, 1873-12-14
RELIGIOUS NEWS,
Dedication Of Trinity Episcopal
Chapel.
Description Of This Edidoe and tho
Main Building.
The Morality Of Sllakspeare--.Baptist
Accessions.
Tho Religious Press on BislloD
Cummins and Plymouth
Church..
Services in the Churches To- Day.

Ill ElFGQ Glul0 Aa arc QuW GUHsCCIAtlHE W
re- 6 GUS services in Chicago. For months past,
tho announcements have gono forth, Sunday,
that this or TINT church would bo act apart as q
temple for divine Worship. In this wny, tho
Now England, st. Michne1, First Methodist,
Church OF tho hIesstah, Second Presbyterian,
st. pall1's, and othor new churches have fallen
into limo, and hayo been Bolcmnly dedicated to
Almighty God.
To-day ia tho time set for tho opening Of tho
chapel of Trinity Episcopal Church. Work be-
gun on it last summer, aud hso on tlIa main
body Of the new church building. It has pro-
crossed without lindtRnco to the present time,
which fluids tho chapel completed and tho main
room almost rcady for the roof. It is proposed
to finish tho remaining part by Easter, at Which
time tito aolemn consccration of both chapel and
church will tako place. It will then DO among
The tincnt churches in Chicago, and, as tho
architecture is puro Gothic, with elegant
stono trimmings and tracory for all
tho windows, and tho ceiling ono mass
Of tnn,euse arches, 1t will stand alono among
other buildings devoted to religious purposes
as the "Church Of Arches."
DESCRIPTION or THE CHAPEL,
1t Is situated On tho corner of Michigan
avenue and Twenty-aixth street, In tho rear Of
the main building, with tho grand entrance from,
Twenty sixth street. This entrance, externally,
appears as neat Btone house, Of small dlmon-
eions, surmounted by @ stone cross, with an in-
acription over the door rcading "Entor into His
gates with Thanksgiving" Tho veatibule within
i sp sl4 s fss osr ss i liz peaSsa ass re oes GSo o
1he Chapel, is another cription, readug,
'.Ihy way, % God Ia il tile sanctuaYy,''
Tho muin room il 10 by 30 feet, frescoed in
urge pauols III beautiful tints, and everywhere
ot,c tt1 n1n $1$Y Init
bo1ns, mud scriptural quotations. The Hido
wills arc without windows. Tho south end iB
pierced by large and beautiful triples window,
in which nro ombloms Of tho Trinity. There
iB tho inscription Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God
Almighty" At this end also, Is tho pulpit, Or
gan, ETC., around which Ia placed tho communion
rail, supported with glt iron standards.
door, on each slde Of Which is = stained glass
window, the EASTERN ouo having st. Petors Keys,
and the other tho Bible, while over all ia au ol-
egant large roso window, occupying tho mau
gabe, and exhibiting tho emblorns Of the four
Eyansclists. L heavy butternut wainscotiug
surrounds the entire building. The ceilings are
finished in Norway Pine panels. oiled and var-
nished, SO as to Elbow tile natural WOOD the
effect Of which i8 very tine. 4 line Of dormor
stained glass windows pierce the root on aach
side. They aro arranged for the double purpose
Of light and ventilation.
Opeuing off from the chapel are other rooms,
used for library purposes, etc: The heating is
done BY htoam The most striking effect Of tho
now cditieo is tho soven principals, with arch
ribs, all Of pine. springing from stone c0rbo}s,
and furnishing, with tho Pine panels, Il vast dis
play OF natural wood. 1t il beautiful chapel.
in which tho Society will gladly worship until
tho completion Of tile mali, building.
THE OHunCH.
This was organized Marcl. s, 1872. Its long
list Of rectors il as follows: The Rev. v. !.
Walker. the Rev. ME; Barlow, the Roy; g. =.
1ley. Noal Schonck, the Row. jones Pratt,
Bishop Cllnsmns (now OF the Reformed Episco-
val Chuych} the Roy: DR.. kcehng, and tho preg-
ont rector, tie Rev. Dr.. L. Sullivan.
ian graduate Of Trinity College, Dublin. taking
his degree IN 1858. He came to Chicngo from
Montreal, where ho laborcl for six years III
charge Of st., Georges Church. He is 9 man Of
sbo and fearless. Through lis untiriug lsbors
this church though suffering much by tie great
tic, has bocn brought to it's present happy posi-
tlon.
sIIANspEAnE AND TUE REV, DR.. DaN1ELs.
Prof. Il. II. Wheeler, in one Of our city re4i-
Eicus Journals, has replied to the lev. ". Il.
Danels' article OH tile - 4Moralitiea of Hhak-
spcaro." T1o prolesaortAin'z it the statements
of a1r. Danlols afo true, then he (tho profos-
sor) is III poor not to say Immoral, business.
lie thinks the preacher has not studied hlB sub
ject as carefully as ho has prepared his Aernlous,
aud desires most kindly 10 point out tho erros
Of the divl.le Nearly two lous columns follow,
il which the Professor makea ons good casa
for tho great poet. AB illustrating tho argu.
1lens, We give tho following:
One can easily hnl things IN Shakespeare TINT nrt
faulty tnt tns t. easy to do aso ~ any goo authors
this teat subject the beat personal representation
mora. lazy to le found ~ Shakespeare to an exentua
ton, and tettle the whole status Of sllakspeurat
morality IN thut WY. Early i'll LIE, heard skep,
test TIC Bible III 1ust tho sA,ne way. Tcx-Dayid tht
n,cau acts Of Daylla life. wricrs morals ura no
necessarily best seen III his characters. dramats
especially NUT mass real human % experience the cl
conditions. ua inorulity will appear In tho OUTCOME
Of tht.r living; IN thu admiration or digst which tho
~ co.o 10 abhor Ills 1eDauchel teha,lcher of m En-
Rlsh Prince. Mr. Daniels hit therefore, upon fas
Bnt It is no1 meant to exempt our dramat5at from
.hr duty Of selecting characters adapted to his roes
and there Is M need to apoosizo for him her, Mr
IT," Tue incxplcale satlnesa Of Anouio IL IMrs OF
choral rrcluding OF tho impending dungeE 1t is no
ssaMsn pa mud IIstnh Il tpronshy vsnels aa iaa
have strn 5osne Of tlsss Chicago h'sneaa mel
very nach he tHs othSt peoes @ s hops stoois no no
sci up standard Of STRENGTH If one will read TT!
accne Us piece of lnlsc, sud ind tender. prerarn
thu mimi Tor calamity to COMO very ne4r to Antond
think he will Ia uoycd by it-tlAt IL, It ho hive nh
continent III hia nature.
BAPTIST AecEss1oNs.
Tue following REPORTS Of acceHsota to the DaE
tst churches i, and around Chicago were giya
at the meeting OF the ministers Of TINT leHoni
nation Monday:
ny ny
tGpt,Sm. ittte
BRO. Dlsh, Twenty -hftl. Streot Church.. ..1
Bro. Mccarthy, EnitM park...,...........a5
Bro. TAollas, MiGh1gan Avenue. ............a
BIO. EvertB, Fir4t Church h................2
pro. Ells; Engswooa; ;............--.:.
Uro, Lounybury, Aurora a..,.,,.,,..,,.,..,, O
Dro. Goodsieed, tseeo1.d ] Church, ohicaao... 5
I,rn. Whitehead, North star, oh1cago...-.,.
1Eo. EberAardt, Tsnpa Church. 0Aieago...
15ro. Fruat, uniyeralty pluce, ,Ohicago,.....
lro. 0or.lun, Western Ayenlle,t ohicago.... u
TOTAL. .'...,t.-.:.o3
RELIGIOUS s,Par;as.
The "plynoutl Church sGqltroversy" Ia til
absorbing subject agufn III the Congregation
Jurnald. Tic tiduuHce reviews tho W(1ole ane