, 1879-05-26

nnce, ntiu members Ut the EafInl Guard Wtrc
present. The ceebrant was Archbishop Glib
John J.. Kcau and William Farrell. Bishop
keat', Of Richmond, preached the sermon.
MONTREAL.
SERMON or THE REV. CHAPLAIN BREunEn.
Special EAspatcA to Tat Tribune
MONTREAL, May 21-The churetl-paradc Of
the Thirteenth BROOKLYN WIS the great figure Of
the religious obscrrances Of to-day. At 1880
the main body Ut the regiment, Including many
veterans, paradcd In company With the artillery
men Of Col. 'Stcvenson's battery. who acted as
escort. No bands attended. The services were
held in the st. james Street Methodist Church,
the fargest Protestant church In tho city. Ad-
mission was by ticket. mud q squad Of police frc-
servcd ortler. Besides tho military present In
uniform, tie congregation included clergy aud
laymcn Of all denominations, even French Gath
otfcs aud Jews.
NR. nRRCngR
entered the pulpit IN uniform. On
his right sat the Rev Dr.. Wilkes, Of Zion
Church, Of Montreal: on his left tho Rev. ".
B. Shaw, Methodist Secretary Of the Montreal
District; and tho Rov. Hugh Johnston, pastor Of
the cAurcA. sir. Bcecler, In hfs prayer, de-
p1orcd the pride and aclAshncss OF humnn
nature, mud prayed that those present might
readily submit to nil cl,asttsement, in rcmcm.
brancc Of the assurance that God loved US. Hc
prayed for the President Of the United statcs,
aud bcsought Of God that tho two nations
might coht'nue 10 prosper, aide by side,
until thor become ONO great pco-
Die, over Jealous for good works, though
under diverse Governments. 1fa thanked tho
Lord for the preservation Of the regiment with
~1-
far, and that they might he restored IN aafcty TO
their homes, to preserve In grateful recollection
the happy circumstances Of their visit.
At THE CLOSE or BEEcnEn's PRAYER
tho Rov. Johnston gave expression to the well
come c1tended BY that house Of God to the
visiting regiment. Hu said Tint the present
visit Of American citizen soldiers would do much
to cetnent the friendship now existing be-
tween the two nations. Might tie Stars and
Htripes and the Union Jack 20 OIL together, aldo
By sidt, but never be riddlcd with each othcra
shot and shell. Ilo expressed great pleasure to
having the Chaplain OF the Thirteenth llcrlmcnt
preach from bis pulpt, alluded to the valuable
work accomplished b. Beeehcr in tie past. unl
to his cucrgettc efforts to c!1ace tic blot OF
slavery from the cseuschcon Of tie United
Htakes.
TIE SILVER NOW IN HIS HAIR
showed that their VISITORS usctut career must
shortly enl. Let them provo TINT It might
close grand md glorious. III the name Of oil
churches Of Montreal, hlr. Johnston then well
coined him md the regiment to Montreal.
observing TINT he spoke not only Ia brhalt OF
Protcstants, but tic manly Catholics present.
Tns SERMON.
Mr.. Bccchcr took for Ills text tho last Of Co.
sinthtans, KILL, 10, but he quoted In h!n own
fashion as follows "And now nb!leth falth,
hope, uni love, but the escutcat of thcso is
love-" Ho dwcllcd upon tho love of God, upon
tie want or love among men. particularly as
evlnccd In the past by Theological controversy.
Ticro was nothIuG In tic discourse specially
apropos OF the celebration Of yesterday or the
presence Of thu military. Bcccher's quaint
Imagery and original illustrations now and
again caused slight ripple Ut Laughter to ten.
porari1y conVulse tho ynst congregation, not ac-
customcd to quite 80 Wide d latitude being taken
In the pulpit.
ON THE CONCLUSION
Of the services the parade reformed In tho street
III perfect order, urti. preceded by tho Artillery.
md followed BY q large body Of volunteers OF
ali arns, who marched In !ourB after the Aeri-
eau soldiers, the proccsston returned to tile
skating. It having been arranged ttsut the
brooklyn regiment should leave. by train
at o'clock, long before that hour
u large conrouEsc Ut citizens congrcgatcd ~ the
station. The visitors were eseorted to tho sta
tion by dctnenmcnts Ut local cavalry, garrison
ar tllcry, engineers, and thu Victoria Rifles, mid
left for home amidst great cheering a,d hearty
aiicus. Mr. Dccctlcr marched to tho station
With tic regiment, dressed IN Chaplain's Hni-
iorn, which he .,as worn siuce l,a ga.no here.
lie expressed great pleasure ut tho succcsS of
tho visit, which even exceeded Ills anttclpat!0ns.
1ttE KxpHLLkNUr,
tho Governor General and the Princess Louise
attended Divine sesv1ce III Christ Chllrct
Cathedral at II tlts n,orn(nG. The Hshop OF
Montrrai preached. The aternoon and aven-
luz were spent quietly by tinir Excollenc!oa III
their uppnrtalo0ts at t!!e Wlnltor. r',a Roman
Catholic mcmLcra oE lle rhtrtoonth brooklyn
Regiment, numbering about 100 mrn, attended
inass IN .hc Church of Aotre Dame. They were
accompanied BIZ tho lngmoers OK thsit tu'ti. at-
was present, a,,4 impaired hls blessing ut tbs
close Of the services.