Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 19, 1881, Page 7

ph a E THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WED. DAY, OCTOBER. 188I—TWELVE PAGES, ri ~~ RELIGIOUS. The Univorsaliat Genoral Convention Begins Its Sossion in Do- troit Today, A Large Number of Delogates Are Already in the Clty. Women’s Centenary Assooiation—An- nual Reporte—Dedioation of a New Church. Fall Text of a Sermon to Boe Dellyored by tho Rey. Dre Rydor Today. Gonvontion at Indianapolis, Ind, of tho Misslonary Bodios of the Chris- tian Ohuroh, UNIVERSALISTS, THEM MEETING TODAY. Spectal Disputch to The Chtcago Tribune. Dernoit, Mich, Oct, 18—Tho General Conyention of the Universalist denominatton will bo In session In thls eily tomorrow ford- noon, Tho new chtrch here called the Church of Our Fathor was dedicated this ovening, the oxercises Insting to a late hour, At the saine tine the Rey, B.S, Ruxford, D. D., was installed as pastor, ‘Tho program of dediention and instillation Inchuted 9 musi- cal service of considerable length and dectded arlistls oxcellence. ‘The program of oxer- elses Included In MEHE DEDIOATION the reading of Psalm $4 by Rabb! Zirndori®; of the second Scripture by the Rey, Dr, J. H. Chapin, of Conneeticut; prayer by the Rev. Alex Kent, of Washington, D, C3 anu. dress, The Devout Element in the Churel by tho Rey. Dr. Ryder, of Uiinols; an ad- dregs, “The Worship of Gor by the Service of Man,” by the Ray, Dr. Munson, of LUinols; an address, “Lhe Religlon of Childhood,” by tha Rev. Dodge, of Connecticut; the prayer of dedication, by the Rov. Richard Eddy, of Massachusetts; the sentence of ded- jeatlon, by Dr. Rexford, the pastor; and fn the lnstallation at-address to the suclety by the Itev. C. W. Beadle, of Massnchusetts;"an adress to the pastor by the Kev, Isanc George, of Now York, THE FELLOWSHIU OF PASTORS, by tho Rey. C. W. Kulokerbockor, of Michi- gan. It was ull very well to say that tho grove was Goa's fitst tomple, but It was never inan’s, Standing tuduy in this struct- ure lia congratulated tha people upon thelr sucess, While enforcing the fact that it ought to be made to serve the purposes tor whieh ft was greeted, This. church was an indication of tha fulthof the people. Lf it served the purpose for which it was con- structed it would bo the religious home of its mombers, and nothing wotld be intro- dueed tito Its sacred preelnots that was des tinud solely to amuse, te did not belleve in austerity or severity In the house of God, but he would not have {ta place for all sorts of entertalment. 'Tho Doctor closed with an cloquent peroration concerning the obsery- ance of the sanctity of the church, The charch building is Orlontal in atyle of archftecture, and 1s sald to be the handsom- est rollgions building in the clty. This morning the Executive Comniittee of ‘THE WOMAN'S CENTENARY ASSOCIATION, anmfsstonary nuxiviary of the Untversallst Chireh, held a meeting, and the association held v business session this afternoon, at which the ‘Treasurer's report showed that £6,681 had been ralsed and $3,770 expunded. "Yne association is National in character, and is chartered under a special act of Congress, It has raised and expended over $150,000, and put into cirewlation 3,000,000 of tracts und Jargo quantitles of buoks, Lhe public meat- ing of the Centenary Association Is a part of the regular program tor ‘Thursday toon, A SERMON, ‘rhe following sermon will be delivered before the Convention this morning by the tev. W, IE Ryder, 2. Det Hutas wo wero allowed of God to bo put In trust with the Gospul, aven #0 We BPEnK Hol As plonalng: quien, bit Gnd, white rath our howrtss—L, Thea they 4, The Apostlo Paul regarded tt a bigh honor to. bo put iu trust with thy Gospol. [Ho wus geate- ful that bo bud been aecounted worthy of do tims yortunt w privilege. And sinea ho bad been thus exneciully favored, tt was bls joy to be fauthrul to hla charge us a herald of thit Gnspol, Hl “not as ploastug men, but in. the fear of Gud. ‘foe Uurversuiat Churud in annual convention assented, berore whieh Tbuye the hanur now to stand, 16a bratioh of tint Church which was Younded by our Lord, and whlob was go: fully julocnretud by tho author of our texts “Ani sinco |n some degree wo alyo ara thus honored , Of the Muyter and bear the evidences of Iil4 ape Praral In that we are inirustod with the Gospel, t hecomes us toexunjny ourselves us to our Versonal fituess, and the orgunleed body of which we are mombors as to tts otticinnoy for the fiwportant service to which we bave becn villed. Por noblgber work aud uo mora sacred duty can de nssigned to man than to bo a Inborer tugethar with God." Ie lds tun Church is tho divine Inatrumontality for the redumpuen of tho world; but this divine ine -Flrumeatulity is necessarily committed tobumian \ Aatiys ere nie feet cure~"we bave this trensure in earthon vee~ ni) it ia all-important that those who are. intrusted with the eara uf tho churches should ‘he suited to thelr work, Woll furulsbed in beurt ‘and ciud, and, 20 far as nan may be, competent to stund between tho Muster and fle Chureh, As la tho ministry, sv {a the denomination; and 8 is tho denoniinntion so ia it “tho sayor of ‘fe unto life, or death unto death.“ Y The salt of tho carth,” sald Jcaus to ils yet io Hie first formal address to thon. “But,” He quickly added, "if the Bult have fost ila si- Yor, wherowith shall it bu wulted? It is thonce- forth good for nothlng but to cist out and to be ‘Uodden under foot of men.” Sult ts noodful to the boalthfulness af organized Hfo; but if tha Salt luse it pregervative principle It becomes Useless; nay, it ig worso than wsuless, for ftcannot bo" appropriated oven us drosstag Vo the felds, but must bo thrown into the Streets to bo buried from humanalght, or ¢rushod yudor the whole of tratiic. ‘Thoro- Toye, iu tho sory, cammencoment of His ministry does tha Lorit aay to those who of all ou eurt Wore to botd the bighest oltices In his Kingdom; hora ia for you no middie course; yousre tho Walt of the earth, or your work is worthless, Ag Das boeu woll auld, "You must to elther the Fery ile of the world or, full utterly, If not Potor, then Judas." [Carr's Con. Mutts Vay BL) And with whut scarebing power do theso ‘Words coino across tho venturies [0 Ns who buve @ssembled hero today, Have we within our- Solves, a6 a religinus body, thig preservative Power? Arawo vitally jolued to "tho rudy yaad does He speak” and work through ‘uty If the anuwer to theso quedtions be In ¢ attirmative, thon bave we no occasion My Vindlcate our right to be hero asa branch of 9 living vine; but, if the answer must be in ‘the negativo, then 18 dofunse of our right necd- fo} Hy Vindlestion can set aside the verdict ‘lor, ater. {s our rosponalbility lcasencd as we retleot ‘ t others huve bean put in trust with } Gospel ns well as we. Paul rejoloed Gite Successful labore of all the servants of nage Gor did bo forgot In bis aseendonvy tho aatlity af those who bad aided him, ‘Tho rofer- meee, in several of bis cplstics to personal Zilende, his tollow-warkors, show tho tender~ Dre ph the beart of thla woudorful man, aid bis pitelfiah recognition of the services of even the eet bumbie bellovor, Fatlowing the vxample Ai this Mustriaus apostto, tt 1s oF te uo manifuld miniutry o! ot lurch, and choerfully to give each branch Abo the honor which is its dus, ya as in bis cnlarged — intluence Fit yale aut becouse uny the loss faithful, vo in er tinmitution of him the queation whlet + high abuve overy consldoration au to ar tctulness of others, ia the duty which we peyues and wornon, and as an orgaciced body ot ie cre Owe to the Lord, who has Intrusted us ee mportant part of bis work for the re- qapien of mankind, Ana this duty becomes ce nore Mtoperative as we remombor that in une articulara the work cummittud to ua ig ary imag Ht pealgned to any other ponple whe a with the Gon yt ipproved by God ta be intruster ut what i thls Joyful message with which wo iter frou that nasigned to olbers? paeiaeh can be needful in this presence to +o Vutvorsalist Churcn ta an ormenixed Bomber ent Bad ageuch bus 9 oredal of Winetes 1D. ‘This credal teat Is known as tho tnatie? story ‘roteuslon, tirat used In the denow- Conver fp Joe) wad reafiried tn tho Centennial y d 10 | ma errata He ae au ere of fa) practic. Sinise sone God, whoge nature Is ave, vad by oncled ta mankind In Jesus of N *y.cn¢ Holy Bplrit of Grave, @) All bumun suula Cnatly will bo recovered from ain. () Holiness M4 casentul to happiacas, und belleve: on abe onreful to maintain arder and prac Neo goud works, ‘Thus ire tho four surner. stones of our thoolegieal teniple. ‘They ara Merely vornerestanes; thoy wre vot, and werd Hever’ intonded to bo, complete: statement Of wl the doctrines hell by Universnlists, or oven of those whlok itis proper to tenelt In thelr pripits. The Universalist Churet: tis 0 hora untagoniam te dogmatism and to intel: Ieetual trammels. Que history sin Ura Inu of niontel freedom, and we have a natural aympar thy with ndvanuity thought, We say, teres fore, to our ministry, these aro the corners stones of tho Univorsallst Church—ts tho fear of God build upon thom—but, so. that, you do not disturh thoy cornur-stones, tha tiling-in hetween therm is loft ta your personal conyice Hons and your individial consalonves, Whechor fn this barge: Hiuuety. we have ehason wisely tino must determine, It is too late to retrace our It indeed thare ora thy who wisn to 9. iis belief formula Is than our only aus thociiative doctrinal busts, ‘lo.thie all vandigatus for tho miniatry are Properly rejiivead to sub: seribe, and upon tt, ayn dednition of our com. imon tiith, rest all our Stuty conventions and most of our partihos, OF the four lending positions {n or doctrinal formuty ouly one renily distinguishes us ae it Chureh— that ane betng the final recovery of Wt souls from ainand their ut with the Lord. Whon this end will be ronabad we do not pres tosuy. One theory ts that mine bs the anid t this relation of ohtidnood ts ine vradloabies that the Pivine Hnage ip man ts not whuliy eifaced in this world, and candat hy in any othor world; thit, white God 4s Just, Ho ta bentoleent in all His ways—not siinply in ralae Hon to this tte, but In relation to every inetie of buitys coneelyablus Uint the government of Goll Is not administored by one codo of moral hus for thine and another for’cternity; that there ts no plug for either the good. Gr the hud to yo where God t3 not, and where His Iswe of justiog and murey do not prevails that those tens of tho Fathorly ware of God tndorile all tho teach- tug uf the Savior, are” gpeciileally atatod In suv ural instances fn tho New Jestament, and are now, und fnull uges of the Church have bocn, the ground of bape te millions of human soits, Bebeving thus ti the redumptlon ot tho entire rive, tod In the eventunl happiness of all mane kind, wo huve tuken a denominational namo Uhat declares this tiuportant truth, That nae, 1 pavdly noud suy, Is Universallam, and with re Bard to thts niime TF eall your attention to thoso two romurkuble ets: 1, JUds the only denominational name that stands for any toading quality of tho Diving Governtwent, 2. itis the only denominational naine that tn- dicates whut tho reautt of tho Diviue Govuri- ment will bo, Extraordinary as this statemont may com to you, one fits but te enumerate the namics Of the several Protustint sovts tu disvover that It is strictly truo, Vrosbyturlans—~su called on tu- connt of form of chutrelt gaye erninent known ts the Prosbyter: Congreqationalisis—yoverned by convrey ations, dud not byw Presbytery; Eplseopat—xuvernud by Bishops; Hapusts of account of peeullur ideas about baptism; Mothodists—nicthod in foverniiunt and in personal tfe; Unitarians— ballevers fiutha Divino Unity; und thus on through ali tho Protestant sects. And when wo come to the sv tud Catholic Chureb, tag fuct is the sume, for “catholle” fg the equivae lont of universal, and thts is allirmed of the muindership of the church, und not of the rue sult of tho spiritual relyn of Christ. Tho onl; nume of nuy Christin sect that docs that fx Univorsatism. , It will hupress you, ? think, as very extraor- dluary, dine all Christiane recognize the moral government of God aud Buve tauch to Bay in re- Intion to It, thut there ts only ong braneb of tuo entire Christian household which | beurs 4 numo “tt judieates | austhing elthor as to tho nature or: conciiaion of that governinent, Whatis tho oxplinution of this? torn fact so puctliae mist be explicable, lor- slbly tho answer may be found in one or both of the fottowing reasons: 1, The result of the moral governmont of God, ws contemplated by Uuiversalists, Is tho only ong that any partof the Church would Io to perpelnte by a mime, Eleononists,” or “ dleprobationists,* dues not sound well; nelthor does Partiinets.” If one must uccept tha be- lef covered by either of theso names, he would, rather not be aicsimnatod by bis futth in that mauie, And certainty ju that respeet wo shull NUE question his xvod senso, 2%. ‘Kho other ronson to which wo bave alluded Js, that must of the socts of modern times have been substantially agreed in whut they regard the vussentlils of faith, divergences betuy upon otber tupics then those Involving tho sub- sultutional theury of redempuion. Lt 18 slinply tt duct thut the turly Protestant sects were inurely new grults In the old Papal tree—tho twa, and ju somo respects the fruit, wns ditforent, but tho sup of tho tree, in both trunk and branches, wus ull thy suine, Rut the peculfarity we mention with refer- ences te our denominational namo is bacdly More reuuirkable thin tho Athess of thls nawe to interpret the ontire syatem of Gospel truth; to represent (ho unfolding of tho pirposes of God 6 illustrated in Listory, and ta express all thas fa good and great tu buman ite und en- deuvor. In confirmation of theao statements, wa jnstance those olitractoristics of thia nuing: 1. Univorsulism. is system of religious thought, und not simply, as somo would make it nppenr, the «dogma of the warld's salvation, ‘Tho following conviso dotl- nidon of Universallain is wortny of proaor- yailon, so furans 1 know {t appoarod originally , in the Roude Island Catechism, und ia here reo- ommondad ag a convenient formula for Sunday- sehuols and famitles. °° What Is univerant- ininy” **teja no belief inoue God, the Creator of all things,and tho Fathor of mankind; in dosus Christ, Hls Son, who ls the truco ‘Tencher, Example, and Savior of men; In the Holy Spirit, the Cumfortor; In the certuinty uf retribution: tho forgivances of Bins; tho resurrection of ali men from tho dead: and their final bollness and happiness tn tho Immortal Ufo." a Tue sevond fenture In this name which I notice ta what may be called tho lurgencas of it, sine. it includes the whole brotherboud of bumanity. Bond and froe, Jow and Gontile, Pagan and Chriitian, are all ullke onfolded withe (uit cure, for thoy all alike are ahildren of God and includud within Ella purpogea of grave For, thom wll Christ died, for them all Ife roso from. tho donu, for thom all the gutes of oppartuniity aire opanad, and for wach on Calvary given an assurnuve of purdoning tovo. 4. Tho third characteristic wo montion ts the heed of this name to express the wider thought which Christiuulty hus owukoned. Thoae of you who rere fumillar with Ublhoru’s “Conflict of Chriatlanity with Eleathonistn,” wil readily comprehend what [ wenn by this statoment, for he frequently suploye tho word ju this popular sense and ecatircly apart froin all thoologicat questions. All religions before Christianity were turgely local; all togisiatiun, All hopes and urpuses, Howaver ennobling and uacful, wero: ‘or clngaes und for nations as such. 7 quote’ these Kentences trom Ublhorn's first chuptor: ©The Old World was not able ta produce from Iteeif x Chrlatlan universaiiem, Tho result of |’ that great process of comminution which was wrought out in the vaat Ronn Einpire wus only uniformity, not true unity, True unity pro- supposes diveralty, It is u° comprehension of the wantfold under v bighor pringiple of organ imation.” Antiquity went buyond ltwolf and reached out ita hands to the new epoch, Navl€ passing out’ fron the ancient narrowness inten wortd-wide breadth of ‘thought und life, the Old World became enpablo of accepting tho universallam of Curlatintity,” “ Whon, instend ofa dead Dolty, was preached tho living God, Maker of heaven and ourth, tho Fathor of our Lord Jesus Crist, thon fur tho first timo hu- munity was able ‘lo ndvance from this wbatract cosindpolitinigin into the true tniversalisin which rates the Christian age.” 4. Hut this name contemplates a result for which all good poople Bey and tho bettor wo Lecump, wad the lens soltish wo aro, the moro du wo desire that It muy be tric. Aa the race ad: yuncos the beart widens tte ainbrace, and not ing Ings than the true universalism of Chriatlane ity cau poastbly sutisty the flcadings of the soul, And if this te true of tho present condi- tion of society. what inty wo expect of thoso futuro tyes Whon tho nations ahuil bave beaten “thelr swords Into plowsbures and their spears into pruning-hooks, ‘ and the brotherhood of the raco shill have become fully roaliaud ¢ »& Floally, what name but thie le adequate to oxpreas tho nature and purposes of the fod of tho Now ‘Testament? It the religion of Mis 8on hus thus brosen down the walls of partition bo- tween nutions and pony and is rust Pe 4 tho entire race by the bond of brotherhao whut nate tes8 comprehensive thun this of Universalis enn bo uppiiad to tho work of Hla panda in dveturo or to the purposes of His graco ja Obras: dealing. thon, how excollent fs this namo which dealgnates us as a Church, and how sultablo it is to axprese the more rational andcatholle phuses of. roliglous thought, 1t bowomos us vullage ly to consider what furthor remalny to bu dong to commend that name and the doctrines for whiub it stands more fuily to the fayor of the religious world. Tor the auocess which, under God, tbe Univer- alist Courch bas alreugy ucblaved we ara grates ful, lt ts bute truism to say that our denon. nation wus covor inherently 8 strome or so well furnished for work Ha DoW, and a8 Lo the pre: ent state of thoologlcal beliof, not even moat sanguine amongal useanld bave antl puted go great achange. And this change, you will pormit, moe with cuphasia to aay, hus been almost ontirely in the direction of our undere Standing of BSeripture, 1 du not ray that tho beat acholarablp of the ae unitedly iudorace the doctrines of the Universallyt Church, or that wiedotn of all our rules of interprotation Ie confirmed hy the more exact stuly; but | do suy that tho beat scholuraip of tho aie—bnd i] Ineludo the evangelical woboot in mont—fends — stronuly toward ot Hical” oxtyesia, and that the conclusions of modern study do vat require us as a retlylous body to abandon asingle position, but rather uality usinamore rigid adhoronce to thom, YX what other denominations, areas of the so-called orthodox suboo!, con thls be ty truth sald? The changes wude In thu toxt of tha ito- vised Veraton have lurgely coutlrmed our y derstunding of Scripture; aud the scholal treatises bath within and without our own bor era which bave coustdored the quosuon of aa. chutology in almost every phase bus among other things compelled attention to tho theory of walyution asheld by te Even twenty-five yoars ayo wo found It ditticutt to get the consid. rule attention of thy rellginus world to what we bad to say in dofance of our positions, muh of onr teaching bylng syt aside by persons of other fuiths as unworthy thelr attention. All this is now cane for t etter, and tha fortune nyran, © Tho, eorning, igbt la breaks » bas taken on 5 4 Hur waite tclstryo that modern acholurghip duvg not dewend of the Universalist Church tho | &' Abandonment of cither of It when coupled with our own expericuce may AUguCsL 16 US tho finportnice uf a different treatment of someof those great thotnes, It would be strange If wo had nothing to learn from all this religions ngitation as to our meth- ods of wark, or tho form tnt whieh our articles of rollin. miny bo mast Uitly clothed. And Ef pay. weatlons of this nature do cone to tly, by which we divcover wherein wa cin make woy of our posittons more fiipregnable, orhy which we cat render hotter and larger acrvice, | know of no place whero that fact may bu more properly ree- ognized than in the ovcasional sermon hetore ue pecmnbledt represontatives of our entire Shurch Lut ud, thon, with tho slnule desiro to hold tha Goapet vita whieh wa hive bean ltrusted with tho loxst possible ndmixture of error, and with {hia hearty wish to profit by tho sitygestions of others na well is by the wisdom of or own ex perience, consider whether sone of our doc: tril statements muy tot he more nceurately phrased, and tholr reiation ta our system of ailth be more distinelly seen, 1. As to the muttire and government af God, ‘The dovtring of one God f4 ad old ag the race, nnd {4 now prominently held by Jowa, Christians, and Mobatumedins, Christhinis diifer from ech ‘other us to the form in which this one God | Braet tu the human understanding, No intel ont Trinitarhin nieans to say by bis beliel that there ure threy Gorla, but tree forms of the one God, though in his apoech ho makes ouch of theso forms cucqinl. The Universallet Church aecepts thy trifold manifestation of God. but deules thelr coequatity, Thorofore, wo say itls- tinctly, thore is Dnt one Gow, meaning theraby that allother boings but this ony bolng ara erento by itm and proceed From Him, Christ da not God, but the manifestation of Gods the Holy Spirit Is not God. but the agorey by whilott Gol tn Christ carries forward tho work of hitman recovery from alu, Now it must be conceded that tho essential untize of Gail ts inknowable, ‘Tho sconce of ATs belng is beyond ou uch. Our knowledge ot Himat tho best is but partial and reluilve, Wut need nat be on Ut acevunt ef bor erro. ous or wntrustwarthy. Any revelation which tho unknowable Ged jay make of bhuscl! to Tait 4,“ neogsanrily cast In the mold of our iuinds.” “The nature of God, so to span lec i many aided, We discover only a part of the Ine Hnlt whole, and i wo futerprot his fault Cutt. ness by that partial view our conglualon is tae adequate, We neu, thorofore, to vlow bin on every aldo In which Ho ts rovenivd to us, “Tho word Father, for instance, glyos tha ropresentation of God charaotertstio of Chris- Manity.” [Modern tealle:n, ph: 44h) But this prized and chosen word," so deur to tho heart of Christ, must not be Iinited to the mere bitmnan sense of Fathorhvod, ecapeelilly to that phasy of itof whieh kindnoss and indulgonce ure the loading features. God is Maker. King, Ruler, us well as Futhor; or rathor the word Father as employed In the Gospela may ba salt to Include ‘all tueso othor terms, and ouxbt, therefore, in our use of It to visbrace themall. The New Teatatnont clearly repre Ronte the nature of Godas love, This wa ute derstund (a bo sald of bis wubstunce. tis Jude tice must, therofure, be tho Justice of lave; His omulpotence tho ommipotuncs of Jove, and thus on through all Hs attributes; but,ou the other hand, tho nature of God must bo connvived af as {ueluding all those uttributes, And, furthor- miure, our “pprehension of the nature of God inust not jn any way so oxnlt ourselves in Is EE as practenily to slut out fre otc minds the thought of Him as King Judge, Love as rotated te God must be under atood to include severity, law, penalty—the best xood of tho wholo crention, und only when em- plored inthis inclusive sense does it harman ze with the facts of our experience, the Jud. "nents of God xe recorded jn gucred and profane history, or even with the teaching of Christ. Trespeotfully submit for your consideration whotbor our thought of God In these partivutirs does not need a more guarded statement; In othor words, whether the popular upprohenston of Gud awong our people is nut tov ox- clusively restricted to the quality of mercy, and should not be broanened into tho recogni. on of othor phuacs of the divine nature ond of His government over mankind, B. As bo future punishment. ‘Vo infer from the presence of moral evil in this world, from tho inequality in bumun condi- ton, and from the multitudinous sorrows whteh aflict our race, that punishinunt for sit under God's moral government muy be endless, is to from these facts what the fucts them- yes do pot Justify, For, while itis probabl trite that the ditforent phases of the Divine gore ernment ure wore clearly porcelved than for- merly, Itisalso true that the Christian word are more nearly united tn the belluf thut the Judgments of God haven merciful intent, and that they are visited upon munkind not merely to uphol ne. an ald to tho racy iu choosing tho right way. Very fow moraiista of any echool will now du- ny that there i In this worlda power externul ta man “that works for righteousness,” The throne of God rests upon holiness—all the luws which proceed Crom that throne ure purposed in love. But, we repeat, this view of the merclful intent of the Divine Gqvernment must not make ua fnavugibie to the truth, whieh Is funda. mentil in moral solence, that thero {8 a governmont of God, and that thure is no esenpe from the authority of that government. A life of virtue ia the only tite proper to live oven though our existernco terminated In tho geave but when one retlecta upon the deplorable cor sequences Of sin, and the tenavity with which ovil bablts ellng’ to tho moral nature, he ie eertulnly very unwise who tIves fn disresard of the moral governimant of bis Creator, and passes inte eternity undor the shadow of Its condetunas tion. ‘Thore ia common to man a certain fear of the consuquences of slit with respect to the life to coms. Ig ft judiciour to, remoye that fear? “The fear of tho Lord,” says tho Paninilat, “is the beginnlog of wisdom,” ‘That fear id rooted in tho instlnet of dependence, and Is thereture natural te man. Honoo we find it tterwovun with all tho great religions of the work! and present “fn ull phases of elyilization, from the lowest to the highest. Indeod It may well bu quosttoned whetber there cnn bo a statement ot retigion— Ido not say palfouonny Bone ft. Possibly in our intense dosire to vindicute tho charucter of God from the uspersions which falso doctrines hive cost upon it, and to deliver bumun souls from that " fear which hath torment,” wo muy have partlally overlooked that *yodiy fear” which {8 routed in the instinct of dependence, and which is traceable tn tho tencbings of Christ, As to tho thuory of punistincnt now especially praninent—viz.s" endless #nulng necessitites endless puntshinont—we huve but to say that the statement thut so lung 48 ano elas he will bo punished, seems to us little less than. an axlom, und therefore 1f it cnn bo abown that nan is to sin endiestly Wo sball concede that tho togma of ondicws punishment Is proven, But it isunfortunute for tho foroa of tuls arguinont tbat the proposition ta ve proved 1s the one that: io neguimed to by true, For how does any one know that (hose who die in alo will sin ondlosly?—how does uny ono know that after that eveut thoy willeinatall? Jt scoms to us thut tho frat poal- Hon tu bo subatuntiated In this form of argu. iment fs that sone persons will certuinly sin in the Immortal world: aud the socond 13 that thoso who do once sli there will win always. Hiut neither of these positions Is provon, ‘Thero js no evidence oven thut uny one whlsin atall In tho immortul stato; but if that were proven ono is huppily a long way from showing that bo who thus sing cannot ceaso from sinning, it now Of mau bo bus tho power of Even obdurate slunvrsa gometiues ox. crelse that powor of cholvo when on the arr vorio of oterulty, 1s the freedom of tho will ollininated from man by death? if 60, and ho is compelled to gla after bo is thus metumore hosed Into sume Othor creature, fs he reaponsi- bly, and If not reaponsible enn by sin, aud If ho dovs not sin oan he bo punished ? sin, wo say, isan act of the will—tho mind must consclously assent. Hut leit not atso true that tho temptations togly are chivtly in the bodily appetites, and associated with those things which belong to thls Ifo? Death inuut work a wonderful change. We somotimes forget, In the hasta of speech, what is implied by tho trans sition from thia body ta ous suited to a, bigbor wyeoeds of the soul, Tho Spiritual body is not cognienblo | by elther of our sousas, or by any knuwiledge of tho mind. Wo Bpprouand tho stutoment thut there 4a a spiritual body, and wo accept tho doctring As true; but both the spiritunl Louy und the spiritual stute in which it Is to exist are incom: Probunslbie tous. And moat ikely much of our reasonlug Jn referonve to the immortal Ute buayd upon anilogy, or Upon the structure of Inading doctrines, our bodlosy, or upon whut scoms likely to 0 i wha now fy will bo found tu be fallacious At any rate, 1 g00 uo oocaelon for Us to asgont to tho nB- sumption that ain ontora the imtnurtal world, We stand upon rm ground and recognize all that fs noodful to ive utfuotivencss to our ape peale for a Christian life whon we say tht tho consequences of our conduot alfect tho aplrituul purity a oe to ele ates 8 KEAVE, eyonit this, k rgspouttully suggest, wo Bro Gut Juatitod in going. nny SRHORY i, As to the deuth of Christ. For whut did Coriat die, and what ta mennt by ruconeiiiation In Christ, or, a4 It 1s somotinod callod, the atonoment ¥ ‘Wo say, a4 o Church, that Christ died to ruoon- ofle man to God, not Gad to mun, there fn inan thut rendered such reconoillutio: necussary—its what rospect was reconciied to Gol? If we reply, wua a sinner, and. thorofora unrevoncilud, do we wean mun .generically—muukind, or that thave then Ilving were wiunera? 1 v, did Ho dic tu reconulle the race to Gad, ur only the fow momberg of It who chanced to be wt that tlie upon the varth and ut variance with itn? If wo say tho race, thon this conitict, or allonu- ‘on, belunga to tnan as inna, and Is 8 part of our common berltage, Hut the question returns, What ta this allesation? I¢Curist's death bud in tt the clement of reconciliation of race, then it was not uoly operative as to the Jiviuy but as to the doad and to ‘ter the millions ta bo horest! Lut what elfect could His duato have upon those not then living and who had wover bourd His namo, and -why should tho millones theuccafter born be called sinners orate bacgay WORT ibe etude pra, rie! 6 reoanecllor the World to God? pe Tt scons to mo, brethren, that J am calle toy .your attention in these questions to a tuple of the bighcst ttnportanca ta tha wele fara of the Universallat Church, and that (1 ip just ut this point thar our adminigtrution of the Gospel ts most faulty, Our aeaple clearly understand the value of Christ as an oxumpte, and the rulation of tho fact of Its yzxection tu the reeutrection of munklud; but w ‘we comy to the queation of ihe aiivaoy of His doath, tb ts foared thulr viows aro confused ‘aud icoalltotlng. The wemberahip of the ao called Orthodox Church will tell you xt oauve what thelr Church thoory tu in regard to recon: clilation in Uoristy ts there Koy reason why our mewberayp should not be ubjo to wlyoa Uko the authority of the Divino liw, but | expiMolt statement of our views pon this cn teal doctring of Christianity? Ani it they e hut doso, Isthare not ndefect ja our teaching wich wo should all with one accord bisten to ave not thme to disetss thle tople at lenuth, Aulif Phad, fm not here te outine w ayateny of dootriny for the Universalist Church, Bot ‘nay we not unite on some auch statement as this?) Christ Ie tho tuthorized by vcerat tatty of Gil Hie speaks and acta ithe Pathor's nine. Muuniversily needs to be brought under the dowlntua of the biay of Jove, Out of that rela fon be ls requrded as asioner—within tt he ie nald to be n new creature, Now In Calvary God by the sin addresses | hin to anunkind. He onsks nothing himself, or tor tho suko of — bimeolf; = ttt he | asks for ‘conformity Fie holy nw n necessity of His murat goverimont ond for the benefit of inankiid. Christ, theres fore, In His death is the fneariation of the Divine Guudngss, and of thy wmorat rite uf tha Most, High. Tn thia viow the cross of Christ wtunda for the conpassion of God, and ts tho wih OF Pardew and tho symbol of loves and 11s reconciled by it when he accepts the now life for whfeh It stands, The snoritico of Christ ig thus both tinlversal and particularsuutversal to its relxdon to Deity. in thatit represents the purdoninz love of God, and partiaulae in its relation to moan, in that demands his recovery from ein and his persanai union with the Lord, Paesing now from any further reforences to doctrine, let id briefly Hint at soma of tho ospes elit dangers und bladrances of tis present tine 40 far as thoy relate to our ellleluney as a pros Heal working puwer. ‘Tho ttrst dunger comes of’ oltr success, We have plead for toleration. : That is lurguly see tured. We hava vindiented our right to live sid to work In the Chrikdan wor Hut what then? What are we going to tio with this right? Do not mistake tho opportunity te work for the, netunl pert ncods It There isn fanatic of Uberty which seuins to be sutistied with the mere fuct of opportumty. Tho present expect! need of our religions body 1s to BUtLu—te eecupy the place that we have mate for ouractece—to pu tic Uedinga thal are required. Of course wo rejuico In tha dellyerince of ao many minds from tha thruldom ot orror: but tbat" is not cnough, They must be taught the truth, and made to feo is power, Bue da owes net) even in our pul- ults sumetiines so prominently emphuyize the merit of antagonlsm to the dominant theol- ogy and tho Diessedness of religious freedom as virtuatly to pata premium on dent, and pra tleally educate our own peuple thie the feeling that the mission of Uniyersaliem 13 to lead the masses out of the Egypt of orthodusy and ret them loose fir the Desert of: Negatlon—out of orgiuuized religious effort Inte an ozgrcgation of individuals? Another phuss of tho danger, which hinders us ts sitillur ta the ong nned, * People ure be- coming su Hberal,” For whivh wo are thankful, let us sny, But God hus not put us in trust with tho Gospel slinply to have offer people think us waido ‘about sung things, Our duty would bo gubetaa tially tho sina Hs HOW, though the tlov- tring of eudless inisery were stricken frum tho records of Christendom. Deut fricnds, is not ove of our great necds befure God and man oluinly this: a more bearty devotion to tho truth, as the truts, and for tho suke of tho truth? Our membership: is | Incking Hou sensy of personnl responslbitity. This bine dors our parish work inure than nnything else, Excuses for notdoing tble,aud tor not dolig thut, wre as abpnduntas the lovves of wutdinn, ‘but, Hike the louves Of autumu which the winds now blow ghont, they would uot buve fallen had there been a good supply of nutritive sup in the: tree, Nut how much duty can} get rid of, but. how much useful service cun 1 render to this eburch of my heart and boie, fa the true fecl~ ing that should guide us all, Lis suid that tho world ta carried forward by men of action, Yes, that 48 trie, but those men of uction are also men of cenvictious, peopie who believe po a and ate rendy to act upon the basis of that bellef, Of this there fs in history no tmord conspicuous ume than the authur of our text. Aud. sometimes when wo think of what that great soul did, ang whet bo sufferer] that those commg after hita tight have tho = true (ios- ec) of the risen Lord, wo feel ourselves nn our comfortable churebes and In our Indolent ensa most polntedly rebuked, O thet at this hour, around this nitar, and in this new Chris- {lan home, wo might be‘all of us so Mted with tho prescnee of God ns anew to consecrate our aeives tu His servioc. und be stronger thun over before to carry forward tho important work which tho Lord has committed to our cure, Greatly have we gained us a Church in apiritual power, and In vitul personal religion, Alas, that in this respect there should be in all denominutions so greut a inck even now; but to us who Know our own weaknesees, and ‘are not ushamed to confess thom, it sometimes seems ta us that we aro farther from the Kingdom than they all. Spenking for ourselves, this much wo know full well—wberoln we- are weak wo desire tote strong; and whorotn we have rendered tha world suing useful service, wo. wish we could do a thousandfald more. Year after year now fora tong period 1 have met in our GeneralConvontions some of you Into whosa faces | look Jonny. Hut the years ure bearing uson. Nearly forty: yenrs have passed sinco Lentered the brothurhoud of the Dulver- nullat ministry, and most of those who wero then prominent in the Church have passed away. Stice we wore Inst together the foremost predobor of our order, und w brother beloved uf all, has gone to bis roward, Byt from thesa shadows which fall wcross our, pathway by tho chongas of t ‘wo turn ‘ith Lope to the younger mombers of four, tobuiatey mans of Whom Inspire us with so mich contidenus. ‘To thom, out of the fullness of Joy, we siy—G bless you—Gad biess und keep you, overy one. Your lot ie casier than that of many of those who Dean in this miuistry Jory years ago; but you will tnd enough todo and wany thlugs ta try your patience and your strengty. We do not wish you to take auy of us who are older a4 ox- alnples—profit by our failures as well as oursuc- bo your wark (n your own way—anly take heed tint your way [5 tho Lord's way. And may you and those who sbnll. follow. you have -the peace and wisdow to make our Chureh pres cminont and worthy the nume—excullent above: every olbor—by which it is kuown among mon, MISSIONARY WORK, INDIANA GENENAL CONVENTION, Bpectat Dispateh to The Chisago Tribune, Inpranaroris, Ind., Oct..18.—Phe General Convention of the misslonury hodies of the Christian Church was falrly Inaugurated to- day. AtlL o’olock the Women’s Board of Missions held n socal and devotional meot- jing, Among the distinguished delegates present represonting this body are Misa E, J. Dickinson, Eureka, 1; Miss J. H. Sinart, St. Louis; Miss Emina Campbell, Jackson- ville IL; Mrs. Joseph King, Atleghuny, Pa. 5 Miss Kila Smith, Cincinnati; Miss Schell, Washington, D, C.; and Mrs, Fuller, Des Moines, Ja. At the afternoon session Mrs. A.C, Shortridge, Corresponding Secretary of the bonrd, presented her annual report, ‘Ihe report shows a steady growth of mls- slonary work throughout the chureh, and contains a SYNOPSIS OF TH REPORTS submitted by the various State socletics, The ‘Treasurer, B. W. Cols, also read his annual report, showing total recelpts of $10,218,338 and dlabursemunts $7,087.25, leaving’ a bal- anea on hand of $2,651.53, Thy contingent fund had on hand Oct, 10, 1880, 1,023.82; re- evlvedl during the year, $3,300.00; total, $7,828,423 disbursements, $4,887.25; balnnce on hand, 82,435.17, At the evening session the Ray, A. J. Hobbs read tha address pro- pared by the Rev. (sunc Errett for the ocva- sion, the latter having been enlled to Michl- gan by tho Ilnesy of his sun. Tho Rov, L. P, Sweeton, of Kingston, Jamaicn, and Mrs. Fuller alge addressed the inceting, ‘hv con- voution will continue until Friday, BOARD OF FONEION AUISSIONS, St, Louis, Mo., Oct, 1%.—The seventy-sec- ond annual meeting of tie American Board of Forelgn Missions began this atternoon at Solclock, About 500 delegutes aro already here. Ln the absence of the Vrosidant and Vice-President tae oldest corporate member of the board, the Key. Dr A.C ‘Thompson, ealled the meotlng to order, ‘Lhe Hon, Alpheus Hardy, of Boston, was thon chosen permanent Chalrinan, and the ifternogn ses- sion was ovetipled by the reading of the of- ficlal reports of tho officers ut the association, MISCELLANEOUS, MAHOP OF NEWARK. Newank, N, d., Oct. 18.—'The canseoration of the Rt-Rey. W, M. Wixger as Bishop of Newark, in succession to Archbishop Corrl- xan, now condjutor to tis Eninenes Cardinal McCloskoy, took pluce today in St. Patrick's Cathedral, this city, . JOWA ¥o 3h Os As LBunnisaton, La, Oct’ 18—The Young Men’s Christian Association of lowa holds a State Convention In Burlington, beginn tug ‘Thursday of this week and continulng throa days, A largo attendance from wl parts of the State is expucted. —————— NEVADA BANK. SAN Francisco, Uct. 18—The adjourned annual meeting of the Nevada Bank .was held today, The Sollowing Dlrectora were elected: J, ©. Flood, John W, Mavkuy, James G. Falr, J. L. Flood, and Q. B. North. 08, +J. G. Flood was chosen Prositent, OL. North Vico-Preaident, J. 8, Angus Socre- tary. Louis MeLane, wha has been Preal- dent of tho bank since its organization, hi lspoued of tis interest Ja the sane and vol untarily resiane 3 ee ecummtammaal Winohoster’s 1ypouhoephitoy willoure cousumpuan, coughs, wank, iupgs brons Soltis, aud guneral debility, KstabHehed = yuare THE COURTS. Wing Lee Still on Trial for the Mansfield Murder. The Chinamen Sxamined as to Their Kellgious Bellet, A Sharp Juror Undertakes to Escape Jury’ Duty. New Suits, Divorces, Confessions, Judgments, Ete, WING LEE. Tho trial. of Wing Lec, Chinaman, on the charge Of murder, was continued before Judge ‘Wuley yesterday morning. ‘The prosecution ane nuuneed that a few more witnusses would testify and that side of the ease would bo closed, Allen Morrison testified that he kept a todg- ing-bouse In tho Pacitic Mock at the thine of the Btubbing, aud saw tho decensed naon after ho was stabbed, and tho waund was then bleeding vory freely. Severnl of the witnesses for tho prosecution were recailad, and tuattiied that they suw nothing in or about the pretmises where tho nifray occurred which looked Ikea atiok or elub, é Frank Billing, one of the County Hospital physicians, testitled that Churtes Mansfluld was brought to the hospital on tho tt of June: that hv examined the wound, whlch he found nbaut one fneh In length and about three Inches deap. Oncross-examination witness stated that de- censad was removed from tho large wurelcal wird In whieh he was first placed to r smuller room, 80 that tho Holl iolsanttny inight not contaminate the alr of the larger ward In which thero wera number of other putients. The prosqcution hare reste, ‘The ttest witness introduced by the: defenso was W. U, Kobingon, a lawyer, who testified that ho tried to cunverse with Wing Leo whilein Jad, but was unable ty understand bin, Mrs. C. Houghton, John A. May, one of the counset for the defense, Martin Mulleng, | and Richard Nuggard tustified. that = Wh Lea could not apauk = Engilsh, ane that whonever nny one spoke Bngitab to du- Sendant be would suy nothing, At toi stage of tho unse the defense untied thelr main witness, Gin Lee, a genuine Celestlil, who sould not apenk or understand a word of Engligh. Ho wos ttecomipanied by Dick Low Leo, a rather lye tolligent appearing Chinese-American, who came from Valpneaieo, Ind, ta uct as interpres tor. efore the oath was administered Dick wag Het EL, ag to his rolizious bellef, “Do you belteve in God?” “ Yes," was the unswer, bow muny Gods aro there?” Ju you belleve ina life after death?” Not I don’t know much about tt. I just beet wong to Sunday-schoul three or four inonths,” "How do they swear peuple in China?” “Just sume us here.” “Tut don't they buro papers aud cut of a rouster’é hed?” “f don't Know much; 1 come to this country when I was a little boy 1 yeurs old.” After somo further questoning it wasdeciied to allow tho interpreter to be sworn, though there was Kome talk of plucing bim on trial for jerusy. ‘The witness, Gin 1 rogard to hig rellgia terpreter answering im (A you belleve in Ged?" us." Uo you know whut will become of you If you tell a iley" “Lenu't go to beavon.” “ Wahat Chureb do you belong to?” " Mothodist.” This seemed to satlefy the counsel, and tho cage proceeded, Gin Loe thereupon teatifled that he worked In Wing Leo's dry-room at the time of the cutting alfair; that Manatield and another tna came dato the front room just as Wing Leo was imak- ing urrangoments for an euergelic eventing chop-stick exercise; that Wing Loo got the bun- so of “ washou” fur Maustield and suid * six- teen ventes"; that tha uthur mau hud seated hinusol€ ino cbuir by tho side of the front door; that Munsilold said {0 cents was all be bid, and Wing said “leaveo bundle”; that panstioll P, Wwas also luvestignted In wilef as fuliowa, the in- sald be would not pay ‘the six cents, that bo would kill every d——d Chinu- man in tho city first; that Mansiictd attuinpted to Fe, out, aud when Wing tried to stop bit the other mun struck at him with the chatr, and quickly started up the steps; that Munstold then picked up a flimny from nour tho front door ang chased Wing sround tho cooking stove, and #8 Wiug neared the supper: table be picked up a knife used to cut brewd wod meat, aud when near the duor Munsfeld struck at Wing with the iron Jiminy, und Wing struck back With the kuifo, Witness enid be then be. came frightened aud rau out of tho back door and went over to Stata street. No vrows-exam- Jorntlon of the witneay by tho Btate, jug Lee was sworuin ble own bebulf, and told about the sume story, except that ho re- veranuion between pentced more of the alleged eon Munstleld and bimgelf, He clalined that be bada pocketbook on the table near the door, and that wheu the affair was over he could not find 4. The munner in which these two witnesses: repented the exaot words of Munstield through. out tho aifulr, whoo neither of them could uu- derstind a word of English,,wag,to any tho leust, Yory remarkable, Both a! hure rested, and tho court took a recess until 2 o'cluck, During the afternoon Messre, Muy and Forest mado Weir arguaionts before the jury, aud Mr. Thomson will close for the State this morning, und tho cage will bo given to the jury about non. “ A SITARP JUROR, Asharp young lawyer and a stubborn juror yes- terday wero the cause of the county belug mado SHrleher, A fow duys aye it bocame nucessary tosuminon a speoiil veulro in Judgo lowers’ court, ad among those called on by tho Ballir whon he was over in the lumber distriot was the firm of Farry Bros., corner of Eighteouth ond Lumber streota, The ollleiat told ola busl- neesand requested Mr, Houry M, Holco, the geueral minager of the firm, to serve, or rathor at Ore} usked BA bie namo, — ftuiea res fused to give it ound told the Built to into the street and yet his durymen, as ho had no thine to devote ‘to court ‘budiiess, “Lhe Bull, howoyer, was not disposed to be guebred quite eo casily, and nocordingly onde out w summons directed to * the foreman uf Forry Bros." and served it on Boice, The Jatter consulted an attorney, Mr, Pliny H. Smith, who advised hiu that the survice of tbe sum- mons was detvctive, and bo was not bound to appenr, Bulee was not sorry to boliove this, and went on with bis work, thinking he bad outwitied Juv, until be ise agrucably surprised 10 recoive pressing invitation yesterday morning to call Gn Judge — Hogera “and show catiao. why he should uot bo punlshea for contempt in falllag to nppear and serve ag Juror, In this summons no legal talent could tnd a finw, aud Mr. Buico budtogye, All be had to say for bimeelf when eallad on to explain wus, that te bad acted un- dor logal udvice Iu what ho did, and thought ho ought not to be punished, ‘Tho Judge, bowoyer, diferod very materially from tha tenrued coungel who gave the advice. Ho auld It was Mr. Holco's duty to res Bort to court .ut once when summoned and make his excuse, If uoy, there. Judges been constantly to improve the class of juror, much hinderod by a certain sort of business nen who, when {court in 8 cose ad plaints or defondunts, wero wlways willing to tlod fuutt with tho men who wore summoned ag jurors, Some busineds houses apveared to consider thonisolyes above the law. It was neovssary to Five thorn a wentic remindor of their intatnke, Thore seemed to be no doubt but that tho pris- onur know ho bad been summoned, and was in contempt for nat coming to court. fut, inas- niuck as be had fotuwed legal advice, no sens tenco of iinprisonment would be intiicted, but ho woulil bo flned €5U and costs. Mr. Balco rouched dean tnto his pocket, bis at. tornoy looking mournfully on, and tho fine aud costs Were, fim icky Judo Willlameon had a aitnilar though less aggravated case, A dtr. Jncob Ktthluyor bud been wamsned but fated 10 1a! pond, and, e had fore when Braue Be {a to exniains ho said gotten all about tho stinmongs. The Judge took wyery eusy view of the omission per ener: for ho only fined tho man 82 for his defective mem- ory. : : DIVORCES, About twonty-throe yours ago Susan A. Johns fon wae married to Jumes PB. Jobason at Ply- mouth, Mich., and Hyed with hin quite peaovae ‘bly until 1876, when be beyau to abuse her, kuocking her down, choking ber, and other wise wultreating her, Bho endured it as long as sho dared, but gaye up at jaat, and now asks to puss ber remaining duyein quien Thoodor Swiderski asked for a divorce from bis wifo Mary on account of bor alleged big+ amy. Jixstge Gardner yestord: Tantat a divoros to Jann A. Millor, From. Addte “A. Miller, an. tho wround of adultory,and to Ericka EB, Nelauo from Viotor i, Nelson, for aduitory. ee VEEMS. Judge Drummoud fs expoctod home Saturday, Toduy tu defuult day in tho Circuit Cours. — UNITED STATES COURTS. David It. Prusoy, Thowas Chalmors, and Hiram U, Scoville Med a bill yesterday agulust the Gates & Soovillo ron Worke Company to tur strain it trom infringing tholr patent for an im- roved crushing mavhine, issued Murch =, 1809, Bie iy ute ale a vIN againat Abnor C, train him from infringing bis pau for tusproved wagon ation, sawed Bopte 8 “i AT ¥tow ox: Receiver of the Gorman National Hank? began a sult for $2,000 against tonry Greenebanm, STATE COURTS, . Henes Patwin began a sult for $10,000 yoator. day against Ialph Emorson, William HE, Halo, and Luolus G. Fisher. John Lemboke commenced an action In tres- pasa against Charles Labuhn, laying damages at F100, Kimon Silverberg brought sult for $4,000 Ogainat Otis It. Jotinson. Proston, Kean & Co, bogan asult to recover $5,000 of the Commercinl National Bank of Chl- cago, anuther for w ike amount against the Ine ternadonal Kank, and i third, also fur S500, fgitinst the Canadian Hank of Comumorce, |All these sults grow out of the recont Cunistock futlure on the Board of ‘Trade, Atenry MecDunntd sied the Chicaro West Di- vision Ialiway Company for $5,000 damages, Julla Maur brought sult to recover $1,000 from It Hl. Edson and fh, nine CRIMINAL COURT. Tho jury in the case of John Miller, on trial before Judge Jamewn for horsc-steating, re- turned a verdict of not guiity, Harry Williams was un trial yeatorday for nae kaulting Oilcer Michael Mahouey on Aug. f. Williams was being taken to the station by the officer and on the way hu made o furlous and persistent nttack, Using to the officer and free= ng bitnssit from the "eume-nlonge' ‘the grand Jury heve ae yout roturned to court ho listuf true Bilis, but it is thought a report will be made at an ourly duy. COUNTY COURT. Tn tho case of the Chicago & Weatern Indians Teallrond Compuny va, Perry H, Smith Jr, et aby condemnation, which bad been on trint several days, the Jury found the land taken tobe valued ft £57,000, ‘The land condemned ts duck prope erty along tho river between Sixteunth and Beventecnth streota, which bas been tuken for rallrond purposes, ind which tho respomtents valued ut $5,000 and the ruiiroud company was willing to ee 5,00 for. Tho usual tantion for. 8 now trial was tude, THE CALL, Jupas BLoverrr—Set care 40, Emplo ve Hooth, and Nos. 49 to 68, inctualve, No case on honring. ArreLLaTs Count—{, 51, 62, 63, and 54. No easo on bearing, Jumin Gany—Assists on Judge Anthony's call. No. 881, Weiss ys. Guyer, on trial, Junge SsiTH—No preltminary call, Triatcall, TO OE Pee Ss any and 3,840, | No, 3,602, Erskine vs. Woods, on telal. Juparn Witttasson—Assists Judge Smith. No, U8, Shannon va. Vittabury, Cincinnatl, & St, Louis Ratlrond Company, on trial. dupe ANTHONY—Nos, 454, 450,401, 402, 405, 457, 469 to OM, Inclusive, except 481, 48), 487, 404, No. 4,753, Monzel vs. Monzel, on trial, Jjupce Ganuxeu—t,8.6,and 7 on his own call, No cusa on bearing. Jepar Rooxis—Prellininary call 301 to 150, inclusive. ‘Trial gall 200, 300, Ju01g, and 301 to B50, Joclusive. No, 21a. Lyman ve, Scott, on trial Jupay Monan—i, 0, 51, UH, 70, 7 7 Ni case cn triul, dupa Hawrs—t0. 81, &2, 83, 68, 80. Goodwin va, MeCurthy, on er ull. ia No. 76, int. Jung BAnNust—No J. 1 10, Doolittic Ve. Miller, on bearing, ACU, dnentta Sab aaa a and Nos, ae sik Sake so, SS, WN, Bh ake PAG. BOT, sn Ba a, ‘and SU, ees 2, BAD, 20, Wing Lee, on trint, 3 304. 155, and hid. duper TuLEY—No, JUDGMENTS, Svrentou Couitt—Conresstons—Willlam Sat- thoi vs. Curl Billeter aud Bernard Berg, $137.75, Jupay Suiti—Franols &, Kopp vs. Daniel A. TLorlng, verdict, $1,120.01, and motion for new A. E. Coykendall vs. The Archer Refluery, fet, $4,000, und motion for ew trial. Cricut’ Covir—Jupar ooru—Christian Wellerinan vs. August Rother, verdict, §20, aud motion for new trial.—Charles {tutt vs. doln (2. MeVey, verdict $162.87, and tnution for new trial. CROPS. KANSAS. Spectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Toruka, Kas., Oct. 16, 184t—Adviees ree ceived here from leading wheat growers in the State give assurance that the winter wheat isin fing condition. ‘he general prospect has not been s0 good In tive years, Rains have been abtundaut and seasonable. ‘The reports from some of the principal wheat counties are as follows: TREGO COUNTY, Wakeeny—The acreacu of winter whent is 90 percentas compared with last year, and ite present condition per cent better than At the summa time Inst fall, GOVE Co! Grainfield—There Is about one-third less acreage in wheat this year as compared with Inst. “This ls owtng to the dry spell early in September, Voth early aud late sown wheat. Took buitor than ever before known In this jocatity. SENGWICK COUNTY. Wichita—Acrenyo of wheat Is 20 per cent Jess than Inst year, the ground not being In condition for” plowing early ta the season, Sines then wo have had a grout deal of rain, so thatthe entire aeruage sown looks une usually well, and the prospect Is regarded ay very fivorable. SUMNER COUNTY. Wellington—Wheat uoreage last year was $4,073, and will be 14 to 25 per cent larger this year, Haye had heavy rains, whieh lave delayed planting. ‘The crop sown pre- viously Is in splendid condiaon, Prospect better than fast season. Iighest ylelit of Just crop was 82 bushels; average about 13, LINN COUNTY, La Cygne—The avernge of wheat sown Is much sinaller than Inst year, but what wo have 1a In fair condition and de wall, SALINE COUNTY Satinn—The acreage of wheat is lower this fall, about one-third less than last year. It ts generally up und louklag well; some of It rather late sown, BUTLER COUNTY, EI Dorado—Abont 20 per cent less in nere- nge of fall whent, but it looks 40 per cent hetter than at the same thine last year, Our farmers have concluded to sow a Jess number of neres each year and put it in better, be- Having they can ralse more wheat, Dougliss—Less acreage, but in a better condition than lust sear, Lt nothing serious oceurs we Will have more than an average crop. RENO COUNTY. Hutelinson—Acreage of winter wheat about 88 per cent compared with Inst yoar, ‘The condition ts 20 vorcent better, Both curly and Iate wheat looks tine. AICHISON COUNTY, Effingham—The dry fall prevented the usual amountof wheat belny put in, bat what was sown 1s looking remarkably fine and making linmense stuols, ANDERSUN COUNTY, Garnott—A diimfulsied acroaga this yenr, but the care with which the grain was put in, and the fine condition of the crop at this time, promises butter than at the same Ume fast year, BARTON COUNTY, Groat Bend—The ucreage of wintor wheat sown this fall ls ubout tho dames lust year, ‘Tho condition ts much better than one your Ago, on gccountor more rain. The thus ol sowing {ts a little later than usual, ‘Tho ground fs vary imolst and wheat, tn cune Bequence 1s coming up quickly and thrittily, LANETTH COUNTY, Parsons—Tho noreara of whent will be one-fourth to one-third less than last year, ‘The plant nos a fine stand and [3 doing splen- didly, Have had plenty of raln within the lust three weeks, : CLOUD COUNTY. Concordia—The acreage of wheat In thls county, compared with last year, fy a ttle over one-half, ‘The wheat sown thid fall Jooks well and Js In youd condition. WARIUSGTOS eouery, Vashington—Fall wheat Js In unusually ant condition, with one-fourth less number of acres than dist year, DICKINGON COUNTY, Abllono—Less wheat and more corn, cat- tle, and hogs seems to be the prevatling {dea wilh our farmers, Wo havea tess acreage, aay 10 por cant, buta tine prospect, POLTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Laulsvilio—A bout the samo acreage as last year, with a very brainlsing outlook, Tho stand Is unusually good, pavge COUNTY, Larusd—About 25, per cent mora wheat sown this year than tests fine tale and good growing weather have put It in oxcellent condition to go into winter, COWLEY COUNTY Wintield—We have a decreased noroage of winter wheat na compared with last year, but the pronilse iy first-class—better than for many yeara. RICK COUNTY. _Sterlipg-sAverazy acreage of whiter wheat about one-third as compared with last yorr. Present conditlon good, X HARBOUR COUNTY: Medicine Lodge—Of winter wheat there [3 about one-third less than Inst year. Sowed late on account of the dry weather, ‘There have been nitmerous rains since, and present condition Is good, « DOUGLAB COUNTY, Lawrence—Ten to 1 per cent less acres age of fall wheat, but promising condition kreatly encourages the farmers. ‘The abune dant rainfall lias put the grovna in fine cone dition, SUPHENSON COUNTY. MePherson—This county had 135,000 acres of winter wheat Inst years plant about the same Inst year; condition good; all ups stool- , ing yell. CLAY COUNTY. Clay Contre—An unustal breadth of wheat has been sown—over 59,00) neres—and It 1 promising well. ‘She early sown Is rank and Rreen, and fs stooling well, O8NORNE ConNTY. Oshorne—Increased nerea: and better conditton. Thorough etltivation of the ground and careful putting tia of tho grain makes winter whent a certuln crop wit Us. HARVEY COUNTY. Newton-~The acrenge of wheat sown this fall, ayemmpared with the fall of 1880, 14 abont75 per cent. Its condition ts much better than In any year since 1877, THE NORTHWEST, Minwacnere, Oct, 18—One of 1G, Dun & Co.'s commercial ageney reporters has just returned froin an extended tour througn- out the Northwest, securing positive infor- + ination relative to general condition of far- Inera and, country ousiness men, He states {hat an unprecedented season of rains has done great damare. For over four weoks farmers have Ucen unable to do usual fail work: and marketing, Graln in stacks 1s titel dumayed. Tutatoes and roots ln the fields are rotting inthe mud, mitch corn hn shocks hus sprouted and is ruined, and the outlook generally is bad, He batleves tho fullure of the farmers to got the product to inarket, etc. will prove disastrous to coun- uy merchants. He believes the damage to f eatin stacks and in shocks In the field Is very serious, ILLINOIS, pectat Depatch to The Chicago Tribune. LA Sanne, ML, Oct. 18—Tho continued rains for nearly two weeks past have made the roads ‘practically inpasgable. [t is im- vosstile to market grain, and the dealers who have had during the Inte summer and fall all the business they could attend to are. how resting from thelr labors as a matter of Necessity, Farmers began husking co much earller this season than usual, aud fiud the crop ranges all the way from oneto about forty Dushely per acre, many more acres ylelding one than fort: ‘Bushelss Some come blalnt ts made about the corn In the fickls sprouting In consequence of the long-vot- nued Wot and at the saino timo quite warnt weather, MICHIG4 Spectal Dispateh ta The Chteacn Tribune. Conpwatren, Mich., Oct. 18.—More ralt in this seation Is doing great damage to crops, which are either growing or. rotting in the fields, especially corn and clover, Many country roads are well nigh dinpagsable, and tands are covered with water. Fodder on the high lands is dolng well, The tadles who some tle since wero unabie to go out, baying taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, are quite recovered, and have gone on their way rejoleing. AMUSEMENTS, EXPOSITION BULLDIN a LAST WEEK OF THE WILL CLOSE SATURDAY, Oct. 22, At fl p.m. ADMISSION Adults, Children... ... HAVERLYS THEATRE, The same well-known established f ‘Monro and Dearbarn-ats,, Chica JL HAVERI Mannger wid MIS POPULAT ‘ ViLls WEDNESDAY MATIN TES WD: . Tinat per: ‘ut THE EMELIE MELVILLE OPERA COMPANY. EMELIE MELVILLE, Prima Donna, AND FORTY ARTISTS. | Largo Chorus, Complete Orchestra, New Costumes, LOCKE & RLANCUETTE.. «+ePropristors, Gilbert und Sullivan's Curoic Opera, PAVIENCE. Appropriate Scenery and Appointments. 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SECOND YKAIt OF THIS GREAT BUCCESY, Produced by tinssirpasaed company sud new and magnificent Te pulday, Uek w—Cotller's Uanker’s Daughter Com- uinntt WYICKER’S THEATRE, THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING, OCT. 19, ‘Anorica'y Distinguished edionns, Mins MARY ANDERSON, Aa PARTIBNIA to Mr, Lovall’s beautiful play, SARs Loves.” vn "1 I" 8! ‘ a PYM ATION AND GAL ATA. Katurday fe ell Mathes Tite LADY OF LYONS, eatara Subt THe DAUGHTEL OF HOLAND. Pag? em ng, fomedian, JOSEPH JEFFERSON as" yy SPRAGUE’S OLYMPIC THEATRE. tgoue Wednesday, Hotueday, aad sunday, nee MAO Leavitt's Now Gigantic Spectalty Co, Oe sclguguy, et 2t—One wook only of BNELBAKER'S CENTRAL MUSIC. HALL, THE WORLD-FAMOUS KELLOGG 13 COMING. DE LA BANEVS PARLOR LECTURES. 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