, 1876-03-05
NIL -YYaUkEE PHI PIT-SkE1CHES.


TEE sEv. &. P NICHOLS, 1xnASUEl. PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
10 The Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
MILWAUKEE, Wis. March 1.-The "CrcaIn
City" il by DO means destitute OF churches.
They are noun Of multitude Some OF then,
Ere unpretentious in appearances, sod, architec-
turaliE considered. most uuhsppy .nd egrcSious
failures Others bare apparently been the
product Of ambitious Rabelonian artists, who,
endeayoring to combine the domestic, CONNER
eia!, and ecclesiastical styles OF building ali in
one, have simply succeeded in erecting s:ruct-
1res in which no man living would ever fesl at
home, in which commerce would be impossible,
snd in which the act Of public worship would
never once be dreamed Of There are, howe7er,
in Milwaukee, II elsewhere, clurches-and
churches and, standing loftily apart from tho
ordinary run Of ecclesiastical ediGcea, both rs
regards architectural design and interior olna~
1naatation, is Immanue1 Presbyterian Church,
the erection Of wlich Was completed soma
twelve months Ego
, Bulk by wealthy congregation at cost OF
about $1,000 It stands to-day temple OF
which any meek-minded Preebyte1 might par
donRbly feel proud; 1ud ito pulpit u occupied
by minister worthy to otficiats - tha high
priest OF such An imposing tahsrnecla-
The rich congregation is in thorough keeping
vita the nch sanctuary. It Is we'll dressed It's
colors are harmoniouefy blended, it is always on
its best behavior. it is courteous de1ou-
stfatively courteous4-at ia 6omeEhAt p=t1o1uzng
in its tone to others, aud apparently on comfort
able terms with ITSELF And, finally. it is more
than tribe iaavened with the @eaven pertaining
to the arstocTstio Seventh Ward. Indeed it
would seem aGght1y accusAtive and preaump-
t1ous, 1.-THE pastor OF this austere assembly were
10 :nyio his hearers to join the eweetly-yoiced
and sweetl5- choir III singing that favor
ate hymn commencing with The wall-rencmbered
.admonitory line, t'Come, ye sinners, poor and
needy" Such \ ministerial invitation might
H,os5iply be characterized "a luapPllcable, and,
Eo eay tho least, positively uncalied for. =
= The pastor Of the church, the Aev. G. P.
:ee,ichols, Is not . clergyman possessing any
Sinking pulpit pcculiarities either in style, dc
ton. or appearance+ though he favorably in
presses the average hearer in each respect. In
tposson Mt- Nichols is OF medium height and
compact build, his features are sTazthy, clearly
Aut4 and unadorped with beard, his forehead is
lofty and well developed. and Ills eyes arc dark,
3csrEous, Eud penetrating. He is full OF energy.
and 1t times has = Napoleonic dash about him
Vixen he wants to drive home any argumentativo
.nail, or to riEet the attsution on any sentence
SUCCESSION OF sentences, Lie rarely fails in his
effort OF misses his mark His voice is rich,
powerful OF considerable compass, we'll nodu-
lated entirely under his control, and would help
bun to make = figure II not fortune on the
stage Ills clesrness Of articulation and power
OF emphasis would bring the house down if he
assaycd Marc Antony's Grafton over the dead
Cesar; or he would equally win plaudits by the
imcetuonH manner with which ha could declaim
Nac2uIay's poetic masterpiece, "Hofatiua, or
the Battle OF tho Bridge.-
It must not be inferred, however. that because
Mr- Nichols il capable OF producing effect, that
he habituAtiy or 1no1dinateiy strives to produce
il. On tho contrary, there is nothing uncom-
monty startling III his style Of address, and his
somatime pulpit impetuosisy is but the Datural
u,lrea1rained outburst OF his own ea1nestncss,
md not ans artificial, simulated, or strained
uratoricai effort
He il aided by notes in the delivery Of his SER
mons but is evidently independent Of them; at
times discardlng their use altogether. This
enables him to Givo his arms free play, thereby
assisting his alocuuon materially. 1ir. Nichols
strength 81 preacher does not lie so much in
cold. ANALYTICAL and subtle presentation of argu-
meut. but rather by an easily followed chain OF
reasoning, blended with happy illustrations and
anecdotes mast appropriately introduced
Whatever may be Mr. Nichols' pulpit psculiari-
ties, it may be safely asserted that to air net
c1otchats. or ride cherished eccles1astcal hobby
horses is not ono OF them. His sole aim as
preacher seems to be to sink individuality and
e1Aft only the Master Whose livery he strives to
weax. As pastor Mr.. Nichols is spoken OF by
thoee ~ho know him best as entitled to anuuali-
Fed respect He ia aocially " at homo ~ with the
tnesnbers OF his Influential congregation while
he is none the icss welcomed by tie poor and
u1iuiSters-
A poEd in conclusion concerning the choir at
Emmanuel Church 1t is uuquestonably the
best in the city, and may safely challenge com
psr1son With any even in Chicago. The soprano,
bliss Jartatt, is par eIceuenoe, while Mrs. Hav-
den, contralto. Mr. R vsndyke, tenor. and PROT,
Eayilia. bass. vortnily complete this unrivaled
aus1teite. Their vocal andaayorB are ably led
6y Mr. G. ". Dodge. the talented organist. II
anything. the singing of the choir ia somewhat
100 eood,-tho uorshipers pteferring rather to
Ihide their diminished hexda" than to uplift their
,aioes in Unison, saye whan On such safo and
aentral ground Is thAe afforded by the common
list Of commdn metres, or the venerable and not
IL be denied "Qld Hundred"
CASTRONOM1C CHRIS TlANtV4.
TIE woRK1E0MEE's CoFtEE~HoUsE-
10 the Editor ef The Chicago Tribune:
puuAnEr1H1A, March 3.-1n the many -sided
sar sgainst Intemperanco, some small attention
ls belng paid Ut last to the TACT that there is
Ereat deal of human nature in FOLKS" The very
discovery that 3 hungry man will
take tract with bstter grace after toll and cup
Of hot coffee has been made; also, that tho rum
shop has no letters-patent on its cheap (falsely
called FREQ y lunch system also, that half the
sn who patronize this eQgt Of lunch would gtadlg