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TIIE BURLINGTON. VT FRKE FltJUSS. FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBKR ;;. 1877. BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, OCT. 26, 1S77. rruusuED fir 'She Tree Tress Association. ;. U. DK.TIEIUCT, Editor. eight fect from St. Ioui to Cairn and tin feet from Cairo to New Orleans. The St. Faul Pioncrr-Prr remarks that this de mand is the ng ol the mcr which w to Lc set to music and sung in chorus bj ten millions of people residing on its hanks with an orchestral accompaniment of State legislatures and congressional delegations and other wind instruments till the curtain rises on the first and last acts of the com pleted drama of river improvement." riiisinET Hates is reported to have said, latclr, that the purpose of his Civil Service order had been much misunderstood ; that it was not intendod to interfere with the exercise of the office-holder's freedom to sharo to a proper extent in the conduct ot polities after nominations have been made ; but to prevent prominent and offensive in terference with caucuses and nominating conventions. That, of course, is all right. The trouble with the order, is that it ex- . v . . ... , where else in this State; and it be- """ " " hoove all to hear him, and to get all the thinK- !n an orJcr uf tbls k,nd : 10 good thej can from his earnest ministra- c """"" C""J 'T ' . I HVJlIttllUU 1U l.auiu-4-i aw wuiv""V4- v I tne part or icderai omce-noiacrs. ine orucr issued by President Harrison, when Darnel State, liis T rut --fi.OO yer, always In advance. Tub religion: meetings and movement in our city continue to be the topic of most gen eral and absorbing interest. Of course, some orpoe. some ridicule, and more make light ol the labor of the Evangelists. But thou sands hear them gladly ; and it is safe to say that the subject of religion is on the mind and lips of more people, and is reeeiv- in" wider and more scriou3 attention throughout this community than at any previous time in this generation. The labors of Mr. Moody, in this city, will soon be drawing to a close. Ho labors no- "The Golden Horse." That eminent Democrat. Congressman Webster was Secretary of Springer, of Illinois wants above alt things been held up as a precedent and jun to have the tax taten off of whiskey. The tification lor the order now in xorce. West, he says, demands cheap whiskey. It is But that was quite a different affair, the dear whippy that keeps the West back. It notified federal officeholders that secret retards civilization, impedes commerce, par- and unmanly manipulation of nominating alvtes manufactures and clogs the car of I conventions and a course in politics which progress, congressman springer nas mc should constitute an intcriercnce wiinmo patent on this great idea. Tint Kuh us are greatly elated over the victory in Armenia, for it is the fir-i pitched battle in A-ia, since the opening of the war. wbie!i ha resulted in a Turkish defeat. Muukhtar Iah& has, up to this disaster, been the hero of Armenia. His loss at this time of ten thousand men. eight pa-has. thirty guns and large stores of provision and ammunition, is a calamity which will Iks freedom of elections, on the part of federal official', would be deemed sufficient cause for dismission. An order similar to that, ap plicable to cases of offensive dictation or officious interference with politics, on the part of United States officials would have been timely and useful. The present sweep ing and unfortunate rule goes a good deal further. It prohibits all connection with tho management or control ol uaueuses and conventions. Suppose Collector ells of keenly felt by the Turk. Still, in falling fc g wL h never fc h;mif for. hack under the shelter of Kar. be foiled the Hu-.sian design to cut him off from com munication with that fortress, besides gain ing time to reorganize bis army. ward in politics, and has never lifted a finger to crowd a nomination of his own upon the party, were to be present in a caucus, and, in accordance with the wish and voto of every voter in the caucus, were to Tub French government used its machin ery to collect returns of the voting in the be made chairman of the caucus ; and hte election, and mot of the dispatches of were to preside with the utmost elation returns were, it is said, written by delicacy and fairness, cipressiog no opinion the reverters in the "rress department" of and not influencing the nomijations save by Hit mini-ter of the interior, M. Fourtou. It bis individual vote would he be doing any is believed that the number of MacMahon I thing out of the line of his duty as a citizen .' me mbtis lect is over-stated, and that the We think not. lie would be simply takinj final scrutiny may api roach, if it docs not I the share in political action which is the fully huvtain, the figures of Gambctta "s duty of everv voter. But if be were to do claim. Ho claims that, when all the dec- this, it would be caue for his prompt re turns shall be completed, the Republicans I moval under the President order. The w ill Lave ?0 members. The government I simple attaching of an office-holder's name to clarification gives them 117 majority, count-1 a call for a political convention, which is the four from the colonics; and there I certainly a very mild form of interference arc 14 more members to be elected. I with the freedom of elections, has been made cause 'or removal under it. The Aitoimment of Gen. Jonx M. Har- The order showed a want of practical lan, of Louisville, Kentucky, to the vacant I tact on the part of some ef the President's -cat on the bench of the United States Su- j advisers which is anything but reassuring ; prcme Court, has been cnt to the senate i and it is working badly. 11 tne rrcsiaent by tbe President. General Harlan is meant no more by it than be is now reported law-partner of General Bristow, and Mr. I to have said he meant, the sooner the order Bri tow's friends, who expected the appoint- I is modified to make its terms and intent incnt for the ex-Secretary, are reported as I agree, the better. quite indignant. It is also objected to Gen eral Harlan that he has never held any judi cial office. On the other band, it is ac knowledged that he is an honest and able man, with a high personal and professional training; and if confirmed, as he doubtless will be, he will make an industrious and useful, if not a great, judge. BcRLiNcroN, November 10th. A Trieste (Austria) journal, the Osscrva- tore Trtestmo, says that the remaining obe lisk, at Alexandria, which, according to the New York World, the Khedive has offered to that city, and which an eminent Xew Yorker, not named, is ready to bring from Egypt, at hi own cost, was long since pre vented to tbe municipality of Trieste. Some I Mr. Edmunds on rreMdrotlal Hfttluri. NO. ii. Senator Edmunds, in the article in the American Iaw iVuetr, a portion of which we have heretofore considered, shows the need of some permanent method of settling disputed national elections some method which shalljobviatc the necessity for another resort to a temporary expedient, like that of tbe Electoral Commission and proceeds to set forth a plan to that end. The question practically lies, in the Sena tor's view, between two methods one the plan proposed by the Senate Committee on Elections in 1674, known as the Morton plan ; and the other the existing system, with a change advancing the time of the na- the actual roults of the toting, is demanded. Mr. l'Jmunds's plan is to bring the elec tions forward to the first of September, and to delay the meetings of Electoral Colleges until the following first of January. The intervening four months would be sufficient for the determination of all contests, first before the Supreme Court of each State, and secondly, on apjcal. or review, by the Su preme Court of the United States. A law of Congress that the judicial decision, or in its absence the decision of State canvassers or the certificate of the Governor, should be accepted as final, would, in Mr. Edmunds's opinion, cover the ground and prevent all unseemly contest. One advantage of this plan, is that it could be adortcd without change of the Constitution. It is of cour-c desirable to do no more tinkering of the Constitution than k necessary. But it is to be remembered that a plan which needs only an act of Con gress to put it into practice, can be as easily destroyed by an act of Congress. The great danger, as wc look at tbe case, is that no plan whatever will lc adopted by Congress The Democrats now control the IIou-c, and before the next National election takes place they expect to control the Sen ate. If they arc sure of this, it is clearly the wisest policy for them, looking at things (as they always do) from a purely partisan point of view, to consent to no new method in this matter. The one adopted in the last election will be all, and just the thing, they want. Thry can easily get up double returns in the next election. from States enough to determine the re sult. Thev will then re-enact the tem porary expedient of a Commission which , haying the power, they will of course constitute in a way to suit themselves, and to decide all poluts as ths interests of the Democratic Tarty demand. Having thus se cured their President, they may then, per-i- Wr, consent to a change in the method of deciding Presidential elections, if they any plan which will be likely to bclp them to retain their control in future elections Till then, however, there is, we fear, little prospect of any change. And any hope of continued Kcnubliean ascendancy in the Government will thus depend on the reten tion by the Republicans of at least one branch ol tbe National Legislature. held in Lincoln Hal I, t.cxt Monday evening. Prominent mcinU'rs of Congress will be among the speakers. It is to be bicd that similar societies may 1 organized in many towns in the United States, and that a uioc- mcnt fully as extensive as the old Wastiirj Ionian movement, and more successful, will i follow. Will not the good i-coplc of Yer- t mont, who knew the ncntlioial results of pro ' lubition, srnd in their petitions for a prohib itory law for this DNtriet? PERSONAL. tor the Itcncut of ofiicc-scekers, and I am happy to say that Ycrmtnt has m few of j tliciu, the residence of Senators and Representatives- is ghen as follows George I. Tlir I'rrsldrnt's PoMlIon. HIS I'OIIM TO UWK NO I'OLIO Mr Nwrl.u(Ti l.iatcli to New York llemM- 'Ihc Administration is trjing a policy which has at Itast the merit ul noulty, the (MiHc ol haling absolutely no policy, u far as Consn-is is concerned. The l'rtsldcnt has not onlv. so fir as ran be discovered, n i-arty in cither House, but all the signs show that he does not mean to have any. All the expressions mado in conversation hy mem bers ol the Adiuini-trution confirm this sonic- hi: lioom ,im s.Mti; Jir.i.r 1 . MOMMV NOON MEETING. The half-hour prayer-meeting for conse cration, w s lully attended in tho Wmuf ki Avenue Congregational chipel. The regular noon mcctinc of thediv was held in the adjoining church. A Uro audience attended. After sinking tho 133rd hjtun all cnungf d in silent prayer while miuft what startling iicw and make it appear that lor "mno am 111 Dc"-111 many and va the PrcMJtnt's theory is that ho shall exe- riuUH elates of peoplo were read by Key. cute the laws but that he will absolutely j .Mr. SatforJ. An earnest prarr presentin nfrain from the leat attempt to influence lnfst) rt(ll,ests at the Thronool (irai-c wa- the action oi Lungrcssor oi any mcmner u. offertfll hy I)(M A,;fll M , it mi ii nv .iilii,it tl.it lit U ill ill tki illi- I . . ointments and remo.nU where the good of ol t,ic y- Mr. Moody m.d, the public -mice rcuuircs it, but Icne the brief remarks, rciding for their bais thi Edmunds,l HI .Massachusetts avenue; .lu-tin qmtion of corhrmation absuhitely to the Uih chapter of John. year ago, when the English proposed to I tionai election, and delaios tbe timefor the transport both of "Cleopatra's Needles" meeting of the electors to vote for President, w onuon, jir. iwrin. men Aa!.irn eun- aa to affl)rd timc between for the dt-iwi- sulat Cairo, prevented it. It is now pro- tion of dt Questions by the courts. The posed to nbe a subscription in Trieste for Morton plan proposed that instead of me wmgiog oi tne monoma tnere. mere tnh ,Ut-tnr. th wnnln should is no reason wny iew ionc,nowever,$noui3 i fotc direct! v for President and ce-Pre- not nave ner oesire ror an owns graunea. dent . but that ... shouM . b Thereis cneatHeliopolis.CO feet high, to districts equal in number to the present way umiioK ui uuc u -uiur, luur anvuraait, i Congressional districts, one vote for PreM- two oi wmcn are leet nign, ana others dcnt tlJ be counted from each district, and elsewhere in hypt. eaci, state casting al-o two votes at large for the candidate who Las received the btghe' number of votes in the State, in the voting by district?. The arguments for this plan are that it docs away with a cumbrous plan which in practice bad entirely departed from the the ory on which it was framed, while at the same time, it allords greater securities against frauds, by confining tho voting and the counts to districts, and so within limits wherein gross frauds could hardly fail of detection. Mr. Edmunds docs not favor this plan. He suggests but wc think bistorv will Washington is in quite a ferment over tbe English mi-Mon. The story is that the Pres ident and Mr. Evarts not having fixed upon a nominee for minister to England, the Penn sylvania delegation in Congress was asked 1 1 suggest a tame for the place. Tbcy met, and afterward reported to Mr. Evarts the name uf Simon Cameron and will insist on bis hating the place. Mr. Eiart has been interviewed, and said that the Englisn mission would lc given to a Penary lvanian, if a gentleman from that State who would be acceptable to tbe Admkistration and whose fitness lor the place would be acknowledged by the country can be agreed upon by tbe hardlJ him out in the suggestion that Ptnnsylvania delegation. The Secretary said therc ma haTe U'cn n0 departure from the it was not prcpo-ed, however, that any man upon wb(,m tbe d-It-cation may agree will le appointed. The President expects a man to be presented whose character and quali fication fit Hm to represent the American Government at the Court of St. James. Fabu l'allais. Tue course of the Democrats of the IIoue of Representatives, in sustaining the cleric in omitting from the roll of Representatives the name of Mr Belford, who presented a cer- tiCette in tbe u-ual form from the Governor of Colorado, that he had been duly elected as theKerrescntative of that State in Congress, illustrates the practical disregard of the Democrats for their favorite theory of State right, when itcomts in conflict with party interest-. Tiie pretence is that Mr. Belford was not duly elected, because the election should hive been held on another day. All parties understood that the representative was to be tlcctcd in October. They canvass- eu me ainie wun mac unaeistanding, nomi nated candidate, ani voted for them. About twenty-six thousand votes were cat, of which the lier ubliran candidate received nearly fouitren thousand, and the Democrat about twelve tbousanl. The Governor set theory of the founders of the Constitution in regard to the Electoral College ; that that theory may have been that the electors have the freedom that belongs to members of State Legislators, who, though elected in view of a Senatorial election and with known opinions on the subject, arc yet free to adapt their action to unfursecn contingencies, such as the death or insanity of a candidate. Be that as it may, Mr. Edmunds objects to the Morton plan, that it practically obliterates States lines, and is a dangerous step towards consolidation and centralization. In this, it strikes us that be hardly does justice to the Morton plan. Under that plan, he say. 'the election is the act of the people, as citi zens of the United States, with substan tially the same force as if no State lines ex isted. If the districts were formed without regard to State lines, the plan would be essentially the same." On the other hand, it seems to u-tbat it would be a very differ ent plan if the districts were formed with out regard to State lines. It is an essential feature of it, that tach State shall be divided into districts, and lurthcr that each State shall have two votes as uch, at large, M- lowing the plan of Senatorial representa tion. This preserves the autonomy of the forth these facts in his certificate. But Stitt" ; and aH t,,c di4tric oulJ. in Po- wrneboJy afterward discovered that a plausi- ble argument could be made for holding the election of a Representative in November. No t.fficial r.ottcc, however, was given of an election for that purpose. The Democrats in general were ii.diflVitnt or incredulous, but on ebction day about two thousand of them thought it he-t to sate the point for what ever it might 1 worth, and so voted for the De nun-rat No Republicans voted. And now tin- Diuiis-raT. with the unofficial re turns t,f a vohu.tfcr tbction.at which only a lew of his fncr.d-t voted, disputes the re nin r ai d Join.al truVr tmls of a Reprccnta- te w'.o wji- ttttiallj dieted by a good mnjMriiy nt nn tloctiun when the dtfeated ciiididitt: bad mi tinifs as many vote- as in that ptivate sham diction of bis own, on Which he imjt brt-ts his claims. lurfrlWHENTS OI THE MlSsJsSHTI. A ticc, doubtless correspond with tho existing Congressional districts, the local knowledge jf the conditions of parties, the scrutiny of tho vote and the safeguards against fraud available in the elections of Members of Con gress, would be important aids towards se curing honest results in the election of Presi dent. Itisnot essential to that plan that the virtual control of the national election he placed in the hands of the NationU Ex ecutive. The control may be left with the States Rt now. Mr. Edmunds ob serves that while under the present system there may 1 thirty-eight contented return, under the district -ystcm there might bo 300; jet it is to be remembered tint the contest would cover the yamo number -f votes fur Presidrnt, as now and that the inducement to git up a contest of returns would le much lessened under the district system. It is some object to dixputo a re convention of a hundred delegates from cities turn like that of the btatc of New York, in the Mississippi Valley, met at St. Paul, which carries with it 35clcctoral totes, but it on the 11th inst. II m. John Brown, if St. N commonly in practice bo of far less ron Loui", was president, and II.mi. Charhs sequence to dispute a return which involves Seymour, of LiCnN-r, Chairman of tlo but a single vote for Prcsi lent. Committee on Resolutions. It was stated in A weightier objection not stated by Mr. the convention that the general government Edmunds has tecn brought against the bad spent five million dollars during the Morton plan, viz that it would not hate met the past twelve years in the cjn'-truetion of one of the difficulties which threatened the the Des Moines canal, and that now it is country, in the lato disputed national elcc d )nefit cannot be used. The convention t'Ot If that is ao, and wc cannot say that adopted resolutions demanding that Congress it not, some different jlan is needed ahall make improvements in tbe Mississippi, Some better plan for correcting election auch as will insure a minimum depth of five frauds, for providing against frauds or mis feet of water from St. Paul to St. Louis, takes of SUte canvassers and for ascertaining Our Ua-ihlnston Letter. lOVCRCSS TUK CITl WASHINGTON' 1I0N11IENT CIVIL SERVICE KE10RM TFUPERIMK MTTEKs ITRSOVaL NOTES. Wamungton, D. C, Oct., 2, IS To the Ed.tor o!" tiie Free Prein ami Times. Very little business of importance has been transacted in cither Hou-c during tbe first week of the session, beyond the intro duction of a few bills, amonc which were One by Mr. Morrill, reducing thefecsand Ealarics of pension agents ; by Mr. Edinund to establish the rate of mileage of district attorneys of the United States; and a bill to prevent abuses m the sale of postage stamps and stamped envelopes, which pro vides that no postmxstcr or deputy post master, or other person entrusted with stamps and stamped envelopes by the post- office department, shall sell or dispose of the same-otherwise than in regular course of official business, and at their face value, and for cash on delivery. For violation of this act the person shall Ic deemed guilty of embezzlement, and shall be punished by fine not exceeding 1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, at the di--crction of the court. Mr. Edmunds alo introduced resolution, which was adopted, asking that the whole subject of the election of President and Vice-President be referred to a committee of seven Senators. Among the most important matters coming up will be tbe labor question. Already petitions arc being extensively signed by laboring men, "protesting against the nnjust discrimination against the laboring classes." There are various opinions regarding the length of the extra session, but it is general ly believed that it will continue "right along anl that Congress will not adjourn before the holidays. THE CITV. Aside from the public buildings, which are among the best, Washington is the most beautiful city in the world. Its wide and beautiful streets and broad avenues, lined on either side by wide parking and rows of fines shade tree, give to it more the arpcaranee of a large and ''well cultivated" town than that of a large and populous city. The climate is delightful and many of the leading men of the country are seeking permanent residences here. Wc do not have the delightful June weather uf Vermont all the 3 car round, but bate much more of it than Vcrmontcrs arc uccustomed to sec. One of the greatest 'cye-ores wc have is the unfinished and ncver-lo-bc- finished WASHINGTON' WONIUENT, the corner stone of which wa.; laid in 1S18 the Monument Association having Icen or ganized in 1835, during which time 2C0, 00(1 bad 1-ecn collected. Since IB -IS a Iarg amount of money has lcn contributed in small sums for the allcgtd purpose of com plcting it, most of which bis been expended 'keeping the thing in rciair." Tho original design contemplated a circular col ons did building t&i) feet in diameter, 100 feet high, with a shaft 500 feet high and 70 feet square at the base, making a total height of -'0 fret. About six yearn were used in it- building, and it now looks some thing like an immense gralu elctator b fect square at the base nnd 174 ftct high the outside stone lelng of Maryland marble. As it now stands it may bsaid tocomnirmo- ratc the yrmtntss of A'ashmgton, if not bis yoinlnss. Owing to the manner in which the blocks arc cut, they have chlpjed otl'at the scams as the blocks hate settled, giting it a rough exterior. Some of the stones of the foundation arc also broken. Congress appropriated -00,000 at its last session for ts completion, with a proviso that a com mission 1 raised to report upon its iruc- ticability. This commission "Iwrcd" to the extent of L'.oOO, and have reported the foundation to bo insufficient. Whether tbe monument will remain as it is or In tak downmaytca question for "future ages, t It IL ilK i t III 1 ottw Thus far, rtform in tbe'eivil service, or, as t has been more ( iroj riattly termed, the civil surface has j roved a failure. Eaili department has its own notion in regard to f, and there is no uniformity in tho matter of atpointments ur promotions. A Cabinet officer ot.ee uiuaiked that he liked it, as he was thereby enabled to git bis own friends into office without seeming tu do injustice to other. Tho "avenge Washingtnniaiw, Fred Douglas stiles them, also like it, as by dcstrojiitg tbe jowcr ol Congressional iuflu cnec, "outside barbarians' from f he Mates are kept out. and they are enabled to secure and fill all tho pUce-s, us they did years ago. Tho real plan in all thi- dcpirtments is to replace ieople from the North and West with those who "fought, bird ami died' in tho rebel army, and who lavor reconciliation on the ground of l-aying -ensions to rc!el soldier, ll,,d rn citing jsijinent for the projt crty of wbieb they were "robbed," as ihcy s-iiy, by the "Yanks" in the late war. ILUftlMNih UlTTIItS I be "tidal wutu" l tcmprranec has rent bed our city, and when one considers thut we bate ",100 Jiipior stores and aoons, lens than fOH ol which Jrc lieenscil, there is pressing need of a "glorious reviuil" in this great cause of God nnd buiiiiinity. l.iger beer is the common drink ono Prcwery turning out li!,00il birrels a jcar Tcuijst u nee meetings aro held frequently at the street cijrncrs mid in the churches, and many arc signing tho pledge. A central temper- aneo organization has been formed, composed of delegates from all the churches and tent jcrance societies in tho city, whose purose is to procure a prohibitory law for the District ol Columbia A grand ma) meeting will be cnate, witlu.ut the slightest attempt to in- Christ, said tho spotker.cills Hiuisclftli iliicnee an tMdy s conclusion, ror instance, O or,thcResurrectiou,thi Wuy and tbe Life. iiiii c urp uiitr in inso uiectin, et this l.ife more abundintl 'Hare are ttiree nidrks on ImJ s hIikp: Iticv hen: S. Morrill, corner Vermont avenue and M street; Charles II. Joyce, OO.s lourtecnth j street; Dudley C. Dcnis.m, ISO Eist Caj- itol; (Jeorge W. llcndcc, 'JI7, ! street. Mr. Edmunds is sjen ot by the Wash ington papers as ' the aide Senator," " the leader of the Senate.' etc., which opinions 1 are fast gaining ground among Iwtli parties in and out of Consrcvs. A Democratic Stn- urnr. on Ik-in" :isktd if Klmund-t ouulit not to tote for the 1-oui-i.ina and bjuth Caio- catc as an administration measure a resolution fl.jetol hecp in the East were iriven by Mr. ina Democratic coiitestant-, rcplictl that lor tbe immediate admission 01 .Messrs. opoi- Moody and .Ir. Kev. Hra-tuw Minv tljck theic was no telling what he ought to do as j ford ond Eustis. Itut there is no doubt, t- embracing ten thousand sheep, come to be was " one ot ihoscdd conscientious id-i day, that the 1'residcnt n.w entirely neia gciner, wniitMtuir sncndeids enjrae lows. All Vcrmontcrs, and e-iccially the I aloof. lie has not U'ked any Seuator to vote j friendly n.ejting. When one wishes to go pcoiJe of Ilurlington, should feel proud of f.-r or take any steps for their admission, he just calls a name and his particular the enviable position gained by him in the The two cases w ill undoubtedly be referred hock in-wmiy separates it-ell Irom tb it is ireneiallv granted that the admission of the two Ijouwanu senators would 1 an ap proval by the Senate of the President's Southern iolicv. and what ene would call nn administration sUeccs. ft is cert that if tbe President should express h 011 the subject enough KcpuMi- on' would tote for their admission to secure it, and, if he desired it, more than one lttpuh- llim, they know IIh voice, and they follow unit, ine woric ot tbe sbenberd is p fctd his UocL. Tho Lord will tako care o Ills ll.ck. Twenti-cii:ht tnuesin thischipte the Lord uses the pronoun I, and tells u iu many was. what Ho i. and what II doo. fake that chapter ar.d find out what licanijnatorwouldatonccprescntandadio- lc u Interesting descriptions ol ih Senate. NOTES. One hundred and eighty millions of postal cards will be required to supply the demand for the present year. The Springfield hreach-bading ritle mus kets cost the government 1S each. The Washington Natioual Theatre is now ocn on Sunday evenings. Mr. i'i:nso.i a 11 I'oi.iTicai.. Collector Arthur, of Xew York, declines the proOcrcd Milistitiitc for his present place, of the Consul-Ccneralship at Pari-. Letters bite lccn received at Washington from (en. Hristow and some of hi- mo-t in timate friends expressing their hope that (Jen. Harlan will Is promptly confirmed as Judge of the Supreme Court. 1). T. Corbin, who was elected I nited States Senator Irom Sjuth Carolina by the Chundtcrlain Legislature, has armed at Washington to urge his admission to the to the committee on elections, there to rest, it is now believed, for a Ions: time. And if one asks in bewilderment whether this will be an administration defeat the calm an swer of the President! fiicnds h: "Not at all. It is the business of th( Senate, and not of the President. If a uia- iority of the Senators cIhksc to deprive Mateot its corsiitutional rcj rcscntation in one branch ol Congress, that lsbcir adven ture. They do it on their own resiionsiliili- ty. The President Ills nothing to with it. It is a matter wbieb lies netween itiosc sena tors and the country. If, again, one asks these gentlemen what the Administration thinks about "Cttm: nominations confirmed, and whether it will not get its friends to advocate them, the an other, 'lhey know his voice, no ono else can engage ineir siigtitcst attention, un less ttiy Happen to lie siclc. borne Christian aro diseased, and run alter strange doe trines. The Shepherd can call out each sheep of his tl iclc. Ilcknuw.s them by some DicuiisD, siigut or otucrwisc. Just so. rur bap, the Lord kno s us by our faults rrayer.s were ottered by .Mr Moody, Dea. Fuller and Prof. Perkins. Initrcsiinc re milks were nude by Rev. Mr. Brastjw aud ur aanitey. A woman prr-entid an inter esting ease lor pravers ith a low marks by Mr. Mjudy to the effect that i was time Icr the Christim uf lurlin;tun to go to worn, tbe meeting closed with thi doxjioyy. swtr again is "Not at all. influenced. Senators must use their own judgment-, acting on oath. It is the Presi dent's dutv to name tit men. If the Senate rejects them, that is its bu-ine--. It ought not to reject lit and proper men, but, 11 it .Hominy l.i ruh Tho church was thronged as usual. The 1 Senate. He returned from Kuroj on Wed- j,, t,e president must submit, and will ncsday last. doubtless try to tin 1 others Senator Merrimon.on Friday, introduced a If one ask( Rut will not the Admir.is- The Senate ought not to be opening prayer was by Rsv. Mr. Oha-c, nl uicuioru. .nr. rtankey, at mo request o: nuiuDcrs present irom other towns, san ' Iho Ninety and Nine. Rev C. O. forrev, of Charlotte, 0 III red prayer. Air, San key sang " liehold the Rride-groom comcth. r. sioonv'-j SERUJV. Mr. Moody read a portion of the bill with a harmless title, providing for the tration try to conciliate some Senators r chapter ol Matthew, and took fur his tut repeal of n single section of the revi-ed the reply is statutes. Examination developed the fact "Ot course not. What has it to do with that this section stands between the pen-ion conciliation 7 It has a duty to perform to- rollsandtbe wbole conlcderate army, and wan tbe nation to select proper )ersons that its repeal would open these nIIs to all for the subordinate executive functions. It the disaoieu reuel soldiers and to tne wncs , mean- to mat out v. and children of those, who were killed. There is just this to Iw said iilnml this matter, that Mr. Itristow would not lift his finger to gain the position which he was so eminently fitted to fill, nnd that (len. Har lan was not only ready to labor for himself, but has exhauscd hi- resources of pn fession al good will and personal acquaintance to obtain the appointment which be coveted. Waifangton IstUrto Boston Herald. It is practically settled that Theodore Roo-cvclt will 1 appointed Collector uf Customs and r. A. .Mcrntt suneyor ol the Port of New York. Tfccse, it is said, are Secretary Evarts s selections. Roosctelt is a merchant ot large fortune, much ol which was inherited, and of high character, and moves in the highest circles of New York society. Merritt nas a prominent Greeley j jmve tj man, unu nn-: iutcu u ('iiriicuiar (fr-uiuu friend as well as political ally ot ex Senator Fenton. When Fen ton was a power in New York, (len. Merritt was Naval Officer, (en. Arthur, the present able and excellent collector 01 New lurk, it i- understood, is to bo sent abroad. II. It. Lindcrmann. Superintendent of United States Mints, F. I. Low and II. L. Dodge, the Commission appointed by the "Rat tHilttical cunsidcratiot s might have weight, ' you sy. :ind the President friends replv, "(!ood Heat ens ' what have tho -J'Jl verse. " What think e nl Chri-t ? I his question was nut hv the Saviour to tf Pharisees who had sought to entangle Him vtiin que-uons; nut wb were silcnccQ ly His replies and durst a-k Him no more ques tions Irom that diy forth. It is a qucstiun iu r cii-u 10 lane nome 10 nim-eii. n think e ul llnu, and has He no claims 1 you what doiou thiiik ol Him as teach cr Ubat as preacher ? Think of H politics to do nun bunting up and a punt- Ucimon on the Mount He began it with ing 10 omec tne ocst men you can get to ac- ins heart lull ot bIcioi!. and he uttered cct? nine ol them, so to speak, before heintcred lias theory ornon-intcricnti.in in fact is I on tbe body ot tin sermon ; and what a sn- perfea at all points. The President will do t mn ! There aro volumes in every sentenca bis constitution il dutv, but he will not -crk "t s sinng anu jet so -impie. Ibe cMId for friends, allies, supirters or parti-anx in can unuerstand 11, and tbe tbeologian can 1, ..r 11., .r.n .1: not fathom its dentin. What do von tbmfc oblige any Senator or member if be can I '"jn as 1 ntsician. as tomtorter fcoine properly avoid it, but he will not seek cither 1" " .1" , " ..J."C no aivine. aoine to conciliate or induence any. He leaves tt r ,r " ,7 " " " lt y I - 1 1 . 1 41 iow, wbm wo do not know about a man .s i.ovu 111 1111- uiisjmiuv uji l-u iun u fhnrwifr. un m i,n h I, . ..J , crci-c of their judgment and to the entire rcstonsibiiity ol what tlicv may see lit to do, and, if he is righily reported, he hoi Is that the senators who, under ttic constitution. it in judgment upon appointments, wno are made judges to decide on oain, cannot properly urge or instruct him Icforc- hand astj nominations to office ; that ho has a right to asfc advice and information on such subjects from members of the House, but not from Senators, who are a court to i we want the whole truth, wo shall ask both bis friends and enrmics. Let us do so. to-nigU. about this d',id-m .rt ,1.;,. audience tie as it were the iurv newill call in first, some of His enemies. Here is Caianhas. the M'h t.rist uh.i nrit.;.to.i over the tnbunal'which condemned Chn-t to ucatii. lie comes m his tljwmg robe hi "rn est and Iiauehticst of Jewi-h nrplMtc U hat, we ask him. did ou tnint of (Thrift when iou asked. Tell us il 'Ihou be the ..I I!,,! V 11 I- I. .' . t.it i,,win 1 ,, .., ti ..,., i j wu - u - - iL-piitu ; iuou nas . -ru 1iUU..ullUin,vl. sau aud bcrealicr thou shalt srp thn Son ."T " Lww iai uiHiu.. ni..iw, 0I .tian coming in the cloud-of Ileivcn. is utter nonsense and foolishness-, but there tn.n Pilate tli .mm ,,rrn,.r nni.n...4 lire KTmuis wlm bflirTn that if it should frf? tu.th kiJ.u iu ,....i i V.. fiecretaiy 01 ine itcusutv to investigate faithfully adhered to it might prove em- mony mu-t be what it was then when he meaan rraneisco mini unu custom nou-e, barrassing to the anti-admini-tration JCcpub- said : "I find no lault in Him ' There are unanimously report that the custom service lieans. who am itchin for a iht. nml lullv men here in JJurlinstun. ubn nr u,,r atsaniranciscois lnicuigciuiyandciiicientiy intend to "smash Hayes, but who need, of man rnatc tbey Imd a good deal of fault pcrlormed ; tbat no lurthcr reduction in tbe course, somebody to fiht acain-t thciu WUI.' D"Ht. t:aii next .Mrs. 1'ilate her force can bo made without impairing its anj something to fiVht aUit. As mui one efficiency ; and that, on the whole, the reve- .said here to-day, spcakin of this matter nue is honestly and econi-mically collected. "IVy arc ready to tread on the Administra tion s coat-tails, but the Admlnstration Ls just now wearing a jacket. As to the mint, its bullion and coming oper ation arc faithfully and efficiently conduct ed, but a number of incompetent and in efficient persons have received appointments in the general detriment of the mint. through political or other considerations. testimony was: "Have thou nothing to do with (tbat is in judgment upjn) that iu-t man.' Call in Judas. He came with a countenance marked by remorse and de spair, twiat, judas. do yuu think of Jesus? You were with Him three scars. iou saw Him heal the sick a nil mim tin dead, n hat sav you And Judas niu-tsav as when he cast down the silver, "I hate betrajed innocent blood. lhat was the benenl Smuniarj Five steamers sailed from New York for Some of the old leaders uf the House arc I Europe, Saturday, with heavy cargoes of I testimony of Judas, before be went and gone, notably rvasson, .MiXrary, Uudlev produce. The foundation of the Washington monu mcnt is at last declared to lie safe, and the work will gj on to completion. Ibo observer ol tbe 1'etroit rrte 1'ieu remarks There is enc good thing almut Dudlev Field and Dolman, while (larficld, Fryc, Hanks Foster, Townsend, of New York, Williams, of Wi-consin, and others no less eloquent and able, remain to cope with Tucker, Cox, Wood and Knott, on the other side of tbe House. Oovemor Cox, of Ohio is another new member who is ono of the strong Republicans of his State, also O'ov crnor Clatlln, of Massachusetts ; Governor Pound, of Wisconsin ; Governor Rice, of Iowa ; General McCook and General ICctcham, of New York all strong Republi cans; while the Iicmocrats gain by the ac- cession of General Ewing, of Ohio, and Clarkson N. Potter, of New ork. 1 asked Mr. Spencer what Republican Senators would probably side with Hayes. "iieorgc lloar, Stanley .Mattbcws and Hootli ot talilornia arc considered to be Haves s hanged himself, meeting bis fate before I Christ did. Call any ot Cbn-ts enemies hero on earth. Tho worst charge they ever naa again-t mm was tbat tlo "rcceiveth I sinners and eateth with them. The devil himself could bring nothing against Him. but would have to bear witness as evil centre and right and lelt wing. I believe I dren are to be distributed among the iriemK that Dawes al-o goes part of the way with Tbe coal miners of Pennsylvania, who .Massachusetts s .-truck for higher wages, after lcing idle Satan he never weighs the driver a.s he spirits did when Ho was on earth, that He sends out uis coal Eighty-seven policy gamblers occupied the cells tI one ot the station bouses in Aew York on Saturday night, and it was not a very good day lor gimblers, cither' Public opinion m Iowa is licginning to demand tlm re-enactment of the death 1 -co al ty for murder, so states the liurlinylon itatrKrie. The wife of William C. Oilman, the New York forger, has become insane and has lcn taken to the Hartford retreat, ami the cm!- Hoar, in accordance with dictum. Then Rurnside talks Hayes a good deal. The most notable defection, icrhaps, is Morrill, of Vermont, who has generally been in accord with Edmunds. He is lean ing, llthink, toward Hayes's policy. Dorscy, ol Arkansas, ls tne only one ot our set tbat is llaves-ing. laddoik, ol Pstlira-ka rather the same way, except on the civil- service. Wc don't know unything alsuit Christiancv't attitude. Angus Cameron, although elected by independents i a sound and firm Republican. McMillan also seems to be a substantial man, reliable as a North ern Senator. Wheeler dl-likcs Conkling, and cottons to Hayes. Joe Chaffee U-longs to Blaine ; IMainc bas a sort of lease of at! the three month, now go to work at the old prices. One Guilt, who led the Chisolm murdtr- ers in Kemj-cr county, is now the Democrat ic candidate lorsticritl of that county. Nineteen persons arc reported nt police j iicadipiartcrs in icw lork as missing, wlm have di-ajartd since the lcginningof the month. Nine of them arc children, who bate proliahly ran away. Enormous quantities of herring have lcn captured this 3 car on the coasts of Den mark. For centuries these fish wcrca great source fjf revenue to tho eountry, but nhmt tbrec bundrcd 3 cars ago they suddenly de jobbing interest. I here arc about eight or srrted the Danl-h waters, and hate only nine jn-jmuiicau oiiiaiiir' wuu iouiL-ait-nn i now rcturncu. intention tosuprrt Ha3Css policy, nnd I think I bate named them all. thtni- ititton ( v. itir iork Ivrtiht Little Mac's soliloquy "Tell me, Jerey winds Tlint round my liattiwaj tIk, Pu 1 indeed IHb iirrr tr oter In New nrk " iitb, lltje and Ltvt-, Lriiht loona tu uirrtil Klij-pett their bright wina and mid, "Id 1ft Ii jiu re iniu .-- jt. . I u tit mi rctut Utrrti was the son of the Most Ilinh God, The thiel on tho cross tc-tificd : "This man hath done nothing amiss. But Rut let us bring in some of His friend-. Hero is John tho Ranti-t clad in cut oi camel list i rand icatbern L'irdle. bis keen eje beaming with the spirit ot the Lord w ith m him. "1 bear record," said John "that this is the son of God behold tho Lamb of God that takcth away the sin ot the world. Sinner, can you not think ol Him as John did? Rut bring in Peter, who once denied Dim, "Ah yes" hesajs. 1 declared 1 knew Him not, but I diJ know Him. I know that He is the Son of God." It was Peter who declared in the day of rente cost tnat tiod batu mado llnu both Lord and Christ. Rut here is the doubtinir Thomas one ot those who arc hard to bo con v meed, a keen and obstinate questioner. ii inri-t nad necn an inmost er. would not Uhomas have fjund it out? We see him re fusing while all the rest were spreading tne laj ;ijin'stnat tne Lord imdri-en. rclusin' to believe till an hour camewben Jesus appeared to him and he cried, "My Lord and my God.' His unbelief was gone. We might call others that dearewt friend, who leaned on Jesus's bosom ; but to fret his testimony in its fullness we should have to read the whole ot John's tro-jpcl. Some may wunt the evidene-o of Paul, tho intelligent and learned Pharisee, who would not go to hear Jesus. Not he. lie belonged to ttio c-tublished church, and would not run alter any new lights. Rut the light anu inc iora carco to nun, and il we were In Texas rerently, n judge broke down ti take his testimony it would take & WM-lltllXtllfl 1 1 1-til with emotion while sentencing one IaiuIv a notorious desrerado, to hchumzed for mur der. Ijongly was surprised at this and re marked, on going luk to jiil, "I ficl sorry for the judge. The first caes of liquor-sellers prosecuted i New Yoik, through the cllorts if Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby's temperance society, dav uMnour" : and htavenlv chorus sine have lccn put through by Recoder Hackett, I inii, "Peace on earth, ood will to men.' who expressed in court bis sympathy with Jobn tells us he heard the voice of many the movement, and j-uid that thric-ounricrs angrN, erjing "Worthy is the Lamb that of the crime in the city was caused bv drink- was ''iin to receive honor and majcty and 11 night. What wonderful witness he bore to ( brist s divinity and power to save, in man lands' Wo have the trstiuiony of anireN theblcssed spirits whosaw Him when He lelt His Throne ol Glory to come down to earth to lie in a manger, and a borrowed ono -at tbat. lbesbepberds on the plains heard tneanccls s.ng, 'Unto you is turn thi j discouraged. If tiny have a fal-e hope J Name.' Mr. Moody then oil'-red prayer. ii.evoniH to known, incworstmcni 1'urluigton have probably some hope, hi fi.nl sujs tbeir hope shall pcrisn with them e sbould deal honestly towards all ain never noni out ii!-o hopes to any I thmff it thus a great mistake t) bold on ' '-c bones to the djing and perhaps tell them they will sec the flowers of another Spring, whenwc know they will blosiom on their craves -Many criminals arccn couraged by tneir laNe hopes Tncy thin constantly to be able to redeem and mak restitution. A man has u me hope if he W by, it tu ininKsuecan s,itc inui-eii. Why could do that. Jpsus Christ would never hive come into the world. Oth; cus-cs have hopes to be ablo to pent beyond the grave. If they can. cf rtunly don't say anything about it in the Itible. In Jeremiah, xvii, 7, and Psalm: cxlvi. ., wc have i simple ul men with true hoie. 1 s,i n urcat mauv men die the army There was a hcaven-nidu differ ence in the deaths of those who had a bitt ed hope, and those who had none. Alter solo b -Mr. Mnkcy, prajrrs were oiiered ny Ktv. Urillni, Riv Mr Will cox, and a stringer, wuli u lew brief re marks. Mr. Moody closed the meet in witti the benediction THE THRFE u'CLOt K HkETI.NU. A very good audience was assembled aPlte of tho disaifreeabJeness nf the wrathr The quarter of an hour bfre the meet ing was occiipitd hy tbe singing ol many ui u iuv iiiicung was opened uitn tn 01-t bvuin and a lervcnt nrnvcr Mr Sm- key and the nngers upon the platfor'ii then wariir, I will smg ol my Kedeeiuer, Mr Sankey fir-t asking the Divine blessing upon the service of son::. Mr. Moodv's suhiecr. wa-, " The life and character of the Apostle i cr. it is oiteu a great help just t ike a Riblc character and study it. John 40 and 41 Andrew's fir-t stPn after ioii mg Chri-t, was to hunt up his brother an oring him to Lbri-t. Andrew did not kn how great a thimr he had done. We never now wbat we ma)' be doing when we save soul. Jvnie ot them miy turn out Runyan or a Wesley Andrew apf reciated it oeiicr aiierward when listening V I'eter. Piter's second interview with tho Master. was when ha was called 1 1 be a di-einle, 5th chanter ol Luke. After the fir-t intt view, Peter hud gone riht back to h bu-incss and was attending diliirenttv that. He tiad not teen called especially iany iiunK u inty lane (Jliri-t they mu attend to nottnu'' rl-c but II is inter' st A treat mi-take. They run ahead of God Just wiwt until jou are called to do so. as l iter did, and then when especially ctlfed leave all and follow Him. Another thought from this experience of Peter: Tha net so lull, that they had to get the help ot the nnouorin i)uau. ii is a gOOd tllinj when wc tut s lull a net that we have t call on all the Raptit and Methodists and Congrcgationali-ts to help us. I once heard an explanation oi whv Chri-t allowed them Oud I to talc so m an v fish, and then called on them to leave them It was because Ho ai wajswants us to jrive up something. Ke had been scarce, and it was a sacrifice t civo up the large quintity ju-t taken Do iou think thtse men regretted follow- ingLhrist: Hid uu ever see aminwhi regretted that he obeyed God? Foi other expentnee of Piter turn to Matthew xiv . 27. Peter started rijjit out at the wurd, and was an risbt while he kept on tne word; but when he took bis cjcouhi: Master and began to look around for dan gers, n is luitn lai.ed bim. llow many oung thri-tians ct their cjes ofl the Ma tcr. and let doubts creep in Peter, in h trouble, did lu-t what wc should do. II cried, "tiavc. Lord, or I perish." He did riot make a long prater. Many have tbe ueaa long prajtr is neces-ary. t hy, s woman told me to-day she could not pray. what' could not cry to God, "Help, or I pcrt-h." Why, it Peter had made as lung a prayer as some mim-ters make, be would have been forty feet under watf-r before he haahni-hed. I'eter doubted. If the dev could only till our churches with doubter it would bj all ho wants for he knows a doubting Christian in worm much, . person a-ked me to-diy, t bat i-. the first sten in bein unristian ; hm, iu-t s:fh rinht out as Peter did. IakeChn-ta: his word. They say, Wby have I nut first to pav through some ptiulur feeling? Let your fcilings take care ot tbeuisclves ; you can't make ourseu leei. in Luke i, you tind I eter Jilt into another sir. umri-u-nr.hin He pot Chri-t right on a level with Mo-rs and Elias. Nowhere in the iiiblo does (Jod allow worship of aubt that is not Divine. ll Lhri-t bad nut been more than man, wi would be id u In tors, and God fearfully nun i-hed tbat. I honor the Virgin Mary, but what a sin, according to God's word, to worship her God said to the disciples Hear liiui. Another ccne in Peter's life recorded in John vi. Mi. The sittin? time nau come, anu many turned back. 1 believo it is lar belter lor our churches when nconfi sift out who cannot accept tbe laitblul prcacumg oi tne word, when Lhri asked the twelve "Will je alo a away, Pttcr nn-wcrcd. To whom, Lord, shall wc go. I wouldlike to a-k all to consider that uucstiun. If vou don'i accept Christ, tu whom will you no? and uav wiuoemecnu; Another scene was J eter tall. 1 see two or three here asleep and I wish you wouli wake them up, for mat is just w here I'eter lill. lie Ml asleep Matthew, xxvi. 33. the first sten in the fill Ho was self-confidtnt ar.d that is not the Spirit of Chri-t. He needed to learn the les-on of humility which Christ taught when lie washed tbe leet ol the disciples. fh a second step was, be could not watch one Jittlo hour with the hiviour. Ho followed afar (tf, in-tead of keeping near the Itaviour, and then Peter sat with tbe enemies of Christ warming him-clf by the nre. ow i'eter itil in his strongest point. Most of the characters in the Bible who have (alien, have fallen thus. One reason, doubtless, Um that the point least looked after. lor they leel they arc secure and do not need to attend lo it. Alter tbe denial, when Christ turned and looked on Peter, what a uinht Peter must have pent. He came to him-elf then. On tbo following dav. he did not have a chance to a-k His forcivencss. How be must have felt at the tomb, when the angel told of the mcs-age to Christ's disciples and he felt tbat he was no longer one. as he had left Him, and so could not accept the tut ml' c Ob, if there are any here who havo Lft the Lord, 1 beg you to come home. Mr. Mody e'oneludcd with a feeling prayer, that all who had fallen out miht be brought back and l a bEcs-unc in the family ol the Lord I'ho address was most earne-l and nllVctiunate, affecting the audi enco frequently to tears. It is reported that R. W. Stoughton is to have the Mi-sion to Kusia. Ihc present House of Kcrresentatncs at Washington contains 1 lawyers. Senators Patterson, iprncer and Conovcr declare tbat tbcy do not expect togitethc iicmocrats any imp. den. Haw ley is talked of in connection with the i-uiiiiuissiontrship lo the I jns cx- IOstlOII. The Democrats look ui-oii the reference of Si-oflord's cndentials us bolting the ra-c fur a long time to come. 'Ihc fiiends of the President -ay that Col leetor Arthur, ol ew lork, is to ht nom inated consul-general ut Paris. There arc oter lull a j pi mints for the phtei 'Ihc Hjo-e bus tiui-bed all the disputed a-esexupt Rilford's Urn, Rutler bas the tlojr on that jwont for Monday, to whuh line tbe llou-i- stands HJjoiirncd. The motion of Senator Ddmunds to dis miss the Kellogg case from the uttf-n'ioti ol the committee vtbicli bas b:td it in charge tikenio indicate Ins readiness to accept luu-e cpoiioru Among the iipiiMfitiiicnts made during tbe ree-e-ss, n-iit in to tbe tnatc to I confirmed s that of II b. lilull to Ie Cnitcdhtitcs tirtnct Attorney lor crmtuit. T he itn t ressmn jsgrowin that the Icnd- ng Ueiiioerats intend tu l.ate a nearly unions sis..ioli until l.iii mber, in tbe i ciaimn iniu ohm reners in nit ItCpiitiluMti ranks will prevail. Ihc IN publican meiii- kts generally lator a bnef si-si..n A social that liutler, n Smth f'aro- inu, nas iiit ciianci- ai 1111 ii,e m publicans not intend to admit bun, and will Mmih let liis crcilttttUN U buried in (Mimiiillo', '(ccausc, if bo were tit bo rijcctid. ihen H.itiiptou could 11 1 jmitit a Senator to fill (he icuiicy. In the Senate Keublicun caucus u ina nity of Ibe Republicuti Senators prest nt atore-d n uliog he Ib-gg. I tn citil sertico rdcr provoked very general opjuMtion here was less 01 imsiiinn to the Nut t her 11 lic3 ol the President, and a mm Ltd de-irr it there should ls no dispults titer it on lie H.nr of the Senate lli ing. He fined the accu-cd men ; licing their first offence, but announee; be would hereafter iiii,msc the full penalty, slloll fine and a year's imprisonment. Tbe Tctiotdalc, an iron ship lound from Cardiff to India with a cargo uf coals was abandoned nn brc on tbe lt ol rsovemlier, l.S(0. tin tbe night ol the dth beptemticr. IS77. the mail steamer Ilindostan. on her way from China to Suez, came aentss the Ictiotdaleand found the eoal still smoulder- in her bold. The lire had thus lasted ten months, und she had drifted iiU'iit two thou-and miles in that time. On Monday, the students of th medical department of tho ('niter-Mtv of California were surprl-ed to find on one of the lynches are heavy laden ot the ante-room leading to the lecture hall, this night. baliy sleeping peacefully. Pinned to the clothing was a card stating thut the child's name was Iouisa nrown.and tliat -he was born on the "7th ofla-t June. After a consultation among thcm-cltcs, tbc-c reck less young men resolted to assume all the re sponsibility of a collective father to Ibe little wail. 31 one y was suteriliesl and 11 11 ur- lircd, the students ilcdging them-cltcs, in lividually and cidUetite ly. to suiTort and educate the ihibl until smh tune us si diall I able to rare for herself. At it bieing. ,1, oucii is tne testimony ui cartb and lleav 111 10 inrisi m c n a racier, let, 1 ncara u young lady say in the cbapel below, that she did nut think enough ol Christ to givo up dancing 1 Ibo businessman uts "1 can't let my business .sutler to attend meltings to hear about tho Kedccmcr. Ihe drunitard thinks more of his rum bot tle, and the libertine moro of his sensual pleasures, than of a divine Mviour Ilicrc is one more witness, hven God the Father borowitriss to Hi- Son, when Jesus came out Jordin. and when a voice euno from Heaven, "This is my beloted Am. and again on the Mount of Transfiguration 'Ibis is my beloved Sin, hear e lliai. Lhri-t sats "Lome unto mu all e tbat toutioucoue tj turn RtM4Li. RFioKUbii. Tho days of favor- ito Mins lor IhhO are already upon us, Hiid t is openly giten out in Ua-hmgton that the election ol Samuel J Randall to tiie Speakershiit in Ih77 means bis 1 rcH-matiort as rintisivnm s lavorite son in iimi. 1 antlHidy bad told mo ii lew tars ago, in Hilnrs-i'dn dep(rate fight with icc-wntrr pitchers, bottles and tumbler, between 11 ifmnken man and n sober man, in tbo bar room ol tho Mctrupolit 111 boh I ol this city, that Iho drunken mm in tbe tight would be a candidate lor Presiddit 111 the near fu ture, I certainly should not bavo believed hi 111 Yet that drunken man was Simiicl I Randall then, as nou , a nn tuber id the llmi-o Irom the rowdy ilt-trut of Motmiitn sing, Philadtlphia He has rilormetl since llxn, nnd is now, I bdieve, u total nb- stnuur. Iiiitbuwas ttio terror ol tlm bar rooms ol PennsvUiima utemio then W'mtuntjtim Istlit. 10 opinion prevails tbat Judge i.ll,ird ill not be admitted us Senator from lmi-i- ana until after tbe .Semite Coiumittic on rivilegesnnd llheli.ins ei.imim-s tlirr.ivi. tlnToughly. I'x.Gowrnor Kellogg is cool i nt tbat tlieN nate t-ouuiuttee will not re verse its former course in his fa tor, and that udgo Si-ollord will not be retorted umm favorably. M tot au ltw is 11 point on Ibe Like shore A in itc or two beyond the iltagu of huii tuii, which is passed on tbo right. Its treat ne-ss is all in tbo future '1 bo train came to 11 bait in u pnen field, and tin company turned out to mo four curnl hunt discharg ing freight at tbe solitary pier hstensivo iiiiprovf ments nrn to bo made by parties w In bate purehii-ed 7H acres ol land at thin mint, and it eibrrted to become an minor tant bu'ouews centre. Portland 'l'tanntij't Willi many morn words of touching nnd tender cxhoitition Mr. Moody lie-ought the unrepentant ones belorc him not to make light ol God s mercy in Lhri-t, but to re pay His lovo with love and service in re turn. The chapel Ix-Iow, in which tiie in luirv meeting was held, was filled with minircrs, and deep feeling was manifest ui many. '1 ur-iiit) . TUK NOON Ml LTINlI. ho half hour prater meeting lor coti-e cratiou was field us usual 111 the chapel tbo Ytinooski A v emit t ongregatiomtl hurch. Tbo noon uueling was opened with the singing ol tho ll'.i.n htmn, and while all cngnged in silent prater, Kev .ir. Still ,rd read many itque-ts (or pratirs. A ccntlem m pri's nt tdlcred an earne-; pracr rtlirence to thc-e reiiucstd. Alter the singing ol hymn II, Mr Moody spoke of "Hope Sumo have- seemed to think 1 have said too lit tlo about hope havu not held it up as much should llo 0 is 11 good thing , but, It ho wrong place, h-eomfs u-nire Miny peoplo lino hope who sbould not have it. It seems to mo tin re aro about three classes into which wo tan divide men as regards hope l-t, those who hate 110 hope. These arc-very tew. We it cry tear hear of the poor suicides, w ho it ern without hope , 'nJ, Ihosn who aro i!iuriIurg a lube hope , and third, tho-e who h ivo a good hope, (lope is like the nightingale, it sings in tho dark Neter is bopn used in tbe Uiblc to express: build. Ititalwiivs u urn hope. In Job vii, li, ho is represented us bung without bopn I think we can belie e, down in Ins heart, there was oinc slight glimmer ol hope. A lal-n boim is pet haps worse than none, bcciu-o those w ithoiit any may po-si-bly lo led to stir around and find one, I while those po"se"s(d of it laUo hope are resting in I incied security and think tbcy need no more. 'I bev are hard to lei bung rd Vie must not bo nlraid people will be discouraged too much Miny should be Tur-dnt V. r uliiu Vlrrllnu . AT TIIE LU'TIST CHURCH. The church was well filled at 7 ttVIock. There was the u-usl preliminary singing hy he choir, led bv Mr innkcy. Rev G. R atl'.ird o lit red prajer Mr Moody rtiucs:- cd -tir. ankey to sm the lah flvmn, "Not now, my child, remarking that it was written by a lady in London, who had pas-id through a furnaca of sore allliction. Mr- Hankey sUng the Hymn, first praying briefly for God's blcing upon it, and on the service of song. Mr. Moody then prated oirnestly for all who are under any burden of sorrow. UR. llOOIiv's lilSTOl KsK. Mr. Moody took for his text, tho words of Chri-t: "lie bath sent mo to heal tho broken-hearted Rem irking that Christ wanted the world to believe th tt He was sent by God, he quoted a number of pas sages Irom the llo-pels. in which the Saviour u-ed the word- that God had sent Him. It is a sweet thought tftat He was t-cnt to bind up and heal the broken heart--. Sorrow is everywhere. How much heart-ache is represented here in this meeting ' Knell heart knows its own bitterness, 'Ihe. history of jour city has been written, but it has no pages for these prir.tte grivfs ; they will never Ihj w ntten. There aro broken hearts in the houses of the rich, as well as in tho hovels of the poor. It tbo sns and daughters t,i n llliction in tins com ! munitywcre to march before us. it would take hours tor the procession to pass by, Iheso sorrows arc not made known. Rut our Lord knew all, and it pained mm that so few came to Him to li healed. Nunc one bus de-cribt-d the world as n funeral procession. Tears came to Adam and Kve 111 Kdcn , and for UHH) 3 cars the wail of the broken hearted has gone up to God It is not a inWb that God can heal the broken hearts. It is true that Ktrtfi no sorrow that lloatcn cannot lual. Mr. M00J 1 rented u number of in-tine of severe allliction. whicn had come under ins notice, and wmcb would have wrung bis ht'art past endurance, if ho had nut been able to point the weepers to .le-us, who hid said 1iMiio to me all e ta.it Iilmr and arc heaty laden, and I will give ton re-t. H there is one here who is tired ol Ins burden, let him cM itonChri-t. No ono he-re lias 11 wound -o deep tint ho can not heal it H it is the I'oiirM tl a reckless Mon that brings t lie heart-ache to a mother's brea-t. He can reclaim tin wandtrer. D it is the lost til dear ours, lla cm ivmlort the mourners Mr Mooilv told ol a friend ol hi--- evident Iv Mr. Durant, of Ko-ton, in founder of VtclU'sly college lor girls, though ho did not name bun who, a rob and worldly man, wusltdh lo-sol luseluldrcn, togiteup is reliance on earthly pis, and to seek truepenci in Christ Cliri-t 2 in make up tit us our bat icst eirtlily lois Uoluto the glad tidings that He came to heal the broken hearted, and accept His treelv pro (erred comloit and bles-ing. The nerinoii elo-ed with the lithin l need 'I bee, every hour " Iho usual inouirv meeting tollowiil. in the chapel Iielow. and then followed "Rock ol Ayes. Mr. Mjody then began his address ny saying; The young men think, and no doubt many here. ha;e been thinking of religion. Many, I know, think it is a mth and no reality. I want, to-night, to call your attention to the words uttered by one who had seen far more of life than you or I can hope to sec and that is Moses. After all his experience in life, be said "For their rock is not our Rock, even our enemies t hem -elves being judges," In this audience there may be nany atheist- they that disbelieve or deny the existence of a God. To them there is no hereafter they die a tbe dog does and that's all. II a man is a trueathci-t and one of bis boys has gone astray, on his dying bed he a-ks his father for help Is there any hope? And the father replies "All tho power is in yourself. Reyund that tbero is no help. Rut what a dark picture! Thank God, tbat is not our belief. There is a power out side to help. Imagine an athei-t with a lovely child dearer to him than life itself. Disease comes the child asks if it shall see its father after death. 'Oh, no. the father replies, "there is nothing after death Thank God. tbat int our creed. If there is an atheist here to-night, his ruck, let me tell bill, i-n't our Rock. A deist believes in one God but denies Chri-t and tbe revelation, ilow much docs he know about God if he denies U revela tion? 1 don't see how much better he is than an athei-t. If you close the RibIe,yoi u m t know anvthing about tiod. Atnen high in culture, refinement and knowledge, erected a monument to the "Unknoti God. Corinth was false and foul throug out. Ask the deist about his god and he knows nothing about. Him He is a god and tbat s all he knows, fho Pan theist believes in a uniter-al god everything is god and god is every thing. Rut the dci-t s rock is nut our Rock, Right here you will hear these men say tbat tbey would give everything if they could bavo our faith. There is sti another claa infidels- though thev aon call themselves that. Tbcy don't believe in the inspiration cf the Scriptures. I hope the day may come when the infidels and the children ot tiod may take their own places, t he liihie, it is said, is lull ot mystery; it true ; but come with an open, unbiased mind, und you will believe it. There are tietween live und six hundred nronhecies 11 the Old Testament that have been fulfilled The old, fal-e gods have gone tbo God of the Hebrews still lives. He gives power to believers to overcome tho world, the be ard tbe devil. We must trust acd believe in Him and we will find Him all He promises. and ten thousand times more. What has infidelity ever done for the world? Notbin; ab-olutely nothing. If atheism bas been so much better than Christianity, why do so many atheists recant and pray for mercy at tbe hour of death ? We have nefer heard ol a Christian recanting but hundreds and thou-ands of infidels in the dying hour have trembled in the new ol death, and iudg mcnt beyond death. In New York, an in fidel once came to me, but sent the solitary vtiLurs uut 01 Liiu room lesi it ?nounj " hurt bim," If atheism is better. why not teach it to your children why not send out missionaries? Take your liibles and let God teach vou. ao you will tind tho story true. Hundreds o: taou-ands 01 men nave been borne awav i temptation but if you take the Son of God into your hearts you will never enter the uoors 01 a drinking saloon exceDt. ner- baps, to take out a drunkard. Mr. Moody men tuu tne story 01 tbe dying mhdel, wnosc incna rou nun to "Hold on to hi principles. What have I to hold on to ? said he. To the unbeliever, when death comes, what ba be to hold onto? Mr, Moody then described with great power an pathos, tho believer s and the unbeliever death bed ; and quoted Byron's familiar lines commencing, "My days are m the yellow leaf comparing these verses with it. I'aul a latest recorded utterances "I have fought a good fight, 1 have finish ed my course, 1 have kept the faith; herce forth there is laid up for me a crown of ngntcousness, which the Lord, tbe right eous Judge, shall give me at that dav, Ob, let us. too. fight the good fi'ht Oh if our feet are not planted on the Rock of .vges in us make haste to come to Lhri-t Salvation is free for all you bavo only to tike it. Who is here that will take it? I should add, said the speaker, that.eria ism is as bad as all the rest. Formalists arc those professing what they dont po sess. 11 tnis isyour religion give it up an take Christ. "Tbey that overcome shall inherit all things, and thev shall be Mv sons anu 1 win no tneir imd. Mr Moodv then addressed a fervent tin heartfelt prayer to the Throne ot Grace and the meeting closed with tne Dor oiogy. An inquiry meeting, attended bv bun- drcds,was then held, those remaining being personally conversed with bv Messrs. Moodv ana aniey, ana tne believers present. lVetlnr-iIur. TUE .NOON MEETING. The half-hour nrnvcr-meetin.c was verv largely attended. The regular noon meet- 01 the day. in the Hinooski Avenue congregational church, opened with the hymn, "Joy to the world. While all en gaged in silent nraver. ReT. Mr.Sa fiord nr- sented the requests, embracing about forty subjects for prayer. 1'resiJent Ruckham made an earnest petition with reference to the requests. After the singing of ths hymn. "Reioice and bo clad." Mr. Moodv made brief remarks on "Joy one of the r runs 01 tne spirit.' .Many have a wrong idea of bein? a Christian. We would al most think they had heard, "Enter thou into the miseries eI thy Lord, instead of "t.nter thou into the Jov of thv Lord they wear such a Ion? face. There are three kinds of joy: The iov 01 our saivation ; the iov ot hav- helped another to Christ: and tho joy of seeing Gois people walking in grace. so oacRsiuer knows the true joy. ney may nave nappiness tor a snort time, or now and then, but happiness is not iov and the Joy of our Lard flows on steadily and fully. Ifyou have this ioy.pass it around. joy communicated always doubles itselt. The happy Christian always bas strength. -y is our strength. Men like to be talk ed to by those who have it. Itissomc- bing they have not got. and thev want it. f VOU want iov. m tn work t.ir thn I.nrd We must feed on the Word ; Jeremiah, xv. Many do not feed on tho Word, nnd have no joy, and wonder at it. The reason is they don't teed on the W ord. I think I enjoy myself more now in a week than 1 did in a year when I knew my Rible less. Manv don't like tn come out and he conspicuous on account of tbe di agreablc remarks of those who may say. Oh, ho professes to be better than the rest ot u, etc. Don t bo dwmaved. God rewards persecution, and we know our re- .ard. It is only tor a little while. God has promised a great rewarJ. and none can com prehend the greatness of the reward which od means Cnn-t has bequeathed to us as legacy. -Man's iov can be taken away but no one can take awav from us Chri-t'H joy.- Let us lay hold of theso tniugs. .air. Moody concluded with a prayer, and left the meeting open to all. rrnyer was c tiered ny iiev. Mr. tfarJord. Mr Sn key sang, Tho half was never old. Interesting remarks were mado by everal present. Confessions of backslid- and requests lor prayer were made uite numerously, two or more Ircouentlv arising ut once. Mr. Moody finally request 11 desiring prayers 10 arise, and in re- ponse, twenty-hve or thirty arose, with an earnest prater on tneir behalf, Mr. Moodv dismissed the meeting. Tilt ftli.lir O t IO k VkkTINU t City Hall was attended by the usual 1 irge audience, for some time pret ions to bo hour announced lor tho commencement I the meeting there was singing under the lead ol Prof.. I D Rirthy, ami tins was succeeded by singing ltd by Mr mkey Mr Moody then readiho bli third cbipur of l-,tiah, and Mr Smkty followed with tbe hymn, "Man ol borrows Wbat a THE TURKS O l. LOCK MEETING. The meeting opened with hymn 113, and prayer. Mr. bin key sung "whiter thau now. .Mr. Moody s subiect was The 1'rceious Blood, tho discourse to be con tinued Thursday afternoon. Mr. Moody read from I I'eter ui. 15. 1 believe, said tbo speaker. I was a Christian many vear-t before I Could give a reason for the hope tbat was in me, it any one bid a-ked me. 1 bink here, in this subject of the ittood. I we study it carefully, we will find the rea-on. tt e will turn to fiuds dealings with Adam. I used to bo puzzled about God's telling him that tho day be sinned he would die, aud jtt he did live many years. It was his soul which was to die. The first sign ul the Rlood was tho mention of the skin given to Adam with which to bo covered. These skins could not have been procured without blood. A pre cious thought here, is that smwa im mediately covered by God's mercy Next was Abel's offering of tho tir-t of tne tl ck I'a in was the first self-righteous man. Ho wanted his own way, and thought his i. tiering was as good as his brother's. Some self righteous men, now, wish to come by some other way than by the Rlood. Altcrthe ll od, it was s0 important to take the new woild by way ot blood that Noth preserved in the ark all tho animals, and thetir-t thing done on binding was an otfering ol blood, Abraham, too. believed in this doctrine. ( flu speaker gave a beautiful delineation ot tbe sp.ry id Ahrabim reaJv to otter bit son. 1 Did ou ivtr think tbat it was on the same mountain, 11 lew hundred years later, that 1 nn-t was lea up to sacrifice dd -pared Aortham s-on, nut not nisoun. noting 1'x.hIus xii, RE. the spe iker said I think tins chapter one ot the i.io-t important the uid lestauent. acd everv chill ol God should bo Iiinihar with it. "The blood slmlt be for a token. Now some say it is the L1I0 ot Christ that should bo preached and not tho Death The Itiblo iloe-n t say so. Mine ,-ty, tin, it 1 bad only done as much good in the world us thi-' one. or hid served God faitnfully as long as hat one, I should tee! sure ol being site. liut it tuu are behind the blood, ou are jut as stlc as lhey are. even if you are tbe kcsv me 11 v was jui ns -tiie in 1110 ark as tho clep'nut was. The blood is the hcgtnning. People dated Irom tho bill of man, and afterwards Irom the landing uf tlieivrk when blood was ottered, and we now date from the cross, where thrutTa blood was poured out "The blood auatlho tor a token " Tbey wrre net only to show tho blood hot were to, rat the lamb One reason why s, many are weak, they forget to teed upon tho Lamb. We have work to do down here. Ucaro not to go right to heaven after getting behind the blood, and wo need the strength gained by feed ing upon the Lamb. This sacrifice waskept up nearly 1,500 years,to bring tbem up to the sacrifice of tbe Limb. The question is. Aro you behind tho Rlood? No doubt many scoffed or disbelieved, but a niht of wailing followed for tbem. The only thing to atone for sin is blood. Exodus xxix, 16, The priests bad tu come to G'od by way of the altar, and would not dare come except the sprinkling of blood had first been made. Doe-n't that teach us tj come by way of the blood? Kxodus xxx, 10 Atonement means "at one.' The Lord aad sinner become ono by the Rlood. I-n't it absurd to think the Lord will not fulfil His law? There is no law without a penalty, Leviticus xvii, II, God demands blood because it is the Ii lo of the tle-b. and it was life that was lo-t in tbe fall. I do nut see how any can be saved who think light of the Blood. When Chri-t died nn Calvary, lie was ju-t pour ing out His lilo lor us. He was without sin and therefore could bo our substitute. We have all sioncd, broken the law, aud now the object is to escape the penalty, and that is by ac cepting our substitute of Rev. viii, t'3-24, I never could understand tbe meaning. Now I think the blood on the ear, was that a man can hear the voice of God no uucircum cizjd one can bear God's voice; on the hand, that a man could work for God, be consecrated, and on the foot that be might walk with God. The children ol Israel were strong when God walked with them, bat weak when ruled by an earthly king. Now take the question home. Have you been re deemed by the blood 7 Have jou accepted the substitute? Ii so, is it grateful not to go to work fur Him, or to speat contemptu ously ot Him? The meeting concluded with a prayer by Mr. Moody and the benediction by Rev. Theo. Hopkins. IWdiieadn) Ere nl lift Mcetlns AT THE COURCI1. The church was full. Toe opening prayer was by Rev. Mr. Therrien. The hymn "I know not the hour, and other hymns wero sung- by tha choir. Waiting and Watching for thee was sung by Mr.Sinkey with especial feeling. TUK LECTURE, Mr. Moody .s subject was Heaven. Wo aro tjld, be said, to set our affections on things above. If we cuuld do s0, we should be less worldly-minded. Many saem to think that the things above are &V specula tion ; that Heaven is a kind uf a myth, and tbat we really know nothing about it. If God had not wanted us to know "joicthing about Heaven He would not have told us so much about it in His word. Others say all the Heaven we are to have is here. A strange heaven this, with alt its woe and care ' No ; Heaven is a place of bles-edoess above this world. Tbe Saviour, the Bible tells us, a-cended when he went to Heaven. Ihc Lord looks down from His holy habitation. God is a person, and He has his dwelling-place. I believe that Heaven is a city as much a I do tbat Uo-ton is. I love to think of it as a homo. Tbe idea that alter death our di-em bodied spirits go wandering around in the darkptss of space, bads no warrant in the Scriptures. Sjlomon prayed to God to hear, from Heaven, His dwelling place. Christ taught us to pray. Our Father in Urate n. Other pas-enges alluding to Heaven were quoted by tbe speaker. It is amazing tbat men do nut know more and think more about Heaven. II we will read our Bibles we will rind the-e things revealed; God is there. It is His dwelling place, but it is not so far away that He cannot bear every prayer and sigh of His children. Christ is there. Stephen in bis death saw Heaven open and Jesus standing at the right hand ut God. And I believe that as toon as Stephens soul left his bruised body he was. in Heaven with bis Lord. Tho angels aro there. Tbey do always, it is written, be hold the Father's face. The angel Gibriel said to Zicharias, ' I am Gabriel, that stand in tbe presence of God." The spirits of the blest are there. Taul looked for ward to a hou-e built not with hands,, eternal in the Heavens, and bad a desire "to depart and to be with Christ which is lar better. We shall inav tha Saints there, as Feter and James and John knew Moses and Llias on the Mount. shall know our Redeemer, and the loved ones ot earth who have gone before us. God has promised to s&ti-fv us. ! shall he satisbed,"said the I'-ulmist. 'when 1 awaka with thy likeness. Then, our names are there. The Lord said : 'Mtejoiee tbat your names are written m Heaven. Wonld you know if your name is written there? Uod win reveal it to you by his Spirit, it you a-k Him Nothing, we are told. shall enter tbat city, tbat dcfileth or maketh a lie ; but they that are written in the Limb's bookoflile. My friends, are your names there? Better that you had never been born than not to have tbem there. L-t us see to it tbat our names and the names of all our loved ones are in that book. Parents should not rest till all of their famihesare brought to the cross. Are there not fathers here that have erected no familv altar. and have never led their children to the throne of grace? Mr. Moody told an affecting story of a youth of 17, who. when mortally injured in an accident, begged bis father with almost bis last breath to pray for him, and be had to tell him he could not do it. That father hafl said sinco that he would give all his wealth if he could have that son back for half an hour, so that be could answer tbat dying request. Another father had tha sad ts to ol tclliop bis boy that he had but 11 short time to live, and the lad renlied Thin I shall see Jesus; and I shatl go stratum to Him and tell Him you always tried to lead ludtolliu." What a blessed recollection is that to that father .May God help us that are parents to train up our children tnr eternity, and to walk before tbem so that tney snail ce ttmt taere is a reality ia reli gion. God will reward our faith and ef forts. Mr, Moody's closing remarks were fnll of deep feeling, and many were weeping in his audience as he led hi- hearers in an earnest prayer for help to bo faithful during the few dark years of our earthly pilgrimage, and for the blessed as-uranca of a crownof lite and a home with the bfe-t beyond tbo grave. TUK EIGHT O'CLOCK UEKTINC IN CITV HALL. TbQ hall Was Well hlled. nntwi-htanInn. the unfavorable weather. The bait hour previous to tha meeting was occupied with .singing, led by Mr. E. I. Shaw. The meet ing was opened with nraver. Mr. M.tmlv read a portion ot Luke xav, commencing with the lOih verse. As many had requesf ed.Mr. San key again repeated tbe hymn expressing the thoughts ol the boy whose fatber could n3t attend tj pirituti matters. Mr, Moody s subject was '! pray Theo. bavo me excused." These three men who asked this, were invited to a feast and not a fune ral, and thev began to make mm-m- nn.i although it was 1?00 years ago, men are still making excuses. We find tho origin of excuses aw y btcfc :n EJea, when Aiam tried to excu-s his sin to the Lord Did yoa ever think what would happen if Godshould accept your excuse 7 Ibo time will come when tbe Lord will sweert awav thi- refugo ot lies, for we may as well cat! them by their right name. V hv didn't this man go and look at his land before be bought it. don t believe bo went near it at all. It as only a lie. Whv didn't the man Drove is oxen before he bought tbem. That was bat a business man would dj. Whv didn't tbe other man take his wife to the fpat. Thev were poor excuses ; and yet have you kui a newer one, luersca is he that Hat the marriage supper of the Lamb. I an. ;oiog to keep tbat appointment it I keer no other. A mut popular excuse is this very blessed book, the oue worth more than all others put together. I contend there is no hook w mi-judged as the Bible. 1 ad mit there may no mfiieN who have read it through but 1 never met one. Men read a chapter hero and there aud lay it aside and condemn tbe book Wc niust remember, too, this book was written tor the spiritually mind-d Hyodo Hiswork, yo shall know Hs doc trine. I know I got more of the Bible into my heart and mind the first day alter my conversion than iu all my previous lite. God opened my eyes. Many things arc mjstenous, but they belong to Gad. The wy for tho -mocr to como to Chri-t, is made very plain. Another excuse 1 met last night, "f am not one ot the elect, I m u-1 wait until tiod calls mc 1 do not think we hive ever beeti able to rceoucile God's sovereignty and man's free agency Never mind God sovereignty. He will tike care ot tbat, but IU has undo man a iree agent and otters you salvation. Tbe Lord rce'eive all comers. Another rtcu o tiered is, ! am and have been too great a sinner. and can't he sued all ul ouce. ow my friends. He reevives sinners. He e'auio especially lor you. Ho d eJ save dinners. He -ayes t tha uttermost The only thing you have that God has not is your sms, nnd Her wants jou to nnng them to Hun. Mr Mjody here gave a must touching account ot his brother who was lor many yeirsa prodigal, ending with tho joy his mother and family felt on his rttarn. Vou cannot tell tho joy ot th it mother's heart, but that joy was nothing compared to the joy in Heat en over a sinner saved. Tne L.Td gave that story ol iho prodigal to show how- glad He was to receive inners. Alter a tender appeal tj the innrf Mr. .Moody a-ked Mr. Stnkcy to s.ing Prodigal, como homo." Mr. Mcody con eluded the meeting with an eatip-t prayer The half hour inquiry meeting; which fol lowed was perhaps tho largest one which has jet befn beld wad a great deV ol feel ing was ruap,'tf;jt. Vis hive little c inception ol the s.mls i-y. or cicaciiies nt pv. ull we v itesufc lihed in God. Tre Chri-tim soul is one tlmt has come tint ikl, and Tested m the peace ot G.kl U daros to call him FnfcSer. without any seuse 01 daring Jtvra liusfine 1