, 1873-12-28
The Tone Of the Religious
Press Last Week.
Religious Status Of MIR. Lincoln--Tho
Reformed Episcopalians--
Gerald Massey.
Christmas ut ,tlle POor-House-.
Notes nnd Personals.
Services in the Churches To- Day,

CHICAGO M1N1srHurAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Tho Congregational, Presbyterian, md Meth
odist ministerial Associations Of this city mot
Monday, us usunl, but, instead Of discussing tho
questions proposed at tho preceding meoting,
they turned thoir cyoa to tho spiritual condition.
OF tho churches under their charge. This waa
not done because tlcso aooiotios wero necossa-
ri]y In q state OF coldness, but Tor the pur-
poso of bringing all the available forcos
possible to boar upon them at this par
ticular aoason, whom revlya1s arc moro
common, ana whom they aro expected. In
number of tho churches reviya]s arc already In
progress, and in nll thero is much reason tohopo
for blessings. One eminent divine remarked
TINT ho WIS striving moro to mako bis people
better thnn to add membora to his church. This
was hailed Us something rathor new and very
good. In the Methodist moeting. the financial
status Of tho churches was discussed. It was
announced that several parishes were behind In
their assessments, but It waa beloved all could
pay at m carly day. In some Of tho foreign
churches Of the city, whoro the membors wero
on ha1f-pay work, sovoral thousand dollars had
been raised lately to pay OF church dobts,. from
which it was argued TINT tho more wealthy soct-
eties could certainly moot their assessments.
Tho Congregational meeting WAS abruptly
brought to q close by d fro breaking
out in tho Pacific Hotel, where they
wcro In soss1on. In this body tho Roy. Q. D.
Ho]mor gave d critical reyiow Of Strauss
ew work on ''Tho Old and the New" He said
1t waH worth rcading, because 1t was, perhaps, as
much as anybody could say In the way Of do
struotive criticism upon the Diblo, and 1t was
notable retunciation Of the Christian rollgfon,
and remarkable, from the fact that 1T camo from
school of writers TINT claimed 80 much for
Ia tfhapn mi
pleaaaut to those attending, aud are OF great
Importance to the pastors.
THE TRIAL OF n1suoP cuMaIlNs.
trial a Of Bishop ,'si ounmnu. BiuIop Smith. Of
Kentucky, presiding Bishop has solicited the
Board OF inquiry into the chnrgos preferred
ngainst tho Bishop. The place Of meeting is
required to DO in the sato Of Kontae q aa s11
The choice OF the Board waB determined by lot.
Tho following aro its members:
r. Tho Rev. James oroit n D.
co ne hsS sna a Samae T. R
ohio-clcrical: Tho Roy. John uHora. D. D., and
the 1iev. Lewis Burton, =. p Lay: A1ossrs. John W,
1ndlanu--clcrlca1: The Rov, Denjamtn Franklin, D.
p, and tho 1lcy. Georgs ]: MagiIl; Lay: Messfs.
Tcnnesses-uiericai: ] Tie isey. john 4. Harrison,
D. d. and the Rov James Carmichael. Lay: Alessrs.
George II. Fairbanks and John F. Jett.
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
The American bsa.,ch Of the Worlds Evongell-
cal Alliance has announced its schedule Of sub
jccts for the Week Of Prayer. 1t is us followa:
Sunday, Jan. 4sernous, tho unity Of tho Christian
o ees to 5sg T.
hoped for from the union Of the belevofa in proyer-
peas 'sasy saa yss Ill., our common an"'f''-
thanksgiving, for national domestic, and person
al mercies, temporal and spiritual. -,
.-suppcaton. for special blessings tho Week Of
Prnyer.-Daa 0: ALL. ~: ~,-.,. ,1..-.,.
for er ID d s
secuted and suffering Christians for Christian liberty
mud for THO moro abundant ontpoIrlng o. tho Holy
parental influence; and daughters; fhe absent.
ihs aen sff sfens ea':' iis ~
1Aursaay IAN. sIprayes, for aaitons, for peace 9s
e asn na
ena superstition aud for tho diffusion Of pure aud
Christian liteEaurq-ls: do II 10: o,,r,.o, =, ~,
non,naly Christian countries; for the conversion q
Isra for for M tSr tns aRsesa
for the conversion Of tho world to chrlst-Ps Oh: 81
l2e: Q. Heb. 1884,. :. :
~ for e. t1e
Dcut Il: Hab. -.
m yG SfEonssaeec1 IL "7
Evangelical Alliance"
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
Of its special interest III the new Reformed Epis,
oopal Church, aud this week takes moro gon-
eral editorial survey Of things. IL Christmas n
is, however, common thon1e and much 10 Haid
gious holiday, it is claimed to bo moro generally
obHervod tllan any other In the calendar. Eulo'
gtos arc pronounced in all upon AgaHsiz, aud IN
ono quotation OF almost pngo IL made from
Sunday journal, with Prof. Swiug'a last sermon
ut MoVicker's, and great variety of religious
pewB.
Ono Of itH editorials treats Of ''Presidont Lin,
coins ReHgion" In tho following mannor:
Tho wheel Of fortune, which is constantly turning
md sending forth It's LOTS uncertain In their
sT A a5ao5s 5 ct o aes 'fn hs '
perhaps unjust to Tate to speak OF this fresh debate
tho result Of her wheel Of fortune for It is well know
that there is wheel down at Springfield which turn
oney ' Gets % low IN M tho pocket and fno dead IN h h
world. Botser to burn barn and bocome famous
thought some one than to suffer tho ooscurity ~hicl
There lsed to be vitrlol man IN Now York
who wa as driven 9! es to so hs aa
upon somo dress that seemed richest, face tlta
SEEMED Unrest. Tlore duplicates OF this man i
ways receive tie most attention from these men O
tIe yItriol school Tho attuek upon Mr. Lincoln Is h
mleat form Of tho Springfield malice, bnt ia yet
Of the Atudse<l methods or abuse. III tho close Of
letter upon he topo n q'!eation aoms Episcopal cer
neoa to w .nS nnasvsr h
religion be knew, but 10 was bccoming firm belieyo
in'thp religion Of Jcaus Christ many Of under
eaua It. believe that the blessed Savior would lav
received him, aud the Church could not have reJectet
him II Ilo hAl."
Surprising TINT Mr.. Lincoln knew only soma dlstortct
form Of Christianity, and TINT lln Was becoming
christian rapidly he could extrlcate himself from
false versions 81 rogion, md that II Christ Ind bee,
living. lie would hRYe received him into Ills church
u tic so-called orthodox would not. Tha tasti
ss o 9s s1asa ena eEsy J. 19sss s ssS sgs ss
:. In tho region Of spiritual things, Mr, Llncoll
in his late yoars differed greatly from what the wor
calls innde!, a.d, AZ tho members of his house
hold vol knew, became q solemn, hals-melanchol
worshipor Tic read much In tho gospols aud psalms
and prayed often both alone aud IN tue peesonco 0
marked Tint member Of bis family complained
lin ono day That le was getting 10 be too good 70
this world" II oror such last days. full Of rsayol
full Of worahp, tall Of humility. tg of oriztlanlit
charity aud fGrHycesa any one Wishes in any sense
prouounce tho word lnideln t,ia country viii gran
these the liberty to do 10. anil the bad aae aa0, TO
our land not 0uy places rcstrait upon speech, bl
also Leaves auy kind Of use, good or bad 10 ravel
its own style u luxury.
Tho Advance has q good editorial on "Tn
Morals OF Uhicago,h from which VIC quote til