4. ARRANGEMENT OF CLASSES.

Each year's Course of Study will be considered the "First Year" for new pupils, whether it be the first, second, third, or fourth of the four years' course. For example, the class of 1885," instead of beginning October, 1881, with the same studies which were pursued in 1880-'81 by "the class of 1884," will fall in with "the class of '84," and take for their first year the second year's course of the '84 class. The first year for "the class of 1884" will thus in due time become the fourth year for "the class of 1885."

5. STUDIES FOR 1881-82.*

The course for 1881-82 comprises readings in: 1. History. 2. Literature. 3. Science and Philosophy. 4. Art. 5. Religion.

The required books for the year are as follows:

1. HISTORY.-Man's Antiquity and Language. Dr. M. S. Terry (Chautauqua Text-Book.) Price 10 cents. Outlines of General History. Dr. J. H. Vincent. (Chautauqua Text Book.) Price, 10 cents. Mosaics of History. Selected by Arthur Gilman, Esq., of Cambridge, Mass. (CHAUTAUQUAN.) Readings from Mickenzie's Nineteenth Century. Books First and Second. (Franklin Square edition.) Price, 15 cents.

2. LITERATURE.-Art of Speech. Part II. "Oratory and Logic" (Dr. L. T. Townsend.) Price, 50 cents. Illustrated History of Ancient Literature, Oriental and Classical. Dr. Quackenbos. Price, $1.00. English History and Literature. Chautauqua Library. Vol. III. [To be ready in 1882.]

3. SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY.- Popular Readings concerning Mathematics, Political Economy, Geology, Chemistry, Laws of Health, and Mental and Moral Philosophy. (CHAUTAUQUAN.)

4. ART. Outline Lessons on Art. Miss De Forest. (Chautauqua Text-Book.) Price, to cents. A Short History of Art. Miss De Forest. Price, $2.

5. RELIGIOUS.-God in History. (CHAUTAUQUAŃ.) Religion in Art. (CHAUTAU QUAN.)

6. ADDITIONAL.-(For Students of Class 1882.) Hints for Home Reading, Dr. Lyman Abbott. The Hall in the Grove. Mrs. Alden. (About Chautauqua and the C.

L. S. C.)

The following is the distribution of the subjects and books through the year:

October and November.
[Ch. stands for THE CHAUTAUQUAN.]
Outline Lessons on Art. [De Forest.]
A Short History of Art. [De Forest.]
Mosaics of History. [Ch.]
Christianity in Art. [Ch.
Readings about Geology. [Ch.]
December.

Man's Antiquity and Language. [Terry.]
Outlines of General History. [Vincent.]
Mosaics of History. [Ch.],
Readings about Geology. [Ch.]
Readings about Philosophy. [Ch.]
Christianity in Art. [Ch.]

January.

Mosaics of History. [Ch.]
God in History. [Ch.]

Ilustrated History of Ancient Literature,
Oriental and Classical. [Quackenbos.
Readings about Mental Science [Ch.]
Laws of Health. [Ch.]
Christianity in Art. [Ch.]
February.

Mosaics of History. [Ch.]

Illustrated History of Ancient Literature. [Continued.]

Christianity in Art. [Ch.]

Readings about Moral Science. [Ch.]
Laws of Health. [Ch.]
March.

Mosaics of History. [Ch.]
Readings about Political Economy. [Ch.]
Readings from Mackenzie's Nineteenth
Century.
April.

Mosaics of History. [Ch.]
Art of Speech. Part II. [Townsend.]
Readings about Political Economy. [Ch.]
May

Mosaics of History. [Ch.]
English History and Literature. [Chau-
tauqua Library, Vel. III.]
Readings about Mathematics. [Ch.]
Readings about Chemistry. [Ch.]
June.

Mosaics of History. [Ch.]
Readings about Chemistry. [Ch.]

6. THE WHITE SEAL SUPPLEMENTARY COURSE.

Persons who desire to read more extensively in the lines of study for 1881-82 are expected to read, in addition to the "required" books for the year, the following:

Conflict of Christianity with Heathenism. By Dr. Ulhorn.
Outline Study of Man. By Dr. Hopkins.

History of Germany. By Charlotte M. Yonge.

Persons who pursue the "White Seal Course" of each year, in addition to the regular course, will receive at the time of their graduation a white seal to be attached to the regular diploma.

7. SPECIAL COURSES,

Members of the C. L. S. C. may take, in addition to the regular course above prescribed, one or more special courses, and pass an examination upon them. A series of special courses in the several departments of study will be in due time announced, and pupils will receive credit and testimonial seals to be appended to their regular di

*The additional books for the "White Seal Course" for 1881-82 are: "Conflict of Christianity with Heathenism," by Dr. Ulhorn; "Outline Study of Man," by Dr. Mark Hopkins; "History of Germany," by Charlotte Yonge.

Persons desiring to unite with the C. L. S. C. should forward answers to the following questions to Dr. J. H. VINCENT, PLAINFIELD, N.J. The class graduating in 1885 should begin the studies of the lessons required, October 1881. They may begin as late as January 1, 1882. 1. Give your name in full. 2 Your post-office address-with county and State. 3. Are you married or single? 4. What is your age? Are you between twnty and thirty, or thirty and forty, or forty and fifty, or fifty and sixty, etc.? 5. If married, how many children living under the age of sixteen years?* 6. What is your occupation? 7. With what religious denomination are you connected? 8. Do you, after mature deliberation, resolve, if able, to prosecute the four years' course of study presented by the C. L. S. C.? 9. Do you promise to give an average of three hours a week to the reading and study required by this course? 10. How much more than the time specified do you hope to give to this course of study?

Individuals may prosecute the studies of the C. L. S. C. alone, but their efforts will be greatly facilitated by securing a "local circle" of two or more persons, who agree to meet as frequently as possible, read together, converse on subjects of study, arrange for occasional lectures by local talent, organize a library, a museum, a laboratory, etc. All that is necessary for the establishment of such "local circles" is to meet, report organization to Dr. Vincent, Plainfield, N. J.,. and then prosecute the course of study in such a way as seems most likely to secure the ends contemplated by the C. L. S. C.

15.-MEMORIAL DAYS.

Twelve days are set apart as days of especial interest to every member of the C. L. S. C., and as days of devout prayer for the furtherance of the objects of this society. On these days all members areurgently invited to read the literary and scriptural selections indicated, to collect some facts about the authors whose birthdays are thus commemorated, and to invoke the blessing of our heavenly Father upon this attempt to exalt His word, and to understand and rejoice in His works. The selections to be read on the memorial days are published by Phillips & Hunt, and by Walden & Stowe, in a small volume -Chautauqua Text-Book No. 7 "Memorial Days." Price, 10 cents.

16. OUR CLASS MOTTOES.†

"We study the word and the works of God.” "Let us keep our heavenly Father in the midst." "Never be discouraged."

17.-ST. PAUL'S GROVE.

The center of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle is the HALL OF PHILOSOPHY in the beautiful grove at Chautauqua, which was dedicated August 17. 1878, by Bishop R. S. Foster, in the presence of a large, devout, and enthusiastic audience. It is the purpose of the managers of Chautauqua to have St. Paul's Grove fitted up with rustic seats, statuary, fountains, etc., and make it a place of beauty and inspiration to all members of the Circle..

18. FIRST YEAR.

Persons desiring forms of application, or information concerning the Circle, should address Dr. Vincent, Plainfield, N. J.

19. THE CHAUTAUQUAN."

The organ of the C. L. S. C. is THE CHAUTAUQUAN. Issued monthly, from October to July. Price, $1.50. Send subscriptions to Theodore L. Flood, Editor and Proprietor, Meadville, Pa.

* We ask this question to ascertain the possible future intellectual and moral influence of this "Circle" on your homes.

†These mottoes are issued on large cards by Prang & Co., of Boston, Mass. Fach motto sells at $1.

EDITOR'S OUTLOOK.

THE numerous articles which have recently appeared, both in the secular and religious press, concerning the New Version, are indicative of the interest and solicitude which its publication has awakened among all classes. As was to have been expected, a great variety of opinion has been expressed by the various writers concerning it, some lauding it to the skies, while others consider it a source of mischief and confusion.

Perhaps no class of men are so well adapted to judge correctly concerning its merits as the Christian ministry. As a body, they represent a large share of the learning of the times, and their devotion to the Word of God has never been called in question. In their desire to obtain a thorough understanding of its teachings they have always hailed with delight every substantial contribution to biblical literature, and have gladly availed themselves of all the light and knowledge which the learning of their times has placed within their reach concerning the Holy Scriptures, and at the same time have been jealous guardians of the sacred trust committed to their keeping.

The constant aim of every Gospel minister should be to utilize everything that will enable him to gain a clearer view of the Word of G d in its purity. For this purpose the New Version may be used with great advantage. To say the least it is a valuable help in Bible study in attaining to a right understanding of the received text, and no minister should allow any preconceived prejudice or adverse criticism to hinder him from utilizing the advantages which it affords in this respect. In his study, the minister should make the New Version the constant companion of the old, whatever may be his own personal opinion concerning it. The New Translation embodies the results of the ripest scholarship of the times, and as such is worthy of the most candid consideration. It should be collated with the Old Translation, and also with the Greek text, by every minister who is possessed of sufficient scholarship to enable him to do this. The New Version will thus become a valuable adjunct to the study of the Word, and the different modes of expressing even the same thoughts will often set forth a passage of Scripture in a new light, and enable the student to consider it from a new standpoint, and thus increase his breadth of view.

No minister is at liberty, on his own authority, to substitute the New Version for the King James translation in any public service, even though he may hold it in the highest esteem. The introduction of the New Version into the services of the Church is a matter that pertains to each denomination, as a religious body, to determine for itself; and, until the New Version has received the denominational sanction from the acknowledged official sources, no individual member should presume to substitute it in place of the authorized version in any church service whatever.

THE whole country has been draped in mourning, and still bears visible traces of its woe. The Chief Magistrate of this nation has fallen, slain by the hand of a murderous assassin. Fifty millions of people mourn his untimely death, and all the civilized world manifests its sincerest sympathy with them in their sorrow. The death of James A. Garfield is a national loss. Though his time as President was short, he had won the respect of all parties, and his administration was full of promise for the welfare of the country. He had marked out for himself a broad and liberal policy, which he doubtless would have faithfully carried out had his life been spared through the Presidential term. Before his election he had already attained a national reputation. In Congress, before his nomination to the Presidency, he had

won the proud distinction of being the leader of his party. Throughout his long course of public life he had proven himself worthy of the trust reposed in him by his constituents, and their high appreciation of him was shown by the fact that at one and the same time he was Representative in Congress, Senator-elect and President-elect, the only instance of the kind that has ever occurred in the history of the country.

President Garfield won his way to such high honors, not by shrewd political stratagems, but by faithfully fitting himself for the duties devolving upon him in the various stations which he was called to occupy, so that when he came into the Fresidential chair he was not looked upon by the nation at large as an ambitious politician who had attained the acme of his desires, but as a man whom the people could trust, and he was honored accordingly.

His career is an abiding inspiration to the young men of the country. Born amidst the humblest surroundings, reared in poverty, with no advantages, without genius, save a capacity for hard work, he raised himself, without the aid of powerful friends or of great wealth, by the sheer force of his indomitable will, and by patient, persevering toil, te the most exalted position an American citizen can attain. His pluck, industry, integrity and perseverance are certainly admirable qualities, and his example in these respects is certainly worthy of emulation by all those desiring to achieve success.

He attained to a symmetrical development which justly entitles him to the appellation of a full-orbed 11 man. As

an educator, soldier, lawyer, legislator, party leader and ruler of a great nation, he displayed such fitness for the spheres he occupied as commended him to all, and by his sincerity, honesty and integrity he won the respect even of his opponents. His moral integrity and Christian character stand out in bold relief on the political background. He was, from the beginning till the end of his career, a man of principle, and not of policy. When yet a youth he espoused the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ, and whether in the school, in the camp, at the bar, in Congressional halls or in the Presidential chair he was a faithful, consistent Christian, and met his fate with that peaceful composure that Christianity alone can inspire.

It is a common saying that "Republics are ungrateful," but this declaration has proven false in our day, and in this land. The family of the fallen Chief Magistrate is being amply provided for in a generous manner by the wealthy citizens of the republic, by voluntary donations to the Garfield Fund, which will doubtless aggregate nearly a half a million of dollars in the end, and the turf was scarcely heaped over his grave ere a movement was put on foot to secure a fitting monument to mark his resting place, and doubtless before this article will appear in print, sufficient funds will be secured for that purpose. But the grandest and most enduring monument to his fame is his pure and noble character, which he leaves as a legacy to his family and to the nation for which he died.

A NOTEWORTHY event of the season is the departure of Messrs. Moody and Sankey for England, to engage in evangelistic work. The remarkable success which attended their labors when abroad six years ago is fresh in the remembrance of the Christian public. Their second tour is undertaken at the earnest solicitation of many prominent ministers and laymen, both of the Established and Independent Churches, of England, Scotland and Ireland, who are desirous of securing the assistance of these eminent Christian laborers in promoting the cause of religion in their midst. Evangelistic laborers seem to be the peculiar product of American churches. Of late a large number of evangelists, both men and women, have been raised up among us, and

their labors have been productive of great good. Having but few of her own, England desires to utilize some of the most eminent of our evangelists in promoting the religious welfare of her people.

The labors of our evangelists in behalf of the English people is but the payment of a just religious debt. In the early years of our history, English missionaries did the pioneer work for the churches of to-day. Roger Williams, Whitefield and Asbury heard the Macedonian cry of this new world, and came from over the seas to our aid. The churches of America ought to rejoice that they are able to repay this debt with interest, by sending to England, when she cries for help, earnest evangelists, whose success is a common heritage. This fact speaks volumes for the spiritual condition of the churches in our land.

That the masses in England stand in great need of evangelistic effort there is no question. Though nominally Christian, they are sadly lacking in spirituality and piety. The Established Church, in its ministry and membership, is either on the one hand largely rationalistic, or on the other ritualistic. One wing is drifting toward infidelity, the other toward Rome. The Independents are overshadowed by the magnitude and influence of the Established Church, and take their tone from it, rather than give tone to it, as in the days of Wesley, Whitefield, and their coadjutors. The Evangelicals are becoming aroused to the gravity of the religious situation, and from them has come the cry for help that has met with such prompt response.

In addition to the religious work done by our evangelists, American laborers have rendered valuable assistance in reformatory movements in England. John B. Gough has traversed the British isles twice in the interests of temperance, and Francis Murphy, the temperance apostle of the times, is now engaged in active work for the same cause in England. America has also contributed to the intellectual advancement of the mother country. Emerson, Beecher, Talmage, and Joseph Cook, with others of our leading thinkers and speakers, have rendered royal service in enlightening English audiences in reference to American institutions. All of these facts are strikingly indicative of the spiritual, moral and intellectual activity that distinguish the American people to-day.

DR. J. G. HOLLAND, the well-known author and editor, died suddenly at his residence, No. 46 Park Place, New York, October 12th, of heart disease, with which he had been afflicted for the past six years.

Dr. Holland has been long and favorably known in the literary world. He was born in Belchertown, Mass., July 24, 1819. After acquiring a good education he applied himself to the study of medicine, and graduated from the Berkshire Medical College at Pittsfield, in his native State. Not finding his chosen profession congenial to his tastes, after three years he abandoned the practice of medicine and devoted himself to literary pursuits. He began his new ●areer as editor of a literary journal in Springfield, Mass., but after a few months went to Vicksburg, Miss., where he obtained the position of Superintendent of Schools, which position he held for one year. After his return North, he became, in May, 1849, associate editor of the Springfield Republican. In a short time he obtained a proprietary interest in that journal, and remained on its editorial staff till 1866. In 1870 he became editor of Scribner's Monthly, and continued in that position till the time of his demise. The day before his death was spent by him in the office of the Monthly in preparing for publication his "Topics of the Time," for December number. His adaptation to and fitness for the position which he occupied was shown by the fact that within ten years after he assumed the editorial

management of Scribner, it became one of the best and most widely circulated magazines in the world.

Besides attending to his editorial duties he was also a voluminous writer of books, and his works attained a good degree of popularity. In the beginning of his literary career he adopted the non de plume of Timothy Titcomb. Under this cognomen he published "Letters to the Young," "Gold Foil," ," "Lessons in Life," and "Letters to the Joneses." These volumes were all of a moral and didactic character. In addition to these, he also wrote a "History of Western Massachusetts," in two volumes, and a "Life of Abraham Lincoln." He was also the author of a number of novels, the most notable of which was "Arthur Bonnicastle," with which most of our readers are doubtless familiar. He was also a poet of no mean order, and his "Bitter Sweet" and "Kathrina" occupy a prominent place among American poems. Early in his literary career he entered the lecture field, and frequently appeared upon the platform. He was known in this sphere as an entertaining speaker, and delivered many lectures on social and literary topics.

It is evident from these facts that he was a man of untiring industry, and doubtless his intense and prolonged labors as editor, lecturer and author superinduced the disease of which he died.

His essays, poems and novels are all alike notable for purity of style and sentiment. As an editor he displayed admirable tact and judgment, and as a man he was without reproach.

WHEN the future historian writes the history of our times he will have a beautiful story of benevolence to tell, laid at Clifton Springs, N. Y. The Sanitarium, or House of Healing, that was opened at this place thirty-two years ago by Dr. Henry Foster, has grown in public favor with an increasing patronage, until it is, financially, the strongest institution of its class in the country. Dr. Foster made a covenant with God, thirty-two years ago, that, if He would give him the daily consciousness of His favor, he would devote the entire prosperity of his profession to the cause of Christ, and that if God desired him to establish a "House of Healing" he would make the establishment and its proceeds an absolute gift to God for his afflicted children. It is claimed by Dr. Foster that the covenant was made, and that for thirty-two years past he has been working under it. More than sixty thousand patients have enjoyed the benefits of the institution. Christian ministers and other workers in the Lord's vineyard have shared gratuitous treatment for twenty years, which has averaged $15,000 each year. The Rev. J. O. Peck, D. D., explains in the New York Advocate the concluding act of Dr. Foster under this agreement:

Dr. Foster, having now reached sixty years of age, and having built up a great Sanitarium free of debt, felt that the time had fully come to fulfil his covenant, and to make his offering effectual by legal forms. Accordingly, he has executed a deed of trust, conveying the institution and all its appurtenances in perpetuity to a Board of Trustees, representing the leading Evangelical denominations.

is as follows:

THE FIRST BOARD OF TRUSTEES

1. Bishop Matthew Simpson, D. D., LL, D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

2. Bishop A. C. Coxe, D. D., of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 3. The Rev. N. G. Clark, D. D., Secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

4. The Rev. J. M. Reid, D. D., senior Missionary Secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

5. The Rev. J. N. Murdock, D. D., Secretary of the American Bap-tist Missionary Union.

6. The Rev. F. F. Ellenwood, D. D., Secretary of Foreign Missionsof the Presbyterian Church.

7. The Rev. J. M. Ferris, D. D., Foreign Missionary Secretary of the Reformed Church.

8. The Rev. M. B. Anderson, D. D., President of the Rochester (N. Y.) University (Baptist.)

9. The Rev. James B. Shaw, D. D., of Rochester, N. Y., (Presbyterian.)

10. Judge James C. Smith, of Canandaigua, N. Y., (Episcopalian.)

11. Andrew Pierce, Esq., of Clifton Springs, N. Y., (his successors to be from the Orthodox Friends.)

12. The Rev. George Loomis, D. D., of Clifton Springs, President of the Foster School for Young Ladies (Methodist.)

13. William Foster, Esq., of Clifton Springs (Methodist.)

By wise forethought Dr. Foster has made the first seven trustees perpetual ex-officio, so that this majority of the Board is permanently constituted of such men as will secure the trust from being perverted or diverted from the original purpose of the donor.

The successor of Bishop Simpson must always be a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Cherokee Advocate says that there are 154 Baptist Churches in the Indian Nation, in a population of about 60,000. This is one church to less than four hundred people.

A member of the class of '82, seeing the Chautauqua Games, said: "I guess we'll have enough to do this year without playing any games." It was as if one should say:

The six other trustees must always be elected by the Board of Trustees from the respective denominations which their predecessors represented, and are to be men corresponding in character and position, so far as possible, to the original trustees. The term of office of each trustee is for life, or during good behavior, unless he shall resign or be deposed for cause.

THE PROPERTY DONATED

consists of the Clifton Springs Sanitarium, a five-story brick building, 240 feet in length and 300 feet in depth (including adjuncts), containing some 160 rooms for guests, in addition to offices, bathhouses, air cure, gymnasium, chapel, elevator, and all other appointments of a Sanitarium, unsurpassed, perhaps, on either continent. This massive building is located on forty-four acres of land, diversified by parks, groves, lakelets, brook, springs, the elegant Peirce Pavilion, arbors, and music-stand, thus forming a charming and picturesque home for invalids while seeking the restoration of health. In addition to the above donations of the Sanitarium and extensive grounds, with complete equipment, wholly free from incumbrance, Dr. Foster has given his beautiful cottage home-a scene of arboresque and floral loveliness-as the perpetual residence of the chief physician, after the decease of the donor and his wife.

THE ENDOWMENT

next challenges attention. Besides the above munificent gifts, Dr. Foster has partially endowed the institution. He has deeded to the trustees the Foster Block," a fine brick block, some 220 feet in length and four stories in height, containing nine rented stores on the ground floor, and large hotel above, in the business part of the town-to be known as the "Grace Foster Endowment Fund." Also $160,000 of fire insurance now covering the different properties, is made over to the new corporation. And to complete his covenant of giving all back to God, he has assigned his entire life insurance of $52,000, to the trustees as an endowment fund toward the payment of the salary of the chief physician.

THE BENEFICIARIES

of the Sanitarium are selected with reference to the largest probable helpfulness of the institution to the cause of Christ. Until the endowment spoken of above is completed, paying patients will be received (as now) to meet current expenses, repairs, and provide a Sinking Fund against loss by fire, and beyond the above requirements the balance of the capacity of the Sanitarium will be devoted to the beneficiaries at reduced rates, or gratuitously, according to their worl fly circumstances. But when the endowment shall be sufficient to cover all the expenses, then the entire capacity of the Sanitarium shall he devoted to the gratuitous treatment of the classes herein designated:

1. Missionaries and their families who are dependent upon their salaries for support.

2. Ministers of the gospel and their families who are dependent upon their salaries for support.

3. Teachers who are unable to pay for their treatment, and upon the same conditions members of the Church.

Preference is to be accorded in the order of the three classes named. The Sanitarium is not to be a home for incurables, nor an asylum where selfish persons of wealth may get rid of the care of infirm or troublesome friends, nor a boarding-house for the hopelessly sick or Church's poor, but strictly a Sanitarium for the restoration of the afore-named classes to health and to their work in the vineyard of the Master, who, through his servant, has provided for them a house of healing. The length of stay of the beneficiaries in the institution, as well as all other regulations concerning the patients, will be fixed by the medical faculty according to the needs and merits of each case.

EDITOR'S NOTE-BOOK.

Queen Victoria's order for the Court to go into mourning when President Garfield died, was a startling innovation upon established etiquette. It struck the Court officials with dismay, not that they were not personally desirous of paying respect to the President, but the departure from all precedent was so sudden and so revolutionary. Never before has there been a departure from the rule. Americans will remember the Queen of England with gratitude for the generous expressions of sympathy she has shown to them and the family of our late President when passing through the great sorrow.

get into the carriage." The great complaint is: "I have to look back constantly because I do not remember what I have read." These games of The Sciences, of Roman and of United States History can be played when one is too tired to read, or when company should be entertained, and they are condensed reviews, which, once learned, can never be forgotten. The children who need amusement during the winter evenings could have no better preparation for the C. L. S. C. course than would be gained by playing these games. For either, send fifty cents to "Student," 198 Clinton street, Buffalo, N. Y.

A member of the C. L. S. C. desires correspondence with another member who is interested in microscopy. His address is William J. Morrison, Moorestown, N. J.

Ever since Dean Stanley died, speculation has been rife as to his successor. The Deanery of Westminster is regarded as one of the prizes of the church. Compared to the great bishoprics, its money value is small. The pay is only $10,000 a year, while the chief episcopal salaries range from $25,000 to $75,000 a year, and only two or three of the minor ones are less than $20,000. It has been said to be one charm of Westminster that its Dean is subject to no episcopal authority. Dr. Bradley, formerly head master of the Marlborough school, and recently master of University College, at Oxford, England, has been appointed to, and he has accepted, the Deanship of Westminster.

The report circulated in the press that the Congressional Committee had selected Catholic priests to officiate at the Yorktown celebration was without foundation. Bishop W. L. Harris, LL. D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Rev. John Hall, D. D., of the Presbyterian Church,, were chosen to conduct the religious services.

The Rev. W. H. Withrow, A. M., of Toronto, editor of the Canadian Magazine, is presented to our readers this month as a lecturer on the Catacombs of Rome. The following lines from his pen in a late number of his magazine will find an echo in many hearts at this time:

As the great bridge which spans Niagara's flood
Was deftly woven, subtle strand by strand,
Into a strong and stable iron band,
Which heaviest stress and strain has long withstood;
So the bright golden strands of friendship strong,
Knitting the Mother and the Daughter land
In bonds of love-aș grasp of kindly hand
May bind together hearts estranged long-
Is deftly woven now, in that firm gage

Of mutual plight and troth, which, let us pray,
May still endure unshamed from age to age-
The pledge of peace and concord true alway:
Perish the hand and palsied be the arm
That would one fibre of that fabric harm!

One of the latest newspaper enterprises is publishing & daily paper on the summit of Mount Washington. Dr. Blakie reports that it is called Among the Clouds. Its news is limited to a record of the weather at the signal station the previous day, last night's arrivals, and notes from the adjacent tourists' station. It is the only paper in the country published on the top of a mountain.