Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1881, Page 9

‘ RELIGIOUS. pr. Thomas on Divina and Hu- man Forgiveness. qgno ifenrt in Clvilization—Ser- mon by Prot. Swing. Guiteantsm and Alleged Inean{ty—Sermon by T. De Witt Talmage, pr. Rydor's Views on Universalism and tho President's Assasin. HE DIV! FORGIVENESS, NED AND ‘THE IUMAN—-SERMON BY I, ‘THOMAR. qho Kev. Dr. ‘Thomns preached yesterday menting (on Litge audiency wt the People’s Church, The theino of his discoursa was "Di- tino and Tluman Forgiveness.” Following ts the eermol Forgive that trespass apnlnst Us.—J) The question of forgivene: ne us our trespassos nawe forglyo tham falls Voy thy {sono with which +wonllbave todenl. We have all sinued—sinced against ouraclycs, alaucd against othors and gainst God, Othors, perhaps, hnve slancd againet us, and wa neotl tho exerclad of those dispositions that enn forgive thom. And henco our stutsect this morn- ing Ig ono that Hea within tha rent of thy prac: tical; {t hn to do with our personal needa; with ourfeclings, with our consclonues, with our duty to oursalves and to others; It takes hold of tho great questions of right, questiuza of tho soul, questions of public nnd private justice, and of the governinent uf Godt over men, And ns stich you will purcelye that it lies very largely in tho realm of tho moral fectlugs und intuitions, and fence iaus to be studied by tha peart ratbor thin by the head. Itisa question of tho snul—of tho conscionco—rather than one of tho intallect. You cunnot aoivo it by tho axl- oms of mathomnatics; you cannot put it into the forms of logio us you would f. proposition uf pure reason. And those reflections fend us into the presenco ofthat larger world of facta and experiences that must come tinder the coxnizance of the soul; that cnn be understood only by tho soul; that lirger realin whoro reason bas to call upon the heart ind “ek It to como furth and make in that Tt hus world lain tho things of {te own wortd, fi the reaim of the purely moral ‘and religious the reason to of beauty, | an @ purely buman and hunee necd forgivencss, And [t Is not bas” to the same of cald ask for thing. in song, and reason entie help, lq if tove. notexpiiin, cannot waderstaad or oven know the beauty Or the odor af n flower, Tt mny dise tect tho rose—tuke upurt tho delicate fenves and analyze thole properties by ita chemistry. and tell (ho proportion of tho ashes or tho wases that arg left. Lut in doing this tha roso ts destroyed, Ta know a rose tho sense of sigut and smoll must. come into mother Joves a child and use. Iteason cannot expinin why a fuels joy thut'no words cath express a8 shy preseca It to hor beart, Reason cannot explain tha mystery of the un- sect tles that stratoh across oconne ond contl- nents and hold tho love of the sailor trus to the + heart thut beats farawny, Reason inay wel outthe Hnes and bars and notes, but it oanndt make or understand the sweet xounda of music. Heasen cannot explain the love of tho patriot as be gues forth to die for bis country, Jn ail these. things thore fa tho lurger worid of sentimant, of feclluz—the, world of the oul. Antbere, ayain, wo stant’ at the open gates ‘whore tho Uons oT religion; meroy and torgi vou! looks ont upon the great ques- fright and Justieo aud ness; And frum those and ia thence eccs tts own deopor tife, and seve God, Rexgon may formulate these te sumo oxtent, muy talk about thom; but it is tho beurt that fecls them; it Is tha bourt that knows: it ia tho beurt that tnderstands thom and lives In them, Herefsthe world of tha henrt; the world of beauty, of sentiment, of moral princlplus, of re- lgion, of God. And itis preelaely into this worklof the soul! that our text lei that Jesus lived and taught and suite Geus, Tt fs In this henrt-world ond died. It 13 Into this beart-world that He neks tts focomo und live and sitfer and worl, that Ho tells us wa are ta know God: to unde stind Gods to kno Asi tuo tinuge af and 2 It is hero God by knowlng oursolyes to Know fove and Justiea yin ouravlyes, and throngh these to know the Sune In Gud, sant natho soul stands {hus in its own trie tands this nmidst the ply work tig of ita own feciings and cprinciples, and action, the great workd of tho divine opens up befure {hand Jor it perceives, It fects that It I sina reat mornl order or governments tht God is ike itselt—or rather itself fs tke God; and tbat goodness, nod right, and Jaye, ait inerey Are fay all worlds tho sun, mirvetons work materint elemen iwelt the unity and eontinulty of pature, Henson trite nnd forces, ns Indecd none a anil nd identifying reventug to tt has, by-tho kl of the spectroscope, detected tho sehen aftiron. and xodtun. and entotwin tt tho suis It tells ua that the Int eavity tl everywhere present aml cverywhere (he HO. And tn the Hight of thoao facts we may Teel ape sured that miatterial nautica is ono; admire and selenco. mma avd well and we evon wore reason Tovolauans, thes: for these astonishing outrenches of hunt knowledge, Bit h here in the moral world, where reascn tan proceed only by Indugtion, and reuth at best only un ante: the heart, by ana knows, and quserty is of a widely-oxte fori avatein of nattire, the heart te uid Iinmortality, and’ ri tbat the wreut moral Unive teason tell it rend or saerE a strong probatality, 3 OWN Euttre And powers, fevls, positively. ; And whilst and tal- ua of Goth, hrvousness; tells Wa Kno, 18 Min, IX overy'> where tho saute In principtess that love, wid ustice, ang ineruy Lelong to Gud, and henvo bus long to nit moral beings, and inust forever abide 10 nit Tul teaching, jnereiful, bi to, i] tho mi worlds, bls is one ‘Savior's standpoint end method of ie Ho tells us to be perteat, because our Father th Heaven ts’ perteot, He tolls us toto wins, eoause aur Mathor in Heryen ts mere citul. Ho tonches us to turd! our felluw-tnen, because: Heaven fs inercifal, oven to the unygruteful and unguod, ed und spltefully ise ua, becuso Ged loves sinners Shot thelr ve, to be meraifal our Father in He tolls us to love our cnes to forgive those who d but thomevlves—and sant Hit fon to die for thu-world chat was best Halt. Aud in tha text He xo connects, or res tuakos one the great moral order that Intes, oO he teaches us to vray for Lorgly ure in ourselves forgiving [nat only as we oursetyes foruive others, bes (nly ts Wo: dispositions = Toat ta, Ho fenchua Us chat tho same. prinalples nbido tty ody and heneo In all-worlds, is we Hind trying to Msecrt themgclves in tty in our better natures fad bettor hi Aud hero ourwlyeay Gad sponk hearts, that wo are to know Cod, Mt tL rt of life, us repent over nyain that it fs to ‘or in God us revealed in oursatyes, fu rd in our hearts and dwelling in our And herve, too, ts the deepest essence of religion, to this Rereelyg Goi, to thus chow God; and, thus pers celving and knowtng God, to try to be Ik to uuderstand juntion as God itd exereiau moroy'us Cod exorolacs 1. ny Irfonds, atudy moe Bible from the heart. HU bring the Heart to the yet questions of hs od witderstands it; ta We must, We x), and love, and prayor, and turglvencas, aud merby, and purity Wt we would know those thugs, nd now, fn te Hebtor these truths, feeling t God Is eve % wid inerey’ Gn rywhore tho sume; that justice eaven and Eurth tre the samc mate Nght of those truths, tot ua louk furthor at sdeep question of Divine and human for- wivoness, Forwivances Sroug commit wily tipon the fact of rlyot aud i taw of right. And all these rain their just amulysia, throw us gc Upon the ul ar hotlines, dence, upon’ t nent; and bi vbding upon ry wi NOW, Pevavepeaes alin; some trespass or- Tad, nd this can be prediented ApULY, the essential nature, or riybteousness of Gods und ue rigbtuousnese of tia governs the rolutivo rivutuouanuss Wife croutures. - And {tt huru Te set our deoneat and cleurest ‘conviotions of Worl laws and honce, also, uf ln, aud bunge, gala, Of tloroy and forgiveness. rnp ee broud conception of jaw and relation: eli, Habts of tespusa teelproc! the barge ara out fat order op, bore may by mmuny forms Of “trospusses,” Othera nay trespass upon our peraunal f property or reputation; ur we may * Upon tholrs—imuy brouk over thalr iWvutw, Violite some Iaw. of trust. or honue uF ity. ‘Then, us wo all stund related to Ker. social order, or toguciuty, Where thera ie HNO rights and: intercets, Wo ins tres! HSS Apo those, ay Me Aud na this Bin nynlnet tho public wel- Jurger vovlal order extonds nd Decumed a part of the grew moral Andtvido a Mev ageetate re at Gud, nai ngainay the: againat tue Id also a stu aginst suvicty, wid aslo Untvoraal good—o sin agaiinet Gad, patter Us tu hia Myht, look at forwivencass aio th use Of tho alns of others agiiitel ours wivu th Forgty Or tregpanses ue We fore 1) wht at Ercapass auuinet ws" tow, and til curctoen? Vie orgs neha vl wevornily, an hy) Cormcally, felt thnt when’ one wos avuinut grain ilebt. or comes’ under an oblignyon to d ugulist, Ho bay takui gute he one wy ont Y, another, the winhor jncurd @ {hing trom tin: We aebtor™ bint and te mt be bus becume w sdebtor” to Frayer fg ulfori shetidor KO agit bo nud : as the Huh ty, Orson Vindles aN Ce 0 tials inuy inaastriuh a \y my vnsiderations, relinuu fornve tua otendect To ‘pana Mand it. ‘The tiybor beneveleuce or Wercy’ Buys, fh “ry Gurselyoy, x B UP Tha w Bits Ferouge, br forgiven Jouul rahi a {{testion fa, Shull) he stand upgn thls in another torn of the Lord's iva usaur debts us wo ‘bo ons einned nyulust roparunon; tho right of honor or chardeter, bt? Stall he duet tha doug ne wrong? Of, pon rosthution? Granting that acusy be hus tho right to this. Meat jemand hey in viow of other Had bighur i “pound oF th ‘Bbul vata? Juss ursive, And why? Becuuso we Ih vome sense, winners, and we dae—tha foruivenoss of wad and ut what ts thiv forg{venvee? And tor what fs put awuy the uxiy fact that & wo. It ty pot: tu foul, nar ity ‘Wat tho act wa pot Wrong. It is, ruthur, ings to foreyo ur cugsy to exuct the OF wtrict justice: itis to stand upon Lune wt be Of tugiuy thdt nut uuly is above willing to beur and to guier ny Justien and wrong for othorm. Mu " ut why sulter ie othora? ‘Thitonons vp tho benader Moston rat Hea harond aultishnosa. Who are there spihensy Who ta this troapuader Ypon our jad ppora hy la your ohitd, or your brother; bears yuurown blood? ‘Thon a facting enmes in that wks not atone to Reif, ar ty the wrone dong to self; but luoks to the offender; that seva hut our Wrong so much as the low, the bad, etate of tho ons who: uns dotie the wront ond fh this. fecling wo begin to ask, how cin wa get bok, not our own prop: ory, or rights, but how shall wo reach nod aave ole ohild, or our friend, ur brothor?: And tn this feeling we say we eat cusily forgive tho wrong to ourselves if we can only reach and sayesour ohtld or friends bring him back to whore he was before ho did the Wrongs got him out of ble bad atute; got inte a dlferunt temper, a dlifercut berrt and pirnosa, Wo ary sorry for hit and the wrong he his dun: and in this’ feeling all revenge and self-oxne tut ts gone by aud lost iu tho great purpose of love to aye, a Tut how cnn two take him back? Certainly Not ns huts, with vali hls bad intent and fecling, Both our senso of Justive aud murey retiol against this; for It ‘would be to loso tho high sense of what Is rights it would be toencourage hin tn wrong; ollrdelves would thereby beeuine A purty to wrong. No, wo aunuot do this, But we oun bear and sufer because of his wrong, we ean take hit Into aur suitecing hearts, and chat way bear hia alna in our awn bodies—nol ag our Belvexsinuors, but na bearing andsulforing with fod forthe one who hiw einoeds and If tn this wo can renech the one who has wronged ue and fll obim with tho senso of his wrong, and load niin to sorraw be- cause of the wrong, und bovause of the bad henrt buck of the bad uct, 1f wo cin do this, OF then, how ensy to forgive; to fully and fraely forgive! And why? Not because tho act was not done, or was Tat wronw—not this; but bo- entise two bavo saved a soul from wrong; hve ‘ot him outof the wrong; got him back: not as ho was, fuilot bad intent, fallof ata and gullet; but gut hin back a new creature. And veciuse ho fs 0 new creature, wa Jove himns if he hud never Bl i. aly, strange paradox, we love bim more than befure; “this, my son, was lost, and bo fs found." Now, 1 think wo can tnderstand this when taken Into our awa homes. But can we carry It out Into the wider circles of men and {Ifo, and npply it thoro? How is it when # stranzer does Ng id wrong? How is it when wo sue atrangers in trouble, or sick, or in prison? Can wo thus feol for thems ‘Thnt Is the harder tril upon oonr paticnco = and —s love, Ani it is just bere that the broad doce trine of Jesits comes in und tenchos ua that we ure att brothers; Unt over ue all 1s one aky; that for us ntl chore Is Just yonder a common eraves and that over ug all there isonehonvenly Father Who loves and pittes all; who “ scndeth fils rata. upon tho Hast und the unjust’; wo loved tho wholo world when {1 sin, and who caine forth tn Christ to sutfor, and weep, and die forall, And itisonly ns we come under this broader skys only a8 we stind bonenta this deepor hoaven of God's merey nnd love, and foel that we aro ull alnocres, and all brothers, and all neod mercy and salvation, that we can come Into this tender, this Christ-like sympathy for ‘all. Hut whon once cutin this now, this larger world of the soul, this world of brotherhood; this world of God whore tove found, # wanger and a cross, thon lo we bevinto fool the tender und teen yenrnings of the grent beart of huwma|nity os it hows low fn shume nd kins of tho race. Thon.do we fout that euch of those simmers wis once = a child—way luved by some mother; once, possibly, hil hopes and aspirations Ike ourselves, bit now the ehild hus become a mun, and the heart ‘ane tender fs hard, and beanty and purity have gone town honeath the Presence and contact of sin, and possibly bope has fled, and black deapale iscoming on. And, Of na the hourt thus fuels, (tia out in the inrger world of tran: the world of souls, where Jesus stood as tho “Son of Mat," and in Himself folt the sorrow.and shamo und burdedt of wil tho race: and thoi the Heart being to bear burdens, and to fultlll tho law of Christ by bearing and eulferlug for otners, and then have the garden and tho crossa meaning. yt thero is anotnor and closely related nas spectto this subject. How about sing against the public senso uf Justice; against the public or great moral ordor? Wo see inen sinning ogalnat thomselves and: Kinning agalnet others, and not atinst us, We see mon ateulthily lying: in walt to decolve Innocence and yrrow becunsd of tho to dospuil purity; we seo men tiking nadvantuge of the weak, and oppressing tho widow and the orphans, ond our whole mit- re rises tp und burns In righteous indis- nations and the more putiontly the sulercrs bear thoi wrong, the moro do we fee) haat In Rome way thesy wrongs should be avenged, We feel that outraged Justice should be vindicated thut tho ovender should bo punished, It fs no Jonger our wrong now, but the wrong against Dutnunity, that wo would resent. 1t14 oura or personnl tutte, only as wo nee a part of humuntl- ty. What snullwe euy of these fevlings? Are they wrong? Certainly not. Thoy are right. They nro tha volecs of Justive ery Lo out in the ourth, Did we not tect thus wo should be lost to the senag of the rights of orbers, nnd hones {nn urge degreo loat to ourselves, And ft ts just this eniightened public opinion, this cularged and quickened sense of public justion, that Is bringing tho fght of tho judgmont day to ashing so unbearably upon public wronus, it fs this “voice in the wilderness” that is making tho thrones of despots tremble; It 13 Unis thut 18 pleading the catiay of the oppressed; it Is this that is everywhere melting tn tires, hot- tor thua ony furnace, tho chnipa of slavery. And this righteows indiguation aeainst public wrong will bo mare and nore na the Judzinent+ day on earth, driving tho mukers of drunkards and tho deapollers of homes and virtue to nido from tho faces of men, and tosbeink from tho Hght of public justice, Aud buck of this right- cons indignation of tho Just sgningt the wrongs: of the world fa tho evorinsting rizbtcousaess of God—the tbsoltte bollness that burns 18 at con- suming fire agulnat a sin. And aa this right~ conaness of God ts more and mure rovenied the fense of sin will be'more and more quickoned In men, and sheds protest will be louder and deoper, _ But ls there na mercy, no forgiveness, bore? Shall wo forgive sins against oursclyea, and yot sball there be no furglvotiuss in the publle cone selenve? No meroy tok those who sin ugilast others? What Is this publia. justice? Is it more Shan tho axgregite of all inal vidual Juatico and te justica of God? Certainly not. And then, ff thy individual must. forgive wrongs nygalnst nimself, shauld not this dvrger. individual or porsonality that. we cull sovloty, forgiver Ant should thoro not somos. how'bo forgivencss for alus nyuinst others as wellns tor sing against nurselyea? Tn 0 word shout not soolety, or the public Justine, forgive? And that fs to aak snould nut God forgive?” And if so, how? Low bo true tu tho sunae of right- eousness, and yot forgiving? Tiere, my friunds, {a the glory ot the -cross of. Curlat. ‘tho eternal righteousness of God tnust be oppased to sin; mune onudorars Sin, But God is Father, tho Fathorof all, und love longs,and yeurns, and suffers to suve; and the cross of Christ, the atonement, fa at once Gog's everlust~ Jng protest igningt ain, Goil's vindication of rightocousness, God's vindteation of the dignity, the self-respect of love, aud yot it is God's frou offer of tnve, and mercy, nud forgivaness to site ers, Rut how, and why? Did to exeuuto. the penujty of sin upon His own innocent Son? No, that would satisfy neither justive nor love, . Noo this; butile so declared ila righteousness In, Christ that Ho can be Just, and tho Justiner of him that belloves, Hut how does Goll forgive? Hero let us como back tu tho analogy of ourown experience, Wo forgive, Wot assaying ain id not sla, or that the wrone was not wren ‘or in a sonse that would enuourage wrong or let down tho sonsy of right; wot this, but we forgive the sorruwing heart, the ropoutant heart. And our love and aulfering for another lead to tha repoutance. And a0 «tha tove and suffering of Christ make tho cruss not only a proteat against sin, but make ita tender appenl to the sliver; a power of tove and suf- foring to break the hardened beurt und load the sinner to ropent. And {t is the penitent, and only the pentrent, that God forgives, And "a broken and uv contrite heart God will nor, cane not cast away. And then God forgives pot in cold, fegal, or judielal sense, but in wwioving and redeomtug senec, ‘Tho truo ponl- tent does not wiht ur ak tobe torgivon as i sinner, but aga penitent; as ono who sorrawa beentisa bo has dono wroug and wants to Kut fren not sa-inuch from penalty as from sla, And Qui meets thls ery of the heart not. minply, with a Icgal pinlon but with an linparted: riwht- copsners, ‘And 60 It Is not the siunor God takes batk—the sinner fd Jett hehind In the bromkins away, fram sin ana lontbing of ain—und Gai wakes him and rocelves him ua 8 “now oronture in Chriat"; a new creation. And us such the sone Of publio justice is not weakened, and the power oF love, and grace, and te is glorided, And this is what socluty will bo whon (tied with the love of God. It will bo more severe tn tte Joathing and. ite rebuke of pin. Tt will be tilted with u moro toudor and autroaching love hat ‘is ready to forgive and tbat longs to save, O Und, give us auch hearts toluyt O love divine, wateb, and walt, and suifer til all aro saved) OLVILIZATION, SERMON HY PROF, EWING, Prof, Bwing proached yesterday foronoon ton large congregudon fn the Contral Churoh, flo took ae the subject of bla dlscourae * Tho Hourt do Civillzadion.” Following fa tho sermons Having toyed His own which wero in the world, He loyed thom to (he and.—Joln, 2th, Our world Is ono uf dogrecs. All thing’ arg qualified, and shaded, and graded, Some solla ara so fertile that tho veyvtution they produce folla to the ground from excessive wolght; qthor soilu ure su wouk that thoy will grow only within griss oF ‘a daxe-bush, ‘Iho winds suinotinics moye so gently that ouly dn aspen. leat can show tholr motion, and sowetiines thoy movg with such yeloulty and power that forests aro broken down wa though the oaks wore reods, Instruments aro sought fur which may record or deolare the Rrontnces or ‘smalluces of the beat \ond the dryncss of dampness of tho ule, Boa ure thero gradations of color and of perfume, untl room ts found for a lureo family of rode and bines, and for au equal nuin- ber of breaths trom the rose: dr, Huwles thinks thore muy yet bo duveloped u color-art, where plensure ike that given by: wusio muy be uf forded hy colors urtistically mingled upon a acreun. Tho polntts already seon that mun's world ig ono of degrees, and it Is in keoping with all clio when tho text comes upon the scone with Its yrudattons of Jove. Weare, Indeed, ju a world of ulfection or uttuchment, but wa are Wout toturget that thls affection Is lablo to gradations, aud, ky thy mutorlal world, 1s open THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: fo all such qualifications ns “strong” and “weak” “high” and “tow? “narrow” and “broad, *acitish” and “unsoliiah” and that tho real worth of any ono’s tifa can ho known only aftor his henrt has been moaaured or weighed in rome talances that may determino the quulity of tho nssuined ygoud, Qur epuch Is Sit priate all boforo ft {1 ita ou. logy upon the kindness of man and of God, and {Naurprasing all before it in those works Which this human and diving kindness plans and nchluyer, but. utter all this eloquence of word and deed, tho philunthrops of today may Lo only a aeoond degree inn virtue of which it may take olne or ten degrees to make au avo orn man worthy of much prise. On a bitter valid day in witter it tony bo wo mittter of delight that the moroury bins risen a littio since yesterday, Mut the heart mouras when tt remembers how much more it will need to riso bulore we abil have spring or suanmeretine., Bo in our moral ellmate the warmth of the henrt way baye ine eredsed mich since our mucestora wore siy- ages and pirates on Sand or aca, bub wo may well feel ‘depressed when wo ruinember bow much Unit warenth will tive to be inerensed still before we shall be a race of beroes, patriots, of Caristhins, or noblemen and wonton, The world isin tho mbt path In both tts theory And practice, but the path la very tung, and mate tan loltorer rather thin a traveler, Eo is always, Just about to quicken his pice and to maken marked WroRrEas but, ts a yenoral futt, death cones between Uno resolution und the achioves ants “ A gront change has taken place in the moral philosophy of manklod, for wheres tho Greeks and Humans and most of the great races founded intnhood upon an abaenee oF gantio- ness and senelbility, and tnds thelr Ident ten out of iron, tho presout tines adinit the bourt into the quantities and qualities which make up individu or nattonul ygrettness, aod pave Wrougntout tho tuaxims that tho trio hero is tender of acntiment and that cowards wre cruel, Tho sonso of tho buqutiful mn external art did not sullice to Ageitra to tho Grock or Homan it symmetrical: character; nor did the fntettectual puwer of thoso nations ring “thom an ideal excetienco; and it bas sinca been learned that whit thelr olvill- zation neaded to render ft purher wus tho slinpia aloment of lave to nan. Brothorly symputhy wis absent. Tho reigns of tha Ciusurs wero reigns of cleganeo and cruelty, artand blood, romineo and murder, ‘The life of wife, or chitd, or slave, or king woe neld ata tow price. As Ciwaur ensily wuirdered anhalt milton in unjust Wars, 80 wis hu cusiy put to death himself whun others dosired the doaty of Crvanr, as be bd sought that of bis opponents, “Tho amphi- thoatres all ran with the blood of gindiutors, somethines brotnor tghtlog aalnst brother, to muke a pullable atnusament for tho mon and women of highest rank, Jin tho reign of Aue xustuy ten thousand thus fought in tals death strugele, and these, wero only a fragment of tho, number that contonded jn tho empire “Hutchered ty inake a itoman holiday.” ‘Vols sting Augustts becuine at list so humane 8 tO permit only ® bundrod and tent men to tight at any one ontertaloment, bute it is said tha peuple wore so fund of the aledt of binod thut they could not acucpt of the Uinitutions uf the Emperor. Wherever tho Ito- man banner waved those yames ur shows pre- volled, and in Syrin 1400 gludintors fought at one thing de the ompbithoatre at erytus. That those festivals hud sittings for Bt spectators discluses the fact that every bod: cager to be present. Leeky, in hls *stistory of Morals," Biys thut a Mra, Sididons ora Listorl would hive Yajlod to offer any citertaininent to thoye.audl+ onees which had continuully seen tiving men full mangled und vieeding at thole teat, At the funerals of great men, sometimes, prisoners ur inves were compolied te Join In mortal combat; und sometimes at great banquets, to lend addi- tonal Interest to the ocensions. Pliny pralses tho alfeetion of a busbund who tad given such bicody show at the funcral ur bis wife, Greece was less cruol than tome, but Home comprised at inst muatot tho world, and wfected more deepiy the elvilizntion of the Curistinn ern. The modern Europe was made out of the frag ments of broken Ronie, . This 13 svor In tae Eu roptan langunges—those of Spuin, France, Italy, Germany, and England -bemg children of the Lutin tongue; thos leading us to suspect : that the berotica tortured by the Churen, racked or burned, were only a contluation of boxe Homan gamos Which gave such delet: before the dus- olism of pulitics Lecume tuo despotian of re- iion, Christinoity enme in Carist long before It cume in saniatry it lay In tho entnuseript tone dolore Jt lay in the human heart. After it hil mors ck tie pani temples payunism still hold possession oF the pulilla mind. So truo 1s thid that wo must desurite a Catvin as boing A resultof Moses and ttume rathor than @ res, sult of desus Corist. But Calvin was even vote ter thin his times, ang lenves 13 to Ceol thit tho cruolty of the Uivsurs was, for many Christin ecnturies, the cracity of the world. The tho- ology of the ola Church was a pieture of that mud that hud in all former times loved the tere rite, and had judged of manhood by thoquantity: of torment it could endure. . Coutemplating such a duck change, and noting. whnt a ohunye cones over socioty when the ulo- ment of bruthorly love enters Into its greut life, Wo must conclude that. what our world now roots igi large quantity of this mnuicat clus ment. Man’s power Is one of derrees, and hav- ing como to one degree of love thoro js dungor of puusiug there us though he did not know of the nights still tu bo reached. Inia a wonderful event Indecd that tho present bas reached a tendorness of huurt that will sot Crow staves, and that will not prosecute heretics nor brug witches, and that prefers tho trasedies of'a Hise tori or it Miss Cushion to tha bloody realittes of a Colussean; but it is the misfortune of our time that wo aro mistaking thy first degres of sympathy fora porfect trlumph-of the bearw Tn our world all: yrentness is relative. Le ts a world of degrees, aud ug off learning is now ine novance, And uld speed is now intolerable slows ness, go the philunthropy of the piust should grow stall in a comparison with tho sentiments of today. As u litte -ioarn- dig i4a dangerous thing, go $8 8 little love, for It provents its pussyessor fruin muking any ap- Provch towsed tho herule, und leaves bin 1s much behtod his own age ns ho la in advance uf the mon around Noro or Jutlus Cesar,» To bays surpxased the sixteenth century is not glory cnough—to surpass the nineteenth bocomes the now obligation and-tho new asabitlon. As th knowledge, wo must “drink deop” of this spring, for ithus shown ftguif ta bo better thun tho Morin mountain sends Cored, ‘Shia elamont, called In mental galence the atfections of tho heart, 43 not that part of mun which exposes blin tu the pteadings of bexgara, and makes him Hable to tposition from tho idier und trickster, It 1s probable that the mudorn mun and womnn are susceptible enough fn that direction, By tho word “tart,” wo ought to tinply a large wud activa syinputhy with the = humin family, a zont for the wolfaro of tho raco—n perpetual interest in tho tafllions as a brotharhouwl, Not many aco bewmirs; not muny ate tniirm In the immense orowd, but tue entire rising xenoradon _nucis tho help of the adult milion, to whom thoy look aa to thair moduls of conduct and bow Te was a love fur above tbat whlon gives 4 penny to a vasavond which Iald the doep foundations of our country; o hicher love which afterward freed our slaves, und whieh hag founded our colleges and even our publio schools, ‘hig is nt sentient toward bumanitys and if in tho result stew beguars are nlded, itty ain dncwent rather than ania of the omouon. ‘Thore Is i luvo whlch cun, ike a motion, nurse Aagreat pation Into ifs and strength. I ow subdue n wiklerncss aud inyko nm desurt bloom} Byron ao thought when he turned from tho by (al eeenes of Burope uud lovkud far wast: ward: ‘ ‘ Can tyrants but by tyrants conquored be? danitdcogdons tnd a cunmptonvand tra Guild, Hick ax ColMmbIG uw KeleD whan at z urang forth & Pallue srm'd und anidetiiod? Or inust such minds by nuucishud in thy wild Heo ti the unprinod forvat ‘midst the rear OF cararaces, Where Musitye Natued ania On infant Wastington? Has garth nv more Such wigs within Lor Drowst ur Huropy uo sack he Washington did uot lve for beggars, nor ox- hauat blingelt upon & doubtful oburity, but he lived for nll those who buve now Lonus in woot be saw'ns a wild forest, fla was that kind of gevatinent whish helps make up tho {deal civill-e zation of the future, The toxt pulnts for usa slmitur ploture. ‘Those around Jesita were not fdlu bears, not vagabends mippurting thelr vieva upon that divine churity, bat they were men, strong, educated, and well fed and clothed, but tmey needed Elis diviner phitosophy und Hid josolration; Hu wus there to belp thom und loving thom, He oved thot to the ea—loyed thom until tho grave terminated tho frioadablo, ‘The opportunity whieh lay botoru the hourt of Washington comes buck ulways to eet genoras tion, not tn the aume form, but in the suuje subs stance, The men who urged and astablishod tho freedom of tho bluvk man were as grand us those who sot trod thy whitog, und thosy who 6u- oure the rizhte of women and children ure ont new portralts of the samo ald hununity, Buel ad brings buck * the guldeon uppnctuntty,” and if any hve withouc seeing {t, It ta beunuso thoy acu born bind Tho * oppartuntty” changes ita wbape from tne to tine, but tt never forsaked thy race nor tho lndividuat. Waat ten? golden opportunity’? Washington and bla assooutes found ue in the veloples of Amurica; Custelar as found one ttt Spain; Linvola found vue in recont days; the founders of free-sokools hava aisvovered them: tho banker, Peabody, fount ane in our own South; Peter Cooper came upon one in Now Yori iu bis nilddle [fey tho fits alonarics of tho oross hive found them. th all Tands, 60 tat Jt would suem that uo other gold le sown wore widecaut than that which, f¢ worked Up lato. opportunities, Tf thove crises in thoars Calva of the goul seem to uny of you wanting | you migot tind wu arenu f piilunthrupy in the altos ine (acne In this clty, ina atatrlct mde up of thirty wquares, there are M00 sulvons, 6X) Other rooms uf yunbling or othor views, four varloty theatres of tho fowest yrado, 10 con gert-saloons, Ifteen regulir eerie of which plices aro supported by 13,0)) porsons, eblofly young mun. ‘Chews thirty squares arg adjoining the hourt of tue olty, wud us tho iner- gautile portion of this oily'is perhaps the Avast fu the world go are theve *ajunots the most ine famays, und together present uarivulod pietices: of ptory wad shume, low, when mitlignuires WHE pags through thug rogwon duly, and will ive and dio without wiving a mille for plantiog librariog and gullerios wand qmusic-halts and Sunduy-schools tu the atdat uf that valluy. of deuth, Wo must adit chat our elviltgution hug toucbed the iulutloct uf the West but bud mt yet attectod the boart. Even suc ainoral Kiva us our Memorial: Hall for Wuoks, 4nd pletared, and musid bas fullod, Our ayy ta'autd to ba full uf wolictiude and comps: lon. Mt iv in comparwon with the tues ween the old Germana drank wing and beer out of the ukullot suepemy. Lenevalunt? Yea! for our Blute bas founded great schools for the fecble- uluded where a thousand o¢ twa sufteoed or badly arranged bralis ure gathered; but wero there adequate schouls for tae Leubie-hearted wo shoutd all bo thoro, Our churebes would ba closed for want of cgnarent! ju and pastor, our nfeauts seouky be as jesolnte as fbosv of buried -Pomnpeil, 5 All tho good we witness on earth in tho revit of solieitude, Tha fable about Promethoun lies atthe beginning of this progress of myn. Ho mw that man hid no fire, ang therefore could not forgo a plow or an ax, [ould not build te Louse or a anip, could not septeate tron or gold Tron the ore. In pity Prom@thous stole some fire from heaven and gavo ito man. and for thatho was chained to tho epld rock Caucasiis =beenusy ho had given tho himan race un op portunity to beeome rivala of the gada. ‘Thus all that our rice possesses his come from ans. fous hearts, Whon tho child|pasaes out of its inothor’a nems, thd Awe pleka ‘it wand notds tt In tte arms for longer thing, Et teaches tha youth the common philosophy of public and private life, tuuches tho common language, tho Popular, songs, the fashions of tho period, tikes hin to tho ehurch and tojtbo play. and to the market-placo where thisgs are sold and bought, ‘Thus ts man in thd frst bate of ite mate the rectplent of mote blessiugs than were carried wy bind by Promertotis, wholo Cinna by. wf loving messonvers are fiving to and fro tn hls behalf, “if one ts carrying fro fur his forge und bearthstone, another Is bearing” laude guage, mother arts, anothor selene, anothor books of wisdoin, another, the prayers and pyans of retigion, Thue fa, his souk built up lke « temple whose domes aro precious and dre fail by divine workinen. But the envious henv> ons need not nguin fear man Fill becomnens gods, for this sotteitadg, tike thutiof Prometheus, 1s hot growing muro dinmense As thy sees inuVvE, Dut itis hulting In tho firet degree of its power. Tt will not be necossary for any of ti to bo chulned to rucks to cep Us from conferring too oad upon the hum rice, Wo aro iit Wuy chaluod to Wie ronk—the rock: that t vets of gol, Wwhlle we ire stirs with opportinitics ws yreat as any tbat have ever Inin in the path of human iove. This Js the very world whose surcow wove for Christ Buch a glorious grown, ‘This xollchude must not] only pass up toa higher degree, but it must change ita incthods, It mast not think in mercy odly of tho beggars and tho criminal tho dumb aid duaf and bled and [the unfortunate, but Ie must bestaw the Tnust miliens upon tense Who, stand ng in life's tinorniug, have all gonse aud nt) tacuities, and who desire to live‘a noble life. Many of tho 12,000 youtts who, In the district alluded to, now feck cach evening the asdoclations of ruin, ‘onco bid bigh (dents, and mado svt effort to spend wisely thelr lefsure hours. Tho amldtion and romance of youth once painted their morn- ing sky, and each dawneame with a singing of those finmuterit birds whose song is fa tue soul, Ditt these nspirations were not ahecrod onward by the voice of benevolence or Christhuntty, and, dying of neglect, the ear beard other vulees and tho foot touk its steps in otbor puths. Doctor Humphrey, when dying’ in Cinvinontl a few Weeks a0, sent to tho Tultow-profesiors and to the students preparing for the pulplt, tho tol- lowing farewell words; Assure the facutty of my gratitude to them for wil cbelr kindness wad helpfulness tome, Tounk iho students for nll tholr Interest in my Instruotions, and toll thein Unt tho theoloxy of the heart Js tho only one orth having—words true in so miny sensca that they fornied wimost an Inepired voice on those dying lips—words beciming the solemnity and regrets of tho xruve. Wont have all the theolog.cal distinctions und definitions of the nes bees In value scomprred with whit of brotherly love tas gushed up from the oruss and slowed dows through the centuries? It has been sweeter and deeper than the stroum shat sprang fram the rock whieb Moses touched with his mngleal wand; it fs'too: river ecen of Jobu, which Issued from theThrono and was called {a Tlenven tho iver af Tate. The thenluuy of today must detect and confess thlaulinvst menaureless clement fn civilizudon, and tnust rise tou higher degree of this attucus fent to tiankind. ‘Oar land, Ja ott its moril hhght und moral lowness, in wit’ {ts beautiful homes, and inall fts:places of wickedness und misery, repenta thos truth of tho dying cleruyman that "Tho theology of the heart Is the only ono worth baviia.” We read this from tho .wlory of its-presenve qud from ‘tho durkness ana gloom of tts nbxence. Hy n thool- ous of the heart Is not:imount ono whleh denies whell for the eriminaltand whieh feeds Indolent, Deggara, or ated flowers to thd prigon cells of murdercra; but ls meant n-novereabuting zeul on behuit of aif thateaonititude wateb, setting farth In tanoeened from stha mother's bosom, - with hopes full of divine impulses, are dopend- ent upon the Church and:State for the moral vie thoy oust hreutne, and for the furme of purault and pleneure that must Athair largo. and are dent minds. As otte fathers auorished a polities of love, and enw to Itenatithe cjaing generation should beeatho freodom's perfumed alr, wud ita the nililians eannot grow. happy: upon freedom alone, the mourn Church and State must. scek some new form of enoumpassment for tho pitted ebildren wow gronped.around their fect. Upon those faces now there ts the lht of a bright lie tollect and a buppy spirit, but under the Init onee of the lenst neglect that light soon passes away and thore comes the darkness of ait, In inuking this now -cucompassment the Churel may perbuns bo compailod te clanke her methods, and, alving halbof.qer time und money 1 tho streets uf eduengoamad reiinement, give tho othor half of hor sotto tha strepts of pove erty and Ignorance. Neat bulldinge for Sunday- schools and Sunday services, and fur all that tn structs, and rotines, (and amuses, und tispires, must be built as though by magle in tnany parts of each great alty and large town, Uuut the will- fons now so abandoned of munsmay tasto tho sweets of suino nubile avgnciations In their plis- tle yeara., Christ, loving Hl4.'disolples, loved thom to tho ond, A lesson forusall, Love has done much. It bas wrought out Noerty, ft bie eimincipated slaves, Ib has.avat forth the mis. slomtry snip, It bas. plinted free schuols, but Duck comes the same word with new wants 3 great 1g those sven of old by tho patriots und the Inortyrs. Ag tho scene changes, thls solicitude must opanye its action and ity degree, and, once } tuating this attachment:to mankind, the nobie - must come to thoir graves still Bound by alfee- don to the welfure of the poupla, ,, GUTREAUISM, 7 SERMON NYO TALMAGH, Sptetat Lisvaten-to The Chicago Tribune. Book, N, Y., Deo. 1.Buring tho past wok Dr. ‘Talmage has been present at tho Gul; tenu trial In Washington. This maraing bo con- Unued bis suries cf sermons on:the Ten Plaguvs of Our Cities, The aubjoot of tho sermon was “Gultonulam,” and tho text L-Satnucl, xxt,, 15: “fave Loved of madmen, that ye have brought thia fallow to play ihe mmadnaiiuiny presence t" In Dayit's pistory there are three dark pia sages whlch we must not bide becuse God doce hot hide them. They must buve been reported for warning, David bud broken up tho tuimily of Uriah and then murdered‘ him, and nt tho aame tino acted out whatin this day would bo enilod tho principles of tho Ovoida Community. For the purpose of escnping cup ital punishinent at tho hand of tho Government he simulated ine sanity, In othor words.to keep from losing bla’ bead ho played crazy, But howas noveriessinsune than that day when he Imporsonated dementia, ‘The only emotion excited vy this famed Idlvey of tho text Is dlszust. And ft bus ita coos in tho soane nuw being cnucted at Washington, where the Nendish nsasain of our former Presidont sits and stands dramatizing te alirk fool, hoping tune that cloud to eecane the infumy ‘of Carls: endain, Guiteaulsm ts avle-badied beggary, disguised ns borrowing. Such vervnin as Culteau should bo extirpated from society, ‘Tho wsdusin would not work, butbu would borrow from oyery> body who caine In bila way. ‘To snow what Guitenuiatn ts, look inupon tno court-rogin at Wawhinyton and seo the attempt ‘made by Guitenu and tis counsel to defame Cio untiro funnily, fattor, und sous, and dangers, wud uncles, und wants, with tho ohargo uf ine aunity to sive that murderor, They began with Une farbor's geuve—gaouls et murk inn cemetery, Nita nelwabors for tho most part euloglend olny a8 une OF the tilost Intellugdnteltizens and good Chriadnn. Wut Guitourtgm suites te deud ebeck and apits on the ooillp, It sweops tha girelo of {ifumy: around {to fuolido all, Tho counsel Cor the defense, by his position, throws obloquy on his own wife, who faa Gulteau, Oh, the dastardiiness of dishonoring a good witel Aguln, Guiteutian stands fer thosa who on Ploz the vlonk of religion to cover up thelr turpitude, ‘Tho: aesnsin Was quit av suceosstul prayor-moctlag exhorter.: Ho was an usher at revival meetings: vo quotos Neri pture gibiyy be haw been imember ef the Methadiat Church, tho Preah tenia, Church, tho Haptiat Caurob. le tried = to stake advantage of une Of the leading dortrines of oa b Church, Tho Mothodlsts behkeve a tnun can fall fron Rruce, und hw fell from graco, The Pruatyto- riaus belive tn predvatinaton, and bu hupad on that through train to reach Heaven. Ite Jotued two Kuptlt churenes, bye tbey did al wash him cluan, He has honored pretty much alt our denominations except (ho Eplixcupallany but ns sho Apostle Judas was byng, Guten muy yor ti one sunso de In the [Ino of upostolic eucees- sion, eee ‘This agsavin was nlawyer, but that is nodis- srace to the selonca of JUrlaprudonue. io wus an author, Qut that isno disgrace to learntige He was inarrlud, but that ds na disyraoy ta tho Inatitution of boly marrige. Nor will this as- sstain's diaboliam in any way dixbonor Chriss tianity. Que religion ia‘ pure, and gentle, and Alod, and tite a nian for the here and tho bere. aftos, Ono of ite rooms lalawa on earth Cull of implemguts of work und the dust of work, and wthe other room up-stnirs, wod that fe palatial, nud opene Into the binging gardens of tho Bite heroe whose paths ira full of Kinga and quoons watking in waite. Hut bow great must be ihe condomuation of those who add to their othor sins bypucrisy| as / ———- ; GUITHAU'S IBRVAHTERS SREMON. MY, THE NEV, DILQUYDEL, + ‘Tho Rov,'De. Ryder, puator of St. Pauly Vale versalist Chureb, prencbed lt evening upoo “Universalism as Applicd to Suvh Sinnors as Gulteau.”. Ho beau by suylng that bo would unleavor to express whut wag supposed to be the thought Ii the mind of mpiny. last, If thoro be not for such a tan as Gulteau what waa popularly ‘galled a“ ball,” thore ought to ve, and thatthe Uaiverssiist Chsiuh was bebind Hone jn its defestation of the act of the wan and hig general vharucter. ‘Lhe linprussion pro- vulled dua¢ tho, taadcuoy of Univorsailat preach log was towards rebellion, lnsuburdination, und wickedness. 'Universallann wad young, but -ity had bea loug enough before tho publis to bave tho frutts of Ite taburs ly sume respects shew, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1881—TEN PAGES. and if the Infliienon of {ts preaching was bad, he wondered how itwas that nono of its inners eat to bo so ymweuliy wicked that thay wenton tho scalfotd und swung Into eternity abuuting the hyinasof redemption. When people asked what was to be done with such nh tonnis Gultea, If thoy were not carefol Inthe statement of thoir question thoy Caund thomsctves nsenttiog Caristianity ttsalf, und not any particule Interpretation of tt. Who that believed fn Christianity was to doubt for a moe ment tho’ elficagy of the Christian religion to pie form muy man that ever came tipon tals earth, no matter how yvilohe might be? He wanted a highor atand of moraiity—the relizion of tho New Testament to stand on higher ground, What was to bo done with Gultouw, 0 far as the purpose of God wan concerned, that purpose beth revented in the New Tustamenrit, which ite- mand nf men fives of oberlience und develop. mont of Christhin chuntetoristies in conformity to the Divine law? Unlversnitxin was tho only sestein with which the spenkor was fumitlar that could ineet ncaso Ike that of Gultenu— could both punish and save him. Orthadoxy Wight punisy bin and not suve itn, or save bin and not punish tim. Universalism could dn Hoth. Itentdtohim, * You are to bo punished Just exactly ns you deserve, and nll tuat can bo antd for you and aver you, by all the priests Iu Coristendém, cannot get the bad blood out of you. Youxure wrong in tho very essence of your. nature, end you sare to be transformed Into sumnetting diferent from what you ure, not by a-suddun finsh that may come fato your mind, but by growth, by devel- opment. by colargement of the wood and sub Jection of tho bad; and yet In the beyond there in hope far you, us for every otter.” A goud way Co transform him wis to hang oim, Dr. Ryder did not think Gikicau was tho worst nan over born, or the worst tnan that overiived, von In Chicane, He did not apologize for him, belloving thut he deaervod tu be hung,and exnout- Jug that be would be. ‘Che polities of the coun- try find something to do with bis erime. Wo should try tu bo worthy, he obsorved, af the cunt- ury iu which wo Ived und of tho reluzion with wo profossed, and to be not so much voncorned about what wore called great sinters, and how thay were to be anved, as how we oursel¥us wero, tobe saved. Whit was our duty? When we solved that question, we would sulye it with ro- gurd to everybudy else. MILITIA NOTES. Items of Intcrest to Our Citizen Soldiory. Cotnpany C, First Hogimont, will glve a recep ton at the armory thie oveulng. £ z Capt. G. Morton Holmes, Company Fy Tnfantry, bas tendered bis resignation, Company C, Firat Kegiment, drilivd the skir- mleb drill last Munduy night, under Licut. Miles, Company D, First Cavalry, will glvoa recep: tlon at the Paliner House next Wednesduy cyen- ing. An clection whi be beld at the armory of Com- pany D, Sixth Kegiment, this evening to choose a Captaln, vice Fuster, rosigaed, Capt. G. H. Quinn, Comprny K, Firat Infantry, recanmends tho honorable discharge of Private Finch Clark, on account of business, Cant, G, H. Diob}, Compuny Hf, Pirst Infantry, regommends the hanorabla dischurwe of Private dames Il Engart, on avcount of removal, Liout,-Col, Knox bas Issued a “special” or- der, dictating 4 spocttic form to ve observed in all miiitary correspondenco in his comimuad, Capt. A. D. Smith, Company G, First tnfantry, reenmmonds the honorable dischargoot Private na A Hopenthaly on account of removal from 6 State. Capt. James N, Buchanan, Compnoy A, Firat Infuntry. recommends the discharge of Private Courles', Frigs, on aceount of cuntinual abe senee. ore i Capt. Chandler P, Chaprian, commander of tha Luke Clty Guurds (Madtaon), Wisconsin N, G., has been favarubly mentioned for Adjutunt-Geaeral ‘of that State, Cupt. Diehl, Company H, First Infantry, rec~ omuietda the diseharge “for the good of tha gervive" of Private E. K, Teale, on account of non-attendynce at dritia. Capt, Nicholus McGowan, Company A, Thir- teenth Intuotry, Fairtteld, whose term of tlec von expired sume tine since, has been chosen aud cuumissioned his own successor. Battery D, Mnj. Tobey commanding, will ded- Jeuto tt4 mugniticent new armory ou Michigan avenue on the ovening of Jan. dat, by a grand batt and reception, .ols wilkudd life to the military in Chiengo. Maj, Bangs, Firat Infantry, hes resizned his position as 'rensurer of the untanization, which bo bisably tiled for a number of years. Tha funds or tho regiment aro at present In the hands of Liout.-Col. Knox, An eloction will bo held at the armory uf Com- pany HB, First Cavalry, Tuesduy ovening, to choose a First-Lieutenant, vice Top, resigned. ‘Tho voturs will at tho “sumo timo Mil alt v1 ules occuaiouud hy suid election s Arrangements have been completed for a Southern Rlle touraiment, to be given under the auspleca bf the Gate City Gunrds, at At- Innta, Git.."fho meeting js to commence on tho ith Inst..‘and will continue tye days, Too ranges Wil bo 200, 50), 300, NW, und LOW sara, Spevtal rallroud rates havo been mude for ull rile teama. Uinkg.-Gen. Torrence hag issued an order de- tailing Lieut. James J. (ealy, Aldo de Camp on hie stulf, for duty ay Acting-Assistunt'Inapoctor= Genoral of tno First Brigade, 1. N. G. Licut, Henly {a dlrected toenuter at once upon his duties ns Assistant InspectorGenoral, and to nsauing churge of tho. property, rucords, cto., pertuining to (ho office. Capt. Glenson, Company D, First Infantry, recummends tho digolargo of Bergt. Eugeny A, Furber, Corporals Thuinus N, Bills and Alfred ©, Papinenu, Privates Joba W. Kirkham, George W, Kirkhutn, George Le Myera, Bernard O, Olson, Conries E, Cutler, and Homer &. Wikott, on vccount of fiaperative business; Private Charles Franklin, removal from State, and Private Willimim H. Goudrich, on account of non-attendanee. Y Company A, Firat Regiment. bas shown addl- Hout proof of Its enterprise by securing a beau tfut badge usw prize to be, drilled fur by the members, ‘The dill took ‘pluce Mat Tuesday evenlng at the aruury, ‘The sacs word Capt, Churles 3. Diehl. Cupt. A. D. Smith, and Adju- tant Cuthbert W, Lung. Tho prizo was won by Curporal Buckley. It is n splendid work of art innde of sold, with creas fuga, tho lotter of to CoMpADy, Ukehy IR rcHof, aud was mude In utrolt. Somo words inadvertantly dropped by Gen. W. T, Sherman recently, In ‘tha Indurauinent of a letter written by Col. Lazelle, Commundint of tho Woat Point Cadets, on the subject of ro- Vision of the tuctics, Willis all probabltity bring that officer into trouble, for they have been con atrucd into 8 wonerul nvitution ta all Navonal Guard snidlera to pungeat duprovemeuts und Ainendinenta Individually, and the sane bie Léon scuttered over the country brondosst. ‘This quusl orna-you-plouse tteense will duubt- legs buve the etfeot of Yooding the old Gunoral's tnble with bushels of yerbuse opisties by authors who all {niagine they bayo discovered the yery millenntuw of military perfuotion, Aujt, Lning, of tho First Regimont, hng causod to be printed blank deilt reports for compnuy and reghnent, upon which Ho gach week cures fully enters tho percentage of nttondance at driliof ail tho compuuies tn the command, tho en of cuch month he solomuly (ho strane doos overything solemnly) makes out a consull- dated report, which ho inoluies * forwarded und thon carefully locks tho ducument up In bis desk, He docs this bacnuse thare ts no receiver of such papors nt tho hvadquarters noxt in tho olusz, ‘Tha Adjutant knows bow bis regiment atunda, but no one olye docs, This 1a also the cage with the Tuird Regiment, Gon, Brownell, commander of the Eloventh New York Brigade, recently prepared 4 paver on tho atudy my of tactics, to be read betore th olticors of bis command, which has a great many points of interest, Among othor things, tho General reconmunds ug an cifective metuud of committing tactics to memory the writing of tho Jesson out upon purer Hu also advises tho free use of the Liaakbount, Mustrations by mouns of nnitches, dominoys, of nther forms; the joint study of sovoral aien, with problomwns givea each ofuur to avlve, ote, He thinks thit every In- atructor shout himself ba able to execute all commands purlectty, and should Inforin bimacit of tho renguns therefor, - Some of the lino officers of tho First lofantry Hegitnent ot this city aro discussing tho feasi> DiUty of Inorousing the accommodations of tnelr armory by the rental of an udjolonyg bullding, which would bo itted up with un olllcers’ gener al root, 8 By ul yas. vote. Tt a yymuueiin could be attugbod, ta The regimental memory iC fa reasonable ta stippose that it would be a very: attractive feature for tho weubers, end An its monde drawing card in Her a now rocruita, The privileges of this roum would of course ba confined to nivinbors only, and tho nttraction would tend tu bring tho feoruits of the acveral companies together more than ia apt to be tho ciau Wherd Gav vompany ty aupposed to bo confined cntlraly to lta own room oxeept in tho ruro jotorvuls of buttatiun formation, Compuny B, Firat Infantry, Capt, Shea Smith, wave a ooplimyntary reception to ita honorary Mmomburs aud trivads wt tha urinary hut Wednesday night, which was positively ane of the ineat cutertalnments of the kind ever given inthiv city. ‘Tho arrangements were all cous plete, showing tou best of mignayenicut, tho wte tundnnce comprived source of tbe best poople of tho city, aud the result wad a most cujoyudlo uccasion to all wha purtiviputed. The extibi- tlon drill by tho company Was a genuing Bure prive jo ull who witnessed It, and relicoted great erudit npou both the commander and tue men, Thoss, who wuro compotent tu judge suy uur thoy fever saw better drilling tu that armory, sbuh ds cortululy saying a ureat doul for Cou. puny B, whch command bus boretofure beon extrouoly modest ti ils protunaloid. Company A, First Infantry, bad a big shoot ab by Fifu-rango south of the city Nov, 24 for tha sha Brgude Badge.” A suure of 8) Unt OF apudsibly 1,00 was mude colluctively by twenty oatries, ‘Unis is probubly thus fur che beat svore ever made tn this Btato, and the cum pany has reasou tu by proud of Following ts tho private acurus Vrivate Ordway, 45; Capt. Buchunun, 43; FicatsSergt, G. ML. Guadersou, 43; Private BK, Winchell, 45 ae C, L, thes, dts Private 4. H.'Porter, 3 Private W, H. Hoos 4u; Private ‘T, EB. Browu, 87; Corporal Wt C, Riu: ball, 33; Corporal P, M. Street, oi; Private PF. L. Goourtat, 44; Corporal W, J..Buckloy, 43; Pri First - the centre of the entire picture is to be pinoed rato G. W. Ingersoll, 42: Sorat. L.T. Stowari, 42; Corpornl J.C. ‘Turner. 403 Private F. D. Daniels, 40; Privite A.W. Hobe! Private i. M. Pare kor. By; Beret. A. J. Bradford, Wy; Private J. riggs. Licut.-Cal. Knox, cammanding tho ment. bas Issted ao order fora tull-deess ine apeation of his comtnand by comprnivs, «in sare dee that ho my know exactly how tt stands. Tho compantes will be inspected as follows: 13 and C, Mi yovenite, Duc. Ws A and D, Tes day, 2th; Band tt, Wednesday, fists ( and Ky Thuraduy, 22d; F und f, Feldny, 2k. The cam Papen Wil nademble in the lower deill-ball ut li op. in, and form a battation truedintely afterward an the apper floor, An Adjutant for ench battalion ur division fa to be appolated from tho Lietitenants by the senior Captain, who will bo tho commanding olfieer, Tho | epections wit be vedud By rovic tho Inspeotlons of aria und troops, pany roains, tockers, clothing, accounts, Clo. Will Bo Inspected in a most thorough mainoer. ‘Too much credit cannot he given Col. Knox for tls pleasing innovaden jn the general and somewhat sup routine uf reginental dutios.. Buch an inspection souuld take plicy in every regiment In tho servico at fonst twice a sear, leut.-Col, Knox, commanding tho First Ine fantry, has issued an urdur to lin Adjutant sot to give reporters tho communications uf wpe jane requesting disbonuruble charges, for pu enuon. ; COMPANY C, FIRST INFANTIY, Ave a short exhibition drill betore the mem- ers and friends of the Veteran Union Lensuo ata aociaple given to the First Keutmontarmury: Suturday evening. There wns uot a very full attendance of the old uwembers of O present, this being considered, as Lieut. Stiles, tho com- mander, expressed It, more in te Ught of wn oxtra deill for new membera thao an exhibioon of morit on the partofthe command. [t bus come to be an old story atong the yeteran members of the company, and evon the glory of oxnibition drills fs not sufcient to attract them to extra work without positive orders. Suit there wus a fair company out, of ubout sixteen” files, and while number of.new recrulis in were so arranged in place no serious effects were produced, Lleut.. Miles bandied bls cummaad in good style, and tha men, Although surely tried by the stippery cundition ‘Of the fluor, whieh hud been freshly waxed tor danemg, behaved splendidly. ‘Thy moveents of foriniug Ine on the riot und left, right and left front jute ting, the manual of urine, loaditue and Bring, ote,, were executed in such a munner As to cull for enthusiastic applause trum the old War veterans aud their friends who were spear + taturs. ‘The exercisns concluded with tho cont- puny’s fttnous silent manual, executed by about alxteen of the uid members without wy fiw, exe copt that in ung or two movelnents one nan was: @ shade slow 3h Urluping up his pieee, At the conclusion Cul. 1. W. Perce, commander of tho Yoteran Union League, made a abort apeech to s compiny, complimenting oH. First Rogl- licdrons the Captain and thor upon their tins appeurance une sofdierly berring, in reply to witch tho company gaye three cheers and u “tigee" for the league. / : ANOTHER SOUVENII, Theo Albuny Burgesses Corps ara dotermined never to turret tne jmemurauia trip te the West tuken by that. Independent command last Call. ‘They are now buving cabinet photographs takea in uniturm for 8 compuny picture. An etaburate and custly chony aud peavity-mided frame ths fect by Ui¢ fect 13 to surround the group, The frame, of course, will be mide to ordur, aad upon ft will bo inltitury ombivws tn raised carve ing of ebony und gold. On each of tho four core ners of tho tatty ts to Uy Thad bs Louis," “Cincinnati,” an Cleyetahd,”” with the urns of each wity In fav-simite colors, In tue centre and nt the top of the xroup thera will be a pfotograph of curs and tho engine which touk the company out of Albuny, inking: fo all three couch baiige-car, and itt engine, The Pullman slenpers Clifton,” * Wurwick," and © Maytiower” will.be palnted to colors currespunding with those of tho curs, asaigo will tho bayguue-cir and tho engine, [1 the ruster of thy company tu Muminated letter- fog, on each side of woieh there will be. a Bur es, printed ln colors corresponding with the dress tinifurm. of the corps wt “ parado rest." Surrounding that, and eneirelod ina wreath in nutural colors, will bo the photos of the stilt and {ine olficers, while surrounding the whole, and between tho officers and tho frawe, wal spine tho privates. At tba centre and on te bottom of the picture wilt be painted two cross-flags, 4 shield, un engle, und two crossed rifles, Lt will cost about 825 ur $250, une will undoubtedly ve a Very bundsoine souveulr, A PROPOSED MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD, Telovraphic dispatches fram Sprivgiicld Inst week unnuunced that Adjutact-General Elliott had seut lettera to toe Beugado Inspectors of tho Btatu militin§ requesting their presence nt Springtleld Deo, 14 ta attend a meeting tor tho purpose of clfecting.t reorganization of tho tuthtary force uf the State with a view to ine creasing tho etticleney without docrensing tho numbers, Su fur as could be ascertiihed, no olicer in Chicaxy bad received auch u fetter up tw Saturday even, hut it muy bo forthoum Ing. Jf auch a ootmg dues take pluce it may by de- ipended upon tht some sweepine chunyes will suggested, wa'ob, If curried out thranly and uncumpromisingly by the Commander-in-Ciief: and bis Adjutant-Generul, will have the elfect ot greatly improving the Iinow Nattonal Guard. The dispatch ulsv stated that some movement would also bo mado at thla snceting iuoking toward 8 revision of the nude whoo tho Proper timo arrives. it is ita open question whethor the code tan be touched befora tho hext regular meeting of tbo Assembly ntSpring- Heid, ultnough tt 1s.clilined by soaie that tho Governor oun Include tats subject in bis cull for an extra session this winter to consider the question of redistricting the State, it js ta be hoped and expected that the Inspectors called to the aforeruid tneeting will go dawn Cully Dre- pured to give these superiors exhaustive Infor- mucon relutive to thecondition uf the severnl | sto woich they are vttuched, and with views succiactly atuted, so that no une necessary tine wilf be consumed by ram~ Ditny diacugs.ons pat impracticuble measures, Itisu compuratively ensy inattor to itnugineg a ‘ot culirya of conduct in regard to. the uate furces, ascould be wisbed for by ull, but itis nore, diticule to keep witoin tho range uf pructicubit- ity aod common sense. The code, of course, ust be carefully studied, and all recommenine uons for rotorm mmuat bo beld within Its bounds, Thon there aro tho ever-present bugbenrs of pohoy, politics, and poplar opinion te ubunnad or comprumised with xccording to el cumstances, Tho men who wil doubtless bo calied to alr thulr opinions at this meoting have lo all probabiiny given the antject. lone and careful study, and, utter welybing it ia all he Torms, will be (va condidon to expluln tham- seives clourly to thosy whose buainess It ty to carry the plins and -Buyeestions ont, in the meantime the ontira military force of tha State will uwalt in ayxious suspense the reswits, und wo to tho oiligers whn negisct to do tholr full duty without four or favor, STATE UNIFORMS. Attho mocting of Inspecturs announced to take place shortly, would it not be w god idea to take Iotu conaidcration the mutter of Stuy ual forina for troups? At the Yurktown celebration Agreutdoul of uttenticn was ittracted to tho two drigudes of New Jorsey galuicrs, ull unt> formed ullku, aud presenting au unguiticent aps, pearance. AS gvon ns possible after arriving: wine i commission was turmed in New York to consider the question of uniforining tho Lraops of tho Enspire State iu tho same way, ‘Vote com. milasion 16 still at work, and tt is undersivod that | the Soventh Hegtuent 1s tno only oppusidion to. tho schome, ‘These ollicers and men, in their yauity, bold out on the pleu that they havo long . worn thelr presunt uniforin, and that to change would be to lose a distinctive Couture of thoir identit Perhaps w compromise ‘might bo mifected by tho stnte adopting the Seventh Hoximent unitary, which Jaa handsune steel Pane and very surviccable, Were the Uhavia National Guard to ve nie forined by tho State, ft is thought the plug would mect with gonvral favor, fi fuct, it such i thing Were possiblo, it svems aa though lt would bea capital vard to baye the Navona Guard througnout the country uuiformed alike, and to have that uniform tdontiodl with ut work by the officers and men of the regulur army, A TOUGH PAIR. C,H, Molfonry, of Nu. 43 Watout stroot, lodgad complatot at tho Weat Luke Street Station Sut- urday afternocn tu tho effect tit 4 couple of men had Insulted him while walking along Ashe fund avenuo with two ladies. The guture of tho case was such that Liout, Stanteo lunnuditely Ulspatcbod the patrol wagon under Oftleer Ben Wihains to loak after the scamps, The mon wero fount at the orner of Ashland avouuc and dSlouros street and taken Into onatads, At tho siution tuey guvo the numes of Charles Morris and Max usar, aud cleimed to be livune with Joxuph Epstein ut No, O70 Muy stroct, In thuir pockets wor wduceg lotters addressed to Ellsworth MM, and W.B, Hour, of No, 325 Bast Oblo atreet, and 1. Lewls Board, at No, sol West Adains streot. ‘Their possession of thosu letters rons susplcluns of Lieut. Stuntan, and upon tH wadon it was funrned that No. 3a) Hast Ohlo street bad Bown burglarized two nlghis in auc. cussion, the thieves nukiwg of with & quaatity of plinder Ia the ahune of weirluy apparel bor loning ta the mile bcoupunty of te house, The yeutlemen naned Huard were among those euiforing losses by tWesu thefts, bul ne they could not bu fuund lust oven tho poliva weru unublu to settle tho mutter daiuttly, | ‘The prisoners dauied having committed suy theft, und sald that the letters wore found in the oukels ot dome dusteol clothing purchasod of ir. Hourd, lnuaniueh, however, ud tho letters, aro not such ud Ong would leave lying negiogted ia wo Old enat fo be wold, tho polive duabe tho truth of thoir statements. They wore booked for disorderly conduct upon Mr, Motloary's gompluint, but when the easy copes wp befors dustics Walsh a continuuuge wil} probably tu usKéd fo poralt the furthor javestigution of the estt= burglary charge. Both of the prisuncrs aro Heurewn, and ‘latin to bo dealors intavconushaid clothing. i Bad tur Storrs, tev Times Hen) Ic it haa boon in purnow at President Artur to luvite Binery A, Btorrssinto thy Cablnot ae Attornoy-Guuoral, be will how feel sony ombars FassnUNt (tt Oarryiug oUt that Intent ainoy the Aysusi, Gultenu, bus publicly revuunended tha appointment. Tho Preaidont will not, uf vourse, bo deterred from carryiig out bladudga torough fear of misconception of bis motive by tug pa Vo at large, but the sfect produced on the wind of Gultedu by thy uominalion of dr, Stores for the Attorney-Guneruistlp would suroly be our= uivlous. ‘Pho solt-catconi of td wretched crlins inal Is so overpowering that ho Would certainly. tuke oredit to bimdolf- for the Pruferment-of Mee Ktorrs, und become mora obstreperous and of¢ fotsive than aver, on the assumption that bis’ Infltonco was all-powerful, owing to bis having brought about a vacancy in the Executive office by mirdoring Gartield, {In consequante of whict rthur became President. Sumo exceedingly nauseous oxhihitens of gratified vanity might bs expuittad from Guiteau under such olroumes an ‘ es ‘ IRISH OUTRAGES, ‘Tho Other Sido Told. | ‘Tho London papors aro full of roports of felats outrages nbout ahooting men who pny rent, mus” Ulating tho cattle of rentpnyers, sud torrorisaa of those who submit to the landlords’ exactions, but nover a word about the outrages committed upon the peoplo by tho polleo and military, A Dublin correspondent ‘relates tho following specimen: An Infamy bas just been committed by a pare ty of police |n tho County of Cork woleb is uot tobe piralifiet ut the pressat day outalde of Ttussta and WN although mention of oceure ronces of tho kind aro frequently tu be met with in the history wf Ireland tn the days of Orange aseeudency. For some time pst horror bas. beon reused, ven among sumo of the lnodlord purty, by the suggestion of the Urange Emor Ronuy Committee to renew the Ineurrecdon act whieh was In forve in iruland In the early, purs of the cuntury, and tho most udious provision of which wits that the ngonte of tho lui might ons ter the houses of tho people it nignt, and, if necessury', deug tho ininates out uf thoir beds to’ search for documents or arms, or to tint out whethor any perdons who ord.nurily would be at home were thera or not. -[t wis known that this luw wis made use of more than onos while it wus in Corcu—sixty or sixty-five yours wgo—to Insult peasant women in tho most shocking munter, and It was gencrully agreed that in tals nue of the world a revival of tt would ‘on that very nccount by an inpossibilily, But It would appear that, afterall, we arc to bave the provision of the fnsurrectfon net, whloh bas been referred to, carried out at the present day, even without that lw being Cortantly reénnoteds Nay, it would appenr as if it were ta be put to the ‘same vila (ses a8 in the worst daya of the past. On Friday moraing lust, ubout § Oroloeks ft party of polica under the command of a Sob- Inspector—au ollicer who ls, zeneraily speaking, (C xood birth and education—visiied soveral houses tn the nelybborhood uf Kanturk ob guine prutense ns yot not publicly known, and there behaved in amunner whieh simply outrages all sense of decenty, and the account of which will assuredly turn to ting the blood of many ahot= heuded [rishmun. ‘They test entered ine house of a avoman whose husband, 4 carpenter, nud beou for some days ot work at a distance and had not yet returned. They burst in with such Uttle ceromouny tut the poor wornan—who bid nu one thore witb hor hut some young clilldron wus 0 terrified oy the unexpected appear ance of such at band at auch an” une seusouablo tour thut she swooned, They next vuatted the house of widow, rushing, aller the frout door bad been opened, into the bedroum where thy worun with ber uninarriend duugoter and another girl wagin bed. ‘They ewtted on her to open a box in the ruom, Sue promised to comply If they retired fora moment and als lowed horeclf or her daughter to oe up sud dress. They refused, and the daughter had to dross herself us well us she could In bed In-their Byrsonce, und then get up sad apen the box. f course nothing contraband was fouad, This Program was repented: tn still another bovec, which, again, wus occupied by women only, the mitle OCU DS being ut work, a3 in the first ense mentioned, In a neightoriog district. The Sub-Inapector aa bis men walked, without pe= tee or warning. strat Into the steeping xpart= menta whore the wife, who was lll, lay tn one bed, and ber daughter, a young unmarried, woman, In another, The latter had te got out of bed In ber olgntgawn und dress herself in thole presence, ‘Thoyirl wea not even aswell of as tho widow's daughter, who, It wil hy observed, wis abla to clutho herself to Bonie extent beforo she steppod on the toor. Such Is the character of British rulo In Ireland. Any criticlem of that rule, in ircland, subjocts the critle ty Kilmalnham prison, : ——— . GLAD THAT BLAINE GOES OUT. ‘Tho Now York Timea thinks that ft fs fortu- nate for the country tr its unarmed condition end destitution vf u navy that Mr. Blulne bod resigned his purtfollo as Secretary of State, us - he might get us into a war with Chill, In which wo should suffer defeat and disurace. It days: It fa, no itinpass cement to the ciaiiont und well-erecngnized woilities of Mr. James G. Blaine to say that the uews of bis retiremant from tho post Uf Secretary of Stato will be reeetved with B® general gunse of relief. In busiuess clroies espeeiulty, which felt mlaglvings ut the timu of his seteution for thut post, ud which found rea- son for graver Spiruneadane astime went on This ‘sentient of relief will be very apparent. Tt $8 apparently very dificutt for tr. Blaine ta do anytoing without seeking, and usa secure fog. tho reputation af dong It, theat of all, * vig orously,” and Vigne, in th revise sonse -bera imphed, 1s not the wblef clument roquired in the foreign polivy of the United States. A man of Mr. Biaino'a agwreasiva and yathustastic, not to suy sunsations!, tempernment. nds abundant scope In ‘our pollicul system for ouxtraordinury usofutness: but the foreign polloy of this overnument I$ nol uggressaVe und not sensa- dame. Nobody, eurtalnly, whether ha bo of Peruvian orChiltan ayinpathles, own douue the unfortus nate character of the position Into whieb this country has been put sinco the 4th of Murch tn respeot to the war va thoSuuth Pacitic. Tho very speotacle of our Minlsters to the rival re- ee Doing at loggorbends, anu each proteat~ Ing that tho Dopartment-at State is favorable to the side be espouses, was mortifying. [twill bo a buppy issue of the affair if tho position ap- Parcntly occupied by tho United States ts gjaude only ridiculous, und nut dungerous nso, The tradition of this country fy ubstinance from an snggreasive wid interferlug tempor in foreign effuirs; and on that potivy we hive thrived. Tt bus madu us friends tho worls over. It $3 usually ensy to potut to recant acts don~ const rating tho cugerness of Mruncu, Great Beltain, Germany, and fussta to be conatderod warm frends of the’ United —Stutes.. With no land on tho glube do we bavo permuncatiy, if even temporarily, hose tilo Interests. Our | tsoluted position, geograpblent and polled, id our clahn to the universal felentship of tho Old World, white our neighbors of the Now, on either band, will agree not to pwatlow us If we will only consont not to awalluw them. It would bo folly ta fore- the ndvantages of such a positinn for the sheer anke of making more nolag In tho world— of kicking up a reatur dust tn the Gold of di+ plamucy, E Even if wo could be foollsh enough to sacri- flvo tho commercil advantugcs aud the, con fortublo senso of svourity whicn grow out of tho traditionul farelya policy. the country Is in aa stipe for changing ie, Lf wo wlat to quadruple our atunding army; to keep wader drill and pay ‘2,000 .intlitia reserves; to create nat ouly tho flevt of uturmored orulsors aw re= quiréd, bit a fleet of beavy trovclads; ta. expend soveral bundred iittiona; ‘In’ short. for now forts, new ships; and houvy guna, und then several hundred miliions annu- ully for keepin up grant military and naval es tublisbinents, wo inay, perhaps, lich very creditubly into tho Neld of vigorous ageressive diplomacy, and could seon, nu doubt, have w tree mendous war with a couple of rival nutions fur Nettle or no cause. But If thatis not the pure proses tt la hardly worth whilv to put the country jato dilemus trom which tha vory happtest tssua would de to bavo Ste uneatled-for interference quietly sneered at, or its boldness rebuked us inere bounce. Me. tino’ aucoossur will do woil tu keep in iniud that the United Btatos do not need, ut thls lite city, to olfer prods of thole belligorent strongth, aud. thut it is not thoi tra~ dittonal polley to: needtesly interfora in foreign rat orte rondor our own peuple uncuyy abouts OI. : <a LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY, / Kptetat Dispatch to The Chicago, Tridune, OTTAWA, Ill., Doc, 10.—Tuls cveuing the eleo- trio ght wus turned on for tho fret timo in this elty In tho following plices of business: Scott Brothera & Co.'s dry-gonds ature, thoy being the Oret retail ature {n tho Stuto using tho olcutria Nght; Fiske & Beeru's vlotuing-atore 1s also ius mituted with tue ligot; lH, Frlsk's Jewelry= store; Osman & Hupomin'a bookstore; U, Hire fny's druyeatore; tho [llnoiy Starch dani ory: The atreots ure crowded with spoctutars witehe | tng the wouderful sight weoduced by alectricity. Tewhl be but a abort timo before these Neots will (uke the pluce df gus in this city, Stepsara to bo “taken to furnish clectrlo igbt Jo all placoe ‘of bualness and fuctorica, ‘ DUBUQUE’S ASSESSMENT, Boeetat Disvatch to The Chicas Triauna, Ppwuauy, Iu, Dec ‘Tho Assesuor’s book of tho City of Dubuque the prosent year showd Qreal estate valuation of $15,200,276, of whlch about S1U,000,00 1 for real estuld; total dity tax, 810000, ugultigt 8139,0W0 last yeur, The tos creuae 18 valuation fa over $1 ‘ ———— Asplrit of gratitude prompts me to a dress this brief note, writes Wesley Slasau, Eaq., attorney-at-law, Chicago, fll, ‘Throa months age L returned from Mobile, Ala., and was Ininodiatuly attacked with what ls known as sclutle rheumatism, 1 employed three bhyslelans in sitecessial ving each: one ainpla thoes to aifard relied if it had boar fu his power, Ll was not materially benetlte by. thelr services and was begining to dis. palr, when a trignd who bad experienced tha elfecia of St. Jacobs Oll advised tue to give [t atrial ft ‘refused, becausy L did not thin! rhoumutiam could be cured by any outward applicadon, Tnsliting upon i trial of it ha sont me twe bottles. Cnaulo to meet thid Kindnegs-by further refusal, 1 lad the remedy applied to the Wurts-atfectsdd, But before the first bottle hud been used up L began to be rulleved, of the painful lateness inmy bfy and knée, “and when the second bottle wad out L eutild dress nyselt walk about, continued to use ft, and win now able to ga down tu miy olive and attend ta business, Should porsans afilaind as I was desire a sironger testimonial, L shall tell thei, 1f they sball “call upon ie, to give Bt. Jacobs OU « tuir trial; and now I fee) ay though 1 could * gsyure ule the same grateful ond speedy rolief 1 huye experienced, =