Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 10, 1881, Page 10

1 THE CHICAGO TRIBUN MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1881—TEN PAGLS. RELIGIOUS. Prof. Swing on the More Thought- ful Christianity of To day. The Closing Services at the Pan. Methorlist Conference fu London. No Prospect of a Union—Tho Garfield Services—Resolutions Adopted, PNOK. SWING, A MORE THOUATTTEUL CISTIANITY, Prof. Swing preached yesterday morning at the Central Muste-Hali, taking as his text: When I became n man I put away childish things.—I. Cor, tilt, 1, It fg conecded that nations, and races, and systems of thought follow the type of tho Pbysicn! man, and pass through an infancy and achildhood, Paul compares thoological thought to the human creature, and says that ng ho was once n chikt, and spoke asa child, and thongbt. asachild, but had come to an age which puts away childish things, so his religion is In ita ine fancy and sees through a dim glass, but in some othor work or time {ft will put awny theso cblldish things, and inn fullness of puwver seo truth fuce to face, In our day, removed from tho period of Paul by eighteen conturles, we oan ace t partin! contirmation of tho npostie’s Atatement, As the generations piss Christhinity becomes less childish, more ana nora manly in its doctrines nnd ire. If tha rational nid dcoply thoughtrul quality of the modern solnd [son tho one hand sndueing skepticism or unrest, [tis on tha other sido fitting the churcl for inceting tho new wants of the present and of the future imimedinte and remote, If the Face passes away from an infancy and childhood Christianity must confoss tho same mutitions of nature, and be proud of amnnifest growth, Whon we note and measure tho skepticism which Is how Hourlshing, weare glad to note and mensure A3 compensation the mare thought fuland more practical and valuable quallty of tha talth that exists, Thoro may have been times when the profession and haurty cspousal of religion were moro universal thin thoy now are, but that fact will not prove that those mes of fulth wero better that our period for a pare tial espuusal of a sound and truo religion inns be better for an ago than s unaniinous cy pousal of 9 superstitions creed, “Mobammed- um 1s in dome countrics espoused with perfect unanimity, but that country may be surpassed tn morals and plety by a land where ouly one-third part of the population mas: be the advocates of u religlon, but of & fue better religion, ‘Tho half-bellet of the mincteenth century nay be better, than the umf tulth of the fifteenth, Weare consoled by the admission that If belief Ia not ns universal in our tunes as it wus fn <oine former period ft fs 0 belief of better {dens than the ideas of cartier What Christlunity ning ti tity (thas inude up in qual nth century would perhiips hav unnnimousdy to burn a wht ora Will not attend 4 religions meeting with the sume tumultiousness, we at leet have tho sutistaction of knowing that the meeting was cutled for a nabler purpose. History shows us that believing very much bas Been quite us hurmfal ns belteving but ttle. There bas been ns much danger always of an {nteigperance of the imind as or the body, It hus been as easy for talth to duvetop into Tunaticism as for tho appetite for drinic to nd> ‘vilnee to the Vice of drunkenness. In ignorunt ages tho religious Kentiments found thoir exe cesses Just us tha love of inoney or of fame ls found its lojurious oxtreme. ‘The history of tho chureh ig stained by deeds of blued which sprang outof not tua Httle bellef, but out of toomucn, Everything told the multitude by men in power way quickly mbsorbed by the srowd, nnd stitch was too credulity of tue pop- ‘lace that it could not thi atorles aud legen uh to gatlsfy its entyings forthe amazi erkture Beene nothing but the llves of cel tain saints, and each) biographer seenss to bay uttempicd to muke the sitbject of hls Meinult surpass ont the saints In the former calendar, and when Hteratiro and Jearning began to unvimnee a little away from tho imiractes and expivits of holy: inet and woucn, it was stilt so imbued by a vligibus sentinient that itdenitonly In tense questions of theology, It ln such entire community attended chureh wo must remember it was u pe church they ate tended, and that all tho viecs known to mon Hourisbed fuside tho sunctua Its posaiblo ‘that in our more thought(ul age there ty more Hety otrtside of tho Church thin thore once was tiside oF it. Itik possible that a modern villawe whore uno-bulf tho population f4 skeptfeal nay possess more true Christlanity than existed 1 past fears in sume village In which askeptic would have been a dreudfut curiosity. We mist Mcnsure religion not by tld quintity or univer auity, but by Ita truthfulness und wdaptation to tho Wants of society, and when one-third pare of neity orn Stute espouse 0 simple, and tric, and proctlent form of docteine tt better than though tho population, with not a single souk ainitied, went to un altar which taught alow view of God and man. If the modern Church may bo sulfering a numerical decline it seems probable that this form of loss Ands more thun A compensation in the modern form of Christian doctrine und charactor, Tho incdleval or more recent Chureb was more pow= erful in its bellof than in its wisdom or charity, and could arrajun und burn aberetle much more euslly thun ft vould edueate children or freo Blaves, und could pulnt to mere words over the ‘Lrtulty, and baptisin, and the ruments thin ft could polat to deeds bused upon the Sermon on the Mount. The desirable thing is nota uni- verant profedsion of religion, but the tniveraal Profession of w good religion, — While itis tu be Tegrottad that the Christinn host of today is stoi! compared with tho entire mlilfons tat tf our lund, yet It is ovidgat that out of tho tiudern chorches thore bas yond forth a linge ainount of Virtus, and truth, and charity, It ie buen the yaluabfe telend of polities, and ediueation. and benevolence, and ull the tora of human’ wel fare. Gold Is not oy abundant as dust and ashes, but (¢is more valuable, Out of the sanctuary of today what docs come forth ta of unustiil Mebuess. Toat the existing type of Christianity fs more tbougbttul and more truthful may be learned by ‘arkiog how yevorally the old noisy aud atinost puganish excitements huve dixappedred frome tho Fevivil seasons oF the more demonstrative Kects, ‘This annum tuinult died away from tne Presby- Terians more than n half-century age, and for tweisty-ttve youre thls kind of uprate bas been dying away tho Muptist and Methodist de- notalvations, The comremitions Incredse tit sz0 constuntly, thousands are received each year into these muny folds, but thoy are reoelved in tore of that sttnpticity and gitcnce whites botang to Ue temploof God. The tumultuous revival never wis 4 necesalty, not even i barbarous tiny demands the shoutlig aad dante and “falling” of the old amidwinter meetings, for a Mishap Whipple cia by the slinple und quiet methud of the Episcopal Cuurct minke the fudians of tho Nortiwest rally under the naurg of desits Citint, And Christ Hhuself, Ina seml-barbaruns: wus the vers Prince of Peave, No more quiet and thouguttul tencher ever dived and na ane ever burl a grander following, ‘hore was no dee ingod for the ol inethods ob the avewad rev Vullats; but, On the oppisit, thesy methodt werd a part of the nilatikes whieh have attended all tho Lavors of man ia any departinent ot ata grent Afe. (Those errors whitch tava attended anit 108 wlawmeker, manasa duller ou wk an ine veutor, int ag a sclontiat, Win ad ib suarigee bave been nen bln as an evanweliat tnd teat sian, und they must die, not ad faded: flowers that once had beauty, but is exposed follies. IE any at us bave aver Justitied suct poriods of frenzy, it oust to bu the plousure and privilege ot our older yours to recall such Indarsement and ta cotifess that we werd lnetuded fa, (he dlunider of tho older thine, It is one of tho Dicasings uf titer Ife that it can recutl the opine Jona of youth, Even If the aecessions ta the churolt calls wero Jess In these quiet at thin they wore when the toud, physical convulsion und conversions were popular, would reaaia i consoling thougit that tho. spread uf the Gospel cannot be read Lt nutnbers so much as In the Sjuaty: and pernite Beney af the new lite, A religion quickly quote ten lg moat eadily low, Ay a auddun fortune Bencrally Nads ite owner wuiltted to tise money wlaoly aiid disappears rapldly as it amy, 80 relfgiou which comes without any study and any morula of carly yours, comes (nw might with {oud Lymn and u shout, makes u shore stay, for 4a the abxenes of teaching and retiection tho spiritual buuse that rises by mule ts founded upon wind. ‘Thinking on these thluga one cane nat but cangratclite those denuminttions Which oneo trusted so much Lo temporary ex. citement that they are transforming tholr old Gop enivelings (nid KuMner-schools of mtuyled religion, und eefonee, and pnilusophy. ‘There was mnuch that wos good and hupreealve ty that eauip-miceting which id now almost a thing of the pust. Comlug in widsiamer, when the ox fernal world hud bovome porteet in ite moralng aud evening foveliness, when the unser bands: had urged forward wl the eketebes of epring into the Mitshad pleiures of July or Auuusit, when the wind wasn zeplyr on the eneek und each breath a yartutn i the moriulig sone Ht uontnbercd birds Jialngle woll with the pyiins of warshiplag mun, these meetings hh He forest scemncd to juvity us to veenes greater than the Louvre: or streets of pataves, seamed tu favite us to pass quia days in tho art-gallery: of Ged. GO whit fretwork of leaves und vinest What whispers and what silenca: Whut effects of the blue atinosphere aud what alatunces 60 fuilafreposc! Yea ull this i4 of buppy mem ory, but when onw fecally the funaticigin of the bourt, the perversions of prayer, and of wong, wad Of Scelpture und serition, whateh often Wurked thos: adgsemblizes th tha wavdy oue dnust almost Magne the sulemin beauty at to forest to eater ite protest against tho dls cords of the Coristha, "Thos discards scum to couse in thut new dispensation whleb trastoras the old camp-mcotug lite a stoner schoul Baty Ged te ail tvaruiog aod puilyniurovy and ree ye lost tu Tho ff. assembled or a heretic. If tT | ligion. ‘There may bo abfections to aiich nuom- olles as those great outdoor Institutes whiten as- seinble by that lake in New York, or by tho Mi- aint in Ohto, or by our own inke, but we many pat tha down 3 a faet: that every human tat tite ts oblectionnble, ba it a college, of n Stat ora voluing of fava, or a denomination fre Mgion, ora practice in medicine. Thoro is only one good and that Is God. Tie their defovts any or few, tha auimmer encatipments of jearning aud religion ure patton elge thin the ofl camp: moetluyg transformed by the enim and deeper thought of a wise age. “They retuin the inapiras ton of natural seonory and make it combine in nuiny ways with the written inspiration of God. What ineetings of tha old type ire to be found hy stroam or re hot places where a oot Ls coming to aa but places where in error ts. talcinyge t9 flight. ‘The child ts rapidly makin room for tho mun, and fs putting away ohildist things [fn anticipation of the event. Th tho ehitdteh days of our country the Moth- odtst clergy, and ni4o clergymen of some other denominal did not perceive any vatuable rehitions between letrning and Chriatlanity, bat rather thoy inclined to tho belief that worldly learnizue waa only a form of vanity and favle to ruin the soul that touched it. Many cleruvinen were thorefore guiltless of nnye contact with Ine Torinanon. Tho oldest af you remember bow the preachers salected a text by divine direction, and thon spoke by means of tho Spowor,” What welildish battle was all that against the world's Mghtl etwas noe th He oF Knowles” thine wna deniod ma tn bai it tho treo Of knowl erie of ov il. God gid tot wish mtn ever to know that there was a thing as vieo and erie. Wott that atte rus ad never Krows chae atic Pk murder was poslblol But of the tree of Knowledge man contd ent. and from that frult have come elyiiization. and piety. and hapyl- ness. = Some oof the middie centurl of ‘ebttrch power possed— deeroes fu Dedlng the clercy af all weades front studying the Greek and Roman classics; und, as thore: wits 10 othof forin of human thought and lourn- {ng and stlin ruta kau pantry those deerees wont have burled society Inte a hopeless alent bad 1t not been for tho fet that Ute mind cannot obey such mandates of carta, in seeret the heart pored over all that was wie in elasate philos> ophy and all that was beauthitl to its poatry's and out of this secret runaliy to tho trea of knowledge eaine at last the reliant of Euther, tho philosophy of Bacon, and the aclences of Newton, dnd Paracelsus, and Priestly, Equally vain was {tf our epoch for tho clergy of any flenomination to attempt tho exclusion of light. ‘Toward this boum the soul struygies ay the age Jnvors In tho aarK to see xome path or sume ob- deet thut nay keep up its relations to the world, Milton bewniled the Joss of his physical sient bn lines of great tenderness: "thine, with the year, hut not to ing revirns Wot sveor morn, Keonsons retur _ Dag, or thy aw Or slat of vern Witt had alt Myst inind na poetry eval! Rave enuveyed any Kea cf his wretenedness, Goi fs dedned n¢ being Light, and thorefore it bas always heen trne that all exclusion of truth has ty tho separation of ue Trot bls Mitker, and all the advagees ade: by bninan fearing have been an advance in quality of the worslip of Him who it Light. ‘This [8 coneeded, and tho put poner ba Of any branch “of tznorance, but strayel beat itean with the miny problens of te ure. When geology enime with tte new propositions regardlng the age of the earth the. pul ready to hear and reason and accept or ¢ and whon the theory of evolution followed onee more (ig tetehers of the Guspel were ready 10 Point out tho weak plices in the new hypothesis, and renily te rdilt what Bt seemed ta possess of tho trie. He the new voice delstle, or nes datle, or neutral, the volee of Christians, ity hs Jolued to the revuinent not with the as. perity ob modern Umer, but with the spirit of true learsing and brotherly fore. ‘The enemles of revealed relizion cannot deny that they fave been met in tho present not by an intolerant, fanuticiam but by on intellectual religion es full of kindness ns of Inqatry, Asn result of tho new mental quality of the prevalent worship lt has cuthere) nun itsell now friends, and stands ne toner ulone, sitlten: and silunt, but stands aid a yronp quitaliitine ib cousniniona. Kolbe noltes those whoa mere passion divides. Childs Oren quarrel, bat oldie makes nothing bor Telondss so the eblldish days of religion agound fa bickering’, but when its mankeo! and riper Uimes appear It begins 19 study eoneiiadon, 1nd to change enciwies intondmircrs, Ht hns thuscome to pass Unnt the theulogy of taday his become Lie terwoven with the politicsnnd reforms, and char- Itlesvand the seloners, and arts and Hteratare of the period, entungted with all tho forms of truth, not in asducmtions which injure tho diving falwh. but with a serch whieh adds beauty to that central gem—tho phhosophy of God, “There are wt naeraw phases of Chivige tunity predeled byt who still punk sctence with athoisins but the Christiinity woleh ropres sents Englund, aad Amerie, sid Cernany—the threo leaders In earthly oxcellence--new renches out Its arma and erabri Hlunees, and phils. piles, and Literature that would have frightened lo denth a Pope uc Wann of the Davis Ages, ‘Tho theologienl detinition sure berommy so few and 60 brow! that minds ottee hostite moet in diese idens.ag friends, AW trua tearing und trig. Erentnoss is generous, and thereforo tho greater fenrnloy and mental power of today ts more: manly than when any of the old ereeds were fashioned ont of tho word, ‘The mantlness of tho current theology Is host B00n jn the fet that It seeks seh wre ons ng righteousness and real happiness. Old thootogy Fought merely answers ta inquiries, regardless of the villue of the Inqitiry ar answer, ‘Tho ape Pieution of on doctrine to thy welfare of many was (hu bast thimgto he considered, ‘this was Nota strange facet, for what polities there waa always overlouke we peuple, Inthe glory ot tho old systems, trom Plate to Calvin” and Hobbes, Ib was most certain that the people wold go hungry anid barefoot, and enone and onslaved, Amid such forms ot dutellectial work thoglogy pertoriied its task, aud did vot often trowbles itself abot man ou this side of tho grave. A grent chine tits come, nud that common peaple whieh once stoud Mi tags, and \ Jrnoraneo Waluing tor death to usher thom late tureterpal state ling geadunily cllinbed upward + until their elegant homes Ht the: nities, te VAs dures, and the Helis; thelr children Hb tbo earned professions, and french minhood to. be fy awinikers, Provdonts. Whit ua the cone Mon peaple meet with siten a transformaon wits philosophy whieh gy Dy tantyht the kroatness Of this life, the seventies OC 1H pute sults RAM happiness, und thus the greatness of the posible career of every inan and woman and Httle child, Btoralty did aot fade but garth became the missive vescoule of the thal tem Dio. Jn the ob) phijosephy “Heaven wag te be uppronched through borilaye aud rags. Man was to die 13 a works that be mighr wate ny an angels but the new thought made this world tha sweet eprinutine of the amazing eumimer by- youd, ait under this new teaching soelety bes ain to ip asyay dts rarks of deyradation and onbite the wrandedr of eturalty: with the grandeur of earth, ‘Theology wax compelled to Jeis8 Sho extonded seoptrs of tho how truth und to exit, the doctrines whieh shoul lead tha mirltitude toward tro inest of Hight and. of sirtne, In the prosevution of thls new 83 pathy for tho people it his been joavetully to widen ita detionions and any nny denies, tho Wonement will Go cit shall mieke the be: feel that i base powerlud friend sble nud - any to lead iL to Gedy nny detinition of lnspiras fron WHE noswee taat Wil lel ina to say of the Bille, ‘This ty the hollest of all volume i” definition of desus will answer tht shall cass the mullite to love Tins more than the grevt ones of curthy wid to file gragtude and tove wt His fects and any conception af: Ute eternal world wil be adeguite Out stall leuve netlve the judament-bar of a God wou hates sin and loved righteousness. As in tho higher polities of today ath men ace drava nearer by a study of tho welfare of atl, froin Ute bicuust ta tho Lows ext, und Ont of this com interest evolved prinelpl of aut of the conan wants Of Ku thonght are pressed nearer toguthor, aud there arise Christion doctrines as gr noutor the world, And if fog Hols poastite Uiat tha ehtven is laying tho dep foumlations of a Zl to cone, upon whieh: shoumtate will by deon ns never before in guclt bounty a trinallzared Carlet, ‘Tho greater thoughtfulness of tho modern Chriathinity da not chilling ite heart. ‘The death Of funatlelsin does nat regalye worship dato tee, Punnticlday 130 talsy emotion, a diseaeo, and notit nord aedon ef the heart, Wher sien a mani dius true emotion spritigs into tte, and theres fore tn this wee of most: theaghtrul ith we Keo that religion bus become more thin ever associated with the: richest sHutlinents, The wl- tors ure bedeekod with lowers, the ost inyiress> Ivo moale is sought, the pulpit: has asked titer: ture and povtry to help it away from the dry arguinontition of yusterday, Ue tard of chore ity and fricndstip, and of pe she diving and Womory oF the deud, fall fn tho sautuacyy and could Hat mntehless une catiod Corlat Hye an ate te thls ert. not na few, buctllions, woul woop around Hie eross; not one enly would coma with spices toe Tis embatmiment. but a loving eburch of mins dimes and foraing a great multitude would come to His burl wha tho grandor uitcringa of gratitude und love and 0 ife-long tinitatfon. PAN-METHUODISM, TIS RUS 1. CONPEE UN 10: ‘dpectnl Corresponttence af ‘The Chleaga Tritien Lospos, Sept, 2l—Ae the eumenical Cons ferenee neared Ita oluse tha stadaw af a dauble sorrow fell upon ft, One of its own members, 4 Olugato from tho New Connection Couroh of Groat Britaln, was anuouneed dead, and, what ‘wus still worxe, tho Inst morning, tho ever ments 4 onible 20¢h, brought to the Old World the sad fie telitgunes of tha. death the night before of Vresident Garo, These tro events, the latter hare capealully, xive to tho opentug exercises of Monday's aexston the eburucter of 9 funeral service, Earnest prayer was olfered for the Cully of the dead Preslugnt, aad for our be reaved and stricken Nation. President Arthur was also remembered in prayer, and when ree inurks wero inorder, vendlug ihe pudauxe of 2 resolution of coudalence to Mrs, Garfield, Dr, John 2. Newnnn roterred to Mr. Arthur ua bls personal friend, and ay one eminently qualified ‘both by stutcamansdiy wud personal character for the bigh allice to which the Constitudes now cated dln, ‘Tho resulutions of wyrapathy was moved by the Rey. BE. E. dentine, of ibe Aritivs Wesleyan Church, wao remladed tho delegates: that whereas, on the opening day toy bud been, called to express formally toeir eyinpathy. to Gen, Gurtield, coupled with hopes uf bis) fuat recovery, thoy Were aul, alus, ut their clustuz aro su aesston, suinmoned to the aad duty of taking ae- tlon in regard to hia death, Tho resolution was apoken to by Dra, Titany, Newman, Douglas (Canada), and MePerrin of Nashville, Tenn, and was adopted with much feeling by a orising vote, Later in tho day tho flev. William Arthur referred to Prestdont Garileld, omphasizing particutarly tho deep tntercat taken lathe diatinnished anterer hy the peopto of England, and the deop and an versal sorrow tia death would uccasion ft that country. Stl later, Mishop Shnpson pakl a tribute to the dead dent, and when, tiene tng to tha Heltish atte of tne house, the tishop tonehingly observed that ho and his pretueen were going back to the United States to tell their rowing countrymen Une the heart af the geont Knalleh tation thrabbed tn avmuathy wit thom tithie dark hour, the loudest appli broke ont that bad been clelted-at any ime sinee the conference began, Kora few diss tollowing that on which the couforenes apoued, thore was a pereoptible fale dng-ort in the Interest taken In the proceedings. iny of tha deletes were absent tor long ine tervals and the zalicries were less erowided with spectators, As the ond approached, however, interest graduaily revived. anal, on Chis clostig day, every part of the nudienes room of City ond Chapel was packed to replation with A gone vregation which, i numbers ta cultire., and int the vathrshasm it deplayed, could scarcely tava heat eurpasged, Ong reason for tho {nereas my Interost felt in tho discussions of tho leat few days was that the thomes set tor condideration on those days were mostly of a pravtical nature. On ‘Thursday tho yeneral theme was "The Use of the Dress for) the Advances ment of Cnelstianity. In the dehute on this subjevt the persiytla is Jasued by tho egof tha Coureh come tinder hotice, and wery treated to miny compliments, with orensfonal affuaions, too, by way or variety. that smicked of a spelt of complaint, t ecemmed to be the goneral sense of tho confers pver, that more money should Ys securing the best talent for’ (hase Journnla, mid that those having the papers th eharge should by equntly as earefad porto make thon “rightems) overmn 3 ity guarding then wintingt becoiye “avermuch wicked” In othor words, these papers, Ht wits thotght, sh fe made ively and reudable, ns well as sotht aad orthodos, due reward being shown by thelr edit- ors to the trite axiom that AA little nonsense now and then is retishud by tho bust atauen, Tho secular press was algo iiseusted at this seston and reeulved, of course, with tho des Hontitntioral pross, its dite proportion of praise and blaine, Suine teamed to ook upon the edl- torhal ainetiins of the wreat ives uy tho worl shops ot hia Satanty imjesty, whence only pros ceadeth evil, and that) continually, Others suman, Who had frequently erossed tho tireshs oils of these inysterious plices, came forwaril Mantully to “refute Wis supurstitions y+ don, und some even went) so fate ns ta give thotr favorit Journal a eertiticate.or yoo s tng, Hot only a4 to res speetablity, bul for ye doxy us well, Mighty mote Hae exanzeilend arty. On seme polnts touching this 4 attules, the sevular press, (he delegates were In perfect und even eRIbUsMtle aurcement, One of Those was tht AC bad reat mower to help or hinder In the work, of sprensding the Gospel: anothor. that dt hard latterly shown u dlyposition to gater more to its rabstous patruns In the publluadon of chitrel ne etas on third. thit no eifort shouted by nived be eneouraeiige eta thie wholesaiig ce: Toviy aud iy seekius to convert sf tlnuly to Chriathioity. a an Jusbanes of the growiyr ro. Natuusuessof tho dally press yratotul allishon wns tide to the fact tnt, mt reat © pense, Pte Tatniesy, bud recently printed the wntire Revised MUS ws Mt Extra to tte reg~ ular editiun, This debate brotzht vat one site xestlon which was rathor starting—vi4: tat the Coristinn Chureh shoubl stelke out boldly ta the direetion of Christhinizing te secular press, by at once buying up the Lonlon Pines nid Now York dferald wud running them on strict religious principtes, ‘This will hardly be dono immediately, bit it it is” ever Undertaken the proprietors Of those papers will have 4 splendid chance te turn nn bouest penny, Tar unless bun putues Mudergees a yee ehange, elmiutaneousty with thy trinsfer of the papers, the demand for sich publleations ns these how are will. stl continue, 60. that Mr, Walter and dimes Gordon Met could: sett out one day aud start (a business the next, with acertalnty of having a full fine of customers, riday beouht the subjuct of home milaaions tothe front, Une oF the speehil themus was, ** Tlow to leach tho Must Degraded Population: ond the essayist ov this theny rather wstunisned the vonferencs by Inideating perplexity ag te where the most degraded people were to bo found, He bad frequently thought, he snl, that the wickedest people were to be met with nong tho well-to-do tu Life, who had the meng with which to pander to their appetites wid Hasslops, thd he sell belleved this, But the progrim-iwakers expected Ulin, he supposed, to. trent of evangellain among tho poor itnd ont. Cast. und, Bet wishing 19 spol) thoir enteulutions, he would de “that. It It may be remurked, was food’ for reticre tion, and anny signifeant fovks. wero exchanged among the deletes, a9 though they Were saying one to nnuthor, * Pits fs 0 now lit, Bi there 14 somethingdn tt that will beur thinks par pon” citer in tha day tho question of “tow to revel the Unvonverted avotions of tho richer classes came np in regular ardor, and porhaps tho best suygestion tt called out was one frou Bishop Sluipaon, who sak that if Methodlsm: were ever to necomplish mien among this lies, she must seek to get thems Interested In larze enterprises Of a benevalent and philunthrap: character, Sho could not proneh to tein, they would not come, except in rave Inatine toner chiirehus: but in this way he belles they could be reached and dnally saved. On tha general and threadbaro question of * low to Feueh te mussey” the ouly thing saint that sounded nt adh new orstringy was the reaurk of adotecatte that ministers, to thor su Among working people, innst show an nective sympathy with those tollers In thole strogyles sochilly and politically, and ¢ latly in she constunt Wartary thoy had to wage against the oppressions of capitilists, ‘This speaker: Would deem to liye tid tn mind the conversion of the preacher of the Gospel into a sort of Charles Headlaueh or Denuls Kearney. bndecd, be Jnstanced Meadiaugh as a wun who, th vhutnplonang the cause af the Inboring classe wid showing at actly empathy with thant, bt secured for himself, be aaid, a gronter jolene with sueh people than was possess tolilter in the bin a bay ant Qitnot by all af thoin pat toxethur. The better Judgment of the eonrer- onee, iL ehowld bu sue nenied Uy aistiaver Ahia view and to bold that the trie goursy for the ainidtry to pursue was to prenel tha Gospel rather “thita detiver deumwogle harangi—to. seul ty wha thosg mildies OF the Unevangelined, as thelr sreat Bayemptar dld, by ofives of mur hy Kind anid by Holling ont to thom tid deren ot Hite, Methods, (fC wast contentod, coukl not thiuliy fail, though they miht put yield finmed ate trust or bontull tinies ag pope ar ag same others. Saturday morning the subjectof forelyn nijs- Blond caTHE HP, continulug before the conier- (ney througa) tho two sessions at Monday, Vecuilar tnterest attached to thts pare of Pho peogran Gwine to tho expeetntion Unit pre- Vinled that at iis points 10 at all, souiething prietiont would be revebed iy thy way ofa alot of fovees. The result: Juatiiivd the abteqpetto for the debate abounded |i vatuable anaes ons, aod, 10 the passage ofa autor ndyisc vesotutions tmiy) be Menomnated, te fn practical txsue, Tho resolutions, which were passed, recommended that where two or more Methadbat boihes ave aperachiy site by alte I the sime fell, wey net in haruiony, Notas rivals, uit Erothren and copurtners, and that where one body oecuples a etd und another contomplates entering iy there be: the trevst. Conference between te Parties Interested. hut euntesy tobe tally puvaved which stalt seen to promisy the bent results, Not to wny One brancl: OF Methodism, but to the general ease. Awonyg the many vatiiitile siyecosttons wiilen thisdebite called out weee two Most exeullunt on tho editor of tho New Yor: Chota fey au De. Buckloy. ‘Tho drat was that those 4p ¥ the Churel to represent the ahoubt try und use the field at Muna tow ttle berter advantage, wend should Ptuse a (ttle more spirit ite there laters, Alawyer, he sud, would never fail to win enie on such evidenes ag these men had at hand, wal hy could uot seo why thors shonld baie fathire on Hale pa to uWake gnllitsinsn wherever thoy apoko and whoruver thoy went. ‘The other suggestion uf the Bovtor was ty favor of using Hen Lismen inere poperaily aa spaakers in the anisslonury dutorest, ‘These vould plead, ha suid, more effectually than either the local pars. tor orn tulastonary aeeretury. live they contd buck thoy words with thelr devs, The Duvtor exphilaod afterwards that ne tid reference only: Se tarich f pet of Mboratl teuenctes, ‘Tha bodt pleader, be suid, wit ben Uborat rich many the dext beat Uberal poor imany the worst and neuNesta Heh. own Who Is stingy, Another suggestion mady M1 this debate wis Lor the starts Neg of ayreat Chrivthin newspaper at Meking, Chan. An reprising, Metbodiat layne with journa tastes, would Hid a, eran oponlug thore, itwas aid, and by rushing la and supplying tho dong felt want would groutly help tha cana of minions, buy ie wuxyestion which mide tho preatest stir, wud whlen scomed to meot the Inoat general favor, was one which had in viow the Christine fantion of Atrics by Atrican miydonurios trots tho United States, Thi, it wos elalined, wis not only feasible, but emmncnly proper, and tho polit wis Well mile tat American negroes Lit wutng ta Afclon Would poseesg ny doubly advan: tige aver whlte missionirice—frst in thelr bo ter feyateat tilaptadon to thu ollmate, and be uaa iy sy tone thoy would Ives present to the nutives of whit Carls. Unity had already dono for represontatives of thelr own Fn ‘She proposition was, not to cole onze the American: nexraca in Afriod, but to sunt over a lurKo number of educated and talned mien to labor thore tn teuching and bing 8s othor mnfaslonarics do, ‘Now bud urrived the cveremomurable Inst day of the conference, Folluwing tho meworhil services helt over the douth of Mresitent Gare Neld, tha frat thing done on that day was the nubostsston by Bishop Peck of wh nditeers whieh: Ue waa propodod to xend forth, ‘This address 18 a surt uf partiral letter to nil Mothodisti, reward- Jessof denomination, aud 16 aupposed to contain: the highest wradoin of thu combined Methodiam: of the world, as well on ull yreat moral aod soctul qucstions as in regard to church matters od the things secessury to the well-being of the todividual Christian. The address was us tensibly produced by a committee composed of One represeutative fron each of tho twenty-tlvo eburches tuklug part tn the conference, but It wad Written by Ulshop Peck, and fa in tho Diabop's beet style. The commuittue bidorsed tt, however, und afterwards, with w few slight ale teratons. It recetved the unuuimuus avurovul of tho whole conterence—n fact, by the way, which, consitering tho tilont there was in that budy, and to high estiinate whteh such groat men ANst Catch hive PUL HON thelr Own pet views ane Heds, one to give The document prague atirront wheroyer itelreutates, and should tend every one who roads to accept it without cun- troversy, The kdress apens by couperatalatineg Moth- odiats everywhery that on nll eanntlal points tho confersnce tid renebed substantial agrees tment, and it then ealls upon thant te be koown henceforth, In gpirit and work If nut fn mine, 28 one ‘Tho Importance of muntiininy their pe Ar enn of pried NeXt insister Upon, and they Are partieutnrly urged to resur= reet and vivify the chissemeuting. In the mat- ter of church bulldings, extraviugenes and dbse Play, with tholrnccunpanying evil of dobt, ttre ded, and everything pasatble fs revoms to bodone to nitract and sive the poor, ‘The chureh ts also to be fo an attrnctive pitee for young people ami ehitdren, and its nerenset ellivieney In reaching thea Is to be secured by aeloser anton batyeen the Chiret proper and the Satbath-schoot, tho nursery of the Church, Mothodivts, ft la firthar urged, mist thtow the welht ef their Intience on tho rinht sjde of moral questions, They must cote tend varneatty for tho perpetuity of the Cheis~ {lan Sabbath. and must battle mantally against fitemperance, On the fastunamed point th tddress Is very stron, Unts lant ovil, it de- elates, wit thot siutd to mild: remedies, aud Methodista, it voutinies, "owe it to tho memory of their great founder, to thelr ow! History. and te the truth af tho rellzion the praress, to ataud {a the Front rutk af thse whi are sworn to crush Ut toe tho earth What is, meant by standing Jo the front rank in this cause $s explained, in purt, in that portion of: the address which nunounees total abstinence ag tho only proper standitrd for individunte, and, ait furthurs by pan sain In tt whieh clearly {illontes tite the foal end to be sought is tho pulitieal one known as constitutional prokibl jon. The sublect for discussion on thts closing day wi Isthtn Unity,” with Dr, George, of Chis cagu, t6 present the opening paper. Or. George Js the Eeatleman through woose olforts mtlnly: tho conference was held. Titty claimed that he threw unt the threat suggestion of each mith ering, ut. he. eertahity firalahed the force that: vituized the Ades and te it ow practical realty. of Tus Minune bas ono very dntinute sequainte ate owith Dr. George, bat ho will venture toaasert on general prineiples that a ment whe could do ait that was fecesdiry fo bring about a friendly contiresee of alt the bodivs into whieh Methodism: has split, was a ting In whose yout divelt a dealre to see all these: Oonties tuited, aud who was not without hope Mat the wuthering thus invoked wot do xomes nl itt tho way of bringing about fiteratim, How fitting, therefore, Dr. George shouid open out on this subject Coristhin Unity,” and what 0 wise stroke of policy In tha Executive Committees: to assign this “thome to the elusing day, when, 0s many doubtless anticipated, feellug would be at favee fent, and the fong-separated elements wall onty a favorable slzout te blend and beeade ond! Met matters und things In this uncertain world do not aways tuca oat its they ave expected ti, and eo with this contérence, Very curly in tho proceeds te became evident: that the dele. fa 8 Crom the diferent bodies were uniter the domiuion largely of two sentiments; pride in thoir own peculiarities, aud a mortal dread of jnterferenee and critleism trom, those Rot ugrecing with thom, ‘This: ted to to the estuliishinent of a luw, ‘uaweltten and ttumunnduced, but perfeetly understood by at, that Whenover in debate ni references was iade to anything pecuilie ia any or the bodies it should be done with tho utinovst respect and mover ti at censortats spirit. Stet was tha iw, und go Jealonsly Was this hiw mulitiinod that. when n delegate Crom Amerien ventured on a certain oceasion to speak with levity of tho use In somo of the Britisn Wesleyan enirehes of the priyersbook of the Church “of Bnglund heal: Most, Uguratively speaking, hid his nose snapped olf, and was udinonisied that he needed mute Covisthut charity. Vates tsi 3 Went on for cleven days; nu real nny inarked unpleasantness, but thay offering some fresh discou ment to hedevers tt orgie Unions UBtll when, of ta twelfth and list day, De. George stood up to trent of tho special (home, “How Christlan tatty tray be enatatulied aad Inercased amos ourselves and quada oo mutnifest te the svorld,” he must have felt like a Uird that wis expected to lly after its wings tnd been cut olf, Under the eiroumstances, however, tho Hoctor didvdlinirably, ‘The dilterent badles of Method ism, he sid, mntet seek to make themselves bright and shiniag-exmnples of the virtue of churehly unity by Keeping wut of ench others’ way, by neUng towards one anothor, not ua rivals, but ns brethren worklug in the same eause and for the sume end; by) frequent ex- changes of pulpits on the part of ministers; by Raving, (C possible.Za common hymn-book ‘and ritua by, eodperntion (n foredign tnisslonury work, and by being banded togethor in a foly Jeuguy for combined wartare against a common enemy, ‘The multiplication of sects was, he uf Nemed, the wenk point in Protesuintism, aud exp lyin Muthadlin, There was necd, he sd, for Unlon at home ns woll ag in torciga Hetds of Itbor, and, ly support of this proposl- Hon, he ctted the case of a city in tho United States having not more than 10,00) inhabitants whieh already bad five churches betoneing to different” ranches of tha Mathedist Tamily, wlth a mavement now on foot to establish sixta, Thesa churehos, Dr. Geor expinined, belonged respectively to tho MM. Chttech, tha M. Ey Cliteatt South, the Methadist Protestants, the American Wealeynus, the Free Methodists, and the United Brethren, In the ngaion whieh ensiter on Urls subject all con etd nnd contraversics between different: Lvanches of the Church wero duprecated, a3 0 matter af catirse, but the pradcartnane apltitan svemad to be, novertheices, Mint Methodism, divided n3 she naw ts inte mtg sects aud pare atiog under inns forms, was reully stronger Than xbe could possibly be if united and apornt ing under one form, and that, Indead, a9 De. Meier uxprenaie it, “Oo nic ution was nefther pruetleublo nor desirable 0 farewell services began Immedlataly after ling of tho trat paper at the afterncon 33 and thoy ware yery Lnprossive, It was uo ordinary yathoring that was brewing Ups ennsidered either in the objects that called it ior, tho raule and sharucter of the men tituting it, ar the number of diferent distant nationalities from) which It was & workd’s Anse blage, cotiyened to deliberate on tha wolfure nud destiny of one of the hirgest bodies of Prot- eotunts, and composed of “men who were tho pet sacholirg nod Uhicologiins, of any equal number that the Caristin religion could have ‘claes heralding Haul adjournment of auch at Buy impress- und solemnity were fnovitublo, dtd it 8 ctly natural that the world of Methodisin represented there should want to be faforimed whit was aiid and dune at this iuteresting celst ‘Vhere were: prurers offered: by a number of dis- tiigulsted delegites—lay and: ministerial, blk and white—and ono of these touched ona yery dellente theme, and provaked a ripple of ox> cugable morrinent, by besevching God not to bo angry with the brettiven for their much spenk> ing, but to mercifully forgive them. his was pious Irony with w vongonnce. Miter the prayers came the turewell addre: Dr. Ovorn, Frestluat of the British Wesle Conforonee, spoke tirst, and was followed by Mishap Sumpson, Tho jattorgentieman eunmned up tig results of the sathor WHA good tus tho conferenve done’ (he question, Hd awk, and he say: that it: bad be wall, whlen every ane we whs ght wo bo able ty doug much geod, Tr hutd bide broadening attact ant thoge partial parting oy it, Le hat tanae them how mteh mora litpurtnit wer tho essunt aly, iu whieb they qyreed than tho noneessentinls 1 whieh thoy differed, It hud removed whitaver of prejudice the different bodies felt ong toward: another, Ti brethren of the Episcopal perdu sion hud learned thie there could by welleurgatt daw ohitrehus und lire success without opisces paey, while the othors had doubtioss observed Unik there wae much of goad and no bac it form of church government when made Blahops caity, ‘Thy speaker referred also Wy the reautudions thy conference had pissed on tho grout tural questions oF tho thay, and guttd thie tess, voicing the sentunente of the uniter Methodlsns of che world, would necessarily bave wreat intaenes In balla of legislation and ulsos Where. One of the most practleat of the resulta Wileb the Bishop polated out us fikely to ens. from this gathering, in whieh tho whole work of Method isin had taken part. wae that ie would Mepare tho way for the holding, In tho tive countrics respectlyuly, Of coutercnays of all American und alk Bugtish Atethodists, 2 consummation gyeatly to be deajred, bo said but, up to the present, hot possible, ‘These warks ot our great American Bishop had beew anticipated by’ somowhat sinker utternnees, ude ae. the moraing session of this last day by that grentost of uuordained Enwilah Hsbops tho Hey, Willian Arthur, who bal sakd di sul stlunca tbat Uils Eenmenical Conforencs would bo to Methodinin what the enginu-roou was to 9 Ktent Caetory—the placu in which power was generated which would mike tho wheels turn ahd Lie spinidiva hin, and the imnehinery wens erany nihtter than ever in the fullluent of, ita divinely appolnted mission, That the conferoney was Wot moro Prulitie ot resolutions ls u litte aurpelalig, It had no leat hathye power; ull it could da was make recon. INentutons and Rive nidvice, and une would dave thousche it would Baye exercised theee pro vogutives quite trecly. But de dd not, Probe ably the Conservative: aunosphoro of Gri Hiritaly bad restraining intlucuce upon Me Certainty nu vanference of equal dignity, wotlne In the Unlted Stutus, vould baye bean so backward fn letting its volvo bo bourd. ‘Phe resulutions the conterenco did ies were us fullaws: ‘One devlaring I favor of Miternationa) pence; ony condemning tho opfuny ried on by the Rritiah Governpiont ong recommending te wonen of the Church to give icrouig Atontlon tO tho fod tering of misalanas oir deprecating Stute regu Iatlon of thy aucial ovis ony udvining feleudly conference und codparution between Methodist Ladies Inhoring ade by side du foreign mlasion fields; and one demandbur for Baghind @ law for the plosing Of saloore Hurlug tho whole of Buns Muy, OF the resolutions propose nud discoasaad, Lut at adopted the most tuipurcint were those revommendlig tho use by ull tho Methodist bodies of 4 cummon bymual, Murs, and cutos chiein, anid ono un problbition, ny objection to 4 common bymn-book wus that each country inust necessarily have poctle productions of 108 own which It would be desirable to uae thore tn worship, and also national bymne adapted to It own peeullar form of ‘ernuient, Another dilticully was « fhunelul one, soma the leading eburcbes buving reveutiv expeuded large wuis Of money in Leringing out revised editions of thelr awn hymn books. ty tuling to buss tinging resolutions ou the wublect al tym. Perance, tho conference, In tha Judgment of many, was gullttyof a grave and utterly ine exotisable omission. Resolutions on this: sube Jeet went nt wy carly day, as atl resolutions nut lo ao, to the Business Committec. and quietly roposed in the arom of tine body tll the Inst in. When thoy were dandled before tha cons Y Sitat long enough for the announeument to be mide tnt the committee dil pot thine tt hoceasary any auch resolutions should bo pussod, tho reason assigned being that enouch has bean auld and dope on this Rubject already. ‘This looked to many Ike a clear back-down on tt Riuttare moral issue, and tho Sus nlelosy was that {thad beon perpoteated out of doterence to an Aniluentinl branch of Buylish Methodiant, watch, 8 shown In previous ictters to Tht THmuxr, hus hitherto vceupled a rather equivocal posl> Hon on this question, ‘The chair of the Ci tho successive tive tho te nference was occupied on dnys ns follows: Firat Georze Osborn, D. D. British We fevan Church; acvond, Bishop Heck, Mt. Churchs | third, the Rev. dames Stacey, 1D. Methodist Now Conneetlan of Grove Deltndn: fourth, tho Rov, 8. 8, Southeriund, 1. Da Moth: odist Protastant Churebhs fifth, tho’ Rov. BB. 8, British Wesleyan Chur alxth. Bishop re, Mo, Churels Souths nth, thy Chirk Kendtl, Primitive at hartist Churetof Great Britata: elwtth, the Rey, George Douglas, B.D. Methodiat Chureh of Canadas ninth, tho Rev. Witham Arthite, Reltlah Wags lesan Church; tenth, Bishop b. he Ras fe rican M, urehs cloventh, the itey, ft. Chew, Methodist Brea Church of (treat Britain: twolfth, tho Kev, Henry Pope, D. D., Methodist Churelt of Cannda, The next Methalst Eeumentent Conference will be held sumewhero in tha United States six yours henec, ‘The honor of eutertaining It has. heen tirmently asked for by Loulaville, hy, Sime Har requests nro likely to bo mado by Now York, PRiladetphtdy Battlenoce, Cineluttath atid Chicas xo, Tho latt¢r city is likely to yet it it it oes Any distance from the sen coast, but tho: proha- Dillties are Ht will meet in New York City, AsHINCAN METHoutsT. SYCAMORE, YESTERDAY, Spectal Mlapateh to The Chteago Tribune. Bycasone, HL, Oct. All the churches wero Monsely crowded at the different services held during tho day. Tn moatof the piipsts thy gery. fees wore coniucted by members of tho confer- enee, At the forenoon service in the Methoulst Chareh Hiebop Wiley prenched, and at the c ton of the sertnon ordalyed to deacon's ore Brothors Vell, IMurkuess, Merril, Lee, MeLaughtly, Sunderlin, Merritt, Green, Pickle, Muzatme, dagobs, Fournier, Dickens, Jones, and Connolley, In the ufternaen Dr, Miller preached iy tho srine church, and the Bishop ordittued to Elder's orders Hrothers Chase, Hristol, Swarts, Pomeroy, and Witeox, The last named will shortly gall for China to cuter upon missionary worl. THY WnNESY CouRT will meet carly in the morning, and thon ad Journ to tho conferenee-room for the purpose of participating in the appuintment of tho atnn- der court, whieh is to try the compiaiut pre- ferred by Dr, ‘Thomas nyainst De. Parkburat. At tho conclusion of this interesthyg ceremony the heresy-triers will renssomble at the Congregatiunal Church to hear tho closlig atruument fer tne prosecution, which will bo deilvered by Dr, Hatfield, who, it is une durstood, has bean all day engaged In prepurtog it, He was to have prenched thig nfterigan, bot De. Milter, the opposiug counsel, Kindly acted us Als subatitute, Dr. Thou has not yot formulated hls CHANGES AGAINST PARKIURST, and will not until after the cluse of his own frin), and bly not thon winless orderad by tha conference. | Should he refuse to do go, he bas no alternative but to withdraw the complulnt, Ueenuse the canferenvo will not tike upon ftselt the rélo of prosecutor untess it has charges Whereon to order tho uppointinent of counsel to look after {ts fnterests, Should tho charges be proferred, conference — eannat adjourn until after tho trial, and tha sppolnt- ment. of tho committea by tho conference to- qmorraw Is to expedite innttors as much as pus: Hible, us Mhe preitchers are anxious to know thoir assignments and leave for thelr homes nt tho eurilest. opportunity, It is understood that tho appolutments for the coming year ure about completed, and will bo ready fer tinnouncemont atanearly date, IN BRIE. THE REV. G.I VINCENT > preached a sermon at tho Grant ince Methodist Church yesterday morning, Jie anfd that it sumetiines seemed, to men as sf blind ehanes ruled fn funn affairs, and thoy doubted If any all-pervading aud beneficent Betng overlooked tha earth, The Hiblo con- tnined many terrible stories of disuster and uut- tive, but that was because it reflucted Iko a sulrror the truth in regard to birman life, But it Jnid down thotaw, “ In ail waysacknowledge God and He will direet thy paths," and by following thle deerve men wero ante. Nine-teuths of the sorrows of life could bu traced ta the perversion of Nberty. Eyeu Christian mon sometimes ron- dored thomactves disugreeanle by trying to do sood Inthe wrong way, Prayer wasn Diessing, far it did not follow that God would answer prayer in tho manner desired by those who of- fered it, Oumipotence worked tipou a plan, and God knew best whothor it was better for the eunntry or Iresident Garield that tha Presidont: should Nye ordle. Yet praper was good, for it?! uloritied God, and min never put forth an eifort fora worthler life without plea Him, Dit, de Me WORTALL prenched to hia people of the Eighth Presby- fan Church yesterday inorning at very enraest SCrNON, Urging to more ontspoken Christian zeal and ving, fis text was ‘Titus, ff, 14: “ Who gave Mlmself for ug that dle mieht re- deom vs from all intguity and purify unto Himself people tor Mls ewan pos sesion, Zulous of good works.’ De. Wore rall condemned tho popular toaching of the presont thine, that dovtrines were noth- ing, while tho formation of obarac- ter wns everything. Ho hold that sound doetriues were gasential to the buflding-ttp of sound character, Attempting to cultivite good vbaracter without frst Naving Iostilled susind principles was likened to surface culti- vatlon ofa crop. Tt woul not suceoed tke Bub rolling and wetting the roots deep act th tho curth, ‘Tho old Hugucnote, Covonnntors, Seatch Presbyterians, Hollanders, and curty Puritans of this country were polnted out ns noble ex- amples of people whose churavters wero built upon well-grounded doctrines. Christianity was a faulluro if it was not xo bullt upon sound early fonuvhing; It wis a fallure If tte did not being: forth frult making better men and wamun of {ts professors; If Irdid nor stop a man from put- thag sand in bts sugar or a wrong Welght pon his scales,” Tho datluonee of 1 truly godly tfe upon tho nuconverted was polited out, Church people and profexying Chrtatinns were expecta i bo botter people, and they should be better ft ull the minudie of fife than their non-pro- your stiny fesulng fellows, yosterday morning was held a veryion for tho’ Sunday= school children, ‘The service consiated of vbants, respouelyes readings, hymns, tnd an address by Mr Milu, Tho church hid boon most buantl- fully and tustefully decorated for the occasion with festeuns of jcorn-stulka with curs partly Husker, which adornad the whole front of wie aaBeries; and, on Wie platform, 2 Korgeons wre ray of shoaves of iritln, pilos of fruit and vere. tubles, and baskets af towers. Tho celebration clogen with a distribution of baskets of peaches: aud grapes among the young folks. THE Wl AY) = who has recel! tho reeponalble and pon ornd's appolutment of Vieur-General of the Dlocese of Chteago, preaohod hts farewell bers mon yesterday murniog in St. Patrick's Charch: tow very hirge congregation. The reverend gentlenin referrod {a teol.ng terms to his jong connection with the parish and the history of ita early teinls and later successes. ‘Tho assem- bled multiinds were greatly moved by the earnestiess und eloquence of thelr belove ps tor, who bude thom wn alfectionte farewoll In tungunue Ntting tho oveusion, Futhor Conway's Maar act in Jouving Bt. Patrick's wad to present to the churel the sun of 81u,000, MISCELLANEOUS.. GOING TO A NEW FIELD, Speeiat Dispatch to The Chicavo Tribune, Duwegur, [o., Oct. &—Tho Key, C. Ui, Boys mous, for tho past fourteon years pastor of the Kplioopal Church: in this eity, hua resigned his charge hore aud will leave in a week fur Chey enne, He hus worked. very fulthtully for tho church here, and has, bees instrumental it erecting here one of tho tinest church edifices In tho West, His people and thocitizuns of Dus buque part from bin with regrot, CHICAGO GEUSIAN CONFERENCK, Bpectal Miavatch ta The Chicaco Ivioune, Osnkosi, Wis, Oot. #.—The Chicago German Conference closed tte business thin forsnoau, and tomorrow the appolotments will bo made known by Bishop Merrill, A permanent Con- furonce ible Socicly was organlzcd, with the Rev, Loobor, of Watertown, as Peeatont, J, J Keltor as Vicu-Preaiiont, and ft, Mickenscher, of Milwaukee, ae Secretary, The conference will adjourn to weet next your at Milwaukee, TUE FREE METHODISTS, Special Lisvaich to ‘the Chicago Tribune. Frain, UL, Oct, At today's session of the State Conturence of Brou, stothodista routine uslhess Was continued. I. A. SMillor and He A. Kimball were cleeted to Eluor’s orden: The lutter was Feadnultted to the vonreronce, 2.0, HB. Scoville, ©, 1. Loonb, GW, F. Hn, B.D, Brooks, David Soy- mour, P, Newcomer, and E. ¥, Ward wero con tinued on triuk Tho Rov. BP, Baker conduct. ed deyouonul services, and the Kovs, Charles Sux, colored, of Kansas, and Bt Clair, of Wia- condln, addressed the conference. Tho uppolut- monte will be read Monday. DECATUN, I Rvectat Disratch to The Chicago Tributes Decatur, Ii. Oct. B—At wo session of the Hiinoly Blut Eiderabip beco today w proposition wus presented from tho citizuns of Mindlay, Q. with referanvo toa Chisel of God College to ba built at that piace, at a cost of On, They eitizens wil donut tho rife, valieod at 87.0r), nnd buyo subscribed $25,000 tuward the project, The following persons bat thelr Heensoa 14 aulinell, AVX, en. THE MICHIGAN SUFFERERS, Docn € ministers renewed: Hers 4, Sonemaker, I Hurria, and A. Tis Tengo Moct Mer Debixn of Mou- ort 1v the Diiltor of The Chicago Tribune. CuHIcAage, Vet, 1-10.—Ou this the tenth annt- versary of the most tnomorable conllagration which has ever beet recorded upon the pages of the history of this continent, and fn many ro- sneets tho history of the: world, tt Is meot and proper that we take a retrospective ylew, and ln the ight of tho history thore mide detormino not only the recuperative powers of Chicago 18 city, but a8 woll tho oblization she ts wnder to tho world, whose sympathy was eo Sberatly drawh upon tn ald of those who were plunged In distress dud poverty, by ne fault of tholr awe tritty, Mut, Front tint fiat, a distress not Tess se= vere. WH oe duibt call tho attontion of your readers to nil tho vital reminiscences of Those meniorable day a of suTeriug and sorrow, aad Eo need not dwell upow them, Tt is more with regard ta the charltles of the warkd at that {line that Lowish lo deal, it thotr bewtr= ing tipon the duty of Chicago when appealed to by others: similarly afitetad, have betoro mo the oltlelal report of tho Chicuxo Relief & Ald Soolety, fram which J Journ that In resnonse to the ers for ald the HUM OF Sh90,118 was contributed by biberal hearts allover the world to help, the sufferkig elty agin to get upon its feet. Wag this to be cot Hin otttenndeout vift of charity, or Was It shiuply lent by the generous donors to be duct to sufering ones when tho ery Ip falls upon the var? Tassime tho a ter, for Chicngo and her ettizens ire not mend! cunts, und would recelye help only aga sauipns: vary lonn dieing da potod of bulplesness. 1 T pur rbrht in this nssimpuon, tho muniticence of tho wortd fs only tobe luaked upon asa lon, tho interest upon whieh shoul be promptly ACO per vent 1 un tho yourly fates UPON SLRS 1S S2AI208, or for ton years i Jt Ig anid that er ease of distress has arisen during the past teu years (ateno ns first been looked fo for diberal att ‘That may be ranted, but bus there bee in your, ‘of tho ten whot she ent be properly credited with the paymentot one-third the [Interest sho wis Hable tor in this flebtor honor? VT may be mistaken, but L bes Neve the niger init be tn the negative, Allowiig, However, that she hus aich year Tid one-third of ber yearly obliation, 16 sho, hot today te arrears of Interest to the extent of SEA On tho same day when Chicago was {n flames a Vust expanse of territory tu Bustern: Michlzan ‘Was iso devastated: by tre, and, whilo individ- Vint losses were smutler, thousands of people wore left as badly olf as were tholr fellow-suf- ferers in Chieazd, and 40) human belugs pers Iwhed in tho hulacnust of flames. Had f(t not bron for the terrible calamity which bad wiped outa celts, and that elty the pride of tho West- ern World, the people of Michigan would have felt that thelr burden in curing tor their suller- Ing ones was grenter than thoy could bear. and that they must appeal to the nelghborlng States for ald. | Hut seorning to detrret from the ald which Chlengo's need inyperatively demanded, the people of Michigan took care ‘of thalr owe sutering focallty, aud, it addition, gout ald to Chicary to tho extent of Sal, not as to inenticants aud besgurs, but os a loan to be repaid to thomseives should they need It, or te other purty ja aniletion should such bo kuown, ‘The simplo Interest on this anoint would be §2,30F per annum, not one dol- lurot which bus been tiveded for distress In Michigatt until tho present thine, and Chicago owes that Interest to tho extent of €25,018, Now, anf, the hot blast of nslroceo of flume has pagsed over the Bime district of Michigan which hind befure suffered go terribly, inereag. ing the rea of destruction, and leaving 15,000 people destitute, hungry, nuked, and bomelcss, Thoirery has gouc to the world: “Wo are tn Yostly greater straits than before: help speeitly, orwe perish.” Tho ery renehed the Athuitle coust, and Moston sends $26,009 in an lionr. Now York {3 not behind, wlthough shv hus no over- dite interest ais at Ineentlye to liberality. Pho towns and yilltges of Michigan rise at once to the ginerency, and Romoo, with 2.0.0 inhabs Jtants, raises S.0Win an eventng, Tho wail of distress reaches tho eltics of the St. Clair ttiver and Lake Huron shore, and the Saginaw Bay while tho church conzrewations aro wor- shiping on tho Sutibuth. ‘Pho steam whistie ‘aud tho fire-bell call the people from worship to work, and tho quietness of the Sabbath $8 disturbed by the crrnest labor of love, which is prepuring ateanboat-loads of cooked provisions to be forwardad that same night to the homeless, naked, and starving pan plo who bave crowded to tha shores of tho lako fur safety, many of them traveling twenty-five and thirty miles to csvape the devouring Hume and tho stiting smoice, ‘The cry renched Chicago. It told of tho terror and sorrow of a country 200 tines hirger thin tho bitrot distriut of Caleayo, Ttupponted for that interest-money now for tho first tne needed, and needed now at ones. OF vourae the reaponse could only be one of hearty qood will, comfort and cheer,“ Hung on till we oan renety you," a\las! ning! let us blush as citizens of Chicago whan we ure forced to acknowledge that thore fa too muted truth i the sirensms with which the Michigan press fa spoaking of us. 1 hive bofore me n Michignn paper from which ‘f copy (ho following: tho Michiian Reaple, who sent $109,000 (813,~ ALE] to Chieuzo in 1871 thought that In giving it to the poor thoy wore ‘fending to the ford.” They were misinken—they were making a por mutnent investment in Chicago.” {aa shown but day or two ago a letter re~ coived by n gentioniqn of this eity from a friend in Setlgan tn which ocoura the statement; © It {a hoved that Chiotgo will not soon be Ian pos sitfon to need ald from Michigan, for the toin- per of our people at prosent fs not favorable for a warm response.” Is this feoling warrnuted by tho nets in the ease?” When It lonicig over tho roports of coflectiona mudy by tho Seerotary of the Chicago Hetiet L have’ found large whole- aie, and retail, or manufacturing ostabilsh- ments credited with subscriptions of $1, con- verns elaiining to be true represoutatives of Chicayo's business enterprise and thrift contributing $2 &h and B—whon LT find adozen tras ropresonting an industry justly - considered ona of the mast extonslve fh tho eity, both in the uxtent ofcapltal omployed and and yaluo of its manutactures, whose nggrorute contributions do not excoud Suu, Lb eannot help feoluye that tho prospect of paying that Interest monuy f@ indeed snl, and Lt feel like siying to certain of those referred to above, "God bless y sonls, und give youn proper coneap- Yon yof your dutics as citizens of Chicago in responding to the ery of distress and suffering. All honor to those Who Dayo given as the Lord has prospered them, and lut ul, others pondor tho facta, und with un carnest offort redeem tho ood nime of our city, aud of the trade or ents: ie they represent, by recalling thelr grudgingly: given ponules to “bo substituted by more xenerous gifts,or if thoy have not yetalvon, Beek out tho proper channol or conmilttes, wd euch mun build faitatully upon the wall tn front, of his own dwelling. Crriaes, NEBRASKA NOTES, The Polliticn! Mowing-Machino — A Young Man tn ‘Crouble—Mincellance ous and General Noten, Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Tancann. Neb, Oct, —Tho Stiute and County Convention boing over, all good Republicans have decliod to vote tho regularticket, and not bg hoodwinked Into tho bulief that an Independ- ent tcket would be just tho thing to voto in this off year of polities. ‘Tho State nominations ulyo wenorn) satisfaction, and so do all the nom Anations for this county, excapt that of County Judge, ‘The present icumbent tried hard for 0 renarilnidan, hat Called, and fa tha contest o Iman unknown to fame, and some Bay in Ineo. Petent man, allpped in und secured tho prize, aA guad ehare of tig Bae.uf the county leet awe ful sore over It, but there is no use of Kicking; tho niin secured tha nomination fairly. and is therofure catitied ta tha votus of all gocl Nee publicans. "Tule 1s convolution with n vengeance, ut iL will buve to du, A young mun from the couatry was in town yesterday, aud applied to one of our lawyers tor Racaren warrant to dnd bid runaway wife, Sho had gone visiting with tho hired man about a week before, and, falltag to return, tke discon- golite husband was in seureh of hur, a A big tight aoxpected tn the Tuwns of Fro- mont dad Wattao axe Stormline, ovor thy bonds for the Lincoln & Fremont Rallrond. Btrikers: tram Lincoln, favoring both sides, are now on the ground, and moucy wit be used freely to dlofont or eltrry the praposition, ‘The price af bay has youe up considerably. of lato, and that of potatocs Ins gone down, ‘hls rise and Cail of provender for man and beust will bu noted with interest by thoso who watch tho markets, $$$ MINISTER ANGELL, Bpselat Visatch to The Chicavo Tribune ANN Anuon, Mich, Oct. BA fetter just res colved from Minlater Angoll announces that be will sail from Shanghal with his faully Oct. 1, und will be due nt Nuplos Nav, 2. They will reaed bone ju Fobruary next, $< No European Surgeon Newupupurs In Germany bave called attention to the fuct that no European surgeons wore culled i roma Leesidens Garllold’s oude. Tho Herlits Paychtate yayar . "AWe tnay mention jn this ponedicn that fe has excited some gurprive In wodical efroles that the American surgeone did not uvall thomselyes of tuo opportunity to vonault Envoponn authors ities. Prot, SchOuborn, of Konigebors, in Pruse gla, as boon inthe United Stutus for tho Iaag fivo weeks studying the American hospitals, Prot, Schiinvorn, who, 1t may’ bo obsorved, vite joys the high cateum of our Empress, way onu of ho chief pupils aud assistants of Langenbeck. ie ey abe seule Protussur of Surgery at mibesbury for thirty yeurs, “One would suppoge that in tho midst of the imuny unexpected alternutions tht took place i the vickness Of the President, and the pulnful disiliusions whieh the phys(olans oxporiencud 80 often, it would not bave burt tho altogether Justinablo National pride of the Americans If only for their own sutigfucton thoy had culled fu auch an wuthority.” exure! atreot-cars or ete: modntions, both at and about tho grounds, are crowd: accommodations can be found. TuanuNy COTLON EXPOSITION. The Opening of the International Show at Atlanta, Ga, Buildings Not Yet Completed, and Goods Not Yet in Place, Everything to Bo In Good Ordor by the 15th Inst. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, ATLANTA, Un, Oct, F~Although the Luterna. tlopal Cotton Exposition oponed on tho fth, ttle ean be found to write nuout TE of Initercs to tho readers of Tie ‘Tatnuxe, owlng to the Tuct that the opening was premature, occuring bofore overytilug was In rondiness, ‘The grounds Upon the day of the oponing were crowded ung tho program for tho day was carried out most hupplly, TNE ADDRESSES af Senntor Zeb Vance, of North Carolina, and Senator Dan W, Voorhees, of hidlaun, were tn every respect appropriate, Vance, in Inngtinge of a friend, * Voorhees did tha rendin Tho former made y sharp akiinining epeceh that formed the outlines for the adinirable effort of Senator Voorhecs, which followed, INCIDENTS, Ono of the incklenta noted by the newspaper reporters who faye been sented in front ot the platform white tho program was being gong through with was tho treating of Senator Vuor- hees by Senntor Vance to n chow of tobacco, ‘Tho weed was {n tho shapo of a tare plug, which the North Chrollna Senutor pulled from an ine side pocket, “Auothor inuldent that was the tause of somo merriment occurred about the middle of Senator Voorhees’ speech, when a workman who wagon the shed above, thinking that tho Senator from. Indlana tind concluded, Whon in faet ne wasonly molstening bis tips, uricd tit. “Let's zo to dinner!” ‘fhe vccue pants of tho stand quizzeil the speaker by telling hin that bis speech was tov long Cur the audiences on tho tup of the pullding. TURNING ON STEAM As goon ns tho Exposition was announced fore mally opened the booming of the guns of the Fifth Ariilery was hicard (In the roar ot the pa- vition-stand. ‘The crowd at once took posseas salon of the building. Senators Vance and Voor- hee, ox-Gov. Bishop, und Mr, Gosborn ts. slated the Director-General and President of the Exposition In turning on tho steam and atertiog the machinery in motion, Nothing was done with tho machinery, however, owing to tho fact that beits had not been adjusted, tK MAIN HUILDING, the centre of attraction. {s still m scona of great disorder, owlng tothe fact that exhiblt- ors have hot snegonded na yot In getting thelr xouds in position, Not moro than two dozen exiibitors, if even that numbor, are rendy to make n show, thelr yoods boing yot unpacked, Gradually, however, they ure getting them out and in piace, and by the 1th or 2uth of the prese ont month everything will be arranged and in order, ‘Thore la no denying tho fact that the display will be superb ta overy particular, us enough cin now be seen to iuaranteo this, while ns yet all of the goods have not arrived, THE GREAT TROUBLE about the whole nlfilr is that tha managoment when it decided to enlarge did not put off the opetiing so ts to allow additional time for tho ule divonal work to budonein, Tho Directors under+ took more work without glviug thomsolves inora tine In which to do it, and in the game skvc they tried to Ket u No, 6 foot in at first they Inter ate tempted to gut in a No.8. When it was decided to chlarge, the day for the openiug should have been postponed go 18 to give the necassary Umo In which to do the ndaltionnl work. a\s tho mitt- tur now stands tho exposition Is open, and the exhibitors ARE Not READY, and will not bo for awoek or ten daya yet, By that timo, however, {t ts to bo hoped and bo- Noved tint the exposition twill be in full bloom, iu golug throuxh the bulls very thing that enn bo Imagined it Is found, will Ue represented. ‘Tho past, present, and fulure of the country are seen on all sides, of every quality and ovory quantity. One of the extlbltors, speaking of the chunees for a tine display of all characters of gous, sald to me: “1 attended Ave fairs and expusitions inst year and three this year, and none of thom wiil come within a hundred miles of thisone. { bellave that thore wilt be more goods exhibited here than wore exhibited at nit of tho exhibitions and fairs 1 uttended Inst year.” TUE OTLER BUILDINGS about tho grotiads nro boing zotten in order and made rony far occupation. ‘Lhe ratlroud build: ing ig comploted, and packed with fino oxhjults, which hive not, howover, been placud in po sition yet; whilo the nunexes, two In number, are pearly ompleted. ‘Cho pross-pavillon und otbor buildings wbout the grounds are being gomploted rapidly, and will soon bo randy for occupation, Amplo urrangements huyo beew made foe visiting tho grounds, und visttors cin #8 thelrcholea of soing thore cithor by power, ‘Sho -botel-acvam- ainplo in overy respect to ncconmortite A hargo while in tho city any quantity of siigible At some of thoxe places tho rates are protty exorbsuuit, while at othora. a reusonable suin Js asked sor board and lodging. THE METNOPOLITAN PRESS wag woll represented at tbo opening, and a good imuny of the boys nre still here—doing Mite, however, na there Is net much to be sid about tho exposition ng yet, Several of thom bavo gone home for n few days, und will return again nS Koon Ag tho exposition gets thoroughly wnder hendway. My udvico to tho readers of ‘Tue Not to come to tho exposition until uifter the Jith inst, Come then, and a visit will be quite sutistactory. Until then [ cannot seo how anything enn he gotten fn ekip-ehape, ‘Tho atfair Will, in palnt of extent, come nearer te Centennial thin any sfiiue enterprise aver svon in this country, On tho 6th of the present Thonth tho tirst mam:noth excuralon will reach Atlanta, and from that dato the crowds ure ux- Peotud, us thon they will ba nbie to goo An Batis factory exhibition of tho wealth of the world, ————— Kidnoy Complaints of all descriptions are relieved at once, and speedily cured by Kidnoy-Wort, It soums Ite tended by nature for tho cure of all digonsus of the Kidneys eaused by weultness und dobillty, Jig great tonic powers ire especially direoted to tho removal of tly class of diseusos, Wo know of persons that bhive suffered for thirty years that have been permanently vured by each Wianey- Wort a short tue, Try It, elther Hquid or dry.—Sun, _ VEGELALLE COMPOUND, MAS. LYDIA E. PINKHAM, OF LYRH, HASS., ncan Sympathize with Woman. LYDIA E. PiINKHAM! VEGETABLE COMPOUND. 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It curos Bloating, (leadaches, Norvous I'reatration, Gooarat Dybility, Blccplessness, Depression and Indl- geatlon, ‘That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, welsbt end backache, 1s always pormsueaily cured by its tue Itwillatall timeaand undev all clreumstances ect 1a . harmony with the laws that govern tho female systvm, *For tho cureot Kidney Comptatate of either sex th's ‘Compound fa unsurpassed, LYDIA E, PINEMAM'S VEGETABLE cou: POUNDis propared at » Tynn, Mate, Price @1, Bix bottlesfor 9, Gent by mall {athe form of pills, slo inthe form of lozenges, 08 roceipt of price, @1 per box foreitber, Mra Moka frooly anawors all lottery of Inquiry, Bend for pamphr Jet, Address as above, Mention ihe Paper, No family should be without LYDIa b, PINKILAN'S LIVER PULLa. They case coustipation, billousaum, and torpliity of thetiver, % conte per box, Am edt) Health c#Woman is the Hope of the Race. a E S 3 8 f ull Neealeis,