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evening by very fasnl0hdDie congregation, VINO
focked forward to hear the discourse delivered
by Bishop CHASE, Of Illinois, who has come
to this city on mission to procure funds tor the
Jubilee College, in that State, with view to de-
fray the expenses of twelve scholarships, to esta-
blsh Missionaries for the Episcopalian Church
The room is small apartment. capable OF contain
ing some four or five hundred persons. In the
front is a pulpit, beside which is liked small
organ, which was presided over by lady, who
performed with excellent taste and execution. Inc
services OF the evening were commenced IN the
French language by the Reverend gentleman who
presldes over the congregation. The Bishop is
venerable looking gentleman lof about eighty
years OF age, and very veteran in the cause Of
the Episcopal faith. His style OF address is simple
but impressive, and he is altogether fine specimen
of the good and earnest clergyman. He took his
text from the 9th chapter of Pau's Epstle TO the
Corinthians.


/" Bear yon anoiher's burdens; and Jfl the iaw
Of Christ"


Love. II is principle that pervaded his whole
spiritual body. This principle applies also to the
human body, which it should govern for the
general good. The head communicates all this
members, and we act in obedience TO this law
So in spiritual sense act in obedience TO Gods
word. The mouth Of this body speaks and declares
the law Of God, which we are bound to obey


What would you think OF that part Of your frame
that would not act in obedience with your will? A
paralysis would ensue and would alarm you-and
you should be alarmed. The gospel declares Shear
you one another's burdens" You can CONCEIVE
the dangerous situation then 0ccasioned from this
paralysis in the body, and why not as relates to the


soul? Behold the rich man! who refuses to do


what God has commanded him. He does not wish


to be instrumental in creating any OF the comforts


of the human family, and loves his money more


than God. Oh! what death he dies!-and the
spiritual body which is not imbued with the spirit


Of God is equally degraded. Tue church is bound


together by an indissouble chain, OF love-and so


it should be with nations in regard to each other


as well as with communities AID part oil nations as


regards each other. The good are then bound to


States being bound together in national point OF
view, are bound to aid and assist each other-the
eastern to assist the western-the north to assist
the south-all are bound to reciprocate the good


in behalf of the Episcopalian Church, and have the
evidence OF long life of nearly halt century to


sustain me in what l am about to state. The


venerable Divine here gave. detailed statement


commencing in 1877, being the date. Of his first


connexion with the Church as one of it's mssiona-


ries His manifold abors. first through the western


part Of the State of New York, next in Michigan,
Ohio, and lastly in Illinois, where he founded the


Jubilee Colege-the difficulties and perils that
beset him during his long mission-and went on to


say that the idea of missionary for the establish.
ment of the Episcopalian faith, was, when fret
ceeded through the divine influence 1t was ne
cessary for them to educate their own ministers,


and to establish their own colleges for that pur;;


England had given Their rssa AID
was an ornament to their Church;. and
America would not hesitate to afford similar
relief The soil Of Illinois surpassed in richness


States, and every facility ought be afforded to ad
vance the cause of religion in the Episcopaan
Church. Amid the conflict between the different
religious sects that now ragged in the West, the


Episcopal was the only form Of worship which was


destined to preserve the religion Of Christ it may


be called the conservatios amid the confusion and


religious contortlons that every where prevailed.


The serpent was coiled Up in in the hidden


they were bound to aid in crushing it. Withou,


means, the last would prove difficult one He
next gave brief account OF the Jubilee College,
having over one hundred students, in which there
are now five candidates for orders. He called on
them to send their own servants to do their own
work and to pay them. He wished they would


let him talk about these mattersn Trinity Church,
or at st. Johns. (Laughter) He did not come


to New York to oppose any creed but to do the
good work, and he was obliged to come TO 'he


small room In which he addressed them, as he


would not be allowed to talk to them from
Trinity or St. Johns. Let them but give him the


means in New York Of establishing twelve scholar.


ships at Jubilee College, Of 800 year each, and


his mission would be perfecied-this was no more
than twelve needles in a haystack- (Laughter)-
and if they did not aid them in establishing r. Ii
gion in the western country, they would come by
and by and sweep them with the bosom of de-
struction. New York was bound to advance the


required aid 1t had but one object So. gemeris, and
and God would bless them for their love and de.


voton to the cause Of the gospel After the Bishop


concluded, subscription was cole ected, when the
congregation separated. The services for the
evening were concluded in the French language
by the Rev. gentleman who presides over the con.
gregation.