Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1883 — Page 5

burdens every true minister. He is conscious that he is a representative of Christ. He must Jose self iu Christ. He must forget his personal interests for the interests of Christ. He must let Christ be seen rather than himself. We hear a great deal in these days about ministers being original. Originality of thought, construction, and expression in preaching is highly prized, and the" more the minister draws on himself the better do men, especially men of the world, like him. Rut the true minister of Christ is not to draw on himself, but on Christ, tt is not originality, but fidelity that he must display. Is that fiece of music Mozart’s? or Beethoven's) Then want the musician who attempts to render it to remember that it is the production of a master, and that it is a master’s production that I want and not the variations and improvisations of the performer. What means this scene and service! Why stands one man here, while hundreds sit reverently listening to his words? Why this pulpit sacredly separated from the rest of God’s house? Why (lo the people in the pews insist that only a certain class of men shall stand here? Why has this scene traveled over thousands of years, repeating itself in hamlet and town, in the country and in the city, multiplying and widening itself as the ages roll? Are the millions dupes and idiots that they consent to be imposed on by a hollow farce? Or has this spectacle some high, some profound significance! What necessity so vast and vital? What interest so immense and immeasurable that explains this scene, visible to-day in every land, involving as it does the consecration ami freewill offering of treasures delved from earth, dug from mountains, drawn from sens, drained by sweat and toil, from a thousand industries, to perpetuate this service? What is at the bottom of all this? Man has lost his way to heaven. A world Is lost. God has come out of eternity in amazing wisdom, love and power to recover h ruined race. He has invaded this world with love, and by the attraction of this Infinite love, as manifested in the crucifixion of his son Const Jesus, He would lift all men up to divine fellowship. This is the gospel, and he has commissioned his embassadors to preach it to every oreature. “I Bay to thee, do thou repeat To the first man thou mayest meet In lane, highway, or open street, That he and we and all men move Under a canopy of love, As broad as tile blue sky above.” Tell the world that 1 have come out to save It. Thrill men’s hearts with the glad evangel, point thorn to the cross of Calvary, preach Christ crucified. It is God’s appointment for evangelizing the world. Other things are important, but this is all important. Other things are true, out this is the truth. Other things affect our happiness and welfare; this overwhelms us by its deathless, eternal significance to our immortal destiny. It Is the one theme of the pulpit; and just here is the demaud for courage, conscience, and consecration, to go on preaching an uncompromising gospel amid the pelting storm, smooth It as you will, the highest function of a Christian minister Is to be an expert in saving souls. He is called of God to depopulate the kingdom of Satan, and to increase the ceusus <>f the. kingdom of Christ. To bo sure, he is to edlfv saints, and build up believers, but he cannot do this till they have been converted. You can not name a minister on the two continents of the earth who “liberalizes” the gospel, mixing it with human philosophy, coquetting with “advanced thought” —falsely so-called—entering for the. popular . taste, that is distinguished for bringing souls to Christ. On the other hand, call the roil of men who turn many to righteousness, and who shine as stars forever. Wesley, Whitefield, Edwards, Baxter, Finney, Spurgeon. Hall, Cuyler, Cookman—and they all limit their ministry co preaching “Christ, crucified.” Essential divergence from tins specific work impeaches the character and cancels the mission of the preacher. Let a minister preach the wisdom ot the schools, instead of the wisdom of God; the beauties of tlie humanities, in place of the beauties of holiness, and laurels shall be woven for his brow by men, but his crown in eternity shall be starless. On great moral and social questions, ufft-ctiug the : eternal destinies of men, the pulpit may not be dumb. All vice and crime are to be 6nntten with thunderbolts. Everything which impedes the gospel work of elevating and regent rating humanity is an enemy of Christ, and must bo antagonized by : the true and loyal minister of the Lord Jesus i Christ. Against intemperance, dishonesty, social corruption and kindred vices, the pulpit has a gospel of honor and purity, but the essence of this is Christ crucified. Take this out and you ' had as well strike the sun from the solar system and expect summer and flowers and fruit. As well destroy the great batteries that generate electricity and expect the Atlantic cable to flash messages under the sea and around rho world. ,Take this out of the Bible and the book is without meaning. Let a denomination expunge it from its creed and it becomes a Dead sea of lifeless sentimentality. Eliminate ir from any pulpit and the preaching is merely sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal. There is one vorse of the Bible, if wo would expunge infidelity, skepticism, Intemperance, licentiousness and Sabbath desecration, that we must be allowed to go on preaching: “The blood of Jesus Christ, his son, cleanseth us from all sin.” This is our citadel. Pride grows red with auger that we preach a crucified Nazarene as the saviour king. Philosophy scoffs .at the doctrine that the blood of Jesus oieanseth our race from sin. Here the battle lias raged for eighteen centuries. The earth is red with jlio blood of saints who gladly emptied their hearts rather than give up the blood of Jesus. Luther fought the battle in Germany for tlie restoration of the primitive doorriue of pardon and purity by faith in the blood of Jesus. Wesley round the old banner hidden away under the stagnant formalism of a dead church, and threw it to the breeze, bearing tne crimson letters: “The blood of Jesus Christ, His son, oleauseth us from all sin.” John heard the song of melody around the throne, and it was: “Thou hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation. “The Greeks seek after wisdom, but wo preach Christ, crucified.” It is not a mutilated, emasculated, popularized gospel that tlie minister is to proclaim. It is an easy thing to so preach as to secure the popularity of the minister. But this world’s great need is Christ crucified rather than ministerial popularity. Ministerial popularity, I have observed, la a very superficial and thin thing, and whatever takes root ir that, only is likewise superficial and uncertain. The Christian ministry exerts a very powerful i ' fluenee in tlie church. God Instituted rho ministry for that purpose. The demand and need of this ago Is an able and efficient ministry. I am persuaded that more power is needed in the pulpit in order to perform Its work to-day than at any previous time. But I want here to invite your attention to the thought that upon the church devolves the duty and responsibility of procuring such a ministry as shall meet the demands of the hour. The church exercises a great influence over the ministry. This influence is grounded in the fact that the ministry originates in rtie church. God calls men out of his church to preach the gospel-called from among those who have been saved through the instrumentalities of the church. The intellectual training of the minister is indispensable, hut his prime, element of power lies in his spiritual endowments; aye, In that which makes the Cnristlau, ids conversion to God. Without the divine light enthroned in the soul, culture is in vain. The religious character of those who enter the ministry is first of all determined bv the church. The church influences the character of her ministry Tjhrougli the estimate she places upon the office. If she regards it as a mere profession, and strips it of its divine inves iture, she takes away the foundations of strength and leaves her ministry comparatively helpless. If the church takes a B>-ntl'iieutrtl view of the pulpit, and demands from her ministry esthetic treatment of popular subjects; if she regards the pulpit as the rostrum where intelligent and cultured people may be supplied with flights of oratory, then she robs the ministry of its power. Again, the church influences her ministry by her atmosphere—by that subtle influence that one life has over another. A cold, formal church will produce a conventional, formal, powerless ministry. A cultured, refined, estuetic cnnrch will tend to produce a learned, polished, respectable, cold ministry. An ignorant, fanatical,’ranting church will clamor tor a demonstrative, sensational, declamatory ministry. An intelligent, scriptural, evangelical, spiritual, working church will produce an educated, spiritual, powerful ministry. What we need as workers together under God, in the pulpit and iu tjie pew, Is the maxhnun of power. We need both wisdom and power, and tins combination we find in Clirisr. crucified; not tin* wisdom of man, and the power of man, but of God. And then God requires of us the eon-ecru:lou of all our power and possessions to the service of Him who Hath redeemed us. God lias a specific part to perform in the education of the race. It follows a great law of progress which may be Seen in the religious history and development of mankind. It is seen first in the progressive presentation of the truth on the part of God to man. Second, a progressive appreciation of the truth on the nart of man. God reveals his nature to man first as a creator, then as a father, and last of all as a savior. To-day wc have the best thought of the centuries, and it is robe found In our appreciation of Christ, above creed or culture, dogma or liturgy, sect or sacrament; and in the sunshine of this thought bigot rv, intolerance and persecution arc melting away. We are standing to-day as never before in the presence of Christ. We are beholding, as never before, “the King in his beauty;” and while He. is opening the narrow rim of our horizon into infinity, manifesting to us the wonderful love of the Father and the sublime possibilities of man —“ln this age on ages telling, to bo living is sublime” —we preach Christ crucified. “On His head fire many crowns.” In Hun are vested

many sovereignties. All nature is His, for He made ir. Angels are His, and they worship Him. Men are His, for He redeemed them. The church is His, for He purchased it with His own blood. Mind is His, for He is the author of it. There is not an action or force of matter, not a form or function of life, not a type or order of intelligence, over which His throne flings not its shadow and its shelter. He bids the seasons from their palaces march forth to scatter their treasures over the earth for man and beast. He holds the hearts of kings iu his hand. He lets loose and calls back the hosts of battle and ambition from fields of carnage. He confounds the schemes of hell, and rolls back the billows of error. Ho saves to uie uttermost all who will come unto Him; and. lo! He is with us always, even unto the end of the world. SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. An Interesting Discourse by Rev. James McLeod, of Buffalo, N. Y. Rev. James McLeod, of Buffalo, N. Y., filled the pulpit of the Becond Presbyteriau Church, yesterday morning, addressiug a large and wellinterested audienoe. He discussed the question of spiritual development, taking for his text I Corinthians, iii, 2: “I have fed you with milk and not with meat, for hitherto ye were not able to bear it; neither yet now are ye able.” Ho said, in brief: One truth which lies on the very surface of this passage is this: that the word of God i9 not alike adapted to all people at the same time. Paul recognized this fact, and acted upon it through his ministry. Ho saw that to some people he could ouly give the elementary truths of God—“milk, but not meat.” How many of Christ’s followers have gone beyond tho infant class? Some people remain there all their lives, because they have no desire to go further. Our Lord spoke the word to his disciples as they were able to bear it. He kept many things back from them. They needed more knowledge and more experience before they could know the whole range of truth. There is plenty of food in God’s larder. The deficiency is on the human, not tho divine side. Wo must begin with the alphabet. Tho ladder of knowledge must have its first round so near the earth mat tho infant feet can easily reach it. While it reaches beyond the stars, those who would climb those su olimo heights, must begin at the bottom. But there are heights of knowledge and holiness also that no Christiau can ever hope to attain. So, too, there are. some mysteries in Christianity and in tho Bible that we caunot understand. A religion without mystery must boa false, religion, because it would no a religion without God, and he is tiie mystery of mysteries. But that does not militate against tho truth of tlie Bible. In nature we know many things are true, but they are infinitely beyond our comprehension. But the Dimple truths are all wc need; tho truth that we are sinners and God is about t<> save us: the truth that there is salvation in Christ. These are elementary truths, the milk of the word. Let us thunk God for that. But if the soul be in a healthy condition it will search farther than that. The Corinthians, whom Paul addressed, had not made this progress, for they were carnal and worldly, i They lacked in spiritual capacity, so that they I could not endure the strong meat. And are there not many Christians now who could see their own reflection in that old mirror. They are not yet beyond the elementary principles of the gospel. They go in year after year, in the same old rut, and they always remain babes iu Christ. Bur, surely the attainment of a wellfounded, full, symmetrical Christianity must be most desired. When wo learn tho first truths, it is our duty to profit by them—to enlarge them, we must build a solid structure in that foundation —Jesus Christ. This is the Christian’s aim and duty and privilege, and to do this we must develop our spiritual uature. The same law will hold good in Heaven as on earth. We have no reason to believe til t God’s laws are ever changed. To enjoy the bliss of heaven wo must be. in perfect accord with the conditions there. We should, therefore, study and improve our minds. If a man cannot appreciate the intellectual and moral, and the spiritual, he is no condition for heaven. The atheist is blind, the doubter sees men as trees walking. The tilings they deny we understand best. We know that they are destitute of the requisite spiritual eye- ' sight. We know that is true, and that ten thousand infidels cannot convince us ; that this is not true. W hat, then, is needed to acl quire this spiritual life, and what, to increase it? i 1 answer tot lie first that we do not need any ! more evidence than we have, for it is already | overwhelming. We do not need miracles to j prove it,miracles never converted any person. It is the truth that convinces and converts rho I soul, rhi* increase must be made by improving , the heart. If the evidences of Christianity were ten thousand fold stronger than they are they would not act one whit more consistently unless other influences were at work m the heart and the soui. Sot more knowledge but more heart is needed; not more light but a different medium through which it may shine. Those outside the spiritual enclosure, must attain this new life before they can enter, and this they can only obtain through th; medium of Jesus Christ. .Aye t 1 he Christian graces can be increased. We can attain to a high degree of | spiritual knowledge and excellence, but it is not essential to attempt to learn everything. We, i as Presbyterians, believe certain things which are not so clear to others; bur there will come a time when wc. shall see all tilings alike. Most of us are dull pupils in the school of Christ, but it is our blessed privilege to be industrious students. >Ve have it iu our power to grow out of tills spiritual childhood into this spiritual manhood. The milk of the word is good, and for that we are thankful; but the strong meat will make us nobler and better. To secure the best results, i we must cultivate The heart as well as the head. ; Brethren, let us not be content with merely getI ting into the kingdom, but let us try to get near j the king, whom, although wc have not seen, we I love. True, there are manv things that we canj not understand; but, blessed be God, what we ido not know now wo shall know in liiue. What I we lost in the first Adam wc shall more than reI gain in the second. Now we see through a glass darkly, bur then we shall see face to face. Dr. McLeod’s sermon made an exceedingly i favorable impression, for it was full or original thought, strongly expressed. He is evidently a i pulpit orator of fine powers, and-a geurleman of ; excellent literary attainments His personal an- ! pearance is very much in liis favor, and lie speaks with a fluency and force that Is seldom seen. PAYING ITS DEBT. Bishop Bowman Preaches at CaliforniaStreet C liurch—Most of Its Debt Subscribed. Bishop Bowman preached at tho Californiastreet Methodist Church yesterday morning, taking as his text tlie words “But grow in grace,” part of the verse “But grow iu grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” He said there were two ways to look at religious growth. Conversion is instantaneous, aud it is a gradual and progressive growtn. Even instantaneous conversion implies a precedent growth from the time God’s spirit begins to operate upon us until we are converted; it is a longer or shorter time before we are brought into light and life and enjoy the liberty of God’s dear children. The conversion of tue soul from darkness to grace, if instantaneous, must have after that a development and growth Into the Christian life continuing until we are saved in heaven. After that we will be forever approaching more nearly the infinite Creator in grace and beauty. Christian life lias its infancy, manhood and ago, and many of us who are old are yet iu the infancy of that life. Grace means unmerited and undeserved favor. Enlightening grace is that which, comes day by day to commend us to God for our guidance and direction that he may keep us unspotted from the world. Repentant grace is not, as some good people think, a kind of galvanic shock that conics once in a while and caust s us to shed tears, but it is a spirit that abides with us and teaches us to love God and hate sin. Bishop Bowman said he had often wondered how men could sir. and talk of the sins and follies of their voutli and early manhood with evident pleasure and complacency, when it would b‘ much better, if they could, to bury it forever. There is a growing in sanctifying grace. One may be sanctified, and vet ins heart may le enlarged No purer, but more of it. It may grow in quantity, if not in quality. One may have the heart full of glory, aii.l yet there is a fuller glory if he will live for it. Our capacity will grow so that we may love God more and more, forever and forever. We always have grace as we need it, and it comes day by day, if we pray for ir, for each day’s duties aud trials, for each day’s sorrow and suffering, enabling us to carry the cross cheerfully ami triumphantly. God's comforting grace is boundless. Never bas the heart been lifted in earnest prayer to God that he has not come witli comfort. How are we to grow in grace! How is the baby to grow? The mother first keeps away everything that will Injure its physical growth, and then gives to it whatever will benefit, that growth. You are to abstain from everything that will harm your spiritual growth, aud uso all the means Which God has appointed. Avoid bud company.

THE INDIANA POLTS JOURNAL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1883.

Do not seek social pleasures and enjoyments with tho foolish aDd wicked. Shun the ball-room and the theater. Yon cannot go to those places and retain your spiritual life. As to the theater, I do not care who performs there, you cannot go without feeling that you have lost from your spiritual character. I have tried It in my youth. Once, when in Boston, my wife asked me how I could preach about tho theater without seeiug it, and we weut to see Forrest. I looked iuto the galleries and said: If this is the class of people the theater delights, It i9 certainly no place for me. So thought my wife also. No one has the right to impair himself spiritually any more than ho has to do so bodily. There may be men and women who can go to the theater without feeling so, but I cannot; and we are to watch carefully over our lives. To grow iu grace, we must use ail the means to that end. Wo must assemble in the house of God. The Lord has appointed These things. We must have frequent reading of Scripture, constant private prayer, und labor and give for the Master. You get a stroug arm by using your arm; a strong memory by using it; a strong Heart by using it. Wo grow in grace, grow better and happier by laboring and giving. In helping humanity we help ourselves. Iu sending missionaries and Bibles to the heathen, we are not only doing the heathen gopd, but we are building up ourselves and growing better. Bishop Bowman then spoke of the embarrassment or the California-s’treet Church. It had been in debt for several years. A part of the debt had been lifted, but there yet remained owing $2,065. Mr. Ingram Fletcher then rose, and, speaking in behalf of Mr. Carey and himself, who had come from Meridian-street Methodist Episcopal Church, that they were authorized to pledge t hat church for SBOO toward the liquidation or the California-street Church debt, provided that church would raise the reiuaiuder. After this speech announcement was made that * the ladies of the congregation pledged themselves for $200; another subscription of S3OO was made, and afterward several smaller amounts, leaving about SSOO, which it is thought will be raised within a week or two. Rev. W. K. Halstead, the new pastor, preached last night. A PASTOR’S FAREWELL. Rev. Rufus D. Black Finishes His Pastorate of the Seventh-Street M. E. Church. Rev. R. D. Black concluded his ministry at the Seventh-street Methodist Church yesterday, and the new pastor. Rev. M. L. Wells, whocomes here from Aurora, Ind., will begin on next Sunday. Mr. Wells has been In the ministry about twenty years, is in the prime of life, and is said to be a sound thinker and an effective preacher. Mr. Black has been transferred to Columbus, and the eburoh there is to be congratulated on its acquisition. In little more than a year, through the exertions of Mr. Black, who has been assisted by his flock, the new building known as the Seventh street Church, has been built. It is a beautiful house of worship, admirably arranged within. The main audience-room seats 500 persons, and by throwing open other rooms which communicate, with the main room, accommodations are furnished for 800 persons. This property Is worth SIO,OOO. rim debt upon it being only SI,OOO. Five mind red dollars of the building fund was made out of a cook-book compiled by tho ladies of the church and published by Mr. Black, and more than SSOO more was made at. the last and preceding Slate fairs by conducting di ulrig-lialis. Mr. Btack’s morning sermon was from Jeremiah viii, 20: “Is there no balm in Gilead?” The burden of tho sermon was that all persons should simply take the Bible, and by living up to it, be truly aud thoroughly Christian. A N: W PASTOR. The Initial Service of Rev. S. A. Bright, at Grace M. K. Church. The new minister of Grace M. E. Church, Rev. S A. Bright, began the duties of his pastorship yesterday morning. His text was I Timothy, iii, 1G: “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; God was manifest in the flesh, justified iu tho spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on In the world, received up into glory.” Mr. Bright examined the evidence upon which revelation is baaed and preached a forcible sermon. The new pastor is a fervent man, of considerableßiote as a revivalist. He is already' well known to the members of Grace Church from having assisted the Roverened Maxwell, of Cincinnati, in a revival at that church last April. He. is about thirty-five years old, and has been in the ministry nine years. Previous to that time he was an engineer on the Panhandle road, ruunimr into Pittsburg, but becoming converted he entered the ministry, where ho has been a successful preacher. He comes here from Vevay, Ind., where the members of the church, over which he presided, were very loth to give him up. Rev. O. S. Dean at the Tabernacle. Rev. O. 8. Dean, of Holbrook, Mass., occupied the pulpit of Tabernacle (Third) Presbyterian Church at both services yesterday, preaching to large congregations, among whom were many of his old hearers when he was located in Indianapolis. His mornhig sermon was an exaltation of the person, power and character of Christ, based on Paul’s letter to tho Corinthians i, 18, “That in all things Ho might have the preeminence.” Last evening'he preached In behalf of tho “older brother,” who reminded his father during the festivities consequent upon the return of tho prodigal son: “Lo, these many years do I servo thee, neither transgressed I at auy time thy commaiulment, and yet thou never gavest me a kid that I might make merry with my friends.” He made a plea for a right appreciation of the boy who lived an upright, dutiful life, and who was oftou overlooked and neglected for tho* brilliant prodigal; condemned the pseudo-pbilanthrophy that rushes out in search of criminals to caress and feast while yet they are unrepentant, which is wholly opposed to the teaching of tiie parable. Warned against making the impression that a life, of imrlty aud goodness is not superior to one broken by lapses into sin and return to tho Father’s house. Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. The annual meeting of the Indianapolis Hebrew congregation took place yesterday at the vestry-rooms of the temple, aud was largely attended. The various officers submitted their reports, which were received with applause. The membership is now eighty-five—males only are counted as members—Which is tho largest number the congregation ever attained. Its financial condition is excellent—not a dollar of Indebtedness and money in the treasury. It was resolved lo organize a choir and otherwise beautify th 9 services. Anew constitution and by-laws were also adopted suitable to the present wants of the congregation. Tiie following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Abraham Kalin; vice-president, Edward Due as; warden, Abraham Joseph; secretary, C 15. Felblemar.; treasurer, Sam. E. Ranh; trustees, H. Cohen, Isidor Deltcb, Adolph Kahn; school board, M. Emden, E. M. Hays, Herman Mossier; sexton, Samuel Soil wart z. Memorial Church. Avery unique aud interesting service was held at Memorial Church last night, under the auspices of the Sunday-school. The theme was tne mission work in Japan. About twenty little girls each made brief statements, giving facts and incidents of the work in Japan, while the programme was interspersed with stirring music. The church was handsomely decorated with flowers and Japanese ornaments of vuriotiß kinds. . Rev. O. C. McCulloch’s Services. Rev. O. C. McCuilooh preached as usual at the Grand Opera-house yesterday iuoriiit g, and last night repeated his entertaining and instructive lecture on “Words,” which was enjoyed by a very large audience. Next Sunday evening, Mr. McCulloch will lecture ou “iorne of the employments open to women.” Minor Notes. Rov. Dr. Alabaster, pastor of Meridian Street Church, had an overflowing house to listen to the first of the series of monthly lectures, last night, the topic of which was “Revelations from Nineveh and Babylon.” It was a masterly production, reviewing the life, customs and habits of those peoples, aud showing from the historic records recently found there the exact truth of the Scripture respecting thosts places. These lectures will be given on tin* first Sunday night of each month, and promise to be very instructive, as well as popular. The subject of toe next of the scries will be “Tho catacombs of Rome.” Rev. Dr. Marine preached on “Samuel and his mother” to an overflowing house at Central avenue, last mein WKAKNKSS and siHuiess changed t o health aud at r.iiirtb with Hon Bitters. It never fails.

A DROP IX THE MARKETS. Wheat aiul Corn Both Lower and the Bulls in Despair. Mr. Poole Thinks Wheat W ill Fall to Ninety Cents—A Slight Fall in Provisions and Lard. Chicago, Oct. 6.—Wheat declined again today a full cent a bushel and corn one-lialf cent a bushel, and the feeling of the grain bulls is almost a despairing one. The party of low prices i3 constantly gaining recruits, and they, of course, are all deserters, from the side of the “bulls.” “Wheat is cheap,” says everybody, but nobody seems to want it, even at these cheap figures. There has been no decisive change in the speculative situation; bull houses have turned bears, and bearish houses have turned bullish. “The price keeps declining,” said Abraham Poole, of Poole, Kent & Cos., who was a bull on wheat until a fortnight ago. “The price of it will keep on declining, I think, until the movement out greatly exceeds the movement in. Winter is approaching, the shipping season is passing, and there are stocks of wheat in store which shippers will not take. lam a believer in ninety-cent wheat.” “In what month?” “Oh, for any month —for January.” Corn is not the center of attraction just now. If it were it would he easier to argue about it. Spectators, however, have been engrossed by wheat or provisions and the speculative opportunities which were in corn were neglected. Wheat, for October closed at 93%c, for November at 95%c, for December at 97 %c } a drop from Friday night of lc and lKc. Corn, for October, stopped at 47)£c; for November at a drop from last night of The St. Louis crowd, which was “long” about 2,000,000 bushels of wheat, is believed to have sold. There has been some talk of a possible squeeze in October corn, but there appears no sign of such a manipulation. No firm would be likely to attempt it. If it occuis it will he a natural corner, a squeeze created by the crowding together of “shorts.” Provisions dropped considerably to-day, but the impression is general that Armour simply eased the market. The distant options, too, declined the least. Pork for October dropped from $11.32)4 to $10.75, but closed at $10.85; November dropped from $10.70 to $10.45, but closed at $10.47)4. Lard did decline 20c per hundred but recovered 17)4c of the loss. October closed at $8.12)4* November at $7.50. Ribs for October dropped nearly 50c per hundred, but recovered 35c of the drop. October closed at $6.00, November at $5.95. The Fluctuations in Detail. Chicago, Oct. 6.—Regular wheat was again weaker ami lower; prices declined to a point 1 under yesterday’s closing, and closed at inside. Sales ranged at 93 for October, 95 1 2®96 3 8c for November, 973s ®9B3qc for December, 98 5 8®994c for January, $1,054® I. for May; spring, 94®944c; winter, $1 014. Corn was moderately active on shipping and speculative account, but an easy feeling prevailed, the market closing under tiie closing yesterday. Sales ranged at 473s a4Bc for October, 464®474e for November, 45 4® 16c for the year, 45®153rg for January, 484a>48% for May. Oats suffered a general decline in prices, closing 4® 4<* under yesterday. Bales ranged at 274®274<‘ for October, 274®284c for November, 284.® 284 c for December, 27 1 a®27 : 40 for the year? 314®32c for May. Pork was fairly active but unsettled; receded 50®60c on October, and 10®20e on more deferred futures. Sales ranged at $11®11.15 for cash. $10.75® 11.20 for October, $10.45® 10.624 for November, $10.50® 10.60 for Decern b< r $10.35®10.55 for the year, $11,174® 11. 4 for January, sll.lO for February. Lard was only fairly active, ruled weak, declined .15®.2<)c on October, and .024®05c on other options. Sales ranged at B®rt.osc for cash, 7.95®8.1740 for October, 7.574®7.60c for November and December, 7.524®7 55c tor the year, 7.624®7.674c tor January, 7.750 for February. Wheezing Whispers.—Almost everybody is hoarse There is something in the air that provokes coughs and colds ami reduces the voice to a husky whisper. Fortunately Hale’s Honey of Horehotind and Tar can beobtainedof any druggist. and no hoarseness or cough, however obstinate, can resist Its curative operation. Pike’s Toothache Drops cure iu one minute. Advice to Mothers* Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used when children arc cutting teeth. It relieves the little sufferer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, ami Hie little cherub awakes as “bright as a button.” It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, aud is the best known remedy for diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Twentylive couts a bottle. Be Careful! The genuine “Rough on Corns” is made only by E. S. Wells, (proprietor of “Rough on Rats”), and bus laughing face of a man on labels. 15c and 25c Bottles. If you want the best sewing silk use Corticelli.

OERMAN^EMEOf FOR.. F>jAJJST. CURES Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache. Headache, Toothache, Sore Tliroaf. KwelliiiffN. Sprains, UrniNCS, lturn. NmldKi. Frotit AND ALL OTIIKU ItODIf.Y PAINS AND AlllFS. Sold by Druggists mid Dealers everywhere. Fifty Ceuta a bottle. Directions in 11 Languages. TIIE CHARLES A. VOGELER <’o. (Successors to A. VOUKLEK A CO.) Baltimore, Mil., U. 9. A. AMUSEMENTS. DICKSONS’ PARK THEATER, COR. TENNESSEE & W. WASHINGTON ST3. The Finest Variety Theater in the United States. C. T. GILMORE Manager. One Week—Commencing Monday, Oct. 8. MATINEES-TUESOAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY. Tne Finest Show on Earth. LOYAL COMBINATION. LOOK AT THE PEOPLE. The Loyal a, Connors and Kelley, Wells end Sylvauo, Mr. and Mia. Conway, Hilly Bryant, Thorse and Williams, Mias Lillie Hall, LULU, Miss Fannie Lucille, the Moores. To conclude with ZuilaV dive for life from the dome of the theater to the sr vire. CHEAP PRICES RULE.—Nifjht, 250, 35c*, 50c. Matinee, 15c, 25c, 350. Box seats, 500 and 750. Zuo Elevated Garden always oi>cu.

pjnpM nuss bA 8 Ajlmtl Sanford’s Radical Cure. Head Colds. Watery Discharges from tho Nose and Eyes, Ringing Noises in tho Head, Nervous Headache and Fever instantly relieved. Choking mucus dislodged, membrane cleansed and healed, breath sweetened, smell, taste and hearing restored, and ravages checked. Cough, Bronchitis, Droppings into the Throat, Pains in the Chest, Dyspepsia, Wasting of Strength and Flesh, Loss ot Sleep, etc , cured. One bottle Radical Cure, one box Catarrhal Solvent and one Dr. Sanford’s Inhaler, iu one package, of all druggists, for sl. Ask for Hanford’s Radical Cure, a pure distillation of Witch Hazel. Am. Pine, On. Fir, Marigold, Clover Blossoms. etc. Potter Drug and Chemical Cos., Boston. aAI C For the relief and prevention, t the instant it is applied, of \\ VOLTAIC/ / Rheumatism, Neuralgia, SciatiN\\>ca, Coughs, Colds. Weak Back, .. \sV” 1 vfcx"' Stomach and Bowels, Shooting Z a < Pains. Numbness, Hysteria, FeV" male Pains, Palpitation, Dys- ' pepsia. Liver Complaint, Bilious Fever, Malaria and Epi/l LECTRI C\\ demies, use Collins’s Plasters fa' ' n i ' (an Electric Battery combined with a Porous Plaster) and laugh at pain. 250 everywhere. Unripe Fruit, Impure Water, Unhealthy Climate.Un wholesome Food, Malaria, Epidemic ind Contagious Diseases, Cholera Morbus, Cramps, Pains, Indigestion, Colds, Chills, Simple Fevers, Exhaustion, Nervousness, or Loss of Sleep that beset the traveler or household at this season arc nothiug to those protected by a timely use of SANFORD’S GINGER, the delicious and only combiuation of Imported Ginger, choice Aromatics and Pure French Brandy. Beware ol worthless “gingers” said to be as good. Ask for Sanford’s Ginger. Sold everywhere.

FALL DRY GOODS. A. DICKSON &c CO. HAVE JUST OPENED 1 Case Half-wool Cashmere, All colors, 27 inches wide, at 15c, usually retailed at 20c. 1 Case Body Cashmeres, Ail color?, 36 inches wide, at 25c; last season's price was 35c. 5 Cases Half-wool Fancy Dress Goods, New and choice styles, at 15c. 1 Case All-wool Cashmeres, Full line of colors, 36 inches wide, fine quality, at 40c. 1 Case All-wool Cashmeres, Full line of colors, 40 inches wide and excellent value, at 50c. 20 Pieces Black All-wool Cashmeres, 40 inches wide, good color, at 50c; best we have ever ottered at the price. 20 Pieces Black All-wool Cashmeres, 40 inches wide, at 60c; extra good quality at the price. 2 Cases Ladies’ Merino Vests and Pants, Wholesale price is $6.25 per dozen; our price is 50c; compare them with any 75c goods you find. 2 Cases Ladies’ Scarlet Lamb’s Wools Vests and Pants, At $1.25, equal to any offered in this city at $1.50. 1 Case Ladies’ Cashmere Wool Hose, At 40c; present wholesale price is $5 per doz. 1 Case Ladies’ Cashmers Wool Hose, At 45c; the best we have ever offered at the price. 3 Cases Children’s All-wool Hose, All sizes at very low prices. 100 Dozen Ladies’ Mousquetaire Kid Gloves, 6-button length, at $1.25; quality always sold at $1.50. 1 Case Genuine Turkey Red Table Damask, 56 inches wide, wholesale price by the case is we offer them at 50c. 10 Pieces Cream White Table Damask, 54 inches wide, at 40c, recently sold, wholesale, at 55c. 8 Pieces Cream White Table Damask, Red Border, 54 inches wide, at 45c; equal to any we havj ever offered at 60c. 1 Case Crochet White Quilts, Full size, at sl. Agent’s present price is $1.05. 1 Case Extra Fine White Crochet Quilts, Marseilles patterns, at $1.35; recently sold at $1.50. 6 Cases Unbleached Cotton Flannel, Extra heavy, at 10%c; compare it with the best 1214 c quality you find. 20 Pieces All-wool Scarlet T willed Flannel, At 35c; extra good quality, at the price. 20 Pieces All-wool Scanet Twilled Flannel, At 40c; extra fine and good quality. This week we open a large variety of WINTER WRAPS. The largest and most complete variety we have ever shown. Prices much below those ot last season. Our whole stock, the present season, will well repay an inspection, aud will b 9 freely shown to all customers, whether they are ready to buy or not. Fresh New Goods in daily from this date on. A. DICKSON & CO., TRADE PALACE.

AMUSEMENTS. DICKSONS’ Grand Opera-House. GEO. A. DICKSON Manager. The best looated anil MOST POPULAR Theater in tho State. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings, Oct. 8, 9 and 10, with Wednesday Matinee, MR. and MRS. N. C. GOODWIN, And their own Comedy Company. repertoire: Monday Evening—“ The Member for Slocum.” Tuesday Evening and Wednesday Matinee—“Hobbles.” Wednesday Evening—“A Terrible Time.” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11, 12 and 13, with Saturday Matinee, the original Madison Square Esmeralda Cos. Prices as usual. Sale of reserved seats opens Tuesday, Oct. 9, at box office.

You need not pay for style nor pomp put on here, nor for extraordinary expense incurred. Good substantial Clothing for Men and Boys, sold on economic business principles is our motto at 5 and 7 YV. Washington st. One Price. FAMOUS EAGLE.

OUR ASSORTMENT OF FALL AND WINTER WOOLENS BOTH IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC Is unsurpassed by any concern in tin* West. Call and examine our work aud our prices. Pants to order from $ 5.0(1 Suits to order from 20.00 Dress Suits to order from 25.00 Overcoats to order from 15.00 TAILOR. 33 and 35 SOUTH ILLINOIS STREET. Open evenings till 9 o’clook. Electric Light. Telephone. GRAND DISPLAY WEDDING PRESENTS! Brass, Bronze and China: Latest designs from London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna, together with Domestic Novelties. CHARE ESM AY E R &CO. 29 aud 31 W. Washington Street;.

AMUSEMENTS ENGLISH’S OPERA-HOUSE. WILL E. ENGLISH, Proprietor and Manager. The Largest, Best and Most Popular Theater In Indiana. Three Nights, commencing Thursday, Oct. 11, with Saturday Matinee. Fourth Annual Engagement of ANTHONY and ELLIS’S DOUBLE MAMMOTH “UNCLE TOM S CABIN” AND MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. All new scenery and specialties. Tho wonderful mechanical waterfall of real running water. The funny Marks and his Trick Doukev. The realistic chose of Eliza by the bloodhounds. The great plantation scene. Reduced prices—2sc, 35 and 50c. NOTlCE.—Liberal arrangements can bo made for benefits any night during the season by societies, military organizations, churches, clubs, etc., by applying at the tmx office.

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