Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 8, Number 13, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 November 1876 — Page 1

VOL.8—NO. 13

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Testimony for Tilden.

What the Republican New York ribune said ofhim two years Ago.

The services of Samnel J. Tilden as a Reformer.

From ttie N". Y. Tribune, Sept. lo, '71. 1.1BKR I. ST VI E CON ENTION'. Already their victory last year, and their determined attitude since, have been seen to pro-lace a wholesome effect upon both of the ^'reat rival parties. Their demand for £ooJ men, whom the people can satelv trust makes certain, greatly to the wrath of the Canal Ring, the Tweed Ring, and a whole host »f ward tricksters, and the corruptionists in politico, the nomination of Samuel J. Tilden, ilic man to whom, more than^ to any other human being or agency. New York owe the overthrow of the Tweed dvnasty. '[Fnm t!ic N'- Tribune Sept. l, I8i4.]

TMK DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. It is understood this morning that the furious assault o( a taction of the New York Democrats upon Mr. Samuel J. Tilden li.u. failed, and that Mr. Tilden will be nominated to day by a strong vote. No reason for the' opposition to him has been publicly stated. N«ne could be stated for the peisonal qualities and past scr/iccs of his, which have aroused the hostility of the grasping and disreputable, are precisely thcJse which commend him to the respect of all honest citizens The name of Mr. Tilden will add dignity and strength to the ticket, and if it is true that the convention has virtually agreed to adopt it, we may congratulate the party upon such an eminently sensible decision.

Krom

'tUe York Tribune, Sept. 18 1874. SYRACUSE. Mr. Tilctcn's personal character is so far above reproach, that it will reflect honor upon his associate's and lend a flavor ot* respectability to his constituency. His ability has made him the recog

nized

leader of his party in this State, and if he should be elected, his career in office would be dis'inguishable alike by integrity, decorum, administrative skill, and shiewd political management. It

chieflv, however, because his nomina tion in a certain decree com- whe'-.r Democratic partv to reform that res)', as 1Me citizens will hail it with satisfac# ts. Mr. Tilden, more th any other ...Vexcept Mr. Charles O'Con r, tkh city of New York is Id debted forth final discomfituie of the Ring which so long rul vl and disgraclB both the city anrl lit.- emocratic party. Whoi the exposure ot" the Tammany frauds were first made,' the position of Mr. 'filden, as chairman-of the State Committer, was one oj ppettliar embarrassment It was by no Miihs clear at I hat tun£ how tho would end*, and

Mr.

Tilden, in leading such vigorous aid to the reformers, risked both disaster to his party and r»H oivn- political'ruin. The followers of Tweed were then the "failings lemeotof the Mew

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the

Democracy.

H©*'«trorig m«V' be seen by •he vindictive hostility with which they now pursue Mr. Tilden on account of his iictk-n in 1871. If the convention had -ielded to their clamors, and set Mr. Tilden aside for some man less obloxiousto thieves and associates of thieves 1 would have declared, in eflect, that the Democratic party was Still controlled by he old gangs of repeaters, peculators, nunicipal contractors and bar room jruisers. The nomination of Mr. Dorsleimer, also, is one that we can heartily •raise, He is a gentleman of excellent re»ute, whose associations are all creditaile- and. though it is not yet clear how iis'selection will cffect the Liberal vote, ie ought to add a strength to the ticket fom the sources, if there is any political 'alue in a good character. [Prom N\ T. Tribune, Sep. 19,1374.]

HE ADMINISTRATION PRESS ON THE NOMINATION.

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It is very much to the credit of the kdministration journals of the State \at, so far they discussed beforehand ie claims and qualifications of the sever1 candidates for the Democratic nominions tor Governor, they frankly recogzed the fact that the logic of the Dem•ratic professions of reform pointed unistakeably to the gentleman who was jminated at Svracuse on Thursday.

they almost may belaid to have vised and urged His nomination.^ ^In ing this we give them credit for rising ve the narrowness of partisanship, for taking into view the great blic benefit to be denvfrom having, for the candites of both parties, men of distinguishabilitv and unimpeachable integrity, stead of following the instincts of a ettv and unpatriotic 'selfishness, by enavoring induce their opponents to eaken and stultify themselves, Mr. Iden, at no small risk of personal poparitv ami political influence, and with conceivable motive but a desire for the blic good, had fairly revolutionized his .n partv."' In arresting the corrupt and ofligate cat ecr of the Ring that ruled it, had contributed to its temporary deit

movement he led was a

cess, and the party was shrewd

Uoh

to disccrnin the sign of the

ies°the wisdom, of assuming the reDnsibilit and claiming the credit for refdvpu They have done this pertentlv. was plain enough to the most casual erver that from that moment Mr. Iden consented to have his name prelted as the candidate for Governor of party to which he had been so concuous on administering discipline, that •ty could not reject him without consing the insincerity of its boasting over at was in so marked degree his work. to have nominated would have been tiy considered a rebuke and a warning ~y

and

all who should hereafter put

•ty success in jeopardy for the sake of ting a stop to public robbery. The ainistration newspapers which pointout the folly and danger of such a rse deserve praise for rising above the strategy, hypocrisy and trickery so on in politics, we have already

expressed the opinion that the convention which nominated Mr. Tilden, was driven to it bv the logic of events, and as a consequence of its professions of reform.

As for Mr. Tilden himself, it can be of comparatively little consequence to him personally now whether he is or is not elected. He has accomplished a great work in his party, has led a great reform, overthrown a powerful organization of municipal thieves, and compelled a recognition of his services more emphatic and pronounced in the mere form of the nomination, thru an clecticc cou be under any other circumstances. We presume he has not deceived himself with the idea that the Administration journals which have heretofore bestowed upon him such copious praise, and have so frankly pointed out to his party his strength as a candidate, have thereby estopped themselves from attacking his" principles and his character. As citizens, the gentlemen who conduct these newspapers are doubt less glad to be assured that whatever may be the result of the election, the office o' Governor will be filled by an able and upri jht gentleman, of whom they need not ashamed. As partisans, however, they propose to find whatever joints there may be in his harness and to defeat him if they can. One organ, we preceive already, after remarking that it does not know positively that if elected he would misuse the power intrusted to him, calls attention to the fact that lie has acted as counsel for some of the greatest /ailroad corporations in the State, and suggests in a wise way that it might be very dangerous at this time to put such a man in the executive chair. Another gives him credit for his services in overthrowing the Tweed Ring, but adds that he did not do it at the right time, that he ought to have done it sooner. It does not accuse him ot dishonesty, but feels compelled to call him a "moral coward." And :,o they go Of course there will be a great deal of it before the campaign is over—a great deai that is mean and contemptible and dishonest—but just now we prefer to cor.sid er the unusual honesty and franknesswith which the Administration press treated the question before the nomination, and to give it credit for sincerity and independence. When each party counsel! the other to nominate its best men, and the advice is followed, we shall see purer poltics and better government.

IN COLJL»*iiLOOL.

St. Louis October30.—A wanton and cold blooded murder was committed in

the western part of this city last night, the circumstances attending which how-

ever, are somewhat confused. From the best information at hand, it appears that about 8 o'clock in the evening, a party of young men and bovs were standing on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Pacific street, when three young men in a buggy drove by. There Was something peculiar about the horse attached to the buggy which caused the boys th hoot at it and ulter coarse jokes. .The men in the buggy pulled up and considerable, badinage follow 1 during which some one on the s'reet crosa«,i.Ahe,..rei» in the bridle ot the! horsq,. rag} ^$iad& the men 'tery angry, and %i£*'cF th^m jumped out of the fnfoyr d^r&ipaq<led to knmVwho did h. ""X»KJTge Williams 21 years old, a looker on, was pointed 01ft as the practical joker, and the nun from the buggy rushed at him. A scuffle ensued, during which a pistol was fired, and young Williams fell to the pavement. and died three minutes after a bullet having entered his back, passed out through the groin. The man re-en-tered the buggy at once, which was driven off at a furious speed, anJ was out of sight before the bystanders recovered from the shock thev had received. After midnight, Henry and Herman Droeing was arrested as one of the men engaged in the affair, and were lodged in calaboose, the third man, Wm. Weber, is not arrested yet. Young Williams was the son of Chas. Williams, master mechanic of the Pacific railroad shops, and is said to have been a very steady, inoffensive young man.

SUBJUGATING THE SOUTH.

The Efforts that are Being Made to Carry it for Hayes.

DENIES IT.

Baltimore, October 31.—Sheriff Miiis, of this city, says the report that he intends to arrest the United States deputy marshals on, or before, election day, is utterly without foundation. On the contrary he will he assist the United States marshals with a posse, if called upon.

SHERMAN- AND SHERIDAN. Washington, Oct. 31.—Lieutenant Gen. Sheridan, who arrived in this city this mprning, in company with Secretary Cameron and Gen. Sherman, called at the Executive Mansion before the Cabinet meeting. They were closeted with the President for nearly two hours. Afterwards, Generals Sherman and Sheri dan had a lengthy conference at the headquarters of the army.

DEBT STATEMENT. Washington, November 1.—The debt statement shows a reduction during October of $3,3SS,i39 amount of coin in the treasury $75,967,027 Currency and balance $12,901,326 special deposit of legal tenders held for redemption of certificates of deposit $40,570,000 coin certificates $33,283.too outstanding legal tenders $37.23! 76-

Foreign News.

Cardnial Antonnel Dying.

The Armistice—Russia's Ultimatum.

Podgoritza Bombarded.

UNSIGNED.

Taris, November 1.—Constantinople advices of to-days date, states that armisstice is as unsigned.

LTtM ATI I'M.

Montenegrins are bombarding Podgoritza. Montenegrin" army has penetrated into Albania by way of Medant utting communication between Podgoritz and Deutania.

PALL MALI. GAZETTE.

London, Nov., 1.—The Pall Mall Gazette to-day prints the following very prominently. We believe the statement that the armistice was signed yesterday to be incorrect. The Russia ultimatum seems to have interrupted the arrangements 011 the point of completion when it arrived. In all probability the signature sonly delayed.

SILVER.

London, Nov. 1.—Silver is quoted today at 33)4 D. per ounce. CARDINAL ANTONNEL DYINO.-

London, Nov. 1.—A Reuter dispatch from Rome says: Cardinal Antonnel, is dangerously ill. Members of the diplomatic body yesterday, sent to inquire as to his condition. Dispatches from Rome, to the Daily News says: Cardiricl Antonnel is dying. His holiness, the Pope, on Sunday, ordered a consultation of the physicians, who declared Cardinal's case hopeless his relatives were summoned to the bedside, and they found him unconscious.

indorsement.

TENNESSEE ENDORSES TILDEN'S LETTER.

Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 29.—The following was telegraphed to New Yo:k tonight to Hon. A. S. Hewitt, of NeWwYork City. The following officials of T®inessee heartily endorse Gov. Tilden'd*letter on war claims:

James D. Porter, Governor Chas. N. Gibbs, Secretaay of State Wm. Morrow, Treasurer lames D. Gaines, comptroller John W- Childress, Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee W. B. Bates tyul A. Jam?s, Democratic electors of the Sjtate at large D. I\l. Key, United Spates Senator W. R. McFarland, member of Congress} Wm. Cullom, Democratic candidate for congress G. G. Dibbrell, member of congress II. Y. Riddle, member of congress John M. Bright, member of congress JohnF. House, member of congress W. C. WhittHoi-n, member of congress ,J. D.

Atkins, member of congress W. P. Caldwell, member of congress II. C. Young, member of congress tesides ?tM tntfre DemodAtic p«rtfcy.. Sf tne^ StrttSi whose endofsement rwiuld get if «nle •mitted.

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DEFYING AUTHORITY.

Washington, October 31.—Two citizens of Baltimore have sent to the department of justice, a letter, stating that it is currently reported that the sheriff of that city, through his deputies, i3 contemplating the arrest of a j.ufficient number of U. S. deputy marshals on or before next Tuesday, with the evident intention of weakening the force of power and presence of those officers on election day, and that fear of insufficient protection from the United States government in case of the arrest of said deputies, has produced a profoupd sensation among Republicans, which makes it exceedingly difficult to procure a sufficient number in some localities of volunteers for the position of deputy marshals on election day

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Chairman State Executive Committee COURT MARTIAL. Washington, Oct. 30.—Court Martial has been appointed to meet at St. Louis Barrack, November 2nd, consisting of the following officers: Captain, Wm. McClearly, Eighth Cavalry First Lieutenant, W. C. Forbush, Fifth Cavalry Second Lieutenant, L. E. P. Turner, Tenth Cavalry J. II. King, Eighth Cav

alry

with first lieutenant, E. B. Savage judge advocatc. 311 patents have acted upon during the week ending October 31st, and will be issued to-morrow, bearing ths.t date. "ANNOUNCEMENT.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—The chiet justice of the supreme court made the following annour)cvetrent to-day to the bar:

We shall meet on Monday of next week as usual, to read opinions and hear motions. If the counsel from abroad coming here in the, expectation that their causes would be reached before that time in the regular call of the docket, shall then be present and wish to be heard, we will continue in session to give them an opportunity lor that purpose. As soon as all such cases are submitted, the court will be adjourned until Monday.

Tweed Possibly Ship-Wrecked. New York, Oct 31.—The violent storms which have been reported as oc

on the coast of Cape Hatteras

possibly accounts for the delay in the arrival of the Franklyn with Wm, M. Tweed. Na signs of the vessel could be discovered trom Sandy Hook yesterday. The observer* could see only about six miles. The atmosphere being very black. None of the incomihg vessels had seen the Franklyn.

ILLEGAL V0IN8.

Gincinnati, October 30—Eph Holland, the well known sportihg man of this city, was arrested to-day by a United States Marshal on a charge of inducing a Judge of Election in the Forth Ward to accept a fraudulent vote, at the late election, from Ftank Westjohn, another gambler. The latter is also under arrest.

New York Politics—Dix for Mayor. New York, Oct. 31.—L. P. Morten of Morton Bliss & Co., has been nominated for Congress by the Republican Convention of the district in this city, now represented by Mr. Mills. Genera'John A. Dix has consented to accept the Repubican nomination for mayor.

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INDIAN*NEWS.

Chicago, Nov. 1.—Official report of the battle between Sitting Bull, Bear Ball Eagle, Joan Sans Arcs, Standing Bear, Gaul and White Bear, on Cedar Creek, the general results of which were given in the St. Paul dispatcees last night, states that the number of Indians known to have been killed is five. The report concludes, -I believe this matter can be closed now by vigorous work. Some cavalry is indispensable.'

1ERBE HAUTE, IND:..—'THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1876. Whole No. 466

Terrible Railway Accident.

An Excursion train of seventeen coaches run into by a coal train.

w,o cars telescoped and Others smashed.

Five

Two persons Killed and twenty-ty-five Persons wounded.

Heartrending scenes.

Scranton. October 31.—The fearful accident on the Delaw tre, Lackawana & Western railroad last night occurrcd at a smfdl station known as Lehigh Summit oirtlie Pocoro Mountain, twenty miles cranton. The regular train to

York and Philadelphia, consisting pasEenger coaches, drawn by 3 enand ha 1 about twelve hundred pasits on board, principally bound for entennial exhibition. The train was, ears, two hours behind time, and reaching the summit shortly after eight o'clock, stopped to take water from the tank. While there, a

coal train dra-.vn by three en

gines, ran i.ito the rear of the train, telescoping two of the trains through and through, and breaking five others. The scenes that ensued, were heart-rending although by a most miraculous circumstance the number of killed were but few The Scranton Republican this morning gives the following list of dead and woun.lcd, all of whom belong toVhis state. The killed arc David R. Pierce of Hamilton, James Bragg, ot" Utica. Wounded are Truman Seymour of Rome Corneiius Gay of Preble Ilcna Donald of Hamilton Mrs. Duflv of Hamilton, Mrs. R. Pierce of Hamilton, Jno. Parker of Hamilton, Mrs. Abbott of Hamilton, Mrs. A.L. Tuttle of Columbus, Mrs. W. S. Parker of Nortli Brookfield, Frank Duffy of' Moirisonville E. Brainard, Richfield Springs Albert Thomas, Shelburne Hugh Reilley, Columbus Enos Parker, Mofrisonville Mrs. D. L. N oiSbn, Columbus Miss Maggie

Perry Watertown Mrs.

ArtfSur Moirisville, Mr. Armor Morrisonville, J. R. Smith, Green County, E. Jackson Richfield Springs, Mrs. Latiner Soders, making in all

killed out

right and 25 severely injured. The wounded were conveyed to the Gouldsboro hotel where a corps of surgeons from Scranton attended. Mr? Sevmour, Mr. Gay, Mrs. Dowell and rs. Pierce are not expected to recover. A phssenger car caught fire in the wreck and was consu

Tied

upon the track. The

dead were conveyed to Scranton this moFning at two o'clock. The passengers on the wrecked train were transferred fo a special trtin, and proceeded on their journey at,midnight. The'sC^nes'aHfJTncidents connected ^ith the collston, are desitjto?d a» the?

Perils of the Deep.

An Account of the Exoeriences of the U. S. Ship Ossipee in the storm of the 19th.

A Wild Waste of Waters.

New York, Nov. 1.—A letter from Key West, giving the experiences of the U. S. steamer Ossiffee, ia the storm of the 19th and 20th of October, say6: The men in getting about the dtcks to atte. to their duties, were thrown violentl from their feet, and blinded by the sal spray, and were obliged to go gropin, about as if they were in total darkness] They could only stick to thei^ stations by the most des^ perate struggling against the hatches, gratings, doofs, deck buckets, and many other articles that were being swept back and forth across the decks, by the rushing of the water. As the ship rolled and tossed, breathing was difficult, and the air taken into the lungs, was loaded with sea salts, that caused excessive irritation, producing violent coughing and vomiting. The suffering of the men was most intense, especially among the firemen arid coal heavers, who were not only deprived of ventilation, but obliged to inhale the salt water Bteam produced by the seas rushing into the fire room. It was then thought advisable to encourage the men by the use $ stimulants. The surgeon found a sufficient quantity to give all hands a tot each, and sent it to the cabin to be distributed. The effect of the storm on the animals on board, was peculiar. Cats disappeared the. morning before the storm and were not seen for 5 days after' wards. .The dog Daniel, a splendid pointer owned by the Captain, exhibited the greatest dread at being left alone, and was only appeased when some one was petting him. The hens and turkeys, usually the most hungry and vdracious and quarrelsome beasts on board, torgot their hunger, and barely opened their eyes, when food was thrown them.

Two birds, baboos, a species of pleb.an, came on board while we were lying in the vortex. They must have been drawn down while attempting to fly over us. The parrot was the only thing on board that seemed at all to enjoy the surround«ngs-

The Cause

it.

New York, November 1.—In the official report of the recent accident on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, superintendent Halstead says The rear brakeman, whose duty it was to be back with tire flag, has not been seen since the accident occurred. The engineer on the coal train is equally to blame as he could, if he had been looking out as he should have been, have seen the train far off enough to have stopped before running into it

Chicago.

The Queen City or the Lakes.

Ye Gazetteer Hears Moody and Sankey and Philosophises fhereon.

Jim. Blaine Makes a Speech.

Various Other Matters in a Great and Wicked Citv.

(E lltorial Correspondence.) CHICAGO, Sunday October 29, 1876. Dear readot of tho GAZETTE:

If vou have never been in Chicago take my advic and come at once, and in the order of your coming, delay not. It is not a costly enterprise, and the railroad ticket will not bankrupt you. If, however, you wish to escape that inconvenience, there is a way. Start a newspaper in Terre Haute, as many another man has done before you, get your annual passes and then sell or quit. The field for journalism in Terre Haute is a good one and a dozen more dailies could be started and "fill wants long felt." The national temperance ticket, with Green Clay Smith at its head, is without a Terre Haute organ, the grange is now unrepresented, a daily devoted exclusively to religious matters could greatly aid the GAZETTE in making true piety popular, and there is certainly room for a miscellaneous assortment of Independent papers. Besides all these, there area variety of languages spoken in the Prairie City and there is no reason why the German, alone, should flourish and fatten on a daily paper. But we have in a measure digressed. To return, if you cannot afford to buy a railroad ticket, to Chicago, and are either too tired, or lazy, or lame to walk, start a newspaper and get a ticket. It will not exempt you from paying two dollars for a sleeping berth, or twen-ty-fivp cents to the porter, for a supposititious blacking of your boots though just before you left home you had a champion centennial polish put on t'aem for five cents, by local talent. But it will help.

There is still another draw back to the pass, in the nature of some conditions on the same which greatly troubled me since I began my journevings on passes. These conditions are in nature and form as follows: '•The person accepting this free ticket,in consideration thereof ass-imes all risks of accidents, and expressly agrees that the company shail not be liable under any circumstances, whether of negligance by their agents or otherwise, for any injury to the person, or for any loss- or damage to the property of the passenger using this ticket." by. contract,

while, the baggrige fiend toys "with your trunk, and he and his friends play ot ball .to'th .the hat box, containing the Aefr sflfc $e, amotiuriierit to the /o»y &f the Mlofcr th# s4idt .*Harri4oft, rItif

But, whatever you may conclude to do, and however you may decide to do it, make up your mind to come to Chicago. It is full of matteis of interest even to one accustomed to metropolitan life in the Prairie City. During my brief stay, and though the place is no novelty, I have seen and heard enough to make me feel ten years older, and the barber who shaved me this morning— charging inc, by-the-bye, twenty cents for the operation—expressed a desire to know if I didn't want my hair dyed. In this I do not particularly allude to the fact that it is next to impossible not to make a stand before every block of buildings, and gaze at it in wonderment, not tiresome to the tongue, because you are speechless, but very wearisome to the neck. Nor to the fact that-my appetite has led me, here at the Trefflont House, on wonderful voyages of discovery after palate tickling islands in the ocean of gastronomy, where all the names are French. Nor to the Lake, on whose foam jeweled rim I have stood, listening to the incessant sobbing of die,dark war ring waters, unto nothing so like as the heaving of the breast of a strong man in agony.

I went Friday night to see and hear f, MOODY AND SAT^KEY. (J Speaking after the manner of the'&f worldlings, it was, for a free show, decidelyworth patronizing. The Tabernacle, where the services are held is worthy of study. Centrally located, it is a low building, and must cover nearly an acre of ground. It is rectangular in shape, and almost as broad as long. The floor of the building is level, and is densely packed with plain wooden chairs. The front of the platform, which is a high one, projects nearly a fourth of the length of the building into the body of the room. Rising from the level of the platform, the seats are ranged back to the wall. I should think that nearly a thousand persons might find seats on the platform. A plain and spacious gallery, stretching far over the body of the house, surrounds the whole building. It is said that the building will seat ten thousand people, or in other words the whole Greenback party of Indiana. The night I was there, the building was nearly, though not quite full. While, the audienct was pouring in from a dozen doors, a good opportunity was given for observing the auditorium and its occupants. On the platform, and just back of the speakers desk is a cross, fashioned of gas pipe. On its top was a star, the star of Bethlehem, 1 suppose, illuminated with gas jets, and the cross bar, bore (the illuminated inscription "God is love." The effect was striking and beautiful. Back of it, and painted upon the wall, w:& an inscription reading: "Now is the accepted time," with the reference to the scriptures of the place where the text might be found. Then on the walls in every conspicuous place, and on the broad front of the galleries, were other texts of scripture in tremendous letters, with the cmphatic words painted in red and blazing capitals. Several hymsn were sung by the choir

which chiefly consisted of the thousand people on the platform, assisted by the eight or nine thousand people in the auditorum proper. At eight o'clock precisely by Chi ago time, for punctuality is an admirable feature of their religion, Moody and Sankey came upon the platform from one of the "Inquiry rooms," which are rooms partitioned off in the hall, under the galleries and flush on the floor of the hall with the front of the platform. A murmur of gratification, which was not applause, but a near neighbor to it, ran through the audience when they made their appearance.

THE MANNER OF MEN THEY ARE. With me, the first object of interest was Moody—the man whose exposition of the fcriptural word, which John the Apostle says "was in the beginning and vras God," has created a furore that has 07errun two continents. A minute description will not be amiss. He is, I should say, about five feet nine inches in height. He is stoutly though not corpulency built. His stomach is no larger than his chest, and both will measure full forty-three inches. He wears a full beard and moustache, which with his hair, are shinning black. His coat is buttoned high up under the chin, and excepting his hands, which are large from much wreftli.ig with the Devil,you 6ee very little of the man except his broad-cloth covering. His hair was brushed down in a curve over his forehead. The little piece of cheek visable is puffy,and leaves one to guess that if ha were shaved he would appear to have a fat face.

Sankey is taller and spirer in form than his chief. He wears a moustache and sidewhiskers* which are a light brown. He shows some shirt bosom.

Coming to the railing at the very front of the platform, and pushing to one side the slight reading desk, Moody began the service by giving out a hymn, for the choir. He did not read the whole hymn through. I must say he is one of the worst readers I ever heard. He tumbles into his reading, emphasizes the pronouns, conjunctions and prepositions and generally makes bungling work of it. A praver followed by one of the resident ministers and then came a solo by Sankey. It is entitled, "It passeth knowledge,that dear love of thine." Mr. Sankey plays his own accompaniment on the organ. He is an artist, musically speaking, has a magnificent voice and is almost,if not quite, as culturedt ias our neighborly friend Prof. Rogers, the continental ad sweet singer of Israel. Sankey's singing was a surprise to me. I expected a tumultuous rush of song, simple and unadorned, like the congregational singing at the Methodist church, ?one by a single voice. It was nothing of the kind. It was the singing of a finished artist. The enunciation was distinct, the e.r.phasie perfect,and the polish of a master vocalist, all there. I cannot do better than give an abstract of the services -as published in one of the papers here. "Mr. Moody, before reading the ture jesson, referred to the fact that thai was fhe closing meeting of the first month in Chicago, saying that they,' v^r had a more- 4t«peful beginning^ rltTlftngfrr'noondiiy

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meeting at Farwell Hall, with its afle. meetings, was the best he had ever held anywhere. "Yesterday," said he, when I invited the

MINISTERS FROM T1IE COUNTRY who wished to meet me for prayer, I thought there might possible be twenty who would come, but there were fifty, and it was glorious to see those men on their faces before God pleading for grace to prepare them to lead souls to Christ. There are tidings of the work of grace breaking out all over the Northwest. Some people told us we couldn't do anything till after the political excitement was over but God can work at any time and there are plenty of proofs that He is with us in power. At the after-meeting for men in Farwell Hall to-day I aaked those who wanted to be saved fro.n strong drink to go with me into the little prayer-room, and there were about forty who accepted the invitation. Some of them prayed for themselves. One rnan prayed, "O God for the sake of my wife and children save tne from the cup another'O Lord, for the sake of my poor mother, and for Jesus sake, ave me?, Some of these captives are getting in to liberty and I expect to see hundreds, yes, thousands, of drunkards in Chicago brought to Christ and saved from the on in

"Then the work in the inquiry-rooms goes on well. Some people are standing off to criticise my friends if you have any doubt of this work go in to the inquiryfoom and see those scores of people* night after night, with broken hearts asking what they must do to be saved. That isn't the work of man. We can't break:' men's hearts that must be the workof^ the Holy Spirit Go in there and take? some unconverted friend with vou get down and pray with him try and lead him to Christ then you will understand the meetings a great deal better than if you stand outside and criticise."

He then read the Scripture lesson from I.John, fourth chapter, beginning with the eighth verse: "He that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love and the tenth verse: "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.^U.

GOD IS LOVE.

Love always descends. The mother loves her child more than the child loves its mother. Just so God loves us more thaa we can e^er love Him. The badge of discipleship which Christ himself ordained, was their love to one another. Some people tell me they don't have any doubts about God's love to them, but they can't find out wether they love God and I just tell them to weigh themselves in this fourth chapter of St John and they can very easily find out. If you have any ard feeling8 in your heart against any nan or woman you may be sure the love» •of the Father is not in you.

Mr. Sankey then sung "Watching and Waiting, and then came THE SERMON,

Last night we were talking about the

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