Year: 1876

that Christianity is what 1t IS represented 10
be, will to-day demonstrate that faith is con-
sstent with reason. OF course it is. And
Mr.. Giles will tell us how to take the first
steps in spiritual life by accepting the Bible
as revelation Of divine truth, the thought
and will of God, and not merely the produc-
ton Of Moses. or David. or John, or Paul.
The Bible must not be measured by the rules
of books Of human composition, for 1t is
divine book, written in divine style, and
every way worthy of its divine author.
Mr.. Mccarthy will investigate the first
chapter of Genesis in the light of geology
Mr. Moment will discuss different kinds Of
work and workers, and Mr.. Rowell will
show the folly of building our hopes for i'm
mortality upon basis not of Christ. Mr..
Kerr will continue his comments on the
prevailing habit of profanity among us, and
Mr. Nye will encourage his people to hold
fast to the Universalist faith and church.
Mr. Edwards will compare religious science
with scientific religion, and Mr.. Snow will
make it as plain as daylight that the three
unclean spirits prophesied about in the
Apocalypse are Mormonism, Jesuitism and
Spiritualism, and thus the pulpit will sup
plement itself in the services Of to-day.


The Coming Age OF Vtrtue.


The safe burglary trial is occupying the
time of the courts at Washington That ex-
emplary individual, Mr.. Nettleship, has
given his testimony, and after proving him
self to be convenient rascal, whose aid in
villanous transaction any enterprising indi-
vidual might feel himself at liberty to bid
for, has recorded his belief that Babcock
knew as much about the conspiracy as
Adam. Whitley has been on the stand and
has told as much as he chose to tell. and has
explained why he concealed the truth on
former examinations. MIR. Columbus Alex
ander has made vigorous effort to unburden
himself under oath, but has been cut short
by the learned Judge, who has informed
him that he cannot be permitted to tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
truth to the jury unless the same may happen
to be dragged out of him by the questions of
the counsel in the case. The result Of
such remarkable trial will, no doubt.
be disagreement of the jury. But why
should the trial be continued? Why should
so muoh trouble be taken and so much ex-
pense be incurred to arrive at such a result
Why, indeed, should we bother ourselves
any more with investigations into the past
rascalities Of any public officials or the mis-
doings of any government department?
Why should those unfortunate members of
the Whiskey Ring who happened to be con-
victed when Babcock was acquitted be kept
any longer under the guardianship of prison
authorities? Why should Belknap be ban
ished or Robeson be threatened with sus-
pension? We are told that in case of Cover
nor Hayes election the republican party
will become purified and reformed, while we
know that under Tilden's rule, if the demo-
Gratis should succeed in November, every
public office-holder will be fitting aspirant
for the sanity calendar. We are to have
reign Of virtue and piety in Washington
for the next four years, whatever
may be the result of the Presidential
election, and it can therefore be of little
consequence now whether we succeed or fail
in bringing to justice those who have here
tOfOre been sinners. With Hayes at the
head Of the government Belknap will be-
come the perfection of chivalric honor,
Robeson will scorn to allow dollar of the
public money to slip into the pockets of
middlemen and their friends, Babcock and
Porter will join the Church and forswear
jobs, Chandler will enlist in the crusade
started by Moody and Sapkey, and Boss
Shepherd will go into monastery. We arc
told in the good book that there is JOY in
heaven over one sinner that repenteth more
than over ninety and nine just men who
need no repentance. Washington is not ex-
actly heaven, yet we may well consent to
abandon our prosecution of sinners and to
hold jubilee over their conversion when
the next national administration shall be in
augurated.