lifoand reappears everywhero as an dinpulse of ge Itiaan olement In patern love, ‘Thy hulplosnesa; tho tgnorance, the sin- plicity of Infancy und elidhoud touch the older junrt and deepen its love. Age is drawn by this snseyunt attraction down to tha level of tho erndla, and frum pity tothe Httlo onw submits tonow liwe, 1 now languaue, and to countloss indignities, Nothing hue injured more devply some of the: older forms of religion than their want of tenderness towurds the fn fonts and little children. Some theologlca have taught that infunta wero fit sub- dects of divine wrath, and mnny denowmi- uations bave fot that ft was poriious to have a ehtld dic wnbuptized—denaminations that had not yet Ieusuredtho dopth of tho thougbt that the human race has a God who must eurpaas all mortals tu’ the power to suffer walang with all Uttlo onob» Thoir pain would be that of thelr Croator—that strange contiglon would destroy tho paradige of a juatGod. If ngilah stutes- inen could pity women who tollod: in the mines, God van woop tor clldren. What has vompolicd the modern mind to tn- quiroin what gonso Gud was present in tho uyonta of the Old ‘Tustament ie tho fnot thot Aittle children wore then yathored up not iu f Christ, but in arma nite von- ‘of pitiless passion, to be borne perhaps to the flaincs which consumod the adult traneyresaor, Whon Achua stole cortain garments andy wodxe of = gold,, Joshua sent messengers, and thoy ran unto tho offouder’a tont and tound the garments and the wedge of gold, “ Aud Joshua and nil Jeract with him took Acbon the son of Zerub, aud the ailver, and the gurment, and tho wedge of fol, and hig sons and duughters, and all thu be had, and thoy brought thein into tho valloy of Actor, And Jouhua sald, why baat thou troubled us? ‘Tho Lord aball trouble thea thigday, And all Isriol stonad them with stonca, and burned thom with ‘iro after thoy hid stoned thom with stones." The modern Chriatian, schvoled in the feellog that bo bay not a bien pricetwho cannot bo touched, wonderd snow to- day what part tho livlug Jehovah took in storm of rocks and miving fra which destroyed tha Innocont sone and daughters of Achan tho son of Zorah? The quostion is new and grave, and somo now newer muat bo wrought out for tho world’s futuro use. \ Wahithor jn those days fe uot this sympathy Hastoning? it le not to be lawless. It is tho ‘discoverer, and borald, aud ouuielat, Intouat in- epiration of tho right. A fellow fccling with sinuers is tho attribute of africad, for, ait orim- inuls barm manktnd, to acuuita’ criminal ja to hato humanity at largo, Love canuot pity a criminul, aud aluy sogloty, Sympathy is a swoot musio of equity, of the tender rights of all, and thoreforo it turns away from tho wasualn, and holds the wounded sufferer for long weeks 1u ita aring, Jt 6 a Blok Faoulty, ft is so fully awake that all night long tt will moasura 9 cruel decd as aJudgosutoy up ovidonce. It thinks ovor tho President's right of Ifvr and right to happiness, aud to the long enjoyment of a bard- enruod fume and success; Jouks upon hls family ond sees their natural rights; it vounta tho org of tho sullerer, and marky his wasted Ody, and quieely, from all cllines which re- fucmeont bas twuched, comes the beautiful language of compassion, "This concord of puin and ploasura ts alded in tho presout by its uow powers of exprevaing it self. ‘Timo and space nro destroyed, anu the ureat happiness, or grout grief of u pluve, or home, orof a singla heart is inatantly secon by the world. The Quceu of England and the Pinperar of Gernany have for wocks past been dn the alok chamber of the American ruler, Tho human henrt baa nt Inst tound a way of neces ——— toall othor henrta. 'Thia cuoness of placo his helped onward the ovencas of tho soul, Tho Dattlo of New Orlonns was fought twolve days Aftor penco hid been mada botween Engtand and tho United States, but peace badeno power ofmutteraneo, and, whilo sho was crossing tho ocean and fnatening from New York to tho M isatanipl dy horseback mosgongere, 2000 niet wore fulling on a field of blood, Buch a wide separation of man from min has onded, AN hinds may Join dn sorrow or gindness, aud this tho beart fcols that grand power of an actual presence, Alded thue by that nearness of olty to city, and tation to nittion, and man to mun, this seas sibility of tho rizhts uf others yoos into all our theotavies and phillosophics to Mind harmonies. Tho Christinn Church, which sot out from tho high pricat of this sum pathos, was iteclf iittle touched with o fecling for human tnfirinitics, and must bo sald to havo followed a londor whore character It wha unable to deteut or up- previate. Only a great age—sreat In Mts intel- lectual powor—cnn compreheud such A porsote age as Jens Christ, The Church has dmyged onward tt fooblo: strength, complaining, ail Quurrollng, and flahting as it'crapt along, vbiolly heenuse Itknew nothing of thit wide form of triondship which makus many opinions as ono and many thinkers of dliferent thoughts tu bo agonemmind. Althougit this generation Is pe- culierly dlaturbed by new sclontilic debates, ius hy nsevere rationalism. yot ovor all its diveran thoologics there is passing this divine alr ot syipnthy, It la tha frat ago that had felt this pathos of life, and bas darod innkg, ts deolnra- Uon of universal pity and fove. Sho {ittle school of thoral philosophers whiuh incots in Concord cavh year 1s ouly a Jeat from a Inrge forest. A Quaker, who sit there recently tna peace ns Sweet Na that upon the fneo of nb Em orsot or n Harris, wrote back that the village [t+ self seemed free from worktly, strife, and acemed a spot where could be fouad ublding ponco on carth and Hott will to men. 5 ‘Yho Cathodral of Cantorbury atanida for nn old Churehism which onco ruled with au iron hand, The non-conformiat must hive felts Ubi pass over bis heart when dn past times bo looked towards ita walls, dark with thy gloom of 00 yenrs, and felt how misorable he was deamod by those who proncbo its Gospol and chanted {te psaling. For his soul thoru was no hope in its thootusry, and for his body thero could be 10 Rrave 10 the cathoural yrounde. Ho and his ehildren must te buried In less boly dust. Jut aftor porhups 80) yonrs of such © cold and golllsh régine thors hie appeared in the cathodral the trunsiigured One who can bo touched with a feullne of our infirmities and whispers words which tho Archbishap re- Pents nll over those onco oxchisive grounds, Archbishop Cumpbell, Ina recent address to bis eleray. sald; “May Tnot say to thi recut body of religious nonconformisty In this country that we look contitently to them, to thelr yood tuith and good principle and kindly Christian feeling, oO. . » show that over tho grave at least they desire that tho controversies which kcop 18 astindor should bo huglod, and thut in the eround where wo fay our dead in tho sure hopo of a resurrection vothing should be beurd but words of peaceful hope and comfort whieh ap Provo themsolyes to Him who is tho Jicsutrev- enand the Lite.” In the sons address tho Archbishop of Canterbury inakes bla chair of offices, nehalr almost tt throne, pay thankful tribute to Wesley nnd Whittield for service duno to a spiritual Christian, relliion—words those which tell us low full of Christ's spirit has be~ come thut establishment which gave ua Dr. Ar nold and Duin Stanley. ‘This sympathy of nen while Iving I¢ made powerlil by tho camming pain and sorrow of death. ‘That will be common to alt. And as tho burialepluces under tho shadows of etthodrala waked up that strain of oluquence just quoted, so does the vomimon fate uf mun—tho grave— «fect all persons before thoy caine to {ts brink: and makes thom tha more willimr to find tha Aarinonics rather than the discords of thought aud voller. ‘Tho futling lent and the quiet yraves yard thus appear and join with all tho polities, and thoologies, and rettnements, und ¢baritten to declare to us tho grestioss of [lim who eine tute the world to be touched by all the (uterests ofinaniind, Sects muy differ ‘as to some part of the offiee of Christ, but all Christians, without Rsluglo oxcoption, tnust sco that the Lord Ilyad and died to cnuse wavo of sympathy to roll over tha world ond be the dally sunlight of tho mind wud soul. “It was one of His Inbors to be the priestof a wido and doop coutpassion, Undor such an iitea the manners of soulety wore to be yroatly softoned. Lt way tolnvada tho Stato and mike kinder laws; it was to bovome the basis of rofinvinent; it wa to bind parent to chiki, husband to wife, rich to poor, the poworftl to the wenk, tho well add appy citizen to his wounded chlottuiny it was to modify ovory celflous crecd that dad bean formulated tn oruol tines; it was to soften tho colors of oternity, and muke hotl loss rovenges ful and Heaven wore ensy of nccoss to tho peni+ tontinl gout, Itwas thon to turn prophet and predict « brotherboud beyond tho yrave, whore ina higher sonse nil hourta shallbo one. Ureut waa the wisdoin of Jesns—ile know all those moral [awa which tlt tho snges hud somughts great wna [Tis power, for the yen oboved Hlins Rrent waa Hie fortitude, great Mle virtue; but 10 us tnortals how blessed Ia the thougnt thit dle was not n high privat who could not be touched by uur infirmitios, MISCLLLANKOUS, MACON COUNTY BABIATH-SCHOOL ASSOCIA~ TON, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Decaruit, Uh, Sept. 4—J. It. Gavia was ro- elected Provident of the Macoti Cuuuty Sabbath- BSchoul Assuvlation, whuse annual convention adJourncd yesterday. Tho Rov. Mr. Roynolds, tho Rev. Mr. Bankacn, tho Rov, Mr. Sargent. tho Rov. Mr. Gooda, Jo I. Gavin, D. K, Wilson, 5. M. Lutz, Milton Clirk, 8. Overinier, and J. I. Pickrell, were lected delegates to the Stato Sunday-School Convention, and eleven delegates wero eleuted to attend the district convantion, i: a A MIXED CASE, Patrick Daly, Constable, 8, M. Lewis, bis fne- totim, aud Mra, Harriot B. Faulkacr are to up- peur today before Justico Walsh upon a chara of robbery preferred by Doug Yong and his wife, Chineso artists. Tho complainants, it 13 sald, wore brought to thla country by Mra. Faulkner, and wore undor contract to work as artista for her. Thoy quatrreled, und whon tho Chinese quit work dire. Faulkner revonged her- acif by aweurlng out some sort of un nttachinent or Warrant, upon which the Constable wont to Tong's house and solzod his vluthing, palit brushes, aud 9 $10 gold-plece. * drs. Faulkner did not make a very wood fuipression on the police. When Oficors Houder sud Bilx- Sette went to her house on Ryergreen nvonue Friday atternoon for tho purpose of arresting ber upon s warrant, they did not tlod her at home. Sho drove up witha horse and buggy while the ofiicers were on the preinies but un> der no pretense would permit them to came near her to serve the warrant. ‘They finally pro- cured another horse and bugey and started aftur hor. ‘Tho chnso lasted for soveral hours in and about Union Park, and when the bogey used by eer broke ‘down the West Luke strect patrol-wayon was valled out to continue the pursuit, Mrs. Mautkuer tially cxcaped by secroting horsvit in thonboue of w fortnne-tuller whom she patronizos near the cornor of Foster aud Harrison streats, Eriday aftornaon tho of- ficera succeeded Jn finding ber nt home, and served tho warrant upon bor, Khe resisted fur rioualy, and by tho tine she reached the station Baul mearcely, @ wot piece of clothing on her nok. — RIVER PIRATES, Henry Heonoy, James O'ourke, and James Dohauon, aged respeotively 15,13, and 10 yours, aro locked up at the Armory charged with ire cony. Tho details of cho affair show the boys to be desporate and daring little rasculs. At about dark last night thoy divested thomsclves of thoir clothing under tho Hurrigon street bridge und swam from that point to the throe-magted aohooner Rt. O, Brittain, of Whitehall, lying to the middle of tho river, and clawbored up to the deck of the craft. Obsorving Wat the Cuptain, Hd. Hoogo, was at guppers wad ne ono in slight, the boys picked up somo Overconts Iyipg upon jumper) Daok into the water and awa ashore with their plunder. Thoy were ob- served on tholr way back tu the duck, and the spootucie bol Bo unusual sutlciont curloglty ‘was aroused to load to thelr immediate arrest, —————— MONUMENTAL. Jobn it. Volk, designer and manufaottror of fine granite ond marble monumonts, tabicts, stutuary, curling, otc,,In soloated stook. Oilioe oornor Dearborn and Randolph strects, a No health with fnnetive liver and urinary or- gaus without Hop Bitters. ———————— ‘ Warocommend Eldredzasowing-mach ines, DEATHS, HEV ES—On tho, Sd tat. at 0:10 p. n, Of brain: fever, Slee Lauiua {toayas, 2 yours Bmuutl and i days, oldest doughtve of Willi and Louise Heuves, Aladison-et, comer of FitUotn, ‘own uf icuro. gape eta iain ber hateg orate fioms. tansslany, -ALEAY p, nh, to Soront Peldnds of to satlly are roquostod w attend. u MUORK—Supt, 4, We Moora, ugod 63 yours, Funeral frum’ his ‘tate reatdance, #1 Bostor-ay., ‘TTuonday wt Lo'einok, tu Uraceluud Cemetary, briundl Of the fatally invited, "MILLIt—At tho Tosldenoo of bis ton, B&D Vernon= ava Haturday, Supt: Charios U, Billors god 72 yoare ry i “Vaneral sorvices Monday at Zo'clock, Wurlal pri- VEa-Cartilo und Pittsburg (Pa) and Ottawa (IU) pors please copy. ‘ EV. 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